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Iconic Miami Restaurant VERSAILLES and REPÚBLICA Recognized with Silver Anvil Award of Excellence

06/25/2012 By Leave a Comment
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Versailles Restaurant and República, announced today that they have been awarded a PRSA Silver Anvil Award of Excellence presented by the Public Relations Society of America. The campaign, “Celebrando 40 Years of True Miami Sabor y Cultura,” celebrated the legendary restaurant’s 40th anniversary. The award was bestowed at a ceremony held in New York City on June 7. República executed a bilingual 360-campaign that tapped each of the agency’s myriad of disciplines including advertising, public relations and
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Spanish-language computer hits the U.S. market

06/21/2011 By Leave a Comment
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Dell has launched a new laptop computer with its operating system and keyboard in Spanish, an option introduced to satisfy the demand among the growing Hispanic market, especially adults. "The computers with the operating system and keyboard in Spanish are being bought by Hispanic customers who for the first time are going to have a computer at home," Jose Tovar, the supervisor of the computer sales department in the Los Angeles outlet of department store chain La Curacao, told Efe. Read the entire article at
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Obama Meets with Technological Elites

02/23/2011 By Leave a Comment

Consider it the Justice League of the Research and Development which gathered this past Thursday and one of the attendees was President Barack Obama. Not joined by Political figurehead, International Dignitaries, the President was joined by none other than some of the Technological Elites. This past Thursday at the home of venture capitalist and Economic Recovery Advisory Board member, John Doerr held a dinner where the likes of Apple’s Steve Jobs, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Google’s Eric Schmidt, 
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Television Milestone: Cuban Programming Reintroduced to U.S. Market After 52 Years

12/01/2010 By Leave a Comment

Olympusat, one of the market leaders in the development and distribution of independent Spanish-language, faith and family network television programming, is introducing CubaPlay Televisión, a new network featuring 100% Cuban-produced television programming to service providers in the U.S.. The latest addition to Olympusat’s Hispanic TV network offering, CubaPlay Televisión will feature carefully-selected content, free of any political affiliation or ideological influence from the Cuban government. “By
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Ingrid Betancourt’s Book Rises to #1

10/07/2010 By Leave a Comment

Ingrid Betancourt was anything but silent this week, as her new book, "No hay silencio que no termine" (Aguilar, 2010), (Even Silence Has an End), rose to the top spot on the Nielsen Bookscan List, the top indicator for the publishing industry in the U.S. The story of the former presidential candidate's captivity at the hands of FARC (a Colombian terrorist guerrilla organization) captivated readers. Betancourt presents a gripping portrait of her determination to survive the violence and isolation of more than six years
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Hispanic-owned Businesses Increased Nearly 44 Percent

10/04/2010 By Leave a Comment

According to a recent report from the U.S.  Department of Commerce Minority Business Development Agency, the number of Hispanic-owned businesses increased nearly 44 percent to 2.3 million between 2002 and 2007, more than twice the national average of all U.S. businesses. The total number of U.S. businesses during the same period increased 18 percent to 27.1 million. But if parity were reached, there would be 3.4 million Hispanic-owned firms generating $1.4 trillion in gross receipts and employing 7.5 million workers.
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Jimmie V. Reyna Nominated for U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

10/01/2010 By Leave a Comment

WASHINGTON -- On September 29, 2010, President Obama announced the nomination of Jimmie V. Reyna to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC). The CAFC has nationwide jurisdiction of appeals arising from, among others, federal district courts, the Court of International Trade, the U.S., Court of Claims and a variety of agencies involving a number of subject matter areas, including international trade, government contracts, patents, trademarks, and certain money claims against the United States
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Democratic Party Encourage Voter Registration with Spanish Language Site “Votar Es Poder’

09/27/2010 By Leave a Comment
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VotarEsPoder.com is the Spanish-language Version of the DNC's Groundbreaking RaiseYourVote.com Last week, the Democratic National Committee (DNC) launched VotarEsPoder.com, the Spanish-language version of its voter registration Web site, RaiseYourVote.com. After the launch of the Web site, DNC Chairman Tim Kaine released the following statement:
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Internet Database of Spoken Spanish to Debut in 2011

09/27/2010 By Leave a Comment

Santander, Spain  (EFE via COMTEX) -- By Lola Camus The first sizeable database of spoken Spanish will be on the Internet in 2011, 15 years after the birth of a unique project of international cooperation in the field of linguistics, in which 17 countries on both sides of the Atlantic have taken part. The specialists participating in the project will meet next week in the northern Spanish city of Comillas to give it the finishing touches and clear up any doubts. Read the entire article.
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First bilingual educational toy brand, Ingenio(TM), hits the U.S. market

11/03/2009 By Leave a Comment

ATLANTA, GA - Alpharetta, Ga.-based Smart Play, LLC has launched Ingenio(TM), the first entirely bilingual brand of educational toys and games in the United States. The product line features 10 portable, affordable toys and games that teach a comprehensive range of early learning skills in English and Spanish - fine motor, reading, writing, math, vocabulary, geography and problem solving. Ingenio's bilingual product line ranges from electronic learning toys and puzzles to educational games. All products emphasize
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The NBA launches its first major push for Hispanic Audiences

10/19/2009 By Leave a Comment

NEW YORK, NY - The pro sports league that was the first to realize the importance of establishing a global presence is finally addressing a key component of its fan base at home. The National Basketball Association today launches a season-long, $7 million to $10 million ad campaign aimed at the growing Hispanic market, which the league said accounts for 15% of its total U.S. fan base of 120 million fans.  To read the full story click here.
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Mattel launches new line of black dolls under So In Style (S.I.S.) brand

09/30/2009 By Leave a Comment

Toymaker Mattel announced today the launch of So In Style, a new line of black dolls by Barbie featuring more authentic-looking facial features such as fuller lips, a wider nose, more distinctive cheek bones and curlier hair. So In Style (S.I.S.) was developed and inspired by Barbie designer of 12 years, Stacey McBride-Irby, an African-American mother of two who wanted to create a line of dolls more reflective of her daughter and community.  To read the full story click here.
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