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Unknowns remain for transitional kindergarten

School districts make plans for new program despite uncertainty
By Heather Murtagh
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF

Children turning 5 in November and December this year may start a new additional year of kindergarten but the governors plan to cut funding is creating many unknowns for parents and local school districts. Under the Kindergarten Readiness Act of 2010, authored by state Sen. Joe Simitian, D-Palo Alto, students must be 5 years old to start kindergarten. Starting this year, the deadline to turn 5 will slowly be moved up from Dec. 1 to Sept. 1. An additional year of transitional kindergarten was supposed to be offered for children with birthdays after the new deadlines the new program called for

state funding. That funding is in limbo Eliminate as Gov. Jerry proposed cut Browns budget proto transitional posal calls to cut kindergarten $223.7 million See opinion which would result page 9 in the elimination of transitional kindergarten. Savings, according to the Department of Finance, will be used to support existing programs. Seems simple. But the issue isnt. As Simitian previously explained, providing transitional kindergarten is currently required by law. Also, the funding mechanism, he argued, doesnt allow the governor to simply make a line item cut. The law would need to be changed by a

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vote of both houses of the California Legislature. Without direction, and months from such a decision being made, districts are now put in a limbo. School leaders are currently discussing their options: to proceed regardless of the state funding, not implement the program or start registering little ones and wait to see what happens at the state level. Most local districts are choosing the wait-and-see option since, the reality is, it would be hard to afford the program without funding. How many children and families are left in limbo varies by district. Numbers should be available soon since most dis-

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Shannon Logie,a kindergarten teacher at Heather Elementary See SCHOOLS, Page 23 School in San Carlos,watches as her students make a calendar.

Teacherspension fund reduces its assumed return

Board lowers investment return from 7.75 percent to 7.5 percent
By Judy Lin
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

SACRAMENTO The board overseeing the nations second-largest public pension fund on Thursday lowered the funds investment forecast for the second time in 14 months in a move that acknowledges the nancial strain of lower market returns in the years ahead. The California State Teachers Retirement System board of directors voted 9-1 to lower its assumed annual investment return from 7.75 percent to 7.5 percent. The move will increase the state teacher pension systems projected unfunded liability by $5.9 billion. It also is important because as the fund BILL SILVERFARB/DAILY JOURNAL Workers poured the last bit of concrete,about 9 inches thick,into the northbound tunnel at Devils Slide yesterday.Caltrans hopes the project makes less money through investments, it

will be completed by the end of the year.

See PENSION, Page 23

Tunnel vision
Pavement poured in Devils Slide tunnels
By Bill Silverfarb
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF

Fundraiser to benefit family hit hard by fire

By Michelle Durand
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF

It wont be long before motorists ll the tunnels at Devils Slide with trafc as crews poured the last bit of concrete pavement yesterday to mark another signicant milestone for the nearly 5-year-old project. Actually, it will be a while before cars can

enter the tunnel but yesterdays completion of the two roads will now allow crews to jump to the next phase of the project connecting the two southern tunnel portals with Highway 1. Caltrans is hoping to have the tunnels open to trafc by the end of this year and be completely off the site by March 2013, said senior engineer Tom Gray. We are looking for ways to improve the

schedule, Gray said. The project is behind schedule and over budget as Caltrans had intended to open the tunnels to trafc in early 2012 but tunnel soil movement required months of reinforcement work, putting the project behind schedule by nearly a year.

Two groups afliated with Taft Elementary School are holding a fundraiser this weekend to benet a fourth-grade student and her family who lost nearly everything they owned when a two-alarm re destroyed their home in the LeMar Mobile Home Park last month. The Redwood City Fireghters Association is also joining in, hosting a barbecue to raise money for all the residents affected by the Jan. 16 blaze that displaced 15 people, hospital-

See TUNNEL, Page 23

See BENEFIT, Page 22

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Thought for the Day

The path of civilization is paved with tin cans.
Elbert Hubbard,American author (1856-1915)

This Day in History

1959

Rock-and-roll stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. The Big Bopper Richardson died in a small plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa. In 1783, Spain formally recognized American independence. In 1865, President Abraham Lincoln and Confederate Vice President Alexander H. Stephens held a shipboard peace conference off the Virginia coast; the talks deadlocked over the issue of Southern autonomy. In 1913, the 16th Amendment to the Constitution, providing for a federal income tax, was ratied. In 1924, the 28th president of the United States, Woodrow Wilson, died in Washington, D.C., at age 67. In 1930, the chief justice of the United States, William Howard Taft, resigned for health reasons. (He died just over a month later.) In 1943, during World War II, the U.S. transport ship Dorchester, which was carrying troops to Greenland, sank after being hit by a German torpedo; of the more than 900 men aboard, only some 230 survived. In 1959, An American Airlines Lockheed Electra crashed into New Yorks East River, killing 65 of the 73 people on board. In 1966, the Soviet probe Luna 9 became the rst manmade object to make a soft landing on the moon. In 1971, New York City police ofcer Frank Serpico, who had charged there was widespread corruption in the NYPD, was shot and seriously wounded during a drug bust in Brooklyn. In 1972, the XI Olympic Winter Games opened in Sapporo, Japan. In 1991, the rate for a rst-class postage stamp rose to 29 cents. In 1998, Texas executed Karla Faye Tucker, 38, for the pickax killings of two people in 1983; she was the rst woman executed in the United States since 1984. A U.S. Marine plane sliced through the cable of a ski gondola in Italy, sending the car plunging hundreds of feet, killing all 20 people inside.

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Officers cleared for using pepper spray on dancers
SALT LAKE CITY Utah prosecutors have cleared police ofcers of any wrongdoing after they used pepper spray and batons on a group of Polynesian spectators performing a traditional war dance at a high school football game. Uintah County Attorney G. Mark Thomas said Thursday it was a mere misunderstanding due to cultural differences. He says no criminal charges are warranted. Ofcers used pepper spray on about a dozen Polynesian men and boys who formed the Haka war dance in October after their hometown favorite lost a football game against Roosevelt High School, about 140 miles east of Salt Lake City. Thomas opened an investigation in December at the request of the Utah chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union after an internal police investigation found the ofcers actions were justied. pig, a derogatory term for police. The 16inch car door decals are made by prisoners in Windsor. State police discovered the pig images Wednesday. They say they believe the decals have been added to about 30 cruisers in the past year. Who made the modication and when is being reviewed by the Department of Corrections. Corrections Commissioner Andy Pallito said Thursday new decals will be made by Monday for about $800. The Burlington Free Press newspaper rst reported the pig decals. Sculac says nobody was hurt. He says he hired a guard and is shopping for a security system.

Trump offers golden graves for silver-spoon set

NEWARK, N.J. They say you cant take it with you when you die, but thats not necessarily true for the wealthiest Americans like Donald Trump. He announced this week he is considering building a 1.5-acre cemetery next to his high-end golf course in Bedminster, where members pay a lifetime fee of as much as $300,000. If they want to stay beyond that, they most likely will pay a membership fee that includes burial. It may be among the pricier nal resting places, but if it gets state and local approval, itd be a bargain compared with some of the countrys other swank cemeteries. Putting ones name on the most permanent of marquees can reach several million dollars at the most exclusive cemeteries a far cry from the median $6,560 for a funeral in 2009, the most recent yearly gure from the National Funeral Directors Association. At Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Mass., a National Historic Landmark renowned for its landscaping, the choicest piece of pond-front property costs upward of half a million dollars, said Sean ORegan, vice president of cemetery services and operations.

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Lions apparently not enough to keep intruders out

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. With 120 lions, tigers and other big cats on the grounds, the owner of a Colorado refuge didnt think he needed a security system. Nick Sculac says he changed his mind after two January break-ins at Serenity Springs Wildlife Center, 20 miles east of Colorado Springs. The Colorado Springs Gazette reports someone scaled a 10-foot fence lined with barbed wire and cut a hole in a cage, letting three tigers out. Workers found the tigers roaming the compound the next morning. Days later, employees arriving for work found two people inside the compound trying to pet a cougar through its cage. Sculac says they scaled the outer fence and drove away.

Actress Morgan Fairchild is 62.

Actor Nathan Lane is 56.

Actress Maura Tierney is 47.

Comedian Shelley Berman is 87. Former Sen. Paul Sarbanes, D-Md., is 79. Football Hall-of-Famer Fran Tarkenton is 72. Actress Bridget Hanley is 71. Actress Blythe Danner is 69. Singer Dennis Edwards is 69. Football Hall-of-Famer Bob Griese is 67. Singer-guitarist Dave Davies (The Kinks) is 65. Singer Melanie is 65. Actress Pamela Franklin is 62. Rock musician Lee Ranaldo (Sonic Youth) is 56. Actor Thomas Calabro is 53. Actor-director Keith Gordon is 51. Actress Michele Greene is 50. Country singer Matraca Berg is 48. Actor Warwick Davis is 42. Actress Elisa Donovan is 41. Reggaeton singer Daddy Yankee is 36. Musician Grant Barry is 35. Singer-songwriter Jessica Harp is 30.
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Inmate adds pig image to police cruiser decals

MONTPELIER, Vt. A Vermont prison inmate who makes stationery and license plates has gotten the best of the state police by adding the image of a pig to the state decal on their cruisers. One of the spots on the cow in the state crest has been changed to the shape of a

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Friday Feb. 3, 2012

Cycling for Survival

By Heather Murtagh
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF

Police reports
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A tenant reported some people started painting her house white and she did not hire anyone to paint on Fourth Lane in South San Francisco before 9:19 a.m.

As freshmen at Duke University, Courtney Caccia and Jennifer Goodman Linn became instant friends. In the years since meeting on campus, the women have both battled cancer. As a result, Linn and her husband Dave co-founded Cycle for Survival in 2007 to raise funds for research on rare cancers a diagnosis both women have faced. This weekend, the annual four-hour cycling event will be held in San Francisco. For the first time, it will be without Linn, who died in 2011. This year, being our first year without Jen, this is whats driving a lot of her friends and family to keep the momentum of this going. This was her lifes work. That is in everybodys mind, said Caccia, of Redwood City. Caccia, 41, has a special bond with both her friend and the cause. While living in Los Angeles at 25, Caccia found herself feeling lethargic one summer. She went to the doc- Jennifer Goodman Linn, left, and Courtney Caccia of Redwood City at Cycle for Survival in tor and agreed to return the following 2011. Monday for a chest X-ray. Over the weekAlthough this weekends event is booked, end, however, Caccia began coughing up Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. The event was held exclusively in New York Caccia said there are still ways to get blood lots of it. A visit to the emergency that first year bringing together 50 teams, involved this year. Create a satellite team, room resulted in the diagnosis of choriocarincluding 230 cyclists, who raised $250,000. for example. Such a team could go to their cinoma a rare cancer that started in the Since then, its grown in terms of cyclers, local gym or ride outside and collect pledges uterus but had spread to Caccias lungs. donations and locations. This year, more for their efforts. Satellite groups could also That moment, everything kind of than 2,000 teams are expected to ride over plan to get on their bikes next weekend, changed, Caccia said. the course of two weekends kicking off when events are being held in New York. She underwent chemotherapy and at 27 This weekend, Caccia will be joined by Saturday. needed to have a portion of her lung Teams register to ride for a four-hour shift four other college girlfriends who were close removed. While going into remission hap- with a maximum of eight riders per bike. to Linn. Together, as part of Caccias Cancer pened quickly for Caccia, other problems Last year was the first year the event was Crushers, the ladies will spin in Linns persisted. held in San Francisco. This year, Caccias honor. Her friend Linn, despite living in New friends and family were so interested in parYork, had been quick to support her through ticipating, a number started their own teams. For more information about, or to make a the process. Once you go there and you get involved donation to, Cycle for Survival, visit She was kind of was a great support for with it, you cannot help coming out of the www.cycleforsurvival.org. The four-hour me during that entire thing. Her enthusiasm event completely excited, Caccia said. event takes place from 8 a.m. to noon and energy was contagious. She helped me. Caccia admittedly was a sporadic exercis- Saturday, Feb. 4 at Equinox Pine Street, 301 Then in 2004, Jen was diagnosed with a rare er prior to participating in Cycle for Survival Pine St., San Francisco. sarcoma. She basically spent the rest of her but as a result learned she really enjoyed it. life fighting it, Caccia said. Now shes a regular spinner, but added anyCycle for Survival started in 2007 after one can do it. Some cyclers take on 30 min- Heather Murtagh can be reached by email: heather@smdailyjournal.com or by phone: (650) Linns diagnosis with the goal of raising utes and dont even break a sweat. 344-5200 ext. 105. $10,000 for rare cancer research by the

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Stolen vehicle. A vehicle was stolen at the intersection of Lakeview Way and Summit Drive before 6:13 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26. Burglary. A home was burglarized on Arizona Way before 1 p.m. Monday, Jan. 23. Petty theft. A laptop was taken from an ofce on Goodwin Avenue before noon Monday, Jan. 23. Burglary. A window was smashed and garden tools were taken from a vehicle on 10th Avenue before 8:29 a.m. Monday, Jan. 23. Stolen vehicle. A truck was reported stolen on Stambaugh Street before 8:19 a.m. Monday, Jan. 23. Burglary. A car was reported stolen on Winslow Street before 5:36 a.m. Monday, Jan. 23. Burglary. Someone broke into a house through the window and took money on Hoover Street before 6:08 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 18. Stolen vehicle. A car was reported stolen on Jefferson Avenue before 5:32 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 18. Burglary. Two laptops were taken from a home on Hoover Street before 4:41 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 18.

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Battery. The victim of an assault reported being struck in the face by someone who ed on foot on the 500 block of Oak Grove before 8:37 p.m. Monday, Jan. 30. Bike theft. Two bicycles were taken on the 700 block of Coleman Avenue before 5:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 30. Grand theft. Stereo equipment was taken on the 1700 block of El Camino Real before 9:02 a.m. Monday, Jan. 30. Burglary. A vehicle was burglarized on the 1600 block of Marsh Road before 8:53 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 29. Drug activity. A woman was cited for drug activity on the 100 block of Terminal Avenue before 8:52 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 29. Petty theft. A wallet was taken on the 300 block of Sharon Park Drive before 5:11 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 12.

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budget by $595,950. Numerous meetings were held with residents, parents and employees over recent months to discuss the possible cuts. Conversations were often framed with three guiding principles: Moderate increases to class sizes; moderate changes to the specialists offered to elementary students; and moderate changes to electives offered in middle school. Raniis proposal, which will be brought back for a vote Wednesday, Feb. 15, starts with increasing class sizes in kindergarten and rst grade from 20 to 22, in second and third grades from 20 to 23 and in fourth and fth grades from 24 to 25. Such a change will result in cutting two teachers. Cuts could also include a English language learner specialist, two Spanish teachers and a 12-hour per day computer specialist program. At Crocker, 1.5 positions will be reduced connected to reducing electives and possibly some lunchtime activities. The details of which courses could be cut are not known, but Ranii explained it could mean offering less sections of a certain elective. Ranii had also been asked to come up with an additional possible $60,000 cut. The suggestion included reducing 0.5 full-time equivalent of a physical education specialist and 0.22 FTE of a vocal music specialist. The board decided against those cuts. Hillsborough is currently working with about a $20 million budget, of which $3 million is funded through the Hillsborough Education Foundation. Looking ahead, the district is budgeting conservatively, assuming only basic funding from the state, said Ranii. Should no changes be made, the district faces about a $1 million decit in the coming school year. The board meets 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15 at the West School, 376 Barbara Way, Hillsborough.

Friday Feb. 3, 2012

Moderatecuts for Hillsborough schools in works

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Obituary
Richard J. Carrillo
Richard J. Carrillo died Jan. 26, 2012, a few days shy of his 81st birthday. He was preceded in death by his parents Joseph and Lupe Carrillo and his grandmother Lupe Del Rio. Richard is survived by his children, Robert W. Carrillo and Karen A Carrillo and was the grandfather and special Papa to Robbie J. Rodriguez and Toni A. Rodriguez and great-grandfather to and Papas special girl, Savannah Ann and his special friend and canine Cocoa. Richard also leaves behind many other friends and family members of the Romo, Soto and Pecaro families and many cousins, especially Stella Ergas. He attended Mission Dolores Grammar School, Polytechnic High School and San Francisco City College. Upon graduation, he served his country as a sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps and became a San Francisco police ofcer. Visitation for family and friends will begin 4 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8 and a vigil service will be held at 7 p.m. at Duggans Serra Mortuary, 500 Westlake Ave., Daly City. The funeral service will be held 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 9 also at Duggans Serra with the committal to follow at Golden Gate National Cemetery, 1300 Sneath Lane, San Bruno. Donations may be made to the San Francisco Police PAL Boys and Girls Club in memory of Richard Dick J. Carrillo. As a public service, the Daily Journal prints obituaries of approximately 250 words or less with a photo one time on the date of the familys choosing. To submit obituaries, email information along with a jpeg photo to news@smdailyjournal.com.

The Hillsborough City Elementary School District is facing moderate increases to class sizes, reductions to elementary school specialists and fewer elective opportunities at Crocker with the consideration of about $600,000 in cuts. The districts Board of Trustees decided last spring to talk about budget changes over this school year as it continued to face a deficit. With the budget philosophy of moderate, specified deficit spending over the next five years, Superintendent Anthony Ranii presented a a plan Wednesday to reduce next years

Couple to trial for armed robbery spree

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A couple accused of committing as many as 10 armed robberies in Burlingame and San Mateo last summer will stand trial on charges including robbery, burglary and assault with a deadly weapon. Melissa Pearlene Butler, 20, and Marc Anthony Jordan, 23, have each pleaded not guilty to their

respective charges. After a preliminary hearing, Butler was held to answer on all counts and Jordan was ordered to trial on three. Prosecutors dismissed five other charges against Jordan. Both return to court Feb. 16 to enter a Superior Court plea and set a trial date. Prosecutors say between Aug. 6 and Aug. 10, the pair and a 16-year-

old boy, whose name was withheld because he is a minor, approached victims with weapons, demanding money and jewelry. In one case, two of the suspects robbed a delivery driver returning to his vehicle. Two days later, a man reported being assaulted and robbed on South Grant Street in San Mateo. Police searching their East Palo Alto homes reported nding the

stolen property, one BB gun and one real handgun. San Mateo and Burlingame police believe the defendants may have committed up to 10 robberies in the area. Butler is free from custody on $25,000 bail while Jordan remains held on the same amount. The minor is being prosecuted in juvenile court.

School bus funding preserved Brown appointee to lead

By Don Thompson
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

SACRAMENTO Parents and educators said they were relieved Thursday after state lawmakers changed their minds and voted against targeting school bus service in a midyear budget cut to education. The move alters a $248 million school transportation spending cut lawmakers included in the state budget they passed last summer. The cut was to take effect automatically at the start of the year because tax revenue was running well behind

projections, but many school districts objected. Both houses of the Legislature approved the bill, sending it to Gov. Jerry Brown, who was expected to sign it. Im so excited, Cinnamon Paula said after the vote. Paula, a parent of four, helped organize opposition to the cuts in the Southern Humboldt Unied School District, which covers 700 square miles in far Northern California. I think we would have lost a third of our school district, said Paula, who lives in Redway, about 200 miles north of San Francisco.

High-Speed Rail Authority

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SACRAMENTO The board overseeing Californias plan to build a $98 billion high-speed rail system chose an appointee of Gov. Jerry Brown on Thursday to take over as its chairman. The Democratic governor appointed Dan Richard to the California High-Speed Rail Authority board last year to help turn around a project that has come under intense criticism for its cost, ridership and route plans.

Estimated costs have more than doubled since voters approved selling bonds for it in 2008. In addition, the statewide system is expected to be completed in 2033, 13 years later than originally estimated. Brown has maintained his support despite criticism of the project. The fundamentals of high-speed rail, the reasons why California should embark on high-speed rail, are sound, Richard told the board and about people who attended a hearing in Sacramento.

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Missing Caada College student found safe
A missing 19-year-old special-needs Caada College student was found safe early Thursday morning after authorities had been searching for him since Tuesday, according to the San Mateo County Sheriffs Office. Roz Sarmiento, who lives in South San Francisco, was reunited with his family Thursday morning after he was reported missing Tuesday afternoon from Caada College, located at 4200 Farm Hill Blvd. in Redwood City. Stanford Medical Center officials called the Sheriffs Office around 4 a.m. and said Sarmiento had walked into the emergency room alone and checked himself in, according to sheriffs officials. Deputies responded to the hospital and found Sarmiento in good condition, according to the sheriffs office. Sarmiento was reported missing after he was last seen on campus leaving class for lunch around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to sheriffs officials.

Obama says his policies are extension of faith

WASHINGTON Blending politics and religion, President Barack Obama said his Christian faith is a driving force behind his economic policies, from Wall Street reform to his calls for the wealthy to pay higher taxes. Obamas remarks Thursday at the National Prayer Breakfast were his most explicit account of how his personal religious beliefs factor into his decision-making on the nations pressing problems. The comments came amid election-year criticism from Catholic groups and some Republicans that the president is waging a war on religion following his decision to require church-afliated institutions to cover free birth control for employees. Speaking to more than 3,000 people at the annual breakfast, Obama said faith and values should play as much as role in tackling the nations challenges as sound decisionmaking and smart policies. He said, for example, that his own call for fairness in the tax code a central tenet of his State of the Union address and his 2012 campaign is both economically sound and consistent with the teachings of Jesus. If Im willing to give something up as somebody whos been extraordinarily blessed, and give up some of the tax breaks that I enjoy, I actually think thats going to make economic sense, he said. But for me as a Christian, it also coincides with Jesuss teach-

Second Harvest reaches holiday food and fund goals

Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo counties has reached its Holiday Food and Fund Drive goals of $11.3 million and 1.6 million pounds of food. The holiday drive is a critical fundraiser for Second Harvest because the Food Bank raises nearly half its annual revenues during the holidays. We are very grateful for the community and corporate support we received this year, Kathy Jackson, CEO of Second Harvest Food Bank, said in a prepared statement. While donations to the campaign slowed in November, causing some concern, the lastminute flood of support from the community in December and early January made it possible for Second Harvest to achieve its fundraising goals. Donations raised during the holidays will be used to feed hungry people in the coming months. Second Harvest is seeing unprecedented need due to the economy. The number of people the Food Bank serves has increased nearly 50 percent since the recession started in 2007. Second Harvest provides food to nearly 250,000 people every month thats one in 10 people in the two-county region. Since its inception in 1974, Second Harvest has become one of the largest food banks in the nation, providing food to an average of nearly one quarter of a million people each month. For more information visit www.SHFB.org.

