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...candidate who came from nowhere, Bustamante has a knack for being in the right place at the right time. The grandson of Mexican immigrants, he grew up working on the farms of California's Central Valley, far from the centers of power in Los Angeles and San Francisco. He got into local politics after training to be a butcher and showed a talent for the meet-and-greet part of the trade. Whenever Senator Dianne Feinstein flew into the valley, Bustamante was there to meet her and take her to appointments. He still counts her as a powerful friend. Bustamante...
...meant it had to travel farther: power generated in Alabama is sold to Vermont. The nation's power grid--the vast system of lines, transformers and switching stations--was never designed to move electricity long distances, let alone "from Maine to Miami," points out Terry Boston of the Tennessee Valley Authority...
...link between past and present is the special spruce and maple wood of the Transylvanian forests near the Gliga factory in Reghin. It is a resource so prized by violin makers that the nearby Gurghiului Valley is commonly known as Italian valley, after the luthiers who are said to have journeyed there from Cremona, Italy, the home of the masters, in search of perfect wood. According to Gliga, who grew up in the valley, the critical ingredient is the abundance of flamed maple (also called curly sycamore), the strikingly grained wood of choice for the back of violins. More specifically...
With a more open field, says Rodriguez, Avianeda and Andrade were able to build what local police call the Uxpanapa organization, named for an isthmus mountain valley in Mexico. The outfit specializes in ushering illegal Central American migrants through Mexico. In a few short years, say investigators, the pair earned enough to fund not only a gun arsenal but also kingpin lifestyles that included Avianeda's ranch and the slick cowboy clothes and motorcycles Andrade loves. Andrade, say police, likes to remind associates that because the poor Central Americans he smuggles are nacos, or hillbillies, he has to flaunt...
...your medical-insurance buck? The key, as in most relationships, is communication. "We've known for some time that good communication provides doctors with the kind of information that helps them diagnose and treat problems," says Dr. Dennis Cope, chair of internal medicine at the UCLA San Fernando Valley Program. But recent research shows there's another benefit: the better your doctor understands you, the faster you may heal. People with diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis and ulcers, for example, do better when doctor and patient listen to each other, Cope says...