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Welcome to our dining listings, a detailed guide by neighborhood of some great places to grab a bite, hang out with friends, or impress the ones you love with thorough knowledge of this delectable city. Restaurants are reviewed by Paul Reidinger (PR) or staff. All area codes are 415, and all restaurants are wheelchair accessible, except where noted.
B Breakfast
BR Saturday and/or Sunday brunch
L Lunch
D Dinner
AE American Express
DC Diners Club
DISC Discover
MC MasterCard
V Visa
¢ less than $7 per entrée
$ $7$12
$$ $13$20
$$$ more than $20
Acme Chophouse brings Traci des Jardins's high-end meat-and-potatoes menu right into the confines of Pac Bell Park. Good enough to be a destination, though stranguutf8g traffic is an issue on game days. (Staff) 24 Willie Mays Plaza, SF. 644-0240. American, L/D, $$, AE/DC/MC/V.
Café Claude is a hidden treasure of the city center. There is an excellent menu of traditional, discreetly citified French dishes, a youthful energy, and a romantic setting on a narrow, car-free lane reminiscent of the Marais. (PR, 10/06) 7 Claude Lane, SF. 392-3515. French, L/D, $$, AE/DC/DISC/MC/V.
Fleur de Lys gives its haute French cuisine a certain California whimsy in a setting that could be the world's most luxurious tent. There is a vegetarian tasting menu and an extensive, remarkably pricey wine list. (PR, 2/05) 777 Sutter, SF. 673-7779. French, D, $$$, AE/DC/DISC/MC/V.
Mandarin, though a Gen Xer by birth and a longtime resident of touristy Ghirardelli Square, still offers a matchlessly elegant experience in Chinese fine dining: a surprising number of genuinely spicy dishes, superior service, and wine emphasized over beer. (PR, 9/04) 900 North Point (in Ghirardelli Square), SF. Chinese, L/D, $$, AE/DC/DISC/MC/V.
*Mijita shows that Traci des Jardins can go down-market with the best of them. The Mexican street food is convincingly lusty, but in keeping with the Ferry Building setting, it's also made mostly with organic, high-quality ingredients. (PR, 4/05) 1 Ferry Bldg, Suite 44, SF. 399-0814. Mexican, B/L/D, ¢, AE/MC/V.
Tlaloc rises like a multistory loft on its Financial District lane, the better to accommodate the hordes of suits crowding in for a noontime burrito-and-salsa fix. They serve a mean pipián burrito and decent fish tacos. (Staff) 525 Commercial, SF. 981-7800. Mexican, L/D, ¢, AE/MC/V.
Tommy Toy's Haute Cuisine Chinois is a cross between a steak house and The Last Emperor. The food is rich and fatty and only occasionally good. (Staff) 655 Montgomery, SF. 397-4888. Chinese, L/D, $$$, AE/DC/DISC/MC/V.
Gondola captures the varied flavors of Venice and the Veneto in charmingly low-key style. The main theme is the classic one of simplicity, while service strikes just the right balance between efficiency and warmth. (Staff) 15 Columbus, SF. 956-5528. Italian, L/D, $, MC/V.
House of Nanking never fails to garner raves from restaurant reviewers and Guardian readers alike. Chinatown ambience, great food, good prices. (Best Ofs, 1994) 919 Kearny, SF. 421-1429. Chinese, L/D, ¢.
Maykadeh Persian Cuisine is a great date restaurant, classy but not too pricey, and there are lots of veggie options both for appetizers and entrées. Khoresht bademjan was a delectable, deep red stew of tomato and eggplant with a rich, sweet, almost chocolatey undertone. (Staff) 470 Green, SF. 362-8286. Persian, L/D, $, MC/V.
Moose's is famous for the Mooseburger, but the rest of the menu is comfortably sophisticated. The crowd is moneyed but not showy and definitely not nouveau. (Staff) 1652 Stockton, SF. 989-7800. American, BR/L/D, $$, AE/DC/MC/V.
Rose Pistola cooks it up in the style of Liguria, and that means lots of seafood, olive oil, and lemons along with a wealth of first-rate flat breads (pizzas, focaccias, farinatas) baked in the wood-burning oven. (PR, 7/05) 532 Columbus, SF. 399-0499. Italian, L/D, $$, AE/DC/MC/V.
Washington Square Bar and Grill offers stylish Cal-Ital food at reasonable prices in a storied setting. (Staff) 1707 Powell, SF. 982-8123. Italian, $$, L/D, MC/V.
Bacar means "wine goblet," and its wine menu is extensive and affordable. Chef Arnold Wong's eclectic American-global food plays along nicely. (Staff) 448 Brannan, SF. 904-4100. American, D, $$, AE/MC/V.
Big Nate's Barbecue is pretty stark inside mostly linoleum arranged around a pair of massive brick ovens. But the hot sauce will make you sneeze. (Staff) 1665 Folsom, SF. 861-4242. Barbecue, L/D, $, MC/V.
Fly Trap Restaurant captures a bit of that old-time San Francisco feel, from the intricate plaster ceiling to the straightforward menu: celery Victor, grilled salmon filet with beurre blanc. A good lunchtime spot. (Staff) 606 Folsom, SF. 243-0580. American, L/D, $$, AE/DC/MC/V.
*Fringale still satisfies the urge to eat in true French bistro style, with Basque flourishes. The paella roll is a small masterpiece of food narrative; the frites are superior. (PR, 7/04) 570 Fourth St, SF. 543-0573. French/Basque, L/D, $$, AE/MC/V.
Hawthorne Lane remains at the top of the city's restaurant heap after more than a decade. Bridget Batson's modern California cuisine is first-rate, the ambience a perfection of understated elegance, and the service knowledgeable, friendly, and smooth. It is not possible to ask more from any restaurant. (PR, 9/06) 22 Hawthorne, SF. 777-9779. California, L/D, $$$, AE/DC/DISC/MC/V.
Oola gives Ola Fendert his own platform at last, and the result is a modern, golden SoMa restaurant with a menu that mixes playful opulence with local standards. (PR, 10/04) 860 Folsom, SF. 995-2061. California, D, $$, AE/MC/V.
Town Hall offers the lusty American cooking of the Rosenthal brothers in an elegantly spare New England-ish setting. There is a large communal table for seat-of-the-pants types and those who like their conviviality to have a faintly medieval air. (Staff) 342 Howard, SF. 908-3900. American, L/D, $$, AE/MC/V.
Ah Lin offers Mandarin-style Chinese cooking in an easy-to-take storefront setting on Cathedral Hill. The dishes are well behaved and tasty, with only an occasional flare-up of chile heat. The roast duck is one of the best deals in town. (PR, 10/06) 1634 Bush, SF. 922-5279. Chinese, L/D, $, AE/MC/V.
Alborz looks more like a hotel restaurant than a den of Persian cuisine, but there are flavors here of barberry and dried lime, among others you won't easily find elsewhere. (Staff) 1245 Van Ness, SF. 440-4321. Persian, L/D, $, MC/V.
East Coast West Delicatessen doesn't look like a New York deli (too much space, air, light), but the huge, fattily satisfying Reubens, platters of meat loaf, black-and-white cookies, and all the other standards compare commendably to their East Coast cousins. (Staff) 1725 Polk, SF. 563-3542. Deli, BR/L/D, $, MC/V.
La Folie could be a neighborhood spot or a destination or both, but either way or both ways it is sensational: an exercise in haute cuisine leavened with a West Coast sense of informality and playfulness. There is a full vegetarian menu and an ample selection of wines by the half bottle. (PR, 2/06) 2316 Polk, SF. 776-5577. French, D, $$$, AE/DC/DISC/MC/V.
O'Reilly's Holy Grail, a redo of the old Maye's Oyster House that strikes harmonious notes of chapel and lounge, serves a sophisticated and contemporary Cal-Irish menu. (PR, 10/05) 1233 Polk, SF. 928-1233. California/Irish, BR/L/D, $$, AE/DISC/MC/V.
Ananda Fuara serves a distinctly Indian-influenced vegetarian menu in the sort of calm surroundings that are increasingly the exception to the rule. (Staff) 1298 Market, SF. 621-1994. Vegetarian, L/D, ¢, cash only.
*Bodega Bistro has a certain colonial formality much of the menu is given in French and it does attract a tony expat crowd. The food is elegant but not fancy (lobster, rack of lamb, both simply presented); if even those are too much, look to the "Hanoi Street Cuisine" items. (PR, 11/05) 607 Larkin, SF. 921-1218. Vietnamese, L/D, $$, DC/DISC/MC/V.
Mangosteen radiates lime green good cheer from its corner perch in the Tenderloin. Inexpensive Vietnamese standards are rendered with thoughtful little touches and an emphasis on the freshest ingredients. (PR, 11/05) 601 Larkin, SF. 776-3999. Vietnamese, L/D, $, cash only.
*Saha serves "Arabic fusion cuisine" a blend of the Middle East and California in a cool, spare setting behind the concierge's desk at the Hotel Carlton. One senses the imminence of young rock stars, drawn perhaps by the lovely chocolate fondue. (PR, 9/04) 1075 Sutter, SF. 345-9547. Arabic/fusion, B/BR/D, $$, AE/DISC/MC/V.
Arlequin offers light Provençal and Mediterranean food for takeout, but the best place to take your stuff is to the sunny, tranquil garden in the rear. (Staff) 384B Hayes, SF. 863-0926. Mediterranean, B/L/D, ¢, MC/V.
Canto do Brasil The draw here is lusty yeoman cooking, Brazilian style, at beguilingly low prices. The tropically cerulean interior design enhances the illusion of sitting at a beach café. (Staff) 41 Franklin, SF. 626-8727. Brazilian, L/D, $, MC/V.
Destino reweaves traditional Peruvian flavors into a tapestry of extraordinary vividness and style, and the storefront interior has been given a golden glow that would have satisfied the most restless conquistador. (Staff) 1815 Market, SF. 552-4451. Peruvian, D, $$, MC/V.
