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Beall St. Blues I still don’t get why it’s acceptable for Evan Low to endorse candidates, but when Jim Beall does it, he’s suddenly “on the warpath”? (“Getting Even,” The Fly, Feb. 13.)

I think this article and the previous

one about Beall spin a political tale that is exciting but pretty contrived.

Also, didn’t Ken Yeager have plans to run for Fong’s seat in 2014? He seems like a better pick than Low. More experience and no terrible TEDx speeches on YouTube.

DAKOTA N. | SAN JOSE

Up, Up and Away Everything is going up. Where are the increased salaries? (“Expensive Elixir,” SanJoseInside.com, Feb. 6.)

CHRIS LIBERTI, FROM METROFB.COM

Is It Something We Said?

You idiot. There are no books at

Seven Trees Library (“Branching Out,” Silicon Alleys, Feb. 6). It’s a county-funded health club for stuckup assholes like Metro staff.

KYLE, SENT BY PHONE TEXT

Credit Where Credit Is Due Josh Koehn, what outstanding investigative reporting you have done on George Shirakawa. We need more of you and this type of responsible reporting. The public has been taken long enough by politicians who see their office as a cash register. It’s time to put some integrity and dignity back into the Board of Supervisors.

SHERRY VALERIO

Get Serious Fire him [Shirakawa] and take everything he owns to repay the county.

ARLENE TSANG, FROM METROFB.COM

Burdened ‘Tis an expensive burden to bear the expense of a child who’s grown into adulthood without becoming a responsible adult. Perhaps [Shirakawa] will grow with time to accept his responsibilities.

Perhaps also, his district would be better represented and served by someone other than him, unless political patronage is the primary choice they choose.

BLAIR WHITNEY | SAN JOSE

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You Y oou Work Woork for for M Mee Is this nuts or what? Even Even though SSupervisor upervisor GEORGE GEOR O GE SSHIRAKAWA HIRAKA AWA JR. is under criminal crimin nal investigation ffor or misconduct in office, he continues to ser serve ve as chair of the Public Safety Safety and Justice Commi Committee. ttee. The committee oversees the very very agency that appears on track track to prosecute prosecute o him: the Santa Santa Clar Claraa County District D Attorney’s Attorney’s office. In a continuing eexample xample of the scofflaw’s scofflaw ’s colleagues colleagues’’ inability inaability to spot and take action on the Shirakawa Shirakawa problem, problem, new boar boardd of supervisors superrvisors chair K KEN EN Y YEAGER EAGER has given no indication inndication that he’s he’s thinking of rreassigning eaassigning the embattled politician to an another nother portf portfolio. olio. SShirakawa hirakawa has chair chaired ed th thee Justice committee since he becam became me a super supervisor visor in 2009.

County pr prosecutors osecu utors ar aree awar awaree of the conflict of inte interest erest but have kept quiet about it while they pr prepare epare a criminal case. Shirakawa’s Shirakaw wa’s committee manages the flow of ite items ms ffor or consider consideration ation fr from om the Distri District ict A Attorney’s ttorney’s O Office ffice to the Don’t B Board oard of SSupervisors. uperrvisors. forget SShirakawa hirakawa has sole to tip! contr control ol over w what hat FLY@ goes on the Ju Justice ustice METRONEWS. committee age agenda, enda, COM could meaning he co ould hold meant up items mean nt to go board. to the boar d. TToo make matters worse, SShirakawa hirakawa has his fformer ormer campaign manager/policy manager/polic cy aide/campaignslushfund-r slushfund-recipient ecipient GUS GUSTAVO TAVO CARAVEO CARA AV VEO to advise him on o what should go on the agenda. The Th he committee’s committee’s vice chair chair,, SSupervisor upervisor M MIKE IKE W WASSERMAN, ASSERMAN, has kept quiet about his colleague’s colleague’s impr improprieties oprieties and a his office ignor ignored ed FFly’s ly’s calls ffor or comment. c B But ut SSupervisor upervisor YYeager, eager, rrecently ecentl tly installed i t ll d as boar bboardd pr president, esident, coul couldd ask super supervisors visors to vote on rremoving emoving SShirakawa hirakawa fr from om his chair position. YYeager’s eager ’s office said the committee chairmanship chaairmanship wasn’t wasn’t even on the boar boardd chai chair’s r ’s rradar—but adar—but could be in the near futur future. e e.

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OUTSTANDING? O UTST TANDING? County offici officials ials prefer to call the money Sup Supervisor pervisor Ge George eorge Shirakawa S refuses to pay y back as ‘‘outstanding,’ outstanding o g ,,’ not ‘pas ‘past st due.’

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L e or Never?

Late Never?

George Shirakawa Geor G g Shirak ge S awa has a rreputation eput p atio on missing important deadlines.. It ffor o missi or ing imp ortant deadlines I then little th hen ccomes om mes as lit tle surprise that the t Santa Clara County supervisor under Sa anta Cl lara C ounty sup ervisor un nder investigation in nvestigaation ffor or his misuse of ccounty o ou unty funds ignored Friday’s date fu unds ign nored last Frida ayy’s due da ate $12,237.09 charges. to o rreimburse eimb burse $12,237 .09 in char gees.

Shirakawa blew kawa also ble w off an Shirak Monday was given, eextension x xtensio on to Monda ay he w as giv en n, according County Executivee JJeff ac ccordin ng to C ounty Executiv eff ff Smith, Sm mith, who w said that Eddie Gar Garcia— ciaa— Shirakawa’s staff—provided Sh hirakawa’s chief of st aff ff— ff —pr provideed supervisor’s an n eexplanation xplaanation ffor or the sup o ervisor’s failure fa ailure to o rreturn eturn the funds the wants ccounty o ount yw ants back.

“We from “W We got g an email fr om Eddie saying that George th sa aying y hat Geor ge needed to get the check from accountant and th he chec ck fr om his ac countant an d that th hat the ac accountant countant w was as closed on n Monday because holiday, M Monda ay b ecause of the holida ay, so o he’ll tomorrow,” Smith he e’ll get back to us tomorr ow,” Sm mith said Monday sa aid Mon ndaay eevening. vening. then Tuesday.

A d th And h ccame hen ame T uesda day.

Shirakawa didn’t Sh hirakawa still didn ’t ccough ough up the th he ccash. ash.

Audits Shirakawa’s A udits of Shirak awa’s ccounty ounty charge P-Card, ch harge ccard, a d, or P ar - Card, ffound ound thatt o moree th than m mor an half of the $36,837 in purchases pu urchasees he made during his firstt supervisor ffour o yyears our ea as sup ears ervisor violated

county rules and rregulations. county g lations. A Ass egu Dec.. 20, Shirak Shirakawa of Dec awa had rrepaid epaid $7,252.51, moree th than $7 7,2 , 52.51, with mor han half of those rreimbursements eimbursementss ccoming oming in October—after began Octob er—after Metro Metro b egan making Records Act Public R ec e ords A ct rrequests eq quests into his P-Card P - Card ac account count in Sep September ptember 2012.

Investigative In vestigative rreports eports t published Metro

by Met ro and San JJose ose Inside in September October Septemb er and Octob ber rrevealed evealed that Shirak Shirakawa awa cconsistently onsisttently missed ccampaign ampaign disclosur disclosuree fform o orm deadlines and also used his P P-Card - Car a d ffor o or trips to ccasinos, asinos, golf outings outings,, plane p tick tickets, ets, eexpensive xpensive dinners and d alc alcohol. ohol.

The st state’s ate’s Fair P Political olitical Practic Practices es C Commission ommission and the District D A Attorney’s ttorney’s offic officee subse subsequently equently b began egan separate in investigations. vestigation ns.

Ir Irene ene L Lui, ui, ccontroller-treasurer ontrollerr-treasurer ffor or the ccounty, o ounty, said las last st week that Shirak Shirakawa’s awa’’s offic officee inf informed formed o her that h a rreimbursement eimbursement i b t pa payment ayyment would ccome ome in Monda Monday, ay, F Feb. eb. 18.

This do does es not include the $20,79 $20,790 0 of ccounty ounty funds Shirak Shirakawa kawa and his st staff aff wer weree rrequested equested to o rreimburse eimburse inappropriate payments ffor or inappr o opriate pa ayym ments and charitable Dec.. 11 charit able ccontributions ontributio ons in a Dec Shirakawa escaped audit. Shirak awa esc ap ped a rrequired equired

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payment pa ayyment of o that amount due to “gray area” policy. “gra ay ar eaa” in ccounty ounty p olicyy. been Smith, who w has b een criticized department ffor o or his and d other depar tment heads’ inadequate oversight Shirakawa’s inadequate o versight of Shirak awa’s dollars,, said that private usee of ttax ax dollars start ““typically typically we w would st art ccollections ollections day after” the da ay aft fter” a deadline had passed.

However, Howe ver, the t ccounty ounty eexecutive xecutive doesn’t seem keen do esn’t see em k een on that idea. little different “I think this is a lit tle diff ffeerent than a rregular egu ular debt to the ccounty,” ounty,” said.

“It’s Smith said d. “It ’s an elected official, board so think I need n to get the b oard to they’ll proceed.” weigh on how h the y’ll pr oceed.”

Asked Shirakawa, A sked whether w Shirak awa, who personal filed ffor o or p e ersonal bankruptcy in should bee allowed to ccontinue 2011,, shou uld b ontinue financial making fin nancial decisions on the behalf, ccounty’s ounty’s b ehalff, cconsidering onsidering his personal professional behavior p ersonal and a pr offeessional b ehaavior v pattern fiscal shows a pa attern of fisc al rrecklessness, ecklessness, “Well, that’s, the ccounty’s ounty’ y s CEO said: “W Weell, that ’s, theyy sa say, above myy pa pay as the ay, a question ab ove m ay grade.” grade .” makes salaryy of Smith mak m es an annual salar $310,000. he’s $310,0 00. When rreminded eminded that he ’s highest-paid employee the ccounty’s ounty’ y s highest -paid emplo yee than Valley Medical Center (other tha nV aalley Medic al C enter physicians)—so pay ph ysicians)—so the pa ay grade stops “Well, with him, he clarified: “W Well, e the happen, question of o should things happ en, that’s that ’s rreally eallly up to the elected That’s me.” [officials]. That ’s not up to me .” interesting detail An inter resting det ail rregarding egarding manner the manne er in which the ccounty ounty is rrecollecting ecollectin ng misused funds is that Shirakawa getting little Shirak awa is get ttting a a lit tttle help in paying back pa ayying bac ck his eexpenditures. xpenditures.

For F or eexample, xam mple l , the th ccounty ountty has h totaling rreceived eceived rreimbursements e eimbursements tot aling $1,647.18 from people say theyy $1,647 7..18 fr om p eople who sa ay the weree una unaware Shirakawa wer aware Shirak awa paid ffor o or lodging their ffood, ood,, drinks and lo dging with funds.

According ccounty ounty fun nds. A ccording to Smith, Shirakawa bee fforgiven partt Shirak awa will b orgiven that par o of the debt debt. t. interested ou “The ccounty unty is rreally eally just inter ested getting in get ttting ccounty ounty refunds, refunds,” Smith said.

“Whatever source from “Whate verr sour ce it ccomes omes fr om is fine satisfying in satisf fyyin ng the need.” that’s If that ’s the ccase, ase, this would mean people Shirakawa treated that p eoplle whom Shirak awa tr eated to lunchess and dinners with ccounty ounty would funds wou uld wind up rretroactively etroactively paying meals.. pa ayying ffor o or their meals people eimbursed The list of p eople who rreimbursed the ccounty ounty so far include fformer o ormer

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San JJose ose P Police olice Chief Chris C Mo Moore; ore; San JJose’s ose’s assist assistant ant cit cityy manager Norberto N orberto Dueñas Dueñas,, who o sent a check ffor or $33 ccovering o overing ffood ood and a alc alcoholic oholic beverages b everages Shirak Shirakawa awa b bought ought with his P P-Card; - Card; San JJose ose C Councilmember o ouncilmemb er Xavier Xa avvier C Campos; ampos; and fformer o ormer lobb lobbyist yist ccolleagues olleagues JJoe oe Guerra, T Tom om Saggau o and Dustin DeR DeRollo.

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Even Ev en San JJose’s ose’s actin acting ng p police olice chief chief, f, Larry L arry Esquiv Esquivel, el, who is (w (was?) as?) a close friend of Shirak Shirakawa’s awa’’s aand nd rreportedly eportedly owned pr property operty with the t sup supervisor, ervisor, rreimbursed eimbursed the ccounty ounty ffor or o $10 $100 0 on Dec.. 12, 2012.

Dec In an inter interview view last week, w Esquiv Esquivel el Shirakawa; whyy rrefused efused to discuss Shira akawa; wh theyy met ffor three the or meals on thr o ee separate occasions, according Shirakawa’s o ccasions, ac cording to o Shirak awa’’s weree eexpense xpense rreports; eports; how the t meals wer and why paid ffor or at the time; an o nd wh hy he decided to write a rreimbursement eim mbursement $100. check ffor o or $10 0.

