Modest gains for Bush at Summit of Americas / Sweeping promises, sharp divisions as 34-nation meeting ends Aug 5, 2009
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Date Krumm loses, but enjoying comeback at 38 Aug 5, 2009
Wednesday, August 5, 2009. (08-05) 00:50 PDT Carson, Calif. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Swiss pick UAE's Ras al-Khaimah for America's Cup Aug 5, 2009
By BERNIE WILSON, AP Sports Writer. Wednesday, August 5, 2009. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Raiders Beat Aug 5, 2009
Rookie Mitchell enjoys hitting. Article:Rookie Mitchell enjoys hitting:/c/a/2009/08/04/SP8A193QM0. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Affable, emotional TV host turned viewers on to late-night talk Aug 5, 2009
Article:JACK PAAR / 1918-2004 / Affable, emotional TV host turn:/c/a/2004/01/28/MNGQ04JDB91. DTL Article:JACK PAAR / 1918-2004 / Affable, emotional TV host turn:/c/a/2004/01/28/MNGQ04JDB91. (Yahoo News -- Jack Parr)
Davis calls energy crisis over Aug 5, 2009
State of emergency, in effect since '01, revoked. Friday, November 14, 2003. (Yahoo News -- Utility Industry Deregulation)
Kohl's readies 6 Bay Area stores Aug 5, 2009
Kohl's hiring as it opens six Bay Area stores. Article:Kohl's hiring as it opens six Bay Area stores:/c/a/2009/08/04/BUAV193EM3. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
Teens' abuse of cough medications soaring Aug 5, 2009
Article:SAN FRANCISCO / Teens' abuse of cough medications soari:/c/a/2006/12/06/BAGK6MQA271. DTL Article:SAN FRANCISCO / Teens' abuse of cough medications soari:/c/a/2006/12/06/BAGK6MQA271. (Yahoo News -- Substance Use)
San Leandro to pay $187,500 in cop-grope suits Aug 5, 2009
Wednesday, August 5, 2009. The city of San Leandro has agreed to pay $187,500 to settle federal civil-rights suits filed by two women who said a then-police officer groped them while he was on duty. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
Free and cheap in San Francisco Aug 1, 2009
The California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park has free admission on the third Wednesday - a big savings because adult admission is $24 ... The CityPass discount booklet includes tickets for five sites, including the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and California Academy of Sciences, plus a seven-day Muni pass. (AZCentral -- Travel)
When parking on a hill, multiple precautions a must Aug 1, 2009
In January, I visited the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco. I parked on a slightly sloping street in Golden Gate Park, locked the car and went off to the museum. (San Francisco Chronicle)
California Money Manager Joins the Trustees Board of Wall Street's Museum. Jul 25, 2009
Interestingly, Mr. Winans is a direct descendant of Dr. Gustav Eisen, the legendary collector of the 1800's, whose exhibits can still be seen at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, CA and the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology in Berkeley, CA.. SOURCE Winans International. (PR Newswire)
Governors Call for Carbon-Neutral Buildings Jul 21, 2009
BUILDING GREEN: The California Academy of Sciences' new facility--opened last year--joins a growing list of newly constructed, or renovated, sustainable buildings. TIM GRIFFITH/CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. (Scientific American)
More S.F. retirees join $100,000 pension club Jul 19, 2009
Check, please: After voting for big pay cuts and furloughs, University of California regents headed over to the California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park with administrators, spouses and guests for a post-meeting banquet. Given the "let them eat cake" image of about 100 UC brass and friends sitting down to a catered bash while workers take it in the shorts, UC headquarters is naturally a bit sensitive about the soire. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Bargain prices can lure needed visitors to S.F. Jul 10, 2009
The refurbished California Academy of Sciences is a sensational choice, and if you have the time after that, walk over to the redone de Young. (If the King Tut exhibition is too crowded, at least go to the top floor and check out the treetop view of Golden Gate Park. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Graphics Arts Blue Book Jul 5, 2009
