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›› LETTERS It appears ‘technology has surpassed human interaction’...

shooters, then it is up to us to stop funneling them with so much to be rageful about. “I fear the day that technology will surpass our human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots.”—Albert Einstein

Name Withheld by request, Fairfax We advocate an insidious dependency on social media, even though for so many young people, social media can promote superficial Luckily, tornadoes, hurricanes values and priorities, it can induce debilitating feelings of inferiority and isolation, and it can don’t carry AR-15s... After the horror and grief of the killing of undermine their psychological and emotional 20 children in Newtown, Connecticut, dies development. down, we should realize that we can no more At the same time, we bombard young prevent this kind of rare, random act than we people with a relentless onslaught of braincan prevent tornadoes or hurricanes. washing advertising, and we have reached But there is something we can do to stop a point in time where ads with intoxicating the brutal killing of small children. images and convincing sounds exist literally We can stop our country from being the in the clothes pockets of our youth. We steal their individuality and we conform them into killer—or supporting the killers. We can stop U.S. drone attacks in Pakistan remote-controlled super-consumers; those that kill children. We can stop U.S. bombdevices in their pockets being the corporaings in Afghanistan that kill children. We can tions’ remote controls. I heard on the news recently that one-third stop funding Israeli attacks on Gaza that kill children. of all content on the Internet is pornography. President Obama said last Friday, “We’re So, our computers are telling our children going to have to come together and take that our bodies are basically fun meatmeaningful action to prevent more tragedies puppets with which to pass the time when like this, regardless of the politics.” OK, let’s we aren’t shopping. Of course youngsters hold him to that. He can begin by not killing know better, but they just can’t withstand the any more children himself. blaze of our contamination. We have created Sandy Shartzer, San Rafael a toxic society for young people to grow up in, and then we ignore their symptoms, like the rampant teen suicides that we’ve been seeing. We have been turning our youth into a swarm, and they have begun to sting us back. Then, we wonder why Adam Lanza took some perfectly legal assault weapons from his suburban home (I’m mocking the NRA here, and the politicians who bow down to them), and went to school to even the score. It’s called revenge, and if we want to remove ourselves from the rageful crosshairs of future No happy new year when Drones come to the party.

A bit of a downer In light of the recent Connecticut shooting, I want to bring forward a topic of discussion for the community. In December of 2011, Justice Robert Heinrichs of Manitoba concluded that a 15-year-old boy was under the influence of the medication Prozac when he thrust a 9-inch kitchen knife into the chest of Seth Ottenbreit, a close friend. The killer pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, but the judge cited the drug’s alleged side effects as a reason not to raise the case to adult court. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, also known as antidepressants, can cause agitation, according to the website drugs. com. I wonder what would happen if the community knew of this potential side effect and stayed in close touch with physicians at the first sign of agitation. I’m not a physician but can only ask the question. I feel compelled to bring this forward to the community. After all, it is brain chemistry we are talking about. The judge stated that the boy “had become irritable, restless, agitated, aggressive and unclear in his thinking.” I am sure that antidepressants help many people, but as a matter of caution, being aware of the possible side effects may turn out to be a matter of social responsibility. Again I am not a physician. Talk to your doctor. I do not know if this was involved in the Connecticut incident, and that is not my point. I hope to see this topic of conversation addressed with school districts, principals, in school newsletters, in PTAs, etc. Please blog and spread the word widely, email friends and ask them to contact their school boards and to blog, etc. Sophia Lee, Novato

To the Advice Goddess and Thinning Patience: As a mental health professional and mother of a mentally ill man, I would like to add my two cents about “La-Z-Boy” [Advice Goddess, Dec. 14]. There are major red flags here. I don’t know any normal 23-year-olds who would lie around all day if they perceived other options. I would recommend a physical examination and a consultation with a skilled mental health professional before kicking this young man out of the house. Major depression is a mental illness. Mental illness can be treated. Lying around the house all day is one of the first symptoms that something is wrong. Mental illness often looks like laziness. Not offering help is abusive and often dangerous. Please learn from others who have been there. May I suggest calling National Alliance on Mental Illness Marin: 415-444-0480. Dannean Farris, San Rafael

Something to chew over during the holidays... This year’s developments have certainly vindicated those of us who care about our health, our environment and our treatment of animals. In January, first lady Michelle Obama unveiled revamped federal guidelines requiring school cafeterias to serve more fruits, vegetables and whole grains and less sodium and animal fat. In March, a study involving nearly 38,000 men and 84,000 women by the Harvard School of Public Health concluded that one daily serving of meat is associated with a 13-20 percent increase in the risk of death from heart disease or cancer. The American Journal of Preventive Medicine estimates that prevalence of obesity among American adults will escalate to 42 percent by 2030, with a $550 billion increase in medical costs. The Humane Society exposed unconscionable atrocities among three pig producers in Oklahoma and a Pennsylvania egg farm. It’s little wonder that 7 percent of Americans consider themselves vegetarian or vegan and 28 percent are actively reducing their meat consumption, leading to a 12 percent U.S. drop since 2007. We should all consider following suit for this New Year’s resolution. Entering “live vegan” in a search engine brings tons of recipes and other useful information. Patrick Sullivan, Mill Valley

‘Tonight’ show not quite up to Parr yet... Here’s one for Howard Rachelson, the Sun’s “Trivia Café” guy: Q: What Marin celebrity was the first to take over the Tonight show, for a time, after original host Steve Allen left? A: Our own late, great Al “Jazzbeaux” Collins! Craig Whatley, San Rafael

Collins hosted ‘Tonight! America After Dark’ for five weeks before NBC installed Jack Parr as permanent host and brought back its ‘Tonight’ title.

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t’s been easy to get lost in the weeds during the debate over a proposal to open a new charter school in Novato. The issues that touch Novato parents have a visceral resonance. They also echo larger issues that affect the education system throughout the state. On Dec. 18, the Novato Unified School District board unanimously rejected the North Bay Educational Foundation (NBEF) petition for a charter school. The foundation proposed opening the North Bay Academy, with room for about 544 students, for the 2013 school year. It would offer a curriculum known as Core Knowledge, a teaching method that attracts controversy. The proposal went from a simmer to a low boil when a group that opposes the charter school went to the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area and the America Civil Liberties Union of Northern California. The opposition group, Save Our Novato Schools, is concerned the North Bay Academy would siphon students from existing schools and create a student population that is whiter and more economically privileged than the average district student population. The school district has a sizable proportion of Latino and Hispanic residents and its schools are

responsible for teaching a sizable number of English learners. In the letter the Lawyers’ Committee sent to the district before the board’s vote Dec. 18, Cecilia Chen wrote that of the 256 families who signed a petition the foundation circulated to get its proposal rolling, only 13, or 5 percent, were Latino. Earlier this year, the school district embarked on a study to look at school-population boundaries. Rancho Elementary School had no boundaries and accepted students from throughout the district. “It was based on intradistrict transfers,” says Leslie Benjamin, spokesperson for the district. “There were many complaints from parents and families who lived in the neighborhood who weren’t able to get to their neighborhood school.” According to a school district demographic study, Rancho had a student population that was 82 percent white; Hispanics comprised 5.9 percent of the population; socioeconomically disadvantaged students comprised 7 percent; and 3.9 percent of the students were English learners. The undercurrent in the investigation of how to readjust Rancho from a school that accepted students districtwide to a school that would serve a neighborhood population raised diversity issues that touches nerves in Novato. 10 >

by Jason Walsh

Conservation expansion planned by Office of Marine Sanctuaries The National Oceanic Atmospheric Association delivered a gift to North Bay marine life this week, as the ocean conservation agency is launching a campaign to expand the boundaries of its Gulf of the Farallones and Cordell Bank marine sanctuaries. The sanctuaries, established by Congress in the 1980s, together protect nearly 2,000 square miles of ocean near the coast of Marin—with the Gulf of the Farallones encompassing about 1,300 miles off the Golden Gate, and the Cordell Bank sanctuary protecting another 700 miles of marine habitat about 40 miles north of Point Reyes. The proposed expansion area is north of the existing sanctuaries and extends from Bodega Bay in Sonoma County to Alder Creek in Mendocino County, according to the NOAA. The proposed expansion area encompasses Point Arena—North America’s most intense “upwelling” site—which is home to diverse species and a productive ecosystem. The NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries will begin a public process to review the boundaries for the two sanctuaries and solicit public comments through March 1. Then, if the agency determines the expansion is environmentally beneficial, officials will prepare a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) to assess expansion alternatives. “The waters off the northern California coast are incredibly nutrient-rich and drive the entire natural system and, for almost a decade, local communities have been petitioning their elected officials to expand sanctuary protection to these areas,” says Daniel Basta, director of the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries. Sen. Barbara Boxer and retiring Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey have previously introduced legislation to expand the sanctuaries. Three scoping meetings are planned for the public to learn more about the proposal and submit comments: Bodega Bay Grange Hall, Bodega Bay, Jan. 24, 6pm; Point Arena High School, Point Arena, Feb. 12, 6pm; Gualala Community Center, Gualala, Feb. 13, 6pm. Marin votes early, often... Marin turned out the vote this November—in fact, according to the county registrar of voters, we had the highest registered voter turnout of all 58 California counties. Of the 155,025 registered voters in the Nov. 6 election, 135,438 cast ballots—a whopping 87.37 percent. The statewide average was 72.36 percent. Marin’s absentee voting was substantial, as well, with 65 percent casting their ballots by mail. In other local voting news, the California Secretary of State’s Oct. 22 “report of registration,” which measures the number of registered voters against the number of residents eligible to register, noted of the 176,604 Marinites eligible to vote, 87.78 were registered; the state average was 76.66. For more info, check www.marinvotes.org. Library to go to bed early next year San Rafael city library goers will have to finish their browsing a little earlier next year, as the City Council voted to lower the library’s weekday closing time by an hour. Now the library will only be open to 10 >

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W Typically, we select a local person or issue to feature here. However, we just couldn’t ignore Wayne LaPierre, CEO and executive vice president of the National Rifle Association, shooting off his mouth at a press conference about the tragic shooting deaths in Newtown, Connecticut. LaPierre blamed gun violence in America on video games, music videos, the moral failings of the media and even gun-free school zones. But, it was his plan to protect children that elevates him from a zealot to a zero. LaPierre called on Congress to “put armed police officers in every single school in this nation.” For his twisted stance that more guns would prevent more gun violence, Wayne LaPierre is our Zero of the week and the biggest Zero of 2012. —Nikki Silverstein

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VRose Taber, owner of Rainbow Fabrics in Fairfax, is quietly helping children in her community. In 1979, she established Rainbow Kids, a nonprofit organization with the mission of assisting at-risk youth. For more than 30 years, Rose has worked tirelessly to keep the project going. She raises funds by selling special items at her store and she teams up with local middle-school personnel to select the children who will receive the support of Rainbow Kids. We think that Rose Taber is an unsung hero with a giving spirit and we’re pleased to sing her praises. If you would like to help Rainbow Kids, please stop by or send your contribution to Rainbow Fabrics, 50 Bolinas Ave., Fairfax, CA 94930.

