Choosing a Godparent for your Child

Posted on January 16, 2013 by ana

One of the most important decisions we must make as parents is choosing a godparent, the person who will be responsible for providing life lessons and good example to your child. This person is very likely to have a meaningful role in your child’s life. Here are several recommendations for choosing the right godparent considering important factors about each candidate.

a) First, make a list of positive and negative qualities and character traits of everyone you are considering. Take into account accomplishments and values you admire of each person as well as elements of their personality you absolutely would not want your child exposed to.

b) Look within your family and consider someone such as a sibling or close cousin. It is likely that a stronger bond will form if your child and his/her godparent are from the same family, especially because they will spend time together at family events.

c) Choose someone who will accept role responsibly. Decide on someone who in the event of your death would be an excellent guardian.

d) Pick someone with similar ethical and moral values who will provide you child with a positive influence.

e) Select someone dependable and with a relatively stable life. Be sure the person you choose has a strong sense of personal responsibility.

Cables Underground

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Tzeitel

The start of the undergrounding project for the electricity, telephone and television cables is a fact. The project will build subway tunnels to pass the utilities cables through them instead of going through the air as usual.

The project is promoted by the Public Services Authority and aims that the city looks cleaner, colorful and moving through the city should be more comfortable.

In an interview with Edwin Castillo, Director of Telecommunications of the ASEP, said the benefits of the project are manifold because the city will display a cleaner look, will improve the safety of pedestrians and vehicles, and even remove some overpasses.

The luminaries will be wireless so the appearance of the city will be clearer and visibility, both pedestrians and people in the industry, will have a greater range.

Initially the project will take place in Panama City, and then continue with the Colon Free Zone, Santiago de Veraguas and Chiriquí.

It is envisaged that the project will create more traffic congestion, so be patient Mr. Driver.

El Soterramiento de los cables

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Tzeitel

El inicio del soterramiento de los cables de electricidad, telefonía y televisión ya es un hecho. El proyecto construirá vías subterráneas para que por ellas pasen los cables de servicios públicos en vez de ir por el aire como hasta ahora.

El proyecto es impulsado por la Autoridad de los Servicios Públicos y tiene como objetivo que la ciudad se vea más limpia, vistosa y que la circulación por ella sea más cómoda.

En entrevista con Edwin Castillo, Director de Telecomunicaciones de la ASEP, dijo que los beneficios del proyecto son múltiples porque la ciudad mostrará un aspecto limpio, se mejorará la seguridad de los peatones y de vehículos, incluso se eliminarán algunos puentes elevados.

Las luminarias serán inalámbricas por lo que el aspecto de la ciudad será más despejado y la visibilidad, tanto de peatones como de habitantes del sector, tendrá una mayor amplitud.

Inicialmente el proyecto se llevará a cabo en la ciudad de Panamá, para luego seguir con la Zona Libre de Colón, Santiago de Veraguas y Chiriquí.

Se contempla que el proyecto cause mayor congestionamiento de tránsito, así que paciencia señor conductor.

Emotional and Spiritual Benefits of Singing

Posted on December 6, 2012 by ana

The benefits of singing are bigger than what most of us can imagine. As a matter of fact, singing has the capacity to open the hardest of the hearts and release all kinds of feelings.

As human beings we tend to lock in certain emotions to insulate our vulnerability. This results in the person becoming colder and harder in nature while at the same time disconnecting from important and true feelings. By singing, anyone can release these types of emotions. Music has the power to make someone cry, spark passions and even create laughter.

Singing can also help someone dealing with grief or loss by giving the person the tools to sink into his or her emotions leading to surrender. It can be considered and has been used for centuries a natural pain killer in cultures all over the world.

Spiritually, singing can also be a form of meditation. It is a way of moving away from ego and acknowledging the soul. Those who have experienced the spiritual side of singing can tell you it can have interesting and powerful effects on the body. It has the capacity to stimulate basic instincts, even at a deep unconscious level. Amazingly, it can also bring people together by creating a flow of energy called love.

Books and the Internet

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Tzeitel

When I was a child, parents looked to instill their children with the love of reading, which I also do with my children. But in the age of the computer it is more difficult to interest a child to stay still reading a book, when they have at their disposal not only interactive games on the computer, but in a lot of equipment at their disposal. Add to that the fact that not only the children, but many teens and adults prefer to seek information and read books on the web, on tablets, androids, etc.., rather than physically taking a book and sit and read.

Many persons don’t want to use dictionaries, because in the network are all definitions, but if you take a dictionary and look for a particular word, you will notice that it gives us various meanings of the same word and also has examples on how to use it properly, which is not always found on the net, where normally you only find a concise definition or translation.

Perhaps many think that what with the cost of books today it is better to read on the internet that buy them, but in my experience, is not the same having a book in your hands than to sit at a computer screen. Try it and maybe you too will fall in love with the books.

