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San Francisco Labor Council passes resolution condemning

Shell partnershipOn may 13th the San Francisco Labor Council passed a resolution condemning the City’s proposed partnership with Shell Oil. The basic outline of the plan would outsource local union jobs and with that send around $37 million of San Francisco’s customer’s electricity money to the state of Texas. Local unions support community efforts and are part of the group that is against the union of San Francisco and Shell Oil. A local business representative stated, “If you want a plan to create local control of energy, fine. Present that plan. But the Shell contract outsources jobs and control to Shell with no local jobs and no local benefit.

We thank San Francisco’s labor community for standing in solidarity against such a plan.”

Oakland desafía las prácticas ilegales por Visa y MasterCard El abogado de la ciudad de Oakland, CA presentó una objeción en EE.UU. Tribunal de Distrito Este de Nueva York desafiando la propuesta de acuerdo de una clase multimillonaria demanda colectiva contra Visa y MasterCard, las empresas que coludieron ilegalmente a lana millones de dólares de los residentes de Oakland, los contribuyentes y las empresas en los últimos años. La demanda contra Visa, MasterCard y los principales bancos se presentó en 2005 en nombre de cerca de siete millones de comercios en todo el país, incluyendo ciudades como Oakland y empresas como Safeway. Los demandantes acusan a las empresas de participar en la fijación ilegal de precios para cobrar tarifas excesivamente elevadas para el procesamiento de pagos con tarjetas de crédito y débito.

Representatives Mike Honda and Steve Israel condemn comments made by Japanese Mayor about “comfort women”Rep. Mike Honda (D-Calif.) and Rep. Steve Israel (D-N.Y.) today strongly denounced remarks made by Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto regarding Japan’s enslavement of 200,000 young women during its colonial and wartime occupation of Asia and the Pacific Islands. Hashimoto told reporters this week that these so-called comfort women were “necessary” to assuage the emotionally charged Japanese soldiers. From the 1930s through World War II, the Imperial Armed Forces were responsible for systematic sexual servitude of young Korean, Chinese, Taiwanese, Filipina, Dutch, and Indonesian women, some as young as 13 years old.

FREE BOX LOCAL EVENTS Afiara String Quartet, A Stanford Live Informance May 18th / 5:00pm Community School of Music and Arts (Tateuchi Hall) Finn Center, 230 San Antonio Circle, Mountain View, CA 94040 650-917-6800, ext 305 www.arts4all.org / Free Spring Community Pow-Wow May 18th /12:00pm-6:00pm Fremont Adult School 4700 Calaveras Ave. Fremont, CA 94538 Info @ (510) 713-1092 or laindiamescolero@yahoo.com Free Admission 18th Dancin’ on the Avenue June 22nd / 2:00pm-8:00pm Lincoln Avenue

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Teatro Campesino: Frida May 17-18 / 2:00pm El Teatro Campesino 705 Fourth Street San Juan Bautista, CA 95045 $15 / brownpapertickets.com

MACLA’s 15th Annual Art Auction May 18th / 6:00pm MACLA 510 S. First Street,

Moveable Feast: Willow Glen Every Friday night 5:00pm-8:00pm VTA Curtner Light Rail Station Canoas Garden Ave & Curtner Ave, San Jose, CA 95125 2 Dollar Tuesday Art Sales Every 3rd Tuesday of the month KALEID Gallery 88 S 4th Street, San Jose, CA 95113 http://www.kaleidgallery.com/ Free Admission

Free Dental Fair May 18th- 19th / 5:00am San Jose Convention Center, South Hall. 150 West San Carlos Street San Jose, CA 95113 http://www.healthyfamilyfund.org/ First come, first serve basis Electronics recycling collection 200 E. Santa Clara St., San Jose, CA 95109 (916) 617-2664 Free Sunday Yoga in the park Every Sunday /11:00am Dolores Park Dolores St. & 19th St. San Francisco, CA 94114 Humane Society Free Pet Adoption June 1st-2nd 901 Ames Avenue, Milpitas, Ca hss.org/AdoptForFree (408) 262-2133 Free Piedmont Avenue Art Walk

3rd Thursday of every month 6:00pm-9:00pm Piedmont Avenue Oakland, CA Free Heart Screening for Children By appointment Valley Medical Center or family’s home www.infant-heart.com (408) 885-4415 Tattoo Removal the city helps youth remove tattoo, between 14 and 25 years of age 1694 Adrian Way San Jose, CA 95122 (408) 794-1660 West Coast Premier of Exquisite Photographs, Haunting Images March 27th June 16th 11:00am-5:00pm Cantor Arts Center Stanford University 328 Lomita Dr, Stanford, CA 94305 (650) 723-4177

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County Of Santa Clara Honors Foster Families Celebration is Part of National Foster Care Appreciation Month Santa Clara County CALIFORNIA Over the past year, 2238 children in Santa Clara County were placed in foster care for at least one day. The Board of Supervisors proclaimed May as Foster Care Appreciation Month, to recognize the outstanding contributions of hundreds of foster parents.

“We salute our foster parents for their dedicated and generous care of the County’s most vulnerable children,” said President Ken Yeager, County of Santa Clara Board of Supervisors. ”Foster parents provide love and hope for children experiencing a great deal of uncertainty in their lives.”

The National Data Archive on Child Abuse & Neglect indicates that over 50,000 children in California rely on the foster care system. Although state and local efforts have helped decrease the number in favor of more permanent alternatives, family reunification is not always successful. Over 1,000 children and youth in Santa Clara County are currently under the care of the Department of Family and Children Services because of abuse, neglect, abandonment or other personal issues. They live with foster families, relatives, extended family members or group homes.

“Foster families are extraordinary partners in our effort to find stable homes for hundreds of kids in our county,” said County of Santa Clara Supervisor Joe Simitian, Chair of the Board’s Children Seniors and Families Committee. “We’re grateful for

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their willingness to support youngsters in need of structure, attention and compassion.”

According to research from Santa Clara County Social Services Agency, foster children fare better when placed in a specialized foster home that offers an individualized treatment program with carefully matched and trained foster parents that meet the needs of each child. The Social Services Agency looks for candidates with broad range of ethnic, cultural and religious backgrounds. This includes bilingual homes, families willing to welcome preteens, teenagers and/or sibling groups of three or more children, or children with special medical, emotional, developmental and educational needs.

The Social Services Agency continues to invest in services that strengthen the foster care system and encourage adoption. Ensuring every qualified caregiver has the chance to be an adoptive or foster parent helps to increase permanency and reduce rates of re-entry into foster care.

“Our primary goal is to build collaborations between caseworkers, teachers, advocates, and family members to ensure that our foster children grow with the necessary tools to successfully transition to adulthood,” said Bruce Wagstaff, Director of Santa Clara County Social Services Agency. “We believe that the opportunities awaiting these boys and girls in the future are linked to how we respond to their needs now.”

At the Foster Care Appreciation Month Proclamation,

Ms. Gloria Carrillo, a single parent from South County since 1997, who has provided a loving foster home for approximately 30 children, received the Foster Parent of the Year Award. Throughout Ms. Carrillo’s tenure in foster care, she has been a tireless advocate for groups of siblings and children with special needs placed in her home, working with birth parents, social workers and service providers to ensure children receive the necessary services for reunification whenever possible or find a permanent home.

“We appreciate the hard work and dedication of our foster parents, especially those who exemplify the commitment Gloria has demonstrated,” said Lori Medina, Director of the County’s Department of Families and Children. “Both their kind hearts and devotion are crucial in creating stable and safe homes for children who need our care.”

Those who are interested in becoming foster parents, or want more information on how to be a resource for the county’s children in need, may contact (408) 299-KIDS or visit the Social Services website at: http://www.sccgov. org/fpr

Once prospective foster parents contact the Social Service Agency, they will receive an information package that includes an application they need to fill out, and should be willing to have a background check and training. The process also includes meeting with a social worker for home visitations and consultation.

Santa Clara County Natural Gas Fueling Station Santa Clara County CALIF.ORNIA The County of Santa Clara received a grant award of $300,000 from the California Energy Commission.

The award will be matched with $900,000 in County funds to install a Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) fueling station at the Fleet Management Facility at 2265 Junction Ave., San Jose. A single CNG dispenser will be installed with dual hoses – one for buses and large applications, one for smaller vehicles. Construction is expected to start within 12 months and be completed by 2015.

Once completed, the station will be accessible to the public 24/7.

It is estimated that a CNG vehicle emits 20%-30% less greenhouse gases and 95%

less particulate matter than the equivalent gasoline or diesel-powered vehicle. Currently, there are five CNG stations in Santa Clara County, including the following: PG&E, 308 Stockton Ave., San Jose, CA 95126 San Jose Airport, 2151 Airport Blvd., San Jose, CA 95110 – the only station open 24/7 San Jose School District, 2222 Unified Way, San Jose, CA 95125 Specialty Solid Waste, 3351 Thomas Rd., Santa Clara, CA 95054 PG&E, 10900 N. Blaney Ave., Cupertino, CA 95014

The County of Santa Clara has a fleet of 2,500 vehicles.

The County’s goal is to convert 25% of its vehicles to CNG within 10 years. By doing so, the County will decrease its use of petroleum by 333,375 gallons per year.

“Compressed Natural Gas vehicles are a more environment-friendly alternative to regular gas-burning cars,” said David Snow, Facilities and Fleet Deputy Director.

“This new fueling station will allow the County to replace end-of-life vehicles and buses with CNG vehicles and allow the County to realize cost savings in the operation of its fleet.”

In 2012, CNG fuel averaged $2.05 per gasoline/diesel gallon equivalent, compared to $4.03 for a gallon of gasoline and $4.23 for a gallon of diesel.

