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The Black Hole of 9.11

“For everybody knows or should know That if nothing drastic is done Aeroplane and Zeppelin will come out, Pitch like King Billy bomb-balls in Until the town is beaten flat.” Yeats, Lapis Lazuli It has been ten years since the fateful events of 9.11. Fateful...

Costa Rica surpassed Two Million Visitors in 2010

Official Data from the Immigration Office analyzed by ICT • International arrivals represent a growth of 9.2% For the second time in history, Costa Rica regained its annual visitation record of two million tourists in 2010, according to data from the...

Guatemala has its Very Own Tablet Computer

SAT, High Technology Sourcing Company, designed and developed the first flat computer Tablet designed in Guatemala, which will compete against the Galaxy, the Apple’s iPhone and against Samsung. Guatemalan engineers designed the tablet, which is called CyberTech Pad CT 8003,...

A Question of Character

The canyon fans out before me, and the gorge slices through the rocks below. Though I’m only a ten minute drive plus a ten minute walk from town, there isn’t another person in sight for miles. I cross three streamlets...

Of Ducks and Dudes

Recently I came upon the construction of a bicycle course adjacent to the creek that runs along the edge of town, behind the sycamore where I often take my sittings. When I arrived that morning, a group of boys...

One Costa Rica Retiree’s Excellent Bus Adventures

In my last column I was singing the praises of Costa Rica’s extensive bus system, pointing out the significant amount of money my husband Layne and I save by having no car. For the most part, the buses here...

Synapses of Insight

Living in the emergent global society, one of the questions that intrigues me is whether the lifeless consumeristic culture, which has overwhelmed people in America and generated a very high percentage of dead souls, has become virtually uniform. If...

The Age of Nation-States is Over

Apparently God uses nations for different purposes at different epochs in human history, and then discards them once that purpose is served. Sadly, such is now the case with my own country, the United States of America. Our present disappointment of a...

The Language of Being

It was a very windy day, with gusts up to 50 miles per hour. You would think the hummingbirds would be hunkered down somewhere. But a small fleet of them put on an incredible show in the backyard. Six or eight...

Migraines, Torture, and Fear

When I was in my 20’s, I suffered from both severe migraines and depression. They often go together. Their incidence has greatly increased in society, and I sympathize with the many people grappling with them. Perhaps my story can...
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IMN Announces Increased Rainfall and Humid Conditions for This Weekend

The IMN forecasts greater atmospheric instability starting this Friday and continuing over the next few days. The weekend will...