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The day begins early at Hialeah Distributors. The sun has risen a half-hour ago, casting the sky in pastels, while the breeze below smells of cinnamon and fried chicken and rot. The men gathered in the parking lot are luncheros. They drive the lunch trucks known affectionately as "roach coaches," more than 30 of which are currently lined up along the warehouse's façade. The dull oceanic drone of engines accelerating and decelerating fills the air and mingles with the sound of dogs yapping from nearby kennels.
The clay-color warehouse extends east to west along the length of the block, forming an assembly line of suppliers to serve these mobile restaurateurs. The drivers carry gray plastic trays of ice to be dumped into the storage holds of their trucks, which already are packed with soft drinks, juices, and milk. A lunchero grabs at prepackaged sandwiches from a four-tiered cart on wheels. His fingers express an odd mixture of grace and carelessness, like the legs of a tipsy ballerina. Onto the rear oven shelves of his vehicle he tosses chicken croquettes, breakfast tortillas bursting with bacon strips, and medianoche sandwiches bathed in garlic.
Other drivers stock up on candy bars, cupcakes, and chips. Some stop at the next outlet along the row of businesses supplying luncheros, Mis-Postres Bakery, for flan, arroz con leche, and pasteles de guayaba, or continue east, entering Los Viñalesos Catering, where 130 different kinds of sandwiches await. At the eastern end of the warehouse building is G.A. Catering Repair and Sales, specializing in the repair of the road-battered coaches.
Here in the lunchero capital of the world, the morning bullshit session occurs exclusively in Spanish, and the tenor of the talk is machista. Selin Aguada, who has been driving a lunch truck for nearly half his 36 years, pulls up alongside three compadres. Aguada's blue-green eyes are set off by his skin, which shows the leathery effects of many days spent outdoors. His hair is brown, combed back, and neatly trimmed. He wears gray shorts and a short-sleeve work shirt with his first name stitched over the heart. Aguada swings down from his truck to exchange gruff pleasantries. One of his fellow drivers produces snapshots from a recent trip to Cuba: two nude and seminude island prostitutes. The packet of pictures travels from hand to hand as Aguada and his friends rate the girls. The photos finally disappear back into a white envelope, and the banter begins to die down as the men make their final preparations before heading out.
Aguada pats down the ice in the side compartment of his truck. Using a damp rag, he wipes the Plexiglas oven windows and steel countertops. A few yards away, the outbreak of a minor argument disturbs the feel of communal labor. A heavy-set driver with a crew cut tells another about a new stop he is investigating. The other, taller and wearing an identical haircut, claims a prior association with the company that owns the site. "Cabrón, I better not find you there!" yells the departing driver.
"Now you're seeing how luncheros fight," Aguada notes.
His tone is light, but life as a lunchero is no joke. The hours are long, the work is arduous, and the competition brutal. With an increasing number of trucks vying for customers, turf wars are a fact of life, as are robberies. Here on the fringes of the food-and-beverage industry, life has something of a frontier quality: unregulated, wild, self-made. And it's this edge, along with the promise of untold (and untaxed) riches, that draws men like Aguada into the fold. "It's a lot of work, but you're your own boss and you live all right," he says, swinging into the cab and firing up his roach coach.
There are two basic types of roach coaches. California-style trucks, named for the state in which they initially flourished, consist of a pickup truck whose bed has been fitted with a special shell, usually covered with a shiny skin of quilted aluminum, which stores prepared food. The second variety are larger, UPS-type trucks or converted buses, equipped with full kitchens.
According to state figures, 430 licensed California coaches and about 200 other modified food-vending vehicles are on the road in Miami-Dade County. Add hot dog carts and ice cream trucks to the list, and the number of food-on-wheels operations more than doubles. But providing a more precise estimate of mobile food vendors is impossible, because hundreds skirt state health inspectors and yearly licensing fees.
While the State of Florida has three departments overseeing mobile food units, it does not have the manpower to keep tabs on every entrepreneurial genius who decides the trunk of his Toyota was specifically designed to house an eatery. Trucks can go anywhere their drivers take them, so inspectors must rely on legal operators ratting out illegal ones, or wait for the rare complaint from a patron before attempting to track down an offender. The state Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has only twenty inspectors overseeing hundreds of California trucks in Miami-Dade County, not to mention the dozens of commissaries from which they buy food.
Unless a lunchero obtains special (and expensive) permits, his vehicle is only supposed to serve foods prepackaged in "single-service containers," a rule most drivers break. Instead they go out of their way to buy trays filled with marinated chicken, Chinese fried rice, mashed potatoes, and more. When a truck shows up at an office park or a construction site, patrons are invited to serve themselves, buffet style. These meals generally are far tastier than the prepackaged versions. And because the lunchero's survival depends on the popularity of his fare, most drivers serve hot food buffet style -- never mind the law. (The food on these trucks, if not always the most savory, appears to be safely edible. Last year, for example, only two complaints were filed with state officials concerning food purchased from California trucks.)
So how does one become a lunchero? First you need a truck. You can buy a restored California truck for $17,000 (or rent one for $250 per week) from San Francisco Motors at 26th Street and West Second Avenue in Hialeah. Next you obtain the minimum required licenses: state, county, and occupational. Now you need a route. And here's the rub.
A route is a series of stops at which you can dependably sell your food. How does one build a route? Pretty simple. You can go to any office building, warehouse, farm, business center, or school and simply park outside and wait. As long as the owner or manager doesn't mind, you're fine.
But if you actually want to sell the food on your truck, you're going to have to figure out when the workers or students are on break. And in order to have a route that generates money, you're going to have to coordinate the workers' breaks at one stop with the rest of your stops. This means you have to develop a relationship with the owners or managers of all the businesses you intend to serve.
Only one problem. You might be hard-pressed to find a single virgin stop in Miami-Dade County. Most likely another lunchero has already laid claim to it. And if you are looking to create an entire route, you're really going to have to search hard. Your competition: second-generation luncheros with nearly 30 years of experience and contacts. And if you show up at a business where another fellow is peddling his taquitos, you're more than likely going to be asked -- or told in no uncertain terms -- to leave.
Just ask former lunchero Luis Lopez, owner of Rainbow Catering, a prominent Hialeah food supplier for the lunch trucks. Lopez says he has been in the business since 1975, when he bought his first route for $5000. That's right, bought his first route. In the mobile catering business, you don't just buy a truck, you buy the route that comes with it. That is, of course, if you are working within the established code of honor, which forbids challenging an already established relationship between a lunchero and his client.
According to Lopez entrepreneurs have been creating routes and developing contacts with businesses, farms, and contractors since the Seventies, when Cuban drivers began securing a foothold in the industry. Before then luncheros tended to be Anglo, and getting someone to drive a lunch truck was difficult. No one wanted to do it. The rapid growth of Hialeah and the influx of Cubans and other immigrants changed all of that, Lopez says. Now nearly all lunch truck operators in Miami-Dade are Hispanic. They hail from virtually every Latin-American and Caribbean country, though most are Cuban.
Rather than buying a truck and trying to start a route cold, most luncheros gain entry through someone already in the business. This usually means renting a truck, for up to $500 per week, with an already established route. After a month or two of training, a driver is ready to purchase the route and go out on his own, or continue renting it if the owner does not want to sell. A driver can always build his route by keeping an eye out for new and better stops, which open with time.
The cost of a route is usually comparable to a little less than what it grosses annually. A cheap route might run $20,000 and net between $21,000 and $24,000 per year. The best routes have market values as high as $100,000. With the possibility of reaching six figures selling sandwiches, it comes as little surprise that there are internal tensions in the mobile catering business. Independent drivers sometimes get into disputes with one another; others complain that bigger operators, who own several trucks, try to bully smaller players. With more money to spend, a larger operator can provide financial incentives to a foreman or a business owner or a contractor. Codes of honor have a funny way of bowing to cash.
Shortly after 8:00 in the morning, Selin Aguada heads northwest on Okeechobee Road, then north toward his first destination, a carpet outlet on West 64th Street in Hialeah, hard by the Palmetto Expressway. He bounces with the rhythm of the road and accelerates quickly at intersections. As a result of the photo-viewing session, he is running about ten minutes behind -- serious time when your schedule revolves around a chain of famished workers on fifteen-minute breaks. If Aguada arrives late to one of these locales, the workers do not eat, and he risks losing their business for good.
