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<![CDATA[San Jose's Downtown Ice slides back in for another year of gliding and falling]]>
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<![CDATA[Even in the depths of the recession, Downtown Ice, San Jose's annual skating rink, attracted a record 43,000 skaters last year. The San Jose Downtown Association hopes to set another record this season.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@mercurynews.com (<p class="bylinejb">By Mike Swift<br /></p><p class="bylineaffiliation"><a href='mailto:mswift@mercurynews.com'>mswift@mercurynews.com</a>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:10:02 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Silicon Valley's new sport: extreme bootstrapping]]>
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<![CDATA[Bootstrapping &#151; the practice of launching a business with personal funds, credit cards, hard work and chutzpah &#151; has long been a catalyst of Silicon Valley's dynamic economy. But now, with investment dollars scarce but job-seekers plentiful, Internet entrepreneurs are taking the lean, Spartan ethos to new extremes.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@mercurynews.com (<p class="bylinejb">By Scott Duke Harris<br /></p><a href='mailto:sdharris@mercurynews.com'>sdharris@mercurynews.com</a>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:24:54 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Valley startups rising up from the graveyard]]>
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<![CDATA[After the famous 'R.I.P.' meeting, startups emerge stronger and wiser]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@mercurynews.com (<p class="bylinejb">By Scott Duke Harris<br /></p><p class="bylineaffiliation"><a href='mailto:sdharris@mercurynews.com'>sdharris@mercurynews.com</a>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:18:36 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Art Savage, San Jose Sharks' first president, dead at 58]]>
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<![CDATA[Sharks executive went on to become owner of Sacramento River Cats, a thriving Triple A baseball affiliate of the Oakland A's. He had battled lung cancer.]]>
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<![CDATA[dpollack@mercurynews.com (<p class="bylinejb">By David Pollak<br /></p><p class="bylineaffiliation"><a href='mailto:dpollak@mercurynews.com'>dpollak@mercurynews.com</a>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:49:27 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[San Jose Sharks top Anaheim Ducks]]>
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<![CDATA[Joe Thornton took a pass from Dany Heatley and fired a 27-foot wrist shot that glanced off Ducks goalie Jonas Hiller and into the top of the net for the game-winner.]]>
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<![CDATA[dpollack@mercurynews.com (<p class="bylinejb">By David Pollak<br /></p><p class="bylineaffiliation"><a href='mailto:dpollak@mercurynews.com'>dpollak@mercurynews.com</a>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:49:21 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[The Big Game: Cal overcomes 14-point deficit, beats Stanford 34-28]]>
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<![CDATA[For only the second time this decade, the prohibitive favorite lost.]]>
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<![CDATA[jwilner@mercurynews.com (<p class="bylinejb">By Jon Wilner<br /></p><p class="bylineaffiliation"><a href='mailto:jwilner@mercurynews.com'>jwilner@mercurynews.com</a>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:34:33 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Vereen helps Bears carry on despite injury to Best]]>
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<![CDATA[Back gains 193 yards on 43 tries]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@mercurynews.com (<p class="bylinejb">By Jonathan Okanes<br /></p><p class="bylineaffiliation"><a href='mailto:jokanes@bayareanewsgroup.com'>jokanes@bayareanewsgroup.com</a>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:34:26 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Interception caps tough day for Stanford's Andrew Luck]]>
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<![CDATA[Freshman QB can't find magic touch]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@mercurynews.com (<p class="bylinejb">By Elliott Almond<br /></p><p class="bylineaffiliation"><a href='mailto:ealmond@mercurynews.com'>ealmond@mercurynews.com</a>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:34:21 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Oakland's Andre Ward stops Mikkel Kessler for WBA title]]>
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<![CDATA[Cut inflict by Ward's head butts ends super middleweight title bout in 11th round with Oakland fighter leading on all three score cards.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@mercurynews.com (<p class="bylinejb">By Jerry McDonald<br /></p><p class="bylineaffiliation"><a href='mailto:jmcdonald@bayareanewsgroup.com'>jmcdonald@bayareanewsgroup.com</a>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:43:25 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[San Jose State loses to Hawaii in overtime]]>
