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Concerns grow over possibility of moving students

Belmont school community worries about boundary changes to elementary district
By Heather Murtagh of Trustees Thursday night depict-
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF ing students who may not be eligi-
ble to attend Belmont’s Central
One-hundred-and-twenty-five Elementary School in future years if
blue balloons with pictures of chil- proposed boundary changes were
dren were placed behind the implemented.
Belmont-Redwood Shores With continued growing enroll-
Elementary School District Board ment and voter-approved bond
money, the district is considering
changing boundaries before making
construction decisions. Still at the
brainstorming phase, early consid-
erations include moving students
currently at Central Elementary to
Nesbit Elementary School, also in
Belmont. It was an option that riled
the small school community and
caused parents to ask for changes in
alternatives, committee names and
pleas to stay where they consider to
be a second home. A board decision
is expected May 19, however the
change is not expected to go into
effect until the 2012 school year.
Far from a vote, the idea created
frustration for Central parents for a
variety of reasons. They worried
about the impact on their children
like safety of passing main streets,
property values and the process’
See SCHOOLS, Page 22

Weather
hammers
the coast
Crews in California work to
open roads, repair damage
By Sudhin Thanwala
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

SAN FRANCISCO — Crews along California’s Central

Coast worked Friday to reopen a highway through the Big Sur
area and repair damage from a flood that forced the evacuation
of a mobile home park, as the region got a respite from a pow-
erful storm that brought heavy wind and rain.
Residents in the 45-unit Pacific Cove Mobile Home Park in
Santa Cruz County were ordered to evacuate on Thursday
when a failed drainage pipe tore a roughly 15-by-100 foot hole
in the ground near homes and sent a 3-foot surge of water into
Capitola Village, authorities said.
“The water was moving really rapidly and carrying debris,
garbage cans, kids’ toys, chairs,” said Pamela Bone, 52, a res-
ident of the mobile home park. “My neighbor and I were look-
ing across from each other at the river running between us.”
HEATHER MURTAGH/DAILY JOURNAL
Bone said the area around her home was left caked in mud
Clockwise from left:Kerrie Paussa of Oakland,left,and her mom,Dixie Paussa of Napa,take in the flower display created by
San Mateo-based Ah Sam Florist during the San Francisco Flower and Garden Show at the San Mateo County Event Center See STORMS, Page 23
through Sunday. The exhibit created by designers at Woodside's Filoli features succulents, signature daffodils and king
pigeons.Nancy Groshong and her granddaughter Victoria Schader,both from Chico,explore the outdoor classroom setting
created by Redwood City-based ECO Systems Landscape Solutions. Created by the University of California at Berkeley's
environmental design department,the plantLAB showcases an interesting method of watering plants. Supervisor candidate
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By Heather Murtagh
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
Birds chirped and the sound of water
rushing calmly greets visitors who step
into a vast indoor garden.
Spring is in the air — at least inside —
and the green is on display in full force
at the 26th annual San Francisco Flower
& Garden Show at the San Mateo
County Event Center this weekend.
Starting Wednesday, the event seems to
have a focus on green this year — both
the color and lifestyle. Water preserva-
tion means native plants, particularly
succulents, are on display creating beau-
tiful inspirations for visitors.
It’s inspiration that brings Dixie
Paussa, of Napa, and her daughter Kerrie
Paussa, of Oakland, to the show each
year.
Looking at the exhibit “Fresh Ideas:
Born and Raised in California” designed
by Ah Sam Florist of San Mateo, the
woman took pictures of interestingly
arranged small flower pots hanging from
above and bound together with little
spots of green.
“It’s different every year,” said Dixie
Paussa.
A longtime gardener, Dixie Paussa
particularly loves the ability to ask ques-
See GARDEN, Page 23
Richard Holober, president of the San
Mateo County Community College District
Board, raised $38,630 and loaned himself
$7,000 toward his county supervisor bid in
the last three months, according to cam-
paign financial statements due Thursday.
Holober’s reports were submitted to the
Elections Office by the deadline but not
Richard
available for review until the following
Holober
morning.
See HOLOBER, Page 23
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Accused killer’s competency still up in air
By Michelle Durand
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
The competency question for a Hillsborough
man accused of fatally shooting his friend sever-
al times during an argument in his parents’ pool
house remains unclear as the court-appointed
doctor expected to break the stalemate of two
others didn’t return his report Friday.
The doctor needed more time to complete his
evaluation of Bradley Allen Kleiman and his
decision is now due April 26, said prosecutor Joe
Cannon. Two doctors who’ve already assessed
Kleiman, 31, are split in their findings which is
why the third was named to tip the balance on
whether he is fit for trial on murder and gun
charges.
Competency is a defendant’s ability to aid in
their own defense while sanity is his or her men-
tal state at the time of an alleged crime.
If found incompetent, Kleiman’s criminal pro-
ceedings will stay on hold while he is sent to a
LOCAL
state hospital for treatment.
Once deemed fit to aid in
his own defense, Kleiman
will return to San Mateo
County for prosecution. If
the third doctor instead
finds Kleiman competent,
he will head to trial unless
his defense attorney dis-
putes the findings and
Bradley requests a jury or judge
Kleiman
decide.
Kleiman claims the
shooting of Calvache, which included two shots
in the head and one in the buttocks, was an acci-
dent. However, prosecutors believe the pair may
have been arguing over a marijuana business.
According to prosecutors, Kleiman called 911 to
report shooting Calvache, 30, in a pool house
detached from a five-bedroom main house on
De Sabla Road where his parents live. Calvache
and Kleiman were the only ones on the property
at the time. Kleiman said he shot Calvache dur-
ing a struggle after his friend pulled a gun on
him. Prosecutors also say the friends had
planned to go to dinner together before the alter-
cation. When police arrived, they reportedly
found Kleiman carrying marijuana plants in the
backyard and a weapon and casings inside the
pool house. Authorities have not confirmed who
owned the gun.
His longtime attorney, Tony Gibbs, has said
his client has a long history of mental illness.
In September, Judge Richard Livermore took
the unusual step of seeking a competency evalu-
ation before Kleiman entered a plea.
Two months later, a criminal grand jury indict-
ed Kleiman which means if he is hospitalized
but later returned to San Mateo County, he will
move straight to Superior Court for trial. Also,
hospitalized defendants who are not returned for
trial within three years and do not have an
indictment will have the case dismissed.
Kleiman remains in custody on no-bail status.
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Police reports
Vermin!
A man was using a pellet gun to shoot at
squirrels on Wilmington Way in Redwood
City before 3:04 p.m. Sunday, March 20.
REDWOOD CITY
Graffiti. A men’s bathroom was tagged with
graffiti on Spring Street before 6:57 a.m.
Sunday, March 20.
Vandalism. Pipes in an unlocked home under
construction were damaged for the second
time on Ruby Street before 1:46 p.m. Sunday,
March 20.
Burglary. Construction tools were taken from
a vehicle in a carport on Buckingham Avenue
before 8:14 p.m. Sunday, March 20.
Vandalism. The front passenger’s-side win-
dow of a vehicle was smashed on Myrtle
Street before 10:02 a.m. Saturday, March
19.
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THE DAILY JOURNAL
Jobless rate edges down; 96,500 jobs added
By Adam Weintraub
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SACRAMENTO — California’s
unemployment rate slipped lower
for the second consecutive month,
to 12.2 percent in February, as the
state added nearly 100,000 jobs, the
state Employment Development
Department reported Friday. But
the employment picture is still
worse than the national average.
The state’s preliminary jobless
rate for February was down from
12.4 percent in January and 12.5
percent in December. It’s the lowest
statewide jobless rate since
December 2009.
California’s rate is still much
higher than the U.S. jobless rate,
which was 8.9 percent in February
and has fallen from 9.7 percent over
the past year.
California added 96,500 nonfarm
jobs in February, bringing the total
Senate leader ready to
end state budget talks
By Juliet Williams
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SACRAMENTO — Democratic
leaders in the state Legislature said
Friday they were growing frustrated
after weeks of negotiations with
Republican lawmakers failed to
yield a deal on Gov. Jerry Brown’s
budget plan.
Senate President Pro Tem Darrel
Steinberg, D-Sacramento, warned
that he could schedule a vote soon to
force GOP lawmakers to make a
decision but would not give up on a
deal as long as the Democratic gov-
ernor wants to keep negotiating with
GOP lawmakers.
Meanwhile, Assembly Speaker
John Perez dismissed a list of
Republican demands as moving fur-
ther away from what Democrats can
accept, but GOP lawmakers emerged
from the governor’s office saying
they were still talking.
The main point of contention is
Brown’s proposal for a special elec-
tion to give voters a chance to extend
temporary tax increases enacted two
years ago.
If talks reach an impasse,
LOCAL/STATE Weekend• March 26-27, 2011 5
“The state’s job growth was led by
gains in high tech professional services,
temporary help jobs,a rebound in construction
California and Bay Area
jobs and a 10,400 gain in the motion picture sector.”
— Stephen Levy,senior economist for the Center for Continuing Study of
the California Economy in Palo Alto
unemployment rates drop
BAY CITY NEWS SERVICE course of the month.
The county with the region’s
to slightly more than 14 million. rebound in construction jobs and a The state’s unemployment rate lowest rate, Marin, also decreased
There were job gains in 10 out of 10,400 gain in the motion picture decreased in February, as did the from 8.2 percent to 7.8 percent,
the 11 sectors surveyed, with only sector,” Levy said in an email. “The jobless numbers in many Bay Area according to the report. San Mateo
government jobs declining, by manufacturing sector continued to counties, according to a report County’s unemployment rate is 8.3
about 1,400. The largest gain was rebound, adding 3,600 jobs.
released Friday by the state’s percent.
in professional and business servic- Growing port activity contributed Employment Development In San Francisco the rate also
es, which added nearly 40,000 to a rebound in wholesale trade and
Department. decreased, from 9.5 percent to 9.1
jobs. other port-related sectors.”
California’s unemployment rate percent.
The February job gains were the The job gains, he cautioned, were
largest in the nation, said Stephen well above expected levels and dropped to 12.2 percent in The nation’s unemployment rate
Levy, senior economist for the could be revised next month. February compared to 12.4 percent in February was 8.9 percent.
Center for Continuing Study of the The state’s survey of 42,000 in January, the department said. The state’s unemployment rate is
California Economy in Palo Alto. California businesses found an Solano County, the Bay Area based on a federal survey of 5,500
“The state’s job growth was led increase of 196,300 jobs, or 1.4 county with the highest unemploy- California households and does not
by gains in high tech professional percent, from February 2010 to last ment rate, dropped from 12.4 per- include agricultural jobs, accord-
services, temporary help jobs, a month. cent to 12.1 percent over the ing to the department.
County transfers water system oversight
System Chief Jean Fraser, Environmental Health Department
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF REPORT
Community Health Director Brian currently regulates approximately
Rather than hike small water sys- Zamora and Environmental 30 systems but officials say fees are
Democrats could tem fees seven-fold to cover inspec- Health Director Dean Peterson too low for the staff to inspect them
try to approve tion costs, San Mateo County offi- noted that neither were “particu- properly. Fees bring in roughly
the special elec- cials will likely transfer regulatory larly palatable” but that the coun- $21,000 annually — a far cry from
tion on a simple oversight back to the state. ty cannot subsidize the service the $161,000 minimum needed.
majority vote, a On Tuesday, the Board of and there must be enough money If the county had opted to keep
move that would Supervisors will consider a recom- available to ensure drinking water the water systems, it was looking at
almost certainly mendation for the shift by mid- quality. a two-tiered fee schedule charging a
be challenged in summer. The only other option is The Skylonda Mutual Water $3,200 annual fee for systems need-
court because keeping the systems’ responsibility Company in Woodside also told ing less oversight and a $6,500
Darrel legislative ballot local but increasing annual fees by officials in an email before that annual fee for more complex sys-
Steinberg m e a s u r e s 700 percent for the businesses and meeting that any change would tems. Instead, the board is being
require a two- water companies involved. mean passing significant cost asked to approve moving oversight
thirds vote. At an earlier meeting of the increases on to shareholders. to the state by July 1.
Democrats, board’s environmental quality The state regulates water systems
who have a subcommittee, health officials with more than 200 connections but The Board of Supervisors meets 9
majority in both discussed the alternatives to reach allows counties to be designated as a.m. Tuesday, March 29 in Board
houses, also the recommendation coming for- a Local Primary Agency to oversee Chambers, 400 County Government
could introduce ward Tuesday. At the time, Health systems with less. The county’s Center, Redwood City.
an all-cuts budg-
et that would cut
billions of dol-
Jerry Brown lars more from Lawmakers focus on anti-bullying efforts
schools or try to By Lien Hoang Democratic Assemblyman Ben lies once ordered her autistic son to
qualify an independent initiative on THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Hueso, who proposed the resolu- lick a toilet at his elementary school.
the tax extensions for a special elec- tion, estimated that 8 percent of stu- Hueso, of San Diego, said harass-
tion this November. SACRAMENTO — California dents in elementary through high ment can lead to depression, anxiety
“We will quickly have to decide lawmakers responding to concerns school skip class at least once a and criminal activity. His resolution,
whether or not to pursue solutions that schoolyard bullying has led to month to dodge bullies. which designates March as bullying
that do not require Republican increased suicides and truancy In supporting the resolution, prevention month, says the harass-
votes,” Perez, D-Los Angeles, said passed a resolution Friday calling Assemblywoman Betsy Butler, D- ment comes in verbal, physical, psy-
after leaving Brown’s office. attention to the problem. Marina del Rey, said a group of bul- chological or electronic forms.
6 Weekend• March 26-27, 2011
D Local briefs
espite the economic downturn,
teachers, parents and the entire
coastside community have
demonstrated their support for children
and for quality education by donating
over 200 items for the El Granada
Elementary School PTO annual auc-
tion.
The Diamonds and Denim auction
will be held from 6:30 p.m. to 10:30
p.m. Saturday, March 26 at the Harbor
Village, the Breezeway; $35 per person.
There will be music, food and fun!
Proceeds from the auction will fund
basic school programs including P.E.,
science and library as well as music, Art
in Action and Art and Science Day, a
long-time tradition and coastal favorite.
El Granada Elementary School teach-
ers donated many auction items includ-
ing a hand crafted American
GirlDream wardrobe, a birdwatching
hike in Pescadero and a bedtime reading
from Library Lynne. Parents donated
many items as well including artisan
jewelry, a kiteboarding lesson and a
photo portrait sitting.
***
GeoKids’ Family Green Fest event,
which will be held from 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. Saturday, March 26, is designed to
raise eco-awareness among Peninsula
families and schools. Everyone is invit-
ed to this free event to be held at 2120
Broadway in downtown Redwood City.
An acclaimed nonprofit and parent-
cooperative preschool and daycare cen-
ter, GeoKids will be hosting green
demos and easy Earth-friendly projects
for families while green businesses we
respect and patronize sell their eco-con-
scious products and services at our pop-
up retail store.
***
The fractured fairytale by James
Lapine and Stephen Sondheim fea-
tures students from Serra High School
in San Mateo, Notre Dame High
School in Belmont and Mercy High
School in Burlingame. The unforget-
table musical is directed by Gennine
Harrington and stars an ensemble cast
including Chelle Denton (Mercy) as the
Baker’s Wife; Matt Elkins (Serra) as
the Baker; James Giusti (Serra) as the
Farmer; and Danielle Philapil (Mercy)
as Cinderella.
“Into the Woods” will debut at 7:30
LOCAL
Mercy student Chelle Denton,upper left
and clockwise, Serra student Matthew
Elkins,Mercy student Danielle Philapil and
Serra student James Giusti rehearse for
‘Into the Woods,’a Tri-School Production.
p.m. March 31 at the Hillbarn Theatre
in Foster City, located at 1285 East
Hillsdale Blvd. Other show dates and
times will be 7:30 p.m. Fridays and
Saturdays April 1 through April 9; and
two special Sunday matinee perform-
ances, 2 p.m. April 3 and April 10.
Tickets are $18 for adults and $15 for
students and senior citizens. For tickets
or more information contact the
Hillbarn Theatre Box Office at 349-
6411 or www.fctickets.org.
Class notes is a twice weekly column dedi-
cated to school news. It is compiled by edu-
cation reporter Heather Murtagh. You can
contact her at (650) 344-5200, ext. 105 or at
heather@smdailyjournal.com.
THE DAILY JOURNAL
Fundraiser seeks help for Africa
When Mike Mitchell first visited West Africa in the Peace Corps,
he saw the power to bring peace through a simple item — a $10
soccer ball.
After creating his graduate thesis on using soccer balls as a cat-
alyst for other change in poor countries, he began working to cre-
ate Project Play Africa. Within the last few years it started coming
together. Next week, Mitchell will be leaving to make his third trip.
But first a fundraiser will be held at his family’s Burlingame busi-
ness, Behan’s Irish Pub. From 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, the pub will
feature African and Irish music, raffle and activities. There’s no
cover, just come, enjoy and give what you’d like, he said.
Mitchell, who lives in Brazil, leaves for Niger from San
Francisco. Leaving Monday, Mitchell will be partnering with other
nonprofits during the trip to not only create community through
play but help build preschools to help combat poverty through play
and education.
For more information visit www.projectplayafrica.org.
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SAN FRANCISCO — Pacific Gas and Electric Co. has pro-
posed allowing residents to switch off the wireless signals on
their utility meters for a fee in response to critics who say the
devices cause health problems.
The Northern California utility company unveiled its propos-
al Thursday after resistance to the so-called smart meters has led
several communities to place moratoriums on the devices.
Obituary
Albert Charles Kolar
A memorial rosary for Albert Charles Kolar will be held 4
p.m. Sunday, March 27 at Sneider & Sullivan & O’Connell’s
Funeral Home, 977 S. El Camino Real in San Mateo. A memo-
rial mass will be held 10:30 a.m. Monday, March 28 at St.
Matthew’s Catholic Church, 1 Notre Dame Ave. in San Mateo.
Kolar, born Aug. 26, 1920, died peacefully March 23, 2011
at his home in San Mateo after a short illness, with his loving
wife Martha by his side.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American
Cancer Society or Mission Hospice in San Mateo.
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8 Weekend• March 26-27, 2011
Around the nation
Wisconsin union law
published despite court order
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin officials
couldn’t agree Friday about whether an explo-
sive law taking away nearly all public worker
collective bargaining rights was about to take
effect after a nonpartisan legislative bureau
published it despite a court order blocking
implementation. The head of the Legislative
Reference Bureau that made the move, as well
as a nonpartisan attorney for the Legislature,
said the action was merely procedural. But
Republican legislative leaders, who encour-
aged the bureau’s action, insisted it meant law
would take effect Saturday.
Gov. Scott Walker’s office, meanwhile,
would issue only a vague statement saying
simply that the administration planned to carry
out the law as required.
Man,21,arrested for sex with girl,13
A 21-year-old Redwood City resident was
arrested on charges of unlawful sexual inter-
course with a minor he met online, according to
the Belmont Police Department.
The suspect, Armando Lopez-Galvez, was
taken into custody without incident and was
booked into the San Mateo County Jail. He was
arrested Tuesday night at his place of employ-
ment in Menlo Park, according to police.
Lopez-Galvez allegedly had sex with a 13-
year-old girl he met online, according to police.
The investigation began in January, when
Belmont police were notified that the 13-year-
old victim was in several “online dating” rela-
tionships with male adults, according to police.
Mayor objects,but
city OKs fire mediation
Despite strong objections from its mayor, the
Belmont City Council voted 3-2 Tuesday night
to accept the county’s offer of mediation to set-
tle a dispute over a joint agreement with San
Carlos to provide fire services in both cities.
The Belmont-San Carlos Fire Department is
LOCAL/STATE/NATION
Judge: Brain-damaged mom can see triplets
By Andrew Dalton
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOS ANGELES — A judge on Friday
issued a temporary ruling allowing visitation
with 4-year-old triplets to a mother so badly
brain damaged by medical errors during
childbirth that she can no longer walk, talk or
eat.
Attorneys for both sides praised the tenta-
tive 10-page order issued by Superior Court
Judge Frederick C. Shaller, who ruled after a
two-week hearing that 34-year-old Abbie
Dorn would be granted visits of three hours a
day for five days each summer at the home in
Myrtle Beach, S.C. where her parents care for
her.
Lisa Helfland Meyer, attorney for Dorn’s
parents, said the decision set a precedent for
set to dissolve this October and Belmont is
moving forward with re-establishing its own
stand-alone fire department while San Carlos is
seeking proposals to contract out the service.
Councilman Dave Warden and Mayor
Coralin Feierbach, however, voted against the
proposal.
“The county did not want to do it, to provide
for San Carlos and now we are being asked to
come to their aid,” Feierbach said.
It was San Carlos, after all, that sent the letter
of dissolution to Belmont last year after the for-
mula to fund the joint department caused the
share for San Carlos to go up beyond what was
expected.
Belmont has a dedicated funding stream,
about $6.5 million to pay for fire services,
while San Carlos relies on its general fund to
pay for the service.
Prison for fire scammer
A Los Altos man who prosecutors say twice
pretended to be a victim of the San Bruno
explosion to collect aid and then complained he
couldn’t order room service at the hotel room
he was provided was sentenced Tuesday to two
years and eight months in prison.
Daniel Leon Stansbury, 41, faced up to three
years in prison after pleading no contest to
January to four felonies: two counts of burgla-
ry, one of identity theft and another of grand
theft. Stansbury received slightly less with
credit for 366 days while in custody on
$100,000 bail, according to court records
clerks.
A judge has ruled that Abbie Dorn,who was
left with brain damage after medical errors
during child birth,can see her triplets.
“every single parent out there with any sort of
disability.”
“I think this is an astounding victory,”
Jury to resume Monday
in high school bombing trial
Jurors ended their third day of deliberations
Friday afternoon in the San Mateo County
Superior Court trial of Alexander Youshock,
who is accused of attempting to kill his former
Hillsdale High School teachers on Aug. 24,
2009.
Youshock faces four felony counts for his
alleged actions — two counts of attempted mur-
der and two counts of exploding a destructive
device with the intent to murder.
Prosecutors allege that Youshock went to the
school intending to kill his former chemistry
teacher, bringing with him homemade pipe
bombs, a Samurai sword and a chain saw he
nicknamed “Collie,” after Columbine High
School, the site of the infamous 1999 massacre.
But defense attorney Jonathan McDougall on
Wednesday refuted the prosecution’s assertion
that Youshock methodically premeditated his
attack on Hillsdale High.