He still smells soapy clean, but he has 36 stops and a long day in the sun ahead. Elbow resting on the windowsill, arm outstretched into the wind, he holds the morning's first cigarette as he drives. The vehicle's rear compartment, stacked with merchandise and ice, lists slightly to one side. Water trickles from beneath the truck like sand in an hourglass.
After a ten-minute drive, he turns into the rear parking lot of Mary's Carpet & Tile. His horn blares as if it were the world's loudest three-note harmonica. Aguada dismounts, change belt clanking. He has the build of a middleweight boxer whose stomach has gone a little soft, solid and stocky with plenty of reach, and quick, powerful legs.
He begins by propping open the truck's wings, which create faux awnings, as well as shade, for his customers. Lifting the side door of the food compartment, he unveils a miniwarehouse packed with merchandise. From the compartment's ceiling a Latin love ballad spills out on to the lot. Aguada has rigged a car speaker above a shelf of potato chips. The storage space is about eleven feet long and three feet deep. At the base is a refreshment cooler stocked with chilled cans of Arizona iced tea, cartons of chocolate milk, bottles of Gatorade and Pepsi, as well as apples, oranges, and tangerines. Above, on three shelves that run the length of the side compartment, are assorted snacks: plastic-wrapped wedges of pound cake, bags of plantain chips, Snickers bars, ham and cheese sandwiches, Ritz crackers, muffins, bread pudding, dulce de leche. To the left, the condiments: ketchup, hot sauce, mustard, mayonnaise, relish.
Aguada opens the rear compartment door to reveal food warmed by the truck's propane-fueled oven. Behind Plexiglas windows are assorted hot foods on several shelves: tender grilled chicken coated with barbecue sauce, chicken croquettes, prewrapped fried thigh-and-leg combos, hot dogs, hamburgers, steak sandwiches, medianoches, French toast, a Milanese sandwich of veal and sauce and mozzarella, chicharrónes, two trays of rice. To the right of the chow is a giant silver coffeemaker, self-serve.
Workers swoop down on the rear and right side of the vehicle, shouting greetings, grabbing hot food from the back and juices from the side. A carpetlayer heaps portions of rice, potatoes, and roasted chicken onto a heavy-duty cardboard plate; another eschews a plate and grabs directly at a taquito, the oil dripping down his fingers. A third hands Aguada a five-dollar bill. "Did you see the Heat?" he asks the lunchero.
"No, I went to sleep early last night," says Aguada, pumping the pistons of his change maker.
"Here we talk about everything," jokes outlet manager Armando Dominguez. "Politics, baseball, and faggots."
With fourteen years of experience on this route, Aguada has learned the special preferences of his customers. He stocks up in the morning on hot food from Los Viñalesos and on desserts from Mis-Postres. His daily choices have become second nature. In all there is about $500 worth of merchandise on the truck, of which he will sell between $400 and $450. At the end the day he'll discard the unsold entrées and restock packaged foods for the next day. In the morning he'll buy a new batch of meals. On a good day he'll have cleared $150 in profit.
As self-employed businessmen, drivers pay taxes on their income every three months. But not all luncheros are as forthcoming as Aguada about their earnings. This being an all-cash business, fudging on tax forms is a common practice. "You know how it is. Everybody reaches in and takes a little; not everything you make is reported," says another driver, who declined to give his name.
Now and again Aguada grabs a frayed and food-stained spiral-bound notebook. In its light-green pages he scrawls updates of customer tabs. These credit accounts are paid off twice monthly, in accordance with the workers' pay schedule. He knows nearly every customer by name.
Oscar Rodriguez, a carpet installer with a yen for pork sandwiches, says he amasses $15 to $20 of expenses per week on credit. He's typical of the lunchero crowd: a blue-collar laborer without much time to eat, and limited funds. A typical construction worker, for example, has a break of about fifteen minutes to eat lunch, hardly enough time to dash out for fast food, assuming he has a car. Besides, the quality and variety proffered by your average lunchero puts Mickey D's to shame. And when was the last time Ronald McDonald let you eat on layaway?
Aguada has been servicing Mary's as long as he has held this route. He secured the venue in an informal meeting with Mary's owner. While many drivers complain about having to offer kickbacks and/or free food to owners and foremen to secure permission to stop at a business, Aguada says no money changed hands to get this account. The owner has been pleased with his service to this day. So, does Armando Dominguez, the manager, get free food? "Are you kidding?" Dominguez bellows cheerily. "He charges me more!"
After the last of three groups of employees make their purchases, Aguada rearranges the drinks encased in ice. He pats down the cubes, wipes off the rear counter, lowers the doors, and takes off again.
Although his next stop is a forklift warehouse, Aguada's route is chiefly construction. Sixteen of the eighteen sites he visits twice daily are run by contractor José Fano. "I worked this site when they were building [the Citgo station]," says Aguada, stopping for gas on West 60th Street. "The attendant inside used to drive a lunch truck. I know him." He points across the street to a pair of six-story apartment buildings and an office complex. "I worked those too," he says. "I've worked the entirety of Hialeah." But Aguada's route has flourished with the growth of Fano's business, which has moved beyond Hialeah projects. Now that Fano is working bigger projects in Broward County, so is Aguada.
At Melrose Homes, a new project in Miramar, Aguada makes fifteen stops, zigzagging a trail of dust through a development that stretches over several square miles. Aguada spends a little more than five minutes at each, making small talk, keeping tabs on his accounts, and smiling, always smiling.
At a stop on the fringes of the site, a truckload of workers calls out to Aguada, who is already on his way to the next stop: "Where're you going? Don't let us starve!" Aguada, ever courteous, stops along the road, and opens his truck for five more quick sales. The bills he holds in his left hand have grown an inch thick, yet he shuffles them deftly and rapidly in and out of the wad while greeting workers, holding several light conversations at once and monitoring the hands rapidly despoiling the contents of his truck.
For all the smiling, the anxiety of reaching his next stop is never far from his mind. And there are other, darker concerns as well. Two months ago, he says, a foreman working this site invited another lunchero. Aguada did not take kindly to this. He personally asked the driver to leave, but that didn't work. The new guy said he had received permission. So Aguada turned to his old friend Fano. The errant vendor was sent packing, as was the foreman not long afterward. "I haven't had too many problems in my work, just a few instances," he says.
But turning to Fano was not the last alternative. Aguada had at least one more option for dealing with this stubborn interloper: " A piñasos!" he declares. With blows!
Luis Lopez is a man of slight build and enormous perseverance. He has graying hair and brown eyes that manage to be penetrating despite his tinted bifocals. A strain of humility and patience leavens his voice, lending him something of the common touch. But beneath his generous nature -- legendary among luncheros -- there is tremendous drive.
Lopez is the founder of Rainbow Catering, one of the most prominent suppliers on the roach-coach circuit. Some 250 trucks are registered to pick up food at the commissary. A former lunchero himself, the 62-year-old Lopez has come to represent the pinnacle of this particular career path: prosperous business owner. Purchased in 1984 with $35,500 apiece anted up by Lopez and two partners (as well as four lunch trucks thrown in to meet the asking price), Rainbow is a booming concern today. About a dozen employees work there, serving clients $18,000 to $20,000 worth of merchandise per day in a business that is still growing.
Before arriving in the United States in 1968, Lopez lost his left arm in a traffic accident in Cuba. This did nothing to quell his entrepreneurial spirit. He sold jewelry on the sidewalks of Los Angeles until an earthquake scared him into moving to Miami. He then moved to Chicago for a brief time, but the Windy City winter sent him scurrying back to South Florida with a newly purchased $400 ice cream truck. In that very vehicle, he loaded his wife, nine-year-old son, and his furniture, and headed south. What better place to sell frozen sweets, he figured, than Miami? "I hit the road not knowing anything about selling ice cream," says Lopez. "After having the truck painted and filling it with supplies, I had $50 left in my pocket."
