Daily Archives: November 9, 2009

OF NOTE: Online shopping; working for Comcast and Google; history (11.9.09)

November 9, 2009 – 11:21 am

-Compared to other groups, Mature consumers are most likely to shop online (77%), according to one recent report on lifestages and lifestyles. -Great bennies, bonuses and bosses are some of the reasons Comcast was named the best place to work in Massachusettes from Boston Globe survey results. Other 2009 list-toppers include Harvard-Pilgrim Health Care, Edward [...]

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Latino toddlers stumbling at learning cognitive skills

November 9, 2009 – 6:00 am

by Rocio Zamora Arzola WHAT’S HAPPENING Latino and white infants share a fairly equal level of cognitive skills — vocabulary, listening and problem-solving skills. But by the time they’re toddlers, Latino children are lagging in all three areas, according to a study led by researchers at UC Berkeley (LATimes.com 10.20.09) . The reasons? Larger Latino [...]

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