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U.S. republic is in jeopardyfrom sleepy acceptance Dear A.M. Costa Rica: Kudos to Axel Marquardt of San José for an excellent article on HAARP. I wonder how many people take the time to read and research important matters? Judging by the sleepy acceptance of what the world conspirators led by Obama for his handlers, I would say that “Dancing with the Stars,” Jerry and Maury and the titillation of mostly poor and illiterate black and white women bringing their dirty linen to the public forum, along with children that cannot spell ( TXT) or do simple math that the elite planners of the conspiracy to rule the globe has almost come full circle. If those of you in South America believe that Obama is your new Santa Claus, think again, as I think he is worse than Bush. This U.S.A. is no longer a free standing Republic. And for those who wish to continue to be Imprisoned, they may continue to drink the water laced with lithium and other planned depressants. The U.S.A. will soon morph into a consortium along with Canada and Mexico, which is almost finished as a free standing nation (already a fascist police state fighting for it’s life) and cannot even keep it’s police or military from being corrupted (over 40,000 dead from drug wars). AmeriKa needs to awaken so we can spell its once proud name correctly. Milt Farrow
Titusville. U.S.A. Country needs referendum on its future direction Dear A.M. Costa Rica: "The issue is that Costa Rica will never reach first world status in large part is due to its failure to put the rule of law first." The above statement by P. H. Anders hits the nail squarely on the head. He correctly points out how the past system "worked" for the powerful few in a small country in a bygone era. However, that system is totally inadequate today and is the root cause of the crime problems Costa Rica, and other countries still using the system, now have. That's the problem. What's the solution? Replace the old legal system with a new one. Costa Rica needs to have a national referendum that: 1. Clearly identifies the history of the old system. 2. Clearly identifies the problems with it. 3. Adequately explains how a FAIR AND HONEST "rule of law" system will help. 4. Enables citizens to vote for maintaining the status quo or replacing it. Will this happen in OUR lifetime? No. But if Costa Rica really wants to escape Third World status it has to happen eventually. Duggo Hix
Tampa. Florida The planet is in chaos with quake and nuclear peril Dear A.M. Costa Rica: I enjoyed the letter by Mr. Axel Marquardt referring to the HAARP program and the comparison to Al Gore's fantasy about global warming. If anyone who knew Al Gore's lifestyle really believed that he cares about global warming, they would also believe the conspiracy theory about HAARP. Mr. Gore lives in a palace of a home that is anything but energy efficient, as well as driving around in a fleet of vehicles that would embarrass a Saudi sheik. As far as HAARP goes, there is NO evidence one way or the other to prove whether or not it is harmful to the weather or people in general. But I was amazed that Mr. Marquardt and I agree that it is an arrogant fallacy to believe that humans can reshape the future of the climate of the planet in a noticeable way in 10,000 years, but that HAARP can do so now. The planet is currently in chaos, due to an earthquake and a man made nuclear plant that is in peril, and we have wars and rumors of wars all over the planet, just like the Christian Bible has predicted, So it would seem we have more to worry about than climate change and HAARP. We should focus our energy, on saving the survivors of the Japanese disaster, and the survivors of the revolutions now taking place around the globe. But I guess we all have our own priorities ! Fred Cole
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| San José, Costa Rica, Wednesday, March 23, 2011, Vol. 11, No. 58 | |||||||||||
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| The seasonal change is ushered in with a minor cold spell |
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There's a chill in the Central Valley air, but the big news is that the country is on the verge of a seasonal change. The Instituto Meteorological Nacional said Tuesday that the cooler temperatures would be warming up slightly today. The institute also predicted morning rain today in the northern zone and along the Caribbean coast. Afternoon rains were predicted for the central and south Pacific as well as in most of the mountains. Weather Underground, which provides forecasts for A.M. Costa Rica, was a bit more pessimistic. It predicts rain for the next four days with a 50 percent chance of rain today in the San José areas. Tuesday, although chilly, was clear over most of the country. Typically the rainy season transition begins around Easter Week, but easter is late this year, April 22. The chill Tuesday was in the Central Valley. On both coasts the weather was toasty. Limón had a low of 18.1 C (64.6 F) and a high of 32.2 C (90 F). At Hacienda Pinilla in Santa Cruz on the Pacific the low was 24.4 (76 F) and the high was 33.1 C. (91.6 F), according to the automatic weather stations there. That contrasted with Cartago, which had a low of 12.5 C (54.5 F) and a high of 20.7 C (69.7 F). At La Lucha higher up in Desamparados the low was 10.7 C (51.3 F) and the high was 22.3 C (72.1 F). The weather station on the summit of Volcán Turrialba registered a low of 4.6 C. (40.3 F) and a high of 11.5 C (52.7 F). Along with the rainy season comes concerns about hurricanes. The tropical weather project at Colorado State University in Fort Collins said that it expects to see approximately 17 named storms, nine hurricanes and five major hurricanes during the 2011 hurricane season. These |
