Mexico's death museum lives up to name Oct 30, 2009
AGUASCALIENTES, Mexico - Dead men may tell no tales, but death itself is another story ... At the same time, the Autonomous University of Aguascalientes, a state college, was looking to found an art museum and wanted something different, Padilla said ... Both sides were thrilled to death to have found each other, and in June 2007, the museum, with Bajonero's donation as its core collection, opened in two buildings owned by the university in downtown Aguascalientes. (AZCentral -- News)
Museum looks death in the eyes Oct 30, 2009
By Chris Hawley, USA TODAY AGUASCALIENTES, Mexico Dead men may tell no tales, but death itself well, in Mexico, the subject fills an entire museum ... The museum, with Bajonero's donation as its core collection, opened in 2007 in two buildings owned by the university in downtown Aguascalientes. (USA Today -- News)
Mexico's Environmental Ministry and Grupo Salinas Award 'Las Ciudades Mas Limpias de Mexico' Prize to Foment Anti-Litter Campaigns Oct 28, 2009
The "Ciudades Mas Limpias de Mexico" contest targets municipal governments throughout Mexico, as well as delegation offices in Mexico City to promote best practices for cleaning streets, beaches, parks and forests, with gold medal prizes awarded to Izamal, Yucatan; Benito Juarez, Quintana Roo; Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes and Culiacan, Sinaloa. Silver medal recipients were: Chihuahua, Chihuahua; Tulum, Quintana Roo; Tulancingo, Hidalgo; Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas; Chiapa de Corzo, Chiapas;... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
US customs detains Mexican human rights activist Oct 18, 2009
Santos-Gonzalez and Gonzalez-Guerra are accused of arranging to slip six adults and two children from Aguascalientes, Mexico, into the U.S. at Calexico, Calif. about 95 miles east of San Diego, for $3,000 to $3,500 each, and of housing the illegal immigrants in their garage in Pacific. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Jack L. McIntosh Oct 4, 2009
Those left here crying, laughing and loving are his wife, Gwen; his children, Steve and Bonnie McIntosh and their children, Dyllon and Braydon of Iowa City, Brian McIntosh and Jessica Hoyt of North Liberty, James and Mandi McIntosh and their children, Ryan, Kameron, Madison and Elsa of West Liberty, Andrea of West Liberty and her children, Cecelia and her sons, Ivan, Michael and Ismauel of Jalisco, Mexico and Mark of Aguascalientes, Mexico; his sister and brother-in-law, Beverly and Lynn Braden... (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Forecast » Sep 23, 2009
Jackson, MS 39201 Last Updated: 09/23/09 05:31:19 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 90% Barometer: 30. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Famed trumpeter Fred Mills killed in car crash Sep 9, 2009
As a trumpeter, the Canada native performed across the globe - from Sweden's Brass Nova to Orquesta Sinfonica de Aguascalientes in Mexico. In 1961, he was a founding member of the American Symphony Orchestra in New York. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Axtel Announces an Offer to Purchase and Solicitation of Consents for Any and All of its Outstanding 11% Senior Unsecured Notes Due 2013 Sep 3, 2009
The Company provides local, long distance, data, internet, integrated solutions and value-added communications services in 39 of the largest metropolitan areas in the country, including Mexico City, Monterrey, Guadalajara, Puebla, Toluca, Leon, Queretaro, San Luis Potosi, Saltillo, Aguascalientes, Ciudad Juarez, Tijuana, Torreon (Laguna Region), Veracruz, Chihuahua, Celaya, Irapuato, Cd. Victoria, Reynosa, Tampico, Cuernavaca, Merida, Morelia, Pachuca, Hermosillo, San Juan del Rio, Xalapa,... (PR Newswire)
Nissan revs up in Rosenberg Aug 31, 2009
Located on the new Victoria-to-Rosenberg KCS main line, the facility provides direct access to the Nissan manufacturing facility in Aguascalientes, Mexico, as well as the Port of Lazaro Cardenas ... Nissan officials could not be reached for comment, but Bowers says the two Nissan models that will be distributed through the new center are likely to be the Sentra and Versa sedans, since those are the two kinds of cars manufactured out of the automaker s Aguascalientes plant. (Houston Business Journal, TX)
Mexico drought forces water curbs Aug 21, 2009
In Mexican states like San Luis, Aguascalientes and Colima, some farmers have been unable to successfully plant their crops because of a lack of rain, while others watched their corn and bean plants wilt. Authorities are handing out cash to small farmers in hard-hit areas. (MSNBC -- International)
