Star Trek Exhibit In San Jose at the Tech Museum

STAR TREK®:THE EXHIBITION, Where Science Meets Science Fiction will be coming to The Tech Museum for a limited engagement this fall. The exhibition will open to the public Friday, October 23.

You will be able to connect with iconic Star Trek moments and characters and celebrate the creative spirit of science fiction that gave rise to many of today's modern marvels.This exhibition will be spread across more than 15,000-square-feet and features all five television series and eleven films that span over 40 years. STAR TREK: THE EXHIBITION features:
An authentic replica of the bridge from the U.S.S Enterprise NCC-1701 as featured in the original Star Trek television series
The trifecta of the Star Trek universe: a tricorder; a phaser, and a communicator - all from the original series
A chance to ride through a Star Trek adventure in a full-motion flight simulator (extra fee)
The actual shooting model for the Borg Cube, that impending vision of doom as seen on Star Trek:The Next Generation, Voyager, and in the movie Star Trek: First Contact
Here are the hours and pricing. The best ticket price is for our members. This exhibition comes with curriculum guides for Grades 4-12 and the links are found on the website.

Special Exhibit HoursMonday - Wednesday: 9:00am - 5:00pmThursday - Sunday: 9:00am - 8:00pm Prices Adults: $25.00Seniors (65+) / College Students with ID: $22.00Children (ages 3-17): $19.00 Includes admission to STAR TREK: THE EXHIBITION AND admission to all the galleries of The Tech Museum. Pricing does not include IMAX and simulators.

Group Pricing - Groups save over 20%Adult Groups: $20.00Children / School Field Trips: $15.00Seniors (65+) / College Students: $18.00Groups of 10 or more. Groups must book in advance for discounted rates.

Members - Members save up to 40%Adults: $15Children (ages 3-17): $13.00Seniors (65+) / College Student Rates $13.00

It’s not too late!

AMTC09 is a month away, but you haven’t missed the boat!

You can STILL get the complete AMTC09 Conference Compiliation for ONLY $125* simply select the Best Value Package when registering for the meeting.

Virtual Attendees will pay $1,299 for this same access!

The 2009 Air Medical Transport Conference is PACKED with valuable educational programming, but busy conference participants can’t be in two places at once. The burning question has always been “Which sessions do I attend, and which ones do I miss?”

The solution is the AAMS Live Learning Center!

NEW THIS YEAR - As a special Pre-Conference Bonus, AAMS is offering the “Best Value Package” with registration, which INCLUDES access to the Complete Conference Recordings via the AAMS Live Learning Center. You’ll be able to re-experience the 2009 Air Medical Transport Conference (as released for inclusion) as it happened in San Jose, wherever and whenever you want - captured as true multimedia recreations with synchronized slides, handouts and much more, or for download in Mp3 format to your iPod for easy listening. So, you won’t miss a thing!!!


Welcome to the AAMS Live Learning Center. Be Everywhere. www.softconference.com/aams

San Jose Closer to Banning All Bags, Both Paper and Plastic

San Jose and San Francisco are two cities in constant battle to one-up the other on sustainability. That is one competition we don't mind sitting back and watching unfurl. From electric cars to waste diversion, the two cities are always working to top one another. Now, the battle moves to bags. San Francisco has worked to ban plastic bags from stores. But now San Jose has decided to look into banning not only plastic, but most paper bags too.

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Driving from Grand Prairie Texas to San Jose, CA

Looking for another way to get to the AMTC. Trying driving and splitting the cost with colleagues!

Alaska Airlines to begin daily service between San Jose and Austin

Jun 23, 2009 (AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION via COMTEX) -- ALK Quote Chart News PowerRating -- Alaska Airlines (NYSE:ALK) said on Monday that a daily service between San Jose, California and Austin, Texas will start on 2 September 2009.

Operated on Boeing 737-800s and accommodating 16 passengers in first class and 141 in the main cabin, the new flight will depart San Jose at 08:55PST, arriving at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport at 14:15CST. The return flight will depart Austin at 15.00CST and arrive in San Jose at 16:40PST.

Flights will be available for purchase from Thursday 25 June at http://www.alaskaair.com.

San Francisco designers, artists, cyclists: ARTCRANK headed to Bay Area for Bike Poster Art Show

If you’re an entrepreneur (or ever had daydreams during death-by-boredom conference meetings of becoming one) you’re familiar with the process of trying to come up with “the big idea.” It ain’t easy, to say the least: researching, brainstorming, sleepless nights, feeling like your banging your head against a brick wall, headaches (from actually banging your head against a brick wall), more sleepless nights (from uncomfortable bandages wrapped around now bruised head). Then, finally, at 4:23am as you lay in bed ready to strangle the 1,099th sheep you’ve counted – the idea finally comes!

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Eco-Friendly Restaurants - San Jose, CA

Bella Mia in downtown San Jose, is a Certified Green Business and participates in Pacific Gas & Electric’s (PG&E) ‘Save Energy Program’, which uses local, seasonal products, energy efficient lighting and recycles all possible products.

Tanglewood, a newly opened restaurant on Santana Row, maintains the ‘Green’ theme with presenting diners with the motto of “Dining in the Season”. This restaurant, the newest concept from Left Bank Restaurant Group, presents a menu that celebrates the day’s best seasonal ingredients, grown and raised on small, local sustainable farms, ranches and fisheries. Staff invites guests to reconnect with the rhythm of nature’s seasons while you enjoy the harvest of this unique American cuisine.

Manresa is the showcase for the inventive cuisine of Executive Chef David Kinch. Influenced by French and modern Catalan cooking, Chef Kinch finds inspiration from American ingenuity and the vast bounty that California has to offer. Manresa's biodynamic vegetables are grown exclusively for Manresa at Cynthia Sandberg's Love Apple Farm in the nearby Santa Cruz Mountains and harvested in the morning for the evening menu. Love Apple Farm originally became known for growing 100 varieties of heirloom tomatoes each year but the farm is now the exclusive kitchen garden for this restaurant. Join Manresa for the ultimate farm-to-table experience.

Village California Bistro and Wine Bar features California inspired cuisine focusing on the bounty of artisan quality seasonal ingredients right here in their backyard from the Wine Country to the Central Valley and the Pacific waters surrounding the Northern California coast and Monterey Bay. Emphasizing freshness, quality of ingredients and classic cooking techniques our chef, David Starr, creates ever changing seasonal menus.