12-27-2011 Edition

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Survey shows moderate support for parcel tax

Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary School District encouraged to initiate public outreach effort first
By Heather Murtagh
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
A public outreach campaign about the educational and economic needs of the BelmontRedwood Shores Elementary School District is necessary before going for a possible new parcel tax, according to a community survey. With two parcel taxes in place, the district began talking about a new measure over the
summer. Taxes in place are set to sunset in the coming years but district ofcials contend they have been recently strapped for cash. Putting a measure before voters could mean extending current taxes or asking for more money. Recently the district contracted with Godbe Research and TBWB Strategies to survey voter opinions on the possible measure. The results which will be discussed with the board Thursday, Jan. 5 show a moder-
ate base of voter support for a parcel tax measure. However, without support strong enough to pass such a measure, the companies are suggesting the district initiate a public outreach effort before considering a ballot measure. An 18-minute telephone survey was given to three groups of possible voters: 455 likely to vote in the November 2012 election; 375 who would likely vote in the June 2012 elec-
tion; and 300 who would likely participate in a special mail ballot during 2012. Initial support for a parcel tax was at 60 percent to 61 percent for all three groups. That increased slightly by the end of the survey for all three groups. Those surveyed were asked about a range of possible annual parcel tax amounts starting at
See SURVEY, Page 20
Economists seegrowth in newyear

Congressional deadlock,Europes debt crisis could derail progress
By Paul Wiseman and Derek Kravitz
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Above:Maryjane Propach,right, helps Rudy Enriquez with a return at the Sears in the Hillsdale Shopping Center yesterday as crowds of after-Christmas shoppers wait to make the most of the stores sales.Below:Lana helps customers with returns at Sears in San Mateo.
Exchanging gifts and final sales

Stores crowded with post-Christmas shoppers
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WASHINGTON The U.S. economy will grow faster in 2012 if it isnt knocked off track by upheavals in Europe, according to an Associated Press survey of leading economists. Unemployment will barely fall from the current 8.6 percent rate, though, by the time President Barack Obama runs for reelection in November, the economists say. The three dozen private, corporate and academic economists expect the economy to grow 2.4 percent next year. In 2011, it likely grew less than 2 percent. The year is ending on an upswing. The economy has generated at least 100,000 new jobs for ve months in a row the longest such streak since 2006. The number of people applying for unemployment benets has dropped to the lowest level since April 2008. The trend
See ECONOMY, Page 20
Malls across the Bay Area Monday were lled with shoppers who were looking to exchange Christmas gifts and take advantage of the nal sales of the year. Linh Nguyen, 33, of San Francisco, was one such shopper. She was at the Westeld San Francisco Centre to return a pair of gloves her boyfriend had given her for Christmas because they were the wrong ones. I showed him the gloves online, Nguyen said. I guess he wasnt listening. While she was there, Nguyen also
DUI arrests slightly up

By Heather Murtagh
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
Arrests for driving under the inuence were slightly higher over the 10 days leading up to the holiday in San Mateo County this year, according to numbers released by the California Highway Patrol. In the period spanning from Friday, Dec. 16 through Sunday, Dec. 25, CHP reports making 107 DUI arrests with one fatal collision in San Mateo County. Thats a slight increase in from last year, which over the same 10-day period included 91 arrests, according to the Avoid the 23 San Mateo County DUI campaign.
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Tuesday Dec. 27, 2011
FOR THE RECORD
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Thought for the Day

Man has an incurable habit of not fullling the prophecies of his fellow men.
Alistair Cooke,journalist and broadcaster1908-2004
This Day in History
1968
Apollo 8 and its three astronauts made a safe, nighttime splashdown in the Pacic.
In 1831, naturalist Charles Darwin set out on a round-theworld voyage aboard the HMS Beagle. In 1904, James Barries play Peter Pan: The Boy Who Wouldnt Grow Up opened at the Duke of Yorks Theater in London. In 1927, the musical play Show Boat, with music by Jerome Kern and libretto by Oscar Hammerstein II, opened at the Ziegfeld Theater in New York. In 1932, Radio City Music Hall opened in New York City. In 1945, 28 nations signed an agreement creating the World Bank. In 1970, the musical play Hello, Dolly! closed on Broadway after a run of 2,844 performances. In 1979, Soviet forces seized control of Afghanistan. President Hazullah Amin, who was overthrown and executed, was replaced by Babrak Karmal. In 1981, composer and bandleader Hoagy Carmichael (Stardust) died in Rancho Mirage, Calif., at age 82. In 1985, Palestinian guerrillas opened re inside the Rome and Vienna airports; 19 victims were killed, plus four attackers who were slain by police and security personnel. American naturalist Dian Fossey, 53, who had studied gorillas in the wild in Rwanda, was found hacked to death. In 2007, opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was assassinated in Pakistan by an attacker who shot her after a campaign rally and then blew himself up. Ten years ago: Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld announced that Taliban and al-Qaida prisoners would be held at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. President George W. Bush extended permanent normal trade status to China. India and Pakistan engaged in diplomatic tit-for-tat, ordering half of each others embassy staffs sent home and banning overights by each others national airlines.
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A winter swimmer jumps with a mop into the icy water of the Songhua River in Harbin,Heilongjiang,China.
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Rocky Road: Ice cream spill freezes traffic
FORT WAYNE, Ind. Police say 40,000 pounds of ice cream have spilled from a semitrailer in Fort Wayne, Ind., closing two lanes of southbound Interstate 69 at the start of the holiday weekend. The Journal Gazette and WPTA-TV report the spill happened about 4 p.m. Friday and was expected to take as long as six hours to clean up completely. One southbound lane remained open. Police say the truck was trying to enter the interstate from a ramp when it tipped, spilling cartons of vanilla, caramel praline crunch and other flavors of Edys ice cream onto the interstate. Police say the truck driver had minor injuries and was taken to a local hospital to be checked out. back and forth, and when Kelley died, his widow mailed the tattered message for over a decade. Last year, it returned to Hanks unread. He believes Kelleys widow moved to a nursing home. A list of dates and places in the worn card documents its journey. Hanks plans to frame it. I always looked forward to getting the card, he told the Tyler Morning Telegraph. I dont think itll ever leave me now. reached the suggested temperature. Grupo Copesa, which publishes the paper, said it will abide by the ruling. Days after the recipe was published in the papers Woman magazine in 2004, hospitals around the country began treating women for burns suffered when the dough boiling in oil suddenly shot out of kitchen pots.
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U.K.s Prince Philip remains in hospital

LONDON Britains Prince Philip will spend a fourth night in hospital Monday, as he recovers from treatment for a blocked coronary artery. Queen Elizabeth IIs 90-year-old husband is making good progress, but will remain under observation at Papworth, a specialist heart hospital in Cambridge, a Buckingham Palace spokesman said Monday. The spokesman, who spoke on condition of anonymity in line with policy, said there are no details on when Philip may be released. Philip underwent a successful coronary stent procedure at the specialist hospital, where he was taken Friday after complaining of chest pains. The Duke of Edinburgh continues to make good progress from the procedure. He remains in hospital under observation and in good spirits, the spokesman said.
Chile daily must pay readers for exploding churros

SANTIAGO, Chile Chiles Supreme Court has ordered a newspaper to pay $125,000 to 13 people who suffered burns while trying out a published recipe for churros, a popular Latin American snack of dough fried in hot oil. The publisher of La Tercera must pay individual damages to 11 women and two men ranging from as little as $279 to $48,000 for one woman whose burns were particularly severe. The high courts ruling was announced Monday, seven years after the readers burned themselves while trying out the recipe. Judges determined that the newspaper failed to fully test it before publication, and that if readers followed the recipe exactly, the churros had a good chance of exploding once the oil
Actor Gerard Depardieu is 63.
Actress Eva LaRue is 45.
Rock singer Hayley Williams is 23.
Rockabilly musician Scotty Moore is 80. Actor John Amos is 72. Actress Charmian Carr (Film: The Sound of Music) is 69. ABC News correspondent Cokie Roberts is 68. Rock musician Mick Jones (Foreigner) is 67. Singer Tracy Nelson is 67. Jazz singer-musician T.S. Monk is 62. Singer-songwriter Karla Bonoff is 60. Actress Tovah Feldshuh is 59. Rock musician David Knoper (Dire Straits) is 59. Journalist-turned-politician Arthur Kent is 58. Actress Maryam DAbo is 51. Country musician Jeff Bryant is 49. Actor Ian Gomez is 47. Actress Theresa Randle is 47. Former professional wrestler and actor Bill Goldberg is 45. Actress Tracey Cherelle Jones is 42.
THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME
by David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek
Texas men trade same Christmas card for decades

WHITEHOUSE, Texas A Christmas card that crisscrossed the country as part of an old joke between two Texas men will rest this holiday for the first time in 61 years. Acker Hanks mailed the card to his former neighbor Lee Kelley in 1950. Kelley, a prankster, mailed it back a year later. The two continued sending the card
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There oughta be a lawmovement grows

Locally, Assemblyman Jerry Hill holding fourth contest
By Bill Silverfarb
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A woman came to a home asking to use the phone, took a key to the residence and then refused to leave on Diamond Avenue in South San Francisco before 11:28 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7.
State Sen. Joe Simitians There oughta be a law contest, started in 2001, has led to the creation of several laws here in California but it has also inspired lawmakers across the country to get their constituents engaged in government. Government ofcials in Ohio, Pennsylvania and several other states now hold the contest annually and many lawmakers in California also encourage their district residents to drum up new laws or x current ones that are broken. State Assemblyman Jerry Hill, D-San Mateo, is holding the contest for the fourth year now as he solicits ideas for new bills to be introduced in 2012. Hill calls his contest Oughta Be a Law ... or Not. Locally, residents in Hills district have until Jan. 15 to enter the contest and then the lawmaker will select a winner and introduce legislation on the chosen idea. Simitian is the brainchild behind the growing national movement, coming up with the idea based on an old comic strip from the 1940s called There oughta be a law. In 2001, when Simitian rst held the contest, he received 100 proposals for new bills, with two of them eventually being signed into law. Since then, he has had several other constituent-inspired bills passed into law and so has Hill. There are 120 members of the Legislature who can introduce legislation. This contest gives citizens the same opportunity, Hill told the Daily Journal Monday. It allows lawmakers to tap into their constituents, he said. There is no one better than citizens who see and deal with life every day to seek ideas from, Hill said.
The contest has been embraced by both Democrat and Republican lawmakers across the United States. Pennsylvania state Sen. Anthony H. Williams, DPhiladelphia, has a similar contest as does Ohio State Representative Marlene Jerry Hill Anielski, R-Walton Hills. In California, Simitian and Hill are joined by state Sen. Bob Huff, R-Walnut, and state Assemblyman Bob Wieckowski, D-Fremont, who have also started to hold similar contests. So far, Hill has had two of three contestwinning bills signed into law that were the result of the contest. The first he introduced, however, was vetoed by then-governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. Assembly Bill 1379 was the idea of Eda Cook of Half Moon Bay and Scott Buschman of San Bruno. They proposed stiffer nes for spilled debris from trucks on highways and roads since more than 7,000 collisions and 10 fatalities were the result of spilled loads since 2003, according to the California Highway Patrol. The measure passed the Legislature but was vetoed by Schwarzenegger. In the second contest in 2010, Hill introduced legislation that was the idea of Stan Fetterman of Millbrae. Assembly Bill 2654 would require rms that send out solicitation letters that appear to be on behalf of government agencies to include a disclaimer atop the rst page stating: This product or service has not been approved or endorsed by any government agency. Fetterman proposed the law after noticing that a property management rm that employs him had received a bunch of ofcial-sounding letters that, in one instance, demanded companies make a $225 payment to fulll a bogus
state requirement. Schwarzenegger again vetoed that bill but it was reintroduced in 2011 as Assembly Bill 75 and later signed into law by current Gov. Jerry Brown. Earlier this year, Brown signed another contest winner into law, Assembly Bill 459, that implements the national popular vote for president which reforms the Electoral College to guarantee the presidency to the candidate who receives the most votes nationwide. The bill, however, will take effect only when enacted, in identical form, by states possessing a majority of the electoral votes that is, enough electoral votes to elect a president (270 of 538). The bill has passed 30 legislative chambers in 20 states so far, according to Hills ofce. The constituent who won the 2011 contest asked to remain anonymous. For the 2012 contest, Hill has already received several ideas for new laws he will consider introducing. Some are related to food allergies, smoking in apartment buildings, trafc safety for motorcycles and requiring wash stations at farmers markets. The contest does not close for another three weeks, however, giving district residents plenty of time to participate. Applications can be obtained on Hills website at http://asmdc.org/members/a19/. Once lled out, the applications can be emailed to assemblymember.hill@assembly.ca.gov, faxed to the San Mateo district ofce at (650) 3414676 or mailed to the district ofce at 1528 South El Camino Real, Suite 302, San Mateo, CA 94402.
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Vandalism. Property was damaged on the 100 block of Newbridge Street before 4:51 p.m. Tuesday. Dec. 20. Burglary. Burglary was reported on the 1000 block of Hollyburne Avenue before 4:13 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 20. Fraud. Fraud was reported on the 600 block of San Mateo Drive before 9:24 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 20. Petty theft. A Razor scooter was taken from the front porch of a home on the 300 block of OConnor Street before 7:52 p.m. Monday, Dec. 19. Stolen vehicle. A vehicle was reported stolen on the 1500 block of San Antonio Avenue before 3:33 p.m. Monday, Dec. 19. Petty theft. A cellphone was taken from the 400 block of Ivy Drive before 5:44 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 13.
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Narcotics. Three people arrested for being in possession of a controlled substance on the 1700 block of Laurel Street before 8:32 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 17. Burglary. A home was burglarized on the rst block of Kenton Avenue before 3 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 13. Weapon. A man was arrested for possession of a weapon and driving on a suspended license on the 1200 block of El Camino Real before 6:54 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10.
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otre Dame Elementary School dedicated the month of September to heroes who are near and dear to their lives. The students reflected on the 10th anniversary of the events of Sept. 11. By looking at the heroes, students gained a better understanding of these brave and selfless people who have dedicated their professions to helping others. On Friday, Sept. 9, NDE students participated in an all school prayer service to remember the victims of Sept. 11, 2001. Students, teachers and parents prayed for peace, understanding and tolerance. The hallways of the school were covered in posters throughout the month of September. These are All About Me posters. The students have reached out to the heroes of their communities (police, nurses, soldiers, etc) and interviewed them to gain an understanding of their dedication to safety and freedom. *** Notre Dame Elementary School celebrated National Anthem Day on the birthday of the The Star Spangled Banner written on Sept. 14, 1814 by Francis Scott Key. The Student Council led the ceremony during the schools morning assembly to commemorate the poem which, in 1931, became the lyrics for our National Anthem. Prepared and led by music teacher Barbara Barrett, the student body sang the anthem, then raised the flag in silence, in honor of the heroes of 9/11 and all those who have defended the countrys safety and freedom. Barrett presented a certificate of recognition from The National Association for Music Education and The National Anthem Project to principal Gerald Traynor, to recognize the Notre Dame Elementary as a National Anthem Project All Star School in its commitment to promote the importance of music education through their participation in The National Anthem project. *** Approximately 150 alums, from 1936 to 2006, celebrated their reunions and renewed friendships at Mercys annual Homecoming
From left, Notre Dame Elementary School Council Julia Iman, Jesse Cirimelli-Lowe, Tiffany Ehlers, Dylan Cirimelli-Lowe, Tayler Wicks, Noelle Hough, Kyra Ehlers and Krishna Keshav.Not shown:Emma Kurr.
Mass and Luncheon which was held Sunday, Sept. 18. The day began with coffee with the Sisters in the Motherhouse, followed by a mass celebrated by Father Howell with music by Sister Suzanne and Sister Marguerite. During the liturgy, President Laura Held welcomed the alumnae and honored all of the reunion classes. Following mass, the Kohl Mansion came alive as classmates reunited; for some alums this was the first time they had been on campus since their graduation. *** On Oct. 8, Redwood High Schools R.E.A.L. program a group of young environmental activists trying to make a difference partnered with Daveys Trees, Urban Trees and Stanfords Canopy for the first of a series of tree planting days that took place on alternating Saturdays through May. This is a joint project which involved Stanfords Canopy supplying funding for the trees, Daveys Trees providing technical and expert guidance and Urban Trees supplying adult volunteers to support the students in their project. The goal is to restore the school garden which is about an acre in a beautiful park setting along Cordilleras Creek, but is in need of serious upkeep. The R.E.A.L students have a long-term goal to turn their garden into an environmental education center where other students from local schools can learn about gardening, ecosystems, Cordilleras Creek and spend time in nature. They also want to make the garden a working farm where they can produce fresh fruit and vegetables for their school and to sell at the farmers market.
Rita Gleason, principal of Notre Dame High School, recently announced that seniors Soa Apitz and Kristen La Torre were named Commended Students in the 2012 National Merit Scholarship Program. A letter of commendation from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation will be presented to the students in May.These students are among the top 50,000 of more than 1.5 million students who entered the 2012 National Merit Program by taking the 2010 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.
*** THE Bayside S.T.E.M. ACADEMY recently received a $500 book donation from Target and First Book. Assistant Principal Lorin Wilson, students Alberto Hernandez, Mary TaufoouTongamoa, Ariel Sullivan and Andrew Abbott, along with teachers Tamara Hunt and Jessica Becker were on hand to receive the donation on Aug. 23. In partnership with First Book, Target has distributed more than 1.5 million new books to children nationwide. Target believes reading is essential to a childs learning and encourage children to read with their families. THE Bayside S.T.E.M. ACADEMY is preparing students for the high speed, wired, innovative and global economy of the 21st century. In partnership with Stanford University, Design Thinking has become embedded within the curriculum of specialized electives and core content.
Class notes is a column dedicated to school news. It is compiled by education reporter Heather Murtagh. You can contact her at (650) 344-5200, ext. 105 or at heather@smdailyjournal.com.
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Gas station robbed at gunpoint
A gas station in South San Francisco was robbed by gunpoint Christmas Eve, according to police. The suspect entered the cashiers booth at a gas station on the 600 block of El Camino Real just before 8 p.m. Saturday, aimed a handgun at the cashier and demanded money, according to South San Francisco police. The cashier complied with the request and reported the suspect ed on foot in an eastbound direction on West Orange Avenue, according to police. The suspect is described as a black male adult, 6 feet 2 inches tall, 200 pounds, wearing a white snow hat, yellow sweatshirt, black jeans and black gloves and was between 25 and 30 years old, according to police. Anyone with any information about the incident should call police at (650) 877-8900.
Transit agencies offer free rides on New Years Eve

