Archive for August 31st, 2010

The Smithsonian and Arizona State University have launched a novel video conferencing partnership that will virtually take the University’s life science students into Panama’s tropics. Through the video-conferencing technology known as Vidyo, the students will be able to watch video feeds from remote areas in Panama to collect data and simultaneously communicate with researchers....
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There is a new coin in town that features Panama Viejo’s historic Convent of the Monks. Banco Nacional put the 50-cent piece into circulation on Monday, and in celebration, Panama Viejo’s Board exhibited National Bank President Carlos Henriquez’s money collection. The Panamanian government approved the coining of $3 million worth of the commemorative 50-cent...
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