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In the course of researching the safety of genetically modified (GM) foods, I have become aware of a lot of confusion regarding foods produced through selective breeding vs. genetic engineering (GE). Many people think they are the same-they are not. For centuries farmers have used selective breeding of plants and animals to develop desirable traits, such as drought tolerance, increased yields, disease resistance, or improved taste. This is done through cross pollination, grafting and/or selective breeding within closely related species (e.g. two varieties or corn, or between a plum and an apricot) with a shared evolutionary origin. In genetic engineering, genetic material from one or more species (including viruses, bacteria, plant, animal and human) is artificially inserted in a laboratory into a completely different species (e.g. fish genes into strawberries). The process is unpredictable and dangerous, and can lead to unexpected allergies, toxins, new viruses and bacteria, and new diseases. Over 50 countries in the world require labeling of genetically modified foods, for good reason. Surveys consistently show that 80 to 90 percent of people want GM food labeled. Yet GE companies don’t want us to know these foreign organisms are in our food. Why not? If genetically modified foods are the safe, wonderful products GM companies claim, why are they afraid to put it on the label? At the very least, consumers should be informed

of what goes into their food and products such as clothing and bedding, that may contain allergens or other substances that may have adverse health effects-either immediately or over time-so that they can make educated decisions. Until we have assurance that GM foods are safe, as determined by long-term research and scientific evidence produced by objective agencies that do not stand to profit from the results, we need to boycott GM foods and insist on accurate labeling. I will be boycotting these foods and I will do my best to inform as many people as possible of the dangers of GM foods so that they too may join the movement for truth in our food industry. Lynette Carlton, Fairfax

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Isn’t this the original plot to Shakespeare’s ‘Tempest’?!

I am writing to finally tell you about my affair/relationship with Anne Francis, the late film star. Many years ago, my late wife and I were on a cruise ship when we discovered that Anne was vacationing there as well. In fact, we invited her to dinner and we all had a great time. However, my wife and I were awakened late one night by an emergency call by the captain that the ship was going down. Unfortunately, I was unable to reach or save my wife in the water, as most of the rest of us narrowly escaped. I floundered around in the water for most of the night, and when I awoke at dawn I found myself thoroughly exhausted on the beach of a remote uninhabited island. For many days I encountered no one in my search for food and drinking water. On the 11th day, however, I came upon one other survivor of the sinking— Anne Francis! To make this story short, we ended up helping each other survive,

and eventually ended up having a mutual relationship, as we waited for an eventual rescue. One day, I discovered a suitcase moored on the beach, possibly part of the wreckage of the sunken cruise ship. Upon opening it, I discovered it full of a man’s suit and clothing. Then I asked Anne if she wouldn’t mind donning the man’s outfit. A bit reluctantly, she agreed. Then I asked her if she wouldn’t mind my calling her “Bob.” Since we were so intimate and trusting of each other, she agreed happily. Then I said to Bob: “Hey, Bob, I’ve been doing Anne Francis!” And if you believe that... Craig Whatley, San Rafael

Francis, ready to populate her new island home with Craig Whatley, letter-to-the-editor writer from San Rafael.

Stig’ a fork in it!

I’m writing regarding last week’s story on Section 8 housing [“Behind the Section 8 Ball,” Dec. 6] and, specifically, this statement: “‘Typically,’ said Rick Roose, the vice president of the National Association for the Mentally Ill’s Marin chapter, ‘mentally ill residents are stigmatized.’” The above statement is irresponsible. The claim is atypical. We are 20 percent of society, we earn to the millions, hold every university degree, and every professional, whiteand blue-collar job. We are a very broad demographic, no single descriptor can be applied to us. No editor is obligated to repeat any claim of “stigma,” in fact, it is unethical to do so, no matter who asserts one and no matter against whom. The National Alliance on Mental Illness, changed its name many years ago to remove the caricature, “the” mentally ill. Harold A. Maio, retired Mental Health editor Editor’s note: Thanks for writing Harold! We’re in agreement that we’d love to see a day when there were no stig ... er, you know, attached to mental illness. But even the National Alliance on Mental Illness thinks one exists. They even have a campaign to “fight stigma” (“become a StigmaBuster!”) in order to end what they call “inaccurate and hurtful representations of mental illness.” To deny the unfortunate reality of it only slows progress toward educating folks against perpetuating any stig ... er, you know.

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A cold, hard inconvenient truth Huffman decries annual winter flurry of climate change denial by Jacob Shafe r

Snow—certifiable proof of both God, and the ‘hoax’ that is global warming?

t’s become a holiday tradition at Fox News, between firing shots in the war on Christmas, to claim that cold weather disproves climate change. “It’s a good thing they changed the name of their movement from global warming to climate change,” Tim Phillips, spokesman for the arch-conservative Americans For Prosperity, opined as the Fox ticker displayed headlines about record-low temperatures. “Because they would look even more out of touch than they do today.” This isn’t a new phenomenon. Back in 2009, anti-coal demonstrators marched on Washington in the midst of a cold snap. Speaking on Fox’s News Watch, conservative columnist Jim Pinkerton scoffed, “You notice how the green left is no longer talking about global warming? They prefer to talk about climate change, because then anything that happens they can say, ‘See, that proves our theory.’” Pinkerton went on to call climate change “the biggest hoax of our lifetime,” and to add with a chuckle that snow falling on the protestors was “proof there is a God.” Flash forward to the present day. Rep. Jared Huffman, Marin’s congressman, stands on the House floor

Global-warming deniers have Republican strategist Frank Luntz to thank for coming up with the more elastic-sounding ‘climate change.’