Hayes Street Grill started more than a quarter century ago as an emulation of the city's old seafood houses, and now it's an institution itself. The original formula immaculate seafood simply prepared, with choice of sauce and French fries still beats vibrantly at the heart of the menu. Service is impeccable, the setting one of relaxed grace. (PR, 7/06) 816 Folsom, SF. 863-5545. Seafood, L/D, $$$, AE/DISC/MC/V.
Sauce enjoys the services of chef Ben Paula, whose uninhibited California cooking is as easy to like as a good pop song. (PR, 5/05) 131 Gough, SF. 252-1369. California, D, $$, AE/DISC/MC/V.
Ararat Mediterranean Tapas affords the view-minded a good setting from which to scope the foot traffic at 18th Street and Castro, along with a Turkish-scented Mediterranean menu rich in small plates and some bigger ones too. The menu's smash hits include coins of lavash-wrapped beef (a kind of Middle Eastern beef Wellington), an enslavingly good shrimp casserole, and a coil of baklava with lavender honey. (PR, 8/06) 4072 18th St, SF. 252-9325. Mediterranean/Turkish, BR/D, $, AE/MC/V.
Blue dishes up home cooking as good as any mom's, in a downtown New York environment of mirrors, gray-blue walls, and spotlights that would blow most moms away. (Staff) 2337 Market, SF. 863-2583. American, BR/L/D, $, MC/V.
*Firefly remains an exemplar of the neighborhood restaurant in San Francisco: it is homey and classy, hip and friendly, serving an American menu deftly inflected with ethnic and vegetarian touches that's the match of any in the city. (PR, 9/04) 4288 24th St, SF. 821-7652. American, D, $$, AE/MC/V.
Los Flamingos mingles Cuban and Mexican specialties in a relaxed, leafy, walk-oriented neighborhood setting. Lots of pink on the walls; even more starch on the plates. (PR, 11/04) 151 Noe, SF. 252-7450. Cuban/Mexican, BR/D, $, AE/DC/DISC/MC/V.
2223 could easily be a happening queer bar, what with all that male energy. But the American menu joins familiarity with high style, and the ambience is that of a great party where you're bound to meet somebody hot. (Staff) 2223 Market, SF. 431-0692. American, BR/D, $$, AE/DC/MC/V.
*Frankie's Bohemian Cafe has Pilsner Urquell, a Bohemian beer, on tap for a touch of Czech authenticity, but the crowd is young, exuberant, Pacific Heights, het. Follow the crowd and stick with the burgers. (PR, 2/05) 1682 Divisadero, SF. 921-4725. Czech/American, L/D, $, AE/MC/V.
Grandeho's Kamekyo Sushi Bar Always packed, Grandeho serves up excellent sushi along with a full Japanese menu. (Staff) 943 Cole, SF. 759-5693. Japanese, L/D, $$, AE/MC/V.
Hukilau brings a dash of Big Island conviviality and Big Island (i.e., big) portions to a wind- and traffic-swept corner of the big city. Spam too, if you want it. (Staff) 5 Masonic, SF. 921-6242. Hawaiian/American, BR/L/D, $, MC/V.
Kate's Kitchen dishes up the best scallion-cheese biscuits out west. The lines on the weekends can be long. (Staff) 471 Haight, SF. 626-3984. American, B/L, ¢.
Metro Cafe brings the earthy chic of Paris's 11th arrondissement to the Lower Haight, prix fixe and all. (Staff) 311 Divisadero, SF. 552-0903. French, B/BR/L/D, $, MC/V.
New Ganges Restaurant is short on style it is as if the upmarket revolution in vegetarian restaurants never happened but there is a homemade freshness to the food you won't find at many other places. (Staff) 775 Frederick, SF. 681-4355. Vegetarian/Indian, L/D, $, MC/V.
Tsunami Sushi and Sake Bar brings hip Japanese-style seafood to the already hip Café Abir complex. Skull-capped sushi chefs, hefty and innovative rolls. (Staff) 1306 Fulton, SF. 567-7664. Japanese/sushi, D, $$, AE/DC/DISC/MC/V.
Zoya takes some finding it is in the little turret of the Days Inn Motor Lodge at Grove and Gough but the view over the street's treetops is bucolic, and the cooking is simple, seasonal, direct, and ingredient driven. (PR, 12/05) 465 Grove, SF. 626-9692. California, L/D, $$, AE/DC/DISC/MC/V.
Aslam's Rasoi reinvents a gently fading curry house as a high-powered rival to Dosa, in the next block. The food is fiery and elegant, and the menu strikes a fine balance between fleshly and fleshless choices. Desserts are not bad, particularly kulfi, a house-made cardamom ice cream presented like a frozen sliced banana. (PR, 8/06) 1037 Valencia, SF. 695-0599. Indian/Pakistani, D, $$, MC/V.
Baobab Bar and Grill serves great-tasting West African specialties like couscous, fried plantains, and savory rice dishes for a reasonable price. (Staff) 3388 19th St, SF. 643-3558. African, BR/D, ¢.
Baraka takes the French-Spanish tapas concept, gives it a beguiling Moroccan accent harissa, preserved lemons, merguez sausage and the result is astonishingly good food. (Staff) 288 Connecticut, SF. 255-0370. Moroccan/Mediterranean, L/D, $$, AE/MC/V.
Blowfish glows red and inviting on an otherwise industrial and residential stretch of Bryant Street. Sushi in pristine fingers of nigiri or in a half dozen inventive hand rolls is a marvel. (Staff) 2170 Bryant, SF. 285-3848. Sushi, L/D, $, AE/DC/DISC/MC/V.
Blue Plate has a diner aura bustle, clatter but the Mediterranean food is stylishly flavorful. A great value. (Staff) 3218 Mission, SF. 282-6777. Mediterranean, D, $$, AE/MC/V.
Bombay Ice Cream and Chaat Stop in for some Indian chaat cheap, delicious fast food such as samosas and curries. (Staff) 552 Valencia, SF. 431-1103. Indian takeout, L/D, ¢.
Caffe d'Melanio is the place to go if you want your pound of coffee beans roasted while you enjoy an Argentine-Italian dinner of pasta, milanesa, and chimichurri sauce. During the day the café offers a more typically Cal-American menu of better-than-average quality. First-rate coffee beans. (PR, 10/04) 1314 Ocean, SF. 333-3665. Italian/Argentine, B/L/D, $, MC/V.
Chez Papa Bistrot sits like a beret atop Potrero Hill. The food is good, the staff's French accents authentic, the crowd a lively cross section, but the place needs a few more scuffs and quirks before it can start feeling real. (Staff) 1401 18th St, SF. 824-8210. French, BR/L/D, $$, AE/MC/V.
*Delfina has grown from a neighborhood restaurant to an event, but an expanded dining room has brought the noise under control, and as always, the food intense variations on a theme of Tuscany could not be better. (PR, 2/04) 3621 18th St, SF. 552-4055. California, D, $$, MC/V.
Dosa serves dosas, the south Indian crepes, along with a wealth of other, and generally quite spicy, dishes from the south of the subcontinent. The cooking tends toward a natural meatlessness; the crowds are intense, like hordes of passengers inquiring about a delayed international flight. (PR, 1/06) 995 Valencia, SF. 642-3672. South Indian, BR/D, $, AE/MC/V.
Front Porch mixes a cheerfully homey setting (with a front porch of sorts), a hipster crowd, and a Caribbean-inflected comfort menu into a distinctive urban cocktail. The best dishes, such as a white polenta porridge with crab, are Range-worthy, and nothing on the menu is much more than $10. (PR, 10/06) 65A 29th St, SF. 695-7800. American/Caribbean, BR/D, $, MC/V.
*Little Nepal assembles a wealth of sensory cues (sauna-style blond wood, brass table services) and an Indian-influenced Himalayan cuisine into a singular experience that appeals to all of Bernal Heights and beyond, including tots in their strollers. (Staff) 925 Cortland, SF. 643-3881. Nepalese, L/D, $$, AE/DC/DISC/MC/V.
Lombardo's Fine Foods is the little café that could, in Mission Terrace. The menu is heavy on pastas and casseroles, many made from owner-chef John Lombardo's family recipes. The orzo salad is particularly good. (PR, 9/06) 1818 San Jose, SF. 337-9741. Italian/American, BR/L/D, $, MC/V
Maharaja offers romantically half-lit pastels and great spicy food, including a fine chicken tikka masala and a dish of lamb chunks in dal. Lunch forswears the usual steam-table buffet in favor of set specials, as in a Chinese place. (Staff) 525 Valencia, SF. 552-7901. Indian, L/D, $, MC/V.
Maverick holds several winning cards, including a menu of first-rate New American food, a clutch of interesting wines by the glass and half glass, and a handsome, spare Mission District setting discreetly cushioned for sound control. (PR, 9/05) 3316 17th St, SF. 863-3061. American, L/D, $$, AE/DISC/MC/V.
Medjool doesn't offer much by way of its namesake date, food of the ancient pharaohs, but the pan-Mediterranean menu (which emphasizes small plates) is mostly tasty, and the setting is appealingly layered, from a sidewalk terrace to a moody dining room behind a set of big carved-wood doors. (PR, 11/04) 2522 Mission, SF. 550-9055. Mediterranean, B/L/D, $$, AE/DISC/MC/V.
Mi Lindo Yucatán looks a bit tatty inside, but the regional Mexican cooking is cheap and full of pleasant surprises. (PR, 3/04) 401 Valencia, SF. 861-4935. Mexican, L/D, ¢, cash only.
Moki's Sushi and Pacific Grill serves imaginative specialty makis along with items from a pan-Asian grill in a small, bustling neighborhood spot. (Staff) 615 Cortland, SF. 970-9336. Japanese, D, $$, AE/DC/MC/V.
Pakwan has a little secret: a secluded garden out back. It's the perfect place to enjoy the fiery foods of India and Pakistan. (Staff) 3180 16th St, SF. 255-2440. Indian/Pakistani, L/D, ¢, cash only.
