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To the reader

In this magazine you will find different

topics about current situations national and

international that will update you on what is

happening in the world. You can read about

cultural interest as well as business and

technology. You will find tips about different

subjects such as business and addictions or

articles on what’s new in technology and

what’s happening in Costa Rica and other

parts of the world. We hope you will enjoy

reading our magazine and find everything

you are looking for.

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INDEX

To the reader .................................... 2

Customs .......................................... 5

CUBA ............................................ 5

Dinner in a Japanese House ............... 13

Islam ........................................... 18

Holi in India ................................... 21

Techniques or strategies ..................... 29

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Empowerment ................................ 33

Health at work ................................ 36

Local/National News International news .. 46

Facebook ...................................... 46

TAX ............................................ 48

Sedentary behavior and obesity in children

.................................................. 53

Addictions ..................................... 60

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Sports ........................................... 63

London 2012 Olympics ...................... 63

The Olympic Games. ........................ 68

Interviews ....................................... 70

Women ........................................ 72

Men ............................................ 73

Typical Questions Interview. .............. 74

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Customs

CUBA

Cuba a

socialist

country? or

communist?

in the 21st

century what

that means

.their music,

their

literature,

their normal

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life teach us about Cuban culture and it will

give us a clue about the government, but

why we wanted to know it?

Nowadays we listen the word communist

many times .but socialist is a new word, at

least for the majority of us. Well socialist is

the method; communism is an interpretation

of the method so socialism is the control by

the society. Cuba’s constitution, amended in

2002 states that Cuba is a socialist state

irrevocably, preventing any chance of

changes on their socio -economic system

The Cuban government has been accused of

violating human rights as the death penalty,

repression of citizens and political prisoners.

This help us to understand Cuban culture

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because Cuba is not only geographically the

largest Caribbean island , it is also the most

populated .

Considered one of the most

diverse populations in the

world as the political and

economical situation of Cuba

through the years has been problematic the

islanders are struggling every day to live a

hopefully life but they are suffering many

limitations of freedom and economy

problems as limited access to technology

and wealth is not evenly distributed. Cuba

has a crime rate near zero although it does

not mean happiness

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Under the leadership of Fidel Castro .Cuba

has made significant social gains especially

visible in education and health.

Subjects in which came to be a

model for developing countries,

on the other hand the political

and cultural cost has been enormous, for

keeping that government ,it has required a

dictatorial exercise of power contempt for

individual liberties and pluralism ,under

continuous monitoring of the state

To address the economic crisis the

government had taken measures such as

free peasant farmer markets, small private

utilities ,such as a

restaurants,cafes,individual work on their

own (previously only admitted working with

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state enterprises)and enacted laws that allow

foreign investment in certain economic

sectors and provided in partnership with

state enterprises. The measures alleviated

the economic crisis and have allowed a

degree of national economic recovery

However despite the

problems. Cuba

keeps its music

,dances and

literature.one of the

most important on the

island is undoubtedly

the dancing ,All the

great latin American dances have their

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origins here, many rhythms emerged from

the days of slavery ,keeping his melodies

and instruments among the great dances

that the island offers are the following Cuban

song,Bolero,Rumba,Mambo,Cha-Cha

Cha,Merengue and of course regueton .

We cannot forget their literature, Cuban

writers are not only known in the world. Also

they are a pride for the people of the island

an example will be Ernest Hemingway .he is

considered a legend in Cuba and in the world

In conclusion We want to know about Cuba

because the most of us know that it’s a

communist country, but what does it means?

I will give you a clue, China who has the

same type of government which is also

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thriving, and is allied country of Cuba .is one

of the wealthiest countries in the world and

has the same government. Does it mean

that Cuba has a future? or is a country that

one day will get freedom from the

oppression is Cuba a country that live in the

darkness.

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(http://www.hicuba.com/historia.htm)

*1. Januar: Día de la Revolución, Jahrestag der Revolution

*2. Januar: Tag der Siegesfeiern

2.

Februarhälfte: Karneval

24. Februar: Revolutionsbeginn 1895

28. Februar: Geburtstag José Martí, Jazzfest in Havanna

8.März: Internationaler Frauentag

13.März: Angriff auf den Präsidentenpalast

19. April: Sieg in der Schweinebucht, die karibische Kultur feiert

in Santiago

*1.Mai: Internationaler Tag der Arbeit mit Maiparaden etc.