A few Bay Area public transit agencies are offering free rides on New Years Eve to encourage people to take trains or buses to get to festivities around the region. Rides on San Francisco Municipal Railway, Caltrain and Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority vehicles will all be free from the night of Dec. 31 to the early morning hours of Jan. 1. Trips on Muni buses and lightrail vehicles will be complimentary from 8 p.m. on Dec. 31 to 6 a.m. on Jan. 1, agency officials announced Wednesday. San Franciscos waterfront is crowded each New Years Eve because of a city-sponsored fireworks show that starts at midnight on a barge off of The Embarcadero. For people leaving the fireworks show or other festivities in the city, special Muni Metro service will run until 2:15 a.m. between Fourth and King streets and the West Portal Station, and until 4 a.m. between West Portal and the Embarcadero stations. There will also be extra service on Munis Owl overnight routes, the 5, 14, 22, 24, 38, 90, 91, L and N bus lines. Caltrain is offering free rides after 11 p.m. on New Years Eve, and will run trains from San Francisco until 2:15 a.m. on Jan. 1. VTA bus and light-rail service will be free as well between 7 p.m. and 3:59 a.m., with extended hours offered for its light-rail service and an express bus line that takes customers to the Fremont BART station. Trips on BART will not be free, but the agency will provide additional service on New Years Eve, running trains until 3 a.m. After 8 p.m., to minimize crowding at the two stations closest to the San Francisco fireworks show, certain trains will not stop at the Embarcadero station, and others will not stop at the Montgomery station. For more information about public transit options in the Bay Area on New Years Eve, visit www.sfmta.com, www.bart.gov, www.caltrain.com or www.vta.org.
Online shopping jumps 16.4 pct on Christmas

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Mom booked for dropping toddler from window

SAN JOSE Authorities have booked a 24-year-old San Jose woman who dropped her toddler out of a second-story window on charges of attempted murder and child abuse. The 22-month old boy survived the fall on Christmas Day with bumps and bruises. Authorities say his mother, Lupita Cortez, also was treated for broken bones in her feet after she jumped from the same window when ofcers arrived.
NEW YORK A growing number of shoppers apparently need only the briefest of breaks before diving back in, especially if they can log in to shop. IBM found that online shopping jumped 16.4 percent on Christmas Day over last year, and the dollar
amount of those purchases that were made using mobile devices leaped 172.9 percent. IBM tracks shopping at more than 500 websites other than Amazon.com, which is the largest. It found a huge increase in the number of shoppers making their purchases with iPhones, iPads and Android-powered mobile devices.
In fact, nearly 7 percent of all online purchases were made using iPads, just 18 months after the tablet computers were released by Apple Inc., said John Squire, chief strategy officer for IBMs Smarter Commerce unit. The online uptick was continuing on Monday. As of 3 p.m. Eastern time, shopping was up 10 percent
over Dec. 26, 2010. And the expectation was that the pace of buying would increase as the day wore on and consumers clicked on sales at various retailers. Squire said consumers were chasing sales on both Sunday and Monday. The data did not show what portion of purchases was made using gift cards.
Consumer advocates say many gift cards will go to waste

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That gift card might have seemed like a great last-minute gift idea, but it may not ever get used, according to consumer advocates. Every year around 2 to 5 percent of all gift cards end up going unused, said Jon Fox, a consumer advocate with the California Public
Interest Group Education Fund. In California that money stays with retailers and is essentially a $5 billion gift from consumers every year, Fox said. Fortunately, in California most gift cards are not allowed to have expiration dates or service fees. In addition, merchants are required to
reimburse you in cash for any gift card balances of less than $10. Consumers often dont know that the $2 balance left on their Starbucks card is as good as cash, and let it go to waste, said Fox. Fox recommends that consumers carry gift cards with them in their wallet, so that they have them
whenever an opportunity to use them comes up. If you received a gift card you know you will never use, there are websites where you can sell them, like Card Avenue, Swapagift.com or Plastic Jungle. You can also donate unwanted cards to some charities. Check donatemycard.com or Plastic Jungle for details, Fox said.
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MILLBRAE As a Past President of the Millbrae Lions Club I was recently asked to take on the position of Tree Planting Chairman. It is a goal of the current Lions Clubs International President for all Lions Clubs across the world to plant one million trees during the 2011-2012 term. This new responsibility reminded me of a plan I had in the back of my mind to donate a number of trees on behalf of the CHAPEL OF THE HIGHLANDS for planting on several sparsely landscaped strips at Saint Dunstans Church in Millbrae. Ive always been a fan of planting trees, and my new task as Tree Planting Chair gave me an excuse to follow through with this previous goal. I immediately put my plan into action, so as of this writing 17 good sized Redwood Trees have already been planted at Saint Dunstans which will grow up tall and lush (see the picture to the right of me with one of the trees on the day they were planted). Trees are a major life sustaining feature of our planet. They not only help secure the ground they are planted in, but are the home to countless numbers of species. Trees absorb carbon dioxide (CO2) in addition to other harmful pollutants from the atmosphere, and during photosynthesis they release the oxygen we breathe. An acre of trees absorbs enough CO2 over one year to equal the amount produced by driving a car 26,000 miles. If everyone reading this article planted one new tree at their home it would not only create a noticeable improvement in everyones quality of life but also would benefit future generations.
Historically San Mateo County had a vast population of healthy old growth Redwood Trees. In the 1800s a large portion of these tall majestic trees were cut down to feed the quickly growing need for lumber in the up and coming city of San Francisco. During this gold rush period little was known of the benefits in keeping these trees alive and healthy. Realistically we still need lumber today, and now the lumber industry regularly replaces the trees they harvest with new young trees. Trees are a good renewable resource if used in a responsible manner, and many more trees have to be planted than harvested to support societys needs. We all have a chance to help by planting our own new trees and replacing those which may be unhealthy or have died. Tying this topic into our role at the CHAPEL OF THE HIGHLANDS is easy. Wood is used in caskets, urns, paper and other items needed for funerals. The CO2 absorbed by trees is permanently locked into the wood used to craft these items therefore keeping it out of the atmosphere. My goal is to keep planting trees where ever I find the need as to help replenish this vitally essential and health-nourishing resource. If you ever wish to discuss cremation, funeral matters or want to make preplanning arrangements please feel free to call me and my staff at the CHAPEL OF THE HIGHLANDS in Millbrae at (650) 588-5116 and we will be happy to guide you in a fair and helpful manner. For more info you may also visit us on the internet at:
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Final week before Iowa caucus

By David Espo and Thomas Beaumont
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Study: San Francisco Bay oil spill damaged herring
SAN FRANCISCO The cargo ship accident that dumped tens of thousands of gallons of thick, tarry ship fuel into San Francisco Bay caused lasting damage to the regions onceplentiful schools of Pacic herring, the bays only commercially shed species, according to a study released Monday. Herring embryos collected from shorelines left coated in oil starting about 3 months after the November 2007 Cosco Busan spill suffered from unusually high death rates and a range of ailments and deformities associated with exposure to the chemicals in crude oil, the study found. The majority of embryos in samples from oiled sites were dead on examination in the laboratory, wrote the studys authors, who were led by John Incardona, a toxicologist with the sheries division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. By 2010, death rates had returned to normal, but the embryos continued to show heart defects that are a common symptom in herring of oil exposure. The bays Pacic herring are the largest coastal population in the continental U.S. and a key element of the bays complex food web, according to the study, which was published online by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The spill that resulted from the massive cargo ship striking one of the pillars of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge in heavy fog killed more than 6,800 birds and closed beaches to swimmers for weeks.
DES MOINES, Iowa An Iowa caucus campaign that has cycled through several Republican presidential frontrunners entered its nal week Monday, as unpredictable as the day conservatives began competing to emerge as Mitt Romneys chief rival. Romney, the former Massachusetts governor, released a new television commercial for the state in which he cited a moral imperative for America to stop spending more money than we take in. Its killing jobs, he said. Texas Gov. Rick Perry countered with an advertisement that said four of his rivals combined none of them Romney have served 63 years in Congress, leaving us with debt, earmarks and bailouts. Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, who has invested more time in Iowa than any other contender, countered that most Americans now believe that a little bit of experience going into a job like president is probably a good thing. Santorum was the only presidential candidate in the state during the day. That changes Tuesday, with bus tours planned by Perry, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann, all eager to energize
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U.S. Republican presidential candidate and former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum,left, talks to reporters after pheasant hunting in Adel,Iowa.
their existing supporters and attract new ones. Texas Rep. Ron Paul arrives Wednesday. Recent polls suggest he is peaking as caucus day approaches, a rise that has him tied with Romney or even ahead, and drawing more scrutiny for his views. The result gures to be a short but intense stretch of campaigning through small towns and even smaller towns, the sort of one-on-one politicking that has largely vanished in the electronic age. Failing that, it will pay tribute to the types of cuisine that prosper in early 21st century America. The Perry bus will belly up to Doughy Joeys in Waterloo and to the Fainting Goat in Waverly, an establishment whose website says After 10 p.m., we are the type of place your mothers warned you about. Perry also will visit a vineyard and winery in Carroll. Bachmann will make an early-winter stop at a Dairy Queen, as well as Pizza Ranch establishments in Harlan, Red Oak and Atlantic, three localities with a combined population of 17,282.
Disgraced ex-journalist fights for law license

SAN FRANCISCO A former journalist who became the subject of a Hollywood movie after he was caught fabricating articles in the late 1990s is ghting to become a lawyer in California over the objections of a state bar committee. Stephen Glass, whose ethical missteps at The New Republic and other magazines were recounted in the lm Shattered Glass and an autobiographical novel, has challenged the bar committees decision to deny him a license to practice law. Glass attended law school at Georgetown University and passed Californias bar exam in 2007. His application for an attorneys license was turned down by the states Committee of Bar Examiners, which judged him morally unt for his new profession. But an independent state bar court ruled in Glasss favor in July and the California Supreme Court has since agreed to hear the committees appeal. No date for oral arguments has been set. The bar associations lawyers said in written lings that even though Glass transgressions occurred when he was in his 20s, his attempts at atonement were inadequate and in some cases coincided with the publication of his novel.
Inmate given jail, anger management for attack

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A 22-year-old man in custody for allegedly assaulting a police ofcer was sentenced to more incarceration and anger management classes for attacking two guards, a deputy and fellow jail inmate. Juan Carlos Cortez, of San Francisco, pleaded no contest in November to felony assault on a custodial ofcer and on Friday was sentenced to one year jail and 32 hours of anger management counseling.
According to authorities, on Oct. 12 Cortez was being held in Maguire Correctional Facility for a misdemeanor assault on an ofcer when he began punching another inmate without provocation. Two correctional ofcers and a deputy tried breaking up the assault but Cortez reportedly turned on them, punching the deputy and one ofcer each repeatedly in the face. Another ofcer was knocked over during the melee and was later treated at Kaiser Medical Center for a
hairline fracture of the wrist. After the situation was diffused, Cortez said he punched the other inmate simply because he had an impulse to attack him, according to the District Attorneys Ofce. In addition to the jail and classes, Cortez received three years of supervised probation, mental health counseling and an order to take all his prescribed medicines. He has credit of 145 days toward his term earned while in custody in lieu of $100,000 bail.
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Mexican actor Pedro Armendariz Jr. dies at age 71
MEXICO CITY Mexican character actor Pedro Armendariz Jr. died Monday at the age of 71. There was no immediate conrmation of the cause of death. Armendariz was best known for playing sly, sometimes cyniPedro cal characters he Armendariz Jr. endowed with wit and charisma. Armendariz played Gov. Riley in the 2005 movie The Legend of Zoro, and had roles in 1989s Old Gringo and Once Upon a Time in Mexico in 2003. President Felipe Calderons ofce issued a statement lamenting Armendariz death, calling him a great actor who reected well on Mexico at home and abroad. The Mexican government news agency Notimex reported he died in New York City of cancer, but said his family had asked for their privacy to be respected. He acted in more than 100 lms, including the Mexican hit The Crime of Father Amaro.
Nigerians fear more attacks

By Lekan Oyekanami and Jon Gambrell
Man killed amid Britains post-Christmas sales

