Word: franciscos
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...Center for Biological Diversity recently sued the state, prompting the California Department of Fish and Game to recommend to their decision-making commission that lead should be banned in the condor's massive flying range, which extends from roughly the San Francisco Bay Area south to Los Angeles. The commission will likely vote on the decision this summer, but a large swath of that land is already protected: in February, the state's largest private landholding - the 270,000-acre Tejon Ranch, where numerous condors can be found - banned hunting with lead shot. Not surprisingly, according to a survey completed...
...want to see what the future of architecture looks like, take a look at the new federal building in San Francisco, but don't look too long. If you're like a lot of folks, you won't much care for it. The glinting, 18-story steel tower jangles badly against the gentle skyline of San Francisco, but it's beautiful on the inside. There's the absence of conventional heating and air conditioning in 70% of the floor space. There's the natural light that fills the workspace during much of the day. There are the windows that actually...
Certainly, if you're going to design a green building, it's smart to do it in San Francisco, where the generally mild weather makes it easier to let your surroundings set your temperature. But what about a place like New York City, with its 100ºF summers and 10º winters? Bank of America is currently tackling that challenge, with a 945-ft. tower in the heart of Manhattan that will use recirculated heat and natural gas to produce some of its own energy and use it more efficiently. Higher ceilings and insulating glass will reduce temperature changes and maximize available...
Sources: AP; BBC; McClatchy Newspapers; AP (2); San Francisco Chronicle; New York Times...
...know, it's totally silly and shallow, but that's precisely why Twitter is on its way to becoming the next killer app. And if you don't like it, well, in the words of one Twit from San Francisco, "I'm so sick to death of Twitter-haters. If you don't like it, why waste your time writing, reading, or talking about it? Sheesh...