Archive for June 18th, 2009
Thursday, June 18th, 2009
Father’s Day is a day honoring fathers, celebrated on the third Sunday of June in 52 of the world’s countries and on other days elsewhere. It complements Mother’s Day, the celebration honoring mothers.
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Father’s Day is a celebration inaugurated in the early twentieth century to complement Mother’s Day in celebrating fatherhood and male parenting, and to honor and commemorate fathers and forefathers. Father’s Day is celebrated on a variety of dates worldwide and typically involves gift-giving, special dinners to fathers, and family-oriented activities. (more…)
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Thursday, June 18th, 2009
The Mexican navy smelled something fishy and their intuition paid off. They found nearly a ton of cocaine hidden inside a shipment of frozen sharks.
Navy inspectors at the southeastern port of Progreso, in Yucatan state, on Tuesday detected an anomaly in two shipping containers during a routine X-ray, according to a navy news release.
The inspectors zeroed in on a shipment of sharks. Upon slitting one of the frozen fish open, they found black bags containing rectangular packets filled with cocaine.
In all, authorities recovered 870 packages of cocaine, weighing 894 kilograms (about 1,967 pounds), the navy reported Wednesday.
In recent years, Mexico and the United States have stepped up drug enforcement efforts, pushing more of the drug trade to sea routes and forcing drug smugglers to find more creative ways to hide their contraband.
The cargo was aboard the freight ship Dover Strait and had been loaded in Costa Rica, the navy said.
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Thursday, June 18th, 2009
The Chinese and Costa Rican commercial delegations said here Wednesday that they were satisfied with the progress made through the third round of negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA) between the two countries.
The negotiations, held in San Jose from June 15 to 17, cleared some issues for the fourth round to be held in Beijing from Sept. 15 to 18.
Chinese chief negotiator Zhu Hong said that “the Costa Rican side has promised us that the offer will be better in the coming round,” Zhu said in a press conference in San Jose.
“We had a good discussion on almost all the issues like services, commercial defense, controversies solutions, commercial values and other issues of cooperation,” Zhu said.
Costa Rican chief negotiator Fernando Ocampo told the press on Wednesday that during the round there was a large range of agreement on issues like the national treatment and sanitary measures.
“So, we can foresee a definite agreement on these issues for the coming round in Beijing,” Ocampo said.
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Thursday, June 18th, 2009
When you are planning your vacation it is good to know a little about the area so you can choose what suits your fancy. The locals refer to themselves as Ticos and they are warm and welcoming wherever you visit in Costa Rica. My friend and I plan to visit all areas of Costa Rica but you may have to consider what to put in your itinerary if you have only 7 days. The following is a list of the various regions and what they might offer in the way of entertainment. Pick and choose whatever combination you like. (more…)
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