LONDON A teenager was fatally stabbed Monday and a second man wounded in attacks on Londons most famous retail street as thousands of shoppers ocked to Britains capital seeking postChristmas bargains. The killing of the 18-year-old man on Oxford Street and a second wounding in the same road did little to deter shoppers crowding into neighboring stores in the landmark shopping district. Bargain hunters were also largely untroubled by a subway strike which badly disrupted the citys public transport services. Selfridges close to the scene of Mondays stabbing and one of Britains most popular department stores reported its biggest ever rst hour of trading Monday morning, while the New West End Company, which represents traders on central Londons shopping streets, reported 15 million pounds (US$23.5 million) in sales in the rst three hours of trading.
MADALLA, Nigeria Women returned to clean the blood from St. Theresa Catholic Church on Monday and one man wept uncontrollably amid its debris as a Nigerian Christian association demanded protection for its churches. At least 35 people died at St. Theresa and dozens more were wounded as radical Muslim militants launched coordinated attacks across Africas most populous nation within hours of one another. Four more people were killed in other violence blamed on the group known as Boko Haram. Crowds gathered among the burned-out cars in the churchs dirt parking lot Monday, angry over the attack and fearful that the group will target more of their places of worship. It was the second year in a row that the extremists seeking to install Islamic Shariah law across the country of 160 million staged such attacks. Last year, a series of bombings on Christmas Eve killed 32 people in Nigeria.
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A car burns at the scene of a bomb explosion at St.Theresa Catholic Church at Madalla,Suleja,just outside Nigerias capital Abuja.
Rev. Father Christopher Jataudarde told the Associated Press that Sundays blast happened as church ofcials gave parishioners white powder as part of a tradition celebrating the birth of Christ. Some already had left the church at the time of the bombing, causing the massive casualties. In the ensuing chaos, a mortally wounded man had cradled his wounded stomach and begged a priest for religious atonement. Father, pray for me. I will not survive, he said. At least 52 people were wounded in the blast, said Slaku Luguard, a coordinator with Nigerias National Emergency Management Agency. Victims lled the cement oors of a
nearby government hospital, some crying in pools of their own blood. Pope Benedict XVI denounced the bombing at his post-Christmas blessing Monday, urging people to pray for the victims and Nigerias Christian community. In this moment, I want to repeat once again with force: Violence is a path that leads only to pain, destruction and death. Respect, reconciliation and love are the only path to peace, he said. The U.N. Security Council condemned the attacks in the strongest terms and called for the perpetrators, organizers, financiers and sponsors of these reprehensible acts to be brought to justice. The African Union also condemned the attacks and pledged to support Nigeria in its ght against terrorism. Boko Harams continued acts of terror and cruelty and absolute disregard for human life cannot be justied by any religion or faith, said a statement attributed to AU commission chairman Jean Ping. On Sunday, a bomb also exploded amid gunre in the central Nigeria city of Jos and a suicide car bomber attacked the military in the nations northeast.
Philippine floods death toll jumps to nearly 1,500

By Hrvoje Hranjski
Twin probes to circle moon to study gravitational field

By Alicia Chang
MANILA, Philippines The death toll from ash oods that swept away entire villages in the southern Philippines climbed to nearly 1,500 on Tuesday, as authorities widened their search for bodies. The Ofce of Civil Defenses latest tally listed 891 dead in Cagayan de Oro and an additional 451 in nearby Iligan city. The rest came from several other provinces. Most of the dead are unidentied. The search will continue as long as we are recovering bodies, said Civil Defense head Benito Ramos. He said that decomposing remains
were retrieved oating in the sea as far as 60 miles (100 kilometers) from the two cities where a Dec. 16 tropical storm unleashed more than a months worth of rainfall in 12 hours, sending walls of water gushing into homes. One of the dead was a headless girl who appeared to have been hit by logs that were carried by ash oods, Ramos said. She was among 13 bodies retrieved by a team of navy sailors. Navy and coast guard divers were initially sent to nd more bodies believed to be pinned down by logs scattered in the sea and along riverbanks, but Ramos said the operation had to be called off because waters were too murky. Its useless to dive when you can see nothing, he said.
LOS ANGELES The moon has come a long way since Galileo rst peered at it through a telescope. Unmanned probes have circled around it and landed on its surface. Twelve American astronauts have walked on it. And lunar rocks and soil have been hauled back from it. Despite being well studied, Earths closest neighbor remains an enigma. Over the New Years weekend, a pair of spacecraft the size of washing machines are set to enter orbit around it in the latest lunar mission. Their job is to measure the uneven gravity eld and determine what lies beneath straight down to the core. Since rocketing from the Florida
coast in September, the near-identical Grail spacecraft have been independently traveling to their destination and will arrive 24 hours apart. Their paths are right on target that engineers recently decided not to tweak their positions. Both spacecraft have performed essentially awlessly since launch, but one can never take anything for granted in this business, said mission chief scientist Maria Zuber of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The nail-biting part is yet to come. On New Years Eve, one of the Grail probes short for Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory will re its engine to slow down so that it could be captured into orbit. This move will be repeated by the other the following day.
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Cellphones and driving a bad combination

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o you didnt get the T-Pain microphone you were clamoring for all holiday season or that remote-control shark that you were certain all those not-sosubtle hints would surely bring. Fears of death-by-mob keep your personal Santa from camping out at the mall for a pair of must-have limited edition Air Jordans? Not to worry; this is the week after Christmas which translates into days of frenzied shopping for half-off holiday wrapping paper and marked-down stockings. These days are also prime for returning those gifts that were the wrong size, strange color or otherwise bound for next years white elephant gift exchange Chia Pet and pajama jeans, anybody? In return, you can go ahead and get those things you really wanted. If only the rest of life were that easy, just a matter of saying thanks but no thanks and cashing unwanted items (not to mention acts and people) in for a little world peace or at least a winning lottery ticket. For instance, all this Congressional squabbling over extending tax cuts with all its name calling, stubbornness and doubt wouldnt it be nice to peek inside that shiny box, try to hold back your surprise in polite company, but make secret plans to ship that back as soon as humanly possible? Herman Cain can also go. Actually, all the presidential contenders. Although their gaffes and quips make great watercooler fodder Bachmanns John Wayne Gacy mistake was particularly juicy enough is enough. Disasters, recalls, sexting by grown adults in the public eye, anonymous hackers next year can we just get the latest Call of Duty? Buxom teenage bride Courtney Stodden also makes one also wish theyd received a Snuggie and a fruitcake. Back to the Emporium of Fame Seekers with you for restocking next to the rows of Kardashians. Royal pomp and circumstance? Okay, that one Ill keep. The Will and Kate hoopla made me nostalgic for my childhood princess fantasies during the Charles and Diana wedding. The same goes for the nal space shuttle mission. That memory is something to pack away with the other collectible gifts from this year. The Occupy movement is another gift that kept on giving this year but much like hamsters and fuzzy-wuzzy bunny rabbits. But just like those cuddly critters, the must-have gift of demanding equality for the 1 percent quickly turned from welcome to plotting how to off them without the kiddies knowing. One hamster or specic Occupy movement, ne. Multiple, without much rhyme or reason? Bad. Very bad. Coal in the stocking sort of bad. Speaking of bad, all the holiday behavior is certainly nothing any decent person would accept with grace. Im not talking about the Santa-garbed family killers or moms who drop their toddlers from second-stories on Christmas morning. Those are actions deserving a lot stronger reaction than a proverbial swipe in this space. Instead, Im referring to those like the two men caught trying to steal ornaments off the state Capitol Christmas tree. The pair obviously failed in their thievery but did manage to break several of the ornaments, including some made by special education students. A western New York woman is also accused of punching a 70-year-old Walmart greeter who asked to see her receipt. That is certainly not anything you want to keep around the house, particularly near the ne china. Much better to trade it in for a sweet grandmotherly type with cookie-making prowess. The bottomline with all these returns is not feeling guilty about wanting them to go away, and quickly. After all, arent the holidays supposed to be about giving back?
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states enact a complete ban on the use of cellphones by motorists. Far less appreciated is the danger of driving while talking on a hand-free device, such as a wireless headset. But, in fact, numerous studies have shown the danger is every bit as great as when talking on a hand-held phone. All cellphone conversations signicantly reduce our awareness while driving, unlike a conversation with somebody sitting right there in the passenger seat. In fact, that other person in the car, if an adult, actually acts as a helpful second driver,
ellphone conversations and driving just dont mix. And it does not matter whether you are talking on a hand-held cellphone or keeping both hands on the wheel and talking on a hand-free phone. Either way, the experts say, you are almost sure to suffer inattention blindness and quadruple your chances of getting into an accident. Thats the strong science behind a recommendation by the National Transportation Safety Board, which we support, that all
pointing out lights, pedestrians and signs, and naturally pausing in the conversation when the driving gets tight. But driver distraction, topped by cellphone use, is now listed by the National Safety Council as one of the three leading causes of fatal car crashes, along with speeding and drinking. Auto crashes, in turn, are the leading cause of accidental death in the United States, with 32,708 last year. Nine states have banned the use of handheld phones while driving, and two countries Germany and Portugal have completely banned the use of cellphones while driving. Theyre ahead of the curve.
Leaving Iraq welcome and nerve-racking

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fter almost nine years, the war in Iraq is ofcially over, at least for American troops. For Iraqis, the departure of our military is both welcome and nerve-racking. The country has been freed from the brutality of Saddam Hussein, but its security infrastructure remains weak and its nascent democracy is susceptible to control by the anti-American theocracy in Iran. Still, it was time to leave. The only point in staying would be if this nation were prepared for an indenite stay in a country whose gov-
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ernment wanted us to go. Even the Bush administration wasnt prepared for that. It was President George W. Bush who agreed to 2011 as the year for troops to come home. Its not a perfect departure, given the uncertainties Iraq faces. In the end, this was a war that didnt need to be fought. Saddam Hussein had nothing to do with the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, in whose shadow the invasion took place. Despite the belief of the Bush administration and much of Congress, there were no weapons of mass destruction.
Yet we undertook an optional war at an eventual cost of 4,487 American lives, 32,226 Americans wounded in action and more than 1 trillion American dollars. And that says nothing of the loss of Iraqi lives and treasure or the cost of lengthening the necessary war in Afghanistan. That unwise loss of focus allowed the Taliban to regroup and for Osama bin Laden to remain healthy years longer than he should have. ... The outcome of the Iraq war may not become clear for years or even decades. But heres what is indisputable. The war is over and American troops are on their way home, where they belong. Welcome back.
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Sue Lempert: Apologist for the system
Editor, Regarding Sue Lemperts recent column, it is a sad day when someone even entertains the possibility of using pepper spray on a 7year-old boy (A sad day for everyone in the Dec. 19 edition of the Daily Journal). Ms. Lempert points out that it is easy to critique when one is not at the scene or doesnt know the facts. This is true, but there is no excuse for using excessive force like pepper spray on children. Period. What solutions would Ms. Lempert propose? Taser guns in every classroom? Or maybe it would be easier to just institutionalize these greedy parents kids. I am happy to read that protocols for these situations are being examined. Our society can do better than this. places (Send home the clowns in the Dec. 17 edition of the Daily Journal). They love to hate and protest on the side of the wealthy. They consider the Wall Street occupiers unAmerican, unwashed rabble. They praise the Tea Party people as patriots. What is so patriotic about not paying your taxes? Isnt it more patriotic to demand a better America where there is a greater equality of wealth and representation of all social classes? What is good about having an oligarchy owning and running America? Arent Americans tired of seeing the unions, pensions, Medicare, jobs, social security, wages, consumer and voting rights reduced by the political ideology of the ultra-right? I am sure that the raging right-wingers who write to this paper will not understand that their petty interests undermine the economic health of our nation. San Mateo police ofcer with pepper spray, (A sad day for everyone in the Dec. 19 edition of the Daily Journal). The real story which should outrage taxpayers lies in the public policy which created this situation. Sue states that public schools, according to federal law, must provide an equal and appropriate education for each child, no matter what the physical, social or mental disability. She then says, Four years ago, I reported that the cost to educate a non-special education student in the San Mateo Union High School District was $9,000 per year. But the cost for some special ed students ran as high as $110,000 a year. I have empathy for parents of children with anxiety disorder, learning disabilities, etc. However, I suggest that equal funding per student should be public policy. Anything beyond that is charity, and not the proper role of government. If the schools cannot accommodate these special children with normal funding, they should either: 1). Pay the family the amount expended for mainlined students or 2). Require the family to provide the added funding to accommodate their children in the system.
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Pepper spray of special ed student

Editor, In her recent column, Sue Lempert writes about a 7-year-old boy, out of control in a special education class at George Hall Elementary School, who was subdued by a
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Sony and Samsung dissolve panel joint venture
TOKYO Japans Sony and South Korean rival Samsung are dissolving their joint venture in liquid crystal display panels as Sony tries to stanch years of losses in its TV business. Sony Corp. said Monday that Samsung Electronics Co. will buy all of Sonys shares in the joint venture for about 1.08 trillion Korean won ($935 million) subject to a nal agreement. The joint venture called S-LCD was set up in 2004. Sony, which fell behind in at panel TVs, invested in a Samsung panel factory to ensure a steady supply of panels for its LCD TVs. Sonys TV operation has lost money for seven straight years and the company is straining to return that key business to prot. The prices of TVs as well as panels have been dropping so it makes more sense to buy panels at the market rate than to invest in production. Sony, which makes Bravia TV sets, does not make its own LCD panels. It said it will enter a new partnership with Samsung to buy panels, and will also continue buying panels from other manufacturers. Sony said it will suffer a loss of 66 billion yen ($846 million) for the third quarter of this fiscal year, which ends later this month, because of the declining value of investment in S-LCD. Getting out the production venture will produce substantial savings after January 2012, when the deal is completed, according to Sony. It was still unclear how Sonys prot forecast for the scal year through March 2012 will be affected, said company spokesman Takashi Uehara.
Personal finance trends for 12

By Eileen AJ Connelly
NEW YORK A host of budding personal nance services and applications are poised to go mainstream in the new year, and together, they will likely have a big impact on the way Americans bank, shop and track their nances. Some of the services are web-based, but many take advantage of the proliferation of smartphones, which are now carried by one-third of U.S. adults with more likely to join that crowd in the next few days after receiving the gadgets as holiday gifts. Whether online or mobile, here are some personal nance technologies to watch in 2012:
Mobile money
The September launch of Google Wallet was just one high-prole move toward the use of smartphones for payments, replacing credit or debit cards. The technology allows users to wave their phones in front of payment terminals and have transactions deducted from linked bank accounts or credit cards. Expect more options for electronic payments from mobile service providers and card networks next year, and wider adoption of the terminals by retailers, mass transit systems and more. Another innovation that is already being heavily promoted is person-to-person payments. American Express Co., MasterCard Inc., Visa Inc. and PayPal all offer ways for their customers to send and receive money using links to various accounts and cards. As the TV commercials depict, if this technology takes off there will be no more fumbling for cash when its time to split the check at a restaurant, and sending money across town or across borders will be easier, faster and less expensive.
If youre one of the holdouts still paying bills with checks,tracking your accounts with pen and paper or clipping coupons from the newspaper,2012 could be the year you take the digital plunge.
savvymoney.com, a site that offers debt-management help; and Betterment.com, a site designed to simplify investing. search for a loan by posting nontraditional details like a description of the need for the money debt consolidation, a mortgage renance, or a kitchen makeover complete with the designers plans, for instance. The details posted add depth to the usual credit score and nancial information that banks and other funders may review, and the site opens the lending request to a wider audience. Other examples of the use or concept of social networking include Kickstarter.com, where creative types can seek funding for their artistic endeavors and those willing to provide seed money can choose to provide all or part of the needed funds to get the project off the ground. Saveup.com is a game aimed at helping individuals pay down debt and build savings, and Bundle.com uses data tracking and spending information to produce lists of popular restaurants and stores in selected cities, helping users nd the right spot at the right price. Banks are also experimenting with ways to make use of social networking to interact with customers, with some success. Even Bank of America Corp., a recurring target for gripes large and small about the nancial system this year, has nearly 365,000 likes on its ofcial Facebook page, which it uses for efforts like supporting community causes and advertising opportunities like its Student Leader program, which offers paid internships to high schoolers who work at charitable organizations.
Targeted deals
The combination of geo-location technology that can track your movements when youre carrying your smartphone, and QR codes, those weird squares appearing more and more often in advertising, is enabling companies to offer personalized discounts and on-the-spot deals to customers willing to opt into their programs. Mall shoppers have already started getting texts and emails designed to lure them into certain stores, and the technology can also be used to encourage customers to enter contests, demonstrate new apps or products and even contact customer service.
Investment group closes Chicago Sun-Times purchase

CHICAGO A new investment group has completed its purchase of the company that owns the Chicago Sun-Times. Wrapports LLC says its transaction to buy Sun-Times Media Holdings LLC closed Monday. In addition to the Chicago publication, Sun-Times Media also owns a chain of newspapers in the citys suburbs and in Indiana. Sun-Times Media led for bankruptcy protection in 2009 and was led out of bankruptcy later that year by an investment group headed by Mesirow Financial president James Tyree. Tyree died this year. While the newspaper has slashed costs and cut dozens of staff positions, the Sun-Times won a Pulitzer Prize this year for local reporting. Its new ownership group is led by technology investor Michael Ferro Jr. and Timothy Knight, the former publisher of the Long Island, N.Y., newspaper Newsday.
Non-bank money management

