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Audit: County could save more

Possible $8M savings from shared purchasing,better coordination; 340 copiers not used
By Michelle Durand
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF

San Mateo County could save up to $8 million through smarter spending on everything from ofce supplies to vehicle eet contracts, according to a report recommending departments better coordinate and consolidate their purchases. The fact that hired rm Accenture

didnt uncover more potential savings could be because San Mateo County is already fairly efcient and getting pretty good deals in several areas, said Deputy County Manager Peggy Jensen. Its not as much as we thought, she said. I think its fair to say Accenture expected to see greater opportunities in the county. The fact they didnt means we are doing bet-

ter than some other counties and cities theyve looked at. But the possibility of saving anywhere from $4.21 million to $8.24 million is nothing to sniff at and Jensen said she and fellow Deputy County Manager Reyna Farrales are currently working with Accenture to see what recommendation might be put into practice. The county paid Accenture

$100,000 for the initial assessment but the cost will be waived if the two contract a second time to implement the suggestions. Were really looking carefully at how we achieve the best use of our money, she said. One move might be consolidating or eliminating many of the countys copiers. Accenture found that the existing 340 copiers are not being

fully used. Another is guring out how to combine department needs to take advantage of purchasing power and volume discounts. The county hired Accenture earlier this year as part of its ongoing effort to nd savings and whittle away a $82 million structural

See AUDIT, Page 19

Boy injured after Giants game in critical condition

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SAN FRANCISCO A nineyear-old Philadelphia boy hit by a suspected drunken driver after a San Francisco Giants game is continuing to make what a hospital spokeswoman calls small improvements but remains in critical condition. Ryan White was hit by a pickup truck as he and his family walked in a crosswalk a few blocks from AT&T Park after a game between the Giants and Philadelphia Phillies Thursday night.
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At the request of the family, hospital officials are not releasing details about the boys injuries. Police say after Ryan was hit, the driver of the pickup truck, Andrew Alan Vargas, collided with several parked cars. A 58-year-old Granite Bay woman was also hit by the truck, but was not seriously injured. About an hour after Ryan was hit, the 21-one-year-old Vargas was arrested in Hayward on suspicion of drunken driving and felony hit-and-run. He was being held in San Francisco County Jail.

Dr. Beth Kleiner performs an ultrasound on one of her patients last week. Kleiner and about 130 other independent physicians are looking to form their own doctors group to help them stay in business.

Independent doctors look to unite

Group:Patients need to know cost of doing business
By Bill Silverfarb
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Local manages SFs maritime mini-city

By Heather Murtagh
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF

Ever wonder why an X-ray costs more at a hospital than at smaller lab right across the street that specializes in the procedure? X-rays can range in cost from $100 to $1,000 depending on the provider, where the work was done and what insurance the patient has. The cost differences are the same too for ultrasounds, breast imaging, radiology and magnetic resonance imaging. But why?

Hospitals receive higher reimbursements from insurance companies per service than their independent counterparts which leads to higher premiums that employers and employees must pay which leads to higher deductibles which leads to a whole mess of confusion for patients, Gary Sammarco, president of Rhode Island-based East Side Clinical Laboratory told the Daily Journal. East Side runs about 50 labs in Rhode Island and Massachusetts

See DOCTORS, Page 27

Spending summers working at a farm offered Monique Moyer wonderful lifelong lessons in customer service and also math. Moyer, a San Mateo resident, worked at a family friends farm Monique Moyer starting at age 9 helping at the roadside stand for the you-pick orchards. I didnt think it was great at the time, but it was great training,

A weekly look at the people who shape our community she said. Moyer, who grew up in Marin County, didnt have a plan to work in agriculture. Truth be told, she never quite had a professional plan. Moyer was open to opportunity and

See MOYER, Page 19

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Were in the experimental stage of mobile malware where the bad guys are starting to develop their business models.
Kevin Mahaffey,co-founder of Lookout Inc.,a San Francisco-based maker of mobile security software Smartphones a new frontier for hackers, page 10

Mecca for Star Wars fans

Yoda statue in San Francisco draws the faithful

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Local Weather Forecast

Monday: Cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the 60s to mid 70s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Monday night: Mostly clear in the evening then becoming cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds 10 to 20 mph. Tuesday: Cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the upper 60s to mid 70s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Tuesday night: Mostly clear in the evening then becoming cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. West winds 10 to 20 mph.

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Vice President Spiro T. Agnew branded as damned lies reports he had taken kickbacks and vowed not to resign which he ended up doing. In 1815, Napoleon Bonaparte set sail for St. Helena to spend the remainder of his days in exile. In 1861, biologist William Bateson, founder of the science of genetics, was born in Whitby, Yorkshire, England. In 1942, six convicted Nazi saboteurs whod landed in the U.S. were executed in Washington, D.C.; two others were spared. In 1953, the United States and South Korea initialed a mutual security pact. In 1963, Britains Great Train Robbery took place as thieves made off with 2.6 million pounds in banknotes. In 1968, the Republican national convention in Miami Beach nominated Richard Nixon for president on the rst ballot. In 1974, President Richard Nixon announced his resignation, effective the next day, following damaging new revelations in the Watergate scandal. In 1978, the U.S. launched Pioneer Venus 2, which carried scientic probes to study the atmosphere of Venus. In 1994, Israel and Jordan opened the rst road link between the two once-warring countries. Ten years ago: Former President Ronald Reagans daughter Maureen died in Granite Bay, Calif., at age 60. Mohammad Khatami was sworn in for a second term as Irans president. Five years ago: Sen. Joe Lieberman lost the Connecticut Democratic primary to political newcomer Ned Lamont (however, Lieberman ended up winning re-election to the Senate by running as an independent). The Federal Reserve left a benchmark interest rate unchanged after 17 consecutive rate hikes over more than two years. Roger Goodell was chosen as the NFLs next commissioner. One year ago: Flooding in Gansu province in China resulted in mudslides that killed more than 1,400 people. Academy Award-winning actress Patricia Neal died in Edgartown, Mass., at 84.

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Its ofcial:Housewives is facing nal season
BEVERLY HILLS The only harder thing than creating a hit show is knowing when to end it, said Marc Cherry as he looked ahead to the nal year of Desperate Housewives. As ABC made ofcial that the hit series would end after its upcoming eighth season, its creator, Cherry, joined ABC Entertainment President Paul Lee to insist the decision had been made jointly. Im very aware that some shows overstay their welcome and I didnt want that to happen with Desperate Housewives, Cherry told reporters during a Sunday session of the Television Critics Association conference. We wanted to go out in the classiest way possible. Desperate Housewives, a glossy prime-time soap opera with an ensemble cast including Teri Hatcher and Eva Longoria, made a pop-culture and ratings splash when it premiered in 2004 but has since seen a fall-off in the ratings and viewer buzz. Cherry said he and Lee began discussions a year ago about when the series should be shuttered. We made this decision together, he said, and I feel so good about it. We can have a whole year to reect on how lucky weve been. We want to make sure it has its victory lap, Lee said. Cherry said he had put out calls to all the shows cast members in recent days and spoken to about half of them. It was bittersweet and lovely. There was a touch of shock, but not completely, Cherry said in describing the conversations, adding that he and the stars shared a feeling of gratitude for the experience of doing the series. While dismissing the possibility of a Housewives spinoff, he mentioned other projects, including Hallelujah, a pilot ABC passed on this season but thats being re-worked. But he joked that something simple and quick as a future series might be a nice change. Maybe two guys in a prison cell, Cherry proposed with a laugh. I need something easier than Desperate Housewives. In a separate announcement, ABC said the celebrity cast for the new season of Dancing with the Stars will be unveiled live on Aug. 29 during ABCs airing of Bachelor Pad. The dancing competition returns for its 13th round on Sept. 19.

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Rapper Big Boi arrested on drug charges in Miami

MIAMI Grammy-winning OutKast rapper Big Boi has been arrested in Miami on charges of illegally possessing drugs including ecstasy and Viagra pills. The rapper, whose real name is Antwan Patton, was charged with three counts of possession of a controlled substance and one count of possession of drug paraphernalia on Sunday. According to the Miami-Dade County Corrections website, the 36-year-old Patton was also carrying MDMA, which is the main ingredient in Ecstasy. The rapper was booked around 1:30 p.m. on $16,000 bond.

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Saved from the scrap heap Train #2472

n 1975, a group of train enthusiasts formed Project 2472, Inc. for the expressed purpose of salvaging and restoring steam engine #2472 that had been sitting at the San Mateo County Fairgrounds for more than 29 years, collecting rust and generally deteriorating. This engine had been built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works and was delivered to Southern Pacic in 1921. It was specically designed to haul such name trains on the Overland Route as the Pacic Limited and the Overland Limited. It ran at high speed for prolonged periods of time, a departure from the normal hauler, thus reducing the changing of motive power at different points of the trips. It averaged more than 10,000 miles a month. As business decreased for the steam engines, they were relegated to running fruit and vegetable reefer blocks from the Salinas Valley to Roseville. In the 1940s, most of the P-8 Class of engines nished their service. A few survived for a few more years and they became the mainstay of commute power. In the 1950s, all of this class of locomotives were scrapped except for two the 1467 and 2472. Its fate of becoming a heap of scrap metal seemed a foregone conclusion until a group of

DAROLD FREDRICKS

The Santa Claus Specialrolls down the Peninsula past the Millbrae Train Museum on a mission of gift-giving.
Peninsula train enthusiasts began tearing apart and buying parts to restore the engine, remaking parts no longer available, and putting their heart and soul into what seemed like an impossible task. But they persevered. Six-week projects turned into two-year events due to the bad condition of the locomotive. Much had to be learned as the project went along, but restoration was not the only problem. In 1988, with only a couple of weeks notice, the locomotive had to be moved from its site to another at the fairgrounds before the train could even run under its own power. Panic set in, but it was moved with more than 30 volunteers helping Saturday, Oct. 29, 1988. The next difculty occurred when the train had to be removed altogether from the fairgrounds, but, luckily, a berth was obtained at the Hunters Point Shipyard. It was moved there in 1990, although not yet moving under its own power. When the Golden Gate Railroad Museum got going, volunteers from every walk of life pitched in to make it the best railroad museum in the West. Its collection of artifacts include materials and information from yesterdays famous trains, such as the Daylights, Overland Limited, Cascade, Sunset, Lark, Del Monte, California Zephyr, city of San Francisco and Southern Pacic commuter trains. To raise money for train restoration and fulll dreams of many a grown-up child, a rent-a-locomotive

or a host-a-party at the Golden Gate Museum was available. The engine was nally red up and ready to move under its own power by 1991 when it was to run to Sacramento to be displayed at RAILFARE 1991. This unique engine is now fully restored, and many passenger cars that it pulled up and down the Peninsula in the 1940s and 50s have been recovered, completing this bit of nostalgic past. Trips to and from the Gilroy Garlic Festival have become a yearly ritual, as have December trips to deliver Santa Claus to the towns between San Francisco and San Jose. After developing and restoring vast aspects of railroad artifacts, the museum had to move out of Hunters Point in San Francisco. In 2007, new facilities were acquired across the Bay in Sunol. Their new address for the 12 locomotives and 25 pieces of rolling stock they have is now at 5550 Niles Canyon Road, Castro Valley, CA 94552. Telephone help is at (650) 365 2472. But wait ... Why go all of the distance to Sunol to see railroad photos, equipment and artifacts such as the Pullman Sleeping Car when much interest can be satised by visiting the Millbrae Train Depot. Vern Bruce, owner of Millbrae Locks and a railroad enthusiast was able to acquire the S.P.s Millbrae Train Depot after it was declared surplus and no longer needed as a depot. With the aid of the Millbrae History Association, he opened it as a local train museum. Call Vern at (650) 3331136 for further information.
Rediscovering the Peninsula by Darold Fredricks appears in the Monday edition of the Daily Journal.

Police reports
I love it here
A homeless person refused to leave Walgreens on the 615 block of Broadway in Millbrae before noon. Thursday, July 7.

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Theft. Laptops were stolen from a retail store on the 1300 block of Burlingame Avenue before 10:01 a.m. Thursday, July 14. Abandoned vehicle. A vehicle was abandoned for one week on the 1400 block of Bellevue Avenue before 8:50 a.m. Thursday, July 14. Burglary. A burglary occurred on the rst block of Bay View Place before 6:48 p.m. Friday, July 8. DUI. A drunk driver was reported pulling into the parking lot but never located on the 1000 block of Broadway Street before 2:11 a.m. Saturday, July 2. Assault. Two people were ejected by management from an establishment on the 300 block of California Drive before 1:16 a.m. Saturday, July 2. Burglary. A residence was broken into through the broken rear sliding door on the 2600 block of Summit Drive before 4:59 p.m. Friday, July 1. Vandalism. Someone kicked and dented a vehicle on the 1400 block of El Camino Real before 2:13 p.m. Friday, July 1. Theft. a laptop was stolen from a vehicle on the 3100 block of Frontera Way before 1:44 p.m. Friday, July 1. body of a California man who died after being swept into a raging waterfall at Yosemite National Park nearly three weeks ago has been found, rangers said Saturday. Hormiz David, of Modesto and two other members of his church group crossed the safety barricade at the top of Vernal Fall to pose for photos and were swept in on July 20. Friends said the victims likely did not understand that the swift-moving Merced River could be so treacherous. They watched in horror as David, Ramina Badal and Ninos Yacoub were pulled over the 317-foot cliff. Recovery teams spotted Davids body on Friday afternoon, pinned against a boulder about 240 feet below the base of the waterfall,Yosemite National Park spokeswoman Kari Cobb said. Rangers closed the trail to Vernal Fall as searchers lowered down from horizontal ropes crossing the rushing river to recover the body. They were actually able to just spot the body because the water was low enough, Cobb said. Hopefully as the water continues to goes down, we can nd signs as to the others location.

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Grand theft. Someone reported that a company contacted them about purchasing their timeshare and got them to transfer $5,800 for closing escrow on the 1400 block of Murchison Drive before 1:49 p.m. Friday, July 29. After the victims sent the money the company disappeared. Hit and run. A man reported that he was hit by a car as he was walking at the intersection of Broadway and Millbrae Avenue before 12:26 p.m. Saturday, July 30. Fire. A re due to spilled gas occurred at the intersection of Magnolia Avenue and Millwood Drive before 10:27 a.m. Friday, July 15. Burglary. Two people stole wallets and a watch from the mens locker room on the 979 block of Broadway before 9:14 p.m. Thursday, July 7.

Local, state briefs

Teen shot in San Franciscos South of Market area
SAN FRANCISCO A 16-year-old boy was hospitalized and a suspect is in custody after a shooting in San Franciscos South of Market neighborhood around 10 p.m. Saturday. Police have not determined what sparked the shooting, but say the departments gang task force has been notied. The teens condition is not known, but police say his injuries are not considered to be life threatening. A 20-year-old man is being held in connection with the shooting. His name has not been released. Police have not released additional details about the incident.

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MILLBRAE Are you ever asked the question: Burial or Cremation? Im sure youve thought about this but have you ever seriously thought about this? It is tough for some of us to give this topic the time of day but for many more of us this is a topic of curiosity, and also a topic we will need to deal with at some point in our lives. Burial or Cremation is always a personal choice but did you know that in the long run there is little difference between the two, also a BIG difference but not in the way you think? In the eyes of the state both Burial and Cremation are considered a form of final disposition. Still, it is not that simple. A basic explanation would be this: Burial is a final location; Cremation is a step to a final location. What does this mean? In scenario number one: following a visitation & funeral service the deceased is taken to a specific cemetery to be placed in either a ground burial location or a mausoleum space BUT in a second scenario: following that same visitation & funeral service the deceased would be taken to a crematory to complete the cremation process. When the cremated remains are ready a choice would be needed by the next of kin on whether the cremated remains are to be buried in a cemetery, scattered at sea, taken home, etc. So, when Cremation is selected, Burial can still be the final disposition following the cremation, among other choices. People dont deal with this topic every day, and I know that it is imagined by some that Cremation means the deceased is taken away and will just disappear. That is never the case, and there is always the necessity to properly give the deceased a final resting place. The state legally requires it, and the funeral home is mandated to complete & file necessary paperwork reflecting it prior to any final disposition. I know all this may seem complicated, but it is our job as Funeral Directors to make it all very simple and guide you every step of the way. It is our duty to support families as they maneuver through a sometimes daunting situation and unfamiliar territory, and to provide various options on what is available. Many prefer to make pre-need arrangements years in advance so choices can be made in a more relaxed atmosphere. Pause and imagine yourself as the next of kin following the death of a loved one and being asked the question Burial or Cremation?. Can you knowledgeably answer that? It may be a good idea to at least give the question some thought now. Ive served a few families in the past who couldnt answer that question and ended up making a quick decision they later regretted. It wont hurt to let this topic cross your mind, or even to discuss this question with your family, loved ones, clergy or those who give you support. Look back at your family traditions and use that as a guide. Its important for those who care to have a way to say farewell, and for many to have a place to go following the funeral as a way to visit and begin the healing process. If you ever wish to discuss cremation, funeral matters or want to make preplanning arrangements please feel free to call me and my staff at the CHAPEL OF THE HIGHLANDS in Millbrae at (650) 588-5116 and we will be happy to guide you in a fair and helpful manner. For more info you may also visit us on the internet at:

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For Star Wars fans,Yoda statue is a mecca

