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WHAT DO ‘WE, THE PEOPLE’ WANT FROM ALL OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS? blast happened. America, along with several other nations uses resources to sustain and maintain their ICBMs as deterrents.

Hilbert Morales EL OBSERVADOR We, The People want a government that governs all of us fairly in the right way at all local, county, state and federal jurisdictions. We, The People expect all communications to us to be explicitly factual, truthful and useful. Many of us, especially former military service veterans (of which I am one who experienced incidents when this nation's elected leaders used fabrications which led this nation into war. Historical records reveal that former President Polk used a fabrication to initiate the Mexican- American war which ended with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.

President Lyndon B. Johnson used a fabricated incident (Gulf of Tonkin) to initiate military actions in Vietnam. President George W. Bush initiated the war on Iraq using untrue reports about weapons of mass destruction'.

Recently, President Trump used abusive language in dealing with North Korea, which is developing long range ballistic misses. Trump also unilaterally withdrew America from the Nuclear Weapons Control Agreement which may have opened the path to continued development of nuclear weapons development by Iran. While serving in Japan, I and six buddies took a train ride from Yokahama down to Hiroshima to see for ourselves the devastation of a primitive atomic bomb which killed 125,000 humans with a single atomic warhead blast. The devastation was still quite evident two years after that initial atomic

Mr. Trump delivered a large $100,000,000 award to Saudi Arabia to underwrite its purchases of military weapons...some are being used against Yemen causing much civilian travail and suffering.

I understand that America exports large quantities of bombs and small arms used by other national militia to conduct wars such as those against the Taliban and in Syria.

We, The People do not know the extent to which our tax funds are used to conduct small wars elsewhere. Our past foreign policy supported dictators in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. All in the name of America's national security. We, The People are not informed because much of this information is classified' - but it detracts from our nation's capacity to promote world peace and prosperity.

So, I am concerned about the military industrial complex about which President Dwight Eisenhower warned this nation.

The Pentagon has distributed its contractual agreements in such a way that it has economic influence in every American jurisdiction.

In addition, the CIA and the military have operations at many strategic worldwide locations. A Pax Americana has resulted since December 1946 when WW II's end was declared by U.S. Congress.

America's Congress has given the President the authority to respond to any nuclear ICBM attack...which is why a military attaché is always close by the President carrying that RED BUTTON which initiates this nation's response.

Under the Trump Administration, only the Department of

Defense's budget was increased; all other agencies budgets were curtailed. The 2017 IRS tax reform reduced taxes which the wealthy and corporations pay (which are permanent) while those tax reductions for wage earners were temporary. (An example of the double standard applied by this Republican Administration which favors the wealthy and corporations while neglecting the needs of the average American resident. The reason programs which underwrite Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security are to be cut back to balance thenational budget on the backs of the middle class whose wages have been at the same level since 1975.

My observations form the basis for the following question: “IS AMERICA PREPARING TO GO TO WAR?” Is that why CIC (commander in chief ) is emphasized by the Trump Administration while CEO (Chief Executive Officer) authority and responsibility is hardly ever mentioned. OUR U.S. CONSTITUTION CLEARLY ESTABLISHES THAT ONLY THE U.S. CONGRESS HAS THE AUTHORITY TO DECLARE WAR. It is time that the U.S. Congress re-establish itself as having that responsibility and authority. I bring this up, because Mr. Trump is the most unreliable, unstable and unpredictable CIC/ CEO this nation has ever had as its President. Trump has no prior public service experience and has no military service record at all.

As America's CEO/CIC, Mr. Trump's actions and words, which matter, have undermined many established institutions. Examples are his demeaning fake news and the Press is the enemy'; his use of Alternative facts which have no scientific basis. One publication's

fact checking reporters established that Mr. Trump voices at least 9 lies per day. Truth, integrity, and honesty are the bedrock of trustful dialogue.

There is much evidence to establish the very low level of humane behavior Mr. Trump has practiced. His targets have been women; persons of color; other nations and his inability to live up to any civilized standard of behavior which does not demean the integrity and character of other individuals. His capacity to avoid responsibility, facts and tradition is boundless. Trump uses character assassination to discredit those who are not loyal or subservient to him.

He seeks appointees who declare loyalty to him before being loyal and patriotic to America.

We, The People will have an opportunity to use our numerous individual votes as poison darts which convey our dis-like and dis-satisfaction with his Trump Administration.

This coming Tuesday, November 6, 2018 is the Midterm Election where We, The People may demonstrate that a vote for the election of a Democratic Majority in both chambers (Senate and House) of the U.S. Congress is the outcome of the decisions made independently.

These votes of ours, aggregated in very large numbers, will convey our values. They will form the base of the public opinions which redirect the goals and objectives of America's DEMOCRACY. WE ARE THE PEOPLE WHO MADE AMERICA GREAT. Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco, CA) and her colleagues will use the first month to quickly re-establish the programs curtailed by Trump executive orders. Progressive program dealing

with health (Medicare & Medicaid) plus prescription drug high costs will be addressed; education and vocational training programs; strategies to increase available affordable housing; infra-structures will be repaired and improved to facilitate travel and commerce; etc. Pelosi will provide President Trump with an opportunity to govern all Americans effectively in accord with the Checks & Balances already detailed by the US Constitution which is the Law of this Land. Public policy will be debated openly. All individuals, both corporate and persons will be required to pay a fair share of taxes which will be transparently used to perform those services which government does best for the greater good.

With a democratic majority in the house and hopefully in the senate, We The People will begin to receive governance implemented with honesty, truthfulness, and effective use of scientific knowledge. For this to be very successful each and every registered voter must deliver their ballot to their registrar of voters.

Your ballot is the point of the spear which penetrates and puts an end to “Trumpism” evils. So be certain to vote this coming Tuesday, November 6, 2018.

Know that collectively in solidarity We, The People will reclaim those ideals already embodied in the U.S. Constitution, and our kids’ future will be ensured; they will be proud, and we will feel a satisfaction that is good. GOD GAVE US ALL REASON AND MORAL PLUS ETHICAL STANDARDS WHICH ENSURE THAT OUR WORLD MAY YET ACHIEVE PEACE AND TRANQUILITY. We The People may earn this all by delivering our ballots, so be certain to VOTE!

DESESPERACIÓN ELECTORAL José López Zamorano La Red Hispana

un reflejo del grado de angustia política de la casona blanca en vísperas de las elecciones.

No hay que cavar muy profundo para encontrar señales de la ansiedad política de la Casa Blanca a sólo unos días de las elecciones del 6 de noviembre, en momentos que las encuestas apuntan a un triunfo de los demócratas en recuperar el control de la Cámara de Representantes, lo que podría provocar serios dolores de cabeza al presidente Donald Trump.

Se trata indudablemente de la repetición de las mismas jugadas electoreras del 2016 donde hábilmente se utilizó una estrategia deliberada de prejuicios, chivos expiatorios, retórica xenofóbica, y soluciones simplistas para ofrecerle a una base conservadora guerras de identidad cultural y racial más que soluciones serias a los problemas de fondo del país.

Tanto la militarización de la frontera con el despliegue de más de 5,200 soldados armados a los estados de Texas, California y Arizona para frenar una caravana de inermes migrantes centroamericanos, como su plan de endurecer los criterios de acceso al asilo político y su no menos controvertida idea de eliminar la ciudadanía por nacimiento para hijos de indocumentados nacidos aquí, son

Aunque pudiera interpretarse que durante los comicios presidenciales el señor Trump no pagó un costo político por su campaña de ofensas y humillaciones a la comunidad latina, especialmente a la mexicana, los latinos tienen una oportunidad de demostrar que aprendieron la lección.