›› TRiViA CAFÉ

by Howard Rachelson

Well friends, we’ve survived another year. Here are some highlights of 2012—let’s see how many you recall. Happy New Year to one and all. 1. In case you didn’t hear, 2012 was an election year. The Iowa caucuses were the first major event in the U.S. presidential election season. Which GOP candidate won the Iowa caucuses Jan. 3? 2. Pictured, left: On Jan. 13, the cruise ship Costa Concordia struck a rock and cap2 sized off the coast of what country? 3. As economic problems engulfed the European Union, throughout this year millions protested, sometimes violently, against new austerity measures in what country? 4. On Feb. 5, the most-viewed television show in U.S. history was seen by 111 million people who ate, drank and possibly watched the Super Bowl; what teams played, led by what quarterbacks, and who won? 5. On Feb. 7, a federal appeals court in California rejected the 2008 voter-approved ban on what? 6. The United States and European Union called for an investigation into fraud allegations after what person won the March 4 presidential election in Russia, claiming 64 percent of the vote? 7. Pictured, right: In April, what woman, seeker of democracy and former political prisoner, recently released from 20 years of house arrest, won a seat in the parliament of Myanmar? 8. When he played at Harvard, few knew his name; but when he began breaking records for the New York Knicks, he generated a global following. Who is he and what name was given to the surrounding hype? 9. On May 17, eagerly anticipated shares of what company went public, opening at $38 a share, but by September had lost more than half its value? 7 10a. In June, what former Egyptian president was sentenced to life in prison for the killing of unarmed protesters during the January 2011 demonstrations? 10b. Later, what Islamist politician became the winner of Egypt’s first democratic presidential election? 11. In Wisconsin in June, what governor survived a recall election following his controversial decision to decrease collective bargaining rights for public workers? 12. On June 28, a dramatic U.S. Supreme Court ruling marked a great victory for President Obama and a loss for the 26 states that had sued over what? 13. It was Britain’s “golden summer”—as the country celebrated not only the Olympics, but the following: 13a. Queen Elizabeth celebrated what “special” anniversary? 13b. The 50th anniversary of what music group’s first hit single? 13c. And the 200th birthday of what well-loved British writer? 14. What athlete won the NBA title, received Olympic Gold and was named Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year? 15a. Pictured, left: In July, Roger Federer won the Wimbledon men’s single title, defeating 15a what English favorite, who later won the U.S. Open? 15b. And who won the women’s singles, as well as doubles, title? 16. At the Summer Olympics in England, who won his 19th Olympic medal, became the most successful Olympic athlete of all time and was named AP Athlete of the Year? 17. In August, the world’s most famous cyberactivist, WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange, was granted asylum by what country, defying threats by the British government for extradition. 18. In August, the United States Anti-Doping Agency stripped what athlete of all competitive results since 1998, after convincing evidence of his use of performance-enhancing drugs?

19. Pictured, right: In August, the three 19 members of what all-female punk band were convicted of “hooliganism” and sentenced to two years for performing an anti-Putin song inside Moscow’s main Orthodox cathedral? 20. On Aug. 5, a plutonium-powered rover with what nine-letter name successfully landed on Mars in a search for evidence of life? 21. On Aug. 11, Mitt Romney said that what person “has become an intellectual leader of the Republican Party. He understands the fiscal challenges facing America”? 22. What cities hosted the Republican and Democratic national conventions this summer? 23. Throughout 2012, a civil war in what Middle East country threatened to escalate to all-out regional war? 24. In September, what low-budget American-made film, which mocked the Prophet Muhammad, angered Muslims and set off violent protests across the Middle East? 25. Emmy Awards were announced Sept. 23. Identify these winners: 25a. Outstanding drama series, what new Showtime drama? 25b. Pictured, left: What actress was awarded an Emmy for her performance playing 25b Sarah Palin in what HBO movie? 25c. What reality-competition series won the Emmy for the ninth time since its creation in 2003? 26. On 9/11 this year, armed gunmen stormed the American consulate in what city, where they shot and killed what U.S. ambassador? 27. Pictured, right: On Oct. 14, this Australian daredevil set the world record for skydiving from 27 39 kilometers (24 miles), reaching an estimated speed of 1,342 kilometers per hour (834 mph). 28. In October, what 1,000-mile wide hurricane caused $30 billion in damages, especially in New Jersey and New York, making it America’s second costliest hurricane after Katrina? 29. In October, San Francisco was the home of what international sporting event on water, and is planning for what related event next year? 30a. Also in October, the San Francisco Giants won the World Series, defeating what three teams on their playoff run? 30b. What Giants player officially led the team in batting average, RBIs and home runs? 30c. What pitcher led the Giants in wins, ERA and strikeouts? 31. What multinational company in November pleaded guilty to 14 criminal charges and agreed to pay $4.5 billion in fines and penalties related to the 2010 explosion and Gulf of Mexico oil spill? 32. On Nov. 6, Barack Obama won re-election, and when all the states were counted, Obama and Romney had how many electoral votes each? 33. In November, what four-star general and director of the CIA resigned after details of an extramarital affair...with what woman, his biographer? 34. According to Google stats, the most searched-for person of 2012 was what woman who died in February of this year? 35a. On Dec. 3 it was announced that who was carrying a royal British heir (or perhaps royal twins)? 35b. While a telephone prank on the hospital by two DJs from what country had deadly, unexpected results? 36. What movie based on a team of Marvel Comics superheroes was the top film of 2012, grossing over $1.5 billion worldwide?

Howard Rachelson welcomes you to live team trivia contests on Wednesdays at 7:30pm at the Broken Drum in San Rafael. If you have an intriguing question, send it along (including the answer, and your name and hometown) to howard1@triviacafe.com.

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< 8 Un-chartered territory But that was just one of the issues the district tackled when it looked at Rancho. “To balance out the elementary schools and create pathways for students to go from elementary to middle school and to high school with the same cohort,” says Benjamin, “the boundaries were redrawn and a boundary area was established for Rancho.” The district created a compromise. Rather than draw a new boundary for Rancho that would fill the school with only neighborhood students, the district continued to allow some intradistrict transfers. Opponents of the proposed charter school said it would allow white families in the relatively upper income levels in the city to take their children out of district schools, decreasing diversity there. Responding to the letter from the Lawyers’ Committee and the ACLU, the California Charter Schools Association sent its own letter to the district noting that state law bans discrimination based on race, nationality and income. “California charter schools are public schools and must admit all California students who wish to attend,” the letter states. “California law also requires charter petitioners to describe in their charter petitions, ‘the means by which the school will achieve a racial and ethnic balance among its pupils that is reflective of the general population residing within the territorial jurisdiction of the school district to which the charter petition is submitted.’ Charter schools must carefully balance these requirements and ensure that while they are open to all students, they also strive to achieve diversity reflective of the district’s jurisdiction permitted by law.” In responding to charges that the few minority names on the foundation’s petition reflect poorly on a diversity goal, NBEF said it would embark on a vigorous outreach effort to attract students from throughout the community after the district approved its petition. The petition states, “The Academy will institute a recruitment program designed to educate and inform potential students and their families about its instructional program and to insure that all Novato residents are given an equal opportunity to enroll their children at the school.” Opponents remain concerned that white, relatively wealthy parents will be more likely to enroll their children than more disadvantaged, time-constrained minority parents who struggle to make ends meet. Opponents also say minority parents cannot take time off from work to volunteer at the school, putting them at a disadvantage during recruitment. But Sierra Jenkins, director of communications at the California Charter Schools Association, says many charter schools are lenient and have sliding scales for volunteer participation, ensuring that even families who must work long hours can put in their volunteer time. The North

Bay Academy would have to undertake an aggressive outreach and enrollment campaign to assure diversity. Parents need to know they can enroll their children—and they must be motivated to do it. According to the petition, “If the number of student applicants exceeds the Academy’s declared capacity, enrollment shall be determined by a public random drawing” as mandated by state and federal laws. Children of “founding families,” faculty and employees will get direct placement at the top of the list before any lottery and “will be collectively limited to receiving no more than 10 percent of the total Academy enrollment.” The first charter school in California opened in 1993, with the aim of invigorating the public school system by creating choice and competition. The charter school philosophy, supporters said, would create a laboratory of opportunity for students and parents. Following the goal, the state allows charter schools to come out from under many of the regulations that constrain traditional public schools. But charter schools, like regular public schools, still must produce evidence through test scores that their students achieve proficiency. In 1994 there were 31 charter schools in the state, according to the Charter Schools Association. In 2012, that number had increased to 982. To start a charter school, supporters must collect signatures from 50 percent of “meaningful interested parties” who would consider sending their children to the new school. Once that happens, as it did in Novato, a school district considers the petition and determines whether the entity can deliver on its promises. A Novato school district staff report slammed the NBEF proposal, citing numerous inadequacies. Among the concerns stated, the report charges that the foundation failed to adequately describe its educational program and “does not sufficiently explain how a coherent program will be designed and delivered.” It also says the foundation failed to adequately explain how the new school would serve the needs of English learners. And it expresses concern about enrolling a diverse student population and underfunding. Furthermore, it states the foundation fails to support with data its enrollment projections. School boards must consider charter petitions based on strict criteria and can deny a petition if they determine that a charter school proposes an unsound educational program. They also can deny a petition if they determine it fails to include enough information relating to elements in the state education code. In the case of the North Bay Academy, the staff report determined that the foundation is “demonstrably unlikely to successfully implement the program set forth in the petition”; it goes on to say the petition doesn’t “contain reasonably comprehen-

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sive descriptions of 16 elements” in the education code. The staff report presaged the school board’s unanimous rejection of the petition. Robert Verhoeff is co-founder of NBEF. “We are going to take a little bit of time off over the holidays with family and friends,” he says. “During that time, we will consider the findings of the school district, and then we will make a decision in the early to the middle part of January about what we want to do.” The charter would need to be approved by March to start the new school year in the fall. NBEF can appeal the school district’s decision to the county board of education. If the county board denies the petition, the foundation can take its case to the state board. If the county accepts it, the county would be the authorizing agency and would accept responsibility for oversight of the school. If the county rejects the petition and the state accepts it, then the state would become the authorizing agency. A petition cannot be changed as it moves through the process. “I think the [Novato board] followed their interpretation of the statues,” says Verhoeff. “Having said that, the one area that we voiced concern about was the inability to be able to publicly offer our view of the findings” in the report. “There’s nothing in California statues that precluded the board from allotting that time.” School board members maintained they were following protocol. Jenkins at the Charter Schools Association says her organization reviewed an early draft of the foundation’s petition. “We found it to be legally compliant and an overall strong petition, although the petitioners knew a few parts needed more detail. They made some revisions before turning in the final version.” Jenkins says the process in Novato could have been improved with better communication from the district. “Sometimes before a district makes a final decision, there’s some back and forth with the petitioner. In this case the petition was turned in, and the district had no other communications before the public meeting.” Jenkins also says the petition “was in line”

to receive a state charter school start-up grant. “That’s not given to everybody and was an indicator that it was a relatively strong petition.” Almost lost in the point and counterpoint has been the type of curriculum North Bay Academy would teach. It’s called Core Knowledge and was developed by E.D. Hirsch Jr., an academic who made a big splash in 1987 with his book Cultural Literacy. In it he posits that without a mutual understanding of cultural elements, people in a society become fragmented and society stratifies. That’s essentially the basis of Core Knowledge, which includes a strict sequential curriculum in which one core area is taught at one grade level, and that’s used as the basis for the next level and grade. It sounds similar to standard curriculum, except in Core Knowledge, the curriculum is based on cultural touchstones that Hirsch and his colleagues have determined are the ones children should learn. Those benchmarks, critics charge, are Eurocentric and fail to stimulate creativity in education. Too rote, they say. In 1997, Harvard professor Howard Gardner wrote that Hirsch “has swallowed a neoconservative caricature of contemporary American education.” But supporters point to evidence that test scores in Core Knowledge schools prove the value of the curriculum. It’s the common tug of war over test scores versus creative thinking. Not lost in the debate is a concern that opening a charter school will drain funds from the school district. State education money follows students. Schools receive state funds based on average daily attendance. North Bay Academy would receive the attendance funds rather than district schools. That’s one reason it’s not uncommon for school districts to meet charter petitions with hostility. “Every charter school automatically has a negative impact on school district finances,” says Jenkins. But, she adds, money shouldn’t be the first and most important criterion. Rather, it should be the quality of education offered. < Contact the writer at peter@pseidman.com.

< 8 Newsgrams 8pm from Monday through Thursday. The move comes as the library finds itself facing an estimated $500,000 budget shortfall by the end of the 2016-2017 year. Falling revenue and pricey new digital equipment are factors in the shortfall, say library officials. Library officials say traffic from 8 to 9pm is low at the library; the move will save about $27,000 a year. Additional changes include reducing the service desk staffing from two to one person. The council approved the library’s changes unanimously, while at the same time giving the green light to the library’s request to borrow $500,000 of set-aside funds from the Measure C parcel tax, the $49 parcel tax initiative passed by voters in 2010. In a perhaps more encouraging move for San Rafael library lovers, DVDs and CDs will no longer be rented at their $2 and $1 fees, respectively. The San Rafael branch had been the only Marin library still charging for DVD and CD borrowing, a practice unpopular with residents.

