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ROUGH ECONOMYBUSINESS PAGE 11

RWC LITTLE LEAGUEIN CHAMPIONSHIP

SPORTSPAGE 13

PAULSON: GOVT WILLPROTECT TAXPAYERS

BUSINESS PAGE 10

BERNANKE SAYS RISING PRICE OF ENERGY AND FOODIS ELEVATING INFLATION RISKS

By Dana YatesDAILY JOURNAL STAFF

The Foster City Council will decideMonday whether to extend again adeadline for a high school advocacygroup to produce a sufficient businessplan or to relinquish the land to othertypes of development.

In question is four acres of landnear the Foster City Civic Centerthe council agreed to set aside for acharter high school in 2006. Nearlytwo years later, the council mustdecide if the current business planfor an 800-student charter school isadequate or if it should allow theFoster City Education Foundation

and the Magnolia Science Academyuntil November to revise its financ-ing proposal.

The lack of credible financing isa major deficiency in the businessplan, Foster City staff stated in areport released to councilmembersthis week.

The proposal calls for a two-story,

46,750-square-foot building on twoof the four acres. The remaining twoacres will be used for parking. Theschool will hold a maximum of 800students ranging from sixth grade to12th grade.

A previous proposal called for amaximum of 500 students betweenninth and 12th grades.

The school is applying for itscharter through the San MateoUnion High School District, whichhas repeatedly argued that the teenpopulation in the district is notenough to warrant another highschool.

Charter school might die

By Heather MurtaghDAILY JOURNAL STAFF

When 10-year-old Tara began hersurrealist person artwork she onlysaw one-third of the paper.

Her white construction paper wasfolded into thirds. She drew the firstpart the head of a hippie woman.The image is folded back allowingsome of the lines to go over the firstbend. Then a second person usesthose lines as a guide to draw what-ever portion of the person theywould like. In this case, KirstenHall, who teaches the Music Moves

the Artist in Me class, drew a chick-en-like body. A third person finishedthe body with clown-like feet.

Exploring the power within

See SCHOOL, Page 20

HEATHER MURTAGH/DAILY JOURNAL

Above:Nine-year-old Paul,right,makes a move against 8-year-old Peter during a chess game at recess at the GATESummer School at John Muir Elementary in San Bruno on Monday morning. Below: A Performer from Kazan,the capital of the Tartarstan Republic, plays traditional music for the children.


A $78 annual parcel tax could gobefore voters in the Belmont-Redwood Shores ElementarySchool District after a survey foundstrong support for a second levy.

Talks of a parcel tax began within

the district in May resulting in anopinion poll, the results of whichwill be shared with the Board ofTrustees during a special meetingtonight. A $78 annual parcel taxlasting under nine years generatedthe best support, according to astudy done by Godbe Research. Atax was supported by 72 percent ofthe 450 polled with 69 percentsupporting a nine-year period and78 percent in favor of a five-yearduration. Such a measure wouldrequire a two-thirds yes vote to pass.

Maintaining quality education andpublic safety topped the mostimportant issues of those surveyed.Retaining and attracting qualifiedteachers was also a priority.

At the beginning of the survey, 73

percent of those surveyed respondedthey would or probably would sup-port a $78 tax without any otherinformation; 22 percent wereopposed; and 5 percent had no opin-ion.

The highest tax rate tested, $96annual tax, earned 62 percent sup-port. Support rose to 67 percent and71 percent when the tax rateincreased to $84 and $72 respective-ly. Taxes for $60 and $48 were sup-ported at 74 percent and 76 percentrespectively.

Voters were given 16 potentialprograms to be funded by tax-gener-ated revenue and asked whichwould make them more likely tosupport the measure. Maintainingmath and science programs; retain-ing teachers; enhancing math andwriting instruction; maintainingsmall math classes; keeping musicprograms; retaining reading special-ists; maintaining special educationassistance; and upgrading and sup-porting technology gained the most

School district infavor of parcel tax

By Tom RaumTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON The nationsleaders are running out of answersto Americas economic crisis.

The Federal Reserve has no morepractical room to push interest rateslower; theres only so much taxpay-er money for shoring up housing,

and if depositors lose confidencetheres little officials can do to stopa run on banks.

President Bush, speaking from a

White Housepodium, andFederal ReserveChairman BenBernanke, in tes-timony to a con-gressional com-mit tee, soughton Tuesday tosoothe jittery

markets andreassure Americans that the U.S.financial system remains basically

Analysis: Leaders runningout of economic options

Students use games to expand mental horizons

See GATE, Page 20

George W.Bush

See LEADERS, Page 8

See TAX, Page 20

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This Day in History

InsideSnapshot

Thought for the Day

1945The United States exploded its first

experimental atomic bomb, in the

desert of Alamogordo, N.M.

In 1790, the District of Columbia was established as the seat ofthe United States government.In 1862, David G. Farragut became the first rear admiral in theUnited States Navy.In 1935, the first parking meters were installed, in OklahomaCity.In 1957, Marine Maj. John Glenn set a transcontinental speedrecord by flying a jet from California to New York in 3 hours,23 minutes and 8 seconds.In 1958, the science-fiction film The Fly opened in SanFrancisco.In 1964, in accepting the Republican presidential nominationin San Francisco, Barry M. Goldwater said extremism in thedefense of liberty is no vice and that moderation in the pur-suit of justice is no virtue.In 1969, Apollo 11 blasted off from Cape Kennedy, Fla., on the

first manned mission to the surface of the moon.In 1973, during the Senate Watergate hearings, former WhiteHouse aide Alexander P. Butterfield publicly revealed the exis-tence of President Nixons secret taping system.In 1979, Saddam Hussein became president of Iraq.In 1999, John F. Kennedy Jr., his wife, Carolyn, and her sister,Lauren Bessette, died when their single-engine plane, pilotedby Kennedy, plunged into the Atlantic Ocean near MarthasVineyard, Mass.

The fear of becoming a has been

keeps some people from becoming anything.

Eric Hoffer, American author-philosopher (1902-1983)

Actor-comedianWill Ferrell is 41.

Actor MarkIndelicato is 14.

Birthdays

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African would-be immigrants exercise in an enclosed compound at the Safidetention centre outside Valletta. Around 1,500 illegal immigrants arecurrently held in detention in Malta for periods of up to 18 months.

Rescue Me

Michael J.Foxjoins FX crew

See page 23

Obama

Baracksays Iraq isdistractingother threats

See page 32

Wednesday: Mostly cloudy in the morningthen becoming mostly sunny. Patchy fog inthe morning. Highs in the lower 60s to mid70s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.Wednesday night: Mostly clear in theevening then becoming mostly cloudy.Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in thelower 50s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.Thursday: Mostly cloudy in the morning then becomingmostly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the lower60s to mid 70s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.Thursday night: Mostly clear in the evening then becomingmostly cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the lower50s. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph.

The Treasury secretary is asking for a blankcheck to buy as much Fannie and Freddiedebt as he wants for this unprecedented

intervention in our free markets. Sen. Jim Bunning,R-Ky.

Paulson: Mortgage assistance is backup, see page 10

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Lotto

Quote of the Day

The Daily Derby race winners are Whirl Win,No.

6,in first place;Gorgeous George,No.8,in second

place;Lucky Star, No.2, in third place.The race

time was clocked at 1:40.64.

Former Attorney General Dick Thornburgh is 76. Soul singer

William Bell is 69. Actor Corin Redgrave is 69. Former tennis

player Margaret Court is 66. Violinist Pinchas Zukerman is 60.

Actor-singer Ruben Blades is 60. Rock composer-musician

Stewart Copeland is 56. Dancer Michael Flatley is 50. Actress

Phoebe Cates is 45. Country singer Craig Morgan is 44.

Actress Rain Pryor is 39. Rock musician Ed Kowalczyk (Live)

is 37. Rock singer Ryan McCombs (Drowning Pool) is 34.

Actress AnnaLynne McCord is 21.

Lucille Ball (1911-1989) became aredhead at age 30, 10 years before shestarred in I Love Lucy (1951-1957).She was a natural brunette.

***The ashes of Wisconsin born artistGeorgia OKeeffe (1887-1986) arescattered at Ghost Ranch, a retreat inNew Mexico where OKeeffe had asummer home. Some of her mostfamous landscape paintings werepainted at the ranch.

***Tiny Tim, born Herbert Khaury(1932-1996), became famous when he

appeared on Rowan and MartinsLaugh-In (1968-1973) and sangTip-Toe Through the Tulips in afalsetto voice while playing theukulele. The song became a hit single.

***Sideburns are named after GeneralAmbrose Burnside (1824-1881), apolitician in Rhode Island and CivilWar general who made the facial hairstyle popular.

***In a bout of Sumo wrestling, the firstwrestler to touch the ground with anypart of his body other than his feet

loses the bout. Or, the first wrestler totouch the ground outside the circleloses.

***Do you know where a pistil, stamenand receptacles can be found? Seeanswer at end.

***Author Margaret Mitchell (1900-1949) wrote the majority of her novelGone With the Wind (1936) whileliving in apartment number 1 at 990Peachtree St., Atlanta, Ga. The build-ing is now a historic city landmarkthat pays homage to Mitchell.

