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Flowserve is one of the world's leading providers of pumps and services for the global infrastructure and process industries.
Flowserve is one of the world's leading providers of pumps and services for the global infrastructure and process industries.
Flowserve is one of the world's leading providers of pumps and services for the global infrastructure and process industries.
Flowserve is one of the world's leading providers of pumps and services for the global infrastructure and process industries.
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Next spring, the East Bay will host an amazing bicycle race as world-class riders pedal 11 miles up Mount Diablo, culminating with a 300-yard climb up a 16 percent grade to the finish line at the peak.
Weather cooperating, it will be a stunningly beautiful and extremely challenging finish to a 100-mile-plus day of riding on the seventh stage of the Amgen Tour of California, North America's leading professional cycling tour.
The routes for the eight days of riding have yet to be determined. But race organizers on Tuesday announced the end points for each stage. While last spring's tour included pedaling slightly more than halfway up Mount Diablo, the next one will be the first time in the race's eight-year history that it goes to the top. That's as it should be, for the full ascent is one of the region's premiere cycling routes.
Race director Jim Birrell tells us that the beauty of the ride and public support for the event last time were big reasons to return. That support included last-minute state-funded repairs to the badly deteriorated roadway at the southern entrance to the park.
There were also the thousands of cycling enthusiasts who turned out during the middle of the week to cheer on the riders. Next year, the Mount Diablo crowds will be even larger because the race to top will be held on a Saturday, May 18. (Mark your calendars.)
As before, we urge all spectators to be safe and cautious -- and to enjoy an event that displays some of the East Bay's most beautiful terrain.

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|Length Overall
|29' 0''
8.84 m
|Dry Weight
8,950 lbs.
4,060 kg
9' 0''
2.90 m
|Tested Weight
1.02 m
|Weight Capacity
|Draft Up
|Person Capacity
|Draft Down
|Fuel Capacity
110 gal.
|Air Draft
|Water Capacity
21 gal.
|Length on Trailer
|Max Headroom
|Height on Trailer
|Bridge Clearance
8' 2''
2.49 m w/ arch
|Trailer Weight
|Total Package Weight (Trailer,Boat & Engine)
|Prices, features, designs, and equipment are subject to change. Please see your local dealer or visit the builder's website for the latest information available on this boat model.
|Std. Power
|Tested Power
|Currently no test numbers
|Opt. Power
1 x 380-hp MerCruiser 8.2 MAG ECT Bravo Three X
1 x 430-hp MerCruiser 8.2 MAG High Output ECT Bravo Three X
2 x 300-hp MerCruiser 350 MAG ECT Bravo Three
2 x 320-hp MerCruiser 377 MAG ECT Bravo Three
3 twin Volvo Penta V8 Duoprop engine options
For the last several years Formula has been creating their new models for the 21st century and this year Formula targeted its efforts on the 290. Every inch of this boat has been redesigned and retooled from the keel up. The 290 Sun Sport replaces the old 280.
First of all she has a 23-degree deadrise, slightly deeper than the old model, and just two-degrees away from the 24-degrees that is found on the best offshore race boats. Two degrees may not seem like much, but when it comes to high-speed rides in a stiff chop, it makes a big difference. The other reason that Formula chose to go with the deep-V is because many of their customers use their boats in "blue water." So one can have the biggest sports yacht on the lake, or a high-performance – and comfortable -- sportboat on saltwater.
Formula has placed the companion seat next to the helm seat and it is individually adjustable. We like this for a lot of very obvious reasons. Adjacent to the helm on the port side is seating for two facing the helm. We can't recall seeing this before in this class of boat, and we think of it as a "love seat" – sort of like the kind that might have in a living room. We're not sure Formula is happy with that description, but the fact is that it is a cozy place for two people to sit – close together – and it's a nice place to be with one's honey talking to the captain and his honey! Or, if a family has this boat, mom and dad can be with the kids.
Every year Formula evolves all of their models and of course the 290 has all of the latest tricks such as swing down arm rests, the folding sun pad aft, RTM, closed molding for hatches, etc. While lots of equipment comes standard on Formulas that is usually optional on other brands, the builder has also expanded its option list. And there are some new interesting things on it this year, for example, the pull-out drawer refrigerator for the cockpit and the Captain's Call thru-transom exhauster diverter.
If one has ever had the feeling that the gel coat on a Formula is shinier than on other brands, that's because it is. But those beautiful colors that is seen on a Formula are not in the gel coat – they are in the Imron paint. Not only that, but Formula buffs its Imron paint and the gel coat up to 18 times before a boat is approved for shipping. But that is only half the story.
While at one time boat builders had to make their own hull tooling and molds, years ago most builders started farming out that unpleasant, and incredibly labor-intensive chore to third parties who could do it faster, cheaper and – they will tell the boater – better. The folks who own Formula disagree with the "better" part, and insist on making their own plugs and molds. And when it comes to faring hull plugs (from which the mold is made) there is no substitute for hundreds of hours of sanding with fine grit paper no matter who does it.
Formula credits the incredibly glossy and fair finish of their boats to "elbow grease" and plenty of it. Next time one sees a Formula, look along the hull and let the light play over it, and one will see a fair hull. This is one of the reasons that Formula boats cost more than many other brands.
Formula is one of just a handful of boat builders which offers a comprehensive 5-year warranty on virtually everything in the boat, and it is transferrable. There is a 10-year warranty on the hull. These two warranties not only offer piece of mind, but also make the boat worth more at retail.
