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than half off the st state’s ate’s 20-24 yyear ear olds are are also with without hout jjobs jobs..

“I got mo more ore than enough friends who ain ain’t ’t got g no job job,, no mone money, y,” sa says ayys Daniel, a 22-year-old 22 2-year-old San JJose ose nativ nativee who vvolunteers oluntteers at the Silic Silicon on V Valley aalley De-Bug organization De-Bug ccommunity om mmunitty or ganization ffor or o at-risk “So,, p people turff it out a at-risk yyouth. out o th. “So eople tur little It’s little moree sa savage. litttle t bit. It ’s a lit tttle mor avvage.”

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Easyy ac Eas access cess e to weap weapons ons is an issue that might m see mor moree at attention tttention from months.. fr om SJPD in the ccoming oming months Oftentimes, members Oftentimes s, memb ers of gangs will sharee weap weapons, shar ons, allowing one gun bee used in byy to b i multiple crimes b different individuals. diff ffeerent in ndividuals. sets may have access “Gang se ets ma ay only ha ave ac cess to weapons, that’s why one or ttwo wo weap ons, and that ’s wh hy important its rreally eally im mportant to get guns off the street, Moore says. str eet,” Mo o e sa or ayys. city buyThe cit ty has h not had a gun buy yprogram sincee the 9 90s, back pr ograam set up sinc 0s, the police says, bee time p olice chieff sa ays y , but it might b to rreintroduce eintrodu uce the idea. over 400 “I think we w had o ver 40 0 (guns) time the first tim me we did it back in the 90s, says.

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Moore soonest Mo orre estimates esttimates that the so onest a gun buy-back program begin buy y--back pr rogram ccould o ould b egin is the first quarter 2013. time,, howe however, quar rtter of 20 013. By that time eveerr, city’s police department bee under the cit tyy’s p ollice depar tment will b new chief.f. the ccontrol o ontrol of o a ne w chief

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streets due to budget cu streets cuts, uts, la layoffs ayo offs and rresignations—from esignations—fr g om mo more ore than 1,40 1,400 ,4 0 in 20 2008 08 to less than 1,0 1,000 000 activ actively ely on dutyy to dut today. daay.

Police P olice Chief Chris M Moore, oore, who will join the eexodus xodus fr from o the SJPD om says ranks in JJanuary anuary when he rretires, etires, sa ayys gang-related that violent gang-r elateed incidents in aree actually do down San JJose ose ar own this yyear, ear, occuring aree mor moree but the incidents o ccurring ar severe. months se vere. In the first 11 mo onths of this cityy eexperienced yyear, ear, the cit xperienced e 263 violent gang-related incidents,, ac according gang-r gang related incidents cording to SJPD.. In ccomparison, theree wer weree the SJPD ompariso on, ther 294 similar incidents in n the same time frame in 2011. weree seeing seeing,, of “What wer o those occur, theyy wer weree incidents that did o ccurr, the moree violent,” Mo Moore says. mor ore sa ayys. “But we people aree shot or got a lot of p eople who o ar stabbed city survive. st abbed in our cit ty who o sur vive. numbers bee Our homicide numb erss would b significantly were signific antly higher wer re it not ffor or o the trauma ccare. are.

“Just because theyy do don’t doesn’t “J ust b ecause the on’t die do esn’t theree ar aren’t significant mean ther en’t a sign nificant number involving numb er of assaults in nvolving o these people.

It’s deaths.. The p eople. It ’s not just the deaths may have up,, but it it’s deaths ma ay ha ave gone up u ’s 17, fairly cconsistent onsistent that 17 7, 18 and 19 yyear ear aree a dispr disproportionate number olds ar oportion nate numb er of suspects. victims and susp ects.”

Mayor’s Prevention Task The Ma ayor’s Gang Pr revention T ask a Force F orce rreleased eleased a rreport eport this month October noting that crime in Oc ctober and November majorityy of N ovember showed ““the thee majorit weree in the 15-1 15-19 25-29 victims wer 9 and 2 5-29 range,, while the vas vast majorityy of age range st majorit offenders weree in the 15 15-19 range..” off ffeenders wer 5-19 age range Ass a rresult trends, A esult of these tr rends, the ttask ask lowered outreach fforce orce rrecently o ecently lower ed its i outr each old. ttarget arget age to 6 yyears ears old d.

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Dwyer. wait they’re JJason ason Dwy yer e . “If yyou o ou w ai ait till the eyy’re 9 it’s almost too late..” or 10 yyears eears old, old it ’s almos st to o late Villanueva was supposed V illanue i va w as supp o osed to bee an eexception rule.. b xception to thatt rule Robert Hennessey, R obert Hennesse o y, ffounder oun o nder of the Conservation Corps, C onservation C orps, rremembers em members was seeing her on ccampus. ampus. She S w as no different people diff ffeerent than the 430 other o p eople class,, he sa says, in her graduating class ayys, who successfully suc cessfully managed to o get ““their their lives education liv es back on track, get an educ ation become successful. and b ecome suc cessful.” streets have way clawing But the str eets ha ave a w ay of cla aw wing people game, p eople back into the gam me, whether it bee disr disreputable b eputable friends and a family that never leave person’s life ne veer lea ave a p erson n’s lif fe or the lack of money. byy the Annie a job or mone y. A rreport eporrt b Casey Foundation, U.S. E. C asey F oundation, a U .S. think ttank, ank, percent ffound ound that 82 p o ercent of o 16-19 yyear ear olds California aree unemp unemployed.

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Foundation. The gift is worth worth half a billion dollars and is i Zuckerberg’s Z u kerb uck e erg’s largest largest to date. date.

The gift b byy Z Zuckerberg, uck kerb e erg, 28, and hi is wif fe, Priscilla, is earmark ed ffor or o his wife, earmarked he ealth and educ ation pr ograms. Mr rs. health education programs.

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Does no one underst Does understand a math? The and m yo opic individuals responsible ressponsible ffor o or myopic the NHL lo ckout ha ave alr eady lost lockout have already moree mone moneyy b because mor ecause of the work stoppage than they they will wiill recover recover in a settlement. set tlement.

Hockey billion industry.

Ho ckey is a $2.9 bil lion industr y.

Let’s L et’s assume that half a season lost half has ccost ost the league ha alf its rrevenue, evenue, around Yet ar ound $1.45 billion. Y eet owners and players plaayers continue continue to t fight over over 4 percent offered p ercent of rrevenues. evenues. Owners O off ffeered a over three 50-50 split, reduced reduced o ver thr ee yyears; ears; players split, over the pla aayyers a 54-46 54 46 spl lit, rreduced lit educed o ve next three the ne xt thr ee yyears. eears.

Simple math showss that the sides aree fighting o over ar ver $116 million a year year current That’s based on curr ent rrevenues. even nues. That ’s a total over tot al of $464 million o ver ffour o our yyears. eears. genius It doesn’t doesn’tt take take a geni ius to understand underst and that losing $1.45 billion— split—is moree eexpensive in any an ny split t— —is mor x ensivve than xp accepting labor adversaries’ offer. ac cepting yyour our lab o or ad dvversaries’ e off ffeer.

But who is rreally eally to o blame?

Certainly, C ertainlyy, one side is i holding up problem a good good deal. The pr ob blem is the public can’t can’t tell which h side is at fault because theree is no tra transparency b ecause ther ansparency in negotiations.. U Unlike the negotiations nlik ke the fiscal fiscal cliff debate,, where Republican debate where the R ep epublican House i clearly is l l holding h ldi up a deal, d l it is i nott hockey—although so clear in ho ckey—al — lthough rreports eports indicate owners.. seem to indic ate it is the t owners salaryy ffor player The aaverage verage salar or o a pla ayeer is minimum $2.4 million. The min nimum salary salary is $525,000 The $52 5,000 per per year. year. Th he aaverage verage ccareer areer

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is ffour our yyears. o eeaars. So So,, the average average ho hockey ckey player pla ayer is go going oing to earn around around $10 million. Ev Even ven e at the minimum, a player pla ayer willl mak makee $2.1 million. After ttaxes, axes, it is still a good good living. living.

But we ccan an underst understand and that a person p erson who wh ho only has ffour o our years years to makee the majorit mak majorityy of their lif m lifetime feetime income inc ome ccould ould be be concerned concerned ab about out their p potential oten ntial chunk of revenue. revenue. The owners,, b owners byy ccontrast, ontrast, ha have ave no such burden; bur den; th they’re hey’re sit sitting tting t pr pretty. ettty.

The San n JJose ose Sharks ar aree “valued” at $223 millio million. on. K Kevin evin C Compton ompton b bought ought the team ffor o or $147 million in 20 2002.

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That is an $8 6 million ccapital apital gain $86 o ver 10 yyears—not eaars—not a bad rreturn eturn on over in vestmen nt But most owners don nt. ’tt investment. don’t buy sp ortss teams ffor or the pr o ofit, and sports profit, the ldn’t. theyy shoul shouldn’t.

Sports Sp orts tteams eams ar aree b bought ought ffor or o bragging rights rrights.. C Compton ompton w wants ants a Stanley St anley Cu Cup, up, and Sharks fans w want ant him to suc succeed cceed in that endea endeavor. avor.

But he ma makes akes his “r “real” eal” mone moneyy as a vventure enture ccapitalist. a alist. apit While $ $223 223 million isn isn’t ’t chump change to most p people, eople, C Compton ompton ccould ould mak make ke far mor moree mone moneyy in other endeavors—as endea avors— —as I’m sur suree he would b bee the first to o admit.

But the st stakes akes ccould ould not b bee higher ffor o or small business owners that rrely ely on o fans ccoming oming to their establishments est ablishm ments b before, effor o e, during and after game games. es. These businesses ar aree not hobbies orr philanthr philanthropic opic endea endeavors. avors.

Few F ew will rretire e e after ffour etir our o yyears eears of labor. lab or. F For or them, ho hockey ckey rreally eally do does es matter. mat ter. An And nd it is ffor or this rreason o eason the lockout lo ckout must m end.

Owners,, pla Owners players: ayers: Mak Makee the deal and let’s let ’s pla play ay ho h hockey. ckey.

Rich R Robinson oobinsson is a ppolitical olitical cconsultant onsulttaant in Silicon Silic on V Valley. alle a ey.

The Engineer E Unfortunately, the NHL is dead d to me now. I have been surprised i d att how h wellll I adapted d d to life lif without the NHL, and I’ll wager that many now-formerr fans have adapted well too.

If the NHL finally fi does get its act together this season, I won’t be watching. Maybe I’ll come bac back ck in a few years, but only with apprehension, apprehensioon, or on TV or with free tickets.

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Entrepreneur Tuttle Entr epreneeur Tim Tim T u uttle and his computer team of co omputer engineers at Expect Labs Lab bs have been working on an Anticipatory Anticipatory Computing Engine, which helps help ps individuals draw draw on information rrelevant elevant in nformation in real real time on mobile their mobi ile devices.

Facebook may m be pr preparing eparing to compe compete ete dir directly ectly with TV TV networkss and network a cable companies ffor or ad advertising dvertising dollars. Citing ““several several industry inddustry executives,” Ad Agee said that the socialleader product media lead der is planning to unveil a new video-ad video ad pr oduct in the first ha half alf of next year year..

Ad Agee rreported epported that the pr product oduct will support news ffeeds eeds for for smartphone environments.

Facebook also desktop, sm martphone and tablet envir o onments. segments—15 appears to be pushing ffor or short segm ents—15 seconds, rather rather 30-second seen Significantly, than the 30 0-second spots normally se een on TTV. V. Significantly y, the architecture ar chitecture calls for for “autoplay” “autoplay”” ads, meaning m they will activate automatically view. automatica t ti ally ll as th the user brings bi them th m into i t view i .

Facebook missed m a huge opportunityy to run video ads during the political politicaal season, when millions off dollars of advertising weree targeted wer targeted at highly specific demo demographic ographic gr groups oups during presidential ever.. —Dan Holden the most expensive e pr esidential election electtion ever

Not Soo Fast When Instagram, Instagrram, the photo-sharing app, floated a new set of terms that claimed the right to sell users users’’ photoss without notification, permission orr payment, the outcry was immediate. immediaate. Instagram Instagram dropped dropped some of the more m e controversial mor controversial

wor w ding by the end of the day. dayy. wording O ne reason reason ffor or the quick turnaround turnaround One w that the reports was reports said users co ould only opt out of the new terms terrms could byy deleting their Instagram Instagram accou unts accounts al together before before Jan. 16. altogether Th he new policy was said to extend exten nd The

Expect Labs Lab bs hopes to change the way people people go about their daily online interactions inteeractions via a new app called MindMeld.

MindMeld.

DO Y YOU OU KN KNOW OW THE E WAY WAY T TO O More ore an and nd more tech SAN SA N JOSE? M workers are being sh shuttled huttled to Silicon V a alley from San S Francisco Valley Francisco..

Mass Migration Migration a Shuttling workers to Silicon S V Valley alley is becoming increasingly increasinglyy popular, popularr, and trend the new tr end could be b shifting the live-work very nature nature of the live e-work life life in the Bay Area.

Area.

Dozens of big companies, compan nies, including Google Apple, Facebook, Goog gle and Yahoo, aree expanding the reach Y aahoo, ar reach of workforce offering their workf orce by off fering their employees the opportunity opporttunity to live (for in San Francisco Francisco and commute c (for free) Silicon V Valley. fr ee) to the heart of S alleyy.