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Barack Obama listens during the 60th annual National Prayer Breakfast at the Washington Hilton hotel in Washington,D.C.
ing that for unto whom much is given, much shall be required. It mirrors the Islamic belief that those whove been blessed have an obligation to use those blessings to help others, or the Jewish doctrine of moderation and consideration for others. He also said the Wall Street reform he championed both makes the economy stronger for everyone and abides by Gods command to love thy neighbor as thyself because it helped people who had been hurt or treated unfairly by nancial institutions.

Suit seeks to stop S.F.s Presidio development

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Yellow-legged frogs earn spot on endangered list
SACRAMENTO They arent as famous as the threatened red-legged frogs of Calaveras jumping fame, but two types of yellow-legged frogs are getting new special protections. The California Fish and Game Commission voted Thursday to list the Sierra mountain yellow-legged frogs as threatened and the Southern mountain yellow-legged frogs as endangered. The commission acted after the Center for Biological Diversity led a petition outlining the decline. Both species live in alpine lakes and are a food source for non-native trout. Studies have shown that livestock grazing and pesticide drift from farms in the Central Valley contribute to the decline. Their numbers have shrunk by half since 1995. The state already had taken steps to protect the frogs by ending some sh-stocking programs and moving some to former habitats.

SAN FRANCISCO Preservation and environmental groups led a federal lawsuit Thursday seeking to block development of a new hotel in San Franciscos historic Presidio. The lawsuit was led by the Sierra Club and Presidio Historical Association in U.S. District Court, and argues that the hotel development which seeks to expand an existing structure by 70,000 square feet violates federal environmental, historical preservation and other laws. The Presidio was established as a Spanish military post in 1776, and operated as a military base until 1994. The U.S. took over the site in 1846 just before the Gold Rush, when tens of thousands of people moved to San Francisco. The military used the Presidio as San Francisco Bays chief guardian from the Civil War through World War II, when it served as the site of the Western

Defense Command. In 1996, the Presidio Trust was created to manage and help transition the newly created 1,491-acre park to nancial self-sufciency. The Presidios federal funding ends next year. As part of this transition, a new inn will open in April in a remodeled building, and the park hosts a golf course, bowling alley, a rock-climbing facility and other destinations for visitors. For years, the trust has planned to redevelop the Presidios Main Post, which historically served as a kind of Main Street for the base. The trust says its plans will make the Main Post the heart of the park, including a new hotel called the Presidio Lodge. The park has no lodging, a traditional way that national parks have welcomed people, both those who want the experience of an overnight stay in the park and those who visit for a day, the trust wrote in project documents.

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It would be tragic if any woman let alone thousands of women lost access to these potentially lifesaving screenings because of a politically motivated attack.
Letter to Komen from 26 U.S.senators

Friday Feb. 3, 2012

Cancer charity confronts backlash

By David Crary
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW YORK The renowned breast cancer charity Susan G. Komen for the Cure faced an escalating backlash Thursday over its decision to cut breast screening grants to Planned Parenthood. Some of Komens local afliates are openly upset, including all seven in California, and at least one top ofcial has quit, reportedly in protest. Meanwhile, Komen has been deluged with negative emails and Facebook postings, accusing it of knuckling under to pressure from anti-abortion groups, since the Associated Press reported on Tuesday that it was halting grants that Planned Parenthood afliates used for breast exams and related services. The grants totaled $680,000 last year. Planned Parenthood has been heartened by an outpouring of support in response to the cutoff. Besides $400,000 in smaller donations from 6,000 people, it is receiv-

ing $250,000 from a family foundation in Dallas and a $250,000 pledge announced Thursday by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg to match future donations. In Washington, 26 U.S. senators all Democrats except for independent Bernie Sanders, of Vermont signed a letter calling on Komen to reconsider its decision. It would be tragic if any woman let alone thousands of women lost access to these potentially lifesaving screenings because of a politically motivated attack, the senators wrote. Komens top leaders, in their rst news conference since the controversy erupted, denied Planned Parenthoods assertion that the decision was driven by pressure from

anti-abortion groups. We dont base our funding decisions ... on whether one side or the other will be pleased, said Komens founder and CEO, Nancy Brinker, depicting the criticism as a mischaracterization of the charitys goals and mission. Komen has said the decision stemmed from newly adopted criteria barring grants to organizations under investigation affecting Planned Parenthood because of an inquiry by a Republican congressman acting with encouragement from anti-abortion activists. Brinker said Thursday that there were additional factors, notably changes in the types of breast-health service providers it wanted to support. announced Thursday he wont seek re-election in whats become another blow to conservative Democrats on Capitol Hill and the partys state congressional delegation. Shuler, a former professional football player and conservative who challenged House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi for her post following the November 2010 elections, announced in a statement that he will not seek a fourth House term representing far western North Carolina. Shuler said he discussed running for North Carolina governor with his family but decided against it earlier this week.

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Attorney General Eric Holder testies before a House Oversight and Government Reform Hearing on Fast & Furious: Management Failures at the Department of Justiceon Capitol Hill in Washington,D.C.

AG Holder, House GOP clash over documents

By Pete Yost
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Roseanne Barr seeks Green Party presidential nod

WASHINGTON Roseanne Barr said Thursday shes running for the Green Partys presidential nomination and its no joke. The actresscomedian said in a statement that shes a longtime Roseanne Barr supporter of the party and looks forward to working with people

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who share her values. She said the two major parties arent serving the American people. The Democrats and Republicans have proven that they are servants bought and paid for by the 1 percent who are not doing whats in the best interest of the American people, Barr said.

N.C.s Heath Shuler wont seek re-election to House

RALEIGH, N.C. U.S. Rep. Heath Shuler of North Carolina

WASHINGTON Attorney General Eric Holder clashed with Republicans at a House committee hearing Thursday over demands that the Justice Department turn over more documents about a flawed gun-smuggling investigation. Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., said the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee will do what is necessary to force the Justice Department to produce information on its handling of congressional inquiries on Operation Fast and Furious. The attorney general said he will consider Issas demand. But he said the department, with one exception, was inclined to follow a longstand-

ing tradition of withholding internal documents about how to respond to congressional inquiries in order to preserve the ability to get candid advice from top ofcials. I think youre hiding behind something here, Rep. Dan Burton, R-Ind., told Holder. You ought to give us the documents. ... It appears were being stonewalled. Issa has threatened to seek a contempt of Congress ruling against Holder for failing to provide the material. The lawmaker alleges the Justice Department is engaging in a cover-up. This has become political, thats ne, Holder said at the hearing, but there is no attempt at a cover-up. The Justice Department, Holder insisted, will continue to share huge amounts of information about Fast and Furious itself.
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CITY GOVERNMENT
The San Mateo City Council will review its holiday parking meter enforcement practices at a study session Monday, Feb. 6. The city currently enforces parking meters and pay stations between the hours of 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. except for Sundays and holidays. During the holiday season, Christmas and New Years Day fell on a Sunday and most federal, state and local governments observe the following Monday as a holiday. Several shoppers issued citations on the Mondays following the holiday complained the citations were unfair and Deputy Mayor David Lim

sought clarication and review. Also on the study session agenda, the council will review its downtown maintenance practices and provide direction on a proposal to eliminate leaf blowers in favor of hand sweeping downtown. During its regular meeting, the council is set to name a planning commissioner to replace Maureen Freschet, who was elected to the City Council in November. Applicants for the position include John Abbott, Kara Cox Anderson, Rick Bonilla, Serena Constantino, Carla Cravalho, Mark Hudak, Joshua S. Hugg, Clifford S. Robbins, Carlos Santamaria, John E. Trewin and David Zigal. The council study session begins 5:45 p.m. and its regular meeting begins 7 p.m. The council meets at City Hall, 330 W. 20th Ave., in San Mateo.

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Trump endorses Romney after a puzzling day

By Beth Fouhy
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LAS VEGAS With his trademark air for spectacle, Donald Trump endorsed Mitt Romney for president Thursday on the famed Las Vegas strip just hours after Newt Gingrichs advisers were spreading the word that The Donald would be anointing him instead. Trumps endorsement seemed likely to affect this Saturdays Nevada caucuses and the GOP nomination ght in general about as much as a Sin City breeze disturbs the real estate moguls legendary hair. But he managed to create a stir of a different sort, at least for a day. Romney said he was glad to get the support, but he seemed almost bemused to be caught up in the Trumpian drama. There are some things you just cant imagine happening. This is one of them, Romney said with a smile, looking out at the reporters and cameras jammed into the lobby of the hotel complex that bears Trumps name. The real estate mogul had entered to applause, with Romney and his wife, Ann, at his side Mitt is tough, hes smart, hes sharp and hes not going to allow bad things to continue to happen to this country we all love, Trump said. He vigorously shook Romneys hand and said, Go out and get em. You can do it. But the endorsement was just the nale for a puzzling chain of events that began Wednesday when Trumps ofce announced he would be ying to Las Vegas for a major announcement related to the presidential contest. Trump had announced last spring he would not run for the Republican nomination but had hinted as recently as last month that he might run for president as an independent. What would he say in Las Vegas?

Gingrich advisers suggested Trump had sent signals that he planned endorse the former House speaker. The Gingrich team began leakDonald Trump ing word of an impending endorsement to news organizations including the Associated Press. Nope. Reporters learned Thursday that Trump would be endorsing Romney instead. Earlier, on a tour of a Las Vegas manufacturing facility, Gingrich made clear he had gotten the message. No, the former House speaker replied when asked if he was expecting Trumps endorsement. He added that he was amazed at the attention Trump was getting. Romney hasnt always been Trumps man. In an interview with CNN last April, Trump dismissed Romney as a small business guy and suggested Bain Capital, the venture capital rm where Romney made his millions, had bankrupted companies and destroyed jobs. Hed buy companies, hed close companies, hed get rid of jobs, Trump said. Romney, for his part, turned down an invitation to participate in a presidential debate that Trump planned to moderate in Iowa in December, leading Trump to cancel the event. And while Romney, like most of the GOP hopefuls, visited Trump at his ofce in Manhattan to discuss campaign strategy, he slipped in and out of the building without speaking to reporters. Trump has played an unusually prominent role in the presidential contest since last spring, when he mused publicly about joining the Republican eld.

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Romney stock trades clash with his divestment pledge

By Stephen Braun
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WASHINGTON Presidential candidate Mitt Romney promised in 2007 he would shed any investments that conicted with Republican positions on hot-button domestic and foreign policy issues. But Romneys family trusts kept some of those holdings and repeatedly bought new ones until 2010, when they were nally sold off for more than $3 million, according to a detailed review of Romneys nancial records by the Associated Press.

Recently disclosed tax returns for three family trust funds for Romney, his wife, Ann, and their adult children show scores of trades in companies whose business operations are inconsistent with Republican Party stances that Romney favors on Iran, China, stem cell research, abortion and other issues. A Romney campaign spokeswoman, Andrea Saul, said the former Massachusetts governor has no control over the investments made by his blind trust, but the trustee has tried to manage the trades in a manner consistent with Gov.

Romneys publicly expressed positions. The continual trading between 2006 and 2010 raises questions about why the investments continued for three years, even after Romney said in 2007 that the trust would sell off any conicted holdings. Those trades came during a period when Romney has sought to convince voters of his conservative Republican values. The trades also raise questions about whether any of the transactions were vetted for possible conicts or political perception before they were made.

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Friday Feb. 3, 2012

Eliminate proposed cut to transitional kindergarten

n Gov. Jerry Browns budget proposal last month, it was clear he was putting everything on the list for potential cuts. There are no sacred cows. The idea was to show what might happen if voters do not approve a measure in November to raise the states taxes. However, on this list is one program that should not be there transitional kindergarten. In light of the recent struggles of the state with its variety of proposed cuts, most notably, a federal judges recent ruling to stop 10 percent cuts to payments of many providers of health care for Medi-Cal patients, it just doesnt make sense to proceed with the proposed $223.7 million cut to the transitional kindergarten. Why? Because the recently passed law authored by state Sen. Joe Simitian, DPalo Alto, would require legislative action to overturn it and there doesnt seem to be support for such action. In essence, the cut to transitional kindergarten funding is a non-starter and largely questionable. The end result will likely be that the proposed cut would never see the light of day.

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In the meantime, school districts across the state are trying to determine the best path to plan for either scenario which is costing time and effort that would be better served in myriad other places. The Kindergarten Readiness Act of 2010 requires students be 5 years old to start kindergarten and slowly moves the deadline for incoming students from Dec. 1 to Sept. 1. An additional year of transitional kindergarten was supposed to be offered for the new group of children and was to be paid for with state money. That is the specific funding now in question because of Browns proposal. So not only are school districts making tandem plans, parents of children affected by the legislation are stuck in limbo unable to determine if they will be eligible for it or if alternative plans must be established. School districts are used to the waiting game of state funding and often make several tiers of plans when it

comes to cuts and programs that would be on the chopping block when the state Legislature and the governor get around to finalizing a budget. However, it is much easier to make plans for current programs and class sizes depending on how many teachers can be afforded once the budget scenario becomes clear. Transitional kindergarten, because it is new, has more needs when it comes to planning and preparation. Placing districts in such a state of uncertainty over such a small budget item (in the complete budget picture) is inherently unfair and unwarranted, particularly if the chance for such a cut to become real is slim. The governor is facing enough trouble with his list of proposals. Why invite more struggle with a proposal that is already tangled with opposition, a lack of support to change it and the threat of severe uncertainty? The governor would be wise to eliminate the proposal for the cut immediately and allow districts to plan with certainty for such a large change to their school communities, parents and their children.

Food finaglers
ood companies owe their primary allegiance to stockholders, and their principle goal must be prot, not public health. Safe Food, Marion Nestle. If you read my column of Jan. 12, Time to Resolve, about nutrition for children, you may have come up with a few questions. An important one might be: Why dont the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Department of Agriculture do more to protect us from food contamination and adulteration? After reading a recent report in the San Francisco Chronicle about the latest inactivity of the FDA, we are reminded again that we cannot rely on government agencies to protect us. It read: The FDA announced that farmers and ranchers must restrict their use of a critical class of antibiotics in cattle, pigs, chickens and turkeys because such practices may have contributed to a growing threat of bacterial infections in people that are resistant to treatment. In 2010, the agency proposed similar rules on some antibiotics, but these rules have yet to be made nal. For many years, consumer advocates and concerned nutritionists have been trying to bring about a ban on such practices, but because of pressure from industry, the practice continues. Basically, the animals of our corporate meat producers continue to be raised in lthy and oppressive conditions that necessitate the use of antibiotics to prevent their death from related illnesses. Antibiotics, etc. are also used as appetite enhancers to promote rapid growth so the time between their birth and their slaughter is shorter. All this is done only for the convenience of the industry and, as we can see, the industry is in control. So you can see why, for this and other reasons, we are basically on our own when it comes to the integrity of our food. Corporations subject to few external controls are experimenting with our food supply, using chemical additives, hormone treatments, pesticides and fertilizers and mechanized production methods that represent a revolutionary break with almost 10,000 years of agriculture history. In the process they keep creating problems then apply even more technological innovations as Band-Aids, rather than going back to the natural processes they discarded. Food, Inc., Robert Kenner. Have we forgotten that human beings eating so many foods that have been tinkered with to add to their appeal and make big bucks for the industry is a phenomenon that has occurred on such a grand scale for just 50 or 60 years? But too many nutritionists and others involved in food issues are bought out by the industry including the American Dietetic Association. Their statement on the subject is intentionally vague and obviously carefully worded so as to avoid upsetting corporate interests and contributors. It is the position of the American Dietetic Association that all foods can t into a healthful eating style. Really! Only a small percentage of the thousands of chemical additives added to the food products in our supermarkets have ever been tested for safety. But those who wonder what all the nagling with our food products could be doing to our health are not taken seriously by the regulatory agencies. And so the charade continues. Then you wonder what the habit of eating foods that have been adulterated by processing, additives and genetic manipulation, etc., is doing to consumer health. How much do these changes (alone or in combination) alter metabolism and add to the epidemic of weight gain? How many of them are formulated to increase appetite so you eat more of the product? Is it possible that they could be causing illnesses even cancer? How about altering behavior, especially in children? The list of products that we are a better off without is, unfortunately, long (more on that another time). It can be very frustrating when you think of how the food industry has had its way with us adulterating our food, the essence of life until it is very difcult for anyone who wants to eat for health to nd appropriate products. Besides, carefully selecting what we eat in an attempt to fend off health problems that result from or are exacerbated by our increasingly innovative food industry, there are, unfortunately, many other reasons (like environmental) to carefully select and prepare what we eat and what we provide for our families. It has been reported that at the rate were going, because of our fractionated and adulterated diet, it wont be long before the life expectancy of future generations will be declining. Is that what we want for our children? There are many, many cases where business interests conict with public health. People deserve to know how and when this occurs and the impact it has on them and their children. Kelly D. Brownell, Food Fight.
Since 1984, Dorothy Dimitre has written more than 500 columns for various local newspapers. Her email address is gramsd@aceweb.com.

Federal school lunch rules

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or the first time in years, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reworked nutrition rules for school meals. The effort was billed as a step in the fight against childhood obesity, and part of Michelle Obamas pet Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act. New rules will limit the number of calories served and require schools to offer more fruits, vegetables and whole grains, among other changes. All this sounds fantastic, but the

Other voices
details do not bear up under scrutiny. Gridlock and ineffective leadership meant the new rules will not touch one of students favorite sources of fat, salt and starch. French fries were saved, and remain on the vegetables list, through the efforts of lawmakers and lobbyists. Worse, another food of which schools will be able to serve more, because of its designation as a vegetable, is pizza. Yes, that doughy,

greasy, cheesy treat covered in fatty pepperoni is, according to the federal government, a vegetable by virtue of the dollop of tomato sauce on each slice. As always, it is the parents job to teach their children how to eat healthy foods in sensible portions. Now, however, the federal government has forced them to also explain why pizza and French fries frowned upon as junk foods in their health class textbooks are considered vegetables in the cafeteria.

Letters to the editor

Occupy flag burning
Editor, The movement is fueled by a group that has not added anything to our society, and now desecrates our national system. No one in the movement can condone such activity, but they seem to do so. Shame, shame, shame!

Response to Romney tax rate

Editor, In response to opinions recently published in the Daily Journal regarding Romneys tax rate, simply stating that a lower capital gains tax rate will prevent all investment and ruin this country and crash Wall Street does not make it true and is a bit cataclysmic. In 2005, the tax policy center, compared capital gains rates to GDP growth over the previous 50 years. There was no correlation found. I find it hard to believe that a career investor

like Mitt Romney will stop investing and be forced to get a regular job like mine (and be taxed at my current rate) if he has to pay a higher capital gains tax. This isnt a partisan issue, John Kerry paid around 13 percent in 2004. This issue isnt about job creation. This is an issue about the values of America. This is an issue of fairness. Why should the wealthy be able to contribute at lower rates than other Americans?

Henry Deeken Roseville

Josh Oren San Mateo

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Stocks end unchanged

Dow 12,705.41 -0.09% 10-Yr Bond 1.825 -1.14% Nasdaq 2,859.68 +0.40% Oil (per barrel) 96.589996 S&P 500 1,325.54 +0.11% Gold 1,760.90
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Wall Street
$100 invested, and the yield inched down to 1.82 percent from 1.83 percent Wednesday. U.S. mining stocks rose after British mining company Xstrata PLC conrmed it is in merger discussions with commodities trader Glencore International PLC. In the U.S., Newmont Mining Corp. rose 1.9 percent, Alcoa was up 2.2 percent, and iron ore and coal miner Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. rose 0.3 percent. The deal is a signal to investors that mining companies are trading at low prices compared with the commodities they mine, said Nathan Rowader, director of investments at Forward Management in San Francisco. Health insurer Cigna dropped 3.4 percent after its earnings fell short of expectations as it absorbed higher corporate and medical costs. Pzer fell 0.8 percent after recalling birth-control pills. Retailers were a patchwork of rising and falling stocks, reecting their patchwork of January sales results. Costco and Target came in better than expected. Macys and Dillards fell short. Costco rose 2.8 percent, and Target rose 1.1 percent.

Big movers
Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE Abercrombie & Fitch Co.,down $6.43 at $40.40 The teen retailer said its fourth-quarter adjusted earnings and revenue will likely disappoint Wall Street due to higher cotton costs. Gap Inc.,up $2.07 at $21.52 Revenue at the retailers stores open at least a year fell 4 percent, but the drop was smaller than what analysts predicted. Mastercard Inc.,up $23.95 at $381.57 The payments processors fourth-quarter earnings topped expectations as shoppers used their debt and credit cards more. RailAmerica Inc.,up $2.04 at $17.24 The freight railroad company plans to buy Marquette Rail for $40 million and buy an interest in two other railroads for $18 million. Starwood Hotels & Resorts World Inc.,down 83 cents at $54.22 The operator of the Sheraton and Westin hotels said that its fourth-quarter prot dropped 51 percent on impairment charges. ANN Inc.,down $1.65 at $22.91 The retailer cut its revenue prediction for the quarter that ended in January,citing slumping sales at its Ann Taylor stores. Nasdaq Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc.,up $12.79 at $66.42 The maker of single-cup coffee brewers said its rst-quarter prot beat expectations on strong sales of its Keurig coffee products. Viacom Inc.,down 59 cents at $52.36 The owner of MTV and Comedy Central posted a 65 percent drop in net income on a charge related to the Rock Bandvideo games.