*25.-27. Juli: Gedenktage zum Sturm auf die Moncada-Kaserne

30. Juli: Tag der Märtyrer der Revolution

*8.Oktober: Todestag von Ernesto Che Guevara 1967

*10. Oktober: Jahrestag des Beginns der Unabhängigkeitskämpfe im

Jahr 1868

27. November: Tag der studentischen Märtyrer,

Ballettfestival in Havanna, Musikfestival in Varadero

7.Dezember: Chorfestival in Santiago, Parrandafest in Remedios

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Dinner in a

Japanese

House

We are going

to talk about

Japanese

culture, in

special their customs at dinner. What do they

do? And why it is to important follow the

rules, also we will try to learn the correct

behavior if we are in a Japanese house as a

guest

In japan elderly people are very traditional

and normally they follow the code of conduct

based on respect for the

family and work .That is

why the expectations of

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social behavior is very high, even though

some customs have changed over the

course of Japanese history, their customs

have been considered very important to

them

It is considered an honor to be invited to

some ones home in japan .something

interesting about Japanese culture, is the

fact that people take off their shoes before

entering in any house, in fact wearing shoes

inside houses or temples is unforgivable

.this custom is deeply rooted in Japanese

people ,so much so no matter how small or

how westernized their house be .it always

will have a place to remove their shoes

before entering.

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There are different theories trying to explain

this fact.One of them is that they take off

their shoes because they have the idea that

to reach a household without bad vibes ,they

must not wear their shoes because it will

bring bad vibes from abroad and, that is why

they remove

the shoes

before getting

in ,another one

is that they do

that in order to

avoid sand or

dust that may

be attached to

their

shoes,so,shoes are removed and replaced

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with slippers. And finally no less important is

remind this detail .The shoes will turned

around so that the toe faces the door after

taking them off.

What we should and should not do in a

Japanese house at dinner.Generally ,as in

many cultures, the guest takes priority ,as

example you should not offer yourself to help

the owner in the kitchen. .According to the

rules of Japanese culture ,visitors are not

allowed to go into the kitchen .

The other thing you probably should not do is

praise pictures or ornaments in the house .If

you do that, your Japanese hosts might feel

they have to give the object to you .In japan

also is considered impolite to

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leave half-eaten food on a plate, you do not

have to eat everything that is offered to you

,but if you take something, you must finish it.

When a Japanese host invites you to have a

drink at the end of the evening .you should

refuse gently. Otherwise you could be there

all night because they usually will invite you

until you refuse it.

As a conclusion, if we are honored to be

invited in a Japanese house as a guest we

must remember these tips in order to respect

their culture, and enjoy the dinner.

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Islam

Islam is a monotheistic religion based on the

Qur'an, a text considered by its adherents to

be the word of God, and by the teachings

and normative example of Muhammad,

considered by them to be the last prophet of

God. An adherent of Islam is called a

Muslim.

Muslims believe that God is one and

incomparable and the purpose of existence

is to love

and

serveGod.

Muslims

also believe

that Islam is

the

complete

and

universal

version of a primordial faith that was

revealed at many times and places before,

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including Abraham, Moses and Jesus, whom

they consider prophets. They believe that

previous messages and revelations have

been partially changed or corrupted over

time, but consider the Qur'an to be both the

unaltered and the final revelation of God.

The majority of Muslims are Sunni, being 75–

90% of all Muslims. The second largest sect,

Shia, makes up 10–20%.The most populous

Muslim majority country is Indonesia home to

12.7% of the world's Muslims followed by

Pakistan (11.0%), India (10.9%), and

Bangladesh (9.2%). Sizable communities are

also found in China, Russia, and parts of

Europe. With over 1.57 to 1.65 billion

followers or over 22 to 24% of earth's

population, Islam is the second-largest and

one of the fastest-growing religions in the

world

Ritual prayers, called Ṣalah or Ṣalat, must be

performed five times a day. Salah is intended

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to focus the mind on God, and is seen as a

personal communication with him that

expresses gratitude and worship. Salah is

compulsory but flexibility in the specifics is

allowed depending on circumstances. The

prayers are recited in the Arabic language,

and consist of verses from the Qur'an

Fasting, from food and drink (among other

things) must be performed during the month

of Ramadhan. The fast is to encourage a

feeling of nearness to God, and during it

Muslims should express their gratitude for

and dependence on him, atone for their past

sins, and think of the needy. Flexibility is

allowed depending on circumstances, but

missed

fasts

usually

must be

made up

quickly.