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LET’S TAKE CARE OF OUR VETERANS

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I recollected recently, as a returning veteran, my personal plan to go to Indiana University using the GI Bill. I had just served three years as a volunteer in the U.S. Regular Army; served as a medical/surgical corpsman, 155th Station Hospital, Yokohama, Japan. When I applied, the Anglo clerk asked me if I was qualified to attend Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana. It was not a surprise query because I had anticipated this possible situation.

That VA office in Gary, Indiana, delayed my application. I asked for, and obtained, a second appointment. To make a long story shorter, I ended up telling those VA officials that they were administrators; not university admission officials. I had earned 36 months of university training; I was determined to experience 36 months of university training. The chief administrator of that Gary, Indiana office intervened; my GI Bill benefit claim documents were processed; and I began my university training during September 1949.

Why tell this personal story some 64 years later? Because some things have not changed despite civil rights progress. Today our nation has its first African-American President, who has ended the Iraqi war and now is engaged in ending the Afghanistan war. Today’s military personnel are all volunteers; there is no conscription (draft).

The war against terrorism is a new form of ‘guerrilla war’ which has no bound-

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aries indicating where the ‘combat zone’ is located. Today, everywhere is a potential combat zone. The sad thing today is that less than 1% of our population is engaged in this current antiterrorism effort , though many more benefit via contracts with the Pentagon’s military-industrial complex.

The nation is not fully engaged in supporting this war’s outcomes. It is not here, but ‘over there’. Our troops are being discharged after several (5 to 6) tours of active combat duty. Assuming their personal armor protects most of their body, many are still returning with the loss of legs or arms. What is not so visible is the condition known as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The brain of each veteran having PTSD has been damaged by concussions from IED explosions and weapon muzzle blasts. These wounds were known during World War II as ‘combat fatigue’. It was as difficult to obtain care then as it is today.

The May 24, 2013 MSNBC TV report by Melissa Harris-Perry presented the trauma experienced by today’s warriors. A backlog of veteran claims exists. Some veterans are experiencing delays in excess of 310 days (almost one year) before receiving a response to their claims.

This is a shameful unacceptable level of service by the VA. Today’s U.S. Congress needs to be held responsible because it has not authorized the level of funding needed by today’s VA, which is a current victim of sequestration efforts to control ‘government spending’ and the ‘national deficit’. What is happening to too many returning veterans are unwarranted bureaucratic administrative delays.

Today’s veterans face transition hardships. The Veterans Administration has

received more than 900,000 claims for ‘veteran’s benefits’ of which 610,000 are now pending for more than 125 days. In addition, an alarming trend amongst active military personnel and returning veterans is a suicide every 65 minutes….a rate of 22 individuals per day. This reveals the lack of post-war planning by the Bush Administration which misled this nation into today’s continuing war against terrorism.

In the Los Angeles area, a veteran experiences a 600 day delay in obtaining benefits. A totally unacceptable treatment of our returning troops, especially those who are wounded warriors with PTSD! Some 67 Senators have petitioned President Obama to expedite matters. Veteran’s Administration Secretary, Eric Shinseki, responded with an administrative plan to catch up by 2015 with this backlog of VA applications by returning veterans. That plan is totally inadequate and unacceptable! The VA needed to ramp up years ago during the Bush Administration which took this nation to war in the Mid-East. A veteran needs services today, not years or months from today.

Again, this current situation is an outcome of the U.S. Congress not taking care of business which impacts individuals, since it is beholden to too many special interests.

Let’s take corrective steps next year with our vote during the 2014 Congressional election.

What to do? Before Memorial Day, May 27, 2013, act on your own personal resolve to contact your U.S. Congress representative and do the same again before Independence Day, July 4, 2013. Let’s take care of our veterans.

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Levántate y anda!

Luisa Fernanda Montero LA RED HISPANA

Los tiempos modernos tienden, cada vez con más frecuencia, a limitar nuestra facultad de movernos. La distribución de muchas de nuestras ciudades y suburbios nos atan cada vez más a nuestros vehículos o a la necesidad de usar los servicios de transporte público, disminuyendo las posibilidades de que nos desplacemos caminando.

Las últimas tecnologías y la dependencia del computador, además, nos mantienen atados a nuestras sillas de escritorio por horas, horas y horas.

Lo malo es que son ya varios los estudios que confirman que permanecer sentado representa un grave riesgo para la salud. El problema es que muchos de nosotros estamos sentados cuando trabajamos, estudiamos, manejamos, comemos, vemos televisión, jugamos o leemos las noticias.

Según los expertos, al permanecer sentados más de cuatro horas seguidas sin interrumpir nuestra cómoda posición, estamos aumentando sensiblemente nuestras posibilidades de enfermar del corazón y sufrir de otras varias dolencias.

Un estudio, recientemente publicado por el University

College de Londres, indica que el riesgo de enfermar del corazón, si permanecemos sentados más de cuatro horas al día, aumenta en un sesenta por ciento.

Entre los problemas asociados al hábito – o la necesidad - de permanecer sentados por largos periodos de tiempo están la obesidad, los problemas de presión arterial y azúcar, el exceso de grasa corporal alrededor de la cintura y los niveles anormales de colesterol.

De acuerdo con James A. Levine, endocrinólogo de la Clínica Mayo, permanecer sentados demasiado tiempo, también incrementa el riesgo de morir por enfermedades cardiovasculares y cáncer. Pero lo más preocupante es que gastar un par de horas en el gimnasio o realizar cualquier actividad física no parece anular el riesgo.

Esta claro que no nos queda más que sentarnos menos y movernos más. Para empezar podemos decidir permanecer de pie en lugar de sentarnos cada vez que podamos. Levine recomienda que permanezcamos de pie para hablar por teléfono o busquemos el modo, por inusual que pueda parecer, de caminar mientras trabajamos, leemos o estudiamos.

Tenemos que encontrar formas de levantarnos de la silla,

ya sea en la oficina o en casa, y si definitivamente debemos permanecer sentados tenemos que levantarnos al menos cada hora, durante unos minutos, para ejercitar nuestros músculos, aunque sea caminando por la habitación, estirándonos, mirando por la ventana, bailando, sirviéndonos una taza de té o cualquier cosa que se nos ocurra para desentumir el cuerpo.

De acuerdo con Levine, el uso que le damos a nuestros músculos cuando nos levantamos y otros movimientos parece desencadenar importantes procesos relacionados con la descomposición de grasas y azucares dentro del cuerpo.

Cuando nos sentamos esos procesos se detienen y los riesgos para la salud aumentan.

Así que la idea es que nos movamos. Trata de pensar en las cosas que puedes hacer sin usar tu carro. Es posible que, de vez en cuando, puedas preferir la bicicleta o decidirte a caminar bajándote un par de cuadras antes en la parada del bus.

Las actividades al aire libre, como caminar, trotar o correr, no sólo son muy beneficiosas para tu salud si no que representan una grandiosa oportunidad de compartir y estrechar lazos familiares. Así que ya los sabes: ¡levántate y anda!

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“Sharing the Road” During Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month Sacramento CALIFRONIA With more people choosing a motorcycle as their mode of transportation, the California Highway Patrol (CHP), Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) and Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) are embarking on a month-long endeavor to encourage all motorists to safely share the road. This month’s traffic safety campaign follows a significant increase in the number of people killed in motorcycle-involved collisions in California.

“Law enforcement and traffic safety organizations throughout the nation are working to reverse this unfortunate trend,” said CHP Commissioner Joe Farrow of the increase in the number of people killed and injured in motorcycle-related collisions. “This month, and every month, motorists are reminded to safely share the road with motorcycles, and to be extra vigilant to help keep motorcyclists safe.”

According to the Department of Motor Vehicles, there are more than 1.3 million licensed riders in the state; and with California’s nearly year-round ideal climate, you will almost always encounter a motorcyclist while on the highway.

Because they are one of the smallest vehicles on the road, motorcycles are often hidden in a car’s or truck’s blind spot. Every driver needs to diligently look for them before changing lanes or merging with traffic. Motorcyclists are reminded to follow the rules of the road and make sure they are visible to motorists. Everyone on the highway is reminded to eliminate distractions.

According to preliminary figures from the CHP’s Statewide Integrated Traffic Re-

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cords System, more than 400 people were killed and nearly 12,000 people were injured in motorcycle-involved collisions in 2011, representing a nearly 20 percent increase in the death rate in California from the previous year. Preliminary estimates from the Governor’s Highway Safety Association indicate a slight decline in motorcycle fatalities in California for the first nine months of 2012.

In addition, much can be accomplished when both riders and motorists share the road safely and watch out for each other.”

The CHP administers California’s official safety training program for motorcyclists through the California Motorcyclist Safety Program (CMSP). As of March 2012, more than 800,000 motorcycle riders have received training at one of the CMSP’s 134 training sites since the program began in July 1987.

The CHP, DMV and OTS offer the following tips for drivers to help keep motorcyclists safe on our roadways: •Perform a regular visual check for motorcycles by checking mirrors and blind spots before entering or exiting a lane of traffic, at intersections, and pulling out of driveways and parking lots.

Always look twice before pulling out.

tions before changing lanes or merging with traffic.

•Don’t be fooled by a flashing turn signal on a motorcycle – motorcycle signals are often not self-canceling. Wait to be sure the motorcycle is going to turn before you proceed.

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•Allow more following distance when behind a motorcycle to give the motorcyclist time to maneuver around obstacles in the roadway or stop in an emergency.

•Wearing a DOT-compliant helmet.

•Never riding while impaired.

•Using turn signals for every turn or lane change, even if the rider thinks no one will see it.