imploring his colleagues to ignore the blizzard of climate change denial. “The weather outside is frightful, and if you listen to certain conservative media networks, you hear something not so delightful,” Huffman began (thankfully he did not break into song). “You hear that because it is snowing there must not be climate change. This is unscientific, it is reductive, but that’s what climate deniers say this time of year.” Huffman laid out the statistics—winter temperatures have inched up more than a half-degree since 1970—and issued the familiar warnings about drought and unpredictable, potentially dire weather. “Our water supply, our food supply and our future will all be impacted by climate change,” the freshman legislator concluded. “So let’s lead.” Here’s something Huffman didn’t say that’s worth noting: As wrongheaded as it is to claim chilly temperatures negate climate change, it’s equally wrongheaded to claim “liberals” invented the term. In fact, “climate change” was first introduced as an alternative to “global warming” by Republican strategist Frank Luntz in 2002. In an internal memo focused on environmental messaging—specifically how to soften the perception that the Bush administration was anti-environment—Luntz suggested: “Climate change is less frightening than global warming. As one focus group participant noted, ‘Climate change sounds like you’re going from Pittsburg to Fort Lauderdale.’ While global warming has catastrophic connotations attached to it, climate change suggests a more controllable and less emotional challenge.” Surely at least some of the talking heads at Fox are aware of this quote; the memo has been widely circulated. Then again, when did the facts ever get in the way of a little hot air? Y

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12 Years a Slave best picture, say Bay Area critics In the end, the gravity of slavery was more pressing than the Gravity of outer space. The San Francisco Film Critics Circle has named 12 Years a Slave the Best Picture of 2013, and its star, Chiwetel Ejiofor, as Best Actor for his performance as Solomon Northup, a free man pressed into captivity in 1850s America. The SFFCC is comprised of 31 film critics from throughout the Bay Area—the Pacific Sun, the SF Chronicle, and the San Jose Mercury News, among them. Meeting last week at the Variety Club Preview Room on Market Street in San Francisco, the group of critics discussed the merits of the year’s films and performances. In the end, a consensus was reached that director Steve McQueen’s powerful account of Northup’s autobiography (also winner of Best Adapted Screenplay for John Ridley) was the year’s most impressive cinematic achievement—barely nudging out Alfonso Cuaron’s critically acclaimed thriller Gravity. Nonetheless, Gravity collected the most awards—four in all—for its own stellar achievements. Cuaron won Best Director honors, as well as sharing Best Film Editing with Mark Sanger. The visually stunning story of an astronaut’s survival in terrifying circumstances also won over the S.F. critics in the categories of Cinematography (Emmanuel Lubezki) and Production Design (Andy Nicholson). Best Actress Cate Blanchett dazzled the San Francisco voters with her performance as the titular fallen socialite in Woody Allen’s Blue Jasmine, while Best Supporting acting awards went to Jennifer Lawrence as troubled, troublesome wife Rosalyn Rosenfeld in American Hustle and James Franco as the wild man Alien in Spring Breakers. Among the other honorees: Best Documentary, The Act of Killing, which creatively exposed the recent-history evil of Indonesian death-squad thugs, Best Foreign Language Picture Blue Is the Warmest Color, a French story of first love in a lesbian relationship, and Best Animated Feature Frozen, Disney’s entertaining musical take on Hans Christian Andersen’s The Snow Queen. As per tradition, the group issued a special citation to celebrate an under-the-radar film, in this case Andrew Bujalski’s 1980s throwback, Computer Chess. The annual Marlon Riggs Award, honoring courage and innovation in the world of Bay Area film, this year is shared by Ryan Coogler, in honor of local story Fruitvale Station, and Christopher Statton for his inspiring work on behalf of the independent Roxie Theater. Marin town named one of ‘most exciting small cities’ in America San Rafael is excited—and it just can’t hide it! At least it can’t hide it from Movoto.com, a San Mateo-based real estate blog that ranks cities for their livability, affordability and, apparently, excitability. The survey based its rankings on such criteria as a city’s amount of live music, nightlife, fast food restaurants and youth population. Over all, San Rafael came in at 11, behind such famously exciting small cities as Hoboken, N.J. (first), Lakewood, Ohio (seventh) and Sarasota, Fla. (tenth). Small cities were defined as having a population of under 60,000. San Rafael finished particularly strong in the live music category (third) and percentage of restaurants that are NOT fast food (third). Marin’s county seat lagged, however, in the nightlife rankings (41) and number of young residents (57). Earlier this year, Motovo named Oakland as the overall most exciting city in America.

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This is our last column of 2013 and I’d like to thank our readers for all your support. Here are some more Highlights of 2013, Part 2. (Part 1 was last week, if you missed it) ... Happy New Year from Howard Rachelson. 1. On Sept. 1 President Obama surprised many when he announced that he would seek congressional approval for military action against what country? 2. In the NCAA basketball finals in April, both the men’s and women’s teams from what one university played in the national championship games? (The men’s team defeated Michigan, the women lost to UConn.) 3. On Oct. 15 a 7.2 magnitude earthquake, and three weeks later Typhoon Haiyan, caused epic damage in what island nation? 4. What former CIA employee leaked thousands of secrets about what American governmental agency snooping on its citizens, then, fearing for his safety, defected to Hong Kong and Russia (which granted him asylum)?

5. In March, particle physicists made a “monumental”announcement, based on tons of data, they had proven the existence of what important elementary particle, initially theorized in 1964? 6. Dangerous street protests continue in Egypt, and on July 1, what democratically elected leader was deposed by the military after one year in office?