By Garance Burke
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SAN FRANCISCO Within sight of the Golden Gate Bridge lies another landmark cherished by a small but fervent group of travelers: a full-size replica of Yoda, George Lucas master of the Force. Since the statue of the Jedi sage went up amid the Presidios landscaped lawns in 2005, Star Wars fans have made a pilgrimage to take pictures with their beloved character and take in Lucaslm Ltd.s sleek headquarters. Given the franchises huge impact not only on pop culture but on the tourism industry, the diminutive Yoda fountain is just one of dozens of location shoots and special sites visited by Star Wars acolytes. Others include Luke Skywalkers desert home in Tunisia, Guatemalan pyramids and a Tuscan lakefront villa. For the Van Zweiten family of Oploo, Netherlands, a stop to see the pointy-eared master was a key part of their summer holiday in the United States. The Dutch guidebook said Love it, you will, and we decided we had to come, said Tom Van Zwieten, a tax attorney who has also visited another shoot site in Tenerife, and who brought up his children watching the trilogies. In The Empire Strikes Back, Yoda builds Lukes condence to harness the Force, an energy eld that Jedis use to perform supernatural feats. You must unlearn what you have learned, he tells Luke. Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter. You must feel the Force around you. Some visitors to this corner of the park, anked by towering palms and eucalyptus groves, hope to absorb such lessons through

sheer proximity to the statue, poised atop a rushing fountain. Yoda is the source of wisdom and gravitas for the whole trilogy, said fan Dale Tolosa, 37, an underemployed actor who often dresses as a Star Wars biker scout with his chapter of the 501st Legion, an international, all-volunteer costuming group. Its almost like hes a religious symbol or the Statue of Liberty, or a representation of all the positive fantasy that George Lucas has brought to the world since 1977. Tolosa and his older brother, Matt, who dons the tunic of Lukes father Anakin Skywalker, also have visited numerous other location shoots, and are planning a trip to Death Valley, where R2D2 cruised the sand dunes. Gus Lopez, a Star Wars collector in Seattle who runs an online memorabilia museum, has already been there, as well as to the Yoda fountain and to nearly every major Star Wars location shoot the world over, including sites in Norway and the Arizona desert. Lopezs favorite? A redwood grove near Crescent City, Calif. where Lucas lmed the speeder bike chase scenes for Return of the Jedi. It took friends and I a year to research and nd the location because the forest that got logged looks so different today, said Lopez. For all of these sites, its about how you connect with the movies and how you actually feel like youre closer to it by being in a place that was involved in making them. Some passionate fans choose to get directly involved at the locations they visit. Belgian fan Mark Dermul has been raising money to visit the Tunisian salt lake Chott ElJerid, which Lucas transformed into the desert

Star Wars fans have made a pilgrimage to see Yoda in San Francisco since 2005.
planet of Tatooine. So far, nearly 400 donors have contributed $10,994 to repair the weather-worn plaster, wood and chicken wire holding together the iconic Lars Homestead where Luke Skywalker was raised and fans

plan to do the restorations next summer, Dermul said. Along with an entrie into the fantasy world, other lming sites offer tourists special services and accommodations. On the sweeping grounds of Villa del Balbianello, visitors can get married in the setting overlooking Italys Lake Como where Queen Padme Amidala married Anakin in Star Wars II: Attack of the Clones. The epic lm series has spawned a franchise including collectables, books, television series, video games, and comic books that Forbes magazine estimated in 2007 had earned more than $22 billion. Lucaslm is among several businesses and nonprots that have relocated to the Presidio, the one-time military base turned national park overlooking the bay and the Pacic. Run-of-the-mill fans, however, arent invited past the plush company lobby without invitation. The Yoda fountain is the public face of Lucaslm, the one picture-taking opportunity that they have with something from Star Wars, says Steve Sansweet, a fan relations advisor to Lucaslm who houses a trove of collectables on his land in Northern California, dubbed Rancho Obi-Wan. Jay Shephard, a manager at an online testing company in Baltimore, went a step further, calling the fountain a mecca for fans. Yodas like what I would like to aspire to be in the way that I live my life and the way I raise my kids, said Shephard, who founded a fan site called Theforce.net. Heres this little guy whos really unassuming, and you think how could this little creature be a warrior? But the messages he shares with Luke in the movie really resonate with all of us.

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Will Congress pass job-creating bills?

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WASHINGTON When Congress gets back to work after Labor Day it will have the chance to achieve something that has largely eluded it for the entire year, passing legislation that might actually create jobs. With the battering debate over the debt ceiling over, the stage is set for Congress to approve and President Barack Obama to sign three big free-trade agreements and the most signicant overhaul of the patent system in 60 years. Legislative hitches can never be discounted, but both the trade and

patent measures enjoy bipartisan support from lawmakers eager to show they can make a difference in improving the feeble job market. Its hard to Barack Obama find much evidence of relevance so far this year. As Congress left for its August recess, the president had signed only 27 bills into law since this session opened in January. Some, such as the just-passed bill to raise the debt ceiling and a bill to extend Patriot Act provisions, were impor-

tant. But most were more routine ve bills to name post ofces or federal buildings, three to name members of the Smithsonian board of regents and four to keep federal airport operations running. Arguably, not one contributed to job growth. Republicans say that spending cuts in a 2011 budget act and the debt act will stimulate the private sector. Democrats retort that reductions in federal investment in infrastructure and new technology are job killers. The two parties were quick to blame each other when the Labor Department announced Friday that the unemployment rate in July was 9.1 percent, barely changed from the previous month.

Obama has previously called on Congress to put aside the blame game long enough to act on the patent and trade bills. There are also things that Congress could do right now that will help create good jobs. Right now, Congress can send me a bill that would make it easier for entrepreneurs to patent a new product or idea, he said at a June 29 news conference. Right now, he added, Congress can advance a set of trade agreements that would allow American businesses to sell more of their goods and services to countries in Asia and South America. The patent bill will be at the top of the agenda when the Senate

reconvenes in September. The rst major overhaul of the patent system since 1952 has already passed both the Senate and the House by wide margins, and the Senate will be trying to agree to the similar House version and send it to the president for his signature. The main intent of the patent bill is to streamline a system that has resulted in a backlog of 1.2 million pending patents and ensure that the Patent and Trademark Ofce has adequate funding. It also would switch the United States from the first-to-invent system now in effect to the rst-to le system for patent applications used by all other industrialized countries.

Religious groups object Officer dies; suspect left suicide note to covering birth control
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WASHINGTON They deed the bishops to support President Barack Obamas health care overhaul. Now Catholic hospitals are dismayed the law may force them to cover birth control free of charge to their employees. A provision in the law expanded preventive health-care benefits for women, and the administration said last week that must include birth control with no copays. The Catholic Health Association says a proposed conscience exemption is so narrowly written it would apply only to houses of worship. Some other religious-based organizations agree. I call this the parish housekeeper exemption thats about all it covers, said Sister Carol Keehan, president of the 600-member umbrella group for Catholic hospitals. What we are trying to do is make workable the conscience protection the administration says it is

willing to give. Most Catholic hospitals do not cover birth control for their employees, Keehan said, but in some cases they are required to by state law. Doctors caring for patients at the hospitals are not restricted from prescribing birth control. The Health and Human Services Department is asking for public comment on its proposed conscience clause before making a nal decision, expected later this year. Polls show that Americans overwhelmingly support greater access to birth control, which medical experts say promotes well-being by allowing women to adequately space their pregnancies. For example, a survey earlier this year by the nonpartisan Public Religion Research Institute found that 89 percent of Catholic women favored expanding access to birth control for women who cannot afford it, with 8 percent opposed. Birth control use is virtually universal in the U.S., according to the government.

SAN DIEGO An ofcer shot in the face in an apparently unprovoked attack died Sunday, and investigators found a suicide note left by the suspect who red the gun, San Diegos police chief said. Jeremy Henwood, a four-year veteran of the department, died a day after being shot while sitting alone in his patrol car at a San Diego intersection, Chief William Lansdowne said at an afternoon news conference at police headquarters. I could tell you that this was a senseless killing ... this was an assassination,

Lansdowne said. The armed suspect, Dejon Marquee White, 23, was tracked down by police after the attack Saturday and shot to death by ofcers as he tried to avoid arrest. Investigators said they have no motives for the shooting of the police ofcer. White wrote a two-page suicide note discovered at his apartment, but it didnt say how he was going to kill himself or why, according to police. White was a suspect in another shooting earlier Saturday at an In-N-Out restaurant 14 miles away in El Cajon and had eluded police after a high-speed chase.

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KABUL, Afghanistan The 30 American service members most of them elite Navy SEALs who died when their helicopter was shot down had rushed to help Army Rangers who had come under re, two U.S. ofcials said Sunday. The heavy loss shows that clandestine tactics carry huge risks despite the huge success of the SEAL mission that killed Osama bin Laden more than three months ago. Most of the SEALs who died Saturday were from the same unit that killed bin Laden, although none of the men took part in that mission.

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The U.S.-led coalition plans to rely more on special operations missions as it reduces the overall number of combat troops by the end of 2014. This weekend, the rescue team

had subdued attackers who had pinned down the Rangers and were departing in their Chinook helicopter when the aircraft was apparently hit, one of the ofcials said. Thirty Americans and eight Afghans were killed in the crash, making it the deadliest single loss for U.S. forces in the decade-long war in Afghanistan. The Rangers, special operations forces who work regularly with the SEALs, secured the crash site in the Tangi Joy Zarin area of Wardak province, about 60 miles (97 kilometers) southwest of Kabul, the other ofcial said. Both ofcials spoke on condition of anonymity to describe the event, as the investigation is still ongoing. The SEAL mission was rst reported by CNN. NATO was recovering the remains of the twin rotor Chinook helicopter. A current and a former U.S. official said the Americans included 22 SEALs, three Air Force

combat controllers and a dog handler and his dog. The two spoke on condition of anonymity because military ofcials were still notifying the families of the dead. All but two of the SEALs were from SEAL Team 6, the unit that killed bin Laden, U.S. ofcials said on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to release the information.

Taliban ghters
Eight Taliban ghters were also killed in the battle, Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said in a statement. Afghanistan has more U.S. special operations troops, about 10,000, than any other theater of war. The forces, often joined by Afghan troops, are among the most effective weapons in the coalitions arsenal, conducting surveillance, infiltration and capture missions and night raids.

From April to July this year, 2,832 special operations raids captured 2,941 insurgents and killed 834, twice as many as during the same time period last year, according to NATO. SEALs, Rangers, and other special operations troops are expected to be the vanguard of the American military effort in Afghanistan as international military forces start pulling out. By the time combat troops plan to have left the country, the coalition will have handed control of security to the Afghan forces they have spent tens of billions of dollars arming and training. Special operations troops are expected to remain in the country after 2014 for counterterrorism missions and advisory support. Just how many will remain has not yet been negotiated with the Afghan government, but the United States is considering from 5,000 to 20,000, far fewer than the 100,000 U.S.

troops there now. Special forces are frequently used to target insurgent commanders as part of an effort to force the Talibans leadership to agree to a negotiated peace. The operations, mostly in the form of night raids, are often carried out by Afghan and coalition special operations forces.

Night raids
Night raids have drawn criticism from human rights activists and infuriated Afghan President Hamid Karzai, who says they anger and alienate the Afghan population. But NATO commanders have said the raids are safer for civilians than relatively imprecise airstrikes. As U.S. forces removed the wreckage Sunday, nearby Afghan and NATO forces battled insurgents as they carried out clearing operations in the areas around the crash site, a region that is just a stones throw from the capital.

Syria intensifies crackdown

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New unrest in north London a night after rioting
LONDON New unrest erupted on north Londons streets late Sunday, a day after rioting and looting in a deprived area amid community anger over a fatal police shooting. Police deployed extra ofcers on Londons streets to prevent a repeat of Saturdays violence in north Londons Tottenham area, which appeared to be quiet Sunday night. But disturbances broke out in Eneld, about 5 miles (8 kilometers) north of Tottenham. TV footage showed riot and mounted police patrolling the streets, and there were also images of smashed shop windows, and police with dogs detaining at least one man. A peaceful protest against the killing of a 29-year-old man in Tottenham degenerated into a Saturday night rampage, with rioters torching a double-decker bus, destroying patrol cars and trashing a shopping mall.

BEIRUT Syrian troops red on mourners at a funeral and raided an eastern city Sunday, killing at least 59 people in an intensifying government crackdown on protesters. Outrage was intensifying as well: Syrias Arab neighbors forcefully joined the international chorus of condemnation against President Bashar Assads regime for the rst time. Even the king of Saudi Arabia whose country does not tolerate dissent and lent its military troops to repress anti-government protests in neighboring Bahrain harshly criticized the Syrian government and said he was recalling his ambassador in Damascus for consultations. More than 300 people have died in the past week, the bloodiest in the vemonth uprising against Assads authoritarian rule. Not all were killed by bullets or tank shells: In the besieged city of Hama, where the government has cut off electricity and communications, a rights group said eight babies died because their incubators lost power.

Sundays worst violence was in the eastern city of Deir el-Zour, where at least 42 people were killed. The city was bombed by all types of heavy weapons Bashar Assad and machine gun re before troops started entering, an activist in the city said, speaking on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals. Humanitarian conditions in the city are very bad because it has been under siege for nine days, the activist said. There is lack of medicine, baby formula, food and gasoline. The city is totally paralyzed. The governments crackdown on mostly peaceful, unarmed protesters demanding political reforms and an end to the Assad familys 40-year rule has left more than 1,700 dead since March, according to activists and human rights groups. Assads regime disputes the toll and blames a foreign conspiracy for the unrest, which at times has brought hun-

dreds of thousands of protesters into the streets. The regime intensied the crackdown a week ago on the eve of Ramadan, the holy month in which many Muslims fast from dawn to dusk, then eat festive meals and gather in mosques for special nightly prayers. The government has been trying to prevent the large mosque gatherings from turning into more antigovernment protests. After sunset Sunday, thousands of people poured into the streets in areas around Syria, including the capital Damascus and its suburbs, the village of Dael in the south, the central city of Homs, Latakia on the Mediterranean coast and northern city of Aleppo, according to the Local Coordination Committees, a group of activists tracking the Syrian uprising. There were reports of shootings but no immediate word on casualties, according to the LCC. Syrias crackdown had already drawn criticism and sanctions from the U.S. and many other nations, but the latest attacks brought a new wave of condemnation.

Typhoon blows past Shanghai

BEIJING A typhoon blew down power lines and billboards in the Chinese nancial hub of Shanghai on Sunday and aimed at a northeast port city where beaches were closed and sandbags were piled on the waterfront. High waters and heavy surf already were battering Qingdaos coastline as Typhoon Muifa hugged Chinas eastern seaboard, weakening as it approached the industrial port city.

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The pain from the sciatica had started to go away. I was getting sensation back. By the end of his therapy, Pratt says he was completely free of pain. His life was back to normal. many smaller nerves to the thigh, knee, calf, ankle, foot, and toes. Spinal discs are sometimes compared to jelly doughnuts. If too much pressure is put on one, the jelly can squirt out. In the human anatomy, this condition is known as a herniated disc. When compressed, the space between vertebrae is reduced, allowing bones to touch nerves. makes the decompression treatment much more effective and comfortable, since the patients body is not fighting against the pull of a machine. A Comfortable Procedure Many patients are a little apprehensive the first time they come in and get on the machine, Dr. Crespo said. However, once they get on it, they all react the same way. There is an immediate sense of relief once the machine starts pulling. They look at you and say My pains gone. After that, its just a matter of them getting comfortable with it. After awhile, a majority will even sleep through the procedure. Heres what one patient says. After the treatment, I really miss coming back and being treated, because I felt like I was at a spa, said Lisa Morrison, who had suffered four herniated discs. The treatment was very comfortable and very relaxing. At the end of some of the treatments, I felt like I had been through a good workout. Like I had gone to the gym and worked out. Enjoying an Active Life Even after patients have been through spine surgery, Spinal Decompression Therapy may still offer relief. To her friends, just seeing Angie Horton waterskiing again is nothing short of a medical miracle. That is because just a few years ago she was recuperating from her third spine surgery and living in constant pain. I really felt that I had two options, she said. It was either a wheelchair or death. I literally felt I was going to end up being a crippled person. I was headed in that direction. Im very glad I did not go under a fourth spinal surgery. While recovering from her third surgery, Horton read an article that introduced her to the science of Spinal Decompression Therapy. I have always said that I dont use the word miracle, she said. I think someone above gets that word. But I would honestly say that this is as close to that word as youll ever get. Within hours of her first treatment, Horton noted that she started to feel relief. And by the end of her sixth week of Spinal Decompression Therapy, she was completely free of pain. Now that she is able to play with her grandchildren and live an active lifestyle, she wonders why her surgeon and other medical experts didnt tell her about this therapy sooner. I actually got to a point where I became angry, she said. And I went through a couple weeks of anger simply because I felt that other people in the medical field should have been obligated to give me this information. Im not against surgery. Im not against all the other things like epidurals, but I feel that they should not be on the forefront. They should be on the backburner. These spinal decompression machines should be the first thing. Once you have a proper diagnosis with an MRI, and if you are a candidate, this should be the very first thing to do. Paul Pratt the firefighter shares much the same feeling. In my mind, Spinal Decompression is what you need to look at first, he says. Ive heard too many stories of surgeries that didnt work, and those people wish they had never had it done. Because, in some cases, they are worse off than they were before. Spinal decompression has got to be your first option. I was not able to work at all for two months, he said. There was nothing I could do. I would go back to work on a light duty position But even on light duty, sitting in a chair doing menial work, after about two days it would cripple me up again to where I couldnt even do that. Along with the physical pain, there was emotional stress. He could no longer enjoy time with his grandchildren and felt all the hopes and dreams for his retirement years were in jeopardy. By the end of his therapy, however, Pratt says he was completely pain free. And a year after his therapy, he is still completely pain free, again doing what he loves. Now hes the captain of his fire department and is enthusiastically planning for retirement. It brought my life back, he added, all the things I was doing before. Playing with the grandchildren, playing with my children. I got to do things with them. Lifting them, rolling around with them, playing with them. All those things came back without limitations. Paid Advertisement

