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A youngster on his wooden
horse is dwarfed by a mascarada.Kids get
chance to show wooden horses
By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
With the universality of smartphones, television and video games, guess what youngster in Barrio México showed off Friday? Many have wooden horses, or as they are called in Spanish caballitos de palo. The Fuerza Pública set up a procession of youngsters and their wooden horses to make friends with children and also to stress concerns for child abuse. The procession went from the park in Barrio México Friday to the former Mercado Borbón that is now a police communications center. There the children were entertained by clowns, various games and refreshments. Also there were the mascaradas. Proposed Mexican law worries media Special to A.M. Costa Rica
The Inter American Press Association has expressed its deep concern to the leaders of the Mexican congress that a law that President Enrique Peña Nieto has submitted with the good intentions of protecting children and minors, could become an instrument to restrict freedom of the press and of expression, with the aggravating circumstance of sentencing reporters, editors and publishers to prison. On Sept. 1 Peña Nieto sent to the Senate a bill for a General Law for the Protection of Girls, Boys and Teenagers “to be dealt with on a preferential basis.” This implies that the bill should be debated by the Senate within the next 30 days of its ordinary session. In a letter sent to chamber of deputies Speaker Silvano Aureoles Conejo and senate President Miguel Barbosa Huerta, the chairman of the association's Committee on Freedom of the Press and Information, Claudio Paolillo, asked for restraint in the debate and possible enactment of the law “with the intent to preserve freedom of expression and the public’s right to information without restrictions, in line with constitutional guarantees and those that derive from international treaties that Mexico has pledged to respect.” Paolillo, editor of the Montevideo, Uruguay, weekly Búsqueda, added that despite the good intentions that might guide the government in preserving and caring for the rights of minors “there is concern about the many ambiguities in the bill, which gives the government a license to interfere in media content, giving rise to a framework conducive to prior censorship.” The concern is based on legislative experience in the Americas, where many laws for the protection of minors and television blockages to protect children were trojan horses to include and justify restrictions of news content and media’s editorial policies. Paolillo said that in taking into account that the media shall not be harmful to minors by advocating criminal behavior (Article 82) or that they shall not give information “which negatively impacts childhood” or be a “risk derived from the access to news media” (Article 80), it will imply that the media will remain at the discretion of the authorities, which will be able to punish the media outlet and the journalist for providing news about violent incidents, drug-trafficking, human trafficking, domestic violence, alcoholism and corruption. In addition to the ambiguities, the press association noted contradictions. Among these the future law requires radio broadcasters to provide air time for minors (Article 78), even though on the other hand it prohibits the violation of the privacy of boys, girls and teenagers (Article 87) through any use of their image, name or personal information without the authorization of parents, teachers or competent authorities. For the majority of the alleged offenses that the media could commit heavy fines are set that go as high as $600,000 and imprisonment of up to four years (Article 137) for reporters and media employees, doubling up when such offenses are attributed to media editors and publishers. In addition to these civil and criminal sanctions, those for repeated offenses will include shutdown of media, both traditional and digital, and cancellations of their operating licenses.
