Sylvania Costa Rica By Carolina Ruiz Global unit shipments of LED lamps and modules are expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 19% between 2015 and 2024, revealed the latest Navigant Research report on this matter. This report analyzes the global market for LED lamps and modules across all major space lighting uses, as well as market issues, including drivers and tre...

Wikimedia Commons By Francisco Pescatori Buenos Aires, Jun 3 (EFE).- Argentina went back to the "origin of taste" to show that its ice cream is the best in Latin America, and will now journey to the frozen treat's mecca, Italy, to compete for the title of the world's best ice cream. The Argentine ice cream masters team of Ariel Segesser, Daniel Celentano and Erica Rodriguez won the 2nd L...

Source: Quo Miami, FL (PRWEB) June 02, 2015 -- Cubix Latin America, international leaders in technology distribution, offers their answer to the popular fitness tracker bands. The Quo Sport Smartband is a wearable activity tracker, providing the user with personalized information about their fitness levels and sleep habits. The Smartband is able to track overall physical activity, calculate ca...

Source: LD Swimwear Tell-all biographical books are the latest trend among Latina models and actresses whose careers are starting to turn away from the camera lenses. These written works are often filled with sordid details about what the authors expose as the realities of living in the world of glamour, where they make choices and tradeoffs that they later regret. In recent months, The Cos...

J-Lo. Wikimedia Commons Rabat, May 31 (EFE).- The sensuality-charged show offered on the weekend by pop diva Jennifer Lopez at the Mawazine music festival in this capital disgusted Islamist members of the ruling Justice and Development Party, the communications minister of which called its broadcasting on public television "unacceptable." There had been great anticipation over whether JLo w...

Pets love Otentik sunshades Millions of people around the world suffer from skin cancer conditions that can be minimized or prevented by lowering exposure to the harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays of the Sun. According to the American Cancer Society, melanoma skin cancer is often caused by overexposure to the UV radiation from the Sun, and this is an important matter to consider in Costa Rica, a na...

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., May 29, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- A roadblock broadcast of the original Jurassic Parkwill be hosted by three-time Academy Award® winner Steven Spielberg and Chris Pratt, the star of Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment's Jurassic World, beginning on June 5 and concluding on June 6, it was announced today. They will also introduce a two-minute, exclusive sneak preview of J...

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, May 28, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Vegascasino.io is a new player in the Bitcoin gambling market, but boasts an experienced team of professionals behind the platform. The team comes from a fiat currency gambling background running casinos, sportsbooks and poker for over a decade: It is a new and an exciting venture for us. Bitcoin popularity is growing every day and we want to m...

No Joy. Source: Wikimedia Commons (Killbeat Music Press Release) With album cuts “Everything New” and “Moon In My Mouth” already released into the ether, Montreal’s No Joy has now premiered “Hollywood Teeth” courtesy of Billboard Magazine which says the song “pits lovely, understated harmonies against atmospheric, expansive guitars.” The band’s third studio album, More Faithful, is set for rel...

Salvador Allende. Wikimedia Commons Cannes, France, May 24 (EFE).- The 68th edition of the Cannes Film Festival had few Latin American films in the running this year, but most of them came away with important awards, including Mexico's Michel Franco with Best Screenplay for "Chronic." Franco was the only Hispanic in the running for the Palme d'Or with a complex film shot entirely in English...

"Les femmes d’Alger, Picasso, version O" by Source (WP:NFCC#4). Licensed under Fair use via Wikipedia New York, May 21 (EFE).- A Qatari sheikh was the buyer who paid $179.36 million for Pablo Picasso's "Les femmes d'Alger," making it the priciest painting ever auctioned, the daily New York Post reported Thursday. The mysterious buyer of the Spanish painter's work was identified by the New Y...

Wikimedia Commons By David Blanco Bonilla Lima, May 18 (EFE).- A team of Peruvian archaeologists led by Walter Alva, who discovered the famous Lord of Sipan, is working to unveil the mysteries surrounding the origins of the Mochica culture, considered one of ancient Peru's most complex and developed cultures. Archaeologists found a temple decorated with about 30 drawings and graffiti wit...

LOS ANGELES, May 19, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Its aisles packed with readers and boasting a host of successful book presentations and cultural performances, LeaLA wrapped up its fourth edition on a positive note, consolidating its position as the only Spanish-language book fair in the United States and as the event dedicated to reading in Spanish and Latin American culture. On the third day of acti...

AutoShine Costa Rica With car culture rapidly growing in Costa Rica, the number of luxury automobiles has greatly increased in the last few years. As a result of this trend, vehicle owners are becoming more interested in aesthetics as well as in systems that can augment their driving experience in terms of entertainment, safety, information, and comfort. In other nations where car culture h...

