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I was confiding to my friend Rosa DeSantis a few weeks ago at the Civic Center farmers market about how my

kids had the flu. She pushed a dozen sweet limes into my box of satsumas, telling me how they are the best thing for colds and flu. As I left, I gave her a hug, wondering if the kids would eat the sweet limes—not knowing what was about to happen to me.

Sweet limes have high antioxidant prop-erties. They are full of flavonoids, which have antibiotic effects, and lots of vitamin C, potassium and calcium. Thought to have a cooling influence on fevers, sweet limes are popular in India and the Middle East. In India, the juice is used to make a drink called “musambi,” a sweetened, icy cold beverage that soothes in the swelter-ing tropical heat.

A few days later, I was laid up with the flu. A fever, body aches and a cough left me feeling weak and exhausted. When I’d struggle out to the kitchen for some water I’d see the sweet limes there, but I didn’t feel like eating anything. However, after some Advil kicked in, I felt better enough to squeeze them into juice. It was deli-ciously low in acid with a hint of the kaffir lime flavor in Thai food. Inspired by a rec-ipe for hot honey lemonade from Stepha-nie Rosenbaum’s Honey: From Flower to Table, I started experimenting with the juice, making warm, spiced drinks and cooling smoothies. Mmmmm, so tasty; suddenly I was feeling much better.

The medical establishment routinely recommends rest and plenty of fluids to help flush out the system during a bout

of the flu. Yet the fever and aches make you want to curl up in a hole; consuming anything is a challenge. Having tempting, nourishing drinks on hand is key. For-tunately, I’d stocked up at Rosa’s farmers market booth with lots of citrus fruit, so every day I’d squeeze those beauties and put them into juicy concoctions; gradually we all started to get better.

The things that made us feel well again were the warming juice blends and frosty smoothies. Somehow these drinks were just what we wanted to consume and left us feeling a little brighter.

One day I noticed a large bottle of apple juice in the fridge that wasn’t getting much attention. Thinking about hot mulled cider, I brewed up a batch, making the kitchen smell like a spicy holiday party. Zest from the rinds of oranges and lemons went in as well as cardamom, allspice and a cinnamon stick. The next day I found a bag of star anise in the spice drawer. Imag-ining the extra warmth it would bring with some fresh ginger steeped into the sweet lime and fresh lemon juice, I put the kettle on. This was another winning com-bination that all the sickies liked, including me. Another day I tried mixing the lime juice with satsumas; this blend didn’t re-quire as much honey since both fruits are low in acid. Whole cloves and cinnamon added a complementing zing. We liked this recipe both warm and chilled. When appetites started to return, I searched in the freezer drawer to see what frozen fruit was around. Whirring papaya with straw-berries, raspberries, bananas and o.j.

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made a sunrise pink smoothie packed with vitamin C and comfortingly nourishing.

Some of the whole spices may seem daunt-ing to fi nd, but they are readily available in the bulk spice section of some markets (try Whole Foods or Good Earth). It’s convenient to buy them in bulk because that way you can get just the amount you need. It’s also a green way to shop by minimizing extra packaging. Keep empty spice jars around in which to store your bulk purchases.

Now that we’re all back on our feet with just a small cough here and there, the memories of those wholesome beverages that nursed us back to health linger on. If fl u hits your home this fall or winter, stock up on whole spices for zesty fl avors and natural products from the farmers market. While there, don’t forget to stop by Rosa’s stall for a bag of sweet limes and citrus fruits.

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Lemon/Lime SootherYields 2 servings

2-3 sweet limes, juiced1 lemon, juiced1/4-inch piece of fresh ginger, peeled1 star anise2 teaspoons honey, or to tasteBoiling water

Combine juices in a measuring cup; you want at least 3/4 cup. If volume is less, then squeeze in more sweet lime juice. Add the other ingredients. Pour in enough boiling water to reach 2 cups. Let steep in a covered teapot for 5 minutes to develop fl avors. Strain into mugs and enjoy.

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Orange/Lime Flu CureYields 2 servings

2-3 sweet limes, juiced2 tangerines, juiced1/4 teaspoon whole cloves1-1/2-inch piece cinnamon stick1-2 teaspoons honey, to tasteBoiling water

Combine juices in a measuring cup; you want at least 3/4 cup. If volume is less, then squeeze in more sweet lime juice. Add the other ingredients. Pour in enough boiling water to reach 2 cups. Let steep in a covered teapot for 5 minutes to develop fl avors. Strain into mugs and enjoy.

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Bring all ingredients to a boil in a small saucepan. Lower heat and simmer for 1 minute, then pour into a covered teapot. Steep for 5 minutes then strain into mugs.

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1/2 cup raspberries1 cup papaya1/2 cup strawberries1 banana1 cup orange juice

Put all the ingredients in a blender and whir until thick and smooth. Pour into tall glasses and drink immediately. Turn your lemons into lemonade with Brooke at [email protected]

The term ‘smoothie’ was coined in the 1930s, when pureed-fruit drinks fi rst emigrated from Brazil.

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Marin’s own playwright, Peter Sinn Nachtrieb, has audiences rolling in the aisles, but Boom isn’t just a

laugh riot.Well sure, Joan Mankin is funny; this long-

time Bay Area treasure could get yuks out of Medea. Mankin’s Barbara, the dedicated and ambitious suck-up director of a museum whose stories and artifacts show how we all began, is in total control. She pulls on a joystick and the story stops; she sends jolts of electricity that drop the reluctant, baby-hating Jo (Blythe Foster) and her wannabe impreg-nator Jules (Nicholas Pelczar) to the fl oor.

But humor is the least of what makes this apocalyptic tale of a shy scientist whose best friends are fi sh. (Erik Flatmo creates the claus-trophobic living room-science lab and fall-out shelter set). When the fi sh start sleeping 18 hours a day, Jules knows that the biggest comet since the ice age is on its way, and that it is up to him to create new life. And so the verbal and physi-cal confl icts begin, as Jo—an-swering an ad on Craigslist for a bout of “intensely, signifi -cant coupling”—enters and jumps the virginal (and turns out, homosexual) Jules, fl attening him like one of Barbara’s electrical jolts.

Director Ryan Rilette and his two supple young actors make these sudden pratfalls look both easy and comic.

But the clever lines and show-stopping appearances by Mankin become predictable and it is only when Jo delivers an emotional monologue about why she refuses to be a

mother—even to save the human race—that the true drama takes hold. Jules doesn’t emote, he explains; a true nerd scientist, his shout of triumph, “I was right,” when the

comet hits is his big emo-tional moment.

In the playwright’s breakout comedy, Hunter Gatherers, clever dialogue, surprising physical action and an ingenious plot served the actors well. In Boom, these exceptionally talented actors, frequently

seen in Bay Area theaters, serve Nachtrieb’s highly fertile imagination. Tell Lee to break a leg at [email protected].

Oops! In last week’s caption to the photo accompanying our review of RVP’s The Miracle Worker, we misidentifi ed Sa-mantha Martin, the talented young actress playing Helen Keller.

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Classics aren’t called classic for nothing. At least that’s the case with Charlie Chaplin’s 1936 Modern Times, one of

the most poignant—and still timely—fi lms ever made about the human effects of indus-trialization and the Depression. It’s also one of the funniest. It will screen at the Rafael at noon on Nov. 29—for free!

The Rafael plans to continue presenting a free quarterly series titled Everybody’s Classics. The exact titles haven’t been chosen yet, but the audience at Modern Times will be able to vote on fi lms ranging from favorites such as Casablanca and Singin’ in the Rain to the more recent All the President’s Men and The Princess Bride. Write-ins will also be encouraged.

But back to Modern Times. The fi lm is remembered most for its early scenes, set in the factory where Charlie, in his last per-formance as “The Little Tramp,” tightens nuts on a faster-and-faster-moving conveyor belt and becomes a guinea pig for the “Bellows Feeding Ma-chine,” by which workers are fed lunch without stop-ping work. The shots of gi-ant cogwheels and other mechanisms are stunning graphic art all in themselves.

But it’s not until the Little Tramp is laid off that his adventures really begin, starting with his arrest for leading a Communist demonstration (he didn’t) to his meeting with a beautiful barefoot orphan, played by Paulette Goddard (whom Chaplin either was or wasn’t married to in real life). All along, Charlie is only looking for work, and

dodging the cops when things don’t pan out. Scenes in a department store and a restau-rant (where Charlie sings a song in mock-Italian gobbledygook) stand out.

Modern Times has sound effects and music—com-posed by Chaplin—but no spoken words, other than the above-mentioned song. Though the silent era had passed some years earlier, Chaplin didn’t think that speech would work for his

Little Tramp. He was right.Instead, apparently immune to gravity,

he dances, climbs, slides, leaps... He was the paramount comic actor of his day and among the greatest actors of all time. No wonder that, for decades, Charlie Chaplin was the most widely recognized person in the world.

