Apple iPod and iTunes have demonstrated how fierce the competition in the digital music domain can be. Besides the iPod,there is the free radio, the High Definition Radio, the Satellite Radio and the Internet Radio. All are looking for the jugular vein of its nearest competitor to make a killing. So far, Apple has been able to lead the pack by a wide margin.

In the area of Internet radio, Pandora Media Inc., provides extraordinary online music-customization services. However, they have not been able to make the "personalized music" portable, meaning not glued to a laptop, desktop computer or home media server.

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Since the dawn of time, the Republic of Panama has been closely related to international trade. Shortly after Christopher Columbus discovered America at the end of the XVth. century, Panama has played a significant role in the colonization strategy of Spain. Panama was the first Spanish outpost in mainland America, and from this position, Spain planned the invasion and settlement of South America.

Tons of silver and gold were transported in mules from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean to be loaded into Spanish galleons on its way to Spain. The most important trade events in Central and South America were carried out during the Portobello Fairs on the Atlantic Coast.

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