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Archive for January, 2011

Christmas is over and New Year begins to age.  Today is January 4, 2011.  Panamanians are forgetting about tamales, glittering Christmas trees, rum, reggae, yellow underwear, and other concepts related to the end of the year activities and getting ready for the next big thing—the Carnavales.  That’s what the year is all about—the feast of [...]

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This will the last analysis of the performance of the big guys in the Web browser arena for year 2010.  The yearly trend has been a steady decline for Microsoft Internet Explorer and a consistent rise of Google Chrome and Apple Safari.  The rest of the gang has more or less held their ground which [...]

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The One Thousand and One Nights often known as The Arabian Nights Entertainment is a collection of Middle Eastern and South Asian stories and folk tales compiled in Arabia during the Islamic Golden Age. Aladdin summons a genie by rubbing a magic lantern; a scene from the Arabian Nights. Photo ©Omar Upegui R. Some of [...]

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If you have been following our recent post, you already know about the Villas Navideñas and their colorful exhibitions of children’s themes.  Hardly a famous children’s favorite has been left out.  For today I’ve selected the classic characters of Peter Pan and James Cook. Captain James Cook, is the villain now pirate captain of the [...]

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Today is January 1, 2011.  For the Western World, this day is known as a New Year when thousands and thousands of persons make special plans for the future.  These future goals are called New Year’s Resolutions. Some of these resolutions will be remembered for only a few days and then swept under the rug [...]

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When I was a young kid, growing up in a banana plantation in Changuinola, I remember receiving every Christmas a box with the most gorgeous tin soldiers.  I knew that Niño Dios would not forget the box full of those heavy and colorful tin soldiers. Like modern Napoleons we would play with these toy soldiers [...]

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