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Champions crowned in the Americas
2008-06-02 06:24:00 On a weekend when four titles were decided, two River Plates boosted their bids and Flamengo painted the Maracana red and black.
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CARAL SUPE: THE OLDEST CIVILIZATION IN THE AMERICAS
2008-05-28 14:15:00 Location: Peru Length: 12 min. Recent research shows that cities in the New World arose nearly a millennium earlier than previously believed. Radiocarbon dates from the ancient city of Caral, Peru, show that monumental architecture was under construction as early as 2627 B.C., even before ceramics and maize appeared. The site is enormous, with platform mounds (or "pyramids"), sunken circular plazas, and residences. Caral is by far the largest pre-2000 B.C. recorded site in the Andean region and seems to be the model for the urban design followed over four millennia.Watch the video...
Rethink the Fight against Cocaine
2008-05-26 21:40:00 International Crisis Group When Plan Colombia (the multibillion dollar US assistance program targeted at curbing drug smuggling and supporting Colombia against armed guerrillas) started, coca was cultivated in 12 of Colombia's 34 provinces. Today it is grown in 23 of those provinces. In 2006, after five years of Plan Colombia, four years of the regional Andean Counterdrug Initiative, and after spending $5.5 billion, some 1,000 metric tons of cocaine were produced between Colombia, Peru, and Bolivia, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration. That's about the same amount that was produced in 2002 when President Álvaro Uribe took office. The head of the White House Office of Narcotics and Drug Control Program, John Walters, admitted at a press conference in Haiti recently that last year that cocaine production had risen to 1,400 metric tons in 2007 – a whopping 40 percent hike. Not surprisingly, his staff is scrambling to rephrase that. Washington is focusing on the mos...
President Bush Attends Council of the Americas PODCAST VIDEO
2008-05-08 03:05:00 President George W. Bush delivers remarks to the Council of the Americas Wednesday, May 7, 2008, at the Department of State in Washington, D.C. President Bush highlighted his policies in the Western Hemisphere, emphasizing the importance of congressional approval of the Colombia Free Trade Agreement. President Bush said, "Once implemented, the Colombia Free Trade Agreement would immediately eliminate tariffs on more than 80 percent of American exports of industrial and consumer goods." White House photo by Chris GreenbergPresident Bush Attends Council of the Americas FULL STREAMING VIDEO Department of State Washington, D.C. PODCAST OF THIS ARTICLETHE PRESIDENT: Thank you all. Please be seated. Bill, thank you for the kind introduction. Thanks for giving me a chance to come by and see that the Secretary of State's dining room is a lot better than the President's dining room. (Laughter.) I'm honored to be here. I'm pleased to be with the Council of Americas again. I appreciate wha...
President Bush Attends Council of the Americas PODCAST VIDEO
2008-05-08 03:05:00 President George W. Bush delivers remarks to the Council of the Americas Wednesday, May 7, 2008, at the Department of State in Washington, D.C. President Bush highlighted his policies in the Western Hemisphere, emphasizing the importance of congressional approval of the Colombia Free Trade Agreement. President Bush said, "Once implemented, the Colombia Free Trade Agreement would immediately eliminate tariffs on more than 80 percent of American exports of industrial and consumer goods." White House photo by Chris GreenbergPresident Bush Attends Council of the Americas FULL STREAMING VIDEO Department of State Washington, D.C. PODCAST OF THIS ARTICLETHE PRESIDENT: Thank you all. Please be seated. Bill, thank you for the kind introduction. Thanks for giving me a chance to come by and see that the Secretary of State's dining room is a lot better than the President's dining room. (Laughter.) I'm honored to be here. I'm pleased to be with the Council of Americas again. I appreciate wha...
Suzuki Association of the Americas
2008-04-30 22:52:00 The Suzuki Association of the Americas did a short 10 minute interview with me about the "creative process" to use as a teaching aide for their music instructors. It revolves around the body of work I shot for the Pasadena Conservatory of Music. You can check out the QuickTime Movie here.
