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Building High Speed Rail while making friends and not enemies March 31st, 2012
Opinion by Noel T. Braymer
Transportation is a very political issue since it usually depends on public monies. But rarely is it a partisan issue. This is because everyone needs good transportation. In a disaster if transportation is cut off most stores will run out of inventory in a week or less. Most gas station have less than a 2 days supply of fuel. The growing demand for transportation is so great that there a general consensus that building more roads and airports won't meet our future needs. There is growing acceptance that more rail passenger service is needed. Despite this the California High Speed Rail Project has run into heavy opposition. The problem isn't that people don't want more, faster and better rail passenger service. It is that the planning for this project has succeeded in making enemies of land owners and local communities because of the level of land condemnation and impacts from the proposed construction for a project many people feel they won't use.
eNewsletter for March 26, 2012 March 30th, 2012
STOCKTON, Calif. (KCRA) — A spokesman with the San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission, which runs the Altamont Commuter Express, said legislation is in the works to take over the San Joaquin's Amtrak line…The Joint Powers Authority would be the governing board, made up of 11 members from the counties where the Amtrak line currently runs. This would include officials from Kern County to San Joaquin Valley to Sacramento and parts of the East Bay….
The Sunset Route: What's happening there? A photo report. March 30th, 2012
Report and Comments by Russ Jackson, RailPAC, Dallas. PHOTOS by Richard Strandberg, Mike Palmer, Russ Jackson. Maps from the Amtrak timetable.
eNewsletter for March 12, 2012 March 16th, 2012
At the end of February and start of March there were confusing headlines about the California High Speed Rail Project. Based on a memo by the chief counsel of the California High Speed Rail Authority Thomas Fellenz, there were headlines saying start of construction was being delayed from this Summer until Spring 2013 in the San Joaquin Valley. But construction would still be finished by 2017 to qualify for Federal Funding. Then the Authority's chief executive Roelof van Ark announced the opening of bidding for start of construction this year.
Amtrak changes the Sunset Limited schedule: Positives, Negatives, and they agreed to WHAT? March 15th, 2012
Analysis and Commentary by Russ Jackson, RailPAC
From out of the blue, so to speak, on March 13 came an Amtrak News Release from New Orleans, not Washington DC, saying a new schedule for the Sunset Limited would take effect on May 7, 2012. This new schedule will have major impacts all along its route, affecting the travel plans for riders. Those who already have summer reservations are in for a surprise, but will be notified of the changes. Amtrak says these changes "are expected to increase ridership and revenue, and reduce crew layover costs." We shall see. Oh, daily service? Forget that. It's still tri-weekly, just as it has been since the Southern Pacific converted it from daily in the 1960′s, and Amtrak has continued it since 1971. Does this new schedule look familiar? It should, it's basically the same one that existed before 2005 with the departure of #2 from Los Angeles at 10 PM, and #1 from New Orleans moved back to 9 AM.
Traveling by Amtrak from Sacramento to Tucson before and after the May 7 Schedule Change March 15th, 2012
Commentary by Ralph James, RailPAC
My wife left on the morning of March 15 for a flight out of Sacramento to Tucson AZ for several days to visit our daughter. The Sunset Limited schedule was something we had discussed in passing during the planning since she prefers rail travel to flying as long as it is reasonably convenient. Because of the 3 PM Los Angeles departure eastbound we knew the only reasonable connection from Sacramento was via San Joaquin 702 and the bus trip over the Grapevine. Before going any further, this option was vetoed because, short of national emergency, she refuses to travel via the Bakersfield bus connections any longer. Although the Amtrak buses are fairly nice as buses go and we have used them from time to time in the past, she has just had enough of the extra luggage transfers, the long walk at LAUS and 2-3 hours in an uncomfortable bus seat, especially when traveling alone. We did not get to the point of even checking fares or the specific days of operation.
eNewsletter for March 5, 2012 March 10th, 2012
Express train 599 is suppose to run from San Diego to Los Angeles in 2 hours and 28 minutes with 4 intermediate stops. The first Amtrak train out of San Diego the 763 is scheduled to get to Los Angeles in 2 hours 40 minutes with 7 intermediate stops. What is really pathetic is that back in 1978 the Amtrak schedule between San Diego and Los Angeles was 2 hours and 35 minutes with 5 intermediate stops. That was without push-pull equipment, well over a billion dollars in track improvements since 1978 or Surfliner cars with low-level loading and wide power operated doors for fast loading and unloading.
Latest episode of the California High Speed Rail Soap Opera. March 9th, 2012
Opinion by Noel T. Braymer
At the end of February and start of March there were confusing headlines about the California High Speed Rail Project. Based on a memo by the chief counsel of the California High Speed Rail Authority Thomas Fellenz, there were headlines saying start of construction was being delayed from this Summer until Spring 2013 in the San Joaquin Valley. But construction would still be finished by 2017 to qualify for Federal Funding. Then the Authority's chief executive Roelof van Ark announced the opening of bidding for start of construction this year.
Opinion by Noel T. Braymer
When the Capitol Corridor service began in 1991 it was with 3 round trips between San Jose and Sacramento. On time performance then for the trains was typical of Amtrak corridor service in the plus or minus 70 to 80 percent range. Today there are 16 round trips and these trains have an on-time performance of 95 percent, the highest of any Amtrak trains in the country. When the service started it was under the management of Caltrans until 1999 when the Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority was formed. This organization is made up of transportation agencies in the Capitol Corridor service area with BART providing much of the administrative support. Most State supported trains like the Surfliners were expansions of existing Amtrak trains thus Amtrak paid a portion of the subsidy. For the Capitol Corridor trains the State was responsible for the full subsidy from day one because this was a start up service not an expansion of existing Amtrak service. With this came more control of the operation by the Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority. In effect the Capitol Corridor trains "belong" to the JPA with Amtrak operating the trains under contract. The JPA has more control over the Capitol Corridor than Caltrans has over the San Joaquins or Pacific Surfliners plus it can lobby for funding and get involved in the politics of operating the service which Caltrans can not. By law all State Supported trains run by Amtrak will have the States picking up the entire subsidy starting next year.
ENewsletter for February 27, 2012 March 2nd, 2012
An engine died in Kansas. So what else is new? Southwest Chief train #3 that departed Chicago on February 20, 2012, arrived in Fullerton 8 hours 10 minutes late, and because of the end-of-run padding it arrived at Los Angeles Union Station 6 hours 58 minutes late..