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Understanding Back and Leg Pain Pain in the back and lower legs can result when spinal bones rub, irritate, pinch, or choke delicate nerves. This can also impair the function of the tissues, organs, and systems controlled by these nerves. The lower back comprises parts of three basic types. Bones, called vertebrae, are an essential part of the skeletal framework. Discs are the cartilage that cushions or pads and separates the space between the vertebrae. And the spine carries nerves that control muscles, organs, and other essential body functions. Among these, the sciatic nerves are the largest and longest in the body. They exit the spinal cord from the lower spinal column, travel down each leg, and divide into

How Spinal Decompression Therapy Works As its name implies, Spinal Decompression Therapy creates a negative pressure on discs in specific areas, so the cartilage or jelly can realign and return to its proper place. In other words, this vacuum effect draws the herniated material back into the disc, along with water and other nutrients and thus aids healing within the disc. While many people think that any pulling of the spine is traction, there is a substantial difference between old fashioned traction and Spinal Decompression Therapy. The big difference is that with traction, as we have known it for years, it is just a general load pulling the entire spine, said Dr. Luis Crespo, M.D., President National Spine Centers and a member of the National Academy of Pain Management. Traditional, old-style traction does not differentiate between the different levels of the discs. Now, by using motorized spinal decompression, we are able to change the angle of the pull and target specifically any disc that is affected. By doing this, we get much better results than you get with just standard traction. The advanced technology of Spinal Decompression systems allow healthcare professionals to adjust the amount of traction according to the reaction of the patients body. When old fashioned traction is used, the patients body may sense tension as it is being pulled and react by going into spasm. In contrast, the latest Spinal Decompression systems counter this spasm reaction by cycling through a series of pulling and relaxing as the treatment is being administered. This

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Monday Aug 8, 2011

Term limits have produced few changes

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percent graduate from city councils and other local ofces, compared to 28 percent of the freshman class of 1990. The ndings, included in a report published in late July by the nonpartisan Center for Governmental Studies, arent particularly surprising to people who closely follow California government and politics. Few people have jobs that allow them to pull up stakes for two years, much less six or eight years, to serve in the state Legislature. Fewer still have the personal resources or political networks needed for an effective campaign in state Senate districts that now have more than 900,000 residents. Simply stated, term limits hasnt created the Mr. Smith Goes to Washington culture of citizen legislators that voters were sold in 1990. Yet it must be acknowledged that term limits were begotten by the same public dissatisfaction that produced Californias new open primary system as well as the independent commission thats mapping new district lines for legislative and congressional districts. It may or may not be a byproduct of

n the two decades since California voters enacted term limits, 241 state legislators have run up against the limit and left ofce. Did they return home to resume the careers they suspended and live with the consequences of the laws they enacted? In a word, no. According to a new study, state legislators are just as likely to land in a different ofce as they were before term limits went into effect. Moreover, todays legislators are far more likely to arrive in Sacramento having already held some other elective ofce. Consider the class of 2008: 60 percent of the termed-out Assembly members and 40 percent of the termed-out senators either got elected to another ofce or appointed to a position on the public payroll. Among legislators who left ofce between 1980 and 1990, the last decade before term limits, the career path was about the same: 60 percent of Assembly members and 30 percent of senators moved to a new ofce or a public-sector job. As for their replacements, about 70

term limits, but the Legislature is considerably more diverse than it was in 1990, and more members have graduate degrees. However, the loss tenure in ofce has given rise to even greater inuence for the permanent xtures of the Sacramento scene lawyers and lobbyists, many of them termed-out legislators who passed through the revolving door to trade on their contacts and experience in state government. With term limits, legislators arrive knowing they need to start thinking about their next job, and making enemies isnt a great strategy. Effective or not, term limits arent likely to go away anytime soon. Voters have twice rejected measures to relax them, though both measures were illdisguised attempts to let incumbents stay in ofce longer. Another measure is headed to the ballot. This one would allow legislators to spend their entire tenure in the Assembly or the Senate. It would ease some of the political demands, allowing legislators to focus on their jobs without offering any bonus time for incumbents. That would be a small improvement, and it may be as much as we can achieve until legislators earn more respect.

The county vs. the schools

welve county school districts and the county superintendent of schools are suing San Mateo County and former treasurer-tax collector Lee Bufngton for $20 million. They contend the treasurer violated prudent investment standards. He had too much local government money 10 percent of the county pool invested in one entity which eventually went bankrupt and cost the county, cities, school districts and special agencies $115 million. Bufngton, according to their complaint, should have sensed what was happening in the summer of 2008 when many nancial institutions began to fail and should have withdrawn investment funds before the Sept. 15, 2008 Lehman Brothers collapse. The schools, in their anger and frustration, wanted to sue Bufngton and the county immediately but were asked to hold off because it would hurt a united front by the county and U.S. Rep.s Anna Eshoo and Jackie Speier to get some federal relief. If someone was accusing the county of being at fault, that would hurt their case. So the schools waited and nothing happened. So the districts decided to sue. In an op-ed piece in the San Mateo Daily Journal last month, Mark Olbert, San Carlos Elementary School Board trustee, said the county as well as Bufngton is responsible for the loss. He points out that school districts are required to invest funds, not needed to pay bills, with their country treasurer. The contract between the county treasury and the public agencies whose money they managed declares that maximizing safety and liquidity are the rst and second, respectively goals for the fund. Earning a high rate of return comes after those two goals are met. Olbert contends that the treasurer invested four times as much in Lehman securities as any other county in the entire country. And the county is on the hook, as well as Bufngton, because the county should have kept a closer eye on what the treasurer was doing. The Board of Supervisors has to approve the investment policy proposed by the treasurer. The board does not write the policy. Since the Lehman debacle, the policy has been rewritten to now require that only 5 percent of the county pool can be invested in one entity. This is not enough for some because county investments are still handled in-house by one person. Some feel this is a job for outside professionals. Meanwhile, the county has spent $615,000 defending itself against the schools lawsuit. This comes at a time of severe cutbacks at the county level. County representatives say the lawsuit will hurt its ongoing lawsuit against Lehman. *** This is a sorry state of affairs when you have local governments suing each other. One can understand the frustration of school districts that are suffering nancially. They blame the county treasurer for being reckless with their money when the reason for a county investment pool is to safeguard public funds. Someone at the county level should have been minding the store. But the county treasurer is elected and responsible only to the voters. He or she is not responsible to the Board of Supervisors nor to the county manager. Perhaps the voters should have shown more oversight. But thats impossible. Thats why the San Mateo County Civil Grand Jury and the countys Charter Review Committee was right when they recommended that this important nancial administrative position be appointed and not elected. In an ideal system, the county treasurer would report to the county manager. In a system of clear lines of responsibility, the country managers job would be to oversee the work of the treasurer. The grand jury and committees recommendation was not accepted by the Board of Supervisors. In the election for Bufngtons replacement, his assistant, Sandy Arnott, was elected. Even though the Lehman debacle was a campaign issue, Arnott managed to triumph over Dave Mandelkern, trustee on the San Mateo County Community College Board. Mandelkern wrote an op-ed in the Daily Journal Wednesday saying accountability was still an issue and we needed to learn from past mistakes. *** So here we are today. The countys suit against Lehman is being handled on a contingency basis. The schools districts case against the county (also handled by a law rm on a contingency basis) is a work in progress despite a judges ruling that the suit was not timely nor specic enough. In response, school district attorneys have led a new complaint saying the reason their suit was not timely was because county attorneys asked the school districts to delay ling. Also in progress is the federal bankruptcy proceedings against Lehman where injured parties, including county agencies, are expected to receive at least 21 cents of the dollar and perhaps more. Prospects for both lawsuits are questionable, especially the school districts. A partial refund from the bankruptcy court is likely. The county is out more than half a million dollars defending itself. The only ones who have proted from this mess are some attorneys and brokers. Several important questions remain. Why did Bufngton who, until the Lehman losses, had a stellar reputation as a conservative investor, put so much money into this one entity? Is the countys new investment policy comprehensive enough to avoid a future disaster? Is more professional oversight needed? Is the current system of governance working? Its time to reconsider the grand jurys and Charter Review Committees recommendation. Sue Lempert is the former mayor of San Mateo. Her column runs every Monday. She can be reached at sue@smdailyjournal.com.

Letters to the editor

Economic chaos
Editor, Republican economic jihadism, thats what Id call the latest round of craziness being practiced by the Republican Party. Similar to if I cant have it my way Im taking the house down (and presumably, my marbles home). Great theater for the biblical verse in which Sampson, having been abused, simply pulls down the house on himself as well as all those who opposed him. However, we live in the real world where this sort of idiocy has real consequences. Just running the vote on raising the debt ceiling too close has harmed our ratings and brings the dollar stress overseas. Things like our wars put on credit cards will put foreign debt holders in line for higher interest rates or persuade them not to underwrite our economy at all. You want chaos, theyll give you chaos. Hostage taking for ransom is illegal everywhere in the world except on the Republican side of Congress. The federal government budgeting process utilizes baseline budgeting. Every year, spending increases approximately 8 percent automatically. Our 2010 spending was $3.6 trillion. Our tax revenue was about $2.4 trillion. Eight percent of 3.6 is .29 trillion or $290 billion. The Congressional Budget Ofce calculates how legislation affects our budget on a 10-year basis. The calculations of this body consider current law when scoring new legislation. Over the next 10 years, our decit, without the deal just passed, was expected to grow by about $9 trillion. With the spending cuts promised the decit increase will only be about $7 trillion. The president, Senate and House Democrats wanted to close the budget shortfall by reducing the rate of spending increases and increasing taxes. Republicans wanted to close the budget shortfall with spending cuts only. We will need to elect more scally conservative representatives in 2012 or we will not be able to fundamentally change our budget or spending. The fact is without a balanced budget amendment, each Congress has the choice to change the budget and spending. The permanent x is a constitutional amendment.

Obamas less than satisfactory progress

Editor, As a registered Democrat for the last 45 years, I received a post card from the Democratic National Committee with President Obamas picture on one side and the statement, President Obama cannot keep the Republicans from stopping the progress he has made without your support. When Obama was running for office two and a half years ago, he claimed to be a united not a divider this is far from obvious now with an approval rating of less than 40 percent. Half a million cars were destroyed in the cash for clunkers program, unemployment is over 10 percent in California and over 9 percent overall, the average home has lost over $100,000 in value and foreclosures are not uncommon. The government is $17 trillion in debt, the stock market is in freefall and we are involved in three wars instead of two. Im not sure I want any more of this kind of progress.

Mike Caggiano San Mateo

Constitutional amendment needed

Editor,

Leonard Stone El Granada

Robert Parkhurst Redwood City

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On the move
Ronnie Rosen with the Manor Association Inc./Shelter Creek Condominium Owners Association in San Bruno took home one of only 15 Vision Awards at the 20th annual industry awards show presented by the California Association of Community Managers (www.cacm.org). Rosen won a Vision Award in the category of Communications Management, one of six leadership awards presented that evening. The Communications Management award is bestowed on managers who demonstrate exceptional communications skills with association clients, colleagues and service providers.

Signals point toward trouble

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NEW YORK U.S. investors will have their rst chance Monday to react to Standard & Poors decision to strip the U.S. government of its top credit rating. But the bigger issues facing Wall Street and stock markets worldwide remain debt-ridden countries in Europe and concerns that the global economy is weakening. Fridays rst-ever downgrade of U.S. long-term debt from AAA to AA+ wasnt unexpected and may have little impact on interest rates. But its the kind of news that stock markets dont need when investors are already nervous. Even before the downgrade, the Dow Jones industrial average last week fell nearly 700 points, or 6 percent. Investors were worried because economic signals in the U.S. and overseas were pointing toward trouble: On July 29, the government dramatically lowered its estimate of how much the economy grew during the rst quarter. It had said the economy grew at an annual rate of 1.3 percent, but revised that number down to 0.4 percent. Second-quarter growth was also weak, a 1.3 percent rate.

European ofcials are trying to help Italy the worlds eighth-largest economy avoid the kind of bailouts that Greece, Portugal and Spain were forced to accept to prevent them from defaulting on their debt. And those bailouts havent solved all the problems in those countries. The rst reports on the economy during the third quarter have been mixed. Manufacturing, which helped pull the economy out of the recession, fell to its weakest level since July 2009 the month after the recession officially ended. The Labor Department said 117,000 jobs were created last month. But that came after 99,000 jobs were created in May and June combined and 250,000 new jobs are needed each month to reduce unemployment. As a result, nancial analysts interviewed Sunday said they expect markets to be volatile this week and beyond. We are in unchartered territory and, therefore, should all brace for volatility over a number of days if not weeks, said Mohamed El-Erian, CEO and cochief investment ofcer of the bond mutual fund company PIMCO. Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moodys Analytics, said he expected the

downgrade to cause a selloff Monday. Theres a lot of fear and misunderstanding and confusion, and that all could come out in the stock and bond markets. I dont think it takes much to unnerve investors given the current environment. I think anything could drive investors to sell given how fragile sentiment is, he said. Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, who appeared on NBCs Meet the Press Sunday, expects the selling to last for some time. It is very unlikely that (this) isnt going to take a while to bottom out, he said. The reason: It depends on Europe, not the United States, Greenspan said. The United States was actually doing relatively well, sluggish but going forward until Italy ran into trouble. He said that half of U.S. corporations operate in Europe, and that the region has been a very important driving force in the overall earnings of U.S. corporations. The Dow fell 513 points on Thursday alone after concerns about Italys problems were compounded by anxiety ahead of Fridays jobs report from the Labor Department. That report came in better than expected; the economy got 117,000 new jobs in July.

Verizon workers strike after labor talks fail

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NEW YORK Stalled contract negotiations led thousands of workers in Verizon Communication Inc.s wireline division to go on strike Sunday, potentially affect landline operations as well as installation of services like FiOS, its ber-optic television and Internet lines. The contract for the 45,000 employees from Massachusetts to Washington, D.C., expired at midnight Saturday with the company and the workers unable to come to terms on issues including health care costs and pensions. The dispute does not affect the companys wireless division. Verizon is the nations largest wireless carrier.

Verizon employees who are members of the Communication Workers of America union picketed headquarters in New York City on Sunday morning, wearing red and holding signs with messages including CWA on strike for middle-class jobs. Vinnie Galvin, 56, said he and his fellow workers are the backbone of the industry. Everybody needs to be wired and were the people who do that, said the three-decades-plus veteran of the company. Theyre trying to bust us. ... This is stuff that it took us 40, 50 years to get. The affected workers are responsible for maintaining and repairing traditional landlines, as well as installing FiOS, union spokesman Bob Master said.

Workers covered by the expired contract also include 10,000 represented by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, who serve as telephone and repair technicians, customer service representatives, operators and more. Contract negotiations began June 22. New York-based Verizon has 196,000 workers; 135,000 are non-union. The company is asking for changes in the contract because it says its wireline business has been in decline for more than a decade as more people switch to using cellphones exclusively. It had 25 million landlines at the end of the second quarter, down from 26 million at the end of 2010. It has been selling off some of its landlines to other phone companies.

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Smartphones a new frontier for hackers

LAS VEGAS Hackers are out to stymie your smartphone. Last week, security researchers uncovered yet another strain of malicious software aimed at smartphones that run Googles popular Android operating system. The application not only logs details about incoming and outgoing phone calls, it also records those calls. That came a month after researchers discovered a security hole in Apple Inc.s iPhones, which prompted the German government to warn Apple about the urgency of the threat. Security experts say attacks on smartphones are growing fast and attackers are becoming smarter about developing new techniques. Were in the experimental stage of mobile malware where the bad guys are starting to develop their business models, said Kevin Mahaffey, co-founder of Lookout Inc., a San Francisco-based maker of mobile security software. Wrong-doers have infected PCs with malicious software, or malware, for decades. Now, they are fast moving to smartphones as the devices become a vital part of everyday life. Some 38 percent of American adults now own an iPhone, BlackBerry or other mobile phone that runs the Android, Windows or WebOS operating systems, according to data from Nielsen. Thats up from just 6 percent who owned a smartphone in 2007 when the iPhone was released and catalyzed the industry. The smartphones usefulness, allowing people to organize their digital lives with one device, is also its allure to criminals. All at once, smartphones have become wallets, email lockboxes, photo albums and Rolodexes.

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San Bruno Quakes shakes things up in Germany

By Julio Lara
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF

It was way back in 1983 that Joaquin Rodriguez Jr. and his soccer teammates set out on a trip for Germany as part of a San Bruno cultural exchange program with the European nation. Twenty eight years later, you kind of get the sense that Rodriguez never really left. Now the head coach of the San Bruno Quakes, Rodriguez just got back from his seventh trip to Germany a place that is, in a lot of ways, his home away from home. Its a great program, Rodriguez

said of the cultural exchange. The countries can have problems with each other, but the people dont have to. Were basically the same people; we may look a little different, speak a little different, but the family life and everything, its all the same. We work, we love each other, we have families. Its good for the people and the children to see that, and know that the world isnt that big. Rodriguez got involved in 1983 when his father was one of the coaches up until a couple of years ago, Rodriguez Sr. had his hand in sending a countless number of teams overseas to experience

what Germany has to offer. Its a tradition that his son keeps alive to this day. We come here, they go there, even if its not playing soccer, he said. The San Bruno Quakes is a Under-14 girls soccer team composed of 19 girls ranging from ages 10-14. For the better part of two years the girls have been busy practicing together, as well as raising the $3,000 necessary to attend the trip. Everyone is able to partake is everything we do, Rodriguez said, mentioning a list that includes

Sister Act
Meyer sisters bond over soccer team
By Julio Lara
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF

See QUAKES, Page 12

Being 5,600 miles away from home, in this case home being San Bruno, can be very intimidating. But theres nothing like having your sister by your side to help calm those nerves. Amanda and Lauren Meyer can attest to that. As part of the AYSO

Region 249 Under-14 soccer team that recently returned from a cultural exchange trip, the two sisters were able to experience Germany and all it has to offer together. In the 2 1/2 week trek across three different towns, the Meyer sisters bonded and grew closer together. The team has been back home for

See SISTERS, Page 12

Giants avoid sweep

By Janie McCauley
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SAN FRANCISCO Tim Lincecums right knee still throbbing, Chase Utley hustled out toward the mound to apologize that his bat had struck the pitcher. A tense four-game series featuring a benchesclearing brawl between NL division leaders ended with an act of sportsmanship. He said, Sorry, man, said Lincecum, San Franciscos ace. Bad hop. Bad luck. Lincecum stayed sharp until Utley accidentally lost his grip and the Giants ended the Philadelphia Phillies season-high nine-game winning streak, tagging Roy Oswalt in a 3-1 win Sunday. Jeff Keppinger had four hits as the Giants spoiled Oswalts return from the disabled list and avoided a four-game sweep. That was one of the biggest games of the year, really, Giants rst baseman Aubrey Huff said. Four-game sweeps are tough to deal with, especially in your home yard. Lincecum (10-9) went down in the eighth inning when Utleys bat skittered back at him.