Suzuki Association of the Americas
2008-04-30 22:52:00 The Suzuki Association of the Americas did a short 10 minute interview with me about the "creative process" to use as a teaching aide for their music instructors. It revolves around the body of work I shot for the Pasadena Conservatory of Music. You can check out the QuickTime Movie here.
A New ?CONCEPCION? ? University of the Americas
2008-04-24 00:00:00 What started as an idea in 2002, has now been completed. The University of the Americas in the city of Concepcion, Spain. The idea behind this futuristic design was to bring a futuristic building to an urban area that is growing in logistics. The area of where the project began ...
Shreyas and Mina Ajmera Gallery of Africa, the Americas and Asia-Pacific at
2008-04-14 18:39:00 I visited the ROM one lunch break to preview the Shreyas and Mina Ajmera Gallery of Africa, the Americas and Asia-Pacific. There was a little speech by prominent officials. I learned that new curators were brought on board to help with the gallery. We then went up to the gallery itself. ...
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Map of the Americas, from The New World (1671), added on 9th April 2008
2008-04-09 03:08:00 Novissima et Accuratissima Totius Americæ Descriptio per Gerardum a Schagen. This map of both North America and South America shows California as an island. The map was popular, and was probably first attributed to Claes Visscher of Amsterdam in the 1670s. The largest version is a six megabyte file. You can also download the photograph I used as a starting-point from the Library of Congress. I have cleaned this image up rather aggressively.(read more...)
THE AMERICAS: Global Clean Energy Holdings Tests Crude Jatropha Oil With Al
2008-02-25 22:58:00 Global Clean Energy Holdings has delivered its first test shipment of Crude Jatropha Oil to Allegro Biodiesel Corporation's biodiesel production facility in Pollock Louisiana for processing into biodiesel fuel. Global Clean Energy Holdings is developing Jatropha plantations in Latin America.The two companies have entered into a testing and processing agreement to convert Jatropha Oil into biodiesel fuel that meets all relevant ASTM and EU specifications."This is a very strategic agreement with Allegro. They are a very well respected processor and distributor of Specification Grade biodiesel and have considerable experience in utilizing a wide range of different feedstocks in their production process. They are logistically well located in Louisiana and can accept large shipments of Jatropha oil from us through various Gulf of Mexico ports," said Richard Palmer, Global Clean Energy's President and Chief Executive Officer.The processing agreement provides for Global Clean Energy to s...
Big wins across the Americas
2008-02-18 14:17:00 Botafogo, Flamengo and Newcastle Jets reached finals, while Boca Juniors, Independiente, Santos Laguna and Defensor Sporting all won big.
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The ?Sick Man of the Americas?
2008-01-08 16:49:00 Regular consumers of DR-related writings know how we like to find parallels between 21st-Century America and the empires of years gone by; Bill Bonner and Addison Wiggin even devoted the better part of a book to it. So when the Harvard historian Niall Ferguson comes along with a new reflection on America’s imperial role, we sit up ...
THE AMERICAS:¿REPSOL needs MEXICO or MEXICO needs REPSOL?
2007-12-27 06:09:00 REPSOL has not enough oil to be a big energy company, one of the reason is from the last years when its main investing were in some latinoamerican countries, however a kind of nationalistic resurrection change the game rules for REPSOL. read more | digg story [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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AWS To Be Adopted Across The Americas
2007-12-15 00:00:00 Thanks to a large number of handsets and base stations designed for use in the American AWS (1700 MHz) band, the frequency will be adopted beyond US borders. 3G Americas, which represents GSM in North and South America, has ...