Investors coasted on Thursday, leaving stocks unchanged while they looked ahead to Friday for a major jobs report. U.S. government bonds hardly moved, and neither did European stocks. U.S. stocks rose slightly in the morning after the Labor Department said the four-week average of unemployment claims fell to 375,750, the lowest since June 2008 and enough to suggest a steadily improving job market. The more important numbers come Friday, when the government releases the number of jobs created in January and the unemployment rate. In December, the country added 200,000 jobs, and the rate was 8.5 percent. The Dow Jones industrial average traded in a narrow range all day, between a gain of 25 points and a loss of 40. It closed down 11.05 points at 12,705.41. In the 274 trading days since the beginning of 2011, the Dow has traded in a narrower range only 25 times. The broader Standard & Poors 500 index rose 1.45, or 0.1 percent, to 1,325.54. The Nasdaq composite rose 11.41 points, or 0.4 percent, to 2,859.68. Bond traders stayed on the sidelines, too. The price of the benchmark 10-year Treasury note rose 6.2 cents for every

Facebook filing lifts other recent IPOs

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LOS ANGELES Facebooks longawaited IPO ling lifted the stocks of many Internet companies, including recent laggards Zynga and Groupon. But analysts said the halo effect may fade, because some companies basking in Facebooks glow just arent as nancially sound as the worlds largest social network. Zynga Inc. was getting the best ride on Facebooks coattails Thursday. Its stock jumped nearly 17 percent to close at $12.39 a new high. Theres good reason for that. Almost all of Zyngas revenue comes from addictive games like CityVille and Maa Wars that are played on Facebook. The social networks initial public offering documents revealed, for the rst time, that 12 percent of its $3.7 billion in revenue last year came from Zynga.

Some of that revenue came from the 30 percent toll that Facebook takes on in-game purchases, the rest came from ads that Zynga bought on the site. It shows (Zyngas) an important partner, theyre going to participate in Facebooks growth, said Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter. Baird analyst Colin Sebastian said the ling suggests there could be upside to his forecast for Zyngas fourth-quarter earnings, which will be announced in two weeks. He added that other Internet companies were justiably trading higher partly because Facebook reported ad revenue growth of 69 percent in 2011. It shines a spotlight on the Internet sector, Sebastian said. Theres a lot to be excited about still among Internet stocks. Daily deals site Groupon Inc.s stock rose 7.4 percent to close at $23.08, while jobs networking site LinkedIn Corp. shares rose 6.4 percent to close at

$76.98, even though their revenues arent tied to Facebook. Online radio service Pandora Media Inc.s stock rose 3.3 percent to $13.32 and American depositary shares of Chinese social networking company Renren Inc. jumped 8.2 percent to $5.42. All ve companies made their stock market debuts last year. Only LinkedIns stock has traded consistently above its IPO price. Maxim Group analyst Echo He said Renren is beneting partly because it is one of the few Chinese Internet stocks that trades in the U.S. Even with Thursdays 8 percent bump, the stock is less than half of the IPO price of $14 set last May. Renren has less than 5 percent of Facebooks 845 million-strong user base, isnt growing as fast, lacks market dominance in China, and may barely be profitable this year, compared to Facebooks hefty 27 percent net income margin, she said.

Bernanke defends Fed policies against GOP critics

By Martin Crutsinger
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WASHINGTON Ben Bernanke defended the Federal Reserves decision to hold interest rates at record-low levels for the next three years, during a contentious hearing before federal lawmakers. The Fed chairman told the House Budget Committee Thursday that the central banks plan is an appropriate step to combat high unemployment while ination is stable. Bernanke was challenged immediately on the issue by the panels chairman, Paul Ryan, a Wisconsin Republican,

who said the Feds move would risk higher ination and hurt growth. I think this policy runs the great risk of fueling asset bubbles, destabilizing prices and eventually eroding the value of the dollar, Ryan told Bernanke. The prospect of all three is adding to uncertainty and holding our economy back. Bernanke disagreed. He said prices have stabilized since spiking in early 2011 and the dollar has shown no signs of weakening. Bernanke testied one week after the Fed signaled that a full recovery could take at least three more years. As a result, the Fed said it doesnt plan to raise its benchmark interest rate from a

record low before late 2014 at the earliest. The questions from lawmakers covered a range of topics, from Europes debt crisis to the surging federal decit. Bernanke didnt stray far from remarks he made last week after the Feds policy meeting. He said the economy has shown improvement, but that the pace has been frustratingly slow. He noted that many threats remain, including Europes debt crisis and the nations rising debt. We still have a long way to go before the labor market can be said to be operating normally, Bernanke told the committee. nals that hiring is strong enough to lower the unemployment rate. Separately, retailers issued mixed sales reports for January. Slow growth is leaving many Americans cautious about how they spend their money. Economists expect the January employment report to show that employers added 155,000 jobs last month and that unemployment remained at 8.5 percent. In December, employers added 200,000 jobs.

Fewer seek unemployment aid as job market improves

WASHINGTON The number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to a level that signaled a steadily improving job market. The figures came one day before the government is expected to report that January marked another solid month for hiring. Unemployment applications fell

Business brief
12,000 to a seasonally adjusted 367,000, the Labor Department said Thursday. The four-week average, a less volatile measure, dropped for the third straight week to 375,750. Thats the second-lowest level for the four-week average since June 2008. When applications stay consistently below 375,000, it usually sig-

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Harbaughs NFL success not surprising to ex-player

By Caitlin Alyce Buckley
DAILY JOURNAL CORRESPONDENT

When Jim Harbaugh arrived at the San Francisco 49ers this season, there is no arguing the culture was changed. Winning tends to do that. Harbaugh has a track record of success at Stanford University and before that, the University of San Diego. One athlete who played under

Allen Smith

Harbaugh at Stanford said his success with the 49ers this year was no surprise. Harbaughs arrival was a game changer, said former Cardinal Allen Smith, an offensive lineman at Stanford from 2005 to 2009 who played for Harbaugh. Smith grew up and played

football in Arizona. He chose to study and play football at Stanford because his father, who died when Smith was 9, had a rule that Smith go to a college at least 700 miles away, to have a real college experience. At the time, Walt Harris was the Stanford coach. In 2006, Harbaugh brought a new style of coaching and could effectively communicate with both the players and staff. What set Harbaugh apart was that he was the

most intense guy on the team, Smith said. At the rst meeting he came in and said hed attack the job with enthusiasm unknown to mankind. He had contagious enthusiasm and he instilled condence in everyone. The team began rallying behind the program. And then Harbaugh went on record on ESPN and said, We bow to no man. We bow to no program here at Stanford University.

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CSM too much for Napa 49ers get

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The College of San Mateo softball team opened its home schedule Thursday against an under-manned Napa squad. It showed as the Bulldogs cruised to a 10-2 win, a game that was called because of the eight-run mercy rule in the bottom of the fth on a Michele Pilster RBI sacrice y. The win runs CSMs record to 2-0 on the young season. Although happy to get the win, Bulldogs coach Nicole Borg was not entirely thrilled with the performance. I dont think we played to the best of our ability, Borg said. A wins a win. We did a lot of things well, but we had some poor swings. With only four sophomores, most of the Bulldogs are still getting used to playing at the collegiate level. That means bringing your A game more often than not. Borg admitted she thought her team might have played to the level of Napa. Once you see youre facing a lesser opponent, (sometimes) you play down to their level, Borg said. Pitcher Amelia Shales was making her rst college start in the circle and threw well enough to earn the win. As could be expected, Shales did some things well, but also needs to be sharper. She pitched ve innings of one-run ball, striking out seven but also walking three and throwing 81 pitches. She did a lot of good things, Borg said. Specically, Shales got ahead of hitters early, throwing rst-pitch strikes to the rst nine batters she faced through three innings. But she then had a hard time nishing off batters, working too carefully and throwing more balls than necessary. She was as efcient as she could have been, Borg said. Theres 38 games left. Why throw more pitches than you have to? Shales ran into trouble in the fourth when Napa scratched across a run on three hits, but those were the only hits she allowed.

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CSM pitcher Amelia Shales pitched four innings of three-hit ball,allowing just one run while See CSM, Page 14 striking out seven as she and picked up a 10-2 win over Napa in her collegiate debut.

INDIANAPOLIS NFL owners approved a $200 million loan Thursday to help the San Francisco 49ers build a stadium south of Santa Clara. The team plans to bid for future Super Bowls for the 68,000-seat stadium, which will be built adjacent to the 49ers facility. Its huge, 49ers CEO Jed York said of the leagues approval. Weve been at this since 1997. Well have shovels in the ground soon. Owners approved another part of the funding package two months after the team and Santa Clara announced theyd Jed York received an $850 million loan to cover most of the estimated $1 billion cost. The rest of the cost will be covered by the leagues loan, a hotel tax and Santa Claras redevelopment funds. We will denitely be in by 2015, York said, with hopes of 2014. Asked about hosting a Super Bowl the next one available would be the 50th game in 2016 York said, This will denitely be a tting setting for a Super Bowl game and we will bid. The 49ers have to address their current Candlestick Park lease with the city of San Francisco that runs through 2014. Todays vote is an important milestone for the 49ers and their fans, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said. It is a solid endorsement that adds to the strong support of the South Bay community. This step will allow the 49ers to move forward toward making the dream of a new stadium a reality.

Skyline hoping new attitude, philosophy equals more wins

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Caada excited for 2012

By Julio Lara
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The 2011 baseball season did not go as planned for Skyline College. The Trojans played just .500 ball (12-12) in Coast ConferencePacic Division play and overall, nished with a losing record (16-19) for the rst time in what manager Dino Nomicos estimates to be six or seven years. It was a disappointing year, Nomicos said. We didnt get what we thought we would out of the sophomore class last year. It happens. You can have the most talented team and theyre not going to play well together.

With a new philosophy, however, coupled with a year of experience for the dozen returning players, Nomicos expects to be right in the mix for a conference title and a spot in the state playoffs. The Trojans kick off the 2012 season Feb. 7 on the road at defending state champion Delta College in Stockton. The conference is up for grabs (this season), Nomicos said. I dont think the league is as strong as it was because [the conference] lost a lot of strong pitching some of the best pitching Ive seen in a long time. The key for Skyline and any other baseball team, for that matter is pitching. Last year, the Trojans had a team earned run average of

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The noise you hear around the Caada College baseball diamond is little something manager Toni Lucca referred to as buzz. Weve had a pretty long fall, he said. We didnt get the opportunity to play anyone in the fall so weve been kind of beating up on each other since August. Our kids are ready to go and compete against somebody else. Its pretty exciting out here right now. The Colts open their 2012 season today when they travel north to play Contra Costa College and the excitement around Caada this season revolves around a nucleus of players that can do some things offensively. Add to that some maturity on the mound (aided by the transfer of a former South Bay big

Our kids are ready to go and compete against somebody else.Its pretty exciting out here right now.
Tony Lucaa, Caada manager

gun) and some much needed experience in the bullpen, and the Colts are expecting to making more than just some third-place, number-10seed, noise in the Coast Conference North Division. Caada nished behind Ohlone and Cabrillo last season. This is an exciting year for us, Lucca said. Im excited to see what we can do against an actual opponent. Right now, its just a matter of

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a Super Bowl winner

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The Carlmont girls soccer team almost got caught looking ahead. With two incredibly huge games looming in the near future, games that could very well decide the champion of the Peninsula Athletic League Bay Division, the Scots found themselves down 1-0 to Woodside Thursday afternoon on their home turf. And with 20 minutes left, a couple of winks from hitting the panic button, Carlmonts Mary Cochran saved the day and the championship hopes of her team. We needed that goal, said a smiling Tina Doss, Carlmont head coach, after the game. For whatever reason, my team decides that in the offensive third, they want to back down a little bit. We are an excellent team. We are really good at passing and we have very high skills but we get in front of that goal and freak out a little bit. Despite possessing the ball for the majority of the game, the Scots only managed six shots on frame for the afternoon. And when youre a team that plays defense as well as Carlmont has shown it can, sometimes all it takes is an ugly chance. Thats what the Scots got in the 60th minute on a corner kick. Maritza Gomez got the initial touch on the cross and when the ball went up in the air again, Cochran fought for position and headed the ball into the net for the equalizer. The game ended 20 minutes later as a 1-1 draw and keeps the Scots within striking distance of Aragon, who is two points of ahead of them in the standings. Carlmont will face the Dons and MenloAtherton next week as the season hits its twilight with the top three teams facing each other. Weve been really working on it (nishing) a lot, Doss said. And I think you can start to see it in games like this instead of freaking out, we countered and we countered and even-

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Carlmonts Jacqueline Reliford, right, battles a Woodside defender for control of the ball during a 1-1 tie Thursday.
tually one went in. Credit here goes to Carlmont for outlasting an already exhausted Woodside squad, whos played four games in the span of eight days. While the Wildcats found it in themselves to play the pressure-style soccer that PAL fans have become accustomed in 2012, the Wildcats paid for their fatigue in that moment when Cochran rose above everyone for the goal. It was a sloppy game for us, said Woodside head coach Jose Navarette. And we knew coming in that it would be that way. I was surprised that we were able to muster up what we did, considering the way we were beat up. But we could never get back into a rhythm and Carlmont just took it to us. We tried, but we didnt have the legs to hold the ball, get out of our own third of the eld. For the while, it was working for the

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INDIANAPOLIS One word from Giants special teams captain Zak DeOssie will begin the Super Bowl. With more than 100 million people watching in the United States alone, the long snapper from New York, other Giants captains and their counterparts from New England will see referee John Parry display both sides of a special commemorative coin for the opening toss. Then, DeOssie will choose his side. Ive called tails every single time this year, and thats what its going to be this weekend, DeOssie said in an interview Thursday. Chances are, hell be right. The National Conference has won the last 14 Super Bowl coin ips, though that hasnt turned out so well in the end. The American Conference has won nine of those 14 title games. Want to pick the Super Bowl winner? Might as well just ip a coin. The team thats won the opening toss is only 22-23 in the title game, evidence that it has very little impact on whatever happens next. Its still a special moment, one that gamblers lay money on and businesses build promotions around. One chain is offering its rewards program customers a free pizza if the coin comes up heads. Its also signicant in another way: A rare game decision left entirely up to the players. Im out of that one, Giants coach Tom Coughlin said Thursday. We have our captains and they decide whos going to make that call. We do keep track of who wins and who loses, thank you very much. DeOssie, whose father Steve also played in the NFL, got the honor on a whim. He and the other two Giants captains quarterback Eli Manning and defensive end Justin Tuck were walking toward mideld before the season opener in Washington when the subject came up for the rst time. Eli turned to Tuck and said, You want to call it? DeOssie said. And Tuck said, Nah, I dont feel like it. I dont need to call it. Zak, you want to call it? I said yeah, sure. It was his job the rest of the way. In the NFL, the visiting team gets to call the coin ip. DeOssie went 4-4 during the regular season, and the Giants chose to receive the kickoff rather than defer all four times. It came up heads during a second-round playoff win at Green Bay, but DeOssie got the coin to land his way twice during a win at San

Francisco in the NFC title game, including overtime. Coughlin wouldnt say what hell pick if it comes up tails on Sunday. He has chosen to receive the kickoff most times. Like everything else in the NFL, coin ips are tracked for trends. During the 2011 regular season, teams that won the ip and chose to take the ball went 71-79, according to STATS LLC. Teams that deferred to the second half were 64-42. Weather and home-eld advantage play into those results. The rst Super Bowl coin ip landed on the grass at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Jan. 15, 1967. Green Bay captains Bob Skoronski and Willie Davis met Kansas Citys captains at mideld, won the toss and the game. Two years later, the Jets Joe Namath guaranteed a victory. The Jets won the coin toss and fullled the guarantee, too. There have been a couple notable changes in the pregame ip since those early title games. During a Thanksgiving game in Detroit in 1998, Pittsburghs Jerome Bettis called tails for the overtime coin ip. The referee thought he heard heads and decided the Steelers lost the ip. They then lost the game 19-16 on a eld goal, prompting a rule change. Now, the captain calls it before the coin leaves the referees hand. The league changed its coin ip rule again for the 2008 season, allowing the winner to defer its choice to the second half. Recent history between the Giants and Patriots suggests the ip will be a midair starting point for something spectacular. Four years ago, New England was one win away from completing a perfect season when Eli Manning drove the Giants to a winning touchdown. David Tyree made an incredible third-down catch, trapping the ball against his helmet for a 32-yard gain. Manning threw a 13-yard touchdown pass to Plaxico Burress with 35 seconds left for a 17-14 win. There was more Manning magic when the teams played again on Nov. 6 in Foxborough. He threw a 1-yard touchdown pass with 15 seconds to go for a 24-20 win. No wonder Patriots quarterback Tom Brady cares less about who gets the ball rst than who has it last. It wouldnt surprise me if this game came down to the last 2 minutes, Brady said. I hope we have the ball. I hope Eli doesnt have the ball.

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Palmer rides putter to Phoenix Open lead

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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. Ryan Palmer was back in his comfort zone with his trusted old putter model in the rst round of the Phoenix Open. I pulled it out of the garage and was putting in my living room, then went outside in the backyard on my putting green, and I knew it was time to bring it back out, the three-time tour winner said.

Holing seven birdie putts from 10-15 feet, Palmer nished off a 7-under 64 at dusk to take the lead Thursday in the suspended rst round. Palmer switched back to the Odyssey putter after missing the cuts in his previous starts this year in the Sony Open and Humana Challenge. I used the exact same putter the last two years, and of course had two of the best years

of my career, he said. But toward the end of the year last year, around the BMW, I just got frustrated with not making anything, so I thought Id try something different, put a similar style head in play and actually had some success. But my rst two weeks out here I could tell I wasnt comfortable when Id get over the short putts. Webb Simpson was a stroke back on the

Stadium Course at TPC Scottsdale. Its one of those courses that just ts your eye well, said Simpson, the highest-ranked player in the eld at No. 6. The start of the round was delayed an hour because of frost, and play was suspended because of darkness at 6:05 p.m. with 42 players unable to nish. Last year, frost and frozen greens delayed play nine hours during the week, forcing a Monday nish.

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5.03. Before the deadening of the metal bats last season, that kind of number would have been average in the days of multiple-homer games (One year we hit 70 homers, Nomicos said. Last year, Skyline led the state with 20). Now that the game is no longer all about the long ball, an ERA over ve is abysmal. The good news for Skyline is their top two pitchers sophomores Julian Merryweather (RHP, Serra) and Andrew Hidalgo (RHP, Mills) took their lumps last year and are better for it this season. The two combined to go 9-8 last year, with only Hidalgo posting a winning record at 5-2. But now a year older, wiser and stronger, Nomicos is expecting big things from the duo this season. Both are pitching exceptionally well, Nomicos said. And, for the rst time in several years, the Trojans go more than just two deep in starting pitching. Nomicos said he is set to go with a three-man rotation this year and is toying with the idea of a four-man rotation. Look for freshman Tyler Cyr (Kennedy-Fremont) to join Hidalgo and Merryweather on the front line. Tyler is No. 3 and he has stuff to be a No. 1, Nomicos said. He has to go out and prove himself and hes going to get thrown into the re

right away. Forrest Arminino (Burlingame), who transferred to Skyline after red shirting at College of San Mateo last season, Nick Gregory (Burlingame) and Danny Moliere will also see time. If Nomicos stays with the three-man rotation, look for Arminino to serve as the Trojans closer, while Gregory and Moliere will work out of the bullpen. With the core of pitchers we have, its the deepest weve been in a long time, Nomicos said.

Finding consistentcy
The everyday lineup is where Nomicos is making his most signicant changes. He plans on rolling out the same lineup more consistently this season in the hopes of those starting eight develop a rapport with each other. Nomicos believes last years squad was too big and unwieldy, which forced him to juggle the lineup more than he wanted to make sure everybody stayed game sharp. Ultimately, it cost the Trojans the cohesion to put together a winning season. I think we had too many guys on the roster (last year). We had too many position players and that makes kids unhappy, Nomicos said. You want kids to get as much playing time as possible. Last year, we had a revolving starting lineup all the time. Its a good thing for the [players], but the end result is we didnt have continuity. With a small bench, Nomicos is willing to

throw his regulars out there most of the time and hope that continuity and rapport translates to more wins this season. Matt Page (sophomore, Serra) will move from left eld to rst base this season and represents one of the few position players who saw regular playing time last season. He batted .271, but was second on the team with 25 runs batted in. Second baseman A.J. Santiago (Riordan), catcher Colton Hicks (Carlmont) and left elder Cory Faubel (Capuchino) are all freshmen, so they can be expected to have some growing pains. They should be offset by sophomore shortstop Dustin Chapman (a transfer from San Jose City College, who played his high school ball at Central Coast Section power Wilcox High in Santa Clara), third baseman Anthony Gutierrez (Capuchino), right elder Josh Tupper (Sacred Heart Cathedral), center elder Ryan Bender (out of Burlingame, who played last year at Lane Community College in Oregon) and designated hitter Kyle Ferris (Serra).

Less homers, better at-bats

Unlike years past and because of the changes in bat regulations, Nomicos is not going to sit back and wait for the three-run homer, simply because home runs are harder to come by. Instead, he said he has a lineup that can handle the bat, players who can move runners over, reach base on bunts and have gap power. Basically, players who are more fundamentally sound. We have a very balanced lineup, Nomicos

said. One through nine is probably the most balanced (lineup) Ive had since 2004. While some may question the decision to keep a smaller roster than in years past, Nomicos believes its a good thing because it has allowed him to get his main players a lot more practice time together. Hes hoping that will benet the Trojans in the long run. Because we made our cuts very early and have had this team together since August, they got more practice time and more reps (together), Nomicos said. Im prepared to ride the guys I got. The Trojans will nd out real quick what kind of team they have because Nomicos had put together a fairly tough schedule to open the season. Merryweather will start the season opener Feb. 7 when the Trojans hit the road to take on defending state champion Delta College of Stockton. Two days later, they face perennial power Consumes River of Sacramento, before opening their home schedule against both those teams the following week. In week three, they have a three-game road trip against another strong program in Shasta. As usual, were starting off with a tough schedule. We could easily be 0-4 or 4-0, Nomicos said. Were using preseason to get ready for conference. We have to nish rst or second (in conference to earn an automatic bid into the state tournament). [The players] are playing for the same goal and it shows at practice. Theres a whole different feeling this year.