McDougall argued that if it were not for
Youshock’s schizophrenia, he would not have
responded to his teachers’ reasonable efforts to
get him to do his homework and participate in
class by concocting a farfetched plan to murder
them.
Deliberations will continue on Monday.
Youth group raises
$1,000 for tsunami aid
A group of 120 Redwood City children did
more than raise a little dough in an afternoon
bake sale last week.
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Meyer said at a news conference. “The court
held that this parent has the same right as any
other parent to have visitation and a relation-
ship with their child.”
Shaller also ordered that the children could
have a 30-minute monthly videoconference
with their mother, a move Meyer said would
establish a “wonderful continuity” between
mother and children.
But Shaller’s decision granted far less than
the triplets’ grandparents had asked for, and
father Dan Dorn’s attorney Vicki Greene said
her side got exactly what they wanted — just
five days of visits, all supervised by the
father, Dan Dorn, who is raising the children
at his Los Angeles home. The grandparents,
in a lawsuit that is awaiting a trial date, are
seeking four weeks of visitation without the
father’s presence.
Local briefs
The Sandpiper Youth Club raised more than
$1,000 to aid Japanese tsunami relief efforts,
Redwood City spokesman Malcolm Smith said.
About 300 people purchased the treats or
made a donation at the fundraiser, which took
place on March 18 at the Sandpiper Community
Center near Sandpiper Elementary School,
Smith said.
The children, ranging in age from 6 to 10
years old, were prompted to host the fundraiser
after seeing images and hearing stories on the
news about the victims of the tsunami, he said.
While other cooks may bake up a storm, the
children and their parents baked during one.
They refused to let the morning’s tornado
warning issued for San Mateo County stop
them, Smith said.
The money raised will be donated to Save the
Children, earmarked to directly benefit
Japanese tsunami relief, he said.
The youth club also raised about $1,000 for
relief efforts in Haiti following January 2010’s
earthquake, he said.
“These kids have a reputation for recognizing
when there’s some great need somewhere,”
Smith said.
The youth club’s director Telisha Brent
helped organize the children to make flyers,
solicit donations of baked goods and inform the
community, he said.
“But the kids came up with the idea for doing
it,” Smith said. There are no plans for future
fundraisers, but Smith said the youth group is
keeping a watchful eye.
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Solving the fiscal crisis in schools
By Charles E. Tooth
O
n March 4, Shelly Masur
wrote a letter to the Daily
Journal entitled “Schools
facing a fiscal crisis.” Another person
wrote in a few days later supporting
Masur and blaming Proposition 13 for
the lack of school funding. This claim
simply isn’t true. The lost funds were
replaced by lottery money, taxes and
fees.
Ever since I earned my master’s in
school administration, I have been
devoted to improving the ways
schools are financed in this state to
stop the gross waste of money, dupli-
cation of services and redundancy in
San Mateo County. All I have received
from politicians, board members and
administrators is an attitude of self-
serving indifference. These board
members and administrators are not
evil people out to harm children, they
simply cannot think outside the box.
“Just go along to get along” seems to
be the prevailing attitude. That atti-
tude does not work in the private sec-
tor, for to do so is to fail or go broke.
However, there is one truth in educa-
tional funding and that is there is ade-
quate funding for schools in this state,
it is just not being used properly.
First and foremost, one has to
remember that politicians love to
spend other people’s money. They
have done this so well over the last 40
years that now, there is not money left
to spend. Yet people still keep scream-
ing for more money, especially in edu-
cation. To demand more money is
futile and foolish. Therefore, one
must/should change the way one
thinks about the crises facing our
schools today. To do that, one must
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Editor,
The article about a pit bull being
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to task” in the March 18 edition of
The Daily Journal) is misleading in
making it appear that people from
Burlingame and San Mateo County
are not concerned. I live in
Burlingame and I have expressed my
feelings. Perhaps it is that we have
not responded on Facebook. In addi-
tion, the facts are not being honestly
reported.
The same dog that was refused at
Burlingame Library is a favorite at the
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first think about and put the needs of
the children first. It has been my expe-
rience that this has not always been
done. Years ago, schools were
financed by local property taxes and
board members serving on boards of
education were not compensated for
their time. That is no longer the case.
Today, schools are financed by prop-
erty taxes, the state Legislature and
lottery money. Today, many board
members are paid, and some even get
medical insurance. The practice of
paying board members money for
their service should stop immediately,
because if a board member serves
long enough they can also get a PERS
pension. The fact that a person can get
a lifetime pension for serving eight
years in an elective office is beyond
me.
In business, if the business is losing
money, the owner of that business
either changes the way he does busi-
ness or he goes broke. Because I
believe our schools are the primary
industry of this country and that many
of our schools are not meeting the
needs of our students, the way schools
are financed must change or the busi-
ness climate in this state will suffer.
This can easily be done by the state
and the counties if one has the will
and intelligence to put children and
students first, last and always.
There are approximately 21 districts
in San Mateo County, all duplicating
or following the County Office of
Education. Each school district oper-
ates as a single entity or family. This
is simply foolish and wasteful. There
is only one answer to reducing the
cost of education in this county and
state and that is to consolidate all dis-
tricts in San Mateo County into one
district. Principals and PTAs at each
San Mateo Library. Jonny Justice was
well-loved at the Brisbane Library
before all this happened and he quit
the program. As to the article saying
that 15 children participate, that is
also deceptive. Each child gets to read
for 10 minutes to a dog during the
hour of the program, which means
that it is anticipated that there will be
only six children involved per dog.
The female pit bull that was refused
at Burlingame has been recently wel-
comed in the South San Francisco
Schools RIF program.
A library is a place where children
can learn new ideas and facts, and
what better way to learn about all
breeds of dogs than to have the oppor-
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school can take care of local control
issues, making local control a non-
issue. Consolidation can take place
over several years or immediately, but
it is a must and should be done. Start
first by making all districts K-12.
Consolidation saves money by
increasing purchasing power by buy-
ing in bulk. Teacher talents and
expertise can and will be used more
productively throughout San Mateo
County. Consolidation will also allow
valuable programs that were cut to be
reinstated, such as music and industri-
al arts. No school should be without
these programs, and there are other
programs to be considered as well.
However, no program should be rein-
stalled or instituted without valuable
discussion and evaluation. To do so
would be to waste time and money.
There will be many arguments as to
why my idea cannot be put into prac-
tice. There are two very good reasons
why it should be adopted. The first is
that we are $26 billion in debt. The
second is our children, who deserve
better than what they are currently
receiving. Children or the status quo
is the question. Do you want our chil-
dren to have an excellent education, or
do you want to keep wasting money
on an inferior education due to a lack
of money?
Charles Tooth is a resident of South
San Francisco.
tunity to meet dogs of many varieties
in a positive environment? Some of
the children cannot own dogs because
of their housing restrictions, but they
have an excellent opportunity to inter-
act with a dog in this program.
Reading to a teenager does not seem
to have the same benefits. The dogs
that go to the libraries have gone
through thorough evaluations before
they get approved to be therapy dogs.
I believe that Burlingame should
reconsider its decision to eliminate
the program.
Graciela Sprietz
Burlingame
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Who’s afraid of the
big,bad talk shows?
A
s I have written before, I believe my unusual success
in predictions has been by not listening to television,
radio or cable news shows, which normally have their
own political agenda. But I became curious as to whether I was
missing something. So I began monitoring those most talked
about.
The major cable stations specializing in current events and
political talk are, in order of the size of audience: Fox News,
CNN, MSNBC, CNBC and HLN
and, on radio, Rush Limbaugh has
been king since the early 1990s. So,
how influential are they really in
forging public opinion?
Consider this: Ronald Reagan
wiped out the “fairness doctrine” in
which, on airwaves governed by the
Federal Communications
Commission, stations needed to
give voice to opposing political
positions. This gave cable news sta-
tions a free ride to concentrate on
only conservative or liberal posi-
tions. This sounds bad for the
national political dialogue fairness,
or does it?
What actually resulted is, with this political exclusivity, listen-
ers tend to regularly tune into stations favorable to their own
positions and leave that channel on all day and/or during prime
time. So, of course, these programs are, primarily, preaching to
their own choirs, not those they would want to persuade.
Moreover, their influence is highly exaggerated. The highest
listener following on radio per day is 4 million to 5 million and
a study has shown this particular talk show host has almost
never supported an important position that has won politically.
Television and cable listenership tops out at about 3 million a
day prime time down to several hundred thousand. So, how
influential are these, realistically?
Based on a 130 million voter turnout for the presidency in
2008, talk show hosts only reach a 2.5 percent to 3 percent
share of potential presidential voters. They earn mention in and
on other media only when they make some outrageous state-
ments.
Similarly, all media has reached such an overwhelming size
that, sadly, it tends to grasp for anything to fill its columns and
airtime. That’s why, if they get a sniff that someone is remotely
planning to enter the race for the presidency, they plunge into
24-hour coverage, thereby giving unearned prominence to some
outlandish prospects such as Donald Trump. Many lead them
on by hints and garner unjustified publicity.
Also, they need to slather over such pathetic creatures as
Britney Spears, Lindsay Lohan and Charlie Sheen to seduce
more readers and viewers into their webs.
Speaking about potential candidates for the Republican nomi-
nation, I have considered Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney as
the ones possessing the most gravitas for the role. Now, I am
having second thoughts about Huckabee after he went off on an
utterly imagined story of an Obama childhood in Kenya, influ-
enced by Mau Mau revolutionaries into a hatred of the British
colonialists. Of course, Obama never resided there. So
Huckabee tried to weasel out by saying he misspoke and meant
Indonesia, where there has never been a Mau Mau and the colo-
nialists were the Dutch. Would you trust a man like that with
the presidency?
Now, I need to add another I feel is presidential material,
Scott Brown of Massachusetts. When he burst on to national
scene as a Republican taking the “Kennedy Senate Seat,” in
Congress, I became very impressed. He overcame a very diffi-
cult childhood, including a mother on welfare, physical abuse
and a bout of juvenile thievery to become a lawyer and a long-
time member of the Massachusetts Legislature, while taking the
time to become a colonel in the U.S. National Guard. He strikes
me as being a pretty reasonable fellow. The best endorsement:
He’s now on the conservative Republican’s “waste” list for his
voting with Senate Democrats on issues that put country over
party. Couldn’t be a more impressive endorsement of true patri-
otism.
A few more like Scott and we may be able to save America,
together.
Finally, it doesn’t please me to report I was right about what
would happen in the first months of Republican control of the
House of Representatives. The highly respected Pew Research
poll shows that the political losers so far have been
Republicans, who rode a wave of voter irritation to win control
of the House of Representatives last fall.
After the election, 35 percent said Republicans had a better
approach to the deficit, expected to reach a record $1.65 trillion
this year. This month, that number has plunged to 21 percent.
Obviously, as I expected, the Tea Party members are restless
with the rash promises of the Republican establishment,
designed to win the elections.
But people don’t think Obama has better ideas, either. Only
20 percent found his approach better, down from November’s
24 percent.
Who’s going to save a bankruptcy-bound America?
Keith Kreitman has been a Foster City resident for 25 years. He is
retired with degrees in political science and journalism and
advanced studies in law. He is the host of “Focus on the Arts” on
Peninsula TV, Channel 26. His column appears in the weekend
edition.
10 Weekend• March 26-27, 2011
Dow 12,220.59 +50.03 10-Yr Bond 0.3333% -3.0707
Nasdaq 2,743.06 +6.64 Oil (per barrel) 105.40
S&P 500 1,313.80 +4.14 Gold
BUSINESS
Stocks rise for third day
By Matthew Craft and Stan Choe
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
1,426.10 NEW YORK — Stocks rose for the
third straight day Friday, capping the best
week for the Dow Jones industrial average
since July.
The government said the economy grew
at a 3.1 percent annual rate in the fourth
quarter of 2010. That’s slightly better than
economists expected and higher than the
estimate made last month.
Technology shares rose after business
software giant Oracle Corp. reported a 78
percent jump in income late Thursday.
The database software maker credited
new software license sales and the benefit
of three full months of revenue from Sun
Microsystems, a company it acquired last
year.
The Dow rose 50.03 points, or 0.4 per-
cent, to close at 12,220.59. It gained 362
points for the week, the most since a 512-
point jump during the week ending July 9.
The S&P 500 rose 4.14, or 0.3 percent,
to 1,313.80. The Nasdaq rose 6.64 points,
or 0.2 percent, to 2,743.06.
All three stock indexes gained more
than 2 percent for the week, helping them
erase losses following the March 11 earth-
quake that hit Japan. The week started
with a 178.01 point jump for the Dow
after AT&T Inc. agreed to buy T-Mobile
Economy faces challenges after 4Q growth
By Martin Crutsinger
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON — Consumers
helped boost economic growth in the
final months of last year, but higher oil
prices are threatening to steal some of
that momentum this year.
More expensive gas will dampen con-
sumer spending, at least in the first three
months of this year. Still, many econo-
mists say the bump in fuel costs and the
crisis in Japan will have only a mild
impact on the U.S. economy for the full
year and are sticking with 2011 projec-
tions for the fastest growth since before
the recession.
The economy, as measured by the
gross domestic product, grew at an
annual rate of 3.1 percent in the
October-December quarter, the
Commerce Department reported Friday.
That was an upward revision from last
Interest rate cuts may surprise credit card users
By Eileen AJ Connelly
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK — Credit card users are
in for another surprise, and for a change
it’s a pleasant one.
Banks are reducing some cardholders’
interest rates, thanks to a section of the
credit card reform law that requires them
to review any rate increases imposed
since January 2009. Millions of con-
sumers faced rate hikes that year, as the
economy tanked, banks teetered and
credit card reforms loomed.
Federal Reserve data shows the
average interest rate assessed rose to
14.31 percent in 2009, from 13.57
Solid Nintendo 3DS could use fresher games
By Lou Kesten
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Whether you’re watching a That’s why Nintendo’s announcement
Hollywood action movie in an IMAX
theater or college hoops on a 3-D TV,
there’s no denying the wow factor of
current 3-D technology. And the trend
isn’t lost on video-game companies —
particularly Sony, which has been trum-
peting the 3-D environments of recent
PlayStation 3 games like “Killzone 3.”
Still, big-screen 3-D isn’t for every-
Wall Street
USA for $39 billion. That raised hopes for
more buyouts. Better economic reports
and stronger earnings followed, driving
more gains.
Investors were able to set aside a long
list of worries including high oil prices,
problems with Japan’s nuclear reactors
and fresh developments in Europe’s debt
crisis. Portugal looked likely to need
bailout funds from the European Union
after lawmakers rejected a plan to cut the
country’s debts and the government fell.
Standard & Poor’s lowered its credit rat-
ing on Portugal late Thursday.
Portugal’s debt troubles aren’t rattling
U.S. stock investors because there’s an
assumption that the European Union will
come to the country’s aid, said Jack Ablin,
chief investment officer of Harris Private
Bank in Chicago. “There’s really this
notion that governments stand ready in
Europe or elsewhere to come to the res-
cue,” he said.
There’s also little incentive to shift
money into the safest of investments, like
bonds, Ablin said. The benchmark 10-year
Treasury currently pays 3.4 percent a year.
Even with a recent bout of turbulence, the
Dow has gained 5.6 percent this year. “In
the short-term, taking risk pays.”
month’s 2.8 percent estimate, boosted
by more inventory building and business
investment in plants and equipment.
The quarterly expansion was the best
since the start of last year and was driv-
en by 4 percent growth in consumer
spending, the strongest gains in four
years. Consumer spending is closely
watched because it accounts for 70 per-
cent of economic activity.
Many economists had high expecta-
tions for growth this year after President
Barack Obama signed into law a one-
year tax cut that will give most
Americans an extra $1,000 to $2,000.
But a jump in oil prices has likely cut
into the gains from the tax cut, slowing
growth in the first three months of this
year. How much is a matter of debate,
reflected in the wide range of estimates
for growth in the January-March quar-
ter. Forecasts range from as low as 2.3
percent to as high as 3.8 percent.
percent in 2008.
“Most consumers believe that it was
the new credit card law that caused the
higher rates, but it was completely
because of the economy,” said Odysseas
Papadimitriou, CEO of CardHub.com.
He estimates between 91 and 121 mil-
lion cards got hit with a rate hike during
the recession.
It’s not clear how many of those card-
holders will benefit from the review-
driven rate cuts. Many who saw hikes
because of problem payment histories,
Papadimitriou noted, did not improve
their habits and won’t be eligible.
In addition, the number of consumers
holding credit cards fell, by at least 8
body: Those of us with poor vision will
probably never adjust to wearing 3-D
glasses on top of our prescription specs.
last year that it had created eyeglasses-
free 3-D was greeted with such enthusi-
asm. And its 3DS portable game
machine ($250) lives up to the hype, cre-
ating a convincing illusion of a third
dimension beyond its 3.5-inch screen.
The most dazzling demonstration,
which comes installed on the device, is
“AR Games.” (“AR” stands for “aug-
mented reality.”) Place a card on a table,
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Big movers
Stocks that moved substantially or traded
heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange
and Nasdaq Stock Market:
NYSE
Darden Restaurants Inc.,down $2.38 at $45.63
The owner of Olive Garden and Red Lobster
chains said that its third-quarter profit climbed
nearly 13 percent from a year earlier.
PetSmart Inc.,up 21 cents at $41.25
The pet supply retailer said it will pay a quarterly
dividend of 12.5 cents per share in May.
Accenture Plc,up $2.33 at $54.29
The Irish management consulting firm said its
second quarter earnings jumped 22 percent
on strong demand for its services.
Merck & Co.Inc.,down 15 cents at $32.57
Shares fell after the Food and Drug
Administration expanded approval of Merck’s
shingles vaccine.
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.,up $3.10 at $88.50
The heart valve maker is being added to the
S&P 500 index at the end of the month,
replacing Qwest Communications International.
HealthSpring Inc.,down $1.37 at $36.60
The Nashville, Tenn.-based health insurer said
it would issue new stock and use at least half
the proceeds to pay down debt.
Nasdaq
Oracle Corp.,up 50 cents at $32.64
The database software maker said its fiscal third-
quarter net income rose 78 percent on new
software license sales.
Research In Motion Ltd.,down $7.20 at 56.89
The BlackBerry maker reported revenue below
expectations in the latest quarter and warned
that sales are moving to cheaper models.
Paul Ashworth, chief U.S. economist
at Capital Economics, is on the lower
end. He slashed his estimate from 4 per-
cent down to around 2.5 percent. He’s
convinced higher energy and food
prices will chip away at Americans’ dis-
posable income.
“The bottom line is that the surge in
food and energy prices has almost
entirely offset the big boost to real
spending we anticipated from the pay-
roll tax cut,” he said.
The crisis in Japan is another concern,
although if it has any impact on U.S.
growth it would more likely happen in
the April-June quarter.
The biggest concern is the disruption
of factory production there. That could
slow movement of parts to U.S. compa-
nies, particularly those that make autos
and electronics. Still, most analysts
believe the impact will be minimal.
million in 2010 alone, according to cred-
it reporting agency TransUnion.
Nevertheless, millions will benefit.
Bank of America Corp., the nation’s
second largest card issuer by dollars
spent, said it will reduce the rate on
about one million of its cards.
Neither the largest U.S. issuer,
JPMorgan Chase & Co., with more than
89 million cards, nor the next four in
line, Citigroup Inc., Capital One
Financial Corp., Discover Financial
Services and American Express Co.,
would reveal the specific number of
cards that would receive a rate cut. All
confirmed some customers will see
lower rates.
point the 3DS cameras at it — and a
dragon bursts out of the flat surface. To
shoot targets on the dragon, you have to
move yourself around the card to find
different angles.
You can also take 3-D photos and add
a variety of effects. Or you can incorpo-
rate your friends’ images into “Face
Raiders,” which morphs them onto a
fleet of floating, whirling attack helicop-
ters. Like “AR Games,” it’s simple, but
offers a promising glimpse of what we
might expect from future 3DS software.
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Kelly clobbers competition
By Nathan Mollat
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
The path El Camino’s Trevor Kelly took
to becoming the 2011 Daily Journal
Wrestler of the Year actually began at the
end of the 2010 season.
Kelly’s disappointment about missing
Central Coast Section championships in
2010 fueled a transformation that made
him into a true wrestler and led the
heavyweight to a Peninsula Athletic
League and CCS championship this sea-
son.
“I worked hard for it every day,” Kelly
said. “I worked out three days a week at 6
a.m. (in addition to every day, after-school
practice). I wanted to be a better wrestler.
My motivation, [along with] dedication
from coach (Ray) Reyes, helped me
accomplish what I wanted to accomplish.”
Reyes, who said he was brought onto
the El Camino staff to work with the
heavier weight classes, said Kelly, in his
first few years of wrestling, was just a
football player who wrestled. An activity
to fill his time between football and base-
ball seasons.
Reyes said this year, Kelly dedicated
himself to the sport, making sure he did-
n’t miss his final chance to live up to his
enormous potential. Reyes said Kelly
started watching his diet and came into
wrestling season in excellent shape follow-
ing a strong football season. Reyes saw
immediately Kelly was a different athlete.
“You could see the way he walked
around, the way he warmed up. He
became a wrestler. He was more interest-
ed in wrestling. It was never his passion
before,” Reyes said. “He knew he could be
good. It wasn’t his thing. It became his
thing. He set out to be the best kid in the
league and be the best kid in the section.”
Kelly made swift wrestling progression
from his freshman to sophomore year,
doing well enough at CCS in 2009 to make
him a legitimate contender for a CCS title
his junior and senior years.
Last season, however, Kelly finished
third at the PAL championships. The PAL
transferred only the top two to CCS, so
while Kelly was ranked in the top-10 in
CCS, he was merely a spectator.
“He was behind a couple of pretty good
wrestlers (at PALs),” Reyes said. “[The
PAL] had four of the top 10 heavyweights
in the section (in 2009).
“I think [not qualifying for CCS] kind
of ate at him.”
Kelly attended the meet and watched
intently. He saw wrestlers he had beaten
during the season and decided then to
dedicate himself to the 2010-11 season.
“I went to practice every day with a
purpose,” Kelly said. “Jose Mercado (at
215), he was my workout partner every
day. Even though he may not be the best
wrestler, he helped (me). He was the only
(teammate) to work out with me.
“He went to practice every single day,
too. He was dedicated to the sport, too.”