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Chaplin was concerned with the dehumanizing effects of technology; in the factory break room scene, a robotic con-traption feeds the Little Tramp and wipes his mouth for him.

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THIS WEEKENDModern Times screens for free on Nov. 29 at noon at the Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St., San Rafael. 415/454-1222.

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Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Or-leans Nicolas Cage plays the title character in Werner Herzog’s gritty study of police department corruption and Coppola family nepotism.

The Blind Side (2:06) Heartwarming story about an African-American boy from the wrong side of the tracks who becomes an All American offensive tackle. Sandra Bullock stars.

A Christmas Carol (1:36) Dickens’ beloved slab of fi ggy pudding gets the 3D Disney treatment as Jim Carrey gives voice to half a dozen different characters (includ-ing Ebenezer himself).

An Education (1:40) Conundrum: Should pre-Swinging London schoolgirl Carey Mulligan head off to Oxford or pur-sue the naughty life with a sexy older man?

Fantastic Mr. Fox (1:27) Adaptation of Roald Dahl’s children’s book concerns a reformed fox who gives into his chicken-snatching urges, disgracing himself and his family; Wes Anderson directs the voices of George Clooney, Meryl Streep and Bill Murray.

Glenn Beck’s Christmas Sweater: A Re-turn to Redemption (2:15) The Fox News pundit presents his ongoing holiday tale of old-fashioned family values.

The Men Who Stare at Goats (1:33) Ab-surdist political thriller about a real-life U.S. Army paranormal military unit and how its investigations into psychic phenomena were employed to interrogate prisoners at Guan-tanamo Bay; George Clooney stars.

The Messenger A soldier gets romanti-cally involved with a woman after informing her that her soldier-husband has been killed, giving audiences an opportunity to rethink the mantra of don’t shoot the messenger.

Modern Times (1:27) Chaplin’s 1936 comedy classic fi nds the Little Tramp coping

with automation, social injustice, urban blight and other hallmarks of modern life.

Ninja Assassin (1:39) A skilled hit man with a heart of gold dodges death in Europe’s glittering capitals, saucy Interpol agent at hand.

Old Dogs Aging bachelors John Travolta and Robin Williams fi nd themselves dealing with a couple of rambunctious 7-year-olds; hilarity ensues.

Pirate Radio (1:55) Eight rogue ’60s-era disc jockeys led by Philip Seymour Hoffman beam rock ’n’ roll at a helpless Britain and inspire an entire generation.

Planet 51 Digitally animated fi lm about an astronaut who lands on a planet of little green people. Its PG rating is for “mild sci-fi action.”

Precious (1:49) Sundance fave about an African-American teen who deals with illit-eracy and a second pregnancy with the help of a Harlem schoolteacher.

Red Cliff (2:28) John Woo’s sumptuous, action-packed historical epic stars Tony Leung in the sweeping tale of two warlords battling the Emperor’s armies c. 208 A.D.

A Serious Man (1:45) A physics profes-sor struggles to become a mensch (despite a wandering wife, a burdensome brother, mendacious colleagues and a couple of unlovely children) in the Coen boys’ latest comedy.

The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2:10) The next installment of Stephenie Meyer’s blood-suckin’ roman-fl euve fi nds Bella Swan enjoying post-vampire succor in the arms of an incipient werewolf.

2012 (2:38) Yet another global-cataclysm scenario, this one starring John Cusack, Danny Glover, Thandie Newton and George Segal as the survivors.

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Tony Leung takes on the man in ‘Red Cliff.’

Woody Harrelson plays against type in ‘The Messenger’ at the Rafael Film Center.

‘Fantastic Mr. Fox’ opens at the Larkspur Landing, Playhouse, Regency and Rowland Friday.

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Star ratings: out of 4 stars

2012 (PG-13) Century Larkspur Landing: F-Su 12, 3:30, 7, 10:30; M-Th 6:30, 9:55 Century Northgate 15: 11:55, 1:25, 3:25, 4:55, 6:45, 8:15, 10:05 Century Rowland Plaza: F-W 12:10, 3:30, 6:50, 10:15 Fairfax 5 Theatres: 1, 4:15, 7:30

A Serious Man (R) Century Northgate 15: 7:55, 10:20 Tiburon Play-house 3: F-Sa 2, 4:30, 7:05, 9:30; Su 2, 4:30, 7:05; M-Th 4:30, 7:05

An Education (PG-13) Century Regency 6: F-Sa 12, 2:35, 5:10, 7:45, 10:05; Su-M 12, 2:35, 5:10, 7:45

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (R) Rafael Film Center: F-Su 1:45, 4:15, 6:45, 9:15; M, Th 6:45, 9:15; Tu-W 9:15

The Blind Side (PG-13) Century Larkspur Landing: F-Su 1, 4:10, 7:15, 10:20; M-Th 6:45, 9:40 Century Northgate 15: 10:45, 12, 1:35, 3:15, 4:30, 6:15, 7:30, 9:05, 10:25 Century Rowland Plaza: F-W 10:50, 1:40, 4:30, 7:20, 10:10 Fairfax 5 Theatres: F-Sa 1:10, 4, 7, 9:50; Su-Th 1:10, 4, 7 Tiburon Playhouse 3: F-Sa 1:15, 4, 6:55, 9:40; Su 1:15, 4, 6:55; M-Th 4, 6:55

Disney’s A Christmas Carol (PG) Century Northgate 15: 11:30, 1:55, 4:25, 7:05, 9:25 Fairfax 5 Theatres: F-Sa 2:30, 4:45, 7:10, 9:30; Su-Th 2:30, 4:45, 7:10

Fantastic Mr. Fox (PG) Century Larkspur

Landing: F-Su 12:20, 2:40, 5, 7:30, 9:50; M-Th 7, 9:15 Century Regency 6: F-Sa 11:50, 2:25, 5, 7:35, 9:55;

Su-M 11:50, 2:25, 5, 7:35 Century Rowland Plaza: F-W 10:55, 1, 3:10, 5:30, 7:40, 9:50 Tiburon Play-house 3: F-Sa 1:30, 4:15, 7:15, 9:20; Su 1:30, 4:15, 7:15; M-Th 4:15, 7:15

Glenn Beck’s Christmas Sweater: A Return to Redemption (Not Rated) Century Regency 6: Th 8

The Men Who Stare At Goats (R) Century Regency 6: F-Sa 12:25, 2:50, 5:15, 7:40, 10; Su-M 12:25, 2:50, 5:15, 7:40

The Messenger (R) Rafael Film Center: F-Su 1:30, 4, 6:30, 8:50; M-Th 6:30, 8:50

Modern Times (Not Rated) Rafael Film

Center: Su noon

Ninja Assassin (R) Century Northgate 15: 11:20, 12:35, 1:45, 3:10, 4:10, 5:30, 6:50, 7:50, 9:20, 10:15 Century Rowland Plaza: F-W 12:50, 3:20, 5:40, 8:05, 10:30

Old Dogs (PG) Century Northgate 15: 11:10, 12:15, 1:30, 2:35, 3:40, 4:50, 6, 7:10, 8:10, 9:35, 10:30 Century Rowland Plaza: F-W 12:20, 2:30, 4:50, 7, 9:10 Fairfax 5 Theatres: F-Sa 1:30, 4:30, 7:20, 9:40; Su-Th 1:30, 4:30, 7:20

Pirate Radio (R) Century Regency 6: F-Sa 11, 1:40, 4:35, 7:25, 10:15; Su 11, 1:40, 4:35, 7:25;

M 11:15, 2:05, 4:50, 7:45 CinéArts at Sequoia: F-Sa 2:30, 5, 7:30, 10; Su 2:30, 5, 7:30; M-Th 5:15, 7:45

Planet 51 (PG) Century Northgate 15: 10:50, 11:50, 1:10, 2:15, 3:25, 4:35, 5:40, 6:55, 9:15 Century Rowland Plaza: F-W 12:55, 3:15, 5:35, 7:55, 10:25 Lark Theater: F-Sa 1, 3, 5, 7:10; Su 11, 1, 3, 5:10, 7:10; M-Tu 5, 7:10; W 3, 5, 7:10; Th 3, 5

Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire (R) 1/2 Century Regency 6: F-Sa 10:55, 12:10, 1:35, 3, 4:25, 5:50, 7:15, 8:40, 10:10; Su 10:55,

12:10, 1:35, 3, 4:25, 5:50, 7:15, 8:40; M 12:10, 1:35, 3, 4:25, 5:50, 7:15, 8:30 CinéArts at Sequoia: F-Sa 2, 4:30, 7, 9:25; Su 2, 4:30, 7; M-Th 4:45, 7:10

Red Cliff (R) Rafael Film Center: F-Sa 1:15, 4:30, 7:30; Su 3:30, 7; M-Th 7

The Twilight Saga: New Moon (PG-13) Century Cinema: 12:30, 3:40, 7, 10 Century Northgate 15: 11, 11:45, 12:30, 1:15, 2, 2:45, 3:30, 4:15, 5, 5:45, 6:30, 7:15, 8, 8:45, 9:30, 10:10 Century Rowland Plaza: F-W 11, 12:30, 1:50, 3:25, 4:40, 6:15, 7:30, 9:20, 10:20 Fairfax 5 Theatres: F-Sa 1:20, 4:15, 7:15, 10:10; Su-Th 1:20, 4:15, 7:15


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FRIDAY, NOV. 27 Modern Marvels Trac-ing the history of the telephone and how it changed society since that fateful day when Alexander Graham Bell uttered the historic words, “Watson, did you get my text?” History Channel. 7pm.Smallville We are willing to accept the stuff about Krypton, and x-ray vision and faster than a speeding bullet, but the Daily Planet actually hiring a new report-er strains credulity. CW. 8pm.The Jay Leno Show Laura Bush comes out of hiding. NBC. 9pm.