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The main article n photo ffor o or an ar ticle detailing the Pentagon’s new det ailing th he P entagon’s ne w contract with Campbell-based contract wi ith a C ampbell-based company Rocha company ffeatures eeatures R ocha holding a biometric de device front d vice in fr ont of another man’s face.

According article, man’s fac e. A ccording to the ar ticle, the ccompany, AOptix, inked ompan ny, A Optix, ink ed a $3 million dea deal Department al with the Depar tment of Defense hardware peripheral Deffeense ffor orr “a har o dware p eripheral and softw software are suite that turns a commercially smartphone commerciaally aavailable vvailable smar tphone into a de device scans vicce that sc ans and transmits data from face, data fr om someone ssomeone’s ’s eeyes, yes, fac e, and thumbs an d vvoice.” oice.”

Sounds pr pretty let’s p etty ccool. ool. But let ’s get back to R Rocha. ocha. c The ccouncilmember oun ncilmember said that the photo sho shoot occurred o o ot ccurred a ffew ew weeks ago and it w was took as the first time he to ok a modeling mo deling gig g in the past ccouple ouple yyears. ears.

“The opp opportunity popped up,, and I orrtunity p opped up took Rocha took it,”” R ocha said. He added that he did it to help mak makee ends meet and took day from took the da ay off fr om ccouncil ouncil work to do the p photo shoot.

Rocha hoto sho ot. R ocha would not sa say was ay how w much he w as paid, but that inf info become fo will w eeventually ventually b ecome public whe when Form 700. en he files a F orm 70 0.

A ccompany spokesperson ompaan ny sp okesperson ffor or o AOptix was AOptix w ass surprised to learn that a San JJose ose ccouncilmember ouncilmember is one of the mo models product delss in the ccompany’s ompany’s pr oduct photos.

But, we’re photos. But t, c’mon, we ’re ttalking alking about Rocha here.

It’s about Don n “effing” R ocha her e. It ’s practically practically a ccelebrity elebrity endorsement.

And nothin nothing beats Rocha’s ng b eats R ocha’s Blue Steel. —Josh —Joossh K Koehn oehn

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San JJose ose C Councilmember ouncilmemb ber Don R Rocha och He’s is a vversatile ersatile man. He ’s an elected official, an actor actor—at —at le least east when the Monday Live!

Sketch annual Monda ay Night Liv e! Sk etch show go goes es on st stage—and pretty etty age—and a pr good basketball etball pla player. damn go od bask ayer.

I know this last det detail ail b because ecause myy team pla played City m ayed the Ci ity Hall squad mor moree than a yyear eaar ago in an adult league game at S Seven even Tr Trees ees Community C ommunity C Center. enter. R Rocha ocha w was as the only rreason eason the game w wasn’t asn’t mor moree of a blowout. Ma Mayor ayor C Chuck huck R Reed’s eeed’s staffer st aff ffeer Da David avvid L Low ow also hit some nic nicee shots.. C shots Councilmember ouncilmemberr Campos Campos really really needs to work on his game ggame..

If R Rocha ocha decides to quit q after just one term on the Cit Cityy C Council, ouncil, as he he’s ’s cconsidered onsidered publicly publicly, y, he he’ll e’ll ha have ave a lot of ccareer areer options options.. He ccould o ould go into the private sector sector.. He ccould ould mak makee a run ffor o or St State ate A Assembly, ssemblyy, as JJim im Beall wants. w ants. Or he ccould ould go back b to male modeling. mo deling.

Off ccourse, O ourse, that woul would ld mean R Rocha ocha stopped stopped mo modeling, deling, and db byy the lo looks oks of a W Wired.com iired.com ar article ticle p posted osted last week, the man has b been eeen doing a lit little tle

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South FIRST FRIDAYS an eclectic evening of arts and culture in downtown San Jose’s SoFA District (and beyond) on the First Friday of the month.

MARCH 1st ART WALK 7-11pm

Anno Domini

Higher Fire Clay

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Deciphering the Ash of Effigies Joseph Loughborough (UK) Honesty, expressionism and possibly exorcism can be read from Loughborough’s impulsive and intuitive rapid-fire mark making, which strive to grasp a comprehension of the human condition.

Join us for the opening reception of Loughborough’s debut solo exhibition in the U.S.

Modern Mata Ortiz Jerardo Tena was awarded the annual Concurso de Ceramica de Mata Ortiz in the Most Innovative category. Selected works by Tena and other Mata Ortiz potters are on display this March. Stop by and get more info about a hands-on workshop later this month with Tena hosted by Orchard Valley Ceramic Arts Guild at Higher Fire.

Join us at MACLA for exhibiting artist talk and interactive performances! In MACLA’s Gallery: Assembling the Pieces: Reconstructing Memory & Hybrid Identity. Recent work by Tessie Barrera-Scharaga and Samuel Rodriguez. Artists talk at 7pm and special guest performances at 8pm in MACLA’s Castellano Playhouse.

Image: Little Accusations, charcoal on paper

Image credit:Tessie Barrera-Scharaga, Hand Signs: The Mudras, PRAN, polymer plate intaglio, 2011

San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles

SLG Art Boutiki & Gallery

520 So. First Street

577 So. Market Street

Folk Indian Textiles from the Collection of Carol Summers and Meditation in Space and Time: Junco Sato Pollack Sutra Chant Hangings and Stitched Mandalas Fiber Salon activity: Indian Shadow Puppets

Stay Classy South First Friday The Art Boutiki participates in our last SFF with the return of the everpopular Do It Yourself Art Show.We will be lining the wall with paper and littering the gallery with art supplies and letting people create their own special something for the world to see. Music provided by Grooveyard Shift and Scribe Sayer.

Image: Chamba Rumal, showing the Raas Lilathe dance of the cowherd Lord Krishna with the gopis or cow girl herders 20th Century Chamba. Cotton, silk embroidery, 21.5" x 21.5"

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Julie Bilyeu

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Art Ark Gallery

KALEID Gallery

365 So. Market Street

1035 So. Sixth Street

88 So. Fourth Street

Beyond Gaga A juried exhibition of fun, sexy, provocative, and deliberately unsettling sculpture and installation art. The call to artists from curator Lynne Todaro was to be shocking, awesome, sublime, and outrageous. The results include bronze bacon, cloth crab claws, and interactive masculine fantasies.

Cross Pollination An Art Exhibition featuring the work of Art Faculty & Staff from Silicon Valley’s Six Community Colleges: Evergreen Valley College, San Jose City College, Mission College, West Valley College, De Anza College & Foothill College.

Live music by Andy Dela Cruz.

Join us at KALEID Gallery for two new featue exhibitions: Crime Seen by Julie Bilyeu. A new

Image: Man and His Toolbox by Eileen FitzFaulkner

Image courtesy of the artist, Rachel Lazo

Phantom Galleries 376 So. First Street San Jose Jazz at Pagoda Restaurant 170 So. Market Street San Jose Stage Company 490 So. First Street Seeing Things Gallery 30 No.Third Street Zero1 Garage 439 So. First Street Caffé Frascati 315 So. First Street Downtown Yoga Shala 450 So. First Street Eco Monster 30 No.Third Street LGBTQ Youth Space 452 So. First Street The Metro Gallery 550 So. First Street Pho69 Restaurant 321 So. First Street Psycho Donuts 288 So. Second Street The Studio Rock Climbing Gym 396 So. First Street TechShop San Jose 300 So. Second Street

series of drawings giving a unique perspective on criminally deviant behavior.

A killer’s eye view.

Left Frontal Lobe Slowing by René Lorraine.A new body of work focusing entirely on vision loss associated with migraines and abnormal brain functions.

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Given the influence that th hat a it’s company’s CEO can wield, w it ’s worth noting wher wheree ssome ome of Silicon Valley’s V alley’s top executives executivees chose to spend some of their salaries. s After her C alifornia gubernatorial gu ubernatorial fail fail California Whitman, dropped in 2010, Meg Whitman n, who dr opped $160 million of her ow wn money on own the race, race, became CEO of HP in 2011.

Last year, yearr, HP’s PAC PAC spent sp pent $1.08 million—nearly double doublle what it had in years prior to Whitman’s Whitman’s arrival. arrival.

Contributions split fairly faiirly evenly between Democrat Democrat (5 52 percent) percent) and (52 Republican candidates candidatees (48 percent), percent), but Whitman gave g $ $10 00,000 , $100,000 of her own money to the conservative conservative Restor Future Super Su uper PAC. PAC. Restoree Our Future Joining her in that pledge pleedge was Cisco Systems S ystems CEO John Chambers, Chambers, who also donated $50,000 0 to Restore Restore addition Our Future, Future, in additio n to a variety of other Republican causes. c

TTech eech Goes to W Washington a ashington Facebook ffounder ounder and CEO Mark Zuc Zuckerberg kerberg thr threw ew a highly fundraiser Palo Alto publicized fundr aiser last week at hiss P alo Al to home ffor or Gov.. Chris Christie. Consid Considering New Jerseyy Gov dering that the 2012 presidential pr esidentiaal election ended just a ffew ew w months ago, the event seems to solidify s just how firmly techh has planted its flag in the ar arena ena of o political fundr fundraising. aising aising.

A look at disclosure disclosure forms forms from from the most recent recent election e proves that cycle proves industry the tech indus stry and its lobbyists moree an and have mor d more more to say. sayy. In the last two years, yearss, the industry has million seen a $36 m illion jump in political contributions that favors favors Democrats Democrats over Republicans Republicaans by a 60-40 margin. margin.

According A ccording to the Center for for Responsive Politics, Politics, Google racked racked million up $18.2 milli ion in lobbying alone, which expenses in 2012 2 what is double wha at the Mountain View–based company spent in the previous pr evious yearr and twice that of second-highest second-highe est spender, spender, Microsoft.

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Much of Google’s money appearss M to o have been funneled toward toward trademark tr a ademark and copyright issues and telecommunication te elecommunication priorities.

In n terms of candidates, employees employeees of Google Go oogle and their immediate family family donated a little more m members more than th han $805,000 President $8 805,000 to Pr esident Obama’s campaign. figuree ca ampaign. And while that figur ampaign. m not officially represent may represent the company itself,f, it it’s co ompany itself ’s enough to make maake Google contributor Go oogle the third-largest third-largest contribu utor to o Obama’s 2012 campaign. By comparison, co omparison, Google was linked to o just ju ust $39,539 worth of individual co ontributions to the Romney camp. cam mp. contributions

Yahoo Mayer appears Y aahoo CEO Marissa M to have scaled back her h political 2012—having activities in 2012—ha aving a kid can do that that—but but shee has been a notable political donor dono or in the past. $30,800 Mayer contributed $3 30,800 to the Democratic Democr atic National Committee C fundraiser in 2011 and held a fun ndraiser for for Obama at her home in n 2010.

Her biggest influence on Yahoo’s Yaahoo’s might be political activity last year y ffound ound in the sharp draw draw a down of funds committed compared c compar ed to the last few few election electio on cycles.

The company’s company s PAC PAC spent sp pent just $78,000 almost $7 8,000 in 2012, almo ost half of what it spent in 2006.

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In what could be interpreted interprreted as a stamp of approval approval ffor or the th he status quo,, Silicon Valley’s Vaalley’s most mosst profitable profitable companies often donated donateed to parties holding a majority in Congress.

Co ongress. With went to ffew ew exceptions,, more more money m Republican candidates in i the U.S.. House and to Democrats Democrats in thee U.S.. Senate.

Like many companies with seven or eight-digit revenue revenuee streams, streams, tax rreform eform was the top lobbying lob bbying issue HP, Systems, in 2012 ffor or Apple, HP P, Cisco, C S ystems, Oracle Applied Or acle Corp., eBay, eBayy, App plied Materials and many others.

What becomes beco omes of all that lobbying could show w itself sooner than later: Apple, Google, Goo ogle, Oracle Oracle and Cisco are are listed among amo ong a group group of companies across across several sevveral industry sectors pushing p g for for o a “tax holiday,” holidayy,,” which would allow allo ow them to repatriate repatriate a massive amount am mount of earnings back to the United United States States without facing facing stiff tax pe penalties. enalties. That pool of cash is estimated estimateed at more more than $1 trillion dollars, according according to Bloomberg.

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If current current trends trrends in campaign finance continue in n the United States, States, it appears ass though the post-Citizens United political political landscape will define elections, wher wheree deep PACs w deep-pocketed pocketed P ACs compete ag against gainst one another ffor or political influence. infl fluence.. In all, about $6 billion dolla dollars free ars worth of fr ee speech found found its way w into the country’s political sys system year.. —Dominic stem last year Fr raacassa Fracassa

Mayer Maye er Moves While many man ny believe the Y Yahoo ahoo a br and is losing lo osing ground ground on its online brand competition, competitio on, it could be due for for a turnar ound.. CEO Marissa Mayer is turnaround. trying to revive revive the Internet giant with the acquisition a of Seattle’s development developme ent team Propeld, Propeld, which has launched launch hed a successful app, Alike, that takes information information about users’ users’ favorite favorite restaurants restaurants and coffee coffeee shops and spits out rrecommendations ecommen ndations of other places based on tthose preferences. preferences.