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Occupy Napa turned out for Josie Jenkins Thursday afternoon, with about a dozen local Democrats, Green Party members and other activists carrying signs and a banner.
Jenkins had called for support Wednesday after learning that , which holds the mortgage on her home, intended to sell the property on the courthouse steps Thursday afternoon, she said. (See , 5:50 a.m.)
But the protesters didn't need to do much more than cheer as Jenkins announced that that morning, she'd received a call from a staffer in 's office who had interceded with the bank.
"They intervened," she said, explaining that Bank of America has given her another 30 days to apply for assistance programs she said are widely available, but underutilized.
"Now Making Home Affordable and Keeping California Home can process my application," she said. "They needed at least seven days."
After a period of unemployment during which she volunteered with and , Jenkins recently landed a position as a legal clerk with Napa County's child welfare department.
She said she will continue her volunteer work and also devote herself to educating more at-risk homeowners about the programs available to them.
And, she told the cheering demonstrators, "I'll always be there for Occupy Napa because Occupy Napa is here for me."


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It may not be a standard team effort to let a hired gun dominate their promotional giveaway, especially when it's one of the few accessible tracks on their album, but this is not a stupid team. Loz Taylor, the band's actual lead vocalist, is allowed to holler on the album's remaining songs like a guy passing a seven-pound kidney stone, but he was obviously asked to take one for the team.
"Dead Behind the Eyes" is downright dangerous. The first 10 seconds is a hair louder than standing three feet away from a Space Shuttle launch. The loudness wars are officially over and While She Sleeps claims the spoils. As if to celebrate the honor of winning Kerrang!'s Best British Newcomer, they uncork This Is The Six with a cannon blast that certainly will awaken whoever the She is in While She Sleeps.
After scrambling for the volume knob, "Dead Behind the Eyes" allows the listener to get back to their used IKEA chair and soak in the track before realizing that a .45 caliber bullet is heading in super slo-mo for that hairy area right between their eyes. "Dead Behind the Eyes" will make the listener dead between the eyes. It's quite a feat considering it's about the weakest song on the album.
This Is The Six isn't papa's metalcore. It's a variation of homeboy hardcore for fans of festival metal where the P.A.is cranked to a trillion decibels, everyone's drunk on £6 beer and every song sounds the same. While She Sleeps' This Is The Six is the sonic heat-stroke reproduction of that experience. Blast the CD at a trillion decibels and the festival comes to the living room.
This Is The Six entered high in the UK pop charts for a reason, and songs like the title track, "Seven Hills" and "Satisfied in Suffering" help to explain. Each blare like a rocket ship and benefit from spleen-splitter screaming, while reeling out guitar riffs that aren't ripped-off from Gary Holt or fellow scenester Steph Carter. The drums and the bass keep it punk, never quite falling into the thunk-thunk-thunk rubber band rhythms of metalcore. It's an interesting blend of hybrid punk metal with a whisper of pop sensibility, all the while maintaining the fire-for effect misbehavior with cascades of backing tracks that belly out the speaker cones.
Pianos and instrumental preludes pop up, notably on "The Chapel" which is a two-minute teaser into a new, spiffed-up version of "Be(lie)ve," a golden-oldie from their previous not-quite-an-album The North Stands For Nothing. No one can say While She Sleeps lacks sensitivity, even if they play scrabble with song titles. One annoying aspect of the album is that the festival police did not physically evict the intrusive 'C'mon everyone, sing along!' clustered vocals after the third time they appear. The album is littered with them, as though hooligans busted into the session to cheer the boys along after the Sheffield FC match.
This Is The Six is a super debut for Britain's Best Newcomers. It's a jet-engine assault on the ears that can be played a dozen times from beginning to end. The songs aren't forever memorable, but the craftsmanship is superior to the two minute clang and grunts that pass themselves off as songs on the last Pig Destroyer or Dying Fetus epics. While She Sleeps probably won't enjoy a career as long as those tech-knuckle death metallers, but none of the blokes from the Sheffield FC matches will be singing along to a PD or DF track any time soon.
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An independent forensic audit of Kendall County Board members' pay likely won't be finished this year.
Kendall County State's Attorney Eric Weis announced Tuesday that he's meeting with personnel from a Palos Heights-based firm next week to hand off meeting minutes, pay stubs and other information. Dennis Czurylo and his firm will review the requests for meeting pay surrounding all 10 county board members from December 2008 to June 1.
Czurylo's firm had estimated the audit would take three months after the firm received the relevant paperwork. The auditor's findings will be reported to Weis, who would use them in connection with any investigation.
Weis announced he was hiring the firm in June after long-time county board member Anne Vickery claimed fellow board member Dan Koukol had improperly sought – and received – payment for about 50 meetings since he was seated in December 2010. Vickery did not receive a Republican nomination for re-election in the primary election.
In response, County Board Chairman John Purcell found Koukol was improperly paid for three meetings since June 2011. Unlike Vickery, Purcell believes Koukol was justified in seeking payment for meetings related to his chairmanship of the county board's Economic Development Committee, such as meetings with other local economic development organizations.
Yorkville area resident with Weis' office. He sought a criminal investigation of Koukol's pay and of Purcell for allegedly conspiring with Koukol.
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• Kendall County Board Chair Weighs in on Koukol Meeting Pay
• Poll: What Should Be Done About Kendall County Board Meeting Pay?
• Kendall County Finance Committee Tackles Meeting Pay
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Original recipe yields 2 servings
- In a shallow glass bowl combine the soy sauce, dark soy sauce, sesame oil, oyster sauce, garlic powder, onion powder, ground black pepper and dried basil. Mix together. Add chicken wings, cover and refrigerate overnight. Stir together again the next day.
- Lightly oil grill and preheat to high heat.
- Remove wings from marinade and discard remaining marinade. Grill chicken wings over preheated grill for 8 to 12 minutes each side, or until cooked through and juices run clear.
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For those of you who think this recipe is too salty, just cut down the soy sauce to 2 Tbp. and the dark soy sauce to 1 Tbp. Normally we eat it with rice, so it is not too bad. The measurement can be easily adjusted to suit your taste bud in this recipe, so don't be afraid to experiment with it. updated: 11/3/2003 ~Ching Lim
Easy & delicious! I didn't have dark soy sauce the first time I made it and it was delicious. Made it a second time with dark soy sauce but reduced the amount and it was good. Careful with the dark soy sauce because it's very salty. Overall, an excellent, easy, delicious recipe. Update 2/23/2010 - I have made this recipe more than 50 times now, both on the grill and in the oven. Now I skip the dark soy sauce altogether because I don't think it needs it and the regular soy sauce gives it enough flavor. I also add some sugar for a bit of sweetness and I always let it marinate overnight. I have made this for BBQs so many times and everyone loves it! It's a great recipe.