Papalote Mexican Grill relieves our Mexican favorites of much of their fat and calories without sacrificing flavor. Surprisingly excellent soyrizo and aguas frescas; sexily varied crowd. (Staff) 3409 24th St, SF. 970-8815. Mexican, L/D, $, AE/MC/V.
L'Amour dans le Four gives a nice local boho twist to classic French bistro style. Many dishes from the oven. Tiny, noisy, intimate. (Staff) 1602 Lombard, SF. 775-2134. French, D, $, AE/MC/V.
Betelnut Peiju Wu is a pan-Asian version of a tapas bar, drawing a sleek postcollegiate crowd with its wide assortment of dumplings, noodles, soups, and snacks. (Staff) 2030 Union, SF. 929-8855. Asian, L/D, $$, MC/V.
Dragon Well looks like an annex of the cavernous Pottery Barn down the street, but its traditional Chinese menu is radiant with fresh ingredients and careful preparation. Prices are modest, the service swift and professional. (Staff) 2142 Chestnut, SF. 474-6888. Chinese, L/D, ¢, MC/V.
Rigolo combines the best of Pascal Rigo's boulangeries including the spectacular breads with some of the simpler elements (such as roast chicken) of his higher-end places. The result is excellent value in a bustling setting. (PR, 1/05) 3465 California, SF. 876-7777. California/Mediterranean, B/L/D, $, MC/V.
Sushi Groove is easily as cool as its name. Behind wasabi green velvet curtains, salads can be inconsistent, but the sushi is impeccable, especially the silky salmon and special white tuna nigiri. (Staff) 1916 Hyde, SF. 440-1905. Japanese, D, $, AE/DC/DISC/MC/V.
Taste of the Himalayas is primarily Nepalese, but the Indian influences on the food are many, and there are a few Tibetan items. Spicing is vivid, value excellent. (PR, 10/04) 2420 Lombard, SF. 674-9898. Nepalese/Tibetan, L/D, $, AE/DC/DISC/MC/V.
Tortilla Heights brings the Pac Heights, blond-het-frat vibe into the Western Addition and nourishes it with surprisingly good Mexican food. The menu is familiar, but the dishes are executed with care and panache, and there are some regional specialties. Open late. (PR, 9/06) 1750 Divisadero, SF. 346-4531. Mexican, L/D, $, AE/DC/DISC/MC/V.
Le Charm might be in San Francisco, but it has a bistro authenticity even Parisians could love, from a wealth of golden wood trim to an enduring loyalty au prix fixe. The chicken liver salad is matchless, the succinct wine list distinctly Californian. Ponder it in the idyllic, trellised garden. (PR, 9/06) 315 Fifth St, SF. 546-6128. French, L/D, $$, AE/MC/V.
*Dragonfly serves the best contemporary Vietnamese food in town, in a calmer environment and at a fraction of the cost of better-known places. (PR, 8/05) 420 Judah, SF. 661-7755. Vietnamese, L/D, $$, AE/MC/V.
KL Restaurant is a Hong Kong-style seafood house that presents its wide array of creatures from the deep in an equally wide array of guises. Particularly good: the sampan-style dishes. If you're not in an oceanic mood, the land-based stuff is good too. (PR/ 11/06) 4401 Balboa, SF. 666-9928. Chinese/seafood, L/D, $$, MC/V.
Pisces California Cuisine brings a touch of SoMa sophistication to an Outer Sunset neighborhood in need of paint. (You can't miss the restaurant's black facade.) The kitchen turns out a variety of seafood preparations the clam chowder is terrific and offers an appealing prix fixe option at both lunch and dinner. (PR, 8/06) 3414-3416 Judah, SF. 564-2233. Seafood, L/D, $$, AE/DISC/MC/V.
So Restaurant brings the heat, in the form of huge soup and noodle and soupy noodle dishes, many of them liberally laced with hot peppers and chiles. The pot stickers are homemade and exceptional, the crowd young and noisy. Cheap. (PR, 10/06) 2240 Irving, SF. 731-3143. Chinese/noodles, L/D, ¢, MC/V.
*Aziza shimmers with Moroccan grace, from the pewter ewer and basin that circulate for the washing of hands to the profusion of preserved Meyer lemons in the splendid cooking. (Staff) 5800 Geary, SF. 752-2222. Moroccan, D, $$, AE/MC/V.
Be My Guest Thai Bistro offers tasty vegetarian-friendly food in a campy-hip setting reminiscent of an old Woody Allen movie. Tofu larb is surprisingly successful. (PR, 9/06) 951 Clement, SF. 386-1942. Thai, L/D, $, AE/MC/V.
*Chapeau! serves some of the best food in the city at shockingly reasonable prices. The French cooking reflects as much style and imagination as any California menu. (Staff) 1408 Clement, SF. 750-9787. French, D, $$, AE/DC/MC/V.
Spices! has an exclamation point for a reason: its Chinese food, mainly Szechuan and Taiwanese, with an oasis of Shanghai-style dishes, is fabulously hot. Big young crowds, pulsing house music, a shocking orange and yellow paint scheme. Go prepared, leave happy. (Staff) 294 Eighth Ave, SF. 752-8884. Szechuan/Chinese, L/D, $, MC/V.
Sutro's at Cliff House has a Miami-to-Malibu feel and offers a "California coastal" menu that appeals to tourists and locals alike. You can get everything from gumbo to seafood red curry to falafel while resting assured that the kitchen is honoring the local-seasonal-sustainable imperative. The setting a glass house perched at the foamy edge of the Pacific is timelessly spectacular. (PR, 7/06) 1090 Point Lobos, SF. 386-3330. Eclectic, L/D, $$$, AE/DISC/MC/V.
Cliff's Bar-B-Q and Seafood Some things Cliff's got going for him: excellent mustard greens, just drenched in flavorfulness, and barbecued you name it. Brisket. Rib tips. Hot links. Pork ribs. Beef ribs. Baby backs. And then there are fried chickens and, by way of health food, fried fishes. (Staff) 2177 Bayshore, SF. 330-0736. Barbecue, L/D, ¢, AE/DC/MC/V.
Old Clam House really is old it's been in the same location since the Civil War but the seafood preparations are fresh, in an old-fashioned way. Matchless cioppino. Sports types cluster at the bar, under the shadow of a halved, mounted Jaguar E-type. (Staff) 299 Bayshore, SF. 826-4880. Seafood, L/D, $$, MC/V.
Taqueria el Potrillo serves one of the best chicken burritos in town, if not the best. You can get your bird grilled or barbecued or have steak instead or tacos. Excellent salsas and aguas frescas, and warmer weather than practically anywhere else in town. (Staff) 300A Bayshore Blvd, SF. 642-1612. Mexican, B/L/D, ¢, cash only.
Breads of India and Gourmet Curries The menu changes every day, so nothing is refrigerated overnight, and the curries benefit from obvious loving care. (Staff) 2448 Sacramento, Berk. (510) 848-7684. Indian, L/D, ¢, MC/V.
Café de la Paz Specialties include African-Brazilian "xim xim" curries, Venezuelan corn pancakes, and heavenly blackened seacakes served with orange-onion yogurt. (Staff) 1600 Shattuck, Berk. (510) 843-0662. Latin American, BR/L/D, $, AE/MC/V.
Locanda Olmo Fine versions of risotto, gnocchi, and soft polenta pie, terrific thin-crust pizzas, and good traditional desserts have made Locanda Olmo a reliable anchor in the burgeoning Elmwood neighborhood. (Staff) 2985 College, Berk. (510) 848-5544. Italian, D, $, MC/V.
Le Cheval Shrimp rolls and peanut sauce, the fried Dungeness crab, the marinated "orange flavor" beef, the buttery lemongrass prawns it's all fabulous. (Staff) 1007 Clay, Oakl. (510) 763-8495. Vietnamese, L/D, ¢, MC/V.
Connie's Cantina fashions unique variations on standard Mexican fare enchiladas, tamales, fajitas, rellenos. (Staff) 3340 Grand, Oakl. (510) 839-4986. Mexican, L/D, ¢, MC/V.
Rockridge Café offers bountiful breakfasts, a savory meat-loaf special, and hearty cassoulet. But the burgers, wide-cut fries, and straw-clogging milkshakes remain the cornerstones of the menu. (Staff) 5492 College, Oakl. (510) 653-1567. American, B/L/D, $, MC/V. *


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Hi, everyone! It's been a while, but it's time now for another Puzzler! This time, we'll do another ActionScript Puzzler! For those of you that don't know what a Puzzler is, let me quickly explain. A Puzzler is essentially a short and simple programming problem that is used to demonstrate special cases or "features" of a programming language. See some of my old ones here, here, and here.
This time, I've decided to try something new. Rather than writing a blog post about it, I've made a video Puzzler instead! Watch below! And as always, feedback is always welcome!
If you like these video Puzzlers, let me know and I can do more! Or, if you prefer the blog-post style, let me know too. Until next time, happy coding!


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Current Status: In March 2010, a German Court declared unconstitutional that the German mandatory data retention law was unconstitutional and ordered the deletion of the collected data. The ruling was prompted lawsuit brought on by 34,000 citizens through the initiative of AK Vorrat, the German working group against data retention. The European Commission issued an ultimatum to Germany in March 2012 to transpose the Directive. Germany is now facing a fine from the European Commission for declining to implement the DRD, but it it appears that the Directive will not be passed into law due to strong opposition.
Public Discussion: The debate about mandatory data retention continues in Germany and German legislators must eventually take a stand on a plan by the European Commission to present a revised directive on mandatory data retention. Legal analysis conducted by the German Parliament concluded that the Directive was not in compliance with the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and did not lead to a significant increase in successful legal investigations.
Malte Spitz, a German politician and privacy advocate who used German privacy law to force his cell phone carrier to reveal personal information they collected about him notes that private companies still attempt to gather personal data to profile customers. According to Spitz, law enforcement abused data retention powers during a large and peaceful anti-nazi demonstration in Dresden in February 2011 when local police collected phone and location data of several hundred thousand people who were in a certain part of the city at that time. He says the police have stored this information in defiance of German law.
