THE CLIMATE RACE
Mexico eyes next export: Wind energy
In the Mexican state of Baja California, the government and international corporations want to build wind farms that could generate enough electricity to power homes in the United States while boosting the state's economy. Sa… Continue
Added by George Puckett on November 20, 2009 at 7:59am —
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These are John Glaab's observations of the NAR conference just concluding in San Diego.
John K. Glaab, CIPS
The NAR Conference was an unqualified success. For me it was such a pleasure to see old friends from all over Mexico, Texas and other parts of the world. The Mexican table was on at the Interna… Continue
My friend and Member, David Moulton got me interested in the flight and plight of the Monarch Butterflies with his blog posts. I started doing some research and was fascinated with what I found. Here are some links to several very interesting and informative videos on t… Continue
Added by George Puckett on November 14, 2009 at 12:18am —
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Active Living - Assisted Living
Linda Neil - settlement-co.com
October, 2009
"Many are coming to recognize that Mexico with
its lower cost of living, culture and tradition for caring,
with outstanding medical services, may be the new place
for Americans and Canadians looking for retirement."… Continue
Added by George Puckett on November 3, 2009 at 5:30am —
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On November 19 and 20, producers for the Jim Lehrer News Hour on PBS will visit Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
The News Hour reporters will be preparing a segment on various aspects of healthcare issues for U.S. expats living in Mexico. The News Hour is interested in exploring questions such as how expats access and pay for care in Mexico, and what their opinions are regarding quality of care available in both private and public healthcare settings.
Americans for Medicare in Mexico is organiz… Continue
Added by George Puckett on October 26, 2009 at 12:27am —
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I was reading my Google mail this morning and I saw an ad with the title, "Timeshare Fraud." It attracted my attention because I feel that I was a victim about 10 years ago in Mazatlan. I clicked on the ad and was taken to a very interesting website of the Mexican Law firm of "Gonzalez & Gonzalez."… Continue
NATIONUS hits back at drug cartell
300 arrested in swoop on 'La Familia,' ultra-violent Mexican meth network
By Elliot Spagat and Sean Murphy
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tucson, Arizona | Published: 10.23.2009
OKLAHOMA CITY — In the largest single strike at Mexican drug operations in the U.S., authorities arrested more than 300 people in a sting that demonstrates an upstart cartel's vast reach north of the border.
The tentacles of "La Familia" extend coast-to-coast and de… Continue
Hurricane Rick could have an impact on some of your plans over the next week to 10 days. Cabo will feel it first and a large portion of Baja Sur. I know it's slightly early for this warning but it is never too early to start preparing.
Before dawn on Friday morning, October 9, you can watch a pair of spacecraft crash into the moon. The purposeful impacts are the climax of NASA's LCROSS mission to unearth signs of water in lunar soil. If you've got a decent sized telescope--10 or 12 inches or so--you might give it a shot. To read more about this… Continue
Added by George Puckett on October 8, 2009 at 4:50am —
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By Linda NeilDia de los Muertos, Day of the Dead, celebrated in Mexico and other Hispanic countries, has considerable religious significance and predates the conquest of Mexico by Hernando Cortez.
The festive period begins on the night of… Continue
Added by George Puckett on October 7, 2009 at 5:00am —
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Medical Tourism, Healthcare and Surgery Abroad: JCI Accreditation
GraySpirit | Sep 23, 2009
As the seemingly endless debate on healthcare continues in the USA, many are choosing medical tourism as an alternative to what appears to be a broken and expensive American healthcare system.… Continue
YO, FOLKS ------
TODAY IS THE 23rd OF SEPTEMBER ----
ON THAT DATE IN 1942, SOME PISS-ANT WHACKED ME ON MY BUTT AND STARTED ME YOWLING!
I'M STILL DOING IT!
I HAD MY 20th BIRTHDAY IN JUMP SCHOOL ---- CONVINCED IN MY HEART THAT THE "BLUE CAPS" WERE GONNA KILL… Continue
Added by George Puckett on September 23, 2009 at 2:02am —
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How do I get a visa for México?
There are three kinds of visas – FMT, FM2 and FM3 (actually there are more, but these three are all we are interested in.)
FMT is the common tourist visa that is issued as you enter the country and which you must turn in as you exit the country. The FMT is good for a maximum of 180 days. It cannot be renewed. If you require more than 180 days, you will have the leave the country and re-enter with a new FMT good for another 180 days.
If you fly into Méxic… Continue
The Week in Mexico
Baja California Sur recovery
2:00 a.m. September 13, 2009
Baja California Sur recovery:
• Rescue teams returned to Tijuana on Friday after spending a week helping communities in Baja California Sur recover from the beating Tropical Storm Jimena gave them. Tens of thousands of residents in Santa Rosalia, Mulege, Loreto, Lopez Mateos, Campo Rene and other communities in Baja California Sur and in Guaymas and Empalme in Sonora state were reportedly left homeless… Continue
Added by George Puckett on September 13, 2009 at 7:25am —
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Private hospitals prepare for medical tourism boom, Medicare
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 2009 13:57 JULIE SHATTOCK
Guadalajara Reporter
The rising cost of health care in the United States is forcing an increasing number of U.S. citizens to turn their sights on Mexico for expert and cost-effective medical attention.
Research done by the Association for Private Hospitals in Jalisco reveals that of the 21.5 million tourists who visited Mexico in 2006, about 160,000 – mostly Americans – came for… Continue
From Aleaxander Ogilvie
in Loreto
Hi George,
Saw your latest note asking for information on the Loreto area and how we managed during our recent storm. We were very lucky this time as we did not get the heavy rains we ha… Continue
Added by George Puckett on September 10, 2009 at 3:30am —
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TUCSON REGION
Sonora damage severe in wake of Jimena
By Mariana Alvarado
ARIZONA DAILY STAR
Tucson, Arizona | Published: 09.09.2009
Nonprofit organizations are requesting disaster relief aid for victims of Tropical Depression Jimena, which struck the Sonora coast last week.
Sonora state officials estimated about 90,000 people were affected by the storm.
The storm hit hardest in the coastal communities of Guaymas and Empalme, and the nearby resort town of San Carlos, where more than… Continue
Added by George Puckett on September 9, 2009 at 8:56am —
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Monday, September 7, 2009
Disaster Relief Begins in US after Hurricane Jimena beats Baja California Sur
By Patricia Rains
MEXIDATA.INFO NOTE: On Monday, September 7, the Mexican government published a notice in the Official Daily of the Federation declaring the municipalities of Los Cabos, La Paz, Comondú, Loreto and Mulegé, in Baja California Sur, emergency areas due to the damages caused by hurricane Jimena.
In the wake of Hurricane Jimena, an estimated 35,000 people in centr… Continue
Last Saturday was my birthday and my friend and I set out on an adventure. No, I won’t tell you where, because it’s supposed to be the new last undiscovered paradise. And if I blog it, it won’t be undiscovered anymore and I won’t be able to afford m…
Thanks for posting, and you're absolutely right about Ceneval (the exam discussed in the original blog) needing to take us into consideration and also about the lack of training. I wish we had a mandatory exam, which would go something like this...Q…
Excellent article Carol. A couple of comments.. About licensingYES state licensing is the only way to go A while back a licensing law for B.C.S. was drafted and translated. ( Paid for by the two AMPI Sections.) It went to the state government and di…
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