Ministry of Communications and IT Updates on Egyptian Cabinet to Review Communications Law.

The Egyptian Cabinet of Ministers has announced a review of the current communications law, and in particular article no. 67 which stipulates that proper authorities of the land can instruct service providers and mobile operators to cut their services in the case of any disaster or situation jeopardizing the national security of the country, according to the Ministry of Communications and IT.

In a release dated April 15, the Ministry said the Cabinet of Ministers described the decision to cut mobile communications and internet - taken by the previous regime during the Egyptian revolution - as inappropriate.

The Cabinet stressed that the process of amending the article will be guided by similar articles in communications laws enacted by democratic and transparent countries and said that the amended article will not be used to curb the rights of citizens to access information or to jeopardize their safety.

Magued Osman, Egypt's Minister of Communications and Information Technology, said: "The communications and Internet cut will not happen again in the future as the ministry is currently preparing a law draft to amend some of the articles of the telecommunications law no. 10, and especially article no. 67 to prohibit any entity from unilaterally cutting communications and Internet."

The Cabinet also hailed the improvements of the Egyptian ICT sector since 1999 and the continued programs and initiatives to spread the use of Internet amongst various communities in Egypt which resulted in more than 22 million internet users.

The National Telecommunications Regulation Agency, NTRA, is currently reviewing the article and will suggest the required amendment to be enacted in the coming weeks.

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RBC Bearings to Present at Robert W. Baird 2010 Industrial Conference.

OXFORD, Conn. -- RBC Bearings Incorporated (Nasdaq: ROLL), a leading international manufacturer of highly-engineered precision plain, roller and ball bearings for the industrial, defense and aerospace industries, today announced that it will present at the Robert W. Baird 2010 Industrial Conference, held November 9-10 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Chicago, IL.

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Michael J. Hartnett and Chief Financial Officer Daniel A. Bergeron are scheduled to present an overview of the company and its strategies on November 10, 2010 at 9:30 am (CST).

The presentation will be simultaneously webcast over the Internet. Interested parties may access this live broadcast of the presentation through the Investor Relations portion of the company's website at www.rbcbearings.com on the day of the event.

About RBC Bearings

RBC Bearings Incorporated is an international manufacturer and marketer of highly-engineered precision bearings and components. Founded in 1919, the Company is primarily focused on producing highly technical or regulated bearing products requiring sophisticated design, testing, and manufacturing capabilities for the diversified industrial, aerospace, and defense markets. Headquartered in Oxford, Connecticut, RBC Bearings currently employs approximately 1,874 people and operates 23 manufacturing facilities in four countries.

NewBay LifeCache Social Networking Exceeds 10 Million Users.

Carriers worldwide increase ARPU, subscriber loyalty and brand engagement by deploying LifeCache powered social networking services

SAN DIEGO -- NewBay, the leader in digital lifestyle solutions for carriers, today announced that over 10 million subscribers are now using its award-winning LifeCache Social Networking solution. LifeCache Social Networking solution is enabling subscribers to interact, communicate and share information with their social networking friends across a host of online communities, including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, MySpace, Bebo and carrier-branded communities. NewBay LifeCache is the technology behind many services for carriers worldwide including Telefonica O2, T-Mobile and France Telecom/Orange.

LifeCache Social Networking solution consists of a powerful backend social networking gateway, mobile handset clients, Web and mobile Web interfaces, and proven APIs. LifeCache Social Networking Gateway (SNG) enables carriers to easily connect to multiple social networks. It delivers an aggregated social networking experience by presenting popular information from multiple online communities in a single feed, available via Web or handset client. LifeCache SNG also sends alerts to handsets notifying subscribers of activity on their favorite social networks on-the-go. In addition, LifeCache SNG's API ensures carriers can easily add social network functionality and support into other subscriber services.

"NewBay is leading the way in the mobile social networking industry, providing successful social networking services to carriers around the world. The 10 million user milestone is testament to our dominant position in this space," said Dr Nagappan Arunachalam, CMO, NewBay Software. "We have achieved our industry position through a commitment to the advancement of mobile social networking technology, a solid understanding of the needs of the carrier and online communities alike, in addition to a continual focus on providing the best subscriber experience possible."