De acuerdo con la Asociación Nacional de

funcionarios latinos electos y designados (NALEO) casi 8 millones de latinos participarán en las elecciones legislativas del 6 de noviembre, la mayoría de los cuales rechaza no sólo el rumbo político del país, si no especialmente las políticas de Trump, en un lugar destacado sus políticas de tolerancia cero y de separación de familias migrantes En caso de que se materialicen las expectativas de participación electoral latina, millones de electores hispanos podrían ser un factor decisivo que decida aquellas carreras electorales donde la proporción del voto latino es mayor que la diferencia entre los dos principales candidatos punteros, sean demócratas o republicanos.

De allí que no sorprenda que esta renovada campaña de Trump busque también no sólo entusiasmar y animar a sus seguidores más radicales, sino también generar el efecto de

temor para evitar que la comunidad latina salga a votar, especialmente en aquellos distritos electorales donde puede hacer una diferencia significativa.

Por eso tienen razón quienes aseguran, que en esta ocasión, no hay excusa ni pretexto para que los latinos no salgan a depositar su voto. Quienes prefieren quedarse en sus casas, a regar el jardín o ver un partido de fútbol, no tendrán la autoridad moral de quejarse después por las consecuencias de su abstencionismo político.

Como ya lo experimentamos después de las elecciones presidenciales del 2016, el voto o el no-voto tienen consecuencias reales en la vida diaria de las personas. Los latinos tenemos ahora una oportunidad histórica para mostrar que nadie puede pisotear a nuestra comunidad sin pagar un alto costo político.

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ADVANTAGES OF MULTILINGUAL KIDS involved children looking at things from someone else’s point of view, mono-linguistic children moved a mutually visible object only 50 percent of the time while the bilingual children did so 77 percent of the time.

The scientists also found that just being around someone who speaks a second language has benefits. The kids who were exposed to more than one language also performed better on the task requiring them to understand someone else’s perspective, suggesting that just hearing another language can improve social communication skills.

So those language lessons might be a win even if your child doesn’t pick up the lingo.

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Child Trends/Ivanhoe Newswire ORLANDO, Fla.— Throughout history, humans have been exposed to many different languages. Currently, over half of the world’s population is multilingual. Kids who hear more than one language spoken at home may become better communicators.

Parents promote school, sports, and hobbies, but should they also be encouraging their kids to learn a new language? At the University of Chicago, researchers had 72 children, ages four to six, participate in a social communication experiment.

They found that kids who spoke just one language were not as good at understanding and interpreting an adult’s intentions. In a game that

About one in five children in the United States speak a language other than English at home. Scientists expect the number of bilingual speakers to increase in the coming years.

Contributors to this news report include: Cyndy McGrath, Supervising Producer; Julie Marks, Producer; Milvionne Chery, News Producer; Roque Correa, Editor.

Produced by Child Trends News Service in partnership with Ivanhoe Broadcast News and funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation.

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ORLANDO, Fla.— El ser humano ha estado expuesto a muchos idiomas a través de la historia. Hoy día, más de la mitad de la población mundial es multilingüe.

Los padres animan a sus hijos a estudiar más.

A participar en un deporte, a tener una afición. ¿Pero deberían de estar insistiendo en que deben de aprender otro idioma?

Investigadores de la Universidad de Chicago realizaron un experimento en comunicación social, donde participaron 72 niños de edades entre los 4 y los 6 años. Determinaron que los niños que solo hablaban un idioma no entendían tan bien las intenciones de los adultos en un juego que requería que los niños examinaran algo desde el punto de vista ajeno.

Los niños unilingües captaron que los adultos deseaban que movieran cierto objeto solo un 50 por ciento de las veces, mientras que los pequeños bilingües lo hicieron en un 77 por ciento de los casos.

Asimismo, los científicos determinaron que simplemente estar en contacto con una persona que habla un segundo idioma tiene ventajas. Los niños que solo oían en la casa más de un idioma también completaron mejor el experimento, algo que indica que el estar expuesto a un segundo idioma, mejora la capacidad de comunicación infantil. Así que papás, las clases de idiomas siempre darán fruto, aun antes de que los niños dominen el lenguaje.

Uno de cada cinco niños en los Estados Unidos habla otro idioma en la casa, aparte del inglés, y se espera que el número de niños bilingües aumente en los próximos años.

Los contribuyentes a este reportaje incluyen: Cyndy McGrath, Supervisora Productora; Julie Marks, Productora de Campo; Milvionne Chery, Productora; Roque Correa, Editor.

Producido por Child Trends News Service en asocio con Ivanhoe Broadcast News y auspiciado por una beca de la National Science Foundation.

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CYBERSECURITY AND YOUR IDENTITY

from these threats. Although it takes some time and effort, it’s easier to do than you think.

Examine the current state of your cybersecurity and protect yourself from identity theft with these BBB tips: • Protect your accounts and devices. Secure all of your online accounts with strong passwords.

The National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) recommends using “a sentence that is at least 12 characters long” for your password. Make sure that unique accounts have unique passwords – don’t reuse them. To further protect your accounts, turn on multi-factor authentication, security keys, or biometrics tools. Write passwords down on a piece of paper and store it in your safe, don’t keep them on any device. You can also use a password manager to keep track of passwords.

Dispose of devices properly; you can visit bbb. org to find a trustworthy computer business that can ensure your data is fully erased. Learn more about strong passwords here, and about multifactor authentication here.

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Protecting your identity is more important than ever. According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), identity theft was the second biggest category of complaints they received in 2017, making up nearly 14 percent of all the consumer complaints.

Thankfully, there are steps you can take to mitigate the risk of identity theft. According to

the FTC, it’s important to “shred receipts, credit offers, credit applications, insurance forms, physician statements, checks, bank statements, expired charge cards, and similar documents when you don’t need them any longer”.

Unfortunately, securing your information offline is only half the battle. Identity theft is increasingly happening in the cyberworld. Fraudsters steal identities through data breaches, insecure websites and public WiFi, phishing and online scams, and hacking. Improving your personal cybersecurity is the best way to protect yourself

BBB Ofrece Consejos Digitales Para Prevenir Las Infracciones En Línea

• Verify security. If you’re entering any personal information on a website, make sure it’s secure.

Look for the “s” in “https://” – “http://” by itself is not secure. Avoid using public WiFi, but if you must use it verify the name, avoid checking sensitive data, turn off sharing, use a VPN, and turn off your WiFi when you’re done. Be careful downloading unfamiliar apps, as they may contain malware (especially Android apps).

Disable auto-connect for your Bluetooth, and turn off Bluetooth and WiFi when you’re not using them. Click here to learn more about the dangers of public WiFi. • Avoid scams and phishing. Consumers nationwide reported more than 47,000 scams to BBB Scam Tracker in 2017 – many of which para el sistema operativo y los programas es fundamental. Instale siempre las últimas actualizaciones de seguridad para sus dispositivos y permite actualizaciones automáticas para su sistema operativo. Use navegadores web como Chrome o Firefox que reciben actualizaciones de seguridad frecuentes y automáticas.

Consejo # 3 - Esté alerta sobre las estafas de phishing. Tenga cuidado con los correos electrónicos y llamadas telefónicas sospechosas.

Los ciberdelincuentes intentarán engañar a los consumidores para que divulguen su información personal, como su contraseña, información bancaria o de tarjeta de crédito.

Consejo # 4 - Practique una buena administración de contraseña. Use contraseñas largas. Se recomiendan 20 caracteres o más. Use una combinación fuerte de caracteres y nunca use la misma contraseña para varios sitios. No comparta sus contraseñas y no las anote en un papel. Actualice sus contraseñas al menos una vez cada 6 meses. Muchos administradores de contraseñas usan contraseñas seguras que mantienen en un archivo encriptado.

