Vieques

(Video) MIT's Jason Pontin: Tablets Must be Based on Open Standards to Succeed

Andy Plesser | Posted 04.14.2012

Read More: Jason Pontin, Publishing, Apple, Vieques, Android, Apple Tablet, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Technology, Tablets, Magazines, Video, Technology News
Andy Plesser

The "feckless infatuation" of magazine publishers in creating closed-garden Apps to replicate their publications has proven to be a disappointment, s...

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(video) MIT's Jason Pontin: Media "Platform Agnosticism" is Dead, Long Live "Platform Committed"

Andy Plesser | Posted 05.28.2012

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Andy Plesser

VIEQUES, PR -- For media companies to succeed, they need to operate on the platforms they know best, not distribute content on places which are not t...

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Architect John Hix Opens First Solar-Powered Resort in Caribbean (Video)

Andy Plesser | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Architecture, Vieques Puerto Rico, Caribbean, Vieques, Canada, Solar Power, Eco-Tourism, Video, Travel News
Andy Plesser

John Hix, the noted Canadian architect and developer of the Hix Island House, the high-design, eco-resort on the Caribbean island of Vieques, has ope...

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PHOTOS: Where 'The Bachelor' Stayed Last Night

Posted 01.31.2012

Read More: TV Shows, Puerto Rico, The Bachelor Hotel, Hotels, Video, The Bachelor, Vieques, Caribbean, The Bachelor W Vieques, Travel Tv, Caribbean Travel, Abc, Destinations, Travel News

Monday night's episode of "The Bachelor" landed in Puerto Rico, where eligible fan-favorite Ben Flajnik checked into the W Retreat & Spa - Vieques Isl...

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AOL, Digitas, MSNBC.com, MIT, NBC News, Taboola, Others Set for Beet.TV Leadership Retreat in March

Andy Plesser | Posted 03.09.2012

Read More: MIT Technology Review, Beet Retreat, Beet.TV, Vieques, Video, Technology News
Andy Plesser

I am pleased to announce the preliminary list of speakers for our two-day, executive retreat at the W Retreat and Spa on the island of Vieques on Mar...

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Crazy Stuff We Did During Summer Vacation

Fathom | Posted 10.21.2011

Read More: Puerto Rico Street Food, Antarctica, The Pantanal, Wisconsin, Fathom, Vieques, Rajasthan, Ernest Shackleton, Alain Ducasse, Zambia, Summer Vacation Ideas, Her Majesty, Gotta See This, Paris, Grown-Up Summer Camp, Anish Kapoor, Camp Wandawega, Ascot, Slidepollajax, Travel Blogs, Berlin, Travel News
Fathom

These tales of adventure instantly transport us from our cubicle to the age of exploration.

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VIDEO: Vieques' Historic Malecon, a Walking Tour of a "Perfect Tropical Harbor"

Andy Plesser | Posted 09.02.2011

Read More: Travel, Vieques Puerto Rico, Vieques, Carribean, Travel News
Andy Plesser

2011-07-03-Screenshot20110703at3.15.58PM.jpg We toured historic Malecon in Esperanza, the sleepy tourist town on the south coast of Vieques, the "perfect tropical harbor."

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The People of Vieques, Puerto Rico Deserve Justice from the U.S. Government

Rep. Steven Rothman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Committee on Science and Technology, Atsdr, Vieques Puerto Rico, Vieques, Barack Obama, Steve Rothman, Politics News
Rep. Steven Rothman

The people of Vieques deserve answers for the undisputed high rates of disease that they have encountered over the years after military weapons tests.

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Hidden Health Crisis: Vieques Seeks Its Day in Court

Jesse Lava | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Social Justice, Vieques Puerto Rico, Vieques, Cnn, Navy, Health Care, Eric Holder, Lawsuit, Politics News
Jesse Lava

Vieques is a small island with a big problem. And the Obama administration is fighting to keep it that way.

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Love Your Neighbor, Love the Earth

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Vieques, Puerto Rican, Compensatory Damages, Toxic Metals, Compensation, Health, Government, Puerto Rican Island, US Navy, Bush Administration, Contaminants, Target Range, Justice Department, Protest, Justice, Sovereign Immunity, Advocacy, Green Living, Green News
Jim Wallis

We cannot claim to care for the poor while we turn our backs on our role in the destruction of the most basic resources our neighbors need for survival.

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