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On Copyright, Politicians Just Don’t Understand
Concern about copyright laws have led to Pirate Party members being elected in Spain, Austria, Sweden, the Czech Republic, and especially Germany in recent years. The movement's founder weighs in on the latest rounds of attempts to fix copyright...
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Costa Rica Announces New Fiscal Measures to Contain Deficit
SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA, April 18 (Reuters) - Costa Rican president Laura Chinchilla announced a new set of measures to contain the country's growing fiscal deficit, after a draft tax reform bill was thrown out by a high court...
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Beyond Interview, Into Inquiry
In most interviews for public reading or viewing, indeed in nearly all of them, a strict and unspoken format is followed. The interviewer asks questions and the interviewee gives answers. There is a radically different approach—questioning together.Humankind faces an...
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The Future of Costa Rica: Leading Biofuel Production
Contact: Dan Chambers FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETel: 506-2261-6822 CR Tel: 506-8818-0262 Email: [email protected] FUTURE OF COSTA RICA: LEADING BIOFUEL PRODUCTIONOver the years, terms like construction, development and real estate have failed to take into consideration the words sustainability and...
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Chicharronera El Establo – San Joaquin de Flores
San Joaquin de Flores is a quaint town located just outside of Heredia about 15 minutes outside of San Jose. It is known for its safety, and very tranquil atmosphere. The main street is easy to pass by if...
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Río Pacuare Adventure
Many people come to Costa Rica for the nightlife. It’s fun to party and there is no shortage of places to go in San Jose a noche. “Yeah, I love the nature too”. Well, get out and see it....
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America in Decline?
Q&A: Zbigniew Brzezinski, former national security advisor to U.S. President Jimmy Carter, talks about the implications of the rise of China and what it means for the United States.There have been other periods in recent American history where the...
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Titanic at 100: Why We Still Care
A hundred years after its sinking, Titanic rests on a muddy plain, torn apart, scattered, slowly eroding into the eternal darkness of the sea. It is a ghost town, its well-preserved decks and artifacts a powerful reminder of the...
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Two Kinds of Listening
This past week I had a four-way ‘skype dialogue’ with three fellows—two on the other side of the pond, in England and Ireland, and two on each side of this continent. It was a lesson in the difference between...
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Costa Rican Diplomat is Latest Venezuela Kidnap Victim Freed
(RTTNews) - A Costa Rican diplomat who was abducted in the Venezuelan capital city of Caracas earlier this week has been released unharmed by his captors, Venezuelan officials said Tuesday.In a Twitter message posted Tuesday, Venezuelan Interior Minister Tarek...
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Costa Rican Philharmonic Brings Back the Greats of 2000s Alternative Rock and Pop Punk
The Costa Rica Philharmonic Orchestra presents a concert featuring some of the most memorable alternative rock and pop punk...