SATURDAY, NOV. 28 Designer Dog A review of fashionable hybrid breeds like the Labra-doodle, the puggle and the Chihausund. We’re still waiting for some-body to combine a Shih Tzu with a Roomba so it can dust-mop our floor. Animal Planet. 8pm.War of the Worlds Live Somebody made a musi-cal out of the H.G. Wells classic; it’s like A Chorus Line, but with more ten-tacles. KQED. 10pm.Dawn of the Dead This is the remake. They still hole up in a mall while the zom-bies stumble around outside. But it’s a totally cooler mall. (2004) MTV. 10pm.

SUNDAY, NOV. 29 America’s Funniest Home Videos Former host Bob Saget stops by, part of his “That’s How Well My Career Is Going!” tour. ABC. 7pm.A To w n W i t h o u t C h r i s t m a s W e ’ r e intrigued. What’s the real estate market l ike? How are the schools? (2001) Life-time. 7pm.The Dog Who Saved Christmas Or, in our house, The Dog Who Tore Apart the Stock-ings to Get at the Chocolate. (2009) ABC Family. 8pm.

MONDAY, NOV. 30 How the Grinch Stole Christmas We think he worked for Goldman Sachs. ABC. 8pm.Shrek the Halls An ogre at Christmas? That’s why we stopped spiking the eggnog when our brother-in-law visits. ABC. 8:30pm.Hoarders Every week, they interview a couple of people with a compulsion to fill their houses with worthless goods they will never use. And every week is another week you can’t fit your car in the garage. A&E. 10pm.

TUESDAY, DEC. 1 The Biggest Loser The final four contestants run a marathon. We’re impressed. This is the longest course any of them had ever run that wasn’t a buffet. NBC. 8pm.A Charlie Brown Christmas The round-headed kid picks out a lame tree and

then everybody pre-tends it’s OK. It’s good practice for when your sister shows up for the holidays with her new boyfriend. ABC. 8pm.Cast Confessions from The Hills to The City There are parts of their lives these people haven’t shared? How about “We used cue cards”? MTV. 9pm.Victoria’s Secret Fash-ion Show We heard the secret is diet pills and cigarettes. CBS. 10pm.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 2 Rudolph, the Red-

Nosed Reindeer A mutant reindeer and his effeminate elf friend brave a savage storm to escape an isolated polar compound. CBS. 8pm.Christmas in Rockefeller Center Alicia

Keys, Barry Manilow and Shakira help remind us what the holidays are about on some other planet. NBC. 8pm.Lost Holiday: The Jim and Suzanne Shemwell Story A husband and wife are trapped in a blizzard at Christmas. This kind of cutting-edge couples therapy may not be available in your area. (2007) Lifetime. 9pm.The Tonight Show Jenny McCarthy explains that her 1995 expiration date

“was just a typo.” NBC. 11:35pm.

THURSDAY, DEC. 3 The Polar Express Scores of children are abducted on Christmas Eve and whisked out of state for a ritual involving a charismatic cult leader and his army of diminutive mutants. (2004) ABC Family. 6pm.Clash of the Choirs Like American Idol, but with bake sales. CMTV. 7pm.

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As usual, I had Thanksgiving with my aunt, uncle and cousins in Sacra-mento. It’s always a rowdy, irreverent

affair. I’m a smart aleck, but this family has advanced degrees in wit. When the six of them turn their banter on me, they go for my weak spot, dissecting why I’m still single.

I don’t mind the laughter at my expense, though it makes me think of last year’s gentler Thanksgiving. I was in New York, where my mother had multiple brain surgeries.

My friend Christine, an attorney living in Manhattan, invited me for Thanksgiving dinner. I was intrigued to learn the guest list included three exotic dancers.

I spent the day with my mom until she shooed me away so I could eat unhospital turkey. Truly, I think she wanted me to meet the dancers. We both expected uneducated women with bleached hair and tight clothes.

When I arrived at Christine’s, I thought I pegged the three involved in the forbidden occupation. Ella, with her long body and dark hair fl owing past the middle of her back, was the fi rst one I spoke with. Wrong. She’s Chris-tine’s yoga instructor.

I fi gured Meg, who held an infant in her arms, was the neighbor. Wrong again. Dancer.

Turns out, I had one right, but only be-cause it was mathematically impossible not to. They dressed appropriately and weren’t blonde. Their conversations were about typical things and they used grammatically correct sentences.

This was disappointing. How would I entertain my mother the next day? No inter-esting column here. Fine, I wouldn’t worry about taking notes and could concentrate on gorging. Still, I was curious...

At the table, I strategically positioned myself between two dancers, forcing Meg’s husband to sit across from her. I wasn’t em-barrassed. He can sit next to his wife at home.

Ella led us in a prayer and we each shared why we were grateful. No one mentioned taking her clothes off for a living, although Christine said she was thankful she sur-vived her fi rm’s layoff. (She often tells me she feel likes a prostitute with the work she does for corporations.)

How did Christine, a Marinite, end up a New Yorker surrounded by strippers? After law school, she took a job in NYC. Her friend from their Berkeley undergrad days lived there, so the two of them got an apartment together. That’s all I knew until I gently prod-ded her roommate Pam to tell me more while I stuffed my mouth with pie.

Pam attended class by day and waitressed at a gentlemen’s club at night. When she dis-covered dancers make more and work fewer

hours, she auditioned, becoming another student dancing topless for tuition. Degree in hand, she worked a few years at a corporate job she hated. Today, Pam is a hostess in one of New York’s fi ner clubs, earning more than she did at the ad agency.

Meg is Pam’s friend from the club. In her late 20s, she graduated from NYU and has danced for years. Her husband Ron was a customer. I was surprised she’d gone out with someone who had ogled her body before the fi rst date.

“If I met a nice guy at the gym, I’d have to worry about telling him what I do for a living,” Meg said.

Her husband was one of several men she dated after dancing for them. All, except Ron, wanted her to stop.

“I like dancing and I’m a good salesperson,” said Meg. “Where else could I work half-time, be with my baby all day and earn six fi gures?”

I’d never thought of topless dancing as a sales career. Kerry, the third dancer, explained: “The more attention I give my client, the more he pays me.”

Sounds like sales to me. Three saleswom-en—one married, one in a relationship and one looking. No different from me, except they’re younger and prettier. Taller. Thinner. More voluptuous where it counts. OK, not like me, but still, I’ve never demeaned myself by stripping and wagging my tush in front of strangers. Not that anyone would pay me to, but that’s not the point. I had to ask, though in a nice way.

“Pam, when you were dancing, did you feel taken advantage of?”

“Occasionally, but I’ve been groped more on the subway,” Pam declared. “The clients at upscale clubs usually behave. They’re celebri-ties, football players, wealthy men.”

I must have looked skeptical, because she followed up: “I never had sex. Dancing paid for school. I have money in the bank. I’m not ashamed.”

I was. Pam knew I was being judgmental, but readily accepted my apology. We began chatting about San Francisco. By the end of the evening, I wasn’t thinking about anyone’s occupation. This was a peaceful, thoughtful Thanksgiving. When I was leaving, everyone hugged me and told me they were praying for my mother and me.

It worked, because a year later, my mom is fi ne and my heart is more open. Thank you, ladies. E-mail: [email protected]

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fl avored holiday album Hot Club Cool Yule on Wednesday, Dec. 23, at 8pm, also at a 142 Throckmorton Theatre event. Share your favorite holiday music with Greg at [email protected]

Remembrances of the childhood sounds and smells of the holiday season—Grandma baking cookies and Dad sing-

ing his favorite Christmas songs—inspired Bay Area singer and songwriter Michelle Schmitt to record Christmas on Pine Mountain, a heartfelt mix of originals and country-infl ected classic carols.

But there’s nothing sugary about these songs.

Sure, there are nods to-ward what she calls family strength, love and commit-ment. But Schmitt, who will perform a Christmas program at the 142 Th-rockmorton Theatre as a benefi t for Meals on Wheels, pens probing lyr-ics that are rife with mean-ing, often addressing the challenges of personal relationships and the weaknesses of the human spirit.

