our friend Holly Beck's on-going adventure:

http://hipehabitat.com/2011/09/20/building-in-nicaragua-concrete-floor-t...

http://hipehabitat.com/2013/03/20/bodega-progress/

Living the dream -whatever it is. Gives me hope.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBkv5jjjhJ0

This one claims to have been built in Mexico!

right moment to check out:

http://openchannel.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/04/01/17519026-how-the-us-oil-...

" . . . .Besides guaranteeing a stable domestic energy supply, those energy resources add tools to the U.S. diplomatic toolbox, said David L. Phillips, director of the Peace-building and Human Rights Program at Columbia University.

This came up in http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2013/03/what-is-the-pur... as a system for describing various levels of language proficiency. I searched this site to see if someone had brought it up before but didn't see anything. It may be of interest for people setting goals in their Spanish acquisition.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_European_Framework_of_Reference_for_... describes the level.

Great movie. I kept missing it but it's finally out on DVD. Best picture in a year with some very solid competition

It tells a feel good story with a happy ending, and rightfully omits most of the nastiness of the Iran hostage crisis.

From Wikipedia:

so says the following article! reminds me of a song, "losing my religion!" btw, the devil made me post this:

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/features/twenty-year-hiatus-in-risi...

http://www.doingbusiness.org/data/exploreeconomies/nicaragua/starting-a-...

Click on the plus in the upper right to change the topic. Employment regulations, Incorporation, Property registration, other topics covered briefly.

back-to-the-landers interested in making their own cheeses, and other dairy products;

http://cheeseforum.org/forum/index.php?topic=6868.0

Another NicaLiving member got me interested in cheese. Many are simple to make. Others, not so much!

There are a lot of demonstration videos on YouTube for non-commercial cheese, yogurt and butter making.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZZAUqFqAnY

I now have all my paperwork back from the different US state agencies, police report, doctor's report, etc. for submission to the Nicaraguan Embassy state side, but would like to make sure I have all my ducks in a row prior to submission.

So what needs to be notarized prior to submission and what are the current fees for having my paperwork approved and anything else that I might be overlooking at this point. I would like this to go smoothly and be ready to head down as soon as I receive it all back. Thanks.

Supposedly 1,000,000 books for free download.. .. . .

I came across the site after ordering one of their print books on Cacao Cultivation:

http://www.forgottenbooks.org/info/Cacao_a_Treatise_on_the_Cultivation_a...

or, if you are interested in Coffee, there are 83 books including this one:

http://www.forgottenbooks.org/info/Coffee_and_a_Love_Affair_1000372913.p...