Puerto Rico’s population exodus is all about jobs
Puerto Rico’s Brain Drain: UPRM
University of Puerto Rico CASA Radar Research Student Testbed, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico’s population exodus is all about jobs – Repost
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New Book Announcement: Management of Drip/Trickle or Micro Irrigation – Forthcoming Spring 2012
Management of Drip/Trickle or Micro Irrigation
By Megh R. Goyal, PhD, Professor in Agricultural and Biomedical Engineering, University of Puerto Rico
http://www.appleacademicpress.com
This important book—the only complete, one-stop manual on microirrigation worldwide—offers knowledge and techniques necessary to develop and manage a drip/trickle or micro irrigation system. The simplicity of the contents facilitates a technician to develop an effective micro irrigation system. Management of Drip/Trickle or Micro Irrigation includes the basic considerations relating to soil-water-plant interactions, with topics such as methods for soil moisture measurement; evapotranspiration; irrigation systems; tensiometer use and installation; principles of drip/ micro/trickle irrigation; filtration systems; automation; chloration; service and maintenance; design of drip irrigation and lateral lines; the evaluation of uniformity of application; and an economical analysis for selecting irrigation technology.
Agricultores podrían demandar a la Autoridad de Tierras
Agricultores podrían demandar a la Autoridad de Tierras
“Le han dado contrato a otras personas a $30 por cuerda cuando nosotros pagábamos $85 por cuerda”, dijo Hernández, quien tiene seis obreros en su finca.
Photos from UPRM Soil and Water Management Class field trip to a farm in the Coloso Valley in 2011.
Human Creativity II
Human Creativity
My son Julian shared this great example of human creativity with me. Hope you enjoy it.
After Recess: Change the World
Op-Ed
After Recess: Change the World
By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF
Published: February 4, 2012
A BATTLE between a class of fourth graders and a major movie studio would seem an unequal fight. Changing the world via internet petitions.
Damon Winter/The New York Times
Nicholas D. Kristof
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pragwater.com is not just for Puerto Rico
Two weeks ago, pragwater.com started using a free online service called ClusterMaps. We were happy to learn that pragwater.com has received visits from people all over the world, 27 countries in all. Here is the breakdown:
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