NewBay's LifeCache Social Networking solution is the most feature rich, flexible system providing advanced, fully scalable mobile social networking capabilities to carriers. It facilitates rapid and straight forward access to the social network platform:

* Carriers need only integrate once

* Simple to add and manage new social networks

* Easily adapts to new functionalities of different communities

* Most advanced and proven social networking gateway APIs.

By offering mobile social networking services, carriers benefit from revenue growth via subscription services and/or data plans, increased subscriber satisfaction leading to a reduction in churn, and more meaningful engagement with the carrier brand.

LifeCache Social Networking solution features NewBay's proprietary Social Networking API (SONA) which allows social networks to simply "plug-into" the SNG and benefit from anytime-anywhere user access via the mobile platform, such as greater user activity and increased relevance to people's everyday social lives. For more information on NewBay's social networking partner program email sona@newbay.com.

To experience a demo of LifeCache or to meet NewBay at CTIA WIRELESS I.T. & Entertainment 2009, in San Diego, email: sales@newbay.com.

About NewBay Software

NewBay Software is the leader in digital lifestyle solutions for carriers, enabling subscribers to create, store, share and view user content. NewBay LifeCache product suite empowers carriers to deliver an integrated set of converged rich-media services across any Internet connected device such as mobile, PC and TV. NewBay's products include photo and video albums/blogs, digital vault, social networking, handset and desktop clients, network address book and messaging services. NewBay LifeCache products are built on NewBay's Astra user content platform to uniquely provide telco-grade, scalable solutions.

NewBay enables carriers to increase ARPU, drive messaging and data traffic, strengthen customer loyalty and build communities and social networks based on user generated content. NewBay is delivering profitable, highly successful commercial services for carriers including T-Mobile, Telefonica O2, Orange, Vodafone, U.S. Cellular, Alltel Wireless, Swisscom, and SETAR NV. NewBay LifeCache is processing millions of messages daily and stores billions of media for live carrier services.

NewBay is based in Dublin, Ireland, Bellevue, USA, London, UK and Dusseldorf, Germany. NewBay was founded in 2002 and is privately held. Investors include Balderton Capital and Fidelity Ventures.

For more information visit www.newbay.com.

On Harper Lee: Essays and Reflections.

On Harper Lee: Essays and Reflections. Ed. Alice Hall Petry. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 2007. 224 pp. $21.95 (paper).

ACADEMICS HAVE NEVER REALLY KNOWN WHAT TO DO WITH A NOVEL THAT is both critically acclaimed and wildly popular. The Ivory Tower mentality keeps us from admitting that a book can be accessible and still be good. So we usually do one of two things: if the novel has a main character who is young--such as in Catcher in the Rye or A Separate Peace--the book can be easily relegated to Young Adult Fiction and largely ignored. If the book is easily read, it can be sent to the high schools to teach--as in the case of The Great Gatsby and Brave New World Initial articles are written, Cliffs Notes are shoved on the shelf, papers are sold on the Internet, and the book gets taught the same way over and over for years.

Until someone has something new to say, something that sheds new light and interest on an old classic. Harper Lee's novel To Kill a Mockingbird was in danger of this fate of being critically ignored. The fact that it was a perennial favorite, an Oscar-winning film, and a seemingly simple bildungsroman all worked against the novel getting its proper due in academic circles. Fortunately, Alice Hall Petry has compiled a book of essays on the novel that sheds a variety of new lights on the story, opening up fresh ways to read the novel and original perspectives from which to teach it.

Consider, for example, John Carlos Rowe's essay "Racism, Fetishism, and the Gift Economy in To Kill A Mockingbird." By focusing on the setting of the novel--that is, the Great Depression in the South--Rowe describes the barter economy that developed, the need for sharing food, and the importance of gift giving in the story. (Even Scout's ham costume in the final scene is a reminder of the commodified culture of Maycomb.) In another essay, "Valorizing the Commonplace: Harper Lee's Response to Jane Austen," Jean Frantz Blackall looks at Lee's attempt, much like Austen's, to "leave some record of the kind of life that existed in a very small world." Jacqueline Tavernier-Courbin's "Humor and Humanity in To Kill a Mockingbird " explores the often-overlooked wit in a mainly grim tale and offers the revelation that Lee's use of the mockingbird might have been ironic--that in fact, mockingbirds are aggressive, known as the "bullies among birds." Instead of seeing the mockingbird as a symbol of tolerance for those peaceful pariahs such as Tom Robinson and Boo Radley, Tavernier-Courbin suggests the belligerent bird might be a symbol of hypocrisy--"pretending to be what it is not"--therefore aligning the symbol more closely with the "intolerance and racism" in the novel, showing Lee to be "the satirist revealing the ugly underbelly of the south through humor."

