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Hordes of students flocked to Qdoba, the Square’s newest Mexican eatery, for complementary burritos and nachos Friday night for what could be considered a pre-game in anticipation of the restaurant’s official Saturday morning debut. But few actually attended the grand opening, raising the question of how the new kid on the block will fare amidst the neighborhood’s notoriously competitive economic environment. Tom Brush, co-owner of Felipe’s Taqueria, an establishment which has made its home in the Square since 2004, said Qdoba’s opening just...
...Mexican migrants sent as much as $25 billion back to the country last year - and the total for all Latin American migrants was more than $60 billion, according to the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). At its annual conference this past weekend, IDB officials emphasized the need to encourage entrepreneurial ambition like that of Hernandez, either through bank credit or the creation of venture-capital funds focused on the poor. Its "Opportunity for the Majority" initiative also promotes getting land and other property titles to the region's have-nots in order to draw them out of the underground...
...USAGE: Mexican President Felipe Caldern's team coined the word before Bush's visit, saying he would try to demigratize their dialogue...
Winehouse isn’t afraid to offend: it’s clear from the beginning that she has a mouth dirtier than Mexican water and an attitude to boot. She’s a living, breathing, rehab-hopping, cussing train wreck who lays it all out there for us, sordid and unashamed. In “Me and Mr. Jones,” a cute bluesy ditty with a horn section and back up singers, Winehouse off-handedly sings, “What kind of fuckery is this? / Nowadays you don’t mean dick...
...Featuring a slower, catchy guitar melody and a singing style that may be Iggy’s nod to 1950s crooners, the title track proves enjoyable. Well-placed saxophones in “Passing Cloud” liven up an otherwise monotonous stretch of the album. “Mexican Guy,” despite its off-color racial humor, does have a infectious beat. Lyrically speaking, the album still exhibits the nihilism and quasi-political fury characteristic of “Raw Power” and punk rock in general, while managing to be modern at the same time...