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Jorge Vilarrasa’s grandfather left Spain 50 years ago to start a wood production company. His business became a regional lea er recognized for its forest conservation practices and eco-friendly plywood. “During our best times we were producing 2,000 cubic meters per month and we employed 400 people,” boasted Vilarrasa, the company’s president. Those days are over. “Now...
Spanish Teaching (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
The midfielder looks unlikely to play a part in the World Cup play-off after picking up a knee problem yesterday.
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
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The Independent (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
The wind whipping up the Channel and into the harbour of Le Havre today served notice to the 20 yachts in the Bassin Paul Vatine that, come Sunday when they set off on the 5,000-mile Transat Jacques Vabre to Costa Rica, that the price of a sunny South American finish will be an opening autumnal slap in the face.
Costa Rica News, Travel and Reviews (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Oscar awoke yesterday to a big flag of Nicaragua on the Presidential House Website after hackers hacked the ‘low cost’ software that was running the website. Currently the website is down until it can be assured that hackers can no longer access the website and change its content. The website was developed by INA, INA [...]
Travelblog (Free subscription) | yesterday
ldquoThere are no words to describe that paradise.rdquo These were the words of my friend Jeff who lives in San Jose Costa Rica when I asked him about Playa Samara. It is a beach town five hours west of San Jose on the Pacific Coast. It is one of the last and best pure beach towns left whose coastline hasnrsquot become an advertisement for hotel chains. ldquoYoursquore going to love
Jews sans frontieres (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
Voting record of UN members on the General Assembly resolution: In favor: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Comoros, Congo, Cuba, Cyprus, Democratic People’s...
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
The FBI's Sacramento office has added a Plumas County woman wanted on suspicion of killing her husband and running over his grave to its list of fugitives on the department's Web page. Nazira Maria Cross, 43, is wanted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in connection with the killing of her husband last year at their home in rural Plumas County. The FBI alleges that she poisoned her husband, and,...
Chicagoist (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
"Wacker Drive looks pretty nice from up here." Photo via Wired. The Tribune is calling today's story about "Dark Knight" director Christopher Nolan's incarcerated brother and his planned prison escape "Batman-like," which is good bait to get you into the story. But when you read deeper, it turns out that the tale being told isn't terribly Batty at all - it's only barely...
PALAEOBLOG (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Polymorphic Butterfly Reveals the Missing Link in Ecological Speciation . 2009. N. L. Chamberlain, et al. Science 326: 847-850. Scientists find a population of butterflies that appears to be splitting into 2 species. Polymorphic mimicry in Heliconius cydno alithea in western Ecuador, where the white form mimics the white species Heliconius sapho and the yellow form mimics the yellow species Heliconius...
Salon.com (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
In this month’s Atlantic magazine , investigative reporter Nadya Labi rides along with a man who kidnaps children for a living. Gus Zamora specializes in the “snatchback” – recovering children who have been spirited away to a foreign country by one parent (the “taking parent”) against the wishes of the other parent (the “left-behind parent”). He asks...
Top 10 Costa Rica (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
By executive order the government of Costa Rica has decided on a ban on new weapons permits to all foreigners and an exhaustive review of all existing permits held by foreigners and revoke any permits if such permits cannot be justified, said yesterday the ministro de la Presidencia, Rodrigo Arias Sánchez. Currently a total of 2,023 [...]
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Scientists find a population of butterflies that appears to be splitting into 2 speciesBreaking up may actually not be hard to do, say scientists who've found a population of tropical butterflies that may be on its way to a split into two distinct species.The cause of this particular break-up? A shift in wing color and mate preference.In a paper published this week in the journal Science, the researchers...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
French Castles, Caribbean islands and private jets are not enough to show the super-riches' worth. According to Forbes October, some Forbes 400 fortunes are bigger than entire countries economies. Bill Gates' net worth (50 billion U.S. dollars) is greater than the GDP of Costa Rica (48.3 billion U.S. dollars). Warren Buffett's net worth equals DPRK's GDP (40 billion U.S. dollars). Larry Ellison's net...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
TAMARINDO, Costa Rica, November 6 /PRNewswire/ -- The family of missing British journalist, Michael Dixon, continues to search for him following his disappearance in Costa Rica. Michael was reported missing over two weeks ago in Tamarindo, Guanacaste, where he was on holiday.
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neilsamsung | 12/10/2009
So you have searched all the listing sites for Costa Rica on the web. Read everything you could on how to invest, where to invest, what pitfalls to watch out for, and how to get a good return on your investment . Well, by now you are probably more confused than when you started. The following steps will help to simplify the process and ensure your buying experience will prove fruitful and enjoyable...
neilsamsung | 01/10/2009
So you have searched all the listing sites for Costa Rica on the web. Read everything you could on how to invest, where to invest, what pitfalls to watch out for, and how to get a good return on your investment. Well, by now you are probably more confused than when you started. The following steps will help to simplify the process and ensure your buying experience will prove fruitful and enjoyable...
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