Call her the Oprah of singer/songwriters.Her concept album Home chronicled the

ups and downs of marriage. And “These Little Pills,” from her 2008 album Another Winter, was inspired by friends who have struggled

with addiction.On the other hand, this engaging new

Christmas album feels like a family reunion or a visit from long lost friends. It features a polished band that includes Michael Rodri-guez, Ricky Fataar, Garrin Benfi eld, Marc

Levine and Damian Sol.Proceeds from the album

also benefi t Meals on Wheels.Schmitt will debut her

album at the benefi t concert Thursday, Dec. 3, at 8pm, at the 142 Throckmorton in downtown Mill Valley. Tickets are $20. A $100 VIP reception begins at 6:45pm.

That’s just one of several holiday-related events at the fi nancially strapped Mill Valley theater that could use a few holiday

gifts of its own.On Saturday, Dec. 12, at 7:30pm, the venue

hosts Celebrate the Holidays: A Seva Foun-dation Benefi t with emcee Wavy Gravy and musical guests Moonalice, the David Nelson Band and the Rowan Brothers. Tickets are $50-$100.

The Christmas Jug Band—who gave the world the irreverent “Daddy’s Drinkin’ Up Our Christmas”—brings its jugabilly mystique to the theater Sunday, Dec. 16, at 6pm, following a Dec. 15 set at the 2AM Club. The loose-knit ensemble of longtime Marin musicians (sometimes including the reclusive Dan Hicks) recently released its latest seasonal blast, The Christmas Jug Band on the Holi-day Highway, featuring such special guests as Country Joe McDonald, Norton Buffalo, Mike Duke and Dan Hicks’ Lickettes. (A spin-off of these merry music makers performing under the moniker Three Elves Named Moe can be savored in coming weeks at shows in West Marin and throughout the county.)

And, fi nally, the Hot Club of San Francisco celebrates the release of its new Gypsy jazz-

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A Christmas Gift for You fromPhil Spector(Phil Spector Records/Legacy) Various Artists

Yup, that Phil Spector—the pop producer-turned-convicted murderer. This long out-of-print collection of seasonal ditties, first released in 1963 and reissued several times over the years under various titles, bundles pop renditions of classic Christmas fare: “White Christmas,” “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” “Frosty the Snowman,” “Silent Night,” “Here Comes Santa Claus,” and others (including the weird “Marsh-mallow World”). They’re all performed by Spector Records’ stable of chart-topping acts: Darlene Love, the Ronettes, the Crystals and Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans. Rolling Stone magazine has hailed Phil Spector’s Christmas album as “hands down, the best holiday album in the history of pop music.” It’s certainly the perfect antidote to Bob Dylan’s new karaoke-like offering, Christmas in the Heart (why, Bob, why?).—GC

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It wouldn’t be Christmas without an acoustic guitar, a cozy fi re and L’Oreal.

The Jug Band’s latest release features such hits as ‘Shoot ‘Em in the Pants’ and ‘Santa’s Going Crazy This Year.’

The ‘Pine Mountain’ of the album title comes from the name of a recording studio in Alexander Valley. Schmitt actually grew up in Detroit.

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Road, San Anselmo. 785-7917. www.marinchorus.org12/04: Shakuhachi Flute Con-cert “Blow-ing Zen.” John Singer, shakuhachi. 7:30-9pm. $15. Open Secret Bookstore, 923 C St., San Rafael. 457-4191. www.zenflute.com

Dance

11/28: Snake Goddess Dance Le’ema Kath-leen Graham presents a Minoan Snake Goddess

dance, sacred serpent slide show and book reading. 7:30-9:30pm. $10. Open Secret Bookstore, 923 C St.,

San Rafael. 479-3892. www.goddesswork.com12/04: RoCo Youth

Dance Company “Bodylanguage” An evening of contemporary dance by cho-reographers, Annie Rosenthal Parr, Daisy Stoloff and Alison De Oliviera. 8-9pm. $7-12. RoCo Dance, 237 Shoreline Hwy., Mill Valley. 407-1571. www.rocodance.com

Theater/Auditions

Through 12/06: Boom Comedy about the end of the world by award-winning Marin native Peter Sinn Nachtrieb. Directed by Ryan Rilette. $20-51. Marin

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BEST BETThe history of holidays

It seems for as long as we can remember, people have been celebrat-ing things: fire, the full moon, harvest season, birthdays, anniversaries—and holidays. Even the Marin History Muse-um is in on it, hosting its annual HOLI-DAY OPEN HOUSE to celebrate the season and the current exhibit, “Grow-ing the Future: Farming Families in Marin.” Revelers can enjoy complimen-tary admission to the exhibit, holiday carols and general cheer, as well as hors d’oeuvres, wine, a gift raffle and other such things. All ages are welcome and admission is free (along with free parking at Westamerica Bank and Circle Bank at Fifth and B streets). So who are we to skip out on the festivities? 5-8pm Dec. 3 at Boyd Gate House, 1125 B St., San Rafael. Info: Call 415/454-8538 or visit online at www.marinhistory.org.—Samantha Campos

Live music

11/27: Go Kat Go 7-10pm. Free. Rickey’s, 250 Entrada Dr., Novato. 883-5952 . www.rickeysres-taurant.com11/27: Paul Robinson Plus Acoustic rock. 7:30-10:30pm. Saylor’s, 2009 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 332-1512.11/27: Rock the Break 2 Treble at Bass special all ages show with Mello, The Cosmic Shenanigans, Marin Academy Soul Band, Roadhead. 8pm. $5-10. Bay Area Sound Studios, 85 Mitchell, San Rafael. 606-7435. www.marinlocalmusic.com/rock-break-211/27: S’Cream Cream/Clapton Tribute band. 8-11:30pm. $5. Presidio Yacht Club, Fort Baker, Sau-salito. 332-2319. www.presidioyachtclub.org11/27: Tom Rigney and Flambeau Cajun. 8:30pm. $12. Rancho Nicasio, 1 Old Rancheria Road, Nicasio. 662-2219. www.ranchonicasio.com11/28: Andoni Quartet Jazz. 7-10pm Free. Rickey’s, 250 Entrada Dr., Novato. 883-9477. www.rickeysrestaurant.com11/28: Eugene Huggins Blues rock. 7-10pm. Saylor’s, 2009 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 332-1512.11/28: Moonlight Rodeo at Old Western Saloon Americana/roots rock music, featuring original songs co-written with Robert Hunter from the Grateful Dead. 9pm. Old Western Saloon, Pt. Reyes Station. 637-2496. www.moonlightrodeo.com11/28: The Fabulous Bud E Luv 5th Annual Holiday Party. 8:30pm. $15. Rancho Nicasio, 1 Old Rancheria Road, Nicasio. 662-2219. www.ranchonicasio.com11/29: Jeffrey Halford and the Healers In the Bar. 4pm. Rancho Nicasio, 1 Old Rancheria Road, Nicasio. 662-2219. www.ranchonicasio.com12/01: Dick Fregulia/Steve Webber Duo Jazz. 5-8pm. Free. Sand Dollar Restaurant, Shoreline Hwy., Stinson Beach. 868-0434.

12/01: Swing Fever with trumpeter Bob Schulz New Orleans Jazz. 7-10pm. Free. Pana-ma Hotel, 4 Bayview St., San Rafael. 457-3993. www.panamahotel.com12/03: David Brewer “El Cervecero,” solo fla-menco guitarist 7-10pm. Free. Panama Hotel, 4 Bayview St., San Rafael. 457-3993. www.pan-amahotel.com12/03: Michelle Schmitt Schmitt and her band present “Christmas On Pine Mountain,” a benefit concert for Meals On Wheels San Francisco. VIP reception at 6pm. 6-10:30pm. $20-100. Throckmor-ton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley. 383-9600. www.142throckmortontheatre.org12/04: Beaufunk and Sista Monica Parker Rancho Debut. 8:30pm. $12. Rancho Nicasio, 1 Old Rancheria Road, Nicasio. 662-2219. www.ranchonicasio.com12/04: Pamela Joy 7-10pm. Free. Rickey’s, 250 Entrade Drive, Noavato. 883-5952. www.rickeysrestaurant.com

Concerts

12/04-05: Chamber Ensemble Concert Pieces for small ensembles from the Baroque to 20th Century. Call 485-9460 for program information. 7:30-8:30pm. $5-15. College of Marin, 835 College Ave., Kentfield. www.marin.edu12/04: Craig Jessup Sings Rodgers and Hart “Funny Valentine.” 8pm. $20. 142 Throck-morton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton, Mill Valley. 383-9600. www.142throckmortontheatre.org12/04: Marin Girls Chorus “Moonlight, Can-dlelight, Music to Celebrate the Season.” 7pm. $15. First Presbyterian Church, 72 Kensington

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Theatre Company, 397 Miller Ave., Mill Valley. 388-5208. www.marintheatre.orgThrough 12/06: The Miracle Worker Tony Award-winning play based on the life of Helen Keller. Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm.; Sunday Nov. 29, Dec. 6 at 2pm.; Thursday Dec. 3. 7:30pm. 8-10pm. $15-25. Ross Valley Players’ Barn Thea-tre, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Ross. 456-9555 . www.rossvalleyplayers.com