Dedicated shuttle buses, busses, which transport tr ansport at least 14,000 14,0 000 employees

asked When aske ed about what inspired inspired entrepreneur Tim Tuttle the app, en ntrepreneur T im T u uttle rreplied eplied through thrrough an email:: “Our “Our team was a big fan fan of using Skype Skype to collaborate. collabor ate. We We noticed that when we were were video video chatting on our laptops, it was pretty pretty painless to searches sharee run sear ch hes in Google and shar during the files and webpages w conversation. conversati ion. When we tried to video chat from from our mobile device, like iPad, the iP ad, itt was more more cumbersome Wee rrealized moree intelligent, ... . W ealized that mor rreal-time eal-time contextual discoveryy could solve the problem.” p oblem.” pr MindMeld is not simply a video chat service, ser vice, but bu ut gives users the option storee au audio information to stor udio inf ormation in their conversation conversati ion history to help jog the user’s user ’s memory. mem moryy. It also helps predict predict the type of o information information participants want need or wa ant during a conversation to help simplify sim mplify the research research process. pr ocess.

Tuttle says has been The app, which w Tuttle u development in develop pment ffor or two years, is slowly making making waves in the Silicon Valley V aalley tech h landscape. In ffact, act, the company recently recently rreceived eceived $2.4 from Greylock million in funding f fr om Gr eylock Partners Ventures.

P artners and a Google V entures.

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can’t just distribute tacky brochures to convention delegates or write business journalism about how much office space is available. That won’t explain anything.

To recap 2012, aside from writing my 400th straight column in this very space, what stood out above all else was an understanding of the San Jose condition through a harmonization of opposing forces: highbrow/lowbrow, urban/suburban, art/science, East/West.

It did not manifest itself in that fashion every single week, but it was always there beneath the surface.

Many local folks did good this year.

Silicon Valley strategist Sheridan Tatsuno wrote a book about growing up in San Jose. Another native, Thollem McDonas, wrote about his life as a peripatetic musician for The Deep

anthology.

Listening Institute’s new anthology Artwise, Bruni opened up a new gallery in Willow Glen, while over in Santa Clara, the Triton Museum’s Preston Metcalf lectured on hidden symbols in pre-modern art. Our most famous esotericists, the Rosicrucians, allowed their park to host exotic tree tours.

When it comes to sports, the San Jose Earthquakes broke a world record for the largest number of folks participating in a stadium groundbreaking. Several columns emerged documenting San Jose’s rich history of the world’s game and how the old league in the 1970s helped launch a youth soccer explosion, the aftershocks of which still resonate.

But in particular, travel is what often facilitates new ways of confronting one’s local condition, and 2012 provided two distinct scenarios where that occurred in this column. The first one emerged via the triumvirate of Steve Caballero, Metallica and Tony Alva in Alva’s art gallery in L.A.’s Little Ethiopia neighborhood.

In that column, the anti-man-about-

town recalled how, in 1985, the only folks in high school who appreciated his Metallica shirt were the skaters, thanks to Caballero’s influence at that time. And now, 27 years later, there they all were—skate legends and Metallica—in the same gallery, at the same time. The mind-blowing circle of events enabled the columnist to dislodge negative imprints from high school and the healing came from within.

While that scenario allowed the narrator to expunge the suffering from his high school days in San Jose, a later trip to the Banff Centre in Alberta subsequently helped banish some repressed suffering from his college days in San Jose. That is, his rebellion against academic compartmentalization at SJSU came full circle at the Banff Centre, where such rebellion is emphasized and supported. He first traveled there in 1995 and then went back earlier this year, everything coming full circle in the process.

Likewise, the healing came from within.

In both of those columns, the pillars of self, time and space underwent a profound transfiguration with San Jose as the mystical vortex. I probably could have smoked DMT-laced cigarettes and momentarily achieved the same effect, but writing columns works much better.

All of which means, in 2012, I needed no more proof that the past, present and future of San Jose continue to expand and contract like a rubber band, merging together into one timeless “now” process. Concerning the past, one of the city’s most treasured historians passed away earlier this year and was enshrined in this column. Jack Douglas was perhaps the last of his generation of beautifully cantankerous researchers who gave so much to this town by writing about its history for decades.

Concerning the future, the ZERO1 Art Biennial erupted again, interconnected with a slew of projects, conversations, installations and artist residencies that took place for most of the year, all seeking the meaning of Silicon Valley. And just last week, San Francisco 49er Vernon Davis opened up an art gallery and said he was proud to be in “one of America’s future cities.”

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SSOPA OPPA AOper Oper Opera ra The fight over SOP SOPA A and P PIPA—two IPA—two CCongressional ongressional bills designe ed to thwart the designed materials—went copying of copyrighted ma aterials—went vir al in JJanuary, anuaryy, as legislato ors squar ed off viral legislators squared with hackers, Internet gian nts and tweens giants simply attempting to snap up as many B ieber torrent torrent tracks tracks as humanly hu umanly possible.

Bieber Hollywood and the music industry i funded the government push to cr rackdown on crackdown servers ser vers that th t ffacilitate acilitate ilit t ddown downloading nloading l di off copyrighted material. The censorship c backlash was fierce, fierce, as hacker haccker group group A nonymous cr mber of sites, Anonymous crashed number ashed a num including those belonging to the FFBI BI and U .S. Dept.

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Justice. Taking Taking a g a more more civil U.S. appr oach, Craigslist, Craigslist, Wikipedia Wikipeedia and others approach,

blacked out their day, t sites ffor or a day y, leading legislators too stand down or fface angry,, ace the angry invisible mobb that is the Internet..

Proseccutorial Prosecutorial PParachute arachhute Former Santaa CClara lara CCounty ounty pr prosecutor osecutor JJamie amie SStringfield tringfi field admitted to the SState tate Bar B ar that she used a phony lab rreport eport in a Bar 10 year old case.

10-year-old ccase The B ar rrecommend ecommend that SStringfield tringfield rreceive eceive a year of pr probation. obation. She now teaches rrather ather than pr practices actices law law.. disciplinary The disciplina ary actions against SStringfield tringfield came after aanother nother fformer ormer Santa CClara lara CCounty ounty prosecutor, proseecutor, Ben Ben Field, was involved in prosecutorial prosecutorrial misconduct. Not Not to worry. worry.

A Star Is Bornn Psy:: He rrapped apped in K Korean orean e over house music, music dance danced ed like a ffat at jockey and ap apologized pologized ffor or saying “Kill th those hose fucking Americans.”” Hee stopped by T Triple rriple Ho show w at San Jose S State tate University Dec. D . 14, just as his Y YouTube ouT Tu ube video v approached appr oached a historyhistory-making making 1 billion views.

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PPolice olice Blame Mayor Mayor o A man brutally attacked outside of a San S grocery JJose ose gr ocery store store claimed in Februaryy that police told him to blame Mayor Mayor Chuck Chuck Reed Reed

and budget cuts for for their their slow investigation.

Police Police finally released released a sketch of one of his assailants three three monthss after the attack.

Two Two of the suspects were were eventually caught, but victim Atul Atul Lall said the police gave their drunken recollections recollections more mor m e credence credence than his own side of the story. story.

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End of th the he Affair: Aff ffaair: The T Nadia LLockyer o yer ock Story St oryy The long, down downward nward spir spiral al of fformer ormer Alamedaa County Super Supervisor visor Nadia LLockyer ockyer has everything: sex, drugs and politics.. LLockyer’s ockyer ’s world began to o unr unravel avel in February after her aff affair air with SSteve teve Chikhani, a San n Jose man, became public ffollowing ollo owing an alleged assaultt at a Newark assaul Neewark hotel. The two apparently apparentlly met in rehab rehab and may have mad madee a sex tape. After her misbeha misbehavior avior became public, LLockyer ockyer started d sending unhinged messages to the media, which she initially cla aimed came fr om someone else e. She rresigned esigned fr om claimed from else. from h super her visor i ’s ’ seatt in i April A il and d enter t ed d rrehab. eh h b By hab.

B July JJuly, ly, her h supervisor’s entered husband, state T reasurer Bill LLockyer, ockyerr, decided d enough was enough Treasurer and filed ffor or di vorce.. After the divor ce filings,, Nadia LLockyer ockyer rran an divorce. divorce her car into a llight ight pole and tr ee outside the couple’s Haywar d tree Hayward home.. She claim med someone was ffollowing ollowing h er and fr eaked out.. If claimed her freaked that wasn’t eno ough, authorities in Septemberr filed drug and childenough, endangerment char ges against her ffor or posse ession of meth while charges possession staying at a rrelative’s ellative’s Or ange County home with w her son.

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Walk W aalk the Linee Alum Rock School Board Board member Darcie Darcie Gr een found found herself in the the newspapers Green in March March after Concord Concord police poolice pulled over A ssemblyman Roger Hern nandez (D– West Assemblyman Hernandez (D–West Covina) while she was in the car at 2am in a Crowne Crowne Plaza Hotel parking p lot.

Hernandez ffailed ailed two sobriety sobbriety tests and tested at .08 blood alcohol. alcohol. Hernandez lawyer ed up with East Bay Baay DUI attorney lawyered P eter Johnson and persuaded persuaaded a jury to toss Peter out one charge charge and deadlock deadlock on the other. other.

The drama drama didn’t didn’t seem too aff ect either of affect the up-and-comers’ up-and-comers’ careers. careers. In November, November, the majority whip was easily eaasily re-elected re-elected to the assembly. assembly. Green, Green, meanwhile, m was elevated to the Santa Clara Clara County Board Board of Education and has been beeen mentioned as a candidate for for higher office. officce.

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m a tactical gamble by passed, he made operty going after billions of dollars in pr property up in the state’s state’s rredevelopment edevelopment taxes tied up DA). Seeing the end agencies (RD (RDA). approachingg, many cities, including San approaching, transfer e red properties properties and cash into Jose, transferred ganizzatioans to shield them fr om shell or organizatioans from seizure. While Whiile lawsuits have prevented prevented seizure. the state from from o collecting cash from from many RDAs, the move m pr etty much killed the taxRDAs, pretty ntities. siphoning en entities.

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Xavier Xavier Camposs Campo Escapes Es capess Indictment Indictme ent ffor oor MACSA MACSA Mess The District A Attorney’s t ttorney’s Office charged charged d two fformer ormer execs ffor or the Mexican American Amerrican Services Community Se ervices (MACSA) Agency (MA CS SA) with grand ffelony elony gr and theft. t . Both Olivia Soza-Mendiola Soza-Mendiola and Benjamin Tan, Taan, the th he former former CEO and CFO, respectively, respeectivelyy, wer weree found found to have diverted d $1 million in rretirement etirrement funds.. Escaping criminal criminal charges charges was the nonpr rofit’s thir d C-level officer, officerr, former former o MACSA nonprofit’s third MACSA Chief Operating Operatin ng Officer Xavier Campos, Campos, who who was elected to the San Jose Josse Cityy Council in 2010. The D DA A cited Campos’ C ampos’ conti continuous inuous payroll payroll contributions to the MACSA MACSA fund—when pension fund— —when he should have known know wn they were were worthless—to o support the theory that he was ignorant ignorant of the thr threat. eat.. Observers Observers were were left unsure unsure whether w Campos C ampos is sly as a ffox ox or simply a dumb investor. in nvestorr.

network, creating creating the biggest bigggest virtual rrefrigerator efrigerator door in the kn known nown universe.

Casino M8tri M8trix ix Sees SnakeeEEyes Snak yes Luck and leverage Luck leverage weren’t weren’tt on the side of Garden Gar den City CCasino’s asino’s owne owners, ers, who ffound ound themselves in a standoff with w San Jose’s Jose’s police chief and city admi administrators nistrators over permits to open their new w $50 $ million cardd rroom. car oom. Four months la later, aterr, owner Eric SSwallow wallow swallowed his pr pride ride and agr agreed eed to abide by the city’s rrecommendations. ecoommendations.

The city and casino both lost l rrevenue evenue as a rresult esult of the delay, delay, but casino cassino owners filed a lawsuit in September for for o damages.

FFacebook aacebo bookkB Buys Buys Instagram Instag grram a While many obser observers vers wer weree left dumbfounded dumbf oundeed by Facebook’s surprise $1 billion purchase purch hase of Instagram, Instagram, a company with almost no revenues, revenues, insiders instantly rrecognized ecognized the t brilliance of the move.

What Facebo Facebook ook didn didn’t ’t anticipate was the negative rreaction eaaction by regulators regulators and some consumers as a it br brought ought the photo fil filtering tering mobile app under u its wing. Pr Proposed oposed agreement changes to the t user agr eement make it clear that the thhe company intends to cr create eate the mother of Big Data repositories— repositories— triggering a rround ound of protests. protests.

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Technology T eechnology exec exxec Thomas on what Langenbach went w might be the nerdiest n diest crime ner spr ee of the year, y r, which year spree found ended when police p found eight Ziploc baggies baaggies of fake fake barcode stickers bar code sticke ers in his car in a Cupertino Cupertino parking paarking lot. Police Police arrested ar rested the 447-year-old 7-year-old vice president president of o software software giant SAP S AP after he was w found found to be purchasing purchasing g Lego sets from from Target T aarget at artificially artifi ficially discounted prices and and selling them on eBay. eBay. Over the course of the year, yearr, he flipped fl more more than 2,000 units, un nits, and police found found hundreds hundrreds of unopened boxes in his $2 $2 million San Carlos Carlos mansion. mansio on. You You know, know w, because he needed neeeded the money. money. In August, Augustt, Langenbach pleaded not g guilty uilty to the charges. charges.