Virtually all boats by all companies are built by hand simply because production numbers are so low robotics are limited even among the highest volume builders. But some hands are better at what they do than others. Formula is located in a small town in northern Indiana where the work force is stable and the same people have been working there for decades. They know what they are doing and how to do it. Also, Formula's corporate culture has a lot to do with their extremely high fit and finish. Anything less than the best is just not acceptable and all of the workers take pride in their product.
The MSRP of the 290 with a single Volvo Penta V8-380 C engine is $187,270. As we look over the options, very few are really necessary, but some would add to the fun or ease of handling of the boat. All up, then, the boater might be looking at about $200k MSRP.
|Marine Electronics
|VHF Radio
|Air Cond./Heat
|Battery Charger/Converter
|Head: Fixed
|Trim Tabs
|Exterior Features
|Carpet: Cockpit
|Outlet: 12-Volt Acc
|Swim Ladder
|Swim Platform
|Transom Shower
|Wet bar
|Bimini Top
|Cockpit Cover
= Standard = Optional
|Warranties change from time to time. While BoatTEST.com has tried to ensure the most up-to-date warranty offered by each builder, it does not guarantee the accuracies of the information presented below. Please check with the boat builder or your local dealer before you buy any boat.
Full Warranty Information on this brand coming soon!
|Pricing Range
|Prices, features, designs, and equipment are subject to change. Please see your local dealer or visit the builder's website for the latest information available on this boat model.


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LETTER: Coach Mims was a true hero of his time
Published: Thursday, August 22, 2013 at 3:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, August 22, 2013 at 2:56 p.m.
Dear Editor: My father-in-law was a humble man with true morals and values that were instilled in him at an early age by his parents, Lue C. Mims Sr. and Genia Jones Mims.
Honesty, care-giving to others, kindness, compassion, thoughtfulness, God-fearing and loving of people are just a small fraction of what and who Coach Mims was as a person.
I really could not find all the words to describe my father-in-law, but the word Christian man comes up clearly.
I never physically had the pleasure of being in his presence here on earth, but I have met him face to face in spirit through all of the people he touched. People like his loving and devoted wife, Evelyn Johnson Mims, his students, his players, his many friends, and most of all, his darling, the apple of his eye, his daughter and my wife, Deborah Carol Mims Williams. It is through Deborah, I came to know Coach Mims personally.
I tell you all today, that if I could just be half of the man my father-in-law was, I would be proud. I would be honored. I would be humbled.
Thank you Coach Mims for your continued inspiration and guidance in our lives. We love you.
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January 25, 2006
A plan to increase the cigarette tax in South Carolina is still smoldering. As News 12 reports, the push behind the hike may be coming from Georgia.
The cost of lighting up could be going up in South Carolina. Some democratic lawmakers are working on a plan to increase South Carolina's seven-cent cigarette tax, the cheapest in the country.
"I think it stinks. It's a punishment for people who do smoke. I mean it's not like it's something illegal," said Lois Miller.
Lois Miller is the manager at Mo's Convenience and Tobacco Store in Beech Island. She says the higher tax will hurt her business.
"We have a lot of customers that come from GA because of the taxes and the prices of cigarettes in GA, they come to South Carolina to purchase their cigarettes," Miller said,
Lawmakers who are pushing for the tax hike say the Palmetto State needs to have a tax closer to its neighbors. The cigarette tax is 37 cents in Georgia and will soon go up to 35 cents in North Carolina.
Radiologist Alfonso Gay sees images of lung cancer caused by smoking everyday at Aiken Regional Hospital. He supports a higher tax.
"It definitely would help discourage young kids who have less money to spend, hopefully the older people it would at least cause them to decrease the amount of smoking," Alfonso said.
Mo's customers say when cigarette prices go up, they don't smoke less, they simply change brands. So if they smoke Camels, they'll go to this cheaper brand.
"We have some that said I don't care if they $100 a carton, I'm still gonna smoke," Miller said.
And time may tell if that is true.
The money South Carolina collects from the cigarette tax would go towards a health insurance plan for children and low-income workers. Democratic lawmakers are still working out the details of their tax plan. But they say they hope to introduce it as a bill in a few weeks.


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Rumors that Target would open in San Francisco's Metreon center have now been confirmed: Terranomics announced it has brokered a signed lease for Target to open in the Wesfield-owned center.
The lease for 99,677 sq. ft. was only just officially signed, San Francisco Business Times reported. The Metreon will soon begin construction on a multi-million dollar remodel that will make room for Target, and will recreate the ground level as a food collection of Bay Area restaurant concepts.


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Marcy Bennett '12
"Elizabethtown gave me the opportunity to explore my many interests as well as explore the world!"
Math education major and French minor Marcy Bennett didn't think she'd choose a school so close to home, which for her is Landisville, Pennsylvania—just a short drive from campus. But it was the school in her backyard where she found the right opportunities.
"One of the things that really convinced me [to attend Elizabethtown] was the fact that so many of its students from a variety of different majors study abroad. I knew I wanted to study abroad and that E-town would help me do it," she said.
Marcy says of her combination of studies: "Weird combination, I know. But I love both subjects! Ideally I would like to get a job as a middle school teacher, teaching both math and French," she said, adding that she's been taking French for seven years.