Mint.com, the popular personal nance site, was only the beginning. A raft of new money management tools are now available that can help users keep track of bills, investments and other aspects of their nancial lives. Among the standouts is Manilla.com, which not only pulls together household bills and nancial accounts, but also helps users keep track of details like travel rewards points and magazine subscriptions. The service provides reminders for when bills are due and has features that make it easy to pay bills or set up auto payments. Since the companys goal is to help its customers eliminate paper clutter, theres even a way to store electronic account statements. And it has a smartphone app for accessing all these functions on the go. Other non-bank options include Pageonce, an app that automatically tracks bills and enables users to make payments on their phone;
Social commerce
Javelin Strategy & Research, a nancial services research rm, is using this term to identify the trend toward the combination of commerce and social networking on sites like Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter. While these sites are moving toward making it easier to shop without navigating toward a link, thats just one step toward social commerce. The concept of nancial social networking is also being expanded by companies like Weemba.com, whose site allows individuals to
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Niners had eyes on Saints, MNF

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SANTA CLARA Frank Gore planned to openly cheer for the Falcons on Monday night against New Orleans. Coach Jim Harbaugh and the rest of the San Francisco 49ers? You bet they had the same idea. The Saints beat Atlanta 45-16 to clinch the NFC South title, keeping the 49ers from securing the NFCs No. 2 seed and a playoff bye. If they dont win, if New Orleans dont lose, well go down to St. Louis and try to get a win and lock up that second seed and get that bye week, Gore said earlier Monday. As a team, that will help us, especially playing at home. Our rst (playoff) game, thats big for us. Im excited. A loss by the Saints would have wrapped up the second spot for Gore and the NFC West champion Niners (12-3), and take the pressure off Sundays season finale at St. Louis. Resurgent San Francisco has put itself in about the best possible position heading into the franchises rst playoff appearance in nine years. Hoping for the best, expecting the worst, Harbaugh said of getting help from Atlanta. Regardless, preparing to beat the Rams. The 49ers pulled off an impressive 19-17 victory at Seattle on Saturday behind David Akers four eld goals, which put him at 42 for the year to set the NFLs single-season record. Punter Andy Lee had his punt blocked mid-
San Francisco 49ers running back Frank Gore, center, and his teammates watched tonights Monday Night Football game knowing they could have locked up the No.2 seed in the NFC playoffs with a New Orleans loss to the Atlanta Falcons. The Saints won 45-16.
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Brees sets record in win Raiders still alive

NEW ORLEANS Drew Brees set the NFL record for yards passing in a season, breaking a mark that Dan Marino had held for 27 years, and the New Orleans Saints clinched the NFC South title with a 45-16 victory over the Atlanta Falcons Drew Brees on Monday night. Brees threw for 307 yards and four touchdowns, the last a 9-yard strike to Darren Sproles that set the record with 2:51 to go. It was Brees nal pass of the game and it gave him 5,087 yards passing with one game still to play. Marino nished with 5,084 yards for the Miami Dolphins in 1984.
As Sproles spiked the ball, Brees put his arm over his head and started walking toward mideld while the Superdome crowd went wild and his teammates chased him down. Brees four touchdowns gave him 276 for his career, moving him ahead of Joe Montana (273) and Vinny Testeverde (275) for ninth alltime. He is the rst quarterback in NFL history to pass for more than 5,000 yards twice he had 5,069 in 2008. Brees rst scoring pass went for 8 yards to Marques Colston and the second for 9 yards to Jimmy Graham. Grahams TD catch was his 10th of the season, a new franchise high for a tight end. In the third quarter, Brees hit Robert Meachem for a score from 24 yards, which made it 28-10. The Saints also had 463 total yards, giving them more than 6,857 offensive yards for the
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ALAMEDA The nal week of the season for the Oakland Raiders has been mostly about the status of the coach, personal goals and planning for the offseason the past eight years. Theres plenty more on the line this season. With a win at home in the nale against San Diego and a little bit of help from some other teams, the Raiders (8-7) can make the playoffs for the rst time since their 2002 AFC championship season. Oakland still has a chance to win the AFC West or make the postseason as a wild-card team depending on what happens Sunday. While some of the potential scenarios are complicated, the simple fact is this: If the Raiders lose to the Chargers, they will be
eliminated. I am not going to get caught up in all the different scenarios, coach Hue Jackson said Monday. I know theyre out there. I think I would be remiss as the leader of this football team if I just jumped over in that boat. I think the boat I have to jump in is getting this team to play Hue Jackson as hard and well as it can play this weekend. The Raiders nearly lost any chance over the weekend in Kansas City before being saved by a pair of blocked eld goals by Richard Seymour and a 53-yard pass from Carson Palmer to Darrius Heyward-Bey on the rst play of overtime to set up Sebastian
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OAKLAND Stephen Curry had 21 points and 10 assists, Monta Ellis scored 26 points and the Golden State Warriors beat the Chicago Bulls 99-91 on Monday, giving rookie coach Mark Jackson his rst victory Stephen Curry at any level. David Lee added 22 points and seven rebounds and Dominic McGuire made three free throws in the nal 47 seconds to seal the win for Golden State. Luol Deng, whose block of Kobe Bryant as time expired sealed Chicagos season-opening 88-87 win over the Los Angeles Lakers, had 22 points and 10 rebounds for the Bulls, who trailed by as much as 19 before making a late surge to get within 96-91 with 36.3 seconds remaining. Derrick Rose had an off night shooting and nished with 13 points for Chicago. Rose went 4 of 17 from the oor and missed badly on a pair of 3pointers in the final moments, including an airball with 25.9 seconds left. It was similar to a year ago when the Warriors, playing at home, held Rose to a quiet 14 points and 10 assists and beat the Bulls 101-90. Ellis drew the assignment against Rose in that game. This time it was almost exclusively Curry, who followed Rose closely throughout the night and prevented the leagues reigning MVP from getting settled in. A day after making series of lategame breakdowns against Chris Paul and the Clippers in a 105-86 loss, the Warriors built a doubledigit lead in the rst quarter then had to hold off the Bulls. Chicago, which is in the midst of a season-opening four-game road trip, has lost nine of its last 10 games in Oakland. Ellis, held to 15 in the seasonopening loss to the Clippers, got the Warriors going with 13 points in the rst quarter but it was Curry who provided the biggest lift. He scored 12 straight points and drove past three Chicago defenders in the key to cap a 16-5 run and give Golden State a 46-27 lead. Curry also shadowed Rose and helped hold him to seven points in the rst half. Rose, who hit the game-winner in the Bulls 88-87 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday, took only three shots in the rst quarter when Chicago committed eight turnovers. The Warriors increased their lead to 17 after three before the Bulls made their late push to get within 93-85 with 1:44 left.
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NBA gets big TV ratings over holiday

NEW YORK NBA fans seem more excited about basketballs return than bitter about the lockout based on television ratings for the leagues delayed openers. The ve Christmas games Sunday averaged 6.2 million viewers based on fast national ratings, up from 6 million last year. The Bulls-Lakers matchup was the third most-watched regular-sea-
son game ever on ABC, behind only last years highly anticipated HeatLakers showdown and another meeting between Miami and LA in 2004. Chris Pauls Clippers debut in the nightcap against the Warriors earned a 2.2 rating, up 69 percent over last years Portland-Golden State telecast in the same slot. It was ESPNs highest-rated Christmas prime-time game. The days rst contest, Celtics-Knicks
on TNT, was the most viewed Christmas game ever on cable. The 4.0 rating was up 48 percent from last years Bulls-Knicks game on ESPN. The rst night game on ESPN Magic-Thunder drew a 1.8, up 29 percent from last years DenverOklahoma City matchup. The afternoons nals rematch on ABC, the Heats rout of the Mavericks, earned a 4.9, up 7 percent from BostonOrlando last year.
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Ducks hold off Sharks

SAN JOSE Andrew Cogliano scored the tiebreaking goal midway through the second period and Jonas Hiller made 36 saves in helping the Anaheim Ducks end a 13-game winless skid on the road, beating the San Jose Sharks 3-2 Monday night. Luca Sbisa and Bobby Ryan also scored for the Ducks, who beat the Sharks for the third time of 10 wins overall this season. Anaheim won its third road game, and the second in San Jose. Joe Pavleski and Jamie McGinn scored for the Sharks, who had a fourgame winning streak snapped. The Ducks also ended a four-game losing streak overall. Antti Niemi made 20 saves for San Jose. Joe Pavelski Sbisa scored his first goal of the season, a lefthanded slap shot, less than three minutes into the contest. George Parros beat two Sharks to a loose puck and feed it to Sbisa, who found an opening under Niemis right arm. The Sharks tied it with 27 seconds remain-
ing in the rst period. Joe Thorntons pass led Pavelski perfectly in a quick turnaround shot. Ryan scored his rst goal in eight games after taking the puck away from Thornton, one of his ve giveaways in the game, for a breakaway, giving the Ducks a 2-1 edge early in the second period. McGinn went top shelf four minutes later to tie it at 2. Justin Braun recorded an assist in his rst career game against Anaheim. Cogliano gave the Ducks a 3-2 lead midway through the second period when he got the puck under Niemis glove after Matt Beleskey left the puck for him in front of the net. NOTES: Sbisa scored his rst goal since Jan. 16 against Edmonton and just his third career goal in 150 games. ... McGinn has points in ve of his last seven games. ... Niemi started for the 14th time in 15 games, and 21 of 24 overall. ... Cogliano scored his second goal in 19 games against the Sharks. ... Thornton has 55 points in 54 games against the Ducks. ... The Ducks won 11 of 15 faceoffs in the second period after winning 8 of 19 in the rst period.
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Now, at 10-5, the Lions own an NFC wild card to the astonishment of center Dominic Raiola, who has spent more than a decade losing in Detroit. I mean, 11 years it hasnt really soaked in yet, Raiola said. I dont know how to feel. Ive never been here before. Its a long time coming. Although the Lions dont appear capable of challenging for the Super Bowl quite yet, just having them in the conversation is unplowed territory in Detroit. Same thing, of course, in Houston, which hasnt had a playoff team since 1993 and that was the Oilers, who now reside in Nashville and call themselves the Tennessee Titans. The Texans (10-5) commemorated their 10th season by winning the AFC South even though such keys as LB Mario Williams, QBs Matt Schaub and Matt Leinart, and WR Andre Johnson sustained injuries. A vastly upgraded defense under new coordinator Wade Phillips who himself was sidelined by kidney/gall bladder surgery this month San Francisco holds the tiebreaker with New Orleans if both were to nish at 13-3 or 12-4. Oh, in tune, in tune, Harbaugh said of the implications of Monday nights result. It might affect how much he uses his starters and regulars against the lowly Rams (2-13) on Sunday, too. If Harbaugh wins at St. Louis, he would nish up his rst year with the franchises second-best record by a rookie NFL coach behind George Seiferts 14-2 showing in 1989. A sixth road win also would match the teams total of such victories from 20082010. Harbaugh praised Michael Crabtree for his late, leaping 41-yard catch in trafc that set up Akers nal eld goal, a go-ahead shot from 39 yards with 2:57 left that helped seal the win. In a lot of ways, Crab saved Christmas, Harbaugh said. David Akers, in that mix, Super Bowl following the 2002 season, the Raiders had an NFL-worst seven straight seasons with at least 11 losses. Oakland ended that run by going 8-8 last season, but the Raiders were eliminated in the first quarter of their 15th game when Kansas City clinched the AFC West. In past years, elimination came far earlier in the season as the Raiders were never really even in contention. This time of year youre usually shipping your car home, making travel plans, linebacker Quentin Groves said. But now its all about getting that W. And getting help. Oakland needs a win and a Denver loss at home to Kansas City to win the division. The and a powerful running game have been the catalysts. We want to keep it going, linebacker Connor Barwin said. Getting this far should be satisfying for now.One team that deservedly has designs on a run deep into January or beyond is San Francisco. The 49ers (12-3) have doubled their win total of 2010 and by beating St. Louis on Sunday will secure a rst-round bye in their rst playoff appearance since 2002. A staunch defense, terric running game, superior kicking and an infusion of condence/brashness from new coach Jim Harbaugh make the Niners a formidable foe. I think weve taken another step. We have more steps we can absolutely take, defensive end Justin Smith said. Weve put our team in a position to win a lot of games. Including playoff games. Tim Tebow, Von Miller, Willis McGahee, Elvis Dumervil and, most notably, the acumen of coach John Fox, have put the Broncos (8-7) made it a little merrier. For anyone who questioned Crabtrees contact with Seattle cornerback Brandon Browner on the play, Harbaugh emphatically made his point two days later: Clean play. Any comment that it was not is baloney full of baloney, bunch of baloney. Harbaughs 49ers have faced what they considered must-win games in recent weeks to stay in contention for the NFCs second seed. They have handled the pressure of prime time in a commanding 20-3 Monday night win against the Steelers last week that featured two power outages and delays, Then they dealt with a hostile Seattle environment only ve days later. Thats good, Gore said. Thats like the playoffs. If you want to go to the next round, youve got to win. San Francisco is 5-2 on the road this season, coming from behind to earn four of those Raiders can get a wild-card spot by winning, having Cincinnati lose at home to Baltimore and either the New York Jets winning at Miami or Tennessee losing at Houston. The Jets and Titans play early Sunday, but the Broncos and Bengals games will be simultaneous to Oaklands, making for a complicated day. While some players said they dont want to know what happens in the other games, receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh said it will be impossible for him not to get updates throughout the day. Im not going to be one of those guys that says, I wont be paying attention. I will, he said. But all of that doesnt matter if we dont win. So the bottom line is, if we win,
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The success stories and failures of 2011

