In this issue: Living in Mexico And Furthermore – Suzanne A. Marshall Clean Beaches Program – Dana Parkinson Pizza Night – John Chalmers Planting Roots in Mexico Cape Plubago – Tommy Clarkson Screw Palm – Tommy Clarkson Technology Want a magazine Stand? Cheap – Señior Tech Movie Reviews Little Boy – Suzanne A. Marshall Conclusion […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the February 2016 Edition Starring: Will Smith, Alec Baldwin, Albert Brooks, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, David Morse, Director: Peter Landesman “In Pittsburg, accomplished pathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu uncovers the truth about brain damage in football players who suffer repeated concussions in the course of normal play.” I was interested as […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the February 2016 Edition Starring: Jakob Salvati, Emily Watson, David Henrie, Tom Wilkinson, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa Director: Alejandro Monteverde “An eight-year old boy is willing to do whatever it takes to end World War 11 so he can bring his father home. The story reveals the indescribable love a father […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the February 2016 Edition Cape Plumbago, Plumbago auriculata Family: Plumbaginaceae Also known as: Cape Leadwort, Skyflower or Blue Plumbago Generally decisive, it took me several years to finally decide whether or not I liked this old fashioned sprawling, suckering, and fast growing landscape bush. I should, as they’ve long been found in gardens pretty much […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the February 2016 Edition Screw Palm (Pandanus spiralis) Family: Pandanaceae Also known as: Pandanus Palm, Walking Palm or Screw Pine In my best Aussie (and friends from there are now cringing!) I’ll say that “It’s fair dinkum I’m a lizard drinking trying to understand this dog’s breakfast of the ridgy-didge name […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the January 2016 Edition Starring: Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac Director: J.J. Abrams “Three decades after the defeat of the Galactic Empire, a new threat arises. The First Order attempts to rule the galaxy and only a rag-tag group of heroes can stop […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the January 2016 Edition Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Benjamin Walker, Cillian Murphy, Brendan Gleeson, Director: Ron Howard “A recounting of a whaling ships sinking by a giant whale in 1820 that would inspire the great novel, Moby Dick.” Be prepared to spend a lot of time on the swollen seas with […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the January 2016 Edition Papyrus, Cyperus papyrus Family: Cyperaceae Also known as Papyrus, Giant Papyrus or Paper Reed Before discussing the Cyperus papyrus, let’s talk a bit about the Cyperus family whole which consists of around 600 herbaceous sedge, water loving species. They range from the tropics to rather high latitude […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the January 2016 Edition Panama Hat Palm (Carludovica palmata) Family: Cyclanthaceae Also known as: Panama Hat Plant, Carludovica Palm or Toquilla Palm Let’s clear up a couple of relatively major, incorrect, facts from the outset. Firstly, this plant is not a palm tree. Secondly, the hats for which this plant is […]
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In this issue: Nature Planting roots in Mexico – Papyrus – Tommy Clarkson Panama Hat Palm – Tommy Clarkson Entertainment At the Movies – Heart of the Sea – Suzanne A. Marshall Star Wars – The Force Awaken – Suzanne A. Marshall Living in Mexico A fight to the life – Kirby Vickery Mexico by […]
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