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A controversial plan to amend San Mateos municipal code to charge all code enforcement violations as misdemeanors will be heard by the City Council again tonight, four months after the City Attorneys Ofce rst proposed the
amendments. While some of the ordinances initial detractors now support the changes, Councilman Robert Ross, a former police ofcer, still has many questions on what the impacts will be to the general public if the amendments are approved. In October, the council considered amendments to the municipal
code that would have allowed a broader group of city employees to issue criminal citations for violations. The amendments also will make any code violation chargeable as either an infraction or misdemeanor. Initially, Deputy Mayor David Lim and Ross expressed some concern with the proposed changes,
saying the power to issue misdemeanors should be left up to police. The proposed ordinance has since been modied to allow only police and the Harbor Patrol ofcer to issue misdemeanors rather than park rangers, tree maintenance specialists and other city workers. Lim, an Alameda County prosecutor, said previously that misde-
meanors should be issued by police, since they are properly trained to deal with such situations. Lim now supports the changes, he told the Daily Journal yesterday. Im happy with it. My concern was the enforcement authority was too broad and put too much authority in non-police ofcers hands,
Oil prices jumped to a nine-month high above $105 a barrel on Monday after Iran said it halted crude exports to Britain and France in an escalation of a dispute over the Middle Eastern countrys nuclear program. By Monday afternoon, benchmark March crude was up $2.02 to $105.26 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange, the highest since May. The contract rose 93 cents to settle at $103.24 per barrel in New York KORE CHAN/DAILY JOURNAL on Friday. Irans announcement will likely Olivia Mason,left,and Jordan McGlinchey chase the ball during a girlsfutsal league game at Burlingamer.
have minimal impact on supplies, analysts said, because only about 3 percent of Frances oil consumption is from Iranian sources. Britain had not imported oil from the Islamic republic in six months. The price rise is more a reection of concerns about the further escalation in tensions between Iran and the West, said commodity analyst Caroline Bain of the E c o n o m i s t Intelligence Unit. Banning the tiny quantities of exports to the U.K. and
Furious futsal
Indoor facility in Burlingame caters to soccer-like sport
By Brian Grabianowski
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Present and future athletes from as far as Campbell, San Bruno and even Half Moon Bay ranging from ages 2 to 60 are attending Burlingamers, a center for ne-tuning soccer and even futsal skills for recreation and competitions. Futsal? The sport is a close-quarters, fast-
paced style of soccer, at the same time independent in its own right with different rules and an essential, unique and aggressive nesse. Housing more than 130 teams totaling about 3,000 players per week, Burlingamers has developed futsal champions and hosted tournaments out of a modest facility on the border of Burlingame and Millbrae. Funded by private investors, Burlingamers is an indoor soccer
eld divided into two courts, the primary interest being futsal. Donna Colson (with the help of a coach, Dusko Rosic) built, owns and participates in Burlingamers. I love the idea of futsal being introduced in the U.S. Colson said. Fields are at a premium, and children need a place to play in the off season.
A planned expansion of Stanford University on part of the former Mid-Technology Park in Redwood City will cause some trafc congestion but none of the problems are beyond xing to an acceptable level through street improvements and a shuttle system, according to an envi-
ronmental assessment of the project. The review also found potentially signicant impacts to air quality during construction, hazardous materials and historic and cultural resources including the Ampex sign and 425 Broadway building. The possible impacts and their proposed remedies are included in a
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A new phrase entered the American political lexicon as former President Theodore Roosevelt, traveling by train to the Ohio Constitutional Convention, told a reporter in Cleveland, My hat is in the ring, signaling his intent to challenge President William Howard Taft for the Republican nomination. In 1862, Nathaniel Gordon, captured at sea with nearly 900 Africans aboard his ship, the Erie, became the rst and only American slave-trader to be executed under the U.S. Piracy Law of 1820 as he was hanged in New York. In 1885, the Washington Monument was dedicated. In 1911, composer Gustav Mahler, despite a fever, conducted the New York Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall in what turned out to be his nal concert (he died the following May). In 1912, the Great Fifth Ward Fire broke out in Houston, Texas; although property losses topped $3 million, no one was killed in the blaze. In 1916, the World War I Battle of Verdun began in France as German forces attacked; the French were able to prevail after 10 months of ghting. In 1925, The New Yorker magazine made its debut. In 1945, during the World War II Battle of Iwo Jima, the escort carrier USS Bismarck Sea was sunk by kamikazes with the loss of 318 men. In 1965, black Muslim leader and civil rights activist Malcolm X, 39, was shot to death inside the Audubon Ballroom in New York by assassins identied as members of the Nation of Islam. In 1972, President Richard M. Nixon began his historic visit to China as he and his wife, Pat, arrived in Beijing. In 1973, Israeli ghter planes shot down Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 114 over the Sinai Desert, killing all but ve of the 113 people on board. In 1986, Larry Wu-tai Chin, the rst American found guilty of spying for China, killed himself in his Virginia jail cell.
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A Hindu holy man,or sadhu,applies ashes on his face at the premises of the Pashupatinath Temple during the Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu,Nepal.
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Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe is 88. Movie director Bob Rafelson is 79. Actor Gary Lockwood is 75. Actor-director Richard Beymer is 73. Actor Peter McEnery is 72. U.S. Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., is 72. Film/music company executive David Geffen is 69. Actor Alan Rickman is 66. Actress Tyne Daly is 66. Actor Anthony Daniels is 66. Tricia Nixon Cox is 66. Sen. Olympia J. Snowe, R-Maine, is 65. Rock musician Jerry Harrison (The Heads) is 63. Actress Christine Ebersole is 59. Actor William Petersen is 59. Country singer Mary Chapin Carpenter is 54. Actor Jack Coleman is 54. Actor Christopher Atkins is 51. Rock singer Ranking Roger is 51.
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More than $700 worth of lumber was taken from a commercial business on Railroad Avenue in South San Francisco before 2:07 p.m. Monday, Feb. 6.
A $67 annual parcel tax supporting Redwood City elementary schools could be put before voters in June, a possibility the board will consider Wednesday. Results of two surveys of potential voters in the upcoming June and November elections showed strong support for a Redwood City Elementary School District parcel tax. On Wednesday, the board will consider placing a ve-year parcel tax of $67 that would raise $1.7 million annually for the schools. Such a measure could create reliable new revenue for school programs. Passing a parcel tax requires two-thirds support. Community phone surveys conducted by Godbe Research in January showed support of 73 percent or higher for a $75 parcel tax in either the June or November election. Support remained at those levels after those being
polled were informed about the district and how the money would support it. Ultimately, Godbe suggested considering a $75 measure to last no more than ve years and to place it on the June ballot. Looking for new revenue sources has been a struggle for the district which has seen an increase in class sizes and the workload for almost all employees since the 2007-08 school year. The impact of all the cuts were at times delayed because of one-time money from other sources, like federal jobs money. If approved, a parcel tax would enhance reading, writing, math and science skills; retrain qualied teachers; and support school libraries, according to a staff report prepared by Director of Communications Naomi Hunter. A parcel tax would provide a new stream of revenue, which is why district ofcials have long researched the possibility. Redwood City has attempted a parcel tax before in 2005 and 2009; both failed to reach
the two-thirds threshold. More recently, Godbe conducted a survey for the district in December 2010 without enough support. Since then, the district put together a Parcel Tax Feasibility Community Committee to analyze poll data and discuss other issues that could impact an election. The additional time allowed for more community outreach and an increase in support, according to the survey. Redwood City isnt the only district possibly seeking voter support in the June election. The San Mateo-Foster City Elementary School District is considering a $130 million bond measure on the June ballot. Such a measure would tax at a rate no higher than $19 per each $100,000 value of a property. Unlike a parcel tax, which is used for programs, a bond measure would support facilities like adding classrooms, upgrading infrastructure and building a fourth elementary school in Foster City. wounded an armed robbery suspect. Ofcer Johnna Watson, a police spokeswoman, said Monday that the shooting occurred after police stopped a vehicle with two passengers inside in East Oakland late Sunday night. Watson said the ofcer wounded one passenger who ed from the vehicle and was armed with a gun. The suspect is listed in stable condition at a local hospital.
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Grand theft. Jewelry was taken on Avondale Avenue before 5:45 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12. Stolen vehicle. A vehicle was stolen on Middleeld Road before 2:18 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12. Grand theft. A computer was taken from a residence on Beech Street before 2:08 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12. Bike theft. A bicycle was taken on Veterans Boulevard before 9:25 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 12. Stolen vehicle. A vehicle was stolen on Rolison Road before 4:18 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 12. Burglary. A commercial burglary occurred on East Bayshore Road before 4:03 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11. Stolen vehicle. A vehicle was stolen on Brewster Avenue before 2:09 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11.
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Petty theft. A man was arrested for petty theft on the 1100 block of El Camino Real before 1:31 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15. Petty theft. A petty theft occurred on the 1100 block of El Camino Real before 10:41 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15. Burglary. A vehicle burglary occurred near the intersection of Crestmoor Drive and Interstate 280 before 7:51 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15.
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ing to the Sheriffs Ofce. During the search, a stolen .357 revolver was located within the passenger compartment. Also located was more than a half ounce of cocaine, six separate containers for marijuana, several digital scales and packaging material used to distribute the illegal narcotics, according to the Sheriffs Ofce. A second rearm, a Ruger semiautomatic handgun, was located in the trunk of the Buick. Both handguns were loaded, according to the Sheriffs Ofce. Knight was booked in San Mateo County Jail on seven felony charges.
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stolen items taken mostly from parked cars. The goods included cellphones, gift cards, personal electronics, purses, wallets, backpacks and checkbooks. Police also reported nding ashlights and gloves. The couple also reportedly stole three cars before they were caught by police who linked them to a stolen checkbook left in a San Mateo motel room. Castellanos committed 50 to 100 thefts a night and said he only stole from unlocked vehicles, according to the District Attorneys Ofce. The previous May, Castellanos was also arrested with Danielle Renee Gonzalez Lateur, 19, of Pacica, after leading Belmont police on a chase that ended in an accident in San Carlos. Lateur, the driver, ed after a police ofcer responded to a report of a burglary in process and crashed into a tree and house before coming to a stop. In March 2010, Belmont police arrested Castellanos for similar crimes. Police said Castellanos would target mostly unlocked cars and moved quickly from one neighborhood to another, mostly in areas west of El Camino Real. After the May arrest, police also uncovered more than 100 stolen items linked to four victims in Belmont and six victims from other cities including San Mateo, Hillsborough and Redwood City and property from a Novato theft. In September, Montani pleaded no contest to felony possession of stolen property and was placed on three years supervised probation following 30 days in either county jail or the Hope House treatment program. Castellanos remains in custody on $175,000 bail.
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A large family day care could soon open at 1000 National Ave., apartment G6. Such a business requires a use permit, a request for which goes before the San Bruno Planning Commission Tuesday. At the same meeting, the commission will consider allowing a temporary use permit to allow a construction staging area in a parking lot at 555 El Camino Real. The staging area is needed as work on the El Camino Real medians move forward. The commission meets 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21 at the Senior Center, 1555 Crystal Springs Road. The Foster City Council will decide tonight whether to join San Mateo County and other local jurisdictions in preparing an environmental impact report on a single-use carryout bag ordinance. The county is spearheading a regional effort to ban single-use plastic bags. At the same meeting, the council will also decide whether to adopt a policy regarding the use of electronic communication system devices during open public meetings subject to the Brown Act. The council has expressed an interest in implementing paperless agendas by using tablet computers. The council meets 6:30 p.m., tonight, City Hall, 620 Foster City Blvd., Foster City.