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Mayer,, wh who Mayer o originally came over from fr om Google, Goog gle, now leads her third third acquisition. acquisition n. While the company will not actually actually acquire acquire the app, it will add the production prroduction team behind the Propeld app.. Pr opeeld will now move to the Yahoo Y aahoo offices offices in San Francisco Francisco and Sunnyvale.. —Nick T Sunnyvale Trenchard renchard

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These days, McDonas is one of the world’s most respected peripatetic pianists, a nomadic, perpetually

traveling musician, with no permanent home. If that was anyone else, it wouldn’t seem significant, but the list of legendary musicians McDonas now regularly hangs with borders on the extraordinary. His natural talents have equipped him with classical, improv, jazz and punk sensibilities, enabling him to jam with anyone, anywhere. So bear with me, please.

With the Hand to Man Band, McDonas is now on two CDs, including Mike Watt of Minutemen and fIREHOSE fame. Along with Nels Cline and William Parker, he recorded another CD. Every time he goes to Italy, he tours with Tsigoti, the Italian avantpunk band, reminding one of what would happen if Scott Joplin swapped hormones with Iggy Pop. Other

collaborators include John D Dieterich of Deerhoof and Jad Fair of H HalfJapanese.

On Claude Debussy’s old piano, Thollem performed Debussy’s works and Thollem’s own ‘comprovisations’ (composed improvisations) with the late contrabassist Stefano Scodanibbio.

To date, he has somewhere around 30 albums on 12 labels in four countries.

It all began with crawling inside a baby grand piano in San Jose.

When McDonas got to SJSU, he studied composition with Allen Strange and piano performance with Aiko Onishi, two people he says were polar opposites, but who complemented each other rather than negating each other. In Allen’s case, McDonas said professor Strange was equally as interested in what he could learn from his own students, as he was in teaching them. “[Allen] was really important to me,” McDonas explains. “He helped me ask the right questions. He never took me through compositional exercises because I was already composing. Our lessons were mostly him asking me questions, ‘Why did

you do this, have you thought about trying that?’ He was one of the most rugged individuals I had ever known.

That was important to me. To have an authority figure, who [himself] had stood up to authority.”

Onishi taught piano at SJSU for 20 years until the late ’80s. Contrary to Strange, McDonas says she was a strict disciplinarian.

“That was really good for me in the end,” McDonas recalled. “But also, she didn’t give a shit about convention.

She only cared about music and her students. She did not give a shit about what anyone else thought, about anything. So that was really important to me.”

Two other legends in the SJSU Music Department influenced McDonas for life: Royal Hartigan and Dwight Cannon. The former taught there in the ’90s, when McDonas returned to participate in various improv classes. McDonas claims he still hears Hartigan’s voice in his head.

Cannon had been there since the late ’60s and is sadly no longer with us. To this day, McDonas cites his first meeting with Cannon, onstage during a performance, with Cannon scraping a music stand, upside down, across the stage, as a key moment in the realization of Thollem’s musical vision.

“I thought, Here’s the fucking teacher doing that,” recalls McDonas, of his initial surprise. “That, to me, all of sudden, [made me realize] these are not just crazy ideas that I have, or that young people have. They’re just ideas.

Even teachers can have them.”

Speaking of ideas, McDonas recently found some old high school and college-era recordings buried in his mom’s garage. Those tapes will now be released on the Wild Silence label in France.

Even though the private house concert this weekend in Willow Glen is not open to the public, it represents yet another intriguing instance of San Jose functioning as the transdimensional mystic vortex, shattering the space-time continuum.

Past and future have now collapsed into the present. We should all be grateful.

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CINEQUEST CINE EQUEST XX IIII XXIII THE T HE DATES DATE T S The Cineq Cinequest uest Film Festival, now two years over the drinking age, runs Feb. 26–March 2 26–Mar ch 10.

THE T HE VENUES VEN NUES Camera 122 Cinemas, 201 S. Camera Second S t., San Jose (C12) St., The C alifornia Theatre, Theatre, 345 S. California First S t., San Saan Jose (C aliff..)

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THE T HE REVIEWERS REV IEWE R S Michael S. Gant (MSG) Don Hiness (DH) Richar d von vo on Busack (RvB) Richard

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MEN IN NOT-SO TIGHTS Spartan Films scored big with the parody ‘Super Hero Party Clown,’ starring Randy J. Blair (right) and Adam Sessa.

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Fanning). She lives in fear of nuclear war war while carrying out a passionate friendship with a far more troubled, fatherless girl, Rosa (Alice Englert of o Beautiful Creatures).

C Creatures ). Meanwhile, Meanwhile, the th he ’60s start to ferment and d become intoxicating. inttoxicating.

Sally P Potter’s ottter t r’s skill in directing directing red-headed eexotics red-headed xo otics go goes es back to her pioneering film m Orlando Orlando.. If ther there’s e’s a blonde st state ate of mind yyou o ou ccan an a get onscr onscreen een (in the th he languidness of The Vir Virgin rggin Suicides Suicides, s, sa say), ayy),, it it’s ’s matched in rredness edness her here. e. The T ccolor-correcting olorr-correcting turns up the vvolume o olumee to 11 on Fanning’ Fanning’ss dy dyed yeed hair—”Flame hair —”Flame Flame on! on!”” as JJohnny ohnn ny Storm always books. alw ways y said in the ccomic omic b ooks. “incardination, likee Ginger’ Ginger’ss This “inc ardination, d ” lik birth name,, would b bee actual bir th name n wretched poetic weren’t wr etched p oetic e eexcess xcess if it wer en’t thing.. Fanning’ Fanning’ss face ffor or one thing o face is the instrument kind of instru ument that ccomes omes along movies about oncee a decade, in the mo viess ab out onc decade,

iff that. This kind of mo movie vie about about the t friendship raree enough,, and fr riendship of girls is rar a Fanning Fa anning is get getting ttting phenomenal. T The he aura self-absorption au ura of yyoung-girl oung-girl self f--absorption is i almost al lmost ra ravishing, avvishing, and the frame off m mind is authentic to the crusadingg teenager te eenager (wise childr children en meet dumb dum mb helpless he elpless adults)—right up to the last la ast half hour hour,, wher wheree the ffeminist eeminist lessons le essons of the ’70s ccollide ollide (15 years years orr so to too o early) with the fr free ee love love of the th he ’6 ’60s.

0s. The agent of the ccollision ollision n is the 10 100 0 percent percent straw straaw man of the th he film’s fil lm’s ar argument: gument: Ginger’s Ginger’s straying straayying dad da ad ((Alessandro Alessandro Niv Nivola), ola),, a her hero o off the cconscientious-objection o onscientiousobjection mo movement. veemen nt.

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Martinez. All Ab About out Dad—Mark Dad— Marrk Tran Tran’s ’s film ab about out the struggles b between etween tradition and westernization Vietnamese westerniza ation in a V iietnamese family—had family —had union actors ccast ast in it because shortage Vietnamese b ecause off a shor tage of V iietnamese players locally. pla ayers lo callyy.

Ned Kopp, production N ed K op pp, a pr oduction manager Stuff, on Phil Kaufman’s Kaaufman’s The Right Stuff ff, been has b een a rregular egular adviser among professionals who’ve th pr the offeesssionals i l who h ’v ’ e ccome ome in i producers, along with h various other pr oducers, directors writers.. “The educ education dir ectors and a writers ation Ned was students,, he w was N ed w as giving g the students aas us,,” Dallas said. also givingg to us byy lowerClasses ar aaree also visited b lowerpay-grade gaffers pa ay-grade technicians such as gaff ffeers grips.. On one production, and grips production, Spartan brought martial Spar tan br rought in a mar tial artist artist about to ttalk alk ab o choreographing out choreographing a fight scene. was sc ene. It w as a fight among high schoolers; advice scho h olers; l the h advic d i e was was to make mak ke look likee a humiliating the fight lo ook lik inexpert brawl—“more ine xpert bra b aw wl—“more degrading intimate clumsy, and intim ate and clums y, with a facee in it,”” as Martinez slap to thee fac Martinez describes scene. describ es the t sc ene. The class eeven ven brought special-effects br ought in n a sp ecial- eff ffeects eexpert xpert once, advise best onc e, to ad dvise the b est way way to film a blowing up.. toilet blow wing up Despite the eexperts, xxperts, Martinez Martinez says saayys student-driven. the studio is actually student t-drivveen. the middle“ ’ not th “I’m h one making he ki the h middle iddl of-the-night of f-the - -nigh ht phone ccalls. alls. There’s There’s no management myy part; crisis mana agement on m part; they they have they do.. If I ha ave to do what the ey have haave to do up,, turn up on n a set,, and no one shows up enjoy I’ll ccertainly ertainlly enjo oy drinking the ccoffee. off ffeee. it’s bee the students who But it ’s going goiing to b have figure ha ave to figu gure out a solution to the problems up..” pr oblems that t ccome ome up Martinez prize-Mar tineez manages the prize winning,, half-century-old winning h f- century- old KSJS radio half station, st ation, a job j he wanted wanted because because of interest sports his inter esst in sp orts journalism.

Dallas,, a p poli-sci UC–Santa Dallas oli-sci major at UC –Santa started writer.. “I Barbara, had h st arted as a writer intention filmmaking,” had no int tention of filmmaking ,” said. shortt Dallas said d. He published shor stories,, a children’s stories c childr en’s book book and a play; plaay; Los Angeles, through in L os Ang geles, thr ough a friend, he Here got a job writing w Here Lies LLonely onely (1999), Troyer (best (19 99),, cco-starring o -starring Vern Veern Tr oyer (b est Dr.. Evil’s known as Dr Evil’s diminutive diminutive clone “Mini-Me”). worked “Mini-Me ” Dallas also work ”). ed on some “bad d indie films” he didn’t didn’t ccare are name.. to name Soon after arrived So on aft fter Dallas arriv ed in San JJose, ose, he made m the film Drifting which didn’t play Elegant, wh hich didn ’t pla ay at screen Cinequestt but did scr een at a Marin County film C ounty fil lm ffestival. eestival. Working Wo orking on the

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“We “W We wer weree sor sortt of the there ere on the cusp between between film and vide video,“ o,“ Dallas says. saayys.

SUMMER SE SETS ETS As an indep As independent endent film filmmaker, mmaker, Dallas has stuck it out long en enough nough to b bee on the other end of th thee rreign eign of film on film. He He’ll ’ll b bee on o one of the Cinequest panels rregarding egarrding 4K—the 4K—the next ne xt step up in home motion-pictur m motion-picturee watching: w atching: the ultra-hig ultra-high-resolution gh-resolution soon bee available ssystem ystem that will so on b avvailable filmmakers—which to low-budget filmmak kers—which bee demonstrated with three will b w thr ee screenings three scr eenings of thr ee digitized diggitized classic films in thr three ee different diff ffeerentt st styles. yles.

Among the assets off Spar Spartan tan F Films ilms is a P Panavision anaavvision 35mm ccamera—not amera—not quite obsolete obsolete,, since since some so ome dir directors ectors aree rrefusing ar efusing to abando abandon on film entir entirely, elyy, ffor or those ccertain o ertain mo moods ods d digital digital images still ccan’t an’t capture. captu ure. However, However, being b eing ahead of the tran transition nsition fr from om film to digit digital al has helped help ped Spartan’s Spartan’s micro-budget filmmaking. micr o -budget filmmak king. So did the SJSU.. The university’s cconnections onnections to SJSU T univ ersity’s Film Theater Radio TV F ilm and Th heater Department was Depar tment (as it w as then known) gave filmmakers ga ave the downtown indie in ndie filmmak ers access ac cess to studios, studios, costume costu ume shops and scenery workshops.. sc enery workshops For program F or the summer pr ogram at Spartan Films, 80 Spar tan F ilms, some 8 0 students apply, having apply y, usually after ha aving v ttaken aken

classes screenwriting earlier class ses in scr eenwriting or some off the theater ar arts ts in costuming makeup. costuming or mak eup. Some are are alums ccoming interns.. om ming in as interns Says Saays y Martinez, Marrtinez, “At “At that point point about didn’t about 30 of o the students who didn ’t understand understand d the time ccommitment ommitment will dr drop op out. o It’s It’s like like a full-time job for it’s fo or three three months, m months , and it ’s not paid, it’s it’s just ffor o or the eexperience. xperience.

“Organizing “Organizzing the students is one of the first ttasks. asks. We We hire hire the assistant assistant director diirector and the production production manager. five positions manager. Those T five to six p ositions are are already alreadyy set. Typically, Typic y allyy, we ask the students, likee to students, ‘What ‘W What would yyou ou lik be?’ be?’’ They They always a ayys answer, alw answer, ‘Director.’

‘Director.’

‘Well, ‘W Weell, you you ccan’t an’t be be that, but ...’” ...’”

He ccontinues, ontiinues, “We “W We need people people to find locations, locatio ons, donations ffor o or ffood, ood, help building buildiing sets sets.. It’s It’s like like running a football football team. t The freshmen freshmen are are not getting gettingg much pla playing ayying time, time, the junior and seniors ar aree get getting ting some eexperience. xperrience. You Yo ou know at the beginning beginning of the season what kind of talent talent you’re you o ’re going to need. The question is whether the script is viable. viable. Can Can n it b bee shot at this level? level?

