A little piece of heaven in Costa Rica is now for sale. Located in the small gated community of Rancho Santa Fe Estes, this property is accessed via a half-mile paved road through an exquisite park-like setting. The Rio Achiote below the property offers stream- side walks amid virgin forest and waterfalls. The abundance of varied wildlife is to be enjoyed daily. Hummingbirds and butterflies hover throughout. Fireflies light the area at night. Toucans, parrots and other tropical species nest nearby on the forested slopes of Poas Volcano. The nearby thriving city of Grecia has the distinction of twice being voted the cleanest town in Central America. The local community here is outgoing and friendly and eagerly welcomes visitors into their homes as well as their hearts. The Canton (county) has the highest income per capita in Costa Rica with a strong middle class. The people here are relaxed and laid back. Your waves of hello are returned with gusto. Being an important agricultural hub of the country, sugar cane is grown and harvested in Grecia in large amounts, as is premium coffee and pineapples. Only 35 minutes northwest from the country's main international airport, Grecia is close to, but not in the urban zone of capital, San Jose. Several national and local parks are within an hours drive. The Pacific Coast is only 1½ hours drive west through beautiful vistas and the beautiful Caribbean Coast is a 3 hour drive to the east. The Canton (County) of Grecia is covered by a lush and varied landscape. Broad sweeps of bright green sugarcane fields, hundreds of small high-quality coffee plantations and fingers of tropical montane forests spreading down the mountain slopes of Poas Volcano compose a picturesque scene. The air is fresh, never too hot or too cold, and Grecians drink water from pure mountain springs. According to National Geographic magazine, the climate in the area is the best in the world. Property Google Earth coordinates: 10 degrees, 7 minutes, 8 seconds North Latitude. 84 degrees, 25 minutes, 11 seconds West Longitude. 2.17 acres lot size bordered by forest on 3 sides. Elevation: 1,533 meters or 5,029 feet. Electrical line access at lot. Telephone land line access at lot. High-speed wireless internet access coverage available. Inexpensive, high quality, municipal water supply. Automatic security gate at street entrance ½ mile from property. Club association of 8 members: low $70 monthly dues for Club gardener and general maintenance. 45 minutes from Juan Santamaria International Airport, 15 minutes from downtown Grecia. Contact owner lonwarneke@gmail.com for details.

Author: AntAtoll
Keywords: Pura Vida Rancho Santa Fe Estates real estate property for sale Grecia Costa Rica tropical trees wildlife Poas Volcano internet access best weather in world
Added: November 22, 2008

Afshin Rattansi talks Donna Wallach, sister of Darlene Wallach, captured by Israeli soldiers in Gaza as news comes in of a Scottish solidarity activist transferred to solitary confinement in an Israeli detention center on Friday after he and two others declared a hunger strike. British citizen Andrew Muncie relayed a message via his jailed colleagues that he has been isolated and his mobile phone confiscated. Muncie was arrested along with an American, Darlene Wallach, and an Italian Vittorio Arrigoni, along with 15 Palestinian fishermen off the coast of Gaza. The three activists were accompanying the fishermen, who face daily harassment by the Israeli navy. The three declared a hunger strike on Thursday night, demanding that Israel return three fishing vessels it seized during Tuesdays raid in Gazan waters. The solidarity campaigners say that the Palestinians who own the boats rely on them for their livelihoods.

Author: rattansifan
Keywords: gaza israel un moon unicef siege wallach Arrigoni Muncie hamas missile rocket obama bush clinton fishermen
Added: November 21, 2008

At 29, Jasmyne Cannick is a critic and commentator based in Los Angeles who addresses the intersection of race, class, religion, and gender in the African American community as played out in today's pop culture and politics. An award-winning journalist, Jasmyne was selected as one of ESSENCE Magazine's 25 Women Shaping the World. Her thought provoking commentaries have been featured on countless radio stations and in newspapers and magazines around the country including the Chicago Sun-Times, San Francisco Chronicle, and Los Angeles Daily News. A strong advocate for the Black press, her writings have appeared in Black newspapers coast to coast including the Los Angeles Sentinel, Wave, and Watts Times, Our Weekly, New York Amsterdam, Washington Afro, Chicago Defender , Sacramento Observer, Michigan Citizen, Oakland Post, and Atlanta Daily World. Online, she's a regular contributor to the Electronic Urban Report, Blackcommentator.com, BlackAmericaWeb.com, and the BlackAgendaReport.com. You can usually catch her on your AM and FM dials on American Urban Radio Network's award-winning talk show The Bev Smith Show, National Public Radio's News & Notes, and Tell Me More, Radio One's The Power 169, and locally in L.A. on KJLH 102.3 FM's The Front Page. A trusted source by reporters, she's appeared on CNN, Fox News, BET News, Access Hollywood, NBC's Dateline and more. Jasmyne continues to be a popular speaker at colleges, universities, conferences, and events discussing culture, race, sexuality, and politics. She is a co-founder of the National Black Justice Coalition, the nation's Black gay civil rights group and she's a proud member of the National Association of Black Journalists. Her day to day work is in politics.