A prolic thief who reportedly told authorities he only stole from unlocked cars is looking at up to ve years in prison after settling charges in a string of Belmont auto break-ins. Travis John Castellanos, 22, of South San Francisco, pleaded no contest to four felony counts of petty theft by someone with prior theft convictions and one felony count of driving a stolen vehicle. He also admitted having six felony convictions in the past. In return for his plea, Castellanos will receive no more than ve years in prison when sentenced March 16. Last August, Belmont police arrested Castellanos and Jenna Montani, of San Mateo, for a burglary spree spanning nearly 18 months and uncovered dozens of
SAN FRANCISCO The owner of a helicopter ight school whose student was involved in a mid-air collision said Monday the pilot narrowly escaped what could have been a deadly crash after the chopper was hit from behind by a small plane. Instead, the pilots of both the Robinson R22 helicopter and Beechcraft Bonanza plane escaped with minor injuries after making rough emergency landings Sunday evening just north of Antioch, about halfway
between Oakland and Sacramento. The chopper pilot, a 29-year-old woman, is an experienced commercial airplane pilot who was logging night-ying hours alone toward a helicopter license, said Wayne Prodger, owner of Vertical CFI Helicopters in Hayward. The woman told Prodger she briey saw the plane behind her around 7 p.m. The next thing she knew, it struck the choppers skids and she was falling to the ground, Prodger told the Associated Press in a phone interview. A few feet higher, it wouldve been catastrophic because the plane wouldve crashed right into the copter, he said.
Prodger declined to provide his students name, saying shes still shaken up from the incident. There are about 12 mid-air collisions each year in the United States, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. While infrequent, the mishaps are often deadly, said Peter Leffe, a Los Angelesbased aviation accident investigator. Both pilots are exceedingly lucky to be alive, he said of the weekend incident. They can count their blessings. Leffe, who has been ying for more than 46 years, said landings and departures have the greatest potential for accidents.
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he Sequoia Awards program, which recognizes outstanding volunteerism on the mid-Peninsula, announced their top winners for 2011 in February. In addition to the three big winners, two dozen volunteering high school seniors will receive a $5,000 grant toward their college expenses. Outstanding Student: Alison Logia is from Sequoia High School in Redwood City. She will be awarded $10,000 based on her stellar record of volunteering in the community. Outstanding Business: Chavez Supermarkets is a chain of highquality food stores serving Peninsula shoppers from Redwood City to San Jose, and now expanding into the East Bay. Outstanding Individual: Richard Valente was chosen by the Sequoia Awards board of directors as the top volunteer for 2011. He has dedicated his senior years to providing emotional support to patients at Sequoia Hospital. Awards presentations will be made to the winners and their families March 8 at the Hotel Sofitel. If anyone is interested in attending contact Deanna Dooley at Dooley Insurance, 369-7217 or email dooley@difs2.com. To learn more about the Sequoia Awards visit www.SequoiaAwards.org. *** The Sequoia High School Alumni Association is looking to honor a Purple Patriot and are soliciting nominations for its annual Purple Patriot Award, purple and white being Redwood Citys Sequoia High Schools official colors. Recipients will receive a framed certificate as well as have their name inscribed on a perpetu-
Garbage and recycling customers in San Carlos were charged nearly double the 5.3 percent increase approved by the City Council on their January bills but provider Recology said all will be credit by the next cycle. Recology San Mateo County sent out notice of the error Friday and the city of San Carlos further publicized the mistake on its website over the weekend. The recent bills included an increase of 9.65 percent which was one of three rate options considered by the City Council at its Oct. 17 meeting but not the one ultimately chosen. The City Council voted in favor of a 5.3 percent increase for 2012. In the letter sent to customers, Recology offered its apology for this error and inconvenience. The company said a credit for the overpayment will be shown on the next bill. The error comes on the heels of several Peninsula cities approving garbage and recycling rate hikes.
The cities are part of the South Bayside Waste Management Authority now known as Rethink Waste and include Belmont, Burlingame, East Palo Alto, Foster City, Menlo Park, Redwood City, San Carlos, San Mateo, Atherton and Hillsborough. San Mateo County and the West Bay Sanitary District are also members. ReThinkWaste hasnt yet elded any customer inquiries or complaints, said spokeswoman Monica Devincenzi. Likewise, San Carlos Assistant City Manager Brian Moura said he expects the city may get some contact after City Hall reopens following the holiday closure. Recology San Mateo General Manager Mario Puccinelli also apologized for the error and said the company is taking steps to prevent a future occurrence, Moura said. Recology customers with further questions can contact customer service at 595-3900.
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al trophy on permanent display at the high school. The Purple Patriot Award is an annual award instituted to honor both individuals and organizations that have demonstrated outstanding service or provided a significant benefit directly to Sequoia High School. Nominees may be from Sequoia High School or the community at large. Please indicate the nominees individual name or organization name, stating why the nominee should receive this award. Indicate specifically what role the nominee played in directly providing the service or benefit to Sequoia High School and explain in detail what the service or benefit was. Nominations must be submitted in writing to the Sequoia High School Alumni Association, P.O. Box 2534, Redwood City, CA 94064, or placed in the Sequoia High School Alumni Association mailbox near the principals office no later than March 9. *** Know a high school student interested in being hosted by a Japanese family and willing to host an English speaking Japanese student? San Carlos Sister City Association is seeking six families
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STEUBENVILLE, Ohio Philosophical differences between the top two Republican presidential candidates are becoming starker as Rick Santorum drives harder on religious and social issues that Mitt Romney rarely discusses in detail. In recent days, Santorum has questioned the usefulness of public schools, criticized prenatal testing and said President Barack Obamas theology is not based on the Bible. On Monday, he likened Obama to politicians who spread fear about new oil-extraction technologies so they can control your lives. The remarks contrast sharply with Romneys even-tempered emphasis on jobs, the economy and his resume as a can-do corporate executive. The differences give Republican voters clear choices to shape their partys identity and REUTERS image heading into the fall battle against Barack Obama puts his hands out to high-ve students from Medina Elementary School in Obama. They also will test whether social conWashington,D.C. servatives and tea partyers can outperform the GOP establishment in key states such as Michigan and Ohio. Both men campaigned Monday in Ohio, where their audiences, styles and messages produced distinctly contrasting atmospheres. Santorum, the former senator from
Pennsylvania, appeared in Steubenville before a packed room including many students and employees of the towns Franciscan University. In his hour-long talk, Santorum never mentioned Romney or Newt Gingrich, campaigned in Rick Santorum who Oklahoma. He aimed squarely at Obama as he discussed abortion, marriage, the church and family. When he touched on non-social issues such as energy and the environment, he couched them in terms of epic struggles between reaMitt Romney sonable conservatives and radical, sometimes devious Democrats. I refer to global warming as not climate science but political science, Santorum said to loud applause. He said Obama has radical environmentalist policies that reject robust extraction of oil and gas from many U.S. areas, including the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska.
WASHINGTON Access to college has been the driving force in federal higher education policy for decades. But the Obama administration is pushing a fundamental agenda shift that aggressively brings a new question into the debate: What are people getting for their money? Students with loans are graduating on average with more than $25,000 in debt. The federal government pours $140 billion annually into federal grants and loans. Unemployment remains high, yet there are projected shortages in many industries with some high-tech companies already complaining about a lack of highly trained workers. Meanwhile, literacy among college students has declined in the last decade, according to a commission convened during the George W. Bush administration that said American higher education has become increasingly riskaverse, at times self-satised, and unduly expensive. About 40 percent of college students at four-year schools arent graduating, and in two-year programs, only about 40 percent of students graduate or transfer, accord-
ing to the policy and analysis group College Measures. College drop-outs are expensive, and not just for the individual. About a fth of fulltime students who enroll at a community college do not return for a second year, costing taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars annually, according to an analysis released last fall by the American Institutes for Research. Theres been a growing debate over whether post-secondary schools should be more transparent about the cost of an education and the success of graduates. President Barack Obama has weighed in with a strong yes. During his State of the Union address, Obama put the higher education on notice: If you cant stop tuition from going up, the funding you get from taxpayers will go down, he said. Higher education cant be a luxury its an economic imperative that every family in America should be able to afford. He wants to slightly reduce federal aid for schools that dont control tuition costs and shift it to those that do. He also has proposed an $8 billion program to train community college students for high-growth industries that would provide nancial incentives to programs that ensured their trainees nd work. Both proposals need congressional approval.
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TEHRAN, Iran U.N. nuclear inspectors starting a two-day visit to Tehran on Monday sought to meet Iranian nuclear scientists and visit a key military facility as they try to gauge allegations that Iran is pushing toward making an atomic weapon. The trip is the second in less than a month by the International Atomic Energy Agency team, reecting growing concerns over alleged weapons experiments something Iran has so far both denied and refused to discuss. Herman Nackaerts, a senior U.N. nuclear ofcial, said in Vienna before the team departed on Sunday that he hoped for progress in the talks but his careful choice of words suggested little expectation the meeting will be successful. The trip came as Iran announced air defense wargames to practice protecting nuclear and other sensitive sites, the latest in a series of military maneuvers viewed as a message to the West that Iran is prepared both to defend itself against an armed strike and to retaliate. The U.S. and Israel have not ruled out military action against Irans nuclear program, which they say is geared toward making weapons. Iran denies the charges and insists the program is for peaceful purposes only, such as power generation. Irans state radio said Monday the IAEA inspectors hope to meet Iranian nuclear scientists and visit the Parchin military complex. The report said the IAEA had requested to visit Parchin, an Iranian military base and conventional weapons development facility outside of Tehran. The site has also been suspected of housing a secret underground facility used for Irans nuclear program, a claim denied by Iranian authorities. IAEA inspectors visited the site in 2005, but went to only one of four areas of potential interest within the grounds. At the time, the nuclear watchdog did not report any unusual activities but the Parchin site was prominently mentioned in the agencys report last year. The report asserted that Iran constructed a large explosives containment vessel in which to conduct experiments on triggering a nuclear explosion, apparently 11 years ago, adding that it had satellite images consistent with this information.
BEIRUT Syrian tanks and troops massed Monday outside the resistance stronghold of Homs for a possible ground assault that one activist warned could unleash a new round of erce and bloody urban combat even as the Red Cross tried to broker a cease-re to allow emergency aid in. A ood of military reinforcements has been a prelude to previous offensives by President Bashar Assads regime, which has tried to use its overwhelming repower to crush an opposition that has been bolstered by defecting soldiers and hardened by 11 months of street battles. The human loss is going to be huge if they retake Baba Amr, said Rami Abdul-Rahman, who heads the Britainbased activist group Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The central city of Homs and in particular the opposition district known as Baba Amr has become a critical ground for both sides. The opposition has lionized it as Syrias Misrata after the Libyan city where rebels fought off a brutal government siege. Assads regime wants desperately to erase the embarrassing deance in Syrias third-largest city after
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A wounded man is seen in the Sunni Muslim district of Baba Amro in Homs,Syria.
weeks of shelling, including a barrage of mortars that killed up to 200 people earlier this month. At least nine people were killed in shelling Monday, activists said. Another massive death toll would only bring further international isolation on Assad from Western and Arab leaders. The massacre in Syria goes on, said U.S. Sen. John McCain during a visit to Cairo, where he urged Washington and its allies to nd way to help arm and equip Syrian rebels. McCain, a senior member of the Senate Armed Service Committee, said he did not support direct U.S. weapons supplies to Syrian opposition forces, but has suggested the Arab League or others could help bolster the ghting power of the anti-Assad groups. The U.S., he said, could assist with equipment such as medical supplies or global positioning devices.
JERUSALEM Despite its condent saber-rattling, Israels concern is growing that the country is vulnerable to a devastating counterstrike if it attacks Irans nuclear program. An announcement this week that a mobile rocket-defense system will soon be built just outside Tel Aviv, where Israels sprawling military headquarters sits smack in the middle of ofce towers, museums, night spots and hotels, caused
some jitters. Israeli ofcials cite intelligence reports that Tel Aviv would be a main target of any attack. Increasingly, the debate in Israel is turning to whether a strike can do enough damage to the Iranian program to be worth the risks. Experts believe that any attack would at best set back, but not cripple, the Iranians. Skepticism about Israels ability to defend itself runs deep here. Israelis still remember Iraqi Scuds landing in the center of the country 20 years ago. In 2006, the Lebanese Hezbollah militia seemed
able to rain rockets at will during a monthlong conict with the Jewish state. A scathing government report issued months ago suggested the homefront is still woefully unprepared. In a questionably timed move, the Cabinet minister in charge of civil defense in recent days resigned to become the ambassador to faraway China. Vice Prime Minister Dan Meridor, who also serves as minister of intelligence and atomic energy, indicated Saturday that Israel was facing a new type of peril.
