Archive for August, 2005
the things I forgot while I was out, and the things I remembered
I forgot how discontent I am with my current employer (not with my team, they're fabulous, but with the the people who exist outside our offices but within our building). I forgot how excruciating it can be to get blindsided by the people who are supposed to be working with you. (This is from the "with colleagues like these, who needs enemies?" [...]
gas prices photo
Chica Chic has a really funny photo on her site about gas prices. Today's must see.
Spanish Speakers to Increase
Spanish Language Here to Stay Study Shows Spanish Speakers to Increase 45% in Coming Years A landmark study titled: "The Future Use of The Spanish Language In The USA -- Projected to 2015 & 2025" just released by Hispanic U.S.A. Inc. reveals startling results about the dramatic continued growth of Spanish-speakers in America. The study [...]
panaderías
Growing Latino market drives targeted coffeehouse Entrepreneurs are looking past mom-and-pop ethnic stores, building slicker franchises to meet demand -- by The Associated Press The stainless steel counters and tidy shelves filled with bagged coffee beans at Panaderia Taza are standard coffeehouse decor, but the pastry case isn't filled with [...]
how do you advertise to U.S. Hispanics?
English Enters Into Media for Latinos -- reported by Chicago Tribune Eager to reach younger and more affluent U.S. Hispanics, advertisers, publishers and cable television networks are discovering it is best to speak to them in their own language - English. Spanish may be the dominant language of Latinos, the fastest-growing ethnic group in the [...]
Top 10 Best Value Colleges, according to The Prince Review
This is the Top 10 Best Value Colleges list based on America's Best Value Colleges, 2006 Edition, published by The Princeton Review (and found on MSN). Bates College New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Brigham Young University Hendrix College University of California--Los Angeles New College of Florida CUNY--Brooklyn [...]
Favorite car color
I picked up this list of interesting facts (and links to facts) from InfoPlease: Most Popular Car Colors, 2003–2004. Silver wins out among almost all types of cars. Most Popular International Car Colors. Favored colors by continent. Most and Least "Smart Drivers" by State. The most knowledgeable drivers in the U.S. are from Oregon and the [...]
Pasadena High School program recognized as one of the best in the country
Pasadena High's Best Buddies chapter named one of the nation's top programs -- found at the PISD Web site The Best Buddies chapter at Pasadena High School was presented with the Outstanding Chapter Award at Best Buddies International’s 16th Annual Student Leadership Conference recently. Pasadena High School was chosen as one of 27 outstanding [...]
What is an XML fee?
Six Apart has an intro to XML feeds that, while not for beginners, does do a good job of explaining them?
do you Reggaetón?
Latinos Say Rock Is More Than Just Reggaetón -- published by the New York Times But last year, mainstream Latin media were suddenly smitten with a different alternative: reggaetón, the Puerto Rican twist on hip-hop and Jamaican dancehall. Latin alternative music has been gaining exposure on noncommercial radio, on programs like the Los [...]