Tim Lincecum gave up one run and struck out ve in the Giants win over the Phillies yesterday.The win help the Giants avoid a sweep.

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Scott wins 1st World title, with Woods caddie

By Doug Ferguson
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AKRON, Ohio The chants and cheers began as Adam Scott walked toward the 18th green to complete a command performance Sunday in the Bridgestone Invitational and nish his first World Golf Championship. But in a surreal scene at Firestone, they werent for him. They were for his caddie. Stev-ie Will-iams, they shouted as the guy carrying the bag for Scott broke into a big smile. The celebration made it clear that Steve Williams felt vindicated after being fired last month by Tiger Woods. The interview after it was over yes, he gave interviews

made it sound as if it was Williams who shot the 5-under 65. At one point, W i l l i a m s described himself as a good front-runner Adam Scott when Im caddying. Ive caddied for 33 years 145 wins now and thats the best win Ive ever had, Williams told CBS Sports on the 18th green. This from a guy whose 12 years working for Woods featured 13 majors and 16 world titles among 72 wins worldwide. That includes the 2001 Masters, when Woods won an unprecedented fourth straight

major. Clearly, Williams is still angry over how and when Woods cut him loose. He even disputed Woods version of how it happened, saying Woods told him over the phone, not in person. Scott didnt seem to mind that his caddie was getting most of the attention. I can talk about Steve now and not Tiger, Scott said to laughter, alluding to the countless times he and other players have been asked about Woods. Im sure there are a lot of other golfers who wouldnt mind that, either. The latest chapter in the endless saga involving Woods took away from a premier performance by Scott, who didnt make a bogey

over his last 26 holes and couldnt afford to with 19-year-old Ryo Ishikawa giving him all he could handle. They were never separated by more than one shot until Scott chipped in from the side of the 12th green, then rolled in a birdie putt from just inside 30 feet on the 14th to build a three-shot lead. Ishikawa three-putted the 15th, and Scott had no trouble closing this one out. He wound up winning by four shots over world No. 1 Luke Donald, who shot 66; and Rickie Fowler, who played a nal round worthy of a winner with a bogeyfree 66, only to run into an affable Australian who couldnt be beat. Ishikawa made a bogey on the last hole to tie for fourth with Jason

Day. They both shot 69. For the Japanese star, it was his highest nish in America. Scott nished at 17-under 263, the lowest score to win at Firestone since Woods had 259 in 2000 in an 11-shot win. With a three-shot lead, Scott thought about playing it safe on the 18th. Williams told him to take 6iron at the ag, and Scott obliged with a shot that rolled past the cup and settled 5 feet away. When they got to the green, one fan shouted out, How do you like him now, Tiger? By then, Woods was long gone. After missing three months with a leg injury, he nished a tournament

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ney. The team has been home for about a week now and have nally had a chance to relax and reect on a long journey that began way before they stepped foot on foreign soil. It takes two years to prepare a team, so its a big commitment, Rodriguez said. You practice two-three times a week, and the kids still have school which is very important. They also have other activities and its very demanding. But its important that we get the kids together as one unit so that when we go so far away from home we dont collapse. Were still able to work through problems. The kids grow up immensely. The players, and Rodriguez, acknowledge the great help by the chaperones (who even served as referees for some of the games in 28-year old cultural exchange program. The team not only went and played a couple of tournaments against local squads, but more importantly, got the chance to experience German culture and lifestyle. While there, they stayed with host families in the towns of Westerstede, Werlte and Assamstadt the Meyer sisters got the opportunity to room together once. Also on the trip was their father, who chaperoned and also served as a referee. Each of the Meyers provided a sense of support and home for each other, thus allowing them to relax and take in very distinct and personal experiences. I thought it would be really cool, Amanda said of her desire to participate in the cultural exchange team, because I know people that have come and stayed with us that are friends of the families that we stayed with in Germany. And I thought it would be cool to play soccer, which is something I love, and also see how Germany) and assistant coaches Jeanette Dunkin and Alessa Baldonando the two of which performed duties that extended beyond the soccer eld. The coaches were really nice, said Lauren Meyer, one of the youngest members on the Quakes at the age of 10. One of the coaches, she was really nice, she acted like she was my mom because she would give me a hug every morning and she would say good night to me when I was going to go to bed. We do all the training with the girls, Rodriguez said of he and his coaches, we do everything we can with the girls, including Saturdays, we had a long practice which included a lunch to make the girls bond and all the coaches get inside the inner circle of other people live. The Meyers hosted a pair of German players, Nadine and Linda, last year as part of the same program. Amanda said interacting with them only made her that much more excited to visit their homeland. I wanted (the trip) to come even sooner, Amanda said, because it just seemed so cool. Amanda is the San Bruno Quakes team captain. As such, she had the extra on-eld responsibility of looking out for her team. While playing in Germany, Amanda notched her rst career goal. And there to celebrate that moment was her little sister. I think the trip went past my expectations, Amanda said. The host families were so nice and they showed us their way of life. The experience was just as memorable for Lauren, who at 10 was one of the youngest players on the Quakes. Being the younger one, it was really fun, Lauren said, because I got the older girls to

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the girls and nd out whos doing what. The two assistant coaches just did a great job. Sprinkled amongst the daily tourist activities was some soccer. Rodriguez noted that its an interesting dynamic; Despite the games huge popularity, 11-on-11 girls soccer isnt very common on the womens side. Still, there was a lot more going on here than just a ball and a couple of goals; there are life lessons to be learned on trips like these, responsibilities and experiences that stay with players and coaches alike for a lifetime. We learn something different every time, Rodriguez said of the cultural exchange experience. Every group is going to be different. I totally believe in this program. Ill keep doing it just to watch the girls grow up. look out for me and tell me whats right to do, whats wrong to do, what to ask and what not to ask. All the girls were really helpful. Like her older sister, Lauren scored a goal as well, albeit in an intra-squad game. Yet, her memories of the trip go beyond the soccer eld. Some of the memories were meeting new friends, trying to new foods, and going to new places and just seeing all the history of Germany, she said, because they have old stuff, but really old stuff like 1,000-year old stuff, What probably wont get old is Laurens new-found affection for the county that welcomed her and her sister. Id like to revisit Germany because it was really fun and it was just a great experience to go outside the country and see what differences they have and what similarities they had. It is a cultural exchange, its not just to play all soccer, it is to learn about how they live, Amanda said.

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excursions, museums visits and the viewing of a professional soccer match. They can see a different part of the country, something that is not in the history books. The trip began July 13 and involved a 2 1/2 week stay in three different German towns Westerstede (the rst week), Werlte (the second) and Assamstadt (for the last four days). This time, the Quakes trek to Germany coincided with the FIFA Womens World Cup, which added a little extra pizzazz to the jour-

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about a week now. It was pretty fun, Lauren, the younger Meyer, said. As for her being the team captain, well, I didnt really get advantages, I just got to gure out what to do because she got to tell the other players to do. It was fun, Amanda said, I think we got a little bit closer, and I stayed with her, thats really cool and we just talked about our trip and how we were feeling about everything. It was really fun staying with her because I think we denitely got closer. We had two different experiences, but they were both really cool. Amanda and Lauren were part of the 19player San Bruno Quakes that had the opportunity to travel through Germany as part of a now

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As beat Rays with 10th-inning homer

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. The Oakland Athletics have struggled on the road, in one-run games and extra innings. All three came together in positive way for one day. Josh Willingham led off the 10th inning with a home run, helping the Athletics beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-4 on Sunday. Willingham lined a pitch from Jake McGee (0-1) into the left-eld stands for his 17th homer this season. Fautino De Los Santos (1-0) threw a scoreless ninth to pick up his first major league win and Andrew Bailey allowed two singles in the 10th before getting his 13th save. It feels great, Oakland manager Bob Melvin said. Everybody contributed. Hideki Matsui also homered for Oakland, which stopped a stretch of 12 consecutive non-winning road

series by taking two of three from the Rays. The Athletics improved to 710 in extrainning games and 15-20 in one-run conJosh Willingham tests. All the stuff that weve been struggling with, a good win for us, Melvin said. Its well documented, our struggles on the road. We needed, for many reasons, an outcome like this. Guys are feeling a lot better about it. Tampa Bay got homers from Casey Kotchman and Evan Longoria. It was a tough one, McGee said. Matsui extended his hitting streak to 15 games with a two-run homer off AL All-Star David Price during a three-run fth that gave Oakland a 4-3 advantage. The designated hitter

has 23 homers and 99 RBIs in 129 games against the Rays, his most against many team. David DeJesus scored the goahead run in the fifth on J.P. Howells wild pitch. Tampa Bay pulled even at 4 on Longorias solo shot off Grant Balfour during the seventh. Price, coming off three straight losses, allowed four runs and seven hits over 4 2-3 innings. Its been frustrating the last month and a half, Price said. Its going to change. It stinks. Oaklands Trevor Cahill, who is pitching with a bruise on his right index nger, gave up three runs and six hits over six innings. Usually it just hurts on my curveball later in the game, but this is the rst time it started hurting on a fastball, Cahill said. I just kind of worked through it. Kotchman had a solo homer and Desmond Jennings hit an RBI sin-

gle as Tampa Bay went up 3-1 in the fourth. Johnny Damon put the Rays ahead 1-0 on a third-inning RBI grounder. Ryan Sweeney was hitless in 19 at-bats against left-handers this season before getting Oakland even at 1 on a run-scoring single off Price in the fourth. The Rays lefty entered holding left-handed batters to a .154 average this year, lowest among major league starters. Tampa Bays Ben Zobrist lost a double with two outs in the seventh after a reversal call. First base umpire Tim Welke, while attempting to get out of the way of a liner down the line, called the ball fair. Welke, after talking with Melvin, checked with plate umpire Mike DiMuro and the call was changed to foul. Zobrist then popped out to end the inning. Oakland center elder Coco Crisp (strained right calf) and rst base-

man Conor Jackson (back spasms) were both out of the starting lineup, but will likely return for the start of a three-game series at Toronto on Tuesday night. NOTES: Tampa Bay placed rookie RHP Alex Cobb on the 15-day disabled list with a hand injury and recalled LHP Cesar Ramos from Triple-A Durham. ... Oakland SS Cliff Pennington, who missed games last Tuesday and Wednesday because of Bells palsy, was rested. Melvin said Pennington would likely get another off day during the Toronto series. ... Rays RHP Jeremy Hellickson (10-7) will face Kansas City RHP Luke Hochevar (8-8) in the opener of a four-game series Monday night. ... Oakland will have RHP Rich Harden (2-2) take the hill Tuesday night against the Blue Jays, who are scheduled to have LHP Brett Cecil (4-4) pitch. ... Athletics LHP Craig Breslow was unavailable due to soreness in the left upper back.

Keselowski wins at Pocono with broken ankle

By Dan Gelston
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LONG POND, Pa. Brad Keselowski was inspired Sunday by a relative in the Navy Seals, and that was all he needed to push through his painful ankle injury. Keselowskis cousin lost a friend who was one of 30 American service members who died when their helicopter was shot down during ghting in eastern Afghanistan. The NASCAR driver took the sacrice to heart, and vowed he would not leave his car no matter how bad he hurt. So Keselowski went out and raced all 500 miles of the Sprint Cup stop at Pocono Raceway with a broken left ankle. As if that wasnt enough, he somehow managed to win, too.

Competing with a brace on his ankle, Keselowski sped off on the nal restart late in the race to pick up his second victory of the season. gingerly Brad Keselowski He climbed out of his car to celebrate with his crew in Victory Lane. He dedicated the victory one that thrust him into Chase contention to the troops in Afghanistan. I might not be feeling great, but those are the guys that are really making sacrices, Keselowski said. Whenever I got in the car and felt like, man, this really hurts, it was

good inspiration as to what it takes to man up and make it happen. Keselowski was an unlikely winner after he crashed head-on into a wall on Wednesday during a test session at Road Atlanta. He slammed a section of wall at 100 mph and was forced out of the Nationwide Series race. He insisted during practice this weekend he wouldnt leave the No. 2 Dodge, no matter the aches and pain. No relief driver was necessary, though Keselowski had some rest during a 1 hour, 40-minute rain delay. I was amazed he raced the full race, third-place finisher Kurt Busch said. Keselowskis victory placed him in prime position to claim one of

two wild-card spots available for the Chase for the championship. The top two drivers with the most victories in 11th to 20th place earn a wildcard spot for the playoffs. Keselowski, in 18th place, is the only one of the wild-card contenders with two victories. Only ve races remain until the eld is set. The top 10 drivers in the points standings automatically qualify. It gives us pretty high odds if were playing poker, he said. Keselowski posted several updates on his injury this week on his Twitter page, including two photos that showed a swollen ankle and an abrasion on his foot. His broken left ankle ballooned to the size of a softball, and he needed a left shoe a size larger than his right one. Theres no good time, but this is

certainly the worst time, he said Friday. No way. Keselowski won his third career Cup race and rst since he won in June at Kansas. I came here to win, he said. When you let the pain get into your head that far that you dont believe you can win anymore, you cant win the race. Kyle Busch was second, Jimmie Johnson fourth and Ryan Newman fth. Kurt Busch and Johnson had a heated exchange after the race because of some last-lap contact and had to be separated by their crews. The star drivers took turns bumping into each other on the nal lap. Busch said it was simply hard racing and Johnson, the ve-time defending Cup champion, overreacted.

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Americas Cup finally thrives without Alinghi

By Paul Logothetis
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CASCAIS, Portugal Good weather allowed the high-tech catamarans of the Americas Cup to nally make their promised ying start, marking a new era of the sailing classic that began Sunday without two-time winner Alinghi. Oracle Racing No. 5 won a close eet race as the 45-foot long carbon ber boats tore through Atlantic waters, showing off their power, precision and speed. Emirates Team New Zealand even lost one of its sailors. The Kiwis raced at 26 mph to win the inaugural speed event for these yachts. That showed why the monohull model was left behind after light wind led to Saturdays sputtering beginning to the World Series event. Alinghi is of the competition after losing the Auld Mug in a one-off showdown with Oracle Racing in February 2010. Ernesto Bertarelli, owner of the Swiss syndicate, has made no moves to rejoin a competition he felt was taken from him. In Sundays eet race, Emirates Team New Zealand was second, ahead of Oracle Racing No. 4, with China Team fourth. Team Korea edged China Team for second in the speed race. There are still a lot of things to improve but the basic, fundamental things are working, Oracle Racing No. 5 skipper Russell Coutts said. A poor opening day Saturday underlined Alinghis absence. Im not sure of the relationship between Oracle and Alinghi, but I think it could only be good for the event to have Alinghi here, Emirates Team New Zealand skipper Dean

Former Alinghi wingman Murray Jones,who joined Oracle Racing after winning 2003 and 07 Cups with Alinghi,called his former teams absence a real shame.
Barker said. The only relationship between Alinghi and Oracle Racing involves the sailors who migrated to the Americans after Alinghi disbanded following its on-the-water defeat, which came after a near three-year legal ght that forced the best-of-three series in Valencia, Spain. Alinghi would have been good competitors in this format but its not necessarily a bad thing they arent here as a sport we need to have more teams capable of winning, Coutts said. I think the top sailors in this format are here. Is (Bertarelli) on the list of the top-100 helmsmen in the world? Probably not. Former Alinghi wingman Murray Jones, who joined Oracle Racing after winning 2003 and 07 Cups with Alinghi, called his former teams absence a real shame. I wouldnt write him off but with Ernesto he would only want to do it if he thinks he has

a chance of winning, Jones said. A return for this edition seems unlikely, even with the match race for the Auld Mug not taking place until 2013 in San Francisco. Sundays racing when Kiwi bowman Winston MacFarlane was sent ying from his boat around a marker, and Oracle Racing No. 4 and Energy Team nearly collided showed plenty of spectacle and rivalry from boats where the simplest mistake can mean a capsize. Bertarelli did not rule out a return after Valencia when the Swiss biotech magnate took the helm in the rst race and subsequently made an error in the start, leading to the lopsided loss. Im surprised he took the decision to take the helm of his boat. Sometimes its not always clear, sometimes the emotional side gets in the way of the making the right decision, said Coutts, a teammate of Bertarellis with Alinghis 2003 winning team. I mean, I wouldnt just jump on a bike and race the Tour de France because I think I could. Loick Peyron, who defended Bertarellis move to helm as logical, likes these boats since they will keep sailors and owners separate suggesting if one could jump aboard it wouldnt be Oracle Racing owner Larry Ellison. This format makes it harder for the owners, the nanciers to take charge of the boat and thats a good thing. There should be a buffer between the two worlds, the Energy Team skipper said. Still, the only tycoon able to take the helm of a boat like this would be Ernesto. Like most teams taking part in the 34th edition of this event, the Spanish outt Green Comm Racing would be glad to have Bertarelli. Hes always welcome here, hes welcome as a competitor or to come sail on my boat with me, team manager Luca Devoti said. What happened was a dark page in the cup, so we need to close the books on that and move forward now.

