10th annual Lunar New Year Luncheon
By Barbara Rogers
Gung Hay Fat Choy
The 10th annual Lunar New Year Luncheon was hosted by the Asian American Business Council of the Chamber and co-chaired by Ram Gopal, Cupertino Bakery, and Vicky Tsai, DryClean Pro. Held February 24 at Alan Wong’s Dynasty Seafood Restaurant, a warm crowd of some 150 enjoyed the festivities [...]
Steam Locomotive Development in North America
Last time we explored some practical model railroad issues. If
you’ve looked at model steam locomotives you probably noticed the many
different kinds. But why were there all those different types of
locomotives? So let’s look at locomotive evolution on the real
railroads.
The Silicon Valley went from being called “The Valley of
hearts Delight” in its orchard days, to being called “The Silicon valley”
because of the invention of a humble silicon chip or integrated circuit
using silicon crystal as the basic raw material. This chip’s size was 7/16 by 1/16
inches in size revolutionized our valley.
by Donna Austin
By Barbara Rogers
Bean bags are more than casual seating. In the hands of local San Jose artist Biz Eischen, the empty jute sacks originally containing 150 lbs. of fresh coffee beans become works of art.
Those who take pleasure in art, relish fresh-roasted coffee, and enjoy seeing truly new craft projects should take in Eischen’s Jute Works display [...]
PANERA BREAD
By Gloria Elle’
My family first discovered Panera Bread on the Westside of Los Angeles. When we saw the sign go up announcing Panera Bread would soon open, we thought it was odd to have such a large store [...]