Comedy

11/27: Jay Alexander’s Carnival of the Mind Comedy and magic. $20. 142 Throck-morton Theatre, Mill Valley. 383-9600. www.142throckmortontheatre.org

Art

11/27-29: Point Reyes Thanksgiving Open Studios Self-guided tour to over 20 artists’ studios in the Point Reyes area. Brochures with maps are available at local retailers or at www.pointreyesart.com. 11am-5pm. Free. Point Reyes Open Studio, Point Reyes Station. 663-9646. www.pointreyesart.com11/28-12/31: AWD Small Works Annual Small Works exhibit, featuring works of art under 18 inches. 10am-5pm. Free. Art Works Downtown, 1337 Fourth St., San Rafael. 451-8119. www.art-worksdowntown.org12/01-01/30: Devil Digit Finishing School Exhibition of contemporary embroidery by Caro-line Marcum Dahl. Opening reception Dec. 1, 5-7pm. Free. Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throck-morton Ave., Mill Valley. www.carolinedahl.com12/01-18: Mia Brown Opening reception Dec. 1, 5-7pm Mia uses a head wand to produce paintings, scarves, bookmarks, and cards. 10am-4pm. Free. Casa Allegra Community Services, 35 Mitchell Blvd., Suite 8, San Rafael. 479-2210. www.casaallegra.org12/04-06: West California Pottery Studio 30th Annual Sale The cooperative studio produces a wide variety of ceramic art including tableware, vases, wall compositions, and sculptures. Refreshments will be served. 10am-4pm. Free. West California Pottery Studio, 1115 West California Ave., Mill Valley, CA 94941. 381-2695.Through 01/02: Clay and Glass Art Exhibi-

tion “Out of the Fire: Clay and Glass from the Association of Clay and Glass Artists” presents clay and glass sculpture, as well as functional objects using highly innovative themes and techniques. 5:30-7:30pm. Free. Falkirk Cultural Center, 1408 Mission Ave., San Rafael. 485-3328.Through 01/03: ‘Picks: New Weaving and Textile Art’ Tamalpais Weavers Guild members showcase varieties of textile manipulation. 9am-4-pm. Free. Bay Model Visitor Center, 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 332-3871. www.spn.usace.army.mil/bmvc/Through 01/03: Nina Leva Photography Exhibit “Face of a Child:” Black and white images of surprising moments from children’s calm reflec-tion, exploration and peacefulness. Free. Rustic Bakery, 1139 Magnolia Ave., Larkspur. 302-1017. www.ninaleva.comThrough 01/04: Maeve Croghan Exhibit Expressionist Paintings. Mon.-Sat. 10am-6pm. Free. Marin Jewelers Guild, 1331 4th St., San Rafael. 868-1425. www.marinjewelersguild.comThrough 01/06: Fine Art Photography Marin Photography Club Exhibit. 2-5pm Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Marin, 240 Channing Way, San Rafael. 382-0245. www.uumarin.orgThrough 01/08: ‘Movement’ Charles Fox, large scale black and white photographs. 3-5pm. Com-monweal, 451 Mesa Road, Bolinas, CA. 868-0970. www.commonweal.orgThrough 01/13: Jane Calender Art Exhibit Oil paintings of Marin County & California Coastline. 1-7pm. Free. Ross Valley Winery, 343 San Anselmo Ave., San Anselmo. 457-5157. www.janecalender.comThrough 01/17: Marin Art School presents 2009 Student Show Art of adult students of the Marin Art School in Novato showcased in this exhibit which can be seen by those attending events at the Marin Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium. Not an exhibit open daily. 8-10pm. Free. Redwood Foyer - Marin Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael. 499-6014. www.marinarts.orgThrough 02/28: “A Thousand Years of Southwestern Pottery” Pottery exhibit. Traditions born centuries ago still live in this vital art form. Tues.-Sat. Noon-4pm. $5 Marin Museum of the American Indian, 2200 Novato Blvd., Novato. 897-4064. www.marinindian.comThrough 11/29: Art by MOT Paintings, Cartoons and Wooden Toys. 10-5pm. Free. San Geronimo Valley Community Center, 6350 Sir

Francis Drake Blvd., San Geronimo. 488-8888 ext.252. www. sgvcc.orgThrough 11/29: Quilts by Carol Hunt Maurice Del Mue Galleries. 10-5pm. Free. San Geronimo Valley Community Center, 6350 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., San Geronimo. 488-8888 . www.sgvcc.orgThrough 11/29: Small Treasures Exhibition and Sale Art by artists of MarinMOCA priced right for holiday gift-giving. 11am-4pm. Free. Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, 500 Palm Dr., Novato. 506-0137. www.marinmoca.orgThrough 12/01: ‘The Works’ and ‘A Place in My Heart’ Collection of works by artist Bill Dempster and by Laura Saunders. 11am-6pm. Free. elsewhere gallery, 1828 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Fair-fax. www.elsewhere.comThrough 12/03: ‘New Exhibitions’ “21st Annual Invitational Mini Show.” Works of more than 85 Bay Area artists no larger than 6x6x6. Sales benefit the museum. Also, “Michael Garlington,” Photographs and “Chris Hellman,” Watercolors Noon-5pm. Free. Bolinas Museum, 48 Wharf Road, Bolinas. 868-0330. www.bolinasmuseum.orgThrough 12/03: Anna Petranich Pastel works. Free. Belvedere/Tiburon Library, 1501 Tiburon Blvd., Tiburon. 479-4176.Through 12/10: ‘Ripples’- Exhibit Featur-ing the Power of Water Art exhibit with water themes presented by the Marin Arts Council show-casing the art works of Kay Russell, Peter Ball-inger, Susan Black, Mary Blake, Patricia Lawrence, Lynette Porteous and Liz Schiff. 9-5pm. Free. Marin County Civic Center, 1st and 3rd Floor Galleries, 3501 Civic Center Dr., Room 329, San Rafael. 499-8350, Ext. 362. www.marinarts.orgThrough 12/11: ‘The Vast Remainder’ Exhi-bition of figurative paintings by Fairfax based artist Jeffrey Palladini. 6-9pm Free. Sam the Butcher Contemporary Art, 10 Ross Common, Ross. 902-1019. www.samthebutcherart.orgThrough 12/14: ‘Hallelujah, Anyway!’ Instal-lation by Nonnie Welch, Jan Davidson, Nomi Schwarzschild. 11am-6pm. Free. Spirit Matters, 12307 S.F. Drake Blvd., Point Reyes. 663-8699.Through 12/31: Jocelyn Knight “Almost abstract” color photography by Jocelyn Knight.

2-5pm. Free. Linda Penzur Gallery, 71 Redhill Ave., San Anselmo. 457-4079. www.jocelynknight.com

Talks/Lectures

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11/30: Discussion of Great New Books Elaine Petrocelli and a team of Book Passage booksellers lead a discussion of books for the holidays. 1pm. Free Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com11/30: William Turner “Hockey Mom: Sarah Palin’s Shot at Glory.” 7pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com12/01: Theodore Roszak “The Making of an Elder Culture: Reflections on the Future of America’s Most Audacious Generation.” 7pm. Free. Book Pas-sage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com12/02: Andrew Harvey “The Hope: A Guide to Sacred Activism.” 6pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. www.bookpas-sage.com12/02: Fred Rosenbaum and Frances Din-kelspiel Rosenbaum (“The Cosmopolitans: A Social and Cultural History of S.F. Bay Area Jews”) and Dinkelspiel, (“Towers of Gold”) explore the per-sonalities and stories of local Jews who shaped our world. 6pm. $12-15. Marin Osher Jewish Commu-nity Center, San Rafael. 444-8000. www.marinjcc.org12/02: Norman Fischer “Questions/ Places/Voices/Seasons.” 7pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com12/03: Peter Beren “California the Beautiful,” featuring the photography of the late Galen Rowell. 7pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com12/04: Rebecca Katz “The Cancer-Fighting Kitchen.” 7pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com

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11/27-12/03: ‘Red Cliff’ Historical spectacle tells the story of a legendary battle in 208 A.D. that marked the end of the Han Dynasty. Directed by John Woo. $5.50-10. Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St., San Rafael. 454-1222. www.cafilm.org11/29: ‘Modern Times’ Charlie Chaplin’s 1936 masterwork screened in a restored 35mm print. Noon. Free. Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St., San Rafael. 454-1222. www.cafilm.org12/01: Tiburon International Film Festival “Airplay: The Rise & Fall of Rock Radio.” Documen-tary. 6-7:30pm. Free. Bay Model Visitor Center, 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 332-3871. www.spn.usace.army.mil/bmvc/12/04: ‘An American Coup’ From the producers of “Loose Change.” Asks tough questions about our

Democracy and Freedom. 7:30pm. Free. Olney Hall, College of Marin, 835 College Ave., Kentfield.