This was a good sauce, but I wouldn't recommend marinating for to long. I marinated for a whole day, and it was a little overpowering. A bit salty, but good overall. I will use this recipe again, but will only marinate for a few hours.
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Amount Per Serving (2 total)
- Calories
- 755 cal
- 38%
- Fat
- 53.9 g
- 83%
- Carbs
- 7.4 g
- 2%
- Protein
- 57.7 g
- 115%
- Cholesterol
- 226 mg
- 75%
- Sodium
- 3031 mg
- 121%
Based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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Paul Heathcote's take on Spanish cuisine offers clean lines & diligently sourced produce on an effectively smartened central Manchester street. However, it's really the excellent Spanish wine list – especially the sherries – that helps Grado stand out. For a little something to go with the fino, the tapas list runs from the unreconstructed (chips with brava sauce, say) to crisp braised rabbit with creamed white beans. The carte includes daily roasts from the charcoal oven: on Mondays, for example, it's roast beef with hot smoked paprika, while Friday means salt-baked sea bream. Sticky rice dishes, or fish such as hake with clams, fino & jamón, are other possibilities. Grado has never managed to shrug off reports of inconsistencies in both food & service but, on a bad day, there's always the sherry.
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quattro®: what it does and how it works
Front-wheel or rear-wheel drive has certainly improved thanks to innovations such as electronic stability programmes, anti-lock brakes and traction control. But two-wheel drive cars will, particularly in extreme circumstances, sometimes exhibit certain (and usually undesirable) characteristics.
Due to the weight of the engine and other assemblies resting on the front axle, front-wheel drive cars tend to be slightly superior to rear-wheel drive cars in the amount of grip they can transmit to the road during wet conditions.
But in a front-wheel drive car, hard cornering or cornering on a slippery road surface can cause understeer: where the car continues forwards even though the wheels are turned.
Conversely, rear-wheel drive cars can suffer from oversteer: the driving wheels deliver more power than the road surface can handle, causing the rear end to slide and the car to travel sideways. This can be quite difficult to control and traction aid systems and electronic stability programmes will engage quite early.
Slippery surfaces
With quattro, drive is distributed to all four wheels permanently in varying amounts, depending on the road conditions and how the car's being driven; it's constantly 'feeling' how much grip there is for each wheel. If a wheel loses grip, drive is diverted away to wheels that have better contact with the road. All his happens imperceptibly, but it results in a feeling of exceptional composure and control, even in what would ordinarily be potentially dangerous driving conditions.
With front-wheel or rear-wheel drive the car is effectively being either pulled or pushed round a bend. Instead, with quattro four-wheel drive, all four wheels work together and drive is delivered to where it's needed and regulated where it isn't. This means greater stability, more assured road-holding, enhanced agility and improved steering precision.
Towing and pulling
As well as the inherent safety qualities of quattro technology, the superb grip can transform a stylish sports car or luxury saloon into a powerful workhorse. Whether towing a trailer or rescuing a two-wheel driving friend from a snow drift, quattro adjusts the amount of traction required to suit the job in hand.


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Help with securing my Apple ID!
I'm sure a lot of people have heard Mat Honan's story by now. If you haven't I suggest you head over to Wired and read it.
So what suggestions do people have for securing an Apple ID until Apple addresses the issues with their password reset system?
My first thought was just to change my iTunes billing address to something completely false.
Would this be ok? Does Apple actually need to know my physical billing address?
Obviously having an @me address as the password reset address for Gmail, Hotmail, Twitter, Facebook etc accounts isn't a great idea.
I was thinking of creating a special "password reset" Gmail account with two factor authentication and using that as the default "password reset" address for all my other accounts.
I also think having "remote wipe" enabled isn't a great idea. Mat made a great point in that one needs to consider what the greater threat is... that someone will steal your MacBook or that a hacker will remotely wipe it.
My family has a bunch of iDevices and I have to admit I have no idea how to enable\disable remote wipe!
Backup is one thing I think I've got right, although if someone asked my a week ago I would have said I'm overly cautious
For all my important files I keep a local copy sync'd online to SkyDrive, a backup on a local server and an offsite backup of the server.


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From Latin eximius ("set apart, select"), from eximō ("take out or away; deliver, free"), from ex ("out of, from") + emō ("buy; acquire, take").
eximious (comparative more eximious, superlative most eximious)
- (obsolete) Pre-eminent, outstanding.
- 1850, "The Hercules Cheap Paletot", Punch, v. 18, p. 38:
- You've read the death of Hercules,
- In classic tale related;
- But there the facts of his decease
- Erroneously are stated:
- Each schoolboy will at large recite
- Fast as his Alphabeta,
- How that eximious man of might
- Departed on Mount Eta.
- 1850, "The Hercules Cheap Paletot", Punch, v. 18, p. 38:
- "eximious" in An American Dictionary of the English Language, by Noah Webster, 1828.
- eximious in Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- "eximious" in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.


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Song Video
Information About Twelve days of Christmas
The origins of the "Twelve Days of Christmas" are unknown, although some believe that it came from the game that was played on the twelfth day of Christmas. This is where verses were made up by each of the players. When one of the players messed up a verse, then they had to give up a kiss or a candy. This is observed in an early printed copy of Mirth without Mischief published in 1780 in England. However, the song is thought to be much older than this printed version.
The "Twelve Days of Christmas" song is a cumulative one where the verses are all stacked on top of one another. It is a sing song type of song that provides different gifts for each day of Christmas meaning that many different variations can be sung.
I receive many emails about the usage of "Colly birds". People are correct to assert that "calling birds" is now more commonly used. Colly means black as coal in old English, so Colly birds means black birds - which is the original lyric. The word Colly is no longer used in conversational English, so this lyric has now been replaced by "calling birds".
Some people say that the song was originated by Catholics who wanted their children to learn a Christian song but because Christianity was illegal they had to do it another way. Each number is supposed to mean something biblical but there is possibility that this is all a myth.
English scholar James Orchard Halliwell printed the earliest melodic version of the song in 1842, published in 'The Nursery Rhymes of England" (1846).
Some Historical Beliefs Attached To This Song:.
- A Partridge in a pear tree refers to Jesus, Christ the Son of God.