In most compilations of essays, there is some inconsistency in the quality of writing and the originality of ideas. This is not the case in Petry's fine collection, however. Each essay offers a clear and innovative approach to the novel. In one especially compelling essay, "Structuring the Narrator's Rebellion in To Kill a Mockingbird," Laura Fine takes a look at a controversial comment made in 1999 that the book is a "proto-lesbian novel." Fine examines and stretches this idea, analyzing Scout's tomboyishness not merely as lesbian but more accurately, I believe, as an attempt to find her place in a world in which she doesn't easily fit. The novel is full of such characters--Boo, Maudie, Mayella, Calpurnia, Atticus, Dolphus Raymond--characters at odds with the accepted social system of schools, courts, churches, and racial and economic segregation. Fine notes that "Lee fills her novel with examples of acceptable breaking of boundaries, codes or laws," granting Scout, as she matures, permission to develop a personal moral code that may or may not align with the community in which she lives.

Kathryn Lee Seidel's excellent "Growing Up Southern: Resisting the Code for Southerners in To Kill a Mockingbird" "sets up a counterpoint of the southern code of honor," presenting Scout as the character who moves from the embodiment of the Old South--violent, racist, elitist--to the maturity of a fresh perspective of compassion, compromise, and respect. Her growth, as Seidel so aptly puts it, is "a journey from prejudice to tolerance, from ignorance to wisdom, from violence to self-control, from bigotry to empathy, from a code of honor to a code of law."

The exceptional essays and innovative insight continue throughout Perry's book. When you read this set of essays--as anyone who has read or taught this novel (and according to Perry, that includes virtually everyone)--you will need a pen in hand to underline all the significant and inventive ways of looking at this book. Such new perspectives on the novel are exciting. Every few years I teach a course in Young Adult Literature, and I include Harper Lee's book every time, but sometimes the discussion feels stale, as if I've said everything I can say about the book and it's time to put it to rest. But Petry's book makes me want to pull out my well-worn copy of the novel and teach it again. My college undergraduates will be surprised--as I was over and over as I read Perry's collection. They--perhaps like me--have been in a rut, and have come to believe there is only one way to view a well-known classic. But the next time they walk though my classroom door, they are in for a surprise: my yellowed notes will be gone and a whole new set of ideas will be ready to share.

BARBARA BENNETT

North Carolina State University

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MURRIETA, CA, Jan 03, 2008: Franchise Capital Corporation (OTC: FCCN), which recently closed its acquisition of Aero Exhaust, Inc., a world leader in performance exhaust airflow technology and NASCAR Performance Partner, today reported the recent signups of over 100 new dealers to carry Aero products. These dealers, which are located in 20 states across the U.S., range from muffler and exhaust system specialty shops to general automotive repair and supply locations.

The new dealers are locations that, for a variety of potential reasons, are not supplied by Aero's regional warehouse distributors. Some are outside of the geographic areas covered by the existing distributors and others prefer to deal directly with the product supplier. The majority of new dealers have made their initial orders, have been supplied with product and have achieved sales.

"Adding new distributors that carry Aero products is a critical aspect of the company's strategy to increase sales, and as a result, revenues," commented Bryan Hunsaker, chief executive officer of Franchise Capital and Aero Exhaust. "While we will continue to encourage the greater part of our distribution through our regional distributors, Aero will concurrently market its products to additional individual shops and garages outside of these distributors. As the profile of the Aero name has grown, we have seen an increased interest from these types of locations, and we look forward to even a larger number of new signups in 2008.

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Voorhis, Kame join Baker Knapp & Tubbs.(director of merchandising showrooms and stores)(Brief article)

Staff

Chicago-- Baker Knapp & Tubbs has named Tara Voorhis director of merchandising-showrooms and stores, and David Kame director of finance and information technology.

