Posted in Panama Journal on Aug 22nd, 2008
It is easy to forget that the recent gold medal was not the only Olympic medal ever won by a Panamanian. Today there are more celebrations in Colon, the home of Irving Jahir Saladino Arand for his accomplishment.
You might like to read about the first winner of Olympic medals by a Panamanian, Lloyd Barrington LaBeach. [...]
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Posted in Panama Journal on Aug 22nd, 2008
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Amigos de Animales, the Boquete group that conducts spay/neuter clinics, has received a grant. Here is the press release.
AMIGOS DE ANIMALES BOQUETE RECEIVES IMPORTANT GRANT
August 20, 2008 –Boquete, Panama– Fundación Amigos de Animales Boquete (FADAB) is excited to announce the receipt of its first ever grant – a generous contribution of $3,000 from [...]
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Posted in Panama Journal on Aug 22nd, 2008
The other day I was asked, via email, about the price of cement. I wrote a local builder friend of mine and got the following reply.
Hello Don:
Is true, the last months the price of cement gone up
Today we get one bag (42.5 kg) per $ 8.0 + 5% and depend of site delivery + .25 [...]
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Posted in Earthquake/Seismic on Aug 22nd, 2008
At 6:05 AM, a 5.0 magnitude earthquake woke me up. It has been a while since I have felt one strong enough to really get my attention. I guess it was because it’s epicenter was so close.
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Posted in Asides on Aug 22nd, 2008
If at first you succeed, try to hide your astonishment.
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