Lopez bought his first lunch truck in 1975, along with a route that has since been demolished by the construction of I-95. He would rise at 2:00 a.m. and work till 2:00 p.m., then head back on the ice cream truck in the afternoon. This routine he kept up for nine months before selling the ice cream truck and devoting himself exclusively to operating a roach coach. Soon he bought another lunch truck for $9000 and began renting the first truck. Then he sold both trucks and tried a brief stint in the landscaping business. But the 1980 Mariel boatlift, along with a construction boom, lured Lopez back to mobile vending. He saw an increase in those willing to drive the trucks and a growing market as well. Lopez began buying battered trucks, repairing them, forging routes for them, and selling the trucks along with the routes. By 1984 he was ready to try his hand at the wholesale end of the business.
Rainbow offers almost everything you need for a lunch truck except hot foods and fresh-baked pastry items: propane gas tanks for refueling the rear warmers, packaged sweets, drinks. But the most impressive feature of Rainbow is its gargantuan ice plant. Installed a year ago, the gray-steel structure rises four stories high, adjacent to the eastern façade of the Rainbow building. A fat plastic tube winds down from the roof of the bin, delivering thousands of pounds of ice per day to luncheros. At peak production the plant produces 200,000 pounds per day of the white gold, which literally makes the business possible. It is cold items -- cans of soda beaded with condensation, apple juice so frigid it lowers your body temperature -- that make the lunchero an oasis in a desert of possibility.
Every day beginning at 3:30 a.m., luncheros flock to Rainbow, filling up and moving out, cramming its parking lot with up to 60 vehicles. Lopez's road to success, however, is more difficult to navigate today, in an area saturated with lunch-truck drivers. "When I got started," he recalls, "there were 200, maybe 300 trucks. Now there are over 1000 drivers." With newly arriving immigrants searching for a job that offers if not instant riches, then at least a measure of independence, more and more people are willing to vie for a place in this competitive market. The result is conflict and increased danger.
Whether it's drivers buying from warehouses or clients buying from luncheros, cash fuels the business, making it a natural target for robbers. Rainbow suffered three burglaries in 1998. In that same year, 29-year-old Ivan Edgar and 16-year-old William Lleo went on a robbery binge, logging seven lunchero holdups and one jewelry-store heist in a two-month period before skipping to Mexico. A 1992 robbery attempt at Rainbow was thwarted when Victor "Hugo" M. Candelario, a partner in the business, shot and wounded one of four bandits who snatched a briefcase full of money from Lopez. Candelario got the briefcase back, and the robbers fled the scene. "Life is always dangerous," Lopez shrugs. "You can be assaulted in whatever kind of work you do; it's all the same."
And then there are the internecine dangers. Miguel Angel, a Cuban-American driver who stocks up at Rainbow, says the two groups that typically attempt to cut into his business are Anglo, Italian, and Colombian drivers who stock up in Broward; and pesky young Cuban drivers. Angel says they do so by either showing up at one of his stops or attempting to court the owners of a business he has a history of servicing: "You think they are your partner, then you find out they're trying to find out where your route is." Weeks ago, Angel recounts, he got into a dispute with a rival lunch-truck operator regarding a sprawling Lennar Corp. housing development in Broward. "That's 1500 houses going up," he says, "a six-year project, a lot of money." According to Angel the rival lunchero learned of the site and showed up, ignoring Angel's relationship with the construction company overseeing the development. The matter nearly came to blows before the other lunchero backed off. How would Angel have responded had the offending driver not blinked first? "With everything I have," he growls. "That's the way it is out here."
Like many independent luncheros, Angel complains that bigger players, operators who own several trucks, often go after established routes by buying off management.
"What is a route?" asks Alain De La Torre. "It is nothing firm, nothing sure. It is an artificial thing." One of the dominant players on the roach-coach circuit, 48-year-old De La Torre has blue eyes and black hair combed neatly back. He wears spotless white running shoes, jeans, and a polo shirt. With his son, Guido, De La Torre owns and operates La Caridad Catering, a stable of California lunch trucks they rent out to willing drivers. The elder De La Torre first took the wheel of a truck thirteen years ago. By all accounts he and his son have had a meteoric rise in the business. They are a frequent presence at Rainbow, keeping an eye on their investments.
Ask any of the 250 luncheros who load up at Rainbow how many trucks De La Torre owns and you'll likely hear a figure of about twenty. During a recent telephone interview, De La Torre himself claimed to own nineteen trucks. A day later he claimed the number was closer to a half-dozen. His caginess may have something to do with claims of his aggressive tactics. Among luncheros he is often accused of stepping on the little guy and encouraging the men who work for him to usurp the stops of other drivers.
State records indicate that La Caridad presently owns seven lunch trucks, five or six more than most drivers who work out of Miami-Dade County. De La Torre says he is selling his trucks in order to invest in other business ventures, though he declines to elaborate. So how does he manage to be so successful? "I am a santero," he says, revealing a necklace of blue, green, and white beads. "My religion forbids me to talk about my personal life...." He hesitates almost imperceptibly then adds, "and my, uh, business affairs."
How did he start in the business? "I wasn't happy with the work I was doing [delivering furniture]. A lunchero where I was working told me: 'I think you have the blood for this kind of work. You have to have a way with the people.'" What does it take to survive in this fiercely competitive environment? Everyone survives on the roach-coach circuit, he insists, adding, "This is not a business you're going to get rich in."
How, then, to explain Victor Candelario, Jr., son of Candelario Sr. and godson of Luis Lopez? According to state records, the 39-year-old Cuban American, doing business under the name Victor Catering, is the only operator in Miami-Dade who owns more trucks than De La Torre. Looking like an improbable cross between Dom DeLuise and Don Johnson, the mustachioed Candelario cuts a larger-than-life figure in dress pants and polo shirt. He arrives at San Francisco Motors -- an auto shop that also rents, repairs, and sells lunch trucks -- driving an immaculate black 300SD Mercedes-Benz, not exactly the stereotypical image of a sandwich-peddling immigrant. Two associates accompany him. All three men wear sunglasses.
"I've built 25 routes from the ground up," Candelario boasts. "The last one I just finished two weeks ago in Pompano." But he refuses to speak in anything but the vaguest terms about how exactly he builds routes. "There's a way to do everything," he says, "selling lunch-truck food or creating a route. It's not just a matter of showing up somewhere with your truck."
Unlike most luncheros Candelario speaks fluent English. He is one of those plump men so full of energy they seem to defy their weight and age. When he speaks his body and head have a way of turning in different directions, as if he suspects he is being followed. His routes are said to be some of the best in South Florida. Candelario won't reveal how much they are worth or precisely where they are located, but neither does he underplay their value. These routes are so valuable he is not interested in selling any of them. "Let's put it this way," he hints, "I got my degrees in business and computers, but I'm making more with my lunch trucks."
Growing up with a father and a godfather in the business didn't hurt his chances at developing those choice routes. He learned the trade when there was still room to create routes without getting into turf wars. The secret to his success, he says, is "keeping your eyes open."
While Candelario is cryptic about his strategies, independent operator Miguel Angel is not. Angel claims Candelario has been keeping his eyes on some of his own sites. For example he claims Candelario made a play for a lucrative construction site he services in Broward. According to Angel an operator like Candelario will pay up to $5000 per year or spend $100 per month to keep a particularly hot account. "He was out there hanging around with the owners, seeing what he could do," Angel recalls.
Candelario agrees he is always on the lookout for new routes, but maintains that his methods are honest. "It's those drivers out there that are paying general contractors $2000, $4000, up to $8000 to do business at their sites who are ruining the business," he protests.
At a construction site just south of the Dade-Broward county line, a roach coach arrives amid a cloud of dust. The horn screams, " La cucaracha! La cucaracha!" The red truck, with its gleaming silver rims, is the only thing that seems to resist the dust, which settles on everything, including the workers. Because of the vehicle's heavily tinted windows and the lunar feel of the site, when Roger Peraza exits his vehicle he looks something like an astronaut emerging from a spaceship. His mirrored sunglasses add to the impression, until the white dust begins to settle on him, too. Peraza the astronaut rapidly metamorphoses into Peraza the street-savvy hawker of grub in an open marketplace.
He wears black jeans, a black T-shirt with a Nike logo, and black hiking boots. At age 48 he's logged sixteen years on the roach-coach circuit. True, he is one of De La Torre's drivers, a storm trooper, so to speak. His boss may have the cash and muscle to secure a competitive site if he has to. But a little time with Peraza on the job and one can see the crucial ingredients to his success: hard work, tasty vittles, a little bit of style, and a .38 in the glove compartment -- just in case.