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Odd slump: Rockies lose 16th straight Sunday game
DENVER The Colorado Rockies entered the season with World Series aspirations. A weak end to their weekends has pretty much dashed those hopes. The Rockies have lost 16 straight Sunday games, a slump that now includes their 3-2 defeat by the Washington Nationals. This isnt the rst time on a Sunday that we played like this, manager Jim Tracy said. The game was sitting right there for the taking. We did not capitalize and do enough execution what we needed to get done to win this game. After starting the year 2-0 on Sundays, Colorado has been winless. The Rockies spotted the Nationals a 2-0 lead when Jonny Gomes hit his rst home run for Washington. They rallied to tie it in the seventh but Jayson Werth delivered a tiebreaking single in the eighth inning to continue Colorados Sunday woes. The Rockies split the four-game series and went 2-5 on their homestand. Eliezer Alfonzo got three hits for Colorado and Troy Tulowitzki had two. Rockies starter Aaron Cook, who had to leave Tuesdays game against Philadelphia because of neck spasms, scattered four hits in 6 2-3 innings. He walked three and struck out three in his second longest outing in his 10 starts since coming off the disabled list on June 8. I felt pretty good. There was a little mechanical issue early and left one ball up. Ended up costing us big, he said. Other than that I felt pretty good and felt I was able to make pitches the way I needed to.

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East Division Philadelphia Atlanta New York Florida Washington Central Division W 74 66 56 55 55 W 65 62 55 54 49 37 W 63 62 53 52 51 L 40 49 57 59 59 L 50 53 59 59 66 77 L 52 52 62 61 64 Pct .649 .574 .496 .482 .482 Pct .565 .539 .482 .478 .426 .325 Pct .548 .544 .461 .460 .443 GB 8 1/2 17 1/2 19 19 GB 3 9 1/2 10 16 27 1/2 GB 1/2 10 10 12

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East Division Boston New York Tampa Bay Toronto Baltimore Central Division Detroit Cleveland Chicago Minnesota Kansas City West Division Texas Los Angeles Oakland Seattle W 69 69 59 58 44 W 61 56 55 51 49 W 64 63 51 49 L 43 43 54 56 67 L 53 56 58 63 65 L 51 52 63 64 Pct .616 .616 .522 .509 .396 Pct .535 .500 .487 .447 .430 Pct .557 .548 .447 .434 GB 10 1/2 12 24 1/2 GB 4 5 1/2 10 12 GB 1 12 1/2 14

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BASEBALL American League TAMPA BAY RAYSPlaced RHP Alex Cobb on the 15-day DL.Recalled LHP Cesar Ramos from Durham (IL). National League CINCINNATI REDSPlaced LF Chris Heisey on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Aug. 6. Called up CF Dave Sappelt from Louisville (IL). COLORADO ROCKIESRecalled RHP Josh Roenicke from Colorado Springs (PCL). Optioned RHP Greg Reynolds to Colorado Springs. FOOTBALL National Football League ATLANTA FALCONSWaived PK Jacob Harfman and OT Rob McGill. CAROLINA PANTHERSWaived WR Brandon Smith. DALLAS COWBOYSSigned QB Tom Brandstater and WR Dominique Edison. HOUSTON TEXANSSigned LB Tim Dobbins. MIAMI DOLPHINSWaived T Micah Kia. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTSSigned DE Mark Anderson.Released DL Marlon Favorite. NEW ORLEANS SAINTSWaived DE Curtis Johnson. NEW YORK JETSSigned WR Derrick Mason to a two-year contract. OAKLAND RAIDERSSigned WR Derek Hagan,WR Chad Jackson,WR Shawn Bayes and FB Bryson Kelly. SAN DIEGO CHARGERSWaived FB Kenny Younger.Waived-injured FB Patrick DiMarco. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERSSigned S Donte Whitner to a three-year contract. HOCKEY National Hockey League MINNESOTA WILDTraded C James Sheppard to San Jose for a 2013 third-round draft pick. COLLEGE MICHIGANSuspended P Will Hagerup and WR Terrence Robinson for the rst four games of the season for violating unspecied team rules.Redshirted WR Darryl Stonum.

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Columbus Philadelphia New York Kansas City Houston D.C. New England Toronto FC Chicago W 9 8 6 7 6 6 4 3 2 L 7 5 6 7 7 6 10 11 7 T 7 9 12 9 10 9 9 11 13 Pts 34 33 30 30 28 27 21 20 19 GF 24 27 37 32 28 29 22 24 23 GA 22 20 33 30 28 33 33 46 30

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W L T Pts GF GA Los Angeles 13 3 9 48 35 20 FC Dallas 12 6 6 42 31 24 Seattle 11 5 8 41 35 27 Colorado 9 6 10 37 35 31 Real Salt Lake 10 5 6 36 30 16 Chivas USA 7 8 8 29 30 26 Portland 7 10 5 26 28 35 San Jose 5 8 10 25 25 30 Vancouver 3 11 9 18 25 36 NOTE:Three points for victory, one point for tie. Saturdays Games D.C. United 3,Toronto FC 3, tie Chivas USA 3, New England 2 Philadelphia 1, Houston 1, tie Seattle FC 2, Sporting Kansas City 1 Real Salt Lake 3, New York 0 San Jose 1, Portland 1, tie Los Angeles 3, FC Dallas 1 Sundays Games Vancouver 4, Chicago 2 Saturday, Aug. 13 Chivas USA at Seattle FC, 4 p.m. Real Salt Lake at Toronto FC, 7 p.m. New England at Columbus, 7:30 p.m. Vancouver at D.C. United, 7:30 p.m. Chicago at New York, 7:30 p.m. FC Dallas at Philadelphia, 8 p.m. Colorado at San Jose, 10:30 p.m. (times eastern)

Saturdays Games Chicago Cubs 11,Cincinnati 4 Philadelphia 2,San Francisco 1 Milwaukee 7,Houston 5 San Diego 13,Pittsburgh 2 N.Y.Mets 11,Atlanta 7 St.Louis 2,Florida 1 L.A.Dodgers 5,Arizona 3 Colorado 15,Washington 7 Sundays Games Atlanta 6,N.Y.Mets 5 St.Louis 8,Florida 4 San Diego 7,Pittsburgh 3 Milwaukee 7,Houston 3 Cincinnati 8,Chicago Cubs 7 Washington 3,Colorado 2 San Francisco 3,Philadelphia 1 Arizona 4,L.A.Dodgers 3 Mondays Games Atlanta (D.Lowe 6-10) at Florida (Hand 1-3), 7:10 p.m. Colorado (Hammel 6-11) at Cincinnati (H.Bailey 65),7:10 p.m. San Diego (Stauffer 7-8) at N.Y. Mets (Pelfrey 6-9), 7:10 p.m. Washington (Wang 0-2) at Chicago Cubs (Garza 58),8:05 p.m. Houston (W.Rodriguez 7-8) at Arizona (D.Hudson 11-7),9:40 p.m. Philadelphia (Halladay 14-4) at L.A.Dodgers (Kuroda 7-13),10:10 p.m. Pittsburgh (Morton 8-6) at San Francisco (Vogelsong 9-1),10:15 p.m.
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Saturdays Games Boston 10,N.Y.Yankees 4 Baltimore 6,Toronto 2 Chicago White Sox 6,Minnesota 1 Detroit 4,Kansas City 3 Oakland 8,Tampa Bay 0 Cleveland 7,Texas 5 Seattle 5,L.A.Angels 1 Sundays Games Toronto 7,Baltimore 2 Oakland 5,Tampa Bay 4,10 innings Chicago White Sox 7,Minnesota 0 Kansas City 4,Detroit 3 L.A.Angels 2,Seattle 1 Texas 5,Cleveland 3 N.Y.Yankees at Boston,8:05 p.m. Mondays Games Chicago White Sox (Danks 4-9) at Baltimore (Guthrie 5-15),7:05 p.m. Boston (Wakeeld 6-4) at Minnesota (S.Baker 8-6), 7:10 p.m. Kansas City (Hochevar 8-8) at Tampa Bay (Hellickson 10-7),7:10 p.m. Seattle (Furbush 2-3) at Texas (M.Harrison 9-8),8:05 p.m. Tuesdays Games Chicago White Sox at Baltimore,7:05 p.m. Detroit at Cleveland,7:05 p.m. L.A.Angels at N.Y.Yankees,7:05 p.m.
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on four pitches to start the game, Lincecum worked from the stretch the rest of the way to simplify things. He was determined to get the Giants back on track. With the funk weve been in, you hope this is something to build on, Lincecum said. We dont want to be content just winning one here and there. It was a timely performance for the reigning World Series champions, who have been struggling to score enough runs for their talented pitching staff. San Francisco held its half-game lead on Arizona in the NL West after the Diamondbacks beat the Dodgers. He gave us what we needed, manager Bruce Bochy said. Oswalt (4-7), facing Lincecum in their seventh career regular-season meeting, gave up a season-high 12 hits in his rst start since June 23. The right-hander missed 37 games with lower back inammation. He is 1-7 since beginning the year 3-0. That was better than I thought I was going to be, he said. It wasnt like I was giving up doubles into the gap. It feels good to be back on the eld. Hopefully I can nish out the year. Phillies slugger Ryan Howard went 1 for 12 with eight strikeouts in the series and was 3 for 24 in seven games against the Giants this year. He struck out 12 times in 22 at-bats last October when San Francisco beat Philadelphia in the six-game NL champiAT&T National, the tournament that benets Woods foundation. Woods said he red him after the nal round that week, and they kept it quiet until Williams was done working for Scott at the British Open. Woods said he told him face-to-face. Williams said Sunday that Woods red him over the phone. I was told on the phone that we need to take a break, and in caddie lingo, that means youre red, simple as that, Williams said. I was absolutely shocked that I got the boot, to be honest with you, he said. Ive been incredibly loyal to the guy, and I got short-shrifted. Very disappointed. The theatrics took away from Scotts biggest win since The Players Championship in 2004. He played so well he could have gone even lower except for missing two birdie putts inside 12 feet on the 16th and 17th holes. Today, I was on, Scott said. To win here at this place, a World Golf Championship, its huge. It didnt hurt having Williams at his side. Along with his experience working for Woods, onship series. Orlando Cabrera hit a go-ahead sacrice y in the fth and Keppinger added one of his own in the sixth. The Giants produced 13 hits and avoided their rst four-game sweep by the Phillies since losing in Philly from May 13-16, 1982 and at home since Aug. 6-8, 1943, while playing in New York. Chris Stewart added a pair of singles and an RBI and Pablo Sandoval had two hits for San Francisco, which loaded the bases against Oswalt in the fourth. Stewart delivered a single up the middle to tie the game at 1. The Giants nally made the most of some chances after going hitless in their rst 18 at-bats of the series with runners in scoring position. Huffs fourth-inning bloop single two batters ahead of Stewart ended an 0-for-22 stretch overall with runners in scoring position. Beltran was booed when he hit into an inning-ending double play in the first. But Phillies center fielder Shane Victorino, in the middle of the skirmish Friday, got it worse from the sellout crowd of 42,366 and fans jumped to their feet and roared when he struck out looking in the third. You know what, nothing compared to New York, said Beltran, traded to the Giants on July 28 from the Mets. Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz took a thirdinning foul tip by Lincecum in the facemask but stayed in the game after being examined along with major champions Greg Norman and Raymond Floyd, Williams was on the bag for all seven of Woods victories at Firestone. He has such a great knowledge of this golf course and the greens, Scott said. Hes seen a guy play incredible golf, the best golf anyone has ever played around here, so many times. He really guided me around the course nicely. ... So he was, no doubt, a help. When told that Williams called this his greatest win as a caddie, Scott winced. Hes obviously really happy to get a win, he said. The biggest threat to Scott came from Ishikawa, although Fowler and Day remained in the mix, and Donald emerged late. Ishikawa, trying to become the youngest winner in America in 100 years, couldnt keep up when Scott made two birdies on the back nine to build a three-shot lead. Ishikawa three-putted the 15th when he was running out of time. I was able to play well to be at least on top for a moment in the rst half of the game today, Ishikawa said through a translator. I

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by trainers. He had two hits. NOTES: Phillies 3B Placido Polanco flew home to Philadelphia to undergo an MRI exam Monday on his sore left hip. He came out of Saturdays game with the injury, which he said had been bothering him for some time and wasnt a result of being tackled by Giants catcher Eli Whiteside during the fracas Friday. ... Oswalt had his third hit of the year with a leadoff single in the third. ... San Francisco INF Miguel Tejada will likely go on a short rehab assignment soon before returning from the DL with a lower abdominal strain. ... Giants LHP Barry Zitos rehab outing with Class-A San Jose was pushed back from Sunday to Monday. He is likely to pitch four or five innings as he nurses a sprained right foot that also sidelined him earlier this year. ... Giants RHP and All-Star Ryan Vogelsong (9-1) tries to extend his career-best winning streak to seven straight decisions in Monday nights series opener against the Pirates. He is 6-0 with a 2.50 ERA over his last 12 outings. Vogelsong won at Pittsburgh in his first start of the year April 28, allowing two runs on four hits in 5 2-3 innings. He matched his career high with eight Ks. ... The Phillies continue their 10-game road trip against the NL West with the opener at Dodger Stadium. Roy Halladay (14-4) looks to win his fourth straight start. Philadelphia is headed into Game 18 of 20 in a row without a day off. think the 14th and 15th hole separated everything. Fowler, dressed in his bright Sunday orange, is still looking for his rst win. He didnt do much wrong Sunday, playing bogey-free, but it wasnt enough to catch Scott. Its denitely the best Ive played going into a major, Fowler said. Woods opened strongly with two birdies on the opening ve holes before he absolutely lost it with his game, dropping ve shots and not hitting a fairway on seven straight tee shots. He made three straight birdies late for a 70. Next up is the PGA Championship, where Woods told the PGA of America that he wanted to push his interview back one day to Wednesday. He did not give a reason. Woods will play the rst two rounds with Padraig Harrington and Davis Love III. The way Williams reacted to Scotts win, a pairing of Woods-Scott in the near future would be the closest thing golf has had to a heavyweight clash.

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Utley went out to check on Lincecum, who handed back the bat, walked it off and stayed in the game. Utley then hit a one-out single. Lincecum left later in the eighth after Hunter Pence reached with two outs on first baseman Aubrey Huffs error. Javier Lopez relieved and retired Raul Ibanez on a fly ball. Brian Wilson finished for his 34th save in 38 chances, closing out the Giants second win in 10 games. New Giants star Carlos Beltran left after the seventh. He felt a sharp pain in the top of his right hand on a swinging strikeout to end the sixth. X-rays were negative and Beltran was expected to play Monday night against Pittsburgh. The NL East-leading Phillies, with the majors best record at 74-40, hadnt lost since dropping two of three to the Giants in Philly from July 26-28. Lincecum allowed seven hits and one run, struck out five and walked one in 7 2-3 innings. The two-time NL Cy Young Award winner and four-time All-Star beat the Phillies for the second time in three starts. After walking leadoff man Jimmy Rollins

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for the rst time since the Masters on April 10 and closed with a 70 to tie for 37th, 18 shots behind. I had it in spurts this week, Woods said. Scott became the third Australian to win a world title, joining Geoff Ogilvy and Craig Parry. He won for the 18th time in his career and moved back into the top 10 in the world ranking. While his old boss was on the mend, Williams agreed to caddie for Scott at the U.S. Open. Williams said he was led to believe that Woods was going to play practice rounds at Congressional, but only after the New Zealand caddie arrived in America was he told that Woods was not healthy enough for the U.S. Open. Thats when Williams decided to work for Scott, and he worked for Scott again at the

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Apes top box office

By David Germain
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f youre like most people, you have that moment at the car rental counter where you decline insurance and pretty much hope nothing happens or that youre covered by your primary carrier. Some people are equally confused about pet insurance and national statistics suggest the great majority of owners dont feel compelled to get it. Still, opinions vary. Many people say it never covers what you really want it to cover and is among the best ways for you to reduce your monthly expenses or avoid new ones. Others call it a life saver, saying it covered expenses that could have forced them to put their pet down. To help you decide if insurance makes sense for your pet, here are some facts. Just 2 percent to 3 percent of American pets are insured by their owners. I havent polled our organizations staff or volunteers, but guess we insure our pets at a similar rate. The cost of pet insurance varies greatly depending on the species, type of coverage, your pets age and whether the dog is a purebred or mutt (mutts are cheaper since purebreds tend to have more health problems); the ballpark amount is $35-$40 per month for a dog, though plans can be as low as $20 or as high as $100. Plans for cats are generally lower. Deductibles range as well, from $100 annually to $50 per incident or illness. You need not worry about your vet being covered when submitting a claim; all licensed vets are covered. Most insurers will cover pets starting at 6 or 8 weeks of age, and will not enroll dogs or cats older than 10 years. Whats covered? Basic plans cover catastrophic events (ingesting a foreign object or being hit by a car) while others include vaccinations, routine exams and heartworm testing. Veterinary Pet Insurance, Trupanion and Petplan Pet Insurance are a few of the larger carriers. Scott oversees PHS/SPCAs Customer Service, Behavior and Training, Education, Outreach, Field Services, Cruelty Investigation, Volunteer and Media/PR program areas and staff. His companion, Murray, oversees him.

