Thursday, August 9, 2012
Monthly Panama U.S. Navy League Meeting Aug 15th
Panama U.S. Navy League invites you to join us for dinner on Wednesday, August 15th.
We are returning to Can Masoliver in El Cangrejo for our meet and
greet with Mr. Noel Zuniga, Resident Agent in Charge, NCIS, Panama,
and we hope Michael "Sparky" Braun, former Special Assistant to
Supreme Allied Commander Europe, will be joining us too. Sparky
recently arrived in country and is now working with our very own CMDR.
Patrick Draude in the Naval Attache's office.
Dinner menu:
Entradas:
A compartir en el centro de la mesa:
- Mixto de jamón y queso manchego.
- Papas Bravas con langostinos.
- Hongos al ajillo.
- Ensa. Caprese con queso manchego.
- Cebiche de mero con berros y maíz dulce.
- Mini chorizos al brandy.
Plato fuerte:
A escoger:
- Solomillo de cerdo a las tres pimientas.
- Guabina en salsa verde con almejas.
- Pechuga de pollo al curry con piña.
- Corvina al horno con refrito de ajo y picante.
Postre:
A escoger entre:
- Canelones de crema catalana.
- Tarta Sacher .
- Tiramisu del Café Balear.
Time: 7:00 pm
Place: Restaurante Can Masloliver
Dress: Business casual
Price: $26 pp
Please RSVP to navy.league.panama@gmail.com .
Smithsonian Weekly seminar information for August 14th
Announcing the STRI Tuesday afternoon seminar for August 14, 2012 at 4:00 pm in the Earl S. Tupper auditorium:
Speaker: Helmut Elsenbeer, University of Potsdam
Title: The Soils of Central Panama and the Sponge Effect: What to Expect from Reforestation
Abstract: At first sight, the soils between Ciri Grande in the west and Agua Salud in the east are as diverse as the rocks from which they formed. Common to all, however, is their low permeability for water. Land cover and geology merely determine at which these soils become more or less impermeable, but the fact itself derives from geology alone. To the extent that the sponge effect of forests describes the improved permeability and porosity of soils relative to other land covers, the soils’ geological ‘genes’ limit the magnitude of this effect in this part of the canal zone.
Upcoming seminars:
August 21: Hans-Ulrich Schnitzler, University of Tubingen
The impact of Elisabeth Kalko on field research in bat echolocation
August 28: Speaker and title to be announced
September 4: Michael Caldwell, STRI
Title to be announced
COPA (Panama Airline) Holdings reports a 2Q net profit of $32.0 million
New post on World Airline News |
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Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Rio Hato, Panama Airport reconstruction report
A World War 2 Army Air Corp (U.S. Air Force) airport is being rebuilt to provide international airlines service closer to Panama beaches & beach resorts in an area which is a two hour drive west of Panama City. In the recent past the air strip was used as an auto races.:
The Panama News:

How the Rio Hato Airport reconstruction is progressing
photos by Wendy Reaman





The Panama News:
How the Rio Hato Airport reconstruction is progressing
photos by Wendy Reaman
At the moment the major work is on a tunnel to go under the airstrip, in which the Pan-American Highway --- now temporarily re-routed --- will pass under a shallow and extended modular reinforced concrete arch, built in a trench that is to be covered and partly paved over. The terminal and control tower complex and the airstrip itself are also being built now.
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Panama representative Carolena Carstens in 2012 Taekwondo Olympic meet Aug 8th:
More on Panama representative Carolena Carstens in 2012 Taekwondo Olympic meet Aug 8th:
Three-time world champion (2003, 2007 & 2009) Brigitte Yague of Spain returns to the Games after participating in Athens but failing to make the Beijing roster. She comes in as the No. 3 seed and will battle Carolena Carstens of Panama, who earned an invitational spot from the IOC.
Coronado, Panama Weekly Events
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THIS WEEK'S EVENTS Coronado is a little over an hour drive west of Panama City & a beach community
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THIS WEEK'S EVENTS Coronado is a little over an hour drive west of Panama City & a beach community
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- Friday Aug 10. This Friday and every Friday at Paraiso Bar & Restaurant in Las Uvas there will be line dancing classes. By the way, This week Paraiso Restaurant is closed Tuesday & Wednesday.
- Saturday Aug 11. Mama Mia brings live music to the beaches area every Saturday night. This Saturday they will have a one man show,Jimmy Buffet style.
- Saturday Aug 11. Every second Saturday Paraiso Bar & Restaurant in Las Uvas has a live salsa band. The band will start at 8:00 p.m.
- Sunday Aug 12, is the Community Market. The market is held at Picasso Bar & Restaurante once a month.
- Wednesday, Aug 22, Playacommunity Mixer at Picasso Bar & Restaurant in Coronado. Starts at 5pm. This month look forward to some fun games with Claire and of course we will have prizes to give away. Be sure to RSVP if you are coming, so that the restaurant can prepare.
- Saturday, Aug 25, Playa Party at Picasso Bar & Restaurant in Coronado. DJ Orleez and Brujo will spin sounds for a club night party. Starts at 8pm. RSVP to kara@playacommunity.com
- Saturday, Aug 25, Playa Party at Picasso Bar & Restaurant in Coronado. DJ Orleez and Brujo will spin sounds for a club night party. Starts at 8pm. RSVP to kara@playacommunity.com
Monday, August 6, 2012
Panama taekwondo participant in the 2012 Olympics
Carolena father is an American Airlines pilot who meet his
wife when he was stationed in Panama
with the U.S. Air Force. Carolena’s
Olympic event will be on Aug 8th.
Daily Herald May 27, 2012
Olympics
By Christopher Placek
At age 4, Carolena Carstens showed she might be a prodigy in
the making.
She joined a kickboxing club in her hometown of Glen Ellyn ; her parents thought it would be good for her
physical
development. But Carolena not only liked it — she was good
at it. That first foray into martial arts morphed into
participation in the traditional Korean sport of taekwondo,
and Carolena began training at clubs throughout the area.
By 14, she was competing in international events.
Now, at 16, Carolena will compete in her sport on the
biggest platform in the world: the Olympics.
She will represent Panama in the London 2012 Summer
Games in July, the youngest of 128 athletes aiming for
the gold medal in taekwondo. She’s currently ranked 14th in
the world and fourth in the Pan-American region,
which includes the Caribbean and North, Central and South America .
Taekwondo, Carolena says, “just became a passion, and I
really fell in love with it. I had been doing it for such long
time, I wanted to step it up and go to the next level.”
Carolena is eligible for the Panamanian Olympic team by
virtue of her dual citizenship, which she obtained three
years ago.
Her mother, Elsa, was born and raised in Panama , and the
Carstens family has made many trips there to visit
other family.
Carolena is one of only six athletes representing Panama and has
become a bit of a local hero.
After it was announced in April that she had won a spot on
the team, she arrived in Panama
to a barrage of
cameras and microphones. Soon enough, her image was on the
front of the country’s major newspapers and on
TV.
“I didn’t expect it,” she said. “It was a really good experience.
I’m thankful to have these opportunities I have at such
a young age.”
Laureano Barría, a reporter at the Día a Día newspaper in Panama , said
that although Carolena was unknown
before the Olympic announcement, she’s been getting
significant attention of late.
“With all the publicity surrounding her trip to London , she is becoming
more well-known,” Barría said.
How Carolena punched her ticket to the Olympics in the first
place makes her story that much more special.
Article updated: 5/27/2012 4:29 PM
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