04/03/11 Puerto Rico teams take top awards in high school, college divisions NASA has announced the winners of the 18th annual NASA Great Moonbuggy Race -- and it's Puerto Rico's year. Teams representing Teodoro Aguilar Mora Vocational High School of Yabucoa, Puerto Rico, snared the top two berths in the high school division; and, for the second straight year, the University of Puerto Rico in Humacao ...
12/16/10 (AP:SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico) Officials proposed a mixed land-use plan Thursday for a lush coastal region long coveted by developers, disappointing conservationists who demanded more protection for the former nature preserve that is a major nesting ground for endangered leatherback turtles.
12/13/10 Central Pennsylvania lands, once dotted with iron furnaces, retain traces of earlier burning Iron furnaces that once dotted central Pennsylvania may have left a legacy of manganese-enriched soils, according to findings reported last week in the journal Environmental Science & Technology (ES&T). This manganese can be toxic to trees, especially sugar maples and other vegetation, say geoscientists ...
12/12/10 Central Pennsylvania lands, once dotted with iron furnaces, retain traces of earlier burning
12/05/10 Some of Puerto Rico's most treasured delights are the beaches and mountains outside tourist-filled Old San Juan.
12/04/10 Deciding how to spend your time outside the walls of Old San Juan can be a challenge because Puerto Rico is big, and there's so much to do. Many people simply spend their time at one of the many all-inclusive resorts that line the beachfront.
11/17/10 MIAMI, FL--(Marketwire - 11/17/10) - UPS announced today the three winners of the second edition of the UPS Entrepreneurial Spirit Award . The contest, which ran from August 16th to September 30th, was developed to recognize the three most innovative and successful small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) in the region. The winners will take home US$50,000 in cash prizes along with a premium ...
11/15/10 Puerto Rico offers a variety of experiences for those seeking a bit of jungle -- or pavement -- with their beach vacation.
10/24/10 Aspiring ecologist Ashley Golphin, an undergraduate at Kent State, describes the challenges and rewards of conducting research on tropical stream ecosystems in Puerto Rico during the summer rainy season Puerto Rico, the island of enchantment, is home to the Tropical Ecology and Evolution Internship at El Verde Field Station, University of Puerto Rico. El Verde is located in the Luquillo ...
10/06/10 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - A police officer was charged with murder Tuesday for allegedly chasing a man down with his pickup truck while off duty and shooting him in the back as the victim tried to flee.
09/03/10 LUQUILLO, Puerto Rico -- The Lowell 15-16 year-old travel baseball team lost a heartbreaker in the 8th Annual Mayors Cup Tournament. Youth baseball Spurred by outstanding pitching performances by Curtis Hamilton and Ryan Garrigan, Lowell advanced to the championship game in the round-robin tournament by defeating a powerhouse Dominican
08/02/10 Bric-a-brac is everywhere in Isabel Silva's North Philadelphia rowhouse. China dolls in lacy dresses. Carved candles. Indian sculptures. Horse and elephant figurines. Knickknacks accumulated over a very long lifetime, filling shelf upon shelf.
04/24/10 Q: I'm heading to Puerto Rico in a few weeks and will be staying in Isla Verde (near San Juan). Could you recommend a beach within two hours' driving distance where my boyfriend could rent a board and surf?
01/05/10 PHILADELPHIA----Technitrol, Inc. announced today that the company has sold the North American operations of AMI Doduco, its electrical contact products business, to Metalor Technologies International SA. |