FFacebook ac a ebook IP00 If Facebook Facebook’ss epic IPO ffail ail taught us anything, it it’s ’s that even some som me of the smartest minds still ar aren’t en’t exactly sur suree the how to make money off th he Internet.

Subscriber gr growth owth was hea healthy althy as the social network rrocketed ocketed towar towards ds the billion-user mark, but Facebook’s adve advertising ertising rresults esults underperformed. underperf ormed. Facebookk execs made the mistake of tipping off some of its big investors while leaving others othhers in the dark.

When the company lost m more ore than $50 IPO billion of its $104 billion IP PO valuation over the next ffour our months,, government kicked rregulators egulators and lawyers kic ked into action.

But sputtered B ut as the year sputter ed to an end, Facebook rregained egained most ooff its market Zuckerberg impressed value and CEO Mark Zucke erberg impr essed charitable everyone with his charitab le impulses by Valley giving $500 million to the Silicon V alley Community Foundation.

Not a Lot Lot to to ‘L ‘Like’ Like’ gina ruled A judgee in Vir Virgina that “li king”” something “liking” on Face ebook is not Facebook pr otected by the 1st protected

Amendment, after ffour our people employed by a sheriff up for for re-election re-election were were found found to have given a thumbs-up thumbs up to his opponent opponent’s ’ss Facebook campaign cam mpaign page. We We would give a only theree wer weree a button ffor ““dislike” dislike” if on nly ther or that.

449ers 9ers Br Break eakGr Ground ound Sidestepping legal hur hurdles, dles, the San Francisco break Fr ancisco 49ers 49eers were were finally able to br eak ground gr ound on th their heir new stadium in Santa Clara.

Clar a. Opponents Opponeents argued argued the city gave away too t much muuchh money to t land l d the th team, t but the city’ss elected officials believe the stadium will ser serve ve as a hub ffor or a new adul adultt entertainment playground entertainmen nt playgr ound starting in 2014.

In the end, everyone evveryone was satisfied: The Raiders remain remaain in Oakland.

We learn that both bowling and dancing are fun − just maybe not at the same time.

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Metro Racks Metro Nabbed Nabbe ed Unsatisfied d with its quest out to snuff ou ut all independent newspapers newspaper rs in the Bay Ar Area ea via consolidation, consolidati ion, the Bay Ar Area ea News Group—parent Gr oup—paarent company of the Mercury Mer rccury News News e —decided to start stealing co competing ompeting news rracks acks and thr throwing owiing them in a company dumpster designated d ffor or scr scrap ap metal rrecycling. ecycling.. After sever several al bumbling attempts a to explain the theft, which w wer weree pr proven oven to be lies, BANG B execs dug into their ffoxholes oxho oles as the San Jose Police Police Dep Department artment continues to investigatee

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PPriest riest Payback Payback Despite a mountain mounntain of evidence against Will Lynch, Lyynch,, jurors jjurors o acquitted q him of beatingg up an elderly Los Los Gatos priest who allegedly moles molested sted LLynch ynch and his brother brother when they were were kids. An interesting interesting twist in the case wass that Rev. Rev. Jerold Jerold Lindner may have perjured perju ured himself by testifying that no abuse occurred. o occur red. In the end, the District A Attorney’s ttorneey’s Office decided to pass

onn pr essing char ges against Lindner as a pressing charges w ell as retrying retrying Lynch.

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Less than two years after Chris C Moore Moore landed San Jose Jose’s ’s top cop position position, n, the chief of troops police decided he would ffollow o ollow his tr oops out the door and rretire. etire. SStung tung by layoffs, pay cuts and rretirement etirement cutback cutbacks, s, mor m morale ale sagged in Moore’s Moor e’ss two years on the job j as the mur murder der rrate ate in 2012 eventually surpassed surpassed a 20-year high. Moore Moore will leave with an annual pension payout in the $200,000 $200,000 range range while also rreceiving eceiving a sick-leave payout that might make taxpayers ill when they thhey do the math.

Eric Dean Lewis, Leewis, a principal at Montague Elementary iin n Santa Clara, Clara, sold meth to an undercover under cover cop c on a gay-dating website, according accor ding to police. They also say that the headmaster possessed a date-rape date-rape drug and numerous numerouus hidden cameras cameras in his San Francisco Fr ancisco apartment, apartment, including one stuffed stuffed inside a Teddy Teedddy bear and others tucked in a cigarette cigar ette lighter, lighhterr, a coat hanger and a watch on his bathroom bathroom o shelf. shelf. In September, Septemberr, agents arrested ar rested Lewis Lew wis at a Caltrain Caltrain station, where where he unwitting unwittingly gly met an undercover undercover agent.

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TTurn uurn Right onn Red San Jose Jose Mayor Mayor Chuck Chuck Reed Reeed will likely leave accomplishments office with two major acco omplishments on his résumé. résumé. ésumé First, First he was waas able to get pension reform reform passed by voters. Second, he’s mayor he ’s the only big-city mayo or in rrecent ecent memory to get a traffic traffic ticket ticket for for not using his turn signal. Reed Reed has angered angered cops the last few few years, from from cuttingg their pay to telling them their benefits amounted to a train.” ““gravy gravy tr ain.” SStill, till, no one expected e officers mayor’s to take a photo of the may yor ’s ticket and media.

Police send it out via social media a. P olice CChief hief Moore promised launch CChris hris M oore pr omised to la aunch an internal matter, investigation into the matt ter, which, of course, went nowhere. nowhere.

PPaging aging Pete Pete San JJose ose CCouncilmember ouncilmember P Pete ete CConstant onstant from rreceives eceives a salary fr om the city in addition The to his disability pension. Th he injury has surgeries, fforced orced him to get several several back b surgeries, the latest of which had him m on the mend in August.

August. Or so we thought. thoughht. It turns out, CConstant onstant skipped a CCity ity CCouncil o ouncil meeting Republican National to attend the R epublican N ational CConvention onvention just weeks weeks after afteer going under knife. from the knif e. His absence fr om m council was changed to unexcused. Cost Cosst ffor or missing a council meeting: $250. Value Value of seeing CClint lint EEastwood astwood murder murder Mitt Mittt Romney’s Romney’s presidential person: pr esidential chances in per rson: priceless.

The Big Squeeze Squeeze A man running fr from om the po police olice got himself stuck between two buildin buildings gs on CCapitol apitol EExpressway. xpressway. It took two ho hours ours to extr extract act the fugitive. The suspect fi first rst called his girlfriend for for help, but when wheen she couldn’t couldn’t olice dispatcher locate him, he called the ppolice and claimed to have been the victim of two men who took his clothes. Did Did we mention that he was clad only in a garbage bag?

Going Up? Apple stock cr Apple crosses osses the $7 $700 700 thr threshold eshold ffor or the first time. Investorss experience euphoria.

Doctor, D octorr, D Doctor octor Former Santaa CClara lara CCounty ounty medical dir director ector Dr.r. Marvin Bonham traded D Marvin B o onham allegedly tr aded prescriptions Oxycontin pr e escriptions to ffelons elons ffor or cash and street street drugs. drrugs. Police Police raided raided Bonham’s Bonham’s LLos os Gatos home hoome Oct. 3 and found found meth, mushrooms, mushr ooms, ecstasy, ecstasyy, weapons and lots of pot during what what they dubbed “Operation “Operation Bonham Oxy EExchange.” xchangee. e”B onham now ffaces aces 18 charges ffelony elony char gees ffor or his one-stop shop operation. oper ation.

War W aar off the Rose Rose San JJose ose CCouncilmember ouuncilmember R Rose ose Her Herrera rera e-election experienced the ugliest rre-election history, campaign in the city’s history y, as labor unions and pension p rreformers eformers declar ed war declared in D istrict 8 8. The T fight ffeatured eatured goofy attack District ads on TTV, V, ac ccusations of perjury and two accusations lobbyists get ting into an al tercation with getting altercation the councilw oman’s husband—who was councilwoman’s simply trying to tr trash ash campaign signs of her opponen t. In the end, conser vative opponent. conservative estimates ha ve the council primary and have runoff totalin totaling ng mor moree than $1 million spent—an in nglorious new rrecord ecord ffor or inglorious spending in a local council rrace. ace.

Field of Fieldo ofDr Dreams eams When a rreport eport asked B Bud ud Selig, the dour commissioner commissione er of Major Major League Baseball, Baseball, when a decis decision sion would come on the A’s Oakland A ’’s potential p move to San JJose, ose, Selig dr dropped oppedd an unchar uncharacteristically acteristically candid answe answer. er. “I’d be disappointed if you didn’t didn ’t ask,”” th the he rreporter eporter quoted Selig, via his TTwitter witter ffeed. e ““You’re eed.

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It’s’s McAfee It’ MccAffee e to to Y You oou Face it: Your Your life life will never be as interesting interesting as JJohn ohn M cAfee’s. While the fformer ormer McAfee’s. software anti-virus sof ftware CEO CEO was blowing his rremaining emaining m illions in B elize, he became a millions Belize, suspect p in a bizar re mur der case that ffound ound bizarre murder him hiding in n a sand pit bef ore fleeing before to Guatamala a—and blogging about the Guatamala—and details. Not Not to to worry, worryy, he’s he’s home now and still cr crazy azy aft after er all these years.

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an outgoing man who encouraged encoouraged them to participate, but authorities claim c he also used his time there there to text the undercover un ndercover agent and suggest they smoke meth meeth together. together.

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fled while other other partygoers held their ground ground and began acting acting hostile. SJPD SJPD then called in the cavalry, cavalryy, as a 70 officers arrived arrived to bring the ruckus underr control. control.

Apple vs. vs. Samsung The love-ha love-hate te rrelationship elationship between A Apple pple and its chieff supplier/ar supplier/arch-rival ch-rival Samsung erupted in a lawsuit in which $1.4 billion was awarded awarded to Apple.

Apple. Overshadowed by the fr acas: a package deal worth upwar fracas: upwardd of $1 billion pulled together by San JJose ose Mayor M ayor CChuck huckk R Reed, eed, Santa CClara lara CCounty ounty super visors and Gov v. JJerry erry B rown to expand supervisors Gov. Brown a Samsung campus c in San JJose. ose.

Pedopphile in the Pedophile Playground Pl Pla ygrroundd St.. Fr St. Frances ances CCabrini a abrini CCatholic atholic School allowed convicted ped pedophile dophile Mark Mark Gur Gurries, ries, 51,, to volunteer at its ffall all ffestival estival filled with children. children.

A sheriff sheriff’s ’s de deputy eputy escorted Gur Gurries ries off campus after someon someone ne who knew about his 2010 conviction co complained omplained to the parish priest.

But B ut Gur Gurries ries wasn wasn’t w ’t ar arrested. rested. JJust ust two years ago, he was convicted c of lewd and lascivious acts on a rrelative elaative under the age of 14.

14 Bishop Bishop Patrick McGrath P atrick M cGrath a quickly apologized ffor or the circumstance.” ““unfortunate unfortunate cir cumstance.”

Gored Gor red PPark aark The city c of San Jose conspir conspired ed w with ith sever several al nonpr nonprofit ofit agencies agenc cies earlier this year to closee a portion of South First S treet and expand a tr affic island known as P arque Street traffic Parque de loss P obladores. es. Unf ortunatelyy, no one bother ed to Pobladores.

Unfortunately, bothered inform Metro street inf orm m Metr o or other businessess on the str eet that they would w be losing parking and d access.. After rrepeated epeated public-records became public c-records rrequests, equests, it becam me obvious that some city officials o and 1stA ct, a quasip ublic, nonpr ofit 1stAct, quasipublic, nonprofit advoc cacy gr oup in char ge of the pr oject, wer advocacy group charge project, weree trying to ffast-track ast-ttrack the rrenovation enovation while le eaving aff ected parties leaving affected in thee dark.. A compr omise was st truck to leave a lane of compromise struck traffic tr afficc and about a thir third d of the meter m metered ed spaces in place and th he ribbon was cut in Septem mber. The park rremains emains the September. curiou usly empty on a rregular egular bas sis;; could it be all that curiously basis; sun-b baked concr ete and backlesss benches that rreplaced eplaced sun-baked concrete the sh hade tr ees and comf shade trees comfortable ortable places to sit?

Undue Dilige Diligence ence HP announced that it wass forced forced to take an $8.8 billion write-off on o its purchase purchase British softwaree compa company Autonomy. of B ritish softwar any A utonomy.

CConveniently onveniently fforgetting orgetting the thhe old adage “Let the buyer beware,” beware, e,”” HP blamed blaamed $5 billion of the write-down on acco ounting errors errors accounting at Autonomy.

Autonomy. Autonomy Autonomy co-founder c ounder Mike co-f Mike LLynch ynch angrily rejected rejected HP’ HP’s ’s charges. charges. HP has asked the SSEC EC and FFBI BI to investigate why the venerable venerable computer ccompany ompany and its army of auditors couldn’t couldn’t figur figuree out that Autonomy A utonomy was a tad overpriced. overpriced.

Black Party Partyy AB Black lack Friday party in Sann JJose ose led to 42 arrests ar rests and one assaul assaulted ted policeman. Seven people still fface ace ffelony elony cha charges rges ffor, orr, among other things, hurling bottle bottles es at officers during post-Thanksgiving fracas. weree the post-TThanksgiving fr accas. CCops ops wer called out to east San JJose osee after rreports eports of gunfire. gunfir e. Once ther there, e, officer officerss said some people

PR W Web e Ruins the eb Internet Int ernnet PRWeb sent out a pr PRWeb press ess rrelease elease in N ovember cclaiming laiming that Google was November buying WiFi pr ovider IICOA COA ffor or $400 million. million provider M edia outle ts picked up the huge story y, Media outlets story, which wouldd have been fine if it wasn’t wasn’t a complete and a total lie. Some blame the smaller company’s self-inter ested self-interested stockholderss ffor or the tale, while others blame IICOA COA ffor or buying ““news” news” packages fr om sear ch engines like Google.The rreal eal from search story is that PRWeb’s PRWeb’s business model rresonates esonates because beecause Google doesn’t doesn’t penalize the companyy ffor or polluting the news ffeed. eed.