Voorhis is responsible for merchandising 17 designer showrooms and 11 stores, including one in London. She will work with the locations to ensure that they have an effective assortment of both Baker and externally supplied products.

Most recently, she was with Napa, Calif.-based NapaStyle, a media company with a nationally distributed catalog and Internet business featuring custom-developed furniture made in the United States and Italy. She was senior director of product development and merchandising. Earlier, she held positions with Williams-Sonoma, Restoration Hardware and Pottery Barn.

Kame joins the company from Greensboro, N.C.-based British Vita, where he was chief financial officer and treasurer-North American operations.

Voorhis and Kame report to Dan Bradley, president.

Baker Knapp & Tubbs includes Baker furniture, Baker Knapp & Tubbs Showrooms, and Baker Stores. It is part of the Kohler Interiors Group.

At market, Baker shows at 319 N. Hamilton St.

Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif., Business Listing Column.

Mar. 7--The following individuals or corporations filed fictitious-business-name statements in Alameda and Contra Costa counties. The Times makes every effort to ensure accuracy but cannot be held responsible if there are errors or omissions in this list. The Times gathers information from fictitious business name filings with the counties; not all listings are new businesses. These listings are a public service and do not satisfy requirements that business owners advertise legal notices of their business names. To satisfy this requirement, owners should call the Times classified advertising department.

ALAMO

Bea "Creative," Beatriz Somoza, 162 Hemme Ave.

Pineview Partners LLC, Pineview Partners (a California limited liability company), Stephen deGolia, 3000-F Danville Blvd., Suite 247.

ALBANY

Albany Goodyear Tire & Service, Kenny Kim, 431 San Pablo Ave.

Bay Beat Media, James Strider, 633 Adams St.

Phantom Of The Orchids, Joy Nazareth, 1005 Solano Ave. #A.

Wu Family Group, Yan Pun Wu, 609 Cornell Ave.

ANTIOCH

Able & Ready Cleaning Solutions, Tyron Jacobs, 5 Avila Place.

Bay View Roofing Inc., Bay View Roofing (a California corporation), Jose Rodriguez, 1923 Cavallo Road.

Dergey Inc., Dergey (a California corporation), Shun Hui Wang, 2061 Crater Peak Way.

Interim Ministries, Denise Nickolas, 2427 Covelite Way.

Jani-Klean Inc., Jani-Klean (a California corporation), Jason Trujillo, 2420 Mammoth Way.

Magic Touch Maintenance, Luz Ortiz, 500 Texas St. #6.

New World Music, Brad Robinson, 5186 Murry Court.

Phlix Productions, Anthony Gray, 2403 Kaiser Way.

Ploy Thai Restaurant, Touty Sanith, 1803 West 10th St.

Athena Skin Care, Hyun Darny, 610 Main St. G.

BAY POINT

Love-A-Child Missions, Jerome Knott, 2279 Willow Pass Road.

Zipp Vending, Angelica Schoppe, 294 Cleveland Ave.

BERKELEY

Berkeley Bodywork, Runn Vermel, 2826 Telegraph Ave. #4.

Berkeley Goodyear Tire & Service, Kenny Kim, 2099 Martin Luther King Jr. Way.

Copy Grafik, Gul Khan, 282 Fullton St.

Entity Graphis, Todd Duda, 2107 Byron St.

Eurpoa Cars, Mohamad Shahab, 835 Gilman St.

Horizon Guides, Susan Waldorf, 2809 Telegraph Ave. #206.

Lady Mjolly, Ann Schlee, 1909 Francisco St.

Southside Lofts, Samuel Sorokin, 3075 Telegraph Ave.

JA Enterprises, Juliet Carr, 1124 Dwight Way #7.

Jays Shoe Repair, Manuel Ramirez, 1869 Solano Ave.

Mariana Beauty Salon, Mariana Espinoza, 3205 Sacramento St.

Mirobel Co., Milan Rodie, 1709 Shattuck Ave. #326.

Morrie E Turner Foundation, Dean Harvey, 3202 Ellis St.

Orkla Investment, Albert Obidah, 2348 7th St. #D.

Penny's Caribbean Cuisine, Ann Baten, 2836 Sacramento St.