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Holi in India

According with a tradition Hindu, every year,

thousands of Hindus participate in the

festival Holi. The festival has many purposes.

First and foremost, it celebrates the

beginning of the new season, spring.

Originally, it was a festival that

commemorated good harvests and the fertile

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land. Hindus believe it is a time of enjoying

spring's abundant colors and saying farewell

to winter. It also has a religious purpose,

commemorating events present in Hindu

mythology. Although it is the least religious

holiday, it is probably one of the most

exhilarating ones in existence. During this

event, participants hold a bonfire, throw

colored powder at each other, and celebrate

wildly. Together, the rich and poor, women

and men, enjoy each other’s presence on

this joyous day. No one expects polite

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behavior; as a result, the atmosphere is filled

with excitement, fun and joy.

Also, Holi is about fun, frolic and colour.

The colorful festival brings people closer and

reignites relationships. The best way to

celebrate this joyful festival with your friends,

family and loved ones, is take a little planning

and a few easy tips to ensure your guests

and you. To share a great time you must

have music, food, water and colors.

A Holi party is incomplete without music;

you can organize some live music, a dance

floor and DJ where guests can put in

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requests for their favorite songs to be played.

However, if you're planning a small party,

you can compile a list of popular Bollywood

Holi numbers like Rang Barse , Holi ke din ,

Do me a favor lets's play Holi. Something

about food, keep a menu simple, for a day

party, you can getaway with serving loads of

finger foods and something like biryani with

sauces and dips in the main course, also you

can put aside trays of sweets like burfis,

which your guests could even carry back as

a return present. Holi is the festival of colors

but make sure to use organic colors that

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don't ruin the skin. Keep plates of dry colour

on each table from where your guest can

easily access them. And don't let your guests

get away without getting wet, you need install

sprinklers or hoses to get a great party.

Finally a good advice for your Holi is be

careful with the colorant because the lack of

control over the quality and content of these

colors, is a problem, as they are frequently

sold by vendors who do not know their origin,

used dry colors, also called gulals, are toxic,

with heavy metals causing asthma, skin

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diseases, temporary blindness and are

associated with health issues.

Sources:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/specials/holi-hai/How-

to-throw-a-Holi-party/articleshow/4244460.cms?

Krishnamurti Indian writer

Was an Indian writer and

speaker of philosophical

and spiritual subjects.

Indians believed a new

messiah was coming to

bring hope and wisdom to

their people. Jiddu Narianiah and

Sanjeevamma parents of Krishnamurti where

visit by a prophet who claim that they were

having a child that was the messiah and they

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had to name him Krishnamurti after the

Hindu deity Krishna

Krishnamurti was born was born on May

1895 in the small town of Madanapalle in

Madras Presidency. His father was employee

of the colonial British administration. His

mom died when he was ten. His parents had

a total of eleven children of whom six

survived childhood.

He often taken to be mentally retarded,

and was beaten regularly at school by his

teachers and at home by his father. At the

age of eighteen he started describe physic

experiences with his sister who died in 1904

and his mother who died in 1905.

Krishnamurti teaches in his speeches

and books about fear, pleasure, meditations,

education and world crisis. He founded

several schools around the world such as:

Global outlook, Concern for man and the

environment and Religious spirit, which

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includes the scientific temper. After traveling

around the world with his teachings

Krishnamurti died February 17, 1986 at the

age of 90 in Ojai, California.

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Techniques or strategies

Having a good budget of one’s time and

organizing the workplace are tools that will

definitely define the success of people, not only in

the professional area or in

business but in life in

general. “Five S” and the

“time management” are

two methods currently

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used to maximize efficiency of people all around

the world.

On the one hand, it is important to say that

according to experts time management is a

method similar to managing one’s life: “too much

time loss can be equated too many great things

and opportunities missed”1. Time management

should not only be used in work tasks but in daily

activities, such an in school or college, home

chores, planning free time and so on. On the

other hand, “five S” is a Japanese method, an

structured program to implement workplace

organization and standardization. This method

implements some skills like safety, work

efficiency, productivity, ownership and, as a

consequence, people motivation on their jobs.