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11/27: Music in The Air Strolling carolers visit shops along 4th Street’s West End Village. 3-5pm. Free. Rebound Bookstore, 1611 4th St., San Rafael. 482-0550.12/01-07: Names Project: Aids Memorial Quilt Town Center Corte Madera will display panels of the world-renowned memorial quilt. On Dec. 1 from 2-7pm the public will be able to see the quilt panels close up. Special presentations will take place including a talk at 5:30pm by Brother Karekin, a member of Recycled AIDS Medicine Program (RAMP). This will be followed by a memo-rial to clients and friends that we have lost over the years including a special tribute to Dr. Robert Scott. 9am-9pm Free. Town Center Corte Madera, 770 Tamalpais Dr, Corte Madera. 924-2961 . www.shop-towncenter.com12/01: Marin Energy Authority Public Work-shop Come learn about Marin Clean energy and how it could affect you as a Marin resident resident. Speakers from MEA, PG&E, MRW Associates, Local Power Works LLC. 6-9pm. Free. Mill Valley Community Center, 180 Camino Alto, Mill Valley, CA. 507-2813. www.marinenergyauthority.org12/02: George Lakoff on Majority Rule 2010 Initiative to eliminate two thirds legislative rule for simple majority rule for revenue and budget deci-sions. 7-9pm. Free. The Redwoods, 40 Camino Alto, Mill Valley. 488-4673. www.dfamarin.org12/03: Marin History Holiday Open House Marin History Museum celebrates with holiday car-ols, hors d’oeuvres, wine and more festivities. 5-8pm. Free. Marin History Museum, 1125 B St., San Rafael. 454-8538 . www.marinhistory.org12/03: National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council Meeting Focus on ocean resources off the Marin and Sonoma County coasts and within the Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary. 9:30am-3:30pm. Free. Point Reyes National Seashore, Red Barn Classroom, 1 Bear Valley Road, Point Reyes Station. 663-0314 ext. 105. www.cordellbank.noaa.gov/council/welcome.html12/04: Exposure III Marin Youth Center presents an upbeat, lively showcase featuring themulti-disciplinary art by MYC students. 6-8pm. Free. The MYC (Marin Youth Center), 1115 3rd St., San Rafael. 459-6884 ext. 110. www.themyc.org12/04: Tiburon Holiday Festival Holiday event for the whole family with caroling, gingerbread mak-ing and more. 5:30pm. Free. From the fountain on Main Street to end of Historic Upper Ark Row, Tibu-ron. 435-5633. www.tiburonchamber.wildapricot.org/Default.aspx?pageId=441294

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11/29: Russian River Canoe Trip Bring potluck for six and sunscreen. Reservation required: send check for $45 to Richard Watson at 501 Via Casitas #321, Greenbrae 94904. Carpools at 9:30, call for info:461-9255. 461-9255.12/02: Full Moon Hike into Muir Woods A salmon confab and moonlit night hike to explore the soundscape of Redwood Creek and the ancient red-wood forest. Led by Muir Woods Ranger Lou Sian and SPAWN. 4:30-7pm. Free. Muir Woods National Monument. 663-8590 x111. www.SpawnUSA.org12/03: Ocean View Trail A moderate Sierra Club sponsored hike from Rock Springs to top of Cataract Falls with great ocean views. Carpool from Miller and Locust in Mill Valley at 9:30am. Rain cancels. Free. 461-9255.

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995 Fictitious Name StatementFICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTFile No. 122343 The following individual(s) is (are) doing busi-ness as SMITH PACIFIC CONSTRUCTION & DESIGN, 224 KENT AVENUE, KENTFIELD, CA 94904: PETER R. SMITH, 224 KENT AVENUE, KENTFIELD, CA 94904. This busi-ness 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 October 27, 2009. (Publication Dates: November 6, 13, 20, 27, 2009)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTFile No. 122271 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as NEWCOURT PROPERTIES, 591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941: RAYMOND HOFFMAN III, 591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941; MARK GORJESTANI, 4230 VIA MIRA MONTE, CALABASAS, CA 91301; LISA GORJESTANI, 4230 VIA MIRA MONTE, CALABASAS, CA 91301; VICTORIA HOFFMAN, 138 WEST MILBRAE SPRINGS, ORO VALLEY, AZ 85737. This business is being conducted by a General Partnership. Registrant(s) began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on May 10, 1988. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Ocotber 16, 2009. (Publication Dates: November 6, 13, 20, 27, 2009)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTFile No. 122226 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as ADVANCED ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, 260 MONTE VISTA, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941: CALIFORNIA ENV. SERVICES, INC., 260 MONTE VISTA, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941. This business is being conducted by a corporation. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein in 1997. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on October 14, 2009. (Publication Dates: November 6, 13,20, 27, 2009)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTFile No. 122355 The following individual(s) is (are) doing busi-ness as KENTFIELD LENDING GROUP, 300 TAMAL PLAZA, #180, CORTE MADERA, CA 94925: JUSTIN SEELEY, 612 WATEREE STREET, SAUSALITO, CA 94965. This busi-ness 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 October 28, 2009. (Publication Dates: November 6, 13, 20, 27, 2009)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTFile No. 2009122371 The following individual(s) is (are) doing busi-ness as UNITED HUE, 2 CEDARWOOD LANE, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941: WORKREATIVE LLC, 2 CEDARWOOD LANE, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941. This business is being conducted by a Limited Liability Company. 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 October 29, 2009. (Publication Dates: November 6, 13, 20, 27, 2009)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTFile No. 2009122389 The following individual(s) is (are) doing busi-ness as TIME FOR ME, 1115 SIR FRANCIS DRAKE BOULEVARD, #11, KENTFIELD, CA 94904: PAMELA M. MCHENRY, 1115 SIR FRANCIS DRAKE BOULEVARD, #11, KENTFIELD, CA 94904. 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 November 2, 2009. (Publication Dates: November 6, 13, 20, 27, 2009)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTFile No. 122322 The following individual(s) is (are) doing busi-ness as MARIN FOUR SOFTBALL CLUB, 4 CIELO LANE, #1-J, NOVATO, CA 94949: BRADLEY FRANCISCO LUCCHI, 4 CIELO LANE, #1-J, NOVATO, CA 94949. This busi-ness is being conducted by an individual. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on October 23, 2009. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on October 22, 2009. (Publication Dates: November 6, 13, 20, 27, 2009)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTFile No. 122395 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as SEA THAI BISTRO, 60 CORTE MADERA AVENUE, CORTE MADERA, CA 94925: ACHARA THONGSILP, 1987 PINER COURT, SANTA ROSA, CA 95403. This busi-ness 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 November 2, 2009. (Publication Dates: November 6, 13, 20, 27, 2009)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTFile No. 122405 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as LAS NELAS AUTHENTIC MEXICAN FOOD, 1704 LINCOLN AVENUE, #4, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: MARIA DE LOS ANGELES ABOYTES, 1704 LINCOLN AVENUE, #4, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901. This business is being conducted by an individual. Registrant has not yet begun to transact busi-ness under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on November 3, 2009. (Publication Dates: November 6, 13, 20, 27, 2009)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTFile No. 2009122415 The following individual(s) is (are) doing busi-ness as RC TOY SHOP, 5800 NORTHGATE MALL, SUITE C-12, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903: ALPTEKIN CAKIRCALI, 830 SARATOGA AVENUE, APT. C-109, SAN JOSE, CA 95129. This business is being conducted by an indi-vidual. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on November 1, 2009. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on November 4, 2009. (Publication Dates: November 13, 20, 27; December 4, 2009)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTFile No. 122353 The following individual(s) is (are) doing busi-ness as A LOVING TOUCH CARE HOME II, 310 GOLDEN HIND PASSAGE, CORTE MADERA, CA 94925: EDG HEALTHCARE OF CORTE MADERA, INC., 45 MERIAM DRIVE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903. This business is being conducted by a corporation. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on January 1, 2010. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on October 28, 2009. (Publication Dates: November 13, 20, 27; December 4, 2009)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTFile No. 122404 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as ECKERT & ZIEGLER CNL SCIENTIFIC RESOURCES, 24937 AVE TIBBITTS, VALENCIA, CA 91355: ECKERT & ZIEGLER ISOTOPE PRODUCTS, INC., 24937 AVE TIBBITTS, VALENCIA, CA 91355. This business is being conducted by a Corporation. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on July 1, 2009. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on November 3, 2009. (Publication Dates: November 13, 20, 27; December 4, 2009)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTFile No. 122219 The following individual(s) is (are) doing busi-ness as SHORELINE TREE & LANDSCAPE SERVICE, 5434 GARVIN AVENUE, RICHMOND, CA 94805: TIM LOWRY, 5434 GARVIN AVENUE, RICHMOND, CA 94805. This business is being conducted by an indi-vidual. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein in 1990. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on October 13, 2009. (Publication Dates: November 13, 20, 27; December 4, 2009)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTFile No. 2009122449 The following individual(s) is (are) doing busi-ness as MEDICAL DENTAL CONCEPTS, 15 WOODSIDE WAY, ROSS, CA 94957: PETER F. CHASE, D.D.S., INC., 15 WOODSIDE WAY, ROSS, CA 94957. This business is being conducted by a corporation. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious busi-ness name(s) listed herein on November 2, 2009. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on November 9, 2009. (Publication Dates: November 13, 20, 27; December 4, 2009)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTFile No. 122472 The following individual(s) is (are) doing busi-ness as LITHOS BIO, 383 PINEHILL ROAD, APT. “D”, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941: RICK HOLMES, 383 PINEHILL ROAD, APT. “D”, 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 12, 2009. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on November 12, 2009. (Publication Dates: November 20, 27; December 4, 11, 2009)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTFile No. 122481 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as CHARLIE’S MAINTENANCE AND CARPET CLEANING, 125 LARKSPUR STREET, SUITE 206, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: CARLOS E. VALENTIN, 128 BARBAREE WAY, TIBURON, CA 94920; TRISHA MORENO, 5229 FRESNO STREET, #”B”, RICHMOND, CA 94804. This business is being conducted by a general partnership. 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 13, 2009. (Publication Dates: November 20, 27; December 4, 11, 2009)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTFile No. 2009122382 The following individual(s) is (are) doing busi-ness as TECH HELP MARIN, 18 GOLDEN HIND PASSAGE, CORTE MADERA, CA 94925: JAMES B. JOHNSTONE, 18 GOLDEN HIND PASSAGE, CORTE MADERA, CA 94925. 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 October 30, 2009. (Publication Dates: November 20, 27; December 4, 11, 2009)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTFile No. 122344 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as HAPPY NAILS & HAIR, 6 CALIFORNIA AVENUE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: KIM NGOC THI BUI, 5034 SAN PABLO DAM ROAD, #10, EL SOBRANTE, CA 94803. This business is being conducted by an indi-vidual. 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 October 27, 2009. (Publication Dates: November 20, 27; December 4, 11, 2009)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTFile No. 2009122476 The following individual(s) is (are) doing busi-ness as DOG PLAY AFTERNOON, 807 VIA CASITAS, ROSS, CA 94904: CYNTHIA K. JACKSON, 807 VIA CASITAS, ROSS, CA 94904. This business is being conducted by an individual. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on November 1, 2009. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on November 12, 2009. (Publication Dates: November 20, 27; December 4, 11, 2009)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTFile No. 122335 The following individual(s) is (are) doing busi-ness as REBOUND BOOKSTORE, 1611 FOURTH STREET, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: TONI PAULETTE LABORI, 1611 FOURTH STREET, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901. This busi-ness 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 October 26, 2009. (Publication Dates: November 20, 27; December 4, 11, 2009)

