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Using the popular "Quién Quire Ser Millionarie" (Who Wants To Be A Millionaire) Costa Rican television program, ElPair.cr mocks the proposed salary hike by the country's legislators. The question: How much should legislators earn to be happy and obedient? The answers: A. 3 Million B. 4 million C. 5 million and extras or D. 5 million and a job in the 2014 government of Rodrigo Arias.

Illegal Immigrants Offer Positive Economic Good In Arizona Or Costa Rica
SB 1070 is not a new IRS tax form that US expats need to file every year. It is the super controversial Arizona immigration law which seems to generate an knee jerk “love-hate” syndrome in everyone who reads it.

Falling Rock Raises Alert On San José - Caldera
The San José - Caldera highway continues to be a dangerous road during heavy rains and earthquakes, with rock falls and mudslides, the latest being Sunday night when a motorcyclists slammed into a huge rock fallen onto the roadway.

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Presidenta Reiterates Her Veto Of Legislator's Salary Hike
Presidenta Chinchilla reiterated on Saturday her intention to exercise her right of the "veto" the proposed salary increase legislators are looking to vote for themselves.

Teachers Better Equipped To Deal With Armed Students
Teachers are better equipped to confront students weapons in Costa Rica's schools thanks to a program by the Ministerio de Educación Pública (MEP) to better prepare them.

"Gran Fiesta" For Nicaraguan Mothers On Sunday
May 30 is Mother's Day in Nicaragua (and other countries in the region), and as such the Asociación Binacional in Costa Rica is organizing a "gran fiesta" (big party) for all Nicaraguan mothers in Costa Rica.

Alajuelita Rotonda Complete Closed Off Tonight
The MOPT advises that the Alajuelita rotonda will be completely closed off to traffic in all directions tonight after 9pm to allow completion of work on the overpass.

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Thai, Argentine Textile Workers Unite Against Slave Labour
Textile cooperatives founded by former slave labourers from Argentina and Thailand will jointly launch a new brand of clothing in June to raise awareness about exploitation and promote decent jobs in the garment industry.

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Martin Cooper - Inventor Of The Cellphone

Dr. Martin Cooper, a former general manager for the systems division at Motorola, is considered the inventor of the first portable handset and the first person to make a call on a portable cell phone in April 1973.

The first call he made was to his rival, Joel Engel, Bell Labs head of research.

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In Costa Rica, We Speak Spanish
The Arizona immigration law controversy is spilling into others states, like Alabama where gubernatorial candidate Tim James, in an attempt to boost his ratings in the polls, by coming out with a television ad "we speak English in Alabama", promising that driver's license testing in that state will be only in English is he elected governor.

HTC Wildfire Has New App-Sharing Widget For Sharing The Love

Destined for our European friends, the Wildfire is a budget-friendly Android phone from HTC, with their much-loved Sense interface slicked over the top. What separates it from others is the new app-sharing widget that works on Twitter, texts or email.