Does Does the person person have haave a team that can can handle it it?” ?”

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THE BEL BELIEVERS LIEVERS (U.S.) In 1989, th the he hopes of the world wer aroussed, then dashed, by the weree first aroused, esearchers announcement that a pair of rresearchers at the Universit ed Universityy of Utah had discover discovered a frictionless an and nd rradiation-free adiation-free fform orm of fusion. The afte rmath is investigated in aftermath this absorbing documentary ddocumentary, y, neither overly k ti l nor ov verly l cr edulous d l ((andd this thi skeptical overly credulous may count as a liability liability,, if you’r you’ree trying to get a definitee answer). The story is an object lesson off how un-peer-r un-peer-reviewed eviewed science leads too ir reproducible events, and irreproducible how a universit university’s y’s quest ffor or pr prestige estige led the institution to t go off half-cocked. Nearly 25 years later later,, tthe he “technology”” of ““cold cold fusion em ffor or the cul tists; we meet fusion”” is an ite item cultists; the elderly and fr frail ail Martin Fleischmann who announcedd it to the world; his partner partner,, SStanley tanley Pons, Pons, has haas vanished, and was last hear arming in Fr ance. W heardd of ffarming France.

Wee also see circle some of the cir c of true believers who cle ffeel eel that ther m be some possibility theree must of implementingg the discovery—and who, surprisingly y, hadd their hopes buoyed by the surprisingly, 60 Minutes cr crew ew w in 2009. The Believers seems to clear the team of being deliber deliberate ate charlatans, and that ’s a good deed. Even that’s

itss weal wealth th of talking-heads nar narrators rators do oesn’t completely explain why the trick trick doesn’t can’t ca an’t be done twice—or why this Utah ev vent rremains emains a hobgoblin of ’90s mov vies event movies like lik ke Chain R Reaction eaction and The Saint. Would Would thhat one could power the world with everevverthat renewable, pollution-free pollution-free hope. (RvB) (RvB) renewable,

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D DOSE OF R REALITY EALITY (U (U.S.) U.S.) Bartenders TTony ony o ((Rick Rick R Ravanello, avanello,, looki looking ing lik ke 40 years of rrough ough rroad) oad) and Matt ((Ryan Ryann like Merriman) M erriman) find a near-dead girl (Fairuza Ba alk) in the back of their just-closed Glenda ale Balk) Glendale bar. ba arr. They snort some cr crank ank to clear their he eads—then things get cr azyy. Balk has spe ent heads—then crazy. spent much career (see m uch of her car eer in sketchy situations (se ee Personal P e ersonal V Velocity elocity e y)), and she puts her pr prominent ominnent inc cisors to good use on the scenery her e e. incisors here.

Di Director rector Chris Glatis maintains an overheat overheated ed to ne with pr ominent rred ed hues and a hand-held tone prominent hand-held camera actors’’ ffaces.

Appearance ca amera thrust in the actors aces. A ppearance a an nd rreality eality get rroughed oughed up in this humid mix m of and violence confession. vio olence and conf ession. (DH)

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THE EEXAM XAM (Hungary) A Cold W War ar noirr set in Hungary one year after the 1956 uuprising, prising, The Exam askss the rrecursive ask ecursive questio question on “Who watches the watchmen?”” as a test of loyal ty to the loyalty state. A Ass Soviets loomed over o postpost-1956 1956 Hungary y, The Lives of Oth Hungary, Others hers looms over many Eastern Bloc filmma akers, but The filmmakers, Exam is mor moree of a tense thriller tthriller.. TTeacher/ eacher/ e spy-f or-the-state Jung (Zsolt (ZZsolt Nagy) spy-for-the-state rrendezvous endezvous with his lover the counterrrevolutionary evolutionary Eva (Gabriella (Gabriella Hamori) while Marko (Janos KKulka) ulka) listens in. This Hungarian television production production is very well-paced and well-acted, well-actedd, and conveys the claustr ophobia of an ever -nosy state. (DH) claustrophobia ever-nosy

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LLA A CCAMIONETA: AMIONETA TA A:

THE JOURNE JOURNEY Y OFF ONE ONE AMERICAN A MERICAN SSCHOOL CHOO OL BUS

(U.S./Guatemala) Director Director Mark Kendall Kendall seek s, and finds, invisible links links between seeks, El Norte and Guatemala iin n this unusual documentary Guatem malans in the documentary.. Five Guatemalans

bus-r ehabilitation tr ade ar viewed; bus-rehabilitation trade aree inter interviewed; the progress we watch th he pr ogress of an auctioned-off school bus fr ffrom om Vir ginia to that Centr al Virginia Central American nation.

There, A merican na ation. Ther e, the International Har vester Bl lue Bir Harvester Blue Birdd is painted over with quetzal, a quet zal, and an nd the second-hand bus becomes a gorgeously g geously bedecked, chromed gor chromed and painted camioneta. There There is a W Wages aages of Fearr elem element ment to this industry that begins with one driver’s driver ’ss fear fear of traveling traveling through thr ough Mexico Mexxico by night. In Guatemala itself year, 130 bus drivers have itself,, in onee year, been killed by b extortion-seeking gangs, and the police police have to fight the thugs and corruption cor ranks to stamp out ruption inn their own ranks the violence e. It ’s a tragedy tragedy that even a life life violence.

It’s this humble attracts attracts predators, predators, but Kendall Kendall seek seekss some kind of hope in a scene of the priests blessing blesssing the buses in the name of the decommissioned decomm missioned St. St. Christopher.

Christopher. (Why did the church churrch get rid of a useful pretty pretty legend, while while keeping so many useless ugly ones?) (RvB) (RvB)

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TAKING T A KING OFF OFF Sam Martin Martin has a featured role in ‘‘Always A Always L Learning,’ earning,’ Spartan’s feature.

Spartan ’s latest featu ure. position, we position, we’d ’d shift it ar aaround. ound. We We don’t don ’t w want ant rrepetition.” epetition.”

Dallas adds that the mo models dels ffor or the o films Spar Spartan tan F Films ilms tr tryy ar aree first first-time -time directors’ dir ectors’ work. ““Clerks, Clerkss, Napoleon Napoleon Dynamite—that’s Dynamit e—that’s whatt I ha have ave all m myy students study in m myy screenwriting screenwriting class.. W class Wee generally par pare re it down from fr om ffour our o or fiv fivee ideas ideas.. Some of the ideas we don don’t ’t use ccome om me back ffor o or seconds sec onds in ffollowing o ollowing years.” years e .”

Ass ffor A o or subject matter: matttterr: “W “We We get the ccoming-of-age oming- off--age stor storyy a lo lot. ot. L Last ast yyear’s eear’s Cheap F Fun un w was as ab about out th the he b best est vversion ersion of that we ccould ould have haave done. d done . The locations lo cations in such a stor storyy ar aree eas easy; y; yyou ou don’t don ’t have haave to rre-create e-create a kid’ kid’ss home home..”

Ultimately, Ultimately y, the pr project ojeect has to b bee eexciting xciting enough to cconvince on nvince the class it it’s ’s worth worth it. Mar Martinez t z sa tine says ays y Spartan Spar tan F Films ilms has the same pr problem oblem of get getting ting “but “butts ts in sea seats” ats” that an anyy mainstream mainstr eam filmmak filmmaker err faces. faces.

“The students ha have ave been been through through the ffeature-film eatur e e-film pr program, ograam, so they they understand underst and how big th this his pr process ocess is is..

Theyy ha The have ave to raise fund funds ds and find crews. donors ffor o or the ffood ood ffor orr the cr o ews. three One yyear ear we had thr eee separate in.” rrestaurants estaurants pitching in n.”

Spartan Films raised Spar tan F ilms has ra aised some $200,000 from over $20 0,000 in funds fr om m donors o ver been the dozen yyears ears they’ve they’ve b een around. around. movies aree all but nonpr nonprofit The mo vies ar ofit directors affairs; though the dir e ectors get 50 percent anyy gr gross, the p ercent of an oss, th he biggest funds

ccoming oming in to t date w aas a ffestival eestival check was ffor or $6 o 00 ffor o All Ab or out Dad. Dad. $600 About Mar tinez stresses stresses that “Barnab Martinez “Barnabyy and I don ’tt get [gr oss] p oints. Our don’t [gross] points. job is to fac cilitate this ccompany.” ompan ny.” facilitate Dallas ad dds that “it’s “it’s hard hard to get a adds longer g life liffe for fo or films like like these—you’re these—you’re going to ge eat eexperience xperience and gett a gr great a cult film ffestival eestival film at b est. We We best. don ’t tell ou ur filmmak ers, ‘You’re ‘Y Yo ou’re don’t our filmmakers, going to b xt K evin Smith or bee the ne next Kevin Quentin T a arantino .’”

Tarantino.

Mar tinez adds, adds, “Y Yo ou underst and Martinez “You understand this is goin alling ccard, ard, a goingg to b bee a ccalling rreel. eel. But when w yyou ou go down to L.A., yyou ou ccan an say saay ‘I’ve ‘I’ve done this this.’” .’”

Theree ha Ther have ave been been suc successes. cesses. This yyear, ear, Darr Darren e H. Rae en Rae,, the b best-boy est-b boy on Alw Always ays LLearning, earningg, got a job doing behind-the-scenes b ehind-thee-scenes filming on the location lo cation scenes scenes e of the Ste Steve ve JJobs obs biopic Jobs.

Joobs. From From ther there, e, he w was as hir hired ed on to the ccrew rew of C Captain aapttaain America II: Winter W iinter Sold Soldier. dier.

“These ar aaree the classes I dr dreamed eamed ab about out whe when nIw was as going to film school,” scho ol,”” Martinez Maartinez cconcludes. oncludes. “What we’re we ’re doingg her heree is something not eeven ven USC is i doing doing,, b because ecause the they’re yy’rre easier with h the shor shortt films that don’t don ’t take take so s much time and effort. eff ffo ort.

No N o one elsee w was as doing this and we weren’t wer en’t sur sure re ourselves ourselves if we ccould ould do it. But we w we’re ’re working at a state state school, scho ol, so we w have haave no pr problem oblem working th this his har hard.” d.”

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THE T HE SSCAR CA AR (Canada) (C anada) Like a somber LLooper ooperr with much less firepower, firepower, The T Scarr shifts between oints-of-view. W decades and po points-of-view.

Wee see tween-aged P Paul auul (P (Patrick atrick Goyette) bullied ather du uring a str eet hockey game, by his ffather during street then bullying hi hiss adul adultt teammates in a game 30 years later later.. The camer cameraa then follows follows the opp opposing osing goalie, R Richard ichard (Mar (Marcc Béland), who is unemployed, estranged estranged Béland), from from his family family and with a vendetta against Paul. The somber sombeer violence in the film is Paul. ever-present. ever present. ever-pr esent D Director irector Jimmy Lar Larouche ouche interweaves tee enage anxiety and middleinterweaves teenage aged rremorse into emorse in nto a near-hallucinatory pattern. Ther Theree iss no simple message in this well-acted tale, except that rrevenge evenge is a ved at all. (DH) dish sometimess best not ser served

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SSOLACE OLACE (U.S.) Essentially (U.S.) Essentially thr three ee one-act, twoch haracter plays, Solace begins with a character Tar a antino talkathon between a lawyer Tarantino (Robert (Robert Pr Pralgo) algo) and the thug (Dupree (Dupree Leewis Jr hires for for an unspecified Lewis Jr.).) he hires illegal illeegal deed. The second act conveys all too weell the tedium of a crumbling marriage marriagge well off convenience between a weal wealthy thy wif wifee (Rhoda Griffis) and her philandering (Rhoda politico poolitico husband ((Ric Ric R Reitz). eitz). The thir thirdd aact ct moves way back down the ffood ood chain iin n moves this thhis Hobbesian world to an abandoned waarehouse where where Ridley Ridley (Russell (Russell Connegys) Conneegys) warehouse holds hoolds Sophia (Dixie Light) lashed to a ch hair, awaiting word word on how to go about abouut chair, disposing disposing of her. her. The last pair are are the most cir cumscribed in the movie, but most circumscribed surprisingly, most suurprisingly, they end up display the mo ost huumanity. Solace is a structur humanity. structurally ally bold

film, filled with a lot of tal talk—some lk—some of it compelling (DH) compelling.

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YEAR OF THE LLIVING IVING DEA DEAD D ((U.S.) U.S.) Is Night of the Livin Living ng Dead truly the w is dir ector scariest film ever? Then why director George Geor ge Romero Romero such a jol jolly ly pr presence, esence, chortling mer rily thr oughoout R ob KKuhns’ uhns’ merrily throughout Rob documentary? R Romero omero ha has as lots of rreasons easons to laugh, recalling recalling how hee parlayed his TV TV work in Pittsbur Pittsburgh gh into ann indie horror horror flick that unleashed the moder rn zombie trope. trope. modern The film was made guerrilla-style guerrilla-style in 1968 with R omero’s friends andd investors, and Romero’s YYear eear of the Living Dead is loaded with clips and tidbits (the onscreen onscreen gore gore was supplied

by a butcher butcher-store r-store owner who was one of the film’s film’ss backers) as well as lots of political ana alysis. The attempts to link Night analysis. of the Livingg Dead to late-’60s rrebellion ebellion ffeel eel a bit ove erdrawn. The documentary overdrawn. str strains ains parti particularly cularly har hardd to turn the ffact act that the film m’s pr otagonist, B en, is A frican film’s protagonist, Ben, African A American merican in into to a major statement about rrace ace relations; relationns; Romero Romero himself admits only to a bitt of fortuitous fortuitous blind casting.