Reyes also got on the mat with Kelly
and it was there Reyes felt the senior’s
potential. Kelly definitely had the strength
to be the best. He just needed some refine-
ment with his technique.
“If he knew how good he could be, I
might be in the hospital,” Reyes said. “(In
the past) he was always concerned about
hurting a guy and I think that cost him a
couple matches earlier in his career. He
was more worried about what the other
guy was doing.”
Kelly gives Reyes a lot of credit for
transforming him into a championship
wrestler.
“Ray has helped me out a lot becoming
a wrestler. To be a more agile wrestler. (In
the past) I always tried to out-strength
everyone,” Kelly said. “Reyes told me,
‘You could be the best wrestler in the
state. When he said that, I was kind of
shocked.
“But I believed it.”
See KELLY, Page 16
Weekend, March 26-27, 2011
Matchup
of two of
the best
By Tim Booth
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SPOKANE, Wash. — If there is one thing
Tara VanDerveer and Sylvia Hatchell have
learned to do is win.
They have a combined 1,683 career coaching
victories. Each are members of the exclusive
800-win club in women’s
college basketball and with
one more NCAA tourna-
ment win, Hatchell can join
VanDerveer as one of seven
coaches with at least 40
tournament victories.
And they lead two of the
storied programs in
women’s college hoops:
Tara Stanford and North
VanDerveer Carolina with a combined
12 Final Four appearances between the two
schools.
“These two coaches definitely changed
women’s basketball as a whole,” North Carolina
guard Italee Lucas said. “Their knowledge for
the game, their passion for the game has
changed it worldwide.”
See STANFORD, Page 16
Soccer’s
best on
display
By Ronald Blum
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK — Most of the 80,000 fans in
Camp Nou rose to their feet, again astonished
by what they had just witnessed.
The slow singsong reverberated around the
steep, smoke-filled stands of Europe’s largest
stadium on this November night, getting loud-
er and louder with each
chorus. Many raised both
arms and repeatedly took
deep bows in homage.
“Messsss-iiiiii!
Messsss-iiiiii!” they
chanted over and over.
Lionel Messi ran to the
edge of the stands, cupped
his left hand to his ear and
Lionel Messi raised his right quickly a
few times, urging the
spectators to let him hear the noise. After his
teammates mobbed him, he walked back
toward the center stripe, and pointed the index
fingers of each hand to the sky, in tribute to his
grandmother. He raised both outstretched
arms to shoulder level a few times, causing the
singing to get more intense.
This scene at the match against Villarreal is
repeated in Barcelona week after week, goal
after goal after goal after goal, at a rate not
seen in more than 60 years.
Far from his adoring fans in Catalonia, the
See SOCCER, Page 14
12 Weekend• March 26-27, 2011
Ohio State upset Cinderella VCU
By Will Graves
still in the dance
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEWARK, N.J. — Brandon Knight did it
again.
Knight knocked down a jumper with 5 sec-
onds remaining as the fourth-seeded Wildcats
stunned top-seeded Ohio State 62-60 on Friday
in the East regional semifinals.
Senior center Josh Harrellson held his own
against Ohio State super freshman Jared
Sullinger, scoring 17 points and grabbing 10
rebounds as the Wildcats (28-8) advanced to
play North Carolina on Sunday for a trip to the
Final Four.
Knight, who knocked down a game-winner
in Kentucky’s second-round win over
Princeton, shrugged off another sluggish per-
formance to drill the biggest shot of his career.
Kentucky coach John Calipari opted not to
call timeout after Ohio State’s John Diebler hit
a 3-pointer to tie the game at 60 with 21 sec-
onds remaining, and Knight delivered a silky
15-foot jumper.
Ohio State rushed down the floor, but
William Buford’s 3-pointer clanked off the rim
and the rebound was tapped out of harm’s way.
The Wildcats, who struggled to win close
games earlier in the season, flooded onto the
floor as the buzzer sounded. DeAndre Liggins,
like Harrellson a leftover from Billy Gillispie’s
days at Kentucky, hopped atop a table and
pounded his chest as Knight stood at halfcourt
and soaked in the moment.
Liggins added 15 points for the Wildcats,
who beat Ohio State for the first time in the
NCAA tournament behind a suffocating
Carolina, Kansas cruise into Elite Eight
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NEWARK, N.J. — North Carolina is back
and put the whole package — offense, defense
and toughness — on display while disman-
tling Marquette.
Just a year after missing the NCAA party,
the kids from Chapel Hill stole the show at
their East Regional semifinal.
Tyler Zeller had 27 points and 15 rebounds,
and North Carolina took control early for a
change, rolling to an 81-63 victory on Friday
night at the Prudential Center.
John Henson added 14 points and 12
rebounds, and Harrison Barnes added 20
points and six rebounds as the second-seeded
Tar Heels (29-7) moved to within a game of
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defense that limited the Buckeyes to 32 percent
shooting.
Sullinger led Ohio State (34-3) with 21
points and 16 rebounds, but the Buckeyes fell
in the regional semifinals for a second straight
season.
The win gives Kentucky a chance to avenge
a loss to the Tar Heels earlier in the season. The
Wildcats fell 75-73 in Chapel Hill in
December, a game in which they gave away
several chances to win.
Those days seem long gone. Kentucky has
won nine straight and developed the kind of grit
Calipari knew would come if he stayed patient
with his freshmen-laden roster.
The Wildcats succeeded where so many
teams have failed this season against the
Buckeyes, dominating them on the defensive
end.
Kentucky swarmed the 3-point line, limiting
the sharpshooting Buckeyes — who had made
28 3-pointers in easy victories over Texas-San
Antonio and George Mason — to just 6-of-16
3-pointers.
Ohio State wasn’t any better inside the arc,
shooting just 33 percent from the field as every-
one besides Sullinger struggled to find room
against Kentucky’s myriad of defensive looks.
The first NCAA meeting between the two
schools in 24 years had a Final Four feel. There
were 19 lead changes, with no team leading by
more than three points over the final 17 min-
utes.
It’s a situation where the Wildcats had fal-
tered early in the season. At one point they
were 0-6 in games decided by five points or
less.
reaching the Final Four for the third time in
four years.
North Carolina will face Kentucky or top-
seed Ohio State on Sunday for a spot in the
Final Four in Houston.
Wow might have been the best word to
describe the effort by a team that doesn’t start
or really play a senior.
The Tar Heels limited No. 11 seed
Marquette (22-15) to 15 first-half points while
opening a 25-point lead.
The 15 first-half points were the second-
fewest allowed by North Carolina in a half in
144 NCAA tournament games, and the
Golden Eagles’ 20 percent shooting from the
field came on 6 of 30 shooting.
Davante Gardner led the Golden Eagles
with 16 points and six rebounds.
By Jaime Aron
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SAN ANTONIO — Bradford Burgess
made a layup off an inbounds pass with 7.1
seconds left and Jamie Skeen blocked a shot
at the buzzer, giving Virginia Commonwealth
a 72-71 victory over Florida State in overtime
in a Southwest Region semifinal Friday night.
In the first NCAA tournament game
between teams seeded 10 and 11, the lower
seeded Rams blew a nine-point lead by scor-
ing only three points in the final 7:37 of regu-
lation. They never trailed by more than four
all night, but found themselves down 71-70
when Burgess scored the kind of basket that
will live in NCAA tournament lore.
The Rams (27-11) are among the final eight
for the first time.
Since being told they lucked their way into
a play-in game for the 11th seed, all VCU has
done is knock out high-profile programs from
the Pac-10 (Southern Cal), Big East
(Georgetown), Big Ten (Purdue) and now the
ACC. Those were all blowouts — this one
was as tight as they come.
Second-year coach Shaka Smart keeps
stoking his team by reminding them that
everyone said they don’t belong. It shouldn’t
be a problem finding folks writing them off
Kansas 77, Richmond 57
SAN ANTONIO — Ramping up for per-
haps the biggest game in school history, 12th-
seeded Richmond huddled in the tunnel.
That’s when Kansas players came trotting past
and the trouble started.
Shoves were traded. Words were exchanged
and security appeared. It ended quickly with-
out a fight and the Jayhawks went on their
way.
The game itself wasn’t much different.
Brady Morningstar scored 18 points and
Kansas, playing like the dominant No. 1 seed
in a historic NCAA regional full of under-
dogs, knocked off Richmond 77-57 on Friday
night to move one victory from returning the
Final Four for the first time since its 2008
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for their next game. The Rams face top-seed-
ed Kansas on Sunday with a spot in the Final
Four on the line. The Jayhawks advanced with
a 77-57 rout over Richmond.
For Florida State, Derwin Kitchen scored
23 points and Chris Singleton made a tying 3-
pointer with 45 seconds left in regulation and
a go-ahead layup across the baseline with
29.2 seconds left in overtime. The Seminoles
(23-11) hadn’t been this far since 1993.
Burgess led VCU as he’s done all tourna-
ment, scoring 26 points. He was an amazing 6
of 7 on 3-pointers. His only miss was a
blocked shot in overtime.
Brandon Rozzell scored 16 points, includ-
ing a series of 3-pointers during the second-
half surge that put the Rams back in front —
seemingly for good, until their collapse.
Skeen scored 11 points and had eight
rebounds.
championship.
“We were trying to get past, and they were
shoving us,” Kansas guard Mario Little said of
the pregame encounter. “But we tried to let
our play do the talking, and I think we did a
good job in the first half.”
There was no doubt about that.
The Spiders passed up open shots, bounced
balls into the Kansas bench and found them-
selves down 31-9 with more than six minutes
still left before halftime.
The Spiders looked jittery in the what was
only the school’s second round-of-16 appear-
ance. The Jayhawks, meanwhile, were calm
and confident in reaching a fourth regional
final under coach Bill Self.
Justin Harper led Richmond with 22 points.
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Santa Clara
into CIT final
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
DALLAS — Kevin Foster scored 35 points,
Troy Payne added 15 and Santa Clara beat
SMU 72-55 Friday night to reach the champi-
onship of the CollegeInsider.com Tournament.
Santa Clara (23-14) will face Iona or East
Tennessee State, who play Saturday. SMU
(20-15), finished its first 20-win season since
1999-2000.
Mustangs coach Kevin Doherty is happy not
to deal with Foster again.
“I’ve been doing this for 20 years, and I
can’t remember anyone being that good,”
Doherty said. “He’s an unbelievable shooter. I
don’t know how we could’ve guarded him any
better.”
With the game tied at 51 with 7:44 left,
Foster took over. He scored 13 points on a 21-
4 run to close out the game.
Foster sealed the victory with a four-point
play with 2:14 left. With two seconds left on
the shot clock, he drained a 3 from the left
wing while getting fouled to give the Broncos
a commanding 66-54 lead.
“I actually get fouled a lot on 3s,” said
Foster, who was one-point shy of his career
high. “I’ve gotten used to it, and just have to
focus on making the shot. I had a feeling I was
going to get fouled there.”
Foster finished 13 of 23 from the field,
including 8 of 10 on two-point shots.
“I still want him to be better,” Santa Clara
coach Kerry Keating said. “He’s figuring it
out, and he took better two-point shots. He’s a
special player, and special players can carry a
team in March.”
Robert Nyakundi finished with 14 points,
and Collin Mangrum had 13 for SMU (20-15),
which completed its best season under
Doherty and reached the 20-win mark for the
first time since 1999-2000.
SMU’s leading scorer, Papa Dia, played
only 11 minutes — all in the first half. Dia,
who entered averaging a team-high 18.7
points, sprained his ankle after receiving a
hard foul by Ben Dowdell.
“I thought the play was excessive,” Doherty
said. “It’s hard when your best player only
plays 11 minutes.”
SPORTS
The future is now for Angels’Mathis
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
PHOENIX — It has been nearly 10 years
since the Angels made catcher Jeff Mathis
their No. 1 pick in the draft.
He worked his way up through the minor
leagues and last year, when it appeared he was
on the verge of coming into his own with the
big club, he broke his right wrist early in the
season and missed 55 games.
Now, with Mike Napoli traded away, the
path appears to be free and clear for Mathis,
who turns 28 on opening day.
Mathis hit his first homer this spring and
drove in three runs as Los Angeles beat the
Oakland Athletics 10-3 Friday.
Mathis hopes his spring average of .375 is
an example of what is to come. He enters the
2011 season with a career average of .199.
Baseball Notes
Pedro Martinez portrait
unveiled at Smithsonian
WASHINGTON — Pedro Martinez said
memories of his father caused him to become
emotional Friday as his portrait was unveiled
at the Smithsonian Institution’s National
Portrait Gallery.
The 40-year-old pitcher
became the youngest of
more than 50 baseball fig-
ures depicted on the
Smithsonian walls and the
fourth Latino — joining
Juan Marichal, the late
Roberto Clemente and
Sammy Sosa.
Pedro Martinez Martinez was joined at
the ceremony by his wife, his children, older
brother Ramon and their extended family. The
Dominican Republic Ambassador Roberto
Saladin was also on hand as well as Marichal,
the only baseball Hall of Famer from
Martinez’s native land.
Sweeney signs 1-day
deal with KC, retires as Royal
SURPRISE, Ariz. — Mike Sweeney wanted
to end his career the same way he started it, as a
member of the Kansas City Royals.
So the former slugger signed a one-day minor
league contract with Kansas City, then officially
retired Friday as a member of the Royals.
“I’m walking away with no regrets,” Sweeney
said during a ceremony near a field at the
Royals’ spring training complex, with team offi-
cials and minor league players in attendance.
The 37-year-old Sweeney was a five-time All-
“Jeff has swung the bat well this spring. He
needs to carry it over into the regular season,”
Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. “He had
a great 2009 postseason, but because of the
injury, he was never really able to get his
stroke.”
Mathis is eager to get going. His homer
highlighted a four-run third against Brandon
McCarthy, and Mathis added an RBI single in
the fifth.
“It feels great, knock on wood,” Mathis
said. “I’ve worked on some things this spring
and things have worked out so far.”
He is excited about working with the
Angels’ staff and Scioscia, a former catcher,
likes how Mathis works with the pitchers. The
team has a solid backup in Bobby Wilson.
The Angels got an effective pitching outing
from starter Matt Palmer, who gave up one
Star with Kansas City. He said he would remain
with the Royals in “some capacity” to work with
minor leaguers. He also will throw out the cere-
monial first ball for the March 31 opener against
the Los Angeles Angels.
Sweeney played for Kansas City from 1995-
2007 and spent his last three seasons with
Oakland, Seattle and Philadelphia. He finished
with a .297 average, 215 home runs and 909
RBIs.
His final at-bat came in the only postseason
plate appearance of his career, when he singled
last October for the Phillies. Sweeney said he
had opportunities to play with other clubs this
year.
Cut by Cubs, RHP Braden
Looper decides to retire
MESA, Ariz. — Braden Looper has told the
Chicago Cubs he is retiring.
The 36-year-old pitcher was in camp as a
non-roster player, trying to make a comeback
after sitting out last season. The Cubs
informed him Friday that he would not make
the team out of spring training, so Looper
decided to retire.
Looper did not pitch last season after going
14-7 with a 5.22 ERA in 2009 for the
Milwaukee Brewers. He made his major
league debut with the St. Louis Cardinals in
1998.
The right-hander, drafted No. 3 overall by
St. Louis in 1996, spent the first nine seasons
of his big league career as a reliever before
working as a starter from 2007-09. He fin-
ished 72-65 with a 4.15 ERA and 103 saves.
In addition to St. Louis and Milwaukee,
Looper also pitched for the New York Mets
and Florida Marlins. He saved a career-high
29 games for the Mets in 2004.
Weekend• March 26-27, 2011 13
run and four hits in six innings. The run came
on Andy LaRoche’s fourth homer, helping his
bid to become one of Oakland’s utilitymen.
Howie Kendrick added three hits and two
RBIs for the Angels.
Oakland’s designated hitter Hideki Matsui
was hitless in four at-bats, dropping his aver-
age to .115.
NOTES: Oakland optioned OF Chris
Carter to Triple-A Sacramento. ... The Angels
wrap up the Arizona portion of their spring on
Saturday with a game against the Chicago
White Sox in Glendale, Ariz. ... Oakland 3B
Kevin Kouzmanoff raised his average to .412
with two hits. ... A’s 1B Daric Barton is set to
return to action on Saturday night against
Colorado after missing time with a strained
leg muscle.
Padres RHP Mat Latos
has sore right shoulder
PEORIA, Ariz. — San Diego Padres pitcher
Mat Latos has a sore right shoulder, putting a
potential opening-day start against St. Louis in
jeopardy.
Latos said Friday his shoulder had improved
significantly in the past 24 hours, but he won’t
make his next scheduled spring training start on
Saturday.
Padres manager Bud Black said Latos com-
plained of a sore shoulder and skipped
Wednesday’s bullpen session, two days after
making his last start. Latos threw 90 pitches in
four-plus innings against the Chicago White Sox
on Monday, allowing three earned runs on eight
hits and three walks.
Latos had increased mobility in his shoulder
Friday after the team’s medical staff spent
Thursday treating what it identified as an
inflamed bursa sac.
Reds RHP Homer Bailey
will miss start of season
GOODYEAR, Ariz. — The Cincinnati Reds
took another hit to their starting rotation on
Friday, losing right-hander Homer Bailey
because of a shoulder problem.
General manager Walt Jocketty said that
Bailey felt something in his shoulder during his
last start. Tests found he has some limited move-
ment, forcing him to rest for a week. He’ll open
the season on the disabled list along with right-
handed starter Johnny Cueto, who has mild
inflammation in his shoulder.
The defending NL Central champions also are
unsure of starter Bronson Arroyo, who has been
sick for nearly two weeks and was tested for a
fungal infection in his lungs.
14 Weekend• March 26-27, 2011
Ochocinco gets one game with K.C.reserve team
By Doug Tucker
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Wide receiver Chad
Ochocinco has caught a break.
His budding soccer career, which even he
admits is a long shot, has been extended to include
a practice game with a Major League Soccer team.
Sporting Kansas City has asked the six-time Pro
Bowl wide receiver to play in their reserve team’s
game on Monday against a local squad.
Ochocinco, who says he actually preferred soc-
cer until he was persuaded to focus entirely on
football after the 10th grade, began a four-day trial
with the MLS team on Wednesday in part as a way
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Continued from page 11
world’s greatest player comes to the United
States on Saturday night to lead Argentina in
an exhibition against the American national
team at the Meadowlands — a few hundred
feet from the old stadium where Pele once
played. If Messi keeps it up for a few more
years, he will end the debate over whether
Pele or Maradona is soccer’s greatest player
ever. Messi will raise himself above both.
“His ball control is perfect. And his vision is
just something else. It seems like he can kind
of see 360 degrees,” former German great
Juergen Klinsmann said. “He has that God-
given talent that he knows exactly where the
goal is, no matter how is he positioned.”
At 23, he already is a two-time FIFA player
of the year, a member of two Champions
League winners. He has 173 goals in 256
games for Barcelona since making his com-
petitive debut in 2004. He has 16 goals in 54
appearances for Argentina.
Still, don’t proclaim Messi the best around
Pele — not just yet.
“Since I started my career, after 1958 when
Brazil won the World Cup, every time they
have someone to compare to Pele,” the
Brazilian great said last month. “The first one
was Puskas, then Di Stefano, then Platini, then
Maradona, then Beckenbauer, then
Francescoli, then Zico. But no doubt Messi
today is one of the best players. He’s skillful
and he deserves to be the best player at the
moment.”
Having won the FIFA player of the year
award in 2009 and 2010 — joining Brazil’s
Ronaldo and Ronaldinho as the only back-
to-back winners — Messi has put together
an even better season. With 45 goals in 42
games for Barcelona, he has the Blaugrana
on course for a third straight La Liga title
for the first time since the Dream Team
SPORTS
to stay fit and keep busy dur-
ing the NFL lockout. The
Cincinnati Bengals star
admitted he was rusty after
so many years away from the
game.
He seemed nervous and a
bit out of shape on his first
day but a Sporting KC
Chad Ochocinco spokesman said he appeared
much more comfortable dur-
ing his second practice.
On Monday, he can be nervous all over again:
He will play the right forward position against the
Kansas City Brass, a minor league team.
won four in a row from 1991-94.
Barcelona has a five-point lead over second-
place Real Madrid with nine league games
left, is in the Copa del Rey final on April 20
and reached the quarterfinals of the
Champions League, which it won in 2006 and
2009.
His first goal against Arsenal on March 8, in
which he flicked up and over onrushing goal-
keeper Manuel Almunia before volleying the
ball into the net, had Barcelona faithful dis-
cussing whether it was his best ever. The con-
sensus was while it was among the top 10, the
best came against Getafe in April 2007 in
which he picked up the ball in his own half,
accelerated past four defenders and rounded
the goalkeeper — similar to Diego
Maradona’s score against England in the 1986
World Cup.
“To talk about if it’s one of Messi’s best
goals, there’s no point,” Barcelona coach Pep
Guardiola said after the Arsenal game. “He
scores such great goals they become normal.”
And that wasn’t even Messi’s best game
against the Gunners. Last April 6 in the quar-
terfinals, he became only the sixth player to
score four goals in a Champions League
game.
“He’s a PlayStation,” Arsenal manager
Arsene Wenger said that night. “For me, he is
the best player in the world — and by a dis-
tance. Once he’s on the run with the ball, he’s
unstoppable. He’s the only player who can
change direction at such a pace.”
Barcelona teammates help
With Barcelona, he’s surrounded by many
of the world’s top players. Xavi Hernandez
and Andres Iniesta are the Scylla and
Charybdis of the Barcelona midfield, obsta-
cles opponents rarely can get the ball past.
But even Messi’s heralded teammates are
amazed by what they see each match.
“It’s hard to explain about Messi. What he is
doing isn’t normal but we’re all starting to see
it as something regular,” Javier Mascherano
“This is not unusual.They like for trialists to have a chance
to play in at least one game,a chance to be evaluated even
further.It’s the same opportunity that is given most trialists.”
“This is not unusual,” team spokesman Dave
Borchardt said. “They like for trialists to have a
chance to play in at least one game, a chance to be
evaluated even further. It’s the same opportunity
that is given most trialists.”
Never one to avoid the spotlight, Ochocinco
admitted this week that once football owners and
players work out their differences, he’ll be back
“He’s a PlayStation.For me,he is
the best player in the world —
and by a distance.”
Arsene Wenger,Arsenal manager
said. “He’s making history, and let’s hope he
continues to do so for many years for us and
for everyone.”