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and equestrians over rights to Marin’s crowded trails. Drakes Bay Oyster Company’s ongoing fight with the feds to reverse the congressionally imposed expiration of its lease made headlines all year. But the oyster farm’s plea to halt the closing of its mariculture operation appeared dead in the water Sept. 3—when the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld an earlier district court decision that would ostensibly force the farm to honor the lapse of its lease and shut down. Drakes is appealing. Stay tuned. Improved bicycle and pedestrian access appeared to have won the day Sept. 26 when Transportation Authority of Marin officials approved a $39.6 million plan for Highway 101 improvements at the Greenbrae interchange—a dicey traffic weave that everyone agreed needs an overhaul, but few found consensus in a plan to do it. Government shutdown in October hits home in Marin, as the Point Reyes National Seashore and the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (including Muir Woods) close up shop to await an end to the latest round of partisan bickering in Congress. Measure F, the $394 million obligation bond to upgrade Marin General Hospital to state seismic standards, is passed by voters Nov. 5, with 68 percent approval (it needed 66.7 percent)—meaning, for all intents and purposes, Marin’s going to build itself a brand-spankin’-new hospital. “Alphabet Killer” Joseph Naso’s lengthy trial comes to an end late summer with a guilty verdict and, then, a Nov. 22 death sentence from Marin Superior Court Judge Andrew Sweet, who describes the serial killer as “evil and disturbed,” his actions “abhorrent and repugnant” and saying his presence on earth has made the world “a worse place.” Naso, 80, was convicted in August in the killings of Roxene Roggasch, 18, whose body was found in Fairfax in 1977; Carmen Colon, 22, whose body was found in Port Costa in 1978; and Pamela Parsons, 38, and Tracy Tafoya, 31, whose bodies were discovered in Yuba County in 1993 and 1994. Y

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A proposal for a mixed-use development on the five-acre site of the Marinwood Plaza Shopping Center came to a head in June, with many Marinwood and Lucas Valley residents staunchly opposing the idea of affordable housing in their neighborhoods, and launching a controversial (and ultimately unsuccessful) drive to recall District 1 Supervisor Susan Adams.

Joseph Naso tried to present himself as a misunderstood artist with a flair for the ladies... the jury was not convinced.

A bizarre traffic incident on July 7 between a Marin County Sheriff ’s deputy and a “suspicious” African-American man in Marin City leads to three bullets in the arm of 44-year-old Chaka Grayson, stones being hurled at Deputy Evan Kubota, a neighborhood-wide manhunt, and an eyebrow-raising investigation into the officer’s actions by the Novato Police Department where Kubota’s wife works. Kubota is eventually cleared of wrongdoing, and the Marin City community’s trust in authorities grows ever dimmer. Former Ross Valley Sanitary District manager Brett Richards has his sojourn to an idyllic South Pacific resort town cut abruptly short July 11, when he’s arrested by the Philippine authorities on several outstanding FBI warrants, including one charge of embezzling $350,000 from the RVSD. No less than the future of the county was at stake—or so it seemed— July 18 when the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) approved Plan Bay Area, inciting critics to predict the transitoriented development plan would turn Marin into an Eastern European-like conglomeration of authoritarian-run housing blocks or, worse, Richmond. A pair of equestrians cross paths July 27 with some bike-riding kids on a nobikes-allowed county trail in Novato. Lisa Zeppegno is thrown from her horse, breaking her back, and the kids flee the scene— setting off the latest (and one of the most intense) debate between cyclists, hikers

Ten 2013 movies worth talking about Dallas Buyers Club Matthew McConaughey stars as an HIV-positive cowboy who begins to suspect that gays aren’t the fey stereotypes he’d been led to believe—that is until he meets Jared Leto’s transgendered Rayon, a living embodiment of those very stereotypes. Her Joaquin Phoenix enters into a bizarre sexual relationship with his computer operating system in this Spike Jonze film that’s set in the future but, quite frankly given the subject matter, sounds like a lot of hook-ups going on today. Gravity Sandra Bullock and George Clooney star in this extreme version of locking yourself out of your car. American Hustle Director David O. Russell takes a stab at the East Coast criminal underworld, and the result is the best Martin Scorsese movie in years. The Wolf of Wall Street Director Martin Scorsese takes a stab at broad parody, and the result is the worst David O. Russell movie in years. 12 Years a Slave A free northern black man is kidnapped into plantation slavery in a harrowing story that pretty much puts to rest any question as to whether “peculiar institution” is an understatement. The Unknown Known Errol Morris follows up his documentary indictment of disgraced Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara with a documentary indictment of disgraced Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld—spurring even Morris himself to ask Rumsfeld the question on everyone’s mind: “Why are you talking to me?!” Nebraska Bruce Dern is a curmudgeonly old codger drifting dangerously out of touch with reality. In this movie he plays a Publishers Clearing House-type sweepstakes hopeful. Inside He may already be a winner... Llewyn Davis “The film doesn’t really have a plot,” Joel Coen said about his and brother 8>

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and how he leads. It’s really unique. He’s done it all intuitively; it’s grown out of his own struggles and in forming his own identity and way of being in the world. And he’s turned that into a way of leadership and in turn he’s inspired players to develop that. I asked Bill Bradley: “So what’s the deal with Phil Jackson? Why’s he so great?” And he said to me “Phil Jackson leads from the inside out, and nobody else in basketball does.” What he meant by that is he leads from his own value system. The other side of that is he lets the players all become who they’re supposed to be. Most coaches in a way they treat players like boys rather than men. It’s more classic in football than in other sports, but it’s common in basketball. You see that all the time. In the book the players really come alive. And I love the image of Shaq beside a lake in Montana jumping on a trampoline. And Kobe really comes out as such a complex, interesting character—what was his reaction to the book? Oh, there was a big to-do about the section comparing him and Michael Jordan, we all knew that, and Kobe said something about apples and oranges. But at least the second half of the book is about Phil’s relationship to Kobe. It’s kind of a love story? [laughs] I don’t know about that ... But they both changed over time. Kobe said 90 percent of what he knows about leadership he learned from Phil Jackson—something he never would have said 10 years ago. Who would this book make a good gift for? When we started writing Sacred Hoops we had a meeting and Phil said I want this to be a book that women will read. I feel the same way about this book. So the title of the book, Eleven Rings, is that to attract women—they’ll think maybe it’s about jewelry? That cover picture had this magic to it. ESPN published the cover picture on Grantland and it had all these people talking about rings. I must admit I spent a lot of time looking at this cover, at the design of the rings. But this book, of course it’s for basketball fans, but it’s also for people who are interested in leadership. What’s been gratifying for me is to hear the number of people in business who read the book. It was number 14 among “leadership” books on Amazon this morning. And it should be. I’m really gratified. It’s also for people who are interested in meditation and enlightenment and in living the life they’re supposed to live. You mean like people in Marin? Yes, people in Marin. Y Take the middle path with Julie at jvader@pacificsun.com.