Peraza swings open the rear oven doors, revealing a bounty that includes hot dogs, hamburgers, five different chicken dishes, ground-beef taquitos, three kinds of rice, mashed potatoes, and yuca.
An entourage of cementlayers quickly clusters around. Other men abandon the rooftops on which they were working, or dismount from Pavex cement mixers. A hard-hatted man buys a fish sandwich, then haggles with Peraza over the price of a soda. "What, are you a communist?" retorts Peraza without missing a beat.
Deeper into the site, Peraza serves a group of men who build walls in the development, and with all the joking along his sales routine, it's easy to miss the fact that he is speaking Creole to a Haitian construction worker. "Yes, I know the words that matter most, food and money things," he says. A group of Guatemalans start toward the truck, then think better of it. The reason becomes apparent immediately. "I'll never give you credit again!" Peraza shouts. "That's $20, $30 lost!"
Finally the foreman of the site drives up in a forklift. If you doubt that the lunch-truck business is a little like the Wild West, one look at Carlos Perez will change that. The 48-year-old construction boss wears a ten-gallon cowboy hat as he rides the wide open spaces, aloft in his tractor. Peraza simply yells: " La pinga!" The man!
After twelve more hours of frantic salesmanship, Peraza arrives back at Rainbow to discard unsold food and restock ice and soft drinks for the next day. The father of six has been up since 3:00 a.m., a typical schedule.
At first there seems to be a carelessness about the way Peraza flings his unsold goods into a Dumpster. But then it becomes apparent these are subtle movements, a mixture of extreme fatigue and years of experience. "It's all about sacrifice," he notes. "There's no vacation. If you don't show up, nobody eats. You can't go running off to Cancún for two or three months."
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Peraza should know. Three years ago an illness forced him to sell his own route. When he returned competition was so fierce he was forced to sign on with De La Torre. "But also I am my own boss. I don't have anyone looking over my shoulder telling me what to do," Peraza says, echoing the spirit of independence that is as much a part of the lunchero lifestyle as the greasy food. "It's a job for a slave," Peraza admits. Then, with a grin, he adds, "if you're good at it."
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Had visit with Oncologist yesterday to review Ct results and Blood work. All nodules remained stable since scan 3 months ago, with the exception of 2 nodules in the lungs increased by 2 mm each. Going to try Oxyplatin injections with Xeloda pills next go around. However have to wait for cardiologist to review stress test of the heart; that I'll be doing tomorrow morning. When checking in and having my vitals taken at my oncologist, they could only get 36 heart beats a minute and sent me to ER. They hooked me up to the multi wired machine and it verified premature ventricular or something aorta abnormalities. I was wondering if it is possible that my port a cath may be blocking up beings it hasn't been used for almost 3 months. I guess I'll find out tomorrow. The thing is I don't feel bad or different. And now it has got my brain working over time. Has previous treatments damaged some blood vessels and also with blood flow cut in half, did that contribute to very little progression. I'm glad I not a scientist as i'd burn my brain out. Ha! Ha! It is just really weird that I didn't have any symtoms. I guess I have blocked out so many side effects and ignored little flutters a pains and just figured it was the chemo. Oh well ! Anyhow please note above treatment ; as oncologist states he has been having very encouraging results with reducing the tumors of CC. Jeff


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Durbin, fellow relievers endure tough first week
PHILADELPHIA -- The Phillies' bullpen has a 7.79 ERA the first week of the season, and has allowed 10 of 11 inherited runners to score.
Right-hander Chad Durbin has allowed all five of his inherited runners to score. He replaced left-hander Cole Hamels in the sixth inning Sunday in a 9-8 loss to the Royals at Citizens Bank Park. He allowed two of Hamels' runners to score.
"That's kind of his spot," Philadelphia manager Charlie Manuel said of Durbin. "We're down by two runs. That's his spot. Durbin has been known at times to be kind of a slow starter. So has [left-hander Jeremy] Horst. That kind of happens sometimes. We've just got to play. Right now, we're pitching who we have. That's who we have right now."
The Phillies like right-hander Phillippe Aumont, whom they project as a late-inning reliever, but they believe he doesn't have the experience or consistency yet for that spot. Aumont pitched in a low-leverage situation in the ninth with the Phillies trailing by five. He allowed two walks, one hit, one balk and struck out two in a scoreless inning. He threw 28 pitches (14 strikes).
Todd Zolecki is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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WESTVIEW, Fla. - Investigators say two people are dead and two others are injured after a stabbing at a home near NW 21st Avenue and 131st Street.
Police are still trying to figure out exactly what happened Sunday evening.
"We do know and have confirmed that a black female and a black male were deceased on the scene and the subject is a black male," said Detective Alvaro Zabaleta, the Miami-Dade Police Department.
A description has not been released yet.
Officials said the suspect is at large and to be considered armed and dangerous. At this point police do not know who he is or what his connection to the victims was.
Police said the two who were injured were transported to Jackson Memorial Hospital.
They also say a toddler was discovered in a car outside the home. The toddler was not injured, in fact, police say the child slept through the entire ordeal.
Stay tuned to Local 10 and refresh Local10.com for more details as they emerge.
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Right Stuff for College
Fairfax County Office of Public
12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 551
Fairfax, VA 22035-0065
Dec. 29, 2005
Get the Right Stuff for College on Jan. 7
Project Discovery will hold its sixth annual conference for high school students interested in college on Saturday, Jan. 7, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Falls Church High School, 7521 Jaguar Trail, Falls Church. The free conference will feature workshops on financial aid, choosing a major in college, becoming a student/athlete and leadership training. Students also will have the opportunity to link with professionals from many fields to explore possible career paths.
Master Jhoon Rhee, the father of modern Tae Kwon Do, will give the keynote speech and share his philosophy of happiness and success. He also will lead a special small session on success. Rhee, like many of the students who participate in the Project Discovery program, was the first member of his family to attend college when he came to the United States to study.
During the lunch break, Project Discovery students will display their fashion design skills and environmental awareness during a "trash fashion show." All of the outfits in the show are made from items that otherwise would have been headed for the trash.
"We are very excited about our conference lineup this year," said Swaim Pessaud, Project Discovery program manager in the county's Office of Partnerships. "I think the students will definitely benefit from hearing Master Rhee, participating in the workshops and connecting with professionals who represent a wide variety of career choices."
Project Discovery encourages students from underserved families to achieve educational excellence and pursue a college education. The program provides information about tutoring, life skills workshops, SAT preparation, college visits, cultural enrichment and access to scholarships. Parents also are included in workshops on higher education and other activities. The majority (97 percent) of Project Discovery's graduating seniors enroll in post-secondary education. Project Discovery is a partnership among the county, Fairfax County Public Schools, colleges and universities, area businesses and families. It is partially funded by the Virginia Department of Education.
For more information or to register for the conference, contact Swaim Pessaud at 703-324-5216, TTY 711 or at firstname.lastname@example.com. Conference registration forms also can be downloaded from www.fairfaxcounty.gov/partnerships.


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Get an overview of this hotelOceanfront Atlantic Beach resort with health spa
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Near TPC Sawgrass
One Ocean Resort & Spa is 33 miles from St. Augustine, 16 miles from downtown Jacksonville, and 9 miles from TPC Sawgrass.
Dining with a view
This oceanfront resort features a health spa, an outdoor pool, and a kids' club. The Poolside Bar & Grill offers ocean views.
Concierge, valet
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One Ocean Resort & Spa is on the coast in Atlantic Beach, 16 miles from downtown Jacksonville, 14 miles from Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, and 9 miles from TPC Sawgrass.
The Poolside Bar & Grill offers lunch and light fare through the evening; The Lobby Bar serves coffee and cocktails in an eclectic atmosphere. Azurea Restaurant & Lounge features Florida cuisine made with local ingredients. Room service is available 24 hours a day.
This oceanfront resort features a full-service health spa, an outdoor pool, terrace, wireless Internet access throughout the property, and a 24-hour fitness center, all of which overlook the directly accessible private beach and the ocean. Sea Turtle Kids Club hosts movie nights, themed parties, and art and craft lessons. Concierge services, luggage storage, and tours/ticket assistance available as well. Valet parking is also available for a surcharge.