Messi has had less success with Argentina,
eliminated by Germany in the World Cup
quarterfinals in both 2006 and last year. While
he led his nation to titles at the 2005 FIFA
World Youth Championship (for players under
20) and the 2008 Olympics, he hasn’t won any
championships with the senior national team.
The Copa America in July is especially impor-
tant because Argentina is the host.
“He’s done OK for Argentina, but he hasn’t
taken the world apart like he’s taken Europe
apart with his club side,” Sky Sports broad-
caster Martin Tyler said. “I think if you’re an
attacking player you’re dependent on the
strength of the side around you, and he’s per-
fectly placed. (Barcelona’s) passing game is
just perfect for him. He’s got so many players
on his wavelength. He’s sublime. It’s as good
as you could wish to see.”
Left Argentina at an early age
Messi left the youth program of Newell’s
Old Boys, his hometown team in Rosario, and
arrived at Barcelona in September 2000 at the
age of 13 because the club agreed to pay for
treatment for his growth hormone deficiency.
He was 16 when he made his first appearance
for the senior team in an exhibition against
Porto in November 2003, and made his league
debut the following October against Espanyol.
He was 17 when he scored his first competi-
tive goal for Barca, against Albacete in May
2005.
His left foot is lethal — 135 goals for
Barcelona have come off his favored foot,
with 29 from the right, seven on headers, one
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— Dave Borchardt,Sporting K.C.spokesman
running pass patterns for the Bengals. But he also
insisted he is sincere in wanting to play soccer.
“There a lot of people who question how serious
I am about it. But for those who know me, who
know my background, this is where it all started,”
he said.
He also said he would play for free.
“I’m pretty much set for a while,” he said.
off his chest and one off a hand. He trails only
Cesar Rodriguez (235), Laszlo Kubala (196)
and Josep Samitier (178) on the club career
scoring list. With up to 15 games left this sea-
son, he has an outside chance to reach the
European record of 66 goals in a club season,
set by Ferenc Deak for Hungary’s
Ferencvaros in 1948-49.
At 5 foot-5 3/4, Messi is proof that size isn’t
the determining factor in soccer that it can be
in other sports.
“The fact that he’s built very slight — I
mean his nickname’s The Flea, isn’t’ it? —
that helps him because he doesn’t seem to get
injured, which is an art form in itself,” said
former Liverpool and Real Madrid star Steve
McManaman, now an analyst for ESPN.
“Every time he gets kicked, he just bounces
up off people, gets up and carries on, doesn’t
he? His temperament, as well, for the game I
think is astonishing.”
American defenders expect a difficult night.
Messi hasn’t scored in two games against the
U.S., although he did have the assist for the
first goal when the teams met at the 2007
Copa America.
“He’s the best player in the world, so it’s
always a wonderful challenge to put yourself
against those types of players,” central
defender Jay DeMerit said. “He’s as fast with
the ball as he is without it. He always seems to
be a step ahead.”
The New Meadowlands Stadium will be
sold out or close to it on a cool early spring
night, with Messi the reason many bought
tickets for an interesting but meaningless
match.
“I can’t think of a negative to say about him,
with the possible exception that he hasn’t yet
taken Argentina to win the World Cup like
Maradona did,” Tyler said. “And that’s only an
achievement, it’s not a negative of character.
He just picks himself up. He gets kicked. Yet
somebody comes again. He doesn’t get dis-
heartened. He’s not a prima donna. On this
planet, at this time, he’s the greatest.”
THE DAILY JOURNAL
Laird takes Bay Hill lead;Tiger still in picture
By Doug Ferguson
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ORLANDO, Fla. — Martin Laird loves
when he can smash a driver, and that carried
him a long way Friday at Bay Hill.
Laird reached three of the par 5s in two
shots, converted one of them into an eagle and
wound up with a 7-under 65 for a one-shot
lead over K.J. Choi and Spencer Levin in the
Arnold Palmer Invitational.
It wasn’t just the par 5s. Even without any
wind in the afternoon, Laird hit driver on the
384-yard fifth hole to set up a simple pitch and
another birdie. He closed his round with a
321-yard tee shot on the ninth and a 12-foot
birdie.
Choi put in three hybrids to go with his
driver and two fairway metals, all to get ready
for the Masters. It paid dividends at Bay Hill
with a tournament-best 64. Levin didn’t play
his best in the morning, but his putting carried
him to a 70. Levin made all four of his birdie
putts outside 15 feet to stay atop the leader-
board until Laird’s late surge.
Tiger Woods is still in the game, too.
Woods raised his arm on the ninth green as
his 20-foot birdie putt rolled in for a 4-under
68, leaving him six shots behind going into
the weekend. Considering how so much of his
year has gone, this would be considered
progress for the six-time winner at Bay Hill.
Laird was at 9-under 135.
“I’m driving the ball really well and putting
really well,” Laird said. “Ask any pro — that’s
a pretty good combination to have, especially
on a golf course this long where you have to
drive the ball in the fairway.”
SPORTS
Temperatures are expected to soar on the
weekend, and Saturday figures to sort out sev-
eral players still in the mix.
Charles Howell III, who needs a win to play
his hometown tournament in two weeks at
Augusta National, had a 65 and was three
shots behind with Hunter Mahan and Steve
Marino.
Mahan turned his fortunes around quickly.
He went out in 38 to fall seven shots behind,
then ran off four straight birdies to start the
back nine, and finished with a shot that hit the
pin on the 18th for his seventh birdie in a
round of 69. He was
“My game didn’t go anywhere ... it just did-
n’t feel good,” Mahan said. “But it can change
that quickly. So I knew that and I just had to
trust that it was going to happen.”
Choi has never shot better than 67 at Bay
Hill, and he wasn’t expecting a low one
Friday. Along with changing his bag to
include the three hybrids — his irons begin
with the 7-iron — he saw Pat O’Brien last
month to help with his putting and realized his
posture was off. Choi then went back to his
old putter, and it was a happy reunion.
“I would never have thought that I would
score 8 under today on a course like this,”
Choi said. “I’m just happy that I’ve done that,
and I just want to keep this rhythm going on
for the last two days.”
For a short time, it didn’t seem as though so
many players would be in the mix.
Levin walked off the sixth green during his
morning round and noticed that he already
had a six-shot lead. He didn’t make his first
bogey of the tournament until the 14th hole of
the second round, then dropped another shot
on the 17th.
He wound up with a 70 and had a two-shot
lead when he finished, then fell one behind to
Laird.
“I scored a lot better than I played today,”
Levin said.
Marino played with Levin and was far more
crisp, especially a series of iron shots around
the turn that left him easy birdie putts. Marino
had a 67, giving him yet another chance of
that first PGA Tour victory. Already this year
he had a chance in the Sony Open and the
Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
“Every time I put myself in a position like
that, it gives me more confidence,” Marino
said. “If I have the game to do what it takes to
get to that point, it’s just a matter of time for
me until I just keep doing the same things and
finish one off.”
Rickie Fowler also is looking for his first
win. He was making his way up the leader-
board until bogeys on his last two holes for a
71. He was at 4-under 140, along with Jason
Dufner.
Woods was five shots back in his season
debut at Torrey Pines, only to fall apart on the
Weekend• March 26-27, 2011 15
weekend. This round was relatively clean,
with his only bogey coming on the third hole
when good contact out of the rough turned too
much, bounced twice off the rocks framing
the green and stayed in the hazard.
He got what he deserved, for while he
missed a few putts inside 12 feet, he holed a
55-foot birdie putt from the fringe on the 18th
with a putt that looked as though it would go
some 5 feet by if the cup didn’t get in the way.
That was a rarity. So many other times, his
putt was on line and came up short.
“I had a hard time getting the ball to the
hole today,” Woods said. “That was probably
the main thing. I left five putts that were dead
center short, and this could have been a pretty
special round if I had hit it a little harder.”
Even so, he was still in the picture. That
wasn’t the case at Doral or the Match Play
Championship, where he was beaten in the
first round. Bay Hill takes on more signifi-
cance because it’s his last tournament before
the Masters.
“We’re trying to build toward the first
major, and that’s kind of how my game is,” he
said. “It’s building and it’s coming.”
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STANFORD
Continued from page 11
So consider it surprising that when the fifth-
seeded Tar Heels (28-8) and top-seeded
Cardinal (31-2) meet on Saturday night in the
Spokane Regional semifinals, it’ll be just the
second time the two schools have ever met.
The only previous meeting: the 1995
regional semifinals in Los Angeles and a 81-
71 Stanford victory.
“In the NCAA tournament it is kind of sur-
prising too that we only played one time.
That’s just I think based on the brackets we
have been in and some of the years that they
have gone to the Final Four we haven’t been
KELLY
Continued from page 11
Both Reyes’ and Kelly’s assessment
appeared to be correct after a seventh-place
finish at the prestigious Doc Buchanan
Invitational in Clovis. After wrestling against
and watching the best heavyweights in the
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in that mix and then some years we have and
they haven’t been,” VanDerveer said. “So
we’re excited to play them and they have a
great program, but it would be fun to play
them more.”
This spot is familiar territory for the
Cardinal as they seek a fourth straight Final
Four appearance, back in the building where
Stanford broke a 10-year Final Four drought
back in 2008 led by Candice Wiggins.
But North Carolina hasn’t found itself this
deep in the tournament since 2008 when the
Tar Heels closed out an impressive four-year
run by falling to LSU in the regional finals.
North Carolina reached the regional finals in
2005 and 2008, sandwiched around trips to
the Final Four — and losses in the national
semifinals — in 2006 and ’07.
state, Kelly knew he belonged.
His performance catapulted him to the PAL
tournament title and the No. 1 seed heading
into CCS.
And he left no doubt who the best of the
class was. Kelly demolished all five of his
CCS opponents, finishing off every one of
them by pin.
“I had one goal: the finish line was to be the
champion and have my arm raised in the spot-
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And while 2011 is a completely different
circumstance than 16 years ago when
Stanford and North Carolina last met, that
previous meeting has remained vivid for
Hatchell, who shared a hug with VanDerveer,
her longtime friend, when the two teams
swapped spots on the court for practice on
Friday afternoon.
“I’ve had a lot of flashbacks the last week or
so. It was in ’95 at UCLA when we played
Stanford and that was the year after we won
the national championship,” Hatchell said. “I
have that game in my mind very well and
basically it was the same time frame and we
played late at night on the east coast.”
Of course, Hatchell would like to see a dif-
ferent outcome this time around. To do so
would mean pulling one of the biggest upsets
light.” Kelly said.
Kelly advanced to the state tournament,
winning his first two matches. His lost his
third match to send him into the consolation
round, where he won one more match, in dou-
ble-overtime, before seeing his season end
against the No. 2-ranked heavyweight in the
state — a 3-1 overtime loss.
In fact, he lost two state matches by a com-
bined four points.
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in the tournament.
But Stanford has shown itself vulnerable, at
least early on in two of its past three games.
The Cardinal fell behind UCLA by 11 in the
second half of the Pac-10 Conference title
game only to rally for a sixth-straight confer-
ence crown. In Stanford’s second-round
blowout of St. John’s, the Red Storm actually
led by eight in the first half, before the
Cardinal ran away with the victory.
North Carolina might have the scoring to
hang around with the Cardinal. After a late-
season swoon of for straight losses, the Tar
Heels have rallied with wins in six of seven,
scoring at least 78 points in all six victories.
Lucas has been the catalyst so far in the
NCAAs with back-to-back 22-point games in
wins over Fresno State and Kentucky.
“When I lost, I started crying. That might
have been my last match wrestling,” said
Kelly, who added he has gotten some interest
from a few four-year universities that want
him to wrestle for them, but is leaning toward
football at CSM.
“My goal was to get the hardware from the
state meet,” he said. “It was cut short, but I
went out with a fight. I wrestled my heart out.
That’s all I wanted to do and that’s what I
did.”
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SAT
26
SUN
27
MON
28
TUE
29
WED
30
THU
31
FRI
1
MLB SPRING TRAINING NBA GLANCE NHL GLANCE
@ Phoenix vs.Dallas AMERICAN LEAGUE EASTERN CONFERENCE EASTERN CONFERENCE
6 p.m. 7:30 p.m. W L Pct Atlantic Division Atlantic Division
CSN-CAL CSN-CAL Detroit 18 11 .621 W L Pct GB W L OT Pts GF GA
Kansas City 15 10 .600 y-Boston 50 20 .714 — x-Philadelphia 44 19 10 98 233 197
Seattle 13 9 .591 Philadelphia 37 34 .521 13 1/2 Pittsburgh 44 23 8 96 216 182
vs.Wizards vs.OKC vs.Memp. Minnesota 15 11 .577 New York 35 36 .493 15 1/2 N.Y.Rangers 40 30 5 85 217 181
6 p.m. 5 p.m. 5 p.m. Cleveland 12 11 .522 New Jersey 23 47 .329 27 New Jersey 34 35 5 73 155 187
CSN-BAY CSN-BAY CSN-BAY Tampa Bay 13 12 .520 Toronto 20 51 .282 30 1/2 N.Y.Islanders 29 34 12 70 209 237
Baltimore 12 12 .500 Northeast Division
Southeast Division
Los Angeles 13 13 .500 W L OT Pts GF GA
3/26 4/2 4/9 4/16 4/23 4/30 5/11 Toronto 12 12 .500
W L Pct GB
x-Miami 49 22 .690 — Boston 41 22 10 92 224 176
Texas 11 13 .458 Montreal 40 28 7 87 200 194
@ Dallas vs.Seattle vs.Toronto @ Red Bulls vs.Chivas at Union atVancouver Oakland 12 15 .444 x-Orlando 46 26 .639 3 1/2
Buffalo 37 28 9 83 220 210
6 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 7p.m. Boston 12 16 .429 Atlanta 40 32 .556 9 1/2
Toronto 34 31 10 78 199 228
New York 10 14 .417 Charlotte 28 42 .400 20 1/2
Ottawa 29 37 9 67 171 228
Chicago 9 17 .346 Washington 17 52 .246 31 Southeast Division
Central Division W L OT Pts GF GA
W L Pct GB
@ Dodgers @Dodgers
5:05 p.m. 1:10 p.m.
NATIONAL LEAGUE y-Chicago 51 19 .729 —
x-Washington
Tampa Bay
43
39
22
24
10
11
96
89
203
219
182
226
CSN-BAY CSN-BAY W L Pct Indiana 32 40 .444 20 Carolina 35 29 10 80 209 220
San Francisco 18 9 .667 Milwaukee 28 42 .400 23 Atlanta 31 31 12 74 205 242
Colorado 16 9 .640 Detroit 25 46 .352 26 1/2 Florida 29 36 10 68 184 207
Atlanta 15 9 .625 Cleveland 13 57 .186 38
Milwaukee 15 9 .625
vs.Seattle
Philadelphia 17 11 .607 WESTERN CONFERENCE
7:05p.m.
CSN-BAY Cincinnati 14 12 .538 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division
St.Louis 13 12 .520 Southwest Division W L OT Pts GF GA
Washington 13 12 .520 W L Pct GB Detroit 43 22 9 95 238 211
New York 14 13 .519 x-San Antonio 57 15 .792 — Nashville 40 25 10 90 198 177
TRANSACTIONS MLS STANDINGS San Diego
Chicago
11
12
13
16
.458
.429
x-Dallas 51 21 .708 6 Chicago 40 25 8 88 238 202
New Orleans 42 31 .575 15 1/2 Columbus 33 30 11 77 199 226
BASEBALL EASTERN CONFERENCE Los Angeles
Florida
12
10
16
14
.429
.417
Memphis 40 33 .548 17 1/2 St.Louis 33
Northwest Division
32 9 75 206 216
American League Houston 38 34 .528 19
W L T Pts GF GA Pittsburgh 10 17 .370 W L OT Pts GF GA
BOSTON RED SOX—Optioned RHP Scott Atchi- Northwest Division
D.C. 1 0 0 3 3 1 Houston 11 19 .367 y-Vancouver 49 17 9 107 243 174
son, RHP Michael Bowden and OF Ryan Kalish to Arizona 10 21 .323
W L Pct GB
Pawtucket (IL). Reassigned RHP Brandon Duck- Sporting K.C. 1 0 0 3 3 2 Calgary 37 28 11 85 230 222
Oklahoma City 47 24 .662 —
worth, LHP Rich Hill, LHP Andrew Miller and LHP Philadelphia 1 0 0 3 1 0 Minnesota 35 31 8 78 185 207
NOTE: Split-squad games count in the standings; Denver 44 29 .603 4
Randy Williams to their minor league camp. New York 1 0 0 3 1 0 Colorado 28 37 8 64 206 258
games against non-major league teams do not. Portland 42 30 .583 5 1/2 Edmonton 23 41 10 56 176 244
KANSAS CITY ROYALS—Signed 1B Mike Sweeney Chicago 0 0 1 1 1 1 Utah 36 38 .486 12 1/2
to a one-day minor league contract and announced Houston 0 1 1 1 1 2 Pacific Division
Friday’s Games Minnesota 17 57 .230 31 1/2 W L OT Pts GF GA
the retirement of Sweeney. Acquired 1B-3B John New England 0 0 1 1 1 1 Pacific Division
Whittleman from Texas for cash.Traded RHP Gaby Minnesota 6,Baltimore 5 San Jose 43 23 9 95 220 198
Toronto FC 0 1 0 0 2 4 W L Pct GB
Hernandez to the Chicago White Sox for future con- Philadelphia 3,Atlanta (ss) 1 Phoenix 41 24 11 93 218 208
Columbus 0 1 0 0 1 3 Tampa Bay 9,Pittsburgh 5 y-L.A.Lakers 51 20 .718 — Los Angeles 42 26 6 90 203 180
siderations.
Florida 6,N.Y.Mets 5 Phoenix 36 34 .514 14 1/2 Anaheim 41 28 5 87 212 216
NEW YORK YANKEES—Agreed to terms with RHP
Kevin Millwood on a minor league contract. WESTERN CONFERENCE Milwaukee 7,Cleveland 4
Chicago Cubs 6,Seattle (ss) 3
Golden State
L.A.Clippers
30
28
42
44
.417
.389
21 1/2
23 1/2
Dallas 38 25 10 86 206 206
TAMPA BAY RAYS—Resassigned RHP Cory Wade W L T Pts GF GA San Diego 10,Cincinnati 4 Sacramento 18 52 .257 32 1/2
to their minor league camp.Optioned RHP Rob De- Two points for a win,one point for overtime loss.
Los Angeles 1 0 1 4 2 1 Arizona (ss) 6,L.A.Dodgers (ss) 3 x-clinched playoff spot
laney to minor leagues. Vancouver 1 0 0 3 4 2 L.A.Angels 10,Oakland 3 y-clinched division
National League Colorado 1 0 0 3 3 1 Washington 3,St.Louis 2 x-clinched playoff spot
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS—Selected the con- Real Salt Lake 1 0 0 3 1 0 Atlanta (ss) 5,Detroit 3 y-clinched division Friday’s Games
tract of INF Russell Branyan from Reno (PCL). FC Dallas 0 0 1 1 1 1 N.Y.Yankees 6,Houston 4 Pittsburgh 1,New Jersey 0,SO
CHICAGO CUBS—Announced the retirement of Seattle 0 2 1 1 1 3 Toronto 11,Boston 8 Thursday’s Games Buffalo 4,Florida 2
RHP Braden Looper. Chivas USA 0 1 0 0 2 3 San Francisco vs.Kansas City,Late Dallas 104,Minnesota 96 Ottawa 2,Washington 0
MILWAUKEE BREWERS—Traded OF Chris Dick- San Jose 0 1 0 0 0 1 New Orleans 121,Utah 117,OT Vancouver 3,Atlanta 1
erson to the New York Yankees for RHP Sergio Mitre. Portland 0 1 0 0 1 3 Saturday’s Games Friday’s Games Carolina 4,Tampa Bay 3
Optioned C Martin Maldonado to Nashville (PCL) St.Louis vs.Florida at Jupiter,Fla.,11:05 a.m. Saturday’s Games
Sacramento 110,Indiana 93
and RHP Wily Peralta to Huntsville (SL).Reassigned Philadelphia (ss) vs.Detroit at Lakeland,Fla., N.Y.Rangers at Boston,11 a.m.
RHP Zack Segovia to their minor league camp. NOTE:Three points for victory, one point for tie. Orlando 95,New Jersey 85
11:05 a.m. Colorado at Los Angeles,1 p.m.
Baltimore vs.Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte,Fla., Charlotte 83,Boston 81
NEW YORM METS—Selected the contract of LHP New Jersey at Buffalo,4 p.m.
Tim Byrdak from Buffalo (IL). Saturday, March 26 11:05 a.m. Cleveland 97,Detroit 91
Washington at Montreal,4 p.m.
Portland at Toronto FC, 11 a.m. Pittsburgh vs.N.Y.Yankees at Tampa,Fla.,11:05 a.m. Miami 111,Philadelphia 99
PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Optioned RHP Daniel Philadelphia at N.Y.Islanders,4 p.m.
Vancouver at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. Washington vs.Houston at Kissimmee,Fla., Milwaukee 102,New York 96
McCutchen to Indianapolis (IL). Reassigned RHP Tampa Bay at Carolina,4 p.m.
Sean Gallagher, RHP Tyler Yates, C Wyatt Toregas New York at Columbus, 1 p.m. 11:05 a.m. Chicago 99,Memphis 96 Toronto at Detroit,4 p.m.
and INF Josh Fields to their minor league camp. Sporting Kansas City at Chicago, 1 p.m. Toronto vs.Philadelphia (ss) at Clearwater,Fla., Oklahoma City 111,Minnesota 103 Dallas at Nashville,5 p.m.
SAN DIEGO PADRES—Released INF Kevin Frand- D.C. United at New England, 1:30 p.m. 11:05 a.m. Denver 114,Washington 94 St.Louis at Minnesota,5 p.m.
sen.Reassigned RHP Greg Burke,RHP Scott Munter, Los Angeles at Real Salt Lake, 6 p.m. Atlanta vs.N.Y.Mets at Port St.Lucie,Fla., Portland 98,San Antonio 96 Anaheim at Chicago,5:30 p.m.
RHP Luis Perdomo, C Kyle Phillips and INF Jesus San Jose at FC Dallas, 6 p.m. 11:05 a.m.p.m. Toronto at Golden State,late San Jose at Phoenix,6 p.m.
Guzman to their minor league camp. Colorado at Chivas USA, 7:30 p.m. L.A.Dodgers vs.San Diego at Peoria,Ariz.,1:05 p.m. L.A.Clippers at L.A.Lakers,Late Calgary at Edmonton,7 p.m.
