Word: mexicanization
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...anti-Western diatribe. What's more, the bombing has become less terrifying to Serbs. The sirens still sound at 8 o'clock each night in Belgrade, but the wail is now muted. The residents of the embattled city have given the sirens an affectionate nickname, "Esmeralda," after the popular Mexican soap opera that used to appear on Serbian television at 8 p.m. Increasingly the war seems like just something to watch on the tube, a long-running melodrama with only occasional plot twists. "In the beginning we used to run to air-raid shelters every night...
...HOUR LATER, A STEADY FLOW OF PEOPLE CONTINUES to round the corner looking for the end of the line. The rain has gathered intensity. We are positioned outside the window of the Celebrity Deli. Inside the darkened window a Mexican gentlemen sweeps the floor. Cured meats hang from hooks. Pickled vegetables float in jars. We stare forlornly at the warm, empty booths...
...servings of Mexican rice...
...Mexican-American admits declined .4 percent to 3.1 percent, Hispanic-American students increased from 3.4 to 3.7 percent and the percentage of Puerto Rican students remained unchanged...
...Serving sizes come in four different measurements: 2, 3, 4, 6 and 8 oz. Don t be lured! Mexican rice (75 cal per serving) is not less calorific than lentil soup (160 cal per serving); it is actually twice more so (8 oz lentil soup = 160 cal; 8 oz Mexican rice = 300 cal). Good news, however, for the Calorie counters among you: The soup serving size (8 oz) is bigger than the bowl can fit without spilling (6 oz). The math can get quite tricky, especially for the mealtime mental shutdown, so we ve done some...