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County may buy out workers
By Michelle Durand
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
San Mateo County may offer
some of its employees approximate-
ly $25,000 to voluntarily leave their
jobs as a way to cut costs, minimize
layoffs and save up to four times
that amount.
The plan coming before the
Edgar Roblero and his two daughters packed their San Mateo home yesterday in preparation for for a ruling by
immigration officials to deport them to Guatemala.The Robleros must leave the United States by Feb.1.
Family fights deportation
Children born here; wife died tragically in Guatemala
By Bill Silverfarb
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
A San Mateo resident is fighting
to stay in the country with two of his
three children after being ordered by
immigration officials to leave the
United States by Feb. 1.
Edgar Roblero and his two daugh-
ters are being ordered to leave the
United States by Immigration and
Customs Enforcement officials after
previously applying for asylum and
after the mysterious death of his
wife a year ago.
Roblero, from Guatemala, is
seeking a “stay of removal” for him
and his daughters, both naturalized
citizens, after being told he would
have to leave the country.
Board of Supervisors Tuesday is an
extension of the Voluntary
Employee Separation Program
begun last year as an incentive for
certain employees to resign. The
program pays either $15,000 or
$20,000, depending upon years of
service, plus six months of health
benefits. Which workers exactly
would qualify isn’t dictated by clas-
Roblero fled Guatemala in 1990
at the age of 21 when the country
was gripped in the middle of a 16-
year-long civil war. He applied for
asylum almost immediately after
coming to the United States and has
essentially lived in uncertainty ever
since.
While here, he met his wife
Mayra, also from Guatemala, and
JACK LALANNE DIES
FITNESS GURU WAS 96 YEARS OLD
sification or department in the
memo by County Manager David
Boesch.
Like last year, however, the jobs
must be affected by planned budget
reductions, the worker must be full-
time, have worked for the county at
least five years and not already sub-
mitted a notice of resignation or
retirement.
BILL SILVERFARB/DAILY JOURNAL
had three children together.
Roblero’s asylum case was never
closed until officials ordered the
family back home more than a year
ago.
The family was set to relocate to
Guatemala and Mayra traveled to
the country first with her three chil-
dren to set up in a new home since
neither were keen on living with in-
laws. The couple bought a patch of
land and Mayra oversaw construc-
tion of a new house while Edgar
remained here working.
But Mayra, who was diagnosed
with lupus, was confronted in
Guatemala by gunman who
demanded money from her and ter-
See FAMILY, Page 19
SPORTS PAGE 11
Last year, 21 eligible employees
were offered the option of either
voluntary separation or a different
program with credit of one year
toward early retirement and another
16 were offered just the separation,
said Steve Rossi, interim assistant
human resources director.
Of the 37, 13 accepted the retire-
ment credit and one accepted the
Exploring a new
seventh period
By Heather Murtagh
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
Life skills and internships for
credit are examples of offerings the
seventh period day could have in the
San Mateo Union High School
District as officials begin to explore
future offerings and costs.
After two years of examining
enrollment numbers, the district is
seeing an increase in students opting
for the extra period. While many
students use the course for addition-
al help or enrichment, the district
will begin to explore other options
like vocational internships. Such
options will come at a cost. In
March, the board will begin to dis-
cuss those options.
“We’re not about financial man-
Boost proposed
for parking fees
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF REPORT
Skirting Redwood City’s parking
rules could get more expensive
under a proposal coming before the
City Council Monday night meant
to cover a new state surcharge and
give the city an extra $40,000.
If passed, parking meter scofflaws
face tickets of $40, a $5 increase
over the current $35 citation. The
increase includes $3 which the state
imposed on all parking violations
beginning Dec. 7 plus an $2 mean to
bring Redwood City rates in line
with surrounding jurisdictions.
Of the $40, $12.50 of the total
will be state and county surcharges.
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resignation offer. The options saved
the jobs of 46 employees at risk for
pink slips, Rossi said.
Although the county is taking
measures to keep its finances in
check during the 2010-2011 fiscal
year, Boesch said more should be
considered.
See COUNTY, Page 19
agement, although funding comes
into play.
Options are our focus,” said board
President Stephen Rogers.
Rogers is eager to look at seventh-
period day options that offer life
skills, mastery of computer pro-
grams needed to be successful in the
workplace and options that appeal to
students across the spectrum of aca-
demic achievement.
Superintendent Scott Laurence
explained many students exit the
district eligible for the University of
California system but he would love
to see a variety of extra period offer-
ings. Doing so could make students
in the district more competitive for
the UC spots, he said.
See PERIOD, Page 19
With the city issuing approxi-
mately 20,000 parking citations
annually, the proposed increase —
minus the state surcharge — will
bring in an estimated $40,000 in
new revenue.
Redwood City’s parking fines are
currently $5 lower than the average
of other cities surveyed, according
to a staff report compiled by the
police department.
A number of those cities are also
hiking fees in response to the state
surcharge. San Mateo and Belmont
increased the fines by $5 while
Menlo Park stuck with $3. The cities
See FEE, Page 19
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fundraiser for the ongoing legal chal-
SEMYS lenge to California’s gay marriage ban.
The outspoken British piano man, who
became a parent to a baby boy on
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Christmas Day with partner David
FITEB Furnish, added that “as I get older, I get
more angry about it.”
“In this country, we need more dia-
logue,” he said during an interview
DOLIBY
Friday. “We don’t need any more stone
throwing. We don’t need any more vitri-
ol. We need people to say, ’OK. I’m
ULSSET straight. You’re gay. Let’s get along. I’m
Now arrange the circled letters Republican. You’re Democratic. Let’s
to form the surprise answer, as
suggested by the above cartoon. work together.’ I’m sick and tired of peo-
ple being hateful to each other in this
Answer: IT
country.”
(Answers tomorrow)
John disappointed some gay rights
Saturday’s
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activists after California’s Proposition 8
Answer: What they ended up with at the greyhound
races — “HOT” DOGS banning gay marriage passed in 2008
when he said he had no desire to get
married and was satisfied with his civil
partnership in England. He sang a differ-
ent tune Wednesday when he praised the
effort to overturn Proposition 8 and
promised to do everything he could to
support it, even though he is British.
The couple’s son, Zachary Jackson
“Everyone is entitled to have their
own beliefs and their own spirituality,”
said John. “The big difference is that the
dogma of the church can be so hateful
and divisive. It’s stuck in the stone age.
We don’t live in the stone age anymore.
The church is losing people left, right
and center because people are fed up
with the rhetoric that they’re giving
them.”
Hollywood’s newest Olsen
makes Sundance debut
PARK CITY, Utah — The younger
sister of Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen is
breaking into showbiz with two buzzed-
about films at the Sundance Film
Festival.
Elizabeth Olsen, 21, stars in “Silent
House,” directed by the filmmakers who
made the 2004 indy hit “Open Water.”
When it debuted at Sundance, it was
sold to Lionsgate for more than $2 mil-
lion.
Based on a film from Uruguay called
“La Casa Muda,” “Silent House” is one
continuous take as Olsen’s character
’Just so you know Elizabeth Olsen
I’m used to the
medium of theater, so like I can stand on
my feet for this long,”’ she laughs.
Olsen’s other film at Sundance is
“Martha Macy May Marlene,” where
she plays a young women trying to read-
just to life after escaping from a cult.
“It’s hard for independent films when
they want to get money,” said Olsen.
“And to have a lead be an unknown —
it’s kind of a risk for people to take. And
so the fact that they took that risk was
like made my year, my life, I don’t
know! It was really exciting.”
The actress may be enthusiastic about
her career but turns serious when it
comes to the idea of being a tabloid tar-
get like her big sisters, now 24, who are
chased constantly by paparazzi. The
Olsen twins have been in the spotlight
since they were hired as infants to share
a role in the TV comedy “Full House.”
“When I would go shopping with my
sisters when I was younger, it would be
dangerous. People would almost get us
into car accidents. I just think it’s crazy
in general but I want to be an actor.”
THE DAILY JOURNAL
Daly City beginnings
T
he modern history of Daly City began
amidst much legal dealings and con-
fusion as to what land had been grant-
ed to Jose Antonio Galindo in his Spanish
grant called Rancho Laguna de la Merced.
The grant that surrounded Lake Merced for
half a league was then sold to Francisco
DeHaro, son-in-law of the Rancho Buri Buri
grantee, Jose Antonio Sanchez. Rancho
Laguna de la Merced, which included part of
Westlake, eventually passed to American
owners and the Spring Valley Water Company.
South of here Rancho Buri Buri’s boundary
was well-established, running from the corner
of the Olivet Memorial Park southwest of the
laguna at the top of the hill (present Fairmount
Shopping Center). West of Rancho Buri Buri,
Jose Sanchez’s son, Francisco, was granted
the Rancho San Pedro. The land north and
between this Rancho Buri Buri, Rancho San
Pedro boundary and the Rancho Laguna de la
Merced (present day Daly City/Colma) was
declared U. S. government property in 1853,
and therefore could be acquired by private
individuals.
In the early 1850s, there was a mad rush to
claim this land and the first men to make
claims on the land were Patrick Brooks and
Robert S. Thornton, followed by James Casey,
Jr., Michael Comerford, John Castle, Dennis
Murphy, Michael Fahey, John Brooks and
Michael O’Riley. Michael Comerford took up
residence overlooking Mussel Rock and west
of the laguna that marked the boundary in the
hills of the Rancho Buri Buri (Fairmont). J.
LOCAL
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE DALY CITY/COLMA HISTORY GUILD
Pioneer Robert Thornton’s home stood on Thornton Beach State Park until the 1982-83 storms
buried the ruins.
Gardener acquired laguna and surrounding
property. The San Pedro road that led from the
Mission Road (Colma) to San Pedro Valley
(Pacifica) touched on both men’s property as
it descended into the valley along the Pacific
Ocean.
Robert Thornton, a blacksmith from Rhode
Island, claimed land along the beach in the
early 1850s, as well as some flat land south of
Lake Merced, where he broke soil and started
a farm. Cold weather vegetables thrived in the
sandy soil and cool foggy air. Potatoes grew
especially well in this type of soil. Once his
farm was established and prospering, he
returned to the East Coast to get his wife,
Sarah Ann, whom he had left there while
exploring for a home in the West.
The 1850s were a time of weak state gov-
ernment. Lawlessness because of this and
much confusion existed as to the exact land
boundaries and ownership that pertained to
Mexican land grants. Therefore, in 1859, the
owners of the Rancho Laguna de la Merced
tried to obtain much of the Daily City land by
declaring this land theirs. Court actions and
confrontation by the farmers arose with some
ranchers coming close to actual warfare.
Rifles and a cannon was mounted and aimed
at the claimants on more than one occasion.
Cooler heads prevailed but it was not until
1866 that Mr. Thornton, as the legal represen-
tative of the farmers, went to Washington,
D.C., and was able to clarify the titles for the
immigrant’s then living and in the Daly City
area. This took almost six years of his life
See HISTORY, Page 6
Monday • Jan. 24, 2011 3
Police reports
Kids on beer
Two juveniles stole $20 worth of beer
from a Safeway on the 500 block of El
Camino Real in Millbrae before 7:44 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 15.
BURLINGAME
Lost/stolen property. A wedding ring worth
$10,000 was lost or stolen on the 200 block of
El Camino Real before 11:22 a.m. Friday,
Jan. 14.
Burglary. A car window was smashed and a
purse was stolen on the 800 block of Hinckley
Road before 5:35 p.m. Friday, Jan. 14.
Theft. A man discovered 100-150 kiwi had been
taken from his tree on the 100 block of Howard
Avenue before 7:31 p.m. Friday, Jan. 14.
Vandalism. A person involved in an alterca-
tion damaged another person’s computer on
the 1200 block of Bayshore Highway before
3:02 a.m. Monday, Jan. 10.
Theft. A computer was stolen from a home
on the 1400 block of Vancouver Avenue
before 12:16 p.m. Monday, Jan. 10.
Grand theft. A man’s check for $7,992.29
was stolen and cashed on the 1300 block of
Balboa Avenue before 4:23 p.m. Monday,
Jan. 10.
FOSTER CITY
Petty theft. A parking permit, garage remote
and cell phone charger were stolen from a
vehicle at Favor Designs on Sea Spray Lane
before 3:35 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 18.
Bike theft. A bicycle was stolen from a
secured parking garage from Spinnaker Cove
on Sea Spray Lane before 2:12 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 12.
4 Monday • Jan. 24, 2011 LOCAL THE DAILY JOURNAL

POOL PLUNGE
MICHAEL
COSTA/DAILY
JOURNAL
Brothers
Danny,6,and
Thomas
Heathcote,9
jump into the
54 degree San
Bruno City
Park Pool with
their mom
Amanda
Heathcote,36
of San Bruno
Saturday
morning. The
Polar Bear
Pool Plunge is
in its 7th year
and raises
scholarship
funds for local
organizations.
THE DAILY JOURNAL
A psychedelic journey
Artist takes inspiration from nature to create abstract work
By Ariana Smith
DAILY JOURNAL CORRESPONDENT
The journey of a starving artist may seem
long and tiresome, but for Mark Fiebert, it is
what makes life worth living.
The Belmont artist will be showing his latest
exhibit, “Flowers, Fish and Fauna” at San
Mateo City Hall beginning in February. The
exhibit is a collection of large color pencil
drawings, many almost psychedelic in nature.
He decided to use pencil because of its quality
as a bare, rudimentary art medium. Fiebert
was chosen out of 49 applicants to display his
work in San Mateo City Hall in the next few
months.
“Nature is my inspiration, I see it as all one
in the same,” Fiebert said. “Nature is free.
Everything is out there to take in. And I’ve
been lucky enough to live in a time and in a
country where art is out there too, and it
enriched my life incredibly. So it’s OK if I
don’t make a buck. It is all there to enjoy and
to take in. So I’m part of it. We’re all part of
it.”
Fiebert, 61, has had a long and varied life
journey, but he always had art in his mind. He
started painting in high school, and has been at
it ever since. But he chose to study journalism
at Ohio University, instead of art. His first job
out of college was art editor of The Athens
Messenger in Athens, Ohio. However, it did
not last long.
“I’d just rather paint,” Fiebert put it simply.
LOCAL Monday • Jan. 24, 2011 5
She became one
of the biggest
influences on
him as an artist,
and even his
most recent
exhibit reflects
that.
“A b s t r a c t
expressionism
A weekly look at the people means there is
who shape our community no direct link to
objects. It isn’t
In 1973, at age 22, he lit out for San representation-
Francisco to join the army of youth that flocked al,” Fiebert said.
there on a quest for peace and love. With his “But I want to
guitar in tow, he set out to find a job and expe- communicate so
rience the cultural art and music scene that had people can relate
exploded in the city during that era. to it easier. My
What he found was a slue of odd jobs, flowers and fish
including warehouseman, longshoreman and a
ANDREW SCHEINER/DAILY JOURNAL and fauna are
brief revisit to school to pursue a career in
Artist Mark Fiebert in front of one of his drawings that will be shown at very abstract,
optometry. but they look
San Mateo City Hall beginning Feb.1.
“This may sound crazy, but because I’m into like fish, and
visual art, I was fascinated by the human eye, “I’ve kind of settled into the thought,” he they look like flowers, and I do that because I
and the mechanics of it,” Fiebert said. “A lot of said. “I’m comfortable that I’ll never sell any- want to be more literal than abstract.”
my drawings are inspired by when you close thing. And I’m comfortable in knowing and
your eyes and see black, but there are all these feeling that it was well worth it.
blue and red dots, like a residual light, and you Art to me is what makes life worth living.” If you go ...
can almost see images.” In San Francisco, Fiebert also pursued a for- “Flowers, Fish and Fauna” will be exhibited
Fiebert stayed in the Bay Area hopping mal education in painting. He took classes at Feb. 1-March 29 at San Mateo City Hall, 330
from job to job, continuing his passion for art the Museum of Modern Art where he met Jay W. 20th Ave., San Mateo.
on the side. In fact, he would never make a DeFeo, a prominent figure in the abstract For more information on Mark Fiebert
career of painting or drawing. expressionism movement of the ’50s and ’60s. please visit www. marksuniqueart.com.
6 Monday • Jan. 24, 2011 STATE/LOCAL THE DAILY JOURNAL

Groups battle for historic ship Woman shot

By Sudhin Thanawala
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SAN FRANCISCO — The USS Iowa sup-
ported U.S. forces fighting the Japanese dur-
ing World War II and helped tankers safely
navigate the Persian Gulf in the Iran-Iraq War.
Though the ship has long since been out of
service, its final battle is still being waged.
Two California nonprofits — one in the San
Francisco Bay area, the other in Los Angeles
— are vying to host the decommissioned ship
as a tourist attraction. The Navy is expected to
make a decision within a few months.
Fights over such ships, although not
unprecedented, are generally confined to the
most coveted of vessels. A group that wanted
the USS Missouri — site of Japan’s surrender
in Tokyo Bay during World War II — to
remain moored in Bremerton, Wash. sued the
Navy in 1998 when the ship was awarded to
the Honolulu-based USS Missouri Memorial
Association. A federal court later dismissed
the suit.
The Iowa, known as “The Big Stick,” was
part of the same class of battleships as the
Missouri.
It ferried President Franklin D. Roosevelt to
a conference of Allied leaders in Tehran, Iran
to discuss strategy against Nazi Germany dur-
ing World War II (a bathtub was installed
aboard the vessel for the president). It was
also present with the Missouri for Japan’s sur-
render.
A gun turret explosion aboard the Iowa dur-
ing an exercise in 1989 killed more than 40
sailors.
“(The Iowa) is regarded as one of the world’s
most historic ships,” said Merylin Wong, a
founding member of the Historic Ships
Memorial at Pacific Square, the group trying to
bring the ship to Mare Island in Vallejo, about
30 miles northeast of San Francisco.
The ship is now part of a fleet of old naval
vessels moored close to Vallejo in Suisun Bay.
It is the oldest of the eight naval vessels cur-
rently available for donation.
Wong said her group applied for the Iowa in
1998 when the donation process was first
opened.
Last May, the Navy opened up the applica-
tion process again. That’s when a rival group,
the Los Angeles-based Pacific Battleship
Center, submitted its bid.
The group wants the ship to be moored in
the Los Angeles community of San Pedro.
“There is a big difference between Vallejo
and Los Angeles,” said Ron Ploof, a
spokesman for the Pacific Battleship Center.
Both groups say they have financial com-
mitments and prospects of more worth mil-
lions of dollars. The organizations that receive
ships are responsible for all the costs associat-
ed with their transfer, conversion into muse-
ums and upkeep. To date, the Navy has donat-
ed 47 ships.
Ploof said the Iowa would have greater
financial security in San Pedro, where it
would be able to draw from a much larger
pool of potential visitors.
by police in
San Francisco
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SAN FRANCISCO — A woman is hospi-
talized with what’s being described as life-
threatening injures after she was shot by Daly
City police in San Francisco, authorities said.
The woman was shot after Daly City officers
tried to pull over the car she was driving
around 7 p.m. Saturday, San Francisco Police
Officer Albie Esparza said.
Instead of stopping, the woman accelerated
and crashed into a nearby home, according to
Esparza.
The woman then put the car in reverse, hit-
ting a Daly City police officer, said Esparza.
Police opened fire, striking the woman at
least once. Esparza did not know how many
times the woman was shot, but said San
Francisco police were not involved in the
shooting.
A male passenger inside the car was taken
into custody. The officer hit by the car suffered
non-life threatening injuries.
Esparza did not know why Daly City police
tried to pull the woman over, but said the inci-
dent took place near the border of the two
cities.
The names of the woman or of her male pas-
senger have not been released.