- Turtle Doves - The Old and New Testament
- French Hens - Faith, Hope and Charity (the Theological Virtues)
- Colling birds - the Four Gospels and/or the Four Evangelists
- Golden Rings - The first Five Books of the Old Testament
- Geese A-laying - the six days of creation
- Swans A-swimming - the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit
- Maids A-Milking - the eight beatitudes
- Lords Ladies Dancing - the nine fruits of the Holy Spirit
- Lords A - Leaping-the ten commandments
- Pipers Piping - the eleven faithful apostles
- Drummers Drumming - the twelve points of the doctrine in the Apostle's Creed
If you want to learn more about the history of the song, check out this page about The Twelve Days of Christmas.
Alternative Lyrics & Related Songs
You can sing the song in a different order
Nine ladies dancing
Ten lords a leaping
Eleven pipers piping
Twelve drummers drumming.
Fun Alternative Version
A teddy in a xmas tree
Two racing cars
Three spider men
Four party bratz
Five diamond rings
Six funky fishes
Seven stripy jumpers
Eight slinky slinkies
Nine motor bikes
Ten batman capes
Eleven cuddly kittens
Twelve fluffy bunnies.
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Dining Style:
Casual Dining
(415) 543-5100
Hours of Operation:
Lunch: Monday - Friday: 11:30 am - 2:30 pm;
Dinner: Monday - Thursday: 5:30 pm - 10 pm,
Friday and Saturday: 5:30 pm - 10:30 pm
Sunday: 5pm - 9:30pm
Happy Hour: Monday - Saturday: 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
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AMEX, Discover, MasterCard, Visa
Italian, Mediterranean
Executive Chef:
Mattia Marcelli
Dress Code:
Smart Casual
Accepts Walk-Ins:
Additional Details:
Banquet/Private Rooms, Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Counter Seating, Farm to Table, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Personal wines welcome (corkage fee applies), Private Room, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine, Wine Bar
Getting there
Cross Street:
Mission and Market streets
Public Transit:
Mint Plaza is located off of Fifth Street between Market and Mission Streets in San Francisco's Central Market district. The Plaza is a short distance (approximately 1 block) from the BART/MUNI Powell and Montgomery Street stations. Convenient MUNI bus lines include the 14 Mission, 15 Third, 30 Stockton, 45 Union and all Market Street routes.
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A word from 54 Mint
54 Mint is a little gem in the heart of downtown San Francisco across from the old US Mint Building. We offer authentic Italian cuisine prepared only with fresh and seasonal ingredients. Our pastas and desserts are made fresh on a daily basis. 54 Mint is also a retail store where you can purchase,
for a simple gift or for your own need, a variety of imported products such as extra virgin olive oil from Umbria, balsamic vinegars, cheese, spices, wines and much more...Our bar will remain open until midnight offering an extended variety of cocktails and high-end imported and local spirits as well as a late-night menu of small bites.
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Didn't love the sea urchin
bruschetta (tried it to be adventurous, and typically do like sea urchin, but found the mix to be weird.) The panna cotta on the other hand was TDF and the wine list was great."
Dined on 7/14/2014
Good food. Great olive oil and
honey. Friendly, intimate."
Dined on 7/10/2014
Wine and food very limited
selection. Waiter made up for it with excellent service and steak was pretty good. Would not go back with so many better places and selections in SF area."
Dined on 7/9/2014
Try pairing wines with your
courses.....The food was excellent and tried some excellent wines. Desserts are to die for, especially the Panacotta with 20 yr balsamic"
Dined on 7/3/2014
54 Mint is supposedly an italian
restaurant, I am italian and this was the worst italian meal ever !"
Dined on 6/30/2014
Very loud once the restaurant is
full. We had to raise our voice super loud so we could hear each other."
Dined on 6/21/2014
Everything was perfect - delicious
meal and a good bottle of wine and excellent service!"
Dined on 6/15/2014
tried 54 Mint on our vacation to
San Fran this past weekend. Loved the cute area the restaurant was located- We were seated downstairs and it was pretty dark but good for larger parties- Everything was very nice - my pasta was a bit salty but the waiter did mention that before I ordered so that was good- A good simple choice for a nice plate of italian food in san fran with out the north beach tourists!"
Dined on 6/14/2014
We found 54 Mint on the internet
and what a find! Tucked away on a little plaza behind the old San Francisco Mint gives it a European ambience from the outside, and inside it has all the understated charm of a small restaurant on might find somewhere in Italy. Excellent authentically Italian cuisine with a menu of interesting dishes to suit almost any taste. Great wine list. Superb staff – helpful, friendly, knowledgeable, and efficient without being overly solicitous. This was our first dinner there, but certainly not our last. We'll try it for lunch sometime, too."
Dined on 6/14/2014
I have raved and recommended 54
Mint multiple times. It was once fabulous. Unfortunately, this once gem has lost its luster. Unwelcoming hostess, poor and rushed service, food not so great as it once was. Move on and spend your money elsewhere."
Dined on 6/13/2014
Very authentic Roma cuisine. Good
portions. Will not disappoint. Wide wine selection. Follows traditional course meals."
Dined on 6/10/2014
Amazing "home cooked" style
Italian food accompanied by a fantastic wine selection. Service is attentive and knowledgeable!"
Dined on 6/9/2014
We were lucky to find this
restaurant. The ambiance is cool, the people and service is excellent and the food is the bomb! The kitchen has really got it going on here. Definitely try the grilled octopus! Really good Italian inspired food. The chef will come out to meet you at your table..very old school and I like it. Don't miss it! "
Dined on 6/4/2014
A last minute decision to lunch at
54 Mint turned out to be a delightful and delicious side trip to Italy, on a warm, sunny afternoon downtown. We were welcomed and seated in the tiled upstairs, adjacent to the bar/counter and kitchen. There were also several desirable, but occupied umbrella-capped tables outdoors on the patio. Warm, attentive service from Eros, and an menu that covers a perfect representation of Italian dishes, done well and simply with the best, fresh ingredients. A perfect arugula salad, luscious spaghetti carbonara, and grilled swordfish with herbs & lemon. Paired with a glass of white wine from Piemonte, it really had us thinking we had stumbled into a small trattoria somewhere in bella Italia. Andiamo !"
Dined on 6/4/2014
54 Mint was very accommodating for
our party of 8 for lunch. It was perfectly situated for several people from our party to drive in, park at 5th/Mission garage and walk to the restaurant. The outside seating area was very nice. The food was perfect - a little something for everyone - seafood lovers, pasta lovers, gluten free fare. Service was great as well. We will definitely be back for a lunch again!"
