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Sunday  25 January  2004

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Costa Ricans Make Baseballs
The game of baseball is a pure product of America. The ball itself is another matter. >more


Free Trade Talks Extended to Today
Though it has been announced twice now the closing of Free Trade negotiations between the United States and Costa Rica, last night trade officials announced that they will extend talks into today. >more
 

Costa Rica a Honeymoon Destination
Other than the big day, the honeymoon is something couples really look forward to. It's a chance to unwind after months of planning, and a time to enjoy each others' company without any demands from family and friends.  >more
 

Which Country Are You?
Laid back person, enjoys spicy food in tropical locations seeking similar person with more self-discipline, but enjoys play as much as work -- and soccer.  >more



NASA prepares for second Mars rover landing
As NASA scientists struggled to revive their ailing Spirit Mars rover, they also began to prepare for the landing of its twin, Opportunity, which will touch down on the Mars surface about midnight on Saturday.  >more
 

Italian Parmalat accountant commits suicide
An accountant and close aide of jailed Parmalat chief financial officer Fausto Tonna committed suicide Friday from a bridge on a provincial road near the northern city of Parma, Italian police said.  >more
 

Worldwide unemployment sets new record, says UN report
The UN International Labor Organization (ILO) said Thursday in a report that global unemployment rose in 2003 to a record of over 185 million, or over 6 percent of the labor force.  >more
 

Amazon.com collects online donations for US presidential candidates
The leading US online retailer Amazon.com Inc. has begun collecting campaign contributions for the candidates in the 2004 US presidential elections, said Amazon spokesman Chris Bruzzo Saturday.  >more

 

 
Villalobos Report
A round up of articles and comments on the The Brothers!
Enrique's Magic!
You and I did not invest with The Brothers because we thought that we were going to be scammed.
 
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The Year 2003 in fotos!
A collection of 2003's Today's Fotos
 
COSTA RICA TRAVEL & TOURISM
COCOS ISLAND NATIONAL PARK AND ITS NATURAL HERITAGE
A tiny dark speck on the horizon grows slowly; sea birds appear gradually and hint of the possibility of land nearby; dolphins frolic alongside the boat and guide the way; and the tone of water slowly changes from a deep blue to a tantalizing turquoise. Little by little steep black cliffs, fringed by a dense green vegetation and split by thundering waterfalls, come into view.  >more


 

 
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BARI
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Retiring in Costa Rica!
OPINION/EDITORIAL:
VILLALOBOS UPDATE
A Letter From Enrique?
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With growing concern I have read articles you have recently published, which are supposedly opinion pieces. These articles have all but called for the public lynching of my brothers, who have nothing to do with my debts.

...I come once again to reaffirm to my creditors that I firmly maintain the will to pay my debts, in the moment that conditions so permit. This in spite of the stories and threats against my brother and family members, all unjust, which are woven including on the internet, this last medium in which rumors, lies and fantastic novels are constantly fabricated.  >more


>Tomorrow: Hank's take on the letter
 
 
SPECIAL REPORTS
CHILE:
Salmon Producers Go on the Offensive
As in war, or a championship football match, Chilean salmon farmers believe the best defence is offence, and have launched a campaign to disqualify a scientific report that reveals the presence of cancer-causing compounds in the fish they raise and sell.

The study by U.S. and Canadian scientists, coordinated by the universities of Indiana and New York and published in Science magazine, found high levels of toxins in farm-raised salmon, including Chilean salmon, compared to levels in wild fish.  >more


 

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