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D.C.events begin
with solemn tribute
SEE PAGE 22

Consumer
quandary
By Philip Dimaano

W
hile I was driving a few weeks
ago, a billboard caught my eye
with the simplicity of its appear-
ance and message. Original music by “The
Beatles” was now available on iTunes, but
what struck me was how neither the band nor
the company name was
displayed. The image of
the four band members
and the iconic Apple sym-
bol conveyed all the nec-
essary information in front
of a plain white back-
ground.
What was even more
interesting was how I saw
the exact same billboard again a few seconds
later further down the road. In fact, I must
have seen that same billboard at least three
times along the road within the span of a
minute or two, effectively burning the mes-
sage of the new iTunes feature into my mem-
ory.
The use of billboards is merely one method
that businesses and marketing agencies use to
reach their target consumer group.
Commercials are no longer constrained to the
television, as they can now be seen while
streaming online videos from your desktop,
laptop or even your phone.
Facebook enables advertisers to specifical-
ly target individual consumers thanks to the
“Like” button. Whenever a user selects that
button for a certain group or page, the adver-
tisements that are displayed show products or
Beautifully warm realism
By Christy Lemire believable flaws. take on the guardianship of an
merchandise relating to the original thing that
was “Liked.” THE ASSOCIATED PRESS He continues to impress with elderly client (Burt Young)
Marketing strategies like this can certainly “Win Win,” and once again who’s starting to suffer from
offer an edge over the competition. It is a After making just two movies amasses an excellent cast; a dementia. Mike thinks he’s got a
never-ending goal to find individuals who are — “The Station Agent” and longtime supporting player him- good little deal going: Instead of
actually interested in their product as
opposed to blindly targeting the general pop- “The Visitor” — writer-director self, McCarthy always brings caring for the old man on a daily
ulation. Businesses save time, money and Tom McCarthy already had out the best in his character basis, he sticks him in a nursing
energy while consumers endure less bom- established himself as a film- actors. home and pockets the $1508
bardment from advertisements in which they maker with a real knack for cre- Paul Giamatti stars as Mike stipend every month. It’s a win-
have no interest.
There is a point in which the increasing ating beautifully fleshed-out Flaherty, a small-town New
prevalence of advertising leads to its dimin- characters, full of humor and Jersey attorney who agrees to See WIN, Page 20
ishing effectiveness, a victim of its own
repetitive nature in society. The multitude of
brands can also cause people to lose sight of
the commonalities and how such variety is
not available in all parts of the world.
Eluding classification is ‘Win Win’for McCarthy
Clothing is a prime example of this phe- By Jake Coyle time friend Paul Giamatti would ing movies. He seems to run on
nomenon, as the multitude of high-end brand
names has somewhat over-glorified apparel THE ASSOCIATED PRESS occasionally turn to him and parallel, never intersecting lines:
all designed to protect us from the elements. shake his head in befuddlement: An actor in films and TV shows
It is disconcerting to note how people can NEW YORK — While writer- “It’s a weird movie, and I can’t like “The Wire” and “Boston
spend considerably large sums of money on director-actor Tom McCarthy explain why.” Public”; a writer on the Oscar-
so many articles of clothing while there are
other people in the world who are forced to was shooting his third film, McCarthy’s career is no easier
“Win Win,” his star and long- to describe than his shape-shift- See TOM, Page 20
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winning Pixar film “Up”; an acclaimed inde-
pendent filmmaker, lauded now three times
for writing and directing “The Station Agent,”
“The Visitor” and “Win Win,” which already
earned glowing reviews at the Sundance Film
Festival.
“I’m a big believer in careers as something
you look back on,” says the 45-year-old
McCarthy over lunch in at a SoHo café near
his New York apartment. “It’s gotten me this
far.”
“Win Win,” which Fox Searchlight will
release March 18, stars Giamatti as Mike
Flaherty, an elder-law attorney in a small New
Jersey town who unwittingly sets off a chain
reaction of events when he, in a weak moment
of financial anxiety, takes guardianship of an
aged client so that he can earn some extra
cash. His family (Amy Ryan plays Mike’s
wife) ends up taking in the client’s wayward,
teenage grandson (Alex Shaffer), who proves
an excellent wrestler — much to the delight of
Mike, a high school wrestling coach (with
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Continued from page 18
win, he figures. His wife, Jackie (Amy Ryan),
and two young daughters could use the
money, and the client gets better care this way.
It’s not that much cash, so it’s not like he’s
really stealing.
What Mike doesn’t count on is the arrival of
Kyle (Alex Shaffer in his film debut), the
client’s wayward grandson. He’s got plenty of
cigarettes, hair product and attitude, but he’s
got nowhere else to go, so Mike and Jackie
agree to take him in. Mike just happens to be
a part-time high school wrestling coach, and
Kyle just happens to be a part-time high
school wrestler — and once he opens up, he
turns out to be a nice guy to boot. Whaddya
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Bobby Cannavale and Jeffrey Tambor as
assistant coaches).
It’s perhaps McCarthy’s most crowd-pleas-
ing movie, but it’s also very much in line with
“The Visitor” and “The Station Agent.” All
three are, above all else, humanistic films
based on characters brought together in
unlikely kinship.
McCarthy acknowledges the theme comes
from living in New York, where his girlfriend
calls him “the mayor” for his widespread
acquaintances. (True to form, McCarthy
greeted another patron at the café during the
interview.)
“I’ve revisited it in every one of my
movies,” says McCarthy. “You can certainly
link the two, and certainly find a lot of inspi-
ration in terms of people and characters and
lifestyles. ... Come on, that’s why I love New
York.”
McCarthy grew up in the town “Win Win”
is set: New Providence, N.J. The middle of
five children, McCarthy’s father was in the
textile industry. He didn’t have any designs on
moviemaking or even acting, except for an
early love of Broadway theater, which he’d
beg his parents to take him to.
To help him get closer to suburban family
life in New Providence, McCarthy developed
know? Another win-win.
But you can imagine the unraveling hap-
pening before it even starts. There’s no way
these convenient arrangements can last long.
And that’s before Kyle’s mother (Melanie
Lynskey) shows up, fresh out of rehab, with
some plans of her own — and a lawyer in tow
(the ever reliable Margo Martindale).
Still, McCarthy never judges Mike, but
rather allows him to enjoy one small victory
after another, and make one mistake after
another. Mike’s best friend and assistant
coach, Terry (Bobby Cannavale, who also
starred in “The Station Agent”), can’t bring
himself to disapprove, because the kid’s a stud
athlete and winning feels so good. No matter
that Kyle’s a bit of a cipher; that’s actually the
point, that these middle-aged men can project
all their hopes and dreams onto him and live
vicariously through him. (The always-great
the story of “Win Win” with a friend since
childhood, Joe Tiboni, an elder law attorney.
“I’ve kind of seen the evolution of Tom over
the years, from my friend who got cut from
the basketball team with me to the writer-
director,” says Tiboni. “He had a good imagi-
nation and he was funny, but as far as envi-
sioning him doing anything like this, I think
everyone — including his family — would
resoundingly say ‘No.’”
As an undergrad at Boston College,
McCarthy fell in with a sketch comedy troupe,
which he says was his “entry into it all”: writ-
ing and performing, the two of which would
henceforth always be mixed, intertwining dis-
ciplines for McCarthy. After graduating and
doing a few plays in Chicago, he attended
Yale School of Drama, where he first met
Giamatti.
Parts in theater (“Noises Off” on
Broadway), television (“Boston Public”) and
films (“Meet the Parents”) followed.
McCarthy was also writing his own plays, too,
including “The Killing Act,” which Peter
Dinklage starred in. Dinklage would later star
in McCarthy’s “The Station Agent” as a loner
who takes over an abandoned train depot in
rural New Jersey and is befriended by towns-
people (Cannavale, Patricia Clarkson).
‘Win Win’
Director:Tom McCarthy
Cast: Paul Giamatti,Amy Ryan,
Bobby Cannavale,Jeffrey
Tambor,Burt Young
Rated: R for language
Grade:
Jeffrey Tambor co-stars as Mike’s office mate
and fellow coach, and while he, Giamatti and
Cannavale bounce off each other perfectly in
their passive-aggressive game of one-upman-
ship, he doesn’t get nearly enough screen
time; Tambor actually disappears about
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“Tom is super articulate in matters ranging
from everything to everything,” says
Cannavale, who met McCarthy in regional
New York theater. “He understands how to
speak to an actor and how to ask the kind of
questions that are action-oriented.”
McCarthy’s acting background trained him
to focus on character, which is where most of
his scripts begin. He also credits European
movies for the approach.
“You watch (European films) and they kind
of live with the character,” says McCarthy. “I
feel that a lot more in European cinema,
specifically — French, Scandinavian, Spanish
— than I do American cinema, where we’re
slightly more ironic and sarcastic a lot. I’ve
never responded to that.”
It’s an approach bent on authenticity, which
comes across vibrantly in the portrayal of a
loving, functional marriage in “Win Win.”
The film is full of subtle details on suburban
life, depicted without sentiment or criticism.
“There was something perversely challeng-
ing about it to me in its conventionality and in
the fact that it was such a world I never want-
ed to be a part of,” says McCarthy. “I ran
screaming from that world even though I had
a great upbringing and a great family. It just
wasn’t where I wanted to be.”
halfway through without much explanation.)
“Win Win” teeters on the brink of sports-
movie feel-goodery — complete with a train-
ing montage — but McCarthy’s too clever,
and too attuned to realism, to rely on formula.
Instead, he’s more interested in exploring the
choices people make, and the way they justify
their actions.
Giamatti, as always, conveys every facet of
his character’s complexity, with those bug
eyes, hunched carriage and constant sense of
exasperation. His sad-sack demeanor alone
makes you want to root for him to succeed,
even though you know he can’t — and
shouldn’t. McCarthy doesn’t place him in
deadly serious situations, only mildly and
temporarily difficult ones, but still manages to
wring those for warm laughs.
There’s no great narrative momentum to
“Win Win,” and that’s fine, because it’s such
an enjoyable little slice of life.
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The five best Paul Wimpy kid vs.some tough babes

By Paul Der Garabedian strong debut proved that “Hangover” favorite
Cooper is a box office draw in his own right.

Giamatti movies
By Christy Lemire
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOS ANGELES — He’s a character actor
who became a leading man. But no matter the
amount of face time, Paul Giamatti has always
brought his own signature style — and a face
that’s wonderfully unusual — to the proceed-
ings. He can be curmudgeonly or scheming,
funny or sweet, and sometimes even heart-
breaking. He’s usually the best thing in a bad
movie, but he can also elevate a good movie to
greatness.
With his latest comedy, “Win Win,” opening
in more theaters this week, here’s a look at
Giamatti’s five best film performances.
“American Splendor” (2003): As comic
book writer Harvey Pekar, Giamatti finally got
a shot at a leading role, and he was tremendous.
This surprising and inventive film, which was
part-documentary, part-fictionalized depiction
of Pekar’s life and work, often found Giamatti
playing the part alongside the actual Pekar
himself. He always felt real, writing about the
things we all complain about, grousing even
after finding love and building a family.
Giamatti found the vulnerability beneath the
writer’s cantankerous demeanor, especially
when Pekar learned he’d been diagnosed with
testicular cancer. It’s one of the best films of the
last decade.
“Sideways” (2004): Director and co-writer
Alexander Payne’s middle-aged coming-of-age
tale about two friends on a wine-hopping road
trip found the divorced, self-serious Giamatti
bouncing beautifully off Thomas Haden
Church as his overconfident, party-boy pal.
They were an odd couple but never felt like
types. A lot of that has to do with Payne and
Jim Taylor’s Oscar-winning screenplay, which
is typically smart and multi-layered. But
Giamatti created a character who’s a real guy,
full of sadness and soured dreams, all of which
would come spilling out if it weren’t for the
flimsy wall he’d built around himself. His
scenes with the lovely Virginia Madsen made
you ache for him, just to see him be happy,
finally.
“Cinderella Man” (2005): Giamatti pretty
much stole this thing right out from under
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Paramount’s animated “Rango” will enter
LOS ANGELES — Two very different its fourth weekend with continued momen-
newcomers are set to duke it out at the tum, earning another $10 million and eclips-
Russell Crowe — no small nation’s theaters this weekend, with the fami- ing the $100 million mark overall after a sec-
feat — and earned an ly-friendly sequel to last year’s surprise hit ond-place finish last weekend.
Oscar nomination for best “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” going up against the “The Lincoln Lawyer” from Lionsgate will
supporting actor. As Joe fan-boy fantasy “Sucker Punch.” likely round out the top five in the $7 million to
Gould, the persuasive box- In one corner we have Warner Bros.’ girl- $9 million range after generating strong word-
ing manager to Crowe’s powered “Sucker Punch” in 3-D from vision- of-mouth in its debut last weekend as demon-
Jim Braddock, Giamatti ary director Zack Snyder, who had success in strated by an uptick of 37 percent from Friday to
played a man who put his bringing both his Spartan-epic “300” and the Saturday. Some of that may have also resulted
considerable energy and hyper-kinetic “Watchmen” to the big screen. from a unique arrangement with Groupon.com
Now, “Sucker Punch,” with a stylish trailer to promote the Matthew McConaughey vehicle.
Paul Giamatti resourcefulness into main- that showcased the collective beauty of its
taining the appearance that
he was still thriving financially. After heavier, female punch and the music of Led Zeppelin,
introspective roles in “American Splendor” and should again have the fan boys — and girls —
“Sideways,” he reminded us here that he’s just running to the multiplex.
as capable of tearing it up as a fast-talking force Trying to prove that it’s no wimp at the box
of nature. Ron Howard’s film was inspirational office, Fox’s “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick
and crowd-pleasing, but Giamatti was the one Rules” follows the further exploits of Rodrick
who delivered the real knockout. and Greg Heffley as they deal with the humil-
“Barney’s Version” (2010): Giamatti won iations and triumphs of adolescent life. The
the Golden Globe Award for best actor in a original film in the franchise opened about a
musical or comedy earlier this year for his por- year ago and went on
trayal of Barney Panofsky, the hilariously to earn $64 million
flawed hero of Mordecai Richler’s novel, a domestically.
Montreal TV producer looking back on his life Look for both
and the loves who defined it. He ages across “Sucker Punch” and
some 30 years with his three wives, the most “Wimpy Kid” to gross
notable of them played by Rosamund Pike, in the high teens
who provides a graceful foil for Barney’s self- or low 20s.
ish brashness. Barney does some questionable A m e r i c a ’s
and even cruel things, and could be viewed as newly-appoint-
an unlikable character, but Giamatti finds the ed leading
sympathetic side to him and makes you root for man, Bradley
him nonetheless. Cooper,
“Private Parts” (1997): Howard Stern’s will see a
biopic — based on his memoir, and starring modest
Stern as himself, of course — provided an early drop for
major role for Giamatti. He was known by the last week-
delightful nickname “Pig Vomit,” and was a end’s No. 1
barely fictionalized version of the program film, the
director who tormented Stern at WNBC Radio, mind-bending
forcing him to repeatedly say the station’s call “Limitless”
letters in a sing-songy voice: “W-Ehhhhhn-B- f r o m
C.” Eventually, he gets so annoyed with the Relativity
shock jock’s antics, he calls Stern the anti- Media, and
Christ. Late last year on Stern’s radio show, likely wind up
while promoting “Barney’s Version,” Giamatti with around
said he didn’t know he was playing a real guy: $12 million
“All I knew was that I was supposed to have for the
this kind of stupid Southern accent.” But he left w e e ke n d .
a lasting impression, as always. A surprisingly

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Cherry blossom events begin with solemn tribute
By Brett Zongker
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON — The flowering trees that
symbolize friendship between the United
States and Japan are blooming for the 99th
time in Washington in the wake of one of the
world’s worst natural disasters.
Before the two-week National Cherry
Blossom Festival opens Saturday, organizers
held a fundraising walk and vigil Thursday
evening among the trees for victims of Japan’s
March 11 earthquake and tsunami. An esti-
mated 18,000 people have been killed in the
disaster.
Several hundred people gathered at the
Washington Monument on a cold evening,
some holding Japanese flags or signs of sup-
port.
Japanese Ambassador Ichiro Fujisaki told
the crowd that his country needs help.
“Everything started on what I call 3/11 —
earthquake, tsunami and nuclear incident —
and we are still struggling,” he said. “This is a
very tough fight, but the consolation is people
around the world are trying to be with us.”
Fujisaki said the U.S. sent one of the first
rescue teams and military support.
“Really, we need your assistance, and
you’re giving that to us,” he said.
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transparency. While passionate about their
school, many parents also came forward with
ideas.
“I’m at Central. I’m here and I love it,” said
parent Tracy Psaila, who discussed the strong
community at Central that she doesn’t want to
leave.
A number of the proposals created thus far
focus on changing the boundaries for those
living in the area from around the Safeway at
El Camino Real and Ralston Avenue west to
across from Notre Dame de Namur
University. Depending on the streets within
those areas, the move would affect 124 chil-
dren. Other alternatives are in the works.
Psaila also suggested purchasing sites clos-
er to Cipriani Elementary School, which is the
most impacted school within the district, or
buying back previously closed schools rather
than shifting boundaries. Chief Business
Official Nellie Hungerford explained two ide-
ally located properties would require a com-
plete rebuild, which would consume most of
the district’s funds from the recently approved
Measure N, a $35 million bond to improve
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Many of Washington’s 3,000 Yoshino cherry trees that circle the Tidal Basin near the Jefferson
Memorial were beginning to bloom Thursday morning.
After a gathering and moment of silence,
the ambassador joined a crowd in walking to
the cherry blossom trees along the Tidal
Basin, holding glow sticks. Donation bins
Belmont elementary schools.
For some, the idea of attending Nesbit
turned them off to the idea of change, while
others were concerned with property values.
Dawn Richards, who purchased her home in
2008, was sure the education at either school
would be good.
“I paid an enormous premium to go to
Central,” she said, adding a boundary change
could negatively affect a million-dollar invest-
ment.
John Houston, whose son graduates from
Central this year, had similar concerns.
Additionally, he inquired why moving the
same neighborhood from one boundary to
another was on all four options.
Parent Alesha Breite requested the district
invest money in an external consultant who
can take multiple factors into consideration,
survey the community and come up with a
happy medium.
“There has to be a better process. Weigh
your options. To me this is such a huge invest-
ment. It’s worth the time and the effort to do
the right process,” she said.
Parent Michelle Matosian was convinced
with all the bright people there was bound to
be good ideas. She saw the issue as a short-
term problem and suggested a short-term
solution such as a lottery for incoming fami-
lies who have no ties to any one school.
lined the sidewalk to benefit American Red
Cross relief efforts.
Toshiko Saidel of Rockville, Md., brought
her three daughters to support the nation
Other suggestions included creating a mag-
net or GATE program at Nesbit to draw stu-
dents there by choice rather than force; con-
sidering a tracked school system; renting or
buying additional space closer to the affected
schools; renaming the committee to expand
possible solutions; and moving students only
from the schools with space issues.
Enrollment has long been a problem within
the district.
At one point, the district was considering a
multi-track solution at the elementary schools
to deal with the problem, Superintendent
Emerita Orta-Camilleri said. Since then, the
voters passed a bond giving the district more
options.
Space issues have been solved in the past by
adding programs like split-day kindergarten
or increasing class sizes, an option actually
forced upon most districts due to budget cuts.
Bond funds allow the district to update facili-
ties, but it made sense to know where students
would be before investing those dollars.
More than $100 million in facility project
needs were found during a recent study, said
Trustee Robert Tashjian.
“We have $30 million to spend. The board
has a responsibility to spend it wisely. Do we
put the money into building new classrooms at
various sites? Or, updating the various sites?”
Tashjian said.
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where she was born.
“A lot of people are suffering right now,”
she said. “We just want them to know we sup-
port them.”
Seven-year-old Maya Saidel said she has
started a toy drive at her suburban Maryland
school for students to support children in
Japan.
“I’m guessing there’s going to be a lot of
toys,” she said, adding that she will ask for
more donations Friday during morning
announcements at school.
Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, who rep-
resents the District of Columbia in Congress,
said the cherry blossoms will be a reminder of
Japan’s resiliency. She said the Washington
festival also will rally support.
“This year, the cherry blossoms will remind
the world to stand for Japan,” Norton said.
“It’s important that we’re taking time to
reflect,” said festival director Diana Mayhew.
The celebration is a symbol of spring each
year and now of the rebirth and rebuilding for
Japan, she said.
“Our relationship with Japan is at the
heart,” she said.
Fujisaki told the Associated Press he is
grateful for such support from U.S. residents,
though he declined to ask for further dona-
tions.
Cipriani Elementary is quite strapped for
space. However, the small school only allows
for building a second story, an expensive
option, he said. Fox Elementary, for example,
has old, rusty pipes.
A Boundary Advisory Committee was cre-
ated to look at those options. After two meet-
ings, four options have emerged. Other
options are possible and those have not been
completely fleshed out, but did include mov-
ing 100 or more students of Central’s current
438 students to Nesbit.
Regardless of its name, the committee will
continue to meet. Community hearings at the
various affected schools will be held the
weeks of April 11 and April 25.
Recommendations are expected to go before
the board May 5 with a vote planned for May
19.
A boundaries meeting will be held 7 p.m.
Wednesday, March 30 at Central Elementary
School, 525 Middle Road in Belmont. The
topic will also be discussed by the board 7
p.m. Thursday, April 7 at the District Office,
2960 Hallmark Drive in Belmont.
Heather Murtagh can be reached by e-mail:
heather@smdailyjournal.com or by phone: (650)
344-5200 ext. 105.
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Calendar
Japan Relief Fundraiser. 8 a.m. to
noon. Elks Lodge, 920 Stonegate
Drive, South San Francisco. Meal is
a buffet consisting of eggs, pan-
cakes, sausage, bacon, potatoes,
fresh fruit, coffee and tea. $10 with
all proceeds going to the victims in
Japan.
Free Electronic Recycling Event
Collection and Flea Market
Fundraiser. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., South
San Francisco High School, 400 B
St., South San Francisco. Free
Electronic Recycling collection (i.e.
computers, monitors, televisions,
microwaves, printers, copiers, etc.).
For more information call 333-2376.
Cooking for Health Workshop. 10
a.m. to 1 p.m., Chetcuti Room,
Millbrae City Hall, 450 Poplar Ave.
