(source) From Costa Rica's Great Balls to Death Valley's wandering rocks: The 10 bizarre phenomena that still have scientists baffled
Nicaragua opened new canals to gain access to the Caribbean Sea from the San Juan River. Courtesy of Casa Presidencial If you wait long enough in Central America, a few things are sure to happen: A volcano will erupt, a giant cache of drugs will be found, and Costa Rica and Nicaragua will have a political spat. Such events dont usually amount much, but this years edition was particularly surreal. Here are some highlights: Ortega reclaims Guanacaste Fancying himself the El Cid of the 21st century, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega attempts to win back the Costa Rican province of Guanacaste by appealing to the International Court of Justice in The Hague. He insinuates that Costa Rica had merely occupied Guanacaste since 1842 and that the territory truly belongs to Nicaragua. Ticos protest in the streets On this side of the border, Ortegas words are met with anger and patriotism. Not only do Costa Ricans demonstrate across the country, but also President Laura Chinchilla herself joins the patriotic marches in Nicoya. <br>More: http://www.ticotimes.net/More-news/News-Briefs/Costa-Rica-vs.-Nicaragua-Feuding-between-neighbors-continues-through-2013_Monday-December-23-2013
The new centre will enable Cognizants global customers to leverage the operational, technical and linguistic capabilities available in the region, while delivering deep local insights and time zone advantages to the companys growing roster of customers in North and South America. It will further strengthen Cognizants ability to help customers address the dual mandate of driving operational efficiencies to fund innovation and business transformation. We welcome and celebrate the arrival of a leading company like Cognizant, which will become an important source of high-quality jobs for our people, said President Chinchilla-Miranda. We believe that the talent of the Costa Rican people will allow the company to provide its customers with innovative solutions and help it continue to grow in our country. Cognizants choice of Costa Rica http://www.savingsdaily.com/post/a-la-moda-style-donald-and-lisa-pliner-share-their-marriage-and-fashion-secrets for the new delivery centre consolidates our positioning as one of the best locations for foreign direct investment in the services sector. I congratulate Cognizant on opening a delivery centre in Costa Rica, said Anabel Gonzalez, Minister of Commerce & Foreign Trade, Costa Rica. <br>More: http://keralaitnews.com/1430/cognizant-opens-new-delivery-centre-in-costa-rica
Cognizant Opens New Delivery Center in Costa Rica to Deliver Time-To-Market, Cost, and Transformational Value to Clients
Are the stones sliding around in bad weather? 'We think so,' says Dr Gunther Kletetschka, of the Academy of Science of the Czech Republic and Charles University in Prague, who led their website a 2013 study on the stones. His teams research describes what happens when water on the Playa surface freezes. According to their theory, ice stuck to the stones remains frozen longer than the surrounding ice because rock conducts heat away faster. This reduces the force between the rocks and the Playa surface, so they can be pushed by the wind. No one has yet caught the stones in the act, and theyve been strangely still of late. <br>More: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2528351/From-Costa-Ricas-great-balls-wandering-rocks-Death-Valley-The-10-natural-phenomenon-modern-science-explain.html
Cognizant opens new Delivery Centre in Costa Rica
"We believe that the talent of the Costa Rican people will allow the company to provide its customers with innovative solutions and help it continue to grow in our country. hyperlink Cognizant's choice of Costa Rica for the new delivery center consolidates our positioning as one of the best locations for foreign direct investment in the services sector." "I congratulate Cognizant on opening a delivery center in Costa Rica," said Anabel Gonzalez, Minister of Commerce and Foreign Trade, Costa Rica. "Costa Rica is a leader in Latin America in education, innovation, and technological competitiveness, and one of the region's fastest growing business and IT destinations. Cognizant is one of the fastest growing services companies in the world and its decision to commence operations in Costa Rica underscores its confidence in our country and our people. In creating high-value jobs and http://www.iamsport.org/pg/blog/coopersttq/read/21864351/panama-calls-in-un-to-inspect-north-korean-arms-ship enhancing the country's human capital with its global business and technology insights, Cognizant will bring to Costa Rica the benefits of its industry-leading growth. <br>More: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/cognizant-opens-new-delivery-center-in-costa-rica-to-deliver-time-to-market-cost-and-transformational-value-to-clients-2013-12-19
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