Her love of French and desire to study abroad led her to Strasbourg, France for a semester, an experience she says taught her a lot about herself and her resolve—and one she notes as her most influential achievement in College.
"I have always been a relatively shy person who liked to stay in my comfort zone. Coming to E-town, I became involved in more extracurricular activities and expanded my comfort zone. I took leadership roles on campus, as well as succeeded in academics," she said.
Marcy serves as a Peer Mentor and is vice president of the math club. She also enjoys attending events put on by the Office of Student Activities, especially comedians and movies.
"All the events provide a fun and relaxing get-away from the work and classes," she said, adding that extracurriculars are a large part of college life. "I feel it is important to be involved so you can meet people who have your same interests. I have met many of my close friends through the clubs I've become involved with. I also think it is important to be able to explore interests outside of your major."
With such a busy schedule, Marcy says she relies heavily on her planner—a tool she recommends to all college students. Her planner, though, is just beginning to get filled with plans.
"I cannot imagine myself at any other college or university. E-town has a very good sense of community and family. Elizabethtown gave me the opportunity to explore my many interests as well as explore the world! College is an amazing adventure, but I feel my journey has just begun at Elizabethtown and I will be forever grateful for the things that I have experienced while I have been here," she said.


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Today, Honda announced four more winners of its Project Drive-In contest to award digital projection systems. The latest lucky drive-ins include: Ocala Drive-In, Ocala FL, the only Florida entrant in the contest. Starlite Drive-In, Cadet MO, which somehow escaped our seemingly exhaustive four-part list of news stories about the candidates. … Continue reading
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Project Drive-In roundup 4: The list that wouldn't die
In the third installment of our roundup of candidates for Honda's Project Drive-In, I predicted that Honda would choose more than five lucky recipients of digital projectors. What I really didn't anticipate was that Honda would reopen voting for the second set of winners. With another round of voting comes … Continue reading
Project Drive-In roundup
I'll admit it. I've been so overwhelmed by the local media coverage of Honda's Project Drive-In that it's been hard to write. On one hand, I don't especially want you to vote for some Florida drive-in over one on Ohio or vice versa. Heck, I've even noticed that Honda has … Continue reading
Big Mo is "squirreling away" for conversion
The Aiken (SC) Standard ran a nice story this weekend about The Big Mo Drive-In in Monetta. Richard and Lisa Boaz, co-owners of The Big Mo are taking a standard, optimistic approach to the movie industry's transition to digital projection – they're hanging on to their film projectors for a long … Continue reading
Highway 21 looking for conversion dollars
The Highway 21 Drive-In (Beaufort SC) is just another of a zillion drive-ins faced with the question of continuing or folding in the face of Hollywood's 2013 conversion to digital distribution. For the owners of the Highway 21, they say that they'll raid their retirement fund to keep it running. … Continue reading


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Help a school in the South Bronx build a greenhouse.
The Bronx Academy of Letters, a school in the Slow Food NYC Urban Harvest program, has purchased a greenhouse and is looking for a few volunteers to help assemble it. If you are good with your hands; have similar experience; or just want to help out, please contact Anthony Galardi at email@example.com.


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SANTA CLARA -- When the 49ers visit Seattle on Sunday night, they'll be getting a chance to show that last December's 29-point blowout was an anomaly.
"We're going up there to prove that's not who we are," quarterback Colin Kaepernick said Wednesday of that 42-13 defeat.
The 49ers and Seahawks are both 1-0, and the similarities don't stop there in this hot NFC West rivalry. Defensive dominance, state-of-the-art quarterbacks, animated coaches and Super Bowl expectations are common themes.
This will be the first chance for these teams to distance themselves from each other, and the Seahawks are out to repeat last year's home-field heroics.
"It happens to be the home opener for us, which is an enormous opportunity to get this home season cooking," Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said on a media conference call.
The Seahawks' 8-0 home record last season was highlighted by the December win over San Francisco, Carroll's first victory in four games against the Jim Harbaugh-coached 49ers.
Sunday's rematch could be much different from their last meeting in Seattle. Yes, it will be on the prime-time stage again. But this time rain isn't in the forecast, Justin Smith isn't sidelined with a triceps tear, and the 49ers aren't coming off a tough, cross-country win a week earlier in New England.
Running back Frank Gore called that loss at Seattle "tough. They beat us good." Kaepernick summed it up as simply a bad game.
It indeed was bad for Kaepernick. He posted a career-worst passer rating of 72.0 on 19-of-36 passing for 244 yards with one touchdown and one interception. Now he's coming off a career-high 412 passing yards in a 34-28 season-opening win over the Green Bay Packers.
The 49ers converted just 3 of 11 third-down chances in their last meeting with the Seahawks, and that was an area of emphasis this offseason. They responded by converting 9 of 18 third downs against the Packers, including Kaepernick's first two touchdown passes.
"There was definitely some improvement, and we're working hard to continue that," Harbaugh said.
One area the 49ers haven't cleaned up is their communication before plays. Play-clock issues hindered them in Sunday's opener.
Seattle's crowd noise won't make things easier. Its fans are hoping to set a Guinness World Record as the loudest crowd ever, a movement originated by former Seahawks defensive lineman Joe Tafoya, a Pittsburg native.
Defensively, the 49ers won't be surprised this time by Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson's ability to elude pass rushers -- all of whom are at full strength, including Aldon Smith, who had a torn labrum and had no sacks in Seattle.