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Were really excited anticipating what were going to get out of these guys, Lucca said. Caada led the North Division in runs scored last year with 224, but was fth with a .277 team average. And while the Colts can run out some serious thump, the key for the green and yellow will come with the support surrounding the heart of their order. Second baseman Eren Miravalles takes on the leadoff role. Miravalles hit .272 last year, drove in 20 runs and scored 23 runs. His speed at the top is a huge he swiped 16 bases in 19 attempts last year, good for second on the team. And if Miravalles can set the table, along with players like Roberto Roman and Peter Woodall, Caada surely has some hitters that can do some heavy eating. Former Serra standout Zach Turner returns to Caada after an injury-lled stint at Pepperdine hell bat third. Former Aragon standout Alex Sortwell is back in a Caada uniform. The outelder led the team in home runs and runs batted in last season (5 and 34 respectively). The biggest addition to the Colts comes in the form of Steven Knudson, the Peninsula Athletic League Bay Division Player of the Year in 2011. Knudson hit .500 last season for the El Camino High School, driving in 27 and hitting four home runs for the Bay champions. He can really, really swing the bat and hes got some legitimate pop. Any of those guys can leave the yard at any moment for us, Lucca said. Woodall will see his season start behind the plate and newcomer Marcus Pollard lls in a hole at third base for Caada. Also returning to the local baseball scene is former Burlingame Panther Mitchell Edwards, a player who Lucca is really excited to have on the eld. He can do a lot of things. Hes really a gamechanger. Hes very athletic in the outeld. Hes a denitely a guy to keep an eye on. If were going well early, hell probably have something to do with it. Hes someone that will be pretty exciting to watch.

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Report:Texas Hamilton relapses
DALLAS The Dallas Morning News is reporting Rangers outelder and recovering drug addict Josh Hamilton had a relapse earlier this week when he drank alcohol at a bar. The newspaper, citing unidentied individuals familiar with the episode, reported Thursday night that Hamilton was at a Dallas area bar Monday. In a statement to the newspaper, the Rangers said they were aware of a situation, but we dont have further comment at this time. Hamilton, 31, was suspended for more than three years for drug and alcohol use while in the Tampa Bay organization. He missed the entire 2004-05 seasons. He won the AL MVP in 2010.

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throwing on the uniforms and getting out there to play. For Caada, success will start with their pitching their righty-lefty combination from a year ago is gone and in its place are Gus Hansen and Connor Smith. Hansen went 4-5 last year with a 4.02 ERA in 10 starts. He pitched 69.1 innings and struck out 29. Hansen gets the opening day nod. Behind him will be Smith, a left hander who spent last season at Sonoma State where he saw very little action. Smith is a 2008 graduate of Los Altos High School who throws in the upper 80s with a decent breaking ball. Ryan Murphy, a right hander, is the designated No. 3. Hes got excellent command of his pitches, Lucca said. Hes got a great changeup, a strikethrower, Lucca said. In 11 relief appearances last season, Murphy held opposing batters to an .179 average and surrendered only three runs. Were a little bit deeper on the mound as far as depth is concerned, Lucca said. Weve always been pretty good with our starting pitching but our bullpen has kind of hampered us over the years. I think weve kind of solidied that with the addition of a couple of mid-year transfers. Were going to lean on their experience to help get out of some of those jams. Shoring up the back-end of the bullpen will be Mitch Labbie, a familiar face on the Peninsula having pitched for San Mateo High. I like his mentality, Lucca said. He gets up on the mound and really gets after hitters, throws strikes and keeps the ball down. Were typically not the real overpowering-type of pitching staff, but we keep the ball down and throw strikes. We force a lot of weak contact and thats been the key to our success as far as pitching is concerned. Lucca is also counting on the pitching of Mitchell Aguilar and Zach Wendell out of the pen. Theyve shown that they can throw strikes and get people out and keep hitter off balanced. have that condence booster (for her). CSM was shut down in the second but tacked on two more runs in the third on two hits and some wildness from the Napa pitcher. Both Conlin and Selina Rodriguez ended up scoring on a passed ball and wild pitch, respectively. In the fourth, the Bulldogs added three more runs. Navarro drove home Kristin Petrini, who had had a one-out double. The other two runs resembled the runs they scored in third: both Navarro and Hertz ended up scoring on wild

Woman charged with extorting Yankees GM Cashman

NEW YORK A woman has been charged with stalking and shaking down New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman. Louise Neathway is being arraigned Thursday night in a Manhattan court. Prosecutors say she extorted $6,000 from Cashman, tried to squeeze $15,000 more and engaged in a long-term effort to control and manipulate him. Shes also known as Louise Meanwell. Defense lawyers Alan Abramson and Stephen McCarthy say she denies the accusation, and they expect to obtain a favorable result. The Yankees declined to comment.

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We developed a condence in ourselves, not just as a winning program, but as a dominant program, Smith said. We felt like we could win any game against any opponent. We found a new condence that we had as a team and we made great strides in terms of improving the program. Under Harbaughs coaching, Smith was rated one of the nations top offensive linemen going into the 2007 season. Smith ended his career at Stanford playing in the Sun Bowl against Oklahoma State University in 2009. During his career as a Cardinal, various injuries set him back. But the star athlete has no regrets regarding the sport and, with the unwavering support of his strength and conditioning staff, Smith is prepared to play professional football. The attitude you have dictates how far you can go and what you can do, he said. Overcoming those hardships let me prove to myself that everything was in my control as long as I had the right attitude. But if I could do anything again, I would have managed my time better so I could have nished Stanford with a co-term. I could have graduated with a masters. He encourages young, aspiring athletes to, work your brain as hard as you work your body.

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Allen Smith,who played for Jim Harbaugh at Stanford from 2006-2009, was not surprised by his former coachs NFL success this season.
Smith spent a year working with kids through the Boys and Girls Club at James Flood Elementary, 2007-2008, when the school was located in Menlo Park. Since October, Smith has worked for hedge fund Bodri Capital Management in San Francisco as a research analyst. Through the work he has discovered his passion for nancial services. His goal for the future is to have his own network security company. Catering to his other passion, Smith will return to the football eld. He is currently signed with Kansas City Command of the Arena Football League and will leave the Bay Area mid-February. er bobbled it. She came around to score on an Annabel Hertz double to the fence in left. She advanced to third on a groundout and scored on a Napa wild pitch. Mikayla Conlin followed with a walk to bring up rst baseman Vika Kafoa. After taking a rstpitch ball, she jumped on a waist-high fastball and smoked it over the centereld fence for a two-run homer. It was one of the best swings of Kafoas collegiate career. It was nice to see, Borg said. It was good to

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She was given a lot of leeway thanks to the Bulldogs offense, which scored four runs in the bottom of the rst on three hits. Jamie Navarro led off the game with a single on the rst pitch she saw and went to second when the left eld-

pitches to give CSM a 9-1 lead. Napa extended the game in the top of the fth when the Storm pushed across a run against reliever Ashley Miller, but the Bulldogs ended the game in the bottom of the frame. Kafoa reached base on a two-base error, went to third on a passed ball and scored on Pilsters yout to right. Its nice to be able to make mistakes and still come out with the win, Borg said.

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Wildcats. Despite their fatigue, Woodside struck rst after an initial 40 minutes that saw little in the action category for both teams. Nine minutes into the second half, Randall Stafford made a strong run down the left side and sent in a marvelous cross into the penalty box. But if the pass was marvelous, the finish was mega-marvelous with Lauren Holland squaring up a shot on a leaping volley that found its rightful destiny in the back of the Carlmont net. It was very skillful, Navarette said. And to tell you the truth, her stronger position is out on the width or at the center forward, but right now shes the glue to our mideld and she wins a lot of balls. Moments after the goal, Doss countered with a move to add toughness up top for the Scots, moving Malak El-Khatib from her sweeper position with Jacqueline Reliford and Cochran on offense. Malak is fearless, Doss said. And maybe I need that up front. My defense handled that just ne, they didnt even blink. I have a viable, highly-skilled team and theyll ll in the holes and I just felt my team needed Malaks energy up top. While No. 4 didnt have a direct effect on the equalizer, the added aggressiveness played a hand in Carlmonts big draw. NEW YORK From Kobe Bryant to Chris Paul, Blake Griffin to Andrew Bynum, the NBA AllStar game is shaping up as an L.A. story. Two Lakers and two Clippers were voted as starters Thursday for the game, the first time in 15 years that two pairs of teammates have been voted to start for one conference. Oklahoma Citys Kevin Durant
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prevented a clean Los Angeles sweep of the Western Conference starting lineup by earning a forward spot for the Feb. 26 game in Orlando. Dwight Howard of the host Magic unless hes traded first was the overall leading votegetter with 1.6 million. LeBron James and Dwyane Wade are going together again from Miami, while MVP Derrick Rose of Chicago and New Yorks Carmelo Anthony round out the East
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starters. The Clippers and Lakers are developing a spirited rivalry this season, but theyll have to get along for a night to give the West a second straight win in the NBAs midseason event. Bryant and Paul will be in the same backcourt two months after the NBA, as owners of the Hornets, killed a trade that would have sent Paul to the Lakers. Instead, he was dealt shortly after to the Clippers, and he has teamed

with Griffin to make them one of the leagues most exciting and improved teams, leading the Pacific Division over their Staples Center co-tenants. Its an honor and a privilege to be voted as an All-Star starter, Paul said. I want to thank the fans for their support. Its even more special to be starting with one of my teammates. Griffin and Bynum are first-time starters, while Bryant earned his record-tying 14th consecutive nod.

2/4
@ Coyotes 5 p.m. CSN-CAL

2/10
vs.Chicago 7:30 p.m. CSN-CAL

2/12
@ Blues 4 p.m. CSN-CAL

2/13
@ Capitals 4:30 p.m. VERSUS

2/16
@ Tampa 4:30 p.m. CSN-CAL

NHL STANDINGS
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division W N.Y.Rangers 32 Philadelphia 30 Pittsburgh 29 New Jersey 28 N.Y.Islanders 20 Northeast Division W Boston 32 Ottawa 27 Toronto 26 Buffalo 21 Montreal 19 Southeast Division W Florida 23 Washington 26 Winnipeg 24 Tampa Bay 22 Carolina 19 L 12 14 18 19 22 L 15 20 19 24 23 L 15 20 22 23 25 OT 5 6 4 3 7 OT 2 6 6 6 9 OT 11 4 6 5 9 Pts 69 66 62 59 47 Pts 66 60 58 48 47 Pts 57 56 54 49 47 GF 136 167 157 138 120 GF 175 160 156 122 134 GF 126 141 128 141 135 GA 100 145 132 142 145 GA 108 164 152 151 142 GA 138 145 145 170 164

NBA STANDINGS
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division W Philadelphia 16 Boston 11 New York 8 New Jersey 8 Toronto 7 Southeast Division W Miami 16 Atlanta 16 Orlando 13 Washington 4 Charlotte 3 Central Division W Chicago 19 Indiana 15 Milwaukee 10 Cleveland 8 Detroit 4 L 6 10 14 15 16 L 6 7 9 18 20 L 6 6 11 12 20 Pct .727 .524 .364 .348 .304 Pct .727 .696 .591 .182 .130 Pct .760 .714 .476 .400 .167 GB 4 1/2 8 8 1/2 9 1/2 GB 1/2 3 12 13 1/2 GB 2 7 8 1/2 14 1/2

vs.Calgary 7 p.m. CSN-CAL

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vs.Utah 7:30 p.m. CSN-BAY

2/4
@ Kings 7 p.m. CSN-BAY

2/7
vs.OKC 7:30 p.m. CSN-BAY

2/9

2/12

2/13
vs.Suns 7:30 p.m. CSN-BAY

2/15
vs.Blazers 7 p.m. CSN-BAY

@ Nuggets vs.Houston 6 p.m. 6 p.m. CSN-BAY CSN-BAY

LOCAL SCOREBOARD
GIRLSSOCCER Menlo School 1,Priory 0 Halftime score 0-0. Goal scorer (assist) MS, Boissiere (free kick). Records Menlo School 8-1 WBAL Foothill,10-4-2 overall;Priory 6-2. Other scores: Carlmont 1,Woodside 1 Aragon 3,Burlingame 0 COLLEGE SOFTBALL College of San Mateo 10,Napa 2 Napa 001 01 2 4 2 CSM 402 31 10 7 1 WP Shales. LP Valdez. HR Kafoa (CSM). 2B Hertz, Handy, Petrini (CSM). Multiple hits Navarro 2 (CSM).RBI Navarro,Hertz,Kafoa 2,Pilster (CSM).Records San Mateo 2-0 overall. WEDNESDAY BOYSBASKETBALL Terra Nova 51,Capuchino 38 Capuchino 6 6 16 10 38 Terra Nova 13 21 6 11 51 CAPUCHINO (fg ftm-fta tp) Verdiano 4 1-1 9, Hanhan 1 0-0 2,Kramer 2 0-0 4,Khotz 5 0-3 10,Afeaki 3 1-4 7,Stansberry 0 6-6 6.Totals 15 8-14 38.TERRA NOVA Jones 3 0-0 6,Roqueford 3 0-0 7,Vargas 1 0-0 2,Newman 1 0-1 2,Manessis 6 3-4 16,Virgin 2 11 5,Smathers 5 2-2 13.Totals 21 6-8 51.3-pointers Roqueford,Manessis,Smathers (TN).Records Capuchino 3-2 PAL Lake,10-11 overall;Terra Nova 3-3. South City 54,Menlo-Atherton 49 South City 12 13 6 23 54 Menlo-Atherton 8 15 10 16 49 SOUTH CITY (fg ftm-fta tp) R.Johnson 2 0-4 4,Nzerem 1 0-0 3, M. Johnson 8 4-5 21, Reyes 3 4-4 10, Hanham 2 0-0 5,Subedar 5 0-0 11.Totals 21 8-13 54. M-A Weiss 1 1-2 3,Culhane 3 0-3 6,Tully 8 2-4 18, Gannis 6 0-0 13,Branning 2 1-2 7,G.Henninger 1 00 2.Totals 22 4-15 49.Records Menlo-Atherton 2-5 PAL Ocean,10-11 overall;South City 4-3. El Camino 74,Burlingame 53 El Camino 19 14 22 19 74 Burlingame 11 10 14 18 53 EL CAMINO (fg ftm-fta tp) Halal 1 0-0 3,White 8 2-2 22,Knight 4 5-7 14,Mathiesen 0 1-2 1,Rattaro 1 0-0 3,Azzopardi 2 2-4 7,Smith 6 2-3 16,Bitanga 2 11 5,Turner 1 2-2 4.Totals 25 15-21 74.BURLINGAME Ferrari 8 8-8 26,Feinberg 1 2-2 4,Winnett 0 2-2 2, Haupt 3 0-0 8,Paratte 1 0-0 3,Loew 1 0-0 2,Graham 0 1-2 1,Dobson 3 1-2 7.Totals 17 14-16 53.3-pointers White 4,Smith 2,Halal,Knight,Azzopardi (EC); Ferrari 2,Haupt 2,Paratte (B).Records El Camino 6-1 PAL Bay,17-4 overall;Burlingame 4-3,13-7. BOYSSOCCER Menlo-Atherton 1,Woodside 1 Goal scorer (assist) MA,Lopes (Propp).

WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division W Detroit 34 Nashville 31 St.Louis 29 Chicago 29 Columbus 13 Northwest Division W Vancouver 31 Minnesota 24 Colorado 26 Calgary 23 Edmonton 19 Pacic Division W San Jose 28 Los Angeles 25 Dallas 26 Phoenix 22 Anaheim 19 L 16 17 13 15 32 L 15 19 24 22 26 L 14 16 21 21 24 OT 1 4 7 7 6 OT 4 7 2 6 5 OT 6 10 2 8 7 Pts 69 66 65 65 32 Pts 66 55 54 52 43 Pts 62 60 54 52 45 GF 163 146 124 164 117 GF 161 119 133 121 125 GF 137 114 132 131 130 GA 118 135 102 147 172 GA 124 131 147 140 144 GA 110 113 138 138 151

Aragon 3, Burlingame 0
Aragon held up its end of the bargain for next week, riding a threegoal second half to a victory over injury-plagued Burlingame. We dominated possession in both halves, said Aragon head coach Will Colglazier, but the score was tied 0-0 at the half. We got a little more aggressive in the second half. Jenny Winterbottom got the scoring going. Rachel Killigrew tallied goal number two and defender Gianna Mendez capped off the scoring for the Dons. In other PAL Bay Division action, Menlo-Atherton and San Mateo played to a 0-0 draw. Aragon leads the division with 25 points. Carlmont is second with 23. Menlo-Atherton stays in third with 20. Woodside and San Mateo are tied with 15.

WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division W San Antonio 15 Dallas 14 Memphis 12 Houston 12 New Orleans 4 Northwest Division W Oklahoma City 17 Denver 14 Utah 12 Portland 13 Minnesota 10 Pacic Division W L.A.Clippers 13 L.A.Lakers 13 Phoenix 8 Golden State 7 Sacramento 6 L 9 9 10 10 19 L 4 7 8 9 12 L 6 9 13 12 15 Pct .625 .609 .545 .545 .174 Pct .810 .667 .600 .591 .455 Pct .684 .591 .381 .368 .286 GB 1/2 2 2 10 1/2 GB 3 4 1/2 4 1/2 7 1/2 GB 1 1/2 6 6 8

WHATS ON TAP
FRIDAY GIRLSBASKETBALL Kings Academy at Crystal Springs,Pinewood at Sacred Heart Prep, 6 p.m.; Menlo-Atherton at Burlingame, Mills at Half Moon Bay, San Mateo at Terra Nova, Jefferson at Carlmont, Aragon at El Camino, South City at Westmoor, Capuchino at Woodside,6:15 p.m.;Menlo School at Mercy-SF,6:30 p.m.; Oceana at Hillsdale,7:30 p.m. BOYSBASKETBALL Menlo School at Eastside Prep,6:30 p.m.;Bellarmine at Serra,Capuchino at San Mateo,Pinewood at Sacred Heart Prep,Kings Academy at Crystal Springs, 7:30 p.m.;Jefferson at Burlingame,Mills at El Camino, Hillsdale at Woodside,Menlo-Atherton at Carlmont, Aragon at Half Moon Bay,South City at Westmoor, Oceana at Terra Nova,7:45 p.m. BOYSSOCCER Sacred Heart Prep at Priory ,Mills at El Camino,Terra Nova at Westmoor, South City at Hillsdale, Jefferson at Capuchino, Woodside at San Mateo, Burlingame at Carlmont,3 p.m.;

Two points for a win,one point for overtime loss or shootout loss. Thursdays Results Carolina 3,Boston 0 New Jersey 5,Montreal 3

Thursdays Games Memphis 96,Atlanta 77 Chicago 105,New York 102 San Antonio 93,New Orleans 81

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2012 Mazda3: From zoom-zoom to SkyActiv

By Ann M. Job
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Mazda, the car company known for its zoom-zoom marketing campaign, is selling fuel efciency now, too. Mazda doesnt have a fuel-sipping, 2012 gasoline-electric hybrid or all-electric vehicle. But for 2012, its applying SkyActiv, the companys package of fuel-saving equipment and upgrades, to the Mazda3 sedan and ve-door hatchback. Its the rst rollout of SkyActiv, but it wont be the last. Already, Mazda ofcials have announced a SkyActiv version of the CX-5 sport utility vehicle will be out in Japan this year. Fuel mileage numbers for the 2012 Mazda3 SkyActiv from the federal government are noteworthy: 33 miles per gallon in city driving and 40 mpg on the highway for the sedan. This is the rst 40-mpg rating for a Mazda since the U.S. government began rating vehicles, and it makes the Mazda3 competitive with other 2012 small cars that boast 40-mpgon-the-highway government ratings. Plus, the Mazda3 is a recommended buy of Consumer Reports magazine, where its reliability is rated as above average. Starting manufacturers suggested retail price, including destination charge, is $15,995 for the base 2012 Mazda3 i SV sedan with ve-speed manual transmission and no air conditioning. The lowest-priced Mazda3 with automatic transmission is the 2012 Mazda3 i Sport sedan with air conditioning, with a retail starting price of $18,490.