***When young Billy Batson shoutsShazam! he gets struck by a magiclightning bolt and becomes CaptainMarvel, an adult super hero.

***The word platypus means flat-foot-ed in Greek.

***Flourish and Blotts Bookstore, theLeaky Cauldron and QualityQuidditch Supplies are shops inDiagon Alley, a shopping area forwitches and wizards in the HarryPotter series of books.

***Ginsu knives were one of the firstproducts to be sold on infomercials.The knives were demonstrated as akitchen cutting tool that could cutthrough a nail, a tin can and a radiatorhose, yet still slice a tomato paperthin!

***Jimmy Hoffa (1913-1975?) was lastseen at a restaurant in BloomfieldHills, Mich. on July 30, 1975. He was

never found. It was assumed that hewas killed by the Mafia. Hoffa waslegally declared dead in 1983.

***The worlds largest single-pane win-dow is at the Monterey BayAquarium. The 13-inch thick acrylicwindow is 17 feet high and 56 feetlong. It is the window to the OuterBay aquarium exhibit, which holds1.2 million gallons of seawater.

***Kathryn Beaumont (born 1938) wasthe voice of Alice in Disneys Alicein Wonderland (1951) and the voiceof Wendy in Peter Pan (1953).Beaumont had her schooling at theDisney Studio lots so she could be oncall during production of the movies.

***Marty McFly in Back to the Future(1985) was originally played by EricStoltz (born 1961). One-third of themovie was filmed with Stoltz as thelead role, however the producers felthe wasnt right for the part and hiredMichael J. Fox (born 1961) instead.

***Spuds MacKenzie was the ultimateparty animal with an entourage ofbeautiful women in commercials forBud Light. Spuds was played by aBull Terrier named Honey Tree EvilEye (1983-1993).

***Answer: They are a ll part s of a flower.

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SAN BRUNOFireworks violation. Fireworks were heard

on the 1900 block of Monterey Drive before8:23 p.m. Sunday, July 13.Vandalism. Two juveniles were detained by acinema manager on the 1100 block of ElCamino Real for painting graffiti inside thetheater before 5:34 p.m. Sunday, July 13.Vandalism. Paint was poured over a 1992 redMustang on the 1700 block of El Camino Realbefore 8 a.m. Sunday, July 13.Petty theft. A stereo was taken from a blackHonda Civic on the 100 block of LindenAvenue before 7:10 a.m. Sunday, July 13.Vandalism. A black Escalade on the 3400block of Longview Drive was spray paintedwith the words flower power before 1:42p.m. Saturday, July 12.Vandalism. Three BB holes in the rear win-dow of a house on the 100 block of EmalitaCourt before 1:01 p.m. Saturday, July 12.

Graffiti. Graffiti was located at the back of aschool on the 1300 block of Amador Avenuebefore 10:20 p.m. Saturday, July 12.Vandalism. A silver Jetta on the 100 block ofRoss Way was spray painted with the number69 on the rear panel before 9:06 a.m.Saturday, July 12.Grand theft. A females Apple Notebook andcell phone were stolen from the 2600 block ofRollingwood Drive before 3:27 a.m. Saturday,July 12.Assault with serious injury. Several peopleseen drinking and fighting on the corner by apizza place on the 300 block of Forest Lanebefore 3:06 a.m. Saturday, July 12.Fireworks violation. Fireworks were set offin a backyard of a house on the 200 block ofTerrace Avenue before 12:05 a.m. Saturday,July 12.Shots fired. Possible shots fired on the 100block of Balboa Way before 12:04 a.m.Saturday, July 12.Barking dog. A resident from the 3100 blockof Susan Drive called police before 11:11 p.m.and said they heard a dog barking since 8 p.m.on Friday, July 11.Vandalism. On the 2300 block of CrestmoorDrive a male wearing a brown sweatshirt wasseen banging on the window of a car and asmash was heard before 8:37 p.m. Friday, July11.Grand theft. A catalytic converter was stolenfrom a gray Toyota 4-Runner on the 400 blockof Piccadilly Place before 7:08 p.m. Friday,July 11.

Police reports

When you gotta go,you gotta goA male locked himself in a restroom onthe 400 block of San Mateo Avenue inSan Bruno for over an hour before 8:01a.m. Friday, July 11.


A growing population of young children inFoster City poses a problem for local schoolleaders where will all the kids go?

Recent enrollment projections see an esti-mated 291 extra school-aged kids in FosterCity within the next four years a numbersimilar to the population of smaller elemen-tary schools within the San Mateo-Foster CityElementary School District. Foster Citygrowth is not the only area within the districtfacing some issues. Each problem is uniquehowever, forcing the district to examine anumber of different possible solutions for theadditional 992 students projected to be in thedistrict by 2012, according to estimates bydemographer Tom Williams.

Weve had this many children in the dis-trict before, said Joan Rosas, assistant super-intendent of student services. But that wasbefore class-size reduction.

Class-size reduction was established in1996 to improve education, particularly read-ing and math, in children in kindergartenthrough third grades, according to the

California Department of Education Web site.Through the program, classes in those gradesrequire a 20:1 average student to teacher ratiocompared to the 27:1 ratio within highergrades in the district.

Last years total district enrollment was10,061. Next year it is estimated to increase168 students to 10,229, according to Williams.By 2010, that number increases to 10,623total students. Williams estimated the districtwill break the 11,000 mark in 2011.

A large majority of the students an esti-mated 291 over the next four years will befrom Foster City. The numbers are enough fora small school, said Rosas. She added, thefour acres currently earmarked for a highschool would be a perfect spot for a small ele-mentary school.

About six new classrooms were added onto

Foster City campuses for the upcoming year three at Brewer Island, two at Audobon andone could potentially be opened at Foster City.The addition creates space for an additional120 students.

Present boundaries create an unbalancedenrollment at the three Foster City schools,said Rosas.

Earlier this month, the Board of Trustees

was given a number of potential routes to alle-viate some of the growth including redrawingboundary lines; increasing Foster CityElementary and adding a vice principal;reopen Knolls Elementary as an overflowoption; or implement a city-wide lottery.Another option would be to turn Foster CityElementary, which is a bigger campus, into aschool for kindergarten through third gradewith Audubon Elementary for third throughfifth grades. The board directed staff to lookinto the lottery.

At least one city official isnt convinced thatroute is the best for Foster City.

Im certainly not in favor of [the lottery],said Councilwoman Linda Koelling.

One of the three schools has a year-round

Growth poses problem for school leaders

BAY CITY NEWS SERVICE

A 27-year-old man shot early Sunday morn-ing outside a parking garage near Palo AltoCity Hall passed away yesterday afternoonwhen his family decided to take him off lifesupport, a police officer said.

Phillip Lacy of South San Francisco was shotaround 1:45 a.m. in the 600 block of BryantStreet, Agent Dan Ryan said. He was transport-ed to Stanford Hospital where he died.

Witnesses told police that a Pacific Islanderman around 21 years old and wearing a black

beanie, black gloves and ablack-hooded sweatshirtwas seen robbing Lacybefore shooting him.

Police determined that anecklace and possible otherpersonal items were takenfrom Lacy. They are work-ing to clarify if the shootingwas random or if Lacy andthe suspect had any prior

contact.

Ryan said that investigators have no informa-tion indicating that this robbery is connected toany other recent crime in the area.

We are looking, but we havent found anylinks to other reported robberies, he added.

According to police, a number of witnesseshave been interviewed and investigators arestudying surveillance tapes in order to identifymore possible witnesses.

Anyone who may have witnessed the shoot-ing is asked to call the anonymous tip line at329-2190

Victim of Sunday morning shooting dead

Weve had this many childrenin the district before ...But that

was before class-size reduction. Joan Rosas,assistant

superintendent of student services

By Michelle DurandDAILY JOURNAL STAFF

A Redwood City man accused of attemptingto strangle his 18-year-old stepson during anargument over the electrical bill faces 55 yearsto life in prison after a jury convicted him onmultiple charges.

Jurors deliberated two days before findingMatthew Stout, 38, guilty of assault with adeadly weapon, false imprisonment and dis-suading witnesses. The jury deadlocked on acharge of making criminal threats.

Prior to trial, Stout plead no contest to mul-

tiple misdemeanor countsof violating a previouscourt protective order.Afterward, Judge CraigParson found true Stoutsprior convictions, makingthe two-time convict eligi-ble for a three-strikes sen-tence which leaves himopen to 55 years to life inprison.

Stout has prior convictions for robbery andassault.

On Sept. 3, according to the DistrictAttorneys Office, Stout argued with his step-son over their electrical bill, particularly theamount of energy the younger man spent play-ing music. The squabble allegedly escalated toa point where Stout put his knee into his step-sons chest, squeezed his hands around hisneck and threatened to kill him. Stouts wifeand others tried unsuccessfully to pull him offand eventually he let go, according to theprosecution.

Stout remains in custody in lieu of $500,000bail. He returns to court Sept. 22 for sentenc-ing.