HISTORY
Continued from page 3
traveling back and forth to Washington, D.C.
to make sure the attorney general sent the
right papers to the Supreme Court.
In addition to Thornton and other farmers
who tilled the soil to grow cold weather crops
to sell to the San Francisco Market, other
businesses were being formed. A tavern was
built at the Top of the Hill, named Abbey
House, to serve travelers on El Camino Real.
To the west of Abby House, I.G. Knowles
developed the first dairy in the county. It was
a 200-cow dairy that sold the milk and its
products to San Francisco residents. M.
Holenworth acquired land next to the county
line, built a home and ranch there and lived on
the property until John Daly purchased the
land in 1868. In time, Daly acquired 250
acres, employed 12 men on the property and
distributed his eggs and milk from 1010
Valencia St. in San Francisco. After 1906, he
divided his land into lots and sold them.
Further to the south, a small village devel-
oped around the intersection of San Pedro and
Mission roads. John Husing opened a grocery
store; Sweeney opened a bar that eventually
became converted into a dance hall by George
Callopy. A school was built a block to the
west as well as a railroad depot a block further
west. The entire community from the base of
San Bruno Mountain to the ocean, from the
county line south to Baden (South San
Francisco) came to be called “Colma” causing
much confusion to travelers for many years
when Daly City was separated from the actu-
al city of Colma.
Rediscovering the Peninsula by Darold Fredricks
appears in the Monday edition of the Daily
Journal.

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THE DAILY JOURNAL
At midpoint,State of the Union altered
By Nancy Benac
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON — Nearly two
years ago on a cold February day,
President Barack Obama stood for
the first time before a joint session
of Congress and spoke of a national
day of reckoning.
It was time not just to stabilize the
shaken economy, he declared, but to
reach for lasting prosperity.
His goals were expansive: over-
hauling health care, cutting the
deficit, improving schools, finding a
way out of Iraq and a way ahead in
Afghanistan. Most of all, creating
jobs. Jobs by the millions.
Tea partiers: Defense Case in Giffords shooting to take years
in mix for budget cuts
By Donna Cassata
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON — Back home,
tea partiers clamoring for the debt-
ridden government to slash spend-
ing say nothing should be off limits.
Tea party-backed lawmakers echo
that argument, and they’re not
exempting the military’s multibil-
lion-dollar budget in a time of war.
That demand is creating hard
choices for the newest members of
Congress, especially Republicans
who owe their elections and solid
House majority to the influential
grass-roots movement. Cutting
defense and canceling weapons
could mean deep spending reduc-
tions and high marks from tea
partiers as the nation wrestles with a
$1.3 trillion deficit.
Yet it also could jeopardize thou-
sands of jobs when unemployment
is running high.
Proponents of the cuts could face
criticism that they’re trying to weak-
He had big
plans and a
Democratic
majority in
Congress to help
him carry them
out.
“We will
rebuild, we will
Barack Obama recover, and the
United States of
America will emerge stronger than
before,” Obama said to rousing
applause.
Grim as the economic news was
at the time, the nation — and
Obama — didn’t know how bad it
was going to get before things start-
en national security in a post-Sept.
11 world.
House Republican leaders specifi-
cally exempted defense, homeland
security and veterans’ programs
from spending cuts in their party’s
“Pledge to America” campaign
manifesto last fall. But the House’s
new majority leader, Rep. Eric
Cantor, R-Va., has said defense pro-
grams could join others on the cut-
ting board.
The defense budget is about $700
billion annually. Few in Congress
have been willing to make cuts as
U.S. troops fight in Afghanistan and
finish the operation in Iraq.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates,
in a recent pre-emptive move, pro-
posed $78 billion in spending cuts
and an additional $100 billion in
cost-saving moves. While that
amounts to $13 billion less than the
Pentagon wanted to spend in the
coming year, it still stands as 3 per-
cent growth after inflation is taken
into account.
NATION
ed to turn around. The economy
hemorrhaged nearly 4 million jobs
in 2009, Obama’s first year as pres-
ident.
Two years in to his term, as
Obama prepares to stand before
Congress once again on Tuesday, he
will size up an altered State of the
Union.
The economy undisputedly is on
stronger footing, though far from
robust. There’s a new health care
law. U.S. troops have come out of
Iraq and gone into Afghanistan.
“The most productive two years
that we’ve had in generations,” the
president pronounces it.
Yet he will speak to a radically
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
TUCSON, Ariz. — Investigators
have been poring over surveillance
video, interviewing witnesses and
analyzing items seized from Jared
Loughner’s home as they build a
case in the assassination attempt
against Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.
It’s a case that likely will take
years to play out as it goes through
the many phases of the criminal jus-
tice system: prosecutions by both
federal and state authorities, pro-
ceedings over whether to move the
Gunman shoots 4 officers inside precinct
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
DETROIT — A gunman opened
fire inside a Detroit police precinct
on Sunday, wounding four officers
including a commander before he
was shot and killed by police,
authorities said.
The gunman walked in through the
precinct’s revolving door shortly after
4 p.m. and opened fire indescriminant-
ly at officers, police said. The officers
fired back, killing the gunman.
reshaped Congress. His party’s
ranks have been thinned by voters
who delivered a harsh verdict in
November on two years of collabo-
ration between Obama and the
Democratic-controlled House and
Senate.
He faces Republicans who are
sworn to slash spending by as much
as $100 billion as the government
comes off an economic rescue effort
that has put the country on track for
a third consecutive year of $1 tril-
lion-plus deficits.
Ask people whether Obama has
delivered on his broad-brush prom-
ise of change, and 42 percent — the
biggest share — say it’s still too
case to a different venue, a possible
insanity defense by Loughner and
prosecutors’ likely push for the
death penalty.
The next step is an arraignment
scheduled Monday afternoon in
Phoenix for Loughner, who is
accused of opening fire on a
Giffords political event two weeks
ago in a rampage that wounded 13
people and killed six others, includ-
ing a federal judge and a 9-year-old
girl born on Sept. 11, 2001.
Investigators have said Loughner
was mentally disturbed and acting
“Utter chaos and pandemonium
took place,” Police Chief Ralph
Godbee said at a news conference.
“We have a number of officers who
are shaken up.”
Godbee said the gunman has been
identified but it was “too early to
characterize” him while the investi-
gation was ongoing.
The chief said along with the com-
mander, two sergeants and an officer
were wounded, but none appeared to
have life threatening injuries.
Monday • Jan. 24, 2011 7
soon to tell, according to an AP-
GfK poll. One-third say he’s failed
to deliver; one-quarter think he’s
kept his promise.
The public is divided, too, on
whether Obama is attempting to
change things at the right pace,
according to the poll. About one-
third think he’s moving too fast, and
almost equal shares think his pace is
just right or too slow.
Where do we stand? “I think I’d
use the word transitional,” says
Rutgers political scientist Ross
Baker.
“There’s a sense of expectation on
the part of the public. I think it’s
tinged with hopefulness.”
increasingly erratic in the weeks
leading up to the shooting. If he
pleads not guilty by reason of insan-
ity and is successful, he could avoid
the death penalty and be sent to a
mental health facility instead of
prison.
Paul Charlton, who worked as
Arizona’s U.S. attorney from 2001
to 2007 and isn’t involved in the
Loughner case, believes Loughner
will likely mount an insanity
defense. “Given what we know,
that’s going to be a defense,”
Charlton said.
The commander, who was shot in
the back, appeared to be the most
seriously wounded. Godbee said he
underwent surgery Sunday evening
and his prognosis was “very good.”
A sergeant and an officer who each
suffered graze gunshot wounds to
the head were both talking and alert,
Godbee said.
A female sergeant also was treat-
ed and released after her bullet-
resistant vest deflected a bullet to
the chest, Godbee said.
8 Monday • Jan. 24, 2011
Afghan parliament deal still tentative
By Heidi Vogt
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
KABUL, Afghanistan — itary exit strate-
Afghanistan’s president resisted
demands from winning parliamen-
tary candidates Sunday to dissolve
a tribunal investigating alleged
election fraud, potentially under-
cutting a deal in which he agreed to
inaugurate the legislature this
week.
President Hamid Karzai’s repeat-
ed refusals to accept the results of
September’s parliamentary elec-
tions could undermine the new leg-
islature’s authority and the electoral
Some Israelis weigh idea
of provisional Palestine
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
JERUSALEM — The idea of
Israel recognizing Palestinian inde-
pendence in some occupied areas
now and promising to negotiate over
the rest later is getting new attention
in Israel as a way of blunting inter-
national pressure and dealing with
the impasse in peace talks.
The Palestinians dismiss it as a non-
starter, fearing a temporary arrangement
will quickly become permanent. They
say it’s time for a final and comprehen-
process even as
Western allies
design their mil-
gy around the
idea of a bunal could continue investiga-
stronger govern-
ment.
Though the
Hamid Karzai balloting was
mired in fraud,
the standoff has grown far beyond a
question of ballot stuffing into a
power struggle between the presi-
dent and the elected parliamentari-
ans. Both sides say the constitution
and laws are on their side.
sive deal after nearly 20 years of on-and-
off negotiations.
Palestinian suspicions are also
stoked by the man behind the latest
version of provisional statehood —
ultranationalist Israeli Foreign
Minister Avigdor Lieberman, an
outspoken critic of U.S. efforts to
forge an Israeli-Palestinian deal by
September.
Under Lieberman’s emerging pro-
posal, Israel would turn over
between 45 and 50 percent of the
West Bank to the provisional state.
WORLD
Sunday was the day parliament
was originally scheduled to start
work, but Karzai scuppered this
deadline last week by announcing a
one-month delay so the special tri-
tions. Lawmakers threatened to
convene without Karzai’s approval
and appeared to win a victory
Saturday with a deal to inaugurate
the assembly Wednesday — only
three days late — as long as inves-
tigations could continue.
However, the compromise
appeared at risk of unraveling
Sunday over the question of the tri-
bunal — which Afghan election
Ireland faces election next month
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
DUBLIN — Ireland’s deeply
unpopular prime minister suffered
another blow Sunday as the small but
pivotal Green Party withdrew from
his coalition government, forcing a
national election to be held next
month rather than March and raising
pressure on the premier to quit.
Brian Cowen is widely blamed for
Ireland’s stunning slide to the brink
of bankruptcy. His Fianna Fail party,
which has won the most seats in par-
liament in every election since 1932,
is expected this time to suffer a
crushing defeat.
The Greens hold just six seats, but
officials and international advisers
say is unconstitutional. The parlia-
mentarians sent a letter to the pres-
ident’s office saying they would not
accept rulings from the special tri-
bunal, only from the regular courts,
according to Mirwais Yasini, a law-
maker from Nangarhar province
who was re-elected.
Karzai refused and another day of
intense talks ensued.
Parliamentarians were still in meet-
ings late Sunday night, and Yasini
said they were very close to a deal
that would allow the tribunal with
some sort of extra oversight. The
president’s office could not be
losing them cost the ruling coalition
its parliamentary majority. Their
withdrawal means Cowen will be
forced to dissolve parliament and call
an election within days, nullifying
the March 11 election date Cowen
had announced last week. Analysts
said a new election date, most likely
in the second half of February, would
be pinpointed this week.
Cowen ruled out resigning as
prime minister before the passage of
the 2011 Finance Bill, a deficit-fight-
ing measure that will broadly raise
income taxes as part of Ireland’s
international bailout.
“It’s important that we get the
Finance Bill through, and we need a
THE DAILY JOURNAL
reached for comment.
About 200 people gathered out-
side a mosque in Kabul Sunday to
demonstrate against the new parlia-
ment and press Karzai not to inau-
gurate it.
“This is an illegal parliament!
This parliament should not be inau-
gurated!” said losing candidate
Najibullah Mujahid of Kabul
province. His supporters said thou-
sands of votes cast for Mujahid had
never appeared in the tally.
This has all happened despite an
electoral process that was over-
hauled and reformed after 2009’s
fraud-marred presidential vote.
government to do that,” said Cowen,
who did resign Saturday as leader of
Fianna Fail.
Ireland’s government has been
heading for collapse since
November, when Cowen was forced
to negotiate a 67.5 billion ($91 bil-
lion) loan agreement with the
European Union and International
Monetary Fund to prevent national
bankruptcy.
The collapse reflects a wider debt
crisis in Europe: Greece required a
bailout before Ireland did, many ana-
lysts predict Portugal will be next,
and nations across the continent are
imposing painful cuts to claw back
deficits.
THE DAILY JOURNAL
Chemical legacy?
“W
e share a frail humanity
Anthony Lewis
shadowed by our technolog-
ical achievements.” —
Believe it or not, back in the ’50s we were
told that a fetus in the womb was protected
from toxins that may enter the mother’s
bloodstream because of a barrier to the pla-
centa. We’ve known that isn’t true for some
time, but the implications haven’t seemed to
register. Note a front page article in the Jan.
14 Chronicle — “Toxics found in pregnant
U.S. women.” Tracy Woodruff, director of
the UCSF Program on Reproductive Health
and the Environment said, “We want to show
people this is an issue we want the govern-
ment to pay attention to and address.”
Pregnant women were studied because of
the potential for exposure to multiple chemi-
cals to hurt their unborn fetuses ... .
Chemicals found in 96 percent to 100 per-
cent of the women included certain PCBs,
BPA, organochlorine pesticides, perfluorinat-
ed compounds, phenols, PBDEs and phtha-
lates, ad nauseam. They even found residues
of a form of DDT that was banned in 1972.
According to Dr. Sarah Janssen of Natural
Resources Defense Council in San Francisco,
the study’s results show that unborn babies
are exposed to “a soup of chemicals” and
furthermore, because the women in the study
were tested for exposure to only a fraction of
chemicals in the market, pregnant women are
likely carrying and passing on to their fetuses
many more chemicals than have been report-
ed here.
Included with this article is an inset titled,
“Reducing exposure.” First, “Eat a well-bal-
anced diet.” As for food, that’s it! They could
have added: eat organic whenever possible.
Avoid products imported from countries that
do not have strict regulations on pesticides,
etc. Don’t use Teflon for cooking. Use few
canned products. Prepare your own food as
Letters to the editor
Caltrain should consider advertising
Editor,
In regards to your story, “Effort on the save
Caltrain,” in the Jan. 21 edition of the Daily
Journal, riders should never have to suffer
more fare hikes or service cuts due to
Caltrain’s funding fiasco. Rather, Caltrain (and
every other Bay Area transit agency) needs to
get creative about finding new revenue
sources. While there’s no cure-all potion for
transit funding, increased advertising shows
potential in becoming a viable revenue source.
Caltrain should consider installing an in-
train television system featuring the day’s
headlines, weather and advertising. This pro-
vides Caltrain with one more stable cash
source, while delivering an entertainment
option for riders. BART has already bounced
this idea around for years. Advertising might
not be the perfect solution, but at least it will
hold off another fare increase or the elimina-
tion of weekend service.
Jerry Lee, Publisher
Jon Mays, Editor in Chief
Nathan Mollat, Sports Editor
Erik Oeverndiek, Copy Editor/Page Designer
Nicola Zeuzem, Production Manager
Kerry McArdle, Marketing & Events
Michelle Durand, Senior Reporter
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often as you can because you have no idea
where the food served in restaurants or fast
food places has come from and what has
been done to it. Be sure your milk contains
no artificial growth hormones. Go light on
feedlot-produced meat because of hormone,
antibiotic and pesticide contamination.
Depending where you live, it may be wise to
avoid drinking municipal water.
Then there’s: “Keep a clean home. Toxic
chemicals are present in household dust and
dirt.” So what is the house cleaner to use for
this cleanup? The most-used home care prod-
ucts are full of noxious chemicals (Though
there are safer ones available). Room fresh-
eners, insect sprays, tile cleaners, upholstered
furniture, carpets and even our soap, shower
curtain and shampoo can all emit various
quantities of chemical contamination.
Last: “Choose products wisely. Select
safer, nontoxic products.” And how many
people have studied the situation enough to
know what these are? What is extremely out-
rageous is that we’re on our own. We get
very little help from the FDA, the USDA,
etc. mostly because the various industries are
basically in control of the contents of the
products on store shelves and the lawmakers
who might regulate chemical additives.
Consider this: a nine-month-old baby who
is fed formula from BPA lined cans mixed
with water containing fluoride and chlorine
derivatives (BPA is still being used widely to
line cans even though it has been linked to
health problems including brain develop-
ment). Some of his food is warmed in the
microwave in a plastic dish (BPA). He crawls
on a carpet that has been treated for soil
resistance, eats strawberries and other fruit
contaminated with pesticides and inhales
fumes from the cleaning products his mother
uses. And if he’s breastfed, what is he con-
suming?
Of great concern lately is the fact that
many babies are fatter than they should be.
Jeffrey Lu Response to Noe Chavez
Palo Alto
Put an end to Caltrain
Editor,
It’s time to can Caltrain. It would end all the
complaints about whistles, bicycles and people
using it as their personal end-of-life means. It
would also eliminate the constant threats of
lessened service if you didn’t fill their every
need. It would also free up much needed funds
that could be better used elsewhere.
The Friends of Caltrain groups leader sug-
gests “a dedicated source of funding,”read,
taxes. It’s time to sell this drag on the econo-
my to a private concern so that it would man- invasion. Oh, and there were no Iraq weapons ber seeing them except for toy pistols we
aged in a more efficient manner. If not, learn
how to spell subsidies and prepare for a larg-
er hole in the budget.
John Parry
San Mateo
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Why are more
Memories
children than
ever obese? The
mantra, “eat less
and exercise
of Tucson
M
y memories of Tucson are those
more,” can’t
of a 6-year-old. That was a long
make any differ-
time ago when Tucson was just a
ence in the
town, not what you would call a city. There
increase of over-
were no gated communities, no suburban
weight infants
exodus, no air conditioning, no high rises.
and only diverts
The tallest building I remember was the
our attention
downtown Hotel Arizona, which served the
away from the
best salad — a generous portion of iceberg
real life and
lettuce in a wood-
death issues like
en bowl with the
the “soup of chemicals” the fetus is bathed in
perfect combina-
and the many contaminants that all of us
tion of olive oil,
encounter every day.
vinegar and garlic.
Of course, the American Chemical Council
The most impor-
comes up with the usual defense: “The mere
tant features were
presence of a chemical in the body does not
the desert and its
mean that it will cause negative health
cacti, the sur-
effects.” Sure, which one? And have any seri-
rounding moun-
ous studies been done to evaluate the effect of
tains and the beau-
any combination of chemicals? But gosh, we
tiful evening sun-
don’t want to scare anyone into taking such
sets. In fact, it was
precautions because it might impact profits of
a ritual to stop
the related industries. After all, it’s only our
whatever one was
nation’s health that’s at stake. Yes, Tracy, we
doing to watch the darkening purple moun-
need to realize that this is a pressing issue that
tains framed by the art show in the sky.
the government should pay attention to and
Everyone, it seemed, wore jeans, cowboy
address. In the meantime, in our own defense,
boots and a cowboy hat looped around the
we all must become informed consumers.
neck. When I first arrived from the East and
“When we refuse to see what we see and
bought my first pair of jeans, I spent hours
know what we know, we participate in a dis-
rubbing them with a rock to make them look
honest system and help to perpetrate it.” —
worn and almost white as was the style.
Anne Wilson Schaef, “When Society
And everyone rode horses. My first day on
Becomes an Addict.”
a horse was a disaster. The horse sensed I
was a neophyte and left the group in a rush,
Since 1984, Dorothy Dimitre has written more with me on top not knowing what to do, to
return to his stall and munch hay. In time,
than 500 columns for various local newspa-
we got to know each other and become
pers. Her e-mail address is
friends. He was my favorite and the local
gramsd@aceweb.com. stable allowed me to ride him every day after
school. Soon I was riding bareback and
jumping the stable’s one hurdle. But the best
were the long rides on the desert (the wash-
es) where we could gallop at will. When I
returned home, I signed up for horseback
riding at summer camp. I fell from the horse
the first day. I did not know how to post and
East Coast horses didn’t gallop, they trotted.
I wasn’t hurt, but my feelings were, and rid-
Editor,
ing wasn’t the same anymore.
When Noe Chavez responded to Mike
Moloney about the invasion of Iraq
However, that year I spent in Tucson as a
child changed my life. I had never been so
(“Response to Moloney” in the Jan. 19 edition
happy and decided I was going to spend the
of The Daily Journal), a lot of the arguments
rest of my life, when I was grown up, on the
were from the same pack of lies that George
West Coast. There was an incentive, too. A
W. Bush and his crowd repeated over and over
distant cousin who lived in San Jose prom-
again. Saddam Hussein’s government of Iraq
ised that if I ever came to California he
was no friend of Islamic terrorists. He and his
would buy me a horse. He died before I
government were not the people behind the
finally arrived so there was no horse waiting.
9/11 attack that killed 3,000 people. The peo-
But I have no regrets.
ple who took over those airliners were Saudis,
***
not Iraqis. The terrorists in Iraq showed up in
What about guns to go with the jeans, the
Iraq because of the wasteful and unnecessary
boots and the cowboy hats? I don’t remem-
of mass destruction. However, Bush and his
kids wore around our waists in a small hol-
gang did use weapons of mass deception.
ster. In fact, the only guns I can remember
Hopefully some day these lies will die out and
were those carried by soldiers who were
the truth will win out.
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Raymond DeMattei
(World War II). There was an Army base
San Carlos close to town.
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Business brief
Gas prices jump nearly 3 cents in 2 weeks
CAMARILLO — A new survey finds the average price of
regular gasoline in the United States has jumped 2.99 cents
in the last two weeks.
The Lundberg Survey of fuel prices released Sunday says
the price of a gallon of regular is $3.11.
Analyst Trilby Lundberg says the average price for a gal-
lon of mid-grade was $3.25, and premium was at $3.36.
Salt Lake City, Utah, had the lowest average price among
cities surveyed at $2.74 a gallon for regular. San Francisco
was highest among surveyed areas at $3.37.
Companies snatch up iPads
By David K. Randall
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK — The news last week
that Apple’s Steve Jobs is taking a leave
of absence was a big story. But something
else about the company got far less atten-
tion and could be even more important to
investors this year.
Corporations “are adding iPads to their
approved device list at an amazing rate,”
Peter Oppenheimer, Apple Inc.’s chief
financial officer, told analysts Tuesday.
Apple’s products, more known for their
consumer appeal, are now used in by
employees of Wells Fargo, Archer
Daniels Midland, DuPont and others.
Splurging on $500 iPads is a sign that
the business cycle is starting to turn and
that companies are starting to spend a
record amount of cash they’ve accumulat-
ed. If the trend is real, companies will do
what consumers haven’t -- spark a strong
economic recovery. That could push the
Standard & Poor’s 500 index to its third
straight year of double-digit percentage
gains. The last time that happened: the
tech-boom days of the late 1990s.
““You’re going to see a bigger commit-
ment to growth this year because compa-
nies have underspent for quite some
time,” says Bill Stone, chief investment
strategist at PNC Asset Management.
Financial, technology and energy com-
panies are the most likely to benefit from
business spending, says David Bianco, a
market strategist at Bank of America.
Each group is up about 3 percent this
year, nearly one percentage point ahead
of the overall S&P 500. Those three
groups account for nearly half of index’s
value.
The continued success of financial,
energy and technology stocks would
point to a new stage of this bull market,
which has returned nearly 100 percent
since it began in March 2009. Consumer
discretionary stocks, the group of hotels,
retail stores and automakers that depend
on consumer spending, outperformed
the last two years after being left for
dead during the 2008 financial crisis.
Those companies are now lagging the
market, suggesting that the bounce back
from the lows of the recession is over.
“Consumers don’t have the income
growth to sustain a more rapid pace of
spending,” says Jeffrey Kleintop, a mar-
ket strategist at LPL Financial. Instead,
he says, businesses spending will even-
tually lead to a pickup in the jobs mar-
ket.
Corporate spending on technology
helped IBM Corp. beat analyst expecta-
tions last week. On Tuesday, IBM said
that its 7 percent jump in revenue came
in part from companies in the U.S.
upgrading their computer systems. Its
stock jumped almost 4 percent last week.
Energy companies, meanwhile, are
leading the market this year with a 3.4
percent jump because of higher demand,
a sign of an improving economy. Oil
company Schlumberger said Friday
profit in the most recent quarter rose 31
percent. And financial companies are
benefiting from loans to businesses, a
signal that those companies plan to
expand. JPMorgan said on its earnings
call last week that it added 400 middle-
market companies as new commercial
loan customers. Bank of America said
Friday that demand for business loans
stabilized last quarter, while US Bancorp
said Wednesday that all of its commer-
cial loans divisions were improving,
with the exception of real estate.
Financial companies have the added
benefit of being cheap. The price-to-
earnings ratio of the financial companies
in the S&P 500 index averages 11.6,
about half of its historical average.
Financial companies are cheaper than any
other group except for health care, which
costs 11.2 times earnings. Even utilities
companies, whose slow growth rates typ-
ically make them the lowest priced group
in the market, are trading at 13.6 times
earnings.

