http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desert_Island_Discs
People experience various things from living in an urban region to experiencing life in a desert area. An Oasis like Huacachina or the Palm_Valley, Finke_Gorge_National_Park & the MacDonnell_Ranges, Australia can certainly provide a set of particular experiences. A generally flat area of water & vegetation seems to be a common setting for an oasis. However, hills & especially mountains can also represent a kind of oasis. A regular sheltered Valley or the mythical Shangri-La amongst some mountains. The closer a Valley is to the equator usually means that it will be warmer place. The Fraser_Valley is usually one of the most mild places in Canada during the winter. The Willamette_Valley in Oregon has colder winters than the Santa_Clara & San_Fernando_Valley. Although Death_Valley can get cold through the winter, its mostly hot throughout the rest of the year & remains mostly unpopulated. In contrast, the Las_Vegas_Valley continues to be a growing metropolitan area. Metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona has about twice the population of the Las Vegas area, but with much smaller buildings. The world's_largest_cities usually have metropolitan_areas that extend far beyond their city limits. All these governments & corporations have to work together, but corporations aren't limited to a 4 year term on one continent or global region. Where one lives isn't necessarily as important as how one lives. Its about asking many questions & seeking the truth.
http://desertshapes.blogspot.ca/2010/04/welcome-to-desert-of-real.html
Starbucks as well as several other businesses like to occasionally form a partnership. Smaller companies can be at risk of being bought out or absorbed by corporations. Corporations see an advantage in expanding into other cities & ultimately intercontinental expansion. Whether its Coca-Cola, McDonald's, Pepsi or Diageo , the bigger the better.
Various documentaries started to question some of the official aspects of reality. The_Corporation, Super_Size_Me, Food,_Inc, The Future_of_Food,Man_vs._Food : Is quite a funny show about a fellow who likes to eat as much as he can & then has to deal with the consequences of excreting a tremendous scatological Boulder or LOAF.
Some people, eat a lot of food & don't examine reality that much, others eat less food & question reality quite a lot. Its a matter of choice and perspective.
Once humanity reached the end of 2001, more people started to examine & question Reality & history & various power structures. Seeking more of what really happened through the past decades, centuries & several millennium. The Troubles of Ireland - Indo-Pakistani_wars_and_conflicts - British_Mandate_of_Palestine - The_Third_Temple, the Muslim_view, Christian_views, Judaism, Jabal_al-Nour, Ascent_of_Mount_Carmel, The Holy Mountain, Holy or Sacred_mountains of the World People will fight over mountains & land in general, especially ideas & ways of doing things.
Ideally, data should remain free flowing as much as possible so that people can be better informed to make decisions & see various perspectives of existence & reality.
The secretsun.blogspot.com is one of the best blogs of its kind on the Internet & has been going strong since 2004.
Is the global power structure being guided from another world or dimension? Well, that depends upon your perspective & level of curiosity.
http://www.informationliberation.com/?id=24542, http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/ring-of-power, http://conspiracyrealitytv.com/ring-of-power-empire-of-the-city-4000-years-of-suppressed-history ,
Naomi_Wolf: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftOIPvlPD1k&feature=fvwrel , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKC_J2B_iRI&feature=related , http://freedomwatchonfox.com/ Judge Andrew Napolitano interviews N. Wolf , Alex Jones interviews N Wolf :: The_End_of_America:_A_Letter_of_Warning... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjALf12PAWc, http://www.endofamericamovie.com/about-film/10-steps-that-close-an-open-society , http://www.huffingtonpost.com/naomi-wolf
Throughout the ages, royalty & the elite in general, have the self proclaimed right to amass wealth & maintain control of their lives. Of course most people aren't connected to royalty or any of the elite, but still hope to have a reasonable means of becoming comfortable & free to think & explore various perspective.
$everal prominent family bloodlines maintain connections with other dynasties & continue to build in their wealth & power. 