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Law enforcement officers held their own independence day celebration Sunday morning with a flag raising. The event was accompanied by a traditional dance group and a parade of the varios police units. These included the Fuerza Pública, the Servicio Nacional de Guardacostas, the Servicio de Vigilancia Aérea and cadets from the Escuela Nacional de Policía. |
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Runners braved wet weather in the Central Valley Sunday night to deliver the Antorcha de Independencia to Cartago. Untypically, the torch arrived about 40 minutes late. That gave the politicians time for speeches. President Luis Guillermo Solís sketched out the various historic dates that provided a road for Costa Rica. He speech was short, patriotic and did not address any current issues. However, earlier the president and his cabinet approved a host of decrees relating to Cartago. There were 10, including one that declared that the production of potatoes was in the national interest. Cartago is known for its potatoes. The decree seeks to increase research about the tuber and also to increase the amount of land dedicated to its cultivation. Another decree gave central government blessing to a proposal to |
build a new
hospital in Cartago. The structure would replace the current
Hospital Max Peralta. The Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social is
working on the preliminary plans and the purchase of land. Another decree declared that a special economic zone in Turriabla was in the public interest. The gathering of central government officials also put weight behind a proposal to extend the valley rail line 5.3 kilometers more from Cartago Centro to Paraíso de Cartago by 2016. A proposed law that would provide support for the Instituto Costarricense de Ferrocarriles is in the legislature. The crowd at the Ruinas de Cartago was spared the heavy rains that hampered runners. There also was entertainment from dance groups and singers. Cartago was the colonial capital of the province of Costa Rica. And that is where the news of independence was delivered 193 years ago. |
| Five held after home invasion and shootout with police in
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Armed men invaded a home in Puente Piedra de Grecia Saturday night, tied up the family they found there and ransacked the place. Fuerza Pública officers received a tip and showed up when the intruders still were in the residence, officers said. What followed was a shootout, a search and finally three arrests early Sunday morning of five suspects. One police officer suffered a bullet wound to his right arm. He was due to undergo surgery at Hospital San Juan de Dios. One of the suspects is from Purral de Goicoechea, but the remaining four are from Grecia. One of the suspects has other cases of aggravated robbery on his record, said police. |
The invasion was
at the home of a family with the last name of
Solórzano. There were three men and a woman in the home when the
Saturday night invasion took place. Also Saturday night, a 40-year-old man with the last name of Obando suffered a bullet wound to his left foot in Indiana 3, Siquirres. He is a fruit vendor who was selling his products to a family about 7 p.m. when masked bandits showed up. The Judicial Investigating Organization said that the vendor entered the home to protect it and began a firefight. A man in the home suffered a superficial bullet wound, and the woman who had been buying fruit when bandits appeared suffered a fractured hip, said agents. The crooks fled with 400,000 colons, agents reported. That is about $734. |
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and the A.M. Costa Rica staff Conservationists are hailing what they call an historic agreement to give greater protection to sharks threatened by illegal trading practices. The agreement, which took effect Sunday, puts several shark and manta ray species under the protection of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna, known as CITES. This theme music from Jaws, the 1975 Hollywood thriller about a killer shark, has terrified generations of moviegoers. John Scanlon, CITES secretary-general, thinks the bad rap sharks are getting is unfair. “The reality is the number of shark attacks are extremely low. The risk is extremely low, but it is a very hard profile. Scientifically, you know, you need sharks. You need the top-end predators. They are a critical part of the eco-system. And, the fact that something poses a risk to human beings is no reason to be rid of it,” he said. Sharks play an important role in maintaining a healthy ocean by eating other fish. While they are preying on smaller fish, conservationists say human sharks are preying on these undersea animals for their fins, meat, leather, liver oil and cartilage. CITES says the demand for shark fins in Asia is the greatest driver of overfishing and population declines. Shark’s-fin soup is a delicacy served at important events, such as weddings and banquets in Asia. On the other end of the eating spectrum, it notes fish and chips meals are made from shark meat in Europe. The gill plates of manta rays are highly valued as a health tonic in southern China. Conservation groups agree that, instead of being beneficial, gill plates may be harmful to human health because they contain arsenic, cadmium, and other lethal metals. |
The head of CITES
scientific services, David Morgan, says profits from
the unregulated trade of these products are huge. Unfortunately, he
said this is leading to overfishing and an 80 percent decline in
