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Drinking And Driving A
Continuing Menace
The headlines of this morning's
television newscasts were, as
usual, filled with reports of
traffic accidents. And alcohol,
combined with speeding, seems to
be the underlying cause in most
cases.
Taxis Threaten Boycott
Come March 2 you won't be
able to get a taxi in Costa
Rica. That is the threat by taxi
drivers to boycott services for
one day to protest the decision
by the Ministerio de Obras
Públicas y Transportes (MOPT) to
issue more taxi place licenses.
Is Lipotourism Worth The Risk?
Cosmetic surgery is booming in
the U.S., with roughly 800,000
Americans opting for it each
year. However, the cost is
steep, so more Americans are
increasingly going under the
knife overseas.
Satellites
Save Trees
The use of satellite technology
enabled the Costa Rican Ministry
of the Environment (MINAE in
Spanish) to save 11,000 trees
located in forest areas owned by
private citizens who had planned
to fell them.
Advisor to Mrs. Clinton
Sonia Chang-Diaz, 29, one of
Costa Rican born NASA astronaut
Franklin Chang’s four daughters,
has very high aims: becoming
President of the United States.
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