See MAZDA, Page 17

2012 Mazda3 i SkyActiv Grand Touring 5-Door BASE PRICE:$15,200 for i SV sedan;$17,695 for i Sport sedan with automatic;$18,700 for i Touring sedan with manual; $19,300 for i Touring 5-Door manual; $19,550 for i Touring sedan automatic; $20,150 for i Touring 5door automatic; $21,300 for s Touring sedan manual; $21,800 for s Touring 5-Door manual; $22,100 for s Touring sedan automatic; $22,550 for i Grand Touring sedan manual;$22,600 for s Touring 5-Door automatic;

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$18,370 with automatic. Mazda isnt exactly turning away from its have fun, enjoy performance marketing mantra as much as its layering on a message about saving gasoline and money at the pump, too. Thus, the 2-liter, double overhead cam, direct gasoline injection four cylinder that has the SkyActiv label on it produces 7 more horsepower than last years four banger even as it gets 21 percent better highway fuel economy and some 18 percent better city fuel economy, per the ratings from the feds. The technology isnt new in the auto industry. European car companies have had directinjection engines for years, and tweaking exhaust systems and computerized engine and transmission control modules has been going on for decades. But Mazda engineers did more, though its not necessarily visible. Bumpers are more streamlined aerodynamically now. The Mazda3 body structure was revamped and dropped 220 pounds. A lighter vehicle, after all, uses less gasoline to get around. Yet, the Mazda3 structurally also is more rigid this year, in part because of highstrength steel that doesnt carry the heft of more traditional steel. To a casual observer, though, a 2012 Mazda3 looks pretty much like the 2011 version, with body styling thats sporty looking and expressive, especially when its painted a Sky Blue color that was on the test Mazda3 5Door. Still, some people dont care for the way the shape of the front grille resembles a big, smiley grin. The test Mazda3 hatchback, which didnt quite weigh 3,000 pounds, retained the capable handling and good road feel that Mazdas are known for. Less than 15 feet, from end to end, the car nimbly wound through constrained parking garages, held its line and composure in sweeping curves and slipped into parallel parking spots easily. Torque peaks at 148 foot-pounds at 4,100 rpm now compared with 135 foot-pounds at 4,500 rpm in last years four cylinder. It doesnt push a drivers back hard into the seatback, but its not wimpy, either. This compares with 146 foot-pounds of peak torque at 4,450 rpm in the 2012 Ford Focus and 131 foot-pounds at 4,700 rpm in the Hyundai Elantra. The test Mazda3 moved smartly along in city trafc and, without effort or change in driving style, got 33 mpg in travel that was 70 percent city and 30 percent highway. This translated into some 475 miles on a

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But both these Mazda3 price leaders have last years 148-horsepower, four-cylinder engine, not the new, fuel-efcient SkyActiv engine and transmissions that help attain the 33/40-mpg rating. Buyers must move up to the higher-level Mazda3 i Touring sedan, with starting retail price of $19,495 with manual and $20,345 with automatic, to get the new, 155-horsepower, four-cylinder, SkyActiv engine. The 2012 Mazda3 SkyActiv five-door hatchback is a bit more expensive, with a starting MSRP, including destination charge, of $20,095 for a 2012 i Touring hatchback with manual and $20,945 for i Touring hatchback with automatic. In comparison, a 2012 Ford Focus SFE sedan thats rated at 28/40 mpg with 160horsepower, four-cylinder engine and automatic transmission, has a starting retail price of $19,885. The 2012 Hyundai Elantra sedan thats rated at 33/40 mpg with 148-horsepower, four-cylinder engine, has a starting retail price of $16,120 with manual and

single, 14.5-gallon tank of gas. Note that the 40-mpg label is on Mazda3 sedans. The automatic Mazda3 hatchbacks, which included the test car, are rated at 39 mpg on the highway. The ride in the Mazda3 hatchback was noisy as 16-inch tires conveyed signicant sound from pavement surfaces into the passenger cabin, and a driver sometimes has to turn up the radio volume to hear over the road noise. But t and nish on the tester was excellent, inside and out. The Grand Touring test model came well appointed with heated front seats, eight-way power driver seat, moonroof, leather-wrapped steering wheel, leathertrimmed seats, four-wheel disc brakes and Bluetooth hands-free phone connectivity all standard. The back seat is cramped for three adults, but legroom of 36.2 inches in the Mazda3 sedan and hatch is more than the 33.2 inches in the back seat of the Ford Focus. Cargo room grows to some 42 cubic feet when the rear seatbacks are folded down in the Mazda3 hatchback, a bit less than the 44.8 cubic feet at the back of the Focus hatchback. The Mazda3 sedan and hatchback earned four out of ve stars in an overall crash test rating from the federal government.

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By Ann Levin
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Elizabeth Taylor was many things: a talented actress whose first star turn came at age 12 in National Velvet; an international celebrity whose eight husbands included her Cleopatra co-star Richard Burton twice; an AIDS activist long before it became fashionable; a recovering addict, diet book author and friend of Michael Jackson; and a voluptuous, violet-eyed, raven-haired beauty for the ages. But was she a feminist? In a new book published almost a year after Ta y l o r s death, the cultural critic M.G. Lord maintains that Taylor was indeed that, notwithstanding her well-known affection for fabulous jewels, clothing and accessories not normally associated with the womens rights movement. Taylors stepdaughter Kate Burton, with whom the actress maintained a close relationship after Richard Burtons death, disagrees with the premise, although she acknowledged in an interview that she sees the thread of feminism in some of her stepmothers movies. I dont see her thinking of herself as a feminist, she says. I think she just does what she does. Burton may be right, but Lord makes a fairly persuasive case that Taylor, even if she didnt identify herself as a feminist, was such a commanding and original presence in both her personal and professional life that she instinctively communicated empowering messages to women. Thus the title of the book, The Accidental Feminist: How Elizabeth Taylor Raised Our Consciousness

CBS sitcom better than ever

By David Bauder
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

See BOOK, Page 22

LOS ANGELES The mysteries that surround the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother extend to co-creator Craig Thomas ofce on the Fox studio lot. A white board on the wall that outlines the seventh seasons episodes ends with Barneys wedding in the May nale. is the bride, the board says.

You never know whos going to walk in, and Thomas and partner Carter Bays hold tight to their secrets. That will be a pivotal episode: Not only will the ultimate bachelor come off the market, but the show has revealed its also the day that Ted meets his future bride the mother that provides the theme for the entire show. That doesnt necessarily mean VIEWERS will meet the mother in that episode,

however. Stay tuned. This has been a big year for the comedy that launches CBS Monday nights. Ratings are the best theyve ever been, up 19 percent over last season, and it has a younger audience that any other show on the networks prime-time schedule. Theres almost no scientic explanation and we couldnt have counted on that, Thomas said.
See MOTHER, Page 22

Laughter abounds in Hillbarn Theatres Social Security

By Keith Kreitman
DAILY JOURNAL CORRESPONDENT

If you go
SOCIAL SECURITY BY:Andrew Bergman PERFORMED BY: Hillbarn Theatre. DIRECTED BY: Hunt Burdick WHERE:1285 E.Hillsdale Blvd. WHEN: 8 p.m.Thursday-Saturday.; 2 p.m.Sunday.Closes Feb.12. TICKETS:$19-$36. CONTACT: (650) 349-6411 or hillbarntheatre.org

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Whos watching mom? Trudy Heyman (Bobbi Fagone left) drops offer her eccentric mother Sophie (Corinne Kason) to live with high society sister and husband (Michael Sally right) in the comedy Social Security.

This 1986 play seems to be so old Broadway, it isnt a world shaking, consequential theatrical event and plays like a situation comedy. But its very, very funny! And a lot of that has to do with the casting. Three of the six performers, Mary Moore, Bobbi Fagone and Michael Sally, I have followed in reviews for many years and am in wonderment at the range of characterizations of which they are capable. The other three, Bill Davidovich, Corinne Kason and Paul B. Smith, are right up there

with them on this one. The reason why I make note of this is these often-cast local performers support my position that the talent in the Bay Area can match or

exceed any other metropolitan areas in the country. The comedy is a reection of the growing aging problem in this country or What should we do about Mother (or Father)? The entire play is in the living room of a trendy Manhattan apartment (designed by Barry Wong), with abstract art weighing down the walls. In this ethnic-based New York City locale, mother Sophie Greengrass (Corinne Kason) is playing it in spades, dropping heavy guilt upon her children and their spouses, while playing the role of an invalid, growingly senile parent.

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Groundhog wars: Rodents diverge on winter forecast

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By Susan Cohn
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BECKY SHAW. Becky Shaw is needy. Boy, is she needy. The title character of playwright Gina Gionfriddos terric Pulitzer Prize nalist dark comedy of manners is every mans worst nightmare about blind dates arranged by wellmeaning friends, and she is, without doubt, a dangerously loose cannon on the battleeld of interpersonal relationships. Not to worry. Just hunker down safely in the audience, out of her line of re, and savor the guilty pleasure of watching this incendiary human pinball ricochet off her acquaintances old and new, as they rst try to help her and then desperately seek to disengage. Two hours with a 15-minute intermission. Written by Gina Gionfriddo. Directed by Amy Glazer. Through March 10. CAST: Brian Robert Burns (Max Garrett), Lee Dolson (Andrew Porter), Lauren English (Becky Shaw), Lorri Holt (Susan Slater) and Liz Sklar (Suzanna Slater). STAGE DIRECTIONS: SF Playhouse is at 533 Sutter St. (between Powell and Mason), two blocks from Union Square. Enter the street doorway set between shops and restaurants, walk to the end of the hall and go up one ight of stairs to the cozy lobby. The 100-seat theater keeps the audience close to the action. Parking is around the corner at Propark, 520 Mason St. or at the Sutter/Stockton Garage (two blocks). The Powell/Market Street BART is ve blocks away. TICKETS: $40 - $70. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 7 p.m., Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., and Saturday at 3 p.m. For information call (415) 677-9596, or visit www.sfplayhouse.org. AN ASIDE: SF Playhouse Artistic Director Bill English said he was drawn to Becky Shaw because it seemed like a wonderful 21st century twist on the drawing room comedy genre. If Oscar Wilde, Noel Coward or Frank Capra were writing today, aware of our much more complex and knotted relationships, they might have fashioned something like Becky. The character Becky Shaw, like a time bomb with a slow fuse, is the nitro, thrown into the glycerin of a deeply co-dependent family. And the witty dialogue with zingers abounding is worthy of comparison to a Philadelphia Story or Private Lives. OH, AND DID YOU KNOW?: Playwright Gina Gionfriddo has written for Law & Order, Cold Case, The Borgias and is cur-

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Becky arrives for her ill-fated blind date with Max,in Gina Gionfriddos Becky Shaw,making its Regional Premiere at SF Playhouse through March 10.
rently a Supervising Producer for HBOs Boardwalk Empire. *** THE YEAR OF THE DRAGON. Welcome the Year of the Dragon with the San Francisco Symphonys Chinese New Year Concert and Celebration at 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11. Conductor Carolyn Kuan returns to lead the concert for a sixth year in a row. This years is particularly special because all of the works are by Chinese and Chinese-American composers, including a world premiere orchestral work by Huang Ruo. Sheng (Chinese mouth organ) soloist Hu Jianbing and pianist Jie Chen are showcased during the concert. A pre-concert festival in the Davies Symphony Hall lobbies kicks off the day at 3 p.m. with family-friendly activities, such as Dan the Magic Man with Kat the Acrobat, caricature artists, fortune tellers, face painters, balloon artists, Chinese calligraphers, airbrush artists, stilt-walkers, contortionists, Chinese plate spinners and an arts and crafts station. $15 - $68. Davies Symphony Hall. 201 Van Ness Ave. www.sfsymphony.org or (415) 864-6000. The Chinese New Year Imperial Dinner follows the concert at 6 p.m. beneath the grand Rotunda at San Franciscos City Hall. Imperial Dinner packages including premium concert seating are available at (415) 503-5500. *** FREE OPERA EVENT FOR FAMILIES. San Francisco Opera invites your family to a free showing of Girl of the Golden West for Families The Movie! Puccinis opera draws on the classic Western, complete with a crafty criminal, a suspicious sheriff and a tenderhearted frontier woman who knows how to shoot a gun. The opera, set in California during the Gold Rush, is sung in Italian with English subtitles. The one-hour movie is preceded by a live introduction from the San Francisco Opera Education Department. Herbst Theatre, Veterans Building, 401 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco. Saturday, Feb. 25 and Sunday, Feb. 26 with two screenings each day: 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. Bring the children and grandchildren for a fun afternoon of delightful opera. Advance registration is required for this free event. Register now at sfopera.com/girlmovie. *** BEAM HIM UP, SCOTTY. Captain Kirk? T.J. Hooker? Denny Crane? Priceline? Whatever your generation, you are part of William Shatners World and 7 p.m. Sunday, March 11 is the chance to see the man himself on stage at the Orpheum Theatre, 1192 Market St., San Francisco. VIP Orchestra tickets include prime seating, a limited edition numbered tour poster and access to a post-show Meet & Greet with the opportunity for a signing and photo with Shatner. http://shnsf.com/shows/Shatnersworld.
Susan Cohn is a member of the San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle and the American Theatre Critics Association. She may be reached at susan@smdailyjournal.com.

PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. Pennsylvanias Punxsutawney Phil told people to prepare for six more weeks of winter on Thursday, making him the minority opinion among his groundhog brethren who seem to think that spring is coming early. But with such a mild and relatively snowless winter so far, who can tell the difference? Phils prediction came as he emerged from his lair to see his shadow on Gobblers Knob, a tiny hill in the town for which hes named about 65 miles northeast of Pittsburgh. Yet groundhogs in at least ve other states West Virginias French Creek Freddie, Georgias Gen. Beauregard Lee, Michigans Woody the Woodchuck, Ohios Buckeye Chuck and New Yorks Staten Island Chuck (full name: Charles G. Hogg) did not see their shadows. Nor did Ontarios Wiarton Willie or Nova Scotias Shubenacadie Sam. The Groundhog Day celebration is rooted in a German superstition that says if a hibernating animal casts a shadow on Feb. 2, the Christian holiday of Candlemas, winter will last another six weeks. If no shadow is seen, legend says, spring will come early. Temperatures were near freezing when Phil emerged at dawn unseasonably warm for Punxsutawney and were forecast to climb into the mid-40s in a winter thats brought little snow and only a few notably cold days to much of the East. Organizers expected 15,000 to 18,000 people to witness the prognostication ceremony that was held just before 7:30 a.m. And the ceremony is largely that: Phils prediction is determined ahead of time by the Punxsutawney Groundhog Clubs Inner Circle, a group who dons top hats and tuxedos and decides in advance what the furry creature will predict. Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett was among the spectators this year. Those who couldnt make it to Gobblers Knob could follow the groundhog on Twitter and Facebook, or watch a webcast of the event on his website. What started as a small gathering in 1887 has now evolved into tens of thousands of visitors from around the nation and even the world coming to Punxsutawney to participate in this time-honored Groundhog Day tradition, Corbett said. Phil has now seen his shadow 100 times and hasnt seen it just 16 times since 1886, according to the Inner Circle. There are no records for the remaining years.

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A stromboli is kind of a cross between a grinder and a calzone. Bread dough is rolled out, lled with sliced meats, cheeses and vegetables, then rolled up into a tube and baked. To serve, stromboli are simply sliced like a loaf of bread, creating a spiral baked sandwich that is perfect for large parties. If you like, you also can serve sandwich condiments (or even warmed marinara) alongside the stromboli slices for dipping. Weve offered suggestions for llings; but mix and match to suit your group (or devise your own combination). 2 cups chopped raw vegetables, such as peppers, onions and mushrooms 2 cloves garlic, minced 1/4 cup drained and chopped Kalamata olives 1 tablespoon drained and chopped capers 1 teaspoon dried Italian herb blend Salt and ground black pepper 20-ounce ball pizza dough 10 ounces sliced deli meat, such as salami and ham 1 cup grated provolone or mozzarella cheese Coat a large baking sheet with cooking spray. In a large skillet over mediumhigh, heat the oil. Add the vegetables and garlic, then saute until tender and any liquid has evaporated, 5 to 10 minutes depending on your choice of vegetables. Stir in the olives, capers and herb blend. Season with salt and pepper, then set aside to cool slightly. On a lightly oured surface, roll out the dough to a 12-by-16-inch rectangle. Arrange the sliced meat over the dough, leaving a 1-inch border on the longer sides, as well as the end furthest from you. Spread the cooked vegetables over the meat, then sprinkle with the cheese. Starting with the side closest to you, roll the stromboli up like a log. Pinch the seam and ends to seal. Transfer the log to the prepared baking sheet with the seam on the bottom. Using a paring knife, make three deep slits in the top of the loaf. Heat the oven to 375 F. Allow the stromboli to rest for 20 minutes while the oven heats. Bake for 40 to 50 minutes, or until a meat thermometer inserted at the center reads 180 F. The outside should be golden brown and should sound hollow when tapped. Allow to cool for at least 20 minutes before slicing.

SUPER BOWL STROMBOLI

To serve, stromboli are simply sliced like a loaf of bread, creating a spiral baked sandwich that is perfect for large parties.
Start to nish: 1 1/2 hours (30 minutes active) Servings: 10 1 tablespoon olive oil

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Spirited banjo man comes to town

By Sally Schilling
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A cupcake for the Super Bowl

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Nashville singer-songwriter Tom Smith is playing banjo on the Peninsula this week. Smith, who grew up in Palo Alto, moved to Nashville, Tenn., 12 years ago to work as a guitar maker and repairman for national chain Mars Music. Having taken a break from performing to raise his daughter, Smith is excited to now be back on the road, or as he calls it, on his Great Walkabout. He enjoys playing his acoustic, blues-inuenced music at intimate venues. Im having a great time playing in small places for 50 people, he said. Smith added that nothing beats the live feedback of an audience. He recounted a recent performance at a bookstore in Charleston, N.C. where, he said, the audience was loving every tune. One guy hollers out, I bet theres a story behind that one, he said. Live music is just magic. Smith, who grew up in Palo Alto, can remember rst picking up a guitar when he was 19. That was back when you actually had to listen to tune a guitar, he laughed. When he moved to Nashville, he discovered a world of musicians unlike any other. You hear about the country stuff, but people like Donna Summers live there. All the best singers live there, he said. Smith thinks of himself as a singer-songwriter. To him, there is no better place to get inspiration than Nashville, where he socializes with talented musicians at Friday pub gatherings. He passionately recited lyrics written by songwriter Lisa Carver, who, he said, writes songs for popular country band Sugarland. But she also writes just for the fun of it, he said. Smith enjoys being surrounded by such talented singers and songwriters because it pushes him to do better. You can be a big sh almost anywhere else, he said. But there, you are just trying to do what you do better.

These are not your girlfriends cupcakes. There is no frilly pastel frosting piped on top. They are not delicate. They are not pretty. They are big, bold, manly and totally down for a Super Bowl spread. Since ease is key for Super Bowl feasts, we decided to start with a chocolate cake mix. To man-it-up, we made them big and added beer. And instead of pretty buttercream frosting, were dabbed and smeared whiskey frosting all over them.

SUPER BOWL CUPCAKES

Start to nish: 1 hour (30 minutes active) Servings: 24 For the cupcakes: 1 cup dark beer, such as stout 1/3 cup sour cream 1/2 cup vegetable or canola oil 3 eggs 18.5-ounce package moist chocolate cake mix For the frosting: 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter 3 cups powdered sugar 1/4 cup whiskey 2 teaspoons vanilla extract For the toppings (use any or all): Crisp cooked bacon Salted peanuts Pretzels Crushed malted milk balls Heat the oven to 350 F. Spray 24 mufn regular cups with cooking spray. In a large bowl, mix together the beer, sour cream, oil, eggs and cake mix. Mix until thoroughly combined and smooth, about 2 minutes. Spoon into the prepared mufn cups and bake for 18 to 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted at the center comes out clean. Allow to cool for 5 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack to nish cooling. While the cupcakes cool, make the frosting. In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to beat together the butter, sugar, whiskey and vanilla until smooth and uffy, about 4 to 5 minutes. When the cupcakes have cooled, add a smear of frosting to the tops, then sprinkle with your choice of toppings.

Tom Smith will be telling stories and playing his guitar and banjo 6 p.m.tonight at Cafe Cuesta in La Honda.
Smiths goals as a musician differ from that of popular music. Now, its all about downloads, he said. [But] what is on the [Internet] cant substitute for moments in life. As a songwriter, he said his goal is to capture real moments in time. Some music is all about parties and drinking, he said. Thats not life, you know. He recounted performing for an audience at a festival in Iowa. They thought I was from the moon, and I thought they were from Iowa, he laughed. But there were men with their boots shined and their shirts pressed at this barn dance, dancing like theyre all on their rst date. Thats the kind of thing to write about. Smith said his sound is difcult to characterize, but that he hears more of a jazz sound than folk sound in his own music. The structure of his songs differ from the typical verse-chorus organization. His music is instead a series of phrases. I want to have each phrase lead to the next one and connect to the last one, he said. He said that his listeners dont want traditional music, they want sincerity. If you mean each note, it grabs [the audiences] attention, he said. If you do that right, people will just listen all the way through. Before moving to Nashville, Smith worked for an art and literacy program in Los Angeles. He received a presidential commendation for his more than 175,000 hours helping inner-city children learn how to learn. Smiths latest album, Live@The Loft was recorded last year at the Bohemian Art Loft in Redding, Calif. Smith will be telling stories and playing his guitar and banjo 6 p.m. tonight at Cafe Cuesta in La Honda. For more information visit tomsmithguitarist.com.

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ince 2001 Neal Prasad has owned and operated Neals coffee shop in the Burlingame plaza, however Prasad started his career back in 1984 as a cook, In 1987 he came to work for Pats coffee shop, since his arrival he had set his eyes on one day owning the restaurant and in August of 2001 his opportunity came, he was able to buy the restaurant (which was then called Bens) and Prasad immediately changed the name to Neals coffee shop. For many of us who have visited Neals many times for breakfast lunch or dinner

knows that Neals is a great dining experience plus they have a huge menu. There are many daily specials and Neals healthy specials. There is a senior and kids menu is always available. Prasads Staff is amongst the friendliest and they too have been here along time. During the busiest of times the staff recognizes the fact their customers is what makes Neals coffee shop so great Prasad claims and together we are one big happy family. Neals is located at 1845 El Camino Real Burlingame (650) 692-4281

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narrator Bob Saget, as Ted circa 2030, explains how their parents met. Ted established a romantic connection with Robin in that pilot, which ended with Saget explaining, thats how I met your Aunt Robin. During a meeting with TV critics before the premiere, Thomas and Bays were taken aback by the anger they faced about the first episodes twist. Did people really expect to learn the identity of the mother in the rst episode? Then they realized: People cared about the characters they created. They dont regret the structure, even if whos the mother? is no doubt the cocktail party question theyd least like to hear by now. I always thought the frustration about it was a little misplaced, Radnor said. Theres so much to enjoy beyond the central conceit of the show that I always felt like, Relax. If he meets the mother, the series is done, so if you like the series you should be waiting. Enjoy the wait. Maybe this whole series is some grand lesson in patience for people. It certainly is for Ted. Many fans believe the mother should be revealed on the nal episode. Others would like to see the future parents go through their rst year of dating. This much Thomas will say: It will be one of those two possibilities. The actors are signed through the end of next season (May 2013), so Thomas and Bays will have to know this spring if the series will stretch beyond that. Revealing when Ted would meet his future About 40 reghters controlled the blaze in less than an hour after it was reported at 10:53 a.m. that Monday. The nal damage total and cause of the re have yet to be released. Now, the community is hoping to help those affected, particularly one family hit the hardest. The three-member family whose daughter attends Taft Elementary School will benet from a garage sale and donation dropoffs organized by the Taft School Parent Group and Taft School Parent Teacher Organization. Taft families have donated items to sell with the distraught Kahns in their small apartment and mother commences to play the same role, except on a different stage. This is unhinging the neurotic Barbara and driving David to drink because they are expecting a world famous artist, the aging Maurice Koenig (Paul G. Smith) for dinner. Expecting mother to put on her conventional shabby elder act, Barbara is pushed to the verge of a nervous breakdown. Then, there is an unexpected turn in the second act that pushes a conventional comedy into a very, very funny one. No spoiler here, tune in and join in the laughter. Its all in the direction by Hunt Burdick and the performances of some real pros.

