Halloween

1. Halloween (also spelled Hallowe'en) is an annual holiday celebrated on October 31. It has roots in the Celtic festival of Samhain and the Christian holy day of All Saints. It is largely a secular celebration but some have expressed strong feelings about perceived religious overtones.
2. The day is often associated with orange and black, and is strongly associated with symbols like the jack-o'-lantern. Halloween activities include trick-or-treating, wearing costumes and attending costume parties, ghost tours, bonfires, visiting haunted attractions, pranks, telling scary stories, and watching horror films.

Geography and Climate

Size: Panama is a country

located at the bottom of

Central America. It is

78,200 sq km.

Climate: The average temperature in panama is 87 degrees F. The temperature for the rest the week is.

77.5 °F Mostly Cloudy Humidity: 95% Dew Point: 76 °F Wind: Calm Wind Gust: 0.0 mph Pressure: 29.97 in (Rising) Heat Index: 79 °F Visibility: 6.2 miles UV: 0 out of 16 Clouds: Few 1800 ft Mostly Cloudy 8000 ft (Above Ground Level) Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 86° F | 75° F 86° F | 75° F 87° F | 75° F 87° F | 75° F 89° F | 73° F Chance of T-storms 40% chance of precipitation Chance of T-storms 40% chance of precipitation T-storms 50% chance of precipitation Chance of T-storms 40% chance of precipitation Chance of T-storms 40% chance of precipitation

Mi Familia

En mi familia hay cuatro personas. Mi madre, mi padre, mi hermano y yo. Mi familia es bajo y moreno ojos. Vivimos en Tucson, Arizona. Tenemos una perra y tres gatos. A nosotros nos gustan gatos, la piscina y juegamos la juegas de la mesa.

Yo soy bajo, pello mereno, atlectíco y simpático. Vivo en una casa. Tengo los anímales y los amigos. A mí me gusta comida, los anímales y frutas.

Mi mama es baja y simpatica. Viven Tucson. Ella gustan animales y plantas. Ella mucha trabaja cocina y plant plantas.

Mi papa es bajo y simpatico. Viven Tucson. El gusta ver television y agua. El hago ejercicio.

Mi hermano es bajo. Viven Tucson. El gusta comida. El hago mucho ejercicio y jugar al futbol.

Mango Banana smoothie

MANGO-BANANA SMOOTHIE: 2 1/2 cups peeled, ripe mango chunks 1/2 cup vanilla yogurt 1 cup skim milk 1/2 banana, peeled 2 tablespoons fresh lime or lemon juice Freeze mango chunks 1 - 1 1/2 hours, or until firm. Just before serving, combine all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Pour into chilled glasses and serve immediately. Makes 2 servings - 260 calories per serving - 2 fat grams

PANAMA'S BEACHES

Sunset in Panama over the water.

White sands. Clear waters.

EL PRESIDENTE

The President of Panama Ricardo Martinelli assumed office July 1, 2009. He was elected May 3, 2009 for a five-year term and ran as an independent centrist candidate. President Martinelli was born March 11, 1952 (age 57) in Sona District, Veraguas, Panama. He is a very wealthy businessman who owns Super 99, a supermarket chain in Panama. When President Martinelli ran for office, he said he wanted to cut corporate taxes, given tax breaks to foreign investors, cut the crime rate, and set up a pension plan for the poor. The people of Panama seem to want him to run the country as successfully as he runs his businesses.