UMES HOOPS ALUM COACHES TEAM TO BRONZE MEDAL Aug 18, 2009
AGUASCALIENTES, Mexico - Former University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) men's basketball standout loves the game of basketball. He loves playing it, he loves coaching it and he loves what it can do for the youth of a nation. (Umeshawks.com)
Victors emerge in Mexico's budget airline wars Aug 13, 2009
Destinations: Acapulco, Aguascalientes, Canc;n, Chihuahua, Culiacan, Guadalajara, Hermosillo, La Paz, Le;n/Baj;o, Los Cabos, Mazatl;n, M;rida, Mexicali, Monterrey, Morelia, Oaxaca, Puebla, Puerto Vallarta, Tapachula, Toluca, Tijuana, Uruapan ... Destinations: Acapulco, Aguascalientes, Chetumal, Ciudad del Carmen, Colima, Cozumel, Culiacan, Guadalajara, Huatulco, Ixtapa-Zijuatanejo, Le;n/Baj;o, Los Cabos, Manzanillo, M;rida, Mexicali, Mexico City, Minatitlan, Nuevo Laredo, Oaxaca, Puerto... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
- At 87, El Centro man still knows how to put on a party 0 Aug 9, 2009
Originally from the central Mexican state of Aguascalientes, Macias arrived in Mexicali in 1947, finding work in the cotton fields and in highway construction. He s proud to say he never came to the United States as an illegal immigrant. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
At Mexico's edge, deported migrants are left in limbo Jul 21, 2009
Juan Jose Alonzo Oropeza, 33, made the trip north from Aguascalientes three years ago ... He plans to go to Aguascalientes and apply for a green card. (AZCentral -- News)
KCS, WWL to establish car distribution hub Jul 17, 2009
It is also on the new Victoria to Rosenberg KCS main line and provides direct access to the Nissan manufacturing facility at Aguascalientes, Mexico and the Port of Lazaro Cardenas. The facility is a joint development project of Oakbrook, Ill. (Houston Business Journal, TX)
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico Reports Passenger Traffic Decrease of 20.1% for June 2009 Jul 8, 2009
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico, S.A.B. de C.V. (GAP) operates twelve airports throughout Mexico's Pacific region, including the major cities of Guadalajara and Tijuana, the four tourist destinations of Puerto Vallarta, Los Cabos, La Paz and Manzanillo, and six other mid-sized cities: Hermosillo, Guanajuato, Morelia, Aguascalientes, Mexicali and Los Mochis. In February 2006, GAP's shares were listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "PAC" and on the Mexican Stock Exchange... (PR Newswire)
Mexican artists paintings are exhibited in Douglas Jun 28, 2009
His paintings have been exhibited in galleries in places like London, New York, Texas, Monterrey, Mexico City, Aguascalientes and Villahermosa. His works invite people to appreciate vases, fruits and pantries. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Mexicos sickly economy now suffers from flu Apr 30, 2009
Mexico has cut short the San Marcos Fair, known as the Super Bowl of cockfighting and bullfighting, a 181-year-old festival that draws 7 million people to northern Aguascalientes state for three weeks each year. Folk dancers packed ribboned gowns and fighters put strutting birds back in their cages on Sunday as they closed after only a week. (MSNBC -- Business)
Discovering the oldest winery in the Americas Apr 15, 2009
One of his first acts as governor was to order thousands of grapevines planted throughout New Spain; the first vineyards took root in Puebla, Quer;taro, Aguascalientes and Coahuila states ... Significant quantities of grapes grow in seven states, generally divided into three broad areas: North (Baja California and Sonora); La Laguna (Coahuila and Durango); and Center (Zacatecas, Aguascalientes and Quer;taro). (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
The lessons in the game Mar 22, 2009
According to teacher Mark Wolfe, Esperanza Rising, set in 1930, tells the story of Esperanza Ortega, born into a wealthy family in Aguascalientes, Mexico. After several unfortunate events, she and her mother decide to start life anew and emigrate to the United States with some of their former servants. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Front pages from around the globe Mar 9, 2009
The new protocol will be used in the states of Oaxaca, Baja California, Chiapas, Michoacan, Tamaulipas, the state of Mexico, Guanajuato, Sonora, Chihuahua and Aguascalientes. Violence and tourism. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Local Weather Feb 8, 2009
Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 02/08/09 07:15:32 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 89% Barometer: 30. (Florida Today)