Purrfect Auto Service, Nicholas Musurlian, 1809 San Pablo Road.

Quantum Matrix Intl., Rosalia Mariz, 2016 9th St.

Skip Morrow Graphic Design, Fred Morrow, 1404 Hearst Ave.

Sponjgefork, Ryan Francesconi, 1139 Oxford #3.

Studio Rasa, Marissa Lomagna, 2204 Roosevelt Ave.

Sunrise Landscape Design, Michael Feeley, 932 Colusa Ave.

The Planet In Your Hand Foundation, Albert Obidah, 2348 7th St. #D.

TKB Consulting Service, Timothy Bodiue, 1521 Lincoln St.

Zam Zam Cookies & Sweets, Waleed Husseini, 1225 4th St.

BRENTWOOD

All Pro Excavating Inc., All Pro Excavating (a California corporation), Antonio Poipao, 710 Iris Court.

Bright Horizon Cleaning Company, Carla Silva, 4691 Christenson St.

Concord Car Center, Edward Dohnt, 101 Sand Creek Road #222, P.O. Box 138.

D&F Investments, Frank Rieger, 7960 Brentwood Blvd.

Framers of the Lost Art, Laura Burgdoerfer, 310 West County Club Drive.

Golden Bay Auto, Joshua Jaime, 2712 Presidio Drive.

Play Pals Pet Services, Kristen Parr, 580 Ash St.

Sanborn Motors, Frank Rieger, 7960 Brentwood Blvd.

Super Truck, Gerald Stein, 3125 Briones Valley Road.

The Internet Shop, Tim Sullivan, 909 N. Estates Drive.

Byron

Olio Bello d'Olivo, Don Nina, 3645 Willow Way, P.O. Box 550.

CASTRO VALLEY

A La Tarte, Bobette Eddy, 18008 Almond Road.

Castro Valley Sportman Center, Jongsuk Kang, 3794 Castro Valley Blvd.

DNE, T. Johnston, 20497 Yeandel.

Epona Environmental Consulting, KellyChou, 2537 Watson St.

Hideaway Ranch, Betty Callen, 10397 Cull Canyon Road.

Sew What Custom Home Decor, Joyce Cunningham, 18036 Lamson Road.

Tri Valley Swim America, Steven Morsilli, 1791 Crescent Ave.

CLAYTON

Kidzie's Pony Rides, Lisa McCowell, 4161 Leon Drive.

R&R Home Services, Robert Gomez, 36807 Coyote Circle.

CONCORD

411 Tech Software, Shon Clark, 1208 Babel Lane.

Access Towing Bay Area Charity Services, Robert Cardone, 2150 Arnold Industrial Way #15.

Allen Acoustics, Eric Ruiyle, 1750 Southpark Court.

Anderson & Company Insurance Services, Christine Anderson, 985 Rolling Woods Way.

Atlas Production Services, Dan Diaz, 2454 Stanwell Drive #100.

Bay State Entertainment, Jamal Robinson, 1226 Detroit Ave. #6.

Black Diamond Publications LLC, Black Diamond Publication (a California limited liability company), 1647 Willow Pass Road #526.

Bobby or Quira The Clown, Roberto Quirarte, 1420 Darlene Drive.

Contra Costa Maintenance, Rigoberto Munguia, 1317 Lani Kai Drive #F6.

Dynamite Cheesesteak, Flavio Magallon, 4855 Beckham Court.

Ferriera's Roofing, Dennis Ferriera, 1554 Lavetta Way.

Lizard Professional in Maintenance, Guillermo Garcia, 1160 Meadow Lane #34.

O'Brien Real Estate Co., Michael O'Brien, 4451 Crestwood Circle.

Pacific Coast Electric, Timothy Whitehouse, 1876 Palomino Place.

RJM Consulting Group, Robert Murray, 1559 Thorn Drive.

Santos Hauling, Santos Huancas, 1061 Apricot Lane.

Silverado Valley Electric, Hector Tovas Jr., P.O. Box 273647, 4415 Sweetbriar Court.

The UPS Store #0075., Gerrit Van Rooyen II, 1647 Willow Pass Road.

Toms Appraisal Service, Thomas Duda, 3726 Sierra Wood Court.

DANVILLE

A&R Property Management, Margaret Dade, 240 Abigail Circle.