LOS ANGELES Apes have climbed to the top rung of the weekend box ofce. The 20th Century Fox action thriller Rise of the Planet of the Apes took in $54 million to open as the No. 1 movie, according to studio estimates Sunday. That was about $15 million to $20 million more than analysts expected for the Apes prequel, though well below the $68.5 million opening of Tim Burtons Planet of the Apes remake 10 years ago. Featuring James Franco, Freida Pinto and Andy Serkis, Rise of the Planet of the Apes tells the story of how lower primates began evolving to take over Earth from humans. The lm was well received by critics, who found it a smarter-than-average summer action ick. Its impressive visual effects rely on performances from Serkis and other actors as the foundation for photo-realistic apes created by digital artists. I think the reviews highlight the groundbreaking nature of this movie. When you have effects that have never been seen before, people respond to that. They know they have to be seen to be believed, said Fox distribution executive Chris Aronson. The technology is actually servicing a really good, strong, emotional story. Sonys family tale The Smurfs remained at No. 2 for the second straight weekend with $21 million, lifting its domestic total to $76.2 million. Universals sci- Western Cowboys & Aliens, which debuted at No. 1 a week earlier, narrowly ahead of The Smurfs, fell to third with $15.8 million, raising its total to $67.4 million. Ryan Reynolds and Jason Batemans comedy The Change-Up, also from Universal, opened a weak No. 4 with $13.5 million. The movie centers on two old friends a successful but frazzled attorney and family man, and a womanizing slacker who magically trade bodies. With $12.2 million domestically and $61.8 million overseas, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 raised its worldwide total to $1.13 billion. In the past week, it became this years top-grossing global

Rise of the Planet of the Apes earned $54 million at the box ofce over the weekend.

Top ten movies

1.Rise of the Planet of the Apes,$54 million ($23.4 million international). 2.The Smurfs,$21 million ($45.2 million international). 3.Cowboys & Aliens,$15.8 million. 4.The Change-Up,$13.5 million. 5.Captain America:The First Avenger,$13 million ($27.5 million international). 6.Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, $12.2 million ($61.8 million international). 7.Crazy,Stupid,Love,$12.1 million. 8.Friends with Benets,$4.7 million. 9.Horrible Bosses,$4.6 million ($7.7 million international). 10.Transformers: Dark of the Moon, $3 million ($17.5 million international).
release, passing the $1.04 billion haul of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. Rise of the Planet of the Apes added $23.4 million in 25 overseas markets, among them Russia, Spain and Australia. That gives it a worldwide total of $77.4 million, with the lm expanding to more countries over the next few weeks.

The lms unexpectedly large domestic haul comes after a weekend where Cowboys & Aliens debuted well below projections while The Smurfs did far better. That resulted in a tie for the No. 1 spot the previous Sunday, with Cowboys & Aliens pulling slightly ahead once nal weekend numbers were counted Monday. It just shows you its nearly impossible to track what audiences like today, said Paul Dergarabedian, an analyst for box-office tracker Hollywood.com. Its becoming increasingly fragmented with audiences having so many other things they can do, so many options for their entertainment. Its just really hard to gure out what they want. Overall, Hollywood has been doing something right the last month. This was the fourth-straight weekend of rising revenues, with receipts totaling $164 million, up 23 percent from the same weekend last year, when The Other Guys led with $35.5 million. That has helped Hollywood continue to nibble down a revenue decit compared with 2010s ticket sales. In the spring, 2011 domestic revenues were lagging as much as 23 percent behind last years. But a solid summer has pushed receipts up to $6.7 billion so far this year, 4.8 percent less than 2010s income, according to Hollywood.com.

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MEDICAL ASSOCIATIONS 106TH ANNUAL MEETING

The San Mateo County Medical Association hosted its 106th Annual Meeting of Members July 13 at the Menlo Circus Club in Atherton, celebrating the installation of 2011-2012 SMCMA President Gregory C. Lukaszewicz, M.D., and recognizing outgoing 2010-2011 SMCMA President William J. Black, M.D. The Association also presented Half Moon Bay physician Josena Enriquez, M.D. with its Distinguished Service Award for her tireless efforts serving an astonishing 5,000 patients annually, 85 percent of whom are uninsured or on Medi-Cal. In addition to founding and volunteering at the Coastside RotaCare clinic, Enriquez also donates time and services to patients through the Coalition of Concerned Medical Professionals and opens her ofce one hour early every day to see walk-ins who do not have insurance.

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2011- 2012 SMCMA President,Gregory Lukaszewicz,M.D.; Distinguished Service Award Recipient,Josena Enriquez,M.D.; Richard Gordon, State Assembly,21 District; and 2010-2011 SMCMA President,William J.Black,M.D.

An enthusiastic audience at the PJCC enjoyed a taste of the tropics, thanks to Hawaiian duo HAPA. One of the most recognized names in Hawaiian music, HAPA performed on a balmy summer eve to a sold out audience.

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MONDAY, AUG. 8 Viva La France French Lunch. Noon. 20 Twin Pines Lane, Belmont. The Twin Pines Senior and Community Center French Language Group will present French cuisine and sing French songs. Advance reservations required. $8. For more information call 595-7444. Coastal Arts League presents Local Coastal Potters. Noon to 5 p.m. Coastal Arts League, 300 Main St., Half Moon Bay. For more information call 726-6335 or visit coastalartsleague.com. Jazz on Main: The Joe Cohen Show. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Main Street, Redwood City. Joe Cohen is a local saxophonist who will be performing straight-ahead and funk. Free. For more information visit redwoodcity.org. TUESDAY, AUG. 9 41st Annual Menlo Charity Horse Show. 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Menlo Circus Club, 190 Park Lane, Atherton. Watch over 500 world class equestrians compete in open-field jumping events to benefit Vista Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired. $10 per day. Six day passes for $35. Children under 12 and seniors over 65 are free. For more information visit www.menlohorseshow.com. Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous. 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Sequioa Wellness Center, 749 Brewster Ave., Redwood City. For more information call 533-4992. Brushstrokes Social Painting Group. 10 a.m. Twin Pines Senior & Community Center, 20 Twin Pines Lane, Belmont. Painters of all levels bring their art supplies, gather together and paint in a social setting. Free. For more information call 595-7444. Craft Group. 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Twin Pines Senior & Community Center, 20 Twin Pines Lane, Belmont. Bring whatever project you are working on and join the fun. For more information call 595-7444. Dancing on the Square: Samba. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Courthouse Square, 2200 Broadway, Redwood City. Instructed by Imperial Ballroom. Free. For more information visit redwoodcity.org/events. WEDNESDAY, AUG. 10 Deadline to sign up for San Mateo County Newcomers Club Luncheon to be held Tuesday, Aug. 16. There will be a bazaar at 11 a.m. with a bake sale, a book sale and white elephant sale. Announcements are at noon and luncheon is at 12:30 p.m. Wedgewood Center, Crystal Springs Golf Course, 6650 Golf Course Drive, Burlingame. Cost is $25 and checks must be received by Wednesday, Aug. 10. Call Paddy Brownlie at 349-1761. Cholesterol Screening. 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Senior Focus, 1720 El Camino Real, Suite 10, Burlingame. Prepare with a 12-hour fast. Registration required. $30. $25 for seniors over 62. For more information and to register call 696-3660. Computer Coach. 10:30 a.m. Belmont Library, 1110 Alameda de las Pulgas, Belmont. Drop in for basic computer help. For more information email conrad@smcl.org. Kiwanis Club Luncheon Meeting. Noon. Poplar Creek Grill Municipal Golf Course, 1700 Coyote Point Drive, San Mateo. Kiwanis Club of San Mateo is a nonprofit organization for underprivileged children. For more information call (415) 3096467. Anime Extravaganza. 3:30 p.m. Belmont Library, 1110 Alameda de las Pulgas, Belmont. For ages 12-19. For more information email conrad@smcl.org. Summer Concert Series in Menlo Park. 6:30 p.m., Fremont Park, University and Santa Cruz avenues, Menlo Park. Music by Sun Kings (Beatles Tribute). Bring a picnic basket, blanket, family and friends and enjoy a fun-filled event at the park. Free. For more information call 3306600. Lecture on Natural Remedies for Anxiety and Depression. 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. New Leaf Community Market, 150 San Mateo Road, Half Moon Bay. Naturopathic doctor Sarah Rothman will give an overview of the psychology of these conditions and discuss natural remedies to boost mood and improve ones quality of life. Preregistration required. To register go to newleaf.com or call 7263110. Comedy at the Bistro presents: Dan St. Paul. 8 p.m. to 10:15 p.m. Angelicas Bistro, 863 Main St., Redwood City. Dan St. Paul will host some of the Bay Areas top comedians. He has appeared on Comedy Central, A&E and VH-1. Free. For more information call 365-3226.

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THURSDAY, AUG. 11 Follow That Seagull to San Fransisco Day Trip. 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Belmont City Hall, 1070 Sixth Ave., Belmont. Tour guide extraordinaire, Craig Smith will lead a city tour and lunch at the Beach Chalet. Reservation is required. Space is limited. $82. Make your reservation online at www.belmont.gov under the Parks and Recreation subheading or in person at the Belmont Parks and Recreation Office at 30 Twin Pines Lane, Belmont. For more information call 637-2976. Filolis Orchard Tours. 10:30 a.m. to Noon. Filoli Gardens, 86 Caada Road, Woodside. Advance registration and docent required. Sturdy shoes recommended. $15. $12 for seniors. $5 for children ages 5-17 with student ID. For more information and reservations call 364-8300. Hot Harvest Nights San Carlos Farmers Market. 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., Downtown San Carlos. Specialty foods and live entertainment. Shops downtown will be open late. Free. For more information call 593-1068. Demystifying Financial Aspects of Separation and Divorce. noon to 1 p.m. San Mateo County Law Library, 710 Hamilton St., Redwood City. Karen D. Sparks, J.D. will present an overview of how a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst can provide neutral insight and value added services for attorneys and individuals seeking to obtain the best short and long term solutions for their divorce and separation settlement. Free. For more information call 363-4913. Back-to-School Puppet Show and Storytelling. 4 p.m. Hillsdale Shopping Center, 60 31st Ave., San Mateo. Hillsdale Shopping Centers monthly Kids Club will host back-toschool festivities where children can enjoy a puppet show, storytelling and more. For more information email shelbi@spinpr.com. Central Park Music Series. 6 p.m. Central Park, 50 E Fifth Ave., San Mateo. Party band extraordinaire Pop Fiction performs non-stop dance hits, sing-alongs and favorites from the 70s, 80s, 90s and 2000s. Free. Pet Loss Grief Support Group. 7 p.m. Peninsula Humane Society/SPCA, 12 Airport Blvd., San Mateo. The event will take place in the conference room. For more information call 340-7022. Getting your Art on to Gallery Walls. 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Twin Pines Art Center, 10 Twin Pines Lane, Belmont. Gwenda Joyce guides both new and experienced artists through the process of approaching galleries and prepare you to take action. $5 for PAC members. $10 for non-members. For more information call (650) 5912101. Lodge Meeting. 7:30 p.m. 920 Stonegate Drive, South San Francisco. For more information contact. elks2091ssf@gmail.com. Stanford Summer Theater presents: Oedipus. 8 p.m. Pigott Theater, 551 Serra Mall, Stanford. For more information and tickets go to stanford.edu/group/tickets/summertheater.html or call 725-2787. Movies on the Square: E.T., The Extra Terrestrial. 8:15 p.m. Courthouse Square, 2200 Broadway, Redwood City. Free. For more information visit redwoodcity.org/events. For more events visit smdailyjournal.com, click Calendar.

LOS ANGELES Selena Gomez conjured ve wins at the Teen Choice Awards. The star of Wizards of Waverly Place was selected as choice TV actress, female hottie and music group with her band The Scene. The group also was awarded the choice single trophy for Who Says and love song for Love You Like a Love Song, which the 19-year-old actress-singer performed at Sundays ceremony at Universal Studios Hollywoods Gibson Amphitheatre. This is for all of you guys, Gomez told the screeching crowd. This isnt mine. Other early winners included Ellen DeGeneres as choice comedian, Kellan Lutz and Ashley Greene from The Twilight Saga as choice scene movie stealers and Ashton Kutcher as choice romantic comedy movie actor for No Strings Attached. Before leading the crowd in a sing-along of Katy Perrys Teenage Dream, Kutcher provided the crowd with some topical advice. Dont ever charge anything on a credit card if you dont already have the money in the bank to pay for it, he said. Black Eyed Peas frontman will.i.am kicked off the fan-favorite ceremony, which honors celebrities in TV, lm, music and sports. Others expected to sail away with surfboard-shaped trophies Sunday include multiple nominees like The Vampire Diaries, Pretty Little Liars and Taylor Swift, who will be honored with the Ultimate Choice Award.

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Singer Demi Lovato (L) and actress Selena Gomez pose together as they arrive at the Teen Choice Awards in Los Angeles Sunday.
Controllers Office creates Accounts Payable Shared Services with electronic invoices and approvals. The company also recommends developing a way to provide statistics about purchasing, such as savings and departmental compliance, to give a bigger view of possible efciencies. While better contracts could bring better savings, the report also points to smaller tweaks such as establishing a contractor qualication process for capital projects and looking at contracts for commonly ordered items so premiums arent paid for emergency needs. The county could also consolidate volume with one supplier, make volume commitments to increase dealer discounts and share temporary stafng. Although Jensen said the hope is for some quick wins, timing is an issue for some locked-in contracts. Another is known as nonsourcable contracts, agreements in which the county cant necessarily go out for competitive bids such as care for mentally ill group homes and safety net services. However, the county is getting optimal pricing in some areas already such as the vehicle eet, Accenture found.
Michelle Durand can be reached by email: michelle@smdailyjournal.com or by phone: (650) 344-5200 ext. 102.

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decit. Of its $1.8 billion budget, the county spends approximately $228.5 million for goods and services across departments. Accentures savings were estimated from centralizing purchasing and reducing the costs of these goods and services. Other savings could come from bulk purchasing with cities although none have shown any specic interest, Jensen said. Accenture recommends the

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often took chances when something seemed like a challenge. Today, Moyer, 47, has beneted from giving into her curiosities about different professions. As the executive director of the Port of San Francisco, Moyer is in a position that mixes business, nance, planning and maritime interests. Since being appointed by San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom in 2004, Moyers become the biggest cheerleader for the port which continues to improve as the area around it embraces and supports planned changes. Moyer took a varied route the position. From investment banking, she accepted a position with San Francisco in hopes of gaining insight for her return back to the finance world. Instead, shes found an ever-changing challenge in managing the seven-anda-half miles of port space thats home to shing eets, cruise ships, the World Champion San Francisco Giants ball park and many other entrepreneurial efforts. Turns out, the port just has really good bones. It was built over 100 years ago in a way that has far exceeded the

useful life it should have had, Moyer said. Thankfully for Moyer, who oversees a $70 million budget and 220 employees, shes working with tenants who really want to be on the port and dedicated staff who are really talented. Were a mini city, she said. Running a small city wasnt exactly Moyers plan. A tomboy as a youngster, Moyer stopped working during her summers at the farm at 14 when she started helping as a receptionist at her fathers orthodontist ofce. After high school, Moyer attended Grinnell College in Iowa where she earned a bachelors degree in economics. Her original plan after graduation move to Maine and become a waitress for the summer was shelved for the opportunity to return to California to water ski. It was during one of her trips to the lake that Moyer met her future husband Michael. The pair has two children together. Moyer worked in computer wholesale distributing in the 80s then moved into investment banking, specically helping cities, counties and government entities issue debt. San Francisco, at the time, was Moyers client. She worked with San Francisco in that capacity for 10 years. When an opportunity opened for Moyer to work with the city, she took it thinking a two-year

stint would give her a unique perspective when helping clients down the road. It completely seduced me, she said of the city, noting there was always something going on. Moyer, working under mayor Willie Brown, had the chance to take on lots of different projects for the city. In 2004, she was appointed to oversee the port. At the time, an audit showed nancial mismanagement. Moyer, with a nancial background, was appointed in hopes of changing that. Today the port has made headlines for better reasons, like being home to the World Series or preparations required for next years Americas Cup. The Bay region is enamored with its waterways, said Moyer who noted growing attendance to port events like when the Queen Mary 2 briey docked. And its only getting busier in the year ahead. Special celebrations are planned for this years Fleet Week. Americas Cup is coming next year which will require renovations plans that are moving at an accelerated pace. Also, the port is preparing for its 150th birthday as an incorporated entity.
Heather Murtagh can be reached by email: heather@smdailyjournal.com or by phone: (650) 344-5200 ext. 105.

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LOST: Center cap from wheel of Cadillac. Around Christmas time. Chrome with multi-colored Cadillac emblem in center. Small hole near edge for locking device. Belmont or San Carlos area. Joel 650-592-1111.

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

296 Appliances
AIR CONDITIONER- GE 10K BTU side mount window unit 141/2 in. wide 201/2 in. high excellent cond. SOLD! CHANDELIER (650)878-9542 NEW 4 lights $30.