The California Academy of Sciences recognized donors funding the largest living building in the world with six-inch printed glass specimen boxes produced by Techjet Imaging, Vancouver, on an HP Scitex FB6100. In June 2005, Graphic Arts Monthly launched something new: using its cover to demonstrate, even experiment with, new production techniques. (Variety)
Cheap, Easy Dates for Those Hoping to Get Serious Jul 5, 2009
Another option: museums' adults-only events, such as Nightlife, held weekly after hours at San Francisco's California Academy of Sciences, where $10 gets you access to exhibits and live music. Patronize the bars stationed throughout the nature museum and you can drink with the fishes. (ABC News -- Wire)
Where cocktails meet comets Jun 30, 2009
Textile designer Mary Martinez, 48, of Oakland was on Facebook recently, talking to a friend about plans to attend the California Academy of Sciences' Thursday night party, NightLife, when she learned that her friend was sick and couldn't attend ... NightLife transforms science museum Articles Textile designer Mary Martinez, 48, of Oakland was on Facebook recently, talking to a friend about plans to attend the California Academy of Sciences' Thursday night party, NightLife, when she learned that... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
NightLife transforms science museum Jun 29, 2009
Textile designer Mary Martinez, 48, of Oakland was on Facebook recently, talking to a friend about plans to attend the California Academy of Sciences' Thursday night party, NightLife, when she learned that her friend was sick and couldn't attend. Images. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
The arts get social Jun 29, 2009
Among the major groups working to make the arts fun and accessible are the California Academy of Sciences, the San Francisco Symphony, the de Young Museum, and the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, to name just a few. You would be hard-pressed to be lonely among 3,300 people flocking to the California Academy of Sciences every Thursday night for "NightLife," a virtual club scene amid the rain forest, albino-alligator exhibit and lectures that even includes cooking classes on occasion - all... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
It's time for Steve Jobs to move on Jun 25, 2009
Green, green, they say: IBM was in town Tuesday, hosting a "Green Summit and Beyond" at the California Academy of Sciences, attended by high-tech execs, venture capitalists and public officials. It used the occasion to roll out other projects, including its deal with San Francisco's Public Utilities Commission to install a "smart" (IBM would prefer the word "intelligent") sewer system, plans to build a water-cooled supercomputer at a tech institute in Zurich, and the creation of a green-oriented... (San Francisco Chronicle)
* Digging into the City by the Bay Jun 18, 2009
The California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park previously flew under the radar, but recently reopened with great fanfare after a renovation that took a decade and cost nearly US$500 million to complete. The end result is a museum that leads the vanguard of green architecture, with rechargeable vehicle stations outside and solar panels on its rooftop, which is also home to a massive garden filled with plants native to the area around San Francisco. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Fossil Bone Bed Helps Reconstruct Life Along California's Ancient Coastline Jun 16, 2009
Other collections are in the California Academy of Sciences, San Diego Natural History Museum, Buena Vista Museum of Natural History in Bakersfield, and UC Berkeley's Museum of Paleontology (UCMP), where students over the years have made studies of the bone bed's extinct sea turtles, sharks, marine mammals and seabirds. Lipps is a faculty curator in the UCMP.. (Science Daily)
New species of phallus-shaped mushroom named after California Academy of Sciences scientist Jun 16, 2009
The mushroom is named after Robert Drewes, Curator of Herpetology at the California Academy of Sciences, and is described in the July/August issue by Professor Dennis Desjardin and Brian Perry of San Francisco State University ... "The mushroom emerges from an egg and elongates over four hours," says Desjardin, who is also a Fellow of the California Academy of Sciences ... About the California Academy of Sciences. (EurekAlert!)