•Signaling intentions by combining hand signals and turn signals to draw more attention to themselves.

•Assuming drivers can’t see them. Wearing brightly colored protective gear and using reflective tape and stickers to make sure they are seen.

•Positioning themselves in the lane where they will be most visible to other drivers.

•Not accelerating too quickly, since drivers turning ahead might not notice until too late.

•Always signal your inten-

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The organization also provides individual counseling and loss-specific support groups to anyone who has experienced the loss of a loved one.

For every dollar raised for Hospice of the Valley, the Sobrato Family Foundation will match it times two, up to $133,250.

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The first year’s unconditional grant is $65,000 and the second year’s conditional grant is $68,250. The Sobrato Family Foundation’s 2:1 Challenge Grant is contingent on new or increased cash donations during the grant fundraising period now through Dec. 31, 2013.

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La planificación sólida del retiro es vital para las Generaciones ‘X’ y ‘Y’ (BPT) Cuando se trata de hacer planes para la jubilación, los trabajadores jóvenes de hoy confrontan dificultades a la hora de entender los recursos y productos que tienen a su disposición, tanto en sus centros de trabajo como en sus inversiones personales. Según una investigación realizada en el año 2013 por LIMRA (una organización de investigaciones, asesoría y desarrollo profesional) los profesionales más jóvenes pertenecientes a la “Generación X” (nacidos entre 1970 y 1980) y a la “Generación Y” (“Generación del Milenio”, nacidos entre 1980 y el 2000) no están aprovechando la ayuda de los profesionales financieros, quienes pueden brindarles información y educación para planificar una jubilación segura.

Esa falta de astucia financiera es un desafío para los jóvenes adultos que enfrentan un mercado laboral complejo,

pues muchas personas luchan con el pago de los préstamos estudiantiles y la creación de ahorros a corto y largo plazo, mientras tratan de equilibrar las necesidades de sus familias en crecimiento.

“Es probable que, en la medida que las generaciones más jóvenes se acerquen a la edad de retiro, dejen de existir muchos de los beneficios que disfrutaron sus padres y abuelos, tales como pensiones y planes de jubilación patrocinados por sus compañías. Esto dará como resultado que los miembros de esas generaciones tendrán que recurrir a sus ahorros personales si quieren retirarse”, explica Jeff Duncan, un agente de Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual).

Sólo uno de cada cinco consumidores pertenecientes a las generaciones “X” y “Y” recurren a un profesional financiero, según la investi-

ten para eliminar cualquier brecha. Además, aproveche de cualquier dinero “gratuito” que le ofrezca su empleador.

Por ejemplo, la compañía puede brindarle una aportación del 3 por ciento a su cuenta 401(k) si usted contribuye con un 6 por ciento.

gación de LIMRA mencionada. Además, el estudio de LIMRA descubrió que los profesionales más jóvenes que tienen acceso a un plan de jubilación patrocinado por su empleador, serían más propensos a participar en el mismo si tuvieran conocimiento de los productos financieros correspondientes.

Tom Henske, financiero profesional ubicado en Nueva York y autor de la columna noticiosa semanal -MoneySmart Kids, estima que los miembros de las generaciones “X” y “Y” pueden tomar medidas positivas en lo tocante

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a la planificación de un mejor futuro financiero con unos pasos simples: 1. Educase. Estar al tanto, con la ayuda de un profesional financiero confiable, de los diferentes productos y oportunidades financieras disponibles, tanto por vía de sus beneficios como por los ahorros para la jubilación.

2. Entienda la utilidad de todos los beneficios que ofrece su empleador.- Revise las áreas de dichos beneficios que no satisfacen totalmente sus necesidades futuras. Determine qué oportunidades exis-

3. Reduzca sus deudas pendientes y crea un plan a largo plazo. En su plan, tenga ahorros de emergencia y productos de jubilación para contar con ingresos adicionales cuando deje de recibir un pago estable; y productos de protección como seguro de ingresos por discapacidad y seguro de vida.

4. Revise y evalúe sus finanzas y planes una vez al año la forma en que su estrategia se corresponde con su estilo de vida actual y el que planifica para el futuro.

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ejemplo. Demuéstreles a sus hijos cómo asume la responsabilidad de prepararse para su retiro. Esto lo puede demostrar de diferentes maneras. En el caso de niños más pequeños, hábleles sobre la importancia de pagar las cuentas a tiempo, e incluso puede jugar con ellos al “banco ficticio”. En el caso de los hijos que son jóvenes adultos, pregúnteles qué medidas están tomando desde ahora para planificar su futuro financiero.

“Es muy probable que los integrantes de las generaciones ‘X’ y ‘Y’ tendrán que financiar sus planes de jubilación con ahorros, es extremadamente importante que conozcan los pasos que deben dar para llegar a una mejor posición financiera, aprovechando al mismo tiempo cualquier herramienta de ahorro que les proporcionen los beneficios del empleador y los ahorros para el retiro”, concluye el señor Henske.

Our Best Days Can Be Ahead Of Us Richard Trumka PRESIDENT, AFL-CIO (NAPS)—Our economy is slow­ly rebounding from its collapse but it’s still far from healthy.

In the face of high unemployment and slow growth, out-of-touch Republicans are throwing tantrums and threatening to harm our economy through a series of manufactured crises. They want Democrats to agree to cut Social Security, Medicaid and Medicare, cutting the safety net out from under middle-class families that have borne the brunt of decades of slow growth and diminished opportunities.

This doesn’t even begin to touch on the harmful effects of sequestration, which is just a fancy word for a dumb idea. The across-the-board

cuts will cost 750,000 jobs— defense facilities that aren’t staffed, families with less money, closed national parks and children cut off Head Start rolls.

So what are we doing to reverse course? Nothing.

We’re actually moving toward more fiscal austerity, which will further weaken the economy and cost jobs.

The consensus around fiscal austerity doesn’t extend to asking corporations and the richest 1 percent to share in the sacrifice. If we were really talking about things we can’t afford, at the top of that list would be tax breaks for corporations that ship jobs overseas, tax breaks for hedge fund managers, more tax breaks for corporations that hide their profits outside the country, and continuing tax cuts for the top 2 percent.

Just closing one destructive loophole would be enough to replace almost half the jobdestroying sequester.

Meanwhile, other countries invest in workers and raise wages to create demand.

While we bicker, our competitors are moving ahead.

We can turn this around— by investing in our nation, not calling for brutal cuts to vital programs; raising the minimum wage, not allowing employers to lowball U.S. workers; reforming our immigration system, not creating a second class of workers without rights to achieve the American dream; allowing workers to join together and bargain for better lives, not continuing a generation of wage stagnation. These aren’t new ideas and they aren’t rocket science; they just take the courage to lead.

San Jose Hosts Annual PTA Convention

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that his residence is not within the required boundary.

The Santa Clara County Board of Education will convene on Wednesday, May 15, to consider the provisional appointment of Darcie Green as Board Trustee of Area 6, as she was the sole qualified applicant for the seat.

Green, who formerly served on the Board of Trustees for the Alum Rock Union School District, originally was selected by the County Board of Education in October to assume a seat made vacant in August.

Green resigned from the board in March as the result of concerns that had been raised regarding whether her residence lay within the original or revised boundaries of the trustee area. She since has moved, and her present residence is within the required boundary.

The provisional appointment for Trustee Area 6 will last until the term of office of the seat expires in November 2014.

After her resignation, interested parties were invited to apply to fill the vacancy.

However, only one other person submitted an application, and it was determined

The County Board of Education is scheduled to meet on Wednesday at 5 p.m., in the San Jose Room of the Santa Clara County Office of Education, 1290 Ridder Park Dr., San Jose. For more information, visit http://www.sccoe.org/supandboard/countyboard/

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Osvaldo Castillo EL OBSERVADOR The California ParentTeacher Association held its annual convention on MAY 2-5, 2013, in San Jose, to adopt three resolutions that will help students succeed academically. These resolutions were to aid inclusive schools and special needs students; make sure school board candidates meet certain qualifications; and improving summer learning, which the Parent-Teacher Association believes is highly important.

According to the ParentTeacher Association, decades of research shows that children who are not engaged in summer learning activities risk “summer learning loss” – a loss in academic skills and knowledge during the summer months that sets

them back academically and increases student drop-out rates and unhealthy weight gain.

New research in California school districts shows that summer learning is essential to students’ academic success, and that high quality summer learning programs substantially improve students’ reading and gradelevel vocabulary skills and social skills, as well as their academic habits, attitudes and readiness to learn.

There were also several workshops including XTrEAM Saturday, in which attendees learned how to handle funds by using a step-by-step guide. They also learned what it was like to be a Parent-Teacher Association Board Member and how to map out a Parent-Teacher

Association year to accomplish goals and meet deadlines. Finally, they learned how to talk to students about topics such as sex education and teen bullying.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the NBA’s All-Time Leading Scorer, was one of several Keynote Speakers at the convention. In 2012, Abdul-Jabbar was named California’s Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Afterschool Ambassador by California State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson.

I’Asha Warfield, the 2013 California Teacher of the Year was another Keynote Speaker at the convention. Warfield is a seventh grade teacher at Frick Middle School in the Oakland Unified School District and has developed an in-

novative system called “daily learning targets.” to ensure her students are learning.

She believes clarity happens during the struggle a student has to go through just to articulate what he or she has learned in writing. Among the students, she is famous for requiring students to try again if she didn’t think an essay was up to snuff.

Though the ParentTeacher Association could have chosen several cities to host its annual convention, it chose San Jose because the city is emerging as a “Hot Spot” model of summer learning innovation, forging unique STEM education collaborations with mayors, school districts and community organizations to provide San Jose students with access to high quality STEM education.