Series of healthy cooking demon-
strations and education on nutrition
and diet for those with cancer and
their families under a partnership
program between Stanford Cancer
Center and JoyLife Club of
Millbrae, with funding provided by
the former. Bilingual, in English and
Spanish. For more information call
552-0055 or (415) 218-4184.
GeoKids Family Green Fest. 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. 2120 Broadway,
Redwood City. This event is
designed to raise eco-awareness
among Peninsula families and
schools. Free. For more information
contact Erika Ehmsen at green-
fest@geokids.org.
Master Gardener Workshop. 10
a.m. to noon. Little House, 800
Middle Ave., Menlo Park. Learn
about choosing plants, planting
times and techniques and indoor
seeding. $30. For more information
call 326-2025 ext. 221.
Wavecrest Workday. 10 a.m. to
noon. Smith Field, 400 Wavecrest
Road, Half Moon Bay. Meet on the
bluff top to pick up trash, remove
some invasive plants and enjoy
working together to steward open
space lands.
Burlingame Intermediate School
Presents ‘The Wizard of Oz.’ 1
p.m. Burlingame Intermediate
School Auditorium, 1715 Quesada
Way, Burlingame. $8. For tickets
and more information visit bi-bsd-
ca.schoolloop.com/wizardofoz.
Positive Discipline/Setting Limits
Parenting Workshop. 2 p.m. Half
Moon Bay Library, 620 Correas St.,
Half Moon Bay. A workshop featur-
ing discussions of how to set age-
appropriate limits with children.
Free. For more information email
smco-pr@plsinfo.org.
Ragazzi Boys Chorus presents
‘Made in America.’ 5 p.m. First
Congregational Church, 1985 Louis
Road, Palo Alto. A celebration of
American music from old Southern
work songs and folk all the way up to
pop music. $10 to $25. For more
information or to buy tickets visit
ragazzi.org.
Aragon High School presents ‘The
Grapes of Wrath.’ 7 p.m. Aragon
High School Memorial Theater, 900
Alameda, San Mateo. A dramatiza-
tion of John Steinbeck’s Nobel
Prize-winning study of the American
soul. Continues 2 p.m. March 27.
$15 ($17 at the door) for adults, $10
for students and seniors. For more
information visit aragondrama.com.
Book Signing: ‘Gideon’s’ War by
Howard Gordon. 4 p.m. M is for
Mystery Bookstore, 86 E. Third
Ave., San Mateo. Veteran Hollywood
writer and producer with more than
20 years of experience will visit the
San Mateo bookstore discussing his
new novel.
The Marcus Shelby Trio presents
Women and Jazz. 7 p.m. Sharp
Park Library, 104 Hilton Way,
Pacifica. Marcus Shelby brings his
trio to San Mateo County Library
for a musical presentation that
reflects the works of female jazz
composers and celebrates pioneer-
ing women in American history.
Free. For more information call 355-
5196.
John Lawton at The Wine Bar. 8
p.m. to 10 p.m. The Wine Bar, 270
Capistrano Road No. 22, Half Moon
Bay. $5 cover. For more information
go to thewinebarhmb.com.
SUNDAY, MARCH 27
Bay Trail 4 Mile Race. 9 a.m.
Oyster Point Marina, South San
Francisco. Join the DSE runners for
a flat, scenic four-mile run along the
paved Bay Trail, starting and ending
at the Oyster Point Marina. $5 for
adults, $3 for youths, free for chil-
dren 10 and under. For more infor-
mation visit dserunners.com.
Burlingame Intermediate School
Presents ‘The Wizard of Oz.’ 1
p.m. Burlingame Intermediate
School Auditorium, 1715 Quesada
Way, Burlingame. $8. For tickets
and more information visit bi-bsd-
ca.schoolloop.com/wizardofoz.
Ballroom Dance. 1 p.m. to 3:30
p.m. San Bruno Senior Center, 1555
Crystal Springs Road, San Bruno.
Join us for the last Sunday Ballroom
dance featuring the Bob Guiterrez
Band. $5. For more information call
616-7150.
Film and Book Talk About Emily
Greene Balch. 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Palo Alto Unitarian Church, 505 E.
Charleston Road, Palo Alto.
Presenting a film of her life, ‘A
Proper Bostonian’ by Green Valley
Media, and discussion of new biog-
raphy, Emily Greene Balch: The
Long Road to Internationalism,
written by Kristen Gwinn. Free. For
more information call 493-8872.
Marathon Benefit Concert for
Japan Earthquake/Tsunami
Relief. 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. Foster City
Community Center, 100 Hillsdale
Blvd., Foster City. Featuring stu-
dents of the Music Teachers
Association of California.
Donations accepted at the door. All
proceeds go to the American Red
Cross for Japan. For more informa-
tion call 922-9815.
Mike Kostowsyj at The Wine Bar.
3 p.m. to 6 p.m. The Wine Bar, 270
Capistrano Road No. 22, Half Moon
Bay. For more information visit
thewinebarhmb.com.
Boogie Woogie Ballroom Dance
Party. 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Burlingame Masonic Hall, 145 Park
Road, Burlingame. Dance party
including dance mixers and a snack
buffet. For more information call
571-0836.
Ragazzi Boys Chorus presents
‘Made in America.’ 5 p.m.
Transfiguration Episcopal Church,
3900 Alameda de las Pulgas, San
Mateo. A celebration of American
music from old Southern work songs
and folk all the way up to pop music.
$10 to $25. For more information or
to buy tickets visit ragazzi.org.
Aragon High School presents ‘The
Grapes of Wrath.’ 7 p.m. Aragon
High School Memorial Theater, 900
Alameda, San Mateo. A dramatiza-
tion of John Steinbeck’s Nobel
Prize-winning study of the
American soul. Continues on March
27 at 2 p.m. $15 ($17 at the door) for
adults, $10 for students and seniors.
For more information visit
aragondrama.com.
MONDAY, MARCH 28
The Marcus Shelby Trio presents
Women and Jazz. 7 p.m. Atherton
Library, 2 Dinkelspiel Station Lane,
Atherton. Marcus Shelby brings his
trio to San Mateo County Library
for a musical presentation that
reflects the works of female jazz
composers and celebrates pioneering
women in American history. Free.
For more information call 328-2422.
Successful Networking Techniques
for Job Finders. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Peninsula Jewish Community
Center, 800 Foster City Blvd., Foster
City. This workshop will focus on
networking techniques that help you
get closer to the community that
interests you and the jobs within it.
Free. For more information contact
377-8763.
Evening with Carolyn Burke,
author of No Regrets: The Life of
Edith Piaf. 7 p.m. San Carlos
Library, 610 Elm St., San Carlos.
Award-winning author Carolyn
Burke will be speaking about her
latest book about French singer
Edith Piaf. For more information
call 591-0341 ext. 222.
For more events visit
smdailyjournal.com, click Calendar.
WEEKEND JOURNAL
STORMS
Continued from page 1
but the home itself had remained dry.
“I think we’re the lucky ones,” she
said.
Four of the homes have been red-
tagged, said Derek Johnson, a city
spokesman, and crews were trying to
restore electricity and other utilities to
the area. The gas was not expected to be
back on for at least another week.
Capitola is just south of Santa Cruz,
where this month’s tsunami caused mil-
lions of dollars of damage to the harbor.
The flooding from the storm Thursday
also affected about two dozen business-
es. Damage assessments have not yet
begun.
Farther south, Monterey County Farm
Bureau officials said farmworkers were
having a hard time getting into the fields
because of the rain. As a result, leafy
green crops like lettuce and broccoli
were sitting in the fields unpicked.
A farm levy on the Salinas River near
Gonzales broke Thursday, completely
flooding and damaging 150 acres of a
nearby lettuce field.
Rain continued to fall on Friday and
was expected throughout the weekend.
But National Weather Service meteorol-
ogist Austin Cross said it would not be
HOLOBER
Continued from page 1
Holober is running for the District
One seat in a countywide all-mail ballot
May 3 along with Millbrae
Councilwoman Gina Papan, Burlingame
Mayor Terry Nagel, Michael Stogner,
Demetrios Nikas and Dave Pine, a
trustee with the San Mateo Union High
School Board.
Holober’s total to date is $46,530 with
the addition of the $45,630 received
between Jan. 1 and March 19. He spent
$62,421.28 which coupled with his
beginning cash balance of $18,058
leaves him an ending cash balance of
$1,049.77.
Holober’s contributions this period
include $100 each from Mike Nevin,
former county supervisor and current
executive director of the Service League
of San Mateo County; Judge Joseph
Bergeron; Diana Reddy of the Housing
GARDEN
Continued from page 1
tions of professionals.
“There are always questions,” she
said.
The shows were also a form of inspi-
ration for her late husband who would
photograph ideas and ask their daughter
to create them. A wood sculpture on a
fence was the largest project she under-
took from one of those calls. Now she
finds herself drawn to the shows for
inspiration but also information.
Babbling water created a serene class-
room environment in Jason Hamon’s
creation called “Soul Food.”
Hamon, of Redwood City-based Eco-
Systems Landscape Solutions, Inc., used
ADS
Continued from page 18
clothe themselves in rags and nothing
else.
This human characteristic is not only
constrained to clothing, however. I
recall one instance in which a classmate
of mine was complaining about having
to drink a bottle of “Arrowhead” bottled
water since she was so accustomed to
drinking the “Dasani” brand all the
time.
I could not help but note the insensi-
as heavy as Thursday’s storm.
That storm caused a mud and rock
slide that isolated nearly 40 miles of
Pacific Coast Highway through Big Sur,
shutdown Interstate 80 in the Sierra
Nevada and knocked out power to tens
of thousands of people.
Crews worked on clearing debris from
Highway 1 south of the community of
Big Sur, although they did not estimate
when the road would reopen, said Jim
Shivers, a spokesman for the California
Department of Transportation.
All lanes of Interstate 80 — the main
highway between Northern California
and Nevada — reopened to passenger
vehicles with chains on Friday. The
reprieve came after a full day with traffic
halted in one or both directions for
white-out conditions and snow slides.
Truck traffic remained halted from
Applegate to the Nevada state line.
“We’re still holding trucks because
there’s not enough space for them to go
through,” said Carol Herman, a spokes-
woman for the California Department of
Transportation in Marysville. As much
as 3 inches of snow an hour fell in the
mountains and plows couldn’t keep up,
she said.
As of Friday morning, Herman said,
704 inches of snow had fallen in the
Sierra high country this season —
almost 59 feet. The highest snowfall
ever — according to Caltrans records
— was 65 feet in the 1950-51 snow
Leadership Council and Bill Camp, sec-
retary treasurer of the Sacramento
County Central Labor Council; and for-
mer San Mateo councilwoman Claire
Mack.
Both the San Francisco Firefighters
PAC and Jefferson Elementary
Federation of Teachers gave $250 while
the San Mateo Labor Council gave $200.
Donations of $1,000 each came from
the Cal Fire PAC, Intermountain Electric
Company, California Teamsters Public
Affairs Council, the Committee on
Political Education, the Northern
California District Council of Laborers,
California Laborers for Equality and
Progress, the San Mateo Building Trades
Joint Council, the Northern California
Carpenters Regional Council, the
Teamsters DRIVE Committee, United
Food and Commercial Workers Local 5,
the California Federation of Teachers,
the California Real Estate Pac, State
Building and Construction Trades
Council of California, the United Food
Workers Region 8 States Council
his two daughters as inspiration for the
circular outdoor classroom surrounded
by water and edible plants.
Desks in a circle each don inspira-
tional quotes from Albert Einstein,
Eleanor Roosevelt and John Lennon.
Harmon’s goal would be to have one
of these gardens at each school and mak-
ing nutritional awareness a requirement.
Nancy Groshong and her granddaugh-
ter Victoria Schader, both from Chico,
enjoyed the outdoor setting. Groshong
was using the event to get ideas for cre-
ating her own vertical succulent garden,
and hoping to spark a love of gardening
in her granddaughter.
Woodside’s Filoli created a beautiful
landscape in the exhibit “A Garden for
Life: to Fight, to Love, to Live” full of
daffodils, an edible garden and a large
bird cage covered in succulents.
Aside from the beautiful display gar-
tivity of such a statement and how our
wanton consumerism has blinded us
from our fortunate circumstances. Our
society can choose from dozens of dif-
ferent brands of water bottles while
there millions of people in the world
who cannot conceive of such a luxury.
This is not just constrained to devel-
oping Third World countries either.
Currently, hundreds of thousands of
people in Japan have been displaced by
the recent earthquake and tsunami.
People are unable to obtain even the
most basic of necessities such as fuel,
water, food or even a roof above their
heads.
Weekend• March 26-27, 2011 23
season, she said.
Elsewhere in the state, residents
around Clear Lake stocked up on sand-
bags, as the lake rose above flood stage
for the first time in 13 years.
The lake 100 miles northwest of
Sacramento was expected to rise even
more as it collected storm runoff over
the next few days, said Tom Smythe, a
water resources engineer with Lake
County.
Smythe said some homes around the
lake have already experienced flooding
and others could be inundated in the
coming days. But he said he did not
anticipate the kind of flooding that
occurred in 1998, when the lake was two
feet higher than it was expected to be
this time.
Meanwhile, homeowners in the San
Francisco Bay Area city of San Pablo
planned to meet with city officials to fig-
ure out how to shore up a hillside giving
way beneath several homes.
Three homes above the slide and three
homes below were threatened by the
collapse, said Kelsey Worthy, assistant
city manager. Worthy estimated the slide
was about six feet deep.
The city cannot intervene directly
because the slide is on private property,
he said. But officials would help guide
homeowners through the process of con-
tracting with structural engineers and
could also seek state and federal emer-
gency funds to pay for the work.
Political Education Fund.
Sheet Metal Workers Local 104 gave
$400; and $500 each was donated from
the Don Horsley for Supervisor cam-
paign, United Auto Workers Region 5
Western States PAC, California
Machinists Non Partisan Political
League, Electrical Workers Local 617
and Cypress Lawn Cemetery; He also
received $750 from the Nadia Holober
for City Council 2009 campaign.
Candidates Michael Stogner and
Demetrios Nikas both filed forms saying
they have not raised or spent $1,000 and
have not established a campaign com-
mittee.
Papan raised $43,379 this period on
top of $54,218.81 this period. Nagel
raised $34,500.50 and received $537.50
in non-monetary contributions. She had
a previous cash balance of $104,88.90,
which included a $75,000 loan to her-
self. Pine raised $151,401 this period,
including $100,000 from himself, and
began the period with a balance of
$112,679.37.
dens, the show offers a variety of semi-
nars and a large edible garden display
along with other outdoor treats.
The show is open 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturday, March 26 and 10 a.m. to 6
p.m. Sunday, March 27 at the San Mateo
Event Center, 2495 S. Delaware St. in
San Mateo. Tickets are $20 for an adult
one-day pass or $25 for an all show pass
and free for youth 16 and under. Parking
is $10. For more information visit
www.sfgardenshow.com. For more infor-
mation Eco-Systems Landscape
Solutions, Inc. call 776-1494 or visit
eco-landscape.org. For more informa-
tion about Ah Sam Florist call 341-5611
or visit www.ahsam.com.
Heather Murtagh can be reached by e-mail:
heather@smdailyjournal.com or by phone:
(650) 344-5200 ext. 105.
While the brand name still remains a
key marketing strategy, we as American
consumers must not become blind to
our good fortunes and the wide variety
of options available to us. We need to
remember we enjoy unprecedented
variety with what we can buy, but there
are numerous individuals in the world
who would be incredibly thankful just
to have anything at all in their fight for
survival.
Philip Dimaano is a senior at Aragon High
School. Student News appears in the week-
end edition. You can e-mail Student News at
news@smdailyjournal.com.
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STATEMENT #243603 The following person is doing business
363 Grand Ave. Call Claudia at 1-866-788-6267 The following person is doing business
as: County of San Mateo Beekeepers
as: Candy Celebrations, 526 Hawthorne
Ave., SAN BRUNO, CA 94066 is hereby
So. San Francisco (650) 556-9906 Co-op, 1055 Rollins Rd. #316, BURLIN-
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #243895
The following person is doing business
as: Barrelhouse, 305 California Dr.,
BURLINGAME, CA 94010 is hereby reg-
istered by the following owner: JNJL,
LLC., CA. The business is conducted by
a Limited Liability Company. The regis-
trants commenced to transact business
under the FBN on
/s/ Juan Loredo /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on 03/17/2011. (Published in the
San Mateo Daily Journal, 03/19/11,
03/26/11, 04/02/11, 04/09/11)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #243727
The following person is doing business
as: Serendipity Chocolate Shop, 1152
Arroyo Ave, SAN CARLOS, CA 94070 is
hereby registered by the following owner:
Fatima Saladino and Shan Zhou, same
address. The business is conducted by
Husband & Wife. The registrants com-
menced to transact business under the
FBN on N/A
/s/ Fatima Saladino /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on 03/8/11. (Published in the San
Mateo Daily Journal, 03/26/11, 04/02/11,
04/09/11, 04/16/11)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #243500
The following person is doing business
as: Real Alternatives Health and Educa-
tion Counseling, 1000 National Ave Apt
429 SAN BRUNO, CA 94066 is hereby
registered by the following owner: Valerie
Abea Angulo, same address. The busi-
ness is conducted by an Individual. The
registrants commenced to transact busi-
ness under the FBN on 02/28/2011.
/s/ Valerie Abea /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on 02/24/11. (Published in the
San Mateo Daily Journal, 03/26/11,
04/02/11, 04/09/11, 04/16/11)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #243800
The following person is doing business
as: Brothers Services Tree Care and
Landscape, 166 Dumbarton Ave. Apt 3,
REDWOOD CITY, CA 94063 is hereby
registered by the following owner: Johna-
than Corado, same address. The busi-
ness is conducted by an Individual. The
registrants commenced to transact busi-
ness under the FBN on
/s/ Johnathan Corado /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on 03/11/11. (Published in the
San Mateo Daily Journal, 03/26/11,
04/02/11, 04/09/11, 04/16/11)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #2438543
The following person is doing business
as: Maya’s Massage Therapy, 155 E 5Th
Ave, SAN MATEO, CA 94401 is hereby
registered by the following owner: Sun-
gae Hong, 3848 Howard Court, South
San Francisco CA, 94080. The business
is conducted by an Individual. The regis-
trants commenced to transact business
under the FBN on 01/12/2011
/s/ Sungae Hong /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on 02/25/11. (Published in the
San Mateo Daily Journal, 03/26/11,
04/02/11, 04/09/11, 04/16/11)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #243971
The following person is doing business
as: Elemente, 670 Cambridge Way,
REDWOOD CITY, CA 94061 is hereby
registered by the following owner: Elaine
Adolfo, same address. The business is
conducted by an Individual. The regis-
trants commenced to transact business
under the FBN on 03/01/11
/s/ Elaine Adolfo /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on 03/24/11. (Published in the
San Mateo Daily Journal, 03/26/11,
04/02/11, 04/09/11, 04/16/11)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #243924
The following person is doing business
as: Provocative Web, 2176 Greendale
Drive, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA,
94080. is hereby registered by the follow-
ing owner: Paul C. Gonzales Jr., & Mar-
nie M. Gonzales, same address. The
business is conducted by husband and
wife. The registrants commenced to
transact business under the FBN on
/s/ Paul C. Gonzales, Jr. /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on 03/21/11. (Published in the
San Mateo Daily Journal, 03/26/11,
04/02/11, 04/09/11, 04/16/11)
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
FOR CHANGE IN OWNERSHIP
OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSE
Date of Filing Application: February 17.
2011
To Whom It May Concern:
The Name(s) of the applicant(s) is/are:
Jimmy Zhi Qiang Rong
The applicant(s) listed above are apply-
ing to Department of Alcoholic Beverage
Control to sell alcoholic beverages at:
87 Skyline Plz
DALY CITY, CA
Type of license applied for:
41 - On-Sale Beer & Wine - Eating Place
San Mateo Daily Journal
March 26, 2011
203 Public Notices
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
TO SELL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
Date of Filing Application: March 10,
2011
To Whom It May Concern:
The Name(s) of the applicant(s) is/are:
SERIRATTANA AMY HUBER
The applicant(s) listed above are apply-
ing to Department of Alcoholic Beverage
Control to sell alcoholic beverages at:
1088 A Shell Blvd.
FOSTER CITY, CA 94404-2902
Type of license applied for:
41 - On-Sale Beer & Wine - Eating
Place
San Mateo Daily Journal
March 19, 26, April 02, 2011
STATEMENT OF abandonment of use of
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #M-216714
The following persons have abandoned
the use of the fictitious business
name:Bay Area Dragon, 2623 Garfield
Street, SAN MATEO, CA 94403. The fic-
titious business name referred to above
was filed in County on 10/18/06. The
business was conducted by: Xuzjun
Dzng, SAN MATEO, CA.
/s/ Xuzjun Dzng /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on 03/24/11. (Published in the
San Mateo Daily Journal, 03/26/11,
04/02/11, 04/09/11, 04/16/11).
SUMMONS (FAMILY Law) CITACION
(Derecho familiar) NOTICE TO RE-
SPONDENT (Name): Rodrigo Serrano-
Huerta (Nombre): YOU ARE BEING
SUED. Lo estan demandando Petition-
er's name is: Nombre del deman-
dante: Norma Cortez-Ruiz CASE NUM-
BER (Numero De Caso) Fl-10-00477
You have 30 calendar days after this
Summons and Petition are served on
you to file a Response (form FL-120 or
FL-123) at the court and have a copy
served on the petitioner. A letter or
phone call will not protect you. If you do
not file your Response on time, the court
may make orders affecting your marriage
or domestic partnership, your property,
and custody of your children. You may
be ordered to pay support and attorney
fees and costs. If you cannot pay the fil-
ing fee, ask the clerk for a fee waiver
form. If you want legal advice, contact a
lawyer immediately. You can get infor-
mation about finding lawyers at the Cali-
fornia Courts Online Self-Helf Center
(www.courtinfo.cagov/selfhelp), at the
California Legal Services Web site
(www.law helpcalifornia.org), or by con-
tacting your local county bar association.
