Monthly Archives: November 2008

A toast to the recession

November 28, 2008 – 6:26 am

by Nina Elder WHAT’S HAPPENING When life hands you an economic meltdown, drink wine. That was the thought process behind Recession Red and Recession White, a new line of low-cost wines from California-based Concannon Vineyard. The company offers two Recession Reds (a Merlot and a Cabernet Sauvignon) and one Recession White (Chardonnay) for about $5 […]

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College students apply themselves practically

November 27, 2008 – 3:21 pm

by Hillary Smith WHAT’S HAPPENING The economy’s influence at college is spanning far beyond Econ 101. With debts weighing heavily on their minds (or their parents’), students are choosing practical areas of study as they seek a guaranteed ROI from the academic experience. Business schools are growing to accommodate students who see higher salary and flexibility as the payoff. […]

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UNDER THE INFLUENCERS

November 27, 2008 – 12:00 am

by Nissa Hanna Throughout my life, lofty trendsetters have largely inspired my wardrobe. I’ve followed fashion trends in magazines (sticking Elle pages into my sixth-grade math book), TV shows and movies (don’t even ask what happened after I saw Clueless). Even now, at an age too old to be doing so, I occasionally tune into […]

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Low-income youth get an economic leg up with Year Up

November 25, 2008 – 4:22 pm

by Derek Reveron WHAT’S HAPPENING A free Boston-based training program is giving low-income black and Latino youths the tools to land good-paying jobs and continue their education. Unique among job training programs, Year Up is offering students six months of classes that include computer skills, finance and information technology. That’s followed by a six-month apprenticeship […]

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Podcast: Slowly Going Broke — Suddenly

November 24, 2008 – 6:13 pm

Download our weekly economic podcast with Chris Keating, Derek Stubbs and Hans Eisenbeis here: Slowly Going Broke — Suddenly

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Adaptable abodes grow with consumers’ changing needs

November 24, 2008 – 1:32 pm

by Nissa Hanna WHAT’S HAPPENING More architects hope to keep consumers in their homes longer by creating adaptable living areas and making it easier to perform maintenance on wiring and plumbing (Boston.com 10.26.08). Bensonwood’s Unity House’s wainscoted walls disguise removable partitions that hide the wiring. Ceiling panels make the plumbing, heating and lighting accessible for […]

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Signature Dish: Chicken Pot Pie Leftovers

November 22, 2008 – 10:26 am

by Charlotte Beal The other night I was too tired to cook (it happens to the best of us), plus I had some yummy leftovers in the fridge. So my husband Josh and I dined on leftover chicken pot pie. This is a convenience version of this comforting staple – another Bon Appetit recipe – […]

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When sympathy turns to saccharine

November 22, 2008 – 8:45 am

by Hans Eisenbeis Motrin, makers of a variety of Ibuprofen products, got into some hot water last weekend. In a perfectly reasonable effort to reach out to suffering moms, the company launched a campaign to sell pain relief to mothers suffering from “babywearing,” the trend in recent years for moms and dads to wear soft […]

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High-tech personal assistant screens all calls

November 21, 2008 – 5:51 am

by Hans Eisenbeis WHAT’S HAPPENING Forget the doors and windows; the easiest way into most homes is through the telephone. Now two U.K. inventors have created a device that automatically screens out telemarketers, prank callers and phone scammers. TrueCall blocks telemarketers’ numbers while letting trusted peeps through (BBC.co.uk 10.22.08). If it doesn’t recognize the dialer’s […]

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Signature Dish: Processor Burgers

November 20, 2008 – 8:16 pm

by Charlotte Beal Sounds so not like me, right? “Processor burgers” are just what I call the amazing, food-processor-ground burgers from Cook’s Illustrated magazine. They are juicy and easy, and provide simple comfort – not to mention confidence (no sketchy ground meat from the supermarket) and bragging rights (I ground my own burgers!). They’re about […]

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U.K. schools put kids in the kitchen to battle obesity

November 20, 2008 – 1:45 pm

by Katie Elfering WHAT’S HAPPENING As schools spend more time teaching about technology and health, one thing tends to get lost in the mix: actually learning how to cook. Not in Great Britain, where students will be given mandatory cooking classes starting in 2011 (RetailWire.com 9.22.08). The program targets 11-to-15-year old students with in-class cooking […]

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Podcast: Last Night, My Money Died

November 19, 2008 – 5:20 pm

Download our weekly economic podcast with Chris Keating, Derek Stubbs and Hans Eisenbeis here: Last Night, My Money Died

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Signature Dish: Pan-Pizza Party

November 19, 2008 – 6:12 am

by Charlotte Beal Today I want to dish about super-easy quasi-homemade pizza. Recently my parents were in town, so I tried to come up with some impressive yet still budget-friendly and simple-to-make-after-a-long-day-of-editing dishes. Skillet pizza, a recipe from my Bon Appetit days, fits the bill, made even easier if your favorite grocery store sells fresh […]

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GOBBLING TASTY CONTENT

November 18, 2008 – 2:19 pm

by Paul Katz Let’s talk turkey. That’s the main topic of conversation this week at the Katz household in preparation for November 27th. Our Thanksgiving tradition? After polishing off the bird, we dust off an antiquated VHS copy of Charles M. Schulz’s classic A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving and gather ’round the living-room TV. But this […]

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A new force fighting for Latino civil rights

November 17, 2008 – 6:10 am

by Anthony Montoya WHAT’S HAPPENING Public service is a career track chosen by many law students. To jumpstart those with a passion for Latino civil rights, the City University of New York School of Law (CUNY) established the Center on Latino and Latina Rights and Equality (CLORE), a legal program dedicated to developing strategies for […]

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