several species. “That is a substantial decline. It has resulted in local extinctions. One of the species, the hammerhead shark, the scalloped hammerhead shark has become virtually extinct in the Mediterranean Sea. The population decline there is estimated at 99.9 percent. So it has resulted in local extinctions in some places. What can we do to recover them? Well, they need time and space to recover. ... We need to reduce the fishing pressure on these species,” he said. The new CITES agreement provides stronger protection for five shark species and all manta ray species whose survival is under threat. The agreement does not ban international trade, but it regulates the trade to make sure these endangered species are being harvested sustainably and legally. Several of the species are relevant for Costa Rica, said a local environmental organization. The three listed species of hammerhead sharks (scalloped hammerhead, smooth hammerhead, great hammerhead) were proposed by Costa Rica, Honduras and Brazil at an international convention last year, according to the Programa Restauración Tiburones y Tortugas Marinas. The oceanic white tip shark, a highly valued species in the international shark fin trade and once an abundant catch in Costa Rican fisheries, has now become a rare catch, and its commerce has been banned by the Inter American Tropical Tuna Commission, the organization said. Manta rays are common in Costa Rica waters, and even though it is not acknowledged as a targeted catch, the truth is that an export market exists for ray meat, the composition by species of which is unknown, it added. |
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Map shows hurricane as it
makes landfall.Hurricane
Odile comes ashore
at tip of the Baja peninsula By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
with wire service reports Hurricane Odile made landfall about 10:45 p.m. Costa Rican time Sunday near Cabo San Lucas, México, the U.S. Hurricane Center reported. The report was based on satellite imagery, said the center. The center downgraded Odile to a strong Category 3 storm, with top sustained winds of 205 kph, about 135 mph. An automated observing station near Cabo San Lucas reported a sustained wind of 89 mph (144 kph) with a gust to 116 mph (187 kph). Forecasters predict Odile will bring as much as 38 centimeters of rain in some of the more mountainous regions. They also warn of large and destructive waves, significant coastal flooding, and life-threatening flash floods and mudslides.  Rutgers University photo
Wife's
happiness is called key
to long-term union's success By the Rutgers University news staff
When it comes to a happy marriage, a new Rutgers study finds that the more content the wife is with the long-term union, the happier the husband is with his life no matter how he feels about their nuptials. “I think it comes down to the fact that when a wife is satisfied with the marriage she tends to do a lot more for her husband, which has a positive effect on his life,” said Deborah Carr, a professor in the Department of Sociology, School of Arts and Science. ”Men tend to be less vocal about their relationships and their level of marital unhappiness might not be translated to their wives.” Professor Carr and Vicki Freedman, a research professor at the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research, co-authored a research study published in the October issue of the Journal of Marriage and Family on marital quality and happiness among older adults. The study, done by the two universities, differs from previous research, according to Professor Carr, because it examines the personal feelings of both spouses to determine how these marital appraisals influence the psychological well-being of older adults. Researchers analyzed data of 394 couples who were part of a national study of income, health and disability in 2009. At least one of the spouses was 60 or older and, on average, couples were married for 39 years. In order to assess marital quality, those involved in the study were asked several questions, such as whether their spouse appreciates them, argues with them, understands their feelings or gets on their nerves. They were also asked to keep detailed diaries about how happy they were in the previous 24 hours doing selected activities like shopping, doing household chores and watching television. Those involved in the study, on average, rated their general life satisfaction high, typically five out of six points – with husbands rating their marriage slightly more positive than their wives. “For both spouses being in a better-rated marriage was linked to greater life satisfaction and happiness,” Professor Carr said. Still, she said, the study also found that while wives became less happy if their spouses became ill, the husbands’ happiness level didn’t change or reflect the same outcome if their wives got sick. “We know that when a partner is sick it is the wife that often does the caregiving which can be a stressful experience,” said Professor Carr. “But often when a women gets sick it is not her husband she relies on but her daughter.” The study is important, the researchers said, because the quality of a marriage can affect the health and well-being of older individuals as they continue to age. “The quality of a marriage is important because it provides a buffer against the health-depleting effects of later life stressors and helps couples manage difficult decisions regarding health and medical decision making,” Professor Carr said. Obama administration says its confident with coalition By the A.M. Costa Rica wire services