Toyota opens more product quality offices

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
TORRANCE — Toyota Motor Sales
has opened two more U.S. product qual-
ity field offices, more than a year after
safety-related product recalls bruised the
company’s reputation for building safe,
reliable cars.
The offices, located in Houston and
Jacksonville, Fla., will put more Toyota
researchers in the field, helping the
Japanese auto giant detect and address
quality problems, the company said. It
said the offices’ proximity to customers
and dealers will help Toyota catch prob-
lems early.
Toyota already opened offices in San
Francisco and New York. A fifth office is
set to open in Denver by the end of
March, Toyota said.
Toyota said the offices’ proximity to
customers and dealers will help it catch
potential problems early.
Each office is staffed with three to five
engineers working on a specific set of
issues.
The specialties are: for Denver, SUVs
and high-altitude performance; for
Jacksonville, heating, ventilation, air
conditioning and drivability; for
Houston, trucks; for San Francisco,
hybrid and alternative-fuel vehicles; and
for New York, cold-weather vehicle per-
formance and salt corrosion.
In December, Toyota agreed to pay
$32.4 million in fines to settle the inves-
tigation into its handling of two recalls.
The latest settlement was on top of a
$16.4 million fine Toyota paid earlier.
The field offices are part of a six-part
plan Toyota laid out in February to
address concerns raised by the recalls.
The company pledged to improve quali-
ty inspections, collect better data from
customers, create regional research cen-
ters, consult more outside experts; and
make its regional subsidiaries more
autonomous.
Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc., based
in Torrance, Calif., is Toyota’s U.S. sub-
sidiary.

Lights out for the

incandescent bulb
By Noaki Schwartz
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LOS ANGELES — The brightest bulb in most homes for

more than a century is fading toward darkness this year as
California turns out the light on the century-old incandescent.
Beginning Jan. 1, the state began phasing out certain energy-
sucking bulbs, federal standards the rest of the country will
enact next year.
Manufacturers will no longer make the traditional 100-watt
bulb and stores will eventually sell out of current supplies.
Consumers will have to choose from more efficient bulbs that
use no more than 72 watts, including halogen incandescents,
compact fluorescents and light-emitting diode, or LED, bulbs.
“These standards will help cut our nation’s electric bill by
over $10 billion a year and will save the equivalent electricity
as 30 large power plants,” said Noah Horowitz a senior scientist
with the Natural Resources Defense Council. “That translates
into a whole lot less global warming pollution being emitted.”
The change is part of the federal Energy Independence and
Security Act that President George Bush signed in 2007, to
reduce energy use and greenhouse gas emissions. California
was allowed to adopt the national standard one year earlier.
The act requires new bulbs to use 25 to 30 percent less ener-
gy beginning in 2012 nationally — starting with the 100-watt
bulb. By 2014, other incandescent bulbs, including the 75-, 60-
and 40-watt, will also be phased out across the country.
Some specialty bulbs, however, will continue to be available.
Consumers will still be able to get smaller lights such as yellow
bug lights and aquarium bulbs.
Light bulb manufacturers said they haven’t gotten any reports
of customers hoarding 100-watt bulbs yet, though that may
change once supplies begin to dry up and word gets out.
Nick Reynoza, manager at Royal Lighting in Los Angeles,
said it’s a shame the transition comes at a time when alterna-
tives are so much more expensive.
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Fitness guru Jack LaLanne, 96, dies

By Andrew Dalton
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOS ANGELES — Jack LaLanne,
the fitness guru who inspired television
viewers to trim down, eat well and pump
iron for decades before diet and exercise
became a national obsession, died
Sunday. He was 96.
Jack LaLanne LaLanne died of respiratory failure
due to pneumonia Sunday afternoon at
his home in Morro Bay on California’s
central coast, his longtime agent Rick
Hersh said.
Lalanne ate healthy and exercised
every day of his life up until the end,
Hersh said.
“I have not only lost my husband and
a great American icon, but the best
friend and most loving partner anyone
could ever hope for,” Elaine LaLanne,
Lalanne’s wife of 51 years and a fre-
quent partner in his television appear-
ances, said in a written statement.
Just before he had heart valve surgery
in 2009 at age 95, Jack Lalanne told his
family that dying would wreck his
image, his publicist Ariel Hankin said at
the time.
LaLanne (pronounced lah-LAYN’)
credited a sudden interest in fitness with
transforming his life as a teen, and he
worked tirelessly over the next eight
decades to transform others’ lives, too.
“The only way you can hurt the body
is not use it,” LaLanne said. “Inactivity
is the killer and, remember, it’s never too
late.”
See JACK, Page 15

Packers
hold off
Chicago
By Chris Jenkins
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Super Bowl Steelers
silence
the Jets
By Dennis Waszak Jr.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