1 Harris, J. (2008) Time management: 100 success secrets, retrieved on July 14th, 2012 from http://books.google.co.cr/books?id=4LC0vQRoSqEC&printsec=frontcover&dq=time+management+tips&source=bl&ots=YEd_wROUZy&sig=eAxvOs7v6Me2F7dv1gVl8QZSBfY&hl=es&sa=X&ei=cKgBUPaWD5Gk8ATDlK2qCA&ved=0CD0Q6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=time%20management%20tips&f=false

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These techniques are really important in a

corporate world since that when one person use

them properly, he or she will assure successes

because it will improve the efficiency, proactivity,

motivation, productiveness and will develop the

activities or task a better way, avoiding the “last-

minute” stress.

However, for the operation of these methods it is

necessary to take into account some tips. In the

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case of time management, people should use

planners or make lists about the pending tasks,

use the time wisely and prizing yourself for every

accomplished goal. For five s, it is important to

understand the meaning of every “s” word: sort,

set in order, shine, standardize and sustain and

then evaluate the application of the program.

We chose these topics because we consider

them necessary to learn how to organize the time

and workplace in a way that allows us, as future

professionals, to attend all our commitments but

also enjoy free time with family and friends. As

well, we believe that part of the success of

outstanding people has to do with the manner in

which they divide their time and activities: they

can enjoy their jobs but also they can spend

quality time when they are not working.

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Empowerment

Empowerment is the process of increasing

the capacity of individuals or groups to make

choices and to transform those choices into

desired actions and outcomes. Central to this

process are actions which both build

individual and collective assets, and improve

the efficiency and fairness of the

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organizational and institutional context which

govern the use of these assets. In other

words, is the process to empower decision

and responsibility to an individual.

The

spiral of

empowerment says that within human nature

are deep needs for fairness, cooperation,

effectiveness and meaning, so we are

capable of learning the skills of deliberate

problem-solving so democracy becomes no

longer a fixed structure but an evolving value

driving cultures we create. Rules set

democratically keep wealth widely dispersed

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so markets remain open, competitive and life

serving as guide by democratic polities.

Political decision making is freed from the

influence of wealth so more and more people

have a voice in problem solving.

The triangle of empowerment asks three

questions: what? How? And purpose? Care

answers the what: the learning, work for

income, caring tasks and cultural activities.

Safety answers the how: Health, role, power

and communication. Responsibility answers

the purpose: values and beliefs, rights and

duties, motivation, obligation.

Benchmarking is the process of

comparing business processes and

performance metrics to industry bests or best

practices from other industries. The process

typically measures quality, time and costs. In

this process, management indentifies the

best companies in the in their industry or

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other industry with similar process and

compare the results to our own results and

processes. With this process you learn how

the target performs and why these

companies are successful.

Health at work

In this essay we are going to introduce the

field of occupational health and relate it to

dentistry in order to exemplify the importance

of this discipline work environment. Also let’s

talk about the branches of occupational

health and their importance in the workplace.

Occupational health is the control of risk in

the workplace; it helps to maintain a safe and

healthy work environment.

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One of the main activities that must be

implementing in any work team is first aid.

This team strategy must be implemented by

rofessionals or people trained in emergency

care who have the capacity to serve

personnel who have suffered an accident or

injury.

The

implementation of first aid can make a

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difference between life and death. The

importance of receiving immediate first aid is

to protect the wounded of other

complications that may occur by the type of

injury that the person has.

Among the topics involved in first aids is a

wound. Wounds are classified in open, is

when the bone is exposed to the surface,

and closed when the bone not exposed to

the surface. Another topic is the burns who is

the redness of the skin, burns it’s classified in

three grades: one grade who is a redness of

the skin, second grade that is redness of the

skin with blisters and third grade in type of

burn you see the skin with necrosis. Another

issue involving first aid is cardio pulmonary

resuscitation; this maneuver is given to a

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patient who loses pulse or respiration. This

maneuver includes five cycles with 30

compression of the cheat of the person per 2

ventilations.

Currently companies try to avoid accidents

with good training and security policies. Also

a way to prevent accidents from happening

by researching the causes in order to every

incident loss causal model helps as find the

causes of accidents. It is easy to understand

and it analyzes the causes of incidents.

However this model also has some

disadvantages; for example, you spend long

time determining interview a witness, that

who may not always tell the truth. Is

fundamental known the causes of accidents

because you can put rules to get changes in

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comportments of the workers and with these

reduce the indices of accidents.