OPINION
bags and require me to replace them with paper bags at a cost of 10 cents each. Such would add 50 cents to my purchases similar purchases being repeated often enough to amount to at least $50 per year. Thats enough to purchase two half-liters of Blue Sapphire Bombay Gin. Although I already carry a reuseable bag for smaller purchases, to handle the purchase I described above would require me to carry at least four. Safeway would be delighted. They would not have the expense of supplying plastic bags, and would now have the customer paying for paper bags which are presently provided free of charge. I already carry a reuseable shopping bag. I would need at least ve to hold the purchase I described above. Why is this happening? In large part because a few overly-excited ecology partisans have convinced the council that plastic bags are a terrible environmental hazard. We heard from them of the threat of islands of plastic bags some, obviously, from Belmont ominously oating on the ocean, or of bags disguring our landscapes with plastic debris. The studies offered are usually self-validating and intended to fright-
Over-regulated America
By Gordon M. Seely, Ph.D.
riedrich Hayek in The Constitution of Liberty wrote that freedom is almost certain to be destroyed by piecemeal encroachments. For in each particular instance it will be possible to promise concrete and tangible advantages as the result of a curtailment of freedom, while the benets sacriced will in their nature always be unknown and uncertain. The current issue of The Economist depicts Uncle Sam on its cover holding a ame thrower as he studies a tower of regulations. The headline says, Over-regulated America. Our mid-Peninsula municipal and county governments increasingly display the tendency noted. The proposed plastic bag ordinance is a case in point. I recently purchased 16 items at the Belmont Safeway on El Camino Real. My purchases required the use of ve plastic bags to remove my purchase from the store. The loaded bags weighed almost fteen pounds. The Belmont City Council is presently, in concert with the county, considering an ordinance that would ban the plastic
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en the public. The typical citizen of Belmont is conscious of the needs of the environment. In the case of my family, we are conscientious in retuning plastic bags to the grocery stores for recycling. A most useful product, Trex, which provides a ne substitute for redwood decking material, is made from the recycled bags. There will always be trash to be picked up. There will always be some careless people. The convenience and utility of plastic bags, however, must be weighed against the questionable problem they are claimed to cause, the resulting cost of a ban to the consumer and the ever-growing tendency in our lives of over-regulation by an evergrowing nanny state.
Gordon M. Seely, Ph.D. is a resident of Belmont.
Political headache
ell this certainly gives new meaning to the advice Take two aspirin and call me in the morning. In what he now said was a poor joke, presidential hopeful Rick Santorums number one money man, Foster Friess, redirecting the political conversation back to the matters he thinks are most important jobs, terrorism and the like and away from birth control which he called a nonissue because it is inexpensive. Back in my days they used Bayer aspirin for contraceptives. The gals put it between their knees and it wasnt that costly, said the 71-year-old billionaire who has funneled hundreds of thousands of dollars into a pro-Santorum super political action committee. Wonder if Bayer is suddenly mulling a new marketing scheme. Friess dumb remark has set off a firestorm of backlash from womens groups saying it shows how out of touch he and Santorum are with the needs of womens health. Likewise, others say get over it. A joke is a joke, whether funny or not. If everybody got slammed for bad humor, there would be a lot of bad open mic night comedians, corny coworkers and other ice-breaking politicians in hot water on a daily basis. With apologies to former Texas governor Ann Richards, perhaps Friess cant help it and simply has a silver foot in his mouth. But Friess didnt make his remark in a smoky improv club or around a company water cooler. He made it on a nationwide news channel supporting a candidate who is not shy about expressing his personal distaste and opposition to abortion, birth control and even prenatal screening. If Santorum had his way and not just his public blather about separating personal from policy, Bayer stock will go through the roof because that would be the only contraception available and not just for those with Catholic employers. Actually, if Santorum, Friess and most of the ultraconservatives on the national stage had their way, all those darn women at least the good girls one takes home to mother would keep their knees shut and then no one would have to be talking about that pesky birth control at all. Its not as if men can be expected to keep their hands to themselves or even be kind enough to keep so much as aspirin on hand. Theyre too busy enjoying their insurancefunded Viagra, right Mr. Friess? Now that Friess small seed of a joke has gotten him and Santorum into more trouble than a teenage girl without any options let alone the newly vaunted aspirin, the chore now is getting rid of the unwanted problem. Friess has apologized, Santorum has played distant and the world is in need of a few painkillers itself from all the head shaking. Once it unkinks its collective neck, though, lets shift the focus away from Friess comedic bomb and return to the serious underlying issue of contraception. In this day and age it sometimes seems amazing that reproductive rights are in the crosshairs and that some politicians without a uterus still think women should take a page from the Duggar family planning playbook. But they are, and they do. Friess is right in that there are plenty of other topics that need addressing during this presidential race the economy, the environment, education, taxes and some might rightfully argue effort is better spent on those than on the never-ending debates around sex and reproduction. Perhaps it is no wonder Friess tried making that point with this dim-witted quip: We as a nation shouldnt be exhausting so much time and energy on sex and reproduction. Hes right. We shouldnt be. We shouldnt have to. These are rights and matters that should have already been resolved and stay that way. But the truth is, as this presidential campaign highlights, they havent been and once again health care and gender are front and center. Friess joke can be ignored and he can be ignored. But disregarding these less-than-veiled attacks on womens rights is a prescription for political and personal migraines no amount of aspirin can soothe.
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BRUSSELS After more than 12 hours of talks, the countries that use to euro reached an agreement early Tuesday to hand Greece (euro) 130 billion ($170 billion) in extra bailout loans to save it from a potentially disastrous default next month, an European Union diplomat said. The euro surged as the news broke, climbing 0.7 percent to $1.328 within minutes. While much depended on the details of the deal, a nal agreement on the bailout for Greece will take some pressure off the 17-country currency union, which has been battling a serious debt crisis for two years. The deal details of which were still being worked out by European nance ministers in an all-night session in Brussels was expected to bring Greeces debt down to 120.5 percent of gross domestic product by 2020, according to the ofcial. Thats around the maximum that the International Monetary Fund and the eurozone considered sustainable. The diplomat spoke on condition of anonymity because a formal announce-
ment was pending. The country needs the (euro) 130 billion ($170 billion) bailout so it can move ahead with a related (euro) 100 billion ($130 billion) debt relief deal with private investors. That deal needs to be in place quickly if Athens is to avoid a disorderly default on a bond repayment on March 20. Last week, a new report from Greeces debt inspectors indicated that the countrys debt would still be close to 129 percent of GDP by the end of the decade, despite massive new spending cuts planned by Athens and a tentative (euro) 100 billion debt relief deal with private investors. That level would have prevented the IMF and some euro countries from putting up more rescue money on top of a (euro) 110 billion bailout Greece received in 2010. Moving in and out of talks with bondholder representatives and consultations among themselves, the IMF and the European Central Bank, the ministers pushed private investors to accept steeper losses, going beyond a 50 percent cut in the face value of their bonds. It was unclear what the nal deal with bondholder representatives looked like, but the lower debt level suggested that they compromised further.
DETROIT Car shoppers today are less likely to end up with a lemon. In the past ve years, global competition has forced automakers to improve the quality and reliability of their vehicles everything from inexpensive mini-cars to decked-out luxury SUVs. The newfound emphasis on quality means fewer problems for owners. It also means more options for buyers, who can buy a car from Detroit or South Korea and know it will hold up like a vehicle from Japan. With few exceptions, cars are so close on reliability that its getting harder for
companies to charge a premium. So automakers are trying to set themselves apart with sleek, cutting-edge exterior designs and more features such as luxurious interiors, multiple air bags, dashboard computers and touch-screen controls. Its a great time to be a consumer, says Jesse Toprak, vice president of industry trends for the TrueCar.com auto pricing website. You cant really screw up too badly in terms of your vehicle choice. It wasnt always this close. In the 1990s, Honda and Toyota dominated in quality, especially in the key American market for small and midsize cars. Japan began building high-quality small cars and tapped into Americas
growing appetite for fuel efciency in the 1970sWith their sterling reputation, they were able to charge more than Detroit automakers and cut Detroits U.S. market share from 78 percent in 1980 to just under 43 percent in 2009, according to Wards AutoInfoBank. Cars from Detroit generally werent as trouble-free in the 1980s and 90s. Hyundai executives concede their quality used to be poor. However, around 2006, as General Motors, Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler Group LLC were heading into nancial trouble, they realized that people were shifting away from trucks and sport utility vehicles to smaller cars and car-based crossover SUVs.
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URS to acquire Flint Energy Services for $1.25B
SAN FRANCISCO Construction giant URS Corp. has offered $1.25 billion in cash to buy the Canadian oil and gas contractor Flint Energy Services Ltd. URS, based in San Francisco, said Monday that the deal will signicantly expand its presence in the oil and gas industry. It will add to URS earnings this year and boost oil and gas revenue to 22 percent of URS total annual revenue, the company said. URS will assume about $225 million in Flint debt. The deal values Flint at $25 per share. Thats a 68-percent premium over Flints Friday closing price of $14.90. Flint, based in Calgary, Alberta, trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange. The deal will be conducted under Canadian law and in Canadian dollars. Canadian dollars are nearly equal in value to U.S. dollars. URS also announced its scal outlook for the full year 2012. It expects to earn $292 million to $300 million, or $3.95 to $4.05 per share. It expects revenue of $9.9 billion to $10.1 billion. Analysts polled by FactSet expect earnings of $3.97 per share on revenue of $10.15 billion, on average.
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generation ago my generation a coach was an extension of a players parents. Coaches were an authority gure. I was told by my parents, my various coaches in various sports were essentially acting as de facto parents when I was at practice or games. In other words, what the coach said, goes. Now, coaches are treated by players as peers someone who, if a player doesnt like what the coach has to say, they dont have to listen. In fact, if they really dont like what they have to say, they go and complain to their parents, who then go complain to a coachs boss. In the world of high school athletics, that would be the principal. No longer do parents talk to coaches, heaven forbid they would confront any perceived problem with the person most familiar with the situation. Instead, they go over the coachs head, right to his boss, who also doesnt want any trouble and simply gets rid of the coach. Last week, it was reported Capuchino boys basketball coach Doug Fountain was red, presumably because he refused to play a player who was continually and consistently late to practice and thus was suspended. It was also reported his replacement was told Fountain had resigned. Well probably never know what really happened because school administrations hide behind the blanket of Its a personnel decision, which absolves them from having to explain themselves. I dont know what exactly went down at Cap, but my guess is the player in question complained to the school administration, claiming he was being unfairly targeted by the coach. This comes on the heels of a San Jose coach suspending a number of players for lack of respect for
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Eight local teams begin the week with one objective: win a Central Coast Section girls soccer title. In recent history, the CCS playoffs have been kind to county teams in the 10 years, local squads have captured nine of the 30 available titles, most recently in 2010 when Aragon shared a Division II championship. Contrast that with 1991-2001 when teams from San Mateo county claimed only one CCS trophy of the 24 available Notre Dame-Belmont in 1991. So this season, the Peninsula Athletic League and West Bay Athletic League look to continue that winning trend. All eyes will be on Carlmont in Division I, who garnered the highest seed of any of the local girls teams a No. 4 spot. The reigning PAL Bay Division champions received a bye to the quarternals where theyll await the winner of the 5-12 matchup between Lincoln and Monta Vista, who are a combined 25-8-7. Carlmont rolls into the playoffs on a hot streak having defeated Aragon and Burlingame in the nal week of the
Taking a look through the Central Coast Section historical archives, one thing stands out. If you want to nd the last public school to win a boys basketball title, you have to go back to 1997, when Hillsdale took home a Division III title. Since then, three schools, Menlo, Sacred Heart Prep and Serra, have won 10 titles four, two and four respectively. That is why all eyes will be on El Camino High School as CCS welcomes 13 local teams to its version of the big dance, with games starting tonight across the Bay Area. The Colts are the reigning Peninsula Athletic League Bay Division champions and are coming off their rst even PAL Tournament title. They are the No. 2 seed in Division III and have received a bye to the quarternals where theyll play either Prospect, Saratoga or Santa Cruz at St. Ignatius High School in San Francisco on Saturday. Accompanying the Colts in Division III is San Mateo, who are unseeded as the PALs Lake champions. The
PHOENIX Manny Ramirez found a taker in Oakland at a bargain price. The suspended slugger agreed on a minor league contract Monday with the Athletics that is worth approximately $500,000 if hes added to the big league roster. The As announced the deal and said Ramirez is expected to report to spring training by the end of the week, in time for Oaklands rst full-squad workout Saturday. He is a non-roster invitee. The 12-time All-Star is due to serve a 50-game suspension for his Manny Ramirez second positive drug test before he can play for the As. Barring rainouts, his rst game could be May 30 on his 40th birthday. But that didnt deter general manager Billy Beane and the Athletics. I am very pleased Billy was able to add Manny to our team, owner Lew Wolff said in an email. I look forward to welcoming him and the entire team that Billy and his people have assembled for the coming season. ESPN rst reported earlier in the day that the sides had reached an agreement, speaking directly to Ramirez. The As made public their interest in the enigmatic outelder, who had been working out in Florida this winter. Starving for offense, Oakland nished third in the AL West last season at 74-88 and ranked 12th out of 14 American League teams in runs.
