Asociación Puertorriqueña de Diabetes

   

I am going to write this post about Asociación Puertorriqueña de Diabetes. It is an asociation for help people with diabetes here in Puerto Rico, it is located in Fernandez Juncos Avenue in Santurce. All the members have in common the desire of help, teach and support all the people that have diabetes around the island.

This is a formal non-profit health community organization. This asociation is interesting to me because my mom have diabetes and in all my family the diabetes is a condition that almost everyone has. I decided to learn a little more about it. I want to be sure that I can make things to help my mom and my family members and in the same way help me to not get this desease.

This asociation makes different activities to promote the prevention, diagnosis and disease control, in addition to guide and educate patients, families and community. They promote the Diabetes National Alert Day this year was the past March 21. In this day they make a huge promotion about diabetes, free tests, orientations and alot of other things.

If you want to lear more about this asociation feel free to enter to the official page:   http://www.diabetespr.org

 

Baloncesto Superior Nacional de Puerto Rico

                  

The National Superior Basketball (BSN) is the highest existing basketball league in Puerto Rico, and recognized as one of the most professional in Latin America. The league was established in 1930 has produced world-renowned players and the NBA level U.S..
The BSN has had teams in many cities in Puerto Rico, but for economic reasons, these devices are mainly based in major cities.
Each year, the play between thirty to thirty-three regular season games. It consists of 12 teams, placed in two divisions. The top two from each group go automatically to the semifinal series, known as the “Super 6 “. To complete these six, perform two sectional series between the third and fourth teams in each section, cross series to a maximum of 3 games, the first to win two.
In the “Super 6”, the teams are placed in a global table. Each team plays a series of three games against the other five teams, for a total of 15 games. For each victory, you get two points, 1 point for each loss. And to win each series gets an extra point. After the 15 games the two teams with most points go to the finals in Puerto Rico who played seven games, where the first to win four National Champion is proclaimed.                         The BSN had problems, however, the league is extremely popular in Puerto Rico, thanks to players like Carlos Arroyo, Jose Juan Barea and José Ortiz, who played in the NBA and in Puerto Rico, the league has become known worldwide .
The 2008 tournament began on February 28 and ended on May 28, 2008. Resulting as champions Arecibo Captains against the Carolina Giant in the seventh game of the final.
The 2009 tournament began on 18 April and ended in mid July 2009. Resulting champion Bayamón Cowboys against Quebradilla Pirates in six games.
The last tournament began on March 4, 2010 and ended on July 3, 2010 – Resulting champion Arecibo Captains front to the then champions Bayamon Cowboys in seventh and dramatic encounter
The BSN has given more to the NBA propectos including: forward Carlos Arroyo and Jose Juan Barrea Phil Jackson in 1968, current leader of Los Angeles Lakers addressed the athletes from San German.

You can learn more about this league by serching the official web page: http://www.bsnpr.com There you will find the estadistics and more information about the players, teams, and games.

 

Casa Cuna de San Juan

    

Casa Cuna de San Juan is located on the parada 7 in Santurce and  half of the facilities are in the old building of wireless telegraphy Naval Defense Department this place is known for its Art Deco style and its wide field ranging from Constitution Avenue to the Atlantic Ocean. This place has the capacity for 60 infants from 0 to 3 years and there is a professional staff for the care and maintenance of the basic needs of the child. The work of volunteers consists from feeding, educating, and caring for the internal health of babies who temporary live in this several buildings equipped with air conditioning systems and enough spaces for recreation.

Casa Cuna de San Juan is a place where all members have one thing in common the love for the children. It is a formal helping community non-organization. The love and the interest of all this people makes me write this post about this place. Unfortunately, in Puerto Rico there are many cases where children are abused, abandoned and even killed by the negligence of their parents. Most of these people who abuse their children know the scope of projects such as Casa Cuna or how to apply the necessary help for your particular problem.

Hope Puerto Rico have more of this places soon so we don’t have to see again in the news another notice from an abused child, but in reality what we need most is that children are not abused in the world.

If you want more information about Casa Cuna you can check this site http://www.casacunadesanjuan.com There you will find photos, contact information, how you can be a volunteer and much more.

 

Isla de Cabras

Isla de Cabras is an island located at the entrance to the bay of San Juan in Puerto Rico. Isla de Cabras currently houses: The Fort San Juan de la Cruz, also known as El Cañuelo, a recreational park that opened in 2005, a shooting range of local police. However, this island has had many uses throughout its history.

El Cañuelo is a spanish fortification that has a strategic location at the entrance to the bay of San Juan, Isla de Cabras offered a strategic point advantage in case of a crossfire in conjunction with the Fort San Felipe del Morro was located on the other side of the Bay in order to prevent the entry of invading ships. Also from this place guarded the entrance to the Bayamon River on the other side of the island.

Leprosario: the patients of leprosy (Hansen’s disease) were confined to the leper colony that was built-in the late nineteenth century in Isla de Cabras. On December 17, 1876, the governor Second de la Portilla laid the foundation stone of the project. In 1883, completed construction of the Leprosario. But people believed that the colony was established before the construction of the structure.

Shooting Range and Recreation Park in recent years, land belonging to Fort Amezquita were turned into a shooting range and training for police in Puerto Rico. The remaining land remained in dispute for several years but were finally transferred to the Department of Recreation and Sport of the island. Some time ago, opened its doors the Isla de Cabras Recreational Park, which has several places of rest and gazebos for the family. Also, the park has access to the beach for swimming and fishing.

Isla de Cabras is a community location that is now interesting for me, because I live near by and I don’t used to visit. But when I was looking for something to talk about I see information about it and I go\t really interested. The fact that there in the nineteenth century they used to confine the leprosy caught my attention. Leprosy has accompanied mankind for thousands of years and infected  were isolated in leper colonies. Ignorance about the disease forced government to make coins, paper money, and vouchers restricted to the leper colony, 15 countries benefited from these rules. There are still collector’s items as silent witnesses of an era marked by ignorance and fear of disease was stigmatized as one of the worst in the history of mankind.

 

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