Spitz notes that German government institutions are discovering that they don't need to collect and store personal information, but can instead access it through private companies. He points out that the German government is not eager to modernize Germany's data protection legislation. EDRI reports that Deutsche Telekom, a German telco, illegally used telecommunications traffic and location data to spy on roughly 60 individuals including journalists, managers, and union leaders.


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Mesotherapy for fat reduction & Cellulite
A medical treatment for spot fat and cellulite reduction, Mesotherapy is considered an effective alternative to surgery or liposuction. Although not a specific weight loss procedure, Mesotherapy can be used to help reduce the appearance of cellulite on the thighs, abdomen, hips and buttocks and its targeted spot fat reduction makes it perfect for specific areas of puffiness on the face, such as the eyelids or under the chin.
How does it work? Mesotherapy contains a specialised cocktail of targeted vitamins, mineral, enzymes, plant extracts, amino acids, anaesthetics and medications, which are administered just below the surface of the skin at the treatment site. After consultation, the Doctor will create a specific formula to reduce the fat in your cellulite, which will improve impaired circulation and break down damaged connective tissue – thereby smoothing the skin's surface.
How is treatment administered? The treatment involves a series of micro injections that are administered just below the surface of the skin at the location of the problem area. Unlike liposuction, there is no down time after treatment, making it a far more appealing option than surgery.
Is it painful? Patients may feel a slight pinching or burning sensation when the injections are administered. However the area can be numbed using either ice or a topical anaesthetic to make treatment more comfortable.
Will I need more than one treatment? At your consultation with the Doctor, a treatment plan will be devised and you will be advised how many treatments will be required.


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The Littlest Dictator
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- daisymay
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My dear piggy Kangaroos do NOT live in trees possums and koloas live in trees. Kookaburra our laughing bird lives in a tree but NOT kangaroos! In Australia we do not plot to kill each other in the USA at least one person is shot everyday. So if I was you little I would lock the door on your pigloo and keep the light on and sleep under the bed.
Here in Australia you could work up a suntan as we are having temps of 30C and over, I've lived here all my life and it is even too hot for me. Glad you enjoyed Thanksgiving hope you behaved! Keep me informed of your daring plans to take over the world my 6 girls send you plenty of kisses and be good for Santa Cavy.
Here in Australia you could work up a suntan as we are having temps of 30C and over, I've lived here all my life and it is even too hot for me. Glad you enjoyed Thanksgiving hope you behaved! Keep me informed of your daring plans to take over the world my 6 girls send you plenty of kisses and be good for Santa Cavy.
I've heard the people are wonderful. It's the snakes and such I'm worried about. In the big cities here there are multiple murders every day. I'm glad my slaves moved to a smaller town. I don't like it too hot or too cold lol. My hf would melt at 30C. During our summer she fusses constantly. We live in Tennessee. My slaves actually looked into trying to move to Australia but it's really hard to get permission. And of course the snake issue. I would love to meet your girls, but slaves wouldn't let me within ten feet of them. Apparently I have a pretty impressive hippity hop back there. There have been talks about making a sling when I get older. Since it's getting coldish and Santa is watching I have temporarily suspended my quest for world domination. All I want to do now is eat and snuggle in my fleece. And laugh as my slaves try to get the temperature just right for me, which is impossible.
- And got the T-shirt
I have now been with my slaves a whole year. Time really does fly. The slaves came through pretty well. I got a new pillow, kale, a parsnip, assorted lettuce(but not romaine), Oxbow botanical and oat hay, and my most favorite Oxbow simple rewards cranberry treats. Those are the best things ever. I snatch them so fast my humans were afraid I'd get whiplash. It's been an interesting year. I've gotten to try so many different things. I've spent a few nights on laps cause I was acting a little different and terrified my slaves. I've learned that being picked up generally means snuggles or nail clippings at the worst. My slaves still pay me as much attention as they did on the first day even when I'm grumpy. I like being the boss and I love being family not just a pet.
- Catie Cavy
- Supporter 2011-2020
Sounds like a wonderful birthday!
I have learned to play hide n seek. I run into the bedroom, get under the bed, and wait til my slaves come calling for me. After they say my name a few times I start purring to give them a hint. When they get in the floor I give piggy kisses then turn around and run to the other side. If I can't see them they can't see me, that's why they keep asking where's piggers. Then it's back for more kisses and pets. They say I'm weird but they're the ones laying on a hard floor getting their eyelashes nibbled on.
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Mistie (Cole) Wilson of Estherville and Timothy Wilson of Jackson, Minn., were married Feb. 8, 2014 at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Jackson, Minn.
Parents of the bride are Linda Cole of Ringsted and David Willette of Fairmont, Minn. Parents of the groom are Tom and Wanda Wilson of Milwaukee, Wis. Grandparents of the bride are Bill and Darlene Croft of Estherville. Grandparents of the groom are Tom and Fran Wilson of Las Vegas, Nev.
The bride was escorted to the alter by Bill Croft.
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Mistie and Timothy
Matron of honor was Jody Hobmeier of Estherville, friend of the bride. Bridesmaid was Lee Ann Egel of Estherville, friend of the bride.
Flower girl was Tessa Sokolofsky of Estherville, daughter of the bride. The bride's personal attendance was Ginger Strief of Jackson, friend of the bride.
Best man was Gerry Havican, Jackson, friend of the groom. Groomsman was Nick Wilson of Jackson, son of the groom. Ring bearer was Ryan Wilson of Jackson, son of the groom.
A reception was held after the ceremony at AmericInn in Jackson. Dining room hosts were Chad Strief of Jackson, friend of the groom and Estelle Buhr of Spirit Lake, friend of the bride.


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CARSON, Calif. -- For all the talk surrounding the LA Galaxy back four in the lead up to Sunday's SuperClásico, Mike Magee believes that the the game will be determined in the center of the park.
Magee is likely to play an important role for the Galaxy attack on Sunday as he is expected to step into David Beckham's space in the midfield. With Beckham fulfilling his Olympic obligations on Sunday, Galaxy head coach Bruce Arena is expected to look to utilize Magee's speed on the flanks to help LA against Chivas USA's tenacious midfielders. Magee is well-aware that this will be no easy task as Chivas' high intensity midfield will be bolstered by the acquisition of midfielder Shalrie Joseph and the return of Oswaldo Minda from a shoulder injury.
"It's hard, they obviously like to load the middle of the field and they had a great midfield before and now getting Shalrie and Minda back from injury is obviously huge for them. We need to be extremely disciplined and match their intensity."
(On controlling the midfield...)
MAGEE: "That's huge in all our games, the times that we have the most success is when we have control of the midfield and are passing the ball well while keeping possession, especially in the final third. This game is obviously magnified a bit more because of how good their midfield is so we definitely need to do well."
(On the playoff chase...)
MAGEE: "It's a lot closer than people think, four games in hand is a lot and this is a massive game always and if you look at the standings, they're confident as well so this game could shake things up for the playoffs."


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I'm not really a cat lover. I do have a soft spot for animals but until we took in Reggie eight years ago, I would have never thought I would adopt a cat. I grew up with a dog and after I was married we looked after a variety of living creatures; birds, fish, hamsters, dogs and even a rabbit (against my better judgment). Then one day, I saw an ad from a friend who was trying to find homes for a litter of kittens that had been abandoned by the garbage bin. After a couple of weeks, her plea to rescue these fluffy felines finally got to me. I decided to bring home a live Chanukah gift for our kids. In fact, Reggie chose us rather than the other way around as he would not let us leave without him.
Since learning over the years, it seems that having a pet is really not so simple in terms of Jewish law, purity and holiness. Many owners are not aware of the numerous problems that can arise with these furry mammals, but that is a whole different discussion.
Reggie is an indoor-outdoor cat. He enjoys the benefits of life in the warmth of our home including regular meals, yet he is free to run in the outdoors to his little heart's content. He has it pretty good. By contrast, our neighborhood is overrun with street cats. They mostly live out of the garbage bins and literally fend for themselves. Three brothers recently found a nice little hideout in the entrance of our apartment. When they aren't out searching for food, they can be found snuggling up together or playing. Despite their hard lives, these cats seem happy.
Reggie knows he will be fed and doesn't worry where his next meal is coming from. When he is hungry, he comes in and there is food and water waiting for him. If, for some reason, the bowls are empty, a few meows or a different method of grabbing my attention is all that is needed to have them refilled. If cats possessed human qualities, it would seem that Reggie should have much stronger emuna than all those street cats. After all, he trusts in us, his guardians, to ensure he has all he needs met. He never does without. He knows there is nothing to worry about and for him, life is good.
Upon deeper examination, though, it is really the homeless variety that has a much higher level of emuna. Despite their difficulties in life, they forge on daily in their struggle for survival. They are always scavenging for food and they somehow manage to find their sustenance, yet at the end of the day, they are happy and content.
Although cats are selfish by nature, whenever we occasionally to throw a few scraps their way (yes, we're guilty) they are so thankful, they purr with gratitude. Reggie, on the other hand, takes it all for granted. I know he appreciates it in his own animal way, but the trio outside really makes me feel like they are grateful for anything they receive.
This is something we should be striving for as well. By being complacent and assuming it is all coming to us, we are not showing HaShem our gratitude. He doesn't have to give us anything and we shouldn't be presumptuous about all our blessings. We could very well be like the street cats, down and out, not knowing where our next meal is coming from or how we are going to pay our rent or mortgage. We must constantly pray for even the most basic mercies such as having a roof over our heads. With emuna, when we realize that it is all for the best, the Master of the World will provide for us.
Every living creature has some unique qualities we can learn from. The Gemara in Eruvin (43a-line 46) says that we learn tzniut (modesty) from a cat. A cat is very private in its personal hygiene among other things.
Perek Shira also tells of the wisdom we can gain through G-d's creations. Unlike dogs, cats don't try to please others and are persistent in their goals. The cat says, in Psalm 18:38, "I will pursue my enemies and overtake them, and will not turn back until they are destroyed." While this probably refers to a cat hunting a mouse for dinner, we can apply it to standing up for what we believe in or resolving to defeat our adversaries. Yet don't be fooled into assuming that our successes come about through our own might.
