By Tommy Clarkson from the June 2016 Edition Family: Arecacea Also known as: Miraguama Thatch Palm or Wiry Miraguama Palm When I first saw this attractive, solitary-trunked species in a vivero about an hour from Ola Brisa Gardens it was labeled as a “Caribe Palm”. However, none of my books, reference materials, or internet sources called […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the June 2016 Edition Family: Cacataceae Also known as: Cochineal Nopal Cactus, Nopal Cactus, Velvet Opuntia, Wooly Joint or Prickly Pear Growing originally in Mexico and Central America, early on it was called Opuntia cochinellifera but now the botanical community has bestowed its own genus name. It can grow to 12 […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the June 2016 Edition Starring: Robert Redford Director: J.C. Chandor “After a collision with a shipping container at sea, a resourceful sailor finds himself, despite all efforts to the contrary, staring his mortality in the face.” Be prepared to spend the entire movie at sea on a small sailboat. I […]
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By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the May 2016 Edition Is there any better reminder of languid days in the Caribbean than a fresh fruit salad? Fortunately, many of those tropical fruits you enjoy are in the market year round. When choosing mangoes and papayas, look for ones that yield slightly to a gentle touch. A […]
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By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the April 2016 Edition Leprosy has been a scourge of man for all antiquity, since well before biblical times. I remember movie scenes with Lepers, with badly misshapen faces and no fingers, begging in the streets, while “the healthy people” run for safety from them. It was like a prequel […]
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By Yann Kostic from the May 2016 Edition The oil industry is experiencing its deepest downturn since the 1990s: the price of a barrel of oil has fallen by more than 70 percent since June 2014, and that’s affecting oil companies. Their earnings are down, so they’re cutting back on exploration and production. Many have gone […]
Continue readingBy Suzanne A. Marshall from the May 2016 Edition Starring: Neel Sethi, Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba, Lupita Nyong’o, Scarlett Johansson, Christopher Walken… Director: Jon Favreau “The man-cub Mowgli flees the jungle after a threat from the tiger Shere Khan. Guided by Bagheera the panther and the bear Baloo, Mowgli embarks on a journey of […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the May 2016 Edition Starring: Orlando Bloom, Forest Whitaker, Conrad Kemp Director: Jerome Salle “Policemen Ali Sokhela and Brian Epkeen investigate the brutal murder of a young woman, apparently provoked by the availability of a new illegal drug that is somehow connected to the disappearance of black street children.” The movie […]
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By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the May 2016 Edition Nine years ago, Apple introduced the iPhone and the world changed. Communications, photography, music, video and personal relationships have all been affected. Consider the point-and-shoot digital cameras that were the rage in the first ten years of the new millennium; they are now a dead and dying […]
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By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the May 2016 Edition Cinco de Mayo — or the fifth of May — commemorates the Mexican army’s 1862 victory over France at the Battle of Puebla during the Franco-Mexican War (18611867). A more somber holiday in Mexico, in the United States, Cinco de Mayo has evolved into a celebration of […]
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