Stepdad facing third strike for electrical bill attack

Matthew Stout

See GROWTH, Page 8

Phillip Lacy

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Accident leaves vehiclesstacked on Highway 101

A six-vehicle accident that left involved carsstacked on top of each other yesterday after-noon was cleared by the California Highwaypatrol from Highway 101 in East Palo Altoaround 5:40 p.m.

The accident was reported in the south-bound lanes just south of University Avenue at

4:23 p.m., a CHP dispatcher said. The two leftlanes were blocked but no injuries werereported, the dispatcher said.

The stacking of cars occurred when some ofthe drivers hit their brakes, causing their vehi-cles to lodge underneath the rear fenders of thecar in front of them, the CHP reported.

Vehicles involved in the crash included a redSubaru Legacy, a blue Honda Civic, a beigeHyundai Sonata and a Ford vehicle, accordingto the dispatcher.

A Sig-alert was issued at 4:34 p.m. and can-celed at 5:38 p.m.

Burglary suspect found inside homeSan Carlos police investigating reports of a

burglary Sunday afternoon located a suspecthiding in the rear bedroom of a home previ-ously lived in by his father.

Officers were called around 12:30 p.m. to ahome at 930 Cherry St. by a neighbor whoreported a burglary was in progress and a win-dow had been smashed, police said.

While searching the area around the home,police found a broken window in the rear bed-room and located the suspect, Joshua Gero ofSan Mateo, inside.

Geros father lived in the home before dyingin December, and Gero apparently wanted toretrieve items left inside, Sgt. Ron Albertsonsaid. Gero had been advised not to return tothe home and was unable to gain access to thehome as the locks had been changed.

Officers took him into custody at gunpoint,and he was booked into San Mateo CountyJail on suspicion of residential burglary.

Police said no other burglaries were report-

ed in the area.

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By Michelle DurandDAILY JOURNAL STAFF

Felony animal charges against a manaccused of kicking his girlfriends Chihuahuato death should be dismissed because prose-cutors allowed the animals body to bedestroyed, according to the defense.

Defense attorney Dana Mendelson plans toargue July 31 for the dismissal of chargesagainst her client Ariel Alcides Aspedilla.Mendelson could not be reached for commentbut during a pretrial conference yesterday sheindicated her motion was based on theunavailability of the female Chihuahua mixnamed Chiquita.

Mendelson reportedly wants the dogsremains to have her own experts determine thecause of death.

The dogs body was stored at the PeninsulaHumane Society and decomposed, said ChiefDeputy District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe.

Typically, his office releases all bodies human and animal in criminal cases to next

of kin or owners within days, he said.Based on her theory, we should keep bod-

ies preserved for years until trials areresolved, Wagstaffe said.

After performing a necropsy, PHS keeps ananimal only as long as directed by the DistrictAttorneys Office, said spokesman ScottDelucchi.

In Chiquitas case, the necropsy was per-formed by a private veterinarian whose suspi-cion sparked PHSs involvement and the crim-inal charges, Delucchi said.

He referred further comment on the case tothe District Attorneys Office but said anecropsy can typically only be performed,making what further tests might be requestedunclear.

Around 8:30 a.m. March 6, according toprosecutors, Aspedilla awoke at his girl-friends Redwood City apartment to discoverher female Chihuahua mix dog, Chiquita, haddefecated and urinated on the bed as theyslept.

Aspedilla reportedly became so enraged he

kicked the dog four or five times. The dog sus-tained five broken ribs, punctured lungs andliver and a substantial blood loss, according tothe necropsy.

Aspedilla, 26, of Manteca, has pleaded notguilty and will plead his case to a jury this fall.

Animal cruelty cases can be charged aseither felonies or misdemeanors. The stifferconvictions are more difficult to attainbecause the penal code requires demonstratedmaliciousness and intent.

If convicted of the felonies, Aspedilla facesup to three years in prison.

The District Attorneys Office has receivedhundreds of e-mails urging strong prosecutionof the case.

Aspedilla remains in custody in lieu of$50,000 bail and returns to court Sept. 18 for

jury trial.

Michelle Durand can be reached by e-mail:[email protected] or by phone:(650) 344-5200 ext. 102.

Defense wants dog killing case tossedLocal briefs

By Dana YatesDAILY JOURNAL STAFF

A woman is in jail after trying to bring aloaded gun into the San Mateo CountyNorthern District court house in South SanFrancisco yesterday.

Melona Mayorga, 33, of Daly City, wasdetained by security guards at the courthouseat 1050 Mission Road shortly after 9 a.m.when an X-ray machine detected a gun in her

purse. Security determined it was a loaded .22caliber handgun, said Lt. Marc Alcantara ofthe San Mateo County Sheriffs Office.

Mayorga was arrested by deputies withoutincident. She was booked into San MateoCounty Jail on $50,000 bail. She is facingthree felony charges one for having aweapon in a public building and two otherfelony charges related to firearm procession,Alcantara said.

It is unclear why Mayorga was visiting the

courthouse or why she had the gun.She will, however, return there today for her

arraignment. Mayorga is scheduled to bearraigned at 1 p.m. in the Northern DistrictCourt, Alcantara said.

Alcantara could not immediate say howoften security catches people with weapons.

Dana Yates can be reached by e-mail:[email protected] or by phone: (650)344-5200 ext. 106.

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REGIONAL GOVERNMENT Hundreds of California nurses, homecare

providers, school employees and social work-ers plan to gather outside the Menlo Parkheadquarters of private equity firm Kohlberg,Kravis, Roberts & Co. to protest what theysay are special tax loopholes and perks used toavoid billions of dollars in taxes.

The action is pushed by the SEIU and is oneof hundreds happening in 24 countries and 100 cities.

The protest is 3 p.m. Thursday, July 17 at KKR headquarters, 2800

Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park.

COUNTY GOVERNMENT The San Mateo County Democratic Party begins its official

endorsement process next week. Those earning the backing will be onslate mailers including national candidates. Local candidates in non-par-tisan races interested in participating should contact Vice Chair DavidBurruto at 219-0457 or [email protected]. More information isavailable at the Web site www.sanmateodemocrats.org

EDUCATION The Burlingame Elementary School District called a special

meeting to vote on two contracts. The first is for the lease or lease pur-chase of computer equipment and supplies from AIXTEK d.b.a. Eatonand Association.

Secondly, the board will vote to authorize for the purchase of

SmartBoards.The board meets 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 16 at the District Office,

1825 Trousdale Drive.

By Jacob AdelmanTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LOS ANGELES Like dozens ofothers waiting in line with her, JoanRubin said she was drawn to

IndyMac Bank by the high interestrates it paid and the friendly serviceher local branch provided.

All that was a memory on

Tuesday, however, as Rubin andabout 200 other anxious, embitteredand sometimes angry customers

swarmed an IndyMac bank branch inthe San Fernando Valley, creating aDepression Era-like scene as they

demanded their money just four daysafter the failing bank was seized byfederal regulators.

Ive already lost three nights ofsleep and three days of eating; nowIm done, Rubin, 52, said as she satin a beach chair on the sidewalk instifling heat. She planned to emptyher account following the failure of

the Pasadena-based bank, which has33 branches, all in SouthernCalifornia.

Its a very sad day in America,Rubin said.

At one point police had to becalled to the branch in the citys nor-mally quiet Encino neighborhood.

Tempers grew short when customerswho had arrived before dawnaccused others of cutting in line.

Some of the line jumpers had beenturned away the day before but weregiven vouchers granting priority bybank employees.

Police quickly restored order with-out arrests, and as the day progressed

people were divided into two linesthat together stretched for nearly anentire block. People wanting to closeaccounts were let in, in groups offive.

Customer Ann Collier, 67, aretired secretary, also choseIndyMac as her bank because of itshigh interest rates.

Hundreds demand money from bank

By Steve LeBlancTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

BOSTON Out-of-state gaycouples got one step closer to aMassachusetts wedding Tuesdaywhen the state Senate voted to repeal

a 1913 law that has been used to barthem from marrying here.The law prohibits couples from

obtaining marriage licenses if they

cant legally wed in their homestates.

The House is expected to vote onthe repeal measure later this week.The Senate action came on a voicevote.

After Massachusetts became thefi

rst state to allow gay marriages in2004 under a court order, then-Gov.Mitt Romney ordered town clerks toenforce the then-little-known 1913

law and deny licenses to out-of-statecouples.

That move blocked Maine resi-dents Michael Thorne, 55, andJames Theberge, 50, from gettingmarried in Massachusetts four yearsago. They were among eight out-of-

state gay couples who sued but lostin 2006 when the same court thatallowed gay marriage refused to tossout the 1913 law.

Mass. Senate votes to let out-of-state gays marry

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calendar while the others are traditional. Whatif a student ends up in a slot with a calendarthat does not work for the family? Koellingpointed out.

She hopes the district spends time research-ing other options as well such as a larger stu-dent body at Foster City Elementary.

Community meetings will be held to dis-

cuss all potential changes after the school year

begins. Foster City is not alone in its enroll-ment problems.