A-1 Notary Services, Deborah Foust, 178 Lawnview Circle.

A-1 Notary, Cynthia Kawamujra, 143 Heritage Park Drive.

Antioch Lock & Key, Carole Friesen, 27 Shadow Tree Court, P.O. Box 1715.

Children's Choice, Choice Foodservices Inc. (a California corporation), Keith Cosbey, 43 Hidden Hills.

Donn's Florist, Daniel Boyd, 485 Hartz Ave.

Gayler Construction Co. Inc., Gayler Construction Co. (a California corporation), Natalie Gayler, 319 Diablo Road #202.

Oak Tree Animal Hospital, Budd Arnott, 579 San Ramon Valley Blvd.

Pro Team International, Robert Rasheed, 57 Spring Lane.

The Blackhawk Real Estate Co., Leslie Cook, 3880 Blackhawk Road #200.

DISCOVERY BAY

Bell Motominiz, Christopher Bell, 320 Farham Court.

Custom Crafted Jewelry, Alison Mezzapelle, 1780 Surfside Place.

MSW Maintenance Services, Michael Ward, 3530 Catalina Way, P.O. Box 1794.

Silhouetta Photography, Rodrigo Fuizetto, 3534 Catalina Way.

DUBLIN

Angels Crossing, Julie Greer, 7071 Village Parkway.

Bodies By Design, Sujin Hill, 6990 Village Parkway #212.

Hill and Jones Janitorial Services, David Jones, 7811 Bristol Road.

Komatsu Trading, Jeff Komatsu, 5050 Hacienda Drive #627.

Orchid Hopoe, Hee Young Chung, 7057 Village Parkway.

Raw Dawgz, Rebecca Wallage, 7550 Bonniewood Lane.

EL CERRITO

Elite Communications, Amit Aderet, 7119 Manila Ave.

M.A.S.K. Mother Against Senseless Killings, Charlene Harris, 6208 Cypress Ave. #4, P.O. Box 635.

Multi-Cultural Health Research and Captain Nemo Music, Michael Chase, 937 Liberty St.

T-Stop Design, Timothy Miller, 642 Norvell St.

EL SOBRANTE

Clean Line Coatings, Daman Rees, 2528 Heide Court.

DNH Carriers, Davendra Kumar, 4158 San Pablo Dam Road #3.

Kadbanoo Event Production and Aramesh Interiors, Minoo Khalilian, 5196 San Pablo Dam Road.

HERCULES

Albany Bistro, Linda Wong, 109 Cardinal Way.

Bay Area Export, Anthony Seung, 1243 Promenade St.

Gelateria Naia, GMSX LLC (a California limited liability company), Trevor Morris, 736 Alfred Nobel Drive.

His Grace Creations, Scott McIntyre, 120 Worthing St.

Judy Robertson Consulting, Judith Robertson, 262 Dartford St.

LAFAYETTE

ACIE, Yu Mei, 496 Silverado Drive.

Advanced Diagnostic Imaging, (a California limited liability company), Miguel Paniaqua, 21 Lafayette Circle #200.

Country Homes Real Estate, CB Management Services Inc. (a California corporation), Christopher Boccaro, 3406 Hall Lane.

Enhanced Learning and Growth Center, Family Therapist Inc. (a California corporation), Sindy Wilkinson, 3390 Orchard Valley Lane.

Flare de Hair, Martha Castaneda, 3488 Golden Gate Way #2.

Floral Arts Florist, Houshang Nowrouzi, 3584 Mt. Diablo Blvd.

Frabjous Day Spa, Maria Steelman, 3210 Old Tunnel Road #B.

Grant Ave. Productions, Michael Cuing, 1153 Sierra Vista Way.

Ticket Sys, Matthew Smyth, 3344 Mt. Diablo Blvd. #C.

Tin Cup and Tin Cup Golf, William Falkson, 3450 Golden Gate Way #A.

LIVERMORE

Foofah, Molly Oto, 764 Jensen St.

Green Pro Landscape, Stephen Goodman, 6269 South Front.

I Entertain Yoga, Todd Kemmerling, 3018 Picholine Drive.

IP Education Center LlC, Young Sun Im, 6117 St. Andrews Way.