Dined on 6/4/2014
My first time at this restaurant,
but not the last. The food was amazing! My new favorite spot!"
Dined on 5/29/2014
My first visit to 54 Mint was a
great success. Everything was superb: The cocktails, salads, main course, and dessert. Even the wine by the glass was wonderful, and not overpriced. Service was excellent. We look forward to another visit. "
Dined on 5/22/2014
This is an awesome work lunch
spot. Many of my colleagues constantly rave about the place. Service and food is excellent! "
Dined on 5/22/2014
this place has great italian food,
always incredibly tasty and the service is wonderful."
Dined on 5/21/2014
We had eaten here several times
before and brought some out of town friends here telling them how good it is. Unfortunately, it was disappointing. We asked our waiter to decant the wine and he brought a chipped and cracked decanter. we asked him to replace it before decanting the wine and it took almost 10 mins to find one and bring it to us. The specials included what we thought was an asparagus dish but turned out to be a soup which was presented in a single bowl with 4 spoons. We had to request bread to sop up the gravy from the seafood/marinara dish. Getting our waiter's attention was like hailing a cab in NYC. All said however, the food was delicious. We will return again, but this visit was underwhelming."
Dined on 5/17/2014
I am local to SF and love 54 Mint.
What I especially love is the relaxed pace of dining where you do not feel like you are rushed. The food is very fresh and I will be back again and again. I had the truffle pasta"
Dined on 5/17/2014
fresh handmade pasta. everything
tasted great and the waiter was great too."
Dined on 5/16/2014
The presentation was lovely, but i
was not as impressed with the flavors as i wanted to be. great wine and terrific service."
Dined on 5/15/2014
Price was reasonable if the food
had been good. I had the wait staff's highly recommended lamb chops prepared by a chef from Rome. It was a "must order" recommendation by our waiter and subsequently by the waiter from another section of the restaurant, so I felt compelled to try it. Very disappointed and could only manage to eat a portion of one chop. It tasted gamey and was overpowering. In retrospect, I think it was the order the wait sttaff was pushing that evening. To his credit, the waiter comped a tiramisu and apologized that I didn't care for the entree (didn't offer to take it back however). My companion had the gnocchi which was average at best and ate less than a quarter of the meal. I don't recommend. "
Dined on 5/9/2014
Loved the swordfish while my
daughters had the gnocchi. The service was great, non-obtrusive, will definitely come back"
Dined on 5/7/2014
Worth the effort to find this
place, the food is good and the service was attentive - our waiter described every pasta and entre on the menu."
Dined on 5/7/2014
Been 3 or 4 times! Always awesome
and fantastic service!"
Dined on 5/2/2014
Small rustic atmosphere, with
excellent food and flavor"
Dined on 4/27/2014
4 if us dined and all disappointed
with the food. Noise level was over the top"
Dined on 4/26/2014
I was impressed by the food- all
delicious and high quality. The service was downright awful, the place was super loud, even during lunch, the cluster of flies dancing around in the middle of the dining room were cringe-worthy, and the food came out at all different times. Not impressed!"
Dined on 4/23/2014
I've been to 54 Mint a handful of
times and on each visit I find the same well-executed Italian fare, interesting wines, and warm hospitality. Case in point: On this last visit, my girlfriend and I had both guzzled down our glasses of wine while we paced ourselves with the rich pasta dishes on the table (that cacio e pepe with homemade tonarelli, man...). Our waiter noticed that we each had a few bites of pasta left but no wine to wash it down with. Rather than trying to sell us two more glasses, he gave us each an extra splash on the house. Love that Italian hospitality."
Dined on 4/19/2014
We have eaten at 54 Mint many
times, and it always pleases. The service is friendly, enthusiastic professional and knowledgeable. The limited menu changes seasonally, but is always authentic, with fresh and housemade ingrediants. Pastas are terrific, as are all the starters, but don't miss the suppli. The small wine list is highly focused on Italian wines, many hard to find, and always complimentary to the food. The noise level in the spare industrial space is high when they are busy, but manageable. Go. You won't be disappointed. "
Dined on 4/18/2014
Very energetic atmosphere but very
good, authentic food and wine. Tucked away across from the Mint but worth looking for it."
Dined on 4/14/2014
I've come numerous times over the
years for lunch most of the time. It is always good with a small menu of classic dishes done well. The ambiance is charming and on a warm day, the terrace is very pleasant."
Dined on 4/8/2014
The staff was great with my wife
who has a nut/seafood allergy. Really appreciated them checking everything carefully and advising us. Pasta's and apps were all great -- recommend it!"
Dined on 4/5/2014
Great place to have dinner before
the show. Downstairs is quieter and cozy."
Dined on 4/5/2014
My family eats here a couple times
a year when we are staying in San Francisco. The food is always well prepared; the wine suggestions (many Italian wines) are always thoughtful and well-suited to food; and the service is friendly, professional and attentive. Yes, that is what I want for a dining experience, and that is consistently what greets me at 54 Mint."
Dined on 3/30/2014
Nothing of a WOW factor, but solid
good. My hubbys steak was great and my gnocchi were very yummy. we were not blown away but satisfied. Wine room downstairs is awesome!"
Dined on 3/29/2014
Italian restaurant in quaint
quarters...clean and inviting. Excellent food selection...from the common to the uncommon. Service was excellent! Menu offered various enticing entrees....all at my party enjoyed theirs from pasta, to meats to rissoto. Hidden gem."
Dined on 3/16/2014
Waiter was very helpful answering
questions and offering suggestions. Wines are all Italian, excellent 'zin' equivalent suggestion by the waiter. Not your typical Italian menu. Split gnocchi gorgonzola entre as appetizer. Oxtail stew was wonderful, as was the sautéed kale......and the chocolate soufflé was amazing. Service was good.....not a place to go if you are in a hurry. We had a very enjoyable 2 hr meal."
Dined on 3/15/2014
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"I don't think so lady. You can find another room"
"There is none, It's just my son and me" You don't mind do you?
I thought about it for ah minute. "Ok you can stay here, so how old is this kid anyway and where is he?"
"He's going to be 18 on the 20th" of July, he's bringing the luggage up now. My name is Martha and my son is Ronnie. What's your name?
I'm Bonnie.