For the cat also observes, "If you raise up to place your nest among the stars like an eagle, from there I shall bring you down, says G-d (Ovadia 1:4). If we are too haughty, HaShem can surely put us in our place. Physically and spiritually, it is only through His guiding hand that we can soar to any heights at all.
In these days of turmoil, when our enemies seek to destroy us and we have no one to turn to but our Father in Heaven, we must pray that our leaders take heed of the lessons of the cat as well. We must firm in our resolve to defend our right to exist in freedom and holiness in the Land HaShem promised us. But only if we act with the modesty and integrity fit for the children of the King, will we merit G-d's Divine protection.
"Blessed is the man who trusts in HaShem, then HaShem will be his security. I was young and also have aged, and I have not seen a righteous man forsaken with his children begging for bread. HaShem will give might to His people. HaShem will bless his people with peace". (from Grace After Meals; Artscroll).
Ken Yehi Ratzon – May it be G-d's Will!


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If you are a striped bass fan, and like to catch or eat them, you will be happy to know they have good taste, too. They enjoy eating just about any bottom crustation or fish that presents itself as …
If you are a striped bass fan, and like to catch or eat them, you will be happy to know they have good taste, too. They enjoy eating just about any bottom crustation or fish that presents itself as easy prey. However, they particularly like to eat lobster.
A couple of weeks ago, I gave a presentation on striped bass to the Jamestown Striper Club and played video clips of striped bass experts relating tips on how to catch them. One of the video clips was of Greg Myerson (YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnKlLz1M8fQ ), who holds the world record for striped bass … an 81.8-pound monster he caught off the Connecticut coast when fishing among lobster pots at slack tide.
Greg said, "These big fish are lazy. They do not want to chase bait around in a lot of current but would rather feed on lobster at slack tide. You only have about a 30-minute window to catch them. I fish for them with a three-way swivel with the largest eels I can find and send them down among the lobster pots. I make noise on the bottom to try to mimic a lobster [or crab] scratching along the bottom; this attracts the striped bass, they see my eel and go for it." Greg said he first developed this technique when fishing with friends, "If four of us were fishing, each with equally enticing eels over the side … what was going to attach the bass to my eel." Greg now sells a bait rig called the Myerson RattleSinker, it mimics the sound of a lobster. You can find them at www.neucart.com/worldrecordstriper.
After recounting Greg's interview, I came across an article in the June 2013 issue of On The Water magazine by photographer Ethan Gordon (www.ethangordon.com) titled, "The secret life of stripers." The article was first published in the February 1998 issue and was reprinted this month in a special striped bass issue. Ethan has taken some great striped bass photos and relates his underwater encounters with striped bass.
Ethan said, "... you might be wondering how striped bass can eat lobster. I have seen them swallow lobster whole, tail first. I have also witnessed one or more stripers attacking a lobster out in the open, first removing its claws, then breaking it in half, fighting for the pieces. A live lobster doesn't seem to intimidate a striper either; an adult striper can swallow a one-pound lobster whole."
I then came across an article from Landings magazine that was first published in the MLA Newsletter in October 2011 by Melissa Waterman that relates the link between striped bass and lobster. Erin Wilkinson, then a graduate student at the University of New England, studied this relationship examining the stomach contents of 35 striped bass caught in the Casco Bay Maine area. Wilkinson said, "I have seen lobster in quite a few stomachs … one [striped bass] had five juvenile lobsters in there."
And, one might ask what lobstermen think … they do not like striped bass, they find them in their pots, they eat their lobsters. A dock mate of mine who is a recreational lobsterman related, "Please, no striped bass racks in by bait box … one year we baited the pots with striped bass and did not catch a single lobster." Striped bass show up and lobsters run for cover.
So this is good enough for me … a lobsterman … a scientist … an underwater photographer … and then the striped bass world record holder … all say striped bass eat lobsters. So keep this in mind when fishing for big bass … fish among the lobster pots and if you are serious about catching a monster striped bass, mimic the sounds of a lobster like Greg Myerson does.
Now I know … striped bass … have good taste too.
Atlantic Menhaden
commercial fishing closed
The Division of Fish & Wildlife of DEM closed the commercial possession limit for Menhaden in Narragansett Bay Menhaden Management Areas on Monday, June 10. DEM does weekly aerial monitoring of the fishery, it closes and opens commercial Menhaden fishing based on these weekly stock assessments.
Where's the bite
Fresh water. Kim Bissonnette and Dayton Martin of South County continue to find largemouth bass in local ponds and lakes. Kim Bissonnette said, "… it seems most fish have gotten over the post-spawn funk. Smaller fish are holding under floating areas of vegetation, and still tighter to shorelines, with bites being plentiful using baits typically suited for this type of cover. Weedless frogs and other soft plastics [lizards work really well for this technique] retrieved slowly over the vegetation [with pauses around openings] has the potential to trigger abundant strikes.
Bigger fish are holding off the outside edges of weed lines, with a productive approach being long casts to vegetation edges and a slow, varied retrieve back to the boat. Results have been really positive with the boat positioned in water depths between 6 and 14 feet. Stick baits are a great choice for this approach, and many strikes occur as the bait falls, so exercise patience and let the bait drop towards the bottom. With this technique, be prepared, as most strikes will occur fairly early in the retrieve. Colors often depend on water clarity, with natural colors working in clear water, and baits with brighter features and color contrasts better suited for stained water."
Striped bass fishing mixed this past week. Elisa Martin of Snug Harbor Marina, South Kingstown, said, "We had fish at the North Rip for three weeks but it shut down before and after the storm … so we were happy when big fish started to appear at the Southwest Ledge … customer Glen Corsetti of Wakefield caught a 40-pound striped bass Sunday at the Ledge." Bay fishing for bass was on and off last week. Fish taken in Providence River and off Prudence Island under Menhaden schools and fish taken close to shore in low water around Prudence Island using soft plastics. Lorraine Danti of Lucky Bait & Tackle, Warren, said, "Customers continue to find bass and extra large bluefish in the Mt. Hope Bridge area using Menhaden chucks."
Fluke fishing was off after the storm, as water was turbid and dirty making it difficult for fish to see baits. I caught two fish Sunday off Warwick Light using white squid rigs tipped with squid and fresh water minnows (find them meatier than silversides and their silver scales flake off nicely when in the water). Elisa Martin of Snug Harbor said, "Fluke fishing slowed after the storm along southern coastal shores [from Pt. Judith to Watch Hill]. Fluke fishing around Block Island was fair." Anglers continue to find black sea bass as they fish for fluke.
Black sea bass season opens June 15, 13" minimum size, three fish/person/day.
Captain Dave Monti has been fishing and shell fishing on Narragansett Bay for over 40 years. He holds a captain's master license and a charter fishing license. He is a RISAA board member, a member of the RI Party & Charter Boat Association and a member of the RI Marine Fisheries Council. Visit Captain Dave's No Fluke website at www.noflukefishing.com; his blog at www.noflukefishing.blogspot.com or e-mail him at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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The Bookmaking Kit is simply beautiful....gorgeous handmade paper and beads. All that is needed is glue and scissors to start creating.
I had my daughter select the papers for her book and I sewed them together to create a book of her own. She enjoyed cutting the handmade papers to collage inside her book.
Here are our finished books with so much more leftover supplies to create more books or fancy greeting cards.
Here is a collage page of C's book. I gave away the other two books for special keepsake Birthday gifts. Everyone really thought they were so beautiful.


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User Problem
Hey Gta-mysteries I just wanted to let you know that we have a new vandal in GTA wikia. His username is GTA34LIFE and he created the page
GTA 4 IS FUCKING SHIT!!!!!!!!!!! IT SUCKS SHIT FROM A BUFFALO'S ASSHOLE!!!!!!!!!]]. He also edited my userpage by saying: FUCK YOU ASSWIPE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
FUCK OFF YOU SHITHOLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. Just to let you know. GTA4LIFE 22:57, August 17, 2010 (UTC)
Also, there's user:GTA3RULES. He also called me a 'cockbrian'. I have no idea what that is, but I'm assuming he meant to call me a 'cockbrain' and misspelled it. I think I'm the focal point of his assaults because I proposed his eloquent article
FUCK OF GTA 4 SUCKS BALLS!!!!!!!!!!!!! for deletion. I'm proposing a permaban, if Wikia even does that. MAINEiac4434 01:26, August 28, 2010 (UTC)
Explosion Out of Commission
So did u see the explosion. U said u dont reply to myths but u did at first. U said u were gonna play it. S u should have seen it now.NT92
Still didn't see it. --Gta-mysteries Talk 16:59, August 13, 2010 (UTC)
And I'll reply to this and only this one. --Gta-mysteries Talk 17:02, August 13, 2010 (UTC)
U must be blind, or u are not looking properly. Even Chimpso who is an idiot said he saw an explosion. Key word, "explosion" not the boat on fire.
I'm not blind because it doesn't exist, if it did I would see it. And don't flame other users. And work on your spelling. --Gta-mysteries Talk 17:07, August 13, 2010 (UTC)
No i don't need to work on my spelling it's fine. This is a talk page, im not really concentrating on spelling im typing fast and not really checking it. The explosion is there i have seen it, when i can get evidence i will, i dont have recording equipment atm. But Chimpso is a hypocritical fool.
Alright then get proof, and STOP harassing users. Keep your (bad) opinions about other users to yourself. --Gta-mysteries Talk 17:31, August 13, 2010 (UTC)
There is no such thing as a bad opinion, an opinion is an opinion, thats it. Calling him a fool is not harrasing him.
Well still I don't want that on my talk page. --Gta-mysteries Talk 17:36, August 13, 2010 (UTC)
Ok but at least u understand accepted it.
- Actually, last time I checked, "fool" and "idiot" actually are harrasment. If you have bad opinions about me then keep them to yourself. Don't go expressing them all over talk pages. Chimpso (Talk) 03:14, August 14, 2010 (UTC)
[Stories] Weapon Icons
Hey Gta-Mysteries!