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(FAMILY FEATURES) The best meals offer loads of fresh flavor and are best served with a side of originality. Let your pantry serve as your starting point for creating memorable meals the family will love.

Proper Pantry Practices Before letting those creative culinary juices flow, take inventory of your pantry. If you find items that are too old, that have never been touched, or that you hardly ever use — get rid of them.

Look closely at the ingredient list to decide which items to keep. Get rid of items filled with corn syrup and artificial sweeteners and colors. Foods with fewer ingredients and pronounceable words tend to be more natural or “whole.”

Made from four ingredients, Kikkoman’s Soy Sauce is brewed naturally, using a traditional process that goes back hundreds of years. Other “keepers” include honey, canned beans, whole grain pastas or rice, raw nuts and olive oil.

Once your pantry is in order, you can incorporate these healthy staples into meals using the freshest vegetables, poultry, fish and beef. By keeping your pantry stocked with the most wholesome ingredients, you can be sure you are giving the very best to your family.

Savory Chicken Brine Servings: 6 1chicken (5 to 6 pounds) 1 gallon cold water 1 tablespoon dried sage 1 tablespoon dried celery seed 1/2 tablespoon dried thyme 3/4 cup kosher salt 3/4 cup sugar 3/4 cup Kikkoman Soy Sauce 2 tablespoons of seasoned salt Remove giblets from chicken cavity, rinse chicken inside and out. In large stock pot or container, mix water, sage, celery seed, thyme, salt, sugar and soy sauce to create brine. Stir well until sugar and salt are dissolved. Place chicken in brine, cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight.

Preheat oven to 400ºF. Remove chicken from brine and rinse well inside and out. Sprinkle with 2 tablespoons of seasoned salt. Bake chicken at 400ºF for 45 minutes.

Una buena comida está preparada con ingredientes naturales y de calidad (FAMILY FEATURES) Las mejores comidas son frescas y originales. Transforme a la alacena en el punto de partida para comidas memorables que serán el deleite de su familia.

Prácticas adecuadas para la alacenaAntes de dejar fluir sus conocimientos creativos y culinarios, haga un inventario de la alacena.

Deshágase de los productos vencidos, que nunca ha tocado o que casi nunca usa.

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Lea con atención la lista de ingredientes para decidir los productos que dejará. Deseche los productos con jarabe de maíz, colorantes y edulcorantes artificiales. Las comidas con menos ingredientes y palabras que se pronuncian fácilmente tienden a ser más naturales o “integrales”. La salsa de soja Kikkoman, elaborada con cuatro ingredientes, está preparada de manera natural, con un proceso tradicional que data de cientos de años. Otros artículos que debe “mantener” en la alacena son los siguientes: miel, frijoles enlatados, arroz o pastas integrales, fruta seca sin tostar y aceite de oliva.

Una vez que ordene la alacena, podrá incorporar estos productos saludables a las comidas con carne, pescado, pollo y los vegetales más frescos. Si mantiene la alacena completa con los ingredientes más saludables, le dará lo mejor a su familia.

Spaghetti y albóndigas Porciones: 8 1 libra de spaghetti 1 1/4 libra de carne picada 2 huevos batidos 1 taza de pan rallado panko Kikkoman Panko Bread Crumbs 1 cucharada de salsa de soja Kikkoman Soy Sauce 1 taza de queso parmesano, rallado y dividido 4 dientes de ajo, picados y divididos 2 cucharadas de aceite vegetal 1 cebolla pequeña, cortada fina 2 latas de 28 onzas de tomates triturados 1 cucharada de orégano deshidratado

Cocine los spaguettis según las indicaciones del paquete, cuele y escurra. En un tazón grande, mezcle la carne picada, los huevos, el pan panko, la salsa de soja, 1/2 taza de queso parmesano y 2 dientes de ajo. Forme albóndigas de 1 1/2 pulgada. Lleve las albóndigas al horno a 350 °F en una placa sin enmantecar (de 10 a 12 minutos). Mientras tanto, caliente una sartén profunda, agregue el aceite, 1 diente de ajo y las cebollas, y saltee durante aproximadamente 5 minutos hasta que la cebolla esté tierna. Agregue los tomates y el ajo, el queso y el orégano restante. Cocine durante, al menos, 20 minutos.

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Exercise-related Changes in Estrogen Metabolism May Lower Breast Cancer Risk Accidentes cerebrovAsculAres:

reconozcA los síntomAs y Actue A tiempo – presentAción en espAñol LúneS 20 de Mayo, 2013 exáMeneS GratiS: 5PM La cLaSe: 6PM Presentador: dr. raul Guisado PHILADELPHIA Changes in estrogen breakdown, or metabolism, may be one of the mechanisms by which aerobic exercise lowers a woman’s breast cancer risk, according to data published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.

“Observational studies suggest physical activity lowers breast cancer risk, but there are no clinical studies that explain the mechanism behind this,” said Mindy S. Kurzer, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Food Science and Nutrition at the University of Minnesota in Saint Paul. “Ours is the first study to show that aerobic exercise influences the way our bodies break down estrogens to produce more of the ‘good’ metabolites that lower breast cancer risk.”

Kurzer and her colleagues conducted the Women in Steady Exercise Research (WISER) clinical trial, which involved 391 sedentary, healthy, young, premeno-

pausal women. They randomly assigned the women to two age-matched, body mass index-matched groups: a control group of 179 women and an intervention group of 212 women.

While women in the control group continued a sedentary lifestyle for the entire study period, women in the intervention group performed 30 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous aerobic exercise five times a week for 16 weeks. Aerobic exercises included the treadmill, stair stepper or elliptical machine.

The researchers adjusted the workout intensity for each individual so that the maximal heart rate was uniform among all participants.

Eighty-six percent of participants from the control group and 78 percent from the intervention group completed the study.

The researchers collected 24-hour urine samples on three consecutive days prior to study initiation and on three consecutive days at the end of the study. Using a state-of-the-art technique called liquid chromatography/tandem mass spec-

troscopy, they measured the amount of three parent estrogens, E1, E2and E3, and nine of their breakdown products called metabolites, in the participants’ urine samples.

According to Kurzer, estrogen metabolism favoring the production of a metabolite called 2-hydroxyestrone (2-OHE1) over one called 16alpha-hydroxyestrone (16alpha-OHE1), which results in an increase in the 2-OHE1/16alpha-OHE1ratio, has been linked with a reduction in breast cancer risk.

She and her colleagues found that aerobic exercise led to an increase in the amount of 2-OHE1and a decrease in the amount of 16alpha-OHE1, which led to a significant increase in the 2-OHE1/16alpha-OHE1ratio. There were no changes in the 2-OHE1/16alphaOHE1ratio in the urine of control group participants.

“Exercise, known to favor fitness and improve heart health, is also likely to help prevent breast cancer by altering estrogen metabolism,” said Kurzer. “It is very important, however, to decipher the biological mechanisms

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San Jose CALIFORNIA The National Hispanic University (NHU) held its 28th commencement ceremony on May 11 and celebrated the accomplishments of 85 students who earned their master’s and bachelor’s degrees, teacher education credentials and certificates.

The Hon. Henry Cisneros, former secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and current chair of NHU’s advisory board, addressed the graduates, sharing that this is a time of great promise in America and that there are no limits to what the graduates can accomplish.

“Today is a day of gratitude and congratulations to the graduates. You have exercised discipline and hard work. You have mastered a body of knowledge and personal skills that will last far beyond your knowledge gained,” said Mr. Cisneros.

He advised the graduates,

“Keep intellectually curious and restless. This graduation is not the end of your education.”

Mr. Cisneros also congratulated and praised NHU as a place that recognizes Latinos and is a pioneer in educating Latinos saying, “Congratulations to NHU, what a national treasure it is to have the only institution created in this way ... this is the future ...” Mr. Cisneros highlighted what he sees as continued growth at NHU with its expanded program offerings, both on campus and online.

At the San Jose ceremony, NHU honored Mr. Cisneros with a Doctor of Humane Letters, Honoris Causa, for his tireless work and commitment to improve the lives of so many through education while contributing to the rebuilding of their communities.

Mr. Cisneros began his career serving three terms as a city council member.

In 1981, he became the first

Hispanic-American mayor of a major U.S. city, San Antonio, Texas. During his four terms as mayor, he helped rebuild the city’s economic base and spurred the creation of jobs through massive infrastructure and downtown improvements. In 1992, President Bill Clinton appointed Mr. Cisneros to be the HUD secretary, where he was credited with initiating the revitalization of many of the nation’s public housing developments and with formulating policies that contributed to achieving the nation’s highest-ever home ownership rate. After leaving HUD in 1997, Mr. Cisneros was president and chief operating officer of Univision Communications. Currently, Mr. Cisneros is executive chair of the CityView companies and remains actively involved in urban investing and building for community revitalization projects in large cities throughout the United States.

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parts, lots of responsibilities with the city manager’s office and the city elected officials. He is trying to make that partnership as positive as he can because he feels it’s important for everyone to be on the same page and move forward.

Since the age of six Deputy Chief Larry Esquivel had dreamed of being an officer. A couple decades later Esquivel stepped in as San Jose’s interim Chief but not without lots of hard work.

“I have a lot of good people I work with whether it’s the assistant chief, the deputy chiefs, you have to have people engaged,” said Acting Chief Esquivel. “I’ve worked a lot of units but I don’t expect my men and women to do something that I haven’t done before.

Born and raised in East San Jose, Esquivel of Italian and Mexican descent grew up in a house his paternal grandfather built until they were forced to move due to the building of highway 280.

He remembers being able to ride his bike from McLaughlin to Bird while construction was going on. He graduated from Yerba Buena High School and was the first in his family to go to college.