STATEMENT OF WITHDRAWAL OF GENERAL PARTNER. The undersigned hereby certifies that he/she has withdrawn on the date shown as general partner from the conduct of business under said Fictitious Business Name. WITHDRAWAL NUMBER: 201119. DATE OF WITHDRAWAL: October 22, 2009. ORIGINAL FBN NUMBER: 2005-106496. ORIGINAL DATE FILED: July 6, 2005. COUNTY WHERE FILED: Marin. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME(S): Rebound Bookstore, 1511 Fourth Street, San Rafael, CA 94901. NAME OF WITHDRAWING PARTNER: Joel D. Eis, 251 â�œDâ�ù Street, San Rafael, CA 94901. This statement was filed with the County Clerk Recorder of Marin County on October 23, 2009. (Pacific Sun: November 20, 27; December 4, 11, 2009)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTFile No. 122388 The following individual(s) is (are) doing busi-ness as THE JB INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, 495 MILLER AVENUE, SUITE #305, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941: THOMAS E. COOPER, 10 RICHMOND ROAD, SAN ANSELMO, CA 94960. This business is being conducted by an individual. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on November 15, 2009. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on November 2, 2009. (Publication Dates: November 20, 27; December 4, 11, 2009)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTFile No. 122313 The following individual(s) is (are) doing busi-ness as ECOHOME FOR YOU, 15 EL PAVO

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ARIES (March 20 - April 19) On Thursday, your ruler (Mars) is in the friendly sign of Leo. You’re ready for good company and great food. And, since expansive Jupiter is in your house of friends, the company is arriving nonstop. With curious Mercury and the illuminating Sun in your house of knowledge, you want to spend the remainder of the week exploring and learning. Go ahead. Venture forth with a turkey sandwich and a map.

TAURUS (April 20 - May 19) No one is as “thankful” for Thanksgiving as you are—a day when the entire country is expected to eat lots of rich food, relax in front of the TV, take a nap, then get up and start eating again. What could be more comforting? By Sunday, the home-loving Moon has moved into your sign. Now it’s just you, the TV, the fridge and whatever leftovers you hid while everyone else was napping.

GEMINI (May 20 - June 20) Your restless ruler (Mercury) continues his journey through Sagittarius (the “let’s see the world” sign). You probably have invited every for-eign friend you have to come and experience an American Thanksgiving with you. On Tuesday, a mushy full Moon is in your sign while sensuous Venus is in your relationship house. Now you have ideas for that leftover whipped cream in your fridge, right?

CANCER (June 21 - July 21) There is a significant amount of fiery energy over the Thanksgiving weekend, but this doesn’t mean you have to hide away. Instead, feel free to take charge. Responsible Saturn is in your house of domestic skills. Whether you’re cooking or not, you are playing host. You make sure the drinks are in easy reach, the football fans can see the television and everyone is well fed. You rule.

LEO (July 22 - August 22) Any sort of holiday is OK by you, but you really love the ones where you can be generous. You are brilliant at turning a dinner into something really special. Which is why your cranberries are steeped in expensive cognac, the stuff-ing is made with genuine truffles and the Champagne is French. On Tuesday, lovable Venus joins the party in your house of romance. Now where did you put that remaining bottle of Champagne?

VIRGO (August 23 - September 21) The confident Sun and chatty Mercury (your ruler) are in the upbeat sign of Sagittarius for the week. Your mood is quite optimistic, which possibly causes you to attempt an extremely delicious, but complicated, dish for the Thanksgiving feast. Your domestic adventures continue for the remainder of the week with imaginative results. Hmm. I love the new holiday lighting around the toilet...

LIBRA (September 22 - October 22) You aren’t quite sure whether you should be the voice of reason or give in to an urge to play the clown on Thanksgiving. Since you will have to deal with someone who has control issues and no sense of humor, perhaps reason is a better choice. On Tuesday, your ruler (Venus) leaves the obsessive sign of Scorpio to enter the upbeat sign of Sagittarius. Clowning around is now inevitable.

SCORPIO (October 23 - November 21) Although you love your privacy, you may not have that option this Thanksgiving weekend. Upbeat Jupiter is making your home the place to be. Fortunately, the elegant planet Venus brings out your charm while the extravagant Sun brings out your generosity. Sunday and Monday’s sensuous Taurus Moon lights up your relationship house. Make sure all your guests have departed before you and your sweetie get started. Especially the ones with camera phones...

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 - December 20) Put some candles in the pumpkin pie. We are all thankful for you as well as the Thanksgiving feast. Your ruler (idealistic Jupiter) moves closer to mystical Neptune, making your upcoming year one of magical experiences and enhanced intuition. Focus on realizing your dreams—especially the ones without a price tag.

CAPRICORN (December 21 - January 18) The sensitive Moon in your house of memories for Thanksgiving makes you unavoidably sentimental. If your dinner guests start to look a little glassy-eyed, you’re either pouring too much Champagne or telling too many childhood stories. Sunday and Monday are days to indulge in creative pur-suits. You football fans will have to work on your art projects during halftime. Try not to spill paint on the nachos, please.

AQUARIUS (January 19 - February 17) The moon in your sociability house makes it fun to hang out with a crowd on Thanksgiving. But, after the holiday, you need to face the truth. It’s time to let your sweetie be independent. Why should you always get to be the detached one? Actually, both of you are feeling a desire for freedom. You’re not nec-essarily ready to end things, but doesn’t a day or two apart sound interesting? Assuming you can drop off the kids at Grandma’s...

PISCES (February 18 - March 19) You’re feeling a bit rebellious and resistant to tradition this Thanksgiving. Hence the chocolate chips in your homemade stuffing. Meanwhile, celestial energies continue to highlight your career as the creative Sun and motivating Mars fire up your ambitions through Monday. Then, on Tuesday, seductive Venus steps in to suggest all work and no play makes Pisces a dull fish. Suddenly multi-tasking takes on a whole new meaning...