Personnel-wise, the 49ers and Seahawks cat-and-mouse moves this offseason included same-day trades for wide receivers Anquan Boldin and Percy Harvin. While Boldin had 208 receiving yards and a touchdown Sunday, Harvin is out through at least November after hip surgery.
Among other personnel moves, Phil Dawson has taken over as the 49ers kicker for David Akers, who had a field-goal attempt blocked and returned 90 yards for a touchdown last year by Richard Sherman in Seattle. Also, the Seahawks acquired defensive end Cliff Avril, who has battled a hamstring injury but is expected to make his season debut Sunday.
Sunday's game falls on Carroll's 62nd birthday. It happened to be Harbaugh's 49th birthday when the teams' last met, prompting Sherman to say afterward on the NFL Network: "Happy birthday Coach Harbaugh. Hope you enjoyed it."
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Cowboys Stadium Presser
Pacquiao vs Margarito press conference for November 13th fight... read more »
Pacquiao's Run
Manny Pacquiao running each morning since coming to Texas... read more »
Pacquiao vs Margarito Photoshoot
TopRank.com has the exclusive shots from a private photoshoot that we did in New York. Check out the two fighters as they pose for our cameras... read more »
Air Pacquiao
Manny Pacquiao leaving for Texas. A grand farewell awaited him at the airport. read more »
Marco Antonio Barrera Returns
Barrera gets ready to return #$%^Marco Antonio Barrera was known as "The Baby Face Assassin? when he started out at the Inglewood Forum in California. #$%^Fast forward 20 years later and Barrera is still a recognized name in boxing and will surely end up in the Boxing Hall of Fame on day, but not yet, he still wants one more thing out of boxing. #$%^?I want to win a fourth world title and its something that motivates me to train and to fight and to keep going,? said Barrera, a three-time world champion. #$%^The 36 year old, Barrera is coming back into the ring after a 15-month lay-off, as he will take on Adailton De Jesus on Saturday, June 26 at the Alamodome of San Antonio, Texas in the co-main event of ?Latin Fury 15? a pay-per-view card presented by Top Rank and Zanfer Promotions. #$%^In the same card undefeated world ranked contender Julio Cesar Chavez Jr (40-0-1, 30 kos) will take on Ireland?s John Duddy (29-1, 18 kos) in the main event. #$%^Barrera is training in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico the city where he has lived the last six year after moving from Mexico City, where he has born and grew-up. #$%^ ?I am very happy here in Guadalajara. So along with my team we decided to train here for my return to the ring on June 26,? said Barrera, know for his victories over Naseem Hamed and his three wars with Erik Morales. #$%^After consulting with his family and feeling that everyone was okay with his decision he decided to come back to the ring and seek that fourth world title, something no Mexican born fighter has ever done. #$%^?I want to comeback with a spectacular fight. I have trained hard and little by little I am getting better and I want to show everyone how serious I am about getting the fourth world title,? said Barrera, who has won world titles at 122, 130 and 135 pounds during his 21 year professional career. #$%^Barrera last fight was in March of 2009 in England against Amir Khan, where he lost a technical decision after a cut stop the fight in the fourth round. read more »
Duddy Arrives in San Antonio
John Duddy faces Julio Cesar Chavez at the Alamodome June 26th in San Antonio. read more »


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Secretary of State Beth Chapman is the only Secretary of State chosen among a group of elections officials from around the country who will participate in a roundtable discussion on best practices for veterans voting. The event, held Thursday in Washington DC, is sponsored by the Election Assistance Commission.
Secretary Chapman was chosen to participate in part for her program Veterans Who Vote, which she developed in 2008. Chapman created the Veterans Who Vote program to partner with the Veterans of Foreign Wars to recruit veterans to register voters, work at the polls, and be poll watchers for statewide elections.
"Veterans have fought to provide our right to vote, protect our right to vote and now they have an opportunity to help preserve our right to vote by being a part of the process," Chapman stated. "There is no one better to trust managing and watching the polling places where we vote than the ones who fought for our right to vote and we must continue to encourage their participation."
Secretary Chapman has been a strong state and national advocate for our nation's military and their right to vote, including testifying before Congress on the issue. She also created and chaired Alabama's Military and Overseas Voting Task Force. She has received numerous commendations from various military organizations including the highest national award given by the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
To find out more about the Veterans Who Vote program, or to sign up, visit www.veteranswhovote.com or call 1-800-274-VOTE.


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Scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai say they have developed a novel method that causes cord blood (CB) stem cells to generate in greater numbers, making them more useful in adult transplantation. The study ("Epigenetic reprogramming induces the expansion of cord blood stem cells"), which is published in the May issue of The Journal of Clinical Investigation, looked at ways to expand the number of hematopoietic stem cells (HSC) in the laboratory required to replenish and renew blood cells.
Cord blood stem cells have the ability to rapidly divide in the presence of combinations of growth factors but they often lose their marrow-repopulating potential following cell division. Researchers looked at ways to overcome this limitation by inducing a genetic program by which a stem cell retains its full functional properties after dividing in the laboratory.
"Cord blood stem cells have always posed limitations for adult patients because of the small number of stem cells present in a single collection," said Pratima Chaurasia, Ph.D., assistant professor of medicine at the Tisch Cancer Institute at Mount Sinai. "These limitations have resulted in a high rate of graft failure and delayed engraftment in adult patients."