Actually there are

literally millions of

people working

behind a desk; most

of them spend the

majority of hours

sitting in a chair

doing their daily

assignments. This cause sedentary and it is

no healthy. It may cause neck and back pain,

cause muscle stiffness and increase

tiredness, one way to stop this is to

incorporate active breaks into your daily

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work. Active breaks are exercises that help

people at work; it takes from 10 to 15

minutes and helps improve the working

environment. They are activities workers can

perform in order to stretching, breathing and

posture exercises that help combat

sedentary lifestyles, improve such as health

and lower absenteeism. Here are some ways

to take an activity break work:

1. Leave of your chair; try to stand up

as possible for example to the water

cooler to grab a drink of water or to get

a cup of coffee

2. Eat your lunch out of the coffee:

lunch time is the best opportunity to take

an active break so it is important do not

eat in the office , make sure to eat in a

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quiet place and requires a few minutes of

walking

3. Stretch the kinks of your joint: there

are some stretches do not even require

you to get up from your seat like sitting

stretches.

What are hazard materials? According with

to NOISH pocket guide: “chemical products

or dangerous goods are solids, liquids or

gases that can harm people, other living

organisms, property, or the environment”.

The professionals in OCCUPATIONAL

HEALTH are responsible for care the

health of coworkers , the work places

water, animals and plants. To solve the

problem related with this materials, like,

information related with risk, use,

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manipulation, transportation labeling,

storage, disposal or any emergency

condition, the UN created an international

and standard regulation labels ( a diamond

placard with specific colors and numbers)

with a categories:

1. Explosives

2. Gases

3. Flammable liquids

4. Flammable solids

5. Acidizing agents or organic

peroxides

6. Toxic or infectious

7. Radioactive

8. Corrosive and

9. Miscellaneous. Nowadays, with this

symbols, all employees , drivers of fire

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fighters can understood the risk and type

of any material, the next step is know the

name or ID of the product.

Finally it is important to understand the

importance of Occupational Health and

safety polices in every workplace, applying

them also to our daily acts. As we said

occupational health must be present in all

careers, for example dentistry: the dentists

have to maintain a good posture at the time

of attending the patient, also the dentist

always have to use safety equipment such

a gloves, cap, and in the room there must

be specific trashcans for the different

supplies like needless to avoid any injury. It

is also important to indicate the emergency

exists, have a plan of accidents well

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established, and of course the right

equipment and installations for disable

persons.

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Local/National News International news

Facebook is the world’s biggest social

networking site. In a blog post, the site’s

founder,

Mark

Zuckerberg, states that Facebook will

continue to in order to stay the web’s number

one communication site.

The company started in a dorm room in

2004. Today it has 150 million active users,

more than the 130 million of rival MySpace.

Facebook is different from other social

networking sites because you can

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communicate with people you really know

and trust and be aware about what’s

happening around you. Facebook has given

people a safe and trusted environment for

people to interact online. It has changed the

way people view the world. A friend from any

country is only a few clicks away.

It was back in February 2004 when

Zuckerberg started “The facebook” from a

Harvard student’s room. The aim was to help

students get in touch with each other over

the Internet. Within 24 hours over a thousand

students had signed up and soon after that

the network spread out to other universities

By 2005 a research study showed that about 85% of the students in the network had a Facebook account. Another survey showed that Facebook was almost as important as an iPod. Today the site has been translated into 35 languages.

More than half of its users are not at college anymore and the fastest growing

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group are the 30 to 40 year olds. Every day 15 million users update their profiles to tell their friends and the world what’s happening to them. They also share photos, upload videos, chat, make friends, join groups or simply have fun.

TAX

To try to establish a

policy on the fiscal

plan that was

approved in first

debate and then by

procedural errors in

its mainly discussion and approval, the

Constitutional Court established by judgment of

invalidity of the law passed. It really is difficult to

establish a single criterion for or against because

there are three major issues in the reform,

namely:

The first is an amendment to the Tax Code

whose purpose is to improve the control which is

important for the country that requires resources

and a form control is increasing, which basically

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seeks reform: increase the power of sanction that

is currently the Tax Administration imposing fines

are doubled and the possibility of fines but not

determinative process is completed tax; an

acceleration control procedures and

determination of tax obligations, which highlights

an increase in the period of limitation and

reduction instances to which the taxpayer can

appeal, and finally provide the Tax Administration

the possibility of charging. It would authorize

perform administrative liens and charges directly,

without recourse to courts.

