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San José, Costa Rica, Thursday, July 3, 2008, Vol. 8, No. 131

Costa Rica Expertise
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Professional Directory
A.M. Costa Rica's professional directory is where business people who wish to reach the English-speaking community may invite responses. If you are interested in being represented here, please contact the editor.

Residency experts

Residency in Costa Rica
A full service immigration agency
U.S. and San José offices
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Dental Clinics

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Acupuncture physician

Acupuncture  auriculotherapy
Immediate results for sport and all injuries; Back, neck, whiplash, shoulder, elbow, carpal tunnel, knees, sciatica, T.M.J., kidney stones, intercostal neuralgia, and all
Eugene McDonald
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 painful conditions. Excellent results for migraine, stress, anxiety, depression; and many other medical conditions from constipation, hemorroids, to hemiplegia, raynauds, bells palsy, etc. Acupuncture works even if other therapies had little or no results. Free consultation, U.S. license, 17 years experience, Eugene Mc Donald, A.P (acupuncture physician) Escazú, 8352-0661 acutherapy0@hotmail.com
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Accountants

James Brohl, C.P.A. & M.B.A.
US Income Tax,  US GAAP Accounting
& Business Consulting

• US Tax return preparation  for
individuals and businesses
• eFile returns: secure with faster refunds
• Assist with back reporting and other filing issues
• Take advantage of the Foreign
Income Tax Exclusion (up to $85,700 in 2007)
• Business Consulting to facilitate working in Costa Rica
• Accounting for US and International Financial Reporting


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E-mail jrtb_1999@racsa.co.cr
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Real estate agents and services

MARGARET SOHN
with Great Estates of Costa Rica and Ocean Realty - Jacó

15 years Costa Rican
real estate experience

Member of the Costa Rican Real Estate Association, Lic. #1000

Member of
Costa Rican-American Chamber of Commerce

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info@realtorcostarica.com
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(506)  2220-3729 &  (506) 8382-7399 cell
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7Legal services

Bufete Narváez y Asociados
Legal counsel and Investments
We welcome new clients

Licenciada Narvaea
Licda. Jamileth Narváez
• Corporate strategies
• Immigration experts
• Real estate investment

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E-mail: yakar@racsa.co.cr

Call:
506 2239-4606, 506 2239-4604
506 8378-3919, 506 8871-1551
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 Lic. Arcelio Hernández Mussio
 
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Toll-free  from the U.S.: 
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 Web site:  CRTitle.com

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• Real Estate Transactions
•  Legal Due Diligence
• Purchase and Sale   Agreements/Options
• Trademarks 
• Costa Rican Corporations.
• Title Guaranty • Fraud
     protection * Litigation 
• Constitution of condominiums
• Notary public services in
   general • Offshore Incorporation • Offshore Banking  • Business Law 
• Escrow Services (registered
     with SUGEF) • Estate Planning 
• Family Law 
• Bilingual Accounting Services 

Visit our Office in Jacó Beach (GEM Building, 
Office 4 across from AyA on Calle Ancha).

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Escazú Christian fellowship
Our readers' opinion
Bike paths are expensive,
bicycle fan calculates


Dear A.M. Costa Rica:

Regarding your article on proposed bike paths Wednesday, while this initiative is great, obviously neither the Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Transportes nor your reporter is very good at math.

"The Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Transportes has announced plans to encourage the public use of bicycles among commuters and students, likely stemming from concerns over increased gas prices.

"A ministry release outlined the proposed construction of up to 167 kilometers (more than 100 miles) of bike paths ...

"The proposed bike path initiative could amount to $100,000 per kilometer, according to the release. Officials are seeking a $1 million grant from the Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo and $1 million more from the World Bank, although initial money will come from the local budget."

Doing the simple math, 167 kms. at $100,000 means they need $16.7 mil. Since no public works project ever comes in under budget, they'll probably need more. Asking for $2 mil means that this is designed to fail.

I'm an avid cyclist. And that is one of the reasons I spend less and less time there. I've cycled in over 60 countries and, in my opinion, Costa Rican roads are some of the worst in the world for cyclists
Jeffrey H Vogel
Chiang Mai, Thailand
and Escazú

Reader says he's suspicious
of motives of casino rules

Dear A.M. Costa Rica:

Consistent with a general suspicion I have of governments' motives and a disdain for excessive government intervention in our personal lives, commonly known in non-conformity circles as the government's "Protecting us from ourselves" policies, I am dumbfounded at the recent government decree putting limitations on the operating hours for casinos in the country, reducing them from 24 hours to 12, more precisely from 6 p.m.. to 6 a.m.

The government wanted eight hours, but in a negotiated deal with the casino owners, 12 was the agreed on number. The decree is not only senseless and ineffective, but has the aroma of something Shakespearean: "Rotten in Denmark."

Let me say right up front I am not a gambler —  never have been, don't plan to be one- — and the number of times I have being in a casino can be counted on your fingers, each time out of curiosity, nor do I have a financial interest in casinos, so don't accuse me of being a mouthpiece for casino owners with what I am about to say.

The government's pretext for limiting casino operating hours is the obligation it has to us citizens to help us fight against our illness of  "ludomanía," that's compulsive gambling translated to plain English —  by reducing the harmful effects it produces on the out-of-control gambler and those who depend on him or her.

Please note the emptiness of that pretext. If there was a real concern about such things, the government would eliminate casinos all together, as well as bars. Compulsive drinking is a bigger problem than gambling. But they don't, they want to reduce the time you can be "compulsive" to 12 hours.

I would think you could be pretty compulsive in that time, so it's hard to see just how this decree is to have an effect. Knowing how governments operate, it would not be outside of reason that another decree is to follow, which will limit bets to 100 colones max. With that, casino owners pack up and move on.

In an industry —  it's more than just a business — that gives jobs of all kinds to thousands of Ticos, captures a lot of tourist dollars, plus is a significant contributor to government coffers, all of which are good for the economy, something doesn't make sense about this decree that in no way will reduce the number of ludomaniácos.

Could it be that some government insider(s) wants to pick up the crumbs of that sweet tasting pie when the foreigners are gone?
Robert Nahrgang S.
Escazú

Bill against spanking
called crazy by reader


Dear A.M. Costa Rica:

I read an article the other day in The Tico Times regarding a bill that was introduced in the Legislature banning spanking of children in Costa Rica. According to the article Arias is expected to sign this into law this year. How crazy is that?

Besides the obvious observation that this bill will be impossible to enforce, with the crime prevalent there, i.e.: stealing, armed robberies, and burglaries, how is this supposed to alleviate children becoming young criminals?

If parents can't discipine their children there, Costa Rica's high crime rate will only become worse (if that's possible).

Your newspaper needs to have a more active role in voicing opinions (via editorials) other than articles regarding criminal activities taking place there. 

Or is that not possible in Pura Vida?
Donald Thom
Richardson, Texas

EDITOR'S NOTE: Although The Tico Times, a local weekly, may have just found out about the anti-spanking bill, we have written about it extensively and pointed out that there are really no penalties in the measure. Our first report, a humorous look, was in September 2003. Like most politicians, the Costa Rican legislature likes to pass bills that sound good but have little effect.

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