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shorts, shorts suits will be all over the place in 2013 in a variety of colors, prints and sizes (i.e., short shorts or longer). Mod dresses I’m not sure why these dresses ever went out of style in the ďŹ rst place. They are so damn cute. Short, almost sporty dresses a la Twiggy circa 1966. Bold colors, basic prints. Can’t go wrong. Sunglasses The bigger, the brighter, the more bizarre and uniquely shaped, the better. Animal prints OK, I know I said don’t make anything out of your kids’ Halloween costumes, but maybe I was wrong. According to at least one style source, animal print patchwork (mixed with solids, oral prints, plaids, whatever) is supposedly going to be “coolâ€? this spring. No, I am not making this up. Cut-outs and sheer panels This could be interesting. Dresses and tops with sheer panels or clever cut-out shapes (Note: NOT like Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman) are all the rage for party wear in 2013. Pantone’s color of the year If the above fashion trends are too far out there for you to step out in, Pantone has released its color of the year for 2013. Emerald green is the color you simply cannot go wrong with this coming year. I am not suggesting putting more Nigerians and Colombians at risk in their local emerald mines by importing pounds of the precious jewels to bedazzle your animal print patchwork tops with. Simply throw on a simple emerald green dress with a snappy blazer or a nice silk top with a pair of jeans and voilĂ !— you’re super stylish. <

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›› FEATURE

End of the world as we knew it... ... and we feel fine! Why are some people so obsessed with humankind’s mass extinction?

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by Jacob Shafer

t’s difficult to say when, exactly, the long-rumored 2012 Mayanapocalypse officially fizzled. It may have been in 1987, when thousands of people came together at sacred sites around the world for a “harmonic convergence” to stave off the end of days. It may have been in 2009, when 2012 became a John Cusack movie co-starring the CGI decimation of most major world monuments. Or it may have been last week, when a flier appeared at San Rafael’s Open Secret bookstore, inviting Marinites (and presumably anyone else) to “welcome the

dawning of the Oxlajuj Bak’tun at Lake Atitlan, Guatemala.” Regardless, few were surprised when Dec. 21 rolled around and the only thing that rained from the sky was, well, rain. For most people, 2012 had become something of a joke—scoffed at by scientists, debunked by scholars and ignored by large segments of the population more concerned with last-minute Christmas shopping than enjoying their last minutes. Still, the mere fact that an obscure Mesoamerican time-keeping system captured the popular imagination—the mere fact

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that you’re reading this stor y right now—is a testament to ourr collective fasciination w ith the he metaphysical and nd our own inevitable ble demise. So how did Dec. 21, 2012 become something more than just another Friday? iday? The answer, not sur-

prisingly, comes to us courtesy of another far-out decade: the ’60s. O

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IT WAS JUST a passage, a few sentences, in Michael Coe’s 1966 book, The Maya; the kind Anthropologist Michael Coe, the unwitting Chicken Little of o f t h i n g t h a t Mayan doomsday prophecy. easily could have

passed without nomore than 4 billion years,” Rome, destroyed in a day? tice. “The idea of cyNASA stated (you could If Jesus-loving radio hosts, crashing clical creations and just see the scientist’s eyes computers and Mayan calendars destructions is a typrolling as he wrote the seem like silly reasons to brace for ical feature of Mesowords). “Just as the calenimpending doom, consider the anamerican religions,” dar you have on your wall cient Romans, who believed their Coe wrote. “The does not cease to exist after great city—and thus the world— Aztec, for instance, Dec. 31, the Mayan calenwould come crashing down 120 thoug ht that the dar does not cease to exist years after its creation...because universe had passed on Dec. 21, 2012.” of a bunch of birds. According to through four such That didn’t dissuade myth, Romulus—one of the wolfages, and that we the faithful. A sampling of suckling brothers who supposwere now in the fifth, posts on the 2012forum. edly founded Rome—communed to be destroyed by com message board from with a dozen eagles that revealed earthquakes.” Mayans, the days and hours before to him the year Rome would fall. Coe went on, had a Dec. 21 reveals an array of Turns out it was more of a gradual similar belief. Their eagerly pessimistic titles: decline, caused by imperial overs y s t e m m e a s u re d “The list of best survival reach and ingrained political cor“baktuns,” periods locations”; “100 items that ruption, but magic eagles has a of more than 5,000 disappear first in a disasbetter ring. years. At the end ter”; “Coping with nearof the 13th baktun, Earth supernova”; “Swiss “there is a suggesAlps, is that a safe place?” tion [that] Armageddon would overtake All along, experts dismissed 2012 doomsthe degenerate peoples of the world and all day-ism as pseudoscience at best and dancreation.” Coe initially placed the conclu- gerous fiction at worst. Some pointed out sion of the this cycle, or “Long Count,” in that the end of the “Long Count” signified a December 2011, but later moved the date shift in consciousness to the ancient Maya, back a year. not total annihilation. Others chalked the Subsequent writers picked up the thread, whole thing up to a grand misunderstandand the idea of a Mayan-prophesized apoca- ing, a willful (or willfully ignorant) mislypse marinated in reading of history. the public imagina“The Maya never, tion. Tales of killer ever said anything a s t e ro i d s , ro g u e about the world endplanets, a reversing ing at anytime,” proof the Earth’s polarifessor and Mayan ty (the culprit in hieroglyphic translathe mostly panned tor David Stuart told but financially sucNPR recently. “So it’s cessful Cusack film) sort of bizarre to be and alien invasions living through this persisted. Eventually time right now, when NASA, not normally so many people seem known for trading to be so worked up.” in conspiracy theo- Folks tend to forget the Mayans often overreacted to Then came contradiccelestial harbingers of doom—or did we learn nothing ries, felt obligated to from Mel Gibson’s ‘Apocalypto’? tory evidence. In May of put up a section on this year, archaeologists its website dedicated to debunking 2012 in Guatemala uncovered a Mayan mural rumors. that depicted a calendar measuring plane“The world will not end in 2012. Our tary cycles—one that calculated thousands planet has been getting along just fine for of years past the supposed end of days. “We

Fauxpocalypse Now: Three other doomsdays that weren’t... The Harold Camping Rapture: In 2011, Camping, a popular Christian radio host, claimed to have pinpointed the exact day of Jesus’ return and implored his followers to dump their possessions and ascend with him to heaven (while the rest of us enjoyed a taste of fire and/or brimstone). When Camping’s day of reckoning came and went without incident, he claimed he’d gotten the math wrong and pushed the date back. By then even his most ardent supporters had lost faith. Y2K: As the clock ticked toward the millennium, panic spread about, well, clocks. Computers worldwide could crash, worrywarts warned, when ‘99 flipped to ‘00. Soon wild rumors of accidentally launched missiles and melting nuclear reactors began to spread, causing widespread panic. When the biggest event of the night was the Times Square ball drop, everyone breathed a sigh of relief—and wondered what the hell they were going to do with those bunkers full of canned beans.

a common thread was who would survive, and how they’d do it (think about those message board posts). People don’t merely want to witness the apocalypse—they want to survive it. To be among the select few who carry on, in this world or the next. O O O O Writing in Psychology Today, author Howard Bloom, whose book TheLucifer Principle WHICH BEGS THE question: What is it about our modern mindset that draws probes the roots of evil, put it succinctly: us, inexorably, to apocalyptic predictions, “Every millennial end-of-the-world movelike moths to a flame? Why are we so ob- ment has a hitch. We’ll all be broiled, fried or caught in the crossfire of apocalyptic sessed with our own destruction? battles and plague. WE’LL be wiped out. But Is it self-hatred? not the true believers. A subconscious They’ll be saved. And yen to see our dethey’ll have a fresh new structive species world, a world purged wiped out, killed of us, a world they can like a virus or turn into their own prished like a bad vate paradise.” case of fleas? PerThe 2012 apocalypse haps. Maybe we’re fizzled, joining a heap also intrigued by of other historical and the possibilities: religious non-ArmagedWhether by Ma- Th e Ma foresaw that 20 dons. But rest assured— 12 would be bad—bu yan prophecy, their criya t even tics were stunned by the there’ll be others to take lameness of the John biblical rapture Cusack disaster mo vie. its place. Other theories, or some other other films, other fliers at means, we want to be Open Secret. And somearound when the hammer drops, to have a day, inevitably, the world will end. Whether front-row seat as it all goes down. But there’s another possibility. While we’ll be around to accurately predict it is 2012 doomsday scenarios took many forms, another question. < keep looking for endings,” William Saturno, who led the expedition, told National Geographic News. “The Maya were looking for a guarantee that nothing would change. It’s an entirely different mindset.”

Lights, Camera...Apocalypse! Five of the best, worst and most bizarre films about our collective demise... WALL-E: Humanity has trashed the planet and split in a giant spaceship, leaving a tiny, solar-powered robot to clean up the mess. Thanks to his intrepid spirit and his romantic heart, there’s hope; thanks to Pixar, it’s all sweetly sublime.

A Boy and His Dog: A pre-Miami Vice Don Johnson roams the post-apocalyptic hellscape with his telepathic dog. Somehow stranger and less coherent than it sounds.

Dr. Strangelove (Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb): Stanley Kubrick, at the height of his powers, gives us one of the greatest, funniest, most heartbreaking meditations on power and madness ever filmed— with a big assist from Peter Sellers and Peter Sellers and Peter Sellers.

Waterworld: The only thing worse than finding yourself in a lawless, soggy future might be sitting through this turgid, near-legendary flop. Even in a world where The Postman exists, this is still the worst post-apocalyptic Kevin Costner movie ever made.

Metropolis: This silent film, from Germany, is known for its groundbreaking special effects, but it also predicted a future in which wealthy industrialists crush the spirit of the common man with eerie prescience.

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that can hold 7 quarts of food so you can make a vat of chili for that Super Bowl party. And then there are extra-petite ones called “Little Dippersâ€? for—you guessed it—warm dips. Every major cookware manufacturer has a slow cooker model on the market—Cuisinart, Kitchen Aid, Calphalon and All Clad; Rival is still one of the main players. There may be more bells and whistles than in my mother’s day but probably the biggest improvement is a ceramic “crockâ€? insert that is removable for ease of cleaning. A slew of cookbooks offers great ideas and recipes for slow cookers. One of my favorites is The Italian Slow Cooker by Michele Scicolone. She has innovative recipes for everything from soup to dessert and includes some interesting preparations for the slow cooker like polenta and risotto. I learned about making dried beans in the crockpot from this book and now it is one of the main ways I cook them. And the best thing is you don’t need to soak them ďŹ rst. A recipe I use again and again is one that was given to me by my friend Kim. I modiďŹ ed it for a slow cooker and it is perfect every time. It helps to brown the meat ďŹ rst since the crockpot doesn’t caramelize anything. This will add more avor and seal in the juices of the beef. The meat and root vegetables go in ďŹ rst and cook for 6 hours; then about 1-2 hours before you are ready to eat, add the green beans, mushrooms and frozen pearl onions. It’s a snap and so delicious. As Scicolone likes to say, “Plug it in, walk away—and cook like an Italian

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In a large skillet heat the oil over medium high heat. Season the beef with salt and pepper then add to the skillet and sautÊ until almost browned. Add the garlic and stir to combine, heating until aromatic. Dump the contents into the slow cooker. Put the skillet back on the burner, turn the heat to high and add the stock, stirring up any browned bits that have stuck to the pan. Add the stock to the slow cooker along with the tomatoes, potatoes and carrots and celery. Season the mixture well with salt and pepper. Put the lid on and cook on low. After 6 hours add the mushrooms, onions and green beans and stir well to incorporate. Continue cooking for another 2 hours. When it’s ready, taste and adjust seasoning. Serve in bowls with both forks and spoons to get every drop. < Send advice for pulling rabbits out of hats to Brooke at brooke.d.Jackson@gmail.com.