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U.K. plans big Olympic security test in London a 10 seed in NorCal playoffs
Skyline College is No. 17 seed; Huey, Fung and Salah named to All-Conference Team
The College of San Mateo womens basketball team earned the No. 10 seed in Northern California and will open California Community College Womens Basketball regional play at No. 7 College of the Siskiyous (22-3) in Weed on Friday night at 7 p.m. Siskiyous, the Golden Valley Conference champion, was No. 9 in the RPI listings but received a higher seed and a home game. CSM (17-10), with the No. 7 RPI, nished just one game behind the regions top two seeds Coast North co-champions City College of San Francisco and Foothill. CSM swept the season series with the Coasts top team, CCSF but was deprived of a title tie due to a late season upset at Chabot (which also qualied for the regionals). CCSF swept its games with co-champ Foothill. The Coast North Conference was by far the states toughest conference or division. Five of the six teams made the regionals, along with four of the Coast South teams accounting for half of the 18-team eld. There are seven conference divisions in Northern California. The Coast North was 102-61 (.626) for the season, including the 30-30 split for conference games. The only other NorCal league over .500 was the Coast South (.503). The best in Southern California was the Foothill Conference at .559. Skyline College will join the Bulldogs in the playoffs. The Trojans will play at San Jose City College in their first round game, with the tip-off scheduled for Wednesday 7 p.m. The Trojans are the sections No. 17 seed. In postseason awards news, CSM head coach Michelle Warner was named the Coast Conference Coach of the Year in leading the Bulldogs to a 1710 mark. CSMs Kimmie Fung and Hannan Salah were named to the AllConference First Team. Fung led the Bulldogs in scoring at 14.6 points per game, a mark that Kimmie Fung was good for sixth in the Coast Conference North Division. She also led CSM in rebounds at almost six per game. Salah and her 10.8 points per game were good for second on the team and 12th in the division. Skylines Kelley Huey was named to the 11-player team as well. Her 11.1 points per game were good for 11th in the division. Her game high of 28 points was the sixthbest mark in 2011-12.
LONDON Britain is planning a massive Olympics security exercise this week centering on a mock emergency on the London subway system a test that evokes uncomfortable reminders of the deadliest attack on the city since World War II. The security test announced Monday envisions that an emergency takes place on the busiest days of the 2012 London Olympics. Authorities declined to reveal the exact scenario that emergency services will be addressing, since dealing with a surprise is part of the test. It is testing communications right from the very bottom from the constable or re ofcer who is responding right the way up to Cobra, (the governments emergency committee), Assistant Commissioner Chris Allison, the national Olympic security coordinator, told reporters at Scotland Yard. The public will see police and emergency services hustling to the shuttered Aldwych Tube station starting at midmorning Wednesday and people being evacuated from the stop as part of the test, dubbed Forward Defensive. The Aldwych station,
located on the Strand in central London, has been used in art exhibits, plays and lms offering a venue complete with dusty platforms, narrow staircases and aging electrical systems. The two-day test is a part of a multifaceted security operation aimed at creating condence in the safety of the games. Some 2,500 people will take part, though much of the action will be taking place behind closed doors. We need to be condent that we have the right people in the right places, that we understand how others operate and that we are talking to each other at the right levels and in the right way, Allison said in a statement. He said this was part of series of Olympic security exercises they have run but the rst with such a signicant response from the emergency services on the ground. The test Wednesday and Thursday will be staged as if it is Aug. 8 and 9 the two busiest days projected for the Olympics, which run from July 27 to Aug.12. One of the primary areas under review is the communication capacities of emergency workers, different police services, government ministers and transport ofcials. shabby defensively either, posting 10 shutouts in 2011. If Hillsdale and Aragon were to pull off quarternal upsets (against Aptos and Leigh respectively), theyll see each other in the seminals. Rounding out the local teams in girls soccer are three squads in Division III. Menlo School matched Carlmonts No. 4 seed and earned a bye to the quarternals. They await the winner of Castilleja and Soquel, who are a combined 16-14-7. The Knights won the WBAL Foothill Division with a 11-1 record. The No. 3 nisher in that division, Sacred Heart Prep, earned the No. 11 seed and will face Harbor. The Gryphons of Crystal Springs Uplands will take their 100-plus goals into CCS as the No. 8 seed. Theyll host Pacic Grove, but will have to go the entire post season without their leader, Ellen Rudolph, who broke her foot in the regular season nale. If the Gryphons advance, theyll face SCCAL winner Scotts Valley, the No. 1 seed in Division III.
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regular season to capture their rst league title in five years. No team is playing better defense right now and the Scots are loving Soha Said and her touch around the goal right now. Carlmont could also get a boost if Melissa Wood returns from injury. Last week after their win against the Panthers, head coach Tina Doss said her forwards return was still up in the air. But for a team that can win 1-0, 2-1 games with the best of the them, any added offensive punch is beneciary during the post-season. Seeded rst in Division I is Los Gatos, who lost once all year. Theyll be waiting for the Scots in the seminals if Carlmont nudge a quarternal win. That is of course unless Menlo-Atherton has something to say about that. At No. 9 in Division I, the Bears will travel to Watsonville to matchup against the No. 8 seed. With one of the most explosive offenses in CCS, its a game M-A can certainly win. With a opening round victory, theyll take a crack at the Wildcats rst. But Los Gatos is no joke. The Wildcats posted 14 shutouts this season. Theyve lost one, a 2-0 outcome to Mountain View, which also happens to be the only game in which an opponent scored more than two goals against them. In three games against the PAL this season, Los Gatos was 3-0, with a 16-0 advantage in goals. Woodside earned a bid to CCS as the No. 10 seed in Division I. Its exciting, considering that some of the young Wildcats, according to head coach Jose Navarette, didnt even know what CCS was when the year began. The Wildcats will face No. 7 Homestead, another one-loss team in Division I. In Division II, Aragon will do their best to get over the disappointment of nishing second in the Bay Division. As the No. 6 seed, theyll host No. 11 Willow Glen, who went 69-3 in 2011. Gianna Timoteo, the freshman sensation, led the Rams in scoring with 10 goals. If the Dons win and advance, theyll be hosted by Aptos, who nished second in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League to earn the No. 3 seed. Hillsdale, the PAL Ocean champions, join the Dons in Division II. As a reward for their title, theyll host a game. But that game will be against West Catholic League power-player Presentation, who went 5-2-5 WCAL in action and 11-3-7 overall. The Knights will have their defensive hands full for sure. Presentation has offensive threats everywhere. They have four players with at least 20 points this season and two more with at least 10. Taylor Locke leads the team with 11 goals Maggie von Massenhausen has eight. They arent too
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In CCS boys soccer action, the county has two of its biggest horses gunning for same title. Menlo-Atherton earned the No. 1 seed in DI after capturing a share of the PAL Bay Division title. As such, the Bears will await the winner of the 8-9 matchup which features Carlmont and Santa Teresa. The Scots will travel to play the Saints, who went 13-1-0 in league play. Theyre led by Alex Sorriano and his 15 goals. In the same half of the bracket, Serra earned the No. 4 seed as the runner up in the WCAL. They await the winner of Alisal and PAL representative Sequoia. The Cherokees nished sixth in the Bay Division but 9-7-4 overall. Alisal has yet to lose a game on the year and are ranked No. 3 in the state of California and No. 8 nationally by Maxpreps.com. Three more teams represent the PAL in Division II. As champions of the Ocean Division, Hillsdale will host WCALs St. Ignatius on Wednesday. Woodside and their No. 9 seed will travel to Los Altos. San Mateo earned a rst round bye and as the No. 3 seed will face either No. 11 Yerba Buena or No. 3 Mitty both teams will test that strong Bearcats defense. St. Francis is the No. 1 seed in DII. Burlingame will try to duplicate last years run and make it back to the championship game. The Panthers are one of two Top-4 seeds in Division III along with Sacred Heart Prep. The Panthers are the No. 2 seed and will face the winner of Scotts Valley and The Kings Academy. The Gators are seeded fourth. They await the winner of Carmel and North Monterey County.
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For the small-budget As, Ramirez presents little nancial risk. They dont have to pay him during his suspension and will give him per diem money during the clubs spring training stint in Phoenix, which is shorter than usual because of two season-opening games in Japan next month. Oakland sent representatives to Florida this winter to watch workouts by Ramirez, who retired from the Tampa Bay Rays last season rather than serve a 100-game suspension. For Ramirez, this could become a chance to help mend his reputation at least a little bit and serve as a positive clubhouse inuence on a young team. The As recently agreed to terms on a $36 million, four-year contract with highly regarded outelder Yoenis Cespedes, a Cuban defector who has expressed interest in playing with Ramirez. At baseballs winter meetings in December, it was announced that Ramirez had applied for reinstatement. He had his suspension for a second failed drug test cut to 50 games because he sat out nearly all of last season. MLB had announced his retirement on April 8, saying he was notied of an issue under the drug program. Ramirez ranks 14th on the career list with 555 home runs. He went 1 for 17 (.059) in ve games last season for Tampa Bay, which had signed him to a one-year deal worth $2.02 million. This would be the 20th major league season for Ramirez, a career .312 hitter with 1,831 RBIs.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. Barry Zito made a slight change to his delivery this winter he hopes will help him rebound from an injuryplagued season. During the offseason, he worked on bending his front leg to get lower to the ground and speed up the momentum the ball gains traveling to the plate. The San Francisco left-hander is headed into the sixth season of a $126 million, seven-year contract as the Giants projected fifth starter and is out to prove himself once again. Zito revealed his new crouching style during a Barry Zito spring training throwing session Sunday. Its pretty subtle from a feel standpoint. As far as when it manifests in momentum, thats when its a little more noticeable, Zito said. It was something I was doing a little bit last year that you guys were aware of, just getting a little bit more momentum down the mound. That was something that I worked on all offseason. Zitos plan is fairly simple: get back to keeping hitters guessing by disguising what hes throwing. While he wouldnt acknowledge whether he thought his pitches might have become too easy to pick up, he noted, I think theres always room for improvement. Zitos nasty curveball often comes from him rst establishing a reliable fastball.
Thats where he hopes the latest change might make a difference. Hes not promising a spike on the radar gun just yet. Your legs more into ends up meaning that you get down the mound faster, Zito said. And when you have more momentum that youre transferring it might equivocate to more arm speed. Im just trying to get late movement. If velocity comes, great. They talk about the tunnel, when all of your pitches look like theyre coming out of the same tunnel. Thats ideal. Zitos extended time on the DL last year allowed Ryan Vogelsong to emerge as one of the most reliable pitchers in the rotation. He became a surprise All-Star. Now, Vogelsong is nursing a strained back for at least a week and possibly up to two. The Giants asked Zito to arrive stronger and in better shape, and he obliged. As the No. 5 starter, the pressure should be off: eat up innings and get deep enough into the game until its time for the bullpen to take over. He looks good, manager Bruce Bochy said. Hes coming in with a renewed freshness. Hes excited to get going. Zito spent two stints on the disabled list last season both because of a strained right foot, the second time starting Aug. 1, a day after he lost his third straight decision in a 9-0 defeat at Cincinnati. His velocity had regularly been clocked at 82 mph, a sign to the Giants he still wasnt right. When Zito missed time earlier in the 2011 season because of the foot that he hurt attempting to eld a bunt, it was the 2002 AL Cy Young Award winners rst career stint on the DL. He won his rst three outings after coming off the disabled list the rst time, but
then struggled again. He wound up 3-4 with a 5.87 ERA in 13 games and nine starts, pitching only 53 2-3 innings. The 33-year-old, who received his bigmoney deal before the 2007 season to come across the bay from Oakland, is ready to start fresh this spring after two rough years. He was left off the postseason roster for all three rounds in 2010, when the Giants captured their rst World Series title since moving West in 1958. He went 9-14 in 2010 and lost to the Padres on the second-to-last day of the year when San Francisco had a chance to clinch the division. The Giants wound up doing it in their nal game, then made their improbable postseason run to capture the franchises rst championship since moving West in 1958. Zito could only watch. He has faced the criticism with class knowing full he has greatly underachieved since joining the Giants. He hasnt backed down from any challenge. Its important to keep coming back out there, keep improving and keep working on things, Zito said. Looking back is good to learn but youve got to look forward. In 2010, he failed to reach 10 wins for the rst time since his rookie season in 2000. His 4.15 ERA was the fourth-highest of his career. He went 1-8 with a 6.72 ERA over his last 11 outings and 10 starts and only had one victory in his last 15 appearances. The stretch included a career-worst nine-game losing streak from July 21 to Sept. 14. Zito would rather not revisit the ups and downs of the past two years, or his entire tenure in San Francisco for that matter.
