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George Puckett's Blog – May 2009 Archive (10)

For Mexico-Events Are Important

Events Are Important

By George Puckett

My wife and I took our first trip to Mexico about16 years ago. We live in Tucson, Arizona, so we can go to South Tucson to experience the flavor of Mexico or, we used to drive south to Nogales, about a two (2) hr. trip.

However, when you get away from the border towns and the American influence you find a different Mexico. Even in the tourist cities like Mazatlan, there is a real Mexico to be discovered not too many blocks from… Continue

Added by George Puckett on May 31, 2009 at 9:10am — No Comments

Your Time to Learn Spanish

Get Synergy Spanish

Dear Soon-to-be-Spanish Speaker,

Would you like to learn how to speak Spanish that could fool a native speaker? Want the words to freely flow from your tongue instead of sounding like a slowed down, broken record because you’re constantly grasping for the correct grammar in your head?

Enough! The “traditional” way of teaching Spanish doesn’t work for most people – especially if you’re not in… Continue

Added by George Puckett on May 28, 2009 at 7:35pm — No Comments

5 Things You Never Knew You Cellphone Could Do

For all the folks with cell phones. (This should be printed and kept in your car, purse, and wallet. Good information to have with you.)

There are a few things that can be done in times of grave emergencies.

Your mobile phone can actually be a life saver or an emergency tool for survival. Check out the things that you can do with it:

FIRST

Emergency

The Emergency Number worldwide for Mobile is 112. If… Continue

Added by George Puckett on May 23, 2009 at 5:57pm — No Comments

You Tube is Great - Posting Videos to Mexico-My Space

Most of the commercial videos used on MExico-My Space come from You Tube. You can go to http://www.youtube.com and perform a search for any artist in the world and probably find a video. I post videos from You Tube and it's very easy. You just open their site and there is a "searc" box at the top of the page. Type in the name of the artist you're interested in and click "Search." In a few seconds a list of the videos available through "You Tube"… Continue

Added by George Puckett on May 20, 2009 at 11:45am — 1 Comment

Carnival Cruise Lines to resume visits to Mexico this month

Carnival Cruise Lines to resume visits to Mexico this month

Tourists enjoy the pool at the Hotel Gran Caribe in Cancun. The coastal city — one of Mexico’s most popular tourist stops — has lost an estimated $2.4 million since the start of last month’s swine flu outbreak

The company's decision comes after the U.S. government says it will no longer caution Americans to avoid non-essential travel to the country because of the swine flu… Continue

Added by George Puckett on May 17, 2009 at 12:30am — No Comments

Why Paying Attention To Disaster Prepartion Is Smart If You Live Abroad! Dr. Veronica Fonte

Why Paying Attention To Disaster Prepartion Is Smart If You Live Abroad!

by Dr. Verona Fonté

A shift is happening! The natural disasters we are accustomed to – hurricanes, tornadoes, floods and earthquakes - that wreak havoc in a particular location in a few days, and then leave us with the difficult task of clean up and recovery, are not going to disappear. But there are new sorts of potential disasters emerging related to… Continue

Added by George Puckett on May 9, 2009 at 5:15am — No Comments

Millions of kids begin returning to Mexico schools

By ANDREW O. SELSKY, Associated Press Writer

SAN MIGUEL TOPILEJO, Mexico – As if marshaling for war, Mexico's government mobilized thousands of education officials and parents across the country to swiftly disinfect schools and monitor millions of returning students for signs of swine flu.

High schools and universities open Thursday after a two-week closure intended to curb the spread of the virus. Younger children were… Continue

Added by George Puckett on May 7, 2009 at 4:50am — No Comments

Mexico Offers Aid to Businesses Hurt By Swine Flu

Mexico Offers Aid to Businesses Hurt By Swine Flu

By Jens Erik Gould and Andres R. Martinez

May 5 (Bloomberg) -- Mexico’s federal government will provide 27.4 billion pesos ($2.1 billion) in aid to help the economy recover from the effects of the country’s swine flu outbreak, Finance Minister Agustin Carstens said.

The government will make available 17.4 billion pesos in tax benefits and other assistance to businesses most affected by the outbreak,… Continue

Added by George Puckett on May 6, 2009 at 2:53am — No Comments

Mayor of Rosarito Beach Speaks out Against U.S. Media

MONDAY, MAY 4, 2009

Mayor of Rosarito Beach Speaks out Against U.S. Media

by Hugo Torres, Mayor of Rosarito Beach, Mexico

ROSARITO BEACH, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO – In Rosarito Beach, as in much of Mexico, we are fighting two battles these days. One is against organized crime. The other is against misleading media coverage that wrongly implies that much of Mexico is unsafe for visitors and residents, and… Continue

Added by George Puckett on May 4, 2009 at 5:47pm — No Comments

Mexico-The Best of Times, the Worst of Times

Mexico-The Best of Times, the Worst of Times

This too Shall Pass

Years ago when I lived in Mexico I experienced a series of minor mishaps. First my computer monitor died; next the computer was invaded by a virus and finally, car trouble. All of these things happened within a few days. It seemed that things kept getting worse.

Seeking sympathy I called a cousin in the states and related my problems to him. After listening he said, “Man, what did you do to… Continue

Added by George Puckett on May 2, 2009 at 3:45am — 2 Comments