Who's who of the zoos Jun 16, 2009
CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES; SAN FRANCISCO This is a wild-card entry as a best zoo because it is not a zoo in the traditional sense. There are no lions or zebras or elephants here. (iAfrica.com)
Chronicle wins 31 East Bay press awards Jun 2, 2009
Todd Trumbull won for his infographic "Showcase for Science," depicting the new California Academy of Sciences. Mike Kepka won four awards, the most awards of any Chronicle staff photographer, for portraits, features and photo essays, including a multimedia package called "Kiki Walker Valenzuela's Two Dads.". (San Francisco Chronicle)
Loving San Francisco Botanical Garden to death May 28, 2009
Those who resist any charge claim they love the garden and want unlimited access to it for everyone, including out-of-towners who would not blink at paying a much lower admission charge than the one, for example, that gains entry into the nearby California Academy of Sciences. Virtually all other major botanical gardens in the United States are supported by admission fees. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Renzo Piano adds onto Art Institute of Chicago May 26, 2009
To visitors acquainted with other recent Piano commissions, such as the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco or his remake of Manhattan's Pierpont Morgan Library, the AIC's Modern Wing will look predictable in style. From within, its latticed glass curtain walls put visual brackets around Chicago's preening skyline wherever possible. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Bird songs change with the landscape May 21, 2009
She compared recordings of individual birds in 15 different areas with some nearly forgotten recordings made at the same spots in the 1970s by a California Academy of Sciences researcher, and found that the musical pitch and speed of the trill portion of the sparrows' short songs had dropped considerably. "I was really surprised to find that songs had changed in a similar way in so many different populations.". (EurekAlert!)
Super Falcon flies the seas May 20, 2009
" The inventor's own Super Falcon craft was unveiled to the public at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco where Mr Hawkes declared it "the most beautiful machine ever built". "This is the machine I always wanted to build for myself," he told the BBC. "It will set a new tone for access in the ocean and hopefully we can connect people to that part of the world like never before. " Under the hoodThe Super Falcon can reach depths of 1,500 feet and speed through the ocean at six... (BBC News -- Technology)
Super Falcon sub ready to fly in Monterey Bay May 15, 2009
Unveiled Wednesday at the California Academy of Sciences, Deep Flight Super Falcon, as the sub has been named, had already been tested successfully inside San Francisco Bay. Maria Brown, superintendent of the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary, spoke enthusiastically of the sub's potential as curious academy visitors peered at the Super Falcon resting on its cradle and flashing its laser range-finders. (San Francisco Chronicle)
> Business Profile: 'Living Roof' landscaper grows May 14, 2009
Widely known as the landscape contractor that built The Living Roof, the 197,000-square-foot garden atop the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, Jensen completed the acquisition of Huppe Landscape Co. Inc., a Roseville-based maintenance company, in April. Jensen also helps companies achieve LEED certification. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
Design teams can enter Rising Tides contest May 13, 2009
Sausalito's SWA Group picked up honor awards for its work at the California Academy of Sciences and Poly International Plaza in Guangzhou, China, while San Francisco's CMG Landscape Architecture took honors for 2007's Panhandle Bandshell as well as a private garden where cracks were jackhammered into concrete and then filled with plants. Honors for residential designs also went to Andrea Cochran Landscape Architecture and Lutsko Associates Landscape of San Francisco, Blasen Landscape... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Chronicle wins 10 AP regional awards May 11, 2009
John Blanchard won first place in graphics for a whimsical, road-race-themed primer to the presidential elections, and Todd Trumbull won second place for a multi-tiered rendition of the rebuilt California Academy of Sciences that gave different perspectives on the layout. In the division The Chronicle competed in - newspapers with daily circulation of 200,000 or more - the San Jose Mercury News won nine awards, the Los Angeles Times had five and the San Diego Union-Tribune won four. (San Francisco Chronicle)
The World Is Our Lab May 2, 2009
We include the well-known, such as the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, but we also highlight interesting places that might otherwise be overlooked, such as the Hiller Aviation Museum in San Carlos ... California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
CITY INSIDER May 1, 2009
California Academy of Sciences, Golden Gate Park. Forest Hill Clubhouse, 381 Magellan Ave.. (San Francisco Chronicle)
S.F. architecture myths debunked Apr 29, 2009