302 Antiques
1912 COFFEE Percolator Urn. perfect condition includes electric cord $85. (415)565-6719 ANTIQUE STOOL - Rust color cushion with lions feet, antique, $50.obo, (650)525-1410 ASSORTED ANTIQUE GLASSWARE, (different shapes and sizes) Sets $10-30 obo, (650)343-4461 CHINA CABINET - Vintage, 6 foot, solid mahogany. $300/obo. (650)867-0379 JACKET LADIES Tan color with fur collar $25. (650)308-6381 LARGE SELECTION of Opera records vinyl 78's 2 to 4 per album $8 to $20 ea. obo, (650)343-4461

CHOPPERS (4) with instructions $7/all. (650)368-3037 ELECTRIC HEATER - Oil filled electric heater, 1500 watts, $30., (650)504-3621 GEORGE FOREMAN Grill hardly used $20. (650)692-3260 HOOVER PORTABLE VACUUM CLEANER with attachments, good condition, $35., San Mateo, (650)341-5347 RADIATOR HEATER, oil filled, electric, 1500 watts $25. (650)504-3621 RCA VACUUM tube manual '42 $25. SOLD! SHOP VACUUM rigid brand 3.5 horse power 9 gal wet/dry $40. (650)591-2393

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303 Electronics
21 INCH TV Monitor with DVD $45. Call 650-308-6381 46 MITSUBISHI Projector TV, great condition. $400. (650)261-1541. COLOR TV - Apex digital, 13, perfect condition, manual, remote, $55., (650)867-2720 DEWALT HEAVY duty work site radio charger in box $100. (650)756-7878 FLIP CAMCORDER $50. (650)583-2767

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #245722 The following person is doing business as: Royalty Tattoo Collective, 1009 Califorina Dr., BURLINGAME, CA 94010 is hereby registered by the following owner: Sarah Walsworth, 514 E. Bellevue Ave, San Mateo, CA 94401. The business is conducted by an Individual. The registrants commenced to transact business under the FBN on 09/01/2011. /s/ Sarah Walsworth/ This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 07/13/2011. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal, 07/18/11, 07/25/11, 08/01/11, 08/08/11). FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #245502 The following person is doing business as: 1) Venture Gear Rentals, 2) Venture Gear Rental, 745 Vermal Way, Emerald Hills, CA 94062 is hereby registered by the following owner: Hugo Enrique Santiago Basso, same address. The business is conducted by an Individual. The registrants commenced to transact business under the FBN on 06/01/2011. /s/ Hugo Enrique Santiago Basso / This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 06/27/2011. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal, 07/25/11, 08/01/11, 08/08/11, 08/15/11). NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO SELL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES Date of Filing Application: July 19, 2011 To Whom It May Concern: The Name(s) of the applicant(s) is/are: Wine Debut, LLC The applicant(s) listed above are applying to Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to sell alcoholic beverages at: 436 Third Ln., SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94080 Type of license applied for: 20- Off-Sale Beer and Wine Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal July 25, Aug.1,8, 2011

SMART SERIES 13" Magnavox TV, remote, $26, 650-595-3933 SUNBEAM TOASTER -Automatic, excellent condition, $30., (415)346-6038 TV 37 inch Sony excellent Condition Sacrifice $95 650-878-9542 VACUUM CLEANER excellent condition $45. (650)878-9542 VACUUM CLEANER Oreck-cannister type $40., (650)637-8244

304 Furniture
ENTERTAINMENT CENTER - Oak wood, great condition, glass doors, fits large TV, 2 drawers, shelves , $100/obo. (650)261-9681 FOAM INCLINER for twin bed $40 650-692-1942 FOLDING PICNIC TABLE - 8 x 30 and 7 folding, padded chairs, $100., (650)364-0902 FUTON - full size excellent condition $95. Eddie SOLD! HAND MADE portable jewelry display case wood and see through lid $45. 25 x 20 x 4 inches. 650-592-2648 HOSPITAL BED, new $1,100/OBO. Call 650-595-1931 LIVING ROOM chairs Matching pair high end quality $99/both, (650)593-8880 LOUNGE CHAIRS - 2 new, with cover & plastic carring case & headrest, $35. each, (650)592-7483 MATCHED PAIR, brass/carved wood lamps with matching shades, perfect, only $12.50 each, 650-595-3933 MATTRESS TOPPER chrome full size $15., (650)368-3037 MIRROR/MEDICINE CAB. 3 dr. bevel glass 30X30" $35 (650)342-7933 MIRROR/MEDICINE CABINET 26" $10 (650)342-7933 MIRROR/MEDICINE CABINET 16" X 30" $20 (650)342-7933 16" X

306 Housewares
CANDLEHOLDER - Gold, angel on it, tall, purchased from Brueners, originally $100., selling for $25.,(650)867-2720 LAMPS - 2 southwestern style lamps with engraved deer. $85 both, obo, (650)343-4461 NORITAKE CHINA -Segovia Pattern. 4 each of dinner , salad and bread plates. like new. $35., (650)364-5319 OLD SEWING MACHINE IN CABINET Manufacturer White, 80 yrs. old, operable, SOLD! PERSIAN TEA set for 8. Including spoon, candy dish, and tray. Gold Plated. $90. (650) 867-2720 SOLID TEAK floor model 16 wine rack with turntable $60. (650)592-7483 SOUP TUREEN -white ceramic with flowers. Italian. 3 quart capacity. Has accompanying plate. Asking $30., (650)364-5319 STANDUP B.B.Q grill lamp 5ft tall. Never used. $75 obo, (650)343-4461

310 Misc. For Sale

5 NEEDLEPOINT sets still in package $10/each, (650)592-2648 7 UNDERBED STORAGE BINS - Vinyl with metal frame, 42 X 18 X 6, zipper closure, $10. ea., (650)364-0902 9 CARRY-ON bags (assorted) - extra large, good condition, $10. each obo, (650)349-6059 ANGEL WITH lights 12 inches High $12. (650)368-3037 APPLE STYLEWRITER printer only $20, 650-595-3933 ART BOOKS hard Cover, full color (10) Norman Rockwell and others $10 each 650-364-7777 ARTIFICIAL FICUS Tree 6 ft. life like, full branches. in basket $55. (650)269-3712 BARBARA TAYLOR BRADFORD hardback books. 4 at $3.00 each or all for $10., Call (650)341-1861 BARBIE BEACH vacation & Barbie princess bride computer games $15 each, (650)367-8949 BATMAN AND James Bond Hard cover and paperback 10 inch x 12 inch $7.50 each 650-364-7777 BBQ SMOKER BBQ Grill, LP Coleman, Alaskan Cookin Machine, cost $140 sell $75. 650-344-8549 BBQ SMOKER, w/propane tank, wheels, shelf, sears model $86 650-344-8549 BEADS - Glass beads for jewelry making, $75. all, (650)676-0732 BOOK "LIFETIME" (408)249-3858 WW1 $12.,

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 YAKAMA 3 Bike Car Trailer w/straps 2" hitch $45., (650)843-0773

PANASONIC TV 21 inch $25., (650)6378244 TV - 32 color Sony Trinitron TV, $75., (650)341-1861 TV 25 inch color with remote $25. Sony 12 inch color TV, $10 Excellent condition. (650)520-0619 TV SET Philips 21 inch with remote $40., (650)692-3260 VINTAGE SEARS 8465 aluminum photo tripod + bag. Sturdy! $25 See: http://tinyurl.com/3v9oxrk 650-204-0587

298 Collectibles
1982 PRINT "A Tune Off The Top Of My Head" See: http://tinyurl.com/4y38xld 650-204-0587 $75 49ER REPORT issues '85-'87 $35/all, (650)592-2648 ARMY SHIRT, long sleeves, with pockets. XL $15 each (408)249-3858 BAY MEADOWS UMBRELLA - Colorful, large-size, can fit two people underneath. $15 (650)867-2720 BAY MEADOWS bag & umbrella $15.each, (650)345-1111 COLORIZED TERRITORIAL Quarters uncirculated with Holder $15/all, (408)249-3858 GAYLORD PERRY 8x10 signed photo $10 (650)692-3260 GLASSES 6 sets redskins, good condition never used $12./all. (650)345-1111

304 Furniture
2 END Tables solid maple '60's era $40/both. (650)670-7545 4 DRAWER COLE FILE CABINET -27 Deep, Letter Size dark beige, $99., (650)364-0902 42" ROUND Oak Table (with 12") leaf. Clean/Great Cond. $40. 650-766-9553. 62" X 32" Oak (Dark Stain) Coffee Table w/ 24" Sq. side Table, Leaded Beveled Glass top/Like New - $90. 650-766-9553 ARMOIRE CABINET (415)375-1617 $90., Call

307 Jewelry & Clothing

49ER'S JACKET (650)871-7200 Adult size $50.

LADIES BRACELET, Murano glass. Various shades of red and blue $100 Daly City, no return calls. (650)991-2353 LADIES GOLD Lame' elbow lengthgloves sz 7.5 $15 New. (650)868-0436

308 Tools
bevel BATTERY CHARGER 40 amp needs work $15. (650)274-7381 CHAIN HOIST 2 ton $50. (650)274-7381 CHAIN HOIST- 1/2 ton $20. 3-ton $50 both new/unused, SOLD! CIRCULAR SAW, Craftsman-brand, 10, 4 long x 20 wide. Comes w/ stand - $70. (650)678-1018 CLASSIC CRAFTSMAN jig saw, cast iron base needs work $85 best offer. 650-703-9644 CLICKER TORQUE Wrench, 20 - 150 pounds, new with lifetime warranty and case, $39, 650-595-3933 CRAFTSMEN 16" scroll saw, good cond. $85. (650)591-4710 ENGINE ANALYZER & TIMING LITE Sears Penske USA, for older cars, like new, $60., (650)344-8549 leave msg. JOINTER - 6 inches, BAND SAW - 12 inches, $125. each, (415)218-8161 JOINTER PLANER Delta 6 inch 43 inch table on stand with wheels $99 415-333-8540 METAL POWER Saw needs belt $50. (650)274-7381 PRESSURE WASHER 2500 PSI, good condition, $350., (650)926-9841 RADIAL ARM SAW -10 inches old style heavy duty Black & Decker $99., Bruce (650)464-6493 SPEEDAIR AIR COMPRESSOR - 4 gallon stack tank air compressor $100., (650)591-4710 TABLE SAW 10 inch needs blade $50. (650)274-7381 TABLE SAW 10", very good condition $85. (650) 787-8219

BANQUET DINING chairs $29/all. (650)692-3260

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210 Lost & Found

LOST - 2 silver rings and silver watch, May 7th in Burlingame between Park Rd. & Walgreens, Sentimental value. Call Gen @ (650)344-8790 LOST - DUFFEL bag. Dark red on wheels filled with workout clothes. De Anza Blvd. San Mateo April 14. Generous reward! 650-345-1700

JACK TASHNER signed ball $25. Richard (650)834-4926 JOE MONTANA retirement book signed authenticated $39. (650)692-3260 MERCHANT MARINE, framed forecastle card, signed by Captain Angrick '70. 13 x 17 inches $35 cash. (650)755-8238 POSTER - framed photo of President Wilson and Chinese Junk $25 cash, (650)755-8238

BASSET LOVE Seat Hide-a-Bed, Beige, Good Cond. Only $30! 650-766-9553 BREAKFAST NOOK DINETTE TABLEsolid oak, 55 X 54, $49., (650)583-8069 CHANDELIER WITH 5 lights/ candelabre base with glass shades $20. (650)504-3621 COFFEE TABLE - brown, perfect condition, nice design, with storage, $50., (650)345-1111 COFFEE TABLE, Oak, like new, scroll work $90 OBO, (650)290-1960

ROCKING CHAIR - Traditional, full size Rocking chair. Excellent condition $100., (650)504-3621 SOFA (LIVING room) Large, beige. You pick up $45 obo 650-692-1942 SOFA- BROWN, Beautiful, New $250 650-207-0897 STEREO CABINET walnut with 3 black shelves 16 x 22 x 42. $35 SM 650-341-5347 STORAGE TABLE light brown lots of storage good condition $45. (650)867-2720 TV STAND with shelves $20. SOLD!

BOOK NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC NATIONAL AIR MUSEUMS $15 (480)249-3858 BOXES MOVING storage or office assorted sizes 50 cents /each (50 total) 650-347-8061 BROTHER'S ELECTRIC TYPEWRITEr in excellent condition. SOLD! BRUGMANSIA TREE large growth and in pot, $50., (650)871-7200 CAESAR STONE - Polished gray, smooth cut edges, 26x36x3/4, great piece, $65., (650)347-5104 CANDLE HOLDER with angel design, tall, gold, includes candle. Purchased for $100, now $30. (650)345-1111 CEILING FAN multi speed, brown and bronze $45 650-592-2648 DANIELLE STEELE newer books - 1 hardback $3., one paperback $1., (650)341-1861 DOOM (3) computer games $15/each 2 total, (650)367-8949 DUFFEL BAGS - 1 Large Duffel Bag ,1 Xtra Lg. Duffel w Wheels, 1 Leather week-ender Satchel, All 3 at $75., (650)871-7211 ELECTRIC TYPEWRITER Smith Corona $60 650-878-9542 ELECTRONIC TYPEWRITER good condition $50., (650)878-9542 ELVIS PRESLEY $20(650)692-3260 poster book

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CLASSES OFFERED IN DALY CITY and BURLINGAME

DRAFTING TABLE 30 x 42' with side tray. excellent cond $75. (650)949-2134 DRESSER WITH matching bunk/twin bed frames, includes comforters, no mattresses, $50/all, 650-728-5831 END TABLE marble top with drawer with matching table $70/all. (650)520-0619 END TABLE solid marble white top with drawer $55. (650)308-6381

TWO BAR STOOLS, with back rests foot rests and swivels. $25 each. (650)3478061.

306 Housewares
"PRINCESS HOUSE decorator urn "Vase" cream with blue flower 13 inch H $25., (650)868-0436 6 PANELS of burgundy and beige striped drapes. Like new. $50 obo, SOLD! DRIVE MEDICAL design locking elevated toilet seat. New. $45. (650)343-4461

CLASSES START AUGUST 22, 2011

Class offerings:

DALY CITY (699 Serramonte Blvd.) - Daytime Business Office Careers Computerized Accounting and QuickBooks Insurance Billing and Coding Medical Administrative Assistant BURLINGAME (1800 Rollins Road) - Daytime Auto Body Repair and Renishing Computerized Accounting and QuickBooks Dental Assisting Insurance Billing and Coding Medical Administrative Assistant

GAME "BEAT THE EXPERTS" never used $8., (408)249-3858 GEORGE FOREMAN Grill good condition $15. 650-592-3327 GM CODE reader '82-'95 $20 650-583-5208 HAIR BLOWERS (2) - One Conair, one Andis Hang Up Turbo, SOLD! HONDA CIVIC FRONT SEAT Gray Color. Excellent Cond. $90. San Bruno. 415999-4947 KITCHEN HOOD - Black, under mount, 3 diff. fan speeds, $95., (650)315-4465 MACINTOSH COMPUTER complete with monitor, works perfectly, only $99, 650-595-3933 MEN'S ASHTON and Hayes leather briefcase new. Burgundy color. $95 obo, (650)343-4461 NEW LIVING Yoga Tape for Beginners $8. 650-578-8306

309 Office Equipment

CALCULATOR - (2) heavy duty, tape Casio & Sharp, $30/ea, (650)344-8549 OFFICE LAMP new $7. (650)345-1111

310 Misc. For Sale

(15) GEORGE Magazines all intact $50/all OBO. (650)574-3229, Foster City 10 PLANTS (assorted) for $3.00 each, (650)349-6059 13 PIECE paint and pad set for home use $25., (650)589-2893 2 MATCHING blankets - full/queen size, solid cream color, vellux, hyproallergenic, great condition, $38., (650)347-5104 4 IN 1 stero unit. CD player broken. $20 650-834-4926

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310 Misc. For Sale
METAL CABINET - 4 drawers, beige 16.5 inches W x 27 3/4 H x 27 inches D SOLD NICHOLAS SPARKS Hardback Books 2 @ $3.00 each. (650)341-1861 PACHIRA PLANT 3ft. H. (Money plant) with decorative Pot $30. (650)592-2648 PERSIAN KLIN CARPET - 66x39, pink and burgandy, good condition, $90., (650)867-2720 SLUMBER REST blue heated throw, electric, remote, SOLD! SPORTS BOOKS, Full of Facts, All Sports, Beautiful Collection 5 Volumes, $25. 650 871-7211 STUART WOODS Hardback Books 2 @ $3.00 each. (650)341-1861 SUITCASE - Atlantic. 27 " expandable. rolling wheels. Navy. Like new. $ 45., (650)364-5319 TEA CHEST from Bombay store $35 perfect condition 650-867-2720 TRIPOD SEARS 8465 aluminum photo tripod plus bag $25. 650-204-0587 VERIZON CAR charger, still in sealed factory package, $10, 650-595-3933 VIDEO CENTER 38 inches H 21 inches W still in box $45., (408)249-3858 WHITE MARBLE piece - all natural stone, polished face, smooth edges, 21 x 41 x 3/4 thick, $75., (650)347-5104

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311 Musical Instruments
PIANO VINTAGE - Upright, Davis & Sons, just tuned, $600., (650)678-9007 SPANISH GUITAR 6 strings good condition $80. Call (650)375-1550. VIOLIN FOR beginner comes with music stand asking $79.00 (650) 222 2588

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316 Clothes
DENIM JACKETS Ladies (2) Small/Medium, like new, $15/each, (650)577-0604

316 Clothes
NANCY'S TAILORING & BOUTIQUE Custom Made & Alterations 889 Laurel Street San Carlos, CA 94070 650-622-9439

335 Garden Equipment

FLOWER POTS many size (50 pieces) $15/all, (415)346-6038 PLANTS ASSORTED $5/each obo (10 total), (650)218-8852 POTTED PLANTS (7) $5/each 650-207-0897 TABLE - for plant, $25., perfect condition, (650)345-1111

510 Commercial for Rent

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A Place For Fine Hats Sharon Heights
325 Sharon Heights Drive Menlo Park

WAREHOUSE/ OFFICE AVAILABLE

Belmont/San Carlos
440 sq. ft. to 5,000 sq. ft. Starting from $664/mo. Units include rollup doors, 3 phase power, water, space heater, restrooms Great access to Hwy 101
WILLIAMS BUSINESS PARK 299 OLD COUNTY ROAD, UNIT 13 SAN CARLOS, CA 94070

312 Pets & Animals

BIRD CAGE 14x14x8 ecellent condition $25 Daly City, (650)755-9833 COCKATIELS FOR SALE Lutino $80, Perla $45, and Pay $40 Spanish: (650) 712-1746 English: (650) 868-3660 DOG CAGE/GORILLA folding large dog cage good condition, 2 door with tray, $75.,(650)355-8949

650-854-8030
GENUINE OAKELY Sunglasses, M frame and Plutonite lenses with drawstring bag, $65 650-595-3933 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 JACKET size 3x 70% wool 30% nylon never worn $50 650-592-2648 LADIES ROYAL blue rain coat with zippered flannel plaid liner size 12 RWC $15. (650)868-0436 LADIES SHOES- size 5, $10., (650)756-6778 LANE BRYANT assorted clothing. Sizes 2x-3x. 22-23, $10-$20. ea., brand new with tags. (650)290-1960

379 Open Houses 317 Building Materials

CORRIGATED DRAINAGE pipe perforated, 4 in. X 100 ft., Good as new $35., Redwood City, (650)367-8146 WHEELBARROW - like new, $40., (650)364-0902 WHITE STORM/SCREEN door. Size is 35 1/4" x 79 1/4". Asking $75.00. Call (650)341-1861

OPEN HOUSE LISTINGS

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

318 Sports Equipment

"EVERLAST FOR HER" Machine to help lose weight $40., (650)368-3037 13 ASSORTED GOLF CLUBS- Good Quality $3.50 each. Call (650) 349-6059. 2 GOLF CLUBS - Ladies, right handed, putter & driver $5/each (650)755-8238 BASKETBALL RIM, net & backboard $35/all 650-345-7132 Leave message. HALEX ELECTRONIC Dart board, with darts, great cond. $35. (650)591-4710 MORRELL TODD Richards 75 Snowboard (Good Condition) with Burton Boots (size 6 1/2) - $50. 650-766-9553

CALL (650) 631-1151

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650-697-2685

620 Automobiles 380 Real Estate Services HOMES & PROPERTIES

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

316 Clothes
49ER SWEATSHIRT with hood size 8 extra large $100 obo. (650)346-9992 AUTHENTIC MEXICAN SOMBRERO, $40., (650)364-0902 BLACK LEATHER MOTORCYCLE JACKET - Size M, $60.obo, (650)2901960 BLACK LEATHER tap shoes 9M great condition $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

MANS SUEDE-LIKE jacket, New, XXLg. $25. 650 871-7211 MEN'S SHOES (650)756-6778

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Dont lose money on a trade-in or consignment! Sell your vehicle in the Daily Journals Auto Classifieds. Just $3 per day. Reach 82,500 drivers from South SF to Palo Alto
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311 Musical Instruments

2 ORGANS, antique tramp, $500 for both. (650)342-4537 BALDWIN C-630 ORGAN. Very clean $30., (650)872-6767 KIDS GUITAR for 6 years and Up $40, call (650)375-1550 PALATINO CLARINET with case, like new, $100. (650)591-4710 PIANO -FREE upright piano Mendelssohn, (650)548-4871

- New, size 10, $10.,

MEN'S SUIT almost new $25. 650-573-6981 MENS SLACKS - 8 pairs, $50., Size 36/32, (408)420-5646 NEW BROWN LEATHER JACKET- XL $25., 650-364-0902

322 Garage Sales

MOVING! MUST SELL!