Baywood, Beresford and Horrall elemen-tary schools, all in San Mateo, are also facingchallenges.

Space has been a challenge at Baywood forsome time. The small neighborhood campusnext to Aragon High School has little room togrow. Parents with incoming kindergartnersoften line up early to secure a spot.

Increased capacity is planned for the cam-pus, however, utilizing Measure L money funds voters approved in November. Theboard was not interested in implementing a

lottery for the campus.

Horrall has the unique problem of havingstudents coming from two areas outside of theneighborhood. Some students come from theNorth Shoreview area. The elementary in thatarea is a Montessori school, which not all par-ents find to be a fit for their student. In thosecases, most of the students end up attendingHorrall, explained Rosas.

The district will begin looking into bussing.Also, San Mateo-Foster City offers openenrollment meaning students can attendany school, space permitting. Rosas plans tomake parents more aware of their optionsmoving forward.

Lastly, enrollment boundaries will change

for one block currently slated to attend

Beresford. Those students could begin attend-

ing Laurel Elementary which has extra

space. Students already enrolled will be able

to remain at Beresford.

For more information, and meeting

announcements, visit the district Web site at

http://www.smfc.k12.ca.us/.

Heather Murtagh can be reached by e-mail:

[email protected] or by phone: (650)

344-5200 ext. 105.

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GROWTH

sound despite the current turmoil.But they both tempered their remarks with

warnings and expressions of uncertainty.Bernanke warned that the U.S. economy

faces numerous difficulties, that the outlookfor inflation is unclear and that financialmarkets and institutions remain under consid-

erable stress.Bush told a news conference: The presi-

dent doesnt have a magic wand. He wasanswering a question about soaring fuel pricesbut his remarks seemed to sum up the govern-ments overall predicament.

After years of seeming tame, inflation isagain on the rise, led by higher food and fuelcosts. But the Fed, which usually fights infla-tion by boosting interest rates, finds itselfunable to use that weapon any more italready has pushed rates down to 2 percentfrom 5.25 percent in response to the housingcrisis without threatening to undermine aneconomy that is either in recession or growinganemically.

With soaring budget deficits, swollen fromthe costs of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan andincreased spending on homeland security,theres only so much taxpayer money for bail-ing out failing financial institutions.

Stocks are in a bear market, and shares of

banks and other financial companies havebeen pounded.

I fear that were sitting on a financial pow-der keg, Bernanke was told by Sen. RichardC. Shelby of Alabama, senior Republican onthe Banking Committee.

Mortgage giants Fannie Mae and FreddieMac hold or guarantee about half the homemortgages in the United States. Their stockshave lost about 80 percent of their value overthe past year. Over the weekend, the two werethrown a lifeline by the Treasury Departmentand the Fed. But if investor jitters preventthem from being able to sell bonds to financenew mortgages, it could have far-reachingeconomic consequences.

And the risk of runs on banks is still present,although minimized by federal deposit insur-ance on accounts up to $100,000 and by otherfederal safeguards.

Regulators seized IndyMac, a largeCalifornia-based savings and loan bank, onFriday after hundreds of depositors lined up towithdraw funds at branches. The bankreopened Monday under federal control.

Bush counseled calmness. I happened towitness a bank run in Midland, Texas, onetime. Ill never forget the guy standing in thebank lobby saying, your deposits are good. Wegot you insured. You dont have to worry aboutit if you got less than $100,000 in the bank.The problem was, people didnt hear. Andtheres a ... nervousness. My hope is, is thatpeople take a deep breath and realize that theirdeposits are protected by our government.

But nearly $1 billion of IndyMacs approx-imately $19 billion in deposits was uninsured,according to the Federal Deposit InsuranceCorp.

The administration unveiled a U.S. rescueplan for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, but ithas not put a pricetag on it. Treasury SecretaryHenry Paulson said the administration did notintend to nationalize the companies and want-ed to preserve their shareholder-owned struc-ture. Still, he said a regulatory overhaul wasneeded.

Congress is also working on legislation thatwould modernize the Federal HousingAdministration and create a new regulator andtighter controls for Fannie Mae and FreddieMac.

If the government wound up taking over thetwo companies, it would have to assume morethan $5 trillion in mortgage debt that the twocompanies now either own or back. Thatwould add to a federal debt fast approachingthe $10 trillion mark.

Bernanke defended the Feds decision tohelp rescue Bear Stearns as well as Fannie andFreddie. If problems arent contained, theycan ripple throughout the economy, hurtingeveryone, he said. Financial stability is criti-cal to economic stability.

David Jones, an economist at DMJ Advisorsand a longtime Fed watcher, said Bernankestestimony suggested that the Feds emphasishas shifted to financial stability, perhaps sig-naling that it will leave interest ratesunchanged until late 2008.

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LEADERSGM makesmajor cutsto surviveTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

DETROIT General Motors Corp., strug-gling to survive, will slash jobs, cut production,sell assets and suspend its dividend for the firsttime in 86 years as it tries to ride out anunprecedented collapse of its core U.S. market.

Tuesdays actions, which the company saidwill save $15 billion through 2009, carry amore urgent tone than past roadmaps to recov-ery. This time, GM is facing one of the mostserious threats in its nearly 100-year history,with one analyst speculating that the worldslargest automaker by sales could wind up seek-ing bankruptcy protection.

GM said if its latest, unoptimistic predic-tions hold true, it will have enough cash to sus-tain itself to 2010. But with no guarantee thatthe economic slump and U.S. sales downturn

have hit bottom, the latest addition to a longstring of restructuring efforts may not beenough to keep GM from going the way ofStudebaker.

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My dog and I need mojoEditor,In regards to Jon Mays col-

umn, The Story of the stachein the July 11 edition of theDaily Journal, I really think hehas got something. I used to havea stache but went cleanabout eight years ago. Well, sincethen things have gotten pretty

rough. Lets see ... two terms ofBush, seemingly endless war,stock and home values plummet-ing, gas prices sky rocketing,foreclosures galore, unendingdeficient spending, the dollar isdiving, confirmed global warm-ing, my state may gamble ongambling to avoid impendingbankruptcy and a whole lot moreconflict seems just around thecorner; and oh yeah, my dogdied. OK, not all true ... me andthe dog are still hanging on.Enough all ready, the stache is acomin back (and so are theDemocrats) ... now thats someserious mojo Mr. Mays.

Eddie Alexander

San Mateo

Appreciating theright to free speech

Editor,I want to thank the editor of

the Daily Journal for publishingthe letter from Donald Galine(Inaccurate free speech in theJuly 9 edition of the DailyJournal). For awhile I was wor-ried that no one read my letterBurns is responsible for his ownactions in the July 1 edition of

the Daily Journal and that DougBurns legal case would just fadeaway. Thanks Galine for respond-ing to my letter.

I want to also thank Galine foracknowledging my right to free-dom of speech and my right tosay my opinion whenever I want.The right to freedom of speechis not limited to lawyers or peo-ple who can afford lawyers, butto all people. I hope that Galineknows the difference between theright to express my opinion ver-sus mouthing off.

Just to set the record, and

Galine, straight, I, like the other99.99 percent of the (local) pub-lic was not present at the sceneof the incident involving hisclient Doug Burns.

Instead, I read the stories thatwere printed in each of the 3local newspapers including theDaily Journal, Daily News andSan Mateo County Times. Ibased my opinion and letter(s) tothe editor on what I read in thosenewspapers. I, like the rest of thepublic, rely on the professional-ism and accuracy of the reporterswhen they report a story. I sim-ply read all the information fedto us (the public) by the localnewspapers and fed it back tothe newspapers in the form of aletter to the editor with my ownopinion. Twisting and turningfacts and circumstances is lying.So is changing ones story ormemory. Everything I mentionedwas printed in the local newspa-pers. Keep up the great job ofaccurate reporting Daily Journal(and Daily News, San Mateo

County Times). Freedom of thepress, freedom of speech and theright to express my own opinion,thats what makes America great.So does being responsible foryour own actions; respectingothers opinions; and obeying thelaw.

Michael R. Oberg

San Mateo

Moving insteadof counting

Editor,San Mateo Countys proposed

law claims to fight obesity byforcing every restaurant customerto wade through fat grams andcalorie counts before orderinglunch (Whats the skinny on themenu from the July 10 editionof the Daily Journal). As such,menu labeling is effectively anendorsement of dieting: a methodproven not to be a sustainableweight loss solution.

Though most people can loseweight (by counting calories, cut-ting carbs, eating only cabbagesoup), keeping it off is an entire-ly different matter. Even conser-

vative estimates indicate that 90percent of dieters regain theirlost pounds within two years.After five years, that figurereaches nearly 100 percent.

Exercises track record beatsdieting hands down. TheNational Weight Control Registry the group that tracksAmericans who have effectivelylost weight reports that theone common formula for successamong its members is not howlittle they eat or how often theyrecord their food, but how muchthey move.

Healthy doesnt mean cata-loging every snack. Its about allof our small, daily choices: turn-ing off the TV, climbing thestairs and taking that extra step.