By Barry Wilner
With one week to go in the post-lockout season, its not too early to look at the success stories and utter failures of the NFL. Celebrations are warranted in Houston, Detroit and San Francisco. In Denver and Cincinnati, too even if their teams dont make the playoffs. Protests already have broken out in Philadelphia, Indianapolis and San Diego over the ops by those cities teams, and the folks in the New York area might be ready to picket the Meadowlands if both the Jets and Giants fall short of the playoffs. Some thoughts on triumphs and downfalls this season: Start in the Motor City, where Lions fans havent seen their team in the playoffs since 1999. Worse yet, theyve seen the Lions at the bottom of the standings in many years in between, including that humiliating 0-16 in 2008.
in position to win the AFC West. Thats stunning stuff considering how in ux this franchise was after 2010, and that the Broncos were 2-5 this season. While many dismiss the Tebow phenomenon and note how ugly many of Denvers victories have been, they still are victories. San Diego and Kansas City, also-rans in the division, would surely take some of those. Cincinnati (9-6) grabs the last AFC wild card by beating Baltimore on Sunday. Yes, the Bengals were in the playoffs two years ago and also in 2005, but they are contending now with a different cast, led by rookie quarterback Andy Dalton and receiver A.J. Green. Regardless of how they fare, the Bengals have given rise to optimism in Cincinnati, and thats worth celebrating. Many teams basically have been underachievers this season, including three Cowboys, Jets, Giants who still could make the postseason. While Tampa Bay has taken a huge nosedive a year after going 10-6, maybe that 2010 success was an aberration. victories something the team couldnt do during its playoff drought. This marks the teams most success and wins away from Candlestick Park since the last playoff season in 2002, with the team going 14-50 on the road over the previous eight years, 1-7 last season under coach Mike Singletary, who was replaced by Harbaugh this year. The 12 total victories also are the most since the 2001 group nished 12-4. The biggest thing Id point to are a lot of the little reasons that a lot people think are the minutiae that arent important that add up to make all the difference, Harbaugh said. And our guys continually do the little things and they stack on each other and they build on each other and, lo and behold, you win games in high-pressure situations. Find ways to do enough things right to win games. And get better. Those things lead to wins and enough of those wins lead to championships. and we dont get in, it hurts, but, at least you handled your part of the deal. Houshmandzadeh has been to the playoffs twice, with Cincinnati in 2005 and Baltimore last season. Many of the other Raiders are still looking for their first postseason trip. Only punter Shane Lechler and kicker Sebastian Janikowski have been to the playoffs as Raiders, making this a new situation for most in the locker room. It feels good to be this close, said safety Michael Huff, who is in his sixth season. Its been a while since its been like this around here. Its a good feeling. We know we have to go out there and handle our business this week and everything will take care of itself.
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way through the fourth quarter in a rare special teams mistake that very well could have been a turning point and momentum shift for the Seahawks. It was Lees rst blocked punt since 2008 and third in an eight-year career that could include a third Pro Bowl selection Tuesday. Probably the biggest factor is they didnt flinch, Harbaugh said. Even after the blocked punt the demeanor on the sideline was outstanding offense, defense, special teams, nobody was hanging their daubers. The 49ers were closely monitoring what happened to the Saints, whose Drew Brees set the NFL record for yards passing in a season.
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Uncharacteristically, Brees had only a yard passing during a span of a little more than 18 minutes. Knowing he was closing in the record, the crowd howled, Drewwww each time he took the eld. He nally gave the fans what they wanted after Atlanta failed on a fourth-down try at its own 33. That gave Brees, who needed only 30 yards for the record at that point, just enough space to work with. Matt Ryan had 258 yards passing and one TD, including a 21-yard scoring strike to Julio Jones that gave the Falcons a 10-7 lead late in the rst quarter. New Orleans responded with a 10play, 81-yard scoring drive on which Brees completed four of six passes for 48 yards, the last three to Colston, who had six catches for 69 yards in the rst half. The result might have been even more lopsided if Brees pass intended for Graham in the end zone had not been broken up by linebacker Curtis Lofton, and then batted in the air by safety William Moore before coming to rest in the arms of Dominique Franks for an interception.
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EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division W N.Y.Rangers 22 Philadelphia 21 Pittsburgh 20 New Jersey 19 N.Y.Islanders 11 Northeast Division W Boston 23 Toronto 18 Ottawa 17 Buffalo 17 Montreal 13 Southeast Division W Florida 18 Winnipeg 16 Washington 17 Tampa Bay 14 Carolina 12 L 8 9 11 15 17 L 9 13 14 15 16 L 11 14 15 17 19 OT 4 4 4 1 6 OT 1 4 5 3 7 OT 7 5 2 3 6 Pts 48 46 44 39 28 Pts 47 40 39 37 33 Pts 43 37 36 31 30 GF 102 118 114 97 77 GF 119 110 111 96 88 GF 94 96 100 90 95 GA 72 99 91 103 111 GA 63 113 122 103 101 GA 98 104 105 116 123
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season, breaking the 2008 club record of 6,571 yards. New Orleans continues to close in on the NFL-record of 7,075 offensive yards in a season set by the 2000 St. Louis Rams. Brees might have broken the record in the third quarter if not for Sproles 92-yard kickoff return, which set up John Kasays 29-yard eld goal. Brees also was intercepted twice in the game, once in the Falcons end zone, but New Orleans was still dominant enough to take a three-score lead. The game became a romp when Julio Jones was stripped by Scott Shanle and Malcolm Jenkins returned it 30 yards for a score to make it 3816 in the fourth quarter. The Superdome crowd was in full celebration by then, but the play also meant fans would have to wait until later in the fourth quarter before Brees nally got his chance to break the passing record.
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AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East y-New England N.Y.Jets Buffalo Miami South y-Houston Tennessee Jacksonville Indianapolis North x-Baltimore x-Pittsburgh Cincinnati Cleveland West Denver Oakland San Diego Kansas City W 12 8 6 5 W 10 8 4 2 W 11 11 9 4 W 8 8 7 6 L 3 7 9 10 L 5 7 11 13 L 4 4 6 11 L 7 7 8 9 T 0 0 0 0 T 0 0 0 0 T 0 0 0 0 T 0 0 0 0 Pct .800 .533 .400 .333 Pct .667 .533 .267 .133 Pct .733 .733 .600 .267 Pct .533 .533 .467 .400 PF 464 360 351 310 PF 359 302 224 230 PF 354 312 328 209 PF 306 333 368 205 PA 321 344 385 296 PA 255 295 316 411 PA 250 218 299 294 PA 383 395 351 335
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EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division W New York 1 New Jersey 1 Toronto 1 Philadelphia 0 Boston 0 Southeast Division W Charlotte 1 Miami 1 Orlando 1 Atlanta 0 Washington 0 Central Division W Indiana 1 Chicago 1 Cleveland 0 Milwaukee 0 Detroit 0 L 0 0 0 1 1 L 0 0 1 0 1 L 0 1 1 1 1 Pct 1.000 1.000 1.000 .000 .000 Pct 1.000 1.000 .500 .000 .000 GB 1 1 GB 1/2 1/2 1
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Central Division W Chicago 23 St.Louis 21 Detroit 22 Nashville 18 Columbus 9 Northwest Division W Vancouver 22 Minnesota 20 Colorado 19 Calgary 17 Edmonton 15 Pacic Division W San Jose 19 Dallas 20 Phoenix 18 Los Angeles 17 Anaheim 10 L 9 10 12 14 22 L 12 12 17 15 17 L 11 14 15 14 19 OT 4 4 1 4 4 OT 2 5 1 4 3 OT 3 1 3 5 6 Pts 50 46 45 40 22 Pts 46 45 39 38 33 Pts 41 41 39 39 26 GF 122 92 115 96 86 GF 120 88 100 90 96 GF 97 95 95 80 83 GA 103 77 79 103 121 GA 88 86 107 98 96 GA 80 101 96 88 115
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division W San Antonio 1 New Orleans 1 Houston 0 Memphis 0 Dallas 0 Northwest Division W Oklahoma City 2 Denver 1 Portland 1 Utah 0 Minnesota 0 Pacic Division W L.A.Clippers 1 Sacramento 1 Golden State 1 Phoenix 0 L.A.Lakers 0 Mondays Games Toronto 104,Cleveland 96 Charlotte 96,Milwaukee 95 Indiana 91,Detroit 79 Orlando 104,Houston 95 New Jersey 90,Washington 84 Oklahoma City 104,Minnesota 100 Denver 115,Dallas 93 San Antonio 95,Memphis 82 New Orleans 85,Phoenix 84 Sacramento 100,L.A.Lakers 91 Portland 107,Philadelphia 103 Golden State 99,Chicago 91 L 0 0 1 1 2 L 0 0 0 0 1 L 0 0 1 1 2 Pct 1.000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 Pct 1.000 1.000 1.000 .000 .000 Pct 1.000 1.000 .500 .000 .000 GB 1 1 1 1/2 GB 1/2 1/2 1 1 1/2 GB 1/2 1 1 1/2
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East
N.Y.Giants Dallas Philadelphia Washington South y-New Orleans x-Atlanta Carolina Tampa Bay North y-Green Bay x-Detroit Chicago Minnesota West y-San Francisco Seattle Arizona St.Louis
W 8 8 7 5
W 12 9 6 4 W 13 10 7 3 W 12 7 7 2
L 7 7 8 10
L 3 6 9 11 L 1 5 7 12 L 3 8 8 13
T 0 0 0 0
T 0 0 0 0 T 0 0 0 0 T 0 0 0 0
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Pct .800 .600 .400 .267 Pct .929 .667 .500 .200 Pct .800 .467 .467 .133
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PF 502 357 389 263 PF 480 433 315 327 PF 346 301 289 166
PA 386 316 318 333

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Two points for a win,one point for overtime loss or shootout loss. Mondays Games Colorado 4,Minnesota 2 Buffalo 4,Washington 2 N.Y.Rangers 3,N.Y.Islanders 0 St.Louis 5,Dallas 3 Detroit 4,Nashville 1 Chicago 4,Columbus 1 Vancouver 5,Edmonton 3 Los Angeles 4,Phoenix 3 Anaheim 3,San Jose 2
Thursdays Game Indianapolis 19,Houston 16 Saturdays Games Oakland 16,Kansas City 13,OT Tennessee 23,Jacksonville 17 Pittsburgh 27,St.Louis 0 Buffalo 40,Denver 14 Carolina 48,Tampa Bay 16 Minnesota 33,Washington 26
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Powerful painkiller has abuse experts worried

By Chris Hawley
NEW YORK Drug companies are working to develop a pure, more powerful version of the nations second most-abused medicine, which has addiction experts worried that it could spur a new wave of abuse. The new pills contain the highly addictive painkiller hydrocodone, packing up to 10 times the amount of the drug as existing medications such as Vicodin. Four companies have begun patient testing, and one of them Zogenix of San Diego plans to apply early next year to begin marketing its product, Zohydro. If approved, it would mark the rst time patients could legally buy pure hydrocodone. Existing products combine the drug with nonaddictive painkillers such as acetaminophen. Critics say they are especially worried about Zohydro, a timedrelease drug meant for managing moderate to severe pain, because abusers could crush it to release an intense, immediate high. I have a big concern that this could be the next OxyContin, said April Rovero, president of the National Coalition Against Prescription Drug Abuse. We just dont need this on the market. OxyContin, introduced in 1995 by Purdue Pharma of Stamford, Conn., was designed to manage pain with a formula that dribbled one dose of oxycodone over many hours. Abusers quickly discovered they could defeat the timed-release fea-
Zogenix contains the highly addictive painkiller hydrocodone, packing up to 10 times the amount of the drug as existing medications such as Vicodin.
ture by crushing the pills. Purdue Pharma changed the formula to make OxyContin more tamperresistant, but addicts have moved onto generic oxycodone and other drugs that do not have a timedrelease feature. Oxycodone is now the mostabused medicine in the United States, with hydrocodone second, according to the Drug Enforcement Administrations annual count of drug seizures sent to police drug labs for analysis. The latest drug tests come as more pharmaceutical companies are getting into the $10 billion-a-year legal market for powerful and addictive opiate narcotics. Its like the wild west, said Peter Jackson, co-founder of Advocates for the Reform of Prescription Opioids. The whole supply-side system is set up to perpetuate this massive unloading of opioid narcotics on the American public. The pharmaceutical rms say the new hydrocodone drugs give doctors another tool to try on patients in legitimate pain, part of a constant search for better painkillers to treat the aging U.S. population. Sometimes you circulate a patient between various opioids, and some may have a better effect than others, said Karsten Lindhardt, chief executive of Denmark-based Egalet, which is testing its own pure hydrocodone product. The companies say a pure
hydrocodone pill would avoid liver problems linked to high doses of acetaminophen, an ingredient in products like Vicodin. They also say patients will be more closely supervised because, by law, they will have to return to their doctors each time they need more pills. Prescriptions for the weaker, hydrocodone-acetaminophen products now on the market can be relled up to ve times. Zogenix has completed three rounds of patient testing, and last week it announced it had held a nal meeting with Food and Drug Administration officials to talk about its upcoming drug application. It plans to le the application in early 2012 and have Zohydro on the market by early 2013. Purdue Pharma and Cephalon, a Frazer, Pa.-based unit of Israelbased Teva Pharmaceuticals, are conducting late-stage trials of their own hydrocodone drugs, according to documents led with federal regulators. In May, Purdue Pharma received a patent applying extended-release technology to hydrocodone. Neither company would comment on its plans. Meanwhile, Egalet has nished the most preliminary stages of testing aimed at determining the basic safety of a drug. The rm could have a product on the market as early as 2015 but wants to see how the other companies fare with the FDA before deciding whether to move forward, Lindhardt said. Critics say they are troubled because of the dark side that has accompanied the boom in sales of
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Study linking virus and chronic fatigue retracted