We settled in and her son knocked on the door and she let him in. He was kind of small for 18 and he looked like ah high school nerd. (You know a bookworm type) He even has a pencil case in his shirt pocket. I thought this wouldn't be too bad. We talked for a while. And Ronnie took out some books he'd brought along.
"He always do that, I asked.
"Yes, I don't want him to get behind in his studies"
I was getting hungry. I asked Martha and Ronnie to join me for something to eat. Martha said he needs to study, but I'll go with you. Where shall we go?
We went to a restaurant down the street and sat down. I asked Martha why she didn't bring her kid with her. "Oh he studies a lot & he eats simple foods that I pre-pair for him. It is brain food. He will be fine.
"What is he studying for a college exam or what?
"Yes he is & Martha explained that her son has a gift of learning. Ronnie is taking the entrance exam to Harvard University when we get back east. He has always been big on learning all he can. That is not all he has that is big " and she winked at me. "If you know what in mean"
"At 18 years old he's going to Harvard. He would have to be extremely intelligent to even get in that school". "Yes he has a 3.80 GPA and a 1100 IQ score. Not bragging, just fact & Harvard asked for him"
Well, we talked about many things. The subject came around the sex. Martha asked if I was lesbian, bi or straight. I didn't think that was any of her business. I changed the subject many times she always came back to it.
"Martha I am very straight. So why would you need to know this?" she didn't answer me. She just smiled and winked at me again.
Our meal was over and I told her I was going back to the hotel room. She said she would be there in a little while & I left. I arrived back to my room. I opened the door to my hotel room and shut it behind me. I didn't see the geek, Ronnie. I thought I would shower since he wasn't there. I stripped down & put on the hotel shower robe and walked into the bathroom, there to my surprise was Ronnie. This little kid had this spanish hotel housekeeper bent over the leading edge of the tub with his cock right up in her pooper.
I thought WoW, This kid about 110 pounds with a dick like that. I just watched as he pounded her bunghole. Not knowing it, but my hand went right to my pussy slit and I rubbed my crack from my ass to my belly button, feeling extremely amours. I fingered my holes as he fucked her ass with long deep strokes. She was squinting her eyes as she said in Spanish, I could tell that she was about to cummmm. I watched intently for a while longer.
I felt a hand on my ass cheeks. It was Martha. She was now naked and rubbing my butt. I remembered what she had said earlier. When she was talking about sex and wanting to know about my sexual orientation. I thought. Is she fucking her son? Martha whispered in my ear. "Isn't he something, Just look at that dick. So huge and hard. Wouldn't you like some of that" she said?
I turned my head back to Ronnie and his assault on this housekeeper's ass. Ronnie said out loud I'M CUMMMMIN' She said "Poota POOTA dick in my POOTA as she was pointing and rubbing her cunt. Ronnie slid out of her ass, slapped it hard & he inserted that love stick in her pussy, All the way to the bottom. She just grouted and screamed Oiy Vey Oiy Vey Fuck my Poota Gringo. He increased his speed and soon they were cumming together.
He gave it to her hard and fast. He said "Mamma, I'm Cummin like you said to. His Mamma just looked at this cunt taking his cock. "He spent every thing he had, and still cuming when his dick slid out, he cummed in her, on her ass cheeks and was still dripping when he stood up.
I had never seen so much cum in one shot. This little kid was amazing! As he was coming down from his orgasm he stood up and looked at his naked mother and said. "Did I do good Mom"?
"Yes Ronnie you sure did, it's was just like I showed you son" Well by then I feeling the turn-on and the moisture was running down my leg. Martha "How did you find this out about your son Ronnie"
Oh, she said, "since his daddy left us after he was born we have been alone. I picked up the father figure and my mothering. He started have good hard erections when he was just 7 or 8 years old. It was 6am one morning. I walked into his room to wake him for school. He had a tent built. I took ah peek under his sheets. I nearly fell over. His cock was standing up a full 6" at age 7. The veins were protruding out 1/8" all the way to his cock helmet. I thought wow! This kid has a dick that won't quit. It was flexing in his sleep. I really wanted to but I never did!" and now he knows what it was for, because I showed him.. His has healthy sperm, I had it checked"
Martha, have you e v e r, well you know" fucked your son"
"No, he has wanted to many times but I'm not into incest. I am his mother. I'm just showing him what a lady likes and what her needs are. Ronnie has this 8 1/2" cock to do it with"
All the time she was telling me, I was fucking my snatch hole with my fingers. I was about to cum right there. "Bonnie, Would you like some too? I can tell by the way you were watching him, You would if you could huh?
"I don't know, I have never done a 18 year old kid. However it does look inviting. He's probably done isn't he" Martha's reply was overwhelmingly. She said, "I've watched him go for hours, he has such stamina & staying power to keep that cock erect and shoot his wad many times over"
As Ronnie looked at his cock dripping from the housekeeper's cunt & his mother told him that I wanted some of that love tool. The moisture from my slit was already from watching this geek and the spanish housekeeper was done. She put her housekeepers uniform on and left our room.
Ronnie said "So you want some of this? Well here, come and get it lady" I hesitated a bit & thought what would my boyfriend say? Nah, he won't ever know! I walked over to him. I just grabbed his cock wiped it off with a washcloth. He said 'Turn around lady and bend over and grab your ankles. No foreplay! He just went for it! He snuggled in behind me & aimed that cock at my love nest and with a little pressure he was in. Now, Here I was with a child's dick in my wet pussy I found myself starting to back up against the length of his thrusts.
Martha said "Ronnie I want you to stop before she cums. You need to tease this lady ah little"
His cock was so blood filled & hard I couldn't believe I was fucking this kid. He was a go-getter alright! He was thrusting into me with such force I was cummijg in no time. His dick was sliding on my G-Spot and I knew it wouldn't be long. It felt it approaching . I'm Cumming! I shouted out loud. Oh GOD, fuck your lil slut, fuck me , make me hurt , make me cum SOOOOOOOOOO GOOOOD " FUCK ME! I'M CUMMING!" Pleaseeeeee......Give it to me Hard .....Fuck me hard & don't STOP Until you fill my cunt with that hot cream, Ohhhhhhh.........pleaseeeeeeee,,,,,,, I'm cumming! FUCK! I'M CUMMING!" Oh Fuck My hole. Young Man!
"Ronnie STOP!" Martha said, Ronnie stopped and looked at his mother. Said Now what Mom "You want her also? His mother had a strap-on dildo and was looking at my butt, "Here son put this around your waist" This rubber cock wasn't as long or around as Ronnie's meat. It was sitting off center ah little, It was made for females. As she explained to Ronnie, "Now put your dick in her wet hole. And place this at her asshole" and slowly make the strap-on dildo disappear in her bung. He did as he was told, as he always did.