- 24-hour front desk
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Children's club (surcharge)
- Valet parking (surcharge)
- Number of bars/lounges - 2
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Concierge services
- Coffee shop or café
- Conference space
- 24-hour fitness facilities
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Express check-in
- Express check-out
- Full-service spa
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Free WiFi
- Children's club
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Meeting rooms 9
- Multilingual staff
- Number of floors - 8
- Total number of rooms - 193
- Terrace
- Poolside bar
- Porter/bellhop
- Luggage storage
- Restaurant
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Beach umbrellas
- Beach sun loungers
- Beach towels
- Sauna
- Shopping on site
- Smoke-free property
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Spa services on site
- Spa tub
- Steam room
- Outdoor pool
- Television in common areas
- Wedding services
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Outdoor pool
- Free Wi-Fi
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
- Refrigerator
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
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Room Amenities
- Air conditioning
- Free newspaper
- Phone
- Bathrobes
- Free toiletries
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Cable TV service
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Designer toiletries
- Desk
- Free local calls
- Hair dryer
- Daily housekeeping
- In-room safe
- Free WiFi
- Minibar
- Pay movies
- Premium bedding
- Premium TV channels
- Private bathroom
- Refrigerator
- Shower only
- Turndown service
- Room service (24 hours)
- Pillowtop mattress
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
Where to Eat
Azurea - Located on the beach, Azurea remains true to its surroundings, providing an elegant, artfully inspired atmosphere, where a view of the ocean is accessible from any seat in the house. Azurea showcases the area's cuisine with an eclectic tribute to the flavors of Europe, the Caribbean, and the Americas. The menu changes with each season, representing the latest trends and finest ingredients.
Nearby Things to Do
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Snorkeling nearby
- Kayaking nearby
- Sailing nearby
- Scuba diving nearby
- Water skiing nearby
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Scooter/moped rentals nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Parasailing nearby
- Fitness classes on site
- Fishing on site
- Pilates classes on site
- Surfing/boogie boarding on site
- Volleyball on site
- Windsurfing on site
- Yoga classes/instruction on site
Spa Services
- Manicures and pedicures
- Body wraps
- Body scrubs
- Aromatherapy treatments
- Spa tub in spa
- Massages
- Body treatments
- Facial treatments
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- Roll-in shower
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Minimum check-in age is 21
Check-in time ends at midnight
Check-in time starts at 4 PM
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! Up to 2 children 16 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 35 per night.
- Cribs (infant beds) are not available.
- Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 75 per pet, per day, plus a deposit of USD 75.00 per stay
- Dogs only
- 1 per room (up to 25 lb)
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
- Resort fee: USD 27 per accommodation, per night
- Pool access
- Beach access
- Fitness center access
- Bicycle storage
- Internet access
- Newspaper
- Faxes
- In-room safe
- In-room coffee
- In-room bottled water
- Additional inclusions
Optional extras
- Breakfast fee: between USD 3 and USD 20 per person (approximately)
- Valet parking fee: USD 27 per day (in/out privileges)
- Pet deposit: USD 75.00 per stay
- Pet fee: USD 75 per pet, per day
- Rollaway bed fee: USD 35 per night
Hotel Name
- Ocean One
- Ocean One Resort
- One Ocean
- One Ocean Atlantic Beach
- One Ocean Resort
- One Ocean Resort Atlantic Beach
- One Resort
- 1 Ocean Resort
- One Ocean Hotel Atlantic Beach
We should mention
Up to 2 children 16 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.
Awards & Affiliations
- One Ocean Resort & Spa is listed in the 2015 Condé Nast Traveler Top 100 List.


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This might be better than the Lebron one.
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This might be better than the Lebron one.
"What causes wet dreams?" Hahahaha
Don't ask Marvin Harrison what he did during the bye week. "Batman never told where the Bat Cave is," he explained.
I like the Lebron one better but that was pretty damn funny also.
The Skelton conversation was hilarious
The Goodell and Aaron Rodgers e-mails were both hilarious.
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Probably will ask if he can be traded to Jacksonville
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What is this medicine?LOPERAMIDE (loe PER a mide) is used to treat diarrhea.
What should I tell my health care provider before I take this medicine?They need to know if you have any of these conditions:
How should I use this medicine?Take this medicine by mouth. Follow the directions on the prescription label. Shake well before using. Use a specially marked spoon or container to measure your medicine. Ask your pharmacist if you do not have one. Household spoons are not accurate. Take your medicine at regular intervals. Do not take your medicine more often than directed.
Talk to your pediatrician regarding the use of this medicine in children. While this drug may be prescribed for children as young as 6 years for selected conditions, precautions do apply.
What if I miss a dose?This does not apply. This medicine is not for regular use. Only take this medicine while you continue to have loose bowel movements. Do not take more medicine than recommended by the packaging label or by your healthcare professional.
What may interact with this medicine?Do not take this medicine with any of the following medications:
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What should I watch for while using this medicine?Do not take this medicine for more than 1 week without asking your doctor or health care professional. If your symptoms do not start to get better after two days, you may have a problem that needs further evaluation. Check with your doctor or health care professional right away if you develop a fever, severe abdominal pain, swelling or bulging, or if you have have bloody/black diarrhea or stools.
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I can't locate my marble cake recipe to save my life, so i need some opinions. I need another cake that will fix 12x18 pan and will be good. I dont care what kind it is.
I alrady made the choco butter cake from TCB in this size pan and wasn't happy with the dryness of it (and in reading posts i recall, i think it was Hector, stating that butter cakes dont taste as good in a 12x18 pan?). So i need some sort of recipe that will make this large of cake and WILL BE MOIST!!


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A late summer heat wave had many in its sweltering grasp Saturday and may have been been responsible for a six-car fire in Livermore, but that was just the beginning.
According to Steven Anderson with the National Weather Service, the heat will persist through Monday before Bay Area residents see a slight cool down Tuesday. Temperatures Saturday soared into the triple digits in the Tri-Valley Area, with Livermore reaching 100 degrees mid-afternoon. Hayward, Fremont and Concord did not fare much better, hovering in the low 90s. While the temperatures were not a record for the area, it was still a shock given the mild weather much of the East Bay experienced throughout the summer, Anderson said.
Night temperatures, however, were set to drop well over 30 degrees, with Oakland and Livermore hitting a cool 58 late Saturday.
The heat will return Sunday and Monday, however, with cities posting similar hot temperatures during the day before any reprieve at night.
On average, this weekend's temperatures were about 2 to 3 degrees warmer than predicted, Anderson added, but the overall heat trend was expected.
"We had a cooler summer, but even average temperatures for this time of year feel hot," he said.
The heat was not only tough on residents, however.
Late Saturday morning, six vehicles were damaged by fire sparked by intense heat in the parking lot of the Livermore Premium Outlets Saturday morning, sending smoke over the Tri-Valley for miles, fire crews reported.
The cars were not occupied at the time and no one was injured.
Damage to all six vehicles and their contents was estimated at $34,000, said Livermore Pleasanton Fire Department Battalion Chief Joe Testa.
Four vehicles sustained major damage, one was moderately damaged and one had minor damage. The fire likely started in the engine compartment of the Camry, Testa said.
It was a busy Saturday at the 120-store outlet mall and a large crowd gathered in the parking lot and watched the fires burn as crews work. Before the firefighters arrived, a security guard attempted to put the fire out with a fire extinguisher, but was unable to due to the size and location of fire, Testa added.
While a Spare the Air alert was issued for Saturday, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District did not issue an alert for Sunday, despite the continued heat projects.
Cooler temperatures — in the 80s, according to Anderson — are expected Tuesday.
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Lime and cilantro are two of my favorite ingredients, but if you're not a cilantro fan I'd replace it with thinly sliced green onions, and if you don't have a crockpot, just skip the step of reducing the beef stock, and you can make this in a regular pot on top of the stove. I hope lots of you will try this; it just might become your favorite easy chili recipe!
Crockpot Black Bean Chili with Lime and Cilantro
(Makes about 6 generous servings, recipe created by Kalyn)
2 large onions, finely chopped
2 tsp. olive oil + 2 tsp. more for browning meat if needed
1 lb. extra lean ground beef
1 quart beef stock, simmer to reduce to 2 cups (I used my homemade beef stock, but you can use two cans beef broth. Don't reduce for stovetop cooking.)