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the times they had gone through in their 20s. The shows set is congenial, with a calm warmth that ows through veteran director Pamela Fryman. Cast members have busy separate professional lives. Segel is a genuine movie star (The Muppets and Forgetting Sarah Marshall), Harris is a go-to awards show host and Radnor just directed his second lm (Liberal Arts). Its really a well-oiled machine here, Segel said. You just come and do it and hang out with your friends. It kind of feels like going to summer camp every day. The actors say theyve been kept interested by how the show has explored storylines beyond sitcom wisecracks. Robin learned recently that she was unable to conceive and bear children. Lily is pregnant and the couple bought a house on Long Island. Marshalls father died. The death of Marshalls father was one of the creators secrets. To protect against leaks, the full script wasnt distributed ahead of time. Segel learned the news as Marshall did, when Lily told him with cameras rolling. When the episode aired, Thomas wife, who had recently lost her mother, complimented him on writing Marshalls shocked reaction of Im not ready for this. He had to tell her that it was ad-libbed. One take. Segel said it made for a better performance. Harris said he occasionally goes online the Tuesday after a show to see what fans had written and often marvels at in-depth analysis of the characters. will raise money for all those affected. The meal costs $5 and include hot dogs, burgers, chips and sodas. The fundraiser and garage sale is 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4 at Taft Elementary School Cafeteria, 903 10th Ave., Redwood City. For more information, contact the Taft Parent Group at 569-3868.
Michelle Durand can be reached by email: michelle@smdailyjournal.com or by phone: (650) 344-5200 ext. 102.

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Time may make viewers more invested in the lives of Ted (Josh Radnor), horndog buddy Barney (Neil Patrick Harris), Ted and Barneys ex Robin (Cobie Smulders) and the married couple Marshall and Lily (Jason Segel and Alyson Hannigan). The boomerang effect of syndication is making more people familiar with the series, too. How I Met Your Mother, which just lmed its 150th episode, has been seen outside of prime time on local broadcast stations the past few years. Last year it was also on Lifetime, the cable network targeted at women, and this fall added FX, which is popular with young men. The FX showings began with a Labor Day marathon and a clever ad campaign that pictured the cast and suggested: Isnt it time you made some new friends? How I Met Your Mother hit the syndication market when there was a relative paucity of new comedies and reruns of Friends were getting tired from overuse. How I Met Your Mother is the closest TV has to a modern-day Friends. When it started in 2005, the namesake gimmick distinguished it from other efforts to replace the beloved NBC show. The new series opened with kids on a couch impatiently listening to

wife turned out to be liberating. Its kind of a momentous thing to say, Thomas said, because it retired one of the tricks on this show that we had milked for half a decade, which was that any girl that Ted bumped into anywhere could be the mother. Last year we said wed done that enough. The device the creators set up, where viewers know the characters are settled and happy in 20 years, helps ground the show. The knowledge enables writers to explore harder chapters in the characters lives. How I Met Your Mother was born of the creators own experiences. They worked as writers for David Letterman and moved to Hollywood as they approached age 30. They missed New York and would reminisce about proceeds going to the needy family and is also accepting cash donations or more items in sellable condition. The family, who were uninjured by the re and currently living with relatives, received a lot of donated food and clothing afterward and dont have much space to receive any more right now. As nice as it would be, there is really nowhere to put them so cash is really the best, said a member of the parent group who declined to give her name. Although the garage sale is earmarked for the specic family, the reghters barbecue

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ized a 12-year-old girl for possible smoke inhalation and caused an estimated $135,000 in damage. The re destroyed one trailer and a car and damaged two other trailers in the park located at 1933 E. Bayshore Road. Seven people were displaced from one trailer and four others displaced from each of two other trailers that caught re.

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Perhaps it is simply exacting some revenge upon her beleaguered family. David (Bill Davidovich) and Barbara (Mary Moore) Kahn are afuent art dealers heavily funding Sophies stay with sister Trudy (Bobbi Fagone) and Martin (Michael Sally) Heyman, who are exhausted from dealing with mother. A family crisis, involving their doted upon, nymphomaniac daughter at college, gives the Heymans the opportunity to drop mother upon

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and We Were Too Distracted by Her Beauty to Notice. In the 1994 book Forever Barbie, Lord argues that the plastic doll with impossible curves was actually a positive role model for women. In Accidental Feminist, she discovers latent feminist content in nearly a dozen Taylor vehicles, beginning with 1944s National Velvet, when Taylors character dresses as a boy to ride her beloved horse in a national championship race.

She goes on to consider Taylors roles in A Place in the Sun, Giant, Suddenly, Last Summer, BUttereld 8, Cleopatra, The Sandpiper and Whos Afraid of Virginia Woolf? as well as her stage portrayal of a Southern matriarch in the 1981 revival of Lillian Hellmans The Little Foxes. Like Kate Burton, you may not be entirely persuaded that the subversive drumbeats of feminism ... swelled in the stars important movies over decades from a delicate pitty-pat to a resounding roar. But this provocative feminist appreciation will surely tempt you to rent or download her best movies, to acquaint or reacquaint yourself with this marvelous force of nature.

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teacher pension fund needs legislative approval to receive a greater contribution from the states general fund. The CalPERS board has not taken an action similar to the one taken Thursday by the teachers board. A CalPERS consultant last year recommended reducing that funds estimated annual return to 7.5 percent, but the board decided to stick with 7.75 percent. The fund covers California state and local government workers Critics have said such an assumed rate of return is unrealistic and say pension funds should be far more conservative in their estimates. Pedro Reyes, a proxy on the teachers fund board for state Finance Director Ana Matosantos, was the only member to vote against the reduction. He said he hesitates changing the investment rate while the stock market remains volatile. If we act now to change it as its changing, were going to be here in a year based on whats happening to the market, Reyes said. He said it was more prudent for the funds board to look 30 years out. As of the end of 2011, the teachers pension fund was valued at $144.8 billion. Its value is down from a peak of $172 billion in 2007. CalSTRS manages the fund for about 440,000 teachers and 167,000 retirees and has $56 billion in unfunded liabilities. CalPERS runs a $237.5 billion pension system for more than 1.6 million state employees, school employees and local government workers. The total is down from $251.4 billion in 2007. That system has an unfunded liability of at least $75 billion. The governors proposal calls for increasing the retirement age to 67 for new, non-public safety employees and having local and state workers pay more toward their retirement and health care. It would require all new and current employees to contribute at least 50 percent of their retirement costs; some public employees now contribute nothing Wait-and-see is by far the most popular option amongst districts. The Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary School District Board of Trustees, for example, will discuss a policy for transitional kindergarten at its meeting this week, said Superintendent Emerita OrtaCamilleri. The board will decide later if it should move forward. The Hillsborough City Elementary School District is waiting to see but has honestly told parents, if its not required, it wont start in the fall, said Superintendent Anthony Ranii. Without the additional funding, many districts which are already projecting the need for cuts in the fall simply cant afford the change. Linda Luna, Millbrae Elementary School District superintendent, was honest. As a small district, Millbrae cannot afford a new program without additional funding. Lynette Hovland, director of curriculum, instruction and accountability for San Carlos, said the district will continue to accept registrations and plan but probably wont make any decisions until May. Burlingame Elementary School District used the new law to overhaul kindergarten throughout the district. The died in early 2008 at the age of 80. After the tunnels open, the current Devils Slide route that wraps around San Pedro Mountain just south of Pacica will be closed to trafc and opened up for recreational use. There will be no more worries about the road closing due to heavy rains, said Caltrans spokesman Robert Haus. Yesterday, about 15 construction workers oated the last bit of concrete, about 9 inches thick, into the northbound tunnel as the southbound tunnel was nished earlier this week. Each of the two tunnels is about 4,200 feet long, 45 feet tall and just under 30 feet wide. The debris from the tunnels lled a disposal site equivalent the size of a football eld, 150 feet deep and from their paychecks. He would move new public employees into a hybrid plan that blends pensions with 401(k)-style programs. Brown also wants to raise the age state employees are eligible for full retirement benets from 60 to 67 to align with Social Security. For new employees, he wants to calculate pension benets based on the highest average annual compensation for three years, rather than the current oneyear system, which critics call a form of pension spiking. Californians for Retirement Security, a coalition representing more than 1.5 million public employees and retirees, described the governors proposal as an unprecedented and unacceptable assault on current and future public employees. Conservatives say the governors plan doesnt go far enough because it doesnt make changes to current workers benets, a move the legislative analyst has said would be legally questionable. One Republican group is pushing a ballot initiative to move new public employees to a 401(k)-style program. Also on Thursday, CalSTRS staff prepared six different scenarios for raising contributions from the state, school districts and teachers starting in 2016 in an effort to help the Legislature gure out how to fully fund the pension system. The teachers fund receives $5.5 billion a year from the state, school districts and teachers but says it needs at least $4 billion a year more to be sustainable. That amount will grow by $500 million now that the investment forecast is lowered to 7.5 percent. The consultants report suggested the teachers pension fund adjust for longer lifespans and smaller pay raises for the states teachers. Board member Jerilyn Harris, who represents retirees, said there are teachers who cant afford dental insurance. These are scary times, she said. board previously voted to offer full-day kindergarten instead of the current policy of staggering start and end times for students. Judson Kempson, assistant superintendent of educational services, said the district will use the next four to six weeks to analyze if it can afford transitional kindergarten without funding. Based on birth rates, Burlingame is estimating the decision could affect 25 to 30 students. The transitional kindergarten question is compounded by possible cuts to statefunded child-care programs like preschool. Browns budget calls for such cuts but how they will be implemented is not yet known. Should districts decide not to offer transitional kindergarten, parents of those children could desire another year of preschool. Cuts to child care will then mean more children signing up for fewer spots. Across the state, many educational leaders have spoken out against cutting the transitional kindergarten program. Early education advocates argue the proposed cut would be a step back in the effort to better prepare children for school. Preschool California estimates cutting funds could delay access to education for 125,000 California students. Caltrans essentially constructed a new mountain on the south side of the tunnels with all the debris where a maintenance center will be hidden away from view. The tunnels consist of a separated two-lane road that passes over twin bridges on the north side of the project. The tunnels have nine cross passages, an emergency vehicle cross passage and three equipment chambers with emergency access to the main tunnels. The tunnels are vented by jet fans and have lighting and re protection. The nal lining in the tunnels is a castin-place reinforced concrete lining, with a waterproong membrane and drainage system placed between the initial and the nal linings.
FRIDAY, FEB. 3 Give Kids a Smile Day. Dentists all over San Mateo County provide free dental care services to low-income children ages 1 to 18. Families will also be assisted with health insurance enrollment. To make an appointment families can call 6162002. To learn about health care enrollment for children, call San Mateo County Health Coverage Unit at 616-2002. Free Preschool Activity Hour. San Mateo County History Museum, 220 Broadway, Redwood City. Free. For more information call 299-0104. Free First Fridays. San Mateo County History Museum, 2200 Broadway, Redwood City. Explore the entire museum, enjoy story time and embark on a guided history tour for free. For more information call 299-0104. Pacific Art Leagues February Opening and Reception. 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Pacific Art League, 668 Ramona St., Palo Alto. For more information contact Karen Kambe at marketing@pacificartleague.org. Tom Smith performs. 6 p.m. Cafe Cuesta, 8865 La Honda Road, La Honda. Tom Smith is a Nashville instrumentalist who will be playing his guitar and banjo. For more information call (615) 390-2514. Third Annual SMPOA Crab Feed. 6 p.m. to midnight. San Mateo Elks Lodge, 229 W. 20th Ave., San Mateo. $50. Hosted by the San Mateo Police Officers Association. For more information visit smpoa.org. Anticipating the Future: Trends in the U.S. Catholic Church. 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Cunningham Memorial Chapel, 1550 Ralston Ave., Belmont. The Catholic Scholars Series at Notre Dame de Namur University presents a talk by Sr. Mary Johnson. The lecture will present findings and analysis from a recent national survey of Catholics in the United States. Will focus on demographic, geographic and generational change in U.S. Catholic Church with special emphasis on the youngest cohort of adult Catholics. Refreshments provided. Free. For more info call 508-3713. First Friday Flicks: Lady and the Tramp. 7 p.m. Belmont Library, 1110 Alameda de las Pulgas, Belmont. Free. For more information email conrad@smcl.org. San Mateo High School Drama presents Guys and Dolls. 7:30 p.m. Bayside Performing Arts Center, 2025 Kehoe Ave., San Mateo. $10 for students and seniors. $15 for adults. For more information call 558-2375. Hillbarn Theatre presents Social Security. 8 p.m. Hillbarn Theatre, 1285 E. Hillsdale Blvd., Foster City. $35. For more information call 3496411 or visit www.HillbarnTheatre.org. John Doe with Victor Krummenacher Trio. 8 p.m. Club Fox, 2209 Broadway, Redwood City. $20. For more information call 3697770 or visit tickets.foxrwc.com. SATURDAY, FEB. 4 Give Kids a Smile. 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Vista Dental Care, 931 El Camino Real, South San Francisco. Give Kids a Smile provides free, desperately-needed dental services to local qualilifying children from underserved families. Free. For more information call 871-1430. Free tax preparation and e-filing. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. College of San Mateo, South Hall, Building 14, Room 104, 1700 W. Hillsdale Blvd., San Mateo. For individuals with income under $50,000. No appointment necessary. Free. For more information call 3787323. The Tenth Annual Orion Childrens Authors and Illustrators Festival. 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Orion Elementary School, 815 Allerton St., Redwood City. Presentations by a wide range of childrens authors and illustrators. The lineup includes Jennifer Holm, Elisa Kleven, Brunce Hale, Deborah Underwood, Teri Sloat, Thacher Hurd, Shirin Bridges and Elizabeth Gomez. Free. For more information v i s i t www.rcsd.k12.ca.us/domain/626. Chinese Cultural Arts. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. San Mateo County History Museum, 2200 Broadway, Redwood City. Discover Chinas rich cultural heritage with a live performance and discussion on Chinese culture. Refreshments served. Free. For more information visit historysmc.org. Learn Encaustic Painting with Eileen P. Goldenberg. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Burlingame Recreation Center, 850 Burlingame Ave., Burlingame. Encaustic is a painting made by melting bees wax, dammar resin and pigments together. This is then

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needs more from rank-and-le teachers, school districts or the states general fund. According to a staff report, only two out of 11 systems with assets over $50 billion besides CalSTRS have reduced their assumptions since 2007-08. They include the state pension systems in Wisconsin and New York. Public pension systems have come under scrutiny for what some view as generous benets and unsustainable liabilities for taxpayers. Gov. Jerry Brown, a Democrat, has presented a pensionreform plan that is now before the Democratic-controlled Legislature and has urged lawmakers to address the problems this year. He sent a letter and his proposed legislation Thursday to lawmakers pushing them again to act. Continuing these plans in their current form will put taxpayers on the hook for substantial costs now and in the future, Brown wrote. Urgent and decisive action is imperative. In taking their vote Thursday, members of the teacher pension board said they would err on the side of caution amid stock market volatility. I would prefer the risk associated with adjusting the rate of return a little bit lower and hopefully well be surprised at the upside, rather than taking the higher rate of return with a less than 50 percent probability ..., said attorney Michael Lawson, who was appointed by Brown in October. The board last lowered the assumed rate of return in December 2010, when it was reduced from 8 percent. That was the rst time in 15 years it had taken such action. Unlike the larger California Public Employees Retirement System, the

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brushed onto wood panels in many layers, with each layer fused with heat using a torch or heat gun. Eileen will teach all the basics including use of tools, safety and mixing colors. For more information 558-7300. 20th Annual National Black History Month Celebration. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 145 Lake Merced Blvd., Daly City. For more information call 991-8001. Flight gear: pilot equipment from the open-cockpit era. 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. San Francisco Airport Commission Aviation Library, Louis A. Turpen Aviation Museum, International Terminal Departures Level, San Francisco International Airport. The exhibit will be open Sunday through Friday until Aug. 1. Free. For more information visit flysfo.com/museum. This Next New Year. 11 a.m. San Mateo County History Museum, 2200 Broadway, Redwood City. Listen to a story about a Chinese New Year celebration, make your own dragon crown to take home and explore the exhibit Land of Opportunity: The Immigrant Experience in San Mateo County. Free. For more information call 2990104. Game Day with Grenache. Noon to 5 p.m. The Winery SF, 200 California Ave., bldg 180, North San Francisco. Four award winning grenache wines. $10. For more information contact Michaella McCloskey at mmccloskey@winerysf.com. Classical Chinese Arts and Culture. 2 p.m. Thought-provoking discussions about Chinas rich cultural heritage, its renaissance today and its impact on the words future will be the focus of a presentation led by news commentator Mr. Nan Su. Free. For more information call 299-0104. San Mateo High School Drama presents Guys and Dolls. 2 p.m. Bayside Performing Arts Center, 2025 Kehoe Ave., San Mateo. $10 for students and seniors. $15 for adults. For more information call 558-2375. Love Boat Gala by Hillsborough Auxiliary to Peninsula Family Service. 6 p.m. Pavilion By the Bay, 291 Avenue of the Palms, San Francisco. Cocktails at 6 p.m. and dinner by Wine Valley Catering at 7 p.m. Includes live auction and raffle for a $2,500 gift certificate to Steiners Jewelry. Advance reservations required. Tickets begin at $275. To purchase tickets email epratt@pacbell.net. The Charles Dickens Bicentennial Ball. 7 p.m. San Mateo Masonic Lodge Ballroom, 100 N. Ellsworth Ave., San Mateo. Celebrating of 200th anniversary of Dickens birth. Vintage ballroom dance lesson at 7 p.m., 8 p.m. special theatrical performance of Nacys Murder by Charles Dickens, 9 p.m. formal Victotrian ballroom dancing. Victorian evening dress or modern evening dress is admired but not required. Refreshments served. Tickets $15 by Jan. 28 and $20 at the door. For more information call (510) 522-1731. Hillbarn Theatre presents Social Security. 8 p.m. Hillbarn Theatre, 1285 E. Hillsdale Blvd., Foster City. $35. For more information call 3496411 or visit www.HillbarnTheatre.org. For more events visit smdailyjournal.com, click Calendar.

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tricts are now in the midst of kindergarten registration. Parents of children who fall in the late birthday window are still being asked to sign up for school, just in case. Cynthia Simms, superintendent of the San Mateo-Foster City Elementary School District, said the district is planning as if the new program will be implemented. They estimate about 100 students throughout the district will be part of the new transitional kindergarten program, which would most likely be housed at various schools throughout the district. San Bruno Park Elementary School District is doing the same. At this point in time we are moving forward with our planning to establish one (transitional kindergarten) class for an estimated/projected 25-30 students at Hesslegren Center, said Superintendent David Hutt. We know if we dont plan, then we wouldnt be able to provide the quality of education that these kids deserve.

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The original estimate for the work was about $350 million but Caltrans has since allocated at least $439 million for its completion. When opened, the project will officially be called the Tom Lantos Tunnels at Devils Slide. Lantos, the late congressman, secured about $150 million in federal funding to get the project off the ground. Lantos had worked for three decades to bring the project to light and lived long enough to dedicate the two tunnels before he

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gratification could cause you to spend far more than you should by purchasing something that you know will be on sale next week. Be more disciplined. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- Courtesy and politeness are always extremely important when dealing with others. If you forgo these graces and act grumpy, it will diminish your popularity with the very people you most like. ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- If you wear your heart on your sleeve, someone whom you feel strongly about could seriously wound you. Dont allow your

emotions to get in the way of reality. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Get an understanding in advance that each person will pay his or her own way if you are going out with a friend who always seems to leave the table just before the bill arrives. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Unless you treat critical career matters with the seriousness they deserve, you could relax your diligence, start coasting and lose much of the progress you already made. Stay on top of things. CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Dont let one of your greater assets -- the ability to assess situations logically -- to lie fallow. It might be fun to be a wishful thinker, but its far better to be a realistic one.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Should the possibility of a misunderstanding arise between you and a friend over something rather silly, straighten it out immediately. If you dont, it could get blown way out of proportion. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Someone who has disappointed you in the past by letting you down has no problem doing it again. Dont put too much stock in any of his or her promises. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- Regardless of how badly a certain person wants to try, dont allocate work of an artistic nature to a person whose talents dont run in that vein. Find a way to spare his or her feelings. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Under most conditions you are not a clingy person, but theres a good

chance you might attempt to hang on to someone who wants to exit the scene. Refrain from doing so -- itll make you look bad. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Although you might be pretty good at making promises, you could have a hard time fulfilling them. Avoid making any commitments. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Avoid using flattery to get others, such as your co-workers, to do things for you. If insincerity is perceived, it might actually get them to plot against you instead. COPYRIGHT 2012 United Feature Syndicate, Inc.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #248382 The following persons are doing business as: Gulf Divers International, 131 Southwood Center, So. San Francisco, CA 94080 is hereby registered by the following owners: Brian Guiles, P O Box 2023, Chester, CA 96020 and John Dresser, 43 Montrose Ave., Daly City, CA 94015. The business is conducted by a General Partnership. The registrants commenced to transact business under the FBN on /s/ Brian Guiles / This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 01/11/2012. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal, 01/13/12, 01/20/12, 01/27/12, 02/03/12).