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upon a Peter O’Toole movie, the historical drama Becket, I took note. The charismatic Irishman certainly had a way with lines like, “Let us drink, gentlemen. Let us drink, till we roll under the table in vomit and oblivion.” I purposely practiced saying the words “Let us roll under the table in vomit and oblivion,” attempting to capture the same sense of slurring, hedonistic glee, which must have alarmed my Dad, since I was only 13. Still, it would be another eight years before I would encounter the film that turned Peter O’Toole into my favorite living actor. I was 20, living in Los Angeles, ardently soaking up everything I could learn about film and screenwriting, when Richard Rush’s offbeat comedydrama The Stunt Man hit the theaters. Starring the then 48-year-old O’Toole— who to my barely-adult mind seemed so elegantly elderly—The Stunt Man was to me what dynamite is to a tunnel under construction: a powerful explosion that let in a light I’d never thought possible. Having only recently broken free from a repressively myopic fundamentalist view of the world, I was easily dazzled by the big wide world around me, and Peter O’Toole, as the charismatically driven movie director Eli Cross, was the most dazzling, complicated fictional character I’d ever encountered on screen, with the possible exception of Atticus Finch, of To Kill a Mockingbird. I had often written down the name Atticus Finch,

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Live music 12/27: Biambu’s Slow Burn 9pm. $1012. George’s Night Club, 842 Fourth St., San Rafael. 578-2707. georgesnightclub.com.

12/27: Cracker, Camper Van Beethoven 8:30pm. $26-28. McNear’s Mystic Theatre, 21 Petaluma Blvd. North, Petaluma. 707/765-2121. mystictheatre.com.

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Lady, 23 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax. 464-7420. sleepingladyfairfax.com. 12/27: Joan Getz Quartet Jazz vocalist. 7pm. Noc cover. Odalisque Cafe and Grill, 1335 Fourth St., San Rafael. 505-3663. joangetzsings.com. 12/27: Medicine Ball Band Funk, swing, Americana, rock. 9pm. $10. Sausalito Seahorse Supper Club, 305 Harbor Dr., Sausalito. sausalitoseahorse.com.

12/27: Mari Mack and Her Livin’ Like Kings Band Local blues rock royals. 9pm. $10. Sausalito Seahorse Supper Club, 305 Harbor Dr., Sausalito. 331-2899. sausalitoseahorse.com.

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12/27: Oona Garthwaite, Matt Jaffe and the Distractions 9pm. $10. 19 Broadway Night Club, 17 Broadway, Fairfax. 459-1091. 19broadway.com.

12/27-28,31-01/01: Phil Lesh and Friends New Year’s shows. With Anders

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12/27: Random Rab Live Band, Beli3ver, Zack Darling 10pm. $20. Hopmonk Tavern Novato, 224 Vintage Way, Novato. 892-6200. hopmonk.com/novato. 12/27: Rowan Brothers 6:30-9:30pm. The Trident Restaurant, 558 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 331-3232. thetridentsausalito.com.

12/27: Rusty Evans and the Ring of Fire Johnny Cash tribute. 9:30pm. $8. Peri’s Silver Dollar, 29 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax. 464-7420. perisbar.com.

12/27: Steve Turre with Terrie Odabi

Jazz innovator/trombonist Turre takes the stage with multi-lingual vocalist Terrie Odabi. 8pm. $20-25. Fenix, 919 Fourth St., San Rafael. 813-5600. fenixlive.com. 12/27: Vienna Tang Original singer/songwriter pianist. 8pm. $30-55. 142 Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley. 383-9600. 142throckmortontheatre.org. 12/28: James Moseley Band R&B, rock, blues, funk. 8pm. $15-20. Fenix, 919 Fourth St., San Rafael. 813-5600. fenixlive.com.

12/28: Jazz at Joe’s with The Phillip

Percy Pack Jazz, R&B. 7pm. Free. San Rafael Joe’s , 931 Fourth St., San Rafael. 244-2665. sanrafaeljoes.com. 12/28: Joe Tate and the Gators Folk, acoustic rock. 6pm. No cover. No Name Bar, 757 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 332-1392. 12/28: Moonalice 9pm. $10-15. 19 Broadway Night Club, 17 Broadway, Fairfax. 459-1091. 19broadway.com. 12/28: The 7th Sons Classic rock. 8pm. No cover. Ghirenghelli Pizzeria Grill & Bar, 1535 S. Novato Blvd, Novato. 415-847-2670. The7thSons.com. 12/28: Ukelele Sessions Jam session, open to all 2pm. No cover. The Sleeping Lady, 23 Broadway Blvd., Fairfax. 464-7420. sleepingladyfairfax.com. 12/29: Anders Osborne 8pm. $25. Terrapin Crossroads, 100 Yacht Club Dr., San Rafael. 524-2773. terrapincrossroads.net. 12/29: Junk Parlor Dark gypsy rock 9:30pm. No cover. Peri’s Silver Dollar, 29 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax. 464-7420. perisbar.com. 12/29: Soul Discipilz 9pm. No cover. 19 Broadway Night Club, 17 Broadway, Fairfax. 459-1091. 19broadway.com.

12/29: Sunday Salsa with Pacific Mambo Orchestra 4pm salsa class, 5pm live music.

$10. Sausalito Seahorse Supper Club, 305 Harbor Dr., Sausalito. 331-2899. sausalitoseahorse.com. 12/29: Traditional Irish Music Jam Irish music jam. Family friendly fun. 2:30-5pm. No cover. The Sleeping Lady, 23 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax. 485-1182. sleepingladyfairfax.com/ event/traditional-irish-session-18.