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guests ($30 advance; $35 at the door). At the Sweetwater Music Hall in Mill Valley, which made news this year when the venue revived the tradition of its much-loved namesake, New Monsoon and This Old Earthquake will rock the house ($37 general; $77, dinner and show). Nourish Grill in Mill Valley will offer sustenance for weary souls when the seasoned Cole Tate Band enlivens a night of Burlesque & Blues ($95 dinner and show). At Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh’s Terrapin Crossroads in San Rafael, one of the other big stories on the county’s suddenly surging nightclub scene, pop-soul singer Joan Osborne will team up for two nights with local musicians Mark Karan and Keith Cotton at the venue’s inaugural New Year’s Eve event (tickets on Sunday are $35; on Monday, $45 general, $75 dinner and show). Osborne might even have a thing or two to say to God, you know, if God was one of us. The 4th Street Tavern in San Rafael hosts Justine Nelson’s Birthday Bash with rockers Cash for Gold.

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and be willing to abide by those principles. David: You bet I’d turn the ungrateful SOB over. One more guy would be on food stamps. You are not a cop, but dishonest behavior like this should be stopped. Mike V: You could report Guido to his boss, and he could lose his job. Would this make you feel righteous? You could do nothing; however, if Guido falls off the roof and isn’t covered by workers comp, he could sue your friend, and she could lose everything. My decision: I shared my thoughts and yours with Sue. She isn’t hiring Guido. (Our scruples rubbed off. We done good here.) I decided not to rat out the thief, because Sue is concerned this could put her safety in jeopardy. Down the road, when Guido has forgotten about her, she may report him. Dilemma No. 3 My uncle hasn’t seen Song of the South, a movie he loved as a child, for more than 60 years. Is it wrong to buy a bootleg VHS copy of the movie, considering Disney has halted distribution, likely forever? Advice Bob: If Disney won’t release a product, then they shouldn’t be allowed to take advantage of copyright laws. Copyright laws should never keep a product off the market. So, rip it off any way you can. Lynette: Don’t perpetuate the system that does not reward those who work hard to put their creative ideas into the world— even if they are not releasing the movie any more. Vernon: Buy the U.K. DVD from eBay and then get it converted for the U.S. format. The following came up in a Google search for PAL conversion. http://www. videoforyou.com/video_PAL.htm Apparently, they charge $15 for one DVD. It would seem that this would be a guilt-free solution for you. Jacqueline: Buy the illegal movie and sleep well. I’m a Jew too and now I feel guilty that I’ve given bad advice. My decision: I bought the bootleg copy. As I clicked the purchase button, Vernon’s words haunted me. He’s right. My excuse is that I didn’t have enough time to get the tape converted. Lame. When all is said and done, I rate myself 66 percent on the morality scale. I must admit, I’m not as ethical as I thought I was before this column. Don’t worry; I’ll keep working on achieving perfection. From now on, before I make any decision, I’ll ask myself, “What would Vernon do?” < Email: nikki_silverstein@yahoo.com

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what you’ll look like FRIDAY, DEC. 28 Star Wars Episode 1: The tomorrow morning. Phantom Menace (1999) In this prequel to AMC. 6pm. the first three Star Wars films, we meet the New Year’s Rockin’ young Anakin Skywalker, a boy gifted in the ways of “the Force,”and surprisingly ungifted Eve Celebrates Dick Clark A look back in the ways of “the Acting.” SPIKE. 6pm. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1992) In the through the years second film, Sarah Connor and her son get at Dick Clark’s Times help from a friendly terminator. He looks just Square moments, including 1978, the year like the terminator from the first film, but his quick thinking and a fizzy wine cooler he’s loyal and trustworthy and supportive, a saved the Bee Gees from a potentially tragic chest-hair fire. ABC. 8pm. prototype for“Tickle Me Terminator,” the musthave Christmas toy of TUESDAY, JAN. 1 How 1995. AMC. 8pm. to Lose a Guy in 10 Days Christine A 1958 PlyThey should make an mouth Fury becomes “always positive” home possessed by evil and pregnancy test strip. (2003) begins running down Bravo. 5:20pm. its owner’s perceived Mad Max Trilogy Watch enemies. For people he A stage, where this bull can rage... Saturday the whole saga and see just doesn’t care for, it at 6:45pm. how the post-oil civilization leaves oil spots in their descends into a violent driveways. (1983) Sunwasteland of desperate dance Channel. 8pm. need where savage hordes fight for every drop of oil, but seem to have an increasing supply of hair care products and a growing SATURDAY, DEC. 29 Raging Bull A young wardrobe of elaborate costumes. AMC. 8pm. man compensates for feelings of inadequacy through sport. (1980) NBC Sports. 6:45pm. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire This WEDNESDAY, JAN. 2 World Series of is the one where Harry encounters adolesFighting This can’t be the true World Series of cence and starts sneaking out of Hogwarts Fighting. Our family has been gone for days. to hang out with his new friends at the mall. NBC Sports. 5:30pm. (2005) ABC. 8pm. Jerry Maguire Tom Cruise stars as a sports The Omen In the remake, the agent and Rene Zellweger is young boy is still the son of his unassuming love interest in Satan but the Ritalin keeps him this most sinister of cinematic in check. (2006) Syfy. 9pm. shams: a chick flick masquerBig Miracle The residents of a ading as a guy’s movie. (1996) remote Alaskan village discovAMC. 8pm. er a family of whales trapped The Girl Next Door A high under thick ice and begin carvschool boy learns his beautiful ing a series of breathing holes neighbor was a porn star.We to lead them to the open water. don’t see what the problem This is beginning to sound a lot is, unless it’s a slow download like current economic policy. speed. (2004) HBO. 9:30pm. (2012) HBO. 9:20pm. Guys, don’t be fooled by Cuba Food Court Wars It turns out Gooding Jr.’s sporty manfulTHURSDAY, JAN. 3 Mobbed Orange Julius can be a danger- ness! Wednesday at 8. A woman uses a flash mob to ous man when he’s cornered. announce her pregnancy to Food Network. 10pm. her husband. Unless the flash mob includes a bartender, a therapist and a SUNDAY, DEC. 30 Friday the 13th Part stretcher, this is not recommended. Fox. 9pm. VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan The masked Repo Men In a dark future, people survivkiller visits the Big Apple, where he’s mistaking on artificial organs are subject to having en for a performance artist and booked for their organs repossessed when they can’t a gallery opening in SoHo. (1989) IFC. 5:45pm. make payments. In the Tea Party, they call Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoethat “entitlement reform.”(2010) Syfy. 9pm. nix In this one, Harry is a teenager. Now he Elementary When a luxury hotel manager is needs a learner’s permit to ride his broom. murdered, Sherlock not only has to solve the (2007) ABC. 8pm. crime, he has to discover whether the mints Finding Bigfoot Tonight it’s an Australian on the pillow were of sufficient quality and Bigfoot. He’s like the American Bigfoot, but then verify the thread count on the sheets. he has a better tan and an unbeaten record CBS. 10pm. in beach volleyball. Animal Planet. 9pm. The Tonight Show Arnold SchwarzenegA Christmas Wish At this point, we just ger is hyping his new action movie, The wish they’d stop showing Christmas movies. Last Stand. Schwarzenegger is 65 years old. (2011) Hallmark. 10pm. The catchphrase for this one is “I’ll be back. But I have to go to the john, so it might be a MONDAY, DEC. 31 Walking Dead Marawhile.” NBC. 11:35pm. < thon A full 10 hours of the zombie apocaCritique That TV Guy at letters@pacificsun.com. lypse gives you a frightening glimpse of

›› TALKiNG PiCTURES

Moviegoers say the darnedest things!

Sahl, nostalgic for when the world had a sense of common decency, and Audrey Hepburn.

The pictures were definitely worth a thousand words in 2012... by Davi d Te mp l e ton

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ovies don’t have to be good to inspire a good conversation. I’ve known that for years, and I’ve rediscovered it time and time again over the last two decades. Over the course of writing Talking Pictures, I’ve taken countless people to movies, good, bad and incredibly bad, and every single year, I take a moment to look back on the previous 12 months of vivid, surprising post-film conversations. Once again, as I look back on 2012, I am amazed at the way a film can supercharge the imagination, blasting nonlinear pathways into a conversation that opens up life-changing tangents one might not have thought possible from a movie about a cartoon bear or a mutant superhero or a placenta-eating commune full of wine-making nudists. In the best post-film conversations, the movie is only the spark. Often, the level of discourse transcends the limitations of the movie, heading off into some gleefully strange philosophical territory. Though sometimes, the best bit is just a really juicy cinematic put-down. Looking back at this year, and those quips and quotes that carried Talking Pictures from month to month, I am once more convinced that when smart people discuss the right movies—even really, really stupid movies—the result is often breathtaking. Here then are my Top Ten favorite postfilm conversation quotes of 2012. And

for the record, some of these movies were actually pretty good.

when describing the real-life aftermath of war, as presented in O O O O the film’s depiction of 1. “You don’t have to win to be happy.” veterans dealing with Robert Albritton, aka Video Bob, has missing legs and arms. been running San Rafael’s Starbase Arcade “It’s time to tell the for years. He appreciated the subversive stories that do more message in Disney’s hit animated film than glorify sacrifice,” Wreck-It Ralph, in which a depressed vidhe said. “It’s time to tell eo-game character discovers there is more the stories that make us than one way to be a hero. And sometimes, want to put an end to the biggest winners are those who remem- war once and for all.” ber to just enjoy playing the game. 5. “Eventually, all 2. “Are we defined by who we are at our careers end.” worst, or by who we are at our best?” Violinist Deborah According to artist Isaac Brynjegard- Tien Price of the New Bialik, whose deeply inspiring artwork of- Century Chamber ten incorporates images from comic books, Orchestra was critical The Avengers was one of the most philo- of the authenticity in sophically rich movies of the year. Specifi- the film A Late Quartet, in which Christocally, he pointed out, pher Walken, Philip the character of the Seymour Hoffman, Incredible Hulk. “Is Mark Ivanir and he Bruce Banner, sciCatherine Keener entist, who turns into play members of the Hulk now and a famous string then,” Brynjegardquartet. Though Bialik wondered, “or she was not always has the Hulk become convinced by the the thing he really is actors’ attempts at at his core, and Ban- Tim Cain believes in burying the past. simulating profesner is just the shell sional players, she the Hulk puts on in was very moved by order to fit in?” the main dilemma of the plot, in which 3. “In healthy sexual relationWalken faces a debilitating disease, and ships, there are two main events.” the final few performances of his career. Joan Price, sex therapist and Her comment: “It’s very sobering, but also author, had a bit of a love-hate inspiring.” She asked, summing up the relationship with the romantic central question of the film, “How do we comedy Hope Springs. In the film, make the most of what we have, while we Meryl Streep and Tommy Lee still have it?” Jones play a long-married couple 6. “Old movies are the only proof that the whose sex life has all but disapworld was ever any different than it is now.” peared. In one scene, as homework The work of historians and anthropoloduring a weeklong marital retreat, gists notwithstanding, legendary comic Jones takes a stab at pleasuring his Mort Sahl made a strong case that old wife, but as Price points out, his classic films do more than entertain. They goal seems to be simply getting her serve as a kind of living time capsule, ready for “the main event.” This preserving in moving pictures the styles, scene led Price to her hilariously attitudes and understandings of an earlier succinct observation that, in many time. “There was a time,” he says, “when relationships, there is more than there were women who looked like Grace one main event in the bedroom. Kelly and Audrey Hepburn. There was a 4. “Every president seems to time when men were judged by their sense think going to war is the only way of decency. We may never see those days he can show he has balls.” again, but we can look at the old movies— In a discussion of the eyeand there’s the evidence that the world was opening documentary Body of once a very different place.” War, talk-show host and author 7. “It’s not funny—and that’s what’s so Phil Donahue became emotional funny about it.” Phil Donahue has a theory about why Presidents start wars.

In a discussion of the best political movies of all time, comedian Johnny Steele mentioned A Face in the Crowd, in which Andy Griffith’s manipulative politician seems just as timely today as he did in 1957. Not funny, but then, yeah, in a tragic way, it kind of is. 8. “Maybe hope is the most dangerous of all.” After watching the animated adventure Rise of the Guardians, horror writer Ross Lockhart observed that the film’s pro-hope message ignores the fact that sometimes a desperate sense of hope is just an excuse for staying in bad relationships and unsatisfying jobs. “Hope,” he says, “is sometimes the one thing that keeps people going when maybe they should just stop.” 9. “Kids are eaten all the time.” Folklorist Karen Pierce-Gonzalez liked the metaphorical cannibalism threatened in the Pixar fantasy Brave, in which a princess accidentally transforms her mother into a bear—and then has to reverse the curse before mommy has her for lunch. Such fears—kids being eaten by their mothers, stepmothers, grandmothers—are a recurring theme in the earliest translations of the Grimms’ fairy tales. 10. “As I remember, we didn’t keep the placenta.” Musician Tim Cain, who once lived on a commune, was amused by the comedy Wanderlust, about a married couple who impulsively join a commune. In one memorable scene, a woman presents her newborn baby to the group, along with the placenta, which is then used to make soup. “We never did that,” Cain recalled. “We always just buried it.” < Talk movies with David at talkpix@earthlink.net.