Author: UND68
Keywords: Jasmyne Cannick The OReilly Factor Same Sex Marriage gays lesbians Prop civil rights
Added: November 20, 2008

Alex Jones was a guess on Coast 2 Coast A.M. with George Noory this morning. Check it out. The Skotch Report Written, Directed and Produced by: Butta Skotch (Keith Atkins) ©2008 The Skotch Report

Author: Bujirock
Keywords: Hip Hop Political Commentary Alex Jones George Noory Coast AM $700 Billion Bailout The Great Depression
Added: November 20, 2008

Indian Harbour Beach Vacation Rentals, Homes, Condos, Villas and Beach Rentals Indian Harbour Beach is part of the Titusville-Palm Bay metropolitan area, located in Brevard County overlooking the Indian River and the Atlantic Coastline. This community was built in the 1960s as housing for the missile workers at Cape Canaveral and Patrick Air Force Base. A peaceful, small town of approximately 8,000 residents, Indian Harbour Beach has an ideal central location on the East Coast of Florida, nestled between the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian River Lagoon. Its a very good town for families, whether youre visiting or relocating. Visitors can enjoy outdoor recreation at beachfront parks, or in 27-acre Gleason Park, which surrounds a lake and has hiking/biking paths that are lighted in the early evening by lovely Victorian-style lamps. Also available in the park is a year-round heated swimming pool, shuffleboard courts, two playgrounds, horseshoes, beach volleyball and picnic facilities. Ocean swimming, fishing, boating and golf are located nearby. Indian Harbour Beach is just a short thirty-minute drive to Titusville and the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, the Astronaut Hall of Fame and the Canaveral National Seashore. Surrounding areas: Satellite Beach, Florida (1.5 mi), Melbourne, Florida (3.4 mi), Indialantic, Florida (4.7 mi), Melbourne Beach, Florida (6.2 mi), Palm Bay, Florida (12.3 mi), Cocoa Beach, Florida (12.4 mi), Merritt Island, Florida (15.2 mi) The "Space Coast of Florida, which lies on the Central East Coast near the Kennedy Space Center, has a semi-tropical climate that becomes quite warm and humid during the months of June, July and August. Frequent showers and thunderstorms are generally local and short in duration. Large tropical storms can bring high winds and inundating rainfalls, but due to excellent weather forecasting, warning time can be up to a week. The coastal areas also offer daily breezes of adequate velocity that helps moderate temperatures. September and October remain warm, with September usually being the wettest month. November to February is relatively dry and sunny with pleasant daytime temperatures and cool nights. In the months of March to May the sun begins to climb higher in the sky again with warmer days and moderate rainfall. The closest airports in the area are the Melbourne International airport (MLB) located about 4 miles southwest of Indian Harbour Beach in Melbourne, Florida, the Space Coast Regional airport (TIX) located approximately 28 miles northwest of Indian Harbour Beach in Titusville, Florida, the Vero Beach Municipal airport (VRB) located roughly 36 miles south of Indian Harbour Beach in Vero Beach, Florida, and finally the Orlando International airport (MCO) located around 47 miles northwest of Indian Harbour Beach in Orlando, Florida. http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=PalaceProperties Mark Palace www.MyPalace.org 321.441.3512 Palace Properties Internat'l. real estate, palace properties international melbourne realtor melbourne real estate indian harbour beach florida, mark palace Florida real estate, FL real estate, Florida homes for sale, Florida Properties Florida Real Estate at MyPalace.org. Search Homes for Sale in Florida and View FL Houses Online.

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Added: November 20, 2008