A second issue is the reform of added value: For

example in the case of reforms to the value

added tax or what is known as sales tax is

certainly not appropriate to move from 13% to

14% tax on all items already taxed, but the

change to tax a number of utilities with different

base and minimum do not pay today, or tax all

professional services such as education and

some private health with minimum rates (which

also allows control professionals), are aspects

that are positive and also makes us equal in the

sense that we all have to contribute to the state.

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In the case of income tax, has positive aspects as

decreasing the rate of small businesses and

SMEs in some ranges, for example gravel also to

cooperatives and solidarity that some think this is

negative, but the fact that if Through these

mechanisms also creates wealth should

contribute to the state. Reform also alters aspects

of territoriality of income and comprehensive

income constitutes, this basically means that

those who are domiciled in Costa Rica have to

account for all the wealth they produce even

abroad, that's fine, many advantage of the current

limitation of territoriality, make the wealth

apparently occurs abroad and contribute nothing

to the country.

Then there are many items that can defend or

attack. The reform also included a number of

issues that the Tax Office provides legal and

regulatory changes that allow it to be more

efficient in monitoring and collection. I think the

country needs tax reform, in my opinion the

current balance showed enough so that it was

acceptable to a lot of sectors of the country. The

country needs more resources, the state needs

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additional tools to manage it, and the ongoing

reform provided some of those needs.

In the case of income tax, has positive aspects as

decreasing the rate of small businesses and

SMEs in some ranges, for example gravel also to

cooperatives and solidarity that some think this is

negative, but the fact that if Through these

mechanisms also creates wealth should

contribute to the state. Reform also alters aspects

of territoriality of income and comprehensive

income constitutes, this basically means that

those who are domiciled in Costa Rica have to

account for all the wealth they produce even

abroad, that's fine, many advantage of the current

limitation of territoriality, make the wealth

apparently occurs abroad and contribute nothing

to the country.

Then there are many items that can defend or

attack. The reform also included a number of

issues that the Tax Office provides legal and

regulatory changes that allow it to be more

efficient in monitoring and collection. I think the

country needs tax reform, in my opinion the

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current balance showed enough so that it was

acceptable to a lot of sectors of the country. The

country needs more resources, the state needs

additional tools to manage it, and the ongoing

reform provided some of those needs.

Thoroughly written by Natalia Morales.

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Sedentary behavior and obesity in

children

Despite for many of us, our infancy was

very active, this reality is not the same

nowadays, and many children have a very

inactive life in recent years. The children

prefer being in his houses in front of a

television, video games, computer…, instead

of playing football in the neighborhood.

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The problem is not that they play with these

games but they spend the whole day playing

with this technology and it can become

addicted as many children around the world,

but there are certain factors that do that

these children become in addicts.

First, at the majority of the homes the

father and mother are employed full time,

and they prefer that the children spend el

rest of the day in the house instead of in the

street playing with the neighbors for his

safety, which is very important, nowadays we

live in a very insecure country where we

have to take care more of the children,

second is the food that children receive in

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schools, colleges. And home. But this is no

excuse..

Parents, enjoy the weekends nowadays in

a very peculiar way, for example, they prefer

go to eat snack food, instead of go to a park

to playing outdoors, this is creating a way of

living very sedentary and when these

children grow up and become in teenagers,

it is provable that develop overweight.

Studies by the WHO World Health

Organization states:

"Obesity and inactivity are not problems

unique to the first world. According to a

report by the World Health Organization

(WHO), about a third of the world's children

spend at least three hours a day watching TV

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or computer. The study involved more than

70,000 children from 34 countries.

"As far as physical activity is concerned, we

found no significant differences between rich

and poor countries," stressed Regina

Guthold, lead author of the report, a member

of the Department of Chronic Diseases and

Health Promotion at WHO. "Growing up in a

developing country does not necessarily

mean that children are more active." (WHO,

2010)

With this situation MEP (Department of

Public Education) This institution prohibited

the sales of sodas, sweets, fritters and all the

delicacies, the idea was to diminish the

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percentage of children with overweight,

according to realized studies, nowadays in

the schools there is approximately 20 % of

obese children, nevertheless this news was

very controversial since many of the schools

did not know what to sell in the schools,

because the delicacies were very well

accepted by the children, nevertheless the

schools had to be more responsible with the

feeding of children.

