By Suzzane A. Masrshal on the June 2019 Edition Directed by : Deepa Mehta Starring      : Seema Biswas, Lisa Ray, John Abraham, Sarala Kariyawasam, Manorama Chuyia (Sarala Kariyawasam) is an eight year old girl, whose husband suddenly dies. In keeping with traditions of widow-hood, she is dressed in a white sari, her head is shaven and […]
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By Señior Tech on the June 2019 Edition This month I am going to write tips to address a number of issues affecting residents and visitors to Mexico. At some point, everyone needs to either print a document from their computer/tablet or make a copy from other papers. If your needs are minimal, get a cheap data […]
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By Tommy Clarkson on the June 2019 Edition Indian Rubber Plant Ficus elastic Family Moraceae Also known as Indian Rubber Tree, Rubber Fig, Rubber Bush, Asssam Tree or Snake Tree From a genus of no less than 800 species and a rather substantive group thought to be double that number by some botanists the strange growth […]
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By Kirby Vickery on the June 2019 Edition I own a Cairn Terrier whose breed purports to be from Scotland and, even though there are histories that support this thesis, there are internet sites about Scottish dog breeds which deny her existence. My other dog is a ‘Mostly.’ She’s a rescued dog but doesn’t hold the […]
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By Terry Sovil on the June 2019 Edition Do you know the correct Spanish name(s)? I’m used to lime = green acidic fruit and lemon = yellow acidic fruit. But here, in Mexico, a lime is limón, and a lemon is lima, sometimes also referred to as a limón real. Outside of Mexico their names may […]
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By Tommy Clarkson the June 2019 Edition Aphelandra Squarrosa Aphelandra squarrosa Family Acanthaceae Also known as Saffron Spike (This beauty, most probably, originated in Brazil. But why/how I recall something else, most convolutedly related, is clearly yet another example of my particular thinking process of quirkiness! You see, before I completed US Army Officer Candidate School […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall the June 2019 Edition When we started our winter sojourns to Manzanillo in 2007, we felt we’d hit the jackpot with a wonderful reprieve from Canadian winter and a good start at initiating our retirement ‘bucket list’. We were only partially retired but freedom and travel were at our fingertips. We selected […]
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By Path to Citizenship on the June 2019 Edition Mexico has a freight railway system owned by the national government and operated by various entities under concessions (charters) granted by the national government. The railway system provides freight and passenger service throughout the country (the majority of the service is freight-oriented), connecting major industrial centers with […]
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By Manzanillo Sun Writer on the June 2019 Edition Graham Cracker Crust ✓ 1 1/4 cups graham cracker crumbs ✓ 1/4 cup sugar ✓ 1/4 cup butter Pie Filling ✓5 egg yolks ✓1 cup sweetened condensed milk ✓1/2 cup Key Lime juice (about 5 medium limes) ✓1 teaspoon grated lime rind Blue Heaven Restaurant Key Lime […]
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By  Yann Kostic on the June 2019 Edition Some people believe they risk losing some or all of their money by investing. But did you know that not investing could be even riskier? Let’s say a 35-year-old has decided to invest for her retirement and is putting $750 a month (a total of $9,000 a year) in […]
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