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›› MOViES

Argo (R) Chasing Ice (Not Rated) Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away (PG)

F R I D AY D E C E M B E R 2 8 — T H U R S D AY J A N U A R Y 3

The Guilt Trip (PG-13)

Fairfax: 12:40, 4:05, 7:20 Larkspur Landing: Fri 3:20, 7, 10:30 Sat-Tue 11:40, 3:20, 7, 10:30 Wed-Thu 6:30, 10 Playhouse: 12, 3:40, 7:20 Regency: Fri-Tue, Thu 10:25, 12:25, 2:20, 4:05, 6:10, 7:55, 10 Rowland: 11:30, 3:15, 7:10, 10:40 Sequoia: Fri-Tue, Thu 11:45, 3:25, 7, 10 Northgate: Fri-Mon 11:20, 1:55, 4:40, 7:10, 9:45

Hitchcock (PG-13)

Northgate: Fri-Mon 2, 7:20

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (PG)

Cinema: Fri-Wed 11:15; 3D showtimes at 3, 6:45, 10:25 Fairfax: 12:15, 4, 7:45 Marin: Fri-Tue 11:50; 3D showtimes at 3:25, 7, 10:35 Wed-Thu 11:50; 3D showtimes at 3:25, 7 Northgate: Fri-Mon 11:45, 1, 3:30, 7:15, 8:30; 3D showtimes at 10:30, 2:15, 4:45, 6, 9:35 Playhouse: 12:15, 4, 7:45 Rowland: 5:30, 9:15; 3D showtimes at 11:40, 3:20, 7:05, 10:40 Sequoia: Fri-Tue, Thu 12:15, 2:40, 5:10, 7:40, 10:30 Rafael: Fri-Sun, Tue 3:30, 8 Mon 3:30 Wed-Thu 8

Django Unchained (R)

Movie summaries by Matthew Stafford

16th president’s four tumultuous years in office features a screenplay by Tony Kushner and stars Daniel Day-Lewis under the direction of Steven Spielberg. O

Cirque du Soleil welcomes you to 2013. O Argo (2:00) Ben Affleck directs and stars in the true-life story of the Iran hostage crisis and an unbelievable covert operation to rescue six American prisoners. O Chasing Ice (1:15) Eye-opening documentary follows National Geographic photographer James Balog as he captures the reality of climate change with stopmotion photography of melting glaciers. O Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away (1:31) Enter the weird and wonderful world of the mesmerizing aerial dance troupe through the wonders of 3D technology. O Django Unchained (2:45) Quentin Tarantino über-Western about a slaveturned-bounty hunter (Jamie Foxx), his still-enslaved wife (Kerry Washington) and the plantation owner (Leo DiCaprio) who stands in their way. O The Guilt Trip (1:36) La Streisand is back as an overbearing mama who teaches nebbish son Seth Rogen what life’s all about on a cross-country road trip. O Hitchcock (1:38) Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren and Scarlett Johansson re-enact the making of “Psycho” by the renowned director. O

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

(2:46) Bilbo Baggins, Gandalf, Balin, Smaug and others return to the big screen; major must-see for fans of J.R.R. Tolkien or facial hair. O Hyde Park on Hudson (1:34) Behind-thescenes peek at George VI’s historic 1939 visit to FDR’s Hudson River estate as the president (Bill Murray) juggled wife and mistress; Olivia Williams plays Eleanor. O The Intouchables (1:52) True tale of the bond that developed between a disabled French aristocrat and his caretaker, a black Muslim ex-con. O Jack Reacher (2:10) Lee Child’s enigmatic shamus comes to the big screen in the person of Tom Cruise; Werner Herzog co-stars! O Life of Pi (2:05) Ang Lee’s adaptation of the Yann Martel novel about an Indian teenager’s challenging odyssey: navigating across the Pacific in a life raft with a hyena, an orangutan and a Bengal tiger. O Lincoln (2:29) High-pedigree look at the

The Matchmaker

(1:52) Charming period piece about an unconventional Haifa matchmaker and his lovelorn teenage apprentice. O Les Miserables (2:38) All-star adaptation of the Victor Hugo musical extravaganza stars Hugh Jackman as Jean Valjean, Russell Crowe as Javert and Anne Hathaway as the lovely Fantine. O Monsters, Inc. 3D (1:32) Pixar fave about a troupe of affable corporate spooks returns in three vivid dimensions; John Goodman and Billy Crystal vocalize. O My Worst Nightmare (1:40) French comedy about the unique, oblique relationship between aristocratic art broker Isabelle Huppert and boozing bourgeois contractor Benoit Poelvoorde. O Parental Guidance (1:36) Comedy ensues when groovy 20th century couple Bette Midler and Billy Crystal find themselves babysitting their nerdy, entitled 21st century grandkids. O Rise of the Guardians (1:37) Fantastical family-friendly fare about a group of ultra-powerful good guys who team up to protect the planet’s children from a marauding evil spirit. O The Sessions (1:38) True story of poet Mark O’Brien, who was determined to lose his virginity despite his confinement to an iron lung; John Hawkes and Helen Hunt star. O Silver Linings Playbook (2:02) David O. Russell comedy about a down-and-outer’s attempts to rebuild his life after losing his wife and his job and moving in with his parents; Bradley Cooper, Robert De Niro and Jennifer Lawrence star. O This Is 40 (2:14) Judd Apatow’s “Knocked Up” sequel finds Pete and Debbie dealing with the realities of married bliss; Leslie Mann, Paul Rudd and Albert Brooks star. O 2001: A Space Odyssey (2:19) Stanley Kubrick’s complex, confounding, often tedious sci-fi epic about the first manned mission to Jupiter and the monolith that makes it all happen. O Wreck-It Ralph (1:38) Disney flick about a disgruntled video-game villain who wants to be the good guy for a change and hops from arcade game to arcade game to establish his heroic cred. <

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Larkspur Landing: Fri-Tue 2, 7:45 Wed-Thu 7:15 Northgate: Fri-Mon 10pm Rafael: Fri-Mon 1:45, 6:15 Tue-Thu 6:15 Regency: Fri-Tue, Thu 12:15; 3D showtimes at 2:45, 5:15, 7:45, 10:15

Hyde Park on Hudson (R) The Intouchables (R) Jack Reacher (PG-13)

Life of Pi (PG)

Fairfax: 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9:20 Larkspur Landing: Fri 4:25, 7:30, 10:25 Sat-Tue 1:20, 4:25, 7:30, 10:25 Wed-Thu 7, 9:55 Northgate: Fri-Mon 11:15, 2:35, 4:10, 5:40, 7:25, 8:45, 10:20 Rowland: 10:30, 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 10:35 Larkspur Landing: Fri 4:45; 3D showtime at 10:35 Sat-Tue 11:15; 3D showtimes at 4:45, 10:35 Wed-Thu 3D showtime at 10:15 Northgate: Fri-Mon 1:10; 3D showtimes at 4:20, 7:05 Rowland: 11:35, 2:35

Lincoln (PG-13) The Matchmaker (Not Rated)

Fairfax: 1:50, 5:10, 8:25 Regency: Fri-Tue, Thu 12, 3:25, 7, 10:20 Rafael: Fri-Sun 1:30, 4, 6:30, 9 Mon 1:30, 4, 6:30 Tue 4, 6:30, 9 WedThu 6:30, 9

Les Miserables (PG-13)

Fairfax: 12, 3:40, 7:05 Larkspur Landing: Fri 3:45, 7:15, 10:40 Sat-Tue 12:15, 3:45, 7:15, 10:40 Wed-Thu 6:45, 10 Marin: Fri-Tue 12:10, 3:35, 7, 10:25 Wed-Thu 12:10, 3:35, 7 Playhouse: 12:30, 3:50, 7:05 Regency: Fri-Tue, Thu 10:30, 12:20, 2:10, 3:55, 5:50, 7:30, 9:30 Rowland: 12, 3:30, 7, 10:30

Monsters, Inc. 3D (G)

Fairfax: 12:30, 5, 7:15, 9:30 Northgate: Fri-Mon 11:35; 3D showtimes at 2:10, 4:55, 7:40, 10:10 Rowland: 10, 5:15; 3D showtimes at 12:25, 2:50, 7:40, 10:05 Rafael: Fri-Sun 2, 4:15, 6:45, 9:15 Mon 2, 4:15, 6:45 Tue 4:15, 6:45, 9:15 Wed-Thu 6:45, 9:15

N My Worst Nightmare (Not Rated)

Parental Guidance (PG)

Rise of the Guardians (PG) Silver Linings Playbook (R) This Is 40 (R) 2001: A Space Odyssey (G) Wreck-It Ralph (PG)

Lark: Fri-Mon, Wed-Thu 1, 3:20, 5:40, 8 Tue 3:20, 5:40, 8 Northgate: Fri-Mon 10:45, 12, 1:30, 3, 4:30, 5:55, 7:35, 9, 10:25 Rowland: 9:55, 12:20, 2:55, 5:25, 7:55, 10:25 Northgate: Fri-Mon 12:20, 5:20, 10:05; 3D showtimes at 2:55, 7:45 Marin: Fri-Tue 12:40, 4, 7:30, 10 Wed-Thu 12:40, 4, 7:30 Northgate: Fri-Mon 10:40, 1:20, 4, 6:55, 9:55 Northgate: Fri-Mon 11:40, 1:15, 2:40, 4:25, 5:50, 7:30, 8:55, 10:30 Rowland: 10:05, 1:10, 4:10, 7:15, 10:20 Regency: Wed 2, 7 Sequoia: Wed 2, 7 Northgate: Fri-Mon 11:25, 4:35, 9:40

N New Movies This Week

Showtimes can change after we go to press. Please call theater to confirm schedules. CinéArts at Marin 101 Caledonia St., Sausalito • 331-0255 CinéArts at Sequoia 25 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley • 388-4862 Cinema 41 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera • 924-6505 Fairfax 9 Broadway, Fairfax • 453-5444 Lark 549 Magnolia Ave., Larkspur • 924-5111 Larkspur Landing 500 Larkspur Landing Cir., Larkspur • 461-4849 Northgate 7000 Northgate Dr., San Rafael • 800-326-3264 Playhouse 40 Main St., Tiburon • 435-1234 Rafael Film Center 1118 Fourth St., San Rafael • 454-1222 Regency 80 Smith Ranch Rd., Terra Linda • 479-5050 Isabelle Huppert and Benoit Poelvoorde in ‘My Rowland 44 Rowland Way, Novato • 800-326-3264 Worst Nightmare,’ opening Friday at the Rafael.

›› CiNEMARiN

By the ‘Rampart’ we watch.

Movies in the county that Hollywood couldn’t tame…

The year in movies Seven films of 2012 worth $10 and two hours of your life... ‘Nature teaches beasts to know their friends’ —William Shakespeare, ‘Coriolanus’

A great year for DVD sleepers. None of the below will disappoint.