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Better Business Bureau

La seguridad cibernética es una enorme amenaza para la economía global. Se estima que estos delitos alcanzarán una pérdida de más de $ 2 billones en 2019. El National Cyber ​​Security Alliance realizó una investigación cuyo resultado mostró que y el robo de identidad es una de las principales preocupaciones de seguridad para los estadounidenses. Better Business Bureau (BBB

por siglas en inglés) ofrece 10 consejos que los consumidores y empresas pueden seguir para evitar los ataques cibernéticos.

Consejo # 1 - Usted es el blanco para los piratas informáticos. Todos estamos en riesgo y las posibilidades son altas. Para el bienestar personal y financiero, mantenga sus informaciones seguros, ya que es la responsabilidad de todos.

Consejo # 2 - Mantenga su software actualizado.

La instalación de actualizaciones de software

Consejo # 5 - Ten cuidado dónde haga clic cuanda este en línea. Evite visitar sitios web desconocidos o descargar software no confiables. Estos sitios a menudo tienen un virus que automáticamente, y a menudo comprometen su computadora.

Consejo # 6 - Nunca deje dispositivos desatendidos. La seguridad física de los dispositivos es tan importante como su seguridad técnica. Si uno deja su computadora portátil, computadora de escritorio, teléfono o tableta

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aimed to steal personal information. Learn how to protect yourself from a variety of scams at bbb.org/scamtips. Be wary of any unsolicited contact, whether it be over the phone, online, or in person. Avoid clicking on links or attachments in emails, social media posts, and online ads.

And remember, if it seems too good to be true, it probably is.

• Watch out for hackers. The best way to avoid hackers, ransomware, viruses, and malware is to keep your software up-to-date. This includes security software (like anti-virus and antimalware), as well as your web browser, operating system, and any other software on your computer.

Make this easier by turning on automatic updates.

This should be done on any device that connects to the internet, including phones and tablets.

USBs and other external devices may be a hidden source of viruses and malware. Use your security software to scan them.

• Safeguard your privacy. Don’t overshare on social media – you could be giving identity thieves the information they want. Consumer Reports notes that “fraudsters can mine social media posts for information that could help them get past account security questions on various sites.” Be a good cyber citizen and don’t overshare about others either. Make all of your accounts as private as possible. Check the security settings of your apps to make sure they aren’t collecting unnecessary information.

For more cybersecurity tips, visit the Stop. Think.

Connect. website. If you believe you’re a victim of identity theft, visit identitytheft.gov for resources and next steps. Make sure to report all scams, including identity theft, to BBB Scam Tracker.

You can reach your BBB at info@bbbemail.org or (510) 844-2000, or by visiting bbb.org. por un período de tiempo prolongado, ciérrelo o apáguelo para que nadie más pueda usarlo.

Consejo # 7 - Proteja los datos confidenciales.

Mantenga los datos confidenciales, como la información de la tarjeta de crédito, del SSN, la información de salud protegidas en la estación de trabajo, la computadora portátil o los dispositivos móviles.

Consejo # 8 - Use dispositivos móviles de manera segura. Teniendo en cuenta cuánto dependemos de los dispositivos móviles y cuán susceptibles son estos de atacar. Asegúrese de estar protegido.

Bloquee su dispositivo con un PIN o contraseña.

Mantenga actualizado el sistema operativo de su dispositivo. Evite transmitir o archivar información personal en el dispositivo. Use las aplicaciones Buscar mi iPhone de Apple o el Administrador de dispositivos de Android para recuperar los dispositivos o eliminar datos confidenciales en caso de robo o pérdida.

Consejo # 9 - Instale una protección antivirus.

Solo instale un programa antivirus desde un programa conocido y confiable.

Consejo # 10 - Realice regularmente una copia de sus datos. Si hay un incidente de seguridad, la única forma garantizada de reparar la computadora es borrar y reinstalar el sistema.

BBB ofrece seminarios gratuitos de protection contra el fraude cibernético y el robo de identidad para empresas y consumidores. Presione para asistir a los programas educativos de BBB y para más información sobre los 5 pasos de BBB para la protección cibernética de la empresas.

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USTED PUEDE SER CAPAZ DE AYUDAR A SALVAR LA VIDA DE UN NIÑO comer helado de chocolate—pero hay una gran diferencia.

El problema A diferencia de la mayoría de los niños, Julián sufre de un trastorno sanguíneo poco frecuente y potencialmente mortal. Su única esperanza de una cura es que alguien que no sea un familiar le done células madre sanguíneas.

“Es muy difícil porque Julián no puede hacer las cosas como los otros niños de su edad”, dijo Mayra García, la madre de Julián. “Queremos curar a nuestro hijo. Pero puede que eso no suceda si no podemos encontrar un donante de células madre de sangre compatible”.

NAPSM Julián Morales tiene siete años y parece como cualquier otro niño—le encantan los juegos de video, ver béisbol en la tele, pasar tiempo con su hermanita y

La búsqueda del donante ideal para Julián es más difícil debido a su etnicidad hispana, que es una mezcla de mexicanos y nicaragüenses.

Es más, en el registro de células madre sanguíneas más grande y diverso del mundo, solo el 7 por ciento de los más de 19 millones de miembros del registro son hispanos. Como

resultado, los pacientes hispanos con cáncer de sangre, como leucemia o trastornos sanguíneos, tienen solo una probabilidad del 46 por ciento de encontrar un donante de célula madre sanguínea compatible en comparación con una probabilidad del 77 por ciento para los no hispanos blancos. Debido a que las personas tienen mayor probabilidad de ser compatibles con los de su mismo origen étnico, la familia de Julián espera que más hispanos se unan al Be The Registry Match (Registro Sé el donante).

Personas de diversos orígenes, particularmente hispanos o de ascendencia mixta, pueden registrarse para ser potenciales donantes y ayudar a salvar una vida. Se necesita con urgencia personas entre 18 y 44 años ya que eso es lo que los médicos piden más del 85 por ciento del tiempo y los estudios muestran que estos donantes proporcionan la mayor probabilidad para un trasplante exitoso.

Lo que usted puede hacer Para ser parte de la solución, visite https://join.bethematch.org/

NOVEMBER 2 - 8, 2018 saveJulian y complete el formulario de registro online. Usted recibirá un kit con hisopos e instrucciones fáciles de seguir para completar el proceso de registro y retornar los hisopos por correo. Ser donante es seguro, gratuito y confidencial.

Cómo funciona Alrededor de uno de cada 430 miembros estadounidenses del Registro Be The Match Registry donan a un paciente. Si se detecta que alguien es genéticamente compatible con un paciente que busca un donante, se pedirá a esa persona que done sus células madre sanguíneas.

Generalmente, la donación de células madre de sangre es un procedimiento ambulatorio no quirúrgico parecido a la donación de plaquetas o plasma.

Aprenda más Para más datos sobre el trasplante de células madre sanguíneas, cómo pueden curar cánceres de sangre y cómo usted puede ayudar, visite www.BeTheMatch.org.

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Pork Es Sabor PREPARACIÓN 10m

• Calienta una sartén a fuego medio-alto, agrega el aceite y el lomo de cerdo y cocina de cada lado – alrededor de 20 minutos en total – hasta que la temperatura interna alcance los 145 grados F.

25m

• Transfiere la carne a una tabla de cortar y tapa sin apretar con papel de aluminio.

Deja descansar durante 5 minutos.

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PARA PREPARAR EL BOL:

2 personas

• Arregla las verduras de hoja en el bol.

Coloca el quínoa cocido, mangos, tomates y aguacate y luego los demás vegetales por encima.

COCCIÓN

INGREDIENTES Para el Lomo de Cerdo: • 1 libra de lomo de cerdo

• Combina el aceite de oliva, jugo de limón o vinagre, y cilantro en un bol pequeño.

Salpica sobre la ensalada y mezcla.