Trice Whitefield

Senior Research

Analyst,Center for

Consumer Freedom

Traffic suggestionEditor,I have a suggestion that I think

would keep the flow of trafficgoing around a major accidentsuch as we had recently onHighway 101 and many times inthe past when the road is shutdown for hours.

Why cant the center dividerbarriers be moveable so that 4 or5 of them can be moved out ofthe way to allow traffic to enterthe left lane of the oncomingtraffic and proceed past the acci-dent where another openingwould be provided for them toreenter their side of the freeway.Of course the left lane of the

oncoming traffic would have tobe closed off for a while with theappropriate signs and cones.Traffic control officers wouldkeep the traffic moving on bothsides of the freeway. On the acci-dent side the officer would allow,for example, 20 or 30 cars toproceed from each lane alternate-ly. The traffic would be slow butit would keep moving and lessenthe frustration of the drivers ifthey know they will soon bemoving. This is a better alterna-tive to rerouting all the trafficonto city streets causing more

jams and possible accidents. Irealize this would not be applica-ble in every situation due to dif-ferent road levels or permanentbarriers but there would be manytimes when it would be applica-ble.

Harvey Clark

Redwood City

Kreitmans confusionEditor,Congratulations to Keith

Kreitman for his opinion piece,The American Centurions inthe July 12 edition of the SanMateo Daily Journal. He hascome a long way from hiscolumns of several years agowhen he at least appeared to sup-port the war in Iraq. In this latestpiece he clearly makes the com-parison of the United States tothe Roman centurions and saysthat the Iraqi citizens are reactingas would any nation endeavoringto dislodge an invading occupier.

And most of all Kreitmanslams the incompetent presidentand a purely evil vice-presidentfor how they have conducted thisundeclared war and illegal inva-sion. All well and good; butthen, very strangely, Kreitmancomments that, There is muchto be said for what I perceive tobe the original intent of the inva-sion: Control over the thirdlargest proven reserve of oil inthe world in order to assure ourAmerican economic gears wouldnever grind to a halt. In short,he still seems to justify, and atthe same time condemn, our ille-gal invasion and removal of thevicious and immoral Saddam

Hussein. It seems, again, thatMr. Kreitman is just upset thatwe didnt do a better job of it.Apparently, with the botched upway things have been handled,we may have to suffer the indig-nity of having to buy the oil,which still belongs to the Iraqis,not to us, like everyone else.

This still leaves the question ofwhat part of illegal invasiondoes Mr. Kreitman not under-stand?

Don Havis

San Mateo

Letters to the editor

Editorial

Seventy-five feet is too highfor downtown Burlingame.There is no other way to

describe what may happen in thiscity which is known for its quaint

and unique personality. There arehigh buildings, particularly atBurlingame Avenue and ElCamino Real, that have been herefor years. However, expandingsuch a notion in nearby areas isnot, despite a citizen advisorycommittee recommendation, whatthe community is looking for inthe area.

Howard Avenue has continuedto be an area of concern for itslack of development, but no onecan argue downtown Burlingameis suffering from any lack of inter-est in development.

In fact, there are a number ofnew stores and developments

downtown that would not neces-sarily benefit from 75-foot build-

ings on Chapin Avenue, which isbetween the retail area and CityHall. Any new development in thesouthern end of downtown nearCity Hall would ruin the pristinenature of the citys downtown. Itwould forever change the verynature of the city.

Burlingame should take a cer-tain solace in the fact that it iswell designed overall with a trainstation near a large park and amain retail core that is borderedby a civic center that not onlyincludes a city hall but a library,one that many from elsewhere

marvel upon. The idea of publicplazas is one thing upon which we

all agree. As once called upon bythis newspaper, the idea of a pub-lic gathering place at HighlandAvenue and California Drive is anappropriate use of space and wor-thy of consideration. Creating agathering place for people at thePost Office may be more problem-atic since dealing with the UnitedStates government and its employ-ees is less than desirable.

There is a need for more hous-ing on the Peninsula and specifi-cally in Burlingame. Everyoneknows that. We all know that. Butif the notion that we as a people

should create opportunities forgreedy land owners and develop-

ers to create housing without a

recognition of the actual need of

those who make less than the aver-

age resident, then we as a popu-

lace are becoming misguided. It is

essential that we have studies, par-ticularly around downtown areas

in which there is a potential for

development. However, such stud-

ies should be based upon, in fact

charged upon, the ideals of the

people who ultimately are paying

for it immediately and eventually.

The idea of 75-foot buildings in

downtown Burlingame is an

obscure reference to a time in

which such ideas would solely

benefit a small group of people

who held property and not the

ones who live and die in the city.

Such a discussion is worthy of

serious consideration and concern.

But in fact, the notion itself shouldperish.

Heights, but at what cost?Any new development in the southern endof downtown near City Hall would ruin the

pristine nature of the citys downtown. It would

forever change the very nature of the city.

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By Martin CrutsingerTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON Treasury SecretaryHenry Paulson said Tuesday the Bush admin-istration has no immediate plans to extendemergency loans to mortgage giants FannieMae and Freddie Mac or to purchase the stock

of the two companies.Paulson told the Senate Banking Committeethat the assistance plan put together by theadministration and the Federal Reserve overthe weekend was intended to serve as a back-up if needed.

He said that if the government extends anyfinancial backing to the two institutions it willbe done under terms and conditions that pro-tect the U.S. taxpayer.

Before Paulsonsappearance, Sen. JimBunning, R-Ky., toldFederal Reserve ChairmanBen Bernanke that he wasvery upset with the rescuepackage for Fannie andFreddie that had beenunveiled on Sunday.

The Treasury secretaryis asking for a blank check

to buy as much Fannie and Freddie debt as hewants for this unprecedented intervention inour free markets, Bunning said, questioningwhether the government had gotten any assur-ances from the two mortgage giants that theproblems they are facing will not be repeated.

Other senators, in their opening remarks,also expressed questions about what the

administration was proposing. The adminis-tration is hoping that Congress will quicklypass legislation needed to put parts of its res-cue proposal into effect.

Paulson in his remarks sought to assure law-makers that what the administration is propos-ing will not put taxpayers at undue risk. Hesaid the plan was necessary to help thenations battered housing market get back on

its feet and relieve stresses in financial mar-kets where investors are worried about a risingtide of bad mortgage loans.

Our plan is aimed at supporting the stabil-ity of financial markets, not just these twoenterprises, Paulson said, referring to Fannieand Freddie. This is consistent withTreasurys mission to promote the market sta-bility, orderliness and liquidity necessary tosupport our economy.

Paulson:Mortgage assistance is backupOil pricesplummetBy Adam SchreckTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW YORK Oil prices fell harder thanthey have in 17 years Tuesday, as fears thatrecord fuel prices are spreading broad eco-nomic pain exacerbated the third big sell-off in

just over a week.Light, sweet crude plunged $6.44, or 4.4

percent, to settle at $138.74 a barrel in anextremely volatile session. Prices at one pointplummeted more than $10 from the days high.

Mounting concerns about the risks inflationposes to the United States, the worlds biggestoil consumer, helped spark the declines.Analysts also attributed the sell-off toThursdays expiration of options contracts,which tend to increase volatility, and to com-puters programed to automatically sell onceprices reach certain thresholds.

There was this big ... selling pressure whenprices dipped below $140 a barrel. It got a lotof bulls very nervous, said Tom Kloza, chiefoil analyst at the Oil Price Information Service.

If it was a fire, youd call it an accelerant.The drop, which eclipsed last Tuesdays

slide of $5.33, marked the biggest decline indollar terms since the Gulf War. Even so,prices remain no lower than they were a weekago.

Henry Paulson

By Jordan RobertsonTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

SAN FRANCISCO Intel Corp.s second-quarter profit jumped 25 percent as blossomingsales of laptop chips helped the company cruisepast Wall Streets estimates Tuesday.

Investors viewed the chip makers favorableresults as a sign that global PC demand ishealthy despite a sputtering U.S. economy thathas depressed some domestic spending. Intel

CEO Paul Otellini said demand for Intels chipsremains strong in all segments and all parts ofthe globe. Three-quarters of Intels business isoutside the U.S. Intel shares rose 23 cents, or1.1 percent, to $20.94 in after-hours trading.They had risen 24 cents, or 1.2 percent, to$20.71 in the regular session before the SantaClara-based company reported its results.

Intel said its net income was $1.6 billion, or28 cents per share, in the three-month periodending June 28.

That was 3 cents per share higher than whatanalysts surveyed by Thomson Financial wereexpecting. It was a 25 percent jump from the$1.28 billion, or 22 cents per share, that Intelearned a year ago.

Intel is profiting from surging global demandfor laptops and the processors that power them,though lower prices for some of the fastest-growing models drove down Intels closelywatched average selling price in the latest quar-ter.

Intel 2Q profit jumps 25 percent, beats estimates

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Dow 10,962.54 -92.65 10-Yr Bond 3.84% -0.04

Nasdaq 2,215.71 +2.84 Oil (per barrel) $138.74

S&P 500 1,214.91 -13.39 Gold $977.70

By Madlen ReadTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW YORK Wall Street ended awhipsaw day mostly lower, as fears ofescalating instability in the financial sec-tor kept investors on edge despite a steep

retreat in oil. The Dow Jones industrialson Tuesday had their first close below11,000 since July 2006.

