The Food and Life of Oaxaca, Mexico: Traditional Recipes from Mexico's Heart
Wash Park Prophet (Free subscription) | yesterday
One of the big blind spots in American demography is religion. We have excruciatingly detailed demographic statistics the slice and dice the American population based on race, Hispanic origins, sex and age, mostly from a variety of government sources. We have far less information on religion, pieced together from a mix of eclectic private sources. Religion As An Ethnic Marker One result of this is...
No Tells (Free subscription) | yesterday
Scott Abels' suggestions: The Dream Songs by John Berryman, (a used copy of any edition). For someone healthy in your life. Make sure they´re strong, and healthy, and tell them, read one sonnet a day for 77 days, and then it will be spring. If, this year, you caught yourself saying you´re "at the age where all your friends are having babies" then give all your friends Macular...
Democracy for New Mexico (Free subscription) | 28/11/2009
JOE CAMPOS Candidate for Lieutenant Governor Invites you and your family to join in the holiday spirit at our TWINKLE LIGHT PARADE Open House/Food Drive 1014 Central, Albuquerque (10th and Central) Across from parking lot at Oaxaca SATURDAY NOVEMBER 28,...
2009 2010International Scholarships (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
The Kathryn Fuller Science for Nature Fund Kathryn Fuller Fellowships WWF offersFuller Fellowships for both doctoral and postdoctoral research. To learn moreabout each and to download Fellowship applications, choose the appropriate linkbelow. KathrynFuller Doctoral Fellowships ApplicationForm KathrynFuller Postdoctoral Fellowships ApplicationForm WWF-USPriority Places Amazon –portions of Bolivia,...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) announced Tuesday that it will give 1 million U.S. dollars in the 2010 fiscal year to promote gender equality and prevent violence against indigenous women in the southern Mexico states of Oaxaca and Chiapas. The funds will be channeled through the National Women's Agency (INM), a government body. "The goal is to create a comprehensive mode that will...
Towleroad (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
FBI: Anti-gay hate crimes increase 11%. Joey Arias brings 'Arias with a Twist' to L.A. Dangerous: Martha Stewart has some strong words for Sarah Palin. Should PEPFAR money to Uganda be cut off? Report: 4,000 Anglican priests to join Catholic...
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
MONTERREY, Mexico--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE: CX), announced today that the installation of the 167 wind turbines of the EURUS wind farm was completed on November 15 in Juchitan, Oaxaca, Mexico. CEMEX has been the promoter of this project developed by the joint venture between CEMEX and ACCIONA. Part of the energy generated by EURUS will supply approximately 25% of CEMEX's energy...
Photo Carraol Images of Mexico City (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Arcos Towers, Santa Fe (PhoneCam) Monte Alban, Oaxaca Salto de Quetzalapa Have a great weekend! music+image New York City and Washington series continue in Sketches of Cities. Gracias por su visita. / Thanks for visiting, please be sure that I read each and every one of your kind comments and I appreciate them all. Stay tune.
Artdaily (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
ALCOBENDAS.- Alex Webb started his education in photography at the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts at Harvard University, completing his academic degree with History studies at the same university. His professional career began as a reporter. For many years, he worked for prestigious magazines such as Life, Geo and New York Times Magazine, and in 1976 he joined the prestigious agency Magnum Photos...
scorbs (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
The last month has been super hectic with Silverlight 4 and PDC conference prep. Which means I’m even more excited for a short trip down to Oaxaca, Mexico with my friend Seema. We leave tomorrow! Fast Facts Time: UTC-6 (Seattle: noon, Oaxaca: 2pm) Money: Mexican Peso (1 usd = 13.1 pesos) Weather: 82F and Sunny Declared [...]
Mick Hartley (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Here's Nicholas Wade in the NYT, on "the evolution of the god gene": In the Oaxaca Valley of Mexico, the archaeologists Joyce Marcus and Kent Flannery have gained a remarkable insight into the origin of religion. During 15 years of...
Pasadena Events Calendar (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
Join Pasadena’s Folk Tree Gallery owner Rocky Behr as she discusses Mexican traditional clothing with examples from her personal collection. Rocky says, “I think Oaxaca has the richest tradition of textiles in Mexico. My first trip there took place in the 80’s. I soon found myself wanting to learn more about the various techniques employed in [...]
Randy McDonald's Livejournal (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
Now this is an irony. During the best of the times, Miguel Salcedo’s son, an illegal immigrant in San Diego, would be sending home hundreds of dollars a month to support his struggling family in Mexico. But at times like these, with the American economy out of whack and his son out of work, Mr. Salcedo finds himself doing what he never imagined he would have to do: wiring pesos north. Unemployment...
Denver Post (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
Give your Thanksgiving stuffing a taste of Mexico with this recipe from Susan Trilling, who runs a cooking school in Oaxaca, Mexico. The stuffing has a sweet and spicy flavor from a combination of chiles, fennel, prunes and cumin. Recipe from the November 2009 issue of Saveur magazine.
The Latin Americanist (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
Yes, you read that right. According to The New York Times, Mexicans are now sending money north, WAY north. Millions of Mexicans largely depend on remittances sent from family members who have migrated to the United States (in 2003 it was about about 18% of the population who were DIRECTLY affected). In 2008, remittances to Mexico were $25 billion. But as the the economy in the United States has taken...
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