The team used epigenetic reprogramming, which reshaped cellular DNA by treating cells with a combination of histone deacetylase inhibitors and valproic acid. The VPA-treated cells produced a greater number of repopulating cells and established multilineage hematopoiesis in primary, secondary, and tertiary immune-deficient mice.
"These data indicate that dividing CB CD34+ cells can be epigenetically reprogrammed by treatment with VPA so as to generate greater numbers of functional CB stem cells for use as transplantation grafts," wrote the investigators.
"We're excited by these results," added Ronald Hoffman, M.D., Albert A. and Vera G. List Professor of Medicine, director of the myeloproliferative disorders research program at the Tisch Cancer Institute at Mount Sinai. "The findings have important implications for patients battling blood cancers and the difference between success and failure of life-saving stem cell transplants."
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Oscar nominee to serve as parade's grand marshall
Published: Friday, February 8, 2013 at 9:00 a.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, February 7, 2013 at 4:12 p.m.
Houma resident Quvenzhane Wallis will serve as St. Bernadette Catholic School's the Krewe of Panda parade's grand marshall.
Wallis was nominated for best-actress Oscar for her role in the Terrebonne Parish-filmed "Beasts of the Southern Wild." The 9-year-old is the youngest person ever nominated for a best actress Oscar.
The parade captain is Marian Fertitta, superintendent of Catholic schools for the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux.
The parade is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. Friday at the school, 309 Funderburk Ave., Houma.
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GILROY -- It's not that Adan Lopez hasn't heard about the new federal health care law.
By now, the 32-year-old self-employed, uninsured Gilroy resident is familiar with Covered California, the state's health insurance exchange, through Spanish-language television and radio -- it even pops up on Internet sites he visits.
He just hasn't gotten around to signing up for it. And he's hardly alone.
In a state where two of every five people are Latino, a worrisome trend has surfaced in the rollout of the Affordable Care Act: Few Latinos have enrolled. Of the 109,296 California residents who registered for a health insurance plan by Nov. 30, only 13 percent were Latinos.
In many ways, Covered California fumbled its outreach by failing to offer Spanish-language paper applications and not hiring enough Spanish-speaking enrollment counselors, exchange officials admit.
"I'm very concerned," said state Sen. Ed Hernandez, D-West Covina, who leads the Senate Committee on Health. He thinks the problem needs to be attacked much like a political campaign.
"Rather than waiting for them to come to the website, we need to go to where people are to get them signed up. If Covered California is going to be successful, a big part of that success will be the enrollment of the Latino population."
Of the state's 5.3 million people who are uninsured or underinsured, 1.6 million are Latinos living here legally who are eligible to apply for health insurance on the exchange, and Covered California says most of them would qualify for a subsidy. The majority of the state's Latinos are not eligible because they already receive health insurance through their employer or a government program such as Medi-Cal, or because they entered the country illegally.
Santiago Lucero, a Covered California spokesman, acknowledged that "we are not happy" about the paltry numbers, "but we know and believe that we have planted the seed and those numbers will go up."
While an expensive outreach and media campaign appears to be having some effect on Latinos, the exchange has found itself stumbling over its own coordination problems.
On Thursday, Covered California officials once again acknowledged the challenge, saying they have "doubled down" their spending on radio and digital marketing to reach more Latinos and Spanish speakers, particularly in Los Angeles, leading up to Monday's application deadline for a health insurance plan that would start Jan. 1. Open enrollment ends March 31 for coverage to start next year.
Still, Lucero said the exchange did not have enough Spanish-speaking enrollment counselors or bilingual call-center operators when it opened Oct. 1. That number is finally expanding, and 60 percent of the counselors now speak Spanish, as do more than 12 percent of certified insurance agents.
The Covered California website includes a Spanish-language section, but a recent survey showed that only 52 percent of Latino households in California have broadband Internet access at home. Even if they have access to a computer, many Latinos would prefer to sign up in person with assistance, according to those -- often Latinos themselves -- helping to enroll them in a health plan.
Instead, they want paper applications in Spanish.
"Once we release the paper applications in Spanish," Lucero said, "it will drive the numbers up." However, Covered California officials said those applications won't be available before Monday's deadline. Moreover, the exchange is urging anyone trying to make the deadline to either apply online or get assistance from a certified enrollment counselor or insurance agent.
The process of signing up for health insurance "is a very scary thing for many Latinos," said Tamara Centeno, a certified health exchange educator in the East Bay who works with Vision y Compromiso, a group focused on improving the health of Latinos. "It's all about trust. They need to see the face of the person" when making transactions, she said.
As Dolores Alvarado, CEO of the Community Health Partnership, an organization of nonprofit community health centers and clinics in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties, put it: "A computer doesn't talk back to you or counsel you. I have been in the business of health care since 1976, and I can tell you there is nothing like the personal touch."
In Alameda County, Supervisor Wilma Chan, who heads the Board of Supervisors' health committee, attributes the low number of Latino sign-ups to an outreach effort that didn't get off the ground there until the past month.
"It took time to staff up and hire people and get trained," she said. Chan also noted that in homes where one person is a legal resident and the spouse or relatives are not, there may be some hesitancy about signing up for a government plan.
Covered California says that in addition to the 109,296 individuals enrolled in a health care plan on the exchange as of Nov. 30, 179,000 people statewide were to determined to be likely eligible for Medi-Cal, the state's health care program for the very poor. As it happens, Lopez probably would fall into the Medi-Cal group next year. But after that, he expects his income might be enough to qualify him to sign up for a plan on the exchange.