By Malcolm Ritter
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narcotic painkillers: Murders, pharmacy robberies and millions of dollars lost by hospitals that must treat overdose victims. Thousands of legitimate pain patients are becoming addicted to powerful prescription painkillers, they say, in addition to the thousands more who abuse the drugs. Prescription painkillers led to the deaths of almost 15,000 people in 2008, more than triple the 4,000 deaths in 1999, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported last month. Emergency room visits related to hydrocodone abuse have shot from 19,221 in 2000 to 86,258 in 2009, according to data compiled by the Drug Enforcement Administration. In Florida alone, hydrocodone caused 910 deaths and contributed to 1,803 others between 2003 and 2007. Hydrocodone belongs to family of drugs known as opiates or opioids because they are chemically similar to opium. They include morphine, heroin, oxycodone, codeine, methadone and hydromorphone. Opiates block pain but also unleash intense feelings of well-being and can create physical dependence. The withdrawal symptoms are also intense, with users complaining of cramps, diarrhea, muddled thinking, nausea and vomiting. After a while, opiates stop working, forcing users to take stronger doses or to try slightly different chemicals. Youve got a person on your product for life, and a doctors got a patient whos never going to miss an appointment, because if they did and they didnt get their prescription, they would feel very sick, said Andrew Kolodny, president of Physicians for Responsible Opioid Prescribing. Its a terrific business model, and thats what these companies want to get in on. Under pressure from the govern-
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NEW YORK A prestigious scientic journal is retracting a controversial 2009 report that linked chronic fatigue syndrome to a virus. In an unusual move, the journal Science is taking that step on its own. Normally, authors retract their own research papers when serious problems arise after publication. But Science has lost condence in the report and the validity of its conclusions, editor-in-chief Bruce Alberts writes in Fridays issue. He said most of the authors have agreed in principle to retract the paper but they have been unable to agree on the wording of their statement. A retraction signed by all the authors is unlikely to be forthcoming, Alberts wrote. Chronic fatigue syndrome is characterized by severe fatigue for at least six months, impaired memory and other symptoms. The 2009 paper, from scientists at the Whittemore Peterson Institute in Reno, Nev., the Cleveland Clinic and the National Cancer Institute, reported nding a virus called XMRV in blood cells of some patients with chronic fatigue syndrome. That raised hope that a cause of the mysterious illness had been found, although other viral suspects over the years had proven to be false leads. But follow-up studies found no evidence of such a link. Last May, Science published two reports suggesting the original nding was due to lab contamination. At the time, Alberts published a statement declaring that the validity of the study was now seriously in question. Then in September, the authors retracted some of the data, citing contamination. In his statement on the full retraction, Alberts said the authors had also acknowledged omitting important information about the studys procedures in an illustration of some lab results. Robert Silverman of the Cleveland Clinic, one of the papers 13 authors, said in a statement Thursday that he was pleased by the full retraction. He said he had sought one this summer after nding that blood samples were contaminated. Through a spokeswoman, another study author, Francis Ruscetti of the cancer institute, declined to comment. Annette Whittemore, president of the Whittemore institute, said in a statement that her organization remains committed to discovering the roots of the disorder. It is not the end of the story, rather it is the beginning of our renewed efforts, she said. We ... look forward to the rigorous review of our scientic research.
ment, Purdue Pharma last year debuted a new OxyContin pill formula that squishes instead of crumbling when someone tries to crush it. But Zogenix, whose drug is timereleased but crushable, says there is not enough evidence to show that such tamper-resistant reformulations thwart abuse. Provided sufficient effort, all formulations currently available can be overcome, Zogenix said in a written response to questions by the Associated Press. At a conference for investors New York on Nov. 29, Zogenix chief executive Roger Hawley said the FDA was not pressuring Zogenix to put an abuse deterrent in Zohydro. We would certainly consider later launching an abuse-deterrent form, but right now we believe the priority of safer hydrocodone that is, without acetaminophen is a key priority for the FDA, Hawley said. FDA spokeswoman Erica Jefferson said the agency would not comment on its discussions with drug companies, citing the need to protect trade secrets. Drug control advocates say theyre worried the U.S. government is too lax about controlling addictive pain medications. The United States consumes 99 percent of the worlds hydrocodone and 83 percent of its oxycodone, according to a 2008 study by the International Narcotics Control Board. One 41-year-old loophole in particular has fed the current problem with hydrocodone abuse, critics say. The federal Controlled Substances Act, passed in 1970, puts fewer controls on combination pills containing hydrocodone and another painkiller than it does on the equivalent oxycodone products. A Vicodin prescription can be
refilled five times, for example, while a Percocet prescription can only be filled once. The Drug Enforcement Administration and Food and Drug Administration have been studying whether to close this loophole since 1999 but have made no decision. Congress is now considering a bill that would force the agencies to tighten the controls. This is a problem that is fundamentally an oversupply problem, said Jackson, the drug-control advocate. The FDA has kind of opened the floodgates, and they refuse to recognize the mistakes made in the past. Pure hydrocodone falls into the stricter drug-control category than hydrocodone-acetaminophen medications, meaning patients would have to go to their doctors for a new prescription each time they needed more pills. But Jackson said thats no guarantee against abuse, noting that dozens of unscrupulous doctors have been caught churning out prescriptions in so-called pill mills. The Drug Enforcement Administration, which enforces controls on medicines along with the FDA, said it could not comment on drugs that have not yet been approved for sale. However, Zogenix has acknowledged the abuse issue could become a liability. Illicit use and abuse of hydrocodone is well documented, it said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission in September. Thus, the regulatory approval process and the marketing of Zohydro may generate public controversy that may adversely affect regulatory approval and market acceptance of Zohydro.
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NEW YORK More than 1,600 people who led lawsuits claiming that their health was ruined by dust and smoke from the collapsed World Trade Center must decide by Jan. 2 whether to keep ghting in court, or drop the litigation and apply for benets from a government compensation fund. For some, the choice is fraught with risk. Federal lawmakers set aside $2.76 billion last winter for people who developed illnesses after spending time in the ash-choked disaster zone. But to be considered for a share of the aid, all potential applicants must dismiss any pending lawsuits by the deadline and give up their right to sue forever over 9/11 health problems. Anyone with a lawsuit still pending on Jan. 3 is barred from the program for life. The government program is attractive because it spares the sick from having to prove that their illness is related to 9/11, and that someone other than the terrorists put them in harms way. But applicants wont know for months, or even years, how much money they might eventually receive from the program. That means some people may give up their lawsuits and nd out later that they only qualify for a modest payment. Others face a deeper problem. People exposed to trade center dust have blamed it for hundreds of illnesses, but currently the fund only covers a limited number of ailments, including asthma, scarred lungs and other respiratory system problems. That list does not currently include any type of cancer, which scientists have yet to link to trade center toxins. But the very possibility that cancer could, someday, be covered has led some plaintiffs to
drop their lawsuits anyway. In a sense, Ive weighed my options and rolled the dice believing that the country I helped is not going to let me down, said former New York City police detective John Walcott, who retired after being diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia in 2003. He decided a few days before Christmas to drop his case, saying he had come to believe he would never get anything out of the legal system. The court system was set up for attorneys to make a lot of money, he said. He added that at age 47, he is tired of a court ght that had no end in sight. Im done with 9/11. I cant go forward with my life and family and live in peace with this hanging over me. The special master overseeing the compensation fund, Sheila Birnbaum, acknowledged that the deadline would put some people in a tight spot, especially if they have an illness that isnt currently covered by the fund. That is one of the dilemmas, she said. Birnbaum noted, though, that the law gives her no wiggle room. Anyone who has a lawsuit active on Jan. 3 will be disqualied from consideration, she said, even if their illness is later deemed to be covered. Its a hard decision that they have to make, she said. REUTERS FILE PHOTO The lengthy application process for the fund U.S.Rep.Carolyn Maloney hugs First Responder John Feal after the introduction of the James began in October, and Birnbaum said she expected Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act on Capitol Hill in Washington,D.C. thousands to apply. She could not say how many might do so by the time the fund closes years from now.
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Even without an outside jolt, the economists expect barely enough job creation in 2012 to stay ahead of population growth and the return of discouraged workers into the labor force. I just dont know if its going to be enough to bring the unemployment rate down, says Chad Moutray, chief economist for the National Association of Manufacturers. The AP economists expect the unemployment rate to be stuck at a recessionlevel 8.4 percent when voters go to the polls in November. Unemployment was 8.6 percent in November. A majority (56 percent) of the economists say the economy will get a lift from Federal Reserve policies. The Fed has said it plans to keep short-term interest rates near zero through at least mid2013 if the economy remains weak. The central bank also has begun a campaign to try to push down mortgage rates and other long-term interest rates through next June. Those surveyed also think the economy is strong enough to withstand higher oil prices. At near $100 a barrel, oil prices are up 10 percent from a year ago. But only two of the economists AP surveyed expect the higher prices to slow the economy a lot. The economists expect the European economy to shrink 0.5 percent in 2011 and fall into a recession. Europe is slowing as heavily indebted countries slash spending and banks exposed to government debt curtain lending. Among the gravest fears is that a major country like Italy will default on its debt, wiping out some banks with large holdings of European government DUI crackdown, sheriffs deputies arrested 243 people for driving under the inuence. Over the same period in 2010, DUI arrests were slightly higher at 286 however no fatal accidents were reported over the weekend. This holiday seasons arrests come just weeks after a federal report found the number of alcohol-related fatalities on California highways dropped to a record low last year, with the biggest single-year drop in DUI deaths in 14 years. The National Highway Trafc Safety Administration attributed the drop to federally funded anti-drunk driving campaigns. Alcohol contributed to 791 deaths in the state in 2010, a nearly 17 percent decline from the 950 deaths in 2009. Last year during the Christmas holiday weekend, four people were killed in collisions in California, according to 5.6 percent, depending on the group, support isnt strong enough. Instead, Godbe Research and TBWB Strategies suggest the district consider putting together a group to advocate for the district and educate the public over the next six months. After that time, the district could consider setting an election date for a parcel tax. Voters previously approved two parcel taxes to support the district. Measure G, a $96 a year parcel tax for 10 years, in 2004 generates about $1.2 million annually. In 2008, voters passed Measure U, a seven-year $78 annual tax that brings in about $950,000 per year. Both will end by the 2015-16 school year. At the same meeting, the board will get an update from the No Boundary minute, there was that urgency, Benson said of the Christmas Eve shoppers. Its more of an enjoyable day [after]. They have more time to enjoy the holiday. Benson said many shoppers also came to use gift cards they received Sunday. The holiday madness has come and gone, she said. Along with Black Friday and Christmas Eve, Dec. 26 is one of the biggest shopping days of the year. Lines formed prior to the malls opening at 8 a.m. in front of some stores including Nordstrom, which was having one of its largest sales of the year, Benson said. bonds. A worldwide credit crunch like the one that followed the 2008 failure of Lehman Bros could follow. Twenty-one of the economists listed Europe as a threat to the U.S. economy next year. If it were a big enough downturn, given the size of Europe, it could bring the world economy down into recession, says Allen Sinai, president of Decision Economics. But overall, the economists see only an 18 percent chance that Europes debt troubles will cause a recession in the United States. The economists are divided over which one step European policymakers should take now to bolster the 17-country eurozone. More than one-fourth say the European Central Bank should aggressively try to lower the borrowing costs of the Italian and Spanish governments by buying their bonds. Nearly one-fth say European countries should jointly issue Eurobonds to help nance weaker countries. And 17 percent say European governments should slash spending. Still, the economists expect European policymakers to nd a way to prevent the crisis from escalating into a global nancial panic. If Europe can stabilize its economies, the U.S. stock markets would rally sharply, economists say, and prospects for U.S. economic growth would brighten. Europe appears to be the only real impediment to keeping this recovery from happening, said Joel Naroff, president of Naroff Economics. CHP. One week later, 25 people were killed in crashes during New Years weekend; half of those who died were not wearing a seat belt. In addition, the CHP made 658 arrests for driving under the inuence during the Dec. 23 through Dec. 26 in 2010 and 961 arrests the following holiday weekend. Numbers for 2011 are not yet available. Enforcement efforts are not over. The Daly City Police Department is conducting a DUI/drivers license checkpoint from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. starting Tuesday, Dec. 27 at Geneva Avenue at Talbert Street. Drivers throughout the Bay Area can expect to see beefed-up DUI patrols and checkpoints through New Years Eve as part of the ongoing anti-drunk-driving campaign. Police are asking the public to report drunk drivers this holiday season by calling 9-1-1. Registration and Student Assignment Advisory Committee. Late last school year, the board decided to change its school boundaries by dropping the lines altogether. The direction was given without setting up a process. Generally the idea was students could attend any school as long as space was available. If space was an issue, a process for enrollment needed to be nalized. Under the proposed timeline, the committee would work on registration and assignment procedures through the end of the year. Implementation of the rules for the 2012-13 school year will begin in January. Registration opens in March. The board meets 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 5 at the District Ofce, 2960 Hallmark Drive, Belmont. [There are] lots of bargain shoppers and consumers are becoming savvier, she said. Another shopper, Tiffany, was at Saks Fifth Avenue in Union Square prior to its opening for the stores largest sale of the year. Its the best shopping day of the year, she said. She said there was a large crowd outside of Saks when she arrived yesterday morning and when the doors opened people pushed each other and some grabbed armfuls of shoes. It was like swarms of locusts, she said.
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For more information call 737-6084. Bachata drop-in lesson and dance party. 8 p.m. to midnight. Boogie Woogie Ballroom, 551 Foster City Blvd., Suite G, Foster City. Price varies. For more information visit boogiewoogieballroom.com or call 627-4854. FRIDAY, DEC. 30 FBO Cha Cha 2 Dance Lesson. 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Boogie Woogie Ballroom, 551 Foster City Blvd., Suit G, Foster City. Beginners-only class. Price varies. For more information v i s i t www.boogiewoogieballroom.com. SATURDAY, DEC. 31 Countdown to noon with Cheeky Monkey Toys. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. 640 Santa Cruz Ave., Menlo Park. Why wait until midnight? Join us for a countdown to noon with Cheeky Monkey Toys. Kids and their parents are welcome to come celebrate the arrival of 2012 kid style with fun crafts and a balloon drop at the stroke of noon. For more information call 328-7975. New Years Eve at the Wine Bar. 8 p.m. The Wine Bar, 270 Capistrano Road, No. 22, Half Moon Bay. Wine, nibbles and six musicians at the Wine Bars farewell 2011 celebration. Ticket includes wine and light food. Credit card reservations required by Dec. 23. $55. Call 726-0770 for more information and to RSVP. A Celebration of 50 Years of the Rolling Stones. 8 p.m. Club Fox, 2209 Broadway, Redwood City. Catch a sneak preview of Satisfaction Five-O, a Celebration of 50 Years of the Worlds Greatest Rock N Roll. Show begins at 9 p.m. Includes appetizers and champagne at midnight. Ages 21 and up. Tickets $39.50. For more information call FOX-7770. New Years Eve Gala. 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. Boogie Woogie Ballroom, 551 Foster City Blvd., Suite G, Foster City. Salsa drop-in lesson from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. Non-alcoholic toast at midnight. Refreshments available at midnight. Dance until 1 a.m. $15 in advance, $18 at the door. For more information visit www.boogiewoogieballroom.com. TUESDAY, JAN. 3 Waterforms: Paintings and Prints, Sukey Bryan. Castillejas Annita Seipp Gallery, 1311 Emerson St., Palo Alto. Exhibition features more than 20 large oil paintings and monotype prints of water in many forms, including ocean water, rain, glaciers, icebergs, ice melt and waterfalls. Gallery opens Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Exhibition continues through Feb. 3. Free. For more information call 3283160. Job Seekers at Your Library. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. San Mateo Main Library, 55 W. Third Ave., San Mateo. Job search, resume writing and online job applications. Volunteers with experience in human resources, coaching and teaching available for to help search for job. Free. For more information call 522-7802. WEDNESDAY, JAN. 4 Wednesday Movies. 12:15 p.m. Twin Pines Senior and Community Center, 20 Twin Pines Lane, Belmont. The Twin Pines Cafe Chef will also prepare a catered lunch at 11:30 a.m. Reservations for lunch are required two business days in advance. Free admission. $8.50 for lunch. $4 suggested donation for those 60 years and older. For more information call 595-7444. An Evening with Author John Lescroart. 7 p.m. Belmont Library, 1110 Alameda de las Pulgas, Belmont. Lescroart will read from his latest book, The Hunter. Copies will be available for purchase and signing. Refreshments served. Free. For more information email conrad@smcl.org. Dance Night and live music for adults. 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. The Twin Pines Senior and Community Center, 20 Twin Pines Lane, Belmont. Live music by the Casuals. No reservation or partner required. Admission is $6. For more information call 595-7444. THURSDAY, JAN. 5 Celebration. 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. 1870 Art Center, 1870 Ralston Ave., Belmont. Celebration of 25 years of contribution to the artistic life of the Peninsula with a new years exhibit by Center artists. Continues through Feb. 12. Reception takes place on Jan. 15 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. For more information all 595-9679. My Liberty San Mateo Meeting. 6 p.m. American Legion Hall, 130 South Blvd., San Mateo. Are you tired of business as usual in Sacramento and Washington, D.C.? Then come and join My Liberty San Mateo. My Liberty is dedicated to returning our local, state and federal government to its constitutional boundaries and scal responsibilities. The people are the government, but must be informed and involved to make positive changes. Free. For more information call (415) 2710424. FRIDAY, JAN. 6 Free First Fridays. San Mateo County History Museum, 2200 Broadway, Redwood City. Explore the entire museum, enjoy storytime and embark on a guided history tour. Free. For more information call 2990104. First Friday Flicks. 7 p.m. Belmont Library, 1110 Alameda de las Pulgas, Belmont. Movie: Kung Fu Panda 2. For more information contact conrad@smcl.org. SATURDAY, JAN. 7 Wild Card Wash & Barbecue. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. C & C Auto Renishing, 860 San Mateo Ave., San Bruno. Bring in your car for a wash and vacuum, watch the NFL Wildcard game and enjoy a tailgate barbecue. All proceeds help Nico and the Castro Family. $30 donation. For more information call 873-8372. Hive opens. 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Peninsula Museum of Art, 10 Twin Pines Lane, Belmont. Interactive video installation by Ruth Eckland opens. Free. For more information call 594-1577. Timepieces opens. 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Peninsula Museum of Art, 10 Twin Pines Lane, Belmont. Selections from clock collection of Gail Waldo opens. Free. For more information call 5941577. See Live Magic at The Melting Pot of San Mateo. 6 p.m to 9 p.m. The Melting Pot, 2 N. B St., San Mateo. Enjoy an evening of illusions by magicians David Miller and Jeffrey Korst. Korst gives encore performance on Jan. 8 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. For more information call 342-6358. A Victorian 12th Night Ball the Dickens Fair Reunion Ball. 7 p.m. San Mateo Masonic Lodge Ballroom, 100 N. Ellsworth Ave., San Mateo. 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suggests that layoffs have all but stopped and hiring could pick up. And the economy avoided a setback when President Barack Obama signed legislation Friday extending a Social Security tax cut that was to expire at years end. But Congress could agree only on a two-month extension. The economists surveyed Dec. 14-20 expect the country to create 177,000 jobs a month through Election Day 2012. That would be up from an average 132,000 jobs a month so far in 2011. Dean Maki, chief U.S. economist at Barclays Capital, says the U.S. economy remains vulnerable to an outside shock. A big threat is the risk that Europes debt crisis will trigger a worldwide credit freeze like the one that hit Wall Street in late 2008. A shock to the U.S. economy, he says, might not be as dangerous if it were growing at a healthier 4 percent to 5 percent annual pace. But when growth is stuck at 2 percent or 3 percent, a major global crisis could stall job creation and raise unemployment. Beyond Europe, troubles in other areas could also upset the U.S. economy next year, the economists say. Congressional gridlock ahead of the 2012 elections and unforeseen global events, like this years Arab Spring protests, could slow the U.S. economy. Three economists said rising nuclear tensions with Iran are a concern.
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2012, AT 7:00 P.M. IN THE MILLBRAE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 621 MAGNOLIA AVENUE, MILLBRAE, CA, THE MILLBRAE CITY COUNCIL WILL CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE FOLLOWING APPLICATION: 435 BROADWAY (TAO) MODIFICATION of an approved CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT for a new restaurant of approximately 2,230 sq. ft. within an existing 4,350 sq. ft. commercial building in the Downtown. City Contact: David Petrovich, City Planner (650) 259-2341 At the time of the hearing, all interested persons are invited to appear and be heard. For further information or to review the file and application, please contact the Millbrae Community Development Department at 621 Magnolia Avenue, Millbrae; telephone (650) 259-2341; or contact the project planner as indicated above. If anyone wishes to challenge in court the action taken on the above request, he/she may do so. However, the challenger may be limited to raising only those issues considered at the public hearing described in this notice, or raised in written correspondence delivered to the City Council at, or prior to, the public hearing. Angela Louis City Clerk PUBLISHED: December 27, 2011 12/27/11 CNS-2229999# SAN MATEO DAILY JOURNAL
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #247955 The following person is doing business as: Fibromyalgia Relief Center of the Bay Area, 520 S. El Camino Real #520, SAN MATEO, CA 94402 is hereby registered by the following owner: Dr. Gene Martin, 1266 29th Ave., San Francisco, CA 94122. The business is conducted by an Individual The registrants commenced to transact business under the FBN on 03/01/2009. /s/ Dr. Gene Martin / This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 12/08/2011. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal, 12/13/11, 12/20/11, 12/27/11, 01/03/12).
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ADDITION OF A SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC IMPROVEMENT TO THE APPROVED ENERGY SERVICE PROJECT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Tuesday, January 10, 2012, at 7:00 p.m., and pursuant to Government Code section 4217.12, the City of Millbrae will hold a public hearing to consider whether adding a solar photovoltaic facilities improvement measure to the current approved energy service project with Siemens Building Technologies is in the best interest of the City. The proposed energy service project was approved by the City at a Public Hearing which was conducted at a regularly scheduled meeting held on November 22, 2011. The hearing will be held in City Council Chambers, located at 621 Magnolia Avenue, Millbrae, CA 94030. At the time of the hearing, all interested persons are invited to appear and be heard. If anyone wishes to challenge in court the action taken on the above request, he/she may do so. However, the challenger may be limited to raising only those issues considered at the public hearing described in this notice, or raised in written correspondence delivered to the City Council at, or prior to, the public hearing. Ron Popp Public Works Director 12/27/11 CNS-2231056# SAN MATEO DAILY JOURNAL