Beasts of the Southern Wild Yeah, that’s an irony-laden title to Behn Zeitlin’s study of dirt-poor black Leezianians left to fend for themselves during a Katrina-esque flood. And, yeah, the film’s thesis supports Kanye’s thoughts on W.; it’s a substantial argument—only, here, it’s got better editing. The Master Marinites may prefer to see the L. Ron Hubbard character (Philip Seymour Hoffman) more as a Chuck Dederich, but whether Scientology or Synanon, the “game” is the same—total submission. And eventually, we hope, a nice IRS audit. Oh, and just to confirm what we already knew: Joaquin Phoenix is a better actor than rapper. In the Family The real ground broken in Patrick Wang’s sober debut isn’t its unbridled support of same-sex parenting—it’s that the parent in question is neither Caucasian, nor camp. This movie is so persuasive that you don’t even mind when a Southerly white attorney swoops in at the end to save the day. Amour Remember that saying about “life is hard and then you die”? French director Michael Haneke’s film about a cute elderly couple sticks to that second part. The Imposter Parents, ever have one of those days when your kids are acting in such a manner you can barely believe it’s them? Here’s the documentary version. Argo Ben Affleck is his typically wooden on-screen self, but behind the camera he’s got personality and pacing to spare. Being that it’s based on an Iran hostage crisis rescue attempt that’s only recently been

declassified, it’s one of the few ’70s hostage movie outcomes that could go either way. Being that it features John Goodman in yet another flamboyant supporting role, we still think it’s probably all a bunch of hooey balooey. Lincoln Part civics lesson, part lionization—this could by all accounts be somewhat boring. But Spielberg’s story about the 13th Amendment and the legacy of ol’ No. 16 will have you googling “Thaddeus Stevens” with a fervency that will surprise you. —Jason Walsh

Take Shelter Terror floats in the metal-gray clouds overhead and in Curtis LaForche’s dreams of deluge. The end of the world, or a family history of schizophrenia come home to roost? Premium Rush Joseph Gordon-Levitt uses pedal-power in a race against the clock and one single-minded sideswiper. The Top Gun of bike messenger movies. The Last Command Josef von Sternberg’s unmissable late silent, set against the then 11-year-old Russian Revolution, racks the heart and inflames the passions. Rampart James Ellroy’s favorite Ellroy adaptation—a study in hothouse corruption starring Woody Harrelson as a legacy cop whose efficiency on the street is at major odds with his hipster home life. Jar City Hypnotic Icelandic policier featuring detective Erlundur of the Arnaldur Indriason novels. Spare, complex and geologically wondrous.

Blue Like Jazz Bible-thumper attends the most radical college in America and both may have met their match. A droll and true-to-memory portrait of my alma mater. Lawless Bloody take on family honor and vendetta in Virginia moonshine country, written (brilliantly) by bad seed Nick Cave. Contagion A 20 percent-mortality bug wends its way through seven continents, the perfect vehicle for Steven Soderbergh’s multiplying storylines. Prometheus The Ridley Scott epic reduces to an art-house masterpiece on the small screen. I’m still not sure why. Brave Swashbuckling tale of royals and magic is a landmark in computer animation, featuring Pixar’s first female lead and delivered in the key of Grimm. ...with special mention of the funniest man on God’s Earth, Twitter’s @ Leemanish, who might as well BE a movie. —Richard Gould

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Live music 12/28: Cutcodemzon 8pm. Peri’s Bar, 29 Broadway, Fairfax. 459-9910. www.perisbar.com.

12/28: Eli Carlton-Pearson 9:30pm. The Sleeping Lady, 23 Broadway, Fairfax. 485-1182. www.sleepingladyfairfax.com. 12/28: Jamie Clark Big Band 8:30pm. $10. Rancho Nicasio, 1 Old Rancheria Road, Nicasio. 662-2219. www.ranchonicasio.com. 12/28: Mystic Man and Lakay Midnight Sun opens. 10pm. $10. 19 Broadway, 17 Broadway, Fairfax. 459-1091. www.19broadway.com. 12/28: Pato Banton Positive vibrations dance music. 9pm. $17. Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave., Mill Valley. 388-3850. www.sweetwatermusichall.com 12/28: Stephanie Teel Band Folk/rock originals and blues, reggae and R&B covers. 9pm. $10. Sausalito Seahorse Supper Club, 305 Harbor Dr., Sausalito. 331-2899. www.sausalitoseahorse.com. 12/28: Stone Foxes Indie rock, blues. 8:30pm. $13. Hopmonk, 224 Vintage Way, Novato. 892-6200. www.hopmonk.com 12/29: American Jubilee With Scott Harvey, Ross James, Brian Lesh and Scott Padden. 8:30pm. Terrapin Crossroads, 100 Yacht Club Dr., San Rafael. 524-2773. www.terrapincrossroads.net. 12/29: Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys Old time rock and roll. 8:30pm. $15-18. Rancho Nicasio, 1 Old Rancheria Road, Nicasio. 662-2219. www.ranchonicasio.com.

12/29: Fenton Coolfoot and the Right Time 9:30pm. The Sleeping Lady, 23 Broadway, Fairfax. 485-1182. www.sleepingladyfairfax.com. 12/29: Fishbone Celebrating 25 years together, a new documentary film and CD release with a rare, intimate performance. 9:30pm. $20. 19 Broadway, 17 Broadway, Fairfax. 459-1091. www.19broadway.com. 12/29: Fog Dub Original reggae with a live horn section. 9pm. $10. Smiley’s Saloon, 41 Wharf Road, Bolinas. 868-1311. www.smileyssaloon.com. 12/29: James Moseley Quartet Funk, rock dance music. 9pm. $10. Sausalito Seahorse Supper Club, 305 Harbor Dr., Sausalito. 331-2899. www.sausalitoseahorse.com.

12/29: Mike Saliani and Friends with Crackerjack Preacher, Bitterdiamonds and Freeland Jones Country rock birthday party. 7pm. $5. Presidio Yacht Club, Travis Marina, Sausalito. 332-2319. www.presidioyachtclub.org.

12/29: Saturdays with Sean Hannan and Friends 4pm. No cover.19 Broadway, 17 Broadway, Fairfax. 459-1091. www.19broadway.com. 12/29: Sol Horizon Roots, rock, reggae. 9pm. $12. Hopmonk, 224 Vintage Way, Novato. 892-6200. www.hopmonk.com 12/29: Super Diamond 9pm. $30. Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave., Mill Valley. 388-3850. www.sweetwatermusichall.com

12/30: Bush Whack and the Glass Packs Pre-New Year’s event with party favors and midnight champagne toast. 8:30pm. $25-30. Rancho Nicasio,

1 Old Rancheria Road, Nicasio. 662-2219. www.ranchonicasio.com. 12/30-31: Joan Osborne, Mark Karan Dinner seatings will begin at 5pm. With Keith Cotton 8pm. $35-45. Terrapin Crossroads, 100 Yacht Club Dr., San Rafael. 524-2773. www.terrapincrossroads.net. 12/30: Moonalice Noon. Free. Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave., Mill Valley. 388-3850. www.sweetwatermusichall.com 12/30: RootiCal with Amha Baraka Live roots reggae. With Special Guests The Green Machine, Ione O Angeles and Selecta Konnex. 19 Broadway,17 Broadway, Fairfax. 459-1091. www.19broadway.com.

12/30: Almost the New Year’with The Pure Drops and Kyle Alden Dinner, drinks and traditional Irish music. Two shows: 6:30 and 8:30. No cover. The Sleeping Lady, 23 Broadway, Fairfax. 485-1182. www.sleepingladyfairfax.com. 12/30: Now and Zen Americana, folk, rock. 9:30pm. Peri’s Bar, 29 Broadway, Fairfax. 459-9910. www.perisbar.com.

12/30: ‘Sunday Salsa’ with Pacific Mambo Orchestra Latin Salsa Big Band with Steffen Kuehn, trumpet, and Christian Tumalan, piano. 5pm. $10. Sausalito Seahorse Supper Club, 305 Harbor Dr., Sausalito. 415-331-2899. www.sausalitoseahorse.com.

12/31: Andoni Band New Year’s Eve Party Piano/vocalist. Music from the 30s to today. 7pm. No cover. The Trident Sausalito, 558 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 331-3232. www.thetridentsausalito.com.

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Nearly every bar and nightclub in Marin will be ringing in the New Year with live music and bottles of bubbly. The options for late-night fun— from the El Radio Fantastique party at the Dance Palace in Point Reyes to Danny Click and the Hell Yeahs at Throckmorton Theatre—are practically endless. But for those not keen on the noisy crowds and champagnefueled conversations with strangers, SPIRIT ROCK MEDITATION CENTER provides some quiet, peaceful alternatives. Starting Sunday, Dec. 30, with Let Go! Start Over! Let Go!—The Spirit Rock New Year Meditation, Emancipation, Celebration! (1:30-5pm), the teachers at Marin’s renowned meditation center offer an afternoon of quiet reflection. New Year’s Eve at Spirit Rock delivers a softer, gentler alternative to a rockin’ party night at their vegetarian potluck for the Contemplative New Year’s Eve Celebration (Dec. 31 from 8:30pm-12:30am). And finally, start the New Year off with peace and quiet at A New Year’s Day of Practice: Resting and Re-Visioning (Jan. 1 from 10am-4:30pm). All events are in the price range of $20-$65 with sliding scale available. Calmly visit www.spiritrock. org for details. No matter how you choose to ring in 2013, do it safely and around those who bring you joy! Spirit Rock is located at 5000 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Woodacre.—Dani Burlison

12/31: Beso Negro, Chrome Johnson and 35R 8pm. Peri’s Bar, 29 Broadway, Fairfax. 459-9910.

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12/31: James Mosesly Quartet Funk, rock. 8:30pm. $10. Osterio Divino, 37 Caledonia St., Sausalito. 331-9355. www.osteriadivino.com. 12/31: Lady ‘D’ and the Tramps New Year’s Eve dance party. 9:30pm. No cover. Servino’s, 9 Main St., Tiburon. www.servino.com.

12/31: Lonestar Retrobates Swing in the New Year With special guests, complimentary champagne and a good view of the fireworks at midnight. 9pm. $20-25. Presidio Yacht Club, Sommerville Road, Sausalito. 332-2319. www.presidioyachtclub.org.

show, $75. 10pm, show only, $25. Sausalito Seahorse Supper Club, 305 Harbor Dr., Sausalito. 331-2899. www.sausalitoseahorse.com.

12/31: New Year’s Eve with Ancient Mystic and Counter Culture Presented by Little King Entertainment. Ring in the New Year with high energy reggae/hip hop and rock. Family friendly event. All ages welcome. No cover. Donations welcome. 10pm. Ghiringhelli’s Pizzeria, Bar and Grill, 1535 S. Novato Blvd., Novato. 878-4977. www.ghirpizza.com.

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12/31: New Year’s Eve with the Cole Tate Band Blues rock. Elegant buffet dinner, party favors,

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12/31: New Year’s Bash with the Tom Finch Group 9pm-1am. The Sleeping Lady, 23 Broadway, Fairfax. 485-1182. www.sleepingladyfairfax.com.

12/31: New Year’s Eve at Ghiringhelli’s Bicoastal with two countdowns at 9pm and midnight. Price includes three course dinner, DJ and live music, party favors and champagne toast. Complimentary local shuttle home. $40. 5pm-1am. Ghir-

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champagne toast included with admission. Full bar. Fancy attire encouraged. 8:30pm. $55-65. Dance Palace, 503 B St., Pt. Reyes Station. 663-1075. www.dancepalace.org.

12/31: New Year’s Eve with Petty Theft Tom Petty tribute band. New Year’s Eve celebration with signature IPA toast along with traditional balloon drop and party favors. 8:30pm. $45. Hopmonk, 224 Vintage Way, Novato. 892-6200. www.hopmonk.com

12/31: New Year’s with The Zydeco Flames Includes party favors and champagne toast. 9pm.