OK, two: the Giants' ballpark and the California Academy of Sciences. The brick-clad ballpark evokes the past in a fresh setting on China Basin, while the academy, with its bosomy roof, offers sustainable design in Golden Gate Park - and both show that progress can be a positive thing. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
This week: Arts and entertainment picks Apr 20, 2009
At Herbst Theatre she'll chat with Ryan Wyatt of the California Academy of Sciences. $18-$20. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Team studies how academy roof aids biodiversity Apr 19, 2009
As hordes of people wait in line to visit the new California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park, scientists are searching for bugs living amid the native plants growing on the museum's living roof. Images. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
Butterflies, plants thrive under her care Apr 13, 2009
At the new California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park, Kristen Natoli is the horticulturist who supervises the tropical plants and butterflies in the domed, four-story rain forest exhibit. It's her job to make sure the mahogany, Brazilian Beauty Leaf, Black Olive and Saba Nut trees thrive and form a lush canopy; that the soil is rich in nutrients; that fertilizing products are low in chemicals and don't endanger the animals in the exhibit. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Drastic water cuts expected for the Bay Area Apr 4, 2009
The city is working on a proposal to irrigate Golden Gate Park, the San Francisco Zoo, the California Academy of Sciences and Lincoln golf course using recycled water. "The thought of running out of water is scary," Gautier said. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Public invited to a weekend of star-gazing Apr 3, 2009
-- At the California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park, tonight from 6 to 10 o'clock, paying customers will be able to look through telescopes placed on the academy's "living roof" while a live feed inside the museum will give visitors images projected from NASA's automated GORT telescope at the Sonoma State University observatory. -- At San Francisco City College, an astronomical open house today will include solar observations during the day in the plaza and in the rooftop observatory. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
Giants unveil GREEN 2009 season plans Apr 2, 2009
This year's Earth Day, April 22 vs. Padres, will be sponsored by Esurance in association with PG&E and the California Academy of Sciences. Fans will receive a reusable, fabric grocery bag and friendly reminders of what we all can do to sustain a healthy environment will be delivered by Giants players, with footage from the newly renovated California Academy of Sciences. (MLB.com -- San Francisco Giants)
Architects set sights on survival, not skylines Apr 1, 2009
The hot tickets aren't just newcomers a la the California Academy of Sciences, either. Visitors also want to see such perennials as Alcatraz - a destination the locals didn't even include on the list until asked. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Museums come alive after dark Apr 1, 2009
-- California Academy of Sciences: Nightlife Thursdays Get close to the penguins, jellyfish and stuffed gorillas without the risk of trampling toddlers as well-known DJs and scenesters transform the newly renovated four-story natural history museum into the city's most happening 21-and-older nightclub. 6 to 10 p.m. Thursdays through October. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
City by the Bay on a budget Mar 25, 2009
For $59 you can buy a that also includes a ride on the Blue & Gold fleet and entrance to a number of museums, including the California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park (famous for a 2. 5 acre living roof). (MSNBC -- Travel)
New Wonders of the World Mar 25, 2009
California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco ... Renzo Piano took the challenge of building green to its logical yet superbly creative conclusion with the California Academy of Sciences, in San Francisco ... UNITED STATES California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco Made of recycled steel and concrete, Renzo Piano's glass-walled pavilion is perhaps the greenest museum ever constructed and has views of the surrounding parkland including Herzog and de Meuron' 00004000 s copper-skinned De Young... (Concierge.com)
11 Things: Ready for a comeback Mar 20, 2009
The Laserium: We like the new California Academy of Sciences museum in Golden Gate Park, but the Morrison Planetarium is missing this laser light show. Plus, there's not enough in this city for stoners to do. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Touch the future Mar 17, 2009
" Microsoft's second generation Surface will be able to read gestures as well as physical touches to the screen thanks to infrared cameras embedded in the device. Pretty pictures Jeroen Lapre, a former visual effects technician at Industrial Light and Magic, has been working extensively on 3D virtual worlds in his new role at the California Academy of Sciences. "We do want to be able to touch and gesture to what we are working with and relate it to our body," he said. Beyond that, user... (BBC News -- Technology)