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Tacolicious owner Joe Hargrave says that the journey has not always been easy, despite the success of

his restaurants in San Francisco’s Marina and Mission districts. He never imagined that a redesign and new concept at his first restaurant, Laiola, would take off, but in his own words, he’s been fortunate to pick neighborhoods that really fit the overall concept of Tacolicious.

“There was some trepidation when we first started the design on Chestnut Street [in the Marina],” Hargrave says of the restaurant’s first location. “Then, when we had ideas for a second restaurant, there were a lot of different locations I thought would work. When I was approached about the Valencia Street spot, a lot of people thought we were crazy for doing tacos in the Mission.”

Like the Latino neighborhoods

of San Jose, San Francisco’s Mission District is packed with taquerias with a loyal following.

But Tacolicious does things a little differently than a lot of traditional taco joints. It serves Mexican food with a California cuisine sensibility that uses the freshest ingredients possible. Items like butternut squash, roasted beet salad and beef short-rib are paired with traditional Mexican flavors and proteins for a hybrid not usually found at other restaurants.

As Palo Alto’s dining scene grows, Hargrave is testing the market outside of San Francisco for the first time.

“Palo Alto has been on my radar for a while,” he says. “When I visited a friend’s restaurant [Evvia Estiatorio], I thought, Wow, this really is a self-sufficient market in the heart of Silicon Valley. I had some investors from the area, and they started to ask me why I didn’t bring a restaurant down to Palo Alto. So that’s where the idea

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sprouted from. There are a lot of families in Palo Alto, downtown is really starting to boom and we have a boutique hotel going in down the street. We’re really excited about the location and the space.”

Under the guidance of Tacolicious executive chef Telmo Faria, the Palo Alto kitchen will be headed by chef Charlie Cardona and sous chef Mike Roon. Hargrave said the one major difference for the Palo Alto location will be more vegetarian options, which he thinks will better fit the expected clientele. There will also be a full bar and cocktail program, with plenty of beers on tap and an expansive tequila list.

In the building that formerly housed Indian restaurant Mantra on Emerson Street, the Tacolicious team is deploying the same formula as at its other locations. Cedar wood is being used for the walls and homemade tiles for flooring, a feature Hargrave fell in love with during his many trips to Mexico.

Continuing the theme of the other two Tacolicious restaurants, the space had to be reconfigured to make for an open kitchen, which will also feature a small chef ’s counter. Hargrave said he expects the restaurant to be able to accommodate about 90 people, including more than 30 seats at the bar and outdoor patio.

The design qualities, paired with the unique menu, has opened a debate about authenticity that has followed Tacolicious since its debut, but Hargrave is quick to retort: “Honestly, I think people have a misunderstanding of what ‘authentic’ means,” Hargrave says.

“I’ve been making trips—five and six times a year—to Mexico for a long time. The idea of grabbing a burrito in a hole-in-the-wall spot being authentic is a California thing. When I think of Mexican restaurants, I think about the atmosphere: music playing, large groups gathering together, food with the freshest possible ingredients. That’s what we’re about.”

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The shop is located across the street from the Martin Luther King Jr. Library and was bustling the two times I visited. There’s not a lot of space inside, but with the couch in the corner, stools set up along the windows and tables outside, the environment is comfortable and friendly. A chat with the owner revealed that she has put serious time and effort into making quality drinks. She went to Taiwan to study the art of tea-making. (And she does make all her teas in-store.)

She then attended barista school to explore the art of coffee. She wants to roast her own coffee, but a large roaster would be too big for the shop, and a small roaster just wouldn’t make enough at once to justify the expense, she explained.

The teas are all milk teas and can be ordered hot or cold. Tapioca pearl teas are an additional quarter. Of the half-dozen teas, I tried a hot Oolong milk tea ($2.75), which starts out bitter followed by a gradual increase of honeylike sweetness. The foamy milk connects the flavors well. I also ordered a cold Ceylon milk tea, which is a sweeter, creamier drink, with a gentler tea flavor. This one I ordered with pearls, which were generously added.

My latte was smooth and subtly bitter the way I believe a latte should be. They are available in the usual sizes starting at $3.25. The drip coffee was a little watery, but I liked it by the end of the cup ($1.35 and up).—Aaron Carnes AMOR CAFE AND TEA 110 E. San Fernando Ave., San Jose; 408.286.2000

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USURPER VONG Blank Club, San Jose Wed – 9pm; free

Back in the early ’90s, just about every underground band in these parts played funk-metal. That trend came to a screeching halt, but occasional funk-rock bands still sprout up. Locals Usurper Vong certainly use elements of funk and rock, but they sound nothing like that ridiculous ’90s scene. They produce a lighter sound with heavier pop elements and they layer in some thick vocal harmonies. There’s even a bit of a twang in there. Their goofy charm goes with their honest, vulnerable, unpretentious music. (AC)

SMUIN BALLET Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts Wed - Fri – 8pm, Sat – 2 and 8pm, Sun – 2pm; $52-$68 For its current extended Fall/ Winter program, Smuin Ballet (not under the direction of Celia Fushille) presents the premiere of Adam Hougland’s Cold Virtues, a challenging new work set to music by minimalist Philip Glass and featuring strange, mesmerizing routines by 14 dancers who emerge from a 1920s speakeasy. Also on display will be Trey McIntrye’s Oh, Inverted World, which takes a bit of a balletic risk by using very contemporary music by the Shins instead of a score from the usual repertoire, and late founder Michael Smuin’s Starshadows, No Viviré and Homeless. (AR)

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They can also rip some mean psychedelic guitar solos. (AC)

BARISTA BA ARISTA COMPETITION San Pedro Square Market, San Jose Thu – 6pm; free The skill involved in pulling a perfect espresso and steaming just the right thickness of foam is an art form; and to recognize that fact, there is now a competitive season for baristas, leading up to the South Western Regional Barista Competition in mid-March. To get everyone in shape, San Pedro Market Square will be the scene of a “mock” competition at B2 (a.k.a. Bellano Coffee). The event is designed to help baristas limber up their latte skills and to teach espresso lovers how to become serious espresso judges. (MSG)

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Playhouse Sports Lounge, San Jose Fri – 9:30pm; $5 Headlining this month’s SJ Bass Club, San Jose’s monthly underground electronic event, is San Francisco DJ Carlos Alfonzo, who has a strong affinity for house music. His mixes are funky and well produced as well as experimental and tranceinducing. He’s been making house music for 13 years (and spinning it for 20), so he understands that making slight, subtle tweaks is all it takes to give that thumping bass a fresh flavor. The SJBC crew will be there, too, spinning cuttingedge electronic music. Featured

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L.A. battle rapper Sahtyre, repping Swim Team, headlines. Sacramento’s C-Plus brings a résumé that includes collaborations with Ski Beatz and Lee Bannon, with whom he crafted the Young Champions EP. Richmond native Nio tha Gift has a flow more in line with the staid East Coast delivery,

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Now he’s returning to his roots at Club Axis in Santa Clara, where he not only plays music that people can dance to but also creates an intriguing vibe for the whole evening. (AC)

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screen, with 20 seconds each to explain them. This is the idea behind PechaKucha, an art-display movement started in 2003 in Tokyo. PechaKucha presentations allow artists to present their work in a relaxed but fast-paced mode that ensures concision. The event (which takes place at the newly remodeled Cafe Stritch, neé Eulipia) is hosted by the San Jose State Studio Art graduate program. Eighteen graduating students will display and describe their works, which range from oil on canvas to video to sculpture. The evening will serve as an introduction to the official exhibition (May 3–18) and bring attention to the art scene in the South Bay generally. (LW)

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By South Valley Civic Theatre.

Runs thru Mar 2. Fri-Sat, 8pm, Sun, 2:30pm. $18/$22.

Morgan Hill Community Center, Gilroy.

CHING CHONG CHINAMAN Lauren Yee’s play about a Chinese-American family.

Runs thru Feb 24. Thu-Sat, 8pm, Sun, 2pm. $24.95$27.95. City Lights, San Jose.

FLYING KARAMAZOV BROTHERS A celebration of 40 years of high-risk juggling. Feb 20, 7:30pm, Feb 21-22, 8pm, Feb 23, 3 and 8pm. $29-$74. San Jose Repertory Theatre.

IMPERIAL FIZZ A Renegade Theatre Experiment premiere of a comedy that blends Noel Coward with Samuel Beckett.

Runs thru Feb 23. Thu-Sat, 8pm. $12.50-$27.50. Historic Hoover Theater, San Jose.

MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL The popular show about the “change.” Runs thru Feb 23. Wed, and 7pm, Thu-Sat, 7pm. $48-$68.

Montgomery Theater, San Jose.

by San Jose Chamber Music Society. (Note: Escher Quartet replaces Auryn Quartet.) FriSat, 8pm. $39/$42. Le Petit Trianon. San Jose.

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SPRING AWAKENING A musical about sexual rebellion. Runs Feb 21-Mar 10. Preview Thu, 7:30pm.

Opens Fri, 8pm. Regular shows Thu, 7:30pm, Fri-Sat, 8pm, Sun, 2pm. $10-$28.

Logman Theatre, Foothill College, Los Altos Hills.

TOUGH OLD MEN A performance by Golden Age Theater of L. Ron Hubbard’s comedy-adventure. Sat, 1pm.

Free. Church of Scientology Los Gatos of San Jose.

*classical ESCHER STRING QUARTET Two nights of Beethoven String Quartets presented

“Assembling the Pieces: Reconstructing Memory and Hybrid Identity.”Thru Mar 16.

Wed-Thu, noon-7pm, Fri-Sat, noon-5pm. San Jose.

METRO LOBBY “Dynamics in Color.” Abstract works by Robert Zuchowski.

Thru Feb 28. San Jose.

SAN JOSE INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART

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SEEING THINGS GALLERY

“War & Healing.” A group show about conflict and healing. Thru Mar 21. Mon-Thu, 10am-3pm.

De Anza College, Cupertino.

“Concrete Thread.” Art by and about skateboarders. Thru Feb 22. 30 N. Third St, San Jose.

“Val Britton: Intimate Immensity.” A site-specific installation with collaged maps. Feb 23-May 18. “Judith Rothchild: Black Magic.”

Mezzotints. Feb 23-May 18.

Tue-Fri, 10am-5pm, Sat, noon5pm. San Jose.

SJSU GALLERY “New Stories From the Edge of Asia: This/That.” Feb 21-Sep 15. Reception and performance Thu, 5-8pm. “Rising Dragon: Contemporary Chinese Photography.”Thru Jun 30.

“Dive Deep: Eric Fischl and the Process of Painting.”Thru May 12. Tue-Sun, 11am-5pm, closed Mon. San Jose.

RED A drama about painter Mark Rothko. Runs thru Mar 3.

Wed-Thu, 7:30pm, Fri-Sat, 8pm, Sun, 2pm. $15-$35. The Stage, San Jose.

MACLA

“Where Is Chopin?” A video showing emotional reactions to Chopin. Feb 20-Mar 3. “North Africa and the Holy Land in 19th-Century Photographs.”

Thru Jun 2. “The Jameel Prize: Art Inspired by Islamic Tradition.”Thru Mar 10. WedSun, 11am-5pm, Thu, 11am8pm. Stanford.

SAN JOSE MUSEUM OF ART

SAN JOSE MUSEUM OF QUILTS & TEXTILES

Works by students. Feb 25-Mar 8. Art Building, SJSU.

STANFORD ARCHAEOLOGY CENTER “City Beneath the City.” An exhibit featuring artifacts from the early Chinatown in San Jose. Thru Apr 30.

Mon-Thu, 8:30am-5:30pm, Fri, 8:30am-5pm. Bldg. 500, Stanford.

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“Folk Indian Textiles From the Collection of Carol Summers.”

“Meditation in Space/Time: Junco Sato Pollack Sutra Chants Hangings and Stitch.”

Both thru Apr 28. Wed-Sun, 10am-5pm. San Jose.

“Six Visions.” Works by Pamela Blotner. “Beyond Gaga.” A group show. Thru Mar 9. San Jose.

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RAW SHOWCASE

ANNO DOMINI “The Moment (When the World Stopped Turning).” By KLONE. Thru Mar 16. San Jose.

COMMUNITY SCHOOL OF MUSIC AND ARTS “Rwanda, Land of Reconciliation.” Photos by Katie Cooney. Thru Mar 24. Mohr Gallery, Finn Center, Mtn View.

KALEID GALLERY “Location Location Location.”

By Jeff Hemming. “Houses in My Dreams.” By Melanie Sharr.

Thru Feb 22. San Jose.