12/30: Open Mic with Austin DeLone

7:30pm. All ages. No cover. Sweetwater Music Hall , 19 Corte Madera, Mill Valley. 388-3850. swmh.com.

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8:30pm. Free. 19 Broadway Night Club, 17 Broadway, Fairfax. 250-9756. 19Broadway.com.

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8:30pm. Free. The Sleeping Lady, 23 Broadway Blvd, fairfax. 464-7420. sleepingladyfairfax.com.

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Electric open mic 9pm. No cover. Peri’s Silver Dollar, 29 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax. 464-7420. perisbar.com. 12/31: Beso Negro New Year’s Eve, gypsy jazz rock 9:30pm. $20. Peri’s Silver Dollar, 29 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax. 415-464-7420. perisbar.com. 12/31: Hot Buttered Rum Ring in the New Year at Sweetwater. Vintage Grass, fronted by David Thom opens. 6:55pm. $47-102. Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave. , Mill Valley . 388-3850. swmh.com.

12/31: New Year’s Eve Extravaganze with Vinyl and the Bad Jones With special

guests Bob Tena, Cathleen, Riddley, others. 9pm. $35-40. 19 Broadway Night Club, 17 Broadway, Fairfax. 459-1091. 19broadway.com.

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Mark Pitta and friends chuckle out the old year and laugh in the new at 142 Throckmorton on Tuesday night. program. 9pm. Mill Valley Community Center, 180 Camino Alto, Mill Valley. 389-5072. murphyproductions.com. 12/31: New Year’s Eve at Fenix Early Bird dinner/comedy show 5:30-7:30pm. Celebration featuring live comedy and the Tim Hockenberry Trio. $60-115. 5:30pm. Fenix, 919 Fourth St., San Rafael. 813-5600. fenixlive.com. 12/31: Olive and the Dirty Martinis New Year’s Eve party. $20-75. Sausalito Seahorse Supper Club, 305 Harbor Dr., Sausalito. 3312899. sausalitoseahorse.com.

12/31: Rockin’ for Rescue - Holiday Benefit Concert for SF SPCA and the Utley Foundation With Jay Farrar of Son Volt

concert and silent art auction. James Nash and Bobby Vega open. Proceeds from ticket sales and auctioned artwork will benefit the Utley Foundation and SF SPCA. 9pm. $58 -95. Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley. 250-4711. sweetwatermusichall.com. 12/31: The 7th Sons Rock NYE With Kimberlye Gold, vocals. 9:30pm. Free. Smitty’s Bar, Caledonia Street, Sausalito. 847-2670. The7thsons.com. 12/31: The Pulsators New Orleans Rock. New Year’s Eve Party. Price includes appetizers, party favors and champagne at midnight. 8pm. $20. Twin Oaks Tavern, 5745 Old Redwood Highway, Penngrove. 707/795-5118. twinoakstavernpenngrove.com. 12/31: Tom Finch Group New Year’s Eve with Tom Finch Band 9pm. $10. The Sleeping Lady, 23 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax. 464-7420. sleepingladyfairfax.com. 01/03: Achilles Wheel Roots and world, rock. The Deadbeats open. 9pm. $8. HopMonk Novato, 224 Vintage Way, Novato. 892-6200. hopmonk.com/novato/.

01/03: Mari Mack & LivinLike Kings Birthday Party 8pm. $10. Fenix, 919 Fourth St., San Rafael. 813-5600. fenixlive.com.

Comedy 12/31: 4th Annual New Year’s Eve Comedy and Cocktails Celebration Presented by The Other Cafe Comedy Showcase A-List Comedy with the Spouse Whisperer, Mark Cordes, Cathy Ladman, pre-show cocktail party, after party. Proceeds benefit Ritter House. Please bring canned foods, toiletry items, warm lightly used or new coats, blankets sleeping bags or grocery store gift cards to benefit the Ritter Center. 9pm. $34.50. Osher Marin Jewish Community Center, 200 N. San Pedro Road, San Rafael. 444-8000. theothercafe.com

12/31: Tuesday Night Comedy with Mark Pitta and Friends Established head-

liners and up and coming comics drop by and work on new material. $16-26. 142 Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley. 383-9600. throckmortontheatre.org.

01/01: 21st Annual Big Fat Year End Kiss Off Comedy Show With Will Durst, Johnny Steele, Debi Durst, Michael Bossier, Mari Magaloni and Arthur Gaus for an evening of stand-up comedy, improvisation, and sketches riffing on the major news stories of 2013. 7:30pm. $20-24. 142 Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley. 383-9600. 142throckmortontheatre.org.

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Mt. Tam’s visual Boswell, Tom Killion, shows a collection of original works and hand-crafted books at Book Passage’s gallery in Corte Madera. performs. Brunch show at 11:30am; Dinner show at 6:30pm. $40. Fenix, 919 Fourth St. , San Rafael. 813-5600. fenixlive.com.

Dance 12/31: Happy New Year Contra Dance With Live music. Beginners welcome and should come one half hour early for a free lesson. 8pm. $22. Strawberry Recreation Hall , 118 E. Strawberry Ave., Mill Valley. nbcds.org.

Art 12/27-31: Big is Beautiful Art Exhibition Art Contemporary Marin presents a juried art exhibition of 37 Bay Area artists. 9am. Free. Bay Model Visitor Center, 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 332-3871. spn.usace.army.mil/Missions/Recreation/BayModelVisitorCenter.aspx. 12/27-01/02: 3-D Illusions in Fiber Cara Gulati, art quilts. Free. Cafe Arrivederci, 11 G St., San Rafael. 415-662-2121. doodlepress.com. 12/27-31: Douglas Andelin “Figure Ground.” Paintings. December Monthly Exhibition. Free to public. Gallery open 2-6pm Mon.-Sat. 142 Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley. 383-9600. 142throckmortontheatre.org.