Just days after the government said itwould aid Fannie Mae and Freddie Macif necessary, Federal Reserve ChairmanBen Bernanke told Congress the U.S.economy faces numerous difficulties.During the days testimony, TreasurySecretary Henry Paulson also said theBush administration has no immediateplans to lend money to the mortgagegiants or buy their stock.

Shares of Fannie and Freddie which together hold or back nearly halfof all the nations mortgages tumbledagain.

The stock market did benefit from

some bargain-hunting as oil retreatedfrom its near-record levels, but the

uncertainty of the financial sector madethat recovery hard to sustain. If oil pricesstabilize or retreat, consumers might feelmore comfortable spending on discre-

tionary items, and in turn help the econ-omy.

Theres definitely a correlationbetween high energy prices and low con-sumer spending, and we need that toabate to get us a break, said KimCaughey, equity research analyst at FortPitt Capital Group.

A barrel of light, sweet crude dropped$6.44 to settle at $138.74 on the NewYork Mercantile Exchange as traders betthat the weak economy in the UnitedStates and elsewhere will take its toll onglobal demand.

While some of the markets mostbattered bank stocks includingWashington Mutual Inc., LehmanBrothers Holdings Inc., and region-al bank First Horizon National

Corp. finished higher Tuesday,most bank stocks gave up their brief

rallies by the end of the session.The Dow fell 92.65, or 0.84 percent, to

10,962.54. It was the blue chips lowestclose since July 21, 2006; the high priceof oil is one of the major reasons theDow has been trading at nearly two-yearlows.

Broader stock indicators ended mixed.The Standard & Poors 500 index fell13.39, or 1.09 percent, to 1,214.91,while the Nasdaq composite index rose2.84, or 0.13 percent, to 2,215.71.

The technology-dominated Nasdaqgot a lift from Microsoft Corp., whichrose $1, or 4 percent, to $26.15 after anOppenheimer & Co. analyst said thesoftware companys shares look attrac-tive ahead of its quarterly results sched-uled for Thursday.

Intel Corp. also rose ahead of its earn-ings, which were released after the mar-ket closed Tuesday and showed a 25 per-cent profit increase that beat analystsexpectations. After advancing 24 centsto $20.71 in regular trading, Intel shares

rose another 29 cents to $21.00 in after-hours trading.

Stocks end mostly lowerWall Street

By Jeannine AversaTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON Federal ReserveChairman Ben Bernanke told CongressTuesday the fragile economy is facingnumerous difficulties despite the Fedsaggressive interest rate reductions andother fortifying steps.

At the same time, Bernanke, testifyingbefore the Senate Banking Committee,sounded another warning that risingprices for energy and food are elevatinginflation risks. This problem looms evenas officials try to cope with persistentstrains in financial markets, rising job-lessness and housing problems.

The situation, he said, poses signifi-

cant challenges forFed policymakers asthey try to chart thebest course for keep-ing the economygrowing, while mak-ing sure inflationdoesnt dangerouslyflare up. All theeconomys problems including slump-

ing home values, which threaten to make

people feel less wealthy and lessinclined to spend in the months ahead represent significant downside risks toeconomic growth.

Over the rest of this year, the economywill grow appreciably below its trend

rate mostly because of continued weak-ness in housing markets, high energyprices and tight credit conditions,Bernanke said.

President Bush tried to strike anencouraging note: The bottom line isthis: Were going through a tough time.but I believe we will come through thischallenge stronger than ever before.

On Wall Street, the Dow Jones indus-trial average 92.65 to 10,962.54. It wasthe blue chips lowest close since July

21, 2006.Bernankes testimony comes just twodays after the Fed and the TreasuryDepartment came to the rescue of mort-gage giants Fannie Mae and FreddieMac, offering to throw them a financiallifeline.

Bernanke: Economy faces difficulties

Ben Bernanke

By Martin Crutsingerand Jeannine AversaTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON The U.S. econom-ic downturn gained steam Tuesday, witha report of the highest inflation since theearly 1980s, more bad news for banks

and automakers and a suggestion by theFederal Reserve chief that worse daysare ahead.

President Bush sought to bolster con-fidence by declaring that the financialsystem was basically sound, but heconceded: Its been a difficult time formany American families.

The Labor Department said wholesaleinflation, driven by skyrocketing gas andfood costs, rose by 9.2 percent for the 12

months ending in June the fastestpace since the summer of 1981, duringanother energy crunch. At the same time,

consumers hit the brakes hard despite amassive infusion of government stimu-lus checks. Retail sales turned in theirpoorest showing in four months.

Federal Reserve Chairman BenBernanke delivered a somber midyearoutlook to Congress, saying the U.S.faces numerous difficulties despite the

Feds interest rate-cutting campaign,which began last September in hopes ofpreventing a recession.

Lawmakers scrutinizeYahoo-Google ad partnership

WASHINGTON Congress wadedinto the escalating fight over the futureof Yahoo Inc. on Tuesday, demanding toknow whether the Internet companysadvertising partnership with GoogleInc., intended to keep Yahoo out of theclutches of Microsoft Corp., raisesantitrust concerns.

Testifying before the Senate andHouse Judiciary Committees on

Tuesday, executives from the three com-panies painted very different pictures ofan agreement that will allow Google tosell some of the ads displayed alongsidesearch results on Yahoos Web site.While Microsoft said the deal wouldlimit competition and raise prices in theonline advertising market, Yahoo andGoogle insisted it would benefit con-sumers and advertisers.

The stakes are high for Yahoo. It hasembraced the partnership with its rivalGoogle as an alternative to a $47.5 bil-

lion acquisition offer from Microsoft.But that decision to reject Microsoft hasspawned a showdown with shareholdersand activist Carl Icahn, who is trying tooverthrow Yahoos board and CEO JerryYang. If Washington somehow scuttlesthe partnership with Google, Yahoocould find itself under even more pres-sure to head into some kind of deal withMicrosoft after all.

Downturn gains steam as inflation roars ahead

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Lawyer: British airlineplot defendant guiltyof propaganda stunt

LONDON The alleged ring-leader of a plot to blow up trans-Atlantic jetliners in mid-air is guiltyonly of planning a childish stunt tomake a political point, his lawyer saidTuesday.

Attorney Nadine Radford saidAbdulla Ahmed Ali, 27, hasacknowledged planning to releaseanti-Western videos and detonateexplosives at a high-profile locationas part of a campaign to change theBritish governments policy towardthe Muslim world.

It was childish, it was stupid, butit is not murder, Radford said.

Marines charged in nursesslaying appear in court

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. Its ascene thats become all too familiarin North Carolinas military commu-nities. For the third time in sevenmonths, a young woman serving hernation has been slain at home, away

from the dangers of combat.It is so close to home, and it is

back to back, said Takisha Word, 30,a combat veterans daughter fromFayetteville. It kind of makes youleery.

The latest is Army 2nd Lt. HolleyWimunc, 24, a maternity ward nurseat Fort Braggs Womack ArmyMedical Center whose body wasfound Sunday not far from CampLejeune.

By Sebastian AbbotTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

BAQOUBA, Iraq Scatteredsandals and overturned bicycleswere all that remained hours aftersuicide bombers struck the Saadmilitary camp.

Medical staff had finishedunloading the white body bags atthe nearby hospital, where thewounded moaned on bloodstainedfloors and weeping soldierskneeled over slain comrades.

The twin blasts in Baqoubarecalled the scenes of mass terrorand grief that were almost a dailyroutine before last years steepdecline in violence.

In an old tactic of Sunni extrem-ists, two suicide bombers set offexplosives among the army recruitsTuesday, killing at least 28.Violence also flared in the northerncity of Mosul, where a dozen peo-

ple died in bombings that targetedthe Iraqi police and army.The attack in Baqouba, capital of

Diyala province, came ahead of aplanned Iraqi military offensive tohalt attempts by militants toregroup in the volatile area north-east of Baghdad.

Diyala is critical to Baghdadssecurity because of its strategicimportance as an entrance to thecapital and a threat to supply routes

going north. The ethnically mixedarea also borders Iran, which theUnited States has accused of help-ing militants to stage attacks onAmerican troops.

U.S. military officials saidTuesdays attack did not reflect anyincrease in militant strength in thearea.

I dont think this changes thesecurity situation. Its just an iso-lated incident. This is the way al-Qaida grabs attention, said Maj.Jay Gentile, with the 2nd StrykerCavalry Regiment.

The Saad camp lies in an areawith a large Shiite population onthe eastern outskirts of Baqouba.Sunni militants have often targetedShiites with suicide bombings.

The bombing occurred in a fieldoutside the entrance to the jointU.S.-Iraqi base, where recruitswere signing up.

Witnesses said an initial explo-

sion at about 8 a.m. drew a crowdthat tried to evacuate victims. Asecond bomber then detonated hisexplosive vest among the rescuers.