Dresser with mirrors, antique cedar chest, office cabinet, TV stand, nightstand, mirror, buffet and more. Located in San Carlos. By appt only: (650)637-8262
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Cabinetry

Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle

Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis
ACROSS 1 Treble symbol 5 Knock for a loop 9 Red Delicious, e.g. 14 Fishing need 15 [Lightbulb!] 16 Bay Area county 17 Landed on a perch 18 Confidenceinspiring 20 Polite egotists musical request? (Beatles) 22 Just __ naturally 23 Dr.s field 24 Paranormal 28 Uppercase letters, briefly 30 Weep and wail 33 __ turn is it? 34 Paper towel unit 35 GI no-show 36 Adamant egotists musical request? (Doris Day) 39 Barely made, with out 40 Wild and crazy 41 They may be faith-based or quantum 42 Boxing count 43 Quick on ones feet 44 Kings are __ gods: Shakespeares Pericles 45 Red, Yellow or Black 46 So-o-o-o good! 47 Needy egotists musical request? (Supremes) 55 Fettuccine Alfredo topping, e.g. 56 A mere step away 57 The Threepenny Opera composer Kurt 58 Walked heavily 59 Sandwich seller 60 Box for Beeb watchers 61 William and Harry, to Charles 62 Black cat, to some DOWN 1 Show appreciation at a show 2 Quiet time 3 New York canal 4 Greek salad cheese 5 Run the show 6 Really good (at) 7 Fervor 8 Leisure 9 Gets a smile out of 10 Peeled with a knife 11 Puritanical 12 Bit of poetry 13 Subj. including grammar 19 Sales reps giveaway 21 Oregons capital 24 Little hooter 25 Fail in the clutch 26 Group of witches 27 Like many flea market items 28 Groanworthy, as a joke 29 Friend in war 30 Dont __ the small stuff! 31 Punchiness 32 Make holy 34 Lions warning 35 Declare with confidence 37 Convenience for Northeastern tollpaying drivers 38 Remember the __! 43 In good taste 44 Fixes securely (in) 45 T-shirt size 46 City nicknamed The Heart of Georgia 47 Canadian tribe 48 Eye, to Yvette 49 Packs away dishes? 50 Dollar rival 51 Reverse, in word processing 52 Rain really hard 53 Like 61-Across 54 __ Brockovich 55 100 lbs.

CHRYSLER 06 300 Sedan, 28k mi., sun roof, excellent condition. $18k. SOLD! FORD 93 250 flat bed, diesel, 100-gallon gas tanks, completely rebuilt, $2800. 650-481-5296 HONDA 10 ACCORD LX - 4 door sedan, low miles, $19K, (650)573-6981 MERCEDES 03 C230K Coupe - 52K miles, $12,000 for more info call (650)344-9117

THE THRIFT SHOP

Closed for the Month of August Reopening Saturday 9/10 Thanks for your support- See you after Labor Day Episcopal Church 1 South El Camino Real San Mateo 94401

440 Apartments
BELMONT - prime, quiet location, view, 1 bedroom $1350, 2 bedrooms $1650. New carpets, new granite counters, dishwasher, balcony, covered carports, storage, pool, no pets. (650) 591-4046

MERCEDES 05 C-230 66k mi. Sliver, 1 owner, excellent condition, $14,000 obo (650)799-1033 MERCEDES 06 C230 - 6 cylinder, navy blue, 60K miles, 2 year warranty, $18,000, (650)455-7461 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., $14,900 obo, (650)574-1198 PLYMOUTH 87 Reliant, Immaculate in/out, Runs Great, Garaged. MUST SEE. Jim $3,250 (510) 489-8687

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REDWOOD CITY- 1 bedroom close to downtown, $995.mo plus $600 deposit, (650)361-1200

List your upcoming garage sale, moving sale, estate sale, yard sale, rummage sale, clearance sale, or whatever sale you have... in the Daily Journal. Reach over 82,500 readers from South San Francisco to Palo Alto. in your local newspaper. Call (650)344-5200

SAN MATEO - 2 bedroom, 2 bath. Next to Central Park. Rarely available. Prestigious Location & Building. Gated Garage, Deck. No Pets. $2,100/mo. (650)948-2935.

SUTTON AUTO SALES Cash for Cars

Call 650-595-DEAL (3325) Or Stop By Our Lot 1659 El Camino Real San Carols
TOYOTA COROLLA 2007 Sliver, 1 owner. Like new! $12,000 (650) 212-6666 TOYOTA COROLLA 93 WAGON 243K miles, no accidents, $2700. firm, SOLD! XLT FORD Ranger 02 126k miles. One owner NEW 15x8 wheels, radial tires, 5 speed, new clutch. Best offer.SOLD!

470 Rooms

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

335 Rugs
WOOL AREA RUG - Multi-green colors, 5 X 7, $65. obo, (650)290-1960

Room For Rent

Travel Inn, San Carlos

335 Garden Equipment

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(2) GALVANIZED planter with boxed liners 94 x 10 x 9 $20/all, (415)346-6038 (30) BAMBOO poles 6 to 8 Ft $15/all, (415)346-6038 CRAFTSMAN GAS 4 cycle rototiller. $85., SOLD!

$49 daily + tax $294-$322 weekly + tax

Clean Quiet Convenient Cable TV, WiFi & Private Bathroom Microwave and Refrigerator 950 El Camino Real San Carlos

625 Classic Cars

DATSUN 72 - 240Z with Chevy 350, automatic, custom, $5800 or trade. (650)588-9196 FORD 29 Convertible 350 Chevy, Automatic. $23,000. (650)344-6367, (650) 270-3403. FORD 36 SEDAN Chevy 350 Automatic new brakes and new tires. $21K obo.(650)583-5956 MERCURY 67 Cougar XR7 - runs better than new. Needs Body Paint $7,500 (408)596-1112 NISSAN 87 Centura - Two door, manual, stick shift, 150K miles. Clean title, good body, $1,250., (415)505-3908 PLYMOUTH 72 CUDA - Runs and drives good, needs body, interior and paint, $12k obo, serious inquiries only. (650)873-8623

(650) 593-3136
Mention Daily Journal

630 Trucks & SUVs

FORD 05 350 Super Duty, 4x4 Crewcab, fully loaded, 125K miles, $23,500., (650)281-4750 or (650)492-0184

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

640 Motorcycles/Scooters
By Janie Smulyan (c)2011 Tribune Media Services, Inc.

08/08/11

BMW 03 F650 GS, $3899 OBO. Call 650-995-0003

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

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670 Auto Service 670 Auto Parts
CHEVY TRANSMISSION 4L60E Semi used $800. (650)921-1033 EXPLORER 02 Ford 20 inch wheel & Tire $99/all 650-669-0049

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

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INTERIOR & UPHOLSTRY 2011 Burlingame Cars in the Park

645 Boats
MOTOR - Evinrude for boat, 25 HP, $1000., SOLD! PROSPORT 97 - 17 ft. CC 80 Yamaha Pacific, loaded, like new, $9,500 or trade, (650)583-7946.

Upholstery
1803 El Camino Real San Carlos

California Auto

650 592 7947

AUTOS TOPS BOATS FURNITURE ANTIQUES

FORD 73 Maverick/Mercury GT Comet, Drive Train 302 V8, C4 Auto Trans. Complete, needs assembly, includes radiator and drive line, call for details, $1250., (650)726-9733. HEAVY DUTY jack stand for camper or SUV $15. (650)949-2134 TRUCK RADIATOR - fits older Ford, never used, $100., (650)504-3621

Theres no such thing as a free lunch. That may be so, but the Daily Journal would like to offer you a free ad. List your items for sale for free as long as they are under $100. (650)344-5200 ads@smdailyjournal.com
You must be a private party seller. Limit three ads per household.

655 Trailers
PROWLER 01 Toy carrier, 25 ft., fully self contained, $5k OBO, Trade (650)589-8765 will deliver

QUALITY COACHWORKS
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670 Auto Service HILLSDALE CAR CARE

WE FIX CARS Quailty Work-Value Price Ready to help

Expert Body and Paint Personalized Service

411 Woodside Road, Redwood City 650-280-3119

Call omar for quotes 670 Auto Parts

2 SNOW/CABLE chains good condition fits 13-15 inch rims $10/both San Bruno 650-588-1946

672 Auto Stereos

call (650) 345-0101 254 E. Hillsdale Blvd. San Mateo

Corner of Saratoga Ave.

MONNEY CAR AUDIO

We Sell, Install and Repair All Brands of Car Stereos
iPod & iPhone Wired to Any Car for Music Quieter Car Ride Sound Proof Your Car 31 Years Experience

680 Autos Wanted

DONATE YOUR CAR Tax Deduction, We do the Paperwork, Free Pickup, Running or Not - in most cases. Help yourself and the Polly Klaas Foundation. Call (800)380-5257. Wanted 62-75 Chevrolets Novas, running or not Parts collection etc. So clean out that garage Give me a call Joe 650 342-2483

680 Autos Wanted Dont lose money on a trade-in or consignment! Sell your vehicle in the Daily Journals Auto Classifieds. Just $3 per day. Reach 82,500 drivers from South SF to Palo Alto
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880 AUTO WORKS

Dealership Quality Affordable Prices Complete Auto Service Foreign & Domestic Autos 880 El Camino Real San Carlos 650-598-9288 www.880autoworks.com CAMPER/TRAILER/TRUCK OUTSIDE backup mirror 8 diameter fixture. $30. 650-588-1946 CARGO COVER, (black) for Acura MDX $75. 415-516-7060

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radiology centers do not provide emergency services and limit their hours of operation. That means their expenses are lower, said Margie OClair, spokeswoman for Mills-Peninsula Health Services. Our hospital has made the critical investments to serve our communitys complete health care needs and that means our expenses are higher, said OClair, who noted the hospital is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. With more people now going without insurance, the consumer needs to be educated to save money, Sammarco said. Kleiners practice deals a lot with the uninsured, who pay for procedures out of their own pockets. This group is increasingly seeking out the best value for their dollar, she said. Doctors compete for patients like businesses compete for customers but battling with a larger group such as the Palo Alto Medical Foundation can be daunting, she said. PAMF is also a Sutter Health afliate. PAMF doctors often perform procedures at Stanford University Medical Center, which can signicantly add to cost, Kleiner said. It is like insider trading, Dr. Susan Marks said about competing for patients with larger physician groups. They want to keep patients in their network. We lose our patients once they get into a larger network. It is like a vortex. Marks, Kleiner and two other doctors formed their independent radiology physicianowned practice in 1989. Now, they are looking to team with other doctors, primarily to stay in business. It is getting hard to run an independent ofce with the insurance companies trying to reduce our contributions, Kleiner said. Tentatively, about 130 doctors plan to form a group called Independent Physicians of the Peninsula. It may eventually be called Independent Physicians of the Bay Area, depending on how big the circle of doctors get. The group has a meeting scheduled today to formulate a plan moving forward. Dr. Randy Chen, a nephrologist with ofces in Belmont and Burlingame, will lead the information technology duties for the new group. We have a common goal and that is to maintain our independence, Chen said. Managed-care organizations have a big presence in the community, he said. We need to have a voice in the community, Chen said.

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and is on a mission to educate the public on how insurance coverage works so patients can take greater control over the cost of clinical lab work and other services. Locally, a group of more than 130 independent physicians, including primary care physicians and specialists in lab work and other procedures on the Peninsula are looking to join forces and do the same thing. The group wants patients to know they are not required to get lab work done or see a specialist in expensive hospital settings, even if their doctor gives them a referral. A procedure order is like a prescription, said Dr. Beth Kleiner. A patient can have the work done where they want regardless of a doctors referral. Some insurance policies, however, can restrict a patient to see a specialist or get lab work done within a specic medical group such as Brown & Toland and the Santa Clara County Individual Practice Association do locally. Less restrictive policies that allow a patient to see any specialist they want will likely have higher deductibles, Sammarco said. As more people are looking to be cost conscious in the down economy, Sammarco says a patient should know they can get blood work done at a smaller lab for just $48 while a hospital will charge up to $460.

Support for new independent group

The 130 or so doctors interested in forming their own group will be able to better communicate with each other under one umbrella, he said. Bigger groups are able to negotiate better deals with insurance companies but that is not necessarily the goal of the new group, he said. So far, the idea has early support from Dr. Andy Rosenberg, a urologist who is also chief of staff at Mills-Peninsula Health Services. It is about maintaining a group of independent doctors who dont want to be under the control of a larger organization, Rosenberg said. We dont want to be Kaiser. Kaiser Permanente is the largest managed care consortium in the United States with millions of members. Kaiser and Sutter are protocol-based practices, very regimented, Marks said. We are a patient-centered practice that focuses on quality of care. Independent doctors can spend more time with a patient than a doctor in a big network, she said. Independent doctors will also negotiate the cost of a procedure, something hospitals rarely do, Kleiner said.

Differences in pricing
Half Moon Bay resident Marina Fikh knows a lot about the cost differences of larger networks compared to independent practices through her three pregnancies, the rst two while she had insurance and the third without. She has compared prices for ultrasounds and other lab work taken at Stanford to Kleiners private practice and the difference is signicant, she said. Fikh, 38, also had fetal echocardiography tests taken at both the University of California San Francisco and at Kleiners practice while she was pregnant to check for cardiac conditions of her unborn baby.

Costs add up
In San Mateo, Kleiner and a few other doctors run Peninsula Ultrasound, right across the street from Mills Health Center in San Mateo. Mills and the Mills-Peninsula Medical Center in Burlingame are Sutter Health afliates. Kleiner offers the same ultrasound service Mills does but at less cost because hospitals have higher operating costs, she said. You are paying for the procedure, time with the doctor and for the hospitals space. Those costs add up, Kleiner said. The free-standing or small private company

The difference can be up to $500, Fikh said. A couple of them adds up quick. Maybe $500 is not a big difference for some, but it is for me. She was also quoted a price for an amniocentesis to be performed at Stanford but, when she got the bill, it was much higher than expected. She was quoted $2,000 for the procedure but the bill came in more than double that. After I asked I was told the quote was just for the procedure, Fikh said, adding she was not expecting to see extra charges for the use of a hospital room or for a doctors visit. Kleiner even negotiated with Stanford on Fikhs behalf to try to get the bill lowered. When Fikh called UCSF to question one of her bills, she had to speak to several different people. UCSF is very bureaucratic. I had to ask who is the responsible party I need to talk to? It was very frustrating, Fikh said. Now that she pays cash, she can negotiate directly with Kleiner and her ofce, she said. The ofce has even worked out payment plans for her, Fikh said. Back in Rhode Island, East Side Clinical Laboratory posts cost differences for lab tests compared to hospitals. A 2011 analysis of lab charges in Rhode Island shows that an independent clinical lab charged $33 for a complete blood count compared to a hospital-afliated labs charge of $45. Not a huge difference for that test but the analysis showed a comprehensive metabolic panel, which includes 14 basic chemistry tests, costs only $53 at an independent lab while a hospital-afliated lab charged $474 for the same tests. Wed love to get paid like hospitals do, East Sides Sammarco said. Hospitals can charge whatever they want and God bless them because they save lives. But we are a one-trick pony. But consumers can do a little research to save money when it comes to their health care, he said. You wouldnt go to the hospital to buy aspirin because you know the price is too high, Sammarco said.
Bill Silverfarb can be reached by email: silverfarb@smdailyjournal.com or by phone: (650) 3445200 ext. 106.

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