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #248046 The following persons are doing business as: Peninsula Automotive Clinic, 317 7th Avenue, San Mateo, CA 94401 is hereby registered by the following owners: David Sanders, 25 Pancetta Dr., #101, Daly City, CA 94015 and Pabio Fonseca, 1001 La Conte Ave., San Francisco, CA 94124. The business is conducted by a General Partnership. The registrants commenced to transact business under the FBN on /s/ David Sanders / This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 12/14/2011. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal, 01/13/12, 01/20/12, 01/27/12, 02/03/12).

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #248386 The following person is doing business as: Taxsquad, 1015 Chula Vista Ave., Burlingame, CA 94010 is hereby registered by the following owner: Laurence Weinhoff, same address. The business is conducted by an Individual. The registrants commenced to transact business under the FBN on /s/ Laurence Weinhoff / This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 01/11/2012. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal, 01/13/12, 01/20/12, 01/27/12, 02/03/12).

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #248402 The following person is doing business as: Traces of Life, 1406 Monte Diablo Avenue, San Mateo, CA 94401 is hereby registered by the following owner: Elizabeth Rodriguez, same address. The business is conducted by an Individual. The registrants commenced to transact business under the FBN on /s/ Elizabeth Rodriguez / This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 01/11/2012. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal, 01/13/12, 01/20/12, 01/27/12, 02/03/12).

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #248354 The following person is doing business as: 1207 Floribunda, 1207 Floribunda Ave., BURLINGAME, CA 94010 is hereby registered by the following owner: Windy Hill PV Seven, LP, CA. The business is conducted by a Limited Partnership. The registrants commenced to transact business under the FBN on 12/23/2011. /s/ Jeff Bosshard / This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 01/10/2012. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal, 01/13/12, 01/20/12, 01/27/12, 02/03/12). FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #248409 The following person is doing business as: Wanting Michelle, 1075 Rollins Road, #302, Burlingame, CA 94010 is hereby registered by the following owner: Michelle Tabilas, 846 Stanton Rd., Burl., CA 94010. The business is conducted by an Individual. The registrants commenced to transact business under the FBN on N/A. /s/ Michelle Tabilas / This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 01/12/2012. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal, 01/13/12, 01/20/12, 01/27/12, 02/03/12). FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #248353 The following person is doing business as: 1)Local FATT, 2)Local Food Awareness Through Teaching, 3)Local FATT (Food Awareness Through Teaching), 730 Main Street, Half Moon Bay, CA 94019 is hereby registered by the following owner: Rogue Chefs Culinary Company & Market, Inc., CA. The business is conducted by a Corporation. The registrants commenced to transact business under the FBN on /s/ Kevin M. Koebel / This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 01/10/2012. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal, 01/13/12, 01/20/12, 01/27/12, 02/03/12). FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #248434 The following person is doing business as: Royal Formal & Bridal, 425 Broadway MILLBRAE, CA 94030 is hereby registered by the following owner: Shook Woon Chan, 328 Philip Dr., Daly City, CA 94015. The business is conducted by an Individual. The registrants commenced to transact business under the FBN on . /s/ Shook Woon Chan / This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 01/13/2012. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal, 01/20/12, 01/27/12, 02/03/12, 02/10/12). FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #248413 The following person is doing business as: YRC Freight, 1110 South Reservoir St., POMONA, CA 91766 is hereby registered by the following owner: YRC, INC., KS. The business is conducted by a Corporation. The registrants commenced to transact business under the FBN on . /s/ Jeff P. Bennett / This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 01/12/2012. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal, 01/20/12, 01/27/12, 02/03/12, 02/10/12). FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #248500 The following person is doing business as: Menlo Hub, 1029 El Camino Real, MENLO PARK, CA 94025 is hereby registered by the following owner: Fool Jester, INC., CA. The business is conducted by a Corporation. The registrants commenced to transact business under the FBN on . /s/ Mehmet Erkus / This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 01/19/2012. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal, 01/20/12, 01/27/12, 02/03/12, 02/10/12). FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #248214 The following person is doing business as: Sam, 2033 Ralston Ave. #64, BELMONT, CA 94002 is hereby registered by the following owner: Sam Supply, CA. The business is conducted by a Corporation. The registrants commenced to transact business under the FBN on. /s/ Kay Schilling / This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 12/30/2011. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal, 01/27/12, 02/03/12, 02/10/12, 02/17/12). FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #248302 The following persons are doing business as: Quik Stop Market #99, 575 Crespi Dr., PACIFICA, CA 94044 is hereby registered by the following owners: Roop C. Walia & Manjit Walia, 1612 Hemocilla Way, San Jose, CA 95116 . The business is conducted by an a Husband & Wife. The registrants commenced to transact business under the FBN on 02/03/2012. /s/ Roop C. Walia / This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 01/06/2012. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal, 01/27/12, 02/03/12, 02/10/12, 02/17/12). FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #248545 The following person is doing business as: ACE Handyman, 1704 Alameda De Las Pulgas, REDWOOD CITY, CA 94061 is hereby registered by the following owner: Michael Rincon, same address. The business is conducted by an Individual. The registrants commenced to transact business under the FBN on. /s/ Michael Rincon / This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 01/23/2012. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal, 01/27/12, 02/03/12, 02/10/12, 02/17/12).

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #248234 The following persons are doing business as: Pro Tix Ticket Services, 63 Bovet Rd. #518, SAN MATEO, CA 94402 is hereby registered by the following owners: Paul A.Remedios & Cheryl P. Remedios, 1732 Lake st., San Mateo, CA 94403. The business is conducted by an a Husband & Wife. The registrants commenced to transact business under the FBN on . /s/ Paul A. Remedios / This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 12/30/2011. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal, 01/27/12, 02/03/12, 02/10/12, 02/17/12). FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #248377 The following person is doing business as: Taqueria 2 Amigos, 326 Shaw Rd., SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94080 is hereby registered by the following owner: Elias Arroyo, 876 San Mateo Ave. #A, San Bruno, CA 94066. The business is conducted by an Individual. The registrants commenced to transact business under the FBN on. /s/ Elias Arroyo / This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 01/10/2012. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal, 01/27/12, 02/03/12, 02/10/12, 02/17/12). FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #248604 The following person is doing business as: 1) Alpine Mortgage, 2) Tri Valley Mortgage Company, 236 Marmona Dr., MENLO PARK, CA 94025 is hereby registered by the following owner:John Gillespie, same address. The business is conducted by an Individual. The registrants commenced to transact business under the FBN on. /s/ John Gillespie / This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 01/26/2012. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal, 01/27/12, 02/03/12, 02/10/12, 02/17/12). FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #248459 The following person is doing business as: Slapp Factory Ent., 111 Industrial Rd. #2, BELMONT, CA 94002 is hereby registered by the following owner: Robert Colhour, 603 Woodside Way, #1, San Mateo, CA 94401. The business is conducted by an Individual. The registrants commenced to transact business under the FBN on 01/01/2011 /s/ Robert Colhour / This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 01/17/2012. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal, 02/03/12, 02/10/12, 02/17/12, 02/24/12). FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #248460 The following person is doing business as: Magic Fingahz Productions, 111 Industrial Rd. #2, BELMONT, CA 94002 is hereby registered by the following owner: Semisi Peau Fonua, 603 Woodside Way, #1, San Mateo, CA 94401. The business is conducted by an Individual. The registrants commenced to transact business under the FBN on 01/01/2011 /s/ Semisi Peau Fonua / This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 01/17/2012. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal, 02/03/12, 02/10/12, 02/17/12, 02/24/12). FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #248450 The following person is doing business as: Divastyles.com, 4060 El Camino Real, #6, SAN MATEO, CA 94403 is hereby registered by the following owner: Robin Evans, 4300 The Woods Dr. #1402, San Jose, CA 95136. The business is conducted by an Individual. The registrants commenced to transact business under the FBN on 01/01/2012 /s/ Robin Evans / This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 01/17/2012. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal, 02/03/12, 02/10/12, 02/17/12, 02/24/12). FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #248669 The following person is doing business as: Subway 15994, 1308 West Hillsdale Blvd., SAN MATEO, CA 94403 is hereby registered by the following owner: Gurjit Singh Multani, 4350 Calypso Terrace, Fremont, CA 94555. The business is conducted by an Individual. The registrants commenced to transact business under the FBN on /s/ Gurjit Singh Multani / This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 01/31/2012. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal, 02/03/12, 02/10/12, 02/17/12, 02/24/12). FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #248717 The following person is doing business as: V. N. V Painting, 385 C St. #2, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94080 is hereby registered by the following owner: Viktor Nikitsiy, same address. The business is conducted by an Individual. The registrants commenced to transact business under the FBN on /s/ Viktor Nikitsiy / This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 02/02/2012. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal, 02/03/12, 02/10/12, 02/17/12, 02/24/12).

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #248731 The following person is doing business as: E. N. Construction, 385 C St. #2, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94080 is hereby registered by the following owner: Eduord Nikitskiy, same address. The business is conducted by an Individual. The registrants commenced to transact business under the FBN on /s/ Eduord Nikitskiy / This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 02/02/2012. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal, 02/03/12, 02/10/12, 02/17/12, 02/24/12).

298 Collectibles
OLYMPUS DIGITAL camera - C-4000, doesnt work, great for parts, has carrying case, $30. (650)347-5104 ORIGINAL SMURF FIGURES - 19791981, 18+ mushroom hut, 1 1/2 x 3 1/2, all $40., (650)518-0813 PLAYBOY COLLECTION 1960-2008 over 550 issues good condition, $100., SOLD SPORTS CARDS, huge collection, over 20,000 cards, stars, rookies, hall of famers. $100 for all. SOLD

304 Furniture
COFFEE TABLE 62"x32" Oak (Dark Stain) w/ 24" side Table, Leaded Beveled Glass top. - $90. 650-766-9553 COUCH-FREE. OLD world pattern, soft fabric. Some cat scratch damage-not too noticeable. 650-303-6002 DINING ROOM SET - table, four chairs, lighted hutch, $500. all, (650)296-3189 DINING SET glass table with rod iron & 4 blue chairs $100/all. 650-520-7921, 650245-3661 DISPLAY CASE wood & glass 31 x 19 inches $30. (650)873-4030 DRAFTING TABLE 30 x 42' with side tray. excellent cond $75. (650)949-2134 DRUM TABLE - brown, perfect condition, nice design, with storage, $45., (650)345-1111 END TABLE marble top with drawer with matching table $70/all. (650)520-0619 END TABLES (2) - One for $5. hand carved, other table is antique white marble top with drawer $40., (650)308-6381 END TABLES (2)- Cherry finish, still in box, need to assemble, 26L x 21W x 21H, $100. for both, (650)592-2648 FOAM INCLINER for twin bed $40 650-692-1942 FOLDING PICNIC table - 8 x 30, 7 folding, padded chairs, $80. (650)364-0902 HAND MADE portable jewelry display case wood and see through lid $45. 25 x 20 x 4 inches. (650)592-2648. LOUNGE CHAIRS - 2 new, with cover & plastic carring case & headrest, $35. each, (650)592-7483 MATTRESS TOPPER chrome full size $15., (650)368-3037 MIRROR, NICE, large, 30x54, $25. SSF (650)583-8069 MODULAR DESK/BOOKCASE/STORAGE unit - Cherry veneer, white laminate, $75., (650)888-0039 OFFICE LAMP, small. Black & white with pen holder and paper holder. Brand new, in the box. $10 (650)867-2720 OVAL DINING Room table " birch" finish with 2 leaves 4 chairs $100 (650) 593-7026 PAPASAN CHAIRS (2) -with cushions $45. each set, (650)347-8061 ROCKING CHAIR - Traditional, full size Rocking chair. Excellent condition $100., (650)504-3621 SOFA (LIVING room) Large, beige. You pick up $45 obo. 650-692-1942 STEREO CABINET walnut w/3 black shelves 16x 22x42. $35, 650-341-5347 STORAGE TABLE light brown lots of storage good cond. $45. (650)867-2720 TEA CHEST , Bombay, burgundy, glass top, perfect cond. $35 (650)345-1111 VANITY ETHAN Allen maple w/drawer and liftup mirror like new $95 (650)349-2195

306 Housewares
SOLID TEAK floor model 16 wine rack with turntable $60. (650)592-7483 SUSHI SET - Blue & white includes 4 of each: chopsticks, plates, chopstick holders, still in box, $9., (650)755-8238

210 Lost & Found

FOUND AT Chase Bank parking lot in Burlingame 3 volume books "temple" and others 650 344-6565 FOUND JAN 3: digital camera in parking lot near Pillar Point Harbor. If yours, contact me with description. (415)412-1858 LOST - 2 silver rings and silver watch, May 7th in Burlingame between Park Rd. & Walgreens, Sentimental value. Call Gen @ (650)344-8790 LOST - Small Love Bird, birght green with orange breast. Adeline Dr. & Bernal Ave., Burlingame. Escaped Labor Day weekend. REWARD! (650)343-6922 LOST: Center cap from wheel of Cadillac. Around Christmas time. Chrome with multi-colored Cadillac emblem in center. Small hole near edge for locking device. Belmont or San Carlos area. Joel 650-592-1111.

307 Jewelry & Clothing

BEADS, - Handmade in Greece. Many colors, shapes, sizes Full Jewely tray, over 100 pieces, $30., (650)595-4617 BRACELET - Ladies authentic Murano glass from Italy, vibrant colors, like new, $100., (650)991-2353 Daly City GALLON SIZE bag of costume jewelry various sizes, colors, $80. for bag, (650)589-2893 LADIES GOLD Lame' elbow lengthgloves sz 7.5 $15 New. (650)868-0436

299 Computers
HP PRINTER Deskjet 970c color printer. Excellent condition. Software & accessories included. $30. 650-574-3865

300 Toys
BILINGUAL POWER lap top actividaes $18 650 349-6059 RADIO-CONTROL SAILBOAT: Robbie model. Power: Futabas ATTAK, 75.750 mghz.Excellent condition, ready to use. Needs batteries. $70.00 650-341- 3288

308 Tools
CIRCULAR SAW, Craftsman-brand, 10, 4 long x 20 wide. Comes w/ stand - $70. (650)678-1018 CLICKER TORQUE Wrench, 20 - 150 pounds, new with lifetime warranty and case, $39, 650-595-3933 CRAFTSMAN 3/4 horse power 3,450 RPM $60 (650)347-5373 DAYTON ELECTRIC 1 1/2 horse power 3,450 RPM $50 (650)347-5373 DAYTON ELECTRIC 1 1/2 horse power 1,725 RPM $60 (650)347-5373 ENGINE ANALYZER & timing lightSears Penske USA, for older cars, like new, $60., SOLD HAND DRILL $6.00 (415) 333-8540 LAWN MOWER reel type push with height adjustments. Just sharpened $45 650-591-2144 San Carlos TABLE SAW 10", very good condition $85. (650) 787-8219

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REDMON WICKER baby bassinet $25 OBO Crib Mattress $10 650 678-4398

302 Antiques
1912 COFFEE Percolator Urn. perfect condition includes electric cord $85. (415)565-6719 CHINA CABINET - Vintage, 6 foot, solid mahogany. $300/obo. (650)867-0379

296 Appliances
BISSELL UPRIGHT vacuum cleaner clear view model $45 650-364-7777 CHOPPERS (4) with instructions $7/all. (650)368-3037 DRYER WHIRLPOOL heavyduty dryer. Almond, Good condtiio. W 29 L35 D26 $100 SOLD ELECTRIC HEATER - Oil filled electric heater, 1500 watts, $30., (650)504-3621 RADIATOR HEATER, oil filled, electric, 1500 watts $25. (650)504-3621 SHOP VACUUM rigid brand 3.5 horse power 9 gal wet/dry $40. (650)591-2393 SUNBEAM TOASTER -Automatic, excellent condition, $30., (415)346-6038 VACUUM CLEANER excellent condition $45. (650)878-9542 VACUUM CLEANER Oreck-cannister type $40., (650)637-8244 WHIRLPOOL WASHING MACHINE used but works perfectly, many settings, full size top load, $90., (650)888-0039

303 Electronics
18 INCH TV Monitor with built-in DVD with remote, $21. Call (650)308-6381 3 SHELF SPEAKERS - 8 OM, $15. each, (650)364-0902 46 MITSUBISHI Projector TV, great condition. $400. (650)261-1541. BIG SONY TV 37" - Excellent Condition Worth $2300 will Sacrifice for only $95., (650)878-9542 FLIP CAMCORDER $50. (650)583-2767 PANASONIC TV 21 inch $25., (650)637-8244 PS2 GAME console $75.00 (650)591-4710 SONY TRINITRON 37" TV with Remote Good Condition $65 call 650 596-9601 TOSHIBA 42 LCD flat screen TV HD in very good condition, $300., Call at (650)533-9561 TV 25 inch color with remote $25. Sony 12 inch color TV, $10 Excellent condition. (650)520-0619 TV SET Philips 21 inch with remote $40., (650)692-3260 ZENITH TV 12" $50 650 755-9833 (Daly City). (650)755-9833

309 Office Equipment

ELECTRIC TYPEWRITER Smith Corona $60. (650)878-9542 OFFICE LAMP new $7. (650)345-1111

310 Misc. For Sale

10 PLANTS (assorted) for $3.00 each, (650)349-6059 12 DAYS of Christmas vintage drinking Glasses 1970 Color prints Prefect condition original box $25 (650)873-8167 1970 TIFFANY style swag lamp with opaque glass, $59., (650)692-3260 21 PIECE Punch bowl glass set $55., (650)341-8342 21-PIECE HAIR cut kit, home pro, Wahl, never used, $25. (650)871-7200 29 BOOKS - Variety of authors, $25., (650)589-2893 3 CRAFT BOOKS - hardcover, over 500 projects, $40., (650)589-2893 3 FLOORBOARDS: for 8 INFLATABLE: Our boating days over. Spar-Varnish, very good condition; Stored inside. All:$10.00 (650)341-3288 30 DISNEY Books $1.00 each 650 368-3037 30 PAPERBACK BOOKS - 4 children titles, several duplicate copies, many other single copies, $12. all, (650)347-5104 4 IN 1 stero unit. CD player broken. $20 650-834-4926 4 WHEEL Nova walker with basket $100 (sells new for over $200) SOLD! 5 CUP electric coffee marker $8.00 650 368-3037 5 PHOTOGRAPHIC civil war books plus 4 volumes of Abraham Lincoln war years books $90 B/O must see 650 345-5502 7 UNDERBED STORAGE BINS - Vinyl with metal frame, 42 X 18 X 6, zipper closure, $5. ea., (650)364-0902 9 CARRY-ON bags (assorted) - extra large, good condition, $10. each obo, (650)349-6059 AMERICAN HERITAGE books 107 Volumes Dec.'54-March '81 $99/all (650)345-5502

297 Bicycles
26 MOUNTAIN BIKE, fully suspended, multi gears, foldable. Like new, never ridden. $200. SOLD

298 Collectibles
1982 PRINT "A Tune Off The Top Of My Head" See: http://tinyurl.com/4y38xld 650-204-0587 $75 2 FIGURINES - 1 dancing couple, 1 clown face. both $15. (650)364-0902 49ER REPORT issues '85-'87 $35/all, (650)592-2648 85 USED Postage Stamps All different from 1920's - 1990's. Includes air mail stamps and famous Americans stamps. $4 (650)787-8600 ARMY SHIRT, long sleeves, with pockets. XL $15 each (408)249-3858 BAY MEADOWS (650)345-1111 bag $30.each,

304 Furniture
2 DINETTE Chairs (650)692-3260 both for $29

2 END Tables solid maple '60's era $40/both. (650)670-7545 42" ROUND Oak Table (with 12") leaf. Clean/Great Cond. $40. 650-766-9553. ARMOIRE CABINET (415)375-1617 $90., Call

306 Housewares
"PRINCESS HOUSE decorator urn "Vase" cream with blue flower 13 inch H $25., (650)868-0436 25 LOVELY Vases all sizes $1 to $3 each ( Florist Delight ) 650 755-9833 3 LARGE Blue Ceramic Pots $10 each 650 755-9833 CANDLEHOLDER - Gold, angel on it, tall, purchased from Brueners, originally $100., selling for $30.,(650)867-2720 CEILING FAN multi speed, brown and bronze $45. (650)592-2648 DRIVE MEDICAL design locking elevated toilet seat. New. $45. (650)343-4461 LAMPS - 2 southwestern style lamps with engraved deer. $85 both, obo, (650)343-4461 PERSIAN TEA set for 8. Including spoon, candy dish, and tray. Gold Plated. $100. (650) 867-2720

BEANIE BABIES in cases with TY tags attached, good condition. $10 each or 12 for $100. (650) 588-1189 COLLECTIBLE CHRISTMAS TREE STAND with 8 colored lights at base / also have extra lights, $50., (650)593-8880 COLLECTIBLES: RUSSELL Baze Bobbleheads Bay Meadows, $10 EA. brand new in original box. (415)612-0156 COLORIZED TERRITORIAL Quarters uncirculated with Holder $15/all, (408)249-3858 GAYLORD PERRY 8x10 signed photo $10 (650)692-3260 JACK TASHNER signed ball $25. Richard (650)834-4926 JOE MONTANA signed authentic retirement book, $39., (650)692-3260 PRECIOUS MOMENTS vinyl dolls - 16, 3 sets of 2, $35. each set, (650)518-0813

