About Us - History A study released by the Missouri Department of PAT expands into its first two us Territories, puerto rico and the The first programs in the state of Hawaii are http://www.patnc.org/aboutus-history.asp
Extractions: History Background The concept for Parents as Teachers was developed in the 1970s when Missouri educators noted that children were beginning kindergarten with varying levels of learning readiness. Research showed that greater family involvement in children's learning is a critical link in the child's development of academic skills, including reading and writing. Early childhood professionals suggested that a program to help parents understand their role in encouraging their child's development right from birth could help prepare children for school and life success. Such a program, available to all families, would help level the playing field for all children. With funding from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and The Danforth Foundation, Parents as Teachers began in 1981 in Missouri as a pilot project for first-time parents of newborns. Convinced of the program's benefits and cost effectiveness, state funding was provided in 1985 to implement the PAT program in all Missouri school districts. Since 1985, the program has expanded to all 50 states and to other countries. Research indicates there are "windows of opportunity" during the early years of a child's life when learning takes place more easily. Through collaboration with a team of neuroscientists from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Parents as Teachers developed a comprehensive neuroscience-enriched curriculum. With this research-based curriculum, Parents as Teachers focuses on the early years, throughout pregnancy to kindergarten entry, to help parents understand what to expect during each stage of their child's development.
EE Link: Region - New York, New Jersey, Territories Region New York, New Jersey, Territories http//www.dec.state.ny.us/website/education/index.html EPA Region 2 (New York, New Jersey, puerto rico and Virgin http://eelink.net/region-newyork,newjersey,territories.html
Extractions: *Our larger categories have been split up into smaller pages to make your searching easier. Make sure to click "Next Page" in the lower right hand corner of the page to see all the resources listed in each category. Sort by: Choose a method: Alphabetical: A to Z Alphabetical: Z to A Rating: Total Rating: Month Visits: Total Visits: Month Addition Date: Oldest to Newest Addition Date: Newest to Oldest Air CURRENTS Rate Error Cached Air CURRENTS is a curriculum designed for middle and high school math science and social studies classes to educate students about air, air pollution and air monitoring techniques. Funded in part by an EPA EMPACT grant to involve students and community groups in ambient air quality monitoring projects.
Puerto Rico following characteristics puerto Ricans are citizens of the United States and can travel freely within us territory. puerto rico has its own constitution. http://www.cosmos.ne.jp/~miyagawa/nagocnet/data/prhistory.html
Extractions: American Friends Service Committee Puerto Rico is a mountainous tropical archipelago in the Caribbean that measures 3,423 square miles. Its neighbors include the Dominican Republic and Haiti (two countries that share a single island), Cuba, and Jamaica to the west and the U.S. Virgin Islands and the lower Antilles to the east. South America lies to the south and the U.S. mainland to the north. Puerto Rico has large modern cities and small country towns. Population centers include the main island of Puerto Rico and two smaller islands, Culebra and Vieques. Puerto Rico's current population is more than 3.5 million people. There are also 2.7 million Puerto Ricans living on the U.S. mainland. Puerto Ricans are the second largest Latino group in the United States. Spanish is the language spoken on the island, with English taught as a second language in the schools. The Puerto Rican people reflect the varied physical and cultural heritage of the different groups that have mixed together to create the island's population: the original indigenous inhabitants, European settlers (mainly from Spain), and Africans. As a result, Puerto Ricans range across the full spectrum of skin colors. The Puerto Rican experience presents some differences from the traditional ways people in the United States are accustomed to understanding race.
II. Textbooks At The Center For Research Libraries: arranged on the shelf by state, school district us imprints, but also items published in us territories. Publications from Guam and puerto rico add dimension to http://w4.ed.uiuc.edu/faculty/westbury/Paradigm/O'brien.html
Extractions: Urbana, IL 61801, USA The large collection of United States textbooks located at the Center for Research Libraries (CRL) in Chicago, Illinois has been relocated from a warehouse facility to a building addition at the headquarters of CRL. The new facilities provide a well-lighted, climate-controlled environment for the more than 67,000 textbooks in the collection, as well as the 23,000 curriculum guides of related interest. Textbooks and curriculum guides are shelved in relatively close proximity to one another on moveable shelving. The moveable shelving provides space for growth, so that CRL can once again begin accepting deposits from its member libraries. The Center for Research Libraries is a consortium of research libraries that centralise certain materials at the Center's headquarters. Founded in 1949, the Center offers its members the opportunity to deposit certain categories of materials in its collections, as well as the opportunity to vote on the acquisition of specific types of materials, such as microform sets. This arrangement makes it possible for member institutions to have access to valuable materials, without having to bear the cost of purchasing or maintaining them at their own institutions. Material is made available for loan to member libraries. Non-member libraries may borrow materials for a fee. Loans are not made to individuals, only to libraries.
