JOHN BEGNAUD: Evergreens show 'green is beautiful'

Colorful plants are often on center stage and true accents in landscapes, but healthy, green foliage is a welcome sight in our climate. Plants that offer green foliage year-round are known as evergreens and are anchors of the landscape.

Faster, More Energy Efficient Computer Components On The Way

A pair of new computer components unveiled late this week -- one which will require less energy to store and retrieve information, and one which improves power and resource efficiency by occasionally allowing errors to occur -- could one day fundamentally change the technology behind desktops, laptops, and similar devices. The first of those two units is known as a "memristor," and according to ...

THE DIRT By Joe Eaton and Ron Sullivan / Friendly tour of gardens

A Bay-Friendly garden might be lavish or modest, high-tech or homespun. Examples are more eloquent than definitions. The Bay-Friendly Landscaping and Gardening Coalition runs annual tours to show what "a holistic...

Kraft Foods' CEO Discusses Q1 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

Executives Christopher Jakubik - Irene B. Rosenfeld - Chairman and Chief Executive OfficerDavid A. Brearton - Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President Analysts Kenneth Goldman - JP Morgan Chase ...

Choose red zinfandel carefully - unless you want dessert in a glass

Two new releases - a lovely one that’s not quite sweet and another that is syrupy and high in alcohol - show how wide-ranging red zinfandel can be. The difference is a result of when the grapes were plucked