Still, between juggling two jobs, he has yet to investigate either option.
"I don't have a lot of free time," said Lopez, who works at a body shop and recently opened Café Revolucion, a Mexican restaurant in downtown Gilroy.
One trait Lopez said Latinos share with many others is procrastination: "A lot of Latino people, I will say, will probably wait until the last minute to sign up."
Contact Tracy Seipel at 408-920-5343. Follow her at Twitter.com/taseipel.


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Dalou's modest origins as the son of an artisan and his left-wing political convictions could explain the sculptor's early interest in depicting the working class.
Since the 1850s, "Realist" novelists, painters, engravers or photographers had chosen the urban working-class population as a subject for study with the intention of providing a truer image of the world around them.
Between 1888 and 1896, Dalou worked during his spare time without having received any commission on a preliminary version of his Monument to the workers, which was never seen in public. He used some of his studies for the bas-reliefs of the Monument to Alphand (inaugurated in 1899 on the avenue Foch), which represents the earthworks and construction activity in Paris.
The many studies for the Monument to the workers are drawn partly from scenes observed by Dalou and transcribed in the studio from memory or from his sketchbooks. At this stage, neither the faces nor the clothes or agricultural techniques are very precise. Dalou would probably not have emphasised the picturesque or narrative aspects.
Some elements were studied in greater depth. The surprising Head of a peasant, in which every last wrinkle is depicted, was undoubtedly sketched from a model posing in his studio.
These lifelike sketches came to light when they were exhibited in 1905 in the Dalou Gallery of the Petit Palais. Since then, they have been widely reproduced in bronze and are highly sought after by collectors.


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After adapting What Maisie Knew 20 years ago, Carroll Cartwright wrote a stack of unproduced screenplays, some better than others, script-doctored Hollywood xtravaganzas like Jumanji and Pearl Harbor, and had the great pleasure of working with Paul Newman on Where the Money Is. He is currently directing Jane, Jane, Tall as a Crane from his most recent script.
Mr. Thal has been an executive in the entertainment industry over twenty five years, primarily as a literary manager. He is a partner in Ensemble Entertainment, a boutique personal management firm, for over twelve years where he manages directors and writers primarily in film and television, but also ventures into the theater, internet and publishing areas.
He and his partner executive-produced the Disney Channel movie "Starstruck" in 2010, and he and the company have producing deals with Disney, Alcon, Summit and Fox Television Studios. Earlier producing credits include the Sundance hit "Slaves To The Underground", and the Family Channel series "The Mr. Bill Show".
Prior to forming Ensemble, Mr. Thal was a partner in two other management firms, Seven Summits Pictures & Management and Creative Alliance. He started his career as a talent and literary agent with the distinguished New York agency, The Lantz Office, where he worked with such artists as Milos Forman, Paul Verhoeven, Jules Feiffer, Peter Shaffer, Elizabeth Taylor, Nastassja Kinski, Anthony Hopkins, Maximillian Schell, Sir Alec Guiness and the Tennessee Williams estate.
Nicholas Bogner is a producer and a manager of actors, writers and directors. He has vast experience in all areas of television and features. He has been an executive for major feature companies as well as a television network and also has two produced credits as a screenwriter, The Little Death and No Strings Attached. He also recently produced Soccer Mom starring Emily Osment (Hannah Montana) and Missi Pyle (The Artist, Dodgeball) for Starz and Anchor Bay.
Several years ago, Bogner opened up a literary branch for the management and production company Affirmative Entertainment. The company also represents a stellar list of actors and actresses, including several Oscar and Emmy winners and produces Showtime's "Californication", and now they have signed an illustrious group of writers and directors. He sold several specs in the feature world and has helped package several films. He has sold pilots to MTV, CW, Fox Studios, Fox 21, Starz, Sy-Fy, Showtime and NBC. Along with Angela Mancuso, he is executive producing a show at USA and E!
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A Tennessee Department of Transportation employee was arrested for driving under the influence Friday, after his TDOT truck reportedly was involved in a crash on the Oak Ridge Turnpike.
Oak Ridge Police Officer Garrett Robbins arrested 56-year-old William Hays Halbert, 8807 Aragon Lane, Knoxville, shortly after the 10:25 a.m. two-vehicle collision at the intersection of the Turnpike and Louisiana Avenue.
Halbert was taken to the Anderson County jail, where he was later released on bond.
Reports said Halbert was driving a Ford F-150 TDOT truck when he ran the red light at the intersection, crashing into a Chevrolet Silverado pickup driven by 20 year-old Geoffrey W. Card of North Seneca Road.
Card was reportedly turning from Louisiana onto the Turnpike.
Court records said Halbert smelled of alcohol and failed field sobriety tests. Reports said he "appeared to be confused and had a hard time following directions."
Halbert also refused to submit to a blood alcohol content test and was charged with violation of the implied consent law.
Reports said both drivers were properly restrained and neither was injured.
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|Embody began with Bill's and Jeff's awareness of an unsolved problem: the lack of physical harmony between us and our computers. They thought of the small universe that encapsulates the office worker—the "envelope"—as consisting of three parts: chair, surface, surround. While working on their radical idea that a chair could do more than just minimize the negative effects of sitting and could actually have positive effects on the seated body, they became acutely aware of the problem of the static surface.
|They wondered why people—even when sitting in the best ergonomic task chairs—still had a tendency to hunch over "like cockroaches," as Bill liked to say. He and Jeff realized that, because the surface has always been disconnected from the chair and the person who sits in it, the different postures the person assumes continuously throughout the day disrupt the relationship between the face plane and the computer plane. The result was neck and shoulder strain and pain.