American Adults Flunk Basic Science Mar 14, 2009
A new national survey commissioned by the California Academy of Sciences and conducted by Harris Interactive reveals that the U.S. public is unable to pass even a basic scientific literacy test ... According to the national survey commissioned by the California Academy of Sciences ... To test your own scientific knowledge, please visit the California Academy of Sciences' website at. (Science Daily)
Prop. 8: Taking rights away Mar 7, 2009
The original museum design bore an interesting resemblance to the southern facade and surroundings of the California Academy of Sciences site in Golden Gate Park. It appears there is a substantial inconsistency at work with the "design" question. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
L.A., San Francisco, Houston are stars of energy efficiency Mar 4, 2009
Visitors walk below an aquarium at the California Academy of Sciences building in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, Sept. 18. The facility's new design unifies the academy's original set of 12 buildings, features a natural history museum, aquarium, planetarium and research facility all under a "living roof," and is one of ten pilot "green building" projects of the San Francisco Department of the Environment. (USA Today -- Tech)
Newest Fisher museum proposal no improvement Mar 3, 2009
There are similar inappropriately confining conditions for many animals at the new California Academy of Sciences aquarium. JOHN SHIRLEY. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
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Bandar is a volunteer working with the California Academy of Sciences ... Over decades, Bandar has cut, cleaned and collected thousands of bone samples mostly skulls of marine mammals for the California Academy of Sciences. (Half Moon Bay Review, CA)
Fisher museum plan toned town to mesh with park Mar 2, 2009
The roof would be "green" a la the California Academy of Sciences and framed in a white lacquered wood similar to what clads other Main Post structures. Steps like this are an effort to make the museum feel like part of the larger district, rather than an icon unto itself. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Fish pivots tubular eyes to scan for food Feb 28, 2009
John McCosker, chair of aquatic biology at the California Academy of Sciences, called the report from the scientists fascinating. "We humans are so sunlight-centric that we can hardly imagine how animals have evolved to live in near or total darkness," he said. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Paddling among the orcas off Vancouver Island Feb 26, 2009
John McCosker, chairman of aquatic biology at the California Academy of Sciences, once was body surfing at an offshore break in Southern California and found himself amid a pod of killer whales. "I thought, 'This is it - I'm dead for sure,' " he said. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Castellon hit a benchmark when her company cracked $1M Feb 26, 2009
Other customers include the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco and Paracor Medical Inc. in Sunnyvale. As part of our sustainability ethic, we try to use local producers and suppliers whenever possible, said California Academy of Sciences spokeswoman Stephanie Stone. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
Terrence Gosliner Feb 23, 2009
Sunday, February 22, 2009. Gosliner monitors critters like sea slugs, sponges and corals throughout the world's oceans to understand their fates, their lives, and their evolution. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
OMG! Did Google Earth Find Atlantis? Feb 21, 2009
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Mandelson launches tirade at Starbucks boss over attack on UK economy Feb 18, 2009
Renzo Piano has designed a striking new home for the California Academy of Sciences. 17 Feb 2009. (guardian.co.uk)
Lecture explores Darwin's evolving influence Feb 13, 2009
David P. Mindell, dean of science and research at the California Academy of Sciences, will lecture at the academy today on the legacy of Charles Darwin ... Lecture explores Darwin's evolving influence Articles David P. Mindell, dean of science and research at the California Academy of Sciences, will lecture at the academy today on the legacy of Charles Darwin. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
NIU geologist helps Google Feb 11, 2009
Vogel attended the launch of the new version of Google Earth on Feb. 2, at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco. Comments. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Lecture explores Darwin's evolving influence Feb 11, 2009
David P. Mindell, dean of science and research at the California Academy of Sciences, will lecture at the academy today on the legacy of Charles Darwin. The lecture will take place at 12:30 p.m. and again at 6 p.m.. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
Darwin Bicentennial Events Feb 8, 2009
California Academy of Sciences. Address: 55 Music Concourse Drive, Golden Gate Park. (San Francisco Chronicle)