• 2 dientes de ajo, picados muy finos • 2 cucharadas de aceite de oliva extra virgen

CONSEJOS:

• ½ taza de quínoa, cocida

Usa cualquier tipo de vegetales, verduras de hoja mezcladas, o sabores adicionales que te gusten o tengas en abundancia. La idea es lograr algo dulce, cremoso, refrescante y crujiente en cada bocado.

• ½ taza de tomates cherry

SUGERENCIAS PARA SERVIR:

• Sal y pimienta al gusto Para la Ensalada:

• 1 mango, pelado y cortado en cubitos • ½ aguacate, sin semilla, pelado y cortado en cubitos • 1 manojo de lechuga, rúcula, y/o berros, en trocitos • Rábanos, zanahorias, alfalfa y/o palmitos, picados (opcional) • ¼ taza de aceite de oliva • Jugo de 1 limón o 2 cucharadas de vinagre de Jerez • Pizca de cilantro fresco picado fino PARA PREPARAR EL LOMO DE CERDO: • Frota el lomo de cerdo por todos sus lados con ajo, sal y pimienta.

Corta el lomo de cerdo en cubos y coloca por encima de la ensalada.

INFORMACIÓN NUTRICIONAL (POR PORCIÓN) • CALORÍAS 1136.72 kcal • GRASAS SATURADAS 12.87 g • PROTEÍNAS 58.50 g • COLESTEROL 128.13 mg • AZÚCARES 35.11 g

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Santa Clara County Parks & Recreation Department Get ready to bundle up you and yours in festive winter attire for a stroll through the holiday lights and displays of Vasona Lake County Park's spectacular Fantasy of Lights. The Walk-thru weekend is set for Saturday, December 1 and Sunday, December 2 from 4pm to 9pm.

There will be some new displays for viewing along with the traditional favorites including an erupting volcano, the friendly dinosaur den, Santa shooting hoops, a pen of playful penguins, a tunnel of movie lights, a 90-foot twinkling tree and much more.

Fantasy of Lights is approximately 1.5 miles long one way, a 3-mile roundtrip, so make sure your holiday attire includes comfortable walking shoes and warm clothing. A pocket flashlight will come in handy.

evening memories at the holiday photo booth hosted by 94.5 KBAY radio station (Sunday only).

There is no parking at the event. FREE parking and shuttle service is available at Netflix, 121 Albright Way, Los Gatos. Ridesharing with Lyft or Uber is highly encouraged.

Admission is with pre-paid tickets ONLY! Tickets are on sale, November 1 at www.parkhere.org. Walk-thru admission tickets are $10 ages 13 years old and up, $5 ages 4 thru 12 years old and FREE – 3 years old or younger and available online only. Standard Eventbrite processing fees will be applied at time of purchase. Visit www. parkhere.org for event information, directions, maps and photos.

Seeing the holiday lights on foot is a popular holiday tradition amongst south bay residents and has sold out since its inception in 2013.

Tickets to Fantasy of Lights Drive-thru nights are also available for purchase and must be purchased in advance. No tickets will be sold at the gate. Select your time and day of entrance when purchasing a Drive-thru ticket. The Drive-thru nights begin December 4 through December 30 (closed Christmas Day, 12/25), 6pm to 10pm nightly.

To round out the magical weekend, enjoy tasty international food and beverages by Moveable Feast for purchase, visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus, play a prize wheel hosted by Telemundo TV48 and record the

Fantasy of Lights is presented by the Santa Clara County Parks & Recreation Department. Information on volunteering for this event and other Park programs can be found on their website, www.parkhere.org.

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CUIDADO: ESA TARJETA DE REGALO PUEDE TERMINAR EN MANOS DE UN ESTAFADOR

"Apenas pones tu número de PIN, ese dinero se ha perdido", confirmó Greisman, directora de la División de Prácticas Comerciales.

Pero aún así sería buena idea pedirle ayuda a la compañía que emite la tarjeta de regalo, o llamar a la FTC al (877) FTC-HELP (877382-4357) y oprima el 2 para español, en caso le hayas dado dinero a un extraño de esa manera. La agencia está tratando de trabajar con los proveedores de tarjetas de regalo sobre las formas de bloquear los fraudes, dijo, y cuanto más sepan sobre las diversas formas en que se roba a la gente, más capacidad tienen las fuerzas de seguridad para detenerlos.

"Vamos a seguir trabajando con los emisores de tarjetas de regalo Google Play, Amazon, Apple, Walgreen's, CVS y otros para ver qué se puede hacer para minimizar el daño", dijo Greisman.

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Las tarjetas de regalo (gift cards) son Instrumentos financieros similares a las tarjetas de crédito prepagadas, pero son para enviar regalos. Si no lo crees, pregúntale al gobierno.

Puedes usarlas, quizá, para darle a tu sobrina (que vive lejos y quiere estar a la moda) la oportunidad de comprarse algo que realmente se va a poner. Pero NO uses una tarjeta de regalo para ayudar en el rescate de tu sobrina, ni de cualquier otra persona, o salvarlas de una desgracia repentina o algún percance, y especialmente porque has recibido una llamada urgente de alguien con noticias inesperadas, necesidades urgentes o alguna oferta: Sólo te están robando.

Ese mensaje fue reforzado en una teleconferencia con los medios de comunicación el 23 de octubre con las representantes de la Comisión Federal de Comercio (Federal Trade Commission, o “FTC”, por sus siglas en inglés): Mónica Vaca y Lois Greisman, y organizada por Ethnic Media Services.

La FTC les pide a todas las personas que sean contactadas por alguien que quiere que se le pague usando una tarjeta de regalo ꟷ iTunes y Google Play son populares actualmente que cuelguen el teléfono, respiren hondo y llamen a la policía.

Cualquiera que exija un pago con tarjeta de regalo es un estafador", dice el sitio web del Programa Centinela del Consumidor, de la FTC (Consumer Sentinel Program en FTC. gov/giftcards) (en español: https://www. consumidor.ftc.gov/articulos/estafadoresque-exigen-pagos-con-tarjetas-de-regalo).

Greisman y Vaca le piden a la gente a que visiten ese sitio web y lo lean para aprender más sobre el tema.

"No existe ni un solo comerciante, gobierno o agencia legítimo que pida un pago de esa manera", dijo Greisman.

Ya que la gente es cada vez más cautelosa cuando tiene que enviar dinero por transferencia bancaria, las estafas con tarjetas de regalo se han convertido actualmente en la manera más común de robarle su dinero a la gente, dijeron.

Hace unos años, el total anual era de $20 millones. En los primeros nueve meses de este año, las estafas con tarjetas de regalo ya suman $53.1 millones (https://public.tableau. com/profile/federal.trade.commission#!/ v i z h o m e / C o n s u m e r S e n t i n e l Ne tw o r k / AgeFraudLosses) [enlace en inglés]. Y esas estafas son sólo las que fueron reportadas a la agencia. Esos 53.1 millones de dólares son el resultado de 30,309 delitos diferentes. Los afroamericanos y latinos son las víctimas más afectadas, según las oficiales de la FTC; y también son los que menos se animan a denunciar los crímenes, dijeron Vaca y Greisman.

Usualmente, las víctimas no informan sobre sus pérdidas, dijeron, por vergüenza o porque creen que de todos modos no se puede hacer nada para ayudarlas, así que... ¿para qué molestarse?

Y es cierto: convencer a alguien que compre una tarjeta de regalo es una manera efectiva de robar su dinero, porque actualmente no hay manera de detener el pago, dijo Vaca, Directora Asociada de la División de Operaciones y Respuesta al Consumidor de la FTC. "Las tarjetas de regalo son para hacer regalos, no para hacer pagos", enfatizó.