CHICAGO — There was one PITTSBURGH — The New York

Monster of the Midway in the NFC
championship game and his name
was Aaron Rodgers.
He wasn’t even at his best and,
still, he was better than the first, the
second and the third quarterback
used in vain by the Chicago Bears
against their bitter rivals.
Rodgers ran for a score and made
a TD-saving tackle in leading the
Green Bay Packers into the Super
Bowl with a bone-jarring 21-14 vic-
tory Sunday over Chicago.
“It’s an incredible feeling,”
Rodgers said. “I’m at a loss for
words.”
Rodgers played well enough to
keep the Bears off balance all after-
noon, Green Bay punter Tim
Masthay kept Devin Hester under
wraps and the Packers’ superb
defense took care of the rest in
knocking the Bears out of the play-
offs.
It was the 182nd meeting in the
league’s most historic feud, and the
stakes had never been bigger.
Now the Packers (13-6) are head-
ed to Dallas. And no matter what
happens in the Super Bowl on Feb.
6, the Packers and their fans hold
ultimate bragging rights over their
foes to the south. Green Bay will
play the winner of Sunday night’s
AFC title game between the New
York Jets and Pittsburgh Steelers.
“We made a play to win the game
and that’s all that matters,” Packers
linebacker Clay Matthews said.
“Keep playing defense the way we
know how, and it’s going to be tough
for teams to beat us.”
All Jay Cutler could do was
watch, having left the game with a
knee injury early in the third quarter.
Even before the injury, Cutler was
having trouble moving the ball.
Worse, he was getting booed by the
home fans.
Primary backup Todd Collins
replaced Cutler and was jeered even
worse. Then little-known backup
Caleb Hanie and the Bears (12-6)
actually made it a game.
Chicago’s third-string quarterback
rallied the Bears for a touchdown
drive to cut the lead to 14-7 after
Chester Taylor’s 1-yard touchdown
run early in the fourth quarter.
Hanie had a chance to tie the game
after the Bears’ defense finally got a
See PACK, Page 12
Jets were quiet all week.
Not much changed once the game
started. By the time they made some
noise, it was simply too late.
Rex Ryan’s big-mouthed bunch
was shut down and shut up in the
first half by Pittsburgh on Sunday
night, as the Jets’ defense was dom-
inated by Ben Roethlisberger,
Rashard Mendenhall and the Super
Bowl-bound Steelers 24-19.
After a loud run through the post-
season that had the Jets in the AFC
championship game for the second
straight year, New York couldn’t get
anything until a second-half come-
back attempt fell short.
And it was because of a slow start
that lacked the intensity of the Jets’
first two playoff victories.
Ryan’s aggressive defense was
leaky from the beginning, allowing
Pittsburgh gain after big gain as the
Steelers jumped out to a 24-0 lead
that the Jets couldn’t recover from.
“They made plays when they had
REUTERS to,” Ryan said, “and that’s why
Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Stevenson Sylvester (55) celebrates after defeating the New York Jets in the NFL they’re moving on.”
AFC Championship football game in Pittsburgh Sunday. Ryan said all season he thought
his team was going to win the Super
Bowl, even boldly scribbling “Soon
To Be Champs” on an ESPN bus
during training camp. On Friday, he
reiterated that he wanted to see
green and white confetti fall, wanted
the celebratory hats and T-shirts and
to raise the trophy as AFC champi-
ons.
It wasn’t to be. Again.
Two trips to the AFC champi-
onship game, and two disappointing
walks off the field by Ryan and the
Jets.
“I would change the outcome of
this game and that’s the only thing I
would change,” Ryan said. “We
don’t need to apologize to anybody.
We’ll be back, you’ll see.”
Ryan called the Jets’ first-round
playoff game against Indianapolis
“personal” against Peyton Manning,
and the defense bottled up the Colts’
Pro Bowl quarterback.
The next week, Ryan said it was
between him and the Patriots’ Bill
Belichick, saying he needed to out-
coach his counterpart.
Cornerback Antonio Cromartie
fired things up by calling Tom Brady
an expletive, and the trash talk esca-
lated from there.
REUTERS
Green Bay Packers defensive tackle B.J. Raji celebrates their win over the Chicago Bears in the NFL NFC
Championship football game in Chicago Sunday. See STEEL, Page 12
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Odds: Green Bay
slight favorite to
win Super Bowl
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LAS VEGAS — Sports books in
Nevada have made Green Bay a
slight favorite in the Super Bowl
over Pittsburgh based on the
Packers’ popularity among bettors
during the past few weeks.
The Glantz-Culver line has made
the Packers an early 2 1/2-point
favorite and put the game’s total
score at 45 1/2 points for the Feb. 6
game in Arlington, Texas.
Oddsmaker Andrew Patterson of
Las Vegas Sports Consultants said
STEEL
Continued from page 11
Then, the Jets backed up all the
big talk by stunning the Patriots
28-21. In a postgame television
interview, Scott went into a rant
PACK
Continued from page 11
few stops, but threw a ball straight
to Packers defensive lineman B.J.
Raji, who lumbered 18 yards into
the end zone for a touchdown to
give the Packers a 21-7 lead.
But Hanie wasn’t finished. He
threw a 35-yard touchdown pass to
Earl Bennett to again cut the lead to
seven points with 4:43 left.
The Bears forced a punt and got
the ball back with under 3 minutes
left. Hanie drove the Bears to the
Green Bay 29-yard line, then threw
a fourth-down interception to Sam
Shields — the rookie’s second of
the game.
Now all those Pro Bowl voters
who didn’t think Rodgers was wor-
thy can relax. They’re off the hook.
Rodgers will be headed to the
Super Bowl instead.
Sunday night that the firm made the
Packers a 1 1/2-point favorite over
the Steelers to try to encourage
action on both teams.
Jay Kornegay, chief of the Las
Vegas Hilton’s sports book, says his
book made the Packers a 2-point
favorite and quickly moved the line
also to 2 1/2 points as bettors gam-
bled on Green Bay.
The Super Bowl is the most pop-
ular betting game of the year.
Nevada casinos won almost $6.9
million on last year’s game as bet-
tors wagered $82.7 million.
that become a viral hit on the
Internet. When a reporter said he’d
see him in Pittsburgh, Scott
growled: “Can’t wait!”
It became a catch phrase for Jets
fans, and even his teammates
teased him about it.
But things took a silent turn last
week when Ryan heaped praise on
Steelers coach Mike Tomlin, using
Rodgers proved ready for the
biggest day of his brief but impres-
sive career as the successor to Brett
Favre, even if his final stat line did-
n’t look impressive after an ugly,
hard-fought game.
He threw for 244 yards with two
interceptions — a disappointment,
given how well he had played late-
ly. But his play in the first half
was good enough to put the Bears
in a two-touchdown hole, bog-
gling a good defense that sudden-
ly seemed to fall for every play-
action fake.
Chicago was ready for a cham-
pionship party under sunny skies
and 20-degree temperatures, and
went wild from the national
anthem on. But Rodgers quieted
them down quickly, marching the
Packers on an opening drive then
ended with Rodgers scrambling
for a score.
The Bears went with a heavy
dose of running back Matt Forte
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Big Ben comes up clutch
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
PITTSBURGH — Big Ben saved
his best pass for last.
Ben Roethlisberger tiptoed
around the backfield, hurried by Jets
defenders on a third-and-6 from the
New York 40.
No problem. The Pittsburgh
Steelers quarterback rolled right and
hit Antonio Brown for a 14-yard
gain with less than two minutes left
to seal a 24-19 victory and win the
AFC title and a trip to the Super
Bowl to play the Green Bay Packers.
It held off what could have been a
remarkable comeback by New York
from a 21-point halftime deficit.
The Jets were out of timeouts.
Three kneel-downs after Big Ben’s
words such as “respect” and
“like,” and his players followed
suit.
Turns out, the Jets needed to
keep that mean streak going.
Maybe they left it all out on the
field at Foxborough, a game
against bitter division rivals.
It certainly appeared that way
from the start, as the Jets couldn’t
early on, with limited success.
Early in the second quarter,
Brandon Jackson faked Brian
Urlacher out for a long gain on a
screen pass, and Rodgers’ pass to
Jordy Nelson set up James Starks’
4-yard touchdown run to give
Green Bay a 14-0 lead.
It was the latest in a series of big
moments for Rodgers, who has
earned near-universal praise for the
way he has played this season —
especially since sitting out the
Packers’ Dec. 19 loss at New
England because of a concussion.
Rodgers has been on a hot streak
ever since, and doing it under pres-
sure. The Packers would have been
out of the playoffs with a loss in
either of their last two regular-sea-
son games, including the regular
season finale against Chicago.
With the Packers leading 14-0 at
halftime, Green Bay’s defense
forced a three-and-out to begin the
second half, and Rodgers went
big play, the
quarterback
raised an arm in
the air and got
mobbed
teammates as
by
the Heinz Field
stands rocked.
“This one was
Ben for Steelers
Roethlisberger f a n s , ”
Roethlisberger
said. “I’m really proud of the way
you came out and supported us
tonight.”
He finished 10 of 19 for 133 yards
and two interceptions, though his
mobility did give the Jets trouble
much of the night. He finished with
11 carries for 21 yards and a 2-yard
get the Steelers offense off the
field. Missed tackles, bad deci-
sions and sub-par performances
put New York in a 24-3 halftime
hole. Pittsburgh held the ball for
more than 21 minutes, outgained
New York 231-50 and outrushed
the Jets 135-1 in the opening half.
After a solid second half, New
York’s defense needed to make
back to marching the Packers down
the field.
With the Packers poised to put
the game away, Rodgers instead
tossed the ball to Urlacher on third-
and-goal. He took off and ran down
the Bears linebacker near midfield,
barely preventing him from running
it back for a touchdown when he
grabbed him.
“I don’t think he saw me,”
Urlacher said. “He threw it to me
— then he tackled me.”
Rodgers’ play almost certainly
saved a score and might have
saved the game.
“I don’t get paid to tackle, but
that was probably one of my better
plays of the game,” Rodgers said.
Urlacher, who said earlier in the
week that he voted for Rodgers for
the Pro Bowl, walked away
impressed.
“Great quarterback, no doubt
about that,” Urlacher said.
But after Urlacher’s intercep-
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scramble into the end zone to give
the Steelers a 17-0 lead midway
through the second quarter.
But things got dicey for the
Steelers in the second half. The Jets
defense pitched a second-half
shutout on what had been a domi-
nating Pittsburgh offense.
Jerricho Cotchery’s 4-yard TD
catch cut the lead to five late in the
fourth quarter, and the Jets kicked the
ball back to Steelers hoping for a big
defensive stand. Roethlisberger is
now 10-2 in the postseason. Entering
Sunday he had completed 61 percent
of his postseason passes, with 17
touchdowns and 12 interceptions.
“Here we go,” Steelers fans yelled
in unison after the game as they furi-
ously waved their Terrible Towels.
one more stand to give the Jets a
chance at a late comeback. But
Antonio Brown caught a pass on
third down to allow the Steelers to
run out the clock.
Ryan then slammed down his
headset, knowing his team’s sea-
son again ended one win short of
where he told everyone it would.
tion, the Bears couldn’t make any-
thing happen with Collins in for
Cutler, and appeared to be headed
for a blowout until Hanie took
over.
Packers players were surprised
Cutler didn’t come back.
“You know if he doesn’t come
back it had to be serious, not to
come back and play in this game,”
Charles Woodson said.
Matthews wasn’t sure when
Cutler got hurt.
“Kinda wish they would have
had Jay in there the whole time the
way things were going,” Matthews
said.
Bears coach Lovie Smith grew
testy after being asked several
questions about Cutler’s injury.
“He hurt his knee and he was out,
all right?” Smith said. “There’s
nothing else for me to tell you on
that. I don’t know exactly when it
happened, he couldn’t go and that
was that.”
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Soderling upset by Dolgopolov at Aussie
By John Pye
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
MELBOURNE, Australia —
French Open finalist Robin
Soderling is out of the Australian
Open following the biggest upset to
date in the year’s first major.
Alexandr Dolgopolov stopped
Soderling’s eight-match winning
streak with a 1-6, 6-3, 6-1, 4-6, 6-2
victory Monday, reaching the quar-
terfinals in his first trip to
Melbourne.
The fourth-seeded Soderling had-
n’t dropped a set during his surge
that started with his run to the final
at the Brisbane tuneup event. He
dominated the opening set but
couldn’t keep it up against the 22-
year-old Ukrainian, making his
fourth appearance in a major.
Dolgopolov’s cross-court back-
hand to bring up his first match
point was typical of the 50 winners
he hit against a stunned Soderling,
the highest of the seeded players
knocked out of the men’s draw.
Soderling saved three match
points, but his run came to an end
with another unforced error, his
51st. He was a win away from com-
pleting a set of quarterfinals appear-
ances at all four majors.
Dolgopolov earned nine breaks in
the match, including three times
after conceding a break himself in
the fifth set. The 26-year-old
Soderling had only dropped his
serve twice this year.
“I’m trying to get his weak side
and play uncomfortable for him —
then if I have chances to make win-
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hit with the players when they were
practicing.
“For sure I had some good times.
I was a bit maybe annoying for
some players to play with me,” he
said. “It was nice to start a tennis
career like that.”
In the earlier women’s match,
No. 25 Petra Kvitova beat No. 22
Flavia Pennetta 3-6, 6-3, 6-3.
Andy Roddick’s fourth-round 6-
3, 6-4, 6-4 loss to 19th-seeded
Stanislas Wawrinka on Sunday
night means there’s no Americans
in the men’s or women’s quarterfi-
nals.
The eighth-seeded Roddick was
the last American man standing.
The women were out before the
third round ended.
“Obviously wasn’t the showing
that we wanted, you know, but I’m
doing what I can.”
Roddick’s ouster came on a day
when Roger Federer equaled
Jimmy Connors’ Open era mark by
reaching his 27th straight quarterfi-
nal at a major, and Francesca
Schiavone won the longest
women’s match in Grand Slam his-
tory — a 6-4, 1-6, 16-14 victory
over Svetlana Kuznetsova that took
4 hours, 44 minutes.
REUTERS No. 3 Novak Djokovic and No. 6
Alexandr Dolgopolov of Ukraine plays a shot to Robin Soderling of Tomas Berdych also won in the
Sweden during their match at the Australian Open tennis tournament in fourth round. Among the women,
Melbourne Sunday. No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki and No.
ners, that’s my game,” Dolgopolov He next plays either 2010 finalist 9 Li Na advanced, while No. 14
said. “He has one of the hardest Andy Murray of Britain or No. 11 Maria Sharapova lost to No. 30
balls on tour but I was able to read Jurgen Melzer. Andrea Petkovic.
his serve pretty well. Dolgopolov said his father Roddick’s departure leaves 2010
“I saw his shots pretty well, so it worked as a coach for the likes of finalist Murray as the only player
paid off.” Andrei Medvedev, so he sometimes from any of the Grand Slam host
Monday • Jan. 24, 2011 13
countries in the tournament. All the
French and the Australian players
were already beaten by the end of
the third round. There’s two Swiss,
but only one can reach the semifi-
nals.
Wawrinka advanced to the first
all-Swiss quarterfinal at a major in
the Open era, where he’ll run into
defending champion Federer.
Federer beat Tommy Robredo 6-
3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 to reach the quarter-
finals for the 27th major in a row.
Connors’ mark came between 1973
and 1983 — although he didn’t
play every major because he was
hurt or didn’t travel to Australia.
Schiavone, the French Open
champion, saved six match points,
then converted on her third match
point in the longest women’s match
at a major in terms of time in the
Open era. The longest previous
record was set in Australia last year
when Barbora Zahlavova-Strycova
beat Regina Kulikova 7-6 (5), 6-7
(10), 6-3 in 4:19.
Said a spent Schiavone: “At the
end, you have something more,
always.”
The 30-year-old Italian will next
meet Wozniacki, who reached the
quarterfinals in Australia for the
first time with a 6-3, 6-4 win over
Anastasija Sevastova. She then
caused a bit of stir at her news con-
ference with a tale about being
scratched by a kangaroo.
She later returned to Melbourne
Park to clarify she’d made up the
story and to apologize, saying she
didn’t think anyone would believe
it.
14 Monday • Jan. 24, 2011
Vegas wins Hope Classic in playoff
By Greg Beacham
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LA QUINTA — Jhonattan Vegas’
path to the PGA Tour started in the
remote reaches of Venezuela, where
the toddler imitated his father’s golf
swing with sticks and stones while
growing up in an oil-drilling camp.
Maybe that’s why Vegas never
gave up hope when he missed a 9-
foot putt that could have won the
Bob Hope Classic on the final regu-
lation hole Sunday — or even when
he put his playoff tee shot into the
water moments later.
The 26-year-old rookie needed a
wealth of patience and perseverance
just to make it to Palm Springs from
that camp in the Orinoco River val-
ley.
And when Gary Woodland made
a few mistakes of his own, the man
they’re already calling Jhonny
Vegas hit the biggest jackpot of his
pioneering career.
Vegas made a 13-foot par putt on
the second playoff hole to win the
Hope Classic, holding off Woodland
SPORTS
for his first PGA and-down par after knocking his
Tour victory in 92nd tee shot into the water 160
just his fifth yards from the hole.
start. With the light fading rapidly
Vegas is the behind the San Jacinto Mountains,
first Venezuelan Vegas got help from two poor shots
to win a PGA by Woodland, who also was seeking
Tour event, but his first tour win. Woodland’s
his remarkably approach shot landed in a bunker,
Jhonattan steady perform- and his sand shot trickled to the
Vegas ance over 92 opposite side of the green.
holes in the five- After his drop, Vegas confidently
day event suggests he’s capable of put a 9-iron right behind the pin.
winning again — and maybe even Woodland missed a par putt, and
energizing an unpopular sport in his Vegas holed his $900,000 putt.
homeland. “Seemed like we were out there
“Just to think about winning on forever,” said Woodland, a former
the PGA Tour, that’s something,” college basketball player from
Vegas said. “But to make it happen Kansas. “We were grinding all day.
is something else, and it’s a crazy Jhonattan got off to a pretty good
feeling. It was tough today to stay start, and I was just trying to catch
neutral and play golf, and that’s him all day, so the playoff was no
why. To my country, I hope this different. It was just sudden death,
means a lot. I really hope it means but who made the first mistake?
people changing (their minds) about And it looked like I did.”
the sport.” Vegas and Woodland eliminated
Vegas improbably became the defending champion Bill Haas with
first rookie to win the 52-year-old birdies on the first playoff hole after
tournament with a spectacular up- all three finished the final round at
27-under 333. Vegas is the third
straight player to get his first PGA
Tour victory at the Hope, joining
Pat Perez and Haas.
Vegas and Woodland closed with
3-under 69s and Haas shot a 66.
Playing one group apart, Haas
and Vegas both missed short putts
on the final regulation hole. A few
minutes after Haas botched a 6-
footer for birdie, Vegas couldn’t
connect, making his only bogey of
the final day. Woodland, who shared
the lead with Vegas after each of the
final three rounds, got into the play-
off with a birdie on the final regula-
tion hole.
Vegas cut a confident figure on
the Palmer Private course, wearing
a neon-peach shirt with starkly
white pants and Nike hat. He was
followed by his mother and his
father, Carlos, who got his son into
the game while selling food and
tending a nine-hole course in that
oil camp.
Vegas left home at 17, moving
to Houston to study golf and
English before playing at the
THE DAILY JOURNAL
University of Texas.
“Life for me hasn’t been always
the best,” Vegas said. “I had to fight
to get where I am. I’m a fighter, and
if I set a goal in front of me, I’m just
going to die just to get there, and
fight hard to accomplish what I set
out in my mind.”
Vegas’ victory should give a boost
to his desire to revive the sport in
his native country, where golf has
been under criticism from President
Hugo Chavez, who has closed six
courses in the past seven years.
Vegas has expressed a desire to
speak with Chavez, hoping to
change the president’s mind about
the sport that Chavez has decried as
a pastime of the rich.
“I hope they know about the story,
and that it is possible to get to the
PGA Tour and win,” Vegas said of
his fellow Venezuelans. “I hope
people realize that all over the
world.”
The Masters will have a bit of
Vegas flair this year — and not just
from Jhonattan. His father wouldn’t
miss it for the world.
THE DAILY JOURNAL SPORTS Monday • Jan. 24, 2011 15

Flyers beat Blackhawks; Lighting light up Thrashers

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
CHICAGO — Jeff Carter had
two goals and an assist, rookie
Sergei Bobrovsky made 30 saves
and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the
Chicago Blackhawks 4-1 on
Sunday.
Nikolay Zherdev and Scott
Hartnell also scored, and Claude
Giroux had four assists for the
Flyers in the only regular-season
rematch of the Blackhawks’ victory
last year in the Stanley Cup finals.
The 22-year-old Bobrovsky lost a
bid for his first career shutout at 6:49
of the third period when Marian
Hossa scored on a penalty shot.
Philadelphia leads the NHL with 69
points and is 9-2-0 in its last 11.
NHL briefs
Lightning 7,Thrashers 1
TAMPA, Fla. — Steven Stamkos
notched his NHL-best 38th goal to
take over sole possession of the
league scoring lead and help Tampa
Bay win its fourth straight game.
The Southeast leaders beat the
Thrashers for the 11th straight time,
completing a six-game sweep of the
season series between the division
rivals in their second game in four
days.
Martin St. Louis, Nate
Thompson, Dana Tyrell and Simon
Gagne joined Stamkos in scoring
during a five-goal second period
that quickly got away from Atlanta.
The Thrashers have dropped seven
of their past eight games.
Stamkos hiked it to 3-0 when he
redirected St. Louis’ shot past
Pavelec to move ahead of injured
Pittsburgh star Sidney Crosby for
sole possession of the league points
lead with 67. The first-time All-Star
has seven goals in his last six games
and has been especially tough on
Atlanta with nine goals and three
assists this season. Crosby has
missed eight straight games because
of a concussion.
Predators 3, Oilers 2, SO
EDMONTON, Alberta — Cody
Franson scored the lone shootout
goal and Nashville goalie Pekka
Rinne turned aside all three
Edmonton shooters.
Rinne got a huge break in over-
time after losing his stick on a wild
scramble on an Edmonton power
play. Shawn Horcoff beat Rinne
with a diving backhander, but the
puck struck the unattended stick at
the goal line and deflected out. A
video review confirmed the puck
didn’t fully cross the line.
The Predators, fourth in the
Western Conference with 60 points,
have won three straight — all on the
road — and 10 of their last 12. The
Oilers, last in the conference, have
dropped five in a row and 14 of 16.
Devils 5, Panthers 2
NEWARK, N.J. — Ilya
Kovalchuk had a goal and two
assists, Jason Arnott scored twice
and Martin Brodeur made 24 saves to
help resurgent New Jersey extend its
winning streak to four. Brian Rolston
and Patrik Elias also scored for the
Devils, who have picked up points in
seven straight games (6-0-1).
Sabres 5, Islanders 3
UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Nathan
Gerbe snapped a tie early in the
third period with a power-play goal,
and Buffalo salvaged a split of the
home-and-home series. After scor-
ing goals 5 seconds apart in the
third period Friday night in
Buffalo’s 5-2 home loss to New
York, Gerbe finished a three-way
passing play to net the winner 1:48
into the final period Sunday.