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #248007 The following person is doing business as: 1) i7 LIMO, 2) isevenlimo, 1015 Cadillac Way #108, BURLINGAME, CA 94010 is hereby registered by the following owner: Mazen Alchawa, same address. The business is conducted by an Individual The registrants commenced to transact business under the FBN on N/A. /s/ Mazen Alchawa / This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 12/12/2011. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal, 12/13/11, 12/20/11, 12/27/11, 01/03/12).
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300 Toys
WWII PLASTIC aircraft models $50 (35 total) 650-345-5502
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302 Antiques
1912 COFFEE Percolator Urn. perfect condition includes electric cord $85. (415)565-6719 ANTIQUE STOOL - Rust color cushion with lions feet, antique, $50.obo, SOLD CHINA CABINET - Vintage, 6 foot, solid mahogany. $300/obo. (650)867-0379 LARGE SELECTION of Opera records vinyl 78's 2 to 4 per album $8 to $20 ea. obo, (650)343-4461
210 Lost & Found

FOUND 11/19, at Bridgepointe Shopping Center, Bed Bath and Beyond bag containing something. (650)349-6059 LOST - 2 silver rings and silver watch, May 7th in Burlingame between Park Rd. & Walgreens, Sentimental value. Call Gen @ (650)344-8790 LOST - Small Love Bird, birght green with orange breast. Adeline Dr. & Bernal Ave., Burlingame. Escaped Labor Day weekend. REWARD! (650)343-6922 LOST OR MISPLACED PASSPORT Issued to Mahendar Singh Kandola, Citizen of Fiji Islands, Issued by Fiji Immigration Department, (650)255-9459 LOST: Center cap from wheel of Cadillac. Around Christmas time. Chrome with multi-colored Cadillac emblem in center. Small hole near edge for locking device. Belmont or San Carlos area. Joel 650-592-1111.
Over the Hedge
Over the Hedge
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303 Electronics
18 INCH TV Monitor with built-in DVD with remote, $21. Call (650)308-6381 3 SHELF SPEAKERS - 8 OM, $15. each, (650)364-0902 46 MITSUBISHI Projector TV, great condition. $400. (650)261-1541. BIG SONY TV 37" - Excellent Condition Worth $2300 will Sacrifice for only $95., (650)878-9542 FLIP CAMCORDER $50. (650)583-2767 PANASONIC TV 21 inch $25., (650)637-8244 SONY TV fair condition $30 (650)867-2720 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
304 Furniture
MODULAR DESK/BOOKCASE/STORAGE unit - Cherry veneer, white laminate, good for home office or teenagers room, $75., (650)888-0039 PAPASAN CHAIRS (2) -with cushions $45. each set, (650)347-8061 ROCKING CHAIR - Traditional, full size Rocking chair. Excellent condition $100., (650)504-3621 SOFA (LIVING room) Large, beige. You pick up $45 obo. 650-692-1942 STEREO CABINET walnut w/3 black shelves 16x 22x42. $35, 650-341-5347 STORAGE TABLE light brown lots of storage good cond. $45. (650)867-2720 TEA CHEST , Bombay, burgundy, glass top, perfect cond. $35 (650)345-1111 VANITY ETHAN Allen maple w/drawer and liftup mirror like new $95 (650)349-2195
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294 Baby Stuff

REDMON WICKER baby bassinet $25 OBO Crib Mattress $10 650 678-4398
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304 Furniture
2 DINETTE Chairs (650)692-3260 both for $29
296 Appliances
BISSELL UPRIGHT vacuum cleaner clear view model $45 650-364-7777 CHOPPERS (4) with instructions $7/all. (650)368-3037 DRYER WHIRLPOOL heavyduty dryer. Almond, Good condtiio. W 29 L35 D26 $100 (650)867-2720 ELECTRIC HEATER - Oil filled electric heater, 1500 watts, $30., (650)504-3621 RADIATOR HEATER, oil filled, electric, 1500 watts $25. (650)504-3621 SHOP VACUUM rigid brand 3.5 horse power 9 gal wet/dry $40. (650)591-2393 SUNBEAM TOASTER -Automatic, excellent condition, $30., (415)346-6038 VACUUM CLEANER excellent condition $45. (650)878-9542 VACUUM CLEANER Oreck-cannister type $40., (650)637-8244 WHIRLPOOL WASHING MACHINE used but works perfectly, many settings, full size top load, $90., (650)888-0039
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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BASSET LOVE Seat Hide-a-Bed, Beige, Good Cond. Only $30! 650-766-9553 BED FOR sale with pillow top mattress $99.00 (650) 348-5169 BREAKFAST NOOK DINETTE TABLEsolid oak, 53X66, $29., (650)583-8069 BREAKFAST NOOK DINETTE TABLEsolid oak, 53X66, $29., (650)583-8069 BUNK STYLE Bed elevated bed approx 36 in high w/play/storage under. nice color. $75. SOLD! 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 CHILDREN BR - Wardrobe with shelf. bookcase and shelving. attractive colors. $99. SOLD! COFFEE TABLE 62"x32" Oak (Dark Stain) w/ 24" side Table, Leaded Beveled Glass top. - $90. 650-766-9553 COUCH-FREE. OLD world pattern, soft fabric. Some cat scratch damage-not too noticeable. 650-303-6002 DINING ROOM SET - table, four chairs, lighted hutch, $500. all, (650)296-3189 DINING SET glass table with rod iron & 4 blue chairs $100/all. 650-520-7921, 650245-3661 DISPLAY CASE wood & glass 31 x 19 inches $30. (650)873-4030 DRAFTING TABLE 30 x 42' with side tray. excellent cond $75. (650)949-2134 DRUM TABLE - brown, perfect condition, nice design, with storage, $45., (650)345-1111 END TABLE marble top with drawer with matching table $70/all. (650)520-0619 END TABLES (2) - One for $5. hand carved, other table is antique white marble top with drawer $40., (650)308-6381 END TABLES (2)- Cherry finish, still in box, need to assemble, 26L x 21W x 21H, $100. for both, (650)592-2648 FOAM INCLINER for twin bed $40 650-692-1942 FOLDING PICNIC table - 8 x 30, 7 folding, padded chairs, $80. (650)364-0902 FOOT STOOL from Karathi 2' foot long Camel Heads on each end, red & black pad. $25., (650)755-8238 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 MATCHED PAIR, brass/carved wood lamps with matching shades, perfect, only $12.50 each, 650-595-3933 MATTRESS TOPPER chrome full size $15., (650)368-3037 MIRROR, NICE, large, 30x54, $25. SSF (650)583-8069 MIRROR/MEDICINE CAB. 3 dr. bevel glass 30X30" $35 (650)342-7933 MIRROR/MEDICINE CABINET 26" $10 (650)342-7933 MIRROR/MEDICINE CABINET 16" X 30" $20 (650)342-7933 16" X
308 Tools
TABLE SAW 10", very good condition $85. (650) 787-8219
310 Misc. For Sale

BARBARA TAYLOR BRADFORD hardback books. 4 at $3.00 each or all for $10., Call (650)341-1861 BARBIE BEACH vacation & Barbie princess bride computer games $15 each, (650)367-8949 BATH TOWELS - Used, Full size, white, good quantity, $4. each, a few beach towels, SSF, (650)871-7200 BBQ GILL with Cover 31/2' wide by 3' tall hardly used $49. 650 347-9920 BBQ KETTEL Grill, Uniflame 21 $35 (650)347-8061 BBQ SMOKER BBQ Grill, LP Coleman, Alaskan Cookin Machine, cost $140 sell $75. 650-344-8549 BBQ SMOKER, w/propane tank, wheels, shelf, sears model $86 650-344-8549 BEADS - Glass beads for jewelry making, $75. all, (650)676-0732 BOOK "LIFETIME" (408)249-3858 WW1 $12.,
306 Housewares
"PRINCESS HOUSE decorator urn "Vase" cream with blue flower 13 inch H $25., (650)868-0436 49ER HELMET party table dip & chip server $35., (650)341-8342 CANDLEHOLDER - Gold, angel on it, tall, purchased from Brueners, originally $100., selling for $30.,(650)867-2720 CEILING FAN multi speed, brown and bronze $45. (650)592-2648 DRIVE MEDICAL design locking elevated toilet seat. New. $45. (650)343-4461 LAMPS - 2 southwestern style lamps with engraved deer. $85 both, obo, (650)343-4461 PERSIAN TEA set for 8. Including spoon, candy dish, and tray. Gold Plated. $100. (650) 867-2720 SALAD SPINNER - Never used, $7.00, SOLD 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 TOASTER/OVEN WHITE finish barely used $15. 650-358-0421
309 Office Equipment

CALCULATOR - (2) heavy duty, tape Casio & Sharp, $25/ea, (650)344-8549 ELECTRIC TYPEWRITER Smith Corona $60. (650)878-9542 OFFICE LAMP new $7. (650)345-1111
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #247768 The following person is doing business as: Defensive Drivers Group, 2034 Washington Ave., REDWOOD CITY, CA 94061 is hereby registered by the following owner: Razor Traffic School, INC, CA. The business is conducted by a Corportaion. The registrants commenced to transact business under the FBN on11/2008 /s/ Scott Plamondon / This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 11/23/2011. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal, 12/06/11, 12/13/11, 12/20/11, 12/27/11). FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #247731 The following person is doing business as: Wink Brow Bar, 4060 S. Elcamino Real Suite A #4, SAN MATEO, CA 94403 is hereby registered by the following owner: Hemlata Gorade, 769 Shell Blvd. #102, Foster City, CA 94404. The business is conducted by an Individual. The registrants commenced to transact business under the FBN on 11/14/2011 /s/ Scott Plamondon / This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 11/22/2011. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal, 12/06/11, 12/13/11, 12/20/11, 12/27/11). FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #247581 The following person is doing business as: Small Bussiness Upgrade, 1001 Bayhill, SAN BRUNO, CA 94066 is hereby registered by the following owner: Digitalaga, INC, CA. The business is conducted by a Corportaion. The registrants commenced to transact business under the FBN on10/04/2011 /s/ Small Bussiness Upgrade / This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 11/10/2011. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal, 12/06/11, 12/13/11, 12/20/11, 12/27/11). FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #248008 The following person is doing business as: Green Dragon Realty, 718 Laurel Ave., MILLBRAE, CA 94030 is hereby registered by the following owner: Jeremy Riley, same address. The business is conducted by an Individual The registrants commenced to transact business under the FBN on N/A. /s/ Jeremy Riley / This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 12/12/2011. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal, 12/13/11, 12/20/11, 12/27/11, 01/03/12). FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #247729 The following person is doing business as: Thirty Birds, 2407 Hale Drive, Burlingame, CA 94010 is hereby registered by the following owner: Verity Breen, same address. The business is conducted by an Individual. The registrants commenced to transact business under the FBN on /s/ Verity Breen/ This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 11/21/2011. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal, 12/20/11, 12/27/11, 01/03/12, 01/10/12).
297 Bicycles
26 MOUNTAIN BIKE, fully suspended, multi gears, foldable. Like new, never ridden. $200. (650)839-1957 BICYCLE - Sundancer Jr., 26, $75. obo (650)676-0732
310 Misc. For Sale

10 PLANTS (assorted) for $3.00 each, (650)349-6059 12 DAYS of Christmas vintage drinking Glasses 1970 Color prints Prefect condition original box $25 (650)873-8167 1970 TIFFANY style swag lamp with opaque glass, $59., (650)692-3260 1ST ISSUE of vanity fair 1869 frame caricatures - 19 x 14 of Statesman and Men of the Day, $99.obo, (650)345-5502 2 COLOR framed photo's 24" X 20" World War II Air Craft P-51 Mustang and P-40 Curtis $99. (650)345-5502 2 VINTAGE BEDSPREADS - matching full sz, colonial , beige color, hardly used, orig package, $60/both, (650)347-5104 21 PIECE Punch bowl glass set $95., (650)341-8342 29 BOOKS - Variety of authors, $25., (650)589-2893 3 CRAFT BOOKS - hardcover, over 500 projects, $40., (650)589-2893 30 DISNEY Books $1.00 each 650 368-3037 30 PAPERBACK BOOKS - 4 children titles, several duplicate copies, many other single copies, $12. all, (650)347-5104 4 IN 1 stero unit. CD player broken. $20 650-834-4926 4 WHEEL Nova walker with basket $100 (sells new for over $200) (415) 246-3746 5 CUP electric coffee marker $8.00 650 368-3037 5 PHOTOGRAPHIC civil war books plus 4 volumes of Abraham Lincoln war years books $90 B/O must see 650 345-5502 5 PHOTOGRAPHIC civil war books plus 4 volumes of Abraham Lincoln war years books $90 B/O must see 650 345-5502 7 UNDERBED STORAGE BINS - Vinyl with metal frame, 42 X 18 X 6, zipper closure, $5. ea., (650)364-0902 9 CARRY-ON bags (assorted) - extra large, good condition, $10. each obo, (650)349-6059 AMERICAN HERITAGE books 107 Volumes Dec.'54-March '81 $99/all (650)345-5502 ANGEL WITH lights 12 inches High $12. (650)368-3037 ART BOOKS hard Cover, full color (10) Norman Rockwell and others $10 each 650-364-7777 ARTIFICIAL FICUS Tree 6 ft. life like, full branches. in basket $55. (650)269-3712 ARTISTS EASEL - from Aaron Brothers, paid $80., never used, $35., (650)755-8238
298 Collectibles
1982 PRINT "A Tune Off The Top Of My Head" See: http://tinyurl.com/4y38xld 650-204-0587 $75 2 FIGURINES - 1 dancing couple, 1 clown face. both $15. (650)364-0902 49ER REPORT issues '85-'87 $35/all, (650)592-2648 ARMY SHIRT, long sleeves, with pockets. XL $15 each (408)249-3858 BAY MEADOWS (650)345-1111 bag $30.each,
BOOK - Fighting Aircraft of WWII, Janes, 1000 illustrations, $65., (650)593-8880 BOOK NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC NATIONAL AIR MUSEUMS $15 (408)249-3858 BOXES MOVING storage or office assorted sizes 50 cents /each (50 total) 650-347-8061 BRUGMANSIA TREE large growth and in pot, $50., (650)871-7200 CANDLE HOLDER with angel design, tall, gold, includes candle. Purchased for $100, now $30. (650)345-1111 CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS, Pine cones, icicle lights, mini lights, wreath rings, $4.00 each 650 341-8342 CRAFTMENS 15 GALLON WET DRYVAC with variable speeds and all the attachments, $40., (650)593-7553 DOOM (3) computer games $15/each 2 total, (650)367-8949 DUFFEL BAGS - 1 Large Duffel Bag ,1 Xtra Lg. Duffel w Wheels, 1 Leather weekender Satchel, $75. (650)871-7211 ELECTRONIC TYPEWRITER good condition $50., (650)878-9542 ELVIS PRESLEY poster book $20. (650)692-3260 FLORAL painting, artist signed 14.75x12.75 solid wood frame w/attached wire hanger, $35 (650)347-5104 FRAMED PAINTING - Girl picking daisies, green & white, 22x26, $50., (650)592-2648 GAME "BEAT THE EXPERTS" never used $8., (408)249-3858 GEORGE Magazines, 30, all intact $50/all OBO. (650)574-3229, Foster City HARLEY DAVIDSON black phone perfect condition $55 650 867-2720 JANET EVANOVICH (4) hardback books $3/each (8) paperback books $1/each 650-341-1861
BEANIE BABIES in cases with TY tags attached, good condition. $10 each or 12 for $100. (650) 588-1189 CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS - (6) wooden, from Shaws Ice Cream shop, early 1980s, all $25., (650)518-0813 COLLECTIBLE CHRISTMAS TREE STAND with 8 colored lights at base / also have extra lights, $50., (650)593-8880 COLLECTIBLES: RUSSELL Baze Bobbleheads Bay Meadows, $10 EA. brand new in original box. (415)612-0156 COLORIZED TERRITORIAL Quarters uncirculated with Holder $15/all, (408)249-3858 GAYLORD PERRY 8x10 signed photo $10 (650)692-3260 JACK TASHNER signed ball $25. Richard (650)834-4926 JOE MONTANA signed authentic retirement book, $39., (650)692-3260 OLYMPUS DIGITAL camera - C-4000, doesnt work, great for parts, has carrying case, $30. (650)347-5104 ORIGINAL SMURF FIGURES - 19791981, 18+ mushroom hut, 1 1/2 x 3 1/2, all $40., (650)518-0813 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. (650)207-2712
307 Jewelry & Clothing

