There once was a push to build a casino at Alcatraz. Why San Francisco officials in 1988 wanted it Fast forward to 1973, and Alcatraz is now a national park, beginning the next chapter in the island's history as an attraction that draws in tourists from all over the world. By 1988, millions had ... 05/3/2024 - 11:01 am | View Link
Watch live: Peregrine falcon webcam up and running on Alcatraz Island She fast. She’s sleek. And she has four sidekicks. Biologists from the National Park Service have turned on a live streaming public web camera featuring “Larry,” a 6-year-old peregrine falcon who ... 05/3/2024 - 9:35 am | View Link
Major new history of Spike Island reveals the secrets of 'Ireland's Alcatraz' "Spike Island - The Rebels, Residents and Crafty Criminals of Ireland's Historic Island" details the full 1300-year history of a Cork Harbour island that has been home to four prisons over four ... 05/3/2024 - 3:44 am | View Link
Alcatraz introduces falcon webcam Alcatraz introduces falcon webcam Viewers can watch a pair of nesting peregrine falcons on Alcatraz Island in the San Francisco Bay thanks to a live webcam launched by the National Park Service. 05/3/2024 - 2:32 am | View Link
Watch peregrine falcons nesting on Alcatraz Island live with this amazing NPS webcam feed Whether you're a keen bird watcher, a citizen scientist, or just curious, the National Park Service (NPS) has a new live webcam feed that lets you watch peregrine falcons nesting on Alcatraz Island. 05/3/2024 - 1:16 am | View Link
Alcatraz Island | Facts, Escape, Native Americans, Map ... Alcatraz Island, also known as ‘The Rock,’ a rocky island in San Francisco Bay, off the coast of California, in the United States. From 1934 to 1963, a facility on the island served as a federal prison for some of the most dangerous civilian prisoners. Learn more about the history of Alcatraz Island here. 05/3/2024 - 1:26 pm | View Website
Alcatraz Island Alcatraz Island (/ ˈ æ l k ə ˌ t r æ z /) is a small island 1.25 miles (2.01 km) offshore from San Francisco, California, United States. The island was developed in the mid-19th century with facilities for a lighthouse, a military fortification, and a military prison. 05/3/2024 - 11:10 am | View Website
Alcatraz Island Updated on 08/04/19. Fact checked by. Michelai Graham. Matteo Colombo / Getty Images. It's a former federal prison on a rocky island in the middle of the bay, steeped in legend and a popular tourist stop. Spanish Explorer Manuel de Ayala named this barren rock in the middle of San Francisco Bay Isla de los Alcatraces (Island of the Pelicans). 05/3/2024 - 8:11 am | View Website
Alcatraz | Prison, Island, History & Facts | Britannica Alcatraz, former maximum-security prison located on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay, off the coast of California. Alcatraz, originally envisioned as a naval defense fortification, was designated a residence for military offenders in 1861, and it housed a diverse collection of prisoners in its. 05/3/2024 - 7:28 am | View Website
Alcatraz Alcatraz is a former federal prison located on an island in San Fransisco Bay. The prison once housed some of America’s most difficult and dangerous felons during its years of operation from ... 05/2/2024 - 9:27 pm | View Website
Dear Amy: I am a divorced mom in my early-30s, with primary custody of my 8-year-old child.
I have been dating “Ben” for the past two years. He is a great guy and he is very good with my son.
We have been talking about getting married. He has never been married before (no kids) and I am gun-shy, to say the least.
I own my home, my son is happy, and I am trying to be extremely careful about our future.
Last week Ben took me out for a drink.
Moon Alert: Avoid shopping or important decisions from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. EDT today (12 noon to 2 p.m. PDT). After that, the Moon moves from Pisces into Aries.
Happy Birthday for Saturday, May 4, 2024:
You are well-mannered, gentle and reserved. You are also generous and constantly supportive to others.
The Rockies, oh so desperately needed someone to make a big splash.
Two players delivered Friday night — one of them literally — in the Rockies’ 3-2 win over the Pirates at PNC Park.
Ryan McMahon led off the Rockies’ three-run sixth inning with a 445-foot homer that splashed down in the Allegheny River.
The best Taylor Swift needle drops will make you think about her music a little differently. A show like You might play with tone, turning an emotional ballad into comic relief, while The Buccaneers might help christen a new Swiftie classic with one pivotal scene. Some music syncs feel so seamless you may start to believe they were written specifically for a movie, while others, like Swift’s Valentine’s Day sweetheart anthem “Today Was a Fairytale,” actually was.
In a fast-food culture, there may be few things better for your health than making a simple home-cooked meal. But while the meal itself may be a good idea, the cooking part can be a problem—at least if you own a natural gas or propane stove. That’s the conclusion of a new study in Science Advances, showing that dangerous levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) are emitted by both kinds of stoves.
The findings are a result of new work conducted at Stanford University by environmental scientist Rob Jackson and graduate researcher Yannai Kashtan.