3 cans (15 oz.) black beans, rinsed and drained
1 can (15 oz.) refried pinto beans
2 cans (14.5 oz.) petite dice tomatoes
2 T dried cilantro
2 T chile powder (preferably New Mexico chile powder)
2 T Ancho chile powder (or 2 T more regular chile powder)
1 T ground cumin
1/4 cup fresh squeezed lime juice, plus sliced limes to squeeze into chili if desired
1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro, plus more for garnish if desired
low-fat sour cream for serving if desired (optional)
While onions and beef are being cooked, put beef stock into saucepan and simmer until reduced to 2 cups. (Skip this step if cooking the chili on stovetop.) When stock is reduced, add refried beans and whisk to blend into stock, then add to crockpot.
While stock is reducing, place a colander in the sink and add canned black beans. Rinse beans well with cold water until no more foam appears. (This removes some of the salt from canned beans and makes them much more digestible.) Then add beans, stock-refried beans mixture, tomatoes, dried cilantro, chile powder, ancho chile powder, and ground cumin to crockpot. Cook on low 6-8 hours or on high 3-4 hours, or until beans are soft and flavors are well blended. When chili is done, stir in lime juice and chopped fresh cilantro and let cook 15 minutes. Serve hot, with slices of lime and additional chopped cilantro to add as garnish if desired. I like this with a dollop of low-fat sour cream.
Cooking on the Stove:
For stove-top cooking, skip the step of reducing the beef broth, but follow all other directions, adding ingredients to large soup pot and simmering at low heat about an hour.
Low-Carb Diet / Low-Glycemic Diet / South Beach Diet Suggestions:
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Q Recently you wrote about problems casual carpoolers have returning in the evening from San Francisco. I wanted to offer this response for your possible use:
Hundreds of casual carpoolers from the inner East Bay take AC Transit transbay bus service back to their neighborhoods in the evening. Twenty-four lines directly serve every city from Richmond to Fremont — including a dozen to Oakland and six to Berkeley. It's super service, with immediate access to the Bay Bridge and great views. Check it out at www.actransit.org/transbay.
We wish carpoolers would take the bus in the morning, too, but that's a pitch for another day.
Victoria Wake
AC Transit
A With the new Bay Bridge span now open, this is a fitting time to make your plea. A number of casual carpoolers say while it's fairly easy to find a ride in the morning into San Francisco, it's hard to find a ride for the evening trip back to the East Bay. Maybe the bus is the answer.
Q I used to casual carpool out of Lafayette to San Francisco from 1993 to 2003, from my mid-20s to early 30s.
Naturally cautious by nature, I was a little unsure about it at first, but was so tired of standing on BART and paying huge fares to do so. I never had a problem and was always completely comfortable with the drivers I rode with.
The only time I opted not to get in the first car in line was once in Orinda when there was disheveled-looking guy in a huge 1970s Cadillac with an enormous fluffy white dog in the back seat. Since I was wearing a suit, I preferred to skip being covered in dog hair.
Otherwise, I LOVED casual carpooling. I even used it when I was nine months pregnant. I think drivers were surprised to see me, but it was so much more comfortable than BART, where I was unlikely to be offered a seat despite my shape and condition, but that's another email entirely!
Thanks so much for promoting casual carpools — what a great deal for all involved! If I were still commuting to San Francisco, I'd be using it every day, even now that you should pitch in a couple of bucks. Totally worth it!
Caroline Volt
A Yep, giving the driver a couple of dollars to help defray the $2.50 toll for carpoolers seems reasonable. But I want to know: Do BART riders really not give up their seats for a pregnant woman?
Q Mr. Roadshow, can you explain why the walkway for the new Bay Bridge was put on the south side of the bridge? This means a view toward The City or the Golden Gate Bridge is through or over the roadway. I'd like to think there was a good reason for this decision, but haven't found one yet, and it's waking me up at night!
Dawn Munson
A We cannot have that. The path has to be on the south side of the bridge to provide access for bicyclists and pedestrians coming from Oakland and Emeryville. A path on the north side would have required construction of a new bridge over Interstate 80 (or a tunnel under I-80) and a route through the environmentally sensitive tidal flats known as the Emeryville Crescent. Bridge officials say this was neither financially nor environmentally feasible.
Q I've noticed that some ramp meters in the Bay Area are turned off at 9 a.m., while others remain on until 10 a.m. When Caltrans turns on the meters on Highway 4 and Highway 242 in Contra Costa County, what will the hours be?
Rick L.
A They'll be on from 6 a.m. until 10 a.m. and then from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. beginning Monday along Highway 4 from Solano Way to Railroad Avenue and on Highway 242 from Clayton Road to Port Chicago Highway westbound. Metering lights in the eastbound direction will begin working Sept. 24.
Q Gary, we need an update on the construction at the Interstate 280-880 interchange at Valley Fair. There seems to be a lot going with orange pylons all over the Stevens Creek bridge.
D. Koppes
San Jose
A There is. Within a couple of weeks, motorists headed to eastbound Stevens Creek/San Carlos Boulevard from southbound I-880 will be able to make a left turn at the ramp signal at the Stevens Creek exit. Three right-turn lanes will remain as they do today for westbound Stevens Creek, but there will be one newly added, signalized left-turn lane to go east on Stevens Creek/San Carlos. The existing offramp loop to San Carlos will no longer be needed and will be removed.
Also, motorists headed to southbound 17 and southbound I-280 from westbound Stevens Creek will be making a left turn at the ramp signal to enter the freeway. The existing loop onramp to southbound 17 and I-280 will no longer be needed and will be removed.
Q Will the metering lights at the Interstate 680 south to 101 north interchange be back on anytime soon? That area is much more clogged at 6:30 a.m. due to the lights being out. At 6:30, there's an additional 3 to 4 minutes added to the commute, but by 7 a.m., it's about 10 minutes extra. I can only imagine it goes up after that. It looks like it has been out for a few weeks. Did someone take copper or something?
Mike Nguyen
San Jose
A No. The old transformer was damaged by a contractor and the advance warning sign was not working properly. When crews will fix this is not known. Until then, the metering lights will remain on solid.
Q In the 13 years we've lived in the Cambrian neighborhood, Foxworthy Avenue between Meridian Avenue and Quinto Way in San Jose has never been repaved. It is truly awful! The potholes and general deterioration of the street is slowly ruining our cars. Help! How can we get put at the top of the list for repaving?
Lisa Bentley
San Jose
A Bad news. The city has no current plans to repave Foxworthy. It is on the next list of streets to be considered for work if funding is found.
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Topic: Savannah - Newly Diagnosed
Hello , My name is Susan and my Mom was diagnosed last Friday July27th. She went in for Gall Bladder surgery on Saturday July 21st, and they noticed her liver enzymes were elevated and she had a narrowing of the bile duct. The surgeon told us of this narrowing and said that it can sometimes be caused by cancer but he also told us he saw no signs of cancer. Needless to say we were shocked by the pathology reports from her gall bladder. We were told that she has stage 2 but I don't know much more, they are scheduling a ERCP and PET scan once she heals from the gall bladder surgery, our first appt is on August the 13th. Her liver enzymes have gone back to normal and we were told her liver is fine. I am not sure what questions I should be asking and if Memorial Hospital is the place for her to seek treatment. I live in Atlanta and we have Emory here, I really wish that she would come up here but she likes her doctors there. I just want what is best for her, she is 74 and other than high blood pressure pretty healthy. Our family is devastated, I want to make sure she gets the best care possible.


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AC Milan's 26-year-old Ghanaian was targeted during the warm-up, while Bianconeri fans also displayed offensive flags about fellow forward Mario Balotelli during the match
The Ghanaian was targeted by certain sections of the home support during the warm-up and responded to the insults by putting his finger over his mouth.
However, it was not until the stadium announcer intervened, calling for those aiming slurs at Boateng to desist, that order was finally restored.
Juventus supporters also displayed a banner during the game which read: "No to racism; yes to jumping", which was a reference to a previous slogan about another Milan player, Mario Balotelli: "If you jump, Balotelli dies".