But for this problem so it is necessary that

parents with schools create good eating

habits for good nutrition, for example, one of

the ways for parents to reward children with

food, reward them with eat at McDonald's,

ice cream, go to a mall for junk food ... But to

solve this problem, it is necessary that

parents with schools create good eating

habits for good nutrition, for example, one of

the bad habits that have the most parents is

to reward children with food, they bringing

their children to eat at McDonald's, ice

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cream, go to a mall for junk food ... this must

stop.For example some good habits could

be:

Accompany meals with water or natural

juices.

Eat fruit for dessert.

Avoid cooking are high in salt or

seasonings.

Exercising with the family.

Reward their efforts with rides and

games

It's about responsibility, our body needs

to be healthy for the good performance of all

activities, harm a child with food is as bad as

not providing education, families should be

aware of the food they give their children,

being a chubby child, it does not mean a

healthy child as many ignorant parents

believe ... it is about balance.

Sources:

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http://www.elmundo.es/elmundosalud/2010/03/30/medicina/12

69951237.html

http://www.nacion.com/2012-01-12/ElPais/MEP-prohibe-

venta-de-gaseosas--frituras--galletas-rellenas-y-confites-en-

escuelas-y-liceos.aspx

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Addictions

Currently

addictions are very popular because people

feel the need to feel better being addicted to

something to go out of the reality, forget the

stress and concerns that they face every

day at work or at home.

Addiction according to the WHO World

Health Organization, is a physical and

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psycho-emotional dependency to a

substance, activity or relationship, It

represents signs and symptoms

characteristics. Psychologists say that

people become addicted by three factors:

First. Biological: the genetic each person

has. Second, social environment: in which

the person lives including friends and finally

psychological: such as personality,

depression, compulsiveness.

Every time is more common that we have a

family member or friend addicted and this

often seems normal to all of us, and more

when addiction are not drugs, for example

addiction to shopping, work, video games,

television… Sometimes people do not see it

as addiction, they think that It does not take

part of an addiction, but additions are very

serious problems and they involve families

and friends.

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Currently, technology has been one of the

reasons of addictions for example: cell

phones, video games, social networking,

television, work, tattoos, shopping, plastic

surgery, exercise, sex, gambling and white

teeth…Sometimes it is very difficult to detect

all of these activities or hobbies such as

addiction, but experts say we can detect a

person addictive to these factors: violent

behavior, personality changes, loss of

appetite, trouble with the law, stealing

money, loss of interest in things important,

talking to myself, problems at school, lack of

concentration , friendships change ... the

important thing first is that the addicted

person recognizes that he is addicted and is

willing to change, to help or a psychologist to

help you, for example attending groups

support rational recovery, methods of

guidance, open your mind and be willing to

change.

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Sources:http://search.who.int/search?q=ADICCION&ie=utf8&

site=default_collection&client=_es&proxystylesheet=_es&outp

ut=xml_no_dtd&oe=utf8

Sports

London

2012

Olympics

To continue waiting, Brazil. It is Mexico´s turn

to celebrate his first Olympic gold in

football.The last Saturday Mexico won the

gold medal to beat Brazil 2 goals to 1, the

first goal was at 28 second of the game, that

match was at Wembley Stadium. It is the first

Mexico takes gold medal in men´s

soccer

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time that Mexico takes a gold medal in an

Olympics games in soccer.

That medal is too much important from

Central America because it is the first time

that is happened,

congratulation from

Mexico for that

amazing act.

The final act of the spectacular quadrennial

event known as The Usain Bolt Show came

Usain Bolt wins his third London gold

medal, anchors Jamaica to worls

record in the 4x100

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to a close on Saturday night, with another

gold medal, another world record and yet

another sprint trifecta at the Olympic Games.

From beginning to end, the last night of track

and field before the usual 80,000 people in

Olympic Stadium was dominated by multi-

medal athletes in full glory, including Mo

Farah, who might be the most popular man

in Mother England just now, after capturing

the 5,000-meter gold to go with his 10,000

gold, and Allyson Felix, who won the last of

her three gold here by running the fastest leg

of the U.S.’s 4x400 relay leg – the highlight

of a night that jacked the U.S. medal total to

29 – the most for the Americans since

Barcelona in 1992.

