By Cheryl Weaver from the June 2012 Edition “You’re out and about by yourself, enjoying a few frivolous moments, with only one significant thing to accomplish but it’s a doozey and it HAS to get done today. You’ve worked hard for 9 days straight to finish up this little project and it is s-o-o nice […]
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By Kirby Vickery from the June 2012 Edition I’ll bet that when you sat down to read this you thought it would be another one of those essays where the author lists out a whole bunch of things about the month and then glorifies some of the numerous happenstances which have occurred in various places. […]
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By Freda Rumford from the June 2012 Edition I have been sitting at my computer for quite a while, staring into space, looking for inspiration on stories to tell of Manzanillo. One thing will not leave me alone but it is not about Manzanillo, so really, I shouldn’t write about it but I will. What […]
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By Terry Sovil from the June 2012 Edition This issue we take a look at the Renewable Energy Sector in Mexico including wind, geothermal and hydroelectric. Mexico is actively seeking renewable energy sources and development. May 15-16, 2012 saw the Mexican International Renewable Energy Congress meeting in Mexico City bringing together the renewable energy industries […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the June 2012 Edition During our winter sojourns to Manzanillo, my husband and I like to take a few trips down to El Centro on the bus, have brunch under the umbrellas at the Chantilly sidewalk café (they serve really yummy bread) and explore the shops in the area. We’ve […]
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By Karen Trom from the June 2012 Edition I grew up in Minnesota and have spent most of my adult life in Wisconsin so I am an old pro when it comes to blizzards, artic temps, and even tornadoes and severe thunderstorms. However, I had never experienced and earthquake until this past December and it […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the June 2012 Edition Cocos nucifera Family: Arecaceae Sub-family: Arecoideae (Also known as the Cocos Nucifera, Coco Palm, Coconut Tree) While there are around 1,500 different varieties of palms, when most people think of them, the Coconut is the species that generally first comes to mind. The most ubiquitous of all […]
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By Terry Sovil from the June 2012 Edition Tropical Flounder Flounder are flatfish lying on their right side. Distance between their eyes is about 1 ½ times the diameter of the eye. They have blue spot-and-ring markings. They are from the family of flatfish and feature pale brown to gray; large diffused blotch behind their […]
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By Karen Trom from the May 2012 Edition The topic this month might shock a few people but paying attention to what comes out of your body is possibly more important as what goes in. In fact, you can learn a lot about your health by taking a look in the toilet. You don’t have […]
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By Freda Rumford from the May 2012 Edition I often used to wonder why teachers in school would refer to English as a “living” language. Latin and ancient Greek are “dead” languages as are those of many older North American Indians and other ancient cultures. Where the language was extinct or the tribe now vanished, […]
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