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*events RAW San Jose presents “Discovery,” its kickoff event for the 2013 season. RAW is an international arts organization that hosts monthly showcases across the country. This evening includes Northern Son, Mike Chavez, Elle Hull, Theresa Because, Lysee J, A. La’Shae, Jeremy Stone Nelson, Haley Marie and many more local artists working in a wide variety of media. Cocktail attire. Thu, 8pm. Studio 8, San Jose. (A party follows at 10:30pm with Shady Gaga presiding over dancing.)

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Attie came to prominence in 1980s New York with the Pictures Generation—media-savvy artists satirizing capitalist culture, Americanstyle, and even our national shibboleth of individuality, which they saw as socioculturally formed and reinforced. (Nowadays, of course, Cindy Sherman, Sherrie Levine and Barbara Kruger are international art stars, collected by top capitalists—such are the ironies of Dotty Attie: cultural rebellion, commodification and deification.)

Sometimes a Traveler/There Attie’s piece is a grid of 16 square-format crayon lithographs, Lived in Egypt in black-and-white, depicting details from two paintings by that paragon of neoclassical tradition, J.A.D. Ingres.

Shows through Odalisque With Slave (1842) and Turkish Bath (1862) show, June 16 with some erotic heat (considering Ingres’ bloodless, austere reputation), the sexual chattels of the Near East, with harem Cantor Arts slaves relaxing in poses of refined, voluptuous languor—a Center, Stanford theme explored by Delacroix and Matisse, as well.

The artist’s appropriation of Ingres follows similar resamplings of Bronzino, Vermeer and Courbet. Art in America sees her goal as achieving “a narrative effect to suggest the almost illicit excitement of the viewer in the act of perception. Beyond its actual story content, Attie’s narrative paintings imply a deeply voyeuristic gaze whose target is trapped in a small rectangle of painted matter.” Alas, we are all Orientalists, projecting our fantasies into cultures that we can then hypocritically condemn. Assisting this implicit denunciation of the viewer (male or faux-male) is a textual overlay—a kind of mocking voice-over. (“Resistance and Refusal Mean Consent” is one ironic mantra that Attie has used repeatedly to indict rapists’ delusions.)

In the portfolio of 16 prints that accompanies the framed print grid, Attie tells a humorous tale of cuckoldry from The Thousand and One Nights (accompanied by her own stage-whisper asides) that involves an unhappy wife, her lover and a gossipy parrot, which is abused by the illicit couple in such improbable ways that its credibility with the comic-victim husband is destroyed. Although Attie uses Richard Burton’s risqué 1885 English version of The Husband and the Parrot, Galland’s 1704 French version, famously bowdlerized for mixed company, is on display here—choose your poison. —DeWitt Cheng

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Thu-Sat, 8pm, Sun, 2pm; $10–$29 The script is peppered with anecdotes about the likes of Winston Churchill, Eleanor Roosevelt and others, and Theatre on San armed with these narrative nuggets, Creer more than Pedro Square, ably holds the audience’s interest. At various points, he San Jose plays presidents and first ladies and then tops it all off by singing several operatic arias. The connection between the performer and the audience is immediate, as Tabard’s intimate physical arrangement places everyone within a few feet of the stage.

Director Doug Baird says that what grabbed him about the play was that as a butler, “[Fields] always had to be silent until he quit. He was only observing. He didn’t participate in any of these conversations. He was silent the whole time.

And he couldn’t show an interest even. He couldn’t even move his eyes. He had to just listen. And now he has a voice through this play. He can react to it.”

Despite how engagingly Creer gives Fields a voice, James Still’s script shies away from really digging into his thoughts. As an African American in the White House from the Great Depression to the early days of the Civil Rights movement, Fields undoubtedly experienced the inner workings of institutional racism, not to mention the discrimination he faced himself. However, the script only touches briefly on these themes. In one of the more poignant moments, Fields explains how he keeps the discrimination from getting to him with the strong sense of personal dignity imparted by by his parents; later, he mentions the blatant racism during Roosevelt’s discussion about appointing former Ku Klux Klan member Hugo Black to the Supreme Court. Despite this lack of depth though, a oneman performance that requires both opera singing and a drunken Churchill impression is worth seeing on those virtues alone. —Stephen Layton

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56 UP (NR; 144 min.) The survivors of documentary film’s longest-running project reiterate what I was writing about them 14 years ago: “42 Up proves that marriage can be hard, painful work; that the loss of mother and father is a bitter lesson in mortality; that consumer debt is a plague; that a man can count himself lucky and happy if he has a backyard to sit in and a beer to drink in it—42-year-old wisdom, dearly bought and absolutely useless to the young.” In this survey, the mixed-class British children, 7-year-olds in 1964, are now deep in their 50s, with some failed marriages and some successful children. There’s been exodus to the

sunbelt (Australia, or like the East Ender Tony, a place in Spain’s “Concrete Tsunami” on the Costa del Sol). If some of the interviewees still look like they want to spit when they say the name “Thatcher,” the cultural and class certainties with which the series started have been shaken by social mobility.

Sue, who never went to college, is now a university administrator. Neil—easily the spikiest and most fascinating of the subjects, and the one who seemed most endangered—argues against watchers of this series really knowing him at all; meanwhile he continues a poorly paid but necessary career in political activism. Peter is now a guitarist in the Good Intentions, a working band in Liverpool made for lovers of Graham Parsons. As usual, director Michael Apted asks the banal

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BLESS ME, ULTIMA (PG-13, 102 min.) Carl Franklin’s adaptation of the cherished youngadult book is as good looking as any movie ever made in New Mexico. Drying chile peppers glow with the hearty crimson of a neon sign at dusk, and the silver streams and moonscapes gleam.

Downside is a visual Santa Fe accent on that world: a clean and boutique version of it. The story is about the post-WWII childhood of Antonio, called Tony (Luke Ganalon), youngest son of a Chicano farmer. The black-clad curandera Ultima (the veteran actress Miriam Colon) who delivered Antonio when he was a baby

comes to spend her last days with his family. Her gentle influence teaches Tony to seek out the Virgin Mary’s side of Catholicism, instead of the hell-fire religion pushed at the adobe church.

The subject matter is rare, but the approach is often clumsy. The narration couldn’t possibly sound more straight off the page. Re his parents: “They took their truth from the earth,” narrates the elder Antonio. A stand-out in the role of Narciso: ex-James Bond villain Joaquin Cosio, who steals scenes with the ardor of Thomas Mitchell in a John Ford movie. (Opens Feb 22 at the Great Mall, East Ridge Mall, Oakridge 20 and other theaters.) (RvB)

DARK SKIES (PG-13; 97 min.) Keri Russell and Josh Hamilton (the actor, not the baseball

player) must contend with an alien that has designs on their family. (Opens Fri.)

Revivals SUSPICION/REBECCA (1941/1940) A well-off lady (Joan Fontaine) marries a man with a reputation (Cary Grant). Gradually, she begins to believe that he’s a murderer.

Emasculated by cold-footed RKO executives, yet Grant’s “Got milk?” moment on the staircase carries plenty of menace even after all these years.

BILLED WITH Rebecca. Fontaine plays the new wife of British nobleman Max de Winter (Laurence Olivier). She finds a chilly welcome at de Winter’s English manor, Manderley. Her husband seems distracted, bitter; her housekeeper, Mrs. Danvers (Judith Anderson), is in open revolt against her. She begins to fear that the first Mrs. de Winter, Rebecca, was such a paragon that she will never be able to match her. It was the only Hitchcock movie to win a Best Picture Oscar. It must have been the women’s vote; I suspect that Rebecca means more to women than any of Hitchcock’s other films, especially in the way it plays upon senses of inferiority and the worst fears about the silences of men. (Plays Feb 21-24 in Palo Alto at the 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

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8DFLI (127 min, PG-13.) A serious film.

Profound, cruel and not at all depressing, despite director Michael Haneke’s insistence on avoiding anything that euphemizes. The story follows a cultured Parisian couple as the lady of the house (Emmanuelle Riva) perishes by inches from the complications of a stroke; her elderly husband (Jean-Louis Trintignant)— who is a bit of a cold bastard—tries to preserve their dignity as a couple as situations worsen. What we see is the

final stage of a successful love story, the end of the line. It’s a destination that we all think of as tender and romantic in the abstract, mainly because no one seriously thinks through what it actually encompasses. The film has the 3am clarity of a fantasy of downfall, unredeemed by false uplift and spiritual afflatus. (RvB)

9<8LK@=LC :I<8KLI<J (PG-13; 124 min.) Jeremy Irons, Emma Thompson, Viola Davis and Emmy Rossum star in a weird tale of Southern lovers.

9LCC<K KF K?< ?<8; (R; 92 min.) Ridiculous, but with some serious moments of mayhem seemingly beyond the powers of a aging action star: both a Greco-Roman fight in a bathhouse and a hatchet duel are so kinetically filmed (by legendary action director Walter Hill, returning to the screen after some time) that they improve upon the tumult of the 1980s. The material is pure Cannon Films: cop (ineffectual Sung Kang, sitting serenely through a barrage of racial slurs) forced to team up with a killer for hire (Sylvester Stallone).

They course through a soggy, rusty New Orleans ruled by a crime boss (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje) teetering on two canes. Not meant to be taken seriously, and yet compelling: a shirtless Stallone, beefy shoulders covered with radioactively bright tattoos, is a sight to

give one pause. (RvB)

8 >FF; ;8P KF ;@< ?8I; (R; 97 min.) Bruce Willis, now permanently ensconced as a baldpated action father figure, plays heroic John McClane off to help his son, Jack (Jai Courtney) foil foreign terrorists.

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C<J D@JyI89C<J (PG-13; 157 min.) The realism of the cinematic close-up marries the figurative qualities of the beloved stage hit—they have a baby and it’s ugly. It’s the material that’s to blame: a rhyming-dictionary heavy libretto, a plot (don’t blame it on Hugo) that 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. Tom Hooper’s film version seeks streetiness through hand-held cameras and an emphasis on blood and realistically filthy sewers. Through it all, Hugh Jackman (Jean Valjean) and Russell Crowe (Javert) bellow at each other at close range. It’s a sunless movie, seeking to re-create the surly clouds of the illustrator Doré. As the showstopping Fantine, Anne Hathaway gives

something like 10,000 percent; she plummets into her fate so fast, that there’s no time to feel anything for her. She sings her swan song straight to the camera with a bit of retching in her voice: a cry from a broken stomach.

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DFM@< +* (R; 90 min.) With one dozen directors, this sketch film about a notorious banned Internet film is an attempt to beat YouTube at its own game. Stars— in snippets—Greg Kinnear, Dennis Quaid, Kate Winslet and Common.

FJ:8I J?FIKJ Divided into three programs (Best Animated, Best Documentary and Best Live Action), but the only one thoroughly previewed was the animated category. Of the five nominees for Live Action, one is familiar to those who attended the San Jose International Short Film Festival last fall: the well-received “Asad,” a story of Somali refugees shot by an American filmmaker on the coast of South Africa.

Another contender is “Buzkashi Boys” about the national sport of Afghanistan, a dangerous form of polo using a dead goat as a ball. Social justice scores big in the Best Documentary Short category with “Inocente” being the story of a homeless girl who hasn’t allowed the lack of an address to crush her spirits; “Mondays With Racine” is a short documentary about a beauty

salon that does free make-overs for chemotherapy patients. The animation category is, as usual, very strong, but the shoe-in for the Oscar is “Paperman,” a wordless, Disney-made romance in a 1955 NYC cityscape. The British “Head Over Heels” is the saddest and wisest of the show: a British-made short of great imagination regarding a bitter middleaged couple.

J8=< ?8M<E (PG-13; 115 min.) Lasse Hallstrom directs Josh Duhamel and Julianne Hough in a drama about a young woman who arrives from nowhere and forms a strange relationship with a married man.

J@;< <==<:KJ (R; 106 min.) Stephen Soderbergh’s allegedly last movie has a witty, plausible subject—it plays on the shudders you get seeing cartoony ads on TV for antidepressants. A serious crime is committed by Emily (Rooney Mara, recalling the most jittery waifs of the ’60s). Emily’s defense is that she cannot recall the crime because her meds made her a sleepwalker.

This leaves her psychiatrist (Jude Law) legally vulnerable. Some clues are provided by Emily’s severe former psychiatrist (Catherine Zeta-Jones).

Law’s skeeviness (this shrink forgets to shave) is well worked; Channing Tatum is used deftly; and Soderbergh has a fine sense of the erotic, for making you

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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)

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In the midst of all this change, Dinners, consisting of two members of Doctor Nurse (Jeff Brummett and Todd Sandigo) and two members of Worker Bee (Andy Barnes and Damien Wendel), formed in the most unassuming of ways.

“Jeff was bored and started hanging

out with Andy,” Sandigo explains.

While Brummett was the primary songwriter for Doctor Nurse, it was Jewett who took the lead with Worker Bee, yet Brummett found that Barnes was actually quite the songwriter. Both brought their songs to the table, singing lead vocals to their own compositions.

Wendel and Sandigo quickly joined and made it a full-fledged quartet.

“It was organic,” Brummett says of the process. “It was going well, and those other guys weren’t around.”