Through 12/29: Autumn, a Time for Change Gallery Exhibition Exhibition

celebrating their first year anniversary. Participating artists include: Lorraine Almeida, Susan

Brayton,Peter Boiger, Christine DeCamp, Chuck Eckart, Marty Knapp, Toni Littlejohn, Todd Pickering, Shirley Salzman, Nancy Stein, Ralph Stein, Jennifer Tatum, Jude Vasconcellos and Thomas Wood. Sculptures by Peter Boiger are being held over for this exhibition. Free. Art by the Bay Weekend Gallery, 18856 Highway One, Marshall. 663-1006. artbythebayweekendgallery.com.

Through 01/03: Small Works Show

Group exhibition. Artworks Downtown Gallery, 1337 Fourth St., San Rafael. 451-8119. artworksdowntown.org.

Through 01/05: 25th Annual Mini Show, Inspired by Process: Coastal Marin Printakers Group exhibitions. “Mordancage.” Elizabeth Oplenik, mixed media works. Bolinas Museum, 48 Wharf Road, Bolinas. 868-0330. bolinasmuseum.org

Through 03/08: Artisans: Group Exhibition Artisans is a collective group founded in Mill Valley in 1977. Hosted by Falkirk Cultural Center, this exhibition showcases works in oil, gouache, pastel, ink, charcoal, watercolor, photography, mixed media, sculpture and textiles. Reception 5:30-7:30pm Dec. 13. Free. Falkirk Cultural Center, 1408 Mission Ave., San Rafael. 847-8272. falkirkculturalcenter.org.

Through Dec. 2014: Tom Killion: In the Gallery Yearlong exhibition of original prints and hand-crafted books. 4:30pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. bookpassage.com.

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most unspoiled estuaries in northern California, Tomales Bay offers migratory birds an ideal place to rest, forage or stay for the winter. Learn basic techniques for identifying our seasonal visitors. Binoculars will be provided and a spotting scope will help us to get a closer look. Swing by Heart’s Desire Beach any time between 11-3. All ages welcome. 11am. Free. Tomales Bay State Park, 1208 Pierce Point Rd., Inverness. 898-4362 ext. 204. parks.ca.gov/tomalesbay. 12/28: Nature Walk at King Mountain A two-mile trek through your local forest with Ranger Ian McLorg. This will be an easy to moderate hike exploring the King Mountain Loop Trail. Dress in layers, wear sturdy shoes (it could be muddy or slippery) and bring water and snacks. No pets (except service animals) please. This is a rain or shine event but high winds will cancel. 9am. Free. King Mountain Preserve , Ridgecrest Road, Kentfield. 473-2816. marincountyparks.org.

Film 01/02: First Thursday: Pizza and Movie Night: Easy A Start 2014 with good food, good friends, and Emma Stone learning lessons the hard way in the hilarious film “Easy A.” 7pm. Free. Mill Valley Public Library, 375 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley. 415-389-4292, ext. 3. millvalleylibrary.org.

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Community Events (Misc.) 12/29: Let Go, Start Over, Let Go A New Year meditation, emancipation, and celebration. The daylong workshop will feature periods of meditation practice, movement practice, guided reflection, poetry, stories and an end of the year guided ritual. With Wes Nisker, Nina Wise and others. All ages are welcome. 9:30am. $50 - $108 sliding scale, plus a donation to the teacher. Spirit Rock Meditation Center, 5000 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Woodacre. 488-0164. spiritrock.org. 12/31: Contemplative New Year’s Eve Celebration Looking for a contemplative

alternative to the usual New Year’s Eve? Welcome in the New Year with meditation, Dharma, acoustic music, revitalizing qigong and an intention setting ritual. Bring a vegetarian dish for pot luck. Fresh baked cookies (including gluten free), Hershey kisses, nuts, fruit, and non-alcoholic beverages provided. All are welcome. With Anne Cushman and Teja Bell. 9pm. $25-50, sliding scale. Spirit Rock Meditation Center, 5000 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Woodacre. 488-0164. spiritrock.org.

12/31: NYE Run! Mad Dash to Midnight

Get your glow on and race into 2014 in full New Year’s Eve fashion. Race into 2014 with friends running either the Resolution one Mile or the Mad Dash to Midnight 5k. Partnering with the San Francisco and Marin Food Banks and MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving). 11pm - Resolution 1 Mile; 11:14pm - Mad Dash 5K. Northgate Mall, 5800 Northgate Dr., San Rafael. maddashtomidnight.com.

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12/31: North Bay Singles New Year’s Eve Bash Admission includes party hats, horns, plus dancing to favorite hits. 9pm-1am. $20. Embassy Suites Hotel, 101 McInnis Pkwy, San Rafael. 507-9962. thepartyhotline.com.

01/01: 15K First Day Hike to Mt. Burdell

Begin the New Year on the right foot. Then, continue to alternate with the left foot for 4.4 miles until reaching the 1558 ft. summit of Mt. Burdell. Learn about the park’s history and natural features. Meet at the Olompali S.H.P Visitor’s Center at 9:30 for coffee and tea. Hike begins at 10am. Please wear sturdy shoes and dress in layers. Bring water, snacks, camera and binoculars. $8 per car for parking. 9:30am. Free. Olompali State Historic Park, 8901 Redwood Hwy, Novato. 898-4362 x 204. parks.ca.gov/olompali. ✹

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• Handling the mechanics of getting the publication, website & any special sections together for the week. • Creating Excel spreadsheet to track the ads that will appear in the publication each week • Handling special issue listings (i.e. dining guide data) • Checks size and posts digital ads to our daily email product and website • Manages inventory of email product and website • Proofing pages on deadline days and enforcing deadlines • Trafficking ads between production, proofing and the sales reps each week • Dummying the publication weekly (and special features as they arise) • Keeping lines of communication open between production staff, editorial and sales • Coordinating with Ad Director & production on special flyers, ordering media kit info and keeping it stocked. • Liaison between printer & production on weekly inserts; orders print jobs