Online Duplication, Roy Barman, 350 Sonic Ave.

Paladin Yardcare, Steven Booth, 1330 Bluebell Drive.

TNL Construction, Octavius Leal, 641 North K St.

MARTINEZ

David's Maintenance, David Lopez, 134 Fig Tree Lane #5A.

Haute Dogue, Dora McMurray, 825 Maraie Ave., P.O. Box 1521.

Julie B., Julie Bailey, 239 Donegal Way.

McCarthy Software Consulting, Timothy McCarthy, 3000 Lester Road.

Raging Bull Marketing, Dara Sodano, 642 Vine Hill Way.

Sierra West Real Estate, Roert Beaudoin, 6826 Waverly Road.

Upstart Cards, Mike Peterman, 245 Arana Drive.

Westwind Adventures, Mark Westwind, 2131 Tacoma Ave.

MORAGA

Alternative Innergy, Alan Nunes, 2076 Donald Drive.

Oakley

Delta Crawler Sportfishing, Steve Emmons, 1542 Camelia Court.

Johnny Adamo & Associates, John Adamo, 2039 Meadowlark Lane.

Oakley Veterinary Medical Centeer, Sandra Lafferty, 3807 Main St.

ORINDA

Bubola Too, Banda Enterprises Inc. (a California corporation), Mary Passeri, 2 Theatre Square #136.

Pacific Coast Stainless, Daniel Dys, 120 Village Square #28.

The Secret Kingdom, Kathleen Graham, 1 Rich Acres Road.

PINOLE

Appian 80 Express Cleaners, Jin Kim, 1577 Tara Hills Drive.

GS Fabrics Hole Sales, Gurmej Singh, 1050 Bayview Farm Road #11.

Lamboy Plumbing Co., Darren Lamboy, 2606 Tamalpais Drive.

The Core Fitness, Terry Hummel, 1043 Stuart St. #100.

PITTSBURG

Blue Wrench, Ludovic Salles, 262 Cloverbrook Circle.

J. Miller Lock, Gerald Miller Jr., 640 Bailey Road, PMB #439.

Little Wonder Day Care, Jockolyn Buggs, 1719 Clearwood St.

Raquel's Beads, Raquel Santos, 1030 Mepham Drive.

RAW Productions, Terry Robinson, 231 East Catamaran Circle.

Rolling Hills Landscape Inc., Rolling Hills Landscape (a California corporation), Peter Charbonneau, 2444 Woodhill Drive.

Willy Business Solutions, Cosmas Onjyeukwu, 28 Glen Canyon Court.

PLEASANT HILL

Martha M. Escobar, Martha Escobar, 150 Cleaveland Road #8.

N-Motion Fitness, N-Motion LLC (a California limited liability company), Sarita Evans, 60-A Golf Club Road.

Rhinestone Cowboy, Charles Schreiner, 963 Contra Costa Blvd.

Sandalwood Shopping Center, David Vanni Sr., 607 & 609 Gregory Lane.

PLEASANTON

Accurate Auto Sales, Manduchehr Behnam, 1012 Malaga Court.

Automotive Solutions Network, Milton Koenilsberner, 851 Bonde Court.

Beyond Belief, Roger Marsh, 1657 Holly Circle.

Conagra Foods Culinary Products, Debra Keith, 5934 Gibraltar Drive.

Conagra Foodservice Company, Debra Keith, 5934 Gibraltar Drive.

Could 9 Design, Cheryl Carlson, 1657 Holly Circle.

Creative Suds, Denise Marriott, 4808 Bernal Ave. #H.

Flyball Gear, Michael Corsaro, 4847 Hopyard Road.

JLK Enterprises, James Kerr, 6650 Johnston Road.

Joy Of Cts, Joy Furtado, 4916 Canary Drive.

Medlify, Sien Siao, 4027 Vineyard Ave.

Optical Design & Engineering, Edward Wallerstein, 1742 Beachwood Way.

Outlet, Tony Chern, 6200 Stoneridge Mall Road #5.

P town Designs, Amy Pike, 6580 Lansing Court.

Pacificwide Trading, Koby Pak, 6025 Joaquin Murieta Ave. #J.

Seever & Sons Tire, Louis Seever, 3687 Old Santa Rita Road #4.

