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Bolero show Thursday
include Tico dance form By the
A.M. Costa Rica staff
Dancers of the Academia Kinesis will put on a bolero dance show Thursday in Alajuela for mothers in honor of El Día de la Madre. The presentation will take place at 12:10 p.m. in Museo Histórico Cultural Juan Santamaría, as part of the weekly noon theater presentation. It will feature bolero in its various forms, including classic and creole. "The idea is to present a series of boleros that we work in the various genres, which can be danced with more modern music," said the academy director, Grettel Rodríguez. The show will present, in addition, a form of dance that was born in the Costa Rican classrooms: the bolero Creole, said the director. Ms. Rodríguez stressed that this bolero is Costa Rican and pointed out that "what is being sought is to rescue bolero Creole, and that people know this other type of bolero." Two instructors will participate in the presentation. Daniel Hernández, nicknamed Tito, from Group Ex Taboo will demonstrate the Cuban bolero or bolero salon style that blends several styles of music such as cha cha, the ballad and the bolero. This dance can be done in pairs or trios, said Ms. Rodríguez. The other instructor is named Miguel Miranda. He is from the group Sabor Latino. He will show different ways of dancing the bolero. Theater at noon offers presentations every Thursday at 12:10 p.m. in Auditorio Juan Rafael Mora, at the Museo Histórico in Alajuela. Tickets are 1,000 colons and can be reserved at 2441-4775. Four die in pickup plunge from bridge in Bagaces By the
A.M. Costa Rica staff
A pickup containing six men went out of control late Monday, crashed through a bridge railing and plunged to the river below. Four occupants were killed and two suffered serious injuries. The accident happened in Río Chiquito de Bagaces at a bridge over the Río Tenorio. Two of the dead were identified by the last names and ages as: Chavarría, 35, and Castillo, 29. Two other dead men had not been identified adequately, said the Judicial Investigating Organization. The injured were identified by the last names of Gutiérrez and López. New hotel at airport By the
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Courtyard by Marriott has inaugurated its second hotel in Costa Rica. This one is the Hotel Courtyard San José Airport near Juan Santamaría airport. The hotel has 127 rooms. Marriott International operates six hotels in Costa Rica under the trademarks of Marriott Hotels & Resorts, JW Marriott Hotels, Courtyard by Marriott and Residence Inn.
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| 'Romeo and Juliet' is staged without
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of the A.M. Costa Rica staff William Shakespeare's “Romeo and Juliet” is being presented in a creative and unique culinary fashion. The play is a co-production of Pagura productions and the Centro Cultural Costarricense Norteamericano. All the acting is performed by just one man, Argentina native Rubén Pagura Alegría. Pagura plays a waiter in the Italian restaurant "Verona." As he anticipates a few guests who never arrive, the server begins to narrate the story of the tragedy that befell the couple through the manipulation of tableware. Audience members play the role of the public who are waiting to be seated in the restaurant. All other characters in the story are represented as napkins, tablecloths, forks, spoons, cups and salt shakers, said a summary. According to Pagura, the creativity of the play was his idea and that of director Roberto White. Using objects was Pagura's suggestion, and the work is something new, he said. He has been an actor since the 1970s and has performed in multiple countries including the United States. However, acting wasn't Pagura's first career choice. He came to Costa Rica to study music and that is where he found theater. “First, I am musical. I sing some songs, and I play the guitar. My family is very musical, my dad played the piano. When I came to Costa Rica, I studied at the theater school for music. The music theater started my career,” said Pagura. Theater was an art that permitted an interaction with the public, he said. It allowed him to explore themes and topics in a fun way, but also in a way that has emotions, he said. Pagura brought his musical side into “Romeo y Julieta” by adding songs. At one point one of the cups even sings, he said. “Romeo y Julieta” received two national theater awards from |
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Alegría and his culinary props.the Ministerio de Cultura y Juventud. In 2011, the ministry recognized Pagura as best actor and White as best director. Patrons can see the production through Aug. 26 at the Teatro Eugene O'Neill, of the Centro Cultural Costarricense Norteamericano in Los Yoses. Performances are Friday and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 5 p.m. General admission tickets are 5,000 colons or about $10. The price for students is 3,000 colons or $6. Reservations can be made by telephone at 2226-2602 or 2207-7561. |
| From
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editor