The songs they came up with were entirely different from both Worker Bee’s lush, meditative, dynamic sound and the subtly complex psychedelic-folk songs of Doctor Nurse. Instead, they played bare-bones, heavy, guitar-driven indie-rock songs.

“It was a reaction to both of our bands,” adds guitarist Sandigo. “Worker Bee was really highly composed, with all these different parts and all these different polyrhythms going on. Doctor

also, with the Nurse was complicated also folk and the other styles mixed in. We just wanted to get back to basics.”

In the year-and-a-half they’ve been playing together, they have been very modest about promoting themselves.

The four members just don’t seem to enjoy making a big production about themselves, even down to their name, “Dinners,” which doesn’t exactly sound like a typical band handle.

Yet they’ve worked on their debut album, Black Rabbits, which is being pressed on vinyl now. They write their songs quickly in order to capture a liveliness, yet they have been diligent at selecting only the songs that sound exactly right.

“We’re not meticulous, but we’re really picky,” Sandigo says. The pickiest of all is Brummett, who doesn’t like to spend too much time on a song that doesn’t feel right. “Jeff ’s a big song dumper. That’s part of his M.O., and that’s been for all his bands,” Sandigo says.

They spent the better part of four months recording their album in Brummett’s living room with an eighttrack tape deck rather than working in a studio, or even using modern computer recording software. The sound quality is reminiscent of the ’80s/’90s lo-fi indie bands, back before underground bands

had access to Pro Tools.

“I like the ideas of weirdos hanging out in their houses recording jams at midnight on a Monday rather than a bunch of people in some big studio somewhere,” Brummett says. “When I listen to my favorite four-tracked records—Guided by Voices, Lou Barlow, Bill Fox, Beatnik Filmstars—there’s an intimacy and looseness that is very appealing to me.”

The production is deliberately squashed. The vocals are mixed right down into the guitars and drums, instead of high above as on most radio songs. The songs jump between fast and slow tempos with loose pop sensibilities. Yet people used to standard rock production qualities may not get it, which is OK with Dinners. They spent a lot of time making sure it was mixed just the way they liked. After several failed attempts to do it themselves, they enlisted their fr friend Yong Muller to give it a go, which w worked out.

“I genuinely like stuff that sounds like it’s on a fou four-track. I generally really dislike the way big rock guitars sound digitally. There’ There’s no grit whatsoever,” says Brummett.

Most of the 13 songs on Black Rabbits were written an and demoed a few months before the album was recorded.

A couple were written during the recording session itself. All of them were recorded while still fresh so that the band was very excited about them.

“We really should have the recording stuff set up constantly and during practice when a song is really peaking, just record the album version right then,” Brummett admits.

In September, Dinners started an Indiegogo campaign to pay for the vinyl pressing. Rather than offering a rewards for different levels of contribution, Dinners just treated the campaign as a way to pre-order the album, because really all they care about is being satisfied with what they’ve created.

“It’s fun to play songs with people, but absolutely it’s about the content to me.

Just listening to a song and capturing what the song is supposed to be, that is incredibly fulfilling. That’s the whole thing really,” Brummett says.

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BOSWELL’S Wed, 9:30pm: Jack Rip-Off. Thu, 7pm: Liquid Courage. Fri, 9:30pm: Stompbox. Sat, 9:30pm: Night Train. Mon, 9:30pm: Kid Dynamite. Campbell.

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

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Thu, 8pm: Battle of the Bands. $5/$10. Sat, 8pm: Black Mast, the SJ Syndicate, AudioBender. $5/$10. Gilroy.

Wed, 8pm: Greaseland Presents.

Thu, 8pm: John “Blues” Boyd.

Fri, 8pm: Jinx Jones & the Kingtones. Sat, 8pm: John “Blues” Boyd. Campbell.

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Fri, 9:30pm: Touch N Go. $10.

Sat, 9:30pm: The Jukebox Heroes. $10. Los Gatos.

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Sat, 9pm: The Rivals, Yeshua & the Nighttones, DJ Cutso.

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Wed: Blues Angel. Thu: Madylan Rose. Fri: Charles Ray Bohn & the Whiskey Poets. Sat: Crossfire. Stevie Ray Vaughn tribute. $15. Sun: Jackie & Friends. Mon: Noel Catura. Tue: Dennis & Stuart. San Jose.

THE REFUGE Fri, 6pm: Arsonists Get All the Girls, Dennis Is Dead, Reformers, Ecophagy, the Human Contortion, One Season.

All ages. $12. Sat, 6pm: Wander, February Zero, Gunset Passion, Up&Go, Late Night District, Hope in Disguise, Open Curtain Clinic. All ages. $10. Cupertino.

THE CARAVAN Thu, 10pm: Wolf Snake Sun. Sat, 8pm: Big Red Beaver, Sludgebucket, Dark Earth. San Jose.

SAN PEDRO SQUARE MARKET Wed, 6pm: Levitate. Sat, 7pm: Daydream Nation featuring Dinners, Ugly Winner. San Jose.

SOUTH FIRST BILLIARDS Sat, 8pm: Hoopty. Sunnyvale.

Fri, 8:30pm: Rick Vandivier. Sat, 8:30pm: Ed Johnson. Mon, 5pm: Gus Kambeitz Duo. Hotel De Anza, San Jose.

POOR HOUSE BISTRO Wed, 6pm: Ron Thompson. Thu, 6pm: Sammy Varela. Fri, 6pm: Daniel Castro. Sat, 6pm: Mitch Woods & His Rocket 88s. Sun, noon: School of Blues student jam. Mon, 6pm: Terry Hiatt, Paul Olguin, Derrick Martin. San Jose.

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Fri, 9pm: Element. Sun, 6pm: Joe Ferrara. Tue, 6pm: Johnny Fabulous. Los Gatos.

JOHNNY V’S Fri, 9pm: South Bay Dub Massive. Sat, 9pm: Clandestine Reunion, Killa Subz, Method One Treatment. Sun, 9pm: Whiskey Sunday, the Bucking Buckaroos, Talky Tina, Utter Failure. San Jose.

LILLY MAC’S Fri, 9:30pm: Phil N the Blanks.

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MOJO LOUNGE Fri, 9:30pm: Steve Freund. $5.

Sat, 9:30pm: Danielle Young Band. $5. Fremont.

MONTALVO ARTS CENTER Sun, 3pm: Catalyst Quartet. $30.

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NETO’S GRILL Fri, 8pm: Damage, Inc., Mukagee, My Heavy Memory, Death Under Fire. $8/$10. Santa Clara.

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CLUB FOX Thu, 8pm: Kapala. $20. Fri, 9pm: Orquesta Saboriqua. $15. Sat, 8:30pm: Pealot Purim Party. $20/$25. Redwood City.

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Pump That Bass JOHNNY V’s celebrates 10 years of business with five straight nights of packed programming. Come Saturday, one of the most beloved parties at the club returns for a 10-year anniversary of its own. Clandestine, the still-revered former drum ‘n’ bass and hip-hop party, will bring back many of its regulars for a stacked reunion.

San Jose’s drum ‘n’ bass scene began in the late ’90s when Thad Jones and Noah Ruiz, more commonly known as DJs Hak and Siphon, created a Sunday-night party called Ghetto Junglism at the now-defunct 301 Stockton. A Wednesdaynight party at Cactus Club by the Killa Subz crew followed in the early 2000s but fell when the venue closed its doors in 2002.

Around this time, Ben Daniels, known as DJ / emcee Ax!om, started the San Jose Drum ‘n’ Bass Collective, which later became Clandestine. The night began at Kleidon’s (now Myth Taverna) until its closing forced them to relocate. Luckily, someone in the collective linked Daniels with Johnny V’s owner Johnny Van Wyk, and in early 2003, Clandestine had a new home. The party soon brought international acts through the South Bay, among them New Zealand duo Concord Dawn, British producer dBridge and London-based Breakage.

Though the free night offered something unique downtown, Daniels believes Clandestine’s success really came down to its patrons. “Were weren’t the best DJs in the world,” Daniels says. “I just think it was fun. People wanted to come. ... The hot bartenders didn’t hurt. ... The fact that it was free didn’t hurt.”

The party hit its stride in the summer of 2004, when it started playing hip-hop upstairs. Local heroes the Bangerz were frequent collaborators. Bridging the gap, Daniels notes that Clandestine was the only local drum ‘n’ bass crew to embrace emcees, a trait that stemmed from their collective musical upbringing.

Though there are no plans to resurrect the night, Daniels does says, “This will be the litmus test to judge whether or not the people I’ve never seen will continue to support the music.” The lineup for the 10-year anniversary shows: Feb. 20: DJ Troma, Chief Blesn, Saint Tellah and Jeff Turner; no cover before 10:30pm.

Feb. 21: Slap! featuring Jeno, Justin Hale and DJ Jaz; no cover before 10:30pm.

Feb. 22: South Bay Dub Massive featuring Rastatronics, Mercedes Jaya, Audio Dru and AZ Redsmoke; no cover before 9pm.

Feb. 23: Clandestine Reunion: Killa Subz, Method One and Treatment. Also, Yeshua and the Hightones, the Rivals and DJ Cutso at Paddy’s Pub Side; no cover, 9pm.

Feb. 24: Matinee Show with Whiskey Sunday, Talky Tina, Utter Failure and The Bucking Buckaroos, no cover, 5pm.—Brandon Roos

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Thirteen years later, she has proven to be one of the most consistent and entertaining pop stars of the last decade. Pink’s success includes three Grammys, several popular tours and six studio albums that have sold 40 million copies worldwide.

Through it all, she has been herself—a hard-working musician and performer who always maintains an edge but never causes tabloid-fodder drama. During her “The Truth About Love” tour stop at HP Pavilion on Monday, it was clear why she was always meant for bigger things. Despite the fact that there were 13 large, image-rich screens and about 20 backup singers, dancers and band members all vying for the audience’s attention, you couldn’t take your eyes off Pink.

The show kicked off with a game show host/ringmaster plucking the singer out of the crowd as a Truth About Love Show contestant. After a couple minutes of a funny intro video, she emerged onstage in a leather-studded body suit and was lifted up into the air by three beefy dancers, swinging and twirling and bungeejumping over the crowd.

She showed off her six-pack abs for most of the concert (after you see how much everyone sweats during the show, they are definitely hard-earned), as well as her pipes. You know you’re watching an amazing singer when she can belt out half a song while hanging upside-down with her legs entwined in ropes.

The concert’s acrobatics rivaled those of the Olympic gymnastics trials that were held in the same venue back in the summer. Both the singer and her multiple, sculpted dancers were often doing flips in harnesses 40 feet above the stage and crawling around in blinking cages as they flew through the air.

Judging by applause, most of the crowd members had been to her show before, and this time they came bearing gifts—screaming, pink-coiffed fans handed Pink stuffed animals and handmade T-shirts throughout the performance, which she humbly accepted.

While she’s impressive on the radio or in videos, it’s hard to truly appreciate Pink until you’ve seen her live. The way she effortlessly busts out tear-jerking ballads, glides across the stage as she dances and banters with the crowd while genuinely appearing to have a good time is something you don’t see with just any Clive Davis–anointed singer.—Maureen Coulter

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The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1. All Walls Drywall, 810 Harliss Ave., San Jose, CA, 95110, 2. All Walls Construction, Gilbert Chavez. This business is conducted by a individual. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 2/01/2007. /s/Gilbert Chavez. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 2/11/2013. (pub Metro 2/20, 2/27, 3/06, 3/13/2013)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #573701 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Aserve, 3602 Flora Vista Ave., Apt 304, Santa Clara, CA, 95051, Raj George. This business is conducted by a individual. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on Jan 16, 2013. /s/Raj George. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 1/14/2013. (pub Metro 2/13, 2/20, 2/27, 3/06/2013

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #574685 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Huijia International Trade Co., 3452 Hostetter Rd., San Jose, CA, 95132, Yanbo Hui. This business is conducted by a indvidual. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 2/08/2013. /s/Yanbo Hui This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 2/11/2013. (pub Metro 2/13, 2/20, 2/27, 3/06/2013)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #574693 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Inkollectiv, 505 S. 10th Street, San Jose, CA, 95112, Linh Ngo, 2524 Glen Ian Ct., San Jose, CA, 95148. This business is conducted by a individual. Registrant has not yet begun transacting

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #574667 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Ramos Furniture, 577 Burke Street, San Jose, CA, 95112, Laurel Wood Furniture Inc. This business is conducted by a Corporation. Above entity was formed in the state of California Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 1/1/2013. /s/Jose Alejandro Ramos CEO #C3529300 This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 2/08/2013. (pub Metro 2/13, 2/20, 2/27, 3/06/2013)

is (are) doing business as: Mooresolutions Handyman Services San Jose, 2246 Los Gatos Almaden Road, San Jose, CA, 95124, Scott Moore.

