Jaime Daniel

Thank you.

I will just say that I don't want to be a member of a group that has expats who have sued their host country. Thank you for your efforts. 

Is there any way to close a chiriqui.life account? I can't find a way.

On 11/4/2015, 10:05:42, Bonnie said:

A friend sent me this article today about the trials and tribulations of expatriation. I thought perhaps we all could benefit from reading it.

http://www.thecultureblend.com/?p=2473

Great article.  And buried in the article is reason for the outrage against the newning direction, a useful method for goers, stayers, and newbies to interact with each other before actually getting involved with each other. Most first encounters between the 3 groups took place on oldning where Lee allowed everyone the chance to be their own self. 

55 minutes ago, JudyS said:

What's a CAP? 

My guess is CPAP.

Requires moisture to prevent dry throat while using.  IF the ambient humidity is high enough (Boquete has plenty of humidity), the use of distilled water may not be needed.

Again, ALL guessing on my part.

While reviewing the oft repeated, but false claim that Lee banned more members than Ambreen, I re-read this post from Lee which I believe has the clue to running a forum.  And yes, Ambreen, free speech is indeed a key to that.

http://boquete.ning.com/forum/topics/free-speech-and-threats

Boquete.ning is now a lost cause.  I do not believe the forum was ever high on the list of the websites that JLM Foundation bought.  I guessed that the new ning might last until Independence Day but certainly they can not make it to Christmas on their present course of conduct. 

Adios Boquete.ning, bien venidos Chiriqui.Life.

2 hours ago, Roger B said:

 

As we say in Panama.  " We don't like the gossips.... but how them entertain us."

Ambreen, Bob Hunter, Birdie of Paradise, David Silverman visit CL regularly and post what they think is a bunch of people conspiring against BN.  They claim that their membership is increasing everyday and mpeople that never posted before because they were afraid of been attacked by the subversive people that now are part of CL send them hundred letters praising them for the changes of cutting down the evil people out of the site. 

 

So I enjoy seeing how this is developing at BN. 

This is true, Sr. Roger.  Ambreen claims 325 new members but a very easy count of BN membership shows 234 members since JLM Foundation joined on Sept 8th when BN changed ownership.  Her math skills are not much better than her social skills.

On 10/22/2015, 8:04:54, Chica de Chiriqui said:

Woody, have you something against someone having their own personal opinion?  I am simply tired of Panamanians being taken advantage of for their kind nature. That's what you refer to as drivel? 

There was a congratulation for planet telecom for discontinuing their sponsorship of ning's bad practices.  A discussion about having ethical values was part of that talk.  Continuing to sponsor ning was seen as a bad light.

On 11/13/2015, 8:35:15, Gordon Bakke said:

On nearly a daily basis, sometimes more often, the same small group of people (you can count them on one hand) feel obligated to defend the new .ning owners/moderators on that site.

Previous to the new owners taking over, these folks had pretty much never posted on or made their presence known. One person, who claims to have been a friend of Lee Zeltzer's even goes so far as to make statements that are basically exactly the same as the moderators have made in defending their actions. There's something wrong with this picture....

Has anyone been interviewed for the position of ambassador to ningdom?  From Bob's message on ning.

We understand the importance of having a 'boots on the ground" representative for our site, one who understands the needs of those residing or vacationing in the surrounding areas. We are interviewing and very close to announcing this Ning ambassador so to speak.  We only hope the critique's will be minimal, there is no reason for any meanness.  , 

The description seems to fit.

http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/Breen_(planet)

One other clue as to how b.ning acquired the services of Ambreen.

http://creators.ning.com/members/JLMFoundation

She may have just been an off-the-rack choice to install the upgraded features to ning that Lee didn't purchase.

Ambreen is a real person.

Her responses are computer-like because she learnt her English from Google Translate.

Bob Hunter has already assured us early on that ning was not associated with religious JLM foundations.

If you can't trust Bob, who can you trust?  (kidding)

http://boquete.ning.com/page/questions-asked-and-answered-about-the-new-ning

coniuncta, ninged, reliquit

The slingshot isn't about renewable energy.  Kamen has partnered with Coca Cola and other groups.

http://www.slingshotdoc.com/partners/

Reading his past developments, he is a determined person.  

Looks excellente.  Changed Activity to Discover in my bookmarks and everything looks as good as new paint.  METO!  Jaja

I just watched a fascinating documentary about Dean Kamen's water project that had a appearance from Bill Clinton in it.  For all his faults, the past president does seem to care about what happens to the planet and its people.  If Americans were smart, they would elect Dean Kamen for President.

The film is here --

http://www.slingshotdoc.com/

I tried putting my own name in since I never read what I write but, it would not let me ignore myself.  Oh well, I guess I'll just listen to the other voices in my head.

Oldning is a good history reference.  When I searched there for "gun", I found this discussion.  Is this the same guy?  This was from almost 3 years ago.

http://boquete.ning.com/xn/detail/1434455:Comment:456179

And English grammar discussions?

I just saw this.  Since I don't know many people directly, could I be considered as a friend of a friend in order to qualify for a percentage?  If it all turns out to be a scam, can we sue the government of Panama for not protecting our interest?  I understand that this has been done in Costa Rica.

I like the honeymoon reference.  Many times when I was assigned overseas, the team I was in would discuss 3 phases of deployment: honeymoon, the slog in the middle, and the euphoria of preparing for repatriation. When relocating from one's home country, the realization that the slog is permanent is too much for many people.

As with most relationships, it is tough to keep the honeymoon alive.

There is some good value recorded on the old Ning that would be good to be included on Chiriqui.Life.  The discussions that people talked about all the reasons for moving to Panama (or from where they were) were some of the best.

The current discussions on newning are mostly between Canadians talking about stuff that isn't Panama related.

So, what are the best and worst things about living in Panama, keeping in mind that best/worst in Bugaba and David may be different.

The suspended notice from ning would probably be a better iron-on transfer.  Those can be done by anyone with a printer and an iron (NOT iRon, that's an Apple product).  The artwork would be great as an embroidery project but it must be converted to a punch format for machine embroidery.

Adding a reference to Chiriqui.Life as the replacement would be a nice touch to the artwork, I think.

A blessing and a curse.

With retirement, you no longer get weekends off.  Something to consider.