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<![CDATA[Strong defensive effort helps San Jose State push Hawaii to overtime in loss]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@mercurynews.com (<p class="bylinejb">By Alex Pavlovic<br /></p><p class="bylineaffiliation"><a href='mailto:apavlovic@mercurynews.com'>apavlovic@mercurynews.com</a>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:38:21 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[13th DUI arrest for Santa Rosa man]]>
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<![CDATA[A 50-year-old man was arrested for the 13th time for driving under the influence following a crash in Santa Rosa Friday evening, according to the California Highway Patrol.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@mercurynews.com (<p class="Byline">Bay City News Service</p>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:36:35 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[San Jose differs from other police in response to mental disturbances]]>
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<![CDATA[While some police agencies immediately send specially trained officers to calls that involve the mentally ill, San Jose has no automatic trigger. However, San Jose police insist that calling for such expert backup wouldn't have changed the outcome when two officers shot Daniel Pham after he threatened them with a knife.]]>
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<![CDATA[lernandez@mercurynews.com (<p class="bylinejb">By Lisa Fernandez<br /></p><p class="bylineaffiliation"><a href='mailto:lfernandez@mercurynews.com'>lfernandez@mercurynews.com</a>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:31:25 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Atherton attorney killed in Watsonville plane crash]]>
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<![CDATA[Gary Lampert, 58, died when his single-engine airplane plunged into an apple orchard in Watsonville on Saturday afternoon.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@mercurynews.com (<p class="bylineaffiliation">By J.M. Brown<br /></p><a href='mailto:jbrown@santacruzsentinel.com'>jbrown@santacruzsentinel.com</a>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:12:00 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[New South County Courthouse haunted by myriad post-construction maladies]]>
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<![CDATA[The cloying odor of raw sewage. Flooding that turned the parking lot into a wading pool. A back staff door that refused to shut properly, forcing a sheriff's deputy to guard it. Eight months after Santa Clara County's newest courthouse complex opened in Morgan Hill, those three glitches and a number of others have employees spooked.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@mercurynews.com (<p class="bylinejb">By Tracey Kaplan<br /></p><p class="bylineaffiliation"><a href='mailto:tkaplan@mercurynews.com'>tkaplan@mercurynews.com</a>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:48:53 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Santa Cruz students still occupy building in protest. UC-Berkeley quiet]]>
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<![CDATA[Protests by University of California students angered by planned tuition hikes continued in Santa Cruz Saturday with a possible confrontation with police in the offing following unsuccessful negotiations between students and administrators, but the campus at Berkeley remained quiet.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@mercurynews.com (<p class="bylinejb">By Mike Swift<br /></p><p class="bylineaffiliation"><a href='mailto:mswift@mercurynews.com'>mswift@mercurynews.com</a>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:42:40 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Review: World-famous Berliners brilliantly reflect the best efforts of Simon Rattle]]>
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<![CDATA[Friday night, at Davies Symphony Hall, The Berliners and Simon Rattle put on another world-class display of orchestral magic '&#8221; and yet something new as well. They eschewed the vice grip. They capped the storm. They put a different skill-set on display.]]>
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<![CDATA[rscheinin@mercurynews.com (<p class="bylinejb">By Richard Scheinin<br /></p><p class="bylineaffiliation"><a href='mailto:rscheinin@mercurynews.com'>rscheinin@mercurynews.com</a>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:11:52 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Cal beats Stanford 34-28 in the Big Game]]>
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<![CDATA[Shane Vereen ran for a career-high 193 yards and three touchdowns on 42 carries and Mike Mohamed intercepted a pass from Andrew Luck at the 3 with less than 2 minutes left as California spoiled No. 14 Stanford's Rose Bowl hopes. <P> <img src="http://extras.mnginteractive.com/live/media/site568/2009/0105/20090105_014658_bluedot_4x7.gif">&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong><a  href="/sports/ci_13835512">Live blog on Big Game with Cam Inman</a></strong>  <P> <img src="http://extras.mnginteractive.com/live/media/site568/2009/0105/20090105_014658_bluedot_4x7.gif">&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong><a href="/stanford-cardinal">More Stanford</a></strong> | <strong><a href="/cal-bears">More Cal</a></strong>  <BR />]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@mercurynews.com (<p class="bylinejb">By Josh Dubow<br /></p><p class="bylineaffiliation">Associated Press)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:04:30 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[49ers know pressure means more than sacks]]>