U.S. States & Regions Lesson Plans & Activities us Territories Possessions (Guam, puerto rico, Virgin Islands, more) Visiting Guam puerto rico flag printout puerto rico us Virgin Islands http://members.aol.com/MrDonnHistory/States.html
United States Coral Reef Task Force Hawaii, and then Guam, American Samoa and other us territories with coral original numbers off the coasts of Florida, puerto rico and the us Virgin Islands http://www.coralreef.gov/sepcoral.cfm
Extractions: Home Information Task Force Meetings ... Working Groups NOAA RELEASES FIRST NATIONAL STUDY OF U.S. CORAL REEFS New Report Ranks Harmful Threats, Highlights Key Actions The first-ever national assessment of the condition of U.S. coral reefs was released today by the U.S. Department of Commerceâs National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The report identifies the pressures that pose increasing risks to reefs, particularly in certain âhot spotsâ located near population centers. The report also assesses the health of reef resources, ranks threats in 13 geographic areas, and details mitigation efforts. Led by NOAAâs National Ocean Service, the 265-page report, The State of Coral Reef Ecosystems of the United States and Pacific Freely Associated States, was developed by 38 coral reef experts and 79 expert contributors. Prepared under the auspices of the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force, the report establishes a baseline that will now be used for biennial reports on the health of U.S. coral reefs. NOAA has also released A National Coral Reef Strategy, a report to Congress outlining specific action to address 13 major goals, including continuing mapping and monitoring, to safeguard reefs. The reports will be highlighted when the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force meets on October 2-3, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. NOAA scientists have already achieved a scientific milestone in mapping coral reefs. Working with public and private partners in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, they successfully mapped coral ecosystems around those islands using a novel 26-category classification system and mapping process.
United States Coral Reef Task Force Juan, puerto rico with States and Territories throughout the many others are managed by the us Fish and The economy and culture of puerto rico and the entire http://www.coralreef.gov/oped.cfm
Extractions: Home Information Task Force Meetings ... Working Groups We Must All Help Protect Our Nationâs Coral Reef Resources by Craig Manson, Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Fish and Wildlife and Parks Our nationâs coral reef resources are at risk. These ârainforests of the seaâ are storehouses of immense biological wealth that provide services worth about $375 billion each year to the U.S. economy for recreation, tourism, food, pharmaceuticals, and other purposes. Coral reefs also protect our coastlines from wave action and prevent erosion, provide shelter and food for anywhere from one to ten million animals and plants, and are some of the oldest habitats on the planet. But, the same factors that make them so important also make them vulnerable to over exploitation. And that is what is happening in the U.S. and around the world. The Coral Reef Task Force was established to focus federal, state, and territorial efforts on the threats to the health of the nationâs coral reefs, and how we can stem these threats to protect coral reefs for present and future generations. I chair the Task Force, on behalf of Department of the Interior Secretary Gale Norton, along with Tim Keeney, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere on behalf of the Department of Commerce. It is appropriate that we are meeting this week in San Juan, Puerto Rico with States and Territories throughout the Pacific, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean to discuss how we are going to work together to conserve coral reefs. Puerto Rico is home to some of the most important coral reef ecosystems in the U.S. Many of these important resources are managed by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Likewise, many others are managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as part of the National Wildlife Refuge System and the National Park Service. The economy and culture of Puerto Rico and the entire Caribbean are closely linked to coral reefs.