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A.M. Costa Rica celebrates its 11th birthday today. There are about 3,000 archived editions on the server that capture the surprises that Costa Rica has to offer. Many think that this newspaper is for foreigners who do not speak Spanish. That is incorrect. Regardless of language ability, First World expats here represent a community that has special informational needs. The easy way to put out an online newspaper would be to copy and translate news stories from Spanish-language publications. That is not what the A.M. Costa Rica staff does. Each news story contains information from original sources. And editors try to provide a unique news report each day tailored to the special needs of English-speakers. There are some expats here who do not read A.M. Costa Rica. That's like ignoring the owner's manual on a new car. Good information is vital to adjusting to a new culture. Reporters and editors try to keep that in mind when seeking out news stories. That's why this is the best-read online English-language news source in Costa Rica. A.M. Costa Rica consistently ranks among the world's top 100,000 Web sites. Tuesday, the newspaper served up more than 33,000 pages to readers, about half outside Costa Rica in as many as 90 countries. Over the years there have been some consistencies. The |
newspaper has
been late appearing several times due to electrical or Internet
problems, but A.M. Costa Rica has never missed an issue. The pages
always have been open to reader opinions. And nearly since the start of
publication readers could find the thoughts and views of Jo Stuart in
the Friday edition. There have been changes. There are more pages and more special interest sections, like the calendar, food, lifestyle and five classified pages. There's even a crossword puzzle. Editors created Costa Rica Report to cover the breaking news provided by other publications. A news feed on Page 2 directs readers to news summaries and then to a translated version of the Spanish-language article. Editors recognize that the staff here cannot cover everything, and Costa Rican newspapers do a good job, too. Summaries and links represent a legal way to providing this information to readers. Readers owe a large debt of gratitude to the newspaper advertisers who pay for the production of this free publication. Providing this level of news and features is a costly venture. But A.M. Costa Rica advertisers know that they will receive response. The cost also is great for the staff. Employees, including an intern, have faced a criminal libel charge. As with many court cases here, this one took two years before being thrown out on a technicality. Those who write in Costa Rica face that danger, and staffers here face the threat of a malicious criminal case every day. The response from readers makes this all worthwhile. |
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From Cahuita to Germany Kawe Calipso of Cahuita performs before some 2,000 persons in Berlin, Germany. The Caribbean group was invited after the director of a German cultural center there visited the area and heard the group perform. Manuel Monestel, a Universidad de Costa Rica professor and expert on the Afro-Caribbean culture, also particpated, said the Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores y Culto in San José. |
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| Tamarindo gets rain but not all of
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There was some relief from drought conditions in Guanacaste Tuesday. Tamarindo resident Shawn Maricle said that his private weather station registered 2.29 inches of rain, the heaviest so far this year. But the precipitation was not general. Bagaces, for example, received no rain Tuesday, according to the automatic weather station there operated by the Instituto Meteorológico Nacional. Liberia registered less than a millimeter from 7 a.m. Upala in the northern zone saw 14.6 millimeters, a bit more than half an inch. Localized showers also are predicted for today. The weather institute said that there would be clouds in the afternoon and some rain around the gulf of Nicoya. |
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Heredia, Alajuela, San José, the northern zone and Nicoya Farmers in Guanacaste and the northern zone are experiencing a drought, and they need about a week of continual rain to make up for the deficit so far. Costa Rica appears to have dodged the danger of Atlantic storms once again. The remnants of Tropical Depression Seven is producing some showers and thunderstorms of the northwestern Caribbean and the Yucatan peninsula, said the U.S. National Hurricane Center. A second low-pressure area in the Atlantic has moved north and is unlikely to affect Costa Rica's weather. However, the center said that the low pressure area is likely to become a tropical cyclone in the next 48 hours. |
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rain falls in areas ravaged by U.S. drought By
the A.M. Costa Rica wire services
U.S. officials say cooler weather and recent rain showers in the drought-stricken Midwest have largely stabilized crop conditions, but add that the drought is not over. The U.S. Agriculture Department said in a statement Tuesday that rainfall has been heaviest in the eastern Corn Belt, including Michigan and Ohio, and that nearly all of the Midwest has received some precipitation. The department's weekly crop progress report, released Monday, showed crop conditions improved slightly, but that crop ratings remain at their lowest levels since the last serious drought in 1988. Officials say complete recovery from a drought not only requires the change of seasons, but significant rainfall. The Agriculture Department says 59 percent of U.S. rangeland and pastures are rated in very poor to poor condition. Authorities say two cold fronts combined are expected to bring rain across sections of the South, East, and lower Midwest this week. Lighter amounts of rainfall are forecast for the northern and central Plains and the Upper Midwest. Cooler temperatures are also forecast for east of the Rockies in the coming days. Monday, U.S. President Barack Obama toured an Iowa family farm which has been affected by the drought. The Obama administration announced that the federal government will purchase up to $170 million worth of meat and fish, the second initiative this month aimed at helping farmers and ranchers affected by the drought in the Midwest. The food purchases will go toward food banks and other nutrition assistance programs. Last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced it will provide millions of dollars in assistance to restore livestock lands affected by the drought. Obama has urged Congress to pass a bill to help the farmers and ranchers respond to natural disasters. Application period opens for young illegal immigrants By