Esquivel was a teenage father, so four days after graduating he was a union carpenter working with his father and grandfather to provide for his child.

“I always had to work full time. I always had to go to night school. I paid for it myself and that’s just the way it was,” said Esquivel.

Although his parents encouraged him, they didn’t really expect him to continue his education but Esquivel still had that desire to reach his dream. He became a reserve police officer, was convinced that’s what he wanted to do and applied. In 1986, Esquivel was hired as a full time officer.

“When I first got hired all I wanted to do was go out

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and put a good days work in. Put the bad person in jail, protect our citizens, it’s corny but that’s what I wanted to do,” said Esquivel. “I didn’t really have aspirations to be a chief. I just wanted to try to make a difference.”

On January 18, 2013, Deputy Chief Larry Esquivel assumed the role of Acting Chief of Police upon the retirement of former Chief Chris Moore.

“I’m confident that Acting Chief Esquivel and his team will serve our Department and community well, and that they will provide the necessary continuity and stability for the department,” said City Manager Debra Figone. “I deeply appreciate

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Larry’s willingness to step up during this critical time, and I look forward to working with him as we move toward successful conclusion of this recruitment for our next chief.”

Esquivel, 51, said he has to do some thinking to consider a permanent position “I haven’t really thought it all through if in fact I’m going to apply but right now I’m just worried about making it better for our men and women here.”

Acting Chief Esquivel has worked his way up through the ranks and served in numerous assignments including patrol, the Narcotics Enforcement Team, the MERGE Unite, Narcotics /

Covert Investigations Unit, the Field Training Program, the Robbery Unit, the Administrative Unit, and the Office of the Chief, Internal Affairs Unit.

“I’ve always enjoyed doing police work. I’ve always been proactive doing the best I can for the community,” said Acting Chief Esquivel, who’s been on the force for 27 years. “I want to make it safe for our citizens.”

Among his other priorities, said Esquivel, is to invest in the people and to reduce crime. He knows he has limited resources and is looking for ways to make a difference for San Jose’s citizens by educating them. He doesn’t want to see them become victims.

He said it’s a difficult job in that there’s a lot of moving

Acting Chief of Police, Esquivel has major changes for the department aimed at improving morale. That’s very important to him. He wants to provide the tools to do that whether it’s recognizing them or providing them with more leadership roles.

The acting chief of police explained how the department would reach out using both social media and traditional media to spread messages that the public needs to know. Esquivel launched a twitter to share links and is interested in the feedback it will provide. He can be followed @SJPDchief.

“I’m giving it 100 percent and we’re doing a lot of things,” said Acting Chief Esquivel. “I’m doing the best.

Believe me, I want to try to make a difference with the time I have.”

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Juan Carlos Miranda SPECIAL TO EL OBSEVADOR The days are getting hotter and that is just a fact. It is that time of the year when hot bods come out of hibernation shedding all the extra clothing which impeded us from appreciating god’s given gifts--enhanced by exercise of course, or your surgeon of choice, if you have the money--and there has never been a better time to show your precious assets than by rocking the coolest trend this season. Which, if I may add, has never gone out of style; stars and stripes.

I know it’s not July yet but it doesn’t have to be to be able to show your pride and sense of style by donning some of the hottest stars and stripes apparel. Being

patriotic has never looked so sexy and that’s the reason why you should get out there and snatch yourself some of these.

The Stars and Stripes Tank. Always cool, always patriotic, always in style and always sexy. Stores all around town are recreating their own version. Whether you’re a girl, a guy, or just in between, choose one that fits you right. The cool thing about tanks is that you can dress them down with some

shorts, skirts or jeans, or dress them up with a fedora and a cardigan.

that say, “why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free?” or something like that.

Stars and Stripes Swim Wear. Choose a onesie if you skipped the gym onetoo-many times and your little llanta looks more like a built-in life vest. On the other hand, if you’ve been blessed with enviable curves that would put Sofia Vergara to shame than go all out and wear a sexy bikini, but please leave some things to the imagination. Remember

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From stilettos to tennis shoes, whatever you decide to wear make sure it is done in a tasteful way. You’d be surprised how easy it can go from cool, sexy and patriotic to just plain ridiculous. There is such a thing as too much of a good thing. At the end if you can remember one thing please remember this; edit.

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sentially one half preference, other half research.

Recently I forayed into hockey by way of covering games and doing interviews within the sport. This began a very prominent admiration for the sport and the people involved, not just the athletes, but also everyone and everything that encapsulates the great spectacle of Ice Hockey. I was a previous “part-time fan” of the San Jose Sharks and had accumulated a couple of hats and a T-Shirt here and there. It wasn’t until I went to games and personally felt the rush of excitement alongside the meshing with my work that I began to obsess over statistics, players, and the various teams. Most recently, that obsession spread to what jersey to get.

Since the 2003-2004 season the NHL has required two different jersey colorways, one dark hue for home games and one lighter color for away games. Some teams have a third “alternate” colorway that has been used to test new color combinations as well as retro team logos.

Now let me preface this by saying that there are many types of “official” hockey jerseys made by Reebok, which is the official provider of jerseys to the NHL. With that in mind choosing one is es-

ers’ pants which prevents jerseys from being lifted over the head during fights. These sweaters are also more flexible to help the athletes with maneuverability on the ice.

As it stands the San Jose Sharks carry 3 official jerseys: Solid black (an alternate), teal, and white for its away games. On top of the 3 different colors there are several types of each of these jerseys for sale to fans and consumers alike.

The second tier of jerseys is the replicas by Reebok which lack the advanced features of the Edge Sweaters.

They still look fantastic and cost a lot less than the promodels but aren’t as efficient for actual hockey play. The easiest way to check the difference is to see that the team logos and other attachments are physically sewn onto the thick fabric. All-in-all these new age hockey jerseys are far more technical than I ever thought.

Reebok sells the equivalent of actual sweaters worn by the players which are the most expensive and made of the best quality materials.

These are referred to as “Reebok Edge” sweaters. Some of the exclusive features are less water-absorption, a tighter fit and a “fight-strap” which is tied down onto the play-

In the end though, after finding out all these things regarding a jersey, I opted (for the time being) for a vintage 1990’s Sharks jersey because I’m a sucker for the older logo. It may not have a “fight-strap” but I can still show my appreciation through the playoffs in a retro look.

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17o. Concurso de Dibujo Infantil “Este es mi México” En abril de 2013 el Instituto de los Mexicanos en el Exterior cumple sus primeros 10 años, y para festejar tan significativo acontecimiento, durante todo el año estará de “manteles largos”. En el caso del Concurso de Dibujo Infantil, por primera vez tendrá un padrino; el Maestro Jorge Marín, escultor y pintor, que por su obra ha puesto en alto el nombre de México en muchos países del mundo.

Teniendo como referencia la exposición Alas de México, del Maestro Marín, que ha tenido como finalidad unir las fronteras en el mundo, se ha elegido el tema de la edición del Concurso de Dibujo Infantil, en razón de que Uniendo fronteras representa la posibilidad de volar mas allá de los límites que nos da nuestro cuerpo, porque la imaginación y la creatividad se convierten en un vehículo maravilloso y así con todas nuestras fuerzas seremos capaces de alcanzar nuestras metas, nuestros de-

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Si tienes entre 7 y 11 años de edad participa en el 17o. Concurso de Dibujo Infantil “Este es mi México”, que tiene como finalidad que niños como tú, expresen mediante un dibujo lo que para ellos significa México; y cómo a través de sus alas podemos vincularlo con su historia, su cultura, su arte, su riqueza natural, su gente, su gastronomía, sus fiestas tradicionales o cualquier otro tema relacionado con México. ¿Qué recuerdas sobre México? ¿Qué te han contado tus padres, abuelos o amigos sobre nuestro querido y bello país? ¿Cómo percibes los colores, olores y sabores de México, cómo se aprecian en el país que vives? ¡Tienes tanto que contarnos a través de tus dibujos! ¡Atrévete a ponerle alas a tu fantasía!

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EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 578447 The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Perez Legal Documents, 459 S. Capitol Ave., Suite #112, San Jose, CA 95127, Santa Clara Co. Mayra L Perez, 4249 Santa Susana Way, San Jose, CA 95111. This business is conducted by an individual registrant began business under the fictitious business name or names listed here in 05/13/13. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)

Mayra L Perez May 17, 24, 31; June 07, 2013.

This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 05/13/13.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 578422 The following person(s) is(are) doing business, K & C Transmission, 556 Vermont St., San Jose, CA 95110, Santa Clara Co. Keny Quintero, 727 Dakota Dr., San Jose, CA 95111. This business is conducted by an individual registrant has not yet begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)

Keny Quintero May 17, 24, 31; June 07, 2013.

This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 05/13/13.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 578346 The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Virginia Test Only, 288 E. Virginia St., San Jose, CA 95112, Santa Clara Co. Henry Nguyen, 1218 Prescott Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94089. This business is conducted by an individual registrant has not yet begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)

Henry Nguyen May 17, 24, 31; June 07, 2013.

This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 05/09/13.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 578162 The following person(s) is(are) doing business, California Education, 1075 Space Park

Way SPC 78, Mountain View, CA 94043, Santa Clara Co. Tianyi Zhang, 1075 Space Park Way 78, Mountain View, CA 94043. This business is conducted by an individual registrant has not yet begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.”

(A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)

Tianyi Zhang May 17, 24, 31; June 07, 2013.

This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 05/07/13.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 113CV246228 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Mirna Garcia, TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Mirna Garcia has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Anali Diaz to Anali Buenrostro. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of names should not be granted on 08/13/13 at 8:45 am, Room 107: located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

May 14, 2013.

