Word: francisco
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...before it became the cyberghetto of the Internet." The two dated during junior and senior year of high school; the last time the two saw each other was on the day they graduated. Sixteen years later, they exchanged MySpace messages, and then Peterson flew from New York to San Francisco to see what had become of the woman who had once captured his teenage heart. "I knew it wasn't going to turn out like some Jennifer Aniston romantic comedy," Peterson says. "I just wanted to see her again." The pair still got along, although this time just as friends...
...community, say it's time for the Obama Administration to revive the U.S.-Cuba cultural exchanges that began in the 1990s but were nixed under former President George W. Bush. "I took part in the Bay of Pigs, and I've been fighting the Castros for 50 years," says Francisco (Pepe) Hernandez, 73, president of the Cuban-American National Foundation in Miami, which backed Juanes' efforts despite protests by more hard-line exiles that included smashing the singer's CDs in Little Havana. "But it was tremendous to see Juanes sing about freedom in that plaza to the new generation...
...does this mean you should turn off the shower and go back to old-fashioned baths? Not exactly. "If you are an otherwise healthy person, there is no cause for alarm," says Dr. Lynn Connolly, a practicing clinician and assistant professor at the University of California, San Francisco, who has treated patients with M. avium infection. Connolly is quick to add that if you have AIDS, chronic lung disease, cystic fibrosis or an immune system disorder, then there is some cause for concern. In such patients, the bacteria can cause lung diseases, and in some extreme cases infections in other...
...detail with the maximum amount of personality,” Bataclan says. He refers to his characters as “creatures” since they are not exactly human and not exactly animal, but seem more like a friendly visitor from outer space.Originally, Bataclan moved from San Francisco to be a professor at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Yet today he is busy appearing at art festivals, illustrating children’s books, and exhibiting at the American consulate and embassy of his native Philippines. “If you’d asked me seven years...
...established a bridgehead outside Latin America in September, opening La Mar in San Francisco, which specializes in seafood and Peru's signature creation, ceviche. But that is just the beginning. He sees New York City as the real launching pad for rapid expansion. "If we make it in New York, we will be ready to green-light all of our brands," he says. "But first we need to pass the test there." Acurio has scouts checking out the city, looking for the right location for the right price. He hopes to firm up a deal shortly. (See pictures of what...