I wanted to ask how you got those big HUD icons of the weapons in GTA Liberty City Stories as shown here. So I could extract all of them, and maybe the Vice City Stories ones aswell. --DutchHawk 19:42, August 13, 2010 (UTC)
All those came from the German GTA Wikia. User:Zaibatsu is the one who uploaded those, I just uploaded them here. --Gta-mysteries Talk 05:54, August 14, 2010 (UTC)
- Thanks for the reply! I'll ask him. --DutchHawk 14:20, August 14, 2010 (UTC)
Hey, Gta-mysteries, why did you edited the "The Green Sabre" and "Burning Bridges"? It's true that you will lost your weapons on those missions.
In GTA San Andreas, there were w few missions that did this (The Green Sabre, The Da Nang Thang, and others). But Burning Bridges you could get them back. --Gta-mysteries Talk 08:13, August 15, 2010 (UTC)
Well I said "although there are few weapons beside the Sentinel, the others are gone".
There needs to be a page for GtA 4 item pickups: Soda Cans Cigarettes bricks ETC Gamewizard71 06:39, August 18, 2010 (UTC)
RE:San Andreas categories
I think that those categories are not needed. First off, I don't think towns are considered districts of a certain county. And besides, there's already a category for the towns in the game. Second, I wouldn't consider, for example, Flint Range as a district. Rural areas (not towns) aren't really considered districts; a common definition of the term is that a district has to be administratively divided, and I don't think these types of rural areas have a local government. However, the main point of deletion is that it's just a redundant category of two existing ones. Consistency isn't really needed here. Masterpogihaha 04:21, August 19, 2010 (UTC)
- Yeah, I've been wanting to delete that as well. Places in the game can be found in their respective categories for that region (e.g. Places in San Fierro, Places in Tierra Robada, etc.). The only reason I could find not to delete the category is for places wherein it's not exactly sure which region it belongs to, like the San Andreas Sound or the bridges in the game. Masterpogihaha 04:55, August 19, 2010 (UTC)
- Should we use the name the categories "Areas in ..." instead of "Districts in ..."? I don't remember the game ever calling these areas "districts", most notably in Vigilante and Firefighter where they are called "areas".--spaceeinstein 05:04, August 19, 2010 (UTC)
thank you for the welcome
its an honor to be a new member for the GTA wiki I love R* games and I am a huge fan. Hopefully you can show me more of how to edit.
I did not know there was a drug gang page! I was just scrolling the needed page and knew a bit about them.
- No harm done, and remember to sign your name after posts (~~~~). --Gta-mysteries Talk 03:19, August 23, 2010 (UTC)
you said any thing about myths would be ignored ironic since youre gta mysteries
- I was a little interested in myths but now I find them a waste of time, and nothing more stupidity by many gamers/fans only keen to spread speculation like wildfire. --Gta-mysteries Talk 21:58, August 23, 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for editing what i did i guess ill have to keep editing to get better
Make up Your Mind
How come the Speeder's Article has both the car and the Boat but the Blade (GTA IV) has two seperate articles. T just tried creating a page called Speeder (car) and it saind that you would not allow it as users were constantly creating the page, Make up Your Mind. Hangin 03:44, August 25, 2010 (UTC)
- I don't tamper with the vehicles pages, and if I was I'd say those have to be merged. --Gta-mysteries Talk 03:46, August 25, 2010 (UTC)
- This is already on the User:Gtabot page, but in text form. I shall add the image to make it stand out (although not THAT much!) Not sure he does enough to warrant a big red button THAT big, but you never know... Gboyers talk 01:55, August 25, 2010 (UTC)
how do i get userboxes
Millie Perkins video
Is there any special reason as to why the link I added on the Millie Perkins page has been deleted? Klltr 08:51, August 31, 2010 (UTC)
- Why are you asking me? I haven't even made an edit to the Millie Perkins page, or at least not recently.
- Mostly because it was irrelevant. --Gta-mysteries Talk 20:24, August 31, 2010 (UTC)
Could you please tell Nt92 to stop harassing me in my user page?
Thanks! FrankHunter 22:19, August 31, 2010 (UTC)
Fly US jumbo jet page deleted?
Well, I understand your motives about the deletion of that recentley-created page about the Fly US planes, but I still think it wasnt necessary to delete it. You can blame me since I has the one who added the mod stuff to the page, but still... Well, couldn´t the page be restored? Even without the mod stuff I thought it was, at least, an intresting addiction to the Wiki, and since the Fly US planes are very common to be seen flying around Liberty, I think that a page who is simply about the plane´s airline isnt that enough. After all, If there´s even a page about the Airtrain, why not one about his equivalent in the GTA IV era?
I ask you with all the respect to sincerley reconsider about the deletion of the page. (05:23, September 2, 2010 (UTC)) (By Henriquedematos)
- You see there was no problems with the page, it was just that in most cases we can't have "made-up names". We need to try to keep things as official as possible. Now you could add in the information about the plane on the FlyUS page. Just create a new section about it. Something like "Planes" or something. Hope that helps. --Gta-mysteries Talk 05:27, September 2, 2010 (UTC)
If this page can't be on the wiki tan how about deleting the following pages?
- Airtrain - File name of the aircraft.
- Platypus - That's the name of the ship, Niko mentions it and it's on the side of the boat.
- LHD-069 - You can see those numbers on the side of the carrier.
- USS Numnutz - The name is clearly on the sub.
- Ghawar - In Departure Time you are told to "Board Bulgarins Ghawar Jet".
So that's why they are there. Chimpso (Talk) 12:50, September 6, 2010 (UTC)
- It's best to have trivial information on related, already existing pages. There are too few information on the FlyUs jumbo jets so it can easily be placed in the FlyUS page whereas the pages you listed cannot be easily listed under an existing page. Another example where a page is not needed is Coastguard Maverick, where it can be easily placed in the Beta Vehicles page. It is way too short to have its own page.--spaceeinstein 20:29, September 6, 2010 (UTC)
Hockey Stick in San Andreas
Why did you revert my edits, once I found one in San Andreas, I just can't remember where
- As long as I've played GTA San Andreas, I don't recall a hockey stick. --Gta-mysteries Talk 03:17, September 3, 2010 (UTC)
I'm telling you I found one
- Where exactly did you find one? And remember to sign your name after your posts. --Gta-mysteries Talk 03:37, September 3, 2010 (UTC)
I just can't rember whers, but i think it was in San Fierro 2095 01:05, September 6, 2010 (UTC)
- That's still unneeded I never found a hockey stick for the first time except in GTA LCS. --Gta-mysteries Talk 18:39, September 6, 2010 (UTC)
What are your opinions?
What are your opinions on Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas?
Gtavice 20:56, September 6, 2010 (UTC)
- Hate it, that's why I put that up in the header that I don't talk about it. --Gta-mysteries ◀RingADing▶ 21:03, September 6, 2010 (UTC)
Cesar Vialpando (mission)
How do i accomplish this mission cause i suck in it and i always lose.User:Charbel2001
dude!!!!!!!!!!!when is the next gta coming out.im also a fan of gta
thnanks , im not sure if my list was added to list, can u confirm plz
no rude intent here, but I loled when I saw your 15, yet an admin on an 18 rated game site xD keep up the good work, your proof that not everyone whos young and plays GTA stabs their grandmother Zachariah Zuan 21:53, September 8, 2010 (UTC)


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Unemployment has fallen to within a whisker of the Bank of England's threshold for considering raising interest rates - prompting speculation that they could go up as early as this year.
Official figures showed the jobless rate had dropped more sharply than expected to 7.1% in the quarter to November, as the number of those out of work fell to a near five-year low of 2.32 million. An additional 280,000 people were in employment over the latest quarter, representing the biggest quarterly increase on record.
The improvement in UK jobs was widely welcomed by politicians but the possible implications for interest rate policy - which could affect the cost of mortgages and business borrowing - was carefully scrutinised by economists.
The figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) mean that unemployment is closing in on the "forward guidance" target of 7% set by the Bank's policymakers only last August.
The guidance was designed to give confidence to households and firms that access to finance would remain cheap while the economy was nursed back to health.
Rates have been held at an historic low of 0.5% since March 2009 and at the time of setting the guidance policy, the Bank's forecasts for unemployment meant officials did not expect to have to consider raising them until late 2016 at the earliest.
But the quicker than expected pace of falling unemployment - down from 7.4% in the quarter to October - has prompted markets to bring forward the date of an expected increase in the rate.
This has fuelled speculation that policymakers will change the guidance, probably by lowering the target to 6.5%, to head off fears of a rate rise. Some have also suggested linking a change to an increase in wage growth to above the level of inflation.
Newly-published minutes of the Bank's meeting earlier this month showed the nine members of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) saw "no immediate need to raise rates" regardless of plunging unemployment.
But they conceded that the 7% threshold could be reached "materially earlier than previously expected" as the recovery gathers pace.
Meanwhile, the possibility of bolstering forward guidance - which has been hinted at in speeches by MPC members - was not apparently discussed.
Policymakers said that when the time does come for rates to be raised "it would be appropriate to do so only gradually".
Investec economist Philip Shaw said: "We had expected members to have discussed various options surrounding a possible shift in their guidance. However no such debate took place."
But he added that language about some technical aspects of unemployment data could be taken as a sign that the committee believed the forward guidance threshold was too high and might need to be reduced.
Andrew Goodwin, senior economic adviser to the EY ITEM Club, said: "We expect the threshold to be lowered to 6.5%, but the MPC should not stop there; an additional condition based on real wage growth should be introduced.
"As the minutes make clear, there is no prospect of a rate rise in the near future. Raising interest rates too soon, before real wages have begun to improve and growth has broadened out, could risk choking off the fragile consumer-led recovery."
But James Knightley of ING Bank said that with prospects for the economy improving and the clear threat of the 7% threshold being breached in the next month or two, the probability of an interest rate rise this year was increasing.