But the scene, and the Stadium, remained

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the province of Bolt, The World’s Fastest

Man and greatest track showman, a 25-year-

old Jamaican demigod who anchored a

world-record performance in the 4x100 relay,

enabling the Jamaicans to smash their own

record by covering 400 meters in 36.84.

Nesta Carter and Michael Frater ran the first

two legs for Jamaica, before Yohan Blake,

100 and 200-meter silver medalist, outran

American Tyson Gay, who didn’t have a

great handoff with Justin Gatlin, brought the

baton home to Bolt.

Ryan Bailey, the U.S. anchorman, hung with

Bolt for a bit, but soon the 6-5 Bolt and his

long legs were in full, long-striding gear,

reveling in his ‘triple-double’ – becoming the

first man in 108 years to win gold in the same

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three events (100, 200 and 4x100) in

consecutive Olympics.

“I did what I came here to do,” Bolt said.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/18913023

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The Olympic Games.

This year we celebrated the Olympic

Games in London. Starting with the

opening act, we were able to realize the

amazing event it was going to be.

This event gets together the best athletes

from all over the world. Greats figures like

Usaim Bolt, Michael Phelps, Roger Federer

and many more, continued to

demonstrated why they are the best, and

also teach us that, it takes a lot of effort

and dedication to get to where they are,

reason why they are call the number one in

the world.

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Costa Rican athletes also represented us

in this year Olympics; unfortunately they

were not able to demonstrate what they are

capable of doing.

Honestly I thought Nery Brenes was going

to go further in the competency, but due to

an injury, he was not able to continue.

In this Olympic Games my favorite athlete

was Usaim Bolt. I really admire him

because he rose from a poor country and

break records and positioned himself as

the best and fastest man in the world,

honestly I think that is a lot to say.

This Saturday, the 2012 London Olympic

Games came to an end with an amazing

closure act including the best artist of

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England from the past 50 years, including

songs from the Beatles, Queen, The Spice

Girls and many others that have impacted

the music world.

The Olympic Games is an event that unites

the entire world, and it is an international

party where we can see the best athletes

breaking records and always impacting us.

I am looking forward for the next one in

Brazil 2016.

Interviews

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Interviews can often cause fear, anxiety and

stress, but these feelings should not be

present at the interview, as it could fail, it is

important before going for an interview to be

very well prepared, because we must to

transmit to the interviewer safety and

confidence in ourselves.

To have a successful interview is important

to know what to do with our appearance such

as clothes go, how to behave, what to say

and not say, for example some tips for the

interview to be successful:1. Antes de ir a

una entrevista es importante buscar

información de la empresa, conocer sus

valores, objetivos, misión y visión.

2. Punctuality is advisable to be fifteen

minutes before the interview.

3. Presentation, we should take care of our

image and hygiene.

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Women:

Minimal use of makeup.

No more than one ring on each hand.

Shoes with conservative heels.

One set of earrings only.

If you wear nail polish, use a

conservative color.

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Men

A silk necktie with a conservative pattern.

Dark shoes

Dark socks

No rings other than wedding ring or

college ring.

No earrings

4. Do not lie, it is important to be honest.

5. Before speaking think very well what you

say.

6. If you are missing some knowledge, it is

important that you say you can learn them.

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7. Do not talk too much; do not tell the whole

personal life.

8. Practice, Practice, Practice

Practice answering questions. List your skills,

talents and experiences that directly apply to

this opportunity, as well as any hobbies that

relate to it, so you can tell the interviewers

about what you can do. Also practice out

aloud, this will help you sound more polished

and concise and less nervous in the actual

interview.

Typical Questions Interview.

Tell us something about yourself.

Sample answers:

I am a team player with experience in solving

problems.

I try to make healthy lifestyle choices and to

be a responsible citizen.

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I am an excellent communicator and enjoy

working with others.

10. Do not forget to thank the interview for

their time.

11. Our body language is crucial in an

interview; experts say it takes only 5 minutes

to make a good or bad impression.

12. Turn off your phone.

Today the competition is getting higher, so it

is important that our interview is successful,

not only for our physical appearance, also for

our ability, intelligence and preparation.

Lack of employment has been increasing

each year and no one wants to lose a job

interview

Source:

http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/consumer/09151.html

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