Slowly he moved closer to my ass cheeks. His dick was about a half of the way in my cunt and I felt the pressure of this rubber at my butt. Ronnie asked me if I was ok, "Yeah I said "it's getting full though".
All of a sudden Martha pushed Ronnie's ass hard against mine, and plop! He managed to gain access to my ass with out any lube of any kind. And it hurt like hell, but the sensation was so tremendous. He started in & out movements and gradually increased speed.
He was at the bottom of my pussy, He pounded my pussy with his dick while this rubber cock was in my butt. Oh the sensation was grand! I felt my orgasm near the peak. Ohhhhhhh.........pleaseeeeeeee,,,,,,, Ronnie, I'm cumming! Again!!! I started to rub my clitoris fast. Martha had another vibrator as she was rubbing my clit vigorously. My asshole felt like it was on fire and I was about to squirt as again another orgasm was here! All I could do was inhale a deep breath and hold it! My pussy gushed with my woman-ness & wave after wave of orgasms hit my insides like never before.
I just collapsed on the rim of the bathtub. Ronnie fell over me. We just lay there for a few minuets waiting for my command since to come back around.
The telephone rang at 05:30. It was the airline telling us that we were due to depart in two hours. I forgot all about the flight, Susie & my boyfriend. I had been fuckin this kid all night. I hadda to shower, get dressed and make it to the airport all inside of two hours. WTF? I did however make my flight and made it to the hospital just before Susie's surgery. Ronnie will make a great husband for some lucky woman. I never told anyone about this sexual encounter, not even my boyfriend. He may find-out though. He likes this site to read these stories…
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This was my first MAC lipstick purchase, and after having it for a couple months I don't know how I lived without it! It has a nice smell, it feels lovely on my lips, it's easy to apply, I never worry about needing a mirror for this one. My lips are quite pigmented, so I can wear this by itself, or by toning my lips down first with foundation. Both ways it is absolutely lovely. Also, the money goes to a great cause, so it's definitely a 'win-win' in my book.
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I love this lipstick! This was my first lipstick purchase from MAC. It is more of a glossy look on me since it matches my lip color very well. Whenever I don't know what to wear on my lips, I grab this!
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At first, I didn't like this. But I am progessively realizing I might just love it! On me it shows up as a slightly muted fuschia color with gold sparkle.. it is really pretty! I think the reason I didn't like this at first was because I was hoping for the conventional MLBB and this just isn't it for me.. oh, but the result is so much better!
I really like this lipstick. I find it generally flatters me no matter what other make up I am wearing, although it is not a bold color and so never use it when I want to draw serious attention to the look of my lips. It is best to just bring out a natural sheen to the lips and is so well suited to everyday use, I keep one in my make up bag in my purse at all times. I use other Viva Glam colors ( I love the Cyndy LE color ) but highly recommend this as a color that flatters almost every complexion and look.
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Nice scent, boring color, feels moisturizing on initial appication, but like almost every MAC lipstick I've tried, really isn't and ultimately dries the lips out.
Sorry, this one just doesn't do it for me.
I have finished one tube and will buy another one :) looove this lipstick its a great netural for me. With a hint of sort of creamy brown. I believe its beatiful effect varries from one lip color to another as its a bit sheer :) and my lips are fairly medijm to dark.
Its one of my stables and its very unique to say the least and not boring :) i gave it 4 cause i wish it had better staying power! :(
My favourite MAC lipstick, it's a great on-the-go lipstick when you don't want to wear a bold red or pink. It's a great nudie/faint pinkish colour, and since I have pigmented lips, it just looks like a frosty gloss on me, and it doesn't look too bad or too "try hard". Makes my already pink lips stand out! I'm already going to need a 2nd tube. :p
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I won't go in to describing the color of this lipstick since it's pretty well known. I do like the effect it gives. My lips are pretty pigmented but for some reason it doesn't look nearly as pink on me as it does in the picture here. That aside, I think this lipstick is very pretty and perfect for day looks. For me, it is kinda unexpected. I don't normally go for brown-toned lip stuff.
This has grown on me - when I first got it I thought it was completely unremarkable, but now I really like it. It's a nice nude-pink with lots of shimmer. It suits my pale skin color perfectly with just enough color for everyday wear - I can wear this to teach. It also is benefited by a lip liner and gloss for evening if you want to do a smoky eye. Definitely a staple and very flattering to my skin.
I love this lipstick for it's versatility, I have tried it with many different looks from minimal makeup to a full-on smoky eye and it goes exceptionally well with them all so I take this one everywhere - It is not necessarily my go-to lipstick but it is a failsafe.
The formula I find more drying than other MAC lipsticks and the glitter is a bit too gritty for this to be perfect but it works as a staple. That being said I am on the fence about repurchasing this, I think because I have so many lipsticks just now I likely won't be buying more any time soon, I think when the stash has reduced somewhat this will weedle it's way back into my life.


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It is disturbing, provoking and insulting for compassionate individuals to know how many times HLS has been exposed for animal cruelty and rule breaking. It fills us with rage to fight for the 70,000 animals locked in solitary confinement in that hell, waiting to be poisoned to death in the most excruciating way, being burnt, brain damaged or cut open while still alive.
We don't tolerate that viciousness and we will do everything we can to stop that crime.
12 activists decided to target AXA today, a major shareholder of AstraZeneca, who has been caught on camera in 2008 funding merciless and brutal experiments on primates at HLS. And as AXA's offices are based in the City and are about 5 to 10 minutes walking distance from each other. So it was decided to do 5 AXAs in a row.
First target was AXA Corporate Solutions at 140 Fenchurch St, London, EC3M 6BL - Tel: 020 7702 6600. We hope Emmanuel Nivet, CEO AXA Corporate Solutions UK, was informed about our showing up outside the office naming and shaming them with 3 megaphones and handing out many leaflets.
After that we went to AXA Insurance at 1 Algate Drive, London, EC3N 1RE - Tel: 020 7702 3109 and 020 7553 2849, just 10 minutes walking distance from AXA Corporate Solutions. It was the first time we went there, and the security staff were so unsure about what to do with us, that for a few seconds, they closed both entrances (one door and the revolving doors) stopping the employees from leave or coming into the building. How unprofessional is that AXA! We suggest your security staff attend a new induction training session.