On the FTSE 100, fears of an earlier-than-expected rise held back shares, with early gains in trading falling away to leave the index in subdued mood.
But the speculation bolstered the pound, which climbed to almost 1.66 US dollars, nearing a two-and-a-half year high reached earlier this month.
Today's ONS data also showed that despite inflation slowing to 2%, pressure on household incomes remained as wage growth lagged behind at 0.9%
Prime Minister David Cameron tweeted: "The biggest quarterly increase in employment on record. More jobs means more security, peace of mind and opportunity for the British people."
But TUC general secretary Frances O'Grady said: "While headline unemployment is within a whisker of the Bank's forward guidance threshold, an early interest rate rise would clobber mortgage-holders and businesses - jeopardising our economic recovery."
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Victory Grill opens with support from community
Stockton residents near Victory Park welcomed the opening of a new business to the area on Tuesday.
But the opening of Victory Grill nearly didn't happen after its owner almost pulled the plug on the project due to concerns over the city's high homicide rate and bankruptcy battles.
Victory Grill owner Mike Linker said he almost stopped construction of his restaurant after the fatal shooting of a 60-year-old man left the community rattled.
Instead, Tuesday's grand opening was a way to remember the victim, Armando Pina, who in September was robbed and killed in Victory Park for his gold chain.
"When we heard the news about the theft and murder we thought, 'Did we make the right decision to come here?'" Linker said. "But the community came here knocking on the door making sure it wasn't gonna sway us."
Mayor-elect Anthony Silva praised Victory Grill for opening.
"This is what we need in Stockton," Silva said. "We want more business in Stockton, and the city will support them."
"We are life-long residents of Stockton," Linker said, "and we are going to build it back one brick at a time."


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November 14, 1927 - January 23, 2013
Marlboro, NY
Mariantonia V. Frustaci of Marlboro, entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at St. Luke's Hospital in Newburgh. She was 85 years old.
Daughter of the late Bruno and AnnaMaria (LaMonica) Codispoti, she was born November 14, 1927 in Sant'Andrea Jonio Calabria, Italy. She married Benedetto Frustaci in December 28, 1946. After 55 years of marriage, he predeceased her in 2002. She was member of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union for which she was a talented seamstress.
Mariantonia was a gentle soul and the greatest mother. Her family was the foundation of her life. She had an unwavering love for her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Mariantonia was a devoted Catholic. She had a fondness for cooking and baking and could always be heard saying, "mangia, mangia."
She is survived by her loving children: Bruno Frustaci and his wife, Annie of Staten Island, Marianna and her husband, Andrew Papaleo of Marlboro, Franco Frustaci of Brooklyn; her siblings: Caterina Speziale of Brooklyn, Celestina and her husband, Vincenzo Dominijanni of Brooklyn, Frank Codispoti and his wife, Gloria of Brooklyn, Frances and Arman Pileggi of Ohio, Mario Codispoti and his wife, Carolina of Queens; grandchildren: Frank Papaleo and his wife, Theresa, Benedetto Papaleo and his wife, Beata, Michael Papaleo and his wife, Frances, Maria and her husband, Breffini Kennedy, Concetta and her husband, Pietro Cracolici, Luisa and her husband, Michael La Ferlita; and nine great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews and many friends.
In addition to her parents, Bruno and AnnaMaria, her husband, Benedetto, Mariantonia was predeceased by her brother Nicola Codispoti and his wife Carmela and their daughter Bruna. Her brother Giuspeppe Codispoti and his son Bruno. She was also predeceased by her brother-in-law Bruno Speziale.
Family and friends are invited to call on Sunday, January 27, 2013 from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at Brooks Funeral Home, 481 Gidney Ave., Newburgh. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Monday, January 28 in Sacred Heart Church, Newburgh. Burial will follow in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn.
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On friendship, death, and honouring a promise
"I am HIV positive"
In 1997, at the age of 17, my friend, Clint Walters, spoke these words to a nation after his own diagnosis, in an attempt to break down the barriers and stigma surrounding HIV, and to help others like himself.
On Friday 16th April 2010, we said a final farewell to him in a ceremony of laughter, tears and memories.
While some people may think it's in bad taste to post a eulogy online, I have been urged to do so with the blessing of Clint's mother, Wendy, and at the request of people who attended the funeral (and those who couldn't) as a tribute to Clint's life and work, and a reminder that the fight against HIV is never over.
The best way we can now honour Clint's memory is to keep on fighting.
As the curtains closed on him in the crematorium, it seemed only fitting to give him a round of applause. Clint's life was truly a life worthy of celebration. Here is my tribute to him as I delivered it on the day:
When someone you love is taken from you, it's easy to put them on a pedestal they don't actually belong on. It's easy to forget all the bad stuff and paint a picture of them as some sort of saint.
The cantankerous gin-soaked grandmother who sat in a corner smoking and being miserable suddenly becomes Mother Theresa.
The estranged father you never saw eye to eye with becomes a picture perfect catalogue dad.
But the funny thing is, with Clint, he really does belong on that pedestal. In an age where anyone can become an instant celebrity, loved by millions, simply by joining a reality show and doing something controversial — Clint was different.
He was everything he's been described as today. Not only a treasured son, brother and friend — but an icon and a trailblazer — who touched hundreds of thousands of lives.
So I've struggled to find an appropriate way to mourn the loss of a friend like Clint.
I could cry a river of tears. I could rage at the heavens about how unfair it is that his life was cut short. I could sit consumed with grief that I'll never see him again.
Believe me, I've cried, and I'd be a fool to think there are no more tears to come, but today and in the coming weeks, I've chosen to let pride and gratitude be my strongest emotions.
When I read the papers and see a list of achievements as long as my arm, I sit back in amazement at how much this man achieved in thirty years, how many lives he touched, I can't fail but to burst with pride.
I look at all Clint did, and I see not a life wasted, but a life lived to the full. And I'm so honoured that I can stand in front of you today and say this man was my friend.
He lived in the public eye as an HIV positive man, not because he wanted to be a celebrity, but because he wanted other people to see a person who had decided he would not live with HIV — that HIV would live with him, on his terms.
Clint was born on the 27th August 1979. I was born three days after in another part of the country. Twenty seven years later, we finally met, and straightaway I felt like he was my twin brother and at the same time, my complete and total opposite.
At one point we both had a number 1 crop and we looked like a photo negative of each other! Similar height and build, me with my dark hair and Celtic colouring, him with his blonde crop and permanently healthy sunbed tan.
We were so alike in our passion to use the fact that we were HIV positive and try and help others. But so different in so many ways. When we worked together on the planned Health Initiatives clinic, Clint would take a spiritual stance and look to the heavens for inspiration and guidance. Me, being the logical, methodical creature that I am, would look at a spreadsheet, a budget and a mission statement.
And boy, did we infuriate each other! As my best friend Richard, our perennial hen-pecked mediator will only be too happy to confirm.
I remember one time when I'd stayed up until about 2am proofreading the business plan for the HI clinic and putting together a presentation he was going to take to the Elton John Foundation (I think it was the EJF anyway). I was working as an editor at the time on thirty-five simultaneous projects, so my in tray was pretty full as you can probably imagine!
So I meet him for a lightning quick coffee the next day to run him through what I'd slaved over until the wee hours the night before. He bounds up to me all arms and legs and talking in that deep, sleepy voice of his. This was roughly how the conversation went:
– Thanks for this, but I'm thinking we should probably shelve it for a while, till, like, November
– Why on earth would you want to shelve it till November?
– Because I've been to see a fortune teller!
– ……..I'm sorry, what?
– I said I've been to see a fortune teller!
– …….I'm sorry, what?
– Yeah, I went last night and she said something brilliant's going to happen in November, so I'm thinking we should hold off till then!
And if we'd have been in a scene from a film, it would have cut to the street outside and all you'd have been able to hear was a deafening scream — WHAT????? echoing into the sky, with a flock of birds scared into flight.
But there were other times when we were so in sync it was hilarious. When Clint called me and said he'd found a space on Oxford Street for the clinic, we could hardly speak we were so excited. I went with him to see it a few days later and honestly, we were like a newly married couple in our first home!
– And the office is going to go there and the consultation rooms are going to be there….
– (This is going to be the dining room!)
– I really want the reception desk opposite the door so people see a smiling face when they walk in, but then again, I'm torn, because the couch I want to buy looks really comfortable and I want to create a welcoming atmosphere……
– …..What do you think about knocking a wall down? Because I think we should knock that wall down, do you think we should knock that wall down? Yeah, I definitely think we should knock that wall down…..
– And kitchen — yellow or blue?
I'm not the person here who's known Clint the longest, or even the person in our immediate circle who was closest to him, so I wondered at first whether I was the best person for this job.
But then I realised — there wasn't a lot you needed to know about Clint, what you saw was what you got — a truly genuine man — and within minutes of meeting him, you felt like you'd known him forever.
In the 90s — a time when HIV was still largely seen as a killer disease, people were almost expected to sit back and accept their fate, but Clint refused to cower. He took his HIV status, made it into a bat and broke through every barrier he came up against.
He was a man with an inexhaustible capacity for love and compassion. He affected — and I dare say saved — the lives of thousands of young people. Whether by arming them with the knowledge to make safer decisions about HIV infection, or through simply being the "someone" you needed when you find out you're positive and you think you're all alone.
And I wonder how many people can lay claim to that — in life or in death.
In most photos you see of Clint, he's got one arm up, punching the air. It's a fitting way for me personally to remember him, because it's so representative of the way he lived his life, triumphant, defiant and strong.
He was the person who would still be standing long after everyone else had given up (and the person who'd still be dancing long after they've called time, switched the lights on and started sweeping up).
They say the light that burns twice as bright burns half as long — well, excuse my French, but I happen to think that's a load of crap. You only have to look up on a clear night to see the light from a thousand stars than burned out aeons ago, still shining down.
And that's how I see Clint. While nobody would argue he left us far too soon, His legacy of love has seared itself onto the hearts of you, me and everyone he helped in his life. In 2009, Clint spoke to POZ magazine about Health Initiatives and his plans for the future
He said: "It's the new generation that needs to run the project and move it forward. Hopefully they can build upon what I've started and make it better."