Tiene 30 dias corridos despues de haber
recibido la entrega legal de esta Citacion
y Peticion para presentar una Respuesta
(formulario FL-120 o FL-123) ante la
corte y efectuar la entrega legal de una
copia al solicitante. Una carta o una lla-
mada telefonica no basta para proteger-
io. Si no presenta su Respuesta a tiem-
po, la corte puede dar ordenes que
afecten su matrimonio o pareja de he-
cho, sus bienes y la custodia de sus hi-
jos. La corte tambien le puede ordenar
que pague manutencion, y honorarios y
costos legales. Si no puede pagar la
cuota de presentacion, pida al secretario
un formulario de exencion de cuotas. Si
desea obtener asesoramiento legal, pon-
gase en contacto de inmediato con un
abogado. Puede obtener informacion
para encontrar a un abogado en el Cen-
tro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California
(www.sucorte.ca.gov), en el sitio Web de
los Servicios Legales de California
(www.lawhelpcalifornia.org) o ponien-
dose en contacto con el colegio de abo-
gados de su condado. NOTICE: The re-
straining orders on page 2 are effective
against both spouses or domestic part-
ners until the petition is dismissed, a
judgement is entered, or the court makes
further orders. These orders are enforce-
able anywhere in California by any law
enforcement officer who has received or
seen a copy of them. AVISO: Las or-
denes de restriccion que figuran en la
pagina 2 valen para ambos conyuges o
pareja de hecho hasta que se despida la
peticion, se emita un fallo o la corte de
otras ordenes. Cualquier autoridad de la
ley que haya recibido o visto una copia
de estas ordenes puede hacerlas acatar
en cualquier lugar de California. The
name and address of the court is: (El
nombre y direccion de la corte son): SU-
PERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA 440
5th Street room #205, Hollister CA,
95023 The name, address, and tele-
phone number of petitioner's attorney, or
the petitioner without an attorney, are: (El
nombre, direccion y numero de telefono
del abogado del solicitante, o del solici-
tante si no tiene abogado, son): Norma
Cortez-Ruiz, 315 Locust Ave, HOLLIS-
TER, CA, 95123 DATE: (Fecha) SEPT
16 2010 Mary T. Marquez NOTICE TO
PERSON SERVED: You are served AVI-
SO A LA PERSONA QUE RECIBIO LA
ENTREGA: Esta entrega se realiza as
an individual. (a usted como individuo.)
Publish: San Mateo Daily Journal March
26, April2, 9, 16, 2011
SUMMONS
(CITACION JUDICIAL)
CASE NUMBER: CIV 501091
NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: (Aviso Al De-
mandado): Abe Golpour and Parvin Gol-
pour, Husband and Wife; Shirin Gol and
Ardeshir Eil Larijani, all persons un-
known, Does 1 through 10. You are be-
ing sued by plaintiff: (Lo esta demandan-
do el demandante): Hossein Rad
NOTICE! You have been sued. The
court may decide against you without
your being heard unless you respond
within 30 days. Read the information be-
low.
You have 30 calendar days after this
summons and legal papers are served
on you to file a written response at the
court and have a copy served on the
plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not pro-
tect you. Your written response must be
in proper legal form if you want the court
to hear your case. There may be a court
form that you can use for your response.
You can find these court forms and more
information at the California Courts On-
line Self-Help Center
(www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your
county law library, or the courthouse
nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing
fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver
form. If you do not file your response on
time, you may lose the case by default,
and your wages, money, and property
may be taken without further warning
from the court.
203 Public Notices
There are other legal requirements. You
may want to call an attorney right away.
If you do not know an attorney, you may
want to call an attorney referral service.
If you cannot afford an attorney, you may
be eligible for free legal services from a
nonprofit legal services program. You
can locate these nonprofit groups at the
California Legal Services Web site
(www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the Califor-
nia Courts Online Self-Help Center
(www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by
contacting your local court or county bar
association. NOTE: The court has a stat-
utory lien for waived fees and costs on
any settlement or arbitration award of
$10,000 or more in a civil case. The
court’s lien must be paid before the court
will dismiss the case.
AVISO! Lo han demando. Si no re-
sponde dentro de 30 dias, la corte puede
decidir en su contra sin escuchar su ver-
sion. Lea la informacion a continuacion.
Tiene 30 dias de calendario despues de
que le entreguen esta citacion y papeles
legales para presentar una respuesta por
escrito en esta corte y hacer que se en-
tregue ena copia al demandante. Una
carta o una llamada telefonica no lo pro-
tegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene
que estar en formato legal correcto si de-
sea que procesen su caso en la corte.
Es posible que haya un formulario que
usted pueda usar para su respuesta.
Puede encontrar estos formularios de la
corte y mas informacion en el Centro de
Ayuda de las Cortes de California
(www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp/espanol/),
en la biblio teca de leyes de su condado
o en la corte que le quede mas cerca. Si
no puede pagar la cuota de presenta-
cion, pida al secretario de la corte que le
de un formulario de exencion de pago de
cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a
tiempo, puede perder el caso por incum-
plimiento y la corte le podra quitar su su-
eldo, dinero y bienes sin mas adverten-
cia.
Hay otros requisitos legales. Es reco-
mendable que llame a un abogado inme-
diatamente. Si no conoce a un abodado,
puede llamar a de servicio de remision a
abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abo-
gado, es posible que cumpia con los
requisitos para obtener servicios legales
gratuitos de un programa de servicios le-
gales sin fines de lucro. Puede encon-
trar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el
sitio web de California Legal Services
Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), en
el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de Cal-
ifornia,
(www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp/espanol/)
o poniendose en contacto con la corte o
el colegio de abogados locales. AVISO:
Por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar
las cuotas y costos exentos por imponer
un gravamen sobre cualquier recupera-
cion de $10,000 o mas de valor recibida
mediante un acuerdo o una concesion
de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil.
Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte
antes de que la corte pueda desechar el
caso.
The name and address of the court is:
(El nombre y direccion de la corte es):
San Mateo Superior Court
County of San Mateo
400 County Center
Redwood City, CA 94063
The name, address, and telephone num-
ber of the plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff
without an attorney, is: (El nombre, direc-
cion y numero de telefono del abogado
del demandante, o del demandante que
no tiene abogado, es):
Maureen McCann, Esquire
1094 Cudahy Place, 111
San Diego, CA 92110
858-605-1721
Date: (Fecha) Mar. 3, 2011
John C. Fitton, Clerk, by (Secretano, per)
G. Lacey, Deputy (Adjunto)
Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal
March 5, 12, 19, 26, 2011
210 Lost & Found
LOST: Center cap from wheel of Cadil-
lac. 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.
MISSING GREY MALE CAT named
“Biscotti”. Last seen 12/4 on Aviador
Ave. in Millbrae. 12 years old, 12 lbs.,
strong athletic build. Domestic short
hair, solid grey including nose,
neutered,declawed front paws. Micro-
chip #985121004140013. Please call
Home Again lost pet service at 888-466-
3242 with any info. Thank you!
296 Appliances
AIR CONDITIONER - slider model for
narrow windows, 10k BTU, excellent
condition, $100., (650)212-7020
CHANDELIER NEW 4 lights $30.
(650)878-9542
CHOPPERS (4) with instructions $7/all.
(650)368-3037
GAS STOVE, small, 4 burner oven and
broiler. 26.5 D x 20.5 W. SOLD!
IRON - BLACK & DECKER PRO X 725
with board, $35., (650)726-7424
PORTABLE GE Dishwasher, excellent
condition $75 OBO, (650)583-0245
RADIATOR HEATER, oil filled, electric,
1500 watts $25. (650)504-3621
RCA VACUUM tube manual '42 $25.
(650)593-8880
SHOP VACUUM rigid brand 3.5 horse
power 9 gal wet/dry $40. (650)591-2393
UNDERCOUNTER DISHWASHER GE-
brand, never used. SOLD!
VACUUM CLEANER $50 (650)367-1350
VACUUM CLEANER excellent condition
$40. (650)878-9542
VACUUM CLEANER Oreck-cannister
type $40., (650)637-8244
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296 Appliances
VACUUM CLEANER small with all at-
tachments for cars $30 San Mateo
650-341-5347
WASHER/DRYER COMBO, all-in-one
unit. $95 (650)483-3693
WASHER/DRYER “MAYTAG” - Brand
new with 3 year warranty, $850. both,
(650)726-4168
297 Bicycles
BICYCLE - Sundancer Jr., 26”, $75. obo
(650)676-0732
GIRL'S BIKE HUFFY Purple 6-speed
good cond. $35 - Angela (650)269-3712
WOMEN’S BICYCLE 3-speed, made in
Belgium. $50 (650)483-3693
298 Collectibles
28 RECORDS - 78 RPMS, Bing Crosby,
Frankie Laine, Al Jolson, many others, all
in book albums, $60. all, (650)347-5104
49ER REPORT issues '85-'87 $35/all,
(650)592-2648
5 PIECE territorial quarters uncirculated
$16. (408)249-3858
BAY MEADOWS bag & umbrella -
$15.each, (650)345-1111
COLLECTORS '75 LP's in covers
$5/each, (650)726-7424
GLASSES 6 sets redskins, good condi-
tion never used $20/all. (650)345-1111
JACK TASHNER signed ball $25. Ri-
chard (650)834-4926
MERCHANT MARINE, framed forecastle
card, signed by Captain Angrick '70. 13 x
17 inches $35 cash. (650)755-8238
ORIGINAL PAT O'BRIEN'S HURRI-
CANE glass, great condition, $10.,
(650)726-7424
POSTER - framed photo of President
Wilson and Chinese Junk $25 cash,
(650)755-8238
SPORTS CARDS over 10k some stars
and old cards $100/all. (650)207-2712
VASE - with tray, grey with red flowers,
perfect condition, $30., (650)345-1111
302 Antiques
(2) ANTIQUE Hurricane lamp complete
with wicks $25/each, (650)726-7424
1912 COFFEE Perculater Urn. perfect
condition includes electric cord $85.
(415)565-6719
ANTIQUE SOLID mahogany knick-knack
or bookshelf with 4 small drawers, good
condition, SOLD!
CHINA CABINET - Vintage, 6 foot,
solid mahogany. $300/obo.
(650)867-0379
303 Electronics
46” MITSUBISHI Projector TV, great
condition. $400. (650)261-1541.
COMSWITCH 3500 - used for fax, com-
puter modem, telephone answering ma-
chine, never used, $20., (650)347-5104
DEWALT HEAVY duty work site radio
charger in box $100. (650)756-7878
DVD PLAYER AMW excellent condition
simple to use $35. (650)347-5104
ELECTRONICS - Flip camcorder $50.
(650)583-2767
FIVE REALISTIC-BRAND shelf speak-
ers, 8 ohms, new, 4 1/2 in. x 4 1/4 in. x 7
in. $20/each. (650)364-0902
JVC VHS recorder - Like new, $15.,
(650)367-8949
PANASONIC TV 21 inch $25., (650)637-
8244
SANIO CASETTE/RECORDER 2 way
Radio - $95.obo, call for more details,
(650)290-1960
STEREO PHONOGRAPH in cabinet,
plays vinyl LPs. $80 (650)483-3693
TV - Big Screen, $70., ok condition,
(650)367-1350
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203 Public Notices
LEGAL NOTICES
Fictitious Business Name Statements, Trustee Sale
Notice, Alcohol Beverage License, Name Change,
Probate, Notice of Adoption, Divorce Summons,
Notice of Public Sales, and More.
Published in the Daily Journal for San Mateo County.
Fax your request to: 650-344-5290
Email them to: ads@smdailyjournal.com
303 Electronics
TV 25 inch color with remote $25. Sony
12 inch COLOR TV FOR $10 EXCEL-
LENT COND. (650)520-0619
TV 5 inch Black and white good condition
in box $10. (408)249-3858
TV SET 32 inch with remote and stand
$30.SOLD
304 Furniture
2 END Tables solid maple '60's era
$40/both. (650)670-7545
4 STURDY metal dining chairs $20/each.
(650)756-6778
BED BRASS single trundle $100 nice
and clean. (650)854-3235
BLACK LEATHER office chair with 5
rollers $25. (650)871-5078
BOOKCASE - $25., (650)255-6652
CABINET - wood, $70., (650)367-1350
CHANDELIER WITH 5 lights/ candela-
bre base with glass shades $20.
(650)504-3621
COCKTAIL AND end table brass and
glass top $65. (650)854-3235
COFFEE TABLE - $60., (650)367-1350
COFFEE TABLE - brown, perfect condi-
tion, nice design, with storage, $65.,
(650)345-1111
COFFEE TABLE light brown lots of stor-
age good condition $55. (650)867-2720
COMPUTER DESK $70. (650)367-1350
CREDENZA - $25., (650)255-6652
DINING CHAIRS (6) $100/all. (650)854-
3235
DINING ROOM table $100. (650)854-
3235
DINING SET glass table with rod iron & 4
blue chairs $100/all
650-520-7921/650-245-3661
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
END TABLE marble top with drawer with
matching table $70/all. (650)520-0619
ENTERTAINMENT CENTER - Oak
wood, great condition, glass doors, fits
large TV, 2 drawers, shelves , $100/obo.
(650)261-9681
MATTRESSES (2) single, single nice
and clean $100.(650)854-3235
METAL DESK, 7 drawers, 2 shelves,
gray, 3x5 ft. $75. (650)364-0902
METAL FOLDING CHAIRS (37) with
wood seat. All for $90. Old but in good
condition. (650)430-3307.
OFFICE DESK - $25., (650)255-6652
PICNIC TABLE round $25. (650)854-
3235
ROCKING CHAIR - Traditional, full size
Rocking chair. Excellent condition $100.,
(650)504-3621
ROCKING CHAIR for nursing mother or
grandmother $75. (650)854-3235
TV STAND good condition beige lots of
storage $30. (650)867-2720
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203 Public Notices
304 Furniture
WOODEN KITCHEN China Cabinet: $99
(great condition!), (650)367-1350
306 Housewares
"PRINCESS HOUSE” decorator urn
"Vase" cream with blue flower 13 inch H
$25., (650)868-0436
CANDLEHOLDER - Gold, angel on it,
tall, purchased from Brueners, originally
$100., selling for $30.,(650)867-2720
COUNTRY KITCHEN pot rack with down
lights. Retailed at $250. New in box $99
(650) 454-6163
GEORGE FORMAN Grill brand new
$35., (650)726-7424
307 Jewelry & Clothing
49ER'S JACKET Child size $50.
(650)871-7200
BLACK VELVET evening jacket w/silver
sparkles, Sz 20W, $10. SOLD
BLACK VELVET pants, Sz L, $7. SOLD
CUSTOM JEWELRY all kinds, lengths
and sizes $50/all. (650)592-2648
LADIES BRACELET, Murano glass.
Various shades of red and blue $100
Daly City, no return calls. (650)991-2353
LADIES GOLD Lame' elbow length-
gloves sz 7.5 $15 New. RWC. (650)868-
0436
LIZ CLAIBORNE black evening jacket
Sz. 12, acetate/polyester, $10. (650)712-
1070
SHEER PURPLE tunic, Sz XL, w/em-
broidered design & sequins, $10.
(650)712-1070
SILVER SEQUIN shirt-jacket Sz 12-14 -
very dressy, $15. (650)712-1070
SWEATER SET, barely worn: Macy's
black sweater set, Size M, wool w/gold
metalic stripes, $15 set. (650)712-1070
TOURQUOISE BLUE party dress, cov-
ered w/sequins, sz 14, $15. (650)712-
1070
308 Tools
CIRCULAR SAW, Craftsman-brand, 10”,
4 long x 20” wide. Comes w/ stand - $70.
(650)678-1018
CLICKER TORQUE wrench 1/2 inch
drive 20-150 LBS reversible all chrome
$40. 650-595-3933
COMEALONG, 4000 lbs., $20.
(650)364-0902
DRILL, MAKITA - 12V, w/ case, bits,
batteries, and charger, SOLD!
ENGINE ANALYZER & TIMING LITE -
Sears Penske USA, for older cars, like
new, $65., (650)344-8549 leave msg.
MACHINIST VISE heavy duty, 6-in. jaws,
weight 125 lbs. SOLD!
PRESSURE WASHER 2500 PSI, good
condition, $350., (650)926-9841
RIDGED WET AND DRY VACUUM -16
gallons 5 horse power in box accesso-
ries included $65., (650)756-7878
SPEEDAIR AIR COMPRESSOR - 4 gal-
lon stack tank air compressor $100.,
(650)591-4710
TABLE SAW 10", very good condition
$85. (650) 787-8219
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309 Office Equipment
CALCULATOR - (2) heavy duty, Casio &
Sharp, $35. each, (650)344-8549 leave
msg.
CALCULATOR - Casio, still in box, new,
$25. (650)867-2720
OFFICE LAMP new $8. (650)345-1111
310 Misc. For Sale
1 LG .Duffel Bag ,1 Xtra Lg. Duffel w
Wheels, 1 Leather week-ender Satchel,
All 3 at $75.00 650 871-7211
13 PIECE paint and pad set for home
use $25., (650)589-2893
2X6 REDWOOD Clear Lumber Pieces, 8
ft. long, for construction $50. (650)364-
0902
5 NEEDLEPOINT sets still in package
$10/each, (650)592-2648
ANGEL WITH lights 12 inches High $12.
(650)368-3037
ARTIFICIAL FICUS Tree 6 ft. life like, full
branches. in basket $55. (650)269-3712
ATTENTION FORISTS!TELEFLORA
EGG SHAPED CONTAINERS decora-
tive painted set of 8 at 7 inches Tall
$3/each, (650)871-7200
AUTHENTIC MEXICAN Sombrero, $80
(650)364-0902
AUTO STRETCHING - The Complete
Manual of Specific Stretching, like new,
ask $75. (650) 204-0587
BABIES STROLLER folding good condi-
tion $15
Daly City 415-333-8540
BARBIE BEACH vacation & Barbie prin-
cess bride computer games $15 each,
(650)367-8949
BAY MEADOWS Umbrella - Colorful,
large-size, can fit two people underneath.
$20 (650)867-2720
310 Misc. For Sale
BEADS - Glass beads for jewelry mak-
ing, $75. all, (650)676-0732
BEAUTIFUL ROUND GOLD FRAMED
Beveled Mirrors 34" diameter $75 ea Jer-
ry San Mateo 650-619-9932
BOOK "LIFETIME" WW11 $12.,
(408)249-3858
CABINET OAK, fits over toilet water
tank, like new SOLD!
CANCER SALVES - A Botanical Ap-
proach To Treatment, like new, $35.
(650) 204.0587
CANDLE HOLDER with angel design,
tall, gold, includes candle. Purchased for
$100, now $35. (650)345-1111
CERAMIC BOWLS - Set of blue hand
made ceramic bowls (9) with large bowl
fork/spoon set $100/all, (650)726-7424
COLORIZED TERRITORIAL Quarters
uncirculated with Holder $15/all,
(408)249-3858
COMFORTERS - 4 Queen, 3 King Com-
forters, different colors, $10. each,
(650)571-5790
DOG CAGE/GORILLA - folding
large dog cage good condition, 2 door
with tray, $75.,(650)355-8949
DOOM (3) computer games $15/each 2
total, (650)367-8949
DOUBLE PANE Windows 48"wide X 34"
Tall W/screens perfect condition vinyl
$75. OBO SOLD
DRAFTING TABLE 3 ft. x 5 ft., fully ad-
justable: up, down, tilt. $100. (650)364-
0902
ELECTRIC HEATER - Oil filled electric
heater, 1500 watts, $30., (650)504-3621
ELECTRONIC TYPEWRITER good con-
dition $35. (650)878-9542
FRONT END Dash Board from '98 Sono-
ma Truck $50. (650)871-7200
310 Misc. For Sale
FIREPLACE SCREEN - 36"wide,
29"high, antique brass, folding doors,
sliding mesh screen, damper
controls. Like new. $100., (650)592-2047
GAME "BEAT THE EXPERTS" never
used $8., (408)249-3858
JAMES PATTERSON BOOKS - 2 hard-
back @$3. each, 4 paperback @ $1.
each, (650)341-1861
JANET EVANOVICH BOOKS - 4 hard-
back @$3. each, 3 paperback @$1.
each, (650)341-1861
KIDS GUITAR for 6 years and Up $40,
call (650)375-1550
LOUNGE CHAIRS - 2 new, with cover &
plastic carring case & headrest, $35.
each, (650)592-7483
MASSAGE DEVICE with batteries $8 in
box, (650)368-3037
METAL CABINET - 4 drawers, beige
16.5 inches W x 27 3/4 H x 27 inches D.
$40., San Mateo, (650)341-5347
NEW BANQUET table 6ft x 30. $40. Call
(650)871-7200.
NEW GAIAM Yoga P.M. Tape & CD
$10. 650-578-8306
NEW LIVING Yoga Tape for Beginners
$8. 650-578-8306
NEW WOOL afghan, colorful, hand-
made, 4x6 ft.. $40. (650)364-0902
NEW YORK Payphone, as it was 50
years ago! SOLD!
PACHIRA PLANT 3ft. H. (Money plant)
with decorative Pot $30. (650)592-2648
SF GREETING Cards (300 w/envelopes)
factory sealed $20/all. (650)207-2712
SLEEPER BLANKET (3) size 4T Soft
$7.50/each. (650)349-6059
SNOW CHAINS - 3 complete sets, sizes
fit rims 13” & 15”, great condition, $30.
all, Burl, (650)347-5104
310 Misc. For Sale
SOFT BONNET hair drier "Con Air" $20.,
(650)589-2893
SPANISH GUITAR 6 strings good condi-
tion $80. Call (650)375-1550.
SPORTS BOOKS, Full of Facts, All
Sports, Beautiful Collection 5 Volumes,
$25. 650 871-7211
STRIDE RITE Toddler Sandals,
Brown, outsole, Velcro closures, Size
6W. Excellent condition, $20.,
(650)525-0875
STRIDE RITE Toddler Sneakers, Navy,
Natural Motion System™ technology,
velcro closures, Size 6?W, Excellent
cond, $25, (650) 525-0875
STUART WOODS HARDBACK BOOKS
- 3 @$3. each, (650)341-1861
SUIT/COAT HANGERS (14) sturdy good
quality hardwood unused $1/each or all
$10. San Bruno 650-588-1946
TV ARMOIRE - Beige all wood, 3 draw-
ers, plenty of storage, room for tv, vcr,
etc., $100., (650)867-2720
VIDEO CENTER 38 inches H 21 inches
W still in box $60., (408)249-3858
WETSUIT - Barefoot, like new, $40.,
(650)367-8949
WIDE-BODIED VASE -- Colorful, Perfect
condition, nice design, $25 (650)867-
2720
311 Musical Instruments
KEYBOARD CASIO 3 ft long $50.
