Letter to our readers.Be grateful. That's the message some of our wiser associates are sending as we approach the dreaded ides of March Ides of March Caesar killed by opposing factions (44 B.C.). [Rom. Hist.: EB, 3: 575–580] See : Assassination Ides of March 15 March; prophesied as fateful for Caesar. [Br. Lit.: Julius Caesar] See : Omen . We know that any day a U.S.-led ground assault might be launched in Iraq and the peso's woes have diminished our collective buying power Buying Power The money an investor has available to buy securities. In a margin account, the buying power is the total cash held in the brokerage account plus maximum margin available. Also referred to as "Excess Equity. but to apply that dark-minded Brit's "beware the ides of March" line seems far too counterproductive. This be-grateful attitude is not to suggest singing a Johnny Cash Noun 1. Johnny Cash - United States country music singer and songwriter (1932-2003) John Cash, Cash lyric such as "Don't ask for too much," because after all, we are a business magazine. The point here is to help our readers make money and, whenever possible, enjoy doing it. Springtime is upon us, so please look on the bright side. The whales are bobbing up and down the Pacific coastline, and the monarchs are resting on branches in Michoacan. We live in a country in which bathtub-temperature surf laps up on our very doorstep and ancient ruins are an easy drive away. That certainly beats spending Sunday afternoons in early March shoveling snow. So as our New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of brethren are busy putting on multi-layers of clothing and bracing against the frigid frig·id adj. 1. Extremely cold. 2. Persistently averse to sexual intercourse. conditions that were so bad that even Aqueduct Racetrack Aqueduct Racetrack, known as the Big A, is a horse racetrack in the neighborhood of Ozone Park in the New York City borough of Queens. History The racetrack opened in 1894 and was rebuilt in 1959, with additional renovations made in 2001 and 2006. cancelled a couple cards in late February, we can catch some late-morning rays at any of our world-class resorts. This edition is about getaways, and hopefully our readers can enjoy these aesthetically endowed en·dow tr.v. en·dowed, en·dow·ing, en·dows 1. To provide with property, income, or a source of income. 2. a. pages--talented graphic artists Eduardo Salgado Nader, Jazmin Velasco and Jorge del Angel were kind enough to throw some ink down for as--while telling the beach valet to fetch them another coconut. Great service has long been a hallmark of the nation's tourism, but that can hardly be enough to keep it afloat in this global economic downturn. In our cover story, a team of reporters examined its strengths and its weaknesses--while getting crunchy on an eco-journey and chilling in a posh Morelos spa--and my hard-hitting colleague Armando Saliba sat down with Tourism Secretary Leticia Navarro Bertha Leticia Navarro Ochoa (b. November 10, 1953 in Colima, Colima) is a Mexican entrepreneur who served as Secretary of Tourism in the cabinet of President Vicente Fox. for a comprehensive discussion on the issue. If you ask me though reader, I would tell you that it's all about the location. So be grateful as yet another spring pleasantly dawns upon us--sooner for some of us than others. To my compadres living in tierra firma's kinder latitudes, here's wishing you all a calm sea in which to swim and a brilliant sun under which to stroll as all those suckers up north hope for another snow day God bless, Matthew Brayman Editor |
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