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<![CDATA[Keeping track of sacks is easy. But the 49ers, like other NFL teams, also keep tabs on a more elusive beast known as quarterback pressures. There also are records for quarterback hits.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@mercurynews.com (<p class="bylinejb">By Daniel Brown<br /></p><p class="bylineaffiliation"><a href='mailto:dbrown@mercurynews.com'>dbrown@mercurynews.com</a>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:04:20 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Cincinnati Bengals are Bungles no more]]>
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<![CDATA[The Bengals enter Sunday's game against the Raiders at 7-2, atop the AFC North, undefeated on the road and owners of four victories against the two teams that played for the AFC championship in January.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@mercurynews.com (<p class="bylinejb">By Steve Corkran<br /></p><p class="bylineaffiliation"><a href='mailto:scorkran@bayareanewsgroup.com'>scorkran@bayareanewsgroup.com</a>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:50:13 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Bay Area firms grab 46 percent of VC funding as it surges nationwide]]>
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<![CDATA[sdharris@mercurynews.comWith clean tech leading the way, Bay Area companies scooped up a remarkable 46 percent of venture capital investments in the third quarter of 2009, including the seven largest deals.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@mercurynews.com (<p class="bylinejb">By Scott Duke Harris<br /></p><p class="bylineaffiliation"><a href='mailto:sdharris@mercurynews.com'>sdharris@mercurynews.com</a>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:15:09 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA['New Moon' beats 'Dark Knight's' box office record]]>
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<![CDATA['The Twilight Saga: New Moon' took in $72.7 million in its first day to break the single day domestic box office record previously held by 'The Dark Knight,' which had a $67.2 million opening day last year.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@mercurynews.com ( /  <p class="Byline Affiliation">Associated Press)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:29:50 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[In Hindsight: A hot Silicon Valley IPO and higher home prices]]>
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<![CDATA[Silicon Valley home prices are higher year-over-year for the first time in nearly two years. Fortinet stock soars in its Nasdaq debut. Plus: Unemployment rises to 11.9 percent in Silicon Valley. Twitter will drop its suggested users list. Applied Materials offers to buy Semitool.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@mercurynews.com (<p class="bylinejb">By Frank Michael Russell<br /></p><p class="bylineaffiliation"><a href='mailto:frussell@mercurynews.com'>frussell@mercurynews.com</a>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:29:35 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Busted! Interior designer claiming disability shows up on Home and Garden Television]]>
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<![CDATA[California tax officials say an interior designer's false disability claim was uncovered when he was spotted on a home improvement television show.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@mercurynews.com ( /  <p class="Byline Affiliation">Associated Press)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:17:37 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Flu shots for high-risk residents offered Saturday at Santa Clara County Fairgrounds]]>
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<![CDATA[Santa Clara County is planning another public vaccination clinic Saturday, offering H1N1 shots to people in high-risk groups who aren't able to get one through a health provider.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@mercurynews.com (<p class="Byline">Bay City News Service</p>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:10:54 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Man shot on Bayfront Expressway in Menlo Park]]>
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<![CDATA[A man was shot while driving through Menlo Park on Friday night, according to police.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@mercurynews.com (<p class="Byline">Bay City News Service</p>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:46:15 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[O'Brien: Time to kill stock options]]>
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<![CDATA[It's time to replace this hallowed valley incentive]]>
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<![CDATA[cobrien@mercurynews.com (<p class="bylinejb">By Chris O'Brien<br /></p><p class="bylineaffiliation">Mercury News Columnist)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:02:25 -0700]]>
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