JACK
Continued from page 11
His workout show was a television staple
from the 1950s to the ’70s. LaLanne and his
dog Happy encouraged kids to wake their
mothers and drag them in front of the televi-
sion set. He developed exercises that used no
special equipment, just a chair and a towel.
He also founded a chain of fitness studios
that bore his name and in recent years touted
the value of raw fruit and vegetables as he
helped market a machine called Jack
LaLanne’s Power Juicer.
When he turned 43 in 1957, he performed
more than 1,000 push-ups in 23 minutes on
the “You Asked For It” television show. At 60,
he swam from Alcatraz Island to Fisherman’s
Wharf in San Francisco — handcuffed, shack-
led and towing a boat. Ten years later, he per-
formed a similar feat in Long Beach harbor.
He maintained a youthful physique and
joked in 2006 that “I can’t afford to die. It
would wreck my image.”
“I never think of my age, never,” LaLanne
said in 1990. “I could be 20 or 100. I never
think about it, I’m just me. Look at Bob Hope,
George Burns. They’re more productive than
they’ve ever been in their whole lives right
now.”
Fellow bodybuilder and former California
governor Arnold Schwarzenegger credited
LaLanne with taking exercise out of the gym-
nasium and into living rooms.
“He laid the groundwork for others to have
exercise programs, and now it has bloomed
from that black and white program into a very
colorful enterprise,” Schwarzenegger said in
1990.
In 1936 in his native Oakland, LaLanne
opened a health studio that included weight-
training for women and athletes. Those were
Cook wins season-opening Mitsubishi
revolutionary notions at the time, because of THE ASSOCIATED PRESS the 1992 Hawaiian Open.
the theory that weight training made an ath- Cook began the day three
lete slow and “muscle bound” and made a KAUPULEHU-KONA, Hawaii — John strokes behind second-
woman look masculine. Cook birdied five straight holes after the turn round-leader Russ Cochran
“You have to understand that it was to win the Champions Tour’s season-opening and surged to the top of the
absolutely forbidden in those days for athletes Mitsubishi Electric Championship on leaderboard with his five
to use weights,” he once said. “It just wasn’t Sunday, shooting a second straight 8-under 64 birdies after making the
done. We had athletes who used to sneak into for a two-stroke victory over Tom Lehman. turn by aggressively firing
the studio to work out. The 53-year-old Cook had eight birdies in for the pins. The run was
“It was the same with women. Back then, his bogey-free round for a 22-under 194 total capped by a 30-foot birdie
John Cook
women weren’t supposed to use weights. I and his second straight victory. He finished putt on the par-5 14th.
guess I was a pioneer,” LaLanne said. last season with a successful title defense in After going up-and-down for a rare par on
The son of poor French immigrants, he was the Charles Schwab Cup Championship. No. 15, he got back to the birdie clinic by
born in 1914 and grew up to become a sugar The last player to win the last and first sticking his 7-iron shot to 3 feet to reach 22
addict, he said. events on the Champions Tour was Gil under at 16. He tapped in for par on 17 and
The turning point occurred one night when Morgan in 1997-98. missed a 10-foot birdie try on the final hole.
he heard a lecture by pioneering nutritionist After two birdies on the front side, Cook Lehman, who closed with a 64, had an
Paul Bragg, who advocated the benefits of scorched the back nine, dropping putt after eagle, eight birdies and two bogeys.
brown rice, whole wheat and a vegetarian putt. He birdied six holes during a seven-hole Defending champion Tom Watson couldn’t
diet. stretch to take home $305,000 and the hook- overcome his three bogeys on the front nine
“He got me so enthused,” LaLanne said. shaped trophy. and shot a 68 to finish third at 19 under, two
“After the lecture I went to his dressing room The win was Cook’s sixth on the 50-and- strokes ahead of Cochran (72) and Jeff
and spent an hour and a half with him. He over circuit and his first in the islands since Sluman (68).
said, ’Jack, you’re a walking garbage can.”’
Soon after, LaLanne constructed a
makeshift gym in his back yard. “I had all
these firemen and police working out there
and I kind of used them as guinea pigs,” he
said.
He said his own daily routine usually con-
sisted of two hours of weightlifting and an
hour in the swimming pool.
“It’s a lifestyle, it’s something you do the
rest of your life,” LaLanne said. “How long
are you going to keep breathing? How long do
you keep eating? You just do it.”
In addition to his wife, he is survived by two
sons, Dan and Jon, and a daughter, Yvonne.
16 Monday • Jan. 24, 2011 SPORTS THE DAILY JOURNAL

No.3 Duke rallies BASEBALL

TRANSACTIONS
Sunday’s Sports Transactions

American League
NBA GLANCE
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
NHL GLANCE
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division

to beat N.C.State
TEXAS RANGERS — Agreed to terms with RHP Dar- W L Pct GB W L OT Pts GF GA
ren O’Day on a one-year contract. Boston 33 10 .767 — Philadelphia 32 12 5 69 169 128
FOOTBALL New York 22 21 .512 11 Pittsburgh 30 15 4 64 153 114
Arena Football League Philadelphia 18 25 .419 15 N.Y.Rangers 28 19 3 59 143 121
ARIZONA RATTLERS — Signed WR/LB Jason Toronto 13 31 .295 20 1/2 N.Y.Islanders 15 25 7 37 117 157
Geathers and L Alonzo Durham. New Jersey 16 29 3 35 100 143
New Jersey 12 32 .273 21 1/2
By Aaron Beard ’We’re down 10! We’re down 10! HOCKEY
Southeast Division Northeast Division
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Let’s go!’ I think we just keyed off National Hockey League W L OT Pts GF GA
ATLANTA THRASHERS — Reassigned LW Michael W L Pct GB
that. We knew from that point on, we Miami 31 13 .705 — Boston 27 14 7 61 150 109
Forney from Chicago (AHL) to Gwinnett (ECHL). Montreal 27 17 5 59 128 118
RALEIGH, N.C. — Seemingly were winning no matter what.” MONTREAL CANADIENS — Assigned C Andreas Orlando 29 15 .659 2
Atlanta 29 16 .644 2 1/2 Buffalo 22 21 5 49 134 142
everything had gone wrong for third- It is believed to be the first time the Engqvist to Hamilton (AHL). Toronto 19 23 5 43 120 145
NEW YORK RANGERS — Recalled D Michael Del Charlotte 17 25 .405 13
ranked Duke, from the repeated Blue Devils have rallied from a 20- Ottawa 17 25 7 41 106 157
Zotto and F Evgeny Grachev from Connecticut Washington 13 29 .310 17
Southeast Division
misses in the lane to the way rival point deficit for a victory since win- (AHL).Assigned F Dale Weise to Connecticut. Central Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
ning 68-67 at Connecticut on a ST.LOUIS BLUES — Recalled F Stefan Della Rovere W L Pct GB
North Carolina State just kept mak- Chicago 30 14 .682 —
Tampa Bay 30 15 5 65 152 154
and D Nikita Nikitin from Peoria (AHL).Assigned D
ing shot after shot to increase its lead. buzzer-beating 3-pointer from Ian Cole and F Ryan Reaves to Peoria. Indiana 16 25 .390 12 1/2
Washington 27 14 8 62 139 126
Atlanta 23 19 9 55 151 166
And yet, these Blue Devils keep Jessica Foley in January 2004. Duke VANCOUVER CANUCKS — Reassigned F Sergei Shi- Milwaukee 16 25 .390 12 1/2 Carolina 23 19 6 52 143 149
proving they can shake off slow starts hadn’t trailed by more than four at rokov to Manitoba (AHL). Recalled D Lee Sweatt Detroit 16 28 .364 14 Florida 21 21 5 47 126 126
from Manitoba. Cleveland 8 35 .186 21 1/2
— even one so bad that it put them in halftime this season, and its largest
a 20-point hole. deficit of the year came when it fell Saturday’s Sports Transactions
WESTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE
Freshman Chelsea Gray hit a driv- behind 22-7 in the opening 9 minutes BASEBALL Central Division
at Charlotte before rallying for a 61- American League Southwest Division
ing layup with 12 seconds left to cap KANSAS CITY ROYALS—Agreed to terms with 1B
W L OT Pts GF GA
W L Pct GB Detroit 29 13 6 64 163 142
Duke’s rally and beat N.C. State 65- 55 win on Nov. 27. Billy Butler on a four-year contract. San Antonio 37 7 .841 — Nashville 27 15 6 60 132 114
64 on Sunday, keeping the Blue The Blue Devils certainly topped National League Dallas 28 15 .651 8 1/2 Chicago 26 19 4 56 155 135
Devils as the nation’s last unbeaten themselves with this one. SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Agreed to terms with New Orleans 29 16 .644 8 1/2 St.Louis 22 18 7 51 126 138
OF Andres Torres on a one-year contract. Memphis 21 23 .477 16 Columbus 23 20 5 51 128 149
team. “How many teams do you know BASKETBALL Houston 20 25 .444 17 1/2 Northwest Division
Jasmine Thomas scored 14 points that are down 20 and come back and National Basketball Association Northwest Division W L OT Pts GF GA
to lead the Blue Devils (19-0, 5-0 win?” Duke coach Joanne P. ATLANTA HAWKS — Suspended F Josh Powell one Vancouver 29 10 9 67 156 119
W L Pct GB
game.
Atlantic Coast Conference), who McCallie said. “That’s something FOOTBALL
Oklahoma City 28 15 .651 — Colorado 24 18 6 54 155 157
Utah 27 17 .614 1 1/2 Minnesota 24 19 5 53 126 132
trailed by 18 at halftime and 42-22 this team really needs to internalize National Football League
Calgary 22 21 6 50 137 150
MIAMI DOLPHINS — Signed general manager Jeff Denver 25 18 .581 3
less than a minute into the second because that’s a very special thing. Portland 25 20 .556 4 Edmonton 14 25 8 36 117 162
Ireland to a multi-year contract extension.
half. But a veteran team that got That is not a usual thing.” NEW YORK JETS — Signed DT Martin Tevaseu. Minnesota 10 33 .233 18 Pacific Division
Gray’s driving layup against Pacific Division W L OT Pts GF GA
within a game of the Final Four last Waived DB Isaiah Trufant.
Dallas 29 14 5 63 143 129
Amber White gave the Blue Devils TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Named Pat Morris of- W L Pct GB
season responded by turning up its L.A.Lakers 32 13 .711 — Anaheim 27 20 4 58 137 144
fensive line coach.
defensive fullcourt pressure to spark the lead for good, though the Canadian Football League Phoenix 20 22 .476 10 1/2 Phoenix 24 16 9 57 141 139
a memorable comeback that stands Wolfpack (9-10, 1-4) had two good MONTREAL ALOUETTES — Promoted linebackers Golden State 19 24 .442 12 San Jose 25 19 5 55 137 135
L.A.Clippers 17 26 .395 14 Los Angeles 25 22 1 51 138 122
as the program’s best in seven years. looks at the end to steal back the win. coach Tim Tibesar to co-defensive coordinator.
Two points for a win,one point for overtime loss.
HOCKEY Sacramento 9 32 .220 21
“Honestly, it’s an unbelievable First, Marissa Kastanek missed a National Hockey League
feat,” said senior Krystal Thomas, straightaway 3-pointer, then Bonae ANAHEIM DUCKS — Reassigned G Marco Saturday’s Games Saturday’s Games
Holston hit the front of the rim on a Anaheim 4,Montreal 3,SO
who had a key basket late and came Cousineau from Elmira (ECHL) to Syracuse (AHL). Atlanta 103,Charlotte 87
N.Y.Rangers 3,Atlanta 2,SO
rushed midrange stickback attempt BUFFALO SABRES—Recalled F Matt Ellis and F Paul Dallas 87,New Jersey 86
down with the final rebound just Byron from Portland (AHL). Washington 85,Boston 83 Calgary 4,Vancouver 3,SO
before the horn. “It felt like we were that landed in Krystal Thomas’ hands DETROIT RED WINGS — Recalled C Cory Emmer- Detroit 75,Phoenix 74 New Jersey 3,Philadelphia 1
making a run a lot of times through- just before the horn. ton from Grand Rapids (AHL). Chicago 4,Detroit 1
Miami 120,Toronto 103
NEW YORK ISLANDERS — Claimed G Evgeni Boston 6,Colorado 2
out the second half, and every time Thomas and Gray each added 13 Philadelphia 96,Utah 85
Washington 4,Toronto 1
Nabokov off waivers from Detroit. Chicago 92,Cleveland 79
we looked up, we were still down 16, points for Duke, which overcame a OTTAWA SENATORS — Reassigned G Mike Brodeur Pittsburgh 3,Carolina 2
New Orleans 96,San Antonio 72
14, 13. horrendous start and a frustrating day and F Bobby Butler to Binghamton (AHL). Oklahoma City 101,New York 98
Columbus 5,St.Louis 2
American Hockey League Los Angeles 4,Phoenix 3
“Then there was one point we got at the free-throw line (12 for 23) by Orlando 118,Houston 104 San Jose 4,Minnesota 3
CONNECTICUT WHALE — Signed F Bretton Memphis 94,Milwaukee 81
it to 10 and (Jasmine Thomas) said, shooting 56 percent after the break. Cameron. Sunday’s Games
Portland 97,Indiana 92 Nashville 3,Edmonton 2,SO
PEORIA RIVERMEN — Signed D Jake Gannon. L.A.Clippers 113,Golden State 109
ECHL Philadelphia 4,Chicago 1
SAT SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI Sunday’s Games New Jersey 5,Florida 2
ECHL — Suspended Kalamazoo D Mitch Versteeg
Denver 121,Indiana 107 Buffalo 5,N.Y.Islanders 3
22 25 27 28 one game and fined him an undisclosed amount as
23 24 26 a result of his actions during Friday’s game against
Monday’s Games Tampa Bay 7,Atlanta 1
Cincinnati. Cleveland at New Jersey,7 p.m. Monday’s Games
vs. Wild @ Kings Detroit at Orlando,7 p.m.
7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m COLLEGE Toronto at Carolina,7 p.m.
MICHIGAN — Announced the resignation of di- Phoenix at Philadelphia,7 p.m. N.Y.Rangers at Washington,7:30 p.m.
CSN-CAL CSN-CAL
rector of football operations Scott Draper. Memphis at Toronto,7 p.m. Nashville at Calgary,9:30 p.m.
UCLA — Named Mike Johnson offensive coordi- Washington at New York,7:30 p.m. St.Louis at Colorado,9:30 p.m.
nator. Milwaukee at Chicago,8 p.m. Dallas at Vancouver,10 p.m.
@ Clippers vs. Spurs vs.Hornets vs.Bobcats UTAH—Named Norm Chow offensive coordinator. Houston at Minnesota,8 p.m. Boston at Los Angeles,10:30 p.m.
7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. XAVIER — Promoted assistant volleyball coach Oklahoma City at New Orleans,8 p.m. Tuesday’s Games
CSN-BAY CSN-BAY CSN-BAY CSN-BAY Christy Pfeffenberger to associate head coach. Sacramento at Portland,10 p.m. Florida at N.Y.Rangers,7 p.m.
San Antonio at Golden State,10:30 p.m. N.Y.Islanders at Pittsburgh,7 p.m.
Tuesday’s Games Anaheim at Columbus,7 p.m.
THANK Denver at Washington,7 p.m. Montreal at Philadelphia,7:30 p.m.
Cleveland at Boston,7:30 p.m. Buffalo at Ottawa,7:30 p.m.
YOU FOR L.A.Clippers at Dallas,8:30 p.m.
Charlotte at Sacramento,10 p.m.
Toronto at Tampa Bay,7:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Chicago,8:30 p.m.
Utah at L.A.Lakers,10:30 p.m. Edmonton at Phoenix,9 p.m.
READING All times Eastern All times Eastern
THE DAILY JOURNAL
I
took my daughter Audrey by the
shelter this past Monday, when we
were closed to the public for the
MLK Jr. holiday. As soon as we reached
the dog kennels, about 20 Chihuahuas
and other little moppy dogs “greeted” us,
which sent my daughter directly behind
me with her hands over her ears. And this
is no shrinking violet of a kid. We know
this issue of being immediately over-
whelmed at the sight of so many little
dogs together in one place is experienced
by other kids, even adults. Still, tem-
porarily housing up to four little dogs in
one large dog run — and having dedicat-
ed volunteers take them out regularly for
walks and TLC — is far better than the
alternative of not making room for them.
Fortunately, we recently found an even
better temporary solution, something to
help both the little dogs hoping to con-
nect with visitors and the visitors who
really want to adopt a dog but can’t visit
because the shelter experience is emo-
tionally over-
whelming.
During the last
weekend in
January and the
first weekend in
February, we’re
bringing a small
number of our
little dogs to
our adoption
boutique at
Hillsdale
Shopping
Center where
they can be adopted. We’re hoping this
attached graphic turns some heads and
bring fantastic adopters to us. We prom-
ise adorable dogs and a fun, yet not over-
whelming experience.
Scott oversees PHS/SPCA’s Customer
Service, Behavior and Training,
Education, Outreach, Field Services,
Cruelty Investigation, Volunteer and
Media/PR program areas and staff. His
companion, Murray, oversees him.
DATEBOOK Monday • Jan. 24, 2011 17
‘No Strings’ tops box office
By Christy Lemire
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOS ANGELES — Audiences weren’t
afraid of committing to “No Strings
Attached,” making it the No. 1 movie at the
box office in its opening weekend.
The romantic comedy from Paramount
Pictures earned an estimated $20.3 million,
according to studio estimates released
Sunday.
Ashton Kutcher and Natalie Portman star as
friends who try to maintain a purely sexual
relationship with each other, even as they find
they’re falling in love. The strong supporting
cast includes Greta Gerwig, Mindy Kaling,
Lake Bell and Kevin Kline.
Last week’s No. 1 movie, Columbia
Pictures’ action comedy “The Green Hornet,”
dropped to second place with $18.1 million. It
has now made $63.4 million total. Seth Rogen
stars as the title playboy-turned-superhero,
based on the 1930s radio show, with
Taiwanese pop star Jay Chou as his sidekick,
Kato.
Much of the success of “No Strings
Attached” could be attributed to the pairing of
director Ivan Reitman and Montecito
Pictures, which brought the movie in at a
budget of just $25 million, said Don Harris,
Paramount’s executive vice president of dis-
tribution.
He thought audiences were drawn to the
chemistry between the co-stars: “Natalie
Portman couldn’t be any hotter, and I think
this is the kind of movie Ashton Kutcher had
hoped to make and be in during his career.
They go well together.”
Portman just won a Golden Globe award
Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher star in “No Strings Attached,”the weekend’s top movie.
for her portrayal of a ballerina gone mad in
“Black Swan,” the weekend’s sixth-highest “For it to do $20 million is fairly impressive,
grossing film, and for which she’s likely to considering it’s rated R and January’s not a
receive an Academy Award nomination hotbed of huge grosses, unless you’re Top ten movies
Tuesday. She recently announced she’s ’Avatar’ and you’re holding over.”
expecting a baby with her fiance, Benjamin It was the 11th weekend in a row that was 1.“No Strings Attached,”$20.3 million.
2.“The Green Hornet,”$18.1 million.
Millepied, who choreographed “Black Swan” down from the same time the previous year,
and has a cameo in it. when James Cameron’s behemoth “Avatar” 3.“The Dilemma,”$9.7 million.
4.“The King’s Speech,”$9.2 million.
Part of the allure of “No Strings Attached” was still dominating from its debut at the end
also comes from the humor, which Harris said of 2009. 5.“True Grit,”$8 million.
6.“Black Swan,”$6.2 million.
was a little edgier than expected in a romantic While Dergarabedian expected 2011 could
comedy. be a record year at the box office, with total 7.“The Fighter,”$4.5 million.
8.“Little Fockers,”$4.4 million.
“This was always intended to be an R,” he grosses surpassing $11 billion for the first
said. “That’s why I think these two were inter- time ever, “the huge year hasn’t kicked in 9.“Yogi Bear,”$4.1 million.
10.“Tron:Legacy,”$3.7 million.
ested in being in the movie.” yet.”
“No Strings Attached” was marketed as the “I don’t see much light at the end of the tun-
perfect date movie, with its slogan: “Can sex nel until March, when ’The
friends stay best friends?”, said Adjustment Bureau’ and other
Hollywood.com analyst Paul Dergarabedian. movies open,” he said, referring
“It’s a so-called ’chick flick’ because of the to the upcoming thriller starring
subject matter, but it had appeal for both men Matt Damon and Emily Blunt.
and women with the whole idea of being “We could be looking at a pretty
’friends with benefits,”’ Dergarabedian said. sizable down streak.”
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New Fun After Fifty officers
for 2011 sworn in
The Redwood City Fun After
Fifty Club (RWCFAF), sponsored
by the Redwood City Parks and
Recreation Department, had its
2011 Executive Board sworn in at
its Tuesday, Jan. 11 meeting.
The oath of office was adminis-
tered by Bruce Utech, manager of
the VMSC. Its first Executive
Board meeting will be held in
Room 20 of the VMSC Annex at
9:30 a.m. this Thursday.
Marilyn Centoni, newly elected
president, takes over from
Maureen Grover who will remain
on the board as trustee.
Other trustees on the board
include; Dolores Siegfried, Gloria
Stent, Lillian Ferrando and Bert
Bourland. Barbara Salsedo was
elected 1st vice president, with
David Desideri taking over the
2nd vice president spot. Dolores
Weigant has stepped into the
breach as newly elected recording
secretary.
Margaret Powers continues as
correspondence secretary, while
Chito DeLeon and Rudy Grana
remain executive treasurer and
treasurer, respectively. Fran
Benedetto continues as member-
ship secretary. Jack Hickey will
continue to serve the club in an
appointed role as public relations
chair.
Fun After Fifty congregates each
Tuesday in the VMSC Sunset room
at 10 a.m.
Meetings begin at 11 a.m. in the
VMSC Theater. This is followed
by lunch and Bingo.
Beginning in February, Dennis
Berglund and his 11-member
dance band will continue to enter-
tain us with music of the Forties
and Fifties on the last Friday of the
month.
RWCFAF also sponsors a bowl-
ing league which meets at Mel’s
Bowl at 1 p.m. Wednesdays. We
also have an annual picnic and
other luncheons. A calendar of
these and other activities is posted
on the website.
(www.rwcfaf.com/wp)
The public is invited to attend
and support our new team. Join us
in singing God Bless America with
our Centenarian pianist, Annabelle
Gull, at the keyboard.
Annual dues are still only $15.