The Obama administration is expressing confidence in the formation of an international coalition to combat Islamic State radicals who control swaths of territory in Iraq and Syria. But congressional action in support of the effort is a matter of growing debate. After meeting with allies and partners in the Middle East, Secretary of State John Kerry says a growing list of nations is prepared to strike against Sunni militants, a point echoed by White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough, who uses the ISIL acronym for the group. “What we want to make sure happens is that we have committed partners who can take the fight to ISIL on the ground. And they will have not only support from us from the air, but training and equipment,” said McDonough, speaking on ABC’s This Week program. That coalition will be essential if Islamic State militants are to be defeated without the deployment of U.S. ground forces in a combat role. Another encouraging sign is the formation of a broad-based Iraqi government, according to McDonough. “There is now a new, multi-ethnic government in Baghdad. They will support a unified, capable, multi-ethnic Iraqi force, so that they can take this fight to ISIL,” said McDonough. A supporting U.S. role has the backing of independent Sen. Angus King. “This cannot be a war of Westerners against Islam. This has to be an area of the world that is willing to police itself,” said King. But with lawmakers eager to adjourn well in advance of the November midterm elections, it is not clear whether or when votes will be held to authorize any portion of the strategy President Barack Obama outlined last week. Republican Sen. Susan Collins believes the U.S. commander-in-chief should have acted sooner. “The president waited far too long to present a strategy to the American people and to Congress. Now we are being asked to react on a very short timeline, in a matter of days,” said Ms. Collins. President Obama is not asking formal congressional authorization to strike against the Islamic State. That is a mistake, according to Republican Sen. Bob Corker, who nonetheless backs military action. “Problems occur. And I think the administration would be so much wiser to get that authorization from Congress on the front end, instead of having over time 535 Monday morning quarterbacks,” said Corker, referring to the number of lawmakers in the U.S. legislature. Meanwhile, the Islamic State’s latest atrocity, the beheading of British aid worker David Haines, is provoking strong reactions on both sides of the Atlantic. The White House condemned the killing as barbaric, while British Prime Minister David Cameron said IS militants are “the embodiment of evil.” North Korea sentences man who wanted to obtain asylum By the A.M. Costa Rica wire services
North Korea has sentenced detained American Matthew Miller to six years of hard labor on a conviction of hostile acts against Pyongyang. The brief trial Sunday came two weeks after Miller and two other American detainees appealed to the U.S. government to help free them. The U.S. has said it will do everything it can to work for the release of the three Americans. Miller, in his mid-20s, was arrested in April after ripping up his visa at immigration and demanding asylum in North Korea. After a brief session Sunday morning, Miller was denied the possibility of appeal. A trial is also expected soon for Jeffrey Fowle who entered the North as a tourist and was arrested in May for leaving a Bible at a provincial club. A third U.S. citizen, Korean-American missionary Kenneth Bae, is serving out a 15-year sentence for what Pyongyang says are hostile acts intended to overthrow the government. Planned trips by a U.S. diplomat to secure Bae's freedom have been canceled by Pyongyang. Those visits were scheduled to take place before Miller and Fowle were arrested. In the past, North Korea has released detained Americans after high-profile visits by former U.S. Presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter. U.S. wins basketball title and seals berth in Olympics By the A.M. Costa Rica wire services
The United States has won the men's basketball World Cup and the automatic Olympic berth that goes with the title. Fielding the youngest U.S. team since NBA professionals debuted at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, the Americans routed Serbia in Madrid Sunday, 129-92. This is the first time the U.S. men have won back-to-back world championships. Point guard Kyrie Irving, 22, of the Cleveland Cavaliers led the U.S. scoring with 26 points, hitting all six of his three-point field goal attempts. He was named the tournament's most valuable player. The victory gives the U.S. men a berth in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The American men now have won 63 straight games in international play, 45 in official International Basketball Federation games and 18 in exhibition play. Finishing third behind the U.S. and Serbia was France, which defeated Lithuania by two points for the bronze medal Saturday, 95-93. It was the first men's world basketball medal for Serbia, which was part of Yugoslavia when it won five gold medals. The U.S. tied that mark of five golds with Sunday's title. The tournament has been held 17 times. It was formerly known as the FIBA World Championship, but basketball's world governing body changed the name for this year to the FIBA World Cup. The next edition of the tournament will be held in five years, instead of four, so it won't be held the same year as soccer's World Cup. Judge determines Pistorius was negligent in shooting By the A.M. Costa Rica wire services