EMPANADAS

EMPANADAS: 5 cups flour (unsifted) 1 tablespoon baking powder 2 teaspoons salt 1 cup shortening (Crisco preferred) 1 cup milk Mix flour, salt, and baking powder together in a bowl. Cut in shortening until it resembles crumbly meal. Gradually sprinkle in milk stirring until dough clings together. Knead 10 times. Let rest 1/2 hour. Filling: 2 lbs. ground beef 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon onion powder 1 teaspoon garlic powder 1 teaspoon chili powder 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce 1 to 2 tablespoons tomato paste hot sauce (optional) Mix ground beef with all the ingredients except tomato paste. Fry slowly in 1 tablespoon oil until cooked. Mash around a bit so it's crumbly. Add 1 to 2 tablespoons tomato paste (so that it's thick), stir very well. Turn off heat and let filling cool. Add as much hot sauce as you like. On a very well-floured surface, roll dough as thick as you would for pie crust (can divide it into 2 parts if desired). Cut 5"circles (using any container with 5" opening) and place filling on center of each circle. Brush beaten egg on lower edge of circles. Fold over and press edges with fork dipped in flour. Fry in lard about 2 minutes on each side until brown. Make sure there is enough lard to cover the empanadas--- about 3 - 4" deep. *Can be frozen unfried. Stack between wax paper, sprinkling plenty of flour in between empanadas and wax paper, or they will stick together. (courtesy of Dino Barkema) BERRY EMPANADAS 3 single pastry crusts for 9-inch pie (ready-to-use, mix or homemade) BERRY FILLING: 16.5 oz. can blackberries, raspberries or boysenberries, drained 1 cup finely chopped, pared apple (about 1 medium size, tart variety such as Granny Smith) 1/4 cup chopped walnuts 1/4 cup sugar 2 Tablespoons flour 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon vanilla Dash salt TOPPING: 2 tablespoons sugar 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 Tablespoon butter, melted Preheat oven to 400F. Roll out pastry and cut into twelve 4 1/2-inch rounds. Combine apple, walnuts, sugar, flour, cinnamon, vanilla and salt in medium bowl and mix well. Gently fold in berries. Place 2 tablespoons berry filling on half of a pastry round, leaving about 1/2 inch along edges. Fold the other half of pastry over filled half, moisten edges and seal by pressing with fork. Repeat this procedure until all rounds are folded and sealed. Combine 2 tablespoons sugar with 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon. Brush each empanada with melted butter and sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar. Bake on greased cookie sheet 18-20 minutes or until golden brown. Makes 12 small empanadas

PANAMA CITY

YO SOY

Yo soy Poncho. Soy de Panama. Yo estoy bién porque me llamo Pancho. Soy athlético y bajo y moreno. Tengo un perro y tres gatos. Quiero la cebra y la foca y el delfin. Me gustan animales y queso y la pimienta y melon y pasar la aspiradora. Tngo cuatro personas en mi familia. Mi favoíto materias es Latin y Español. Quiero materias el Japenes y el Ruso.

INTRODUCCIONES

REPUBLIC OF PANAMA

PANAMA is located in Central America and has a population of 3,220,000. The capital and largest city of Panama is Panama City. Many different ethnic groups comprise the population of Panama. The population is made up of 70% Mestizo (mixed African, Amerindian and European), 14% Amerindian and mixed West Indian, 10% Caucasian, and 6% Amerindian.

The government is a Constitutional Democracy. Panama became an independent country on November 3, 1903. Its President is Ricardo Martinelli. Its Vice President is Juan Carlos Varela. Before 2009, Panama had one president and two vice-presidents. But in May 2009, the country changed and elected one president and one vice-president.

The culture, language, and customs of the people of Panama come mostly from their Caribbean Spanish heritage. Spanish is the official language and the one spoken by most people. English is the second language. English is used in business and is also spoken by the West Indian citizens of Panama.

The original people of Panama were from the Cuevas and Coclé tribes. These people died from diseases that the Spanish brought when they came looking for silver and gold. The Spanish ruled Panama for 300 years (1538-1821). The narrow land that connects the two oceans has determined most of Panama's history since the Spanish first came.

PANAMA-EL PAISAJE Y LUGARES

The Panama Canal is a man-made ship passageway through Panama that links the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean. People thought of making a passageway as long ago as the 16th century, but it was not until 1880 that the French attempted to build the canal. In trying to do it, 21,900 people died, and the attempt to build the canal failed. After the French attempt failed, the United States took over the project and completed it in the early 1900s. The finished canal is 48 miles long. It opened for ships to pass through it in 1914. A total of 27,500 people died in the process of making the canal. In 2008, 14,702 ships went through the canal.