Costa Rica
The Blackest of the Black Sheep
May 17, 2012
It’s a paradox, but the more things break down, the more people cling to old forms, and the greater the pressure to conform to them. As the black sheep of my family, I know how destructive the demand of conformity can be. I didn’t need a tattoo to be a non-conformist, since my non-conformity wasn’t [...]
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May 17, 2012
When U.S. Marine Logan Thibault (Zac Efron) finds a strange woman’s picture, while on duty in Iraq, he realizes that by holding on to the pic he seems to survive when others around him don’t. “These things don’t just happen” says an unnamed extra before being blown up to pieces and finally convincing Logan that [...]
The Figueres Family led Costa Rica’s Revolution, and Now its Green Revolution
May 17, 2012
As the Bonn climate talks begin, John Vidal speaks to former president José María Figueres about Costa Rica’s journey towards sustainability Say the name Figueres in Costa Rica and it’s bound to get a reaction. José “Don Pepe” Figueres led the 1948 revolution, was president three times, nationalised the banks and gave wom…
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Extraterrestrial Intelligence: The Search Gets Harder
May 17, 2012
The opportunity to learn more about where we fit into the vastness of the cosmos is under threat from shortsighted decision makers who have politicized science. For much of the 20th century, governments around the world wanted to boldly go where no man had gone before. More recently, though, austerity budgets around the world and [...]
Helio – Andres Campos Interview
May 17, 2012
The last few years have shown an increase in Costa Rican film production, with titles like “El regreso”, “El sanatorio” and “A ojos cerrados” becoming box office hits and earning warm responses from audiences and national critics alike; however, for every movie that gets its chance in the spotlight, many other Costa Rican productions go…
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Conquering Hike a Milestone for Nick Danger
May 16, 2012
EDMONTON – An irresistible challenge presented itself when I surfed the web just before my second hip operations in December. “Conquer the volcano and help the Canadian Diabetes Association,” it read. My heart raced when I discovered that a fundraising hike up the 1,916-metre (6,286-foot) Rincon de la Vieja Volcano in Costa Rica was plann…
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Mind Change
May 15, 2012
Oxford neuroscientist Susan Greenfield argues that we need to snap out of our complacency and look at the unprecedented impacts of new technology on our brains. It is not unusual, these days, for children to spend five hours a day looking at computer screens or mobile phones. That’s five hours a day that they’re not [...]
Beach Front, Ocean View Hotel For Sale
May 15, 2012
A quiet hotel on the beach overlooking the Pacific Ocean, Gulf of Nicoya, the mountains and islands of Nicoya. Conveniently located within walking distance to the ferries, cruise ships, bus station, restaurants, bars and casino. Reduced to sell at $ 649,000. The property is in 2 separate and joining lots. These are not being offered separately. The…
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Been Scammed or Defrauded in Costa Rica?
May 15, 2012
Costa Rica like every country has people that look to take advantage of others in the pursuit of financial gain, otherwise known as scammers or scam artists. They will use the inadequacy of the legal system, the unethical lawyers, or the banking laws to take money out of your pocket and put it in theirs leaving you [...]
Regarding Religionists and Atheists
May 14, 2012
At the core of the Christian faith is the idea of “God becoming man in Jesus.” When I became old enough to question my conditioning in my mid-teens, I instinctively felt this was wrong. I saw that making Jesus into God meant that God was in the image of man, and that made no sense [...]