After one hour protesting outside AXA Insurance, giving speeches on the megaphone very loud and clear for everybody to listen, we went to AXA Real State - Tel: 020 7374 4100 and Axa Rosemberd - Tel: 020 7003 1800, who are both based on the same building at 155 Bishopsgate, London, EC2M 3XJ. It was a very hot day (29 degrees!) and the neighbouring offices employees were enjoying the sunny weather at the cafe's terraces during their lunch break, so we easily informed everybody in the nearby area about the involvement of AXA in the sickening and brutal vivisection industry.
Afterwards, we visited AXA UK headquarters at 5 Old Broad Street, London, EC2N 1AD - Tel: 020 7920 5900, a regular protest target, to continue pressurising AXA to sell their blood money shares in AstraZeneca.
Then to finish off, we visited our fifth and last AXA target of the day: AXA Investment Managers, at 7 Newgate Street, London, EC1A 7NX - Tel: 020 7003 1000 where we loudly protested against them for about one hour.
We decided to finish the day of protests by visiting AstraZeneca in Paddington! And standing outside their car park with banners and placards naming and shaming them as the remainder workers left.
Until next time AstraZeneca!
We will continue fighting to close down HLS at all costs.
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Flu season is coming early in parts of the United States: This time last year, flu cases were lower in Palm Harbor than they are now, according to data on Google's Flu Trends.
Overall in Florida, activity is considered high now. It was also considered high at this time in 2011, according to Flu Trends.
If you're considering getting a flu shot, here are some places in Palm Harbor that offer the vaccine (besides your own doctor, of course):
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According to this week's CDC Flu activity report, influenza levels are on the increase across the country.
Five states – Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee – are reporting flu rates not normally seen until January, according to the Centers for Disease Control. The flu season normally peaks in January and February.
Holiday travel and more time spent indoors due to soggy weather will contribute to the spread of the flu virus, so now is the time to get vaccinated.
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This edition of eBay Friday features a "handcolored" postcard, dating back to the early 1900s, of the Fairfield Memorial Library.
According to the seller on eBay, the card has writing on the front and back. As you can see, whoever sent the postcard inquired "What's the matter with Yale."
Interesting. I guess we'll never know the matter the postcard sender was referring to.
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Update: Two men accused in the slaying of Michael "Gabe" Hallman during a fracas in a Chollas Creek-area neighborhood on Sept. 30 pleaded not guilty to murder charges today and were ordered held without bail.
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Two men suspected of killing a man, who grew up in Ramona, following a fight at a social gathering in the Chollas Creek-area were scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday.
Francisco Jose Arellano, 32, of Chula Vista and Michael Vincent Reyes, 29, of El Cajon were already in custody for alleged parole violations when they were re-booked Monday on suspicion of murdering 34-year-old Michael Gabriel Hallman, according to San Diego police Lt. Ernie Herbert.
A candlelight vigil was held for Hallman, who was known as "Gabe" to his family and friends, at the Ramona soccer fields on Dec. 5. Hallman's mother, Jennifer Hallman said during the vigil that police had informed her just hours earlier that an arrest was made in the case and more arrests were possible. But police waited until Tuesday to disclose the news to the public.
Hallmann grew up in Ramona but last lived and worked in the city of San Diego as a licensed massage therapist. He was survived by his 4-year-old daughter.
Shortly after 5:30 a.m. on Sept. 30, patrol officers responding to a report of an assault in the 5000 block of Sterling Court found Hallman in front of a home in the area suffering from several stab wounds. Medics took him to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead about an hour later, Herbert said.
The lieutenant declined to disclose what led detectives to identify Arellano and Reyes as the alleged killers. Herbert also would not comment on a suspected motive, though he said the victim and suspects apparently got into a fight during some sort of social gathering.


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This should be a momentum stopper on efforts to weaken the law.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Gov. Phil Bredesen says he doesn't want the Legislature to water down the state's open government laws.
Bredesen says local officials need to recognize that government works better in the open, even though it's sometimes less efficient to do so.
The governor's comments come a day after a legislative panel recommended changing Tennessee's open meetings law to allow local private meetings of up to three politicians to discuss public business — and even decide how they will vote on issues.
If adopted by the Legislature, the measure would be a big change over the current law that does not allow officials to discuss public business in any private meetings, with some narrow exceptions.


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Arrivederci Roma!
All good things must come to an end. Later tonight we leave Rome and head home. But this is definitely not good-bye to Italy it's more of a "We'll see each other again."
A parting shot…What I love about Rome, amongst other things, is that around every corner is a photo op.
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Great colors and tones in this image. Very nice shot.
Safe travels!
July 18, 2011 at 2:31 pm
Sounds like you had a wonderful trip! Nice vibrant colors of a quaint looking scene.
July 18, 2011 at 11:45 pm
There is something about Rome that captivates us, too. Thanks for taking us along on your trip in the virtual sense.
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Beautiful image Edith! I've enjoyed your images of Rome. Where are we going next?
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Ample photo opps indeed! You must have filled countless memory cards before boarding the plane for home.
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The Cleveland County Election Board is excited to announce several staff changes that took effect July 1, according to County Election Board Secretary Jim Williams. Two employees were promoted to Coordinator positions and one new Administrative Assistant has been hired by the agency.
Tricia Rittenhouse has been promoted to Customer Service and Data Coordinator, a new position recently created at the Election Board. In her new role, Tricia will provide press releases and other information to the media, candidates and voters. She will also oversee the agency web site and social media sites.
"The new full-time position reflects a renewed dedication to customer service and voter outreach," Williams said. "And this is a well-deserved promotion for Tricia. Her excellent customer service skills and great creativity will be evident to all Cleveland County voters."
Susan Vis has been promoted to Absentee Voting Coordinator. In this role, she will supervise all Absentee Voting activities such as processing absentee requests, mailing absentee ballots, corresponding with military voters, and administering early voting. She has worked as an Administrative Assistant in the Absentee department since last October.
"Absentee voting is a big part of our election system, and I know that Susan will take the responsibility very seriously," says Secretary Williams.
Trey Gaylord was recently hired as an Administrative Assistant. His primary role is to serve as the "front line" customer service representative, answering and directing agency calls and assisting walk-in customers. Trey spent some time working for the Election Board, assisting through the last General Election.
The County Election Board maintains all voter records for Cleveland County and administers elections according to instructions from the Oklahoma State Election Board. Cleveland County is the third largest county in the state, behind Tulsa and Oklahoma counties.