As they worked to develop the Embody chair, they began to rethink the whole concept of a desk. Why did it have to just sit there? Why did computer users have to manually move their laptops, keyboards, pointing devices, and monitors around, trying to maintain the right position and angle? Why couldn't a desk do that?
Envelop became Jeff's project, and he was responsible for most of the work that produced the final product. It represents both a great leap forward in ergonomic design and a logical continuation of Bill's and Jeff's ideas about the body in work postures that had been guiding them for years.
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STOCKTON - Four University of the Pacific pharmacy students turned an ambitious vision into reality Saturday with the help of scores of sponsors and volunteers, drawing approximately 300 people to a San Joaquin Delta College parking lot for free health screenings.
Pacific students Kate Lee, Chris Chan, Shelley Matsumura and Miguel Cobian presented the plan as part of a Pharmacy Leadership Society competition last year. They were awarded first place and a $500 grant to help fund the first of two Salud Outreach health fairs.
"We have a really high Hispanic population in Stockton, and within the Hispanic population we have a really high rate of diabetes," Lee said. "Stockton also is one of the poorest cities in the nation, and San Joaquin County has one of the top five obesity rates. The reason we have these obesity and health problems is probably because of poor diet or, because of poverty, people can't go to the doctor."
The students enlisted the help of supporting partners such as Delta College, Kaiser Permanente, San Joaquin General Hospital and El Concilio, and found sponsors such as Tepa Taqueria, Casa Flores and El Torito. They secured space in the Locke parking lot at Delta, set up tents and found volunteers to staff stations where they performed free blood pressure, cholesterol and diabetes screenings. They will offer free screenings again Feb. 23.
"It's good for them to do this," Marcel Trejo, a 42-year-old Stockton man, said through a translator. "It's great for the community because sometimes there is no money to pay (for health screenings)."
The health fair catered to the Latino community with volunteers who speak Spanish. Most who received screenings were Latinos who did not speak English, Lee said. One woman's blood pressure was so high she was taken to a hospital by ambulance.
Lee said the students were thrilled to receive so much support, pleased with the turnout and delighted to see their idea come to fruition.
"It feels amazing," Lee said. "I feel so fortunate to be in Stockton, where there's a big need for health care services for underserved people, and it feels so amazing when you feel like you're needed by someone."
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Today, Jessica Simpson debuted the first single from her upcoming Christmas album, called, "My Only Wish (For Christmas Is You)." One problem: it's a total rip off of Mariah Carey's "All I Want For Christmas Is You." Listen inside.
Here's Simpson's version (note that everything about this—the title, the melody, the lyrics... EVERYTHING—just screams copycat):
And here's the O.G. version, from Carey (for comparison's sake):
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After realizing there is no where to swim in Phoenix, we arrive on the lot mid to late afternoon. It is really thin, not too many people there at all. My dog is not doing so well, so I make him some temporary pads for his feet using duct tape. We end up sitting up on a grass hill near the lot, in the shade of some trees, talking to some tour heads from south carolina. The wind feels like a hair dryer on my back.
So I roll down the windows all the way on my civic, hoping that nobody will rifle through my meager possessions, and throw Ozark in the back seat with 2 bowls of water around showtime. He looks confused and wants to come along, but alas, NO DOGS ALLOWED. I saunter into the newish pavilion, and find my mailorder seat down in the left of the pavilion, near the front.
I take a moment to consume some fungi I brought in my underpants, and settle down, waiting for the band. Amazingly, nobody has settled in the seats around me, which makes me a little self conscious. l usually enjoy a little pre-show comraderie with the neighbors.
The band hits the stage in the hot dusk and starts up Stash right out of the ether. It is so hot the sound seems to be distorted like a mirage on the horizon. The heat bends and swirls the sound into little eddies of swelling volume. The first set goes by almost like a dress rehearsal, each song played very standard, and I hear a new song in there "spices" that I can't really comment on, except that it seemed bland.
The entire time I've had space around me, and haven't even made eye contact with anyone near me. I'm not liking it, so when the break music comes on and the lights beat into my opened retinas, I decide to split up to the lawn for some chillaxing. I'm really liking the music, "Reunited" by Peaches and Herb, a song my parents used to listen to. Up on the lawn I meet a kid and we burn a spliff. This coincided with the heat finally becoming bearable, and our conversation was pleasant as well. I finally felt like I was on phish tour again, my first since summer of 1995. With this revitalization, I bid my friend farewell, and headed back into the pavilion.
Now I urge you to hunt down set II of this show and give it a good listen. Trey just goes absolutely BONKERS on this Birds. He is trying new things with his solo, new ways to reach higher plateaus. It sounds freakin amazing. Even better is when they drop into the funk groove of Wolfman's next. Wolfman's heads into this light jam, but with a screech of a guitar, suddenly Fishman switches up the beat and we are deep in the jungle. Check out this improv! It is all over the map, and then we get this scary feedback. Next thing I know Trey is singing, and we have the debut of Scents. This song is absolutely amazing. It struck me as awesome then and I still get goosebumps when I hear the 'colors in the void' part. Such a buddhist song, with the theme of letting go. After this gem, we were delivered a great TMWSIY sandwich, with Mike really plugging away in the Malkenu part.