49ER'S JACKET (650)871-7200 Adult size $50.
BEADS, - Handmade in Greece. Many colors, shapes, sizes Full Jewely tray, over 100 pieces, $30., (650)595-4617 BRACELET - Ladies authentic Murano glass from Italy, vibrant colors, like new, $100., (650)991-2353 Daly City GALLON SIZE bag of costume jewelry various sizes, colors, $80. for bag, (650)589-2893 LADIES GOLD Lame' elbow lengthgloves sz 7.5 $15 New. (650)868-0436
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 3/4 horse power 3,450 RPM $60 (650)347-5373 DAYTON ELECTRIC 1 1/2 horse power 3,450 RPM $50 (650)347-5373 DAYTON ELECTRIC 1 1/2 horse power 1,725 RPM $60 (650)347-5373 ENGINE ANALYZER & timing lightSears Penske USA, for older cars, like new, $60., SOLD HAND DRILL $6.00 (415) 333-8540
299 Computers
HP PRINTER Deskjet 970c color printer. Excellent condition. Software & accessories included. $30. 650-574-3865
300 Toys
CLASSIC CAR model by Danbury Mint $99 (650)345-5502 bevel
LAWN MOWER reel type push with height adjustments. Just sharpened $45 650-591-2144 San Carlos
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SHOWER POOR custom made 48 x 69 $70 (650)692-3260 SONY PROJECTION TV Good condtion, w/ Remote, Black $100 (650)345-1111 STUART WOODS Hardback Books 2 @ $3.00 each. (650)341-1861 STYLISH WOOD tapesty basket with handle on wheels for magazines, newspapers, etc., $5., (650)308-6381 TIRE CHAINS - brand new, in box, never used, multiple tire sizes, $25., (650)5941494 TIRE CHAINS - used once includes rubber tighteners plus carrying case. call for corresponding tire size, $20., (650)3455446 VASE WITH flowers 2 piece good for the Holidays $25 650 867-2720 VERIZON CAR charger, still in sealed factory package, $10, 650-595-3933 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. Adj height for patients 5'3 thru 6'4. Brand new. $50. (650)594-1494 WALKER. INVACARE 6291-3f, dual release walker. Fixed 3" wheels & glider tips. Brand new. $50. (650)594-1494
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311 Musical Instruments
PIANO ORGAN, good condition. $110. (650)376-3762
316 Clothes
318 Sports Equipment

MORRELL TODD Richards 75 Snowboard (Good Condition) with Burton Boots (size 6 1/2) - $50. 650-766-9553 TOBOGGAN CLASSIC all wood 4 seater excellent condition, SOLD! 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
340 Camera & Photo Equip.

SONY CYBERSHOT DSC-T-50 - 7.2 MP digital camera (black) with case, $175., (650)208-5598 VINTAGE SUPER 8MM CAMERA - Bell & Howell, includes custom carrying case, $50., SOLD
LARGE BOWL - Hand painted and signed. Shaped like a goose. Blue and white $45 (650)592-2648 LARGE PRINT. Hard Cover. Mystery Books. Current Author. (20) $2 each 650-364-7777 LIGHTED CHRISTMAS TREE, 6 Ft Tall with stand, fully lighted, multi colored lights. Pick up Redwood City. $99 650 508-2370, ext. 101 MACINTOSH COMPUTER complete with monitor, works perfectly, only $99, 650-595-3933 MANUAL WHEECHAIRS (2) $75 each. 650-343-1826 MEN'S ASHTON and Hayes leather briefcase new. Burgundy color. $95 obo, (650)343-4461 MIRROR, ETHAN ALLEN - 57-in. high x 21-in. wide, maple frame and floor base, like new, $95., (650)349-2195 MOTORCYCLE JACKET black leather Size 42, $60.obo, (650)290-1960 NATURAL GRAVITY Water System creating Fresh Clear Water for any use $99 650 619-9203 NEW LIVING Yoga Tape for Beginners $8. 650-578-8306 NEW SPODE hand painted "TOYS AROUND THE TREE" cookie jar. Still in Box, $30., (650)583-7897 NICHOLAS SPARKS Hardback Books 2 @ $3.00 each. (650)341-1861 PACHIRA PLANT 3ft. H. (Money plant) with decorative Pot $30. (650)592-2648 PERSIAN KLIN CARPET - 66x39, pink and burgandy, good condition, $100., (650)867-2720 PICTORIAL WORLD $80/all (650)345-5502 History Books
FINO FINO
A Place For Fine Hats Sharon Heights
325 Sharon Heights Drive Menlo Park
312 Pets & Animals

BIRD CAGE 14x14x8 ecellent condition $25 Daly City, (650)755-9833
315 Wanted to Buy GO GREEN! We Buy GOLD You Get The $ Green $
Millbrae Jewelers Est. 1957 400 Broadway - Millbrae
345 Medical Equipment

SIEMEN GERMAN made Hearing aid, Never used $99., Bobby (415) 239-5651
650-854-8030
LADIES 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 LANE BRYANT assorted clothing. Sizes 2x-3x. 22-23, $5-$10/ea., brand new with tags. (650)290-1960 MANS SUEDE-LIKE jacket, New, XXLg. $25. 650 871-7211 MEN'S SUIT almost new $25. 650-573-6981 MENS CASUAL Dress slacks 2 pairs khaki 34Wx32L, 36Wx32L 2 pairs black 32WX32L, 34Wx30L $35 (650)347-5104 Brown.
322 Garage Sales
379 Open Houses
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List your Open House in the Daily Journal. Reach over 82,500 potential home buyers & renters a day, from South San Francisco to Palo Alto. in your local newspaper. Call (650)344-5200
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316 Clothes
3 BAGS of women's clothes - Sizes 912, $30., SOLD 47 MENS shirt, T-shirts, short/ long sleeves. Sleeveless workout polos, casual, dress shirts $93 all. (650)347-5104 49ER SWEATSHIRT with hood size 8 extra large $100 obo. (650)346-9992 BLACK Leather pants Mrs. size made in France size 40 $99. (650)558-1975 BLACK LEATHER tap shoes 9M great condition $99. (650)558-1975 BOOTS - purple leather, size 8, ankle length, $50.obo, (650)592-9141 EUROPEAN STYLE nubek leather ladies winter coat - tan colored with green lapel & hoodie, $100., (650)888-0129 GENUINE OAKELY Sunglasses, M frame and Plutonite lenses with drawstring bag, $65 650-595-3933 LADIES DOWN jacket light yellow with dark brown lining $35. (650)868-0436
(650)344-0921
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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 NEW NIKE SB Skunks & Freddy Kruegers Various Sizes $100 415-735-6669
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380 Real Estate Services HOMES & PROPERTIES

The San Mateo Daily Journals weekly Real Estate Section. Look for it every Friday and Weekend to find information on fine homes and properties throughout the local area.
311 Musical Instruments

2 ORGANS, antique tramp, $100 each. (650)376-3762 3 ACCORDIONS $110/ea. 1 Small Accordion $82. (650)376-3762. ELECTRIC STARCASTER Guitar black&white with small amplifier $75. 650-358-0421
SF GREETING Cards (300 w/envelopes) factory sealed $20. (650)207-2712
317 Building Materials

WHITE STORM/SCREEN door. Size is 35 1/4" x 79 1/4". Asking $75.00. Call (650)341-1861
420 Recreation Property 335 Rugs

WOOL AREA RUG - Multi-green colors, 5 X 7, $65. obo, (650)290-1960
610 Crossword Puzzle
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INVESTMENT PROPERTIES 2 Parcels, 2.5 Acres ea Flat & Buildable w/Elct & Roads Price Lowered to $40K Terms from $79
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318 Sports Equipment

"EVERLAST FOR HER" Machine to help lose weight $40., (650)368-3037 13 ASSORTED GOLF CLUBS- Good Quality $3.50 each. Call (650) 349-6059. BASKETBALL RIM, net & backboard $35/all 650-345-7132 Leave message. DARTBOARD - New, regulation 18 dimeter, Halex brand w/mounting hardware, 6 brass darts, $16., (650)681-7358 GOLF BALLS (325) $65 (650)341-5347 GOLF CLUBS - Complete set of mens golf clubs with bag. Like new, $100., (650)593-7553 TENNIS RACKET oversize with cover and 3 Wilson Balls $25 (650)692-3260
335 Garden Equipment

(GALVANIZED planter with boxed liners 94 x 10 x 9. Two available, $20/all, (415)346-6038 BAMBOO poles 6 to 8 Ft, 30. $15/all, (415)346-6038 FLOWER POTS many size (50 pieces) $15/all, (415)346-6038 PLANTS & POTS - assorted $5/each obo, Call Fe, Sat. & Sun only (650)2188852 POTTED PLANTS (7) $5/each 650-207-0897 TABLE - for plant, $25., perfect condition, (650)345-1111
Tel:- 408-867-0374 or 408-803-3905 452 Condos for Rent

SAN FRANCISCO UNFURNISHED CONDO - $1850., 1 bedroom, 1 bath, panoramic view, deck, aek, wall to wall carpet, hardwood floors, parking, excellent transportation, laundry, utilities included, (415)215-1755
470 Rooms
HIP HOUSING Non-Profit Home Sharing Program San Mateo County (650)348-6660
315 Wanted to Buy
315 Wanted to Buy
Rooms For Rent

Travel Inn, San Carlos
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620 Automobiles Dont lose money on a trade-in or consignment! Sell your vehicle in the Daily Journals Auto Classifieds. Just $3 per day. Reach 82,500 drivers from South SF to Palo Alto 310 Misc. For Sale 310 Misc. For Sale
Call (650)344-5200 ads@smdailyjournal.com
CADILAC 93 Sedan $ 4,000 or Trade Good Condition (650)481-5296 CHEVY HHR 08 - Grey, spunky car loaded, even seat warmers, $9,500. (408)807-6529. HONDA 10 ACCORD LX - 4 door sedan, low miles, $19K, (650)573-6981 INFINITI 94 Q45 - Service records included. Black & tan, SOLD! MERCEDES 03 C230K Coupe - 52K miles, $12,000 for more info call (650)576-1285 MERCEDES 05 C-230 66k mi. Sliver, 1 owner, excellent condition, $14,000 obo (650)799-1033 MERCEDES 06 C230 - 6 cylinder, navy blue, 60K miles, 2 year warranty, $18,000, (650)455-7461
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12/27/11
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620 Automobiles SUTTON AUTO SALES Cash for Cars
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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.
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670 Auto Service
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670 Auto Parts

HONDA CIVIC FRONT SEAT Gray Color. Excellent Condition $90. San Bruno. 415-999-4947 TRUCK RADIATOR - fits older Ford, never used, $100., (650)504-3621
680 Autos Wanted Dont lose money on a trade-in or consignment! Sell your vehicle in the Daily Journals Auto Classifieds.
MB GARAGE, INC.
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645 Boats
BANSHEE SAILBOAT - 13 ft. with extras, $750., (650)343-6563 PLEASURE BOAT, 15ft., 50 horsepower Mercury, $1,300.obo (650)368-2170 PROSPORT 97 - 17 ft. CC 80 Yamaha Pacific, loaded, like new, $9,500 or trade, (650)583-7946.
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672 Auto Stereos
625 Classic Cars

DATSUN 72 - 240Z with Chevy 350, automatic, custom, $5800 or trade. (650)588-9196 NISSAN 87 Centura - Two door, manual, stick shift, 150K miles. Clean title, good body, $1,250., (415)505-3908 PLYMOUTH 72 CUDA - Runs and drives good, needs body, interior and paint, $12k obo, serious inquiries only. (650)873-8623
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$1.00 .......... $100 & Up............................. $150 to $7,500 $2.50 .......... $185 & Up............................. $200 to $5,000 $3.00 .......... $375 & Up........................... $1000 to $7,500 $5.00 .......... $380 & Up............................. $400 to $8,000 $10.00 ........ $750 & Up........................... $760 to $10,000 $20.00 ...... $1500 & Up......................... $1580 to $10,000
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Note: We also buy foreign gold coins. All prices are subject to market uctuation We especially need large quantities of old silver dollars paying more for rare dates! Do not clean coins. Note: We also buy foreign silver coins. All prices are subject to market uctuation.
301 Broadway, Millbrae (650) 697-6570 Monday - Friday 9am-6pm Saturday 9am-2pm www.NumisInternational.com

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NIGERIANS FEAR MORE ATTACKS

IOWA CAUCUS ENTERS FINAL WEEK

WARRIORS GET FIRST WIN

Tuesday Dec. 27, 2011 Vol XII, Edition 113

Survey shows moderate support for parcel tax

See SURVEY, Page 20

Economists seegrowth in newyear

Exchanging gifts and final sales

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DUI arrests slightly up

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Transit agencies offer free rides on New Years Eve

Online shopping jumps 16.4 pct on Christmas

Mom booked for dropping toddler from window

Consumer advocates say many gift cards will go to waste

How Trees Benet Our Health While Absorbing Air Pollutants

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Final week before Iowa caucus

Around the Bay

Disgraced ex-journalist fights for law license

Inmate given jail, anger management for attack

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Around the world

Nigerians fear more attacks

Man killed amid Britains post-Christmas sales

Philippine floods death toll jumps to nearly 1,500

Twin probes to circle moon to study gravitational field

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Tuesday Dec. 27, 2011

Cellphones and driving a bad combination

Leaving Iraq welcome and nerve-racking