$35-45. Rancho Nicasio, 1 Old Rancheria Road, Nicasio. 662-2219. www.ranchonicasio.com. 12/31: The Monophonics The Ironsides open. 9pm. $18-25. 19 Broadway, 17 Broadway, Fairfax. 459-1091. www.19broadway.com. 12/31: The Tubes with Fee Waybill New wave rock. 9:30pm. George’s Nightclub, 842 Fourth St., San Rafael. www.georgesnightclub.com

01/02: Jay Lane and Friends with Special Guests 8pm. $15. Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave., Mill Valley. 388-3850. www.sweetwatermusichall.com 01/03: The Blackout Cowboys 9:30pm. Peri’s Bar, 29 Broadway, Fairfax. 459-9910. www.perisbar.com. 01/03: Donna Dacuti Blues, jazz. 7pm. No cover, dinner encouraged. Panama Hotel and Restaurant, 4 Bayview St., San Rafael. 457-3993. www.panamahotel.com. 01/03: The Mythyx 7pm. Sausalito Seahorse, 305 Harbor Dr., Sausalito. 331-2899. www.sausalitoseahorse.com. 01/04: Danny Uzilevsky Soulful, original acoustic rock. 8pm. Rancho Nicasio, 1 Old Rancheria Road, Nicasio. 662-2219. www.ranchonicasio.com. 01/04: David Thom Band Bluegrass, folk rock. 8:30pm. $12. Hopmonk, 224 Vintage Way, Novato. 892-6200. www.hopmonk.com 01/04:The English Beat Dave Wakeling, lead vocals/guitar; Rhythmm Epkins, drums; Antonee First Class, toaster; Matt Morrish, saxophone; Kevin Lum, keyboards; Roger Bueno, bass. 8pm. $25-40. 142 Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton, Mill Valley. 383-9600. www.142throckmortontheatre.com

01/04: The Ray Charles Project featuring Tony Lindsay and Dave Mathews from Santana Band 9pm. $17. Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave., Mill Valley. 388-3850. www.sweetwatermusichall.com 01/04: The Incubators Americana, roots rock. 9pm. Sausalito Seahorse, 305 Harbor Dr., Sausalito. 331-2899. www.sausalitoseahorse.com. 01/04: Thrust 9:30pm. Peri’s Bar, 29 Broadway, Fairfax. 459-9910. www.perisbar.com.

Comedy 12/28-29: Tarantino X-Mas Improvised holiday story inspired by your suggestions and the films of Quentin Tarantino. 8pm. $17-20. Bayfront Theater, B350 Fort Mason Center, S.F. 474-6776. www.improv.org. 12/31: Third Annual New Year’s Eve Comedy Celebration Featuring The Spouse

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Through 01/04: E. Loren Soderberg Nature photography. 9am. Bay Model Visitor Center, 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalto. 332-3871. www.spn.usace.army.mil/bmvc. Through 01/10:‘Phases of the Moon’Quilted images made of found materials and abstract works by Marin County poet laureate CB Follett. Rebound Bookstore, 1611 Fourth St., San Rafael. 482-0550. www.reboundbookstore.com.

Through 01/12: ‘Actuality, Reminiscence, and Fabrication’ New photography and mixed media works by Deborah Sullivan. Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, 500 Palm Dr., Novato. 506-0137. www.marinmoca.org.

Through 01/15: 2012 Gallery 305 Fall Exhibition Includes “Linked by Pink,� “Artists for Awareness� and “Abstract,� abstract impressionist paintings by Mia Brown. Open Mon-Fri. 11am-4pm. Closed holidays. Gallery 305, 305 Bell Lane, Mill Valley. 388-6393. www.tcsd.us

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professor Dacher Keltner makes an evolutionary case for the emergence of compassion, tracing the argument to Darwin. Wine reception at 6:30pm for pre-registered guests. 7-9pm. Free. Mill Valley Public Library, 375 Throckmorton Avenue, Mill Valley. 389-4292. www.millvalleylibrary.org.

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Community Events (Misc.) 12/28-29: Holiday Tea at The Belrose Includes a pot of organic tea, petit fours, tea sandwiches, cookies and scones. Mon.-Sat. in Dec. 1-4pm. Reservations required. 1pm. $25 per person. The Belrose, 1415 Fifth Ave., San Rafael. 902-5188.

12/28-31: Holiday Dance Workshop with Anna Halprin Experience a variety of ways to connect deeply to your body’s natural intelligence, while exploring the creative process with iconic Anna Halprin. In recognition of this time of intense global upheaval, Sunday will conclude with a Planetary Dance, which calls for peace for ourselves, our communities and our relationship to the Earth. Participation space is limited. Call for reservations. Mountain Home Studio, 15 Ravine Way, Kentfield. 461-5362. www.annahalprin.org.

12/31: Left Bank New Year’s Celebration Three course prix fixe dinner, live music, party favors, midnight toast. 4pm. $64.50. Left Bank Brasserie, 507 Magnolia Avenue, Larkspur. 927-3331. www.leftbank.com.

12/31: New Year’s Eve Sci-Fi Fantasy Bash “Stargate Fairfax.� Family-friendly New Year’s Eve celebration. Dress up as your favorite Sci-Fi or alien character. Fun filled evening with live music, prizes, food and cabaret. Presented by the Fairfax Parks and Recreation and created by artists-in-residence Sam and Shoshana Parry. 7:30pm. $10 adults; $7 students/ seniors; under 3 free. Fairfax Pavilion, Elsie Lane, Fairfax. 302-2558. www.town-of-fairfax.org. 01/01: Brainstormers Pub Trivia Join quizmaster Rick Tosh for a fun and friendly team trivia competition. 8-10pm. Free. Finnegan’s Marin, 877 Grant Ave., Novato. 899-1516. www.finnegansmarin.com. 01/04: Marin Coalition Luncheon “Can Whistlestop be Saved?� Luncheon presentation with Joe O’Hehir, CEO of Whistlestop. 11:30am-1:30pm. $15-20. Jackson Cafe/Whistlestop, 930 Tamalpais, San Rafael. 492-0983. www.whistlestop.org

Through 01/13: Marin on Ice Skating Rink Marin’s only holiday ice skating rink. “Skate Buddies� will be on hand to assist beginners. Skating hours are noon-10 pm on weekends and holidays and 2-10 pm on weekdays. $15, includes skate rental. Northgate Mall, Northgate Drive and Las Gallinas Ave., San Rafael. (707) 738-8496. www. marinonice.com.

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ARIES (March 20 - April 19) Being a sign that loves anything NEW, you welcome 2013. Your chart provides conďŹ dence, ambition, romance, a love of travel and a sense of humor. But you must become more disciplined about keeping track of your tax obligations—especially if your spouse doesn’t. Your ruler, Mars, enjoys being around lots of friendly crowds throughout the week. So, unless you’ve been locked in a bomb shelter awaiting the end of the world, you should have a very happy new year. TAURUS (April 20 - May 19) Because your ruler (Venus) occupies the adventure-loving sign of Sagittarius, you move between 2012 and 2013 with a free-spirited attitude. In the past, you’ve been known to dig in your heels when facing a leap into the unknown future. But this new year’s chart brings an inner sense of faith and optimism. Meantime, fearless Mars encourages you to make changes to your public image and progress in your professional life. The future doesn’t look so scary anymore, right? GEMINI (May 20 - June 20) Whether off in some faraway land or close to home, the urge to ďŹ nish up 2012 with a romantic partner is strong. If you don’t have someone lined up, start calling your pals. They may be able to ďŹ nd you a blind date just in the nick of time. As the new year begins, you ďŹ nd yourself broadening your views on your relationship, expanding your exploration of ethnic restaurants and questioning your professional goals: 2013...it will NOT be boring... CANCER (June 21 - July 21) Your lunar ruler in the playfully friendly sign of Leo for New Year’s Eve makes it easy to come out of your shell. The new year does have some of the same challenges encountered in 2012 as you try to ďŹ gure out how to make big changes in your professional life without risking your security. Many others would also like to know how to do this. Perhaps, once you’ve mastered it, you can write a blog. LEO (July 22 - Aug. 22) You ďŹ nd it easy to believe you’re destined for fame and a momentous forecast in the upcoming year. Your chart does reect the opportunity to impress via creative talent, but not without exhibiting discipline and hard work. As for your love life, you enter the year 2013 with the kind of charm that attracts numerous admirers. You may not know which one to choose, but you can have a great time trying them out. VIRGO (Aug. 23 - Sept. 21) Most of you love the idea of a symbolic wiping-the-slate-clean as you move into the new year. And, of course, with every ending, comes a beginning. Indulging your inner artist could transform your life in 2013. Children (yours or someone else’s) may play a larger role in your life. Beyond this, your chart shows dynamic progress in your work environment and magical connections between you and your mate. Now, aren’t you glad the world didn’t end on Dec. 21? 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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 - Dec. 20) You win on having the luckiest chart this week. Thanks to seductive Venus and the mushy moon, New Year’s Eve provides you with more charisma and appeal than any one person could possibly use. You’ve always been such a generous sign, so feel free to give the rest of us tips. Besides being charming and witty, you’ve also got smart and interesting ideas to share. Don’t waste this by staying home Dec. 31—unless the party is at your house... CAPRICORN (Dec. 21 - Jan. 18) Happy birthday, happy holidays, happy birthday, happy holidays. It kind of all runs together, doesn’t it? You’re probably just happy that the world didn’t end before you had a chance to turn another year older. It’s your zodiac celebration— and your prerogative to be lazy and drink hot toddies. As for New Year’s Eve, it belongs to you as well. Go on. Ask the piano player to skip “Auld Lang Syneâ€? in favor of “Happy Birthday.â€? AQUARIUS (Jan. 19 - Feb. 17) Reckless, creative, excitable and sporty—if anyone is “dashing through the snow in a one-horse open sleighâ€? this year, it’s you. (As a strong supporter of animal rights and equality, you dismount to run alongside when the horse appears tired). New Year’s Eve falls during your lunar low as the moon occupies your relationship house. You probably shouldn’t attempt downhill skiing at 2am after a fresh snowfall. You may, however, make love until dawn if you feel like it... PISCES (Feb. 18 - March 19) For those with overly active imaginations (about 99 percent of you), the current inuence of daring Mars on your chart is indeed exciting. Your plans for 2013 include everything from starring in the next James Bond movie to cliff diving in Mexico. Your new year’s chart offers career luck, personal transformation and friends who will support your creativity. 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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 130901 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as MARIN COMPUTER RESOURCE CENTER (MCRC), 42 DIGITAL DR. #3, NOVATO, CA 94949: COMPUTER AND TECHNOLOGY RESOURCE CENTER, 42 DIGITAL DR. #3, NOVATO, CA 94949. This business is being conducted by A CORPORATION. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on DECEMBER 3, 2012. (Publication Dates: DECEMBER 7, 14, 21, 28, 2012) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2012130826 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as IDENTITY DISPLAYS, 138 HAMILTON DR. UNIT D, NOVATO, CA 94949: TIM R YOCKE, 138 HAMILTON DR. UNIT D, NOVATO, CA 94949. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on NOVEMBER 16, 2012. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on NOVEMBER 21, 2012. (Publication Dates: DECEMBER 7, 14, 21, 28, 2012) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2012130891 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as SWIRE PROPERTY GROUP, 5 AMES AVE. STE 1, ROSS, CA 94957-0858: SWIRE PROPERTIES INC., 5 AMES AVE. STE 1, ROSS, CA 94957-0858. This business is being conducted by A CORPORATION. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on NOVEMBER 29, 2012. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on DECEMBER 3, 2012. (Publication Dates: DECEMBER 14, 21, 28, 2012; JANUARY 4, 2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 130850 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as VT FITNESS/ FITNESS 4 POZ, 1517 NORTH POINT #536, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94123: VICTOR N TORT, 1517 NORTH POINT #536, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94123. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on DECEMBER 2012. This statement was filed with the County ClerkRecorder of Marin County on NOVEMBER 26, 2012 (Publication Dates: DECEMBER 14, 21, 28, 2012; JANUARY 4, 2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2012130947 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as CARPE DIEM FAMILY AUTO,

580 IRWIN ST., SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903: JEREMIAH A KROMREI, 130 GELDERT DR., TIBURON, CA 94920.This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on DECEMBER 10, 2012. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on DECEMBER 11, 2012. (Publication Dates: DECEMBER 21, 28, 2012; JANUARY 4, 11, 2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2012130812 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as DEVONBOOKS, 10 SHORES COURT, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903: LAKIN LITERARY ARTS INC., 10 SHORES COURT, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903. This business is being conducted by A CORPORATION. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on OCTOBER 22, 2012. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on NOVEMBER 19, 2012. (Publication Dates: DECEMBER 21, 28, 2012; JANUARY 4, 11, 2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 130936 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as TOTAL HEALTH SOLUTIONS, 1115 THIRD ST., SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: LISA MARIE CAMPAGNA, 1115 THIRD ST., SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on DECEMBER 7, 2012. (Publication Dates: DECEMBER 21, 28, 2012; JANUARY 4, 11, 2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 130879 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as BUILDING SOLUTIONS, 152 AUBURN ST., SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: THE PERFECT BUILDER INC., 152 AUBURN ST., SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901. This business is being conducted by A CORPORATION. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on NOVEMBER 29, 2012. (Publication Dates: DECEMBER 21, 28, 2012; JANUARY 4, 11, 2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 130902 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as KENT ASSOCIATES, 100 LARKSPUR LANDING CIR. #120, LARKSPUR, CA 94939: JAMES PAUL KENT, 100 LARKSPUR LANDING CIR. #120, LARKSPUR, CA 94939. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business

name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on DECEMBER 8, 2012. (Publication Dates: DECEMBER 21, 28, 2012; JANUARY 4, 11, 2013)

