By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the August 2014 Edition Alberta has become a major economic engine in North America and THE economic engine in Canada. This western province (one of ten such for those who are not familiar) has oil, and lots of it! With the blessing of this abundant natural resource, Alberta has become a […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the July 2014 Edition While, in fact, its location is the veritable Cradle of Civilization as we know it, Iraq may be now more thought of as a foul, four letter word. But, if it be a profanity, it is one in which we Americans profoundly share responsibility in creating. How could such come about? […]
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By Suzanne A, Marshall from the July 2014 Edition Director: Doug Liman Cast: Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt, Bill Paxton “ An officer finds himself caught in a time loop in a war with an alien race. His skills increase as he faces the same brutal combat scenarios repeatedly, and his union with a Special Forces warrior gets […]
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By Yann Kostic from the July 2014 Edition In today’s challenging economy, many people who aren’t yet of retirement age may want to withdraw money from their Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs.) It’s generally a good idea to keep your IRA assets untouched until you can withdraw them penalty-free at age 59½, but if you need to make an exception, […]
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By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the July 2014 Edition I used to open my classes with, “I’m looking for dead words. Anybody got any?” The rules we established were that it couldn’t have been slang and it can’t be found in any current dictionary. The last one which has been found by my group is the word, […]
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By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the July 2014 Edition Certainly not the imported grocery items from the frozen north as all of the items that we cannot cook without having right at hand are at least double or three times the price in Mexico. But what we haven’t discovered and generally begun to use are the local products. […]
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By Yann Kostic from the July 2014 Edition Well, let’s start at the beginning: if you are a U.S. citizen (or a green card holder) and have more than US$10.000 in foreign financial accounts at any time during the year, you must file an FBAR (Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts Report). The reporting of foreign financial accounts for […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the July 2014 Edition A month or so ago, having returned to Canada for the summer season, we invited friends who also winter in Manzanillo to our home for a meal. This is always an excuse to sample some of that fine Mexican tequila and enjoy a marguerita! My husband insists when […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the July 2014 Edition Syagrus romanzoffiana Family: Arecaceae Also known as: Cocos Palm (A “newbie” to palm inquired, “So Tommy, what are your thoughts on the Queen Palm?” The curmudgeony, highly opinionated, rather grey headed grump, with dirt encrusted fingernails and torn shorts, fast responded. ”Well, right off the top of my head, tawdry, […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the July 2014 Edition Indian Comb, Pachycereus pecten-aboriginum Family: Pachycereus Also known as: Aborigine’s Comb, Chik, Etcho, Hairbrush Cactus and Hecho With limited space in Ola Brisa Gardens, we’ve made difficult decisions about what plants to showcase. Early on we decided to have only a few (and those for accent) cacti. Hence, this huge […]
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