Both Balotelli and Boateng have been the victims of racist abuse in the past, with the latter having left the field after being singled out by Pro Patria fans during a friendly game in January.
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The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Deputy killed by Christopher Dorner during Tuesday's firefight in the San Bernardino mountains has been identified by sources as Jeremiah MacKay, a Redlands resident and 1995 Rim of the World graduate.
Sheriff John McMahon confirmed the death at a 4 p.m. news conference.
"My sincere condolences go out to the MacKay family," McMahon said. "Our department is grieving from this event."
The Inland Empire Emerald Society, where MacKay was a sergeant-at-arms, confirmed the death on their Facebook page.
According to a detective with the sheriff's office, MacKay joined the department in July 1998. He was also a field training officer with the department.
MacKay, 35, was quoted as recently as Saturday to the Associated Press -- regarding the complexity of the manhunt for Dorner: "This one you just never know if the guy's going to pop out, or where he's going to pop out," he said. "We're hoping this comes to a close without more casualties. The best thing would be for him to give up."
That was typical "Jer," said Craig Reynolds, who knew the family growing up and became a family member when MacKay's sister married Reynolds' son. "The last time I spoke to him, what impressed me was his commitment to serve and protect," said Reynolds, who along with the rest of the family except Jeremy and one other brother moved to Colorado. "That's what an officer does, and he was the epitome of it. He was not headstrong or anything, it was just that the loved his job and he loved the idea of protecting people."
MacKay was a free spirit, but it was clear from a young age that he would either become a firefighter like his father or enter law enforcement.
"Jer was a very close family man," Reynolds said. "I know that his sister Angie, they just were as close as any brother and sister that I've ever seen." Cassie Summers-Silva said she remembered MacKay from high school, when she played volleyball with Angie.
"He and his family were very supportive throughout our year playing together," Summers-Silva said. "Myself as well as my brother went to Rim of the World High School with him. I remember him as a clown and always in good spirits. His family was always so caring, and you could tell family was No. 1."
As of early Wednesday afternoon, the Sheriff's Department had not released the official announcement of his death.
Rim of the World High School Principal, Catherine Obregon, said the department had not yet notified the district but word had reached them verbally.
"This is a small community and about 30 of our graduates are in law enforcement," Obregon said. "As of now, it's not official and our teachers don't even know his name."
A second deputy was severely injured in the shootout and has been identified as Alex Collins. He is being treated at Loma Linda University Medical Center.
"We just spoke to his wife. He is in good spirits and should make a full recovery after a number of additional surgeries," McMahon said.


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Hi all,
I have a doubt regarding social media influencers, such as Klout, Favstarr, Twittercounter, etc. To name a few.I understand they're just a way to let you measure your social media stats but do they actually help increase followers and likes?
Thanks for any help!
I'm not familiar with all of the sites you listed but as Klout is a major name let's start with them... The goal of Klout is to give you a metric on perceived [i.e. data driven] influence as it is derivable from public information rather then the actual impact of connections.
As such klout is an informative tool for basing decisions like who to network with, award a perk too and potentially follow but while it does make some suggestions for building your network [and may suggest you to others via mutual connections] it's an analytics tool, not a growth tool. The only real drive I could see would be if your score was being used to identify if you should be followed but while I've seen some brands using that sort of tactic, it has yet to enter the mainstream following world as a reference point.
Remember, even if you don't play the game these tools will still rank you.
Like Ted, I am only familiar with Klout. I tried it and I just didn't like it. To me, it's just one more thing to check and I really don't care what it says about my "influence". I would rather self-judge my influence by the numbers of comments, shares, and likes my posts get.
I have a good experience with social media. Google and other search engine also consider social media links. Social Media is huge plate user plate form like search engine.
In very sort my opinion is social influence website really works.
Yes it really works, but that to it depends upon website or product or services what we are offering.But totally SMO is to improves Brand name of our company. Let try it ans watch out how it will effect to your site. ex: facebook,twitter, linkdln, stumble upon, digg etc.
This thread is neither about SMO or the effectiveness of Social Media platforms. The question is whether or not sites that purport to measure your influence on social media platforms are effective in doing so.
Kradha, if you wish to discuss SMO please do so in the Internet marketing forum. Or social media forum is focused on people not promotion.
Thanks Ted, this was indeed helpful. For some reason i believed these media influencers would help my profile grow.. but as you said they are all analytics tools. I'll have to keep this in mind. I guess in the end it's all about great content.
My $.02
Google is always weighing in new information in its algorithms in order to separate the spammers from the real people, so while I don't really pay attention to what my ranking is in these various places, I am confident what I do online and how connected I am will contribute to how popular my content is shortly after posting, vs 2 years down the road.
Just don't get lost in the Search = Marketing mindset. This forum exists to discuss the ways to engage and publish via social channels but those actions lead to something search does not have: discovery which is why social is so difficult and yet so important. There's only so many people looking for you....
I understand what you mean. The thing is I have a really hard time targeting the people I wish to reach. Allow me to elaborate, I work with an ad platform that provides excellent service and I want to introduce it in the social media scene as smartly as possible. I really want people to benefit from all the tips and info that we can provide regarding the online world, but I can't seem to find the way to entice those followers I'm interested in.I know this is a bit too general a question, but what is actually the easiest way to know what your target followers are looking for? Other than looking at their tweets everyday..?
Thanks for all the help by the way!
Instead of looking at their tweets, keep track of what you are posting that is retweeted and what posts generate comments. That is what you followers want to see from you and if they want to see it, stands to reason that these types of posts will generate other targeted followers as well.
However, commenting and retweeting their tweets will also help you generate new followers. Social Media is give and take. If your aren't willing to put the time in to interact with others, they will be unwilling to interact with you.
Social Media conclusion always work in very positive manner. Even major search engines like google, bing and yahoo consider it as a well bridge to the users.
social media is very important in these days it helps to increase traffic but its become with good use of social media.
Someone is really believing that people do care about the things happening around their messages on Facebook?Who is really clicking on links via Facebook to go something to buy an item or a service?
Very few. However, although not clicking on a link to immediately buy something, clicking a link introduces you to a site you might, otherwise, not have known about. I never used to read the New York Times or the Huffington Post, but the depth and perception of the articles they have linked to on Facebook has made me a semi-regular visitor of both sites.
Moreover, using the viral marketing of Social Media helped the Huff Post become an attractive asset for AOL. Instead of buying it, breaking it, and closing it, AOL saw its value and continues to build it. Building a web presence on Social Media also helped writer Andy Borowitz get a gig at the New Yorker, a magazine that paid attention to him because the rest of the world was attentive to his writing.
It also has enormously helped the sales of writer Tom Ryan's book "Following Atticus". He probably doesn't get a whole lot of direct sales from clicks, but those clicks introduce him to a national and International community better than any author PR agency could without spending a huge amount of money.
Tools like Twittercounter can help show you how fast your Twitter base grows and what behaviors you were exhibiting at the time to get growth: tweeting about certain topics, tweeting with more frequency, replying to your current followers etc. Not sure whether it is helpful, but Klout seems to be the most popular thirdteam.org/tips-tools/4-notable-benefits-of-using-klout


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Candidates should be able to produce short films from start to finish on their own. Other members of the Creative Team will be available to help with shooting or with concepts, but this position will be directly responsible for producing the company's video content. Likely projects include an "About us†video, customer success stories, employee interviews and video tours for new products.
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TPWD News Release — March 29, 2011
AUSTIN – Visitors trekking to dozens of Texas state parks to take advantage of pleasant spring weather will find new restrooms, revamped playgrounds and campgrounds, and a host of other park upgrades resulting from millions of dollars in completed and ongoing capital repair projects begun last year.
Through February, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department had spent almost $18 million on a variety of park improvements funded with bond monies approved by the state's electorate several years ago and appropriated by the Texas Legislature in previous sessions.
More than $3 million in bond-funded repairs at Garner State Park is giving a long-awaited facelift to many of the Texas State Park system's overnight camping leader's bathrooms, 17 historic cabins, screen shelters and other infrastructure. Complete remodeling is being done on 22 shelters with 11 fitted to ADA standards, including ADA-accessible walkways.