Week of Nov. 26-Dec. 2, 2009


Q: At a recent dinner, the hostess’s cousin rudely spent most of the evening thumbing through his

BlackBerry. Upon returning home, I received an e-mail from an acquaintance: “How was dinner at Elaine’s?” When I asked how he knew I was there, he said Elaine’s cousin had Twittered my presence. (I’m known for my business accomplishments, but I’m a private person, and felt violated.) Days later, I dined with an old business colleague, and got Twittered again. I came home to four forwarded e-mails he’d received from our former colleagues, one of whom invented an anecdote painting us as great friends. (He’d actually tried to get me fired.) Again, I felt my privacy had been violated. What are the rules here, for the Twitterer and their unwitting victim?—Publicized

A: Suddenly, everybody’s internationally famous. Not because they write like Cormac McCarthy, are co-starring with Robert De Niro or saved 30 people’s

lives, but because they posted a 30-second clip of their dog wearing sunglasses.We’ve come to the point where everyone—from assassins and terrorists to

8-year-olds—has in their pocket a level of telecommunications power that, just decades ago, would have taken up an entire wing at MIT. This is simulta-neously thrilling and terrible. The average person now has the power to expose injustice, ruin lives and upload video of you picking your nose in your car.

If you’re a movie star, spare us the whine that you can’t make tens of millions of dollars on a movie and also pick up a quart of milk without having 100 lenses trained on you to see whether you go for skim or 2 percent. But, as an ordinary (or relatively ordinary) citizen at a private dinner party, you do have the expectation of privacy. Sure, assume people might tell a friend or two something you said, but nobody has the right to release your whereabouts and dinner conversation to your friends, enemies and five utter strangers who now get mobile broadband on their houseboat in Belarus.

In the absence of social norms for device use and abuse, many people with these wireless binkies are essentially chimps with nukes. But, the root of manners is empathy—stepping away from yourself and your gadget and asking, “Wait...is there some tiny chance in hell this guy doesn’t want his whereabouts published for an international audience?” Unfortunately, the thumb jockey at Elaine’s dinner apparently leapt straight to “Hmmm, he seems important...if I tweet about him, I’ll seem important!”

Just as we’re forced to ask grown adults barking into cell phones to “please use your inside voice,” we need to get proactive about our privacy. Because it’s presumptuous to set policy for a party you aren’t giving, you might tell future hosts about your experiences with these antisocial networkers—hinting at the need to announce a “what happens at dinner stays at dinner” media embargo. Guests will have to satisfy themselves with being rude in old-fashioned ways—hogging the mashed potatoes, passing gas and rummaging through the host’s medicine chest.

Q: Twenty-five years ago, when I was 18, I had a several-month affair with an older married woman, ending when I met my wife. The woman’s

still with her husband, who still hates me. My wife knows nothing about the affair, but we live in a small town and are starting to run into these two at par-ties. Should I reveal any of this to our mutual friends? It would make things less awkward when we’re all together.—Boy Toy Of Yore

A: Yes, nothing to make small-town life less socially awkward than stand-ing up at some event, clinking your glass with a butter knife and

announcing, “Guess whose wife I had sex with!” Come on, what you’re really interested in lessening is your load of guilt by opening up a really old can of worms and passing them around at parties. Sorry, Kitten. Part of the job description of being a 43-year-old man is living with your mistakes—terrible as it must be, getting the occasional squinty-eye or cold shoulder from the guy who came home to your acid-washed jeans on his bedroom floor.

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REAL CIRCLE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903: DIANE RUTH RAMSEY, 15 EL PAVO REAL CIRCLE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903. This busi-ness is being conducted by an individual. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on June 1, 2009. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on October 22, 2009. (Publication Dates: November 20, 27; December 4, 11, 2009)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTFile No. 122518 The following individual(s) is (are) doing busi-ness as AUNG MINGALAR, 838 SIR FRANCES DRAKE BOULEVARD, SAN ANSELMO, CA 94960: NATHAN GEE WONG, 2442 39TH AVENUE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94116. This business is being conducted by an individual. Registrant has not yet begun to transact busi-ness under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on November 18, 2009. (Publication Dates: November 27; December 4, 11, 18, 2009)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTFile No. 122500-01;02. The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as WOODLANDS KITCHEN, 735 COLLEGE AVENUE, KENTFIELD, CA 94904; WOODLANDS FLORAL, 735 COLLEGE AVENUE, KENTFIELD, CA 94904.: THE WOODLANDS STORE, INC., 802 COLLEGE AVENUE, SUITE 101, KENTFIELD, CA 94904. This business is being conducted by a corpora-tion. 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 17, 2009. (Publication Dates: November 27; December 4, 11, 18, 2009)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTFile No. 122522 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as MARIN PAWS, 300 LINCOLN VILLAGE CIRCLE, #222, LARKSPUR, CA 94939: CHELSEA SCHWARTZ, 300 LINCOLN VILLAGE CIRCLE, #222, LARKSPUR, CA 94939. This business is being conducted by an individual. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on October 31, 2009. This state-ment was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on November 19, 2009. (Publication Dates: November 27; December 4, 11, 18, 2009)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTFile No. 122516 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as ART CENTER II, 11-A BELLE AVENUE, SAN ANSELMO, CA 94960: MARGUERITE C. BROWN, 28 OAK CREST DRIVE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903. This busi-ness 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 November 18, 2009. (Publication Dates: November 27; December 4, 11, 18, 2009)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTFile No. 122529 The following individual(s) is (are) doing busi-ness as JECONTE, 727 SPRING STREET, APT. “A”, SAUSALITO, CA 94965: JOSEPH A. CONTE, 727 SPRING STREET, APT. “A”, SAUSALITO, CA 94965. 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 November 19, 2009. (Publication Dates: November 27; December 4, 11, 18, 2009)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTFile No. 122539 The following individual(s) is (are) doing busi-ness as LUMINOUS SKINCARE & BODY WAXING, 935 SIR FRANCES DRAKE BOULEVARD, GREENBRAE, CA 94904: SONIA M. DASILVA COWDREY, 30 VIA BELARDO, #12, GREENBRAE, CA 94904. This business is being conducted by an indi-vidual. 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 23, 2009. (Publication Dates: November 27; December 4, 11, 18, 2009)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTFile No. 2009122543 The following individual(s) is (are) doing busi-ness as ART STEPS, 30 LAURELWOOD COURT, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: HOLLY C. KUHLMAN, 30 LAURELWOOD COURT, 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 November 23, 2009. (Publication Dates: November 27; December 4, 11, 18, 2009)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTFile No. 122392 The following individual(s) is (are) doing busi-ness as ARO MACHA CONSTRUCTION, 1745 CLEMENT STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94121: MICHAEL G. KANE, 1745 CLEMENT STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94121. This business is being conducted by an individual. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on October 1, 2009. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on November 2, 2009. (Publication Dates: November 27; December 4, 11, 18, 2009)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTFile No. 122554 The following individual(s) is (are) doing busi-ness as ALCOS COLONIAL MARKET, 212 TAMALPAIS DRIVE, CORTE MADERA, CA 94925: AUGUSTINE T. CHEMPARATHY, 19 RED ARROW COURT, EL SOBRANTE, CA 94803; LYZA AUGUSTINE, 19 RED ARROW COURT, EL SOBRANTE, CA 94803. This business is being conducted by a Husband & Wife. Registrant will begin transacting busi-ness under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein in January 2010. This state-ment was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on November 24, 2009. (Publication Dates: November 27; December 4, 11, 18, 2009)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTFile No. 122553 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as PALEDL, 20 ESMEYER DRIVE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903: ERNEST DAVID LINDSTROM, 20 ESMEYER DRIVE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903; PEGGY ANN LINDSTROM, 20 ESMEYER DRIVE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903. This business is being conducted by a Husband & Wife. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on December 1, 2009. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on November 24, 2009. (Publication Dates: November 27; Decmeber 4, 11, 18, 2009)

997 All Other LegalsPUBLIC NOTICE: NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE. In accordance with the provisions of the California Business and Professional Code, there being due an unpaid storage charge for which the Terra Linda Mini Storage is entitled to a lien on the goods hereafter described and due notice been given to parties known to claim an interest therein and the time specified in such notice for payment of such having expired, notice is hereby given that these goods will be sold at public auction at TERRA LINDA MINI STORAGE, 4290-B REDWOOD HIGHWAY, SAN RAFAEL, 94903 AT 11:00 A.M., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2009. The public is invited to attend. 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 fol-lowing items to be sold consist of household goods and personal effects. Name of owner is followed by lot number. JOHN PETRAN: UNIT #216; JOHN PETRAN: UNIT #325. (Pacific Sun: November 27; December 4, 2009)

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF MARIN. No. CIV 095945. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner MARIO GALLEGOS filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: MARIO GALLEGOS to KRISTEN LIMON. 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 6, 2010, 8:30 a.m., Dept. H, Room H, Superior Court of California, County of Marin, 3501 Civic Center Drive, Room 113, 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 hear-ing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Marin: PACIFIC SUN. Date: November 24, 2009 /s/ JOHN A. SUTRO, JR., JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT (Pacific Sun: November 27; December 4, 11, 18, 2009)

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