This business is conducted by a Individual. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 2/01/2013. /s/Scott Moore. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 2/02/2013. (pub Metro 2/06, 2/13, 2/20, 2/27/2013)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #574393

of California Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on Feb 2006. /s/Marilyn Gomez Secretary of Board #02868148. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 1/16/2013. (pub Metro 2/06, 2/13, 2/20, 2/27/2013)

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The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Beverage Snack Express, 2760 Longford Dr., San Jose, CA, 95132, The following person(s) is Philip Casella. This (are) doing business as: business is conducted by South Bay Rain Gutters, a individual. Registrant 13141 Brown Ave., San began transacting Jose, CA, 95111, South business under the Bay Rain Gutters Inc.. fictitious business name This business is or names listed herein on conducted by a 1990. /s/Philip Casella Corporation. Above entity This statement was filed was formed in the state with the County Clerk of California Registrant of Santa Clara County began transacting on 1/31/2013. (pub business under the Metro 2/06, 2/13, 2/20, fictitious business name 2/27/2013) or names listed herein FICTITIOUS on 2/07/03. /s/David FICTITIOUS Morales President BUSINESS BUSINESS #2497471. This statement NAME STATEMENT was filed with the County NAME STATEMENT Clerk of Santa Clara #574607 #574261 The following person(s) is County on 2/01/2013.

The following person(s) (are) doing business as: (pub Metro 2/06, 2/13, is (are) doing business Innoled Lighting, 4507 2/20, 2/27/2013) as: Overstock Mall LLC., Porter Ct., San Jose, CA, 1065 Cross Springs Ct., 95127, Yuping Hu. This FICTITIOUS San Jose, CA, 95120. This business is conducted by BUSINESS business is conducted a individual. Registrant by a Limited Liability NAME STATEMENT Company. Above entity has not yet begun transacting business was formed in the state #574377 under the fictitious The following person(s) of California Registrant business name or names is (are) doing business began transacting listed herein. /s/Yuping as: NU-Ricks LLC, 1900 business under the Hu. This statement was Camden AVe., #201D, San fictitious business name filed with the County Jose, CA, 95124, 17480 or names listed herein Clerk of Santa Clara High St., Los Gatos, CA, on 1/1/2013. /s/Alyssa County on 2/07/2013.

95030. This business is Terrizzano Manager (pub Metro 2/13, 2/20, conducted by a Limited #201235210043 2/27, 3/06/2013) Liability Company. Above This statement was filed entity was formed in the with the County Clerk state of California of Santa Clara County FICTITIOUS Registrant began on 1/30/2013. (pub BUSINESS transacting business Metro 2/06, 2/13, 2/20, NAME STATEMENT under the fictitious 2/27/2013) business name or #573836 The following person(s) names listed herein on FICTITIOUS is (are) doing business 1/1/2012. /s/Nicholas BUSINESS as: Prototype Solutions, Ulleseit Executive Officer NAME STATEMENT 1520 E. Capitol Expy, #201201810277. This #72, San Jose, CA, 95121, statement was filed #573151 Binh Nhan Ngo . This with the County Clerk The following person(s) business is conducted by of Santa Clara County is (are) doing business a individual. Registrant on 2/01/2013. (pub as: Viral Cluster, 2600 began transacting Metro 2/06, 2/13, 2/20, Corde Terra Circle, business under the 2/27/2013) #5333, San Jose, CA, fictitious business name 95111, Son Troung. This or names listed herein on FICTITIOUS business is conducted by 1/17/13. /s/Binh Nhan a individual. Registrant BUSINESS Ngo. This statement was began transacting NAME STATEMENT business under the filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara fictitious business name #573792 County on 1/17/2013.

The following person(s) is or names listed herein. (pub Metro 2/13, 2/20, /s/Son Troung. This (are) doing business as: 2/27, 3/06/2013) statement was filed Papadon’s 2051 O’Toole Ave., San Jose, CA, 95131, with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County FICTITIOUS SCVCS Inc., 89 S. Main on 12/27/2012. (pub St., Milpitas, CA, 95035.

BUSINESS Metro 1/23, 1/30, 2/06, This business is NAME STATEMENT conducted by a 2/13/2013) Corporation. Above entity #574367 The following person(s) was formed in the state

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #573948

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The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Angel Ray Gourmet Foods, 6558 Winterset Way., San Jose, CA, 95120, Brian Wilkes, Shaguno Wilkes. This business is conducted by a married couple.

Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 1/1/2013. /s/Brian Wilkes. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 1/22/2013. (pub Metro 1/30, 2/06, 2/13, 2/20/2013)

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Eye Design Art, 1605 Parkmoor Ave., #212, San Jose, CA, 95128, Natalie Alfaro. This business is conducted by a individual.

Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 1/15/13. /s/Natalie Alfaro This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 1/16/2013. (pub Metro 1/30, 2/06, 2/13, 2/20/2013)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #573771 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Just B. Massage, 751 Blossom Hill Rd., STE B, Los Gatos, CA, 95032, Bridget Eding, 916 Union St., Apt 203, Alameda, CA, 94501. This business is conducted by an individual.

Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 5/01/2008. Refile of previous file #509024 with changes /s/Bridget Eding. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 1/15/2013. (pub Metro 1/30, 2/06, 2/13, 2/20/2013)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #573943 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Aragones Consulting Services. 2. Aragones Services, 3275 East Hills Dr., San Jose, CA, 95127, Steven Aragones. This business is conducted by a individual.

Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. /s/Steven Aragones.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 1/22/2013. (pub Metro 1/30, 2/06, 2/13, 2/20/2013)

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business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. /s/Rita Chimienti This statement was filed The following person(s) is with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on (are) doing business as: 1/15/2013.

Pacific Region Imports (pub Metro 1/30, 2/06, & Exports, 193 Barnard 2/13, 2/20/2013) AVe., #3, San Jose, CA, 95125, Joanna Hung FICTITIOUS Quach. This business is conducted by a BUSINESS individual. Registrant NAME STATEMENT began transacting #573922 business under the The following person(s) fictitious business name or names listed herein on is (are) doing business 1/3/13. /s/Joanna Quach as: Asia Bay Restaurant, 947 McLaughlin Ave., San This statement was filed Jose, CA, 95122, Trong Q. with the County Clerk Nguyen, 5548 Sunspring of Santa Clara County Cir., San Jose, CA, 95122, on 1/04/2013. (pub Yen A. Nguyen.

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY ARIES (March 21â&#x20AC;&#x201C;April 19): In the course of her world travels, writer Jane Brunette has seen many wonderful thingsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;as well as a lot of trash. The most beautiful litter, she says, is in Bali. She loves the â&#x20AC;&#x153;woven palm leaf offerings, colorful cloth left from a ceremony, and ďŹ&#x201A;owers that dry into exquisite wrinkles of color.â&#x20AC;? Even the shiny candy wrappers strewn by the side of the road are fun to behold. Your assignment, Aries, is to adopt a perceptual ďŹ lter akin to Brunetteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. Is there any stuff other people regard as worthless or outworn that you might ďŹ nd useful, interesting, or even charming?

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m speaking metaphorically as well as literally.

TAURUS (April 20â&#x20AC;&#x201C;May 20): The Old Testament tells

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the story of a man named Methuselah, who supposedly didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t die until he was 969 years old. Some Kabbalistic commentators suggest that he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t literally walk the earth for almost ten centuries. Rather, he was extra skilled at the arts of living. His experiences were profoundly rich. He packed 969 yearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; worth of meaningful adventures into a normal life span. I prefer that interpretation, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to invoke it as I assess your future. According to my analysis of the astrological omens, Taurus, you will have Methuselahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s talent in the coming weeks.

GEMINI (May 21â&#x20AC;&#x201C;June 20): In the coming weeks,

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m expecting your life to verge on being epic and majestic. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a better than even chance that you will do something heroic. You might ďŹ nally activate a sleeping potential or tune in to your future power spot or learn what youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve never been able to grasp before.

And if you capitalize gracefully on the kaleidoscopic kismet thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ďŹ&#x201A;owing your way, I bet you will make a discovery that will fuel you for the rest of your long life.

In mythical terms, you will create a new Grail or tame a troublesome dragonâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;or both.

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CANCER (June 21â&#x20AC;&#x201C;July 22): Jackalopes resemble jackrabbits, except that they have antlers like deer and tails like pheasants. They love whiskey, only have sex during storms, and can mimic most sounds, even the human voice. The milk of the female has curative properties. Strictly speaking, however, the jackalope doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t actually exist. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a legendary beast, like the mermaid and unicorn. And yet Wyoming lawmakers have decided to honor it. Early this year, they began the process of making it the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ofďŹ cial mythical creature. I bring this to your attention, Cancerian, because now would be an excellent time to select your own ofďŹ cial mythical creature. The evocative presence of this fantastic fantasy would inspire your imagination to work more freely and playfully, which is just what you need. Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll it be? Dragon? Sphinx? Phoenix? Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a list: tinyurl.com/MythicCritters LEO (July 23â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Aug. 22): The temptation to hide what youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re feeling could be strong right now. You may wonder if you should protect yourself and others from the unruly truth. But according to my analysis, you will be most brilliant and effective if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re cheerfully honest. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the strategy most likely to provide genuine healing, tooâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;even if its initial effects are unsettling. Please remember that it wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be enough merely to communicate the easy secrets with polite courage. You will have to tap into the deepest sources you know and unveil the whole story with buoyantly bold elegance.

VIRGO (Aug. 23â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Sept. 22): The word â&#x20AC;&#x153;chainâ&#x20AC;? may

refer to something that conďŹ nes or restricts. But it can also mean a series of people who are linked together because of their common interests and their desire to create strength through unity. I believe that one of those two deďŹ nitions will play an important role in your life during the coming weeks, Virgo. If you proceed with the intention to emphasize the second meaning, you will minimize and maybe even eliminate the ďŹ rst.

LIBRA (Sept. 23â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Oct. 22): People in Sweden used to drive their cars on the left-hand side of the road.

But a growing body of research revealed it would be better if everyone drove on the right-hand side. So on Sept. 3, 1967, the law changed. Everyone switched over. All nonessential trafďŹ c was halted for hours to accommodate the necessary adjustments. What were the results? Lots of motorists grumbled about having to alter their routine behavior, but the transition was smooth. In fact, the accident rate went down. I

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think youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d beneďŹ t from doing a comparable ritual sometime soon, Libra. Which of your traditions or habits could use a fundamental revision?

SCORPIO (Oct. 23â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Nov. 21): When a woman is

pregnant, her womb stretches dramatically, getting bigger to accommodate the growing fetus. I suspect youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll undergo a metaphorically similar process in the coming weeks. A new creation will be gestating, and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have to expand as it ripens. How? Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one way: Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have to get smarter and more sensitive in order to give it the care it needs. Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s another way: Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have to increase your capacity for love. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t worry: You wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to do it all at once. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Little by littleâ&#x20AC;? is your watchword.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Dec. 21): Do you ďŹ&#x201A;oss your teeth while youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re meditating? Do you textmessage and shave or put on make-up as you drive?

Do you simultaneously eat a meal, pay your bills, watch TV, and exercise? If so, you are probably trying to move too fast and do too much. Even in normal times, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no good. But in the coming week, it should be taboo.

You need to slowwww wayyyy dowwwn, Sagittarius.

Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got ... to compel yourself ... to do ... one thing ... at a time. I say this not just because your mental and physical and spiritual health depend on it. Certain crucial realizations about your future are on the verge of popping into your awarenessâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;but they will only pop if you are immersed in a calm and unhurried state.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Jan. 19): To make your

part of the world a better place, stress-loving workaholics may need to collaborate with slowmoving underachievers. Serious business might be best negotiated in places like bowling alleys or parking lots. You should deďŹ nitely consider seeking out curious synergies and unexpected alliances. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an odd grace period, Capricorn. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t assume you already know how to captivate the imaginations of people whose inďŹ&#x201A;uence you want in your life. Be willing to think thoughts and feel feelings you have rarely if ever entertained.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Feb. 18): Gawker.com came up with colorful ways to describe actress Zooey Deschanel. In a weird coincidence, their pithy phrases for her seem to ďŹ t the moods and experiences you will soon be having. I guess you could say youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re scheduled to have a Zooey Deschanel-according-to-Gawker. com kind of week. Here are some of the themes: 1.

Novelty ukulele tune. 2. Overemphatic stage wink. 3.

Sentient glitter cloud. 4. Over-iced Funfetti cupcake. 5.

Melted-bead craft project. 6. Living Pinterest board. 7.

Animated Hipstamatic photograph. 8. Bambiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rabbit friend. 9. Satchel of fairy dust. 10. Hipster labradoodle.

PISCES (Feb. 19â&#x20AC;&#x201C;March 20): You may have heard the thundering exhortation, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Know thyself!â&#x20AC;? Its origin is ancient. More than 2,400 years ago, it was inscribed at the front of the Temple of Apollo in Delphi, Greece.

As important as it is to obey this command, there is an equally crucial corollary: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Be thyself!â&#x20AC;? Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t you agree?

Is there any experience more painful than not being who you really are? Could there be any behavior more damaging to your long-term happiness than trying to be someone other than who you really are? If there is even the slightest gap, Pisces, now is an excellent time to start closing it. Cosmic forces will be aligned in your favor if you push hard to further identify the nature of your authentic self, and then take aggressive steps to foster its full bloom.

Homework: Is it possible thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something you really need but you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know what it is? Can you guess what it might be? http:// Freewillastrology.com gy 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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