By Tommy Clarkson from the August 2017 Edition Umbrella Palm Cyperus involucratus Family: Cyperaceae Also known as: Umbrella Plant, Umbrella Sedge, Umbrella Papyrus, African Sedge, Dwarf Papyrus Grass, False Papyrus, Flat Sedge, Umbrella Flatsedge, Windmill Sedge or Galingale Of the some 600 herbaceous, sedge species that comprise the Cyperus family, two are rather commonly known. The […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the August 2017 Edition The Vida del Mar condo development near Manzanillo, right on the Pacific coast and four kilometers on a winding road from the town of El Naranjo, is busiest during the “high season” winter months from November to April. That’s when owners and renters from the United States, Canada […]
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By Terry Sovil from the July 2017 Edition The Green Flash should not be confused with the DC Comics “Flash” and/or mixed with the TV show “The Green Hornet”. Manzanillo has a reputation for deep-sea fishing and a certain quality of sunsets that can display The Green Flash. Being on the same latitude as Hawaii […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the July 2017 Edition Starring: Allison Brie, Gerard Butler, Willem Dafoe, Alfred Molina Director: Bill Dubuque “A Head-hunter whose life revolves around closing the ‘deals’ in a survival-of-the-fittest boiler room, battles his top rival for control of their job placement company his dream of owning the company clashing with the […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the July 2017 Edition Downy Thorn Apple Datura fastuosa Family: Solanaceae Also known as: Horn of Plenty, Thorn Apple, Metel Thorn Apple, Angel’s Trumpet or Hindu Datura The Datura genus comprised of both annual and perennial herbs and shrubs – has between eight to ten varieties that are all called by […]
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By Yann Kostic and Tom Zachystal from the July 2017 Edition Small-cap stocks appeal to some investors because of their potential for strong growth. But are you in the right position to invest in them? What are small-cap stocks? The market capitalization of a company is its stock price times the number of shares it […]
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By Kirby Vickery from the July 2017 Edition Oh Hear Ye, Hear Ye! I have finally had the most successful fishing thing happen in Mexico since 1991 when I went down along the Baja California coast (just south of Tijuana) and pulled in a 25 pound snapper that the US Border Patrol wanted to take […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the July 2017 Edition Starring: Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Jonathon Pryce, Camilla Luddington Director: Paco Arango Storyline: Alec Bailey is a gambling, womanizing bankrupt elec- trical repairman who is still traumatized by the death of Charlie, Alec’s twin brother. Living in Britain with large debts and almost in the poorhouse, Alec is […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the July 2017 Edition Begonia Deliciosa Begonia deliciosa Family: Begoniaceae Also known as: No other names, common or botanical (Why do I seem to have this perverse proclivity to find, admire, acquire and then endeavor to grow plants – like this one – about which there is scant, published information? But, […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the July 2017 Edition Do you speak Spanish? I am asked this question by family and friends when I return from paradise to visit them in Canada each year. Sometimes when we’re gabbing on the telephone they will hear me saying a few phrases to my ‘Amiga’ who comes in […]
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