Cruising on Smaller Ships for Business and Adventure By Denise DohognePublished: January, 2007 Because the ships are smaller (typically carrying 200 passengers or less) and have shallower drafts, they can go where large ships can’t. This provides the most important benefit of small-ship cruising — the ability to experience the destination in an intimate, colorful […]
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Trailing Wolf Tracks & Jack London History
Get to know Jack – Oakland celebrates world-famous novelist’s 131st birthday in the Square By Michelle ModayPublished: January, 2007 At the celebration of Jack London’s birthday, have a look at the distinctive wolf tracks in the sidewalk that lead the journey around the Square. Along the trail, these historic markers highlight facts about Jack London, […]
DESTINATION
Published: January, 2007 Shuttle between San Francisco and Oakland on the Alameda /Oakland ferry. The above illustration was created by Oakland artist and muralist, Alan Leon. Currently, he is creating a 52-card deck called Bay Edges, which have illustrated scenes from what he sees around the San Francisco Bay. Alan loves to observe, interpret and […]
Do Computer Games Cause Attention Deficit Disorder?
By Mary E. ShacklettPublished: January, 2007 Is this normal kid behavior, or do you call the doctor? Twenty years ago, if we saw children who were impulsive, inattentive, and hyperactive, we would have treated this behavior with discipline rather than medication. That is, until the early 1990s. What changed? Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and its […]
Richmond Leader on the Trail for Coastal Parks and Recreation
Published: January, 2007 Five of Richmond’s waterfront parks are already linked by a 4-mile stretch of the trail, providing a path for hikers, joggers, bicyclists and skaters. Countless panoramic waterfront views and bird watching opportunities are plentiful since the adjacent open waters, salt marsh, and tidal mud flats are important wintering and stopover sites for […]
New Year, New Wine, Beaujolais
By Dianne Boate & Robert MeyerPublished: January, 2007 That’s how we found Hugh Johnson’s Modern Encyclopedia of Wine, 3rd Edition, and Windows on the World Complete Wine Course – a lively guide, by Kevin Zraly. We turned to these for better insight on the world of Beaujolais, since it is that time of year. What […]
Solar Sailor Ferry Updates
Published: January, 2007 Robert Dane, the CEO of Solar Sailor Holdings & Advanced Technology Watercraft Pty. Ltd., said in Dec. 2006, in a written statement to Bay Crossings, We are working with Hornblower and a shipyard on [the hybrid solar ferries] now, and all is going well. The first should be sailing through the Golden […]
Green Hotel Doors Open for Sustainable Business
Two LEED certified hotels open within weeks of each other By Dan SankeyPublished: January, 2007 Gaia was not alone in the race to be the first all-green hotel in California with this certification. In the City of San Francisco, near Union Square, the Orchard Garden Hotel was designed with the same goal in mind. Only […]
Thaddeus’ Ruminations
Prime location to plant a seed By Thaddeus Barsotti Published: January, 2007 My brother is married now and probably would abstain from that performing that act again for various reasons, including the realization that his stomach didn’t have any sunlight and that harvesting watermelon size objects from humans is generally reserved for pregnant women. Nevertheless, […]
Developing California’s First Green Hotel
By Wen-I ChangPublished: January, 2007 Years ago, I was celebrating my birthday at a Santa Cruz seafood restaurant with my family. On the table there was no glass of water. The waitress said I had to ask for it due to the water shortage in that coastal city. This upset me and while heading back […]