By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the November 2014 Edition Friends, October is fast running out of days and snow is forecast for Alberta. Not unusual as in the last two falls we have seen snow that fell in October last for most of the winter. In fact on Oct. 20th, 2 yrs. ago , there was a […]
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By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the November 2014 Edition I have friends that take many photos but they store them on the memory cards that came with their camera. This is not a good thing for a number of reasons; first and foremost, their camera may disappear with all their photos lost forever. Memory cards are prone […]
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By Terry Sovil from the November 2014 Edition The sale of simple point and shoot cameras has almost “dried up.” You won’t find much under $150.00 USD on the market anymore. The reason? More sophisticated cell phones with cameras built-in are available. There are some fine photos and videos made with phone cameras. But what if you want […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the November 2014 Edition Starring: Mireille Enos, Joel Kinnaman, Billy Campbell and many more Director: various for different episodes I’m almost afraid that I can’t do this four year Netflix series justice. Suffice it to say it has been categorized as a crime drama, mystery series, but it is so much more. It […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the November 2014 Edition Starring: Judi Dench, Steve Coogan Director: Stephen Frears “A world weary political journalist picks up the story of a woman’s search for her son, who was taken away from her decades ago after she became pregnant and was forced to live in a convent.” This is a movie released […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the November 2014 Edition Yep. That’s the latest ground breaking health advice. Just stand up! I say, if it’s that easy maybe we should do it more! Many of us have crawled through a number of knotholes backwards anyway, such as quitting smoking; getting off sugar and carbohydrates; cutting the fat; lowering our […]
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By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the November 2014 Edition I am absolutely not an expert on these electronic items although five years ago I investigated and then decided upon the Nook from Barnes and Noble. Mostly that was because the salesman was very pleasant, knowledgeable, understood what I needed and said the Nook was just ideal for […]
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By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the November 2014 Edition Tradescantia spathacea or pallida ‘Purpea’, Rhoea spathacea, or Rhoea discolor Family: Commelinaceae (Also known as Moses-in-the-Boat, Moses-in-the-Cradle, Moses-inthe-Basket, Moses-in-the-Bulrushes, Boatlily and the ever popular Purple Leafed Spiderwort.) (This plant should not be confused with Acanthus molli, or Acanthus spinosus – Bear’s Breeches or the Scolymus hispanicus Spanish Oyster […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the November 2014 Edition Coccothrinax crinita Family: Arecaceae Subfamily: Coryphoideae (Also known as Cuban Old Man Palm, Hairy Old Man, Mat Palm, Old Man Thatch or Thatch Palm) As too many of we ‘more senior than most’ men have learned, at some point hair begins to sprout from physical locales other than those we […]
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By Yann Kostic from the November 2014 Edition You’ve probably noticed that your mutual fund account statement shows two sets of figures for average annual total returns: one is adjusted and the other, unadjusted. What does this mean? Unadjusted performance figures: Unadjusted performance figures show the performance of a fund during the time periods indicated, taking into account changes […]
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