the A.M. Costa Rica wire services
The United States is starting this week to take applications from young illegal immigrants who want to stay in the country for the next two years to work and go to school without the threat of deportation. President Barack Obama eased the country's immigration laws two months ago. Beginning Wednesday, 800,000 or more young people brought to the country illegally by their parents will be eligible for the reprieve if they meet certain standards, such as graduating from high school or serving in the U.S. military. Obama blocked the deportations after the U.S. Congress failed to adopt comprehensive immigration reforms. He said it was the right thing to do to give relief and hope to young people, many of whom have spent almost their entire lives in the U.S. and have little connection to other countries. Illegal immigration is a controversial issue in the U.S. Some reports say illegal aliens take jobs that American workers could fill and that governments are forced to spend money on social programs to assist the illegal immigrants that otherwise could be used to help American citizens. Online college classes seen displacing traditional By
the A.M. Costa Rica wire services
Even with myriad technological changes that have affected higher learning in the early 21st century, most U.S. colleges and universities are still traditional halls of ivy with large classrooms, laboratory buildings and a number of student dormitories. But a new survey of more than 1,000 Internet experts, researchers and observers of American education found that higher education may soon be more about clicks than bricks. The survey was conducted by Elon University in North Carolina and the Pew Internet & American Life Project. Some 60 percent of its respondents agreed with the statement that, by 2020, there will be a mass adoption of teleconferencing and distance learning in order to give students greater access to real-world experts. A majority foresees a transition to hybrid classes that combine online studies with far less classroom discussion. But not all the experts who were polled are thrilled with this vision. According to Lee Rainie, director of the Pew Internet Project, they worry that long-distance learning lacks the personal, face-to-face touch they feel is necessary for effective education. Colleges are realizing that traditional classroom instruction “is becoming decreasingly viable financially,” says Rebecca Bernstein of the State University of New York at Buffalo. “The change driver will not be demand or technology. It will be economics and the diminishing pool of students who can afford to live and study on campus. " As John McNutt of the University of Delaware puts it, “Without online education, only the wealthy will receive an education. The traditional model is too expensive.” Increasingly, online access is what students will need to attend college classes of the future. Some of the Internet experts and researchers went so far as to visualize universities of the future in which campuses would exist mostly for tutoring, specialized training and research. Jeff Jarvis of the City University of New York wrote in his reply to the survey that it makes little sense in today’s world to subject students to “lectures on, say, capillary action - most of them bad - when the best lectures on this and other subjects can be found and shared online.” |
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Policía
Anti-drug agents got a new
recruit, 17-month-old Kaizzer, a doberman, a breed not well-known for
seeking out hidden packages of drugs. The dog was donated by a family,
who reserved the right to visit once in awhile, said agents.y Seguridad Pública/Paul Gamboa Woman angler a candidate for salt water fishing record By
the A.M. Costa Rica staff
An Alabama woman is a candidate for an international fishing record after she landed a 27.98-kilogram (61-pound, 11-ounce) Pacific cubera snapper (Lutjanus novemfasciatus) off Flamingo June 30. The International Game Fish Association said that the woman, Sjon A. Harless, qualified for consideration for the women's 60-kilogram (130-pound) line class record. Ms. Harless was slow trolling live bait and needed 10 minutes to boat the fish, the association said, adding that the current record is 25.85 kilograms or 57 pounds on that type of fishing line. Ms. Harless also was the association's 2012 female saltwater angler of the year because of other records that she holds. She was fishing with Capt. Luis Ruiz, the association said. Prosecutors do not seek jail for fishing boat captain By
the A.M. Costa Rica staff
Prosecutors are not seeking jail for a boat captain caught fishing illegally near Isla del Coco and with 27 shark fins on board. The Poder Judicial said that prosecutors seek to have the man, identified by the last names of Obando García, restricted instead. They were to ask a judge to order the man not to leave the country, to stay ashore and to sign in with prosecutors twice a week. Obando is facing a charge of fishing in a prohibited area and possession of illegal marine products. |
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