At the turn of the Century, the United States was ready to expand. It was a vigorous nation with a population full of optimism, strength and with a determination to become a world power. This strong expansionist sentiment motivated the U.S. government to develop a plan for annexation of Spain’s remaining overseas territories including the [...]
Archive for October, 2009
We Shall Not Forget
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Canal Zone, Corozal American Cemetery, Holy Grounds, Memorial Grounds, Military Cemeteries, Panama, Panama Canal on October 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Photograph of the Day: Autumn Yard
Posted in Photography, tagged Autumn, Colors, Fall, Foliage, Leaves, Nature, Photographs on October 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Words of Edward Moore “Ted” Kennedy
Posted in Quotes, tagged Congress, Edward Kennedy, Poliician, Politics, Quotes, Senators on October 22, 2009 | 2 Comments »
“Each time a man stands up for an ideal or acts to improve the lot of others or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope and, crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, those ripples build a current that can sweep down the mightiest walls [...]
Requiescant In Pacem (R.I.P.)
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Burial Grounds, Caribbean Islands, Crosses, France, French Cemetery, History, Panama, Panama Canal, Transportation on October 22, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Maybe, because I have lived next to the Panama Canal most of my adult life, I have taken this engineering marvel for granted. It was always there; therefore, no big deal. I was dead wrong. After retiring, and having ample time at my disposal, I’ve been researching this fascinating subject and realized how big this [...]
Photograph of the Day: Scarlett and Crimson
Posted in Photography, tagged Autums, Colors, Forest, Nature, Photographs, Woods on October 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Ups and Downs of Cable & Wireless Panama
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged ADSL Internet Connections, Broadband Speed, Cable & Wireless Panama, Customer Service, Internet Service, Technical Service on October 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I purchased my HP computer system from Cable & Wireless thanks to a marketing phone call promoting a computer, printer, and web cam bundled with Internet service for three years. That was on March 19, 2005; more than four years ago. During this time I’ve had my ups and downs with this Internet service provider. [...]
The Centennial Bridge Across the Canal
Posted in Uncategorized on October 21, 2009 | 6 Comments »
After shooting several pictures of the Paraiso and Corozal’s historic cemeteries, I headed home. It was about 10:30 a.m. (-5 GMT) on a Sunday morning. The sky was getting dark and a storm was in its early stages. While driving through the Pedro Miguel’s Locks, I noticed the Centennial Bridge (Puente Centenario). It was such [...]
Photograph of the Day: Portrait in Orange
Posted in Photography, tagged Face, Orange, Photograph, Portraits, Woman on October 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Apple Dazzles Wall Street
Posted in News, tagged Apple, Computers, Finance, Investments, Performance, Recession, Technology, Wall Street on October 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Apple Inc. does it again. Unscathed by the undergoing global recession, Apple announced one of its best financial performances surprising Wall Street experts. Apple managed to surprise optimistic investors, posting a 47 percent increase in profit in the fourth quarter and handily beating Wall Street’s estimates. Renewed sales of Macintosh laptops and the continued popularity [...]
A Transcontinental Railway in Panama
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Balboa, Commerce, Cristobal, International Trade, Railroads, Trains, Transportation on October 20, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The Panama railroad is one of the oldest in the Continent. It is the first transcontinental railway built in 1855 in an effort to supply the high demand for transportation from the East to the West Coast to gold hungry forty-niners. Gold seekers chose the Panama route instead of the difficult, plodding journey across the [...]