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Dwarf Dodging in the Americas
2007-11-19 17:50:00 Dwarf tossing got a bad rap several years ago, but that hasn't stopped the Original Bullfighting Dwarfs of Mexico from plying their talent, reports Chris Hawley of the Arizona Republic. So what if they only fight calves? It's just a matter of time before the People Eating Tasty Animals start to complain. Whoops, I got the URL wrong. The correct URL for People Eating Tasty Animals was decided by a federal court at 263 F.3d 359 (4th Cir. 2001). Technorati Tags: Mexico City, dwarfs, bullfighting, PETA, animal rights
i-mate? Launches in the Americas with its Ultimate Range of Windows Mobile®
2007-10-25 10:18:00 CTIA IT & Entertainment ? i-mate?, a global manufacturer of high performance Windows Mobile devices and related peripherals, announced the launch of its Ultimate range of wireless devices in the Americas? the Ultimate 6150, 8150, 8502, and 9502.
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Aimee Allison to attend School of the Americas demonstration
2007-10-21 18:43:00 The story is here at SOA Watch and in greater detail at Aimee's blog right this way.Aimee, one of the Greens I have actually donated money to, ran for office and came close to victory I believe.
Bridge of the Americas
2007-09-27 17:47:00 Location : Equador Pacific coast - 00 17 N / 080 55 WFeatured above is the Bridge of the Americas in Panama. It is called so because for a long long time, this was the only bridge connecting the North & south America. It is really astonising to consider two huge continents to be connected with such athin link.We had started feom Gatun lake at 0900 hrs & by the time we passed through the Miraflores locks, it was evening. The Bridge of the Americas is at the southern end of the canal & actually in the background you can see the first glimpse of the Pacific. South of this bridge is territory that I have never been to before in my life. & the Pacific is the one ocean that I have not crossed. That will have to remain so for the near future, but I will go down the western coast of the South America. The routewill take me past Columbia, Equador (where I am presently) , Peru & Finally to Chile. I have never been to Chile as well & to be honest had never really seen i...
A Look at Trade Balances, Day 2 - The Americas, Africa, and Middle East
2007-09-19 12:38:00 Given that the trade deficit makes up the large majority of the United States current account deficit, I started reporting the trade balance with various countries yesterday. With the Federal Reserve cutting rates by 50 basis points today on recession fears, it is interesting to look at which countries are most exposed to a slowdown ...
Conference: Borderlands - themes in teaching literatures of the Americas, 1
2007-09-05 15:10:00 The full programme and registration details can be found here: http://www.llas.ac.uk/events/ll-aseventitem.aspx?resourceid=276-0 Venue: Department of American and Canadian Studies, University of Birmingham Date: 18th October 2007 Attendance is free. This conference is organised by the Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies and the English Subject Centre.
The AMERICAS: Honeywell, de la Tierra a la Luna
2007-07-19 21:34:00 by Alejandra Encinas para El Mundo del Petroleo ... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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THE AMERICAS: Oil majors tread pragmatic path
2007-06-28 17:19:00 Confronted by Hugo Chávez?s determination to take... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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THE AMERICAS: OEA aprueba Declaración sobre energía para desarrollo
2007-06-14 08:36:00 Los cancilleres de las Américas afinaban ayer la ?Declaración de Panamá? sobre energía para el desarrollo sostenible, en el último día de la 37 Asamblea General de la OEA, tras el choque entre Estados Unidos y Venezuela por el cese de la licencia de una televisora venezolana.Después de dos días de debate sobre este tema la 37 Asamblea General de la OEA subrayó que "la gobernabilidad democrática, las instituciones democráticas sólidas, el estado de derecho y el respeto de los derechos humanos y libertades fundamentales son elementos esenciales para alcanzar las metas de los Estados miembros y de la región en materia de energía y desarrollo sostenible, el combate a la exclusión social y el avance del bien publico".Los 34 cancilleres de las Américas expresaron la necesidad de reducir la vulnerabilidad de los países ante las fluctuaciones en los precios y la oferta de la energía; incrementar la cooperación e integración energéticas; y, tomando en cuenta los desafíos presentados por el ...