Well, we are the new generation. We each now carry him with us wherever we go, and in whatever we do.
So next time you put your arms around a friend who needs a hug, or take the hand of someone in pain, you're honouring everything he stood for. And that means that no matter how much time passes, Clint's light will continue to burn – and boy, is it blinding.
What makes a good writer?
Something totally unexpected happened at the gym today. Someone I don't know all that well came up to me and said "I've been reading your blog. You're a really good writer."
It's one thing to have a guy stumble up to you drunkenly and slur "you're fit, mate," but quite another to be complimented on something which, to be honest is quite an intimate part of you.
And at the gym of all places! He works in publishing, though, and is one of the very few non-Brazilians there – most of whom think 'reading' consists of trying to pick out their friends in amongst the headless torso shots in the back of QX – so I shouldn't have been all that surprised.
But for a second I didn't know what to say. I was gobsmacked and flattered.
Someone asked me once to sign a copy of an advert I was featured in as a model.
I couldn't do it. I'm ashamed to say I cringed.
I didn't 'make' my face. It didn't require any skill or talent; in fact it was all down to my parents. So I find it hard to accept compliments for just sitting in front of a camera and looking a bit moody for a few hours.
"Tell you what, when I'm a published writer, I'll sign an article or a book for you." I said.
And it was true. I'd rather be complimented for a skill or talent than the way my face got put together about thirty-one years ago in my mother's belly.
Does that make me ungrateful for the way I look? No. I'm eternally grateful that I don't make small children cry. Especially as I've got a six year old boy running around the house (more about that later). But a compliment about something I've developed and practiced and regularly put out there for criticism, means far more than an appreciative glance from someone in a bar or changing room.
I write for a living. I know how to craft an attention-grabbing headline, I know that when putting marketing copy together you should always reiterate the intention of the article in the first and second paragraphs. I know about AIDCA. I know how to write for the web, I know when to use 'that' and when to use 'which' and I know all about SEO, keywords and metadata.
But when I write my blog, all that goes out the window. I don't care about my Google ranking, I don't care about structure – I rarely edit. I don't even mind if I don't get any page views on the article.
I just write for me. It's such a joy to have the freedom to write without all those restrictions. So wonderful to put pen to paper and just write what's in my heart.
So, am I a good writer? Some would say no, some might say yes. But if you're still here, then I guess I've done an OK job this time.
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This letter was written by Yorkshire wizard Goodwin Kneen to his Norwegian cousin Olaf in the twelfth century. Kneen's letter is used as an historical source showing the spread of Quidditch throughout Britain in the hundred years after Gertie Keddle first witnessed it in Queerditch Marsh. It is currently deposited in the archives of the Norwegian Ministry of Magic.[1]
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- Dear Olaf,
- How are you? I am well, though Gunhilda had got a touch of dragon pox.
- We enjoyed a spirited game of Kwidditch last Saturday night, though poor Gunhilda was not up to playing Catcher, and we had to use Radulf the blacksmith instead. The team from Ilkley played well though was no match for us, for we had been practising hard all month and scored forty-two times. Radulf got a Blooder in the head because old Ugga wasn't quick enough with his club. The new scoring barrels worked well. Three at each end on stilts, Oona from the inn gave us them. She let us have free mead all night because we won as well. Gunhilda was a bit angry I got back so late. I had to duck a couple of nasty jinxes but I've got my fingers back now.
- I'm sending this with the best owl I've got, hope he makes it.
- Your cousin,
- Goodwin
- Quidditch Through the Ages (real) (First appearance)
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In Happiness, Economics and Public Policy, Helen Johns and Paul Ormerod analyse the economic research that underlies politicians' growing preoccupation with measures of 'wellbeing'. In a lucid and compelling analysis, written for economists and non-economists alike, the authors find that happiness research cannot be used to justify government intervention in the way its proponents suggest. Those who would wish governments to take into account measures of wellbeing when setting policy often point to the fact that increases in income have not led to increases in measured happiness, and thus governments should concentrate on redistribution and improving the quality of life, rather than on allowing people to benefit from economic growth. In fact, measured happiness does not appear to be related to public spending, violent crime, property crime, sexual equality, disability, life expectancy or unemployment either.
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Records hint Iraqi woman's death not a hate crime
Search warrant records obtained Wednesday in the beating death of an Iraqi-American woman show a family in turmoil and cast doubt on the likelihood that her slaying was a hate crime.
Shaima Alawadi, a 32-year-old mother of five, was apparently planning to divorce her husband and move to Texas when she was killed, a family member told investigators, according to the court documents.
The records obtained at El Cajon Superior Court also reveal Alawadi's 17-year-old daughter, Fatima Alhimidi, who called 911 to report the attack, was distraught over her pending arranged marriage to a cousin.
A search of Fatima's cellphone records shows that while she was being interviewed by investigators hours after the attack, While she was being interviewed by police hours after the attack, a text was sent on Fatima's cellphone, "The detective will find out tell them (can't) talk," the affidavit states.
Fatima and her mother were the only ones at their El Cajon home on Skyview Street when the attack occurred about 11 a.m. on March 21.
Alawadi's husband, Kassim Alhimidi, had reportedly left to take the couple's other younger children to school, although police state in the March 27 affidavit that his whereabouts had not yet been confirmed.
Fatima told El Cajon police that she heard her mother squeal, and 10 seconds later heard the sound of glass breaking, the affidavit said. She told police she thought her mother had dropped a plate. Ten minutes later, the daughter discovered her mother lying unconscious on the ground, near a computer, and called 911.
A neighbor reported seeing a skinny dark-skinned male running west from the area of Alawadi's house. He was described as being in his late teens to early 20s, 5 feet 7 inches tall, 150 pounds, wearing a dark blue or black hooded sweatshirt and carrying a brown doughnut-shaped cardboard box.
Alawadi died at a hospital three days later.
An autopsy noted the assault was "extremely violent" and showed Alawadi had at least six hits to the head, with at least four skull fractures. The injuries were possibly caused by an object similar to a tire iron, with a striking edge that is narrow and made of a hard material, according to the records.
The sheriff's crime lab determined a threatening handwritten note found near the victim was a copy, not the original, the records state.
Authorities have not made public the contents of the note, but Fatima and other family members have told reporters that it ordered the family to go back where they came from.
Police have said that the note indicates the possibility of a hate crime but have stressed they are exploring all possibilities. The family told police a similar note was left at their home in the weeks before the attack, but the family did not keep the note or report it to police at the time.
The possibility of a hate crime has reverberated around the world, especially in the Muslim community, and prompted supporters to hold candlelight vigils and demonstrations denouncing bigotry.
El Cajon police have said little about the investigation since a March 26 news conference, saying they have no suspects. They declined to comment on the contents of the search warrant Wednesday. The FBI is assisting in the investigation.
Some of the search warrant records remain sealed by a judge.
During a search of the home and the couple's vehicles in the hours after the attack, police found court paperwork to file for divorce in Alawadi's Ford Explorer. The packet was not filled out, but a form requesting a court fee waiver was filled out in handwriting with Alawadi's name, address and phone number.
Majhed Alhasan, secretary for the Islamic Center of Lakeside and a close friend of the family, said Wednesday he had never heard that Alawadi had been thinking about a divorce and moving.
"This is the first time I've heard of it," Alhasan said. "About a month ago, her mother, non-married sister and two non-married brothers moved to Texas."
He said a married sister of Alawadi already was living in Houston.
Police also searched computers, cellphones and other devices. Among the evidence they were searching for was an earring matching a bloody one found near Alawadi. Family told investigators that she usually wore four earrings, according to the records.
Detectives were also seeking any other notes, a weapon similar to a tire iron and any forensic evidence.
Investigators also learned of a previous police contact with Fatima.
On Nov. 3, police found Fatima with a 21-year-old man after responding to a report of two people possibly having sex in a car, the documents state. Officers called her mother, who came to the location and picked up the girl. As they were driving away, Fatima said, "I love you, mom," before jumping out of the vehicle onto Mollison Avenue at 35 mph.
She was taken to a hospital with several injuries, including a possible broken arm. She refused to talk to police at the hospital but reportedly told paramedics and hospital staff that she was being forced to marry her cousin and didn't want to.
Rawnaq Yacub, the man in the incident, told U-T San Diego Wednesday that police interviewed him after the slaying and some of his clothes were taken from the home he shares with his family. He said he has no connection to the crime.
He described Fatima as a "best friend" and said there is no romantic relationship. He and Fatima were only talking in the car when police contacted them five months ago, he said.
Fatima, her father and a brother flew to Iraq last week for Alawadi's funeral on Saturday and planned to stay for two weeks, a family friend said. Alawadi's father is a Shia cleric in Iraq.


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Hey guys, I'm having a problem with a 2 dimensional array of structs. Whenever I assign a value to one particular struct it appears that it contaminates that value for every other struct on that row.
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It's for a little game that procedurally generates a random maze. I've only got it rendering active cells so the output and watching the pointer's referenced values verifies that an entire row gets contaminated.Code:struct Cell { D3DXVECTOR2 position; bool isSouthOpen, isEastOpen, isNorthOpen, isWestOpen, isActive; }; ... Cell* cells; ... cells = new Cell[cellColumnSize, cellRowSize]; for (int i = 0; i < cellColumnSize; ++i) for (int j = 0; j < cellRowSize; ++j) { cells[i,j].position = D3DXVECTOR2(i, j); cells[i,j].isSouthOpen = false; cells[i,j].isWestOpen = false; cells[i,j].isNorthOpen = false; cells[i,j].isEastOpen = false; cells[i,j].isActive = false; } ... startCell = D3DXVECTOR2(0, 0); cellPointer = startCell; cells[(UINT) cellPointer.x, (UINT) cellPointer.y].isActive = true; // Sets the entire row to active for some reason.
I've never seen behavior like this so I imagine it might be due to some c++ behavior that I'm unaware of. Haven't been using c++ for very long.