Thomas Wm. Cain Judge of the Superior Court May 17, 24, 31; June 07, 2013.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 113CV246168 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Yinghai Lu & Weiqin Xu, TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioners, Yinghai Lu & Weiqin Xu have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

Tingyue Lu to Christina Tingyue Lu. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of names should not be granted on 08/13/13 at 8:45 am, Room 107: located at 191

N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

May 13, 2013.

Thomas Wm. Cain Judge of the Superior Court May 17, 24, 31; June 07, 2013.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 113CV246104 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Ismael Gonzalez & Maricela Gonzalez, TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioners, Ismael Gonzalez & Maricela Gonzalez have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Alexander Daniel Gonzalez Oseguera to Alexander Daniel Gonzalez . THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of names should not be granted on 08/06/13 at 8:45 am, Room 107: located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

May 10, 2013.

Thomas Wm. Cain Judge of the Superior Court May 17, 24, 31; June 07, 2013.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 578114 The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Acco Limousine & Sedans, 1873 Messina Dr., San Jose, CA 95132, Santa Clara Co. Mahmoud a. Jomma, 1873 Messina Dr., San Jose, CA 95132. This business is conducted by an individual registrant began business under the fictitious business name or names listed here in 1999. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.”

(A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)

Mahmoud A Jomma May 10, 17, 24, 31, 2013.

This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 05/06/13.

MAY 17 - MAY 23, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 578005 The following person(s) is(are) doing business, San Jose Civil Weddings, 1648 D Alum Rock Ave “C”, San Jose, CA 95116, Santa Clara Co. Jaime Melendez, 6102 Iowa Dr., San Jose, CA 95123.

This business is conducted by an individual registrant has not yet begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon.

“I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)

Jaime Melendez May 10, 17, 24, 31, 2013.

This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 05/01/13.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 577937 The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Jennifer Joyeria, 1923 Latham St., Mountain View, CA 94040, Santa Clara Co. Sandra Gonzalez, 204 Sierra Vista Ave., Mountain View, CA 94043. This business is conducted by an individual registrant began business under the fictitious business name or names listed here in 04/04/1999.

“I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)

Sandra Gonzalez.

May 10, 17, 24, 31, 2013.

This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 04/30/13.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 577935 The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Jennifer Taqueria, 1929 Latham St., Mountain View, CA 94040, Santa Clara Co. Sandra E Gonzalez, 204 Sierra Vista Ave., Mountain View, CA 94043. This business is conducted by an individual registrant began business under the fictitious business name or names listed here in 04/14/2003.

“I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)

Sandra Gonzalez May 10, 17, 24, 31, 2013.

This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 04/30/13.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 577870 The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Buffy/Sparacino Bail Bonds, Sparacino Bros.

Bail Bonds, Steve Spara-

cino Bail Bonds, Easy Writer Bail Bonds, Randy Sparacino Bail Bonds, Fremont Bail Bonds, Gus Fowler Bail Bonds, 9ers Bail Bonds, Gonzales Bail Bonds, Berti Bail Bonds, 816 N 1st Street #100, San Jose, CA 95112, Santa Clara Co. Cantu Inc., 816 N 1st Street #100, San Jose, CA 95112. This business is conducted by a corporation registrant began business under the fictitious business name or names listed here in 04/01/2013. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)

Cantu Inc. Eric Cantu/President May 10, 17, 24, 31, 2013.

This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 04/29/13.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 577319 The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Destiny’s Thrif- O-Rama, 30 E. Santa Clara St., Suite 120, San Jose, CA 95113, Santa Clara Co. Manuel Orama III, 2840 Encinitas Ct., San Jose, CA 95132. This business is conducted by an individual registrant has not yet begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)

Manuel Orama III May 10, 17, 24, 31, 2013.

This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 04/15/13.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 113CV245931 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Fariba Heidari, TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Fariba Heidari filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

Fariba Heidari to Fiamma Vitale. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of names should not be granted on 08/06/13 at 8:45 am, Room 107: located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the

MAY 17 - MAY 23, 2013 petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

May 08, 2013.

Thomas Wm. Cain Judge of the Superior Court May 10, 17, 24, 31, 2013.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 113CV245870 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Chianfen Huang & Wen –Taur Pang, TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioners, Chianfen Huang & WenTaur Pang filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Chung-en Pang to Jonathan Chungen Pang. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of names should not be granted on 08/06/13 at 8:45 am, Room 107: located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

May 07, 2013.

Thomas Wm. Cain Judge of the Superior Court May 10, 17, 24, 31, 2013.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 113CV245811 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Sharlene Ortiz Pimental, TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Sharlene Ortiz Pimental filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Sharlene Ortiz Pimental to Sharleen Ahn. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of names should not be granted on 07/30/13 at 8:45 am, Room 107: located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

May 03, 2013.

Thomas Wm. Cain

Judge of the Superior Court May 10, 17, 24, 31, 2013.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 113CV245519 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Olesya V Schneider, TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Olesya V. Schneider filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Olesya Vilalievna Schneider to Alika Vitalievna Karpova.

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of names should not be granted on 07/30/13 at 8:45 am, Room 107: located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

April 29, 2013.

Thomas Wm. Cain Judge of the Superior Court May 10, 17, 24, 31, 2013.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 113CV245456 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Thu Thuy Thi Nguyen, TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Thu Thuy Thi Nguyen filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

Thu Thuy Thi Nguyen to Jenny Thuy Nguyen. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of names should not be granted on 07/30/13 at 8:45 am, Room 107: located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

April 26, 2013.

Thomas Wm. Cain Judge of the Superior Court May 10, 17, 24, 31, 2013.

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EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com NAME STATEMENT NO. 578019 The following person(s) is(are) doing business, La Panza Es Primero, 1690 Story Rd Ste 157, San Jose, CA 95122, Santa Clara Co. Agi Group Inc., 2560 Perris Blvd. Perris, CA 92571. This business is conducted by a corporation registrant began business under the fictitious business name or names listed here in 05/01/13. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)

Agi Group Inc. Jannete Gonzalez/President May 03, 10, 17, 24, 2013.

This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 05/01/13.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 577778 The following person(s) is(are) doing business, South Valley Landscape & Construction, 521 Charcot Ave., Suite 115, San Jose, CA 95131, Santa Clara Co. O2P Corporation, 521 Charcot Ave., Suite 115, San Jose, CA 95131. This business is conducted by a corporation registrant began business under the fictitious business name or names listed here in 03/01/2013. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)

O2P Corporation Baltazar Martinez/CEO May 03, 10, 17, 24, 2013.

This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 04/25/13.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 577728 The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Vera Sports, 5138 Monterey Rd Suite G, San Jose, CA 95111, Santa Clara Co. Juan Carlos Vera, 289 Cartago Ct., San Jose, CA 95116.

This business is conducted by an individual registrant has not yet begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon.

“I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)

Juan Carlos Vera May 03, 10, 17, 24, 2013.

This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 04/25/13.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 113CV245638

Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Fati Callahan, TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Fati Callahan filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Fati Callahan to Chloe Callahan THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of names should not be granted on 07/30/13 at 8:45 am, Room 107: located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

May 01, 2013.

Thomas Wm. Cain Judge of the Superior Court May 03, 10, 17, 24, 2013.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 113CV245313 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Rut Abisay Rivera, TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Rut Abisay Rivera filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Rut Abisay Rivera to Aby Rivera THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of names should not be granted on 07/23/13 at 8:45 am, Room 107: located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

April 25, 2013.

Thomas Wm. Cain Judge of the Superior Court May 03, 10, 17, 24, 2013.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 113CV245310 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Kamran Memon/Quratulaen, TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Kamran Memon/Quratulaen filed a petition for Change of

Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Tabay Kamran Memon to Haniyah Memon THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of names should not be granted on 06/25/13 at 8:45 am, Room 107: located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

April 25, 2013.

Thomas Wm. Cain Judge of the Superior Court May 03, 10, 17, 24, 2013.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 113CV245165 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Felipa Galvan & Juan Martinez Delao, TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioners, Felipa Galvan & Juan Martinez Delao filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

Yesenea Araceli Delao to Yesenea Araceli Martinez Galvan b. Luis Fernando Galvan Martinez to Luis Fernando Martinez Galvan c.Mario Arturo Delao to Mario Arturo Martinez Galvan THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of names should not be granted on 07/23/13 at 8:45 am, Room 107: located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

April 23, 2013.

Thomas Wm. Cain Judge of the Superior Court May 03, 10, 17, 24, 2013.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 577745 The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Corte’s Landscaping, 655 34th Street B16, San Jose, CA 95116, Santa Clara Co. Victor Cortes, 655 34th Street B16, San Jose, CA 95116. This business is conducted by an individual registrant

began business under the fictitious business name or names listed here in 01/01/2013. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)

Victor Manuel Cortes April 26; May 03, 10, 17, 2013.

This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 04/24/13.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 577712 The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Showa Capital, 2964 Glen Crow Ct., San Jose, CA 95148, Santa Clara Co. Susan T. Browne, 2964 Glen Crow ct., San Jose, CA 95148. This business is conducted by an individual registrant has not yet begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)

Susan T. Browne April 26; May 03, 10, 17, 2013.

This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 04/23/13.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 577475 The following person(s) is(are) doing business, QCE Labs, 1782 Clear Lake Dr #256, Milpitas, CA 95035, Santa Clara Co. Quincy Hoang, 908 Cape Morris Place, San Jose, CA 95133, Kha Nguyen, 3061 Park Lane, San Jose, CA 95127. This business is conducted by a general partnership registrants have not yet begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon . “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)

Quincy Hoang April 26; May 03, 10, 17, 2013.