Birth announcements:
Andre Johnson and Susan Martinez, of
Mountain View, gave birth to a baby girl at
Sequoia Hospital Jan. 6.

Benjamin and Bridget Renda, of San

Carlos, gave birth to a baby boy at Sequoia
Hospital Jan. 8.

Pedram Keyani and Raheleh Mansoor,

Peace Action of San Mateo County, an
affiliate of Peace Action — the nation’s
largest grassroots peace and justice organiza-
tion — will present a check for $1,000 to the
Haiti Emergency Relief Fund, a Bay Area-
based entity acting as a direct funding con-
duit to on-the-ground grassroots organiza-
tions in Haiti. The local Peace Action chapter
raised close to that amount, then contributed
a sum sufficient to round up the donation to
the four-figure milestone, at its annual
Holiday Potluck Dinner in December.
***
Army Reserve Sgt. Jonathan
Theonugraha has been mobilized and acti-
vated at Joint Base Dix-McGuire-Lakehurst,
N.J., in preparation for deployment to serve
in support of either Operation New Dawn in
the Iraqi Theater of Operations or Operation
Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan and the
Southwest Theater of Operations. The soldier
is a member of the 14th Psychological
Operations Battalion, Moffett Federal
Airfield, Calif. Theonugraha graduated in
2005 from Aragon High School in San Mateo
and received a bachelor’s degree in 2009
from the University of California, Berkeley.
of San Carlos, gave birth to a baby girl at
Sequoia Hospital Jan. 9.
Michael and Rosalia Warren, of Saratoga,
gave birth to a baby girl at Sequoia Hospital
Jan. 10.
Jaime and Vilcia Rodriguez, of San Jose,
gave birth to a baby boy at Sequoia Hospital
Jan. 11.
Kendal Peters and Davina Brown, of East
Palo Alto, gave birth to a baby girl at Sequoia
Hospital Jan. 11.
Dennis and Mary Hussey, of Emerald
Hills, gave birth to a baby girl at Sequoia
Hospital Jan. 12.
Eric and Rina Vignola, of San Carlos,
gave birth to a baby boy at Sequoia Hospital
Jan. 12.
Jeffrey Barrett and Lenka Barrettova, of
Redwood City, gave birth to a baby girl at
Sequoia Hospital Jan. 12.
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FEE
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of San Carlos and Burlingame say there
are no immediate plans to increase
COUNTY
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On Tuesday, Boesch will ask the
Board of Supervisors for the ability to
“identify job classifications crucial to
budget control and stabilization” and
authority to offer a buyout.
Those participating in the separation
program will receive $15,000 if they’ve
PERIOD
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Figuring out what these options will
look like will take time. In March, the
board will start the conversation to look
at possible options, the partnerships
required to be successful in those
options and financial requirements for
making the increased options a reality.
Numbers presented to the board
Thursday night showed a higher per-
centage of students at Capuchino High
School participate in additional periods.
When considering the number of stu-
dents enrolled in seven or more classes
during fall 2010 including opportuni-
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rorized her, Roblero’s current lawyer
said.
Mayra, 27, suffered a heart attack
and never saw her husband and daugh-
ters again. She died in Guatemala.
Since her death, husband Edgar has
been fighting the deportation order and
hired San Francisco immigration attor-
ney Marc Van Der Hout to represent
him and his two daughters Evelyn, 9,
and Stephanie, 6, students at Parkside
Elementary School in San Mateo. The
Robleros’ third child, Alejandro, 2,
never returned to the United States
after the death of his mother and cur-
rently lives with in-laws.
Van Der Hout is seeking to reopen
Roblero’s case in light of his wife’s
death and trauma caused to their chil-
dren, who are both in therapy.
“There are new facts that immigra-
tion never considered,” said Lisa
Weissman-Ward, an attorney in Van
Der Hout’s office.
Support from neighbors
Roblero, who lives on Klamath
Avenue in the Parkside neighborhood
of San Mateo, is finding support from
friends and neighbors as he fights the
deportation order.
Roblero has already bought three
plane tickets for a return home Feb. 1
but is hoping he doesn’t have to use
them.
The family was busy packing their
home yesterday in anticipation of
being deported.
“The girls do not want to leave,”
Roblero said.
His neighbor Donna Divodi is con-
cerned Roblero’s children will not be
cared for properly in Guatemala, since
they both are in therapy following
their mother’s death.
Divodi is also worried Roblero will
be forced to return to a town in
Guatemala he left 20 years ago that is
plagued with violence related to gangs
and drug-trafficking. Guatemala suf-
their fines.
Redwood City last increased its park-
ing fines by $10 in December 2009 to
offset a similarly mandated state sur-
charge of $5 allocated for the State
Court Facilities Construction Fun and
to bring the city’s fee fines in line with
others in the county.
continuously worked for at least five
years or 10,400 hours and $20,000 for
those continuously working for the
equivalent of the last 10 years or 20,800
hours. Each position eliminated will
cost the county approximately $25,000
including benefits but save an average
of $175,000 over two years.
Those who accept offers will be
barred from working for the county in
any capacity for 24 months.
The county is also looking at the one-
year retirement credit program again
ties outside of district-funded courses,
Capuchino and San Mateo high schools
had the highest enrollment at 61 per-
cent, followed by Mills at 56 percent,
Aragon at 51 percent, Peninsula at 46
percent, Hillsdale at 39 percent and
Burlingame at 33 percent. Those enroll-
ment numbers drop slightly when only
district-funded programs are consid-
ered, except at Hillsdale. Hillsdale’s
numbers dropped to 16 percent which
does not include 229 periods of com-
munity college courses taken on the
campus. Overall, about 50 percent of
students were found to be enrolled in
seven or more classes.
Looking at each school by grade
level, Capuchino freshman take more
classes than others with 93 percent
enrolled in seven or more classes.
fered a civil war from 1960 until 1996.
Currently, Guatemala President Alvaro
Colom has mobilized the army to
“siege” towns on the border with
Mexico that have been terrorized by
Mexico’s Zetas drug gang. Roblero
comes from a village called El Rosario
on the border with Mexico.
“They are sending him back to cer-
tain death,” Divodi said.
While Roblero fights the deportation
order, he is also trying to quickly sell
off his valuables in case he is forced to
leave the United States.
He has listed his Toyota minivan for
sale on Craigslist, for instance.
Roblero, a self-employed construc-
tion worker, participates in the neigh-
borhood watch program in the
Shoreview neighborhood and shows
concern for others, Divodi said.
“He bought the most run-down
house on the block and fixed it up,”
she said.
The house has since been sold,
Roblero said.
Divodi even wrote a letter to immi-
gration officials on Roblero’s behalf.
“I beg of you to please determine
that Edgar Roblero is already an asset
to our community and our way of life
in his generation and the generation of
his children who are benefiting by his
attitude, work ethics and integrity and
allow him to remain within the United
States. Please grant them a stay of
removal immediately,” she wrote in
the letter.
Tragic death
Roblero’s lawyers are hoping the
tragic death of Mayra and the fragile
state of the children will be considered
by immigration officials as they seek
to reopen the case.
“I have a clean record. I’ve been
here for 20 years and never even got a
ticket,” he said.
Roblero has been forced to wear a
GPS-tracking device on his ankle by
immigration officials.
“Sometimes it beeps for a reason I
don’t know and it scares the children,”
he said.
His lawyers question why Roblero is
forced to wear the device since he had
LOCAL
If the proposed increase is approved,
it becomes effective 30 days after the
second reading of the ordinance.
The Redwood City Council meets 7
p.m. Monday, Jan. 24 at City Hall, 1017
Middlefield Road, Redwood City.
and the Board of Supervisors could
consider it as early as March, Rossi
said.
The Board of Supervisors meets 9
a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 25 in Board
Chambers, 400 County Government
Center, Redwood City.
Michelle Durand can be reached by e-mail:
michelle@smdailyjournal.com or by
phone: (650) 344-5200 ext. 102.
Attendance in seven or more classes
has increased across the district from
2009 to 2010. Course enrollment
increases could be attributed to reform
requirements. Statewide testing scores
come with consequences. San Mateo
Union is in its second year of program
improvement, a status given when one
or more sub-groups fail to make the
annual growth goal for two consecutive
years. Such a status requires a plan to
increase comprehension. Additional
support classes, often offered during
seventh period, are part of the district’s
plan to raise comprehension.
Heather Murtagh can be reached by e-mail:
heather@smdailyjournal.com or byphone:
(650) 344-5200 ext. 105.
already made plans to return to
Guatemala.
“It is up to the discretion of immi-
gration officials,” Van Der Hout said.
Roblero first applied for asylum
back in 1990 but has never fully under-
stood the process, he said.
His new lawyers are hoping to con-
vince immigration officials that the
Robleros belong in the United States.
His daughters would be forced to
return to Guatemala despite being citi-
zens here because there is no other
family here to support them, Van Der
Hout said.
Roblero has received many letters of
support from friends who do not want
to see him forced to return home.
“We are simply asking immigration
to open the case back up in light of the
new information,” Van Der Hout said.
A wall calendar hangs in the dining
room in the Robleros’ home. The date
Jan. 27 is marked with “PTA meeting.”
Roblero intends on making the
meeting despite knowing he may be
forced to uproot his daughters just a
few days later.
“I have to be the mom and dad now,”
Roblero said.
Court ruling
A federal appeals court ruling in
July created the possibility that
Guatemalan women could qualify for
political asylum in the United States
because of the high female murder
rate.
The court ordered the Board of
Immigration Appeals to determine
whether all Guatemalan women can
qualify, a decision which would open
the door to similar claims from other
countries with high female murder rate
in Central America.
Edgar Roblero, now 42, does not
believe his daughters will be safe in
Guatemala. He will find out later this
week whether he will be forced to
leave the United States.
“We don’t want to go,” he said.
Bill Silverfarb can be reached by e-mail:
silverfarb@smdailyjournal.com or by
phone: (650) 344-5200 ext. 106.
Calendar
MONDAY, JAN. 24
CHP Free Driver Seminar. 9:30 p.m.
to 1 p.m. Twin Pines Senior &
Community Center, 20 Twin Pines
Lane, Belmont. For seniors looking to
take control of their driving future.
Free. For more information or to regis-
ter call 363-4572.
Opinion Exchange with Jim Dunbar.
10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Twin Pines Senior &
Community Center, 20 Twin Pines
Lane, Belmont. Former KGO Radio
anchor and director Jim Dunbar will
lead a discussion and commentary on
current events. Free. For more informa-
tion or to reserve a space call 595-7444.
Lecture: Living with Hearing Loss.
10 a.m. to 11 a.m. San Mateo Senior
Center, 2645 Alameda de las Pulgas,
San Mateo. Philip Schulz, audiologist,
of Kaiser Permanente, will increase
your knowledge and appreciation of
how we hear and some common causes
of hearing loss. Free. For more infor-
mation call 522-7490.
Health Care Act: What It Means To
You As a Senior Citizen. 1 p.m. Atria
Burlingame, 250 Myrtle Road,
Burlingame. Free. For more informa-
tion call 343-2747.
All You’ve Ever Wanted to Know
About River Cruising. 7 p.m. Paul’s at
the Villa Restaurant, 4000 S. El Camino
Real, San Mateo. Join the members of
the Peninsula Travel Club as we see a
presentation by Karen Wong of Avalon
Waterways where you will see pictures
of these destinations as well as the
beautiful ships in their fleet. For more
information call 638-1400.
Master Class with Miró Quartet. 7
p.m. Kohl Mansion, 2750 Adeline
Drive, Burlingame. The public is invit-
ed to watch the Miró Quartet woirk
with a string quartet from the San
Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra.
Free. For more information call 762-
1130.
TUESDAY, JAN. 25
Reverse Mortgage for Home
Purchase Workshop. 10 a.m. to noon.
Coyote Point Yacht Club, 1820 Coyote
Point Road, San Mateo. A Realtor,
attorney and housing specialist will dis-
cuss how to be secure in the financial
future through reverse mortgages. Free.
For more information or to register e-
mail stormont@att.net.
Veterans 2011 Job Fair. 10 a.m. to 2
p.m. VA Center at 795 Willow Road,
Menlo Park. End the possible path to
financial disaster and frustration and
meet Veteran friendly employers eager
to interview on the spot and hire you.
Dress for success. Free. For more infor-
mation call (415) 678-9965.
Animals in Action. 10:30 a.m.
CuriOdyssey, 1651 Coyote Point Drive,
San Mateo. Catch our Wildlife Keepers
doing animal enrichment activities, tak-
ing animals for walks and even leading
training sessions. Free with admission
to museum. For more information call
342-7755.
Small Works. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. 320
California Ave., Palo Alto. Gallery
House presents an exhibition of small-
scale works by Bay Area artists. Exhibit
runs Tuesday through Sunday until Feb.
5. For more information e-mail
smc339@gmail.com.
Job Seekers @ Your Library. 11 a.m.
to 2 p.m. San Mateo Main Library, 55
W. Third Ave., San Mateo. Volunteers
with experience in human resources,
coaching and teaching are here to help
you in your search for a job. For more
information call 522-7802.
Travel Tour Presentation. 3 p.m.
District Board Room, 3401 CSM Drive,
San Mateo. A slideshow presentation
on trips to Switzerland, Austria and
Bavaria, New England, and Eastern
Canada. Free. For more information
call 574-6149.
SDForum Cloud Computing &
Virtualization Event. 6:30 p.m. to
8:30 p.m. Orrick, 1000 Marsh Road,
Menlo Park. Join us as we discuss
strategies for building scalable secure
cloud applications. Members, free Non
Members. $20. For more information
call 704-7844.
An Evening with Author Robert
Crais. 7 p.m. Belmont Library, 1110
Alameda de las Pulgas, Belmont. Best-
selling mystery writer Robert Crais will
read from his latest book, followed by a
book signing. For more information e-
mail conrad@smcl.org.
The Struggle in Haiti for Recovery,
Human Rights, and Real Democracy.
7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Unitarian
Universalists of San Mateo, 300 E.
Santa Inez Ave., San Mateo. Our first
meeting of 2011 will focus on what the
impoverished island nation of Haiti is
going through, with the very knowl-
edgeable and experienced Seth
Donnelly of the Haiti Action
Committee providing details. Free. For
more information call 342-8244.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 26
Junior Matrons Meeting. 11:30 a.m.
Mahany Hall, Community United
Church of Christ, 1336 Arroyo Ave.,
San Carlos. Jeff Maltibe, San Carlos
City Manager, will talk about projec-
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tions for San Carlos in 2011. For more
information e-mail cmclyon@sbcglob-
al.net.
Glee Jeopardy. 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Belmont Library, 1110 Alameda de las
Pulgas, Belmont. A trivia contest for
teenagers aged 12 to 19 based on the hit
show Glee, with a prize for the team
with the most points. For more infor-
mation e-mail conrad@smcl.org.
Widows and Widowers Group. 5:30
p.m. Twin Pines Senior and Community
Center, 20 Twin Pines Lane, Belmont.
Meetings feature live entertainment,
guest speakers, dinner and socializa-
tion. For more information call 368-
6200.
Free Home Buyer Workshop. 5:45
p.m. to 7 p.m. Wells Fargo Home
Mortgage, 900 Veterans Blvd.,
Redwood City. Why wonder what it
takes to buy a home in today’s new
world of real estate when you can get
solid information? Free. For more
information call 888-9268.
Low Carbon Diet Workshop. 6 p.m.
East Palo Alto Library, 2415 University
Ave., East Palo Alto. Acterra, a Bay
Area Environment Organization, pres-
ents a workshop on reducing your car-
bon footprint and being a part of the
solution to reduce Global Warming.
Free. For more information contact
smco-pr@plsinfo.org.
Julia Morgan, William R. Hearst,
and the Building of San Simeon. 6
p.m. to 9 p.m. Hilton Garden Inn, 200
Bridgepointe Circle, San Mateo.
Hosted by the American Institute of
Architects San Mateo County Chapter.
$25 for AIASMC members, $30 for
non-members and guests. For more
information call 579-0995.
General Meeting National Alliance
on Mental Illness. 6:30 p.m. Silicon
Valley Community Foundation, 1300 S.
El Camino Real, San Mateo. Come and
hear about early intervention in
Schizophrenia presented by Robert W.
Bennett, President and CEO of Family
Service Agency. For more information
call 638-0800.
First Time Home Buying 2.0. 7 p.m.
1700 S. El Camino Real, San Mateo.
Learn about the realities and myths of
the market, how to avoid costly mis-
takes and an action plan for getting a
great deal. Free. Reservation required.
For more information or to reserve a
spot go to budurl.com/homebuyerclass.
Real Estate Roadmap for 2011. 7 p.m.
to 9 p.m. Bovet Office Centre, 155
Bovet Road, San Mateo. Join a round-
table discussion on establishing a game
plan for the new year with real estate
experts. Free for REI Circle registered
members. For more information or to
register go to reicircle.com.
THURSDAY, JAN. 27
Kid’s Club: Festive Carnivale Event.
4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Hillsdale Shopping
Center, Macy’s Center Court, 60 31st
Ave., San Mateo. The Hillsdale
Shopping Center Kid’s Club kicks-off
this month with an exciting Carnivale
event featuring a juggling unicyclist,
face painting, Mardi Gras mask mak-
ing, story readings hosted by the San
Mateo Library, Kid’s Club sign ups and
more. Free. For more information visit
hillsdale.com or call 345-8222.
Pedestrian Master Plan Workshop.
5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. San Mateo Main
Library, 55 West 3rd Ave., San Mateo.
A workshop to shape the Pedestrian
Master Plan and increase the “walk-
ability” of San Mateo. Free. For more
information e-mail kchin@cityofsan-
mateo.org.
For more events visit
smdailyjournal.com, click Calendar.
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Monday, Jan. 24, 2011
Numerous happy circumstances are likely to prevail for you
and your loved ones in the next year, and even disappointing
conditions could prove to be of value. Something important
can be learned from mistakes.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) - Live in the now and deal
with things as they occur. You’ll make yourself and everybody
else miserable if you worry about every little insignificant
detail and event.
PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) - You could do yourself much
more harm than you thought possible, if you seek out busi-
ness advice from inexperienced parties. Go only to looped-in
folks people for help.
ARIES (March 21-April 19) - Instead of letting another tell
you what to think, weigh and analyze all the facts for yourself,
especially if it has something do with an important career
matter. Be the court of last resort.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20) - Your efficacy will suffer if you
fail to make and follow a quality game plan concerning an
important assignment. Strive to be methodical in handling
your work.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) - To be on the safe side, it is best
not to borrow anything from another. However, if you have no
other recourse, treat it with the same care that you would any
of your own prized possessions.
of any important decision or action that you decide to take
before you actually do so.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) - Normally you are extremely careful
about your choice of words, especially if they are critical in
nature. If you’re reckless about how you put things, you’ll
reap the whirlwind.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) - Being hasty in your behavior or
your handling of matters can lead to a series of boners and
gaffes. Take the time to pace yourself properly, and you’ll
reduce mistakes.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) - Instead of merely ordering oth-
ers about, set a good example as to how you want things
handled. Actions always speak louder than words, and it’s
likely to be the only way to get others to see the light.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) - Unless you are guarded, you
could unintentionally betray a trust, so keep a close eye on
your pie hole. It won’t matter that you didn’t mean to speak
out of turn -- the damage will be done.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) - You have little toler-
ance for stingy people. If you go to lunch with someone who
doesn’t know how to mathematically split a check down the
middle, keep a cool head.
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details when you are working on something that calls for pre- Sudoku
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C U R L E R S I E R R A
5 Egyptian boy-king 55 What the suspicious
8 Invite smell (2 wds.)
D E D U C E E C L A I R
11 Objective 56 Be a parent
S T U N V O L L O P
12 Shrink’s reply 57 Rainbow shape
T I E C L I P
(2 wds.) 58 Hard wood
D N A T A T D A Y S
14 Heat unit 59 Sphagnum
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15 Cows and sheep S P OO L S R A S P E D
17 Feminine pronoun DOWN A S T I B I L E MS
18 Very serious 1 Dept. head A C T R E S S
19 Bounced back 2 Promises to pay U S O E R S A H O Y
21 Some CDs 3 Hunter’s garb K E T T L E T H I E V E
23 Over-50 org. 4 Excuses E A T S I N S U L L E N
24 Mural undercoat 5 Jeweled coronet S L O P S E S P N
27 WNBA broadcaster 6 Mil. branch 1-24-11 ©2011, United Features Syndicate
29 Banjo kin 7 Pierre’s noggin
30 Come before 8 More than dislike 28 Sow’s pen 44 Bunker or Piaf
34 Old-fashioned chest 9 Precipitous 30 Explain further 45 Composer Bartok
(2 wds.) 10 Mountain-dweller 31 Onassis nickname 46 ER supply
37 Narrow inlet of Iraq 32 Poet’s contraction 48 Hydrox rival
38 Pakistan’s language 13 Slip away 33 Wolf, say 49 LAX guesses
39 Sleeve part 16 “Quo Vadis?” role 35 Mugs 52 Refrain syllables
41 Towel off 20 Hired laborer 36 Motown’s Franklin 53 Almost-grads
43 Marquette’s title 22 Parody (hyph.) 39 Fur stole
45 Lifts, as morale 24 Clean a fish 40 Make over
47 “Platoon” actor 25 Make ends meet 41 Suitor
50 Long time 26 Continent divider 42 Column order
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296 Appliances
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Over the Hedge Over the Hedge Over the Hedge