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insights," the forecasters said. They are Philip J. Klotzbach and William M. Gray, who have been fairly accurate in hurricane predictions. They characterized the season as quite active and well above the activity of the averages of the years between 1995 to 2010. Their forecast, made Dec. 8, is based on an extended-range early December statistical prediction scheme that utilizes 58 years of past data, they said. Gray is highly respected for his hurricane predictions, but he angers fellow scientists because he doubts that humans have much effect on the world's weather. He said much of the global warming scare comes from scientists trying to get money to fund their research. Although Gray and Klotzbach say the chance of hurricane landfalls in the Caribbean is greater than average for 2011, hurricanes almost never touch Costa Rica. However, the indirect effects can be very damaging. The next forecast will be released April 8. The Atlantic hurricane season officially begins June 1. Meanwhile, the U.S. National Hurricane Information Center reported that the names of two hurricanes have been retired because of the damage they did in 2010. Igor caused $200 million in damages and killed three persons in Newfoundland Sept. 21. Tomas caused extensive damage in Costa Rica and also in Caribbean islands, including Haiti where it killed 35 persons in November. Tomas was the storm that caused a slide that killed 25 persons in San Antonio de Escazú, put up to 3,000 persons in shelters or otherwise homeless and caused a cascade of mud and debris that ripped through Acosta. Had they not been retired, the names would have been in the rotation in 2016, the center said. |
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| San José, Costa Rica, Wednesday, March 23, 2011, Vol. 11, No. 58 | |||||||||
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A small fire on the third floor of Hospital San Juan de Dios appears to have been set, and the Ministerio Público confirmed Tuesday that the blaze was under investigation. The fire was a reminder of the July 12, 2005, tragedy at Hospital Calderón Guardia, also in San José, where 19 persons died. That fire started in a small storage room. Firemen moved aggressively and damage was confined to some papers in the office of the chief of surgery at the hospital. Firemen quickly had 11 trucks and 32 persons at the scene. The call came in about 7:12 p.m. Someone saw |
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office window, which is why firemen were able to arrive so quickly. The first crew arrived in just three minutes. A report from the Cuerpo de Bomberos said there was no way the blaze could have started accidentally. So the case was turned over to the Judicial Investigating Organization. Agents later said that about 20 hospital employees had easy access to the site of the blaze, and these individuals would be questioned. The hospital's surgery wing has been in the news. Last week the Ministerio de Salud closed 15 operating rooms because of dilapidated conditions. |
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Fuerza Pública officers stopped a Nicaraguan-licensed bus Sunday near Sixaola in southeastern Costa Rica and found what they said were 27 illegal immigrants. Authorities said that the individuals, all Nicaraguans, appear to have entered Costa Rica on foot and then boarded the bus. The driver and his wife were detained for investigation of trafficking in persons. In addition police said they found five disassembled billiard tables in the bus, so they added on an allegation of avoiding customs and smuggling merchandise. The passengers told police that they were traveling by bus and had to get off, presumably to cross the border on foot. Then they boarded the bus again, they said, according to police. Unclear was why the bus and its passengers ended up in Sixaola or what was the destination of the billiard tables the bus carried. |
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| Obama in El Salvador says he'll push immigration plan By the A.M. Costa Rica wire services