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to Red Bull Racing Inc. The indictment alleges the offenses took place around the time law ofcers raided his Catawba home in November. Mayeld, 42, was charged then with possessing 1.5 grams of methamphetamine. Detectives from neighboring Lincoln County said they also found about $100,000 worth of items taken from businesses in that county. A Washington, D.C.-based attorney representing Mayeld after the November raid did not return a message seeking comment Monday. Mayeld was suspended from NASCAR after failing a random drug test at Richmond International Raceway in May 2009. He was in the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond last month to argue his lawsuit seeking reinstatement as a NASCAR driver should be heard by the courts.
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Suspended NASCAR driver Mayeld faces new charges
CATAWBA, N.C. Former NASCAR driver Jeremy Mayeld was hit with new criminal charges as he ghts his suspension from the racing circuit. Indictments by a Catawba County grand jury released Monday charge Mayeld with three counts of possessing property stolen from businesses, and a fourth charge of obtaining property by false pretense. The indictment accuses Mayeld of possessing goods stolen from three companies, including a sofa, love seat, and other furniture from DEA Ventures Inc. and more than $1,000 worth of personal property belonging
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Bearcats will host Live Oak tonight at 7 p.m. Terra Nova will travel to Braham for a 7:15 p.m. game. The winner of that matchup has a date with PAL Bay Division runner-up Mills on Thursday. The Vikings are seeded fth and could be joining the Colts at St. Ignatius on Saturday, with a possible game against No. 4 Valley Christian. Burlingame will be an interesting team to watch. Head coach Jeff Dowd told the Daily Journal following their 60-48 loss to El Camino last Saturday that his team was hoping for a No. 6 seed come Selection Sunday. As it turned out, the Panthers will go unseeded and travel to No. 8 Monterey in a tough second round matchup. If Burlingame were to knock off the eighth seed, theyll dance with their CCS arch-nemesis, Sacred Heart Cathedral at S.I. on Saturday. The Irish have knocked the Panthers out of the playoffs the last three years, all in the championship game. Cathedral is the No. 1 seed in Division III. Equally as loaded is CCS Division II. Representing the countys best chance at a title is Serra, who earned the No. 2 seed following a No. 2 nish in West Catholic Athletic League play this season. Serra is guaranteed a game against either Pioneer, Leland or Cupertino at Foothill College on Saturday. In the opening round of Division II, South San Francisco will travel to Woodside tonight. Tip-off for that all-PAL game is scheduled for 7 p.m. At 16-9, Aragon will take a bus south and face Los Gatos and a Wildcats team that went 12-12. The winner draws Willow Glen on Thursday. Also looming in the bracket is No. 6 Palo Alto, No. 3 St. Francis and No. 1 powerhouse and state-champion contender, Archbishop MItty. In Division IV action, Sacred Heart Prep goes for the 3-peat. Theyre the No. 3 seed and will host either Pacic Grove, The Kings Academy or Seaside High School. Ironically, their quarternal game will be played on their rivals home court, Menlo School, on Saturday. The Knights will try to make it back-toback home games for themselves. Theyre seeded fth and will host either Greeneld or Scotts Valley. Were they to win, theyll be the visiting team on their home court against PAL Ocean Division champion Half Moon Bay, who won 21 games this season. The lone representative in Division V is Crystal Springs Uplands, who is unseeded and travel to Alma Heights for a second round matchup. A win means a date with No. 1 Pinewood. There are no local teams in CCS Division I.
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both the coach and the game, which then led to a walkout by nearly the entire team. Surprisingly, the coach hasnt been red. There is another Peninsula Athletic League coach who had to demote a player because that player believed he was larger and better than the rest of the team. The coach expects the player to transfer to a different school at the end of the year. The sense of entitlement, in high school athletes in particular, is sickening. They think theyre entitled to play without having to follow the rules. If they feel theyre not playing enough, they feel entitled to simply transfer to another school where they believe they will play. They believe they dont have to listen to the coach or follow the rules because, well, they dont agree with them and therefore those rules no longer apply to them. A large majority of high school players believe they are Division I caliber players and when the scholarship offers dont come rolling in, well, it must be the coachs fault for not coaching them up properly. I have a reality check for you. Do you know how many Division I-caliber boys basketball players have come out of the Peninsula in the last 10 years? I can think of only four off the top of my head three went to Serra. One went to Burlingame. Of those four, only two completed their athletic careers. What these selsh, childish athletes and by extension, school administrations who do not go to bat for their coaches are really doing is destroying coaching careers and destroying programs. Fountain had turned around a moribund program at Capuchino with hard work and discipline. Given Fountains military background ( he rose to
the rank of colonel in the Army), its not surprising. Given his service record, and how he has made the Mustangs competitive again, I tend to believe him when he said he was red. In fact, I tend to side with most coaches in most instances as long as its not some kind of child abuse or abuse of authority. I have a child and her version of the truth does not always jibe with what a teachers side of the story is, or grandmas. Im assuming the same thing in a coach versus player situation the player tells their parents and/or administrators their perception of what is happening. And surprisingly, more often than not, an administration sides with the child and their parents. This will eventually lead to less and less qualied coaches applying for high school openings. Ive heard many local coaches complain about the action of players and their parents and wonder how much longer they really want to keep coaching at the high school level. Given the low pay and long hours, more and more question why they continue to coach. Ultimately, they stay for the love of the game and the love of the kids, but if that love is not returned in the form of respect for authority and the general good of the team what reason do they have to stick around when, as soon as a player and/or their parents become disgruntled, that coach will be shown the door? Since coaches are considered teachers, shouldnt they have some form of protection against an administration who just wants to sweep a problem under the rug? No principal could call in a classroom teacher and re them right on the spot without rst going through a lengthy investigation. Shouldnt coaches be afforded the same courtesy?
Nathan Mollat can be reached by email: nathan@smdailyjournal.com or by phone: 3445200 ext. 117. He can also be followed on Twitter @CheckkThissOutt.
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FORT WORTH, Texas Robert Grifn III is looking forward to sitting down and talking with NFL executives and coaches during the NFL combine. While they know about Grifn being the first Heisman Robert Grifn III Trophy winner from Baylor, and all the records and big numbers he put up, the quarterback realizes many still have questions about him and the Bears potent spread-forma-
tion offense. Im excited to wow them in the interviews with the type of offense that we run, just so they can understand its not as simple as some people make our spread out to be. Its a different kind of spread, Grifn said. Although I dont agree with it, but people say I just burst on the scene this year, so no one knows much about me, whether NFL GMs or analysts, so I get a chance to put my best foot forward. Griffin was in Fort Worth on Monday night to accept the Davey OBrien Award that recognizes the nations top quarterback. When the NFL draft takes place in two months, Grifn wants to be the rst quarterback selected even
though most projections have Stanfords Andrew Luck going rst overall to the Indianapolis Colts. We both want to be the best, we both want to be No. 1. Whether I get drafted rst or not, its not going to change the way I play, Grifn said. All I can say, its about motivation. You never want to feel like everybody thinks youre a sure thing in life because it can rob you of your motivation to go out and get better. Grifn insisted he has no hints of what might happen on draft day, but said when he went to Indianapolis during Super Bowl week that fans there were telling him they wanted him to come there. RG3 added that he hopes Peyton Manning stays in Indianapolis, because hes a legend
and deserves that. Along with the interviews later this week at the NFL combine, Grifn plans to run the 40-yard dash and do other drills. But Grifn said he likely wont throw in Indianapolis. He will instead save that for his pro day March 21, which has been moved up a day to avoid going at the same time as the pro day for Luck, the Heisman runner-up. Grifn has been working extensively with quarterback consultant Terry Shea preparing for the NFL combine and his pro day. They have done a lot of work on the dual-threat quarterbacks foot work. Just getting used to the type of routes you have to throw at the next
level, Grifn said. Basically just trying to nd the best way to allow my skills to shine, whether thats my quick release or just my ability to drive the football down the eld. Its like a performance when it comes to your pro day and when youre throwing. Its exactly like a performance, youve just got to memorize the script and go out and execute to the best of your ability, he said. Once you get drafted, you can go to your team and learn the grand scheme of things. Griffin set or tied 54 school records in 41 games at Baylor, which last season tied a school record with 10 wins the other 10win season was in 1980 during Mike Singletarys senior year.
NEW YORK Deron Williams takes full responsibility for Linsanity. This all started on me, the New Jersey Nets star said. He was ready Monday night when he got another shot at the kid from Harvard. Williams scored a season-high 38 points, outplaying Lin and leading the Nets to a 100-92 victory over the
New York Knicks in a game the AllStar guard said was circled on his calendar. Lin began his remarkable run against New Jersey, but Williams and the Nets were geared up this time for him and Carmelo Anthony, who returned to the Knicks lineup after missing seven games with a strained right groin. I dont really watch too many games, but I do see Twitter, people tweet me and every, you know, three
lines it was Jeremy Lin destroyed Deron Williams, Williams said. So I denitely took offense to that in the rst game and denitely, like I said, I had it circled. Lin nished with 21 points, nine assists and seven rebounds, but Williams outscored him 36-11 through three quarters, when the Nets led by 18. Lin shot only 7 of 18 and the Knicks lost for the second time in 10 games since his emergence
against the Nets on Feb. 4. I think me in particular didnt come with the defensive energy we needed. Obviously, Deron Williams going for 30-whatever he had is not going to get it done, Lin said. So I needed to come out with more energy, the team needed to come out with more energy and I think at the end of the day, I think thats why the team lost. Anthony, clearly rusty, shot 4 of 11 and scored 11 points.
My mindset was not try to come in and do too much. Try to t in. Try to play my game within the system the way that theyve been playing the last couple weeks, Anthony said. Passing the ball, nd the open man, making the right play. I felt good with that. It was just one of those games where I had to come out and get the rust off of me a little bit and get ready for Atlanta (on Wednesday).
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OAKLAND Monta Ellis scored 32 points, Ekpe Udoh had a season-high 19 points and eight rebounds in place of ill starting center Andris Biedrins, and the Golden State Warriors topped the Los Angeles Clippers 104-97 on Monday night. Udoh had a layup and a tying put-back dunk with 4:05 remaining that started an 11-2 run to end the game for the Warriors. Monta Ellis Golden State snapped a threegame losing streak and avenged a Christmas night blowout loss to the Clippers. Biedrins missed the game with ulike symptoms. Chris Paul had 25 points, six assists and ve rebounds, and Mo Williams made his rst six 3-pointers and nished with 22 points in Los Angeles second straight loss. The Clippers had 18 turnovers and shot just 42 percent. The rematch of the Clippers 10586 win in the season opener looked little like the original. Williams made his first three shots from beyond the arc in the fourth quarter, giving the Clippers a one-point lead each time. The last 3 put the Clippers ahead 89-88 halfway through the nal period. What looked to be shaping up as a back-and-forth nish turned out to be a runaway. Brandon Rush hit a 3-pointer to put the Warriors back in front 98-97 with 2:07 left, and Ellis followed with a running oater over Jordan. Udoh lay on the oor for a few minutes clutching his left knee after the play but returned for the final minute. He shut down Blake Grifn, who had a costly turnover, and DeAndre Jordan in the process. Grifn had 21 points and nine rebounds but was in foul trouble for most of the second half. Jordan, who the Warriors tried to sign in free agency, had ve points and 11 rebounds.