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• Handles phone and e-mail requests from advertisers • Assists reps when they call from the field Necessary Attributes: Pro-active, self-starter, positive outlook, detail-oriented, organized, time-management skills, and ability to get along with wide range of personalities, ability to handle weekly deadlines, helpful and diplomatic but firm in enforcing deadlines. Skills: Proficient in or willing to learn Excel, Microsoft Word, Account databases. Hours are flexible. Part-time could range from 10 to 20 hours. Please send resume or links to Bob Heinen, bheinen@pacificsun.com. Or call 415-485-6700 x315

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RELATIONSHIP CHALLENGES? Tired of endless relationship or marital challenges? Or single and sick of spending weekends and holidays alone? Join coed Intimacy Group, Single's Group or Women's Group to explore what’s blocking you from fulfillment in your relationships and life. Weekly, ongoing groups or 9-week groups starting the week of January 7, 2014. Mon, Tues, or Thurs evening. Space limited. Also, Individual and Couples sessions. Central San Rafael. For more information, call Renee Owen, LMFT#35255 at 415/453-8117.

Safe, successful MOTHERLESS DAUGHTERS SUPPORT GROUPS meet every other week for women who have lost their mothers in childhood, adolescence or adulthood through death, separation, illness, or estrangement. In a supportive environment, women address and explore relevant issues in their lives, current and past, including the many consequences of mother loss with opportunities for healing and integrating the loss, self-empowerment, and successful coping strategies. Facilitated for 14 years by Colleen Russell, LMFT (MFC29249), CGP (41715), whose mother’s death in adolescence was a pivotal event in her life. Individual, Couple, and Family Sessions also available. Contact Colleen at crussellmft@earthlink.net or 415/785-3513.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 133575 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business AVALON NAILS, 530 THIRD STREET, SUITE D, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: HOAI NHI THI LE, 1028 MINERVA STREET, SAN LEANDRO, CA 94577. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County ClerkRecorder of Marin County on November 26, 2013. (Publication Dates: December 6, 13, 20, 27, 2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 133568 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business THE BEST BIRTH, 87 ETHEL AVE #5, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941: SARAH MCMOYLER, 87 ETHEL AVE #5, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on November 25, 2013. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on November 25, 2013. (Publication Dates: December 6, 13, 20, 27, 2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 133558 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business EMBODIED TOUCH MASSAGE AND BODYWORK, 260 CASCADE DRIVE, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941: MACKENZIE WILMOTT MURPHY, 260 CASCADE DRIVE, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on November 21, 2013. (Publication Dates: December 6, 13, 20, 27, 2013)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 133551 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business THE TAVERN ON FOURTH, 711 FOURTH STREET, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: BARCORP, ONE SIMMS STREET, SUITE 100, SAN RAFAEL, CA, 94901. This business is being conducted by A CORPORATION. Registrant not open for business but business start date 7/1/2013. This statement was filed with the County ClerkRecorder of Marin County on November 20, 2013. (Publication Dates: December 6, 13, 20, 27, 2013)

The following individual(s) is (are) doing business WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER, GIFT OF MY HEART, and LOVE COACH KAT. 6 PLAYA VERDE, TIBURON, CA 94920: WAAITT, LLC, 6 PLAYA VERDE, TIBURON,CA 94920. This business is being conducted by A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. Registrant has not yet begun transacting under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County ClerkRecorder of Marin County on December 10, 2013. (Publication Dates: December 13, 20, 27; January 3, 2014)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 133550 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business BARTENDERS UNLIMITED, MARIN TRUCK RENTAL, ONE SIMMS STREET, SUITE 100, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: BARCORP, ONE SIMMS STREET, SUITE 100, SAN RAFAEL, CA, 94901. This business is being conducted by A CORPORATION. Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on November 20, 2013. (Publication Dates: December 6, 13, 20, 27, 2013)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 133529 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business A SULTAN PRODUCTIONS, 11 ESCALON DRIVE, MILL VALLEY, CA, 94941: FOOD GURU, 11 ESCALON DRIVE, MILL VALLEY, CA, 94941. This business is being conducted by A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP. Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on November 18, 2013. (Publication Dates: December 13, 20, 27, January 3, 2014)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 133586 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business NEIGHBORHOOD SPA AND NAILS, 46 RAQUET CLUB DRIVE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: HAROLD DANG, 46 RAQUET CLUB DRIVE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901. This business is being conducted by A MARRIED COUPLE. Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein and is filing a renewal with changes. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on November 26, 2013. (Publication Dates: December 6, 13, 20, 27, 2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2013133633

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 133621 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business JADE SPA, 803 D. SREET, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: QINGXIA ZHANG, 911 BAINES STREET, E PALO ALTO, CA, 94303. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has been transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on DECEMBER 4, 2013. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on DECEMBER 04, 2013. (Publication Dates: December 20, 27; January 3, 10, 2014) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2013133640 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business. RALLYMEX, 140 DEER PARK AVE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: ADVOX