Silver Creek Jewelry, William Teglas, 3296 Runnymede Court.

TRT Stones, Xianhui Yu, 4377 Krause St.

The Mortgage Connection, Connie Hong-Smith, 3560 Ballantyne Drive.

Tracy Locke, David Hudnall, 5000 Hopyard #270.

United Global Financial Services, Jawad Yousofi, 3875 Hopyard Road #B-201.

Vervial Group, Francois Daoust, 7734 Creekside Drive.

Window Dynamics, Paul Degroot, 1040 Serpentine Lane #204.

RICHMOND

3 Hermanas Restaurant, Elena Carmagnola, 12620 San Pablo Ave.

Battery Space.Com, AA Portable Power Corp. (a California corporation), Reilco Aso, 2700 Rydin Road #D.

Harvey's International Trading, Joel Harvey, 3161 Birmingham Drive #205.

Imerge Records, Rockelle Morris, 3132 South Hampton Court #13.

Inter Mobile Fleet Maintenance, Armando Dimas, 2872 Maricopa.

L.Z. Electric Service, Leslie Zenn Sr., 5201 Victor Ave.

NUR Smog and Repair, Muhammed Ibrahim, 457 23rd St.

Soccer Basics, William Donnell, 2223 MacDonald Ave.

Transport Solutions, Patricia Broadnax, 582 8th St.

RODEO

Men of Vision, Gary Cooper, 928 Coral Drive.

Sequoia Bears, Ava Hernandez, 1073 Seascape Circle.

SAN PABLO

Accolades Learning Intervention Services, T'Nesia Hurley, 144 Santa Margarita St.

Camon's Dealership, E. B. Camon Jr., 2299 Meadowlark St.

Pretty Nail Salon, Ba Thi Mallilay, 2555 Mission Bell Drive.

Kitty Bearr Piano Lesson, Erna Cariaso, 106 Dolores Court.

Quality Lending Services, Wausau Mortgage Corp. (a Colorado Corporation), Gregory Pennington, 2090 23rd St.

SAN RAMON

AG Dorsum and Associates, Gary Ingram, 3413 Lanai Drive.

AAA Home Loans, Marisa Vargas, 126478 Alcosta.

Baby Face Entertainment, Nader Atta, 4095 Canyon Crest Road.

Barchiel Skin Care, Maria Shandrew, 240 Market Place.

CLA Processing Center, Cathryn Attwood, 9758 Davona Drive.

Exquisite Designs, Elizabeth Boehmer, 123 Broadwing Court.

Frank & Associates, Bruce Frank, 1145 S. Chanterella Drive.

GM&C Inc., Goulart Masonry & Concrete Inc. (a California corporation), Anselmo Goulart, 2208 Camino Ramon #A.

Gold Coast Mortgage, Marisa Vargas, 12647 Alcosta.

Golden Gate Home Loans, Maris Vargas, 12647 Alcosta.

Got-Realtor; Got-Realtor Call Angie, JoAnne Angelo, 350 Montgomery Drive.

La Cara Bella, Marian Skaggs, 234 Plumpointe Lane.

Mad It Consulting, Kathy Burkle, 7151 Briza Loop.

Natalie Javier, L.E., Natalie Javier, 1290 Alcosta Blvd. #2-A.

New Peking Tokyo Restaurant and Bar, Chadyun Li, 500 Bollinger Canyon Way #A-1.

Sexy Waters, Nicole Tripp, 140 Reflections Drive #14.

Tri Valley Promotional Advertising, Peter Fagrey, 2100 San Ramon Valley Blvd. #4.

WALNUT CREEK

Dana Family Enterprises, Chuck Dana, 2610 Walnut Blvd.

Hi/Low Consulting, Donald Knudsen Jr., 1944 Trinity Ave.

Lawrence Volvo, Lester G. Lawrence & Son Inc. (a California corporation), Cynthia Lawrence, 2791 N. Main St.

Relax The Back, Richard Drew, 1501-B North California Blvd.

United Imports, Steve Hernandez, 2678 N. Main St. #24.

Venetian Smile Prosthodontic Laboratory, Vikror Yakubou, 281 Kingston Way.

Waystation and Outside Workout, Brent Bird, 1547-A Third Ave.

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