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WASHINGTON Deaths from liverdestroying hepatitis C are on the rise, and new data shows baby boomers especially should take heed they are most at risk. Federal health officials are considering whether anyone born between 1945 and 1965 should get a one-time blood test to check if their livers harbor this ticking time bomb. The reason: Two-thirds of people with hepatitis C are in this age group, most unaware that a virus that takes a few decades to do its damage has festered since their younger days. The issue has taken new urgency since two drugs hit the market last summer that promise to cure many more people than ever was possible. And research published Monday says testing millions of the middle-aged to nd those who need the pricey treatment would be worth the cost, saving thousands of lives. One of every 33 baby boomers are living with hepatitis C infection, says Dr. John Ward, hepatitis chief at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Most people will be surprised, because its a silent epidemic. Dont think you need to worry? Yes, sharing a needle while injecting illegal drugs is the biggest risk factor for becoming infected with this blood-borne virus. But before 1992, when widespread testing of the blood supply began, hepatitis C commonly was spread through blood transfusions. Plus, a one-time experiment with drugs way back in high school or college could have been enough. Asking someone about a risk that happened 20 to 30 years ago is a lot to ask, says Ward. Hence the quest for a new strategy. About 3.2 million Americans are estimated to have chronic hepatitis C, but at least half of them may not know it. The virus, which affects 170 million people worldwide, can gradually scar the liver and lead to cirrhosis or liver cancer. It is a leading cause of liver transplants. A CDC study published Monday analyzed a decade of death records and found an increase in death rates from hepatitis C. In fact, in 2007 there were 15,000 deaths related to hepatitis C, higher than previous estimates and surpassing the nearly 13,000 deaths caused by the better-known AIDS virus.
Federal health ofcials are considering whether anyone born between 1945 and 1965 should get a one-time blood test to check if their livers harbor this ticking time bomb.
Perhaps more surprising, three-fourths of the hepatitis deaths occurred in the middleaged, people 45 to 64, researchers reported in Annals of Internal Medicine. Mortality will continue to grow for the next 10 to 15 years at least unless we do something different to nd and treat the silent sufferers, Ward says. CDCs current guidelines recommend testing people known to be at high risk, and until last summer there wasnt much enthusiasm even for that step: the reasons are the yearlong, two-drug treatment promised to cure only 40 percent of people; treatment was so grueling that many patients refused to try it and treatment could cost up to $30,000. Two new drugs Vertex Pharmaceuticals telaprevir and Merck & Co.s boceprevir are starting to change that pessimism. Research suggests adding one of them to standard therapy can boost cure rates as high as 75 percent. While still full of side effects, they can allow some people to nish treatment in just six months. They add to the price, however, another $1,000 to $4,000 a week. Drugs that promise to work even better have begun testing. Those advances are fueling CDC deliberations of whether to change testing guidelines to recommend that anyone born between 1945 and 1965 get a one-time screening. A second CDC-funded study published Monday analyzed models of that option, and concluded it had the potential to save 82,000 lives. A third study published Monday from Stanford University looked more closely at the price tag, and concluded the new tripletherapy would be cost-effective for people with advanced disease. Its still cheaper than a transplant costing well over $100,000. But not everyone with hepatitis C will go on to suffer serious liver damage. For those with mild disease, that analysis concluded some gene testing to predict who might really need the costlier triple therapy rather than the older drugs would be a good next step.
CHICAGO A small but growing number of teens and even younger children who think they were born the wrong sex are getting support from parents and from doctors who give them sex-changing treatments, according to reports in the medical journal Pediatrics. Its an issue that raises ethical questions, and some experts urge caution in treating children with puberty-blocking drugs and hormones. An 8-year-old second-grader in Los Angeles is a typical patient. Born a girl, the child announced at 18 months, I a boy and has stuck with that belief. The family was shocked but now refers to the child as a boy and is watching for the rst signs of puberty to begin treatment, his mother told the Associated Press. Pediatricians need to know these kids exist and deserve treatment, said Dr. Norman Spack, author of one of three reports published Monday and director of one of the nations rst gender identity medical clinics, at Childrens Hospital Boston. If you open the doors, these are the kids who come. Theyre out there. Theyre in your practices, Spack said in an interview. Switching gender roles and occasionally pretending to be the opposite sex is common in young children. But these kids are different. They feel certain they were born with the wrong bodies. Some are labeled with gender identity disorder, a psychiatric diagnosis. But Spack is among doctors who think thats a misnomer. Emerging research suggests they may have brain differences more similar to the opposite sex. Spack said by some estimates, 1 in 10,000 children have the condition.
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Offering sex-changing treatment to kids younger than 18 raises ethical concerns, and their parents motives need to be closely examined, said Dr. Margaret Moon, a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics bioethics committee. She was not involved in any of the reports. Some kids may get a psychiatric diagnosis when they are just hugely uncomfortable with narrowly dened gender roles; or some may be gay and are coerced into treatment by parents more comfortable with a sex change than having a homosexual child, said Moon, who teaches at the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics. Its harmful to have an irreversible treatment too early, Moon said. Doctors who provide the treatment say withholding it would be more harmful.
children time to mature emotionally and make sure they want to proceed with a permanent sex change. Only 1 of the 97 opted out of permanent treatment, Spack said. Kids will more easily pass as the opposite gender, and require less drastic treatment later, if drug treatment starts early, Spack said. For example, boys switching to girls will develop breasts and girls transitioning to boys will be at-chested if puberty is blocked and sex-hormones started soon enough, Spack said. Sex hormones, especially in high doses when used long-term, can have serious side effects, including blood clots and cancer. Spack said he uses low, safer doses but that patients should be monitored. Gender-reassignment surgery, which may include removing or creating penises, is only done by a handful of U.S. doctors, on patients at least 18 years old, Spack said. His clinic has worked with local surgeons whove done breast removal surgery on girls at age 16, but that surgery can be relatively minor, or avoided, if puberty is halted in time, he said.
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HANOI, Vietnam Thought bird u was gone? Recent human deaths in Asia and Egypt are a reminder that the H5N1 virus is still alive and dangerous, and Vietnam is grappling with a new strain that has outsmarted vaccines used to protect poultry ocks. Ten people have died in Cambodia, Indonesia, Egypt, China and Vietnam since December during the prime-time u season when the virus typically ares in poultry. We are worried, and we will be very cautious, said To Long Thanh, director of Vietnams Center for Animal Health Diagnostics in Vietnam. The H5N1 virus has killed 345 people worldwide since 2003, when it rampaged across large swaths of Asia decimating poultry stocks before later surfacing in parts of Africa, the Middle East and Europe. The number of poultry outbreaks has greatly diminished since then, but the virus remains entrenched in several countries and continues to surface sporadically, resulting in 20 to 30 human deaths globally in recent years. Bird u remains hard for people to catch, with most people sickened after being in close contact with infected poultry, but experts have long feared it could spark a pandemic if it mutates into a form that spreads easily among people. The fresh wave of cases comes amid a controversy involving scientists who created new lab-only versions of the virus that spread more easily among animals, hoping to better understand it. After a loud uproar over whether publishing the research would put the recipe for a bioweapon into the hands of terrorists, the researchers have agreed to temporarily halt their work. They are set to wrap up a two-day meeting on the issue Friday with international experts at the World
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Health Organization in Geneva. After the meeting, WHO spokesman Gregory Hartl told the Associated Press the work would not be published until a full discussion could be held about both the risks and benets of the research and risks of the virus itself. He said the consensus among experts voiced by a lead researcher was that the work should be published eventually since there was only a small chance the virus could be used as a bioweapon. Vietnam has long struggled to control the virus, but it has made progress - going 21 months before reporting its two most recent deaths in the past month. It has also experienced a burst of poultry outbreaks in 11 provinces nationwide over the same period. Ofcials have issued fresh warnings for farmers to beef up surveillance, especially since they can no longer rely on the latest poultry vaccine in the north and central areas where it is weak or useless against a new strain that has emerged in the region. We have to increase biosecurity, said Thanh, the animal diagnostics director. The new strain had earlier been identied in China and was also recently found in Bangladesh and Nepal, where it likely spread via wild birds, said Jan Slingenbergh, a senior animal health ofcer at the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization in Rome. Viruses are constantly mutating and require new vaccines to protect against infection - the same reason new human seasonal u shots are developed each year. A new vaccine is in the works, and scientists have stressed that the new strain has not changed in any way that suggests the virus is becoming more dangerous. The U.N. agriculture agency warned of a possible resurgence in bird u outbreaks after the new strain was identified, potentially increasing risk to humans. However, Vietnams two recent deaths occurred in the southern Mekong Delta, where the vaccine remains effective. WHO stressed it is also normal to see a spike in cases
and poultry outbreaks during this time of year. WHO has always said that as long as the virus is entrenched in poultry, which it is, there continues to be the risk of bird-to-human transmission, spokesman Hartl said in Geneva. That risk means that you cannot predict exactly if the transmission will happen and if it will be regular, but there is the risk so thats why its not surprising to see cases. Vietnam buys most of its poultry vaccine from China, which has continued with its robust vaccination campaign of some 15 billion doses despite the emergence of the new strain. Researchers there have developed a new version that works against the strain, but its unclear when it might be ready for distribution, said Keith Hamilton, an animal inuenza expert at the Paris-based World Organization of Animal Health. We emphasize that vaccination is a complementary tool, he said. It has to be used in conjunction with other control measures biosecurity on farms, early detection is essential, so is a rapid response to contain and eliminate sources of disease. But in Ha Nam province, on the outskirts of Vietnams capital, Hanoi, animal health ofcials are desperate to contain a poultry outbreak that hit last week. They have ordered 1 million doses of vaccine, hoping it will provide at least some protection. I wish to have an effective vaccine against bird u as soon as possible, so I can go on raising ducks, said farmer Nguyen Van Duong, whose entire ock was slaughtered after the virus was detected. I am devastated at losing my investment on the ducks, but we will do anything to work with the authorities to stop it from spreading. The last thing we want is an outbreak to happen again.