Mansion Mansi ion Murder Murder It had been 40 years since the last mur murder der in tiny tiny, y, tony M Monte onte Ser Sereno, eno, until ventur venturee capitalist an nd exMountain Winery owner and ex-Mountain Ravi R avi KKumar umar was ffound ound dead in his 77,000,000,

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Emptyy Chair Leave it to South County to elevate rracist accist political arguments. ar guments.. On the heels of Clint Eastw Eastwood’s wood’s epic conversation conversatio on with an inanimate object object, t, Mor Morgan gan Hill rresident esident Bla Blake ake Lebeck er erected ected a chair adorned a with watermelons watermelon ns and a noose hanging abo above ove it.. A sign on the chai ir said, ““Go Go back to K enya, you y idiot.”” Near chair Kenya, the chair was w a sign in support of Mittt Romney Romney.. Most rresidents esidents wer w weree rightly embar embarrassed. rassed.

square-foot, gated mansio square-foot, mansion. n. His wife, wife, who was discover discovered ed tied up, said said that from from one to four four home invaders were werre responsible. responsible.

KKumar’s umar ’s past includes cha rges back in charges the ’90s, as M etro rreported eportedd at the time, of Metro assaul ting a security guar ountain assaulting guardd at M Mountain Winery and making thr eateening phone calls threatening to the dir ector of Villa M onntalvo. On D ec. director Montalvo.

Dec. 18, M ountain View police ar aarrested rested R aven Mountain Raven CChanel hanel D Dixon ixon of A Alameda lameda on o drug and pr ostitution counts and ch arged her with prostitution charged being an accessory to the Kumar Kumar killing.

Apple Maps MapsM Mess LLeads eads to to Ex Exec ecc Departure D eparture Apple A pple doesn’t doesn’t often goof up u a pr product, oduct, but

when it does does, s, heads rroll. oll. That was the case when the com company mpany intr introduced oduced iOS 6 with lots of bells and a whistles—and a really really weree so bad bad map app. appp. Apple’s Apple’s maps wer that CEO CEO Tim Tim m Cook Cook issued a public apology. apology.

But B ut the effort efforrt to repair repair the blunder didn’t didn’t stop ther there. e. Apparently Apparently in response response to his rrefusal efusal to sign siggn the letter of apology— fforcing orcing Cook Cook to sign it himself—Apple himself—Apple softwaree design softwar dessign leader Scott Forstall was fired. fir ed. This ledd Cook Cook to further reassign reassign the softwar softwaree group group to Sir Jonathan Jonathan Paul Paul “Jony” “Jony” I who Ive, h was already alr l eady d head h d off hardware har h dwar d e design ffor or the thhe company. company. Significantly, Significantlyy, the last person person to be in charge charge of both hardware har dware and and software software design at Apple Apple was the late Steve Steve Jobs.

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King Kin ng Geor George ge At this At this point, everyone and theirr mom knows that county count ty Supervisor Supervisor Geor George ge Shirakawa Shirakkawa has some ’splaining ’splai ining to do after he hid campaign cam mpaign disclosure disclosure act, fforms ormss and misused taxpayer funds. fun nds.. In ffact, Shirakawa Shir akawa was so daft he used campaign c p g moneyy support to su pport his babymama and daughters daaughters and then swiped his county charge charge car ccard d to buy $100 steaks steak ks in bulk, beers for for politicall allies, casino hotel rrooms ooms and luxury rrental ental cars. No ow the state’s Fair Now P olitical Practices Practices Commission and a the District Political A ttorrney’s Office are are both investigating investtigating Shirakawa.

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Attorney’s Assuming A ssum ming he is fforced orced to leave office o in 2013, her heree ar nities for for Shirakawa Shirakawa aree ssome opportunities ome potential job opportun in thee future. future.

FFASHION ASHION DE SIGNER Sur ays wears the same DESIGNER Suree he alwa always collar rless dr ess shirt and suspen nders underneath a collarless dress suspenders pinst ripe suit, but fuggedaboutit akawa has an pinstripe fuggedaboutit.. Shir Shirakawa eye ffor o the finer things in life. or life.

RAID ERS MASCOT MASCOT Shir akawa wo ndered if the pr ess RAIDERS Shirakawa wondered press went after him ffor or being a Raider Raideer ffan. an. They They didn’t, but th hat eye patch is quite fetching. fetching. that PR OFFESSOR OF ETHICS ETHICS Who sayss you have to PROFESSOR pr actice what you pr each? practice preach?

HIGH SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL FOOTBALL COACH COACH If Mike Vick was able to t make a comeback …

Good Help Heelp Is Harddttoo Find Har In Morgan Morgan Hill, two tw wo men lured lured a fix-it guy to their home, whupped w him upside the head and insiste ed that he rrepair epair the home ’s insisted home’s appliances. The pair then hauled the hapless handyman at gu unpoint to San JJose ose to gunpoint spruce up anoth her house. On the way y, they another way, stopped—naturally—for stopped—natur rally—for some chow at a CChevron hevron on Santa Santta TTeresa, er e esa, because kidnapping

whets the appetite something fierce. whets fierce. Thee andyman escaped and called the police, policee, handyman ha ho showed up in time to nab the snatchers snatcchers w who while w hile they were were still snacking.

S Status Update Update Blogging B logging and posting to Facebook in July, July u , w ith no prior rrestraint estraint fr om the N etflix with from Netflix le gal staff OR legal staff,, CE CEO Reed eed Hastings boasted that th hat customers watched mor moree than a bi llion hours of str eaming content in a billion streaming

month. In D ecember, the SSEC EC thr eatened to December, threatened take action against N etflixx ffor or selectively Netflix rreleasing eleasing material inf ormaation about the information company—instead of put tting it in a fformal ormal putting SSEC EC filing ffor or all to see. Ha astings rresponded esponded Hastings by saying that Facebook iiss public enough to satisfy investors.

Instant Mistake Mistaake Instagram floated a new policy Instagram p that sounded suspiciously like total appr opriation appropriation

or advertising of its users users’’ photos ffor content—no othing like unpaid workers. The content—nothing rresponse esponse cam me ffast ast and furious, and the came company be at a hasty rretreat. etreat. beat

LLook ook Out O Below Below Apple stock dips below $500 as insiders Apple and investor rs sell off in a mad fr enzy to investors frenzy avoid pendin pending ng capital-gains tax incr increases eases on the weal t . thy wealthy.

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The odd inclusion of frozen yogurt, to the point of even weaving it into the name, raises the question: Can they actually make some good pho? Indeed they can—with a lot of different variations. There are three full menu pages of beef, chicken and vegetable options. The small bowl is $6.75, while the large is $7.75. I ordered the Thai (rare steak), which came highly recommended. The soup was very brothy and heaping with cilantro.

Combined with the thick, chewy rice noodles and the rare steak, which came in razor thin strips, it made for a very filling, satisfying meal.

There were many other Vietnamese options besides pho. Personally, I liked the vermicelli dishes, with pork and egg roll being my plate of choice. It comes with one long pork egg roll cut into three slices and a healthy serving of fajita strips of pork (marinated in oyster sauces and soy sauce), all served over a large bowl of vermicelli pasta (Asian style, which is made of rice and is much thinner than the Italian kind). It also served with cabbage, cilantro, cucumber and jicama.

For a particularly succulent dinner, the Bo Luc Lan, for $10.95, is a good choice. On a still sizzling skillet, you are served several cubes of beef, which have been coated in A1 steak sauce and Teriyaki sauce, along with slices of bell peppers and onions. The meal comes with a heaping dish of garlic rice, a small salad and a bowl of broth. It is big enough for two people, if not more.

The appetizer list includes salads, pot stickers, fried chicken, calamari and a variety of spring rolls. The Thit Nuong Cuon (grilled barbecue pork roll) is a great starter, with six spring rolls filled with pork, marinated similarly to the vermicelli dinner, noodles and lettuce. It features a sweet peanut dipping sauce, with actual broken peanut pieces sprinkled on top.

At the end of the meal, a cup of frozen yogurt really does hit the spot.

Fortunately, you don’t have to drive to a new building to get some.—Aaron Carnes YO PHO 242 Serra Way, Milpitas

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In addition to expressos, cappuccinos and lattes, Lavazza boasts a long menu of more exotic, flavored coffee drinks. The Bicierin comes in an elegant glass cup with stainless-steel handle and base, and features carefully poured layers of espresso, hot chocolate and heavy cream—beautiful to look at but a bit too sweet for an afternoon refresher. It would be better as a night cap. The Croccantino, which gilts a shot of espresso with caramel, brittle pieces and whipped cream, is a kind of miniature sundae. When the weather heats up, Lavazza also specializes in whipped and iced coffee drinks, as well as various fruit smoothies and crushes.

I turned my coffee break into a light lunch from the surprisingly robust cafe menu. The light, toasty sliced-meat sandwich was accompanied by an excellent, piquant green salad with a peppery balsamic dressing. To chase some of the chocolate taste from the Bicierin, I stopped back inside to admire the gleaming espresso machines and order a latte to go (beans in bulk are also available). It came a trifle too hot but with an elaborate design of nesting hearts drawn through the foam—the mark of an attentive barista.—Michael S. Gant LAVAZZA ESPRESSION 300 Santana Row, San Jose; 408.261.1830.

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Sweeter still are sparkling wines labeled sec and dry followed by sweet, dessert wines labeled demi-sec and doux.

Second, note that a lot of countries make great sparkling wines. There is Champagne, made in the namesake region of France and generally regarded as the best sparkling wine around. Of note are the sparkling wines made in Spain and Italy—namely Cava and Prosecco, respectively—and their growing popularity due to their affordability and delightful flavor characteristics.

Sparkling wines from Portugal and Germany are called Espumante and Sekt, respectively. There are also stellar sparkling wines from California’s Napa and Sonoma counties.

With a so many options out there, be sure to have fun hunting for the ones that most pique your interest at the various wine stores and bars throughout the South Bay. Artisan Wine Depot in downtown Mountain View is a great place to start thanks to their wide range of selections and knowledgeable, friendly staff.

Third, sparkling wine is served chilled, but for particularly fine sparkling wines, be sure to serve them a bit closer to room temperature to fully bring out the aromas and flavors.

Lastly, consider the sparkling wine offerings at the various South Bay wineries, such as KIRIGIN CELLARS and Fortino Winery both in Gilroy, and GUGLIELMO WINERY in Morgan Hill. Here’s a sweet, flavorful tip: mix the sparkling wine from Kirigin Cellars with their popular Vino de Mocha—a dessert wine with strong chocolate and coffee flavors. In fact, it’s what we’ll be drinking on New Year’s Eve, along with some tasty beers of course.—Andy Lee ARTISAN WINE DEPOT (two Mountain View locations): artisanwinedepot.com KIRIGIN CELLARS: kirigincellars.com FORTINO WINERY: fortinowinery.com GUGLIELMO WINERY: guglielmowinery.com

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THAT GHOST Blank Club, San Jose Wed – 9pm; free

While still only 17, Ryan Schmale, a.k.a. That Ghost, had already selfreleased three albums (on which he played every instrument). That Ghost is in the same spirit as the beautifully imperfect four-track recordings of ’90s-era Guided

by Voices, Sebedoh and every band on K Records. The only thing missing was the tape hiss. In 2008, now 18, Schamle got signed by indie label Twosyllable Records and continued to self-record more of his earnest, drunken, distorted folk records, only now to a wider audience. His latest recording, the

Rosalind EP, breaks the mold a bit.

It’s It’ oddly ddl morose andd hhaunting, ti compared to the fun garage-rock sound that dominated his early work, though it’s still every bit as lo-fi. (AC)

BIG RIVER Lucie Stern Theatre, Palo Alto Wed – 7:30pm, runs thru Dec 30; $27-$68 The holidays are usually so given over to re-enacting Victorian morality plays that it is refreshing to see TheatreWorks bucking the Dickensian current with some Twainiana. This is the last week to catch up with the company’s lavish version of Big River, the Tony-winning musical based on Huckleberry Finn, with songs by Roger Miller. This production is directed by TheatreWorks’ own

Robert Kelly and stars James James Monroe Iglehart, M I l h t whose h considerable id bl credits include the Broadway version of Memphis!. (AR)

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON HP Pavilion, San Jose Wed – 7pm, runs thru Dec 30; $31 and up One hand washes the other.

Hollywood cannibalizes hit musicals (cautionary case in point: Les Misérables), while popular movies are turned into stage shows. On tour now is the live enactment of How to Train Your Dragon, a spectacle-filled arena-sized take on the story of a young Viking boy and his scaly friend. Only one question remains: Are they opening with Led Zep’s “Immigrant Song”? You know,

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It was true in the ’80s, and it continues to be true today with new, young bands like San Jose’s Caps, who don’t hesitate to blast out chords with full force and scream their heads off. They mix in some ska, too, but like Operation Ivy, even their ska is punk. Caps also understand the second rule of punk: When onstage, act like lunatics. Their bass player (who

calls himself “Bread”) is the master of said strategy. This will be the last show ever for Caps (until, of course, they play a reunion show). (AC)

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overcompetent math-rockers, San Jose’s A Yawn Worth Yelling are some serious pop craftsmen.