BASKET CHAIR with cushion. Comfy, armchair-size, new! $49., (650)366-0750 BASSET LOVE Seat Hide-a-Bed, Beige, Good Cond. Only $30! 650-766-9553 BEAUTIFUL DINNER set service for 12 excellent condition $50 (Foster City) (954) 907-0100 BEAUTIFUL ORIENTAL Table. 32" by 32" 12" legs, Rosewood, Lightweight, $75 650 871-7200 BOOKSHELF $10.00 (650)591-4710 BREAKFAST NOOK DINETTE TABLEsolid oak, 53X66, $29., (650)583-8069 CAST AND metal headboard and footboard. white with brass bars, Queen size $95 650-588-7005 CHANDELIER WITH 5 lights/ candelabre base with glass shades $20. (650)504-3621

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310 Misc. For Sale
ANGEL WITH lights 12 inches High $12. (650)368-3037 ART BOOKS hard Cover, full color (10) Norman Rockwell and others $10 each 650-364-7777 ARTIFICIAL FICUS Tree 6 ft. life like, full branches. in basket $55. (650)269-3712 BARBARA TAYLOR BRADFORD hardback books. 4 at $3.00 each or all for $10., Call (650)341-1861 BARBIE BEACH vacation & Barbie princess bride computer games $15 each, (650)367-8949 BBQ GILL with Cover 31/2' wide by 3' tall hardly used $49. 650 347-9920 BBQ KETTEL Grill, Uniflame 21 $35 (650)347-8061 BBQ SMOKER BBQ Grill, LP Coleman, Alaskan Cookin Machine, cost $140 sell $75. 650-344-8549 BBQ SMOKER, w/propane tank, wheels, shelf, sears model $86 650-344-8549 BBQ SMOKER, w/propane tank, wheels, shelf, sears model $86 650-344-8549 BEADS - Glass beads for jewelry making, $75. all, (650)676-0732 BEADS - Glass beads for jewelry making, $75. all, (650)676-0732 BIRD FEEDER 3" high, free standing, sturdy, and never used $15 (415) 333-8540 BOOK "LIFETIME" (408)249-3858 WW1 $12.,

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310 Misc. For Sale
BOXES MOVING storage or office assorted sizes 50 cents /each (50 total) 650-347-8061 CAMPING CUPS and plates (NEW)-B/O (650)591-4710 CANDLE HOLDER with angel design, tall, gold, includes candle. Purchased for $100, now $30. (650)345-1111 CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS, Pine cones, icicle lights, mini lights, wreath rings, $4.00 each. SOLD! COLEMAN PROPANE camp stove $25.00 (650)591-4710 COLEMAN PROPANE lantern $15.00 (650)591-4710 CRAFTMENS 15 GALLON WET DRYVAC with variable speeds and all the attachments, $40., (650)593-7553 DOOM (3) computer games $15/each 2 total, (650)367-8949 DUFFEL BAGS - 1 Large Duffel Bag ,1 Xtra Lg. Duffel w Wheels, 1 Leather weekender Satchel, $75. (650)871-7211 ELECTRONIC TYPEWRITER good condition $50., (650)878-9542 ELVIS PRESLEY poster book $20. (650)692-3260 FOAM SLEEP (650)591-4710 roll (2)-$10.00/each

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310 Misc. For Sale

HARDBACK BOOKS - Complete set, 6 volumes, by Winston S. Churchill, 2nd WW, published 1948-1953, great condition, dustjackets, $100.all, (650)3475104 HARLEY DAVIDSON black phone, perfect condition $65 650 867-2720 JAMES PATTERSON BOOKS - 3 hardback @$3. each, 5 paperbacks @$1. each, (650)341-1861 JANET EVANOVICH (4) hardback books $3/each (8) paperback books $1/each 650-341-1861 LARGE BOWL - Hand painted and signed. Shaped like a goose. Blue and white $45 (650)592-2648 LARGE PRINT. Hard Cover. Mystery Books. Current Author. (20) $2 each 650-364-7777 LIMITED QUANTITY VHS porno tapes, $8. each, (650)871-7200 MANUAL WHEECHAIRS (2) $75 each. 650-343-1826 MEN'S ASHTON and Hayes leather briefcase new. Burgundy color. $95 obo, (650)343-4461 MIRROR, ETHAN ALLEN - 57-in. high x 21-in. wide, maple frame and floor base, like new, $95., (650)349-2195 MOTORCYCLE JACKET black leather Size 42, $60.obo, SOLD NEW LIVING Yoga Tape for Beginners $8. 650-578-8306 NEW SPODE hand painted "TOYS AROUND THE TREE" cookie jar. Still in Box, $30., (650)583-7897 OIL PAINTING - Beautiful Daisies on canvas, artist signed, solid wooden frame 12 3/4" by 14 3/4" ready to hang excellent condition, Burlingame, $35., SOLD PACHIRA PLANT 3ft. H. (Money plant) with decorative Pot $30. (650)592-2648 TENT $30.00 (650)591-4710

310 Misc. For Sale

PICTORIAL WORLD $80/all (650)345-5502 History Books

311 Musical Instruments

ELECTRIC STARCASTER Guitar black&white with small amplifier $75. 650-358-0421 HAMMOND B-3 Organ and 122 Leslie Speaker. Excellent condition. $8,500.00 private owner, (650)349-1172 PIANO ORGAN, good condition. $110. (650)376-3762

316 Clothes
LADIES JACKET size 3x 70% wool 30% nylon never worn $50. (650)592-2648 LADIES ROYAL blue rain coat with zippered flannel plaid liner size 12 RWC $15. (650)868-0436 LANE BRYANT assorted clothing. Sizes 2x-3x. 22-23, $5-$10/ea., brand new with tags. SOLD LEVIS MENS jeans - Size 42/30, well faded, excellent condition, $10., (650)595-3933 MANS SUEDE-LIKE jacket, New, XXLg. $25. 650 871-7211 MEN'S SUIT almost new $25. 650-573-6981 MENS CASUAL Dress slacks 2 pairs khaki 34Wx32L, 36Wx32L 2 pairs black 32WX32L, 34Wx30L $35 (650)347-5104 Brown.

RACCOON TRAP 32" long by 10" wide 12" high $25 650 365-1797 REPLACEMENT WALL Heater Louisville Tin; Model Cozy #W255A Natural Gas, New, never used $350.00 obo (650) 340-7812 SAWDUST - no charge! free! clean, 15 bags, (415)333-8540 SESAME STREET toilet seat excellent condition $12 650 349-6059 SF GREETING Cards (300 w/envelopes) factory sealed $20. (650)207-2712 SHOWER POOR custom made 48 x 69 $70 (650)692-3260 SONY PROJECTION TV Good condtion, w/ Remote, Black $100 (650)345-1111 SPEAKER STANDS - Approx. 30" tall. Black. $50 for the pair, (650)594-1494 STUART WOODS Hardback Books 2 @ $3.00 each. (650)341-1861 STYLISH WOOD tapesty basket with handle on wheels for magazines, newspapers, etc., $5., (650)308-6381 TIRE CHAINS - brand new, in box, never used, multiple tire sizes, $25., (650)5941494 TIRE CHAINS - used once includes rubber tighteners plus carrying case. call for corresponding tire size, $20., (650)3455446 VASE WITH flowers 2 piece good for the Holidays $25 650 867-2720 VIDEO CENTER 38 inches H 21 inches W still in box $45., (408)249-3858 WALGREENS BRAND Water Pitcher Royal Blue Top 2 Quart New in Box $10 Ea use all brand Filters 650-873-8167 WALKER - never used, $85., (415)239-9063 WALKER. INVACARE 6291-3f, dual release walker. Fixed 3" wheels & glider tips. Brand new. $50. (650)594-1494

312 Pets & Animals

BIRD CAGE 14x14x8 ecellent condition $25 Daly City, (650)755-9833

315 Wanted to Buy GO GREEN! We Buy GOLD You Get The $ Green $
Millbrae Jewelers Est. 1957 400 Broadway - Millbrae

NANCY'S TAILORING & BOUTIQUE Custom Made & Alterations 889 Laurel Street San Carlos, CA 94070

650-697-2685

316 Clothes
49ER SWEATSHIRT with hood size 8 extra large $100 obo. (650)346-9992 BLACK Leather pants Mrs. size made in France size 40 $99. (650)558-1975 BLACK LEATHER tap shoes 9M great condition $99. (650)558-1975 BOOTS - purple leather, size 8, ankle length, $50.obo, (650)592-9141 EUROPEAN STYLE nubek leather ladies winter coat - tan colored with green lapel & hoodie, $100., (650)888-0129

650-622-9439
NEW BROWN LEATHER JACKET- XL $25., 650-364-0902 REVERSIBLE, SOUVENIR JACKET San Francisco: All-weather, zip-front, hood. Weatherproof 2-tone tan.; Inner: navy fleece, logos SF & GG bridge. $20.00 650-341-328 VINTAGE CLOTHING 1930 Ermine fur coat Black full length $35 650 755-9833

FRAMED FLORAL painting, very old print artist signed, Max Streckenbach 12.5x15 beautiful gold painted wooden frame Great condition Burlingame, $55 SOLD FRAMED PAINTING - Girl picking daisies, green & white, 22x26, $50., (650)592-2648 GAME "BEAT THE EXPERTS" never used $8., (408)249-3858 GEORGE Magazines, 30, all intact $50/all OBO. (650)574-3229, Foster City

BOOK - Fighting Aircraft of WWII, Janes, 1000 illustrations, $65., (650)593-8880 BOOK NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC NATIONAL AIR MUSEUMS $15 (408)249-3858

317 Building Materials

WHITE STORM/SCREEN door. Size is 35 1/4" x 79 1/4". Asking $75.00. Call (650)341-1861

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318 Sports Equipment

"EVERLAST FOR HER" Machine to help lose weight $40., (650)368-3037 13 ASSORTED GOLF CLUBS- Good Quality $3.50 each. Call (650) 349-6059. BASKETBALL RIM, net & backboard $35/all 650-345-7132 Leave message. BOYS BOXING gloves $8. 341-8342 DARTBOARD - New, regulation 18 dimeter, Halex brand w/mounting hardware, 6 brass darts, $16., (650)681-7358 GOLF BALLS (325) $65 (650)341-5347

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311 Musical Instruments

2 ORGANS, antique tramp, $100 each. (650)376-3762 3 ACCORDIONS $110/ea. 1 Small Accordion $82. (650)376-3762. HOHNER CUE stick guitar HW 300 G Handcrafted $75 650 771-8513

650-854-8030
LADIES DOWN jacket light yellow with dark brown lining $35. (650)868-0436 LADIES FAUX FUR COAT - Satin lining, size M/L, $100. obo, (650)525-1990

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381 Homes for Sale

381 Homes for Sale

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GOLF BALLS in new carton Dunlop, Wilson, & Top Flight $9.00 650 341-8342 GOLF CLUBS - Complete set of mens golf clubs with bag. Like new, $100., (650)593-7553 MORRELL TODD Richards 75 Snowboard (Good Condition) with Burton Boots (size 6 1/2) - $50. 650-766-9553 NORDICA 955 rear entry ski boots.Mens size 10 -1/2. Excellent condition. $25., (650)594-1494 TENNIS RACKET oversize with cover and 3 Wilson Balls $25 (650)692-3260 TWO YOGA Videos. Never used, one with Patrisha Walden, one by Rebok with booklet. Both $6 (650)755-8238 WATER SKI'S - Gold cup by AMFA Voit $40., (650)574-4586 YOUTH GOLF Bag great condition with six clubs putter, drivers and accessories $65. 650-358-0421

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325 Estate Sales

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335 Rugs 470 Rooms
HIP HOUSING Non-Profit Home Sharing Program San Mateo County (650)348-6660

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620 Automobiles
AUTO AUCTION The following repossessed vehicles are being sold by Meriwest Credit Union -2010 Volkswagen Tiguan #003180, 2005 Cadillac Escalade #233174, 2004 Chevrolet Aveo #139901. Plus over 100 late model Sport Utilities, Pick Ups, Mini Vans, and luxury cars ---INDOORS---Charity donations sold. Sealed bids will be taken from 8am-8pm on 02/06/2012 and 8am-5pm on 02/07/2012. Sale held at Forrest Faulknor & Sons Auction Company, 175 Sylvester Road, South San Francisco. For more information please visit our web site at www.ffsons.com.

625 Classic Cars

NISSAN 87 Centura - Two door, manual, stick shift, 150K miles. Clean title, good body, $1,250., (415)505-3908 PLYMOUTH 72 CUDA - Runs and drives good, needs body, interior and paint, $12k obo, serious inquiries only. (650)873-8623

670 Auto Service

MERCEDES BENZ REPAIR Diagnosis, Repair, Maintenance. All MBZ Models Elliott Dan Mercedes Master Certified technician 555 O'Neil Avenue, Belmont 650-593-1300

672 Auto Stereos

WOOL AREA RUG - Multi-green colors, 5 X 7, $65. obo, SOLD

335 Garden Equipment

(GALVANIZED planter with boxed liners 94 x 10 x 9. Two available, $20/all, (415)346-6038 BAMBOO poles 6 to 8 Ft, 30. $15/all, (415)346-6038 FLOWER POTS many size (50 pieces) $15/all, (415)346-6038 PLANTS & POTS - assorted $5/each obo, Call Fe, Sat. & Sun only (650)2188852 POTTED PLANTS (7) $5/each 650-207-0897 TABLE - for plant, $25., perfect condition, (650)345-1111

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635 Vans
NISSAN 01 Quest - GLE, leather seats, sun roof, TV/DVR equipment. Looks new, $15,500. (650)219-6008

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640 Motorcycles/Scooters
BMW 03 F650 GS, $3899 OBO. Call 650-995-0003

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620 Automobiles
76 PORSCHE sportmatic NO engine with transmission $100 650 481-5296

340 Camera & Photo Equip.

SONY CYBERSHOT DSC-T-50 - 7.2 MP digital camera (black) with case, $175., (650)208-5598

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345 Medical Equipment

SIEMEN GERMAN made Hearing aid, Never used $99., Bobby (415) 239-5651

379 Open Houses

Look for it in todays paper to find information on new cars, used cars, services, and anything else having to do with vehicles.

AUTO AUCTION The following repossessed vehicles are being sold by Patelco Credit Union on February 7, 2012 starting at 8am ---2004Dodge Neon #561356, 2000 Ford Explorer #C15668, 2004 MBZ C240 #016652, 2001 Jaguar S Type #M07898, 2007 Acura TL #035496, 2005 Toyota Prius #055120. Sealed bids will be taken starting at 8am on 02/07/2012. Sale held at Forrest Faulknor & Sons Auction Company, 175 Sylvester Road, South San Francisco. For more information please visit our web site at www.ffsons.com.

HARLEY DAVIDSON 83 Shovelhead special construction, 1340 ccs, Awesome!, $5,950/obo. Rob (415)602-4535.

645 Boats
BANSHEE SAILBOAT - 13 ft. with extras, $750., (650)343-6563 PLEASURE BOAT, 15ft., 50 horsepower Mercury, $1,300.obo (650)368-2170 PROSPORT 97 - 17 ft. CC 80 Yamaha Pacific, loaded, like new, $9,500 or trade, (650)583-7946.

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BMW 02 325ci, fully loaded, black leather interior, auto, heated seats, new tires, much more! 112K miles. $9,400. (650)692-7916 CADILLAC 93 Sedan $ 4,000 or Trade Good Condition (650)481-5296 CHEVY HHR 08 - Grey, spunky car loaded, even seat warmers, $9,500. (408)807-6529. CHRYSLER CONCORD 97 XLI - 60K miles, original owner, $2200., SOLD HONDA 10 ACCORD LX - 4 door sedan, low miles, $19K, (650)573-6981 MERCEDES 03 C230K Coupe - 52K miles, $9,500 for more info call (650)344-9117 MERCEDES 05 C-230 66k mi. Sliver, 1 owner, excellent condition, $14,000 obo (650)799-1033 MERCEDES 06 C230 - 6 cylinder, navy blue, 60K miles, 2 year warranty, $18,000, (650)455-7461 VW PASSAT WAGON '02 GLX V6, 145K miles, gold, loaded, nice, $4000 (650) 561-2806.

650 RVs
RV. 73 GMC Van, Runs good, $2,850. Will finance, small downpayment. Call for appointments. (650)364-1374

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670 Auto Service HILLSDALE CAR CARE call (650) 345-0101 254 E. Hillsdale Blvd. San Mateo
Corner of Saratoga Ave. WE FIX CARS Quailty Work-Value Price Ready to help

2 SNOW/CABLE chains good condition fits 13-15 inch rims $10/both San Bruno 650-588-1946 CADILLAC CHROME factory wheels 95 thru 98 Fleetwood $100 650 481-5296 CAMPER/TRAILER/TRUCK OUTSIDE backup mirror 8 diameter fixture. $30. 650-588-1946 CARGO COVER, (black) for Acura MDX $75. 415-516-7060 DENALI WHEELS - 17 inches, near new, 265-70-R17, complete fit GMC 6 lug wheels, $400. all, (650)222-2363 FORD 73 Maverick/Mercury GT Comet, Drive Train 302 V8, C4 Auto Trans. Complete, needs assembly, includes radiator and drive line, call for details, $1250., SOLD. HEAVY DUTY jack stand for camper or SUV $15. (650)949-2134 HONDA CIVIC FRONT SEAT Gray Color. Excellent Condition $90. San Bruno. 415-999-4947 TRUCK RADIATOR - fits older Ford, never used, $100., (650)504-3621

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452 Condos for Rent

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625 Classic Cars

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Electricians

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Plumbing

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Call Armando (650) 630-0424

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Notices
NOTICE TO READERS: California law requires that contractors taking jobs that total $500 or more (labor or materials) be licensed by the Contractors State License Board. State law also requires that contractors include their license number in their advertising. You can check the status of your licensed contractor at www.cslb.ca.gov or 800321-CSLB. Unlicensed contractors taking jobs that total less than $500 must state in their advertisements that they are not licensed by the Contractors State License Board.

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Food

Food SUNDAY CHAMPAGNE

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850 N. El Camino Real San Mateo

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sterlingcourt.com

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Egyptian protesters blame police for soccer deaths

By Maggie Michael and Sarah El Deeb
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

CAIRO Security forces clashed Thursday with stone-throwing protesters enraged by the failure of police to prevent a soccer riot that killed 74 people, as sports violence spiraled into a new political crisis for Egypt. The deaths Wednesday night in a post-match stadium riot in the Mediterranean city of Port Said fueled anger at Egypts ruling military and the already widely distrusted police forces. Many in the public and in the newly elected parliament blamed the leadership for letting it happen whether from a lack of control or, as some alleged, on purpose. Survivors of the riot described a nightmarish scene in the stadium.

Police stood by doing nothing, they said, as fans of the winning home team, Al-Masry, attacked supporters of the top Cairo club, Al-Ahly, stabbing them and throwing them off bleachers. A narrow exit corridor turned into a death trap as crowds of fans ed into it, only to be crushed against a locked gate as their rivals attacked them from behind. A network of zealous Al-Ahly soccer fans known as Ultras vowed vengeance, accusing the police of intentionally letting rivals attack them because they have been among the most aggressive of Egypts revolutionaries. Ultras were at the forefront of the anti-government uprising rst against toppled leader Hosni Mubarak a year ago and now against the military that took his place in power. Either they will die or we will

die, one Ultra said, referring to the police, as he joined a march by some 10,000 people on the Cairo headquarters of the Interior Ministry, which oversees the security forces. He would only give his rst name, Islam, for fear of reprisal by police. The march turned into a call for the ruling military council of generals, led by Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, to surrender power. Say it out loud, the council must leave! the marchers chanted, shouting to people in residential buildings along the way. Get down from your balconies, Tantawi killed your children! The military has faced protests for months led by secular and liberal youth groups demanding an end to its rule and the soccer riot added to criticism that the generals have mismanaged the transition from Mubaraks rule.

REUTERS

Protesters chant anti-government slogans during a protest condemning the death of soccer fans at Port Said stadium in Cairo,Egypt.

Three most-wanted terror leaders killed in Philippines

MANILA, Philippines The Philippine military said it killed three of Southeast Asias most-wanted terrorist leaders in a U.S.-backed airstrike that signicantly weakens an al-Qaida-linked network that had used islands in the southern Philippines as a hideout and training base. The dawn strike targeting a militant camp on a remote island killed at least 15 people, including Malaysian Zulkii bin Hir, also known as Marwan, a top leader of the regional Jemaah Islamiyah terror network, said military spokesman Col. Marcelo Burgos. The U.S. had offered a $5 million reward for the capture of Marwan, a U.S.-trained engineer accused of involvement in deadly bombings in the

Around the world

Philippines and in training militants. Also killed Thursday were the leader of the Philippine-based Abu Sayyaf militants, Umbra Jumdail, and a Singaporean leader in Jemaah Islamiyah, Abdullah Ali, who used the guerrilla name Muawiyah, Burgos said. Police recovered the bodies, which were positively identied by police and our intelligence informants at the site, Burgos said.

U.N.chief says time running out for peace deal

HERZLIYA, Israel U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon warned Thursday that time is running out for a Mideast peace deal and urged Israel to make goodwill gestures, including easing its blockade of Gaza, to

help lure the Palestinians back to negotiations. Ban attended a security conference in Israel just hours after visiting Gaza, where dozens of Palestinians pelted his armored convoy with shoes and sticks, accusing him of being unfairly biased toward Israel. Ban met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas this week to try to salvage low-level talks on borders and security arrangements between Israel and a future Palestinian state. Israel says its ready to continue, but Abbas has said Israels proposals were not enough to warrant a further round of meetings. Abbas insists formal negotiations can only resume once Israel freezes settlement building on occupied lands. Netanyahu rejects the idea of a freeze, saying all issues should discussed in negotiations.

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