By Howard Platt from the October 2010 Edition GREAT-TAILED GRACKLE – (QUISCALUS MEXICANUS) If you think the West Coast of Mexico is a good place to come for a party, you are joining the experts! Think evening, a busy warm day finally coming to a relaxing close. Except that the trees in the boulevard are […]
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By Terry Sovil from the October 2010 Edition Multiple sightings of these messengers in Manzanillo! My sighting of my first one was just prior to a downpour when the thunder had been rolling for 30 minutes and the skies were black. I glimpsed this huge “thing” on the brick wall. Could this be an omen? […]
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By Terry Sovil from the October 2010 Edition As you have seen, running a port is a complex job. Pursuing a degree in Port Management would find you taking courses in: Maritime Transport and Trade, Maritime Economics and Business, Shipping Law, Transport Operations, Research Methods and Maritime Logistics . Shipping logistics is the new key […]
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By Terry Sovil from the October 2010 Edition Francisco “Pancho” Villa 1874-1919 Born:8 August 1874 Birthplace:San Juan del Río, Mexico Died: 20 July 1923, (assassination) Place of Death:Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico Best Known As: Peasant hero of the Mexican Revolution Born Doroteo Arango, Francisco “Pancho” Villa, is described as a killer, […]
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By Linda Breun from the October 2010 Edition This is the start of a new column for Manzanillo Sun. It is my hope that we have many more arrivals to report to you than we have departures. Arrivals Golussi Gelato & Cafe Plaza Los Gaviotas Local 1 Across from Soriana near the tiangis they sell […]
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By Freda Rumford from the October 2010 Edition Recently there has been a glut of bad press about the happenings in Mexico, the fights between the police or army and the various gangs. The death threats (sometimes carried out) against prominent politicians, reporters and high ranking officials and the death threats against poorly paid local […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the October 2010 Edition It’s time for another of out etymological sojourns! You know, a discussion about the origin of words and phrases. So with no further ado, let us race pell-mell into such task. Well, firstly some folks incorrectly think that the expression is “with no further adieu.” It is, […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the October 2010 Edition all in the same week might you experience . . . . . . while waiting for your muffler to get fixed, ending up playing with your mechanic’s children and a baby Tejón. . . . seeing a guy trimming his toenails with a foot and a […]
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By David Fitzpatrick from the October 2010 Edition The last Emperor of the Aztecs There is relatively little information available concerning the last Aztec Emperor, and what particulars there are appear sketchy and contradictory. Most of the sources that have come down to us had agendas of their own to forward: the Aztecs saw him first […]
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By Vivian Molick from the October 2010 Edition Computer Terms…. I came across a web site the other day that had a list of computer terms. I thought there may be a lot of you that would like to know the definition of these terms so when your computer geek (or geeky friend) talks to […]
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