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...Crimson is the NCAA hockey champion. Yale is still just Yale. Hector I. Osorio
Even when Hector Tabarez, 25, keeps the windows rolled up as he drives his 1985 chocolate brown Nissan pickup, his reputation precedes him. Anyone within a several-block radius can hear Tabarez coming, for he drives what is known as a "boom car." The auto mechanic from Gardena, Calif., spent $8,000 to install the vehicle's current stereo system, which comprises a deluxe Alpine 7902 compact-disc player, two heavy-duty Orion amplifiers and 32 speakers. His rig can deliver a bone-jarring 144 decibels of sound. "I just got carried away," he admits...
BLACK AND BLUE Conceived by Claudio Segovia and Hector Orezzoli...
...showcase for remarkable performers and the visual panache of its creators, Claudio Segovia and Hector Orezzoli (Tango Argentino, Flamenco Puro), this is gorgeous and joyous entertainment. And in its reverence for veteran talents, the kind who have bounced from headlining to working as kitchen help and back again, the show is faithful to the folkloric traditions of tap, jazz and blues...
...Democratic Convergence, a left-wing coalition. Its candidate, Guillermo Ungo, a leader of the rebel movement's political arm, has called openly for a dialogue with the F.M.L.N. While the guerrillas officially shun the elections as a farce, some strategists believe Ungo's participation may be useful. Explains Hector Silva, a spokesman for one of the parties in the Convergence: "Ungo knows he can't win. But with him running, how to end the war becomes part of the campaign debate...