Vaca y Greisman le piden a la gente que visiten el Programa Centinela del Consumidor en los sitios web del gobierno FTC.gov/giftcards (en Español: ftc.gov/tarjetasderegalo) y también FTC.gov/data (en Español: https://www. ftc.gov/es/noticias/2018/10/la-ftc-estafacilitando-aun-mas-el-acceso-los-datosde-quejas-de-consumidores), donde hay consejos, mucha información sobre diversas formas en que se ha engañado a la gente y estadísticas que muestran que personas de todas las edades son el objetivo y son víctimas de las estafas.

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NOVEMBER 2 - 8, 2018 Los jóvenes son estadísticamente más propensos a pagar a los estafadores, señalaron las presentadoras. Las personas mayores son más propensas a informar sobre la estafa.

El sitio web de la FTC también ofrece información de contacto de algunos de los mayores emisores de tarjetas (https://www. consumidor.ftc.gov/articulos/estafadoresque-exigen-pagos-con-tarjetas-de-regalo) para que las personas puedan denunciar transacciones sospechosas.

La gente puede denunciar los delitos de forma anónima, dijo Greisman, aunque mientras más información proporcione, más útil será para la FTC y para los 2,500 agentes de las fuerzas del orden de todo el país que pueden acceder a la información que la FTC obtiene gracias a los reportes de las víctimas.

El gobierno también está trabajando con agencias para el cumplimento de la ley en el extranjero, como en la India, donde al parecer se originan muchas de estas estafas, dijo.

La FTC no es, por naturaleza, una agencia encargada de imponer el cumplimento de las leyes, señalaron las presentadoras, pero sin embargo, ha iniciado un proceso mediante el cual se ha devuelto millones de dólares a las personas que habían sido víctimas de estafas por transferencia electrónica en los años recientes.

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DON’T USE GIFT CARDS TO PAY FOR SCAMS

“There is not a single legitimate merchant, government or agency that will ever ask for a payment in that way,” Greisman said.

With people becoming more cautious about sending money via wire transfers, gift-card scams are the latest thing in stealing people’s money, they said.

From an annual total of $20 million a few years ago, gift-card scams in the first nine months of this year already total $53.1 million (https://public. tableau.com/profile/federal.trade.commission#!/ vizhome/ConsumerSentinelNetwork/ AgeFraudLosses) and those are just the ones reported to the agency. That $53.1 million is the haul from 30,309 different crimes. African American and Latino people are disproportionately victimized, the FTC officers said, and also the least likely to report the crimes, Vaca and Greisman said.

Often, when victims don’t report their losses, they said, it’s either out of shame and embarrassment or the belief that there’s nothing that can be done to help them anyway, so why bother?

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Gift cards prepaid credit-card-like financial instruments are for gifts. Just ask the government.

Use them, perhaps, to give your style-conscious niece who lives far away the chance to shop for something she’ll actually wear. But DON’T use a gift card to help rescue that niece, or anyone else, from sudden misfortune or a mishap, and especially not because you got an urgent call from someone with surprising news, needs or an offer.

You’re only being robbed.

That message was reinforced in a media teleconference Oct. 23 with Federal Trade Commission representatives Monica Vaca and Lois Greisman organized by Ethnic Media Services.

The FTC urges anyone contacted by a person who wants to be paid via a gift card iTunes and Google Play are popular just now to put down the phone, take a deep breath and call the law.

“Anyone who demands payment by gift card is always a scammer,” the FTC’s website Consumer Sentinel Program (FTC.gov/giftcards) says.

Greisman and Vaca urged people to check it out.

New Study Shows Latinos Underestimate Their Own Contributions In The United States 75% of US Hispanics are looking for more political representation

well-documented facts, as reported in We Are All Human's recently commissioned U.S. Hispanic Sentiment Study.

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Hispanic PR Wire CHICAGO - Latinos are launching more new businesses, achieving higher levels of education, and reaching the C-suite of Fortune 500 companies in greater numbers than ever, but more than three-quarters of Latinos recently surveyed were surprised by at least one of these and other similar

This sweeping study of more than 2,500 US Hispanics and Latinos aged 14 and olderfocuses on the Hispanic/ Latino community's outlookon such topics as the political landscape, business and education, and personal values.

Participants were presented a series of 16 data points about positive developments and accomplishments by the Latino community. A surprising 77 percent of respondents expressed disbelief around six of these significant Latino achievements.

The study was conducted by Zeno Group.

"This study shows how much remains to be done for the Latino community in the U.S. to fully appreciate our own contributions to this country and to the American way of life," says Claudia Romo Edelman, founder of the We Are All Human Foundation.

Romo Edelman presented the survey findings at Chicago Ideas Week during a panel discussion with former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Julian

And it’s true, getting people to buy a gift card is an effective way to steal their money, because currently there is no way to stop the payment, Vaca, associate director of the FTC’s Division of Consumer Response and Operations, said. “Gift cards are for gifts, not payment,” she emphasized.

“The money is gone, as soon as that pin number is provided,” Greisman, director of the Division of Marketing Practices, confirmed.

But it’s still a good idea to reach out to the gift card company for help, or to call the FTC at (877) FTC-HELP (382-4357), if you’ve given a stranger money that way. The agency is trying to work with

Castro.

Among the study's findings: • 82 percent of Latinos said they feel the community should be valued more than it is today.

• Only 48 percent of U.S. Hispanics think they are unified, and 62 percent believe they do not speak with same voice. Yet 90 percent say they identify as part of the Hispanic community.

• 66 percent of Hispanics overall believe that their vote does count in the US, while only 24 percent feel that their community is "extremely" or "very" represented by politicians/people in government.

• 69 percent of those surveyed are optimistic about the long-term future of the Latino community in the United States.

• 62 percent think it is likely that a Hispanic / Latino person will be elected President of the U.S. in their lifetimes.

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gift-card sellers on ways to block frauds, she said, and the more they learn about the various ways people are being robbed, the more ability law enforcement may have to stop it.

“We’re going to continue to work with the issuers Google Play, Amazon, Apple, Walgreen’s, CVS and others ꟷ to see what can be done to minimize the harm,” Greisman said.

Vaca and Greisman steered listeners to the Consumer Sentinel Program on government web sites FTC.gov/giftcards and also FTC.gov/data, where there’s advice, a trove of data on various ways people have been cheated and statistics showing that people of all ages are targeted and fall victim to the scams.

Younger people are statistically more likely to pay scammers, the speakers said. Older targets are more likely to blow the whistle.

The FTC website also lists contact information for some of the biggest card issuers (https://www. consumer.ftc.gov/articles/paying-scammers-giftcards) for people to report suspicious transactions.

People can report crimes anonymously, Greisman said, even though the more information someone provides, the more helpful it is to the FTC and the 2,500 law-enforcement staff nationwide who can access the information FTC gets from victims.

The government is also working with law enforcement agencies overseas, such as in India, where many of these scams seem to originate, she said.

The FTC is not itself an enforcement agency, the speakers pointed out, but nonetheless, it initiated a process by which millions of dollars were eventually returned to people victimized in recent years by wire-transfer ripoffs.

• Latinos who were born in the United States (second generation) are generally less optimistic than 1st generation Latinos about the state of the "American Dream."

"Overwhelmingly, Latinos are saying that they're under-valued and that their contributions aren't fully appreciated," said Romo Edelman. "The political candidates who recognize this and work to give full voice to Latino achievements will surely be the ones who benefit from Latino support at the polls."

On December 10, 2018, We Are All Human will host the first Hispanic Leadership Summit at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. It will be cohosted by Sol Trujillo, Henry Cisneros, Patricia Menendez and Claudia Romo Edelman. The Summit is currently sponsored by Greenberg Traurig, Dairy Management, Inc., Western Union and Aflac.