Not just that but they are some downright incredible singers.

Their gorgeous, near-constant vocal harmonies disguise how strange the guitar parts are, making them some sort of alternate-universe pop band. They’ve also got some pronounced rhythms, which are influenced heavily by world beat—which almost competes with the whole math-rock thing more than their penchant for pop songwriting. But it’s these creative contradictions that make them such a pleasure to listen to. (AC)

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The Ghost of Wrights have really shown some maturity in their music this past year. They were always good—as a quirky, indiefolk, dulcimer-driven band—but their latest recording sessions fuse elements of psychedelic and post-rock too, with them jamming out for nine minutes at one point.

Oh, don’t get me wrong, it’s still indie-folk, though it doesn’t have the same quirky They Might Be Giants–inspired sound as it had before. It’s serious, moody and contemplative. They do, however, still have the dulcimer. Considering what a hodgepodge of styles these new songs are, it really makes you wonder what they’ll come out with next. (AC)

Dynamic blues belter Juanita Harris gets the end-of-the-year revelry started early. For this show, she will be joined by bassist Gus Kambeitz, drummer Gabby Jorlick, pianist Nicole Boaz and horn players Madison Bohrer and Faris Jarrah. The playlist for the evening ranges from rock & roll to soul and R&B. This Tabard Theatre production offers a good chance to dance away the woes and worries of 2012. (AR)

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maelstrom of tears wept by 25 years of matinee crowds—a monsoon undiminished by the fact that, for decades, South Park has been roasting this thing as if it were a luau pig.

Yet critics go on tiptoe, worried about being punched out by theater fans, as if those idlers had any iron in their bones. Say it proud: Les Misérables is bad. It can’t contain the discursive beauty of the book. It zips around making characters turn up aged with white hair for yet another coincidental path-crossing, requiring them to describe their feelings in “what is this I’m feeling right now?” lyrics.

The politics have a musty centrism that only looks like even-handedness; this is the least-rousing call to the

barricades imaginable. Plus, you could mash the revolutionary anthem “One Day More” with “Tomorrow” in Annie and scarcely miss a beat. Is there any original music in this behemoth? The cross-purpose duets and trios (which have the effect of people singing over each other’s solos) only emphasize the flatness of the tunes.

Any hope of popular, artless simplicity is betrayed by a rigid, rhyming-scheme verse by Herbert Kretzmer. A group on a bare stage can make Les Misérables weepworthy live, maybe, but the pitiless camera exposes the conceit, the coincidence, the motivelessness—even suggesting (unforgivably) that it is Victor Hugo who creaks.

Tom Hooper’s film version seeks streetiness with hand-held cameras and an emphasis on blood and realistically filthy sewers. Amid this squalor, Hugh Jackman (Jean Valjean) and Russell Crowe (Javert) bellow at each other at close range.

This sunless movie seeks to re-

create the surly clouds and gloom of the illustrator Doré (whose engravings were plundered for all those Les Mis sweatshirts and shopping bags). But Hooper is also trying to emulate Tim Burton’s last great movie, Sweeney Todd, in the soot and satin costume design, and the gore and the whores.

Here are two of Sweeney’s cast members, Helena Bonham Carter and Sasha Baron Cohen, as the two thieving proprietors of a brothel/inn.

This Rooster and Lily bit resembles a commedia del arte approach too gauche even for a children’s show, let alone for Annie.

Hooper tries to zest these scenes up with cleavage. The best chest in the movie, belonging to the sloe-eyed Amanda Seyfried, is veiled. Seyfried gets the role of the uninteresting good girl Cosette. The good-bad Éponine is played by the not-bad Samantha Barks, a stage actress who has the advantage of a voice that can make the songs sound like they’ve got some dynamism.

As the more-sinned-against-thansinning Fantine, Anne Hathaway sin gives something like 10,000 percent. giv Fantine falls into unemployment, Fa shearing, mutilation, prostitution and sh consumption in the time it takes to nuke co some popcorn, but there’s no time to som feel anything for her. She sings her swan fee song straight to the camera, big, brown son hollow eyes pleading for a Golden ho Globe. There’s a bit of retching in her singing: a cry from a broken stomach.

This film is a job for FEMA. Hooper’s hand in the street-fighting scenes is as shaky as in the love scenes or the weird Alfonse/Gastonery of the Javert/Valjean antagonism. Ultimately, what dooms this mammoth mistake can be blamed on the verses and the insistence on the close-up for every incidental line. The cast has to give operatic emphasis to rhymes like “won” and “Don Juan”—or seek the colloquial (“Hey there, monsieur, what’s new with you?/ Are you planning to overthrow the state?”)

The Warner Bros. cartoon vibe suggested itself when Valjean himself offered himself up this request: “Shoot me now/Or shoot me later.” It’s the uncredited writing of Daffy Duck.

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LES MISÉRABLES (PG-13; 157 min.) See review on page 38.

Revivals BACK TO THE FUTURE The Retro Dome’s lease is ending in late January, so this might be the perfect moment to spend some quality time with the old girl. This weekend: Robert Zemeckis’ delightful trilogy of chrononaut action. Michael J. Fox is the brave yet clumsy Marty McFly, whose temporal and Oedipal adventures span a glorified 1950s (a tribute to Reagan, some thought) and a dangerous 2015—finally with a sidetrack to Marin County in the cowboy days. Enjoy it in the futuristic movie format of yesterday: the amazing dome theater.

(Plays Dec 28-30 at the Retro Dome in San Jose.)

BECAUSE OF HIM/I’LL BE YOURS (1946/1947) Deanna Durbin plays a star-struck performer dazzled by a noted actor (Charles Laughton).

She sings the Rogers/Hart “Lover” and “Danny Boy.” BILLED WITH I’ll Be Yours. Durbin stars as “Louise Ginglebusher”—and if that name sounds like something out of Preston Sturges, you’re right—the film is a musical remake of The Good Fairy, with Durbin in the Margaret Sullavan part as the fixer who helps connect a poor lawyer (Tom Drake) with a tycoon (Adolphe Menjou.)

(Plays Dec 29-31 in Palo Alto at Stanford Theatre.) (RvB)

CAN’T HELP SINGING/LADY ON A TRAIN (1944/1945) Deanna Durbin goes West in Technicolor. She plays a senator’s daughter who slips the leash and heads to Gold Country searching for the Army lieutenant she loves. Akim Tamiroff lurks about (as “Prince Gregory Stroganovsky”), and the songs (none of them famous) are by Yip Harburg and Jerome Kern. BILLED WITH Lady on a Train. Durbin asks the musical question, “Give Me a Little Kiss, Will Ya, Huh?” She thinks she saw a murder, and the stymied NYPD bring in a detective-fiction writer to debrief her. Dan Duryea meets Edward Everett Horton, which sums up the mood of this comedy thriller nicely. Plus Durbin sings “Night and Day.” (Plays Dec 26-28 in Palo Alto at the Stanford Theatre.) (RvB)

ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (1975) With Barely Legal. (Plays Dec 29 at 11:55pm in San Jose at Camera 3.) (RvB)

(1947/1948) A radio personality (Deanna Durbin) is kidnapped by a plutocrat’s grandson (John Dall). Costarring Donald O’Connor (in his first film after a time in the Army) and the Nicholas Brothers. BILLED WTH Up in Central Park: a musical about corruption in early 1900s New York being exposed by a reporter (Dick Haymes) and his girlfriend (Durbin).

She sings from Verdi’s “La Forza del Destino”; Vincent Price plays Boss Tweed. D(Plays Jan 1-3 in Palo Alto at Stanford Theatre.) (RvB)

Reviews ARGO (R; 120 min.) Ben Affleck’s film is a comedy about the nadir of the American ’70s, the Iranian hostage crisis and the apparent impotence of our nation. Derived from a true-life story of rescue, the film’s heroics should prove particularly appealing. Yet while Affleck goes full ’70s, his nerve failed somewhere. He decided to pump up the tale. Affleck plays Tony Mendez, a CIA officer of tensed nerves and troubled stability. Mendez will organize the scouting of locations for a fake science-fiction movie. Six Americans who escaped the revolutionary roundup are currently hiding in the Canadian embassy in Tehran. They will be removed, disguised as crew members and writers. The film sees the famous “Canadian Caper” as comedy. While some documentarylike scenes of an embassy in flight ground the movie, it’s a fantasy about how a magic charm

of lies is able to brave the walls of the worst reign of terror situations. Who was the Scarlet Pimpernel, if not a showman? (RvB)

CIRQUE DU SOLEIL: WORLDS AWAY (Unrated; 91 min.) Look out for the flying trapeze in the 3-D version; also showing in Regular-O-Vision.

DEADFALL (R; 95 min.) Disappointing film noir with some advantages, one of them being the fact that there aren’t any other elf-free 90-minute movies this time of year. A plus: Olivia Wilde (of House M.D.) as one half of a pair of too-close Southern siblings on the lam in the snows of Michigan; Wilde has the too-vivid beauty Joan Bennett displayed in her Fritz Lang film noirs.

Stefan Ruzowitsky made the dreadful

All the Queen’s Men and the flawed but interesting The Counterfeiters. He leads this one out of the gate with punch: a severe car accident leaves Liza (Wilde) suspended upside down inside the car from the safety belt. Her brother, Addison (Eric Bana, suitably tough), is forced to use his gun within the first five minutes, asking for forgiveness when he pulls the trigger. What seems like a sidebar about a crooked, shamed Detroit boxer (Charlie Hunnam of Sons of Anarchy) turns out to be the start of parallel plot lines converging at a Thanksgiving table, where Kris Kristofferson and Sissy Spacek are the hosts. The last half-hour falls apart.

Addison’s God-haunted desperation and conflicted feelings turn into typical one-dimensional villaining, and the ordinarily deft Spacek and Kristofferson play it like a TV Thanksgiving special in

which there’s a sudden home invasion.

(RvB)

DJANGO UNCHAINED (R; 165 min.) Django, an escaped slave (Jamie Foxx, emulating the stolid heroes of yesterday’s blacksploitation films) joins up with a benign German (Christopher Waltz, practically a one-man Goethe Society). Their mission is to free Django’s wife (Kerry Washington) from a vicious Southern planter. Talky and sprawling, the film rests solidly in Quentin Tarantino’s comfort zone, with alternating bands of speechifying and big payback.

The fun parts are undimmed by the Connecticut tragedy. When you see blood spatter all over white flowering cotton, it’s a perfect illustration of Godard’s comment, “That’s not blood;

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39 th red.” Samuel L. Jackson catalyzes that’s what Tarantino has to say about w slavery. Every white liberal who flinches sl at seeing an Uncle Ben rice box will get that sting watching Jackson playing th a diabolical old house man. Jackson shows us the corrosion of a man who sh has to pretend to be a pet, putting on ha a show of human warpage that only white people grown stupid and lazy w from the slaveholder’s life wouldn’t fr suss out. If it’s foolery, it’s the kind of su fooling that goes on in King Lear. (RvB) fo

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Horndog-in-Chief WATCHING Bill Murray play Franklin Delano Roosevelt, one wonders why they didn’t just hire Kevin Kline. Kline’s easy, shallow Manhattanite manner could have done justice to the conception of FDR in Hyde Park on Hudson. The film gives us a vision of a colorlessly suave man shadowed by a ruthless personal life—he juggled mistresses—and tells us that he was surrounded by forceful, domineering women. Elizabeth Wilson plays FDR’s mother, a teetotaler terror, always on alert for the rattle of a cocktail shaker.

The story involves a visit from the king and queen of England in summer 1939.

Samuel West plays the stuttering George VI (who was the subject of The King’s Speech); he and Elizabeth (Olivia Colman) have come for an uncomfortable stay at a Dutchess County house not suited for royals. The uncertain king gets a boost from FDR’s world-famous ability to inspire confidence: the warmest scene is a late-night meeting of the two men.

As an actor, Murray can’t do what he does best—exude the air of falseness and dubiousness. Instead, he gives a warts-and-all performance—literally, considering the distracting raisin-sized mole Murray wears on his brow.

This very odd film tries to drain away

some of the myth of FDR. Hyde Park on Hudson is essentially the story of a photo opportunity and uses the least-interesting person in the room as the entry point: FDR’s cousin Daisy (Laura Linney), whom he seduces with banal authority.

First Roosevelt shows her his stamp collection; Hyde Park then he takes her for on Hudson a country ride, parks, clasps her hand and puts R; 94 min. it in his lap. FDR may Plays valleywide not be a demigod, but this cutting-down to size (especially given Linney’s meek, slightly bewildered performance) isn’t edifying or informative. She narrates, so we hear all the details of her heartbreak when she realizes she’s been fed a well-used line by a powerful older man.

This grubby, privacy-invading movie doesn’t make its point about how the lack of privacy keeps us from having the leaders we might have had. Hyde Park on Hudson is not as open as it seems, anyway. It says FDR spurned Eleanor (nicely played by Olivia Williams), but considering Eleanor’s lack of enthusiasm for sex, we might have seen his side of it.

And the way the poster sells this story as a naughty comedy is the last straw.