Cyndi's List - Territories & Possessions (U.S.) Nevada except Clark County, the Pacific Trust Territories, and American MO) Retired records from New Jersey, New York, puerto rico, the us Virgin Islands. http://www.cyndislist.com/territor.htm
Puerto Rico Herald, The Voice Of Puerto Rico Self-Determination, Vol. 2 No. 25 The new home of the puerto rico Herald. Greatly expanded, timely coverage of news, views, issues, columns, from the authoritative voice of puerto rico SelfDetermination. puerto rico remains a us http://www.puertorico-herald.org/issues/vol2n25
Extractions: (Commonwealth) Puerto Rico remains a US territory, US sovereignty, nationality and citizenship subject to the authority of Congress to continue or alter the current status of the territory and those born there. A form of independence with a close US treaty association. Puerto Ricans can seek permissive US citizenship under treaty, but current US citizenship at birth ends and treaty association including citizenship is not constitutionally guaranteed and can be ended at any time by either the US or Puerto Rico. Puerto Ricans have all the rights, responsibilities and benefits of the other 50 states, including full and guaranteed U.S. citizenship. Puerto Rico becomes an independent nation, and United States citizenship is terminated in favor of Puerto Rican citizenship. No expression of support for any of the political status options results from a vote for "none of the above". Click here for Complete Definitions of Plebiscite Status Options Consistent with U.S. Constitution, Congressional Findings and International Law
Extractions: New Report Highlights Key Actions and Addresses Threats The first-ever national assessment of the condition of U.S. coral reefs was released today by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA Led by , the 265-page report, The State of Coral Reef Ecosystems of the United States and Pacific Freely Associated States , was developed by 38 coral reef experts and 79 expert contributors. Prepared under the auspices of the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force, the report establishes a baseline that will now be used for biennial reports on the health of U.S. coral reefs . NOAA has also released A National Coral Reef Strategy , a report to Congress outlining specific action to address 13 major goals, including continuing mapping and monitoring, to safeguard reefs. The reports will be highlighted when the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force meets on October 2-3, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Co-chaired by the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of the Interior , the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force
Chronology--Puerto Rico 12 August us President William McKinley and French Ambassador Spain relinquished its sovereignty over the territories of Cuba, puerto rico, and Phillippines http://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/1898/chronpr.html
Extractions: Manuel Rojas organized the Separatist Party and pledged to create the independent Republic of Puerto Rico as part of an uprising known as the Grito de Lares ("The Cry of Lares") . His plantation in the town of Lares became the headquarters for like-minded revolutionaries who would push for a split from Spain. The Spanish provincial government in Puerto Rico established the Liberal Reform Party and the Liberal Conservative Party as the first true political organizations. The Liberal Conservatives opposed any movement for reform while debate raged among the Liberal Reformers between those who sought to be as much like Spain as possible and those who sought autonomy from the mother country. 22 March
Extractions: Maryland Local Governments Buy a Large Amount of Wind Power May 19, 2004 State and Utility Clean Energy Programs Chalk Up Successes May 19, 2004 More News Select a state or U.S. territory on the map or from the pull-down menu for summaries of State Energy Program sponsored projects in that state, SEP contacts in the state energy offices, links to the state energy office Web sites, project briefs, case studies on projects from that state, and links to state publications on renewable energy and energy efficiency. Select a State Alabama Alaska American Samoa Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Northern Mariana Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virgin Islands Virginia Washington Washington D.C.
EPA > Water > Puerto Rico Information available from the us EPA Office of volunteer monitoring groups that are active in puerto rico. Lists established by States and Territories in 1998 http://www.epa.gov/water/states/pr.html
Extractions: Water Recent Additions Contact Us Print Version Search: EPA Home Water Water Where You Live Publications ... Education Resources Information available from the U.S. EPA Office of Water about this state. 305B State Water Quality Fact Sheet - This page describes the water quality as reported by the state to congress. ( 305(b) report home) BEACH Watch - Monitoring information available about beach water quality. Survey is conducted on an annual basis. Bioassessment Projects Case Studies - Fifteen states currently have case study information of wetlands bioassement projects that includes history, project history, study design, monitoring information and lessons learned. Catalog of Watershed Groups for this State (Provided by Adopt Your Watershed Drinking Water - information about drinking water and drinking water contacts in the state. Volunteer Monitoring Programs - links with volunteer monitoring groups that are active in Puerto Rico. State Real-Time Air Pollution Data (Provided by Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards) Environmental Websites with real time data (provided by Surf Your Watershed.) - listed by state.
Extractions: Business Opportunities Recent Additions Contact Us Print Version Search: Advanced Search EPA Home Business Opportunities Grants and Environmental Financing ... Careers Office of Grants and Debarment - information on Grant Programs Administered by EPA. Brownfields Program: Grants - Brownfield sites are abandoned, idled, or under-used industrial and commercial facilities where expansion or redevelopment is complicated by real or perceived environmental contamination. Environmental Education Grants Program - The goal of this program is to support environmental education (EE) projects which enhance the public's awareness, knowledge, and skills to make informed and responsible decisions that affect environmental quality. Environmental Information Exchange Network Grant Program - The Exchange Network Grant Program provides funding to States, Territories, and Federally Recognized Indian Tribes to support the development of Environmental Information Exchange Network. The Exchange Network is an Internet- and standards-based, secure information systems network that supports the electronic collection, exchange, and integration of high-quality data. Funding for the grant program has been provided through annual congressional appropriations for the EPA.
Extractions: A law firm reportedly paid $1 million a year in Puerto Rico taxpayer funds by Governor Sila Calderon ("commonwealth" party/no national party) is raising funds for her party’s candidate for mayor of San Juan. It is not known whether these ‘in-kind’ contributions to the "commonwealth" campaign are being reported to Puerto Rico election authorities. Rather than join her gubernatorial administration in a top post, he opted for a lucrative contract for his law firm. Acevedo Sponsors Bill Inconsistent with His Trade Policy A bill to require federal officials to consult with territorial officials when negotiating trade agreements was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives May 6th by Representative Jeff Flake (R-AZ). It was co-sponsored by the representatives of the four of the five populated, unincorporated territories of the United States that have representatives in the House, including Puerto Rico. The legislation would correct an oversight in current law. Two provisions of law require consultation with State and local governments but do not require it with territorial governments. Flake is one of the Congress’ most outspoken advocates of free trade. His new bill takes the opposite approach to territorial trade concerns from the one advocated by Puerto Rico Resident Commissioner Anibal Acevedo Vila ("commonwealth" party/D). Acevedo nonetheless co-sponsored the bill.