South African track star Oscar Pistorius has been found guilty of culpable homicide, but cleared of more serious murder charges in connection with the killing of his girlfriend, model Reeva Steenkamp, at his home last year. The Olympic sprinter known as the blade runner for his carbon-fiber prosthetic legs, showed little emotion as Judge Thokozile Masipa delivered the long-awaited verdict Friday. He was the first double-amputee to compete in the Olympics, at the 2012 games in London. "On count one, murder read with section 51-1 of the Criminal Law Amendment Act 105 of 1997, the accused is found not guilty and is discharged," Judge Masipa said as she read the verdict. "Instead, he is found guilty of culpable homicide." Prosecutors argued Pistorius acted intentionally when he shot Ms. Steenkamp through a locked bathroom door at his Pretoria home last year. Pistorius said he mistook her for an intruder in the middle of the night and did not mean to kill her. Judge Masipa agreed. "The state has not proved beyond reasonable doubt that the accused is guilty of premeditated murder,” she said. “… The accused is found not guilty and is discharged. Instead, he is found guilty of culpable homicide." Culpable homicide, or negligent killing, is punishable in South Africa by up to 15 years in prison. Pistorius would have faced a prison sentence of 25 years or more had he been found guilty of premeditated murder. The judge explained her decision during Thursday's proceedings, when she said Pistorius was negligent and had "acted too hastily and used excessive force." She said Pistorius did not act reasonably when he fired the fatal shots, but said he did not act consistently with someone who had just committed murder, noting he quickly called authorities and tried to resuscitate Steenkamp. The judge ruled Pistorius can remain free on bail until the sentencing, set for Oct. 13. Pistorius was also convicted of unlawfully firing a gun at a Johannesburg restaurant in early 2013 just weeks before he shot Steenkamp. He was found not guilty of illegal possession of ammunition and firing a pistol out of the sun-roof of a car. South Africa does not have jury trials. Judge Masipa decided the case with the help of two legal assistants. The 66-year-old jurist was only the second black woman to be appointed a high court judge in South Africa. She has a reputation for handing down stiff sentences in crimes against women. The Pistorius family, which has been in the court for months, reacted impassively. Pistorius's uncle Arnold said Friday the family was grateful the 27-year-old was found not guilty of murder. Meanwhile, Ms. Steenkamp's supporters and relatives wept quietly or stared ahead in what appeared to be shock. Ms. Steenkamp's parents expressed disbelief at the ruling. |
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A lot of thinking
goes into a pot!
Many people think that container gardening starts with the pot. You just pick a nice pot and off you go. But container gardening actually begins with some questions: Why do you want a container? Where are you going to put it? What is it supposed to do? When do you want the
Where am I going to put it? Do I need to leave space so that people have a clear walk-way around the pool or to the door? If I put it here, will the dog (or a passing cow) chew it? Is the plant in the pot toxic like poinsettia or oleander? What is the pot doing? Is it only there to hold a vine or cover a barren area, or is it there to create an impression at the doorway or accent an architectural feature? A large pot can hold a small tree, so the “what is the pot doing” could be “providing shade from the tropical sun.” When do I need the plants to perform? Well, in the tropics, I want them to be on their toes all the time. If you don’t want to have to keep replacing them with new plants and flowers, annuals are out for you. Zinnias, for example, flower for about a month and then are gone. So now you need to pick plants that will continue to perform for at least a year. How big will the plants be? Very tall plants need a tall pot – nothing looks sillier than a pot, 10 inches (25 cm) tall with a 4 foot (1.2 meter) papyrus growing up and out of it. And nothing is worse that realizing that you grew a lovely plant in just the right pot, but now no one can get around it to get to the front steps. Think these questions through, and then it’s time to ask a couple more questions. Will the pot be stationary or will you need to move it occasionally? This will help determine what the pot is made of – plastic is lightweight and made to travel, concrete is heavy and resists moving. One nice thing (and there are many) about the tropics is we don’t have to move our plants inside for the winter so a concrete pot can be a good choice. Then choose a color for the pot and make sure that the pot provides good drainage for your plants. More about containers later, but now, the plant of the day:
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| Gtom Pge 7: New York is just around the corner By
the A.M. Costa Rica staff
Nothing says New York more than all-beef hot dogs. Those Nedick's dogs did not quite fill out the bun, but who cared because they were cheap and mixed well with the orange drink at the 42nd Street outlet. Out in Cony Island, there was Nathan's Famous dogs. The hot dog in many variations was obligatory for seaside visitors. There was another outlet on Long island, and Nathan's sold its famous dogs all over the East Coast. A Polish immigrant started the firm nearly 100 years ago, and he had guaranteed customers because the dogs were kosher. But the quality and the taste quickly transcended religious preferences, and the Nathan's dog became a New York institution. The original Nedick's chain vanished in the face of modern competition, but Nathan's has opened two San José locations without much fanfare. The dogs are available at Mall San Pedro and at the food court on the fourth floor of Universal on Avenida Central. Beef dogs were available in Costa Rica before the mad cow disease scare when beef imports from the United States were cut off. Nathan's said it also opened outlets in Russia, México City, the Dominican Republic, Turkey, Kuwait, and Canada. More outlets, including some with a drive-thru are planned for Costa Rica, the firm said. |