304 Furniture 310 Misc. For Sale 310 Misc. For Sale
ROCKING CHAIR - Traditional, full size
Rocking chair. Excellent condition $100.,
(650)504-3621

ROCKING CHAIR for nursing mother or

grandmother $75. (650)854-3235
ROCKING CHAIRS - (2) Great for family
with new born baby, $50. each or $75.
for both, (650)588-5991
SHELVING - 2000 square foot of shelv-
ing, $500. obo, (650)212-6666
TV STAND good condition beige lots of
storage $35. (650)867-2720
TWO END tables: $35 or $20 each.
(650)787-8219
WOODEN KITCHEN China Cabinet: $99
(great condition!), (650)367-1350
WOODEN QUILT rack with kitty designs
on end excellent condition, SOLD!

306 Housewares
"PRINCESS HOUSE" decorator urn
"Vase" cream with blue flower 13 inch H
$25., (650)868-0436

CANDLEHOLDER - Gold, angel on it,

tall, purchased from Brueners, originally
$100., selling for $35.,(650)867-2720
HAMILTON BEACH Mixer, vintage, .juic-
er & bowl, beater. $30/obo(650)576-6067 315 Wanted to Buy 315 Wanted to Buy
OASIS COUNTERTOP water cooler dis-
penses cold and luke warm water $50.,
(650)218-4254
REVEREWARE, 1,3.4 qt. pots, 5",7"
pans, stainless steel w/copper bottoms,
excellent cond., $60/all. (650)577-0604
VACUUM RIDGED wet and dry 16 gal-
lons 5 horse power in box accesso-
ries included $65., (650)756-7878

307 Jewelry & Clothing

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

BLACK VELVET evening jacket w/silver

296 Appliances
VACUUM CLEANER $50 (650)367-1350
WASHER/DRYER “MAYTAG” - Brand
new with 3 year warranty, $850. both,
(650)726-4168
297 Bicycles
BICYCLE "MAGNA" 24 inch wheels
purple, $40., San Mateo,SOLD!
BICYCLE - Sundancer Jr., 26”, $75. obo
(650)676-0732
GIRL'S BIKE HUFFY Purple 6-speed
good cond. $35 - Angela (650)269-3712
300 Toys
RADIO CONTROLLED Beetle Buggy
car new in box $10. (408)249-3858
302 Antiques
1912 COFFEE Perculater Urn. perfect
condition includes electric cord $85
ANTIQUE SOLID mahogany knick-knack
or bookshelf with 4 small drawers, good
condition, $95. 650-726-5200
CHINA CABINET - Vintage, 6 foot,
solid mahogany. $300/obo.
(650)867-0379
304 Furniture
2 END Tables solid maple '60's era
$40/both. (650)670-7545
3 PIECE COFFEE TABLE SET: $100.
(650)787-8219
4 STURDY metal dining chairs $20/each.
(650)756-6778
BED BRASS single trundle $100 nice
and clean. (650)854-3235
BLACK LEATHER office chair with 5
rollers $25. (650)871-5078
BOOKCASE - $25., (650)255-6652
CABINET - wood, $70., (650)367-1350
sparkles, Sz 20W, $10. (650)712-1070
BLACK VELVET pants, Sz L, $7.
(650)712-1070
HOLIDAY WEAR, barely worn: Macy's
black sweater set, Size M, wool w/gold
metalic stripes, $15 set. (650)712-1070
JEWELRY DISPLAY 12 piece SOLD!
LADIES BRACELET, Murano glass.
Various shades of red and blue $100
Daly City, no return calls. (650)991-2353
LADIES GOLD Lame' elbow links gloves
size 7.5 $15 New. RWC. (650)868-0436
LIZ CLAIBORNE black evening jacket
Sz. 12, acetate/polyester, $10. (650)712-
1070

298 Collectibles
2 VINTAGE COFFEE CANS - empty,
Hills Bros. red, 1922-45, HillsBros , early
80’s, $25/both, (650)347-5104
28 RECORDS - 78 RPMS, Bing Crosby,
Frankie Laine, Al Jolson, many others, all
in book albums, $90. all, (650)347-5104
49ER REPORT issues '85-'87 $35/all,
(650)592-2648
6 GALLON "red wing" Crock $100 RWC
(650)868-0436
8 VERY OLD BOTTLES - most used for
medicines, whiskey, milk, root beer, all in
good condition SOLD!
BAY MEADOW coffee mug in box
SOLD!
GEISHA DOLL - 14" - BEAUTIFULLY
PACKAGED IN PLASTIC CASE.-
$25/ofr. (650)588-5991
GLASSES 6 sets redskins, good condi-
tion never used $25/all. (650)345-1111
JACK TASHNER signed ball $25. Ri-
chard (650)834-4926
MERCHANT MARINE, framed forecastle
card, signed by Captain Angrick '70. 13 x
17 inches $35 cash. (650)755-8238
POSTER - framed photo of President
Wilson and Chinese Junk $25 cash,
(650)755-8238
VASE - with tray, grey with red flowers,
perfect condition, $30., (650)345-1111
303 Electronics
46” MITSUBISHI Projector TV, great
condition. $400. (650)261-1541.
COMSWITCH 3500 - used for fax, com-
puter modem, telephone answering ma-
chine, never used, $25., (650)347-5104
CRAIG 13” COLOR TV - cable ready,
remote control, high resolution color, with
clock timer, very good condition, has op-
erating manual, Burlingame, SOLD!
DEWALT HEAVY duty work site radio
charger in box $100. (650)756-7878
“FALLOUT 3” for XBox 360. $10.
(650)520-4535
JVC VHS recorder - Like new, $15.,
(650)367-8949
PANASONIC TV 21 inch $25., (650)637-
8244
SANIO CASETTE/RECORDER 2 way
Radio - $95.obo, call for more details,
(650)290-1960
SONY RADIO cassette recorder $25
black good condition. (650)345-1111
TV - Big Screen, $70., ok condition,
(650)367-1350
TV 5 inch Black and white good condition
in box $10. (408)249-3858
TV SET 32 inch with remote and stand
$30. (650)520-0619
CABINET DOORS Oak with arch-style
top. Four different sizes, good condition.
$300 all. (650)871-7200
CHANDELIER WITH 5 lights/ candela-
bre base with glass shades $20.
(650)504-3621
COCKTAIL AND end table brass and
glass top $65. (650)854-3235
COFFEE TABLE - $60., (650)367-1350
COFFEE TABLE light brown lots of stor-
age good condition $70. (650)867-2720
COMPUTER DESK $70. (650)367-1350
CREDENZA - $25., (650)255-6652
DINING CHAIRS (6) $100/all. (650)854-
3235
DINING ROOM table $100. (650)854-
3235
DISPLAY CASE wood & glass 31 x 19
inches $30. (650)873-4030
DRAFTING TABLE 30 x 42' with side
tray. excellent cond $75. (650)949-2134
END TABLE marble top with drawer with
matching table $70/all. (650)520-0619
ENTERTAINMENT CENTER - Oak
wood, great condition, glass doors, fits
large TV, 2 drawers, shelves , $100/obo.
(650)261-9681
MATTRESSES (2) single, single nice
and clean $100.(650)854-3235
OFFICE DESK - $25., (650)255-6652
PICNIC TABLE round $25. (650)854-
3235
SHEER PURPLE tunic, Sz XL, w/em-
broidered design & sequins, $10.
(650)712-1070
SILVER SEQUIN shirt-jacket Sz 12-14 -
very dressy, $15. (650)712-1070
SMALL JEWELRY cabinet - 17” H, 12”
W, 2 glass doors, plus 2 drawers, very
pretty, $35., (650)592-2648
TOURQUOISE BLUE party dress, cov-
ered w/sequins, sz 14, $15. (650)712-
1070
308 Tools
CLICKER TORQUE wrench 1/2 inch
drive 20-150 LBS reversible all chrome
$40. 650-595-3933
DOLLY - Heavy Duty, Dual Use 54" hgt.
Upright-Push Cart South City $99.OBO
(415) 410 - 9801
PRESSURE WASHER 2500 PSI, good
condition, $350., (650)926-9841
SPEEDAIR AIR COMPRESSOR - 4 gal-
lon stack tank air compressor $100.,
(650)591-4710
TABLE SAW 10", very good condition
$85. (650) 787-8219
TORO LEAF BLOWERS, Power Sweep
+ 850 Super Blower, Electric like new
$40. pair South City (415) 410-9801
309 Office Equipment
CALCULATOR - Casio, still in box, new,
$25. (650)867-2720
309 Office Equipment
DELL PHOTO 924 all in one with 2 ink
cartridges $40 obo. (650)290-1960
OFFICE LAMP new $8. (650)345-1111
OFFICE WATER COOLER Hot - Ex Hot
,Cold - Ice Cold Like New South City
$99. OBO (415) 410 -9801
310 Misc. For Sale
"COUNTRY KITCHEN" pot rack with
down lights. Retailed at $250
New in box $99 (650) 454-6163
12 PIECE jewelry display $30 (650)592-
2648
13 PIECE paint and pad set for home
use $25., (650)589-2893
5 NEEDLEPOINT sets still in package
$10/each, (650)592-2648
ANGEL WITH lights 12 inches High $12.
(650)368-3037
ARTIFICIAL FICUS Tree 6 ft. life like, full
branches. in basket $55. (650)269-3712
BARBIE BEACH vacation & Barbie prin-
cess bride computer games $15 each,
(650)367-8949
BEADS - Glass beads for jewelry mak-
ing, $75. all, (650)676-0732
BEAUTIFUL ROUND GOLD FRAMED
Beveled Mirrors 34" diameter $75 ea Jer-
ry San Mateo 650-619-9932
310 Misc. For Sale
BETTY BOOP perfume 3.5 ounces $8.
(408)249-3858
CABINET OAK, fits over toilet water
tank, like new $25. (650)341-5347
CANDLE HOLDER with angel design,
tall, gold, includes candle. Purchased for
$100, now $35. (650)345-1111
COLLAPSIBLE PICNIC cooler comes
with utensils, glass and plates $15.
DOG CAGE/GORILLA - folding
large dog cage good condition, 2 door
with tray, $75.,(650)355-8949
DOOM (3) computer games $15/each 2
total, (650)367-8949
DOUBLE PANE Windows 48"wide X 34"
Tall W/screens perfect condition vinyl
$75. OBO 650-619-9932
ELECTRIC HEATER - Oil filled electric
heater, 1500 watts, $30., (650)504-3621
ENGINE HOIST, 2 ton almost new $95
Burlingame. SOLD!
FIRE BOWL- new in box, 13 x 32
$50.obo, (650)592-9141
FIREPLACE SCREEN - 36"wide,
29"high, antique brass, folding doors,
sliding mesh screen, damper
controls. Like new. $100., (650)592-2047
FRONT END Dash Board from '98 Sono-
ma Truck $50. (650)871-7200
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610 Crossword Puzzle 610 Crossword Puzzle 610 Crossword Puzzle 322 Garage Sales 381 Homes for Sale 381 Homes for Sale

Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle GARAGE SALES

ESTATE SALES
Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis Make money, make room!
ACROSS DOWN 35 Coagulate, as 50 “Out with it!” List your upcoming garage
1 Where many 1 Adam’s second blood 51 Moscow money sale, moving sale, estate
knots are tied son 37 Lima’s country 52 Filmdom’s Flynn sale, yard sale, rummage
6 Tabula __: blank 2 Refrain syllables 38 Get ready, briefly 53 Steakhouse sale, clearance sale, or
whatever sale you have...
slate 3 Mouse catcher 40 British peer steak in the Daily Journal.
10 Elmer’s product 4 Golfer Palmer 42 Like a stroller at 57 Grimm
14 Ballerina’s rail 5 Showing shame the shore, beginning Reach over 82,500 readers
15 In __: stuck 6 Brand over shoewise 58 Oboe or bassoon from South San Francisco
to Palo Alto.
16 Bear with too-hot spaghetti 44 Moves out 59 Chief Norse god in your local newspaper.
porridge 7 Brand under the 45 Peacekeeping 60 Docs for doggies
17 Twisty-horned sink gp. since 1949 and dogies Call (650)344-5200
antelope 8 Spanish toast 48 Animation 61 Gaelic language
18 Powerful wind 9 Part of USA collectible 63 Stubbed digit
19 Tiny army 10 4.0, for one: 335 Garden Equipment
marchers Abbr. ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE:
20 Comfortable 11 Minnesota-based BROGMANSIA TREE $40 needs plant-
ing. (650)871-7200
situation to live dairy cooperative
TABLE - for plant, $30, perfect condi-
in, with “the” 12 Pulitzer author tion, (650)345-1111
23 Anonymous Jane Sinclair
24 Research facility 13 Relaxed 345 Medical Equipment
25 Songwriter Neil 21 Angle iron CRUTCHES - adult, aluminium, for tall
27 A deuce used as 22 NBA’s __ Ming person, $30., (650)341-1861

an ace, say 26 Glittery mineral POWER CHAIR - “Rascal 600”, new

SOLD!
32 Store, as a hose 27 Breaker at the
33 “Much __ About shore 379 Open Houses
Nothing” 28 People magazine
34 Beethoven’s focus
Third 29 “Like that’s going OPEN HOUSE
36 Li’l Abner’s to work!” LISTINGS
creator Al 30 Romeo or Juliet,
39 Went to the polls e.g. List your Open House
in the Daily Journal.
41 Cyberchuckle, 31 Christian’s
and a hint to this dresses? Reach over 82,500
xwordeditor@aol.com 01/24/11 potential home buyers &
puzzle’s four
longest answers renters a day,
from South San Francisco 440 Apartments 470 Rooms
42 Cake maker to Palo Alto. SAN MATEO - 1 bedroom with private
43 “Born Free” in your local newspaper. bath. Utilities & cable included. No
lioness
44 “Romeo and Call (650)344-5200 REDWOOD smoking/pets. $750. month, female only.
(650)504-7122, Call after 6 pm.

Juliet” city
46 Before, to
CITY 620 Automobiles
Shakespeare 380 Real Estate Services
1 bedroom, 1 bath
47 “Free Willy” critter in senior complex Don’t lose money
on a trade-in or
49 Turns on, as an (over 55).
engine DISTRESS Close to
consignment!
51 What mirrors do
54 Golfer’s support SALES downtown. Sell your vehicle in the
Daily Journal’s
55 Dot-com’s Bank Foreclosures. Gated entry. Auto Classifieds.
address $400,000+
56 Low-paying but
rewarding project Free list with Move in Just $3 per day.

62 Very dry, as pictures.

Champagne
64 Musical quality
65 __ but wiser
66 Nuts
67 Ending for exist
68 Leaves out
69 Actress Sommer
70 Nut, e.g.
71 Past or present
By John Lampkin
(c)2011 Tribune Media Services, Inc.
310 Misc. For Sale
HARD COVER BOOKS - Mystery & ad-
venture, current authors, some large type
print, $3.00 each, (650)364-7777
HARD COVER mystery and adventure
books (12) latest authors $3/each.
(650)364-7777
JAMES PATTERSON BOOKS - 2 hard-
back @$3. each, 4 paperback @ $1.
each, (650)341-1861
JANET EVANOVICH BOOKS - 4 hard-
back @$3. each, 3 paperback @$1.
each, (650)341-1861
KIDS GUITAR for 6 years and Up $40,
call (650)375-1550
LOUNGE CHAIRS - 2 new, with cover &
plastic carring case & headrest, $35.
each, (650)592-7483
MASSAGE DEVICE with batteries $8 in
box, (650)368-3037
METAL CABINET - 4 drawers, beige
16.5 inches W x 27 3/4 H x 27 inches D.
$40., San Mateo, (650)341-5347
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC World book
of Religion still in package $35.
(408)249-3858
NEW BANQUET table 6ft x 30. $50. Call
(650)871-7200.
NEW GAIAM Yoga P.M. Tape & CD
$10. 650-578-8306
NEW LIVING Yoga Tape for Beginners
$8. 650-578-8306
PACHIRA PLANT 3ft. H. (Money plant)
with decorative Pot $30. (650)592-2648
PRECUT MILK cartons great for school
projects 24/bag $8/bag. (650)871-7200
SLEEPER BLANKET (3) size 4T Soft
$7.50/each. (650)349-6059
SNOW CHAINS - 3 complete sets, sizes
fit rims 13” & 15”, great condition, $40.
all, Burl, (650)347-5104
SOFT BONNET hair drier "Con Air" $20.,
(650)589-2893
310 Misc. For Sale
STUART WOODS HARDBACK BOOKS
- 3 @$3. each, (650)341-1861
SUIT/COAT HANGERS (14) sturdy good
quality hardwood unused $1/each or all
$10. San Bruno 650-588-1946
TRIVIAL PURSUIT GAME - genus edi-
tion, used a few times, no missing
pieces, $22. SOLD!
WALNUT CABINET- on rollers 26 W x
20 D x 34.5 H $35. (650)341-5347
WETSUIT - Barefoot, like new, $40.,
(650)367-8949
WIDE-BODIED VASE -- Colorful, Perfect
condition, nice design, $25 (650)867-
2720
311 Musical Instruments
2 ORGANS, antique tramp, $500 for
both. (650)342-4537
KEYBOARD CASIO 3 ft long $50.
(650)583-2767
PIANO VINTAGE - Upright, “Davis &
Sons”, just tuned, $600., (650)678-9007
312 Pets & Animals
KITTY LITTER box enclosed with swing-
ing door and handle $10., (650)592-2648
316 Clothes
BAY MEADOWS COAT - Light green,
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36/32, (408)420-5646 (650)366-4724 excellent mechanically, very good body,
Low Daily & Weekly Rooms $3,400. (650)325-7549
Free HBO + Spanish+Sports+Movie
317 Building Materials Channels, Free Internet LEXUS '08 ES 350, silver, auto, $26,994
Daily $45+tax Nite & up #P82202515 Melody Toyota, Call 877-
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Non-Profit Home Sharing Program Melody Toyota, Call 877-587-8635.
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Please mention the Daily Journal
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440 Apartments TOYOTA ‘03 Camry Solara, white, 69K
miles, $9,994. T3C602658 Melody
condition $25. (650)871-7200
BELMONT - Prime, quiet location, view, REDWOOD CITY Toyota, Call 877-587-8635. Please men-
new carpets, balcony-patio, dishwasher, Sequoia Hotel tion the Daily Journal
covered carports, storage, pool. No pets.
318 Sports Equipment 1 bedroom $1350 and up. 2 bed/2 bath
800 Main St., TOYOTA ‘03 Corolla, silver, 82K miles,
$1650. (650)592-1271 Days or (650)344-
$600 Monthly $9,492. #P3C150154 Melody Toyota,
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putter & driver $5/each (650)755-8238 8418 Evenings. Call 877-587-8635. Please mention the
Daily Journal
322 Garage Sales FURNISHED ROOM
(650)366-9501 TOYOTA ‘08 Camry, hybrid, while, 39K
miles, auto, $18,792. P8U044749 Mel-
for Rent (650)279-9811 ody Toyota, Call 877-587-8635. Please
Sequoia Inn mention the Daily Journal
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Episcopal Church Cable TV, WiFi & Private Bathroom TOYOTA ‘08 Prius Touring, sedan, red,
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Microwave and Refrigerator 33K miles, $19,894. P83339376 Melody
San Mateo 94401 SAN MATEO - 2 bedroom, 2 bath. Next 950 El Camino Real San Carlos Toyota, Call 877-587-8635. Please men-
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tion $80. Call (650)375-1550. 0436 (650)948-2941 miles, perfect condition, SOLD!
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620 Automobiles
TOYOTA ‘08 Prius, sedan, silver, 44K
miles, $17,594. P83321845 Melody
Toyota, Call 877-587-8635. Please men-
tion the Daily Journal
TOYOTA ‘08 Yaris, Hatchback, gray,
41K miles, $11,991. P85174835 Melody
Toyota, Call 877-587-8635. Please men-
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TOYOTA ‘09 Camry, hybrid, silver, 34K
miles, auto, $18,792. PR9U105912Melo-
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mention the Daily Journal
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miles, $17,994. P9U819487 Melody
Toyota, Call 877-587-8635. Please men-
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174K miles, $5,991. TXU339241 Mel-
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T1M408000 Melody Toyota, Call 877-
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ody Toyota, Call 877-587-8635. Please
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light trucks FORD ‘93 250 flat bed, diesel, 100-gal-
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Missing boat with Americans safe

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
MANILA, Philippines — Five
Americans stepped ashore in good
health Monday in the central
Philippines following an internation-
al search for their sailboat when it
failed to arrive on time in its voyage
from the Pacific island of Guam,
officials said.
The vessel, called the Pineapple,
ran into bad weather after departing
from Guam on Jan. 6 on a journey to
the Philippines and relatives of the
crew — four men and a woman —
reported them missing Jan. 18.
A Philippine coast guard ship
reached the 38-foot (11-meter) cata-
maran on Sunday after it was spotted
by plane the previous day. Rescuers
escorted the vessel to the port of
Maasin on Leyte Island, where the
crew refueled, got their passports
stamped and treated themselves to a
meal, the coast guard said.
With one of its two rudders dam-
aged, the Pineapple will later be
escorted to its original destination on
Cebu Island.
“They’re all in fine health,” coast
guard chief Adm. Wilfredo Tamayo
said of the crew, including a Filipino-
American in the U.S. Air Force. The
U.S. Embassy in Manila has declined
to release their identities and home-
towns.
The U.S. Coast Guard, which said
it had spent 63 hours searching for the
sailboat, expressed relief that the boat
was found but faulted the crew for
failing to take proper precautions. The
vessel did not carry long-distance
communication or emergency distress
equipment and did not file a compre-
hensive float plan, the agency said.

Sports brand tries to break into U.S.market

By Anita Chang
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BEIJING — Chinese athletic shoe-
maker Li-Ning knew it couldn’t “out-
Nike” Nike, especially in the sporting
giant’s own backyard. So the company is
going low-budget edgy in its expansion
to the U.S, using an irreverent YouTube
video to play up its heritage while taking
a lighthearted dig at the company name
shared with its high-profile founder.
Li-Ning is among the first Chinese
consumer product brands trying to build
a following in the U.S., seeking to grab
a slice of its saturated but highly covet-
ed market. As China’s economic might
increases — it last year overtook Japan
as the second-biggest economy after the
U.S. — its companies are increasingly
confident about expansion overseas. But
corporate China has yet to produce a
brand with the global name recognition
of the likes of Apple, Sony or Google.
“It’s a process of finding out — while
staying true to our heritage, our brand —
what side of our DNA is going to resonate
with the American consumer,” said Jay Li,
general manager for Li-Ning International.
“We’re still searching, to be perfectly hon-
est with you. And we’re not in a hurry.”
Americans might remember Li Ning
(pronounced lee-NING) as the final torch-
bearer during the opening ceremony of the
2008 Beijing Olympics — the former
gymnastics gold medalist who “ran” along
the opening in the stadium roof while sus-
pended by wires.
His namesake company is a top domes-
tic brand in China’s lucrative athletic shoe
and apparel industry, with more than 7,900
stores across the country. Though it has
forecast slumping sales and a one percent-
age point decline in gross profit margin in
2011, CEO Zhang Zhiyong recently told
the Wall Street Journal that Li-Ning plans
to invest $10 million in U.S. operations
this year.
“Our founder Mr. Li Ning has always
said his vision was never about building
China’s Nike, it’s about building the
world’s Li-Ning,” Li said. “You can’t be
global without having a legitimate claim of
market share in the most mature sporting
goods market.”
There are significant hurdles to over-
come: Americans are still smarting from
the recession and spending less. Chinese
goods are widely regarded as shoddily
made, knockoffs or even dangerous. Li-
Ning’s logo recently underwent a
redesign, but many consumers may still
see a strong resemblance with the Nike
“swoosh.”
“The way to fight the perception is to
continue rolling out your own world-class
products and that perception will go
away,” Li said.
He would not provide sales figures for
the U.S., where Li-Ning products are sold
online and through a few select retailers,
but said international operations made up
only 2 percent of the company’s total rev-
enue.
Expansion into the U.S. is “important
for them because if they show they have
retail presence in the U.S. it helps them not
only sell there but it helps them sell in their
home market in China and wherever else
they go,” said Ben Cavender, associate
principal at Shanghai-based China Market
Research Group which has studied Li-
Ning. “They can say, ‘Look, we really are
an international brand.”’

Portugal picks conservative president

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LISBON, Portugal — Portugal elected its
conservative president to a second term in a land-
slide Sunday, delivering a harsh political setback
to the minority Socialist government which is
struggling to contain an acute economic crisis.
Anibal Cavaco Silva, who is supported by
the main opposition Social Democratic Party,
collected 53 percent of the vote compared
with 20 percent for second-placed Socialist
Party candidate Manuel Alegre, official fig-
ures showed with more than 99 percent of dis-
tricts returning. Four other candidates picked
up the remaining votes.
The government risked a backlash by enact-
ing deeply unpopular austerity measures amid
fears that the financial crisis spells economic
disaster for Portugal.
The president possesses the power to call a
general election if he feels the government is
on the wrong path.
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