President Barack Obama is nearing the end of a five-day tour of three Latin American nations to underscore the advance of democracy, and strong economic growth in the region. The president held talks with El Salvador's president Tuesday and made a highly-symbolic visit to the grave of the assassinated archbishop who became a symbol of the country's troubled political past. President Obama met with Salvadoran President Mauricio Funes, a former journalist elected two years ago with support of the political wing of the former Farabundo Marti guerrilla movement that battled U.S.-backed governments in the 1980s. A key topic was U.S. assistance against the growing threat to El Salvador and other Central American nations from organized crime and drug gangs. Earlier this year, the U.S. pledged $200 million to what is called the Central American Regional Security Intiative aimed at bolstering governments abilities to police their borders and expand community anti-gang programs. Criminal organizations have moved into Central American countries because of pressure on them in Mexico and Colombia, and governments feel they haven't received enough help. President Funes said he welcomed the U.S. commitment to the program. "Citizen security is not an issue that is only a problem for El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua isolatedly, not even Colombia or Mexico alone, it is a problem that attacks us as a region," said President Funes. The two leaders also discussed the sensitive issue here, as in other Central American nations, of U.S. immigration policy. Two million Salvadorans live in the U.S., more than 200,000 under the U.S. government's Temporary Protective Status program, allowing them to remain so they can continue to send money to their families in El Salvador. President Obama welcomed what he called President Funes' commitment to creating more opportunity at home so Salvadorans don't leave for the United States. He also restated his determination, despite what he called opposition from Senate Republicans, to achieve comprehensive U.S. immigration reform. "It is the right thing to do, this is the time to do it and I will continue to push hard to make it happen," said Obama. "It won't be easy. The politics of this are difficult. But I am confident that ultimately, we are going to get it done." In keeping with one of the major themes of this trip, President Obama praised El Salvador as being among examples in the Americas of successful transition to democracy. El Salvador, he said, represents both opportunities and challenges facing the Americas, and he praised President Funes for overcoming old divisions while pursuing social progress that includes all segments of society. The White House announced that President Obama is shortening his stay here by a few hours, departing earlier than planned today for Washington. But on Tuesday evening, the president followed through with a commitment to make a highly-symbolic gesture in this nation where some 75,000 people were killed during a 12-year civil war. Accompanied by President Funes, Obama visited the grave of Archbishop Oscar Romero, the revered Catholic figure who was assassinated in 1980 by a member of a right-wing death squad. Obama lit a candle before walking away from the tomb located in the national cathedral in San Salvador. In his public statements during this trip, the president has recognized the success nations have had in moving to democracy and away from right wing dictatorships that, as in El Salvador and Chile, were supported at one time by the United States. |
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Plants are lined up outside the daytime greenhouse.Policía y Seguirdad Pública Cartago pot farmer used
science for crop, police report By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
Anti-drug agents said Tuesday that an agricultural engineer in Barrio el Molino in Cartago applied science to raise marijuana. The Policía de Control de Drogas and Fuerza Pública officers confiscated the crop of 24 plants Friday. They said the plants were raised in special conditions with the goal that all would be female and that they would grow rapidly. Polcie said the man kept track of miniscule details, including hours of sunlight and the nutrients that were provided each plant. The man had two greenhouses on the property with artificial illumination so that the plants would be exposed to light 24 hours a day. The daytime greenhouse was covered with transparent plastic but the night one was wrapped in black plastic, police said. The 28-year-old man waas identified by the last names of Navarro Corrales. Sunday event raised most of Cruz Roja Japan fund By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
A benefit for Japan Sunday raised a bit more than 19 million colons, the Cruz Roja said Tuesday. That is about $41,000. The event Sunday overwhelmed organizers and there were lines 200 yards long of persons waiting to enter the Centro Nacional de la Cultura, where the event was held. The Cruz Roja said Tuesday that as of 8 a.m. Monday it had collected 28,959,874.89 colons for Japanese earthquake and tsunami victims. That is about $58,564. The emergency agency said that Walmart was a contributor. |
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