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(P (PG-13; 98 min.) Entertaining but mostly meretricious. The sinful old m British uncle walks again. The film’s B main pleasure lies in watching Anthony m Hopkins inhabit the famous silhouette H as the famous theme plays. The actor is entombed in fat makeup, and only Hopkins’ eyes have much range; he H must express stirring fear, vanity and m jealousy inside the outward tranquility. je He fears losing his wife, Alma (Helen H Mirren), to a young upstart (Danny M Huston). The film credits the power of H the bond between the Hitchcocks in a th time of crisis over Psycho, which studio ti heads he and censors alike are claiming can’t ca be made. The closer Hitchcock sticks to the matter at hand, the better. st There should have been more on Th composer Bernard Herrmann and less co on the idea of Hitchcock boiling with jealous rage. (RvB) je

T HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED THE JOURNEY JO (P (PG-13; 169 min.) Basically a very long monster moshpit, made with very m simple, even childish aims. Richard si Armitage, stalwart but dull, plays the A landless king Thorin Oakenshield. la Under the advice of the wizened U wizard Gandalf (Ian McKellen), he is w taking along the fussy and hardly ta battle-hardened Bilbo Baggins (Martin ba Freeman) on a quest to find a dwarf Fr kingdom. Except for Cate Blanchett, ki sauntering in satin as Galadriel, sa the Lady of Lorien, The Hobbit: An th Unexpected Journey is a female-free U zone. zo Instead of romance, we get creatures: leprous orcs, gross, ravenous cr trolls tr and stone giants. It’s a wellstocked menagerie, but is it anything st more?

The creatures are either bad m villains or good heroes here, and the vi most m serious personal conflict is confi co ned to one mere character: the oily, oi murderous Gollum (voiced by Andy Sirkis, returning), the films’ highlight Si for fo the 20 minutes that he gets to be onscreen.

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JACK REACHER (PG-13; 130 min.) There’s a school of thought that you don’t write about a film unless you see all of it. A fire alarm interrupted the screening of this Tom Cruise film by Christopher McQuarrie, but by an hour and a quarter I got the drift. Don’t consider this a review, just an account of what I did see. An ex-military sniper, comatose after a beating in police custody, seems the only suspect for a five-person massacre just outside of PNC park in Pittsburgh. Into the case comes man of mystery Jack Reacher (Cruise), a former Army MP investigator, described as a kind of superman. He teams with bosomy lawyer Rosamund Pike to find out who the real culprit is. A mad Russian lurks in the shadows, played with delicious nervelessness by Werner Herzog, with a fake cataract, yet. Considering villain, B-movie coincidences and brisk fight scenes, it might have worked—except for the actor who shaped it for his talents. Clad in a vintage, distressed-leather jacket with occasional chest-baring scenes and flaunting obviously dyed hair (maybe it’s time to go gray?), Cruise is in a stretch that’s far exceeds his reach(er). (RvB)

SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK (R; 123 min.) The bipolar Pat (an ultimately monotonous Bradley Cooper) returns home to the Philly suburbs after an eight-month sentence to the mental hospital for threatening his wife. He’s lured back to coping with the help of his pal’s widowed sisterin-law, Tiffany (Jennifer Lawrence), who’s just as full of meds and emotional troubles as he is. Director David O. Russell veers all over the map charting these two troubled love birds, considering them as everything from quirky truth tellers to screaming troublemakers. (RvB)

THIS IS 40 (R; 134 min.) It sure is—40 minutes too long. Pete (Paul Rudd) and Debbie (Leslie Mann) endure the week before her 40th birthday, which she is cravenly describing as her 38th. Their marriage is under pressure because of child rearing, lack of sex and debt.

The attempt to peel back the comedy seems to reveal all the more sitcom undercurrent, all the more vertigoinspiring navel (and other orifices) gaze. Albert Brooks, Charlyne Yi and Melissa McCarthy give this film’s everstalling comedic flywheel a spin or two.

Judd Apatow’s film is a refinement of the frat-pack comedy as much as a tombstone for a subgenre. (RvB)

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metroactive MUSIC

“Midnight Kiss” with DJ Kriscut and more. Food and open bar. Mon, Dec 31, 10pm to 2am. $20 to $200. 389 S First St, San Jose. 408.279.1888.

MOROCCO’S A dinner party featuring belly dancing and live jazz. Mon, Dec 31. $55, Mountain View. $55.

NETO’S MARKET & GRILL Dance party with the Heartbeats plus threecourse meal. Mon, Dec 31, 6:30pm-1am. $65. 1313 Franklin St, Santa Clara. 408.296.0818.

PEARL LOUNGE DJ Frank Perez presides. Evening includes an open bar, buffet dinner and champagne toast.

Mon, Dec 31. $80. 414 Blossom Hill Rd, San Jose.

408.225.5060.

PEACOCK LOUNGE A party with ball drop, toasting and a reverse happy hour. Mon, Mon, Dec 31. 102 E Fremont Ave, Sunnyvale. 408.962.6690.

Reprieve

POOR HOUSE BISTRO With Jay & the Po Boys, Santa Cruz Sirens Burlesque Show and Lara Price. Mon, Dec 31, 7pm-12:30am. $60 (dinner, dessert and two drink tickets). 91 S Autumn St, San Jose. 408.292.5837.

RUBY SKYE DJ Momentum and David Foley. Mon, Dec 31, 7pm. $30-$100. 420 Mason St, San Francisco.

T AGENDA

DJ Kromatic and DJ Ruben R lead the celebrating.

Mon, Dec 31. $20. 399 S First St, San Jose.

408.287.3991.

AXIS NIGHTCLUB DJ Greg Lopez and more will spin until 4am; plus DJs Jay Reese, Alex Acosta, Remedy, et al. $25$40. Mon, Dec 31, 9pm to 4am. 2909 Lakeside Dr, Santa Clara, CA. 408.234.6131.

AZÚCAR Orquesta Saboricua plus DJs Che and Jazzy Jezz.

Mon, Dec 31. $35. 71 E San Fernando St, San Jose.

408.293.8482.

BAY AREA SINGLES PARTY With food, drinks, games and DJs. Mon, Dec 31, 7pm-1am for dinner; $30-$79. Party 9pm1am, $30-$35. Santa Clara Convention Center.

408.557.8885..

on hand. Sat, Dec 29, 9pm. 1031 Monroe St, Santa Clara. 408.985.7201

buffet for the big day. Mon, Dec 31. 10:30am-3pm. $23.95. Toyon at McKee, San Jose. 408.272.1512

BLUE NOTE LOUNGE

FAHRENHEIT LOUNGE

Party favors, munchies and a champagne toast.

Mon, Dec 31, 9pm. $15. 765 E Capitol Ave, Milpitas.

408.262.8363.

Hosted open bar, champagne toast and DJs Benofficial, Charly Fusion and Randy G spin hip-hop, Top 40, R&B and club hits. Mon, Dec 31, 8pm-2am. $45-$130. 99 E San Fernando St, San Jose. 408.998.9998.

BOWLMOR LANES Roll in the new year with unlimited bowling, an open bar and a gourmet buffet. Mon, Dec 31.

Vallco Shopping Mall, Stevens Creek Boulevard and Wolfe Road, Cupertino. 408.252.2695.

BRANHAM LOUNGE DJ Hi-Grade will spin hits from the ’80s to today.

Jack Daniels toast and drink specials. No cover.

Mon, Dec. 31, 10pm to 2am. 1116 Branham Lane, San Jose. 408.445.1716.

GOOSETOWN COCKTAIL LOUNGE The party comes with favors and lots of karaoke.

Mon, Dec 31. No cover. 1072 Lincoln Ave, San Jose.

408.292.4835.

JJ’S BLUES Music by Sammy Varela and a midnight toast. $20. Mon, Dec 31. 3439 Stevens Creek Blvd, San Jose. 408.243.6441

BRITANNIA ARMS ALMADEN With a live show by 10-til-2. $30/$275. Sat, Dec 31. 5027 Almaden Expwy, San Jose. 408.266.0550.

BRITANNIA ARMS DOWNTOWN DJs, buffet, champagne toast and more. Mon, Dec 31. 5027 Almaden Expwy, San Jose. 408.266.0550.

COURT’S LOUNGE With drink specials, a dart tournament and a champagne salute at midnight. Mon, Dec 31. 2425 S Bascom Ave, Campbell. 408.559.9880.

BLANK CLUB

DAVID’S RESTAURANT

Dance to ’70s, ’80s, ’90s and ’00s hits. Mon, Dec 31, 8pm. $15. 44 S Almaden Ave, San Jose, 408.292.5265.

Starting early, David’s hosts a Singles Dance with DJ Rawk Hard. Fri, Dec 28, 8pm-1am. $25. 5151 Stars & Stripes Dr, Santa Clara. 408.986.1666.

BLINKY’S

THE DRYING SHED

Blinky’s starts celebrating early with Mike Osborn

The restaurant lays out a champagne brunch and

KYOTO PALACE A special menu and karaoke. Mon, Dec 31.

Pruneyard Center, Campbell. 408.377.6465.

LOS GATOS BREWING COMPANY

SADDLE RACK “Rock Around the Clock.” Mon, Dec 31, 7pm. $30$45. 42011 Boscell Rd, Fremont. 510.979.0477.

SAN JOSE STAGE COMPANY Will Durst’s Big Fat Year End Kiss Off Comedy Show. Mon, Dec 31, 7pm and 10pm. $30-$50.

408.283.7142.

SCOTT’S SEAFOOD A filet and lobster feast for two with a champagne toast. Mon, Dec 31, $140 per couple.

185 Park Ave, San Jose. 408.971.1700.

STUDIO 8 “Glitz,” featuring a confetti drop, balloon drop, champagne toast, party favors and props.

Mon, Dec 31. $40-$50. 8 First St, San Jose.

408.279.4444.

300 SAN JOSE Packages start at $30/$40 per person. Mon, Dec 31, 4-7pm. 5420 Thornwood Dr, San Jose.

408.578.2940.

WIth DJ, balloon drop and good food. Call for reservation. Mon, Dec 31. 130 N Santa Cruz Ave, Los Gatos. 408.898.2423. Also 163 W Santa Clara St, San Jose. 408.292.9928.

TONY, ALBA & LUCIANO’S

LOS GATOS LODGE

U.S.S. HORNET

Dressy fun and sexy for a show by Sexy Back Band and DJ Yoni Wunderman. Mon, Dec 31, 9pm1am. $15. 50 Los Gatos-Saratoga Rd, Los Gatos.

408.354.3300.

A full-bore dance party with 3 O’Clock Jump. Mon, Dec 31, 7:30pm-1am. $45-$85. Pier 3, Alameda.

510.521.8448, ext 282.

MARMIST COCKTAIL LOUNGE

Say goodbye to 2012 with Dynamic D and DJ Big B. Mon, Dec 31. 251 Castro St, Mountain View.

650.996.4847.

Hoist a strong drink to the year to come; $4 Sailor Jerry drink specials mark the big event. 2306

A free glass of champagne on meals of $25 and up. Mon, Dec 31. 5885 Santa Teresa Blvd, San Jose.

408.227.8669.

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The Mini Gourmet stays open for 24 hours with a complimentary champagne toast at midnight.

599 S Bascom Ave, San Jose. 408.275.8973.

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MIKE OSBORN

Will Perform thru the Night!

metroactive MUSIC Rock/Pop ANGELICA’S BISTRO Sun, 7pm: Will Russ Jr. & Friends. $15-$25. Mon, 9pm: New Year’s Eve party. Redwood City.

ART BOUTIKI Sat, 8pm: A Yawn Worth Yelling, Troubador, Big Tree, Local Hero.

All ages. $10. San Jose

THE ATTIC

1031 Monroe St. , Santa Clara

408-985-7201

Open Daily 6 AM to 2 AM

Tue, 7pm: Goliath, Destruction of a King, Ecophagy, Amidst the Kings, Mara. All ages. $10.

San Jose.

THE BLANK CLUB Wed, 9pm: That Ghost, Chronoscopes. Fri, 9pm: Whiskey Avengers, Kaiser Soze. $10. Mon, 8pm: New Year’s Eve Black & Red Ball. $15. San Jose.

BOSWELL’S

KARAOKE Fri & Sat 9 pm

Music · Dancing · TVs Games · Pool · Darts “Best Karaoke & Dive Bar”

Wed, 9:30pm: Jack Rip-Off. Thu, 7pm: Liquid Courage. Fri, 9:30pm: Kid Dynamite. Sat, 9:30pm: Generation Y. Sun, 8:30pm: The Gents. Mon, 8pm: New Year’s Eve featuring the Peelers. $10. Campbell.

BRIT ARMS ALMADEN Fri, 10pm: Spazmatics. Sat, 10pm: Duran Duran Duran. San Jose.

THE CARAVAN Thu, 9pm: Fogtongue. San Jose.

LILLY MAC’S Fri, 9:30pm: Saints & Sinners.

Sat: Tekila Rock Live. Mon, 4pm: New Year’s Eve. Sunnyvale.

MOJO LOUNGE Fri, 9:30pm: Sheridan Road. $5.

Sat, 9:30pm: The Honey Wilders. $5. Fremont.

Wed, 8:30pm: Out of the Blue.

Thu, 9pm: The Rusty Band. Fri, 9pm: California Cowboys. Sat, 9pm: Curt Yagi & the People Standing Behind Him. Sun, 6pm: Joe Ferrara. Los Gatos.

CLUB FOX Fri, 7pm: Who Too. $12/$15. Sat, 8:30pm: Foreverland. $18/$20.

Redwood City.

FOX THEATRE Mon, 8pm: Dance in the New Year with the Houserockers. $35-$85. Redwood City.

JOHNNY V’S Thu, 9pm: Ra Noize. No cover.

Fri, 9pm: South Bay Dub Massive. $5. Sat, 9pm: Anti Social, Ill Content, Attack the Hoth. San Jose.