This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 04/18/13.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 577096 The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Prada, Miu Miu, 2855 Stevens Creek Blvd # 1247, Santa Clara, CA 95050, Santa Clara Co. Prada USA Corp. 610 W 52nd St., New York, NY 10019. This business is conducted by a corporation registrant has not yet begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon.

“I declare that all informa-

LEGAL CLASSIFIEDS tion in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)

Prada USA Corp.

Ruggero Caterini/C.O.O. April 26; May 03, 10, 17, 2013.

This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 04/10/13.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 113CV245228 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Mayra Toscano, TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Mayra Toscano filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Jesus Alejandro Valencia to Jesus Alejandro Toscano THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of names should not be granted on 07/23/13 at 8:45 am, Room 107: located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

April 24, 2013.

Thomas Wm. Cain Judge of the Superior Court April 26; May 03, 10, 17, 2013.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 113CV244696 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Yolanda Ruiz Esparza Velasquez, TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Yolanda Ruiz Esparza Velasquez filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Carlos Ariel Diaz-Ruiz-Esparza to (first) Carlos (middle)

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Ariel (last) Diaz Ruiz Esparza THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of names should not be granted on 07/16/13 at 8:45 am, Room 107: located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

April 16, 2013.

Thomas Wm. Cain Judge of the Superior Court April 26; May 03, 10, 17, 2013.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 113CV244697 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Yesenia Diaz Esparza, TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Yesenia Diaz Esparza filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Yesenia Diaz Esparza to Yesenia Diaz Ruiz Esparza THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of names should not be granted on 07/16/13 at 8:45 am, Room 107: located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

April 16, 2013.

Thomas Wm. Cain Judge of the Superior Court April 26; May 03, 10, 17, 2013.

AVISO DE AUDIENCIA PÚBLICA San Mateo County Transportation Authority tendra una audiencia pública sobre la propuesta del presupuesto para el año fiscal del 2014.

Esta audiencia se llevará a cabo de acuerdo con la Sección 131266 del Código de Servicios Públicos de California y tendrá lugar el: Jueves 6 de junio del 2013 a las 5 p.m.

1250 San Carlos Ave., 2nd Floor San Carlos, California El presupuesto anual deberá estar disponible para la revisión del público por lo menos 15 días antes de la audiencia en la dirección mencionada o llamando al 650-508-6242.

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Los Astros y la Reforma Migratoria Mario Jiménez Castillo EL OBSERVADOR El presente año 2013, ha sido catalogado como uno de los más activos en cuanto a movilizaciones políticas que apoyan una reforma migratoria justa para los inmigrantes en los Estados Unidos .

La opinión pública en cuanto al tema ya no se encuentra dividida como en años anteriores, la mayoría de norteamericanos opina que ya es tiempo de sacar de la sombra a los más de 12 millones de indocumentados que actualmente residen en Estados Unidos. <<Patricia Clark>> residente de San José opina que es muy urgente que el gobierno haga

algo para cambiar el sistema actual, ya que se están separando familias y muchos niños nacidos en este país han visto a sus padres siendo deportados. Existe además un consenso general que apoya la inmigración legal.

Es evidente que la mayoría de ciudadanos de los Estados Unidos están muy preocupados por este tema y le piden al gobierno que actúe inmediatamente.

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What’s Your Immigrant Story?

<<Erika White>>, maestra de una escuela primaria, opina que es necesario brindarles educación a los niños y jóvenes inmigrantes que ya están en los Estados Unidos. ¿Qué pasaría en 10 ó 20 años si no se educa a nuestra juventud sea inmigrante o no?

Habría un retroceso tre-

mendo en educación no solamente en California sino en todos los estados con gran afluencia de inmigrantes y esto no es conveniente para mi país, comentóMarcela.

Siempre trato de ser justo en mis apreciaciones y siendo inmigrante, este tema es de vital importancia no sólo para mi futuro sino para el futuro de mi comunidad hispana.

Project Hired, Wounded Warrior Conference May 29-31, San Jose www.projecthired.org “A Song for Cesar” documentary fundraiser, June 19, 7PM, Crest Theater, Sacramento www.songforcesar.com Solo Mujeres Exhibit at Mission Cultural Center, SF ends May 25, www.missionculturalcenter.org

En este caso la astrología y la posición de los astros nos dan una luz de esperanza con respecto a la reforma migratoria. El día 25 de Junio, Júpiter, el planeta que todo lo expande hará un tránsito de un año en el signo de Cáncer; signo que rige el hogar, la familia, la justicia social y la solidaridad. Este aspecto planetario resultará benéfico al proceso migratorio que ahora se encuentra enroscado en una serie de trámites que parecen no tener fin. La influencia de Júpiter será benéfica porque la energía de este enorme planeta alimentará en la gran mayoría sentimientos de fraternidad y justicia.

Lo más probable es que en la segunda mitad de este año o en los primeros meses del 2014

se concrete en el senado y en el congreso una decisión final que aprobará la tan ansiada reforma migratoria.

Como buenos inmigrantes ya es hora que hagamos lo justo y demostremos con buena fe por qué queremos quedarnos en este país. Debemos luchar para engrandecer aún más a esta gran nación que nos ha abierto sus puertas. Es hora de dar lo mejor de cada uno de nosotros para que el pueblo norteamericano observe nuestro esfuerzo, sacrificio y buena voluntad.

Los hispanos somos como un inmenso arco iris cubierto de cultura, música, gastronomía y tradiciones ancestrales.

Somos un pueblo bondadoso y debemos hacernos sentir con firmeza pero al mismo tiempo con mucha paz. Pidamos con humildad que se nos conceda <<una oportunidad>> para demostrar que nosotros ”los inmigrantes latinos” también aportamos en el engrandecimiento de esta gran nación, a la que también amamos como propia y a la que llamamos hogar.

A new web site to be launched on May 15 <http:// madeintoamerica.org>, invites families throughout the Silicon Valley to post stories about themselves or their relatives who left everything behind in another country to build a new future in the U.S. – whether it happened in the 1700’s or just a few months back.

The web site guides people through the process of writing brief accounts and posting photos or submitting video testimonies. The site enables visitors to search for stories from specific eras, countries of origin, or by specific details such as the type of work that immigrants found. Site visitors can interact via comments.

From its two weeks in betamode, the web site already includes stories from 20 different countries including that of a shoemaker, a tailor, a janitor, a bookie, a chef, a meat-cutter, and several high tech engineers. Some fled wars and pogroms. Others came for better opportunities. One came for love.

The Midpeninsula Community Media Center is a nonprofit agency that helps people use communication technologies to craft and distribute stories, discussions, and performances via the Internet and cable TV. This project was made possible by support from the Immigration Integration initiative of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation. It is co-sponsored by the Palo Alto Human Relations Commission.

“MadeIntoAmerica.org will be a compelling story-bank that explores and celebrates the challenging and heroic immigrant experience to our country,” says project coordinator, Elliot Margolies of the Midpeninsula Community Media Center in Palo Alto.

The project will also include in-person story-telling events, book discussions, and an online recipe exchange.

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MOVIES

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SIDE EFFECTS

ON BLU-RAY COMBO PACK WITH DVD, DIGITAL COPY AND ULTRAVIOLET MAY 21

Star Trek Into Darkness

Tras un estremecedor acto de terrorismo realizado desde dentro de su propia organización, la tripulación de la Enterprise es convocada de regreso a la Tierra. Desafiando a las regulaciones y con una deuda personal que quiere cobrar, el capitán Kirk lidera a su equipo en una cacería destinada a atrapar a una imparable fuerza de destrucción y llevar a los responsables ante la justicia.

Mientras nuestros héroes se lanzan a un épico juego de ajedrez de vida o muerte, el amor tendrá que superar desafíos, habrá amistades que se romperán para siempre, y serán inevitables los sacrificios para preservar a la única familia que le queda a Kirk: su tripulación.

In this inspired, genre-twisting new film, Oscar-nominated writer/director Sarah Polley discovers that the truth depends on who’s telling it. Polley is both filmmaker and detective as she investigates the secrets kept by a family of storytellers. She playfully interviews and interrogates a cast of characters of varying reliability, eliciting refreshingly candid, yet mostly contradictory, answers to the same questions. As each relates their version of the family mythology, presentday recollections shift into nostalgia-tinged glimpses of their mother, who departed too soon, leaving a trail of unanswered questions.

Polley unravels the paradoxes to reveal the essence of family: always complicated, warmly messy and fiercely loving. Stories We Tell explores the elusive nature of truth and memory, but at its core is a deeply personal film about how our narratives shape and define us as individuals and families, all interconnecting to paint a profound, funny and poignant picture of the larger human story.

Universal City, California – After her husband (Tatum) is released from prison for insider trading, Emily (Mara) begins suffering from terrifying anxiety and turns to psychiatrist Dr. Banks (Law) for help. But when Banks prescribes an experimental drug for her, the side effects have chilling and deadly consequences.

Full of unexpected twists, Side Effects is the sexy psychological thriller that critics are calling “wildly unpredictable!”

(Marlow Stern, Newsweek).

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La Santa Cecilia 30 DIAS

Arturo Hilario EL OBSERVADOR

Rating: 4.5/5 Universal Music Latin Ent. Within the first chords of the opening track “Nuestra Senora La Reina De Los Angeles” a traditional Mexican accordion is followed by a bluesy piano accompaniment which provides a lush background to the crooning of the singer, La Marisoul, as she sets the mood and divulges attributes of the living, breathing city where the band is from. Los Angeles has a multitude of ethnicities, lifestyles and genres of music but it is in that city where all the meshing and mixing occurs, bringing refreshing new sounds that fit as organically as can be.