1, 2001. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on DECEMBER 14, 2012. (Publication Dates: DECEMBER 28, 2012; JANUARY 4, 11, 18, 2013)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 130933 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as MOUNT TAM JAM, 30 SIR FRANCIS DRAKE BLVD., ROSS, CA 94957: TAMALPAIS CONSERVATION CLUB, 30 SIR FRANCIS DRAKE BLVD., ROSS, CA 94957. This business is being conducted by A CORPORATION. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County ClerkRecorder of Marin County on DECEMBER 7, 2012. (Publication Dates: DECEMBER 21, 28, 2012; JANUARY 4, 11, 2013)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 130986 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as HJ FRIEDMAN CO; THE ANTIQUE JEWELER, 775 E. BLITHEDALE AVE. SUITE 110, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941: HANK FRIEDMAN, PO BOX 297, MILL VALLEY, CA 94942. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on DECEMBER 17, 2012. (Publication Dates: DECEMBER 28, 2012; JANUARY 4, 11, 18, 2013)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 130838 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as ONLINEVOTER. ORG; DIGITALVOTER.US; DIGITALVOTER. ORG; MYBUILDINGBRIDGES. COM; MYBUILDINGBRIDGES. INFO; MYBUILDINGBRIDGES. NET; MYBUILDINGBRIDGES.ORG; MYSTAGEBOOK.COM;MYSTAGEBOOK.NET, PO BOX 866, LARKSPUR, CA 94977: BIANCA M. VELISHEK, PO BOX 866, LARKSPUR, CA 94977. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on JULY 2012. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on NOVEMBER 21, 2012. (Publication Dates: DECEMBER 21, 28, 2012; JANUARY 4, 11, 2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 130982 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as GRANT AVENUE PARTNERS, 736 SUN LANE, NOVATO, CA 94947: PATRICIA W. BENNETT (TRUSTEE OF THE BENNETT 1999 FAMILY TRUST), 736 SUN LANE, NOVATO, CA 94947; MICHAEL DIGIORGIO, 415 KARLA CT., NOVATO, CA 94949; ALLISON VAN NOLAND, 1 W. BROOKE DR., NOVATO, CA 94947; DAWN GILBERT, 12 W. 72ND ST. #24, NEW YORK, NY 10023; JOSH GILBERT, 6768 NW 107TH TERRACE, PARKLANT, FL 33076; GORDONNA DIGIORGIO, 415 KARLA CT., NOVATO, CA 94949. This business is being conducted by CO-PARTNERS. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on DECEMBER 17, 2012. (Publication Dates: DECEMBER 21, 28, 2012; JANUARY 4, 11, 2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 130997 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as LE GARAGE, 85 LIBERTY SHIP WAY STE 109, SAUSALITO, CA 94965: OLINO INC., 85 LIBERTY SHIP WAY STE 109, SAUSALITO, CA 94965. This business is being conducted by A CORPORATION. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on DECEMBER 18, 2012. (Publication Dates: DECEMBER 28, 2012; JANUARY 4, 11, 18, 2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2012130996 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as FAST FOOD FRANCAIS, 85 LIBERTY SHIP WAY STE 109, SAUSALITO, CA 94965: BOS GROUP INC., 85 LIBERTY SHIP WAY STE 109, SAUSALITO, CA 94965. This business is being conducted by A CORPORATION. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on DECEMBER 18, 2001. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on DECEMBER 18, 2012. (Publication Dates: DECEMBER 28, 2012; JANUARY 4, 11, 18, 2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 130977 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as DIGITAL SOLUTIONS PLUS; DESIGN SOLUTIONS PLUS, 4302 REDWOOD HIGHWAY SUITE 300B, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903: MEHJAR ESMAILI, 137 LAURELWOOD DR., NOVATO, CA 94949; CLIFFORD HILLMAN, 137 LAURELWOOD DR., NOVATO, CA 94949. This business is being conducted by A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on JANUARY

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 131018 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as TIBURON MASSAGE, 2477 SPANISH TRAIL RD., TIBURON, CA 94920: MARGARET A LEVINE, 2477 SPANISH TRAIL RD., TIBURON, CA 94920. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on DECEMBER 21, 2012. (Publication Dates: DECEMBER 28, 2012; JANUARY 4, 11, 18, 2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 130994 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as NEWFANGLED PRODUCTS, 110 LOCH LOMOND DR., SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: DAVID M. LEITCH, 110 LOCH LOMOND DR., SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on DECEMBER 17, 2012. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on DECEMBER 18, 2012. (Publication Dates: DECEMBER 28, 2012; JANUARY 4, 11, 18, 2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 130875 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as BENTLY ENTERPRISES, 240 STOCKTON ST.8TH FLOOR,SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94108: BENTLY PRESSURIZED BEARING COMPANY, 1711 ORBIT WAY, MINDEN, NV 89423. This business is being conducted by A CORPORATION. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on N/A. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on NOVEMBER 29, 2012. (Publication Dates: DECEMBER 28, 2012; JANUARY 4, 11, 18, 2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2012130847 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as MICHAEL HEACOCK ARCHITECT INC; MICHAEL HEACOCK ARCHITECTS, 203 E. BLITHEDALE SUITE E, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941: MICHAEL HEACOCK ARCHITECT INC, 203 E. BLITHEDALE SUITE E, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941. This business is being conducted by A CORPORATION. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on NOVEMBER 26, 2012. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on NOVEMBER 26, 2012. (Publication Dates: DECEMBER 28, 2012; JANUARY 4, 11, 18, 2013)

ALL OTHER LEGALS ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF MARIN. No. CIV 1205462. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner TESSA AZANNA WARDLE-MURRAY filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as

follows: TESSA AZANNA WARDLE-MURRAY to TESSA AZANNA WARDLE. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: JANUARY 29, 2013, 8:30 AM, Dept. B, Room B, Superior Court of California, County of Marin, 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael, CA 94913-4988. A copy of this ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Marin: PACIFIC SUN. Date: DECEMBER 7, 2012 /s/ ROY CHERNUS, JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT (Publication Dates: DECEMBER 14, 21, 28, 2012; JANUARY 4, 2013) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF MARIN. No. CIV 1205354. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner YVONNE CAMERON filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: YVONNE CAMERON to GABRIELLE LEBLANC; BRANDON PIERRE ROSS TO BRANDON PIERRE LEBLANC. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: FEBRUARY 19, 2013 9:00 AM, Dept. L, Superior Court of California, County of Marin, 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael, CA 94903. A copy of this ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Marin: PACIFIC SUN. Date: NOVEMBER 30, 2012 /s/ LYNN DURYEE, JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT (Publication Dates: DECEMBER 28, 2012; JANUARY 4, 11, 18, 2013 ) PUBLIC NOTICE: NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE. IGNACIO MINI STORAGE according to the provisions of Division B of the California Business and Professional Code, Chapter 10, Section 21707(a) hereby gives NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE. IGNACIO MINI STORAGE will conduct a public sale of the contents of the storage units named below, with the contents being sold for lawful money of the United States of America. The Sale is being held to satisfy an OWNER’S LIEN and will be held at: IGNACIO MINI STORAGE, 394 BEL MARIN KEYS BLVD., NOVATO, CA 94949. The property will be sold to the highest bidder on THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 2013 at 11:00AM. Should it be impossible to sell all of the lots on the above date, the sale will be continued to another date as announced by the auctioneer, Duane M. Hines, Bond No. RED 1016142. The property to be sold consists of household goods and personal effects belonging to the occupant(s) identified below. For additional information call: (415)883-8459, Monday – Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. TENANT: ROGER TALBOTT: UNIT #274, CAMMIE ANDERSON: UNIT #220. Pacific Sun: (DECEMBER 28, 2012; JANUARY 4, 2013)

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My girlfriend of a year is enormously wealthy and very generous. Despite my protestations, she loves buying me nice clothes and other gifts, and appears to expect little or nothing in return except my love. I have a professional job but much more modest means. There’s no way I can return her generosity in any material sense. How might I be able to give a visible and meaningful sign of my commitment to her? She wears rings on both hands with huge diamonds, and anything I might be able to afford would seem trivial by comparison.—Underfunded

A:

It’s a losing battle, giving jewelry to a woman who prompts thoughts like “Is that a diamond on your finger or have they discovered a new planet and given it to you to wear?” You’re actually lucky you can’t take the spendy way out. It makes it too easy to drag a duffel bag of cash to the obvious places: the jewelry store, the cashmere store, the handbags that cost more than some compact cars store. These items aren’t exactly horrible gifts, but a better choice is “the gift that keeps on giving,” which, I know, sounds like something you get from drinking the water in Mexico. It actually describes a feeling you give another person—the feeling that she’s loved—through showing her that it means a lot to you to make her happy, and not just on Christmas, Valentine’s Day and days you’re trying to say you’re sorry for doing something you shouldn’t have. By truly listening when a woman talks and then using the intel you get to make her life happier, easier and more fun, you tell her a very loving thing: “I’m paying attention to who you are.” You can say this by going out of your way to pick her up a latte or her favorite snack; by making a $50 book with your photos and captions about all the things you love about her (Shutterfly.com, Apple.com); by sending sweet, funny, 30-second videos you shoot of yourself on your phone; and by fixing things she didn’t realize were unwieldy, uncomfortable or broken until you made them better. In other words, any guy with a spare $100,000 lying around can buy a woman a ginormous diamond. It takes a really special guy to give her a bag of pinecones (assuming he’s trying to remind her of happy times she spent at her family’s cabin as a kid, and not just getting rid of tree litter he cleaned out of the bed of his pickup).

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My girlfriend and I are lesbians in our mid-30s and totally committed. She’s pretty and more feminine than I am and likes getting male attention, and she gets it—in restaurants, bars, pretty much anyplace public. Last night at dinner, some cute waiter dude was flirting with her, and she flirted back (nothing crazy, just teasing him, etc.). I got really upset. She apologized and reassured me that she’s just playing, and that it was harmless because she wasn’t flirting with a cute girl. Besides not getting why she’s into this, I find myself resenting guys for not respecting our relationship, or worse, not even noticing it.—The Girlfriend

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The next time a guy comes up and says, “Hi, I’m Jeremy. I’m your waiter,” you could just grab your girlfriend’s boob and say, “Hi, we’re Samantha and Karen, and we’re life partners.” Otherwise, it’s mostly a big straight world out there, so people won’t always get that you’re together—assuming you aren’t dating Rachel Maddow or sporting matching crew cuts, grandpa cardigans and combat boots. As for why your girlfriend flirts, flirting is a form of play—and a ploy. People, gay and straight, flirt their way to free drinks or a better deal at the tire shop, to get confirmation that they’ve still “got it,” or to flex their charm to make themselves and other people feel good. (No, when the supermarket cashier teasingly cards the 9,000-year-old lady, it isn’t because he’s looking to get busy with her in the back seat of his car.) If there’s no reason to suspect your girlfriend is cheating on you, or would, and if she’s only bantering briefly, not making you feel ignored, consider whether it’s really her flirting you’re upset about. (Maybe there are underlying insecurities or problems that need addressing?) It’s generally a bad idea to cramp your partner’s style, and especially when you know that her “relationship” with the waiter will end with her leaving him a tip—the monetary kind, not an idea of what it might take for him to slide her around on the Kinsey Scale. < © Amy Alkon, all rights reserved. www.advicegoddess.com. Got a problem? Email AdviceAmy@aol.com or write to Amy Alkon, 171 Pier Ave. #280, Santa Monica, CA 90405.

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