Banda, two parties on two levels. Sun: Reggae and hiphop. San Jose.

ANGELICA’S BISTRO Fri, 8:30pm: Sandra Marlowe & the Larry Dunlap Trio, the Line-Up. $20-$30. Sat, 8:30pm: Sol. $15/$20. Mon, 7pm: Weekly jazz jam. Redwood City.

NETO’S GRILL Fri, 8pm: Kidd Blue, Bad Boy Eddy, Madman’s Lullaby. All ages. $10. Sat, 8:30pm: David Mo’Re. $10. Mon, 8pm: New Year’s Eve with the Heartbeats. $100. Santa Clara.

AZÚCAR LATIN BAR

NORMANDY HOUSE LOUNGE

Wed, 7pm: Blues jam with the Volker Strifler Band. $5. Sun, 7pm: Crazy in Love with Patsy Cline, featuring Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers. $20.

Mon, 8pm: New Year’s Eve Salsa Night. $15/$20. Redwood City.

Sun, 9pm: Rock Sundays. Live rock covers. Santa Clara.

NUMBER ONE BROADWAY Wed, 9:30pm: Jam with JC Smith. Thu, 9:30pm: Johnny Neri Band. Fri, 9:30pm: Joint Chiefs. $10. Sat, 9:30pm: Cocktail Monkeys. $10. Mon, 8pm: New Year’s Eve party with Sage. $25.

Los Gatos.

PAGODA LOUNGE

Wed: Rock band. Thu: Latin fusion. Fri, 9pm: Bachata. Sat, 9pm: Salsa, merengue, Latin fusion. San Jose.

CLUB FOX

FAIRMONT HOTEL Wed, 8pm: Holiday Bop with Akira Tana. San Jose.

GRAND DELL SALOON

Mon, 8:30pm: A Soul Revue New Year’s Eve with Venice Dawn, Anya & the Get Down. $65. Fairmont Hotel, San Jose.

Thu, 8pm: Blues jam with Macy Blackman. Fri, 8pm: Tom Bowers Band. Sat, 8pm: A.C. Myles. Mon, 9pm: New Year’s Eve with John Nemeth Band. $55. Campbell.

THE QUARTER NOTE

HEDLEY CLUB

Wed: Pro Jam. No cover. Thu: Pro Jam hosted by Vicious Groove.

No cover. Fri, 9pm: Starlight. $5.

Sat, 9pm: Blackmast. Sun: Pro Jam. Mon, 9pm: New Year’s Eve with Kidd Blue, Dammaj, Wicked Fools. $15. Sunnyvale.

First/third Wed, 7:30pm: Jazz jam. Fri, 8:30pm: Rick Vandivier.

Sat, 8:30pm: Ed Johnson. Hotel De Anza, San Jose.

THE REFUGE THE CATS

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Fri, 6pm: For a Better Kind, One Season, the Dialed, Choose Your Character, Punishment, Repent or Perish, Hereticus. All ages. $10. Sat, 7pm: Live rock music.

All ages. $10. Cupertino.

ROCK SHOP Fri, 6pm: French Cassettes, Picture Atlantic. All ages. $8.

San Jose.

SAN PEDRO SQUARE MARKET Sat, 7pm: “Daydream Nation Vol. 9” with the Ghost of Wrights, Ghost & the City, the English Language. All ages. Free.

San Jose.

Jazz/Blues/ World AGENDA LOUNGE Wed, 8pm: Salsa, with free lessons at 8pm. Thu, 9pm:

J.J.’S BLUES CAFE Wed: Suska. Thu: Jimmy Dewrance. Fri: Liars Club. Sat: Early jam with Little John Chrisley followed by Waynes Way. Sun: Jackie & Friends. Mon: New Year’s Eve with Sammy Varela. $20. San Jose.

MURPHY’S LAW Fri: After Shock. Mon: New Year’s Eve with the Honey Wilders. Sunnyvale.

POOR HOUSE BISTRO Wed, 6pm: Ron Thompson. Thu, 6pm: The Guilded Splinters. Fri, 6pm: The House of Hughes.

Sat, 6pm: Chris Cain Band. Sun, 2pm: Kaye Bohler Band. Mon, 6:30pm: New Year’s Eve with Lara Price, Jay & the Po Boys. $60. San Jose.

SAN PEDRO SQUARE MARKET Fri, 7pm: Ben Flocks. San Jose.

STEPHENS GREEN Tue, 7:30pm: Irish music.

Mountain View.

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metroactive MUSIC 42 TESSORA’S Fri, 8:30pm: Rich Kubec. Sat, 8pm: Isis & the Cold Truth. Every first Sun, 3:30pm: Jazz jam.

Campbell.

TRAIL DUST BBQ Thu-Fri, 6-9pm: Live blues, roots, Americana. Morgan Hill.

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JOHNNY V’S

EL TORITO RESTAURANT

Wed: The Cypher. Hip-hop open mic. San Jose.

Fri: KJ Bob and Starmaker Karaoke at 7pm, followed by DJ at 10pm. Santa Clara.

RED ROCK COFFEE CO. Mon, 7pm: Cavin and King’s Open Mic. Mountain View.

GALAXY

Karaoke

GILROY BOWL

Thu, 9pm-2am: August. Milpitas.

Thu-Sat, 9:30pm: Karaoke.

Gilroy.

7 BAMBOO Wed-Sat, 9pm: Karaoke. Tue, 9pm: Karaoke. San Jose.

UPSTAIRS JAZZ CAFE NYE Monday 5-course dinner, party favors, champagne toast and live jazz. $29.95. 5pm & 8:30pm. Res. recommended.

C&W/Folk

ALEX’S 49ER INN

THE GOOSETOWN LOUNGE

Nightly, 9pm-2am: Karaoke.

San Jose.

Fri-Sun, 9:30pm-1:30am: Karaoke. Willow Glen.

APPARITION

HUDDLE

Even second Thu: Gothic, industrial karaoke. Club Lido, San Jose.

Wed-Thu and Sun, 9pm: Wild Nights Karaoke. Fremont.

CAFFE FRASCATI

KHARTOUM

THE GRAPEVINE

BLINKY’S CAN’T SAY

Sat, 7pm: Hootenanny. San Jose.

Fri, 9pm-1am: Danielle. Sat, 9pm-1am: Karaoke. Santa Clara.

MOUNTAIN CHARLEY’S Wed: Live country. Los Gatos.

BLUZ BY-YOU

ORCHARD VALLEY COFFEE

Mon, 7:30pm: Karaoke. Santa Clara.

Sat: Joseph Mortella. Campbell.

THE SADDLE RACK Thu-Fri, 9pm & Sat, 10:15pm: Diablo Road. Sat, 7:15pm: Rodeo House. Mon, 7pm: New Year’s Eve ‘50s rock and country party. $30/$45. Fremont.

SAM’S BBQ Wed, 6pm: Loganville. Tue, 6pm: Bean Creek. San Jose.

Open Mic

KING OF CLUBS Thu & Sun-Mon, 8:30pm: Bruce of KOR Karaoke. Mountain View.

Wed, 7pm: Karaoke. Sunnyvale.

MOUNTAIN CHARLEYS BOGART’S LOUNGE

Tue: DJ Uncle Hank. Los Gatos.

Wed, Fri and Sun, 8pm-2am: Wildside Karaoke. Sunnyvale.

PEACOCK LOUNGE

BRIT ARMS ALMADEN

Thu, 9pm: Matt. Sun, 9pm: DJ and karaoke. Tue, 9pm: DJ Ryan.

Sunnyvale.

Wed & Sun, 10pm: DJ Uncle Hank. San Jose.

BRIT ARMS CUPERTINO Sun-Tue, 10pm: Karaoke.

Cupertino.

BRIT ARMS DOWNTOWN Wed, 9pm: August. Mon, 9pm: Comedy with Mr. Walker. San Jose.

BAMBOO LOUNGE Mon, 7pm: Musical open mic for singer/songwriters. Sign up at 7pm. Free. San Jose.

Thu, 9pm: DJ Davey K. Campbell.

KYOTO PLACE

RED ROCK COFFEE Fri, 8pm: The Cockadoodle Spaniels. Mountain View.

JOHNNY V’S Sun: Sunday Funday karaoke.

No cover. San Jose.

Thu, 7pm: Acoustic singer/ songwriter showcase. Sat, 8pm: Lisa-Marie Fischer. San Jose.

BRIX

QUARTER NOTE Mon: Ed. Tue: Sue and Sherrie.

No cover. Sunnyvale.

WOODHAM’S LOUNGE Tue-Thu & Sat (plus fourth Fri of month): Karaoke. Santa Clara.

Dance Clubs

Tue: Karaoke. San Jose.

THE COURT’S LOUNGE Thu & Mon, 9pm: Karaoke. Sat, 8:30pm: Joe or Darryl. Campbell.

CAFFE FRASCATI Tue, 7pm: Open mic. San Jose.

CREEKSIDE LOUNGE

AGENDA

Wed, 8pm & Sat, 8:30pm: KJ Bob and Starmaker Karaoke.

San Jose.

Most Fri: Hip-hop, Top 40, club hits. San Jose.

EL RANCHO SPORTS BAR Thu, 8pm: Karaoke. San Jose.

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:l[[c\]\jk )'() THERE HAVE BEEN upward of 20 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cuddleâ&#x20AC;? shows in and around San Jose since 2004, according to organizers, and yet the concert series remains mostly unknown to Silicon Valley music fans. The upcoming Cuddlefest 2012 at Dana Street Roasting Company on New Yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Eve holds true to a key element from the past editions: packing as many bands on the bill as possible. This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s show includes Shinobu, Pteradon, Leer, Slime Girls, Colossal Rex, the High Sea, Kill the Bats, Yulia, ButterďŹ&#x201A;y Thursdays, San Francesca, Hard Girls and DJ Coco.

Initially, the Cuddle shows were loosely stitched together parties that bands Shinobu and Pteradon threw in the tiny practice space that they shared. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We settled on the name because the members of Shinobu and Pteradon at one point had no inhibitions about shamelessly cuddling and loving one another, and all weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re invited to join in the cuddle Dana Street action,â&#x20AC;? says Bob Vielma from Shinobu.

Roasting Company By just rounding up all their friends, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d cram enough Monday, Dec. 31; people into the practice space that any notions of personal 5pm; $5; all ages space were obliterated, making the showâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name that much more ďŹ tting. Quickly, they started asking their friends in bands to play the shows, and they would come up with increasingly more ridiculous names, such as Cuddlestock, Cuddlechella and Cuddle Lilith Fair.

The more bands that Shinobu and Pteradon friended, the more eclectic the shows became. Some past participants include Phoenix folk-punker Andrew Jackson Jihad (who now draws several hundred people to his shows), Japanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ging Nang Boys (who at the time drew 3,000 people in Japan), DJ Altair Nouveau (who was at one point signed to DFA) and rapper J-Tripz (a junior member of Tha Dogg Pound). â&#x20AC;&#x153;When J-Tripz played, he rolled up in an SUV with his album cover emblazoned on the side of the vehicle,â&#x20AC;? Vielma recalls.

These days, Cuddle shows are more sporadic and no longer take place in the old practice space. Cuddlefest 2010, for instance, happened at Nickel Cityâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and was packed. People that were part of the Cuddle scene back in the mid-2000s still remember the early years. The show the Ging Nang Boys played, in particular, stands out with everyone who was there. Local DJ Chris Rios, a.k.a. Demichild, recalls that show: â&#x20AC;&#x153;There were more than 50 people crammed into one room. Performers were in their underwear, drenched in greasy dressings of salty sweat, and foaming amounts of spit seeping out of every singerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mouth. In that room, we were all brothers and sisters who became one screaming, sweaty mess.â&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Aaron Carnes

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These items aren’t exactly horrible gifts, but a better choice is “the gift that keeps on giving,” which, I know, sounds like something you get from drinking the water in Mexico. It actually describes a feeling you give another person—the feeling that she’s loved—through showing her that it means a lot to you to make her happy, and not just on Christmas, Valentine’s Day and days you’re trying to say you’re sorry for doing something you shouldn’t have.

By truly listening when a woman talks and then using the intel you get to make her life happier, easier and more fun, you tell her a very loving thing: “I’m paying attention to who you are.” You can say this by going out of your way to pick her up a latte or her favorite snack; by making a $50 book with your photos and captions about all the things you love about her (Shutterfly.com, Apple. com); by sending sweet, funny, 30-second videos you shoot of yourself on your phone; and by fixing things she didn’t realize were unwieldy, uncomfortable or broken until you made them better.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #572889 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1. B&J Enterprises, 330 W. Hedding St., Suite 115, San Jose, CA, 95110, 2. B&J Management, 3.

Wodins Kennel, Joyce Bledsoe, 11429 Clayton Rd., San Jose, CA, 95127, Robert T. Bledsoe.

This business is conducted by a Husband and Wife.

Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. /s/Joyce Bledsoe, Robert Bledsoe This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 12/19/2012. (pub Metro 12/26, 1/02, 1/09, 1/16/2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT STATEMENT #572912 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Premier Auto Care & Locksmith, 3295 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, CA, 94551, Carmel Greenberg, 3177 Scott Way, Napa, CA, 94558.

This business is conducted by a individual.

Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 12/01/2012. /s/Carmel Greenberg This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 12/19/2012. (pub Metro 12/26, 1/02, 1/09, 1/16/2013)

in the state of California.

Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 11/09/2012. /s/Sarah Tenisi CEO #201113710183 This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 11/21/2012. (pub Metro 12/19, 12/26, 1/02, 1/09/2013)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #572403 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Para Ela Jewelry Designs, 1323 Scossa Ave., Unit #1, San Jose, CA, 95118, Fernanda Eaton.

This business is conducted by a individual.

Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on Dec 1, FICTITIOUS BUSINESS 2012.

NAME STATEMENT /s/Fernanda Eaton #572396 This statement was filed The following person(s) is with the County Clerk of (are) doing business as: Santa Clara County on xoxox Designs, Brookvale 12/06/2012.

Ave., #4, San Jose, CA, (pub Metro 12/12, 12/19, 95129, Ann Seaton.

12/26, 1/02/2013) This business is FICTITIOUS BUSINESS conducted by a FICTITIOUS BUSINESS individual.

NAME STATEMENT NAME STATEMENT Registrant began #572498 #572320 transacting business The following person(s) is The following person(s) under the fictitious (are) doing business as: is (are) doing business business name or names 1. Nutralife International as: Consultant By Design, listed herein on 12/4/12.

Inc., 2. Lifetime Energy 4812 Nicole Ct., San Jose, /s/Ann Seaton Solutions, 2471 CA, 95111, Tai Nguyen.

Autumnvale Dr., Suite D., This statement was filed This business is with the County Clerk of San Jose, CA, 95131. conducted by a Santa Clara County on This business is individual.

12/05/2012. conducted by a Registrant began (pub Metro 12/19, 12/26, Corporation. transacting business 1/02, , 1/09/2013) Above entity was formed under the fictitious in the state of California business name or names FICTITIOUS BUSINESS Registrant began listed herein on 12/4/12.

NAME STATEMENT transacting business /s/Tai Nguyen #571605 under the fictitious This statement was filed The following person(s) business name or with the County Clerk of is (are) doing business names listed herein on Santa Clara County on as: Konjoe Burger Bar, 12/02/2011.

12/04/2012.

100 North Almaden Blvd., /s/Ernesto Martinez (pub Metro 12/12, 12/19, #180, San Jose, CA, President 12/26, 1/02/2012) 95110, Konjoe Restaurant #C3271602 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS LLC. This statement was filed This business is NAME STATEMENT with the County Clerk of conducted by a Limited Santa Clara County on #571415 Liability Company.

12/07/2012.

The following person(s) is Above entity was formed (pub Metro 12/26, 1/02, (are) doing business as: in the state of California.

1/09, 1/16/2013) Miss Starla’s Galaxy Girl Registrant has not Shop, 925 Blossom Hill FICTITIOUS BUSINESS yet began transacting Rd., San Jose, CA, 95123, business under the NAME STATEMENT Starla Adams, 16566 fictitious business name #571833 Kennedy Rd., Los Gatos, or names listed herein.

The following person(s) CA, 95032, Matthew /s/Joseph Camacho is (are) doing business Adams, 43 Chester St., Managing Member as: Le Test Only, 34 San Los Gatos, CA, 95032, #201223810281 Jose Ave., San Jose, CA, Renee Rettick.

This statement was filed 95125, Phi Le, 5469 This business is with the County Clerk of Ellyridge Dr., San Jose, conducted by a Santa Clara County on CA, 95123. individual.

11/08/2012.

This business is Registrant has not (pub Metro 12/05, 12/12, yet begun transacting conducted by a 12/19, 12/26/2012) individual. business under the Registrant has not fictitious business name FICTITIOUS BUSINESS yet begun transacting or names listed herein NAME STATEMENT business under the on . #572457 fictitious business name /s/Renee Rettick The following person(s) or names listed herein.

This statement was filed is (are) doing business /s/Phi Le with the County Clerk of as: JR Computer Services, Santa Clara County on This statement was filed 118 S. Claremont Ave., with the County Clerk of 11/05/2012.

San Jose, CA, 95122, Santa Clara County on (pub Metro 12/05, 12/12, Blanca R. Montes, 11/16/2012.

12/19, 12/26/2012) Jose Juan Ibarra.

This (pub Metro 12/12, 12/19, FICTITIOUS BUSINESS business is conducted by 12/26, 1/02/2012) a husband and wife.

NAME STATEMENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS Registrant began #572055 transacting business NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is under the fictitious #571967 (are) doing business as: business name or The following person(s) ClaimsDirect Billing, 3072 names listed herein on is (are) doing business Scott Blvd., Santa Clara, 7/2/2012. as: SCT Consulting, 4808 CA, 95054. /s/Blanca Rocio Montes Pepperwood Way, San This business is This statement was filed Jose, CA, 95124. conducted by a with the County Clerk of This business is Corporation.

Santa Clara County on conducted by a Limited Above entity was formed 12/07/2012.

Liability Company. in the state of California Above entity was formed (pub Metro 12/12, 12/19, Registrant has not 12/26, 1/02/2013)

yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. /s/Saad Siddiqui President #3509714 This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 11/26/2012. (pub Metro 12/12, 12/19, 12/26, 1/02/2013)

11/02/2012. /s/Young Joo Seung This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 11/02/2012. (pub Metro 11/28, 12/05, 12/12, 12/19/2012)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #572148 The following person(s) is (are) doing business FICTITIOUS BUSINESS as: Home Run Limo, 5230 NAME STATEMENT Tomahawk Drive, San #572221 Jose, CA, 95136, Bruce The following person(s) is Aaron Carlson. (are) doing business as: This business is Morgan Adventure Travel conducted by a & Tours, 2589 Sugarplum individual.

Drive, San Jose, CA, Registrant has not 95148, Cheryl D. Morgan. yet begun transacting This business is business under the conducted by a fictitious business name individual. or names listed herein.

Registrant has not /s/Bruce Carlson yet begun transacting This statement was filed business under the with the County Clerk of fictitious business name Santa Clara County on or names listed herein.

11/28/2012. /s/Cheryl D. Morgan (pub Metro 12/05, 12/12, This statement was filed 12/19, 12/26/2012) with the County Clerk of FICTITIOUS BUSINESS Santa Clara County on NAME STATEMENT 11/30/2012. (pub Metro 12/05, 12/12, #571365 12/19, 12/26/2012) The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: FICTITIOUS BUSINESS Peter & Paul’s Jissenteki NAME STATEMENT Karate, 4606 Cosmo #571370 Place, San Jose, CA, The following person(s) 95118, Peter Mouttapa. is (are) doing business This business is as: Nectar Coffee, 7000 conducted by a Agnew Road, #424, Santa individual.

Clara, CA, 95054, Young Registrant began Joo Seung. transacting business This business is under the fictitious conducted by a business name or individual. names listed herein on Registrant began 11/07/2012. transacting business /s/Peter Mouttapa under the fictitious This statement was filed business name or with the County Clerk of names listed herein on Santa Clara County on

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11/02/2012. (pub Metro 11/28, 12/05, 12/12, 12/19/2012) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #571321 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1. The Chiropractic Way, 2. Chiropractic Way, 1633 Hollenbeck Ave., Sunnyvale, CA, 94087, Meir Tako, 161 Evandale Ave., Mountain View, CA, 94043.

This business is conducted by a individual.

Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 10/26/2012. /s/Meir Tako This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 11/01/2012. (pub Metro 11/28, 12/05, 12/12, 12/19/2012) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #572043 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Magic Key Locksmith, 5255 Stevens Creek Boulevard, Suite 258, Santa Clara, CA, 95051, Eli & K Inc. This business is conducted by a Corporation.

Above entity was formed in the state of California Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. /s/E. Kurzan President #3517766

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #572844 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Different Choice Insurance Services, 301 N. Jackson Ave., Ste. 4A, San Jose, CA, 95133, Sandra Dowell, 4442 Ladner St., Fremont, CA, 94538, Maria I. Vega, 571 Continental Dr., San Jose, CA, 95111.

This business is conducted by a General Partnership.

Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. /s/Sandra Dowell and Maria I. Vega Co-Owner This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 12/17/2012. (pub Metro 12/26, 1/02, 1/09, 1/16/2013)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #571953 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Åmuris Mobility, 3270 Payne Avenue, San Jose, CA, 95117, Prasanna Vinjamuri.

This business is conducted by a individual.

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CANCER (June 21â&#x20AC;&#x201C;July 22): In her gallery show â&#x20AC;&#x153;Actuality, Reminiscence, and Fabrication,â&#x20AC;? artist Deborah Sullivan includes a piece called Penance 1962. It consists of a series of handwritten statements that repeats a central theme: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I must not look at boys during prayer.â&#x20AC;? Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m assuming itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s based on her memory of being in church or Catholic school when she was a teenager. You probably have an analogous rule lodged somewhere in the depths of your unconscious mindâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; an outmoded prohibition or taboo that may still be subtly corroding your life energy. The coming year will be an excellent time to banish that ancient nonsense for good. If you were Deborah Sullivan, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d advise you to ďŹ ll a whole notebook page with the corrected assertion: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s OK to look a boys during prayer.â&#x20AC;?

LEO (July 23â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Aug. 22): For years, the gravestone of Irish dramatist Oscar Wilde was covered with kissshaped lipstick marks that were left by his admirers.

Unfortunately, Wildeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s descendants decided to scour away all those blessings and erect a glass wall around the tomb to prevent further displays of affection. In my astrological opinion, Leo, you should favor the former style of behavior over the latter in 2013. In other words, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t focus on keeping things neat and clean and well-ordered. On the contrary: Be extravagant and uninhibited in expressing your love for the inďŹ&#x201A;uences that inspire youâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;even at the risk of being a bit unruly or messy.

VIRGO (Aug. 23â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Sept. 22): In 2013, I hope to

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conspire with you to raise your levels of righteous success. If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a struggling songwriter, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be pushing for you to get your music out to more peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;without sacriďŹ cing your artistic integrity. If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a kindergarten teacher, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll prompt you to ďŹ netune and deepen the benevolent inďŹ&#x201A;uence you have on your students. If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a business owner, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll urge you to ensure that the product or service you offer is a well-honed gift to those who use it. As I trust you can see, Virgo, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m implying that impeccable ethics will be crucial to your ascent in the coming year.

LIBRA (Sept. 23â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Oct. 22): After Libran poet Wallace Stevens won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1955, Harvard University offered him a job as a full professor.

But he turned it down. He couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t bear leaving his day job as the vice-president of an insurance company in Hartford, Connecticut. I suspect that in the ďŹ rst half of 2013, you will come to a fork in the road that may feel something like Stevensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; quandary. Should you stick with what you know or else head off in the direction

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of more intense and unpredictable stimulation? Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not here to tell you which is the better choice; I simply want to make sure you clearly identify the nature of the decision.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Nov. 21): In 2013, I will try to help

you retool, reinvent, and reinvigorate yourself in every way thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important to you. I will encourage you to reawaken one of your sleeping aptitudes, recapture a lost treasure, and reanimate a dream youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve neglected.

If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re smart, Scorpio, you will reallocate resources that got misdirected or wasted. And I hope you will reapply for a privilege or position you were previously denied, because I bet youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll win it this time around.

Here are your words of power for the year ahead: resurrection and redemption.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Dec. 21): Based on experiments at the Large Hadron Collider, a team of physicists in France and Switzerland announced last July that they had tentatively discovered the Higgs Boson, which is colloquially known as the â&#x20AC;&#x153;God particle.â&#x20AC;? Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all the fuss? In her San Francisco Chronicle column, Leah Garchik quoted an expert who sought to explain: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Higgs boson is the WD40 and duct tape of the universe, all rolled into one.â&#x20AC;? Is there a metaphorical equivalent of such a glorious and fundamental thing in your life, Sagittarius? If not, I predict you will ďŹ nd it in 2013. If there already is, I expect you will locate and start using its 2.0 version.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Jan. 19): In 2013, I pledge

to help you bring only the highest-quality inďŹ&#x201A;uences and self-responsible people into your life. Together we will work to dispel any unconscious attraction you might have to demoralizing chaos or pathological melodrama. We will furthermore strive to ensure that as you deepen and ďŹ ne-tune your self-discipline, it will not be motivated by self-denial or obsessive controlfreak tendencies. Rather, it will be an act of love that you engage in so as to intensify your ability to express yourself freely and beautifully.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Feb. 18): â&#x20AC;&#x153;Genius is the ability to renew oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s emotions in daily experience,â&#x20AC;? said French painter Paul Cezanne. What do you think he meant by that? Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one interpretation: Many of us replay the same old emotions over and over againâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;even in response to experiences that are nothing like the past events when we felt those exact feelings. So a genius might be someone who generates a fresh emotion for each new adventure. Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s another possible interpretation of Cezanneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s remark: It can be hard to get excited about continually repeating the basic tasks of our regular routines day after day.

But a genius might be someone who is good at doing just that. I think that by both of these deďŹ nitions, 2013 could be a genius year for you Aquarians.

PISCES (Feb. 19â&#x20AC;&#x201C;March 20): Home is not just the building where you live. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more than the community that gives you support and the patch of earth that comforts you with its familiarity. Home is any place where youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re free to be your authentic self; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s any power spot where you can think your own thoughts and see with your own eyes. I hope and trust that in 2013 you will put yourself in position to experience this state of mind as often as possible. Do you have any ideas about how to do that? Brainstorm about it on a regular basis for the next six months.

Homework: To check out Part One of my three-part audio forecasts of your destiny in 2013, go to http://bit.ly/BigPicture2012.

Go to REALASTROLOGY.COM to check out Rob Brezsnyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Expanded Weekly Audio Horoscopes and Daily Text Message Horoscopes. Audio horoscopes are also available by phone at 1-877-873-4888 or 1-900-950-7700

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