Puerto Rico Status Debate as it did in the case of other us territories, including the thirtyseven territories that became to support economic subsidies to puerto rico which have http://www.lulac.org/Issues/PRstatus/PRDebate.html
Extractions: The Puerto Rico Status Debate: Why Congress? Why Now? One hundred years ago, Puerto Rico became a part of the United States in settlement of the Spanish-American War. Nineteen years later, the United States granted U.S. citizenship to the Island's inhabitants. Using its authority under the "territorial" clause of the U.S. Constitution, Congress over time has extended a measure of local self-rule to the American citizens of Puerto Rico. The current structure of local government, commonly known as "Commonwealth" was enacted in 1952. A bill (H.R. 856) sponsored by House Resources Committee Chairman Don Young (R-AK) recently passed the House under which the voters of Puerto Rico would be asked to choose whether to continue the current status, or to begin a process that could lead either to statehood for Puerto Rico or independence. A companion bill has been introduced in the Senate by Senator Larry Craig (R-ID). On April 2, the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources will begin its consideration of this issue. MEANINGFUL SELF-DETERMINATION FOR PUERTO RICO MUST BE
U.S. Department Of The Inteior: The Department Of Everything Else It lost responsibility for puerto rico after 1952, when legal relationships with the United States vary, all political development of the territories, with self http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/utley-mackintosh/interior12.htm
Extractions: THE DEPARTMENT OF EVERYTHING ELSE Territorial Affairs Territorial Affairs During most of America's nationhood, a major portion of the land under United States jurisdiction was in territories rather than states. In 1873, when Congress transferred territorial oversight from the Secretary of State to the Secretary of the Interior, the governance of some 1,629,000 square miles became a department responsibility. By then the United States had reached its present continental dimensions encompassing nearly 3,611,000 square miles, so that the territories covered about 45 percent of the national domain. From them were formed the states of Colorado in 1876; Montana, Washington, and North and South Dakota in 1889; Wyoming and Idaho in 1890; Utah in 1896; Oklahoma in 1907; Arizona and New Mexico in 1912; and Alaska in 1959. In 1898 the United States acquired its first insular possessions, annexing the Hawaiian Islands and obtaining Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines from Spain following the Spanish-American War. America's Pacific presence was extended a year later with the addition of several of the Samoan Islands. Only Hawaii came under Interior at the outset; the State Department took primary responsibility for Puerto Rico, the War Department supervised the Philippines, and the Navy Department oversaw Guam and American Samoa. When the United States purchased the Virgin Islands from Denmark in 1917, the Navy also took charge of that Caribbean possession.
Wind Energy Resource Atlas Of The United States California, and Texas) are subdivided, whereas some of the smaller states are combined on (a1) us Territories considered are puerto rico, three us http://rredc.nrel.gov/wind/pubs/atlas/chp1.html
Extractions: Table of Contents Acknowledgements This atlas estimates wind energy resource for the United States and its territories, . and indicates general areas where a high wind resource may exist. This information is valuable to wind energy developers and potential wind energy users because it allows them to choose a general area of estimated high wind resource for more detailed examination. A siting document, such as that written by Hiester and Pennell (1981) , can assist a potential user in going from wind resource assessment to site selection. The national wind resource assessment was one of the initial goals of the Federal Wind Energy Program. Early research in wind characteristics included the development and application of techniques for estimating the magnitude and distribution of wind resource over a selected area. In 1979 and 1980, the Pacific Northwest Laboratory (PNL) used these resource assessment techniques in preparing twelve regional wind energy atlases covering the United States and its territories ( Map A-l and Table A-l ). The atlases depicted annual and seasonal average wind resource on a regional and state level. They also included the wind resource's certainty rating and the areal distribution (percentage land area suitable for wind energy development) based on variations in land-surface form. In addition, summary national wind resource maps were produced (
IPE - Study Within U.S. students can attend one of 178 accredited universities in the United States, the us territories of puerto rico, Guam, and the us Virgin Islands, and http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~ipewwu/within/
Extractions: Through participation in the National Student Exchange (NSE), Western Washington University undergraduate students can attend one of 178 accredited universities in the United States, the U.S territories of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and five provinces of Canada. Western students can study for an academic term or academic year on exchange and pay in-state (resident) tuition rates to the host university. Host credits earned are transferred to Western Washington University and continuing student status is maintained while on exchange.