Wikimedia Commons B.B. King, legendary blues guitarist well known for tracks such as "Rock Me Baby", "My Lucille", and "The Thrill Is Gone", died in his Las Vegas home yesterday at the age of 89. Attorney Brent Bryson said King died in his sleep. A 15-time Grammy winner, with over 50 albums released, King played live for nearly 70 years. He had reportedly collapsed at a Chicago performan...

May 16, 2015 / PRZen / LEICESTER, U.K. -- MTV EMA Nominee Oliver Sean has stripped down! The breakthrough Indie singer and songwriter, whose VH1 Top 10 Album that Rolling Stone magazine called, "It's like the Eagles have hired Jack Johnson for some lessons on lightening up", has lightened up indeed by surprising fans with his acoustic side at all his performances since the start of the year. Olive...

Los Angeles, May 13 (EFE).- Mexican actor Diego Luna will take on one of the main roles in "Star Wars: Rogue One," the next film in the famous galactic franchise focusing on the attempt by a group of rebels to steal the plans for the Death Star space station, the magazine Variety reported Wednesday. Luna's participation has not yet been confirmed by Lucasfilm, which announced that Felicity Jone...

Follow these tips to keep the weather from deteriorating your walls and ceilings By: Carolina Ruiz Vega Sun, rain, hail, even volcanic ash… Costa Rica’s weather can be uncertain and merciless to unprotected walls and ceilings, which are vulnerable and likely to suffer environmental damages. May marks the beginning of the rainy (green) season in this tropical country. However, due to the E...

Ian Somerhalder Instagram More Hollywood celebrities are choosing Costa Rica as one of their preferred hideaways. One of the most recent instances of this trend was shared on the Instagram online social network by actor Ian Somerhalder, who is better known for his starring roles in popular television series Lost and The Vampire Diaries. On March 13th, Mr. Somerhalder shared an Instagram sel...

By Beatriz Pascual Macias Washington, May 12 (EFE).- Hispanics living in the United States are becoming more fluent in English and speak less Spanish at home, according to a Pew Research Center report published Tuesday in Washington. As Hispanics' command of English grows - 68 percent now speak it easily - the percentage of Latinos who choose Spanish for their conversations at home diminishe...

Source: Fair Play Labs SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica - May 12, 2015 - Fair Play Labs, an independent developer from Costa Rica, today released Color Guardians, a new action title where side-scrolling action meets tricky, multi-faceted obstacles and objectives. The game is available today in the Americas for the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, the PlayStation®Vita portable entertainment sys...

Flickr Commons New York, May 11 (EFE).- The Fox television network announced Monday that it will end its popular musical program "American Idol" after 15 seasons. The 15th and last season of "American Idol" will begin in January with host Ryan Seacrest and with Jennifer Lopez, Keith Urban and Harry Connick Jr. as the panel of judges, the network said in New York upon presenting its new prog...

Source: A Small Section of the World San Diego, CA, May 11, 2015 --(PR.com)-- The San Diego Coffee Network in conjunction with sponsors Earth’s Choice, Daymar Coffee and PureFlo, will be screening the film “A Small Section of the World” at Balboa Park’s Museum of Photographic Arts, Wednesday, May 20. Doors open for a pre-event mixer at 6 p.m. with the film beginning at 7:30 p.m. Five-dollar...

Pixabay Commons It is often said that a smile is an inexpensive method to improve one's appearance. This is an axiom that should apply to everyone; unfortunately, quite a few people feel self-conscious about what they consider to be a less-than-dazzling smile. The fact about facial aesthetics is that teeth make up about 90 percent of a smile. People who feel that their dentition is not up t...

Garcia Marquez. Source: Flickr Commons Bogota, May 9 (EFE).- Colombian police recovered a first-edition copy of "One Hundred Years of Solitude" with a dedication by the late Nobel laureate in Literature, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, which had been stolen from a showcase where it was being exhibited at the International Book Fair in Bogota, or Filbo, officials said. The chief of police, Gen. Rodo...

Source: Hoes and Gangstas May 8, 2015 – (PRSYNC) – A new Costa Rica-based company has launched a sophisticated and playful, but affordable, collection of sunglasses that come in two names: Hoes and Gangstas. The styles are in total black or brown tortoise shell, available for safe purchase with PayPal and shipping worldwide. Hoes n Gangstas the new way to wear sunglasses in Costa Rica. Gett...

Source: Wikimedia Commons Los Angeles, May 7 (EFE).- Colombian actress Sofia Vergara on Thursday received her star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame in a huge ceremony at which she was accompanied by her fiance, Joe Manganiello, her colleagues from "Modern Family" and her own family, including her son Manolo, who gave a short speech. Vergara, 42, became the first actress from her country to have ...