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Nuevo estudio muestra que los latinos subestiman sus propias contribuciones en los Estados Unidos El 78% de los hispanos buscan más representación política

NOVEMBER 2 - 8, 2018

latina sobre temas tales como el panorama político, los negocios y la educación, y los valores personales. Se les presentó a los participantes una serie de 16 puntos de datos sobre los desarrollos y logros positivos de la comunidad latina. Un sorprendente 77 por ciento de los encuestados expresaron escepticismo respecto a seis de estos logros latinos significativos. El estudio fue realizado por Zeno Group.

"Este estudio muestra lo mucho que queda por hacer para que la comunidad latina en los Estados Unidos aprecie plenamente nuestras propias contribuciones a este país y al estilo de vida americano", dijo Claudia Romo Edelman, fundadora de We Are All Human Foundation. Romo Edelman presentó los resultados de la encuesta en Chicago Ideas Week durante una discusión con Julián Castro, ex Secretario de Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano.

Los resultados de la encuesta incluyen:

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CHICAGO - Los latinos están lanzando más nuevos negocios, logrando niveles más altos de educación, y formando parte cada vez más del grupo de ejecutivos senior más importantes de las compañías de la lista Fortune 500, pero más de tres cuartos de los latinos encuestados recientemente

se quedaron sorprendidos de al menos uno de estos hechos y otros semejantes bien documentados, según el Hispanic Sentiment Study (estudio de opinión hispana) encargado recientemente por We Are All Human.

El amplio estudio de más de 2,500 hispanos y latinos estadounidenses de 14 años y mayores se centra en la perspectiva de la comunidad hispana y

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• El 82 por ciento de los latinos dicen sentir que la comunidad debe valorarse más de lo que se hace.

• Solamente un 48 por ciento de los hispanos estadounidenses se sienten unificados, y el 62 por ciento creen que no hablan con la misma voz. Sin embargo, un 90 por ciento dicen identificarse con la comunidad hispana.

• El 66 por ciento de los hispanos creen que su voto sí cuenta en los Estados Unidos, mientras que sólo el 24 por ciento sienten

que su comunidad es "extremadamente" o "muy" representada por políticos y personas en el gobierno.

• El 69 por ciento de los encuestados son optimistas en cuanto al futuro a largo plazo de la comunidad latina en los Estados Unidos.

• Un 62 por ciento piensan que es probable que una persona hispana o latina sea elegida Presidente de los Estados Unidos durante sus vidas.

• Los latinos nacidos en los Estados Unidos (segunda generación) son generalmente menos optimistas que la primera generación en cuanto al estado del "Sueño Americano".

"Una inmensa mayoría de los latinos están diciendo que son subestimados y que sus contribuciones no son plenamente valoradas", dijo Romo Edelman. "Los candidatos políticos que reconozcan esto y trabajen para dar plena expresión a los logros de los latinos seguramente serán los que se beneficiarán del apoyo de los latinos en las urnas".

El 10 de diciembre de 2018, We Are All Human presentará la primera Cumbre de Liderazgo Hispano en la sede de las Naciones Unidas en Nueva York. Sus anfitriones serán Sol Trujillo, Henry Cisneros, Patricia Menendez, y Claudia Romo Edelman. La cumbre actualmente es patrocinada por Greenberg Traurig, Dairy Management, Inc., Western Union y Aflac.

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MEASURE T AIMS TO AID EMERGENCY SITUATIONS Mayor Liccardo among advocates for a bond measure which would prepare and help after disasters

Mayor Sam Liccardo, as well as District 7 councilman Tam Nguyen and members of the Open Space Authority, the latter group said they were there on their own behalf as citizens of the community.

Alice Kaufman, Advocacy Director at the nonprofit Committee for Green Foothills, was also there to promote the environmental aspects of the measure should it obtain enough votes. Measure T would require a ⅔ majority to successfully pass.

One of the overlooked aspects of the measure, according to Kaufman, is the what she says are the environmental benefits.

“When I talk to people about Measure T they know that it’s very important to protect our roads and repair our emergency facilities, to keep San Jose safe. But they're not always prepared to hear it’s actually an environmentally beneficial measure as well.”

One of the pieces of the Measure T bond would benefit open spaces in Santa Clara including creating systems which would allow water to overflow in case another situation like last year’s flooding were to occur again.

Arturo Hilario El Observador On Thursday, October 25 there was a Measure T briefing at Rock Springs Park in the neighborhood of the same name.

Last year it was there that became a ground zero for massive flooding which displaced hundreds from this particular community, as well as many more along the flood path of the overflowing Coyote Creek.

Measure T is on the November 6 midterm elections in Santa Clara County. A “yes” vote

would authorize the city to collect up to $650 million through a tax rate of $0.0184 per $100 in assessed property value. (The assessed property value is determined by a city tax assessor and is generally less than the market value of a home) These funds collected through Measure T would be allocated to fund emergency preparedness, disaster responses and infrastructure repairs - this includes upgrading 9-1-1, police and firefighting response services, and preventing flooding and water quality contamination.

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Mayor Liccardo said, “We’re here at a site where I stood upon only twenty months ago when we were announcing how we were committing dollars to help residents who were devastated by a flood in this neighborhood. Those were very trying times you know, for thousands of families in our community.”

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necessary evacuations, and the following months left swaths of the neighborhood to clean up.

“We recognize that there were lessons to be learned, most critical, lessons about preparation, about investment, that we need to make to keep our community safe.

Our failure to invest, collectively in flood infrastructure and flood protection, and emergency response. Our residents paid the price for that, and I want to ensure that our residents never again pay the price for a lack of investment.”

One of the sole oppositions to Measure T is the Silicon Valley Taxpayers Association.

Mayor Liccardo reiterated that the necessity to help communities avoid a repeat of this incident is to put the money into the natural resources and invest in safety.

“We are telling voters that we’ll commit up to 50 million dollars to buy land in the Coyote Valley. Why is this so critically important? Because we know that there is a creek that flooded and caused so much devastation in our community. We know that water comes from the Anderson Dam, that caused the inundation in many of our neighborhoods. We need to critically find a way to divert that and store it before it gets into our dense areas in our city. Coyote Valley offers us an opportunity to be able to retain water that is spilling over.”

Mayor Liccardo added, “I think it’s a monumental investment. With Measure T, we’re moving forward with a $650 million-dollar investment in keeping our community safe.”

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The San Mateo County SELPA is seeking children and young adults from birth to age 21 who may need special education services, including highly mobile (such as migrant or homeless) children with disabilities and children who are suspected of having a disability and are in need of special education.

If you believe your child may have any of these special needs, please contact your local school district or the SELPA Office at (650) 802-5464.

SELPA del Condado de San Mateo está buscando niños y jóvenes de 0 a 21 años de edad quienes puedan necesitar servicios de educación especial, incluyendo altamente móviles (como niños migrantes o desamparados) con discapacidades y niños que se sospeche tengan una discapacidad y tienen necesidad de servicios de educación especial. Si usted cree que su niño pueda tener una de estas necesidades especiales, por favor contacte a su distrito escolar local o la Oficina de SELPA al (650) 802-5464.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 647247 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: GARCIA’S LANDSCAPING, 638 Bolton Ct #1, San Jose CA, 95129, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an: Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Sandra J Garcia, 638 Bolton Ct #1, San Jose CA, 95129. The registrant began trans-

acting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 10/05/2018. This filing is a first filing.

“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.) /s/ Sandra J. Garcia This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 10/05/2018.

NOVEMBER 2 - 8, 2018

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“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.) /s/ Ana Maria Gurrola

Chairez This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 10/11/2018.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Nina Khamphilath, Deputy File No. FBN 647412 November 2, 9, 16, 23, 2018

information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Jose Tello This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 10/11/2018.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Mike Louie, Deputy File No. FBN 647411 November 2, 9, 16, 23, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 647080 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: VILLELA BROTHERS, 1694 E St James St, San Jose CA, 95116, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an: Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Osbaldo Villela, 1694 E St James St, San Jose CA, 95116.

