By Tommy Clarkson from the August 2012 Edition Giant Starfish Flower, Stapelia gigantean Family: Asclepiadaceae (Also known as a Carrion Flower, Carrion Plant, Carrion Lily, Toad Cactus, Zulu Giant or Hairy Giant Starfish Flower) In the Asclepiadaceae – Milkweed or Madagascer Jasmine family there are around 100 species of the succulent perennial Stapelia. They originated […]
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By Kirby Vickery from the August 2012 Edition Dear Dan, You had told me on more than one occasion that you feel that you have missed out on a lot of things that you could have collected in other countries because of your youthful and wild ways. You told me that your Navy experiences in […]
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By Freda Rumford from the August 2012 Edition Fairly recently, we have had additions to our family. The first is a mostly Siamese cat whom we called Ming-tu after a similar cat who lived with us years ago, when the family still with us was both younger and larger, named Ming. Over the weeks the […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the August 2012 Edition Last month, having written about my neighborhood in Salahua, I closed with a question. Where were all the old folks in Manzanillo? Sure, we see a few here and there but relative to the presence of seniors we see out and about in our daily lives […]
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By Terry Sovil from the August 2012 Edition In this final article on the “Real Mexico” we will take a look at the Electrical Industry. This comprises companies that manufacture home appliances and transmission/ distribution and control of power (transformers, generators, switches, regulators and engines). Mexico’s competitive advantages have attracted investments from large companies which […]
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By Vivian Molick from the July 2012 Edition RESIZE AN IMAGE FOR THE WEB In this day and age, most of us use the internet; some only for email, but others also use any number of the social networks available (Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, etc). Many of us also like to add photos to our email, […]
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By Freda Rumford from the July 2012 Edition Summer, from May until the end of October, is always known as the “rainy season” or “Hurricane season”. Normally, apart from a little drizzle in the evenings, the rain is slow to materialise but the general humidity rises, many times uncomfortably so. This year, so far, we […]
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By Kirby Vickery from the July 2012 Edition A few years ago I found myself being hired on as the Quality Assurance Manager of what looked like a small electronics manufacturing firm in New England. Actually, they were looking for a product inspector and function tester when I answered too many questions correctly and ended […]
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By Bonnie Rose from the July 2012 Edition You maybe be leaving Fido home for the Winter! Written by Bonnie Rose & Laurie Austin-Brown The official Mexican Tourist Bureau, “Visit Mexico”, (www.visitmexico.com) has a serious public relations problem on its hands. No, it is not another gruesome incident in the war on drugs, nor a […]
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By Terry Sovil from the July 2012 Edition This month I thought it would be interesting to take a look at “Creative Industries” in Mexico. Mexican creativity is renowned the world over. The Mexican government seeks to capitalize on this and will position Mexico as a leading player in this sector. Their goal is to […]
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