After that nice breather, Walls of the Cave started up. I really like the feeling of this song, although the lyrics seem kind of asinine. But the jam was huge, as only phish 2003 could produce. Caspian rounded out the set.
With the first notes of Zero, I was out of my seat and going to see how my pup was doing. He was glad to see me and I took him out for a little night walk before we hit the road to San Diego.
Check out this set II!


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Valdosta, GA - Valdosta State moved a little closer to .500 with a dominating win against Albany State on Halloween night, 3-0 (25-18, 25-15, 25-13).
The Blazers improved in every set, hitting .333 in the first, .412 in the second and .455 in the third to finish with a team attacking percentage of .389 as the team improved to 15-16 on the season.
Chelsea Logan led the team in kills with 15 to just three errors on 28 attacks for an outstanding .429 attacking percentage. Katie Onushko was the other Blazer with double-digit kills at 11 on a .368 attacking percentage.
Valdosta State split the setting duties Monday night with Ashley Lala giving out 27 assists and Hope Ripsam handing out 17. Leading the team in digs was Krista Bradford with 11 while Lala tallied seven. The Blazers outblocked Albany State, 9-5 with Destiny Berry leading the way with two solo blocks and five assists.
For Albany State, Jillian Anderson led the team with seven kills while Jennifer Johnson gave out 21 assists. Adrienne Morris tallied 11 digs.
Valdosta State has already clinched a spot in the Gulf South Conference Tournament but will go on the road to face New Orleans and West Florida in the coming weekend to try to improve the team's seeding in the tournament. The Blazers will face New Orleans at 8 p.m. Friday and West Florida at 3 p.m. Saturday.


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A Copper Mountain spring tradition continues with Sunsation over two back-to-back weekends, Saturday, April 12, and Sunday, April 13, and Saturday, April 19, and Sunday, April 20, with pond skimming, live music, a 5K and more.
Week 1
The first weekend of Sunsation features the third-annual Red Bull Slopesoakers — a hybrid rail jam and pond skim — on Saturday, April 12. Back by popular demand, this year's course is expected to be bigger and better than ever, and prizes include $500 cash and 2014-15 Copper Mountain season passes. Registration is available online at www.coppercolorado.com.
Following the Slopesoakers awards in Burning Stones Plaza, there will be live music from The Old '97s, an alternative country band from Dallas, Texas, that takes rootsy, country-influenced songwriting and adds punk-rock energy. The band is recognized as a pioneer of the alt-country movement from the late '90s, along with bands such as Uncle Tupelo, Drive-By Truckers, Whiskeytown and The Bottle Rockets.
Guys and gals show off their best beachwear in the infamous Eenie Weenie Bikini Contest on Sunday, April 13. Register the day of the event in Burning Stones Plaza; the entry fee is $25 and benefits local charity. Contestants make their way down from the base of the Main Vein Halfpipe via skis or snowboard and give their best show to a panel of judges, who rate them on creativity and flair. There's a cash prize of $350 each for the top male and female, plus Copper Mountain 4-Packs and Copper Cash for second and third place. The event will be followed by live music from the Shaley Scott Band and Leadville Cherokee in Burning Stones Plaza.
From Fort Collins, Shaley Scott's original style is the perfect blend of pop music fundamentals and 21st century trends. A mix of piano and guitar paints a melodic picture that is unique, yet recognizable, and deep, yet completely relatable. It's piano for the soul. Leadville Cherokee will take the stage following the Shaley Scott Band's set. An alternative rock band from Leadville, their style incorporates a variety of musical genres and tones that range from rock, reggae, bluegrass and jam to folk, funk, hip-hop, alternative and blues.
Week 2
The second weekend of Sunsation, Copper's closing weekend, kicks off with The Color Run's first 5-kilometer race on snow on Saturday, April 19. The course stretches across the resort and features color "throws" at each mile, ensuring all runners are colorful from head to toe. Register now for the happiest 5K on the planet, The Color Run, at http://bit.ly/TCRCopper. Use the discount code COPPERMTN for a special deal for Copper Mountain fans.
The race will be followed by music from Denver-based That Eighties Band and local favorites Funky Johnson. That Eighties Band is one of the most popular '80s tribute bands in America, having performed at more than 1,200 concerts, corporate events and weddings.
Funky Johnson is a funk outfit with tasty vocals, virtuosic guitar grooves, solid bass and tight drum beats, playing originals and covers ranging from Stevie Wonder, Earth, Wind and Fire and James Brown to Aretha Franklin, Prince, The Funky Meters and many more.
On Closing Day, Sunday, April 20, join Copper for the World's Largest Easter Egg Hunt, complete with 50,000 eggs. Seven- to 11-year-olds meet in Center Village at 10 a.m., ages 6 and younger at the climbing wall at 11 a.m., and the on-mountain hunt starts at noon.
Visit www.coppercolorado.com for more information about Copper Sunsation.


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Knitter's Review
August 30, 2007
Last week's sock pattern caused quite a run on semisolid sock yarns. Knitters raced to the online vendors listed in the article, only to discover that they'd already sold out of their entire stock.
Here's an idea: Why not dye the yarn yourself? That's what I just did with Louet's Hand-Dyed Sock Kit. This week I share the kit's benefits and limitations and how you can use it to make your very own, very special semisolid sock yarn.
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