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Mortgage Planning Workshop: Finding the right mortgage for each stage of your life. 6:30 p.m. Millbrae Library, Room A, 1 Library Ave., Millbrae. What is the right mortgage? When to refinance? How can a reverse mortgage help me? Presenters: Guarantee Mortgage. Free. To reserve a sport or for more information call 871-3200. An Evening with Author Joel Bakan. 7 p.m. Belmont Library, 1110 Alameda de las Pulgas, Belmont. Will appear to discuss his latest book. Free. For more information email conrad@smcl.org. Stephen Beachy and Josh Mohr. 7 p.m. Books Inc, 855 El Camino Real, Palo Alto. Both authors discuss their novels, Boneyard and Damascus. For more information visit booksInc.net. Meet the Author: Josh Bazell, author of Wild Thing. 7 p.m., San Mateo Public Library, 55 W. Third Ave., San Mateo. Josh Bazell will read from his latest novel Wild Thing and be on hand to sign books. Free. For more information call 522-7802. Elks No. 2091 Election of Officers. 7:30 p.m. Elks lodge, 920 Stonegate Drive, South San Francisco. For more information call 589-4030. Arab Comedy by the Bay. 8:30 p.m. Club Fox, 2209 Broadway, Redwood City. $25. For more information call 369-7770 or visit tickets.foxrwc.com. FRIDAY, FEB. 24 Filolis 2012 Season Opening Celebration Daffodil Daydreams. 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Filoli, 86 Caada Road, Woodside. Daffodil Daydreams features three days of talks, demonstrations, activities for families, garden walks with horticulturalists and the first fine art exhibit of the 2012 visiting season. Free for current members of Filoli and children under 5. $15 adults. $12 seniors. $5 students. For more information visit filoli.org or call 364-8300 ext. 508. Americas Fifth Annual Quilt, Craft and Sewing Festival. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The San Mateo Event Center, Fiesta Hall, 1346 Saratoga Drive, San Mateo. The festival features many vendors of crafts and creative arts. Free workshops and seminars will also be offered. Parking $8. Admission free. For more information visit quiltcraftsew.com. Mah Jong for beginners. 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Twin Pines Senior and Community Center, 20 Twin Pines Lane, Belmont. No experience needed. Drop-in play is encouraged. Free. For more information call 595-7444. Data Seminars. 2 p.m. Elections Office, 40 Tower Road, San Mateo. The seminar is designed for candidates and their staff interested in learning more about obtaining voter data and its many uses. RSVPs are requested. Seminar open to public. Free. For more information or to RSVP call 312-5293. Tall Ships to Open for Tours and Excursions. Walk-on tours 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Port of Redwood City, 675 Seaport Blvd., Redwood City. Two tall ships will visit the Port of Redwood City this month and welcome visitors for tours and entertaining sailing programs. $3 donation per person. For more information visit www.historicalseaport.org
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TUESDAY, FEB. 21 Diabetes Screening. 8:30 p.m. to 10 a.m. Twin Pines Senior and Community Center, 20 Twin Pines Lane, Belmont. Sequoia Hospital will be holding a free blood-glucose screening. Free. For more information call 637-2976. Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous. 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Sequoia Wellness Center, 749 Brewster Ave., Redwood City. Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA) is a free 12-step recovery program for anyone suffering from food obsession, overeating, under-eating or bulimia. For more information call (800) 600-6028. Mardis Gras Party: Lunch and Dancing with Have a Party Pros. 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. San Bruno Senior Center, 1555 Crystal Springs Road, San Bruno. For tickets and more information call 616-7150. WEDNESDAY, FEB. 22 Mobile Blood Drive. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fireside Lounge, Menlo College, 1000 El Camino Real, Atherton. Open to the public. Scheduling appointment recommended. To schedule appointment email hmalak@menlo.edu. For more information visit redcrossblood.org. Disney On Ice presents Disney Pixars Toy Story 3 to Host Meet and Greet. Hillsdale Shopping Center, 60 31st Ave., San Mateo. Children are invited to join a magical star from the cast of Disney On Ice presents Disney Pixars Toy Story 3. Opportunity to get up-close and pose for photos with a Disney star. Event will be hosted by KQED TV and Field Entertainment. Free. For more information call 345-8222. City Talk Toastmakers Club meeting. 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Redwood City Main Library, Community Room, 1044 Middlefield Road, Redwood City. Join us in a friendly and supportive atmosphere to improve your communication and leadership skills. For more information call (202) 3907555. Alzheimer Cafe. 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Coastside Adult Day Health Center, 645 Correas St., Half Moon Bay. This is a supportive, safe social space for those with dementia and their loved ones. Come enjoy a cup of tea or coffee and a chance to socialize in a comfortable, non-judgmental atmosphere. Experts will be on hand to provide safe, appropriate activities, games and advice. Free. For more information or to reserve a spot call 726-5067. Club Fox Blues Jam: Junior Watson. 7 p.m. Club Fox, 2209 Broadway, Redwood City. $5. For more information call 369-7770 or visit tickets.foxrwc.com. Millbrae Library Technology Night. 7 p.m. Millbrae Library, 1 Library Ave., Millbrae. Tablets, smart phones, e-readers and e-books. Find out more information on these and how you can download e-books from the library. Free. For more information call 697-7607. Christ in the Passover. 7:30 p.m. Hope Lutheran Church, 600 42nd Ave., San Mateo. For more information contact Jeanne at jeanhelc@pacbell.net. THURSDAY, FEB. 23 Employment Roundtable. 10 a.m. to Noon. Lane Room, Burlingame Public Library, 480 Primrose Road, Burlingame. 558-7400. Americas Fifth Annual Quilt, Craft and Sewing Festival. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The San Mateo County Event Center, Fiesta Hall, 1346 Saratoga Drive, San Mateo. The festival features many vendors of crafts and creative arts. Free workshops and seminars will also be offered. Parking $8. Admission free. For more information visit quiltcraftsew.com. The Art of the Silk Road. 1 p.m. Millbrae Library, 1 Library Ave., Millbrae. The Art of the Silk Road SF Fine Arts Museum docent program by Kathleen Braunstein. Free. For more information call 697-7607. The Stanford Speaker Series: Diagnosing and Defining Types of Dementia. 5:30 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. The Library Silverado Belmont Hills, 1301 Ralston Ave., Belmont. Dr. Chao, M.D., Ph.D. will speak and will be available to answer questions following his presentation. Light refreshments will be served at 5:30 p.m. Presentation will begin at 6 p.m. RSVP by Feb. 22. Free. For more information and to RSVP call 654-9700. Welcome Amigos Spanish Immersion Education Center Open House. 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Welcome Amigos Spanish Immersion Preschool, 2825 Alameda de las Pulgas, San Mateo. For more information call 921-1545.
CULVER CITY YouTube is enlisting Hollywoods help to reach a generation of viewers more familiar with smartphones than TV remotes. The online video giant is aiming to create 25 hours of programming per day with the help of some of the top names in traditional TV. The Google-owned site is spreading its wealth among producers, directors, and other lmmakers, using a $100 million pot of seed money it committed last fall. The fund represents YouTubes largest spending on original content so far. YouTube believes it is laying groundwork for the future. While the number of traditional TV watchers has leveled off in recent years, more and more people are watching video on mobile phones, tablets and computers, especially the 18to 34-year-old age demographic that advertisers covet. The idea is to create 96 additional YouTube channels, which are essentially artists home pages, where viewers can see existing video clips and click subscribe to be notied when new content goes up. Well-funded videos by a select roster of stars are likely to be more watchable than the average YouTube fare of cute
cats and webcam monologues. YouTube is betting that a solid stream of good content will attract more revenue from advertisers, bring viewers back frequently and bolster its parent companys edgling Web-connected-TV platform, Google TV. The cash has enticed some of TVs biggest stars, including Fast Five director Justin Lin, who directs episodes of Community, CSI creator Anthony Zuiker and Nancy Tellem, the former president of CBS entertainment. Zuiker is teaming up on a horror series for YouTube after observing his own familys behavior. His three pre-teen sons spend more time on phones, iPads and computers than watching TV these days. We want to jointly take the risk with YouTube and roll the dice on the future, Zuiker says. The old regime is going to falter because everybody thinks the TV is the only device that really counts, and thats just not the case. For producers, its a chance to create shows that are completely free of meddling from major studios. They can also stay relevant with a younger crowd whose viewing is moving increasingly online. Several new channels such as the extreme sports-focused Network A and Spanish-language Tutele have launched Tehran could cut off oil exports to hostile European nations. The 27-nation EU accounts for about 18 percent of Irans oil exports. Tehran also is considering extending the embargo to other European countries, a semiofcial Iranian news agency reported Monday. The head of Irans state oil company Ahmad Qalehbani was quoted by the Mehr agency as saying that the country would stop selling crude to nations who take action against Tehran. The EU sanctions, along with other punitive measures imposed by the U.S., are part of Western efforts to derail Irans disputed nuclear program, which the West fears is aimed at developing atomic weapons. Iran denies the charges, and says its program is for peaceful purposes. Oil prices also rose on hopes that Greeces new bailout deal will be approved on Monday as well as by There are also issues related to freedom of speech related to the citys sign ordinance, he said. I still have a lot of questions, Ross said. City Attorney Shawn Mason said previously that the proposed changes are not meant to make city code stricter. It certainly will not be the legal effect, he told a crowd of about 30 people at a November community meeting on the topic. Currently, only about 17 items are listed as misdemeanors in San Mateos municipal code. Proposed changes will now allow the city to treat all infractions as misdemeanors and all misdemeanors as infractions if the council approves the changes. Of the 1,700 code violations the city dealt with in 2010, only 101 citations were issued and only one case went recruited based on those skills. The fast-paced activity provided by futsal vastly improves reaction times, as once the players venture into a full sized eld, everything seems to be moving in slow motion, Varas said. The coaches at Burlingamers follow a curriculum of two days playing outside, and one day inside per week. Some of the top futsal teams in the country train at Burlingamers, including futsal 415 and the De Anza Force 98 Girls. I think its a really fun facility, said Cristina Ribera, a 12-year-old Burlingamers futsal player. Ive learned a lot of new skills and Ive loved spending time there.
already. YouTube hopes to have them all up and running by this summer. This was really about galvanizing the ecosystem at large, says Alex Carloss, global head of original programming for YouTube. We see the portfolio (of funded channels) really representing the best of TV meeting the best of the Web. YouTube isnt the only Web video service that has started to pay for original content. Netflix Inc. recently launched the original series Lilyhammer, while Hulu premiered Battleground. But YouTube videos tend to be under 10 minutes, instead of tting into traditional half-hour or hourlong TV slots. And aside from a few guidelines, ultimate control is given over to the artist, including what is uploaded and when new episodes appear. YouTubers also get away with far edgier stuff than the middle nger that rapper M.I.A. ashed during the Super Bowl halftime show. Although YouTubes entire investment is less than half of what some studios spend on one blockbuster movie, about a third of the new channels were awarded to scrappy YouTube veterans who already know how to make it big online while keeping production costs low. YouTube expects to recoup what it spends on the grants by sharing ad revenue the new videos generate. Chinas decision to boost money supply bid to spur lending and economic growth. Chinas central bank said Saturday it will lower the ratio of funds that banks must hold as reserves, a move that frees tens of billions of dollars. Oil has jumped from $96 earlier this month amid optimism the global economy may grow more this year than previously expected. J.P. Morgan raised its Brent crude price forecast to as high as $135 from $120 on Monday, the April Brent crude contract was up 79 cents at $120.37 per barrel on the ICE Futures exchange. Building economic momentum has the potential to pull oil prices higher for the next 12 to 24 months, J.P. Morgan said in a report. In other energy trading in March contracts, heating oil gained 3 cents to $3.22 per gallon and gasoline futures rose 3.2 cents to $3.22 per gallon. Natural gas lost 7 cents to $2.62 per 1,000 cubic feet. before the citys Community Improvement Commission. All infractions can currently be treated as misdemeanors under existing city law if the violator knowingly and willfully does not comply with city code. The citys municipal code covers all kinds of behavior, from the size of permitted signs and what is allowed on sidewalks to issues with homeowners, including junk in yards and the proper installation of water heaters, for example. The San Mateo City Council meets 7 p.m., tonight, City Hall, 330 W. 20th Ave., San Mateo.
Bill Silverfarb can be reached by email: silverfarb@smdailyjournal.com or by phone: (650) 344-5200 ext. 106.
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France involves very little risk for Iran indeed quite the opposite, it catches the headlines and leads to a higher global oil price, which is something Iran is very keen to encourage. Markets in the United States are closed Monday for the Presidents Day holiday. Irans oil ministry said Sunday it stopped crude shipments to British and French companies in an apparent preemptive blow against the European Union after the bloc imposed sanctions on Irans crucial fuel exports. They include a freeze of the countrys central bank assets and an oil embargo set to begin in July. Irans Oil Minister Rostam Qassemi had warned earlier this month that
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Lim said. But Ross still has troubles with turning some code enforcement violations into misdemeanors. It makes criminal some things that arent ordinarily treated as crimes, Ross told the Daily Journal. He also has concerns on who will be most affected by the changes and the added ability given to ofcers to search and seize property from someone suspected of a misdemeanor. Requiring suspected code violators to attend administrative hearings could also become a costly burden for those with limited incomes, he said.
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Colson scheduled soccer professionally for four years before realizing the vision of Burlingamers. The advocacy of the sport does not solely come from Colson, as about 50 participants showed up for the rst week of Burlingamers futsal school in December, coached by Mikey Varas. Everyone knows soccer, Varas said. No one realizes the best [soccer] players in the world train with futsal and are
Cristina has been at Burlingamers for about two years, making friends and enjoying the environment Colson created. I think shes done a really great job, keeping it well-running and keeping the teams fair, Ribera said. While futsal is currently very popular primarily in Europe, the coaches at Burlingamers hope to spread the sport around the United States and share their enthusiasm. Burlingamers caters to anyone willing to spend a decent amount of time having fun and learning an up and coming activity t for athletes and nonathletes.