Treinta Dias is one such album of meshing, incorporating the genres of traditional Mexican music, ballads, Chicano rock, Blues, Bossa Nova, and Cumbia among others. This eclectic mix may seem difficult to blend into one cohesive album, but La Santa Cecilia

manage to pull it off with charm, honesty and most importantly, good sounding music.

The themes within the album range from emotions such as love and loss to more complex but earnest ones like the economy and immigration. These themes are sewn together in a way where La Marisoul’s lyrics sound purposeful and smooth but upon re-listening hold a lot of social commentary. This is rare in today’s popular music and top 40 radio stations and it is refreshing to have more meaning than what’s simply on the surface.

Tracks like “Falling”, “Losing Game”(which features vocal work from the legend Elvis Costello), and “El Fin” deal with romance and lost loves, each in their own distinct style of music. Some are ballads with blues elements, others are equivalent of a pop hit mixed with “Spanglish” language which is inventive in its rhyme schemes and delivery.

The final song on the al-

bum, “ICE-El Hielo”, weaves a heightened tale of immigrants in the US and the fears of being caught and deported back to their country of origin thus losing their livelihood and family.

It also references physical ice and plays with the ideas of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the cold properties of actual ice.

The balance of Treinta Dias lies in the bands ability to transfer the energy and vocal ability of its singer, La Marisoul, to different ranges and styles of music, all while keeping a collective essence that is seen throughout the duration of the album. Introspective, bright and at times just fun to listen through, La Santa Cecilia exemplifies the melting pot of genres in the Los Angeles music scene, both English and Spanish songs laden with love, life and truth.

Treinta Dias is available on iTunes, Amazon.com, as well as retailers such as Amoeba and Rasputin’s.

SPORTS

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Anuncia velerista mexicana fin de su etapa de navegante en solitario

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Presentan nuevo trofeo Copa Oro de la Concacaf México (NOTIMEX) Con el objetivo de darle frescura a su diseño, pero sin perder la esencia del mismo, fue presentado el nuevo trofeo de la Copa Oro, el cual, como principal novedad, tiene inscrito el nombre de los campeones que se han dado a lo largo de su historia.

Algarrobo, (NOTIMEX) La navegante mexicana Galia Moss anunció en Chile el fin de su etapa de velerista en solitario, una vez que termine la travesía por las costas de América Latina que realiza en la actualidad.

En su velero “El más mejor II” y con el embajador de México en Chile, Mario Leal, como capitán circunstancial, y con el Agregado Naval, contralmirante Alfonso Flores, Galia dijo a Notimex que dejar las travesías en solitario no significa el fin de su vínculo con el mar.

Mientras la nave se mece entre olas de dos a cuatro metros de altura, mar adentro frente a Algarrobo, al suroeste de Santiago, la intrépida mujer afirma que le quedan aun algunas ilusiones marinas y desafíos: cruzar el Cabo de Hornos y navegar el Mar de Cortés.

Tampoco significa abandonar su intención de hacer realidad otros proyectos sociales, tales como la reconstrucción de la Nao China, el velero mercante que unía Calcuta con México, para el

transporte de productos para Europa, y convertirlo en un centro educacional Galia se prepara en este puerto deportivo, a 120 kilómetros al sur de Santiago, para iniciar el domingo la etapa final de su travesía “Vuelta a América Latina por la Educación”, un proyecto que une navegación y acción social a favor de niños desposeídos de su país.

Galia Moss zarpó de Xcaret, en la Riviera Maya, el 6 de noviembre de 2012, y deberá llegar a Acapulco en junio o principios de julio próximo, para completar 14 mil 500 millas náuticas, unos 29 mil kilómetros de navegación.

Apoyada por el proyecto “Solo levanta la mano”, que agrupa a tres fundaciones benéficas mexicanas -Ara, HSBC y Lazos-, la velerista suma millas náuticas que canjea por dinero para apoyar a niños de sectores modestos.

Por cada cinco millas que navega Galia, “Solo levanta la mano” apadrina un niño en un colegio de sectores pobres -de la educación fiscal- y entrega 250 pesos mexicanos

para sus útiles y otras necesidades.

El balance hasta el día de hoy, dice Galia, son mil 500 niños apadrinados por la navegación hasta Buenos Aires, además de la ayuda en infraestructura para las escuelas de los sectores más pobres (una por cada mil 800 millas de navegación).

Pero enfrentar el mar, la soledad, las exigencias de la navegación, las incertidumbres, no es fácil, aunque Galia ha demostrado su coraje y preparación física y anímica para hacerlo, aun ante las tormentas o la calma chicha.

Para Galia, cuando intentan asomarse las inquietudes y las preocupaciones, tiene una caja de 600 cartas de los niños que reciben la ayuda y se recarga de energía, o ve algún programa de televisión grabado en su computador.

“En días difíciles, yo las leo y la verdad es que es muy bonito. Yo creo que es lo mas bonito. Muchas veces, cuando ya no puedo, si hay mucho frío o hay tormenta, cuento millas, cuento niños... y vamos por más”, concluye “tomando de nuevo la caña” rumbo a sus objetivos.

El secretario general de la Confederación Norte Centroamericana y del Caribe de Futbol (Concacaf), el colombiano Enrique Sanz, consideró que tras varios años se tomo la determinación de modificarlo.

“Tuvimos la necesidad de hacer un cambio después de 20 años, hacer un rediseñó de la copa sin perder su historia y conservando su estilo, para darle un aire fresco, pero incluir a los que han ganado la copa que estén inscritos siempre en la Copa Oro, sus campeones deben estar siempre dentro de la Copa Oro”, dijo.

A su vez, el presidente de la Federación Mexicana de Futbol (FMF), Justino Compeán, recordó la obligación que tiene el Tri por siempre darle la importancia que merece a este torneo y, por supuesto, el de ganarlo.

“Para México un honor, un privilegio y compromiso participar en la copa oro, sin duda el evento más importante de Concacaf, la federación tiene que honrar antes que cualquier otro torneo la copa oro porque es de nuestra consideración”, manifestó.

Mientras, el técnico de la selección mexicana de futbol, José Manuel de la To-

rre, calificó como “preciosa? a esta nueva copa, en la cual “es agradable ver a todos los campeones”.

Copa Confederaciones 2017, mientras que el otro medio boleto se disputaraa en la edición de 2015.

“La verdad que la sensación que tenemos del evento pasado es que nos sucedió de todo, pero tenemos muy claras las cosas, primero que todo lo que está en nuestra manos es hacerlo, pero hay otras que esta fuera de ello, cuando se enfoca en el objetivo se logra y eso fue lo que pasó en la edición pasada, el equipo estaba limitado en cuanto a jugadores, pero en las ganas no”, sentenció.

La Copa Oro se llevará al cabo del 7 al 28 de julio, la fase inaugural será en el estadio Rose Bowl de Pasadena con Canadá-Martinica y México -Panamá. La final se desarrollará en el Soldierd Field de Chicago, donde el ex astro brasileño Edson Arantes Do Nascimento, Pelé, será el encargado de entregar este nuevo trofeo.

Otro de los cambios que se han dado al formato de competencia es que a partir de la de este año, es que el ganador ganará medio boleto a la

México es el bicampeón de este torneo, luego que por dos ediciones consecutivas ha derrotado a su similar de Estados Unidos, en 2009 y 2011.

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(BPT) Many Americans love social media, but it scares them, too. While they are reconnecting with old high school classmates, viewing photos of a colleague’s new baby and chatting with a friend about a new job, social media users are also worrying about having their identity stolen from a social media site.

That fear, however, is not stopping them from including on their profiles the kind of personal information that identity thieves love, a new study from TransUnion indicates. Nearly half of participants in the Google Consumer survey commissioned

by TransUnion said they were concerned about having their identities stolen from a social media website, yet more than a third also said they included personal information such as their birth date, address, em-

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ployer and phone number on their profiles.

“Social media is a great way for people to connect and exchange ideas, but social media users need to be careful about what personal information they include in their profiles,” says Heather Battison, vice president of consumer education for TransUnion. “Remember, the general rules of connecting and engaging with others online is the same in social media as everywhere else - use common sense when giving someone information.”

Social media users can better safeguard their identities with these tips: * Less is more: Avoid giving out personal information on social media sites, such as address, phone number or your birth date. Omit this type of information from your profile.

Identity thieves can open ac-

counts and commit a number of financial crimes with just this information. * Never leave a cookie trail: If you use a public or work computer to log into your social media accounts, do not save your password on that public PC. Beware - some social media sites default to automatically remember your password when you sign in, so be sure to check (or uncheck the box, if needed). If the site autosaves and you don’t catch it, your account may open up and be accessible the next time someone else uses that PC to visit that website. * Lock it up: Change your privacy settings on all social media accounts to the most restrictive, which allows you to control all information that is posted. Set your profile to “private” and make sure you have to approve all friend requests,

comments, photo tags, links or posts that appear on your page. * Get creative with passwords: Create intricate, unique passwords for each social media account. Change passwords every few months. * Avoid over-sharing: Never reveal travel plans on social media sites. If they know your house is empty while you’re

away, cyber thieves could become actual thieves, and break into your house to rob it while you’re out of town. * Teach children about social media safety: While your children may be more adept at navigating the Internet than you are, they may not fully understand the implications of posting private information, photos or potentially offensive material. Make sure your chil-

dren understand and follow the same rules as you do for social media use. * Monitor your credit: Make sure you periodically check your credit reports for accuracy and consider signing up for a credit monitoring service, which can alert you by email to changes in your credit report - a helpful way to prevent identity theft.

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