I lifted one of the wounded, andwhile I was carrying him awayfrom the site, another explosiontook place. I got hurt and theinjured man suffered moreinjuries, said a man who did notwant to be named because of safetyconcerns.

Twin suicide attacks kill 28

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Women grieve outside a hospital morgue as they wait to claim the bodyof a relative killed in a bomb attack in Baquba.

By Aron HellerTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NAHARIYA, Israel MosheSasson felt the gun pressed againsthis head, a Lebanese assailant poisedto shoot, when the lights in the hall ofhis apartment building suddenlywent out, allowing him to escape andtake cover under a car.

The gunman, Samir Kantar, went

on to kill three other people in one ofthe most notorious attacks in Israeli

history. Three decades later, he isabout to be freed in exchange for twoIsraeli soldiers whose capture set offa monthlong Mideast war.

The Israelis are presumed dead.But Kantar, whose deadly 1979 ram-page traumatizes Sasson to this day,is expected to receive a heros wel-come when he returns to Lebanon.

I remember his face, the dark

black eyes and murderous gaze,Sasson recalled Tuesday, hands trem-

bling and eyes tearing. He was likethe angel of death.The swap is set to take place

Wednesday morning after the IsraeliCabinets overwhelming approval ofthe deal a day earlier. In addition tohanding over Kantar, Israel also hasagreed to release four other Lebaneseprisoners and hand over the bodies of199 Lebanese and Palestinian fight-

ers killed in clashes over the years.Israeli President Shimon Peres

took thefi

rst formal action by par-doning Kantar late Tuesday, hisoffice said in a statement.

The deal seals a painful chapterfrom Israels inconclusive waragainst Hezbollah two years ago. Italso marks a major boost forHezbollah at a time when the mili-tant group is moving decisively toregain its footing following the

blows it took in the 2006 war.Hezbollahs commander in south

Lebanon, Sheik Nabil Kaouk, calledthe swap an official admission ofdefeat for Israel. Red, white andgreen Lebanese flags, yellowHezbollah flags and welcome ban-ners are hanging in south Lebanesevillages through which the coffinscarrying the returned bodies will bedriven in a convoy from the bordertoward Beirut.

For Israel, prisoner swap evokes raw memories

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RC National moves into finals

Brett Favre went on national televi-sion to try and explain somethinghe couldnt quite explain. Hes got

plenty of company, because when it comesto retirement there arent many athletes whocan figure out when its really over.

Sandy Koufax knew because his arm toldhim so. Jim Brown and Barry Sanders got

out while still in theirprime, too, for reasons

that went beyond foot-ball.But for every

Koufax, Brown orSanders theres a dozenFavres trying to hold oneven as their skills fadeand the inevitable agingprocess takes over. Thegreat Johnny Unitaswasnt immune whenhe tried to stretch hiscareer in San Diego,and Michael Jordan

couldnt even make the playoffs when heended his second retirement to play two finalseasons with the Washington Wizards.

Muhammad Ali couldnt escape punchesthat sadly may have cost him more than his

reputation, and Joe Namath couldnt escapedefenders as he tried to play on creaky kneesfor the Los Angeles Rams.

And who can forget a 42-year-old WillieMays stumbling and bumbling around in theoutfield in the 1973 World Series for theNew York Mets.

They play because they still think they canplay. They play because the money is good.

Knowingwhen tosay when

TIM

DAHLBERG

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By Nathan MollatDAILY JOURNAL STAFF

Nancy Dinges believed she wouldbe teaching math and coaching bas-ketball at the middle school level fora few years before she got an oppor-tunity to coach at the high schoollevel.

The future is now for Dinges. Theformer Hillsdale High standout wasnamed Tuesday as San MateoHighs new varsity girls basketball,taking over for Steven Kryger wholeft the school to take a position atMenlo-Atherton to be closer to hisfamily in Menlo Park.

It just kind of fell in my lap,

Dinges said. I thought Id be at themiddle school level for five, six

years.Dinges, 26, graduated Hillsdale in

2000, hitting 315 3-pointers duringher high school career and garner-ing San Mateo County Player of theYear honors her senior season. Sheearned a scholarship to Universityof Pacific and finished second all-time in the Big West Conference in3-pointers made. After graduatingfrom Pacific in 2004, she took a yearoff to travel before earning herteaching credential at San FranciscoState University. She was a studentteacher at Westmoor High in 2005-06 and served as an assistant coach

to the girls frosh-soph team whichwent undefeated. She moved to

Paso Robles to teach and coach forthe 2006-07 school year beforegoing to Borel Middle school thispast year.

I didnt expect any of this hap-pen this year, Dinges said. I toldeverybody that if an opportunity (tocoach at the high school level) pre-sented itself, I was taking it.

San Mateo athletic director JeffScheller said Dinges was his radarand when Kryger announced he wasleaving, he put a full-court press onDinges.

It was more a recruitment by us,more than she was looking (for a

high school job), Scheller said.We did a good sales job on her.

When Steves thing came, shewas out first choice.

Said Dinges: Its an honor. Tome, its an honor to get the phonecall to say this position is open.

San Mateo is coming off a 19-11season, its best season in at leastseven years. The Bearcats alsoswept the season series from rivalBurlingame the first timetheyve beaten Burlingame sinceanyone can remember.

Dinges said she prefers to play arun-and-gun style of play but addedthe players she has will dictate whatbrand of basketball she will ulti-

mately use. Regardless of how sheruns the team, she wants to be at San

Mateo for as long as the school willhave her. She does not have aspira-tions to coach anywhere but thehigh school level.

Teaching is my passion, as wellas coaching. I think they go hand inhand, Dinges said. I want to get toa place where I can build a program.A place where girls want to come.

Said Scheller: Were lucky tohave her.

Nathan Mollat can be reached by e-mail: [email protected] orby phone: (650) 344-5200 ext. 117.

Former Hillsdale standout new San Mateo coach

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Redwood City National juniors shortstop Garrett Coe scoops up a ground ball during histeams 10-7 win over Niles-Centerville of Fremont in the consolation bracket finals of theSection 3 tournament at Sequoia High. Redwood City needs to beat District 67 champion

Tracy twice to win the championship.

By Emanuel LeeDAILY JOURNAL STAFF

Even in victory, Redwood City NationalLittle League Juniors All-Star coach MarkSatterlee challenged his players to play andact like champions on the field.

National defeated Niles-Centerville ofFremont 10-7 in the Section 3 tournamentTuesday at Sequoia High to earn a berth intodays championship round against Tracy,which is the only undefeated team left in thetournament. National, which lost to Tracy 12-0 earlier in the tournament, must beat Tracytwice to win the championship. It will be a tallorder, and Satterlee is hoping his kids rise tothe challenge.

(In the loss to Tracy) our guys got downand never got back up, he said. We hadntlost yet (in All-Star play) and they probablygot full of themselves. I was a little disap-pointed when they got on top of us and wedidnt battle back. Hopefully well respondbetter this time, or its going to be a long day.National certainly responded against Niles-Centerville, which led 4-2 after two innings.But National took the lead for good with a six-run fourth. National batters didnt so muchhave to lift the bats off their shoulders, as theyscored three times on bases-loaded walks.They scored another run on a Niles-Centerville error, and Brian Clifford account-ed for the rest of the runs in the inning with adouble that bounced all the way to themakeshift fence in left-center field.

National added single runs in the fifth andseventh innings to take a 10-5 lead enteringthe bottom of the seventh. Niles-Centerville,down to its last strike on two separate occa-sions, scored twice and had runners at first andsecond before National reliever NickGasparini recorded the final out to seal theoutcome. National was able to win despitecommitting four errors that led to four Niles-Centerville runs.

By Ronald BlumTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW YORK Baseballs All-Stars came to say goodbye toYankee Stadium and what a long,long goodbye it was.

In a game that started Tuesdaynight and faded well intoWednesday, Justin Morneau slidhome just in time on Michael

Youngs sacrifice fly in the 15thinning, giving the American League

a 4-3 victory that extended itsunbeaten streak to 12.

Young ended a 4-hour, 40-minutemarathon at 1:37 a.m., with thegrand old ballpark half-empty. It

was a good thing, too neitherteam had any pitchers left in thebullpen, but this one was not goingto end in another tie.

The NL was given a pregame pep

talk by Hall of Famer Ernie Banks,

whose motto is: Lets play two!

And they nearly did, matching the

longest All-Star game ever.

Morneau started the winning rally

with a leadoff single against loser

Brad Lidge, and Ian Kinsler hit a

low liner to left that Ryan Ludwick

caught with a dive. After Dioner

Navarro singled, J.D. Drew walkedto load the bases.

Young lofted a fly to right andCory Harts throw home took two

bounces and was slightly to the first-base side of the plate.

Catcher Brian McCann gloved theball and tried a sweep tag, butYoung sneaked his right foot in,

barely ahead of the tag. Plateumpire Derryl Cousins made the

safe call, and the AL players left in

the dugout rushed out to celebrate.

The AL improved to 6-0 since the

All-Star game began determining

homefield advantage in the World

Series. And it even ended an old hex

it had been 0-9-1 in extra innings

against its older rival.