The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: N/A. This filing is a first filing. “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.) /s/ Osbaldo Villela This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 10/02/2018.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Venessa Reed, Deputy File No. FBN 647080

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 647411 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: SUPREME REFINISHING, 1903 Sumatra Ave, San Jose CA, 95121, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an: Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Jose Tello, 1903 Sumatra Ave, San Jose CA, 95121. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 10/11/2018. This November 2, 9, 16, filing is a first filing. 23, 2018 “I declare that all FICTITIOUS information in this BUSINESS statement is true and correct.” (A registrant NAME STATEMENT NO. 647877 who declares as true

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 4RVP TRUCKING, 1228 Cortez Dr Apt 3, Sunnyvale CA, 94086, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an: Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Mario E Portillo, 1228 Cortez Dr Apt 3, Sunnyvale CA, 94086.

The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: N/A. This filing is a first filing. “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.) /s/ Mario E Portillo This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 10/25/2018.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Sandy Chanthasy, Deputy File No. FBN 647877 November 2, 9, 16, 23, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 647459 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: SEA SENORITA STUDIOS, 2177 Alum Rock Avenue #325, San Jose CA, 95116, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by an: Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Sofia E Arredondo, 2177 Alum Rock Avenue #325, San Jose CA, 95116. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 10/12/2018. This filing is a first filing.

“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.) /s/ Sofia E Arredondo This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 10/12/2018.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Nina Khamphilath, Deputy File No. FBN 647459 November 2, 9, 16, 23, 2018 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 18CV336688 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Sara Walid Harb.

Petitioner(s) Sara Walid Harb has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Sara Walid Harb to Sara Harb. 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 name should not be granted on 2/26/2019 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., 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.

October 24, 2018 Rise Jones Pichon Judge of the Superior

Court November 2, 9, 16, 23, 2018 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 18CV336880 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Trang Dinh Cadena and Vi Dinh Lam. Petitioner(s) Trang Dinh Cadena has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

Trang Dinh Cadena to Tracy Dinh Cadena. b. Vi Dinh Lam to Tom Dinh Lam. 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 name should not be granted on 2/26/2019 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., 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.

October 29, 2018 Rise Jones Pichon Judge of the Superior Court November 2, 9, 16, 23, 2018 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 18CV336803 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Natasha Pooja Kumar.

Petitioner(s) Natasha

NOVEMBER 2 - 8, 2018 Pooja Kumar has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Natasha Pooja Kumar to Jasmine Kumar. 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 name should not be granted on 2/26/2019 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., 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.

October 26, 2018 Rise Jones Pichon Judge of the Superior Court November 2, 9, 16, 23, 2018 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 18CV336910 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Marcus Galvao Raymond. Petitioner(s) Marcus Galvao Raymond has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Marcus Galvao Raymond to Marcos Galvao. 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 name should not be granted

on 2/26/2019 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., 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.

October 29, 2018 Rise Jones Pichon Judge of the Superior Court November 2, 9, 16, 23, 2018 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 18CV336917 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Tessa Sierra Day. Petitioner(s) Tessa Sierra Day has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Tessa Sierra Day to Tessa Sierra Rettig. 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 name should not be granted on 2/26/2019 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., 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.

October 30, 2018 Rise Jones Pichon

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com Judge of the Superior This business is owned Court by an: Individual. The name and residence of the November 2, 9, 16, 23, address registrant(s) is (are): 2018 Bret Alan Corsiglia, 1030 E El Camino Real FICTITIOUS #170, Sunnyvale CA, BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 94087. The registrant began transacting NO. 647704 The following business under the business person(s) is (are) doing fictitious business as: NIKO name(s) listed above CLEANING SERVICE, on: 1/15/2018. This 1500 Virginia Pl SPC filing is a first filing.

141, San Jose CA, “I declare that all 95116, Santa Clara information in this County. This busi- statement is true and ness is owned by an: correct.” (A registrant Individual. The name who declares as true and residence address information which he or of the registrant(s) she knows to be false is (are): Maria is guilty of a crime.)

Hernandez, 1500 /s/ Bret Alan Corsiglia Virginia Pl SPC 141, This statement was San Jose CA, 95116. filed with the Co. The registrant began Clerk Recorder of transacting business Santa Clara County on under the fictitious 10/18/2018. business name(s) Regina Alcomendras, listed above on: County Clerk Recorder 3/25/2010. This filing By: /s/ Mike Louie, is a refile [Change(s) Deputy in facts from previous File No. FBN 647619 filing] of previous file #: FBN535945. “I declare October 26; Novemthat all information in ber 2, 9, 16, 2018 this statement is true FICTITIOUS and correct.” (A regisBUSINESS trant who declares as true information which NAME STATEMENT NO. 647790 he or she knows to be false is guilty of a The following person(s) crime.) is (are) doing business /s/ Maria Hernandez as: 1. NOVA IN VITRO This statement was F E R T I L I Z A T I O N filed with the Co. 2. NOVA IVF, 2500 Clerk Recorder of Hospital Drive Bldg Santa Clara County on #7, Mountain View CA, 94040, Santa Clara 10/19/2018.

Regina Alcomendras, County. This business County Clerk Recorder is owned by a: CorpoBy: /s/ Tomas Santos, ration. The name and residence address Deputy File No. FBN 647704 of the registrant(s) is (are): Richard Joseph October 26; Novem- Schmidt. M.D. Inc., 2500 Hospital Drive ber 2, 9, 16, 2018 Bldg #7, Mountain View CA, 94040.

FICTITIOUS The registrant began BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT transacting business under the fictitious NO. 647619 name(s) The following person(s) business above on: is (are) doing business listed as: OUR LIRA, 1030 E 6/01/2011. This filing El Camino Real #170, is a refile [Change(s) Sunnyvale CA, 94087, in facts from previous Santa Clara County. filing] of previous file #:

FBN553230. “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.) /s/ Richard Schmidt Richard Joseph Schmidt, M.D. Inc. President Article/Registration# 3372555 Above entity was formed in the state of California This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 10/23/2018.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Sandy Chanthasy, Deputy File No. FBN 647790 October 26; November 2, 9, 16, 2018

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.

October 17, 2018 Rise Jones Pichon Judge of the Superior Court October 26; November 2, 9, 16, 2018 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 18CV333889 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Juan Antonio DeLeon.

Petitioner(s) Juan Antonio DeLeon has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Juan Antonio DeLeon to John Anthony DeLeon. 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 name should not be granted on 12/18/2018 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., 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.

September 04, 2018 Rise Jones Pichon Judge of the Superior Court

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 18CV336327 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Yasaman Haji Sayyah Moghadam.

Petitioner(s) Yasaman Haji Sayyah Moghadam has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Yasaman Haji Sayyah Moghadam to Yasi Sayyah. 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 name should not be granted on 02/19/2019 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA October 26; November 95113. A copy of the 2, 9, 16, 2018 Order to Show cause shall be published at ORDER TO SHOW least once a week for CAUSE FOR

CLASSIFIEDS / LEGALS CHANGE OF NAME NO. 18CV336276 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Rolando Manuel Diaz Tzintzun. Petitioner(s) Rolando Manuel Diaz Tzintzun has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Estrella Alexis Aguilar Gomez to Estrella Alejandra Diaz Gomez. 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 name should not be granted on 02/05/2019 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., 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.

October 16, 2018 Rise Jones Pichon Judge of the Superior Court October 26; November 2, 9, 16, 2018 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 18CV336450 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Angelina Eilie Andrei.

Petitioner(s) Angelina Eilie Andrei has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Angelina Eilie Andrei to Alinah Aenaeis Antoennos. THE

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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 name should not be granted on 02/19/2019 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., 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.