THE AMERICAS: OEA aprueba Declaración sobre energía para desarrollo
2007-06-14 08:36:00 Los cancilleres de las Américas afinaban ayer la ?Declaración de Panamá? sobre energía para el desarrollo sostenible, en el último día de la 37 Asamblea General de la OEA, tras el choque entre Estados Unidos y Venezuela por el cese de la licencia de una televisora venezolana.Después de dos días de debate sobre este tema la 37 Asamblea General de la OEA subrayó que "la gobernabilidad democrática, las instituciones democráticas sólidas, el estado de derecho y el respeto de los derechos humanos y libertades fundamentales son elementos esenciales para alcanzar las metas de los Estados miembros y de la región en materia de energía y desarrollo sostenible, el combate a la exclusión social y el avance del bien publico".Los 34 cancilleres de las Américas expresaron la necesidad de reducir la vulnerabilidad de los países ante las fluctuaciones en los precios y la oferta de la energía; incrementar la cooperación e integración energéticas; y, tomando en cuenta los desafíos presentados por el ...
THE AMERICAS: Firms drag feet in Venezuela? [ma.gnolia]
2007-06-13 15:39:00 Tags: Chevron, China, ENI, North Korea, TOTAL, Venezuela, Vietnam
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Jun 7, Americas cup Valencia, visit the Americas Cup in Valencia
2007-06-07 08:56:00 Americas Cup Valencia. If you are planning to visit Valencia this year for the 2007 Americas Cup then this article gives you all the information to help you get the most out of the Americas Cup 2007
Check Point Software: Security Tour of the Americas
2007-06-02 04:12:00 Events: AmericasNorth America04-06 Jun Washington, DCGartner IT Security Summit 2007 06 Jun Philadelphia, PA15 Jun Philadelphia, PA21 Jun Philadelphia, PA27 Jun Philadelphia, PACheck Point & Validity Data Security Seminar 12 Jun Omaha, NECheck Point Security Tour, Omaha 14 Jun Morris Plains, NJCheck Point Software Technologies VoIP Briefing 19 Jun Calgary, AlbertaCheck Point Security Tour,
Check Point Software: Security Tour of the Americas
2007-06-02 04:12:00 Events: Americas North America04-06 Jun Washington, DCGartner IT Security Summit 2007 06 Jun Philadelphia, PA15 Jun Philadelphia, PA21 Jun Philadelphia, PA27 Jun Philadelphia, PACheck Point & Validity Data Security Seminar 12 Jun Omaha, NECheck Point Security Tour, Omaha 14 Jun Morris Plains, NJCheck Point Software Technologies VoIP Briefing 19 Jun Calgary, AlbertaCheck Point Security Tour, Calgary 20 Jun Chicago, ILCheck Point Security Tour, Chicago 21 Jun Milwaukee, WICheck Point Security Tour, Milwaukee 21 Jun Whippany, New JerseyNew Jersey Information Security & Wireless Technology Conference and Expo 26 Jun Toronto, OntarioCheck Point Security Tour, Toronto Check Point Software: Americas.
THE AMERICAS: El principal desafío regional es la integración energética [m
2007-05-20 11:11:00 Tags: Argentina, Brasil, integracion, Lula, Mercosur, Nestor Kirchner, NOA
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Four Corners: The Jerusalem of the Americas, Lexam Explorati
2006-12-21 21:23:01 Article by Louis Jarvis 12/21/06Crestone EagleIn Biophilia, Harvard University?s world-renowned conservation biologist E. O. Wilson presents the argument that human beings have an intrinsic connection with nature. Biophilia, he explains, is ?the innate tendency to focus on life and lifelike processes.. To an extent still undervalued in philosophy and religion, our existence depends on this propensity, our spirit is woven from it, hope rises on its currents.?The opposite is necrophilia, defined by Erich Fromm in Anatomy of Human Destructiveness. ?Necrophilia, the attraction to what is dead, decaying, lifeless, and purely mechanical, is increasing throughout our cybernetic industrial society. The Falangist motto, ?Long live death,? threatens to become the secret principle of a society in which the conquest of nature by the machine constitutes the very meaning of progress, and where the living person becomes an appendix to the machine.?The latest phase of this blind worship of ?high te... |
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