AL outlasts NL in 15 innings

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By Paul NewberryTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

SOUTHPORT, England Anthony Kim stopped off on hisway to the clubhouse, whipped outhis pen to sign a few autographs,

then looked back impatiently at hiscaddie, still loitering on the ninthgreen.

Lets go, E! he barked towardEric Larsen. You know how crankyI get when Im hungry.

Kim was just kidding around, butit wouldnt be out of line to saythose words carried meaning.

This guy isnt waiting around foranyone. There are places to be, golftournaments to win.

Maybe even a major.In his second year on the PGA

Tour, Kim has won on two of themost challenging courses and estab-lished himself as the latest would-becontender to Tiger Woods throne.With the king on hiatus Woods issitting out the rest of the year torecover from knee surgery theexpectations on this cocky 23-year-old from Los Angeles have onlyintensified heading into the BritishOpen.

Hes got a lot of game, JimFuryk said. I just dont see a lot ofweaknesses. I havent played a lotwith him, but when I have, I haventseen him do anything poorly.

Kim picked up his first tour victo-ry in May at the WachoviaChampionship, running away with afive-stroke victory at Quail Hollow.He followed up with a two-strokewin at the AT&T Classic over theFourth of July weekend at

Congressional, an especiallypoignant triumph since Woods is thetournament host.

Could Kim be the one who has

both the talent and, even moreimportant, the swagger to go swing-for-swing with the perhaps thegreatest player ever?

Before we get ahead of ourselves,remember that plenty of others havetried and failed to provide Woods

with the only thing lacking in hisbrilliant career: a true challenger.

Everyone from Sergio Garcia toAdam Scott has been promoted as apotential rival to Woods, but all havebeen found to be woefully lackingbased on that very demanding stan-dard. David Duval had a run at No.1, but his career fell apart just whenhe seemed ready to serve as the TomWatson to Woods Jack Nicklaus.Phil Mickelson has three majortitles and might be the only currentplayer to approach Woods shot-making ability, but even Lefty willconcede that hes got no chance ofbeing anything more than a secondbanana.

Which brings us to Kim.He doesnt shy away from the

comparison.You arent going to see too many

people do what hes done, Kim saidof Woods. I just feel lucky to bementioned in the same breath. Iknow everyone is kind of lookingfor someone to challenge him. Itsgoing to be tough, but Im just goingto keep working hard and see wherethat gets me.

When asked if he has the sort ofgame that could measure up to aplayer with 14 major champi-onships, Kim replied, Id love tothink so. At the end of the day, Idont know who has enough talentto overtake him. But I know if I give

it everything Ive got, Ill have apretty good chance to contend.

Kims confidence is most telling-ly revealed in his body language.

During a practice round thatbegan late Monday afternoon andstretched into the evening, he didnt

just walk the course he strutted,his shoulders bobbing up and downwith a deliberate, distinct cadence.

After practicing some testy shotsfrom a deep pot bunker, Kim couldhave walked out of the sand on theshallow back side, like everyoneelse. Instead, he leaped onto thegreen over a wall of imbedded sod,as if to show nothing could hold himback.

He stood at the next tee bouncinga golf ball off the face of his driverwith monotonous precision whilecarrying on a conversation with hispractice partner, Mark OMeara.

I really like the guy, Furyk said.Hes got a real confident feel abouthim. Even as a rookie, just the wayhe handled himself, walking aroundthe locker room. He almost appearscocky, but I dont see that side of

him when he talks to you. Hes justvery confident. He has a lot of beliefin his ability.

With good reason, according to

OMeara, whos taken Kim underhis wing and seems determined tonurture him along just as he oncedid with another dazzling youngphenom Tiger Woods.

This kid here is the best young

player Ive ever seen come along,besides Tiger Woods, OMearasaid. He has the most skill, themost talent. He seems like hes gotan attitude, but hes not afraid.

During his days as a tour regular,the 51-year-old OMeara used to getup early for practice rounds withWoods. Now, playing under a slow-ly darkening sky, the 1998 BritishOpen champion asked Kim if hewanted go out again Tuesday at 6:30a.m.

You get up that early? OMearaasked.

Yeah, I get up early, Kimreplied.

Tiger who?Even last year, when hardly any-

one knew his name, Kim swaggeredaround like he was the one withWoods resume. When the normallyconservative Furyk wandered out to

the driving range wearing a pinkshirt, the youngster let him have it.

Look at you, stepping it up withthe pink shirt, Furyk remembershim saying.

Now, it might have been OK forsomeone such as Woods or

Mickelson to get in a few good-natured jabs at a player of Furyksstature. But a rookie?

Beyond his razzing skills something Woods is also prettygood at Kim has shown a killerinstinct on the course.

You dont see a lot of youngguys like that get in contention on atough course like Wachovia andthen just beat the snot out of every-one, Furyk said. He gets up two,pretty soon its three, pretty soon itsfour. You have to have a lot of beliefin yourself to do that.

Kim certainly has his eyes on thebigger prizes. While playing thefront nine at Royal Birkdale, heshouted at Boo Weekley, another ofhis practice partners, Hey, Boo,you ever played Valhalla? That, ofcourse, is the site of this yearsRyder Cup.

Kim also spent a good deal oftime chatting with OMeara andothers walking with them aboutfinancial planning, tossing aroundwords such as rollover anddeferred payments to handle hisrapidly growing fortune.

But there was plenty of time forfun, as well. Kim joked about every-thing from those infamous Britishbathrooms I have to duck to getin the shower to his voraciousappetite.

He once took on his best friend in

a pizza-eating contest.Twenty-two slices later, Kim was

the winner.Yep, this guy is good.

Anthony Kim: The man to tame Tiger?

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Anthony Kim,a 23 year old in his second year on the PGA Tour,has alreadywon twice this season.

Warriors sign first-roundpick Anthony Randolph

OAKLAND The Golden State Warriorssigned first-round pick Anthony Randolph to acontract Tuesday.

Based on the leagues rookie scale,Randolph will make about $1.4 million hisfirst season and about $1.5 million in his sec-

ond as the 14th overallpick. All rookie contractsfor first-round picks areguaranteed the first twoyears, with options for thenext two.

Randolph, who turned19 on Tuesday, averaged15.6 points, 8.5 reboundsand 2.26 blocked shots pergame in his one collegeseason at LSU.

Randolph is currently playing in the sum-mer league for the Warriors, where he scored30 points in his debut last week.

Asomugha,Raiders donot reach long-term deal

ALAMEDA The Oakland Raiders andstar cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha failed toagree on a long-term contract beforeTuesdays deadline for franchised players.

The Raiders placed the exclusive franchise

tag on Asomugha in February, which guaran-teed Asomugha more than $9 million in 2008and did not allow him to negotiate with anyother team.

Asomugha has not signed the tender andhas been unable to practice with the team dur-ing offseason workouts.

The two sides had up until Tuesday to signa long-term contract. With no deal in place,Asomugha will be guaranteed $9.765 millionfor this season as soon as he signs.

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By Jamey Keaten

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

PAU, France Frank Schleck ofLuxembourg wants ideas.

The Tour de France resumesWednesday and hes trying to figureout how to erase his one-seconddeficit to race leader Cadel Evans ofAustralia.

After 10 stages and more than 46hours of racing, competitors took arest day Tuesday after two punishingdays in the Pyrenees in which Evanscaptured the yellow jersey for the firsttime in his career.

Several rivals wilted up theTourmalet and Hautacam passes, nar-rowing the field of likely competitorsfor cyclings ultimate prize when thethree-week race ends in Paris on July27.

The final shakeout is expected tocome in three agonizing stages in theAlps each featuring at least oneclimb that defies classification for dif-

ficulty and a time trial a day beforethe Champs-Elysees finish.

Schleck doesnt expect to overtakeEvans during Wednesdays 11thstage, a 104-mile trek fromLannemezan to Foix.

I aint gonna catch Cadel,Schleck said beside a swimming poolat the hotel of his Team CSC outsidePau. I guess its going to be a break-away day and the favorites are goingto watch each other.

But the prospect of trying to swipethe jersey did cross his mind.

If you have any other options, Illtake it, he said.

Before the Tour started July 5,

Evans gave himself a pretty goodchance to win. He took a big stepSaturday by gaining the yellow jerseyand widening his lead over AlejandroValverde of Spain, Damiano Cunegoof Italy and Schlecks younger broth-er, Andy. All were considered titlethreats before the race.

Frank Schleck beat Evans up theclimb to the Hautacam ski stationSaturday, and watched on televisionto see if he or Evans would take theoverall lead from Team Columbiarider Kim Kirchen, also ofLuxembourg.

After two or three minutes theyshowed the classification, and I sawmy name was there, second,Schleckrecalled. And it said (a gap of) one-second. I said, Damn it. I had sometears in my eyes. Having the jersey isnice.

He was also disappointed hisbrother couldnt keep pace.

We are like twins, and he gave meall of his power and he didnt have

any left, Schleck said. We are justhuman beings, you know. I ha

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