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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2012 PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20)Its important to begin elevating your sights a bit if you see that the cycle youre now entering holds tremendous promise. Dont waste the good times on frivolous activities. ARIES (March 21-April 19)The chances for accomplishing your objectives look good, though youll have to bring other people in on the action. Interesting things could happen thatll bring fulfillment. TAURUS (April 20-May 20)Because youll be able to recognize some of the signals, a situation unfolding at this time could enable you to share in some benefits already being generated by another person.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20)An arrangement that you mastermind should prove advantageous for everyone involved. It has all the essential elements needed for success: fairness, integrity and unity. CANCER (June 21-July 22)If you get the chanceand you probably willdo what you can to strengthen bonds involving two of your more significant relationships. You could bring about happy changes for all. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)Someone of the opposite gender whom you recently met is eager to get to know you better. If you are of the same mindset, dont hesitate to respond in kind.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)If youve been putting forth your very best effort where your work or career is concerned, a promotion, bonus or some kind of acknowledgement may be in the offing. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)When it comes to an enterprise or endeavor that you personally manage or in which you play some kind of leadership role, your luck could take a well-deserved change for the better. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)Starting right now, there is a strong probability that you could experience a favorable shift in your material affairs. Be alert for what occurs, because it can have a long-range effect. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21)Do not look to
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #248387 The following person is doing business as: Redwood Shores Chiropractic, 272 Redwood Shores Pkw. #A, REDWOOD CITY, CA 94065 is hereby registered by the following owner: Steven Sprague, 1313 Olive St. #2, San Carlos, CA 94070. The business is conducted by an Individual. The registrants commenced to transact business under the FBN on 12/29/2012. /s/ Steven Sprague / This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 01/11/2012. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal, 01/31/12, 02/07/12, 02/14/12, 02/21/12).
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BISSELL UPRIGHT vacuum cleaner clear view model $45 650-364-7777 CHOPPERS (4) with instructions $7/all. (650)368-3037 ELECTRIC HEATER - Oil filled electric heater, 1500 watts, $30., (650)504-3621 HOVER WIND tunnel vacuum. Like new $60 SOLD 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
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HP PRINTER Deskjet 970c color printer. Excellent condition. Software & accessories included. $30. 650-574-3865
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COUCH-FREE. OLD world pattern, soft fabric. Some cat scratch damage-not too noticeable. 650-303-6002 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 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, SOLD! PAPASAN CHAIRS (2) -with cushions $45. each set, (650)347-8061 ROCKING CHAIR - Traditional, full size Rocking chair. Excellent condition $100., (650)504-3621 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
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CASE# CIV 511410 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, 400 COUNTY CENTER RD, REDWOOD CITY CA 94063 PETITION OF Sifa Tuiaki & Lupe Tuiaki TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner, Sifa Tuiaki & Lupe Tuiaki filed a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows: a. Present name: Tonga Iolani Auka Tuiaki a. Proposed name: Tonga Auka Latu b. Present name: Sifa Davis Tuiaki b. Proposed name: Sifa Davis Latu, Jr. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. A HEARING on the petition shall be held on March 9, 2012 at 9 a.m., Dept. PJ, Room 2E, at 400 County Center, Redwood City, CA 94063. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation: Daily Journal Filed: 01/27/2012 /s/ Beth Freeman/ Judge of the Superior Court Dated: 01/27/2012 (Published 01/31/12, 02/07/12, 02/14/12, 02/21/12)
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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 VINTAGE FISHING LURES - (10) at between $45. & $100. each, CreekChub, Helin Tackle, Arbogast, some in original boxes, (650)257-7481
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INSTEP HALF bike for child, mounts onto adult bike. $15. Like new. (650)5743141
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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 3 TVS 4 DVD players VCRs, ect. almost free. Nothing over $9 (650)308-6381 32 TOSHIBA Flat screen TV like new, bought 9/9/11 with box. $300 Firm. (415)264-6605 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 LAPTOP. ACER Inspire One, 160 Gb HD. $75. (650) 630-2329 PANASONIC TV 21 inch $25., (650)637-8244 PRINTER. HP Office Jet All-in-One. New. $50. (650) 630-2329 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
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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 200 1940 Baseball Cards $100 or B/O (650)481-5296 65 EUROPEAN Used Postage Stamps. Some issued before 1920. All different. Includes stamps from England, France, and Germany. $5.00 650-787-8600 85 USED Postage Stamps All different from 1920's - 1990's. Includes air mail stamps and famous Americans stamps. $4 SOLD ARMY SHIRT, long sleeves, with pockets. XL $15 each (408)249-3858 BAY MEADOWS (650)345-1111 bag $30.each,
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #248637 The following person is doing business as: Hats by Ellen, 190 Northumberland Avenue, Redwood City, CA 94063 is hereby registered by the following owner: Shawn Evans, same address. The business is conducted by an Individual. The registrants commenced to transact business under the FBN on N/A. /s/ Shawn Evans / This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 01/30/2012. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal, 01/31/12, 02/07/12, 02/14/12, 02/21/12). FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #248318 The following person is doing business as: BS Landscape, 166 Dumbarton Ave Ap #3, REDWOOD CITY, CA 94063 is hereby registered by the following owner: Jhonatan A. Corado, same address. The business is conducted by an Individual. The registrants commenced to transact business under the FBN on N/A. /s/ Jhonatan A. Corado / This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 01/06/2012. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal, 01/31/12, 02/07/12, 02/14/12, 02/21/12).
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
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2 DINETTE Chairs (650)692-3260 both for $29
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 MIXER & CITRUS JUICE combo by Ham. Beach - sturdy model, used, c.70's $22., (650)342-6345 PERSIAN TEA set for 8. Including spoon, candy dish, and tray. Gold Plated. $100. (650) 867-2720 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
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
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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 ORIGINAL SMURF FIGURES - 19791981, 18+ mushroom hut, 1 1/2 x 3 1/2, all $40., (650)518-0813 PRECIOUS MOMENTS vinyl dolls - 16, 3 sets of 2, $35. each set, (650)518-0813 SPORTS CARDS, huge collection, over 20,000 cards, stars, rookies, hall of famers. $100 for all. SOLD
BASSET LOVE Seat Hide-a-Bed, Beige, Good Cond. Only $30! 650-766-9553 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 COFFEE TABLE 62"x32" Oak (Dark Stain) w/ 24" side Table, Leaded Beveled Glass top. - $90. 650-766-9553 DINING ROOM SET - table, four chairs, lighted hutch, $500. all, (650)296-3189
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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 CRAFTSMAN ARC-WELDER - 30-250 amp, and accessories, $350., (650)3410282 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 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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Millbrae Jewelers Est. 1957 400 Broadway - Millbrae
RACCOON TRAP 32" long by 10" wide 12" high, SOLD! 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 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 WALL LIGHT fixture - 2 lamp with frosted fluted shades, gold metal, great for bathroom vanity, never used, excellent condition, $15., Burl, (650)347-5104 WINE CARBOYS, 5 gal. $5 ea., have 2 Daly City (415)333-8540
650-697-2685
FORE GOLFERS! Great tee Golf mystery novel. The Case Missing Links. Pebble Beach Author has 60 copies, $5. (650)342-6192
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 BOOTS. WOMEN'S Timberland, 6-1/2. Good. cond. $15. SOLD! BRIDAL PETTICOAT: Taffeta. Fitted waist-to-hip above bouffant crinolines; ruffled taffetas over and under crinoline Sz: 10 $20. (650)341-3288 EUROPEAN STYLE nubek leather ladies winter coat - tan colored with green lapel & hoodie, $100., (650)888-0129
FRAMED PAINTING - Girl picking daisies, green & white, SOLD! GAME "BEAT THE EXPERTS" never used $8., (408)249-3858 GEORGE Magazines, 30, all intact $50/all OBO. (650)574-3229, Foster City HARDBACK BOOKS - Complete set, 6 volumes, by Winston S. Churchill, 2nd WW, published 1948-1953, great condition, dustjackets, $90.all, (650)347-5104 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 JEWELRY DISPLAY CASE - Handmade, portable, wood & see through lid to open, 45L, 20W, 3H, $65., (650)592-2648 LARGE PRINT. Hard Cover. Mystery Books. Current Author. (20) $2 each 650-364-7777 TENT $30.00 (650)591-4710
BOOK - Fighting Aircraft of WWII, Janes, 1000 illustrations, $65., (650)593-8880 BOOK NATIONAL Geographic National Air Museums, $15 (408)249-3858
FINO FINO
A Place For Fine Hats Sharon Heights
325 Sharon Heights Drive Menlo Park
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 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 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 DRESS SHOES - bostonian casual dress tie up, black upper leather, size 8.5, classic design, great condition, $60.,Burl., (650)347-5104 MENS PANTS & SHORTS - Large box, jeans, cargos, casual dress slacks, 34/32, 36/32, Burl, $85.all, (650)3475104 MENS SHIRTS - Brand names, Polos, casual long sleeve dress, golf polo, tshirts, sizes M/L, great condition, Burl, $83., (650)347-5104 Brown.
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NANCY'S TAILORING & BOUTIQUE Custom Made & Alterations 889 Laurel Street San Carlos, CA 94070 650-622-9439
NEW BROWN LEATHER JACKET- XL $25., 650-364-0902 PUMPS. AMALFI, 6C, 2-1/2" heels. Peach-champagne tone. Worn once. $30. (650) 630-2329. 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 SAN FRANCISCO SOUVENIR JACKET: Hooded, zip-front. Reversible, outer: tan all-weather; inner: navy plush. Each has SF landmarks' embroidery. Large: $20. (650)341-3288 SNEAKERS. WOMEN'S Curves, 9-1/2. New. $20. (650) 630-2329 SNOW BOOTS, MEN'S size 12. Brand New, Thermolite brand,(with zippers), black, $18. (510) 527-6602 VINTAGE CLOTHING 1930 Ermine fur coat Black full length $35 650 755-9833
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620 Automobiles
BMW 02 325CI -fully loaded, black leather interior, auto, heated seats, new tires, much more! 112K miles. $9,400. (650)692-7916 CHEVY HHR 08 - Grey, spunky car loaded, even seat warmers, $9,500. (408)807-6529. 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 SOLD! MERCEDES 06 C230 - 6 cylinder, navy blue, 60K miles, 2 year warranty, $18,000, (650)455-7461 PONTIAC 00 Grand Am SE. 53k miles, 4 new tires. $3,400., (650)345-4646
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440 Apartments
BELMONT - prime, quiet location, view, 1 bedroom $1495, 2 bedrooms $1850. New carpets, new granite counters, dishwasher, balcony, covered carports, storage, pool, no pets. (650) 592-1271 SAN MATEO - Large 2 Bedroom, 2 bath. Next to Central Park. Rarely Available. Prestigious Location & Building. Gated garage. Deck, No pets, $2,400/mo. Call (650) 948-2935
MB GARAGE, INC.
Repair Restore Sales
Mercedes-Benz Specialists
(650)349-2744
MERCEDES BENZ REPAIR Diagnosis, Repair, Maintenance. All MBZ Models Elliott Dan Mercedes Master Certified technician 555 O'Neil Avenue, Belmont 650-593-1300
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 TREADMILL - PROFORM Crosswalk Sport. 300 pounds capacity with incline, hardly used. $450., (650)637-8244 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
335 Rugs
IVORY WOOL blend rect. 3x5 Blue Willow pattern $50 firm, (650)342-6345
470 Rooms
FURNISHED BEDROOM - all utilities included. 6 months lease, Daly City, (650) 245-4988 HIP HOUSING Non-Profit Home Sharing Program San Mateo County (650)348-6660
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(650) 593-3136
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620 Automobiles
69 GTO weld wheels, frozen engine & transmission. $100 or B/O, (650)4815296 76 PORSCHE sportmatic NO engine with transmission $100 650 481-5296
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 HARLEY DAVIDSON 83 Shovelhead special construction, 1340 ccs, Awesome!, $5,950/obo. Rob (415)602-4535.
(650)344-0921
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.
335 Rugs
IVORY WOOL blend rect. 3x5 Blue Willow pattern $50 firm, (650)342-6345
DONATE YOUR CAR Tax Deduction, We do the Paperwork, Free Pickup, Running or Not - in most cases. Help yourself and the Polly Klaas Foundation. Call (800)380-5257.
650 RVs
RV. 73 GMC Van, Runs good, $2,850. Will finance, small downpayment. Call for appointments. (650)364-1374
Wanted 62-75 Chevrolets Novas, running or not Parts collection etc. So clean out that garage Give me a call Joe 650 342-2483
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(650)771-2432
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RDS HOME REPAIRS
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(650)271-1320
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MAYERS JEWELERS
We Buy Gold! Bring your old gold in and redesign to something new or cash it in!
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BRUNCH
Crowne Plaza
1221 Chess Dr., Hwy. 92 at Foster City Blvd. Exit Foster City
(650)989-8983
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