(650)583-2767
2 ORGANS, antique tramp, $500 for
both. (650)342-4537
PIANO VINTAGE - Upright, “Davis &
Sons”, just tuned, $600., (650)678-9007
312 Pets & Animals
Weekend• March 26-27, 2011
315 Wanted to Buy
GO GREEN!
We Buy GOLD
You Get The
$ Green $
Millbrae Jewelers
Est. 1957
400 Broadway - Millbrae
650-697-2685
316 Clothes
49' SWEATSHIRT with hood size 8 extra
large $100 obo. (650)346-9992
BLACK LEATHER MOTORCYCLE
JACKET - Large, water proof, new, $35.,
(650)342-7568
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
GREAT LOOKING tops sweaters blous-
es etc. (20 total) Medium-Large $5/each
650-592-2648
JACKET (LARGE) Pants (small) black
Velvet good cond. $25/all (650)589-2893
LADIES DOWN jacket light yellow with
dark brown lining $35. (650)868-0436
LADIES SHOES- size 5, $10., (650)756-
6778
MAN’S SUEDE-LIKE jacket, Brown.
New, XXLg. $25. 650 871-7211
MEN'S SHOES - New, size 10, $10.,
(650)756-6778
MEN'S SUIT almost new $25.
650-573-6981
27
316 Clothes
WOMEN'S CLOTHES extra, extra large
new with tags $50/each, (650)726-7424
317 Building Materials
22 PIECES of 2x4's, 68" long
$1.00/each (650) 773-7533
DOUBLE PANED GLASS WINDOWS -
various sizes, half moon, like new, $10.
and up, (650)756-6778
SCREEN DOOR 36 inch slightly bent
$15. (650)871-7200
SLIDING SCREEN door 30 inch good
condition $25. (650)871-7200
WATER HEATER - 40 gallon Energy
saver electric water heater $50.00 (650)
773-7533
318 Sports Equipment
2 GOLF CLUBS - Ladies, right handed,
putter & driver $5/each (650)755-8238
GOLF BAG AND CLUBS - Black bag
near new, $10., Mixed clubs $1.00 each,
(20 total) (650)571-5790
PUTTING GOLF Set 8Ft. x 16 inches
$10., (408)249-3858
SPEEDO OPTIMUS Training Fins size
10-11. Perfect for your training.
call jeff 650-208-5758 $25
322 Garage Sales
THE THRIFT SHOP
ALL WOMEN’S CLOTHES
ON SALE 50% OFF
Thursday & Friday 10:00-2:00
Saturdays 10:00-3:00
Episcopal Church
1 South El Camino Real
San Mateo 94401
(650)344-0921

BIRD CAGE 14x14x8 ecellent condition MENS SLACKS - 8 pairs, $50., Size
610 Crossword Puzzle 610 Crossword Puzzle 610 Crossword Puzzle $25 Daly City, (650)755-9833 36/32, (408)420-5646 GARAGE SALES
WOMAN’S LAMB-SKIN coat, 2/3 length,
size Med. VERY warm, beautiful! $75.
ESTATE SALES
DOG CARRIERS - Medium size, $10. Make money, make room!
each (2 total, Large $13., (650)571-5790 650 871-7211
Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle List your upcoming garage
sale, moving sale, estate
381 Homes for Sale 381 Homes for Sale
Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis sale, yard sale, rummage
sale, clearance sale, or
ACROSS 6 Valuable 35 The “A” in many 50 Make no bones whatever sale you have...
1 Its first mascot diamond org. names about in the Daily Journal.
was a toque- 7 Coffeehouse 37 Beginning to cast? 51 Supermodel with
wearer named option 38 Skelton’s a Global Chic Reach over 82,500 readers
from South San Francisco
Speedee 8 Like some Kadiddlehopper collection to Palo Alto.
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12 Fight fiercely 47 Sniper’s aid Seuss film 335 Garden Equipment
16 Deify
17 Beastly place? 13 Cook, in a way 48 Annie’s student 58 Feu extinguisher BROGMANSIA TREE $40 needs plant-
ing. (650)871-7200
18 Protest tactic 14 Meaning
TABLE - for plant, $25., perfect condi-
19 Galway Bay’s __ 21 Dashboard ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: tion, (650)345-1111
Islands Confessional
20 Groupings music genre 340 Camera & Photo Equip.
affected by 22 Brunei’s capital VR3 BACK UP CAMERA - New in open
natural selection Bandar __ box, $100.00, (650) 270-6637 after 6
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22 Asked for a
ticket? 23 Fall lead-in? 345 Medical Equipment
24 Pluck 25 “Kiss Me Deadly”
CRUTCHES - adult, aluminium, for tall
25 Leisure wear singer Ford person, $30., (650)341-1861
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30 Among other 27 It was blamed for 379 Open Houses
things, in Latin reduced pasta
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33 Iranian-born TV sales in 2003 home on a large lot.
director Badiyi 28 Relax 12 Myrtle St, Redwood City
4 Bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms
36 Roll with the 29 Seriously injure 2180 square feet
punches 31 Memorable 9100 sq ft lot, 70" x 130"
Asking Price: $1,098,000
39 Shrub yielding an movie lion Agent: Paul Ryan
Phone: 650-465-1933
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44 Still running OPEN HOUSE
45 Beer named for a LISTINGS
river
47 Ham relative List your Open House
49 Ruined the family in the Daily Journal.
photo, maybe 315 Wanted to Buy 315 Wanted to Buy Reach over 82,500
51 Cooling treats potential home buyers &
55 Like a baseball renters a day,
bat’s symmetry from South San Francisco
56 Potter’s concern to Palo Alto.
in your local newspaper.
59 Piece maker?
60 Bizet’s Call (650)344-5200
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3 “SNL” cast
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380 Real Estate Services 470 Rooms 620 Automobiles 620 Automobiles 630 Trucks & SUV’s 670 Auto Parts
TOYOTA ‘08 Prius, sedan, silver, 44K TOYOTA ‘09 Tacoma, truck access cab,
REDWOOD CITY AUTO AUCTION miles, $17,594. P83321845 Melody gray, auto, 23K miles, $18,891. 880 AUTO WORKS
DISTRESS Sequoia Hotel
800 Main St.,
The following repossessed ve-
hicles are being sold by Meriwest
Credit Union-2002 BMW 745
Toyota, Call 877-587-8635. Please men-
tion the Daily Journal
T9Z615723 Melody Toyota, Call 877-
587-8635. Please mention the Daily
Journal
Dealership Quality
Affordable Prices
Complete Auto Service
SALES $600 Monthly
$160. & up per week.
(650)366-9501
LI#R03674, 2002 Ford Mustang
#129576, 2002 Mercedes Benz
E320 #420959, 2009 Honda Accord
TOYOTA ‘08 Yaris, Hatchback, gray,
41K miles, $11,991. P85174835 Melody TOYOTA ‘10 Highlander Limited, V6,
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new carpets, balcony-patio, dishwasher,
covered carports, storage, pool. No pets.
1 bedroom $1295 and up, 2 bedroom
$1,595 and up. (650)595-0805 Days or
(650)344-8418 Evenings.
442 Studios
SAN MATEO - Cottage near downtown
& 101, includes utilities, washer/dryer
$975/mo. (650)703-5529
445 Multi-Plexes for Rent
SAN CARLOS - 1 bed, 1 bath,
4-plex, private balcony, storage
room, carport, no pets,
$1255.mo., (650)508-0946
450 Homes for Rent
REDWOOD CITY - 2bed/1bath, garage,
fenced backyard. Close to grocery store,
$1500/mo. Available April 9th (650)954-
4862
470 Rooms
GARDEN MOTEL
1690 Broadway
Redwood City, CA 94063
(650)366-4724
Low Daily & Weekly Rooms
Free HBO + Spanish+Sports+Movie
Channels, Free Internet
Daily $45+tax Nite & up
Weekly $250+tax & up
HIP HOUSING
Non-Profit Home Sharing Program
San Mateo County
(650)348-6660
REDWOOD CITY- 1 bedroom with kitch-
en and bath, $995.mo plus $600 deposit,
(650)361-1200
SAN MATEO - Single, working, mature
Women preferred. $650/mo. OBO.
(650)571-0129
(650)279-9811
Room For Rent
Travel Inn, San Carlos
$49 daily + tax
$280 weekly + tax
Clean Quiet Convenient
Cable TV, WiFi & Private Bathroom
Microwave and Refrigerator
950 El Camino Real San Carlos
(650) 593-3136
ROOMS FOR RENT
Weekly/Extented Stay
Private & Shared Bath
Close to Public Transport
Cable TV, MicroFreeze
Rates $175.60 & up per week
No Pets
287 Lorton Ave.
Burlingame, CA 94010
650-344-6666
620 Automobiles
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AUDI ‘03 A4 1.8 Turbo - 5 speed man-
ual, new clutch, 111K miles, $4500.,
good condition, (650)740-2221
AUTO AUCTION
The following repossessed ve-
hicles are being sold by Patelco
Credit Union on March 29th, 2011
starting at 8am --- 2006 Toyota Ta-
coma #294694, 2003 Toyota Se-
quoia #183188, 2006 Ford F250
#B79177, 2000 Volkswagon Golf
#544216, 2005 Nissan Quest
#125742. The following repos-
sessed vehicles are being sold by
Meriwest Credit Union—2005 Infiniti
QX56 #803414, 2008 Toyota Tundra
#075931. Sealed bids will be taken
starting at 8am on 3/29/2011. Sale
held at Forrest Faulknor & Sons
Auction Company, 175 Sylvester
Road, South San Francisco. For
more information please visit our
web site at www.ffsons.com.
SUTTON AUTO SALES
Cash for Cars
Call 650-595-DEAL (3325)
Or Stop By Our Lot
1659 El Camino Real
San Carols
HONDA '06 Civic LX, red, $11,891. #
FA1656EW Melody Toyota, Call 877-
587-8635. Please mention the Daily
Journal
#004429, 2005 Land Rover
LR3#344658, 2006 Suzuki Grand
Vitara #102863, 2004 Chevrolet Ex-
press #196989, 2004 BMW M3
Cvt#K06259, 2003 Lexus IS300
#073150, 2003 Wanderer Travel
Trailer #241093. The following re-
possessed vehicles are being sold
by SafeAmerica Credit Union—2003
Mercedes Benz E320#094502, 2006
Dodge Charger #406097, 2002
Volkswagon Beetle #453301. Plus
over 100 late model Sport Utilities,
Pick Ups, Mini Vans, and luxury cars
---INDOORS---Charity donations
sold. Sealed bids will be taken from
8am-8pm on 03/28/2011 and 8am-
5pm on 03/29/2011. Sale held at
Forrest Faulknor & Sons Auction
Company, 175 Sylvester Road,
South San Francisco. For more in-
formation please visit our web site at
www.ffsons.com.
BMW ‘06 325i - low miles, very clean,
loaded, leather interior, $17,000 obo.,
(650)368-6674
BMW ‘89 735I - 238K mi., fully loaded,
sunroof, runs well, $3,950.,
(650)281-7309
BUICK ‘02 Regal LS - leather,
gold/beige, 195K mi., $4,500.,
(650)281-7309
CHRYSLER '07 300 Touring, sedan,
3.5L V6, silver, 38K miles, $17,892.
#P7H682180 Melody Toyota, Call 877-
587-8635. Please mention the Daily
Journal
CHRYSLER ‘06 300 Sedan, 28k mi.,
sun roof, excellent condition. $18k.
(650)590-1194
HONDA ‘10 ACCORD LX - 4 door se-
dan, low miles, $19K, (650)573-6981
HONDA ‘98 Civic EX coupe red, man-
ual, $4,893. # TWL120399 Melody
Toyota, Call 877-587-8635. Please men-
tion the Daily Journal
HONDA CIVIC ‘99 EX sedan 4-door,
excellent mechanically, very good body,
$3,400. (650)325-7549
LEXUS '08 ES 350, silver, auto, $26,994
#P82202515 Melody Toyota, Call 877-
587-8635. Please mention the Daily
Journal
MERCEDES ‘01 E-Class E320, sedan,
silver, 76K miles, $9,992. T1B288567
Melody Toyota, Call 877-587-8635.
Please mention the Daily Journal
MERCEDES ‘05 C230 - 40K miles, 4 cyl-
inder, black, $15,000, (650)455-7461
MERCEDES ‘06 C230 - 6 cylinder, navy
blue, 60K miles, 2 year warranty,
$18,000, (650)455-7461
MERCEDES BENZ ‘04 E320 - Excellent
condition, leather interior, navigation,
77K mi., $15,500 obo, (650)574-1198
TOYOTA ‘03 Camry Solara, white, 69K
miles, $9,994. T3C602658 Melody
Toyota, Call 877-587-8635. Please men-
tion the Daily Journal
TOYOTA ‘03 Corolla, silver, 82K miles,
$9,492. #P3C150154 Melody Toyota,
Call 877-587-8635. Please mention the
Daily Journal
TOYOTA ‘08 Camry, hybrid, while, 39K
miles, auto, $18,792. P8U044749 Mel-
ody Toyota, Call 877-587-8635. Please
mention the Daily Journal
TOYOTA ‘08 Corolla CE, re, 41K miles,
$11,491. #P8Z956435 Melody Toyota,
Call 877-587-8635. Please mention the
Daily Journal
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Qatar flies combat mission over Libya
By Hadeel Al-Shalchi
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
TRIPOLI, Libya — Fellow Arab
and African nations raised the
international pressure Friday on
Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi,
with tiny Qatar flying the Arab
world’s first combat missions over
his country and the African Union
imploring him to move toward
democratic elections.
The military operation against
Gadhafi, which on Friday included
airstrikes by British and French
jets, remains a U.S.-led operation,
though NATO was preparing to
assume at least some command and
control responsibility within days.
A Libyan government delegation
meeting in Ethiopia with African
leaders — but not the rebels seek-
ing Gadhafi’s ouster — said he is
ready to talk with his opponents
and accept political reform, possi-
bly including elections. But the
delegation also said Libya is com-
mitted to a cease-fire that
Gadhafi’s forces have flouted since
the government announced it, and
blamed the current violence on
“extremists” and foreign interven-
tion.
NATO named Canadian Lt. Gen.
Charles Bouchard to lead its
Online abbreviations
make Oxford dictionary
By Jill Lawless
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LONDON — OMG! LOL! The
venerable Oxford English
Dictionary approves of the three-let-
ter, Internet-inspired expressions
you use for “Oh, my God!” and
“Laughing out loud.”
It is adding them to the authorita-
tive reference book’s latest online
update.
You can now text the news to your
BFF. That’s “best friends forever.”
All three expressions — and
IMHO, or “in my humble opinion”
— are among 900 new words
included this week. Cracking the
dictionary, however, is no easy task.
Supporters of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi attempt to tear down
barriers during a clash with police at demonstration against the attacks on
Libya by western countries,near the U.S.Embassy in Colombo.
Libyan operation, finalizing what it
hopes will be a unified command
to oversee military action against
the North African nation.
Envoys from NATO’s 28 mem-
ber countries agreed late Thursday
to enforce the no-fly zone over
Libya. By Monday, the alliance
expects to start doing so, as well as
coordinating naval patrols in the
Mediterranean to enforce the U.N.
arms embargo against Gadhafi’s
forces. With further approval
“The OED is quite cautious,” said
Graeme Diamond, OED’s principal
editor for new words.
Terms made popular online are
only included among the dictio-
nary’s 300,000 entries when they
have crossed over into everyday use,
Diamond said.
Although the new abbreviations
are associated with modern elec-
tronic communications, some are
surprisingly old. The first confirmed
use of OMG was in a 1917 letter by
a British admiral.
“Things people think are new
words normally have a longer histo-
ry,” Diamond said.
Editors publish updates to the
online Oxford every three months.
NATION/WORLD
REUTERS
expected Sunday, NATO will take
over the responsibility for bombing
Gadhafi’s military to protect civil-
ians from attack.
A NATO official said Friday that
NATO now hopes to launch both
operations simultaneously within a
couple of days, avoiding the need
for dual commands — NATO for
the no-fly zone and the U.S. for the
airstrikes. The official requested
anonymity because of regulations
about speaking to the media.
Breach possible at Japanese power plant
By Shino Yuasa and Jeff Donn
TH ASSOCIATED PRESS
TOKYO — A possible breach at
Japan’s troubled nuclear plant esca-
lated the crisis anew Friday, two full
weeks after an earthquake and
tsunami first compromised the facil-
ity. The development suggested
radioactive contamination may be
worse than first thought, with taint-
ed groundwater the most likely con-
sequence.
Japanese leaders defended their
decision not to evacuate people
from a wider area around the plant,
insisting they are safe if they stay
indoors. But officials also said resi-
dents may want to voluntarily move
to areas with better facilities, since
supplies in the tsunami-devastated
Weekend• March 26-27, 2011
Obama to address nation
on Monday about Libya
By Robert Burns
and Ben Feller
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON — To a nation
and a Congress seeking answers,
President Barack Obama on
Monday will offer his most expan-
sive explanation of the U.S. role in
the Libyan war, delivering a speech
that is expected to cover the path
ahead and his rationale about the
appropriate use of force.
Obama’s 7:30 p.m. EDT speech,
to be given from the National
Defense University in Washington,
comes as leading Republican law-
makers and some from his own
party have pressed him for clarity
about the goals and exit strategy of
the United States. Obama and top
U.S. security officials spent about
an hour talking to lawmakers on
Friday, with the president answer-
ing direct questions from critics.
For a president who was on a
Latin American outreach trip when
region are running short.
The escalation in the nuclear plant
crisis came as the death toll from the
quake and tsunami passed 10,000 on
Friday. Across the battered north-
east coast, hundreds of thousands of
people whose homes were
destroyed still have no power, no hot
meals and, in many cases, no show-
ers for 14 days.
The uncertain nuclear situation
again halted work at the Fukushima
Dai-ichi complex, where authorities
have been scrambling to stop the
overheated facility from leaking
dangerous radiation. Low levels of
radiation have been seeping out
since the March 11 quake and tsuna-
mi knocked out the plant’s cooling
system, but a breach could mean a
much larger release of contami-
nants. The most likely consequence
31
the U.N.-sanc-
tioned military
assault on the
Libyan regime
began, the
speech offers
him his best
chance to
explain the
Barack Obama purpose and
scope of the
mission to a nation already weary
of war. Obama has spoken about
the matter since authorizing the use
of force, but not in a setting as
prominent as an evening speech, as
he seeks to take command of the
story.
Obama is expected to explain
how the U.S.-led campaign is shift-
ing to NATO control, and how the
multinational approach with Arab
support puts the United States in
the strongest position to achieve
the goals of protecting Libyan
civilians, a White House official
said.
would be contamination of the
groundwater.
“The situation today at the
Fukushima Dai-ichi power plant is
still very grave and serious. We
must remain vigilant,” a somber
Prime Minister Naoto Kan said.
“We are not in a position where we
can be optimistic. We must treat
every development with the utmost
care.”
The possible breach in the plant’s
Unit 3 might be a crack or a hole in
the stainless steel chamber of the
reactor core or in the spent fuel pool
that’s lined with several feet of rein-
forced concrete. The temperature
and pressure inside the core, which
holds the fuel rods, remained stable
and was far lower than what would
further melt the core.
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Protests explode across Syria

By Zeina Karam
and Bassem Mroue
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
DAMASCUS, Syria — Troops
opened fire on protesters in cities
across Syria and pro- and anti-gov-
ernment crowds clashed in the capi-
tal’s historic old city as one of the
Mideast’s most repressive regimes
sought to put down demonstrations
that exploded nationwide Friday
demanding reform.
The upheaval sweeping the region
definitively took root in Syria as an
eight-day uprising centered on a
rural southern town dramatically
expanded into protests by tens of
thousands in multiple cities. The
once-unimaginable scenario posed
the biggest challenge in decades to
Syria’s iron-fisted rule.
Protesters wept over the bloodied
bodies of slain comrades and mas-
sive crowds chanted anti-govern-
ment slogans, then fled as gunfire
erupted, according to footage post-
ed online. Security forces shot to
death more than 15 people in at
least six cities and villages, includ-
ing a suburb of the capital,
Damascus, witnesses told the
Supporters of Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad shout slogans in Syria’s
northern city of Aleppo.
Associated Press. Their accounts
could not be independently con-
firmed.
The regime of President Bashar
Assad, an ally of Iran and supporter
of militant groups around the
region, had seemed immune from
the Middle East’s three-month wave
of popular uprising. His security
REUTERS
forces, which have long silenced the
slightest signs of dissent, quickly
snuffed out smaller attempts at
protests last month.
Syrians also have fearful memo-
ries of the brutal crackdown
unleashed by his father, Hafez
Assad, when Muslim fundamental-
ists in the central town of Hama
tried an uprising in 1982:
Thousands were killed and parts of
the city were flattened by artillery
and bulldozers.
The Assads’ leadership — cen-
tered on members of their Alawi
minority sect, a branch of Shiite
Islam in this mainly Sunni nation —
have built their rule by mixing dra-
conian repression with increasing
economic freedom, maintaining the
loyalty of the wealthy Sunni mer-
chant class in the prosperous cities
of Damascus and Aleppo.
Bashar Assad now faces the same
dilemma confronted by the leaders
of Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen and
Bahrain — ratchet up violence or
offer concessions. A day earlier, his
government seemed to test the latter
track, offering to consider lifting
draconian emergency laws and
promising increased pay and bene-
fits for state workers.
As massive crowds rejected the
offers, the worst violence appeared
centered around Daraa, where the
arrest of a group of young men for
spraying anti-regime graffiti last
week set off a cycle of growing
demonstrations and increasingly
violent government crackdowns.
Around the world
Report: 230,000 displaced
by Mexico’s drug war
About 230,000 people have been
displaced in Mexico because of drug
violence, and about half of them may
have taken refuge in the United
States, according to a new study. The
Internal Displacement Monitoring
Centre based this week’s report on
studies by local researchers, saying
that the Mexican government does
not compile figures on people who
have had to leave their homes because
of turf battles between drug gangs.
“Independent surveys put their
number at around 230,000,” accord-
ing to the global report’s section on
Mexico.
Opposition brings down
Canadian government
TORONTO — Canadian opposi-
tion parties brought down the
Conservative government in a no con-
fidence vote Friday, triggering an
election that polls show the
Conservatives will win. The opposi-
tion parties held Prime Minister
Stephen Harper’s government in con-
tempt of Parliament in a 156-145 vote
for failing to disclose the full financial
details of his tougher crime legisla-
tion, corporate tax cuts and plans to
purchase stealth fighter jets.

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