"The cabins are in full swing with all having been reroofed, rotted and damaged wood is being replaced and contractors are scheduled to start with electrical, plumbing and HVAC work in April," says park superintendent Rick Meyers. "We are looking at reopening cabins in May 2012."
Thus far, he notes, construction crews have completed repairs to the Live Oak Campground's electrical and water system and installed a new water system in Pecan Grove. At Rock Beach, Restroom #10 has been demolished and will be replaced by a new facility with dressing rooms and ADA accessibility. Construction should be complete by early summer.
In all, statewide, general obligation bonds have been sold to fund more than $69 million in repairs and renovations to state park cabins, bathrooms, electrical and water systems, and other state park infrastructure. The majority of the FY08-FY09 funding ($44 million) for the various repair projects at more than 40 state parks comes from the sale of Proposition 4 general obligation bonds which were overwhelmingly approved by voters in 2007 to fix up parks. Along with fixing up more than 40 state parks, the bonds provide an additional $25 million to dry berth the Battleship Texas.
A number of capital repair bond projects address the most-cited concern in a recent Texas state park visitor study: aging and deteriorating bathrooms in state park campgrounds and cabins, according to TPWD Infrastructure Division deputy director Scott Stover, who is overseeing the massive state park capital repair program. Other projects are helping bring state park facilities into compliance with the American with Disabilities Act.
At Brazos Bend State Park, for example, work crews are installing new plumbing fixtures in the park's 30-year-old restrooms and making them ADA compliant as part of a $419,000 bond project. ADA upgrades to the recreation hall and screen shelter area already have been completed as part of Lake Whitney State Park's $2.5 million in capital repairs.
At Bastrop State Park, TPWD has budgeted well over $3.3 million dollars to replace deteriorating galvanized plumbing in six of the historic cabins, replacement of electrical systems in the recreation hall and general improvements at the golf pro shop, all structures built by the CCC more than 60 years ago.
At Cleburne State Park south of Fort Worth, a $2.79 million bond project means groups will soon be able to stay in two new, air-conditioned and heated dorm-style barracks separated by a breezeway that feature 44 bunk beds, lockers and his-and-hers bathrooms. Renovations to the group area dining hall, which will have a fully equipped kitchen, seating for 75 and a covered back porch for diners to catch a breeze, are nearing final completion.
In addition, Cleburne Superintendent Collis Park says he's excited that summertime visitors will be able to enjoy a new concession building, bathhouse/restroom, outdoor patio and beach at popular Cedar Lake. "Having a new restroom will be a wonderful asset. We've been using the two restrooms in the park for years and they've been getting hammered."
Stover expects the majority of the current slate of state park repair projects to be completed by the end of this summer.
TPWD also has begun scheduling a new round of state park capital repairs with funding from the sale of the previous voter-supported state park bonds. The Legislative Budget Board and other state bonding agencies last year approved the issuance of $38 million in general obligation bonds for FY10-11 to fund repair needs at 27 state parks, as well as fish hatcheries, wildlife management areas and support infrastructure.
Scott says that so far, 76 percent, or $28.9 million, has been allocated for state park repair projects, though the list of scheduled repairs is subject to change depending on priorities and other budgetary factors, he said. The remaining funding has been allocated to repair projects at other TPWD facilities.
For images of park repairs, visit: http://tpwd.texas.gov/newsmedia/news_images/?g=state_park_improvements_and_repairs
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Kolkata, Oct 26 (IANS) The Border Security Force (BSF) Saturday seized fake Indian currency notes with a face value of Rs.11 lakh from a border outpost in West Bengal's Malda district, an official release said.
The money comprising counterfeit notes in Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 denomination was kept in a plastic bag and thrown into the Indian side from across the Bangladesh border in Sovapur border outpost in the district.
In the past two months, the BSF has seized fake Indian currency notes worth over Rs.70 lakh.


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Update: In the season-opening 3-2 win over Chicago, Chivas displayed some offensive spark but also reverted to the lapses that cost it time and again last season, particularly when the Goats gave up goals in a six-minute span that turned a 2-0 lead into a tie game. ... Chivas got two assists from midfielder Mauro Rosales, including the winning header by defender Bobby Burling off a corner kick. ... Forward Adolfo "Bofo" Bautista played 25 minutes for Chivas and had two shots, displaying a creative threat that the team has not been accustomed to having in the past. ... Chivas had some of its best success last season against Vancouver, picking up a win and a tie in three games. That was one of only six victories the Goats enjoyed in 2013. ... Vancouver opened with a 4-1 home win over New York, which had the best regular-season record in MLS last year. Forward Kenny Miller scored twice for the Whitecaps.


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SANFORD, Fla. - No charges will be filed in the domestic violence incident with George Zimmerman and his girlfriend, the state attorney's office announced on Wednesday.
[READ: No charges filed | Bond discharged | Girlfriend talks to Local 6 | PICS: Zimmerman arrested | 1st appearance | VIDEO: Zimmerman released | AUDIO: Girlfriend calls 911 | Zimmerman calls 911 ]
Zimmerman was arrested last month on aggravated assault, battery-domestic violence, and criminal mischief charges in an domestic dispute with his girlfriend, Samantha Schiebe.
Schiebe originally told deputies Zimmerman pointed a shotgun at her, smashed a glass table and pushed her out of the house they shared.
On Tuesday, Schiebe said she didn't want to press charges against Zimmerman, and according to court documents, there was an argument but Zimmerman "never pointed a gun at or toward my face in a threatening manner."
State Attorney Phil Archer said on Wednesday it was clear there was probable cause to arrest Zimmerman, but "upon reviewing the recent affidavit of the Ms. Scheibe and taking into account the conflicting statements about what occurred, the failure to cooperate with the ongoing investigation, and a lack of any other corroborating evidence or witnesses, there is no reasonable likelihood of successful prosecution."
Archer said there will be no further criminal charges in the domestic violence incident with Schiebe.
"On behalf of George Zimmerman, I am pleased that I was able to present credible evidence to reasonable prosecutors who took the time to listen and that justice prevailed. This demonstrates how great our system is," said Zimmerman's attorney, Jayne C. Weintraub,
Zimmerman's wife, Shellie, announced in September that she was filing for divorce from her husband. George Zimmerman was finally served with divorce papers while he was in jail last month, according to Shellie's attorney Kelly Sims.
The 30-year-old Neighborhood Watch leader who was acquitted this summer in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, has made headlines several times since his acquittal, including a domestic violence incident with his estranged wife, visiting a gun manufacturing facility in Brevard County and rescuing a family from an overturned SUV.
Watch Local 6 for more on this story.
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Whether you're staying at the fantastic Chateau Frontenac, a massive historical building turned posh hotel, or to the west in the downtown area, you should make your way to Vieux-Quebec (Old Quebec), which still has its original fortress walls, to tour Basse-Ville (Lower Town) and Haute-Ville (Upper Town). The Old Quebec Funicular railway, a vertical lift, links the two neighborhoods. The best way to experience them is on walk through their intimate winding streets. Basse-Ville has its original street layout and the lanes are lined with old houses that now are home to many cafes, galleries and boutiques. The landmark Notre Dame des Victoires church and cobblestoned Place Royale square are two must-sees in Basse-Ville.
Quebec is the site of festivals year-round and the events fill the city with activities and fun things to do from winter through fall. One of the most popular is the Winter Carnival, which has attractions from a snow-sculpture competition to the winter-defying canoe race. The summer festival season starts with the Saint-Jean Baptiste Celebration, followed by the Festival d'Ete(Summer Festival) and its bonfires, fireworks, free music concerts and many other shows.
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The narrow streets of Old Quebecprovide endless opportunities for surprising discoveries. You'll find shops selling everything from windblown glass figures to vintage wines to leather goods and crafts by local artisans. Near Basse-Ville is the Marche du Vieux-Port farmers market, where you can buy fresh produce and enjoy homemade fare c at a variety of food stalls.
For sit-down dining, there are cafes and bistros scattered all over Quebec. Most feature French specialties, of course, from crepes, curds and local cheese at informal cafes to four-course meals at the trendy restaurants strung around the Chateau Frontenac. Though generally a quiet city, Quebec also has its fair share of night revels, with a lively entertainment district focused on Rue St. Jean and Grande Allee in the old town. A stroll around will turn up numerous clubs and bars offering a wide variety of music and other performances.
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