De libros e internet

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Tzeitel

Cuando yo era niña, los padres se ocupaban de inculcarles a sus hijos el amor por la lectura, lo cual hago yo también con mis hijos. Pero en la era de la computadora es más difícil interesar a un niño en que se quede quieto leyendo un libro, cuando tiene a su alcance juegos interactivos no solo en la computadora, sino en una gran cantidad de aparatos a su alcance. A esto se añade el hecho de que no solo los niños, sino muchos adolecentes y adultos prefieren buscar información y leer libros en la red, en las tabletas, androides, etc., en lugar de tomar un libro físicamente y sentarse a leer

Ya no se quieren usar los diccionarios, porque en la red se encuentran todas las definiciones, pero si uno toma un diccionario y busca una palabra en particular, se dará cuenta de que éste nos brinda varias acepciones de la misma palabra y que además tiene ejemplos de cómo usarla correctamente, lo cual no siempre se encuentra en la red, donde normalmente solo encontramos una definición o traducción escueta.

Quizás muchos piensen que con lo que cuestan los libros hoy en día, es mejor leerlos en internet que comprarlos, pero en mi experiencia, no es lo mismo tener un buen libro en las manos que sentarse ante la pantalla del computador. Haz la prueba y quizás tú también te enamores de los libros.

Maintenance

Posted on November 15, 2012 by Tzeitel

According to the dictionary, is the effect of maintaining or be maintained, as well as the set of operations and necessary care to facilities, buildings, industries, etc., so they can continue to function properly. The latter is the meaning that concerns us and is because that this word is not included in the lexicon of many people.

If we buy a house, we must not only clean, we must also paint from time to time, check that the plumbing and electrical systems work properly. If you have a car, you not only have to put gas, you should also change the oil, make a tune up, rotate tires periodically. This principle also applies to roads, sewers and other public works.

Lack of maintenance can have disastrous consequences for the good in question, as it may deteriorate to a point where it cannot be repaired or being damage to an extent that causes a very expensive repair, while proper maintenance can make a good last long, sometimes beyond the expected lifetime. To give proper maintenance to have to organize a well as with any other task: get a list of things that require maintenance and a schedule of when to do what and, in due course, to do so.

Mantenimiento

Posted on November 15, 2012 by Tzeitel

Según el diccionario, es el efecto de mantener o mantenerse, así como el conjunto de operaciones y cuidados necesarios para que instalaciones, edificios, industrias, etc., puedan seguir funcionando adecuadamente. Este último es el significado que ahora nos ocupa y es que esta palabra no está incluida en el léxico de muchas personas.

Si compramos una casa, no solo debemos limpiarla, también debemos pintarla cada cierto tiempo, verificar que la grifería y las instalaciones eléctricas funcionen adecuadamente. Si tenemos un carro, no solo hay que echarle gasolina, también hay que cambiarle el aceite, afinarlo, rotarle las llantas cada cierto tiempo. Este principio también se aplica a las carreteras, alcantarillados y otras obras públicas.

La falta de mantenimiento puede tener consecuencias desastrosas para el bien de que se trate, ya que puede deteriorarse a un punto en el que no pueda repararse o que se ocasione un daño que haga muy onerosa la reparación, mientras que el mantenimiento adecuado puede lograr que el bien dure mucho tiempo, en ocasiones más allá de la vida útil prevista. Para darle el adecuado mantenimiento a un bien tenemos que organizarnos como con cualquier otra tarea: hacernos una lista de las cosas que requieren mantenimiento y un cronograma de cuándo hacer cada cosa y, en su oportunidad, hacerlo.

Petaquilla discovered more gold

Posted on October 31, 2012 by admin

Petaquilla Minerals Ltd. (PTQ) found mineral resources equivalent to 502.800 ounces of gold in the river Belencillo deopsit, an area where they recently won eligibility for exploration. The operations are known as Palmilla mine and works with Molejon in Donoso. The estimated mineral resources discovered contain about 19. 7 million tonnes of inferred resources at an average gold per tonne of 0. 50 grams of gold, 0. 18% copper and 0.54 grams of silver. The cost of gold is $ 1,600 per ounce, copper is $ 3. 54 per pound and silver is $ 30 per ounce.

Children and ecology

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Tzeitel

Well they say that children are sponges and that young age is the best time to teach them a lot of things. Children are not only highly intelligent and have activated the gene of learning, but also have a spirit that is free of irony and sarcasm, which leads them to accept what they see in our example as the only way of doing things.
For all these reasons, children are great allies and advocates on issues of ecology and conservation. A child who since childhood sees his parents care for nature, even at a very small scale: planting trees and plants, using no pesticides or chemicals for cleaning, and opting for organic solutions for insects in the home and garden, will see it as normal.
Later on we can give them explanations of why we do things. We can tell them the importance of taking care of this planet for our benefit and for the future generations. But we can’t do it the other way around. We can’t pollute the planet, littering streets and rivers, and then pretend that they accept our ecological discourse.
Remember, above all, the main lesson is given with examples and not words.

Richard Fifer

Father of the Panamanian Mining