Neymar Jr. MONTREAL, May 7, 2015 /CNW/ - Brazil's football icon Neymar Jr has taken his love of poker to the next level by becoming an ambassador for the world's most popular poker company PokerStars, Amaya Inc. (TSX: AYA) announced today. Neymar Jr, who is as much a phenomenon in social media as he is on the football pitch, will promote PokerStars in advertising, charitable events and spec...

Source: Nayara TORONTO, ON--(Marketwired - May 5, 2015) - With the box-office hit "Fifty Shades of Grey" DVD and Blu-ray release date set for this Friday, May 8th, screens across the country will soon be steaming up. To help those suddenly longing for a different kind of adventure, the travel experts at Cheapflights.ca, the online leader in finding and publishing travel deals, have to come up ...

Screenshot of Padow''6 Richmond, VA (PRWEB)  -- Padow’s Ham & Deli East Main Street proudly announces their one millionth customer celebration at the restaurant’s downtown location on 1009 East Main Street from May 1-7. Padow’s East Main Street location opened the doors for their first customer in the summer of 1992. Twenty-three years later, the store is preparing to celebrate their one m...

Flickr Commons Sao Paulo, May 4 (EFE).- The use of concepts and experiences from neuroscience is one tool that "optimizes" advertising campaigns resulting in reduced costs and production time, Spanish expert Manuel Garcia said Monday. "Our brains determine our behavior, so the science of the brain helps explain all human behaviors," Garcia, the director of Neuroscience for Nielsen in the Un...

Wikimedia Commons Los Angeles, May 3 (EFE).- George Miller, one of the great action film directors, is returning to the genre 30 years after his latest movie with a new version of "Mad Max," the classic that launched Mel Gibson to stardom and which now stars Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron. Although the British director said at a Los Angeles press conference attended by Efe that at first he f...

"BradPitt" by Maggie from Palm Springs, United States / Uploaded by Atlaslin. Licensed under CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons Quito, May 3 (EFE).- Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa on the weekend invited U.S. actor Brad Pitt to visit the country's Amazon region to see the pollution the government attributes to Chevron there. The Ecuadorian leader announced the invitation during his regular ...

"Kanamara Matsuri 2007 (phallus festival)-crop" by Saya M. - Flickr. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons Over a period of two days, a trendy Japanese restaurant in the capital city of Costa Rica celebrated the traditional Shinto Kanamara Matsuri (the Festival of the Steel Phallus) with an unusual gastronomical display that tested the decorum of diners. According to lifestyle jour...

Source: Pixabay Commons At adult cabarets across Costa Rica, entertainers who disrobe and gyrate their shapely anatomies for captive audiences are noticing an interesting demographic trend: With greater frequency, men old enough to be their grandfathers are among their admirers. Such was the conclusion presented by Paula Ruiz Guevara, an investigative journalist from national newspaper La Pren...

Source: Apple A faulty Chinese-made component of the Apple Watch has forced the Cupertino, California-based technology giant to limit the availability of the product, The Wall Street Journal reported. The problem occurred with some parts - known as taptic engines because they produce the sensation of being tapped on the wrist - that were made by AAC Technologies Holdings Inc., a supplier ba...

Wikimedia Commons By Emilio J. Lopez Miami, Apr 30 (EFE).- Enrique Iglesias exudes charm and a youthful insolence. His eyes are teasing and he moves his hands quickly to emphasize, as he did on Thursday in an interview with Efe, that he is an artist who is guided by "instinct" and what "really touches" people. The popular singer will grace the stage of the new Parque Viva amphitheater in...

Source; Newport Aquarium NEWPORT, Ky. (PRWEB) April 29, 2015 – Newport Aquarium’s all-new Shark Bridge – the only rope suspension bridge in North America where guests can walk just inches above nearly two dozen sharks – is scheduled to open to the public 10 a.m. Thursday, April 30. The Shark Bridge is a 75-foot-long, V-shaped rope bridge suspended over the open waters of the Surrounded by S...

Mariah Carey performing in 2008. Wikimedia Commons Las Vegas, Apr 28 (EFE).- Singer, songwriter and producer Mariah Carey said Tuesday that she is "thrilled and excited" over the launching of her new album and her upcoming show in Las Vegas. In remarks to Efe, the New York artist said that her new show - "Mariah Carey #1 to Infinity" (which is the same as the title of her new album) - will ...

Garcia Marquez. Source: Flickr Commons By Gustavo Borges Mexico City, Apr 27 (EFE).- If Colombia's Gabriel Garcia Marquez had never written "One Hundred Years of Solitude" or any other novel, it might have been necessary to award him the Nobel Prize in Literature for his short stories, the part of his work that is much less known. That is what leading Mexican writers think about the perf...