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¿Sabías Qué...?
Did You Know?
The White House now Tweets in Spanish.
@LaCasaBlanca is now the official Spanish Twitter account of the White House. All tweets are in Spanish with different content specifically targeted to the Hispanic community.
Source: http://twitter.com/WhiteHouse
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Upcoming Professional Speaking Engagements
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Oct. 24 - New Orleans, LA
American Association of Blood Banks
Oct. 30 - Kansas City, MO
Lathrop & Gage LLP
Nov. 1 & 2 - Nashville, TN
Digital Dealer Conference
Nov. 4 - Galveston, TX
Texas Credit Union League
Nov. 5 - Dallas, TX
North Texas Relocation Professionals
Nov. 6 - Dallas, TX
DFW Realtors
Dec. 9 - Houston, TX
Woodlands Financial Services
To see Kelly speak in person, call us at
214-880-1717
and we can arrange to have you sit in on one of her sessions.
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New U.S. Census to Reveal Major Shift: No More Joe Consumer
The 2010 Census is expected to find that 309 million people live in the United States. But one person will be missing: the average American.
"The concept of an 'average American' is gone, probably forever," demographics expert Peter Francese writes in 2010 America, a new Ad Age white paper. "The average American has been replaced by a complex, multidimensional society that defies simplistic labeling." (more...) |
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Hispanics help propel the Texas economy
Hispanic households contributed more than $171 billion to the Texas economy in 2008, and their annual buying power is expected to rise to nearly $252 billion by 2013 - a 47 percent increase in just five years, according to a study by the Selig Center for Economic Growth at the University of Georgia. (more...) |
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 North Carolina's booming Latino population fuels economic growth
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Horchata
Horchata, pronounced "or-CHA-tah", is a delicious drink made of rice milk, sugar, nutmeg and cinnamon. It is a sweet beverage that was introduced to Spain by the Moors. The original Spanish version is made with ground tiger nuts and is especially popular in Valencia. In Latin America, where the tiger nut is not commonly available, pulverized rice is used. It's a great balance to spicy foods.
In Mexico, horchata is one of the most common aguas frescas and is ladled from large glass jars set in ice. Here in Dallas, my friends and I have had spirited debates over which Mexican restaurants have the best horchata. One thing that is always consistent at the Mexican restaurants is that there are no free refills on horchata! I think the restaurant owners know that if there were free refills, we'd stay all day and drink all the horchata.
Here's an easy recipe for horchata:
1 cup uncooked, white long-grain rice
5 cups water
1/2 cup milk
1/2 tablespoon vanilla extract
1/2 tablespoon ground cinnamon
2/3 cup white sugar
1. Pour the rice and water into the bowl of a blender; blend until the rice just begins to break up, about 1 minute. Let rice and water stand at room temperature for a minimum of 3 hours.
2. Strain the rice water into a pitcher and discard the rice. Stir the milk, vanilla, cinnamon, and sugar into the rice water. Chill and stir before serving over ice.
- Mary Longoria
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