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Daily Archives: February 18, 2011
Agricultural firm plans to make power with biogas
The Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad and the Grupo Pelón are inaugurating a biogas plant to generate electricity today. The site is at the Finca el Pelón de la Bajura some 10 kilometers east of Liberia. At the same time representatives … Continue reading
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Featured Guanacaste artist interprets bulls and masks
Another Guanacaste artist is being featured Saturday at the Hidden Garden Art Gallery in Liberia. He is Joseph Jackson Guadamuz Guadamuz, a Universidad de Costa Rica graduate. He has exhibited his visual art, scenic and mural in San José, Guanacaste, … Continue reading
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Scientific accident holds promise for bald humans
Researchers have stumbled across what may turn out to be a miracle treatment for hair loss in humans. The scientists were investigating how stress affects the digestive system when they made the discovery. The team at the University of California-Los … Continue reading
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Ms. Figueres urges Latins to capitalize on climate pact
The United Nations climate change chief today called on Latin American nations to fully capitalize on opportunities to take climate change action to the next level, building on the achievements reached at last year’s conference in Cancún, Mexico. “The Cancún … Continue reading
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Vines cause structural change to tropical forests, study says
In the American tropics, thick woody vines called lianas are outpacing trees. They’re sucking up soil, nutrients and water, leaving less resources for the trees around them. University of Wisconsin plant ecologist Stefan Schnitzer studies these aggressive, fast growing vines … Continue reading
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Woman fighting trash fire becomes first victim of season
The season of trash, field and brush fires has taken its first casualty. A woman in San Rafael de Alajuela suffered burns over 10 percent of her arms and body Thursday afternoon when she tried to put out a trash … Continue reading
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Two more cases Thursday of crooks wearing police garb
If police officers come to your door, you ought to call the cops. That is the advice from Fuerza Pública officials as more and more crooks are dressing in blue uniforms. There were two such incidents Thursday, and real police … Continue reading
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Roads perpetually bad despite official promises
The sad shape of the roadways in Costa Rica is a national black eye to the country. The picture in the Feb 16th edition, submitted by Roy Whaley, shows the dangerous condition of the road between Tilarán and Fortuna, which by … Continue reading
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Freedoms include religion and not being coerced
If Mr. Edwards wants to live his life according to the dictates of his particular religion, that’s fine — but he seems to overlook the fact that many people do not subscribe to his faith. It is therefore presumptuous of … Continue reading
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Here is a vote for change, radical, internal change
I see a continuing problem with the Latin way of governing. Our new president is falling into the same old trap as all the other presidents have. They want to talk and talk and talk. They have this fear of … Continue reading
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ICE hopes to drive stake through TDMA March 3
The telecom agency has ordered the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad to embark on an advertising campaign to inform TDMA users that their cell phone service will be discontinued March 3. This is the latest chapter in the travails of the … Continue reading
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Showing the colors
There should not be any doubt as to the origin of this wine. U.S. producers were at the Hotel Real Intercontinental in Escazú Thursday night promoting their wines, meats, cheeses and other foods. The wine was from California, and producers … Continue reading
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Zoellick warns of spike in world price of foods
he head of the World Bank says a sharp rise in food prices has pushed 44 million people into extreme poverty. World Bank President Robert Zoellick is calling on the Group of 20 leading and emerging economies to put food … Continue reading
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