INC, 140 DEER PARK AVE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901. This business is being conducted by A CORPORATION. Registrant has not yet begun transacting under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on December 10, 2013. (Publication Dates: December 20, 27; January 3, 10, 2014) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 133569 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business. THE CAT HOUSE, 97 A LOUISE ST, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: DAMIEN BROOKS, 37 WOODLAND AVE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun transacting under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on November 25, 2013. (Publication Dates: December 20, 27; January 3, 10, 2014) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 133677 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business BAY AREA METAL FABRICATORS, 1960 MANDELA PARKWAY, OAKLAND, CA 94608: CHRISTINE MARIE SAVOY, 12840 ENCANTO WAY, REDDING, CA 96003. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on DECEMBER 16, 2013. (Publication Dates: December 27; January 3, 10, 17, 2014) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 133685 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business. GIRLFRIENDS, 10 MEADOW AVENUE, KENTFIELD, CA, 94904: FARIS CONROY LLC, 10 MEADOW AVENUE, KENTFIELD, CA, 94904. This business is being conducted by A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. Registrant has not yet begun transacting under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County ClerkRecorder of Marin County on December 17, 2013. (Publication Dates: December 27; January 3, 10, 17, 2014) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 133637 The following individual(s) is (are) doing

business. MORGAN GLOBAL, 2122 CENTRO EAST, TIBURON, CA, 94920: MORGAN LANE INC, 2122 CENTRO EAST, TIBURON, CA, 94920. This business is being conducted by A CORPORATION. Registrant has not yet begun transacting under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on December 10, 2013. (Publication Dates: December 27; January 3, 10, 17, 2014) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 133593 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business. WILLOW STREET PROPERTIES, 143 WILLOW AVE, CORTE MADERA, CA, 94925: WILLIAM H HINTON, 22 SCENIC RD, FAIRFAX, CA, 94930 AND TED ROSE, 52 VARDA LANDING, SAUSALITO, CA, 94965. This business is being conducted by A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP. Registrant begun transacting under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on August 1, 1976 and the fictitious name had expired more than 40 days ago. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on December 2, 2013. (Publication Dates: December 27; January 3, 10, 17, 2014)

Other Notices STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME File No. 304519 The following person(s) has/have abandoned the use of a fictitious business name(s). The information given below is as it appeared on the fictitious business statement that was filed at the Marin County Clerk-Recorder's Office. Fictitious Business name(s): AVALON NAILS, 530 THIRD STREET, SUITE D, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901. Filed in Marin County on: November 26, 2013. Under File No: 130813. Registrant’s Name(s): HUY CAN M. NGUYEN, 1446 SEMINARY AVE, OAKLAND, CA 94621. This statement was filed with the County Clerk Recorder of Marin County on November 26, 2013. (Publication Dates: December 6, 13, 20, 27, 2013)

follows: KATHRYN LEE ANDERSON to LEA WILDFLOWER AND LEA ANDERSON to LEA WILDFLOWER. 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 27, 2014 9:00 AM, DEPT. E, ROOM E, 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: DECEMBER 9, 2013 /s/ PAUL M. HAAKENSON, JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. (Publication Dates: DECEMBER 13, 20, 27; JANUARY 3, 2014)

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF MARIN. No. CIV 1304998. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioners LEA ANDERSON filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as

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A woman wrote you about flirting relentlessly with a male classmate who seemed interested in her but may have been too timid to ask her out. You asked her, “If a man can’t endure a possible 10 seconds of rejection, is he the man you want with you when danger rears its head?” Absent a link between shyness and an inability to defend a woman in danger, I think you’re being unfair to shy guys. —Irked

If timidity were useful in defending people in danger, police sergeants would announce to their beat cops, “OK, everybody, go out there and hide in the back seat of your patrol car!” You’re right that physical courage—willingness to risk physical pain—is different from emotional courage: willingness to risk rejection or other social pain. But they’re more related than you think. Brain imaging research by UCLA’s Naomi Eisenberger and Matthew Lieberman finds that the same regions of the brain that are activated by physical pain are activated by social pain, and Eisenberger reports that “individuals who are more sensitive to one kind of pain are also more sensitive to the other.” Further pointing to a connection—what’s good for a sprained ankle seems good for a sprained ego. In research Eisenberger collaborated on, 500 milligrams of acetaminophen (think Tylenol) taken twice daily was actually found to diminish emotional pain. So, no, it isn’t a stretch to suspect that a guy who shrinks from social ouchies might respond to physical danger as if his spirit animal were the breadcrumb. There’s this notion that the shy guy approaches “the chase” like it’s the “lie there like cold salmon,” simply because he isn’t a people person. That actually describes an introvert—somebody energized by being alone and easily overstimulated in a crowd but who isn’t necessarily afraid to hit on a girl he’s interested in. But a shy person, instead of having self-esteem, has “what other people think of me”-esteem. This means a woman’s rejection isn’t just a bummer; it’s a crushing confirmation of his worthlessness as anything more than a container of salable plasma. When a guy’s male role model appears to be grape jelly, it isn’t a woman’s cue to do all the work to make a relationship happen. This is dating, not a pet adoption. Besides, you get what you settle for. A guy desperate for approval is a guy a woman can never count on—to show her who he really is, to stand up for what he believes in, or, maybe, to even know what he believes (without sticking a wet finger in the air). A guy like this isn’t someone a woman can respect and admire. That’s essential, because real love involves having a crush on a person as a human being, not taking pity on him for his shortcomings. The shy guy to have is the one who’s worked on himself and come out the other side —who maybe still fears asking a woman out but manages to do it anyway. This tells her something about her—that he wants her more than he wants to avoid rejection—and something about him: that he has the qualities women look for in a man—courage and character and not just the really basic stuff like a Y chromosome and an ability for point-and-shoot urination.

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I went on a first date to a Japanese restaurant. My date kept licking his fingers clean. All his fingers. One by one. He’s otherwise a truly great guy, but I don’t know whether I can date someone with such weird table manners. —Shocked

Coyotes lick their paws for good reason—because there’s no waiter to bring them a warm washcloth in a little dish. When an adult human does this on the first date—the date we all know is scored by a team of invisible judges in the mind of the person we’re with—you really have to wonder. As for whether this guy’s dining behavior will be a deal breaker, when you don’t have an answer, the best answer is usually waiting and collecting information until you do. So go on a few more dates. See whether he sticks his snout in the gravy boat. How you ultimately respond will probably depend on both the strength of your gag reflex and how old you are. Women in their early 20s will ditch a guy if his cowlick grows in the wrong direction. Women in their 50s and beyond understand that “truly great guys” are in short supply, and they come to appreciate the little things in a man, such as a pulse, bladder control, and the ability to remain awake throughout sex. Y

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