October 19, 2018 Rise Jones Pichon Judge of the Superior Court October 26; November 2, 9, 16, 2018 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 18CV336439 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Meredith Lapena Ramirez. Petitioner(s) Meredith Lapena Ramirez has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Meredith Lapena Ramirez to Meredith Piata. 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 name should not be granted on 02/19/2019 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., 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

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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.

October 19, 2018 Rise Jones Pichon Judge of the Superior Court October 26; November 2, 9, 16, 2018 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 18CV336385 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Zoher Yoel. Petitioner(s) Zoher Yoel has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Trez Y Younan to Trez Younan. 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 name should not be granted on 02/19/2019 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., 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.

October 18, 2018 Rise Jones Pichon Judge of the Superior Court

Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: William Chen Dong and Laura Juyun Don. Petitioner(s) William Chen Dong and Laura Juyun Don have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

Ethan Whitman Dong to Ethan Raymond Don b. Kaitlyn Sarah Dong to Kaitlyn Sarah Don. 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 name should not be granted on 02/19/2019 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., 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.

October 18, 2018 Rise Jones Pichon Judge of the Superior Court October 26; November 2, 9, 16, 2018 NOTICE OF DEATH OF Mary Elizabeth Cummings

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be October 26; November interested in the will or estate, or both of Mary 2, 9, 16, 2018 Elizabeth Cummings, who was a resident of ORDER TO SHOW Santa Clara County, CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME State of California, and died on September NO. 18CV336379

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com 26, 2018, in the City of San Jose, County of Santa Clara, State of California.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the deceased, you must file your claim within four months from the date of first publication with the DERMER LAW FIRM, 15720 Winchester Boulevard, Suite 200, Los Gatos, California 95030 (408) 395-5111 Joseph D. Dermer, Esq. DERMER LAW FIRM 15720 Winchester Blvd., Ste 200 Los Gatos, CA 95030 Tel (408) 395-5111 Fax (408) 354-2797 October 26; November 2, 9, 16, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 647535 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: KOREAN FUSION BBQ, 255 N. White Rd #102, San Jose CA, 95127, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an: Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Moon Hee Lee, 255 N. White Rd #102, San Jose CA, 95127.

The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: N/A. This filing is a first filing. “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.) /s/ Moon Hee Lee This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 10/16/2018.

Regina Alcomendras,

County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Mike Louie, Deputy File No. FBN 647535 October 19, 26; November 2, 9, 2018

Steven Dick and Lynn Osband has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Rachel Courtney Osband-Dick to Rachel Courtney Osband b. Jonathan Michael Osband-Dick to Jonathan Michael Osband c.

Sara Daniella Osband-Dick to Sarah Daniella Osband. 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 name should not be granted on 02/05/2019 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., 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.

October 12, 2018 Rise Jones Pichon Judge of the Superior Court

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 18CV336311 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Nicole Maya Parmer.

Petitioner(s) Nicole Maya Parmer has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Nicole Maya Parmer to Maya Parmer Connet. 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 name should not be granted on 02/05/2019 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., 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 October 19, 26; Nonewspaper of general vember 2, 9, 2018 circulation, printed in 2nd AMENDED the county of Santa Clara.

ORDER TO SHOW October 17, 2018 CAUSE FOR Rise Jones Pichon CHANGE OF NAME Judge of the Superior NO. 18CV325111 Court Superior Court of California, County of Santa October 19, 26; No- Clara-In the matter vember 2, 9, 2018 of the application of: Philip Christiaan ORDER TO SHOW Schipper. Petitioner(s) CAUSE FOR Philip Christiaan CHANGE OF NAME Schipper has filed a NO. 18CV336186 petition for Change of Superior Court of Cali- Name with the clerk of fornia, County of Santa this court for a decree Clara-In the matter changing names of the application of: as follows: a. Philip Steven Dick and Lynn Christiaan Schipper Osband. Petitioner(s) to Gos deVries. 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 name should not be granted on 11/20/2018 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., 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.

October 11, 2018 Rise Jones Pichon Judge of the Superior Court October 19, 26; November 2, 9, 2018 AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 18CV328006 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Christina Davalos.

Petitioner(s) Christina Davalos has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Amelia Grace Davalos to Everly Grace Herrera. 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 name should not be granted on 11/13/2018 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., 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

NOVEMBER 2 - 8, 2018 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.

August 02, 2018 Rise Jones Pichon Judge of the Superior Court October 19, 26; November 2, 9, 2018 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 18CV336275 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Joana Orozco Esquivel. Petitioner(s) Joana Orozco Esquivel has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Vanessa Juarez Esquivel to Vanessa Linda Esquivel b. Liliana Paola Paz to Liliana Paola Esquivel c. Jonathan David Paz to Jonathan David Esquivel. 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 name should not be granted on 02/05/2019 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., 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.

October 16, 2018 Rise Jones Pichon Judge of the Superior Court

October 19, 26; November 2, 9, 2018 AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 18CV327863 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Shannon Tiffin.

Petitioner(s) Shannon Tiffin has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

Lucas Shane Valverde to Lucas Shane Tiffin b. Olivia Christina Valverde to Olivia Christina Tiffin. 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 name should not be granted on 11/20/2018 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., 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.

August 08, 2018 Rise Jones Pichon Judge of the Superior Court October 19, 26; November 2, 9, 2018 NOTICE OF DEATH OF James Edward Beidatsch To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested

NOVEMBER 2 - 8, 2018 in the will or estate, or both of James Edward Beidatsch, who was a resident of Santa Clara County, State of California, and died on October 14, 2018, in the Town of Los Gatos, County of Santa Clara, State of California.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the deceased, you must file your claim within four months from the date of first publication with the DERMER LAW FIRM, 15720 Winchester Boulevard, Suite 200, Los Gatos, California 95030 (408) 395-5111 Joseph D. Dermer, Esq. DERMER LAW FIRM 15720 Winchester Blvd., Ste 200 Los Gatos, CA 95030 Tel (408) 395-5111 Fax (408) 354-2797 October 19, 26; November 2, 9, 2018 Public Notice of Petition for Decree of Beneficial Ownership To be put in the Local Newspaper and County Legal Journal

By Order of the Judge “NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on December 13, 2018, a Petition for Decree of Beneficial Ownership of the Equitable Estate of “SUZANNE DUYEN KWONG” was filed in Superior Court of Santa Clara County requesting an Order decreeing Suzanne Duyen Kwong to be the Beneficial Owner of the Estate of “SUZANNE DUYEN KWONG.” The Court has fixed the 13th day of December 2018, at 9:00 a.m. in Courtroom No. 12 of the Santa Clara County Court-

house as the time and place for the hearing on said petition when and where all persons interested may appear and show cause, if any they have, why the prayer of the said petitioner should not be granted.”

October 19, 26; November 2, 9, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 647336 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: DELIA’S LITTLE ANGEL’S DAYCARE, 4418 Kingspark Dr, San Jose CA, 95136, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by a: Corporation. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Delia’s Little Angel’s Daycare, Inc., 4418 Kingspark Dr, San Jose CA, 95136.

The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 03/19/1999. This filing is a refile [change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file #: FBN587767. “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.) /s/ DELIA’S LITTLE ANGEL’S DAYCARE, INC. Guadalupe Garcia CEO Article/Registration#: C3387463 Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 10/09/2018.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com By: /s/ Nina Khamphi- business as: ALAVEZ lath, Deputy GARDENING SERFile No. FBN 647336 VICE’S, 21169 Maria Lane, Saratoga CA, October 12, 19, 26; 95070, Santa Clara County. This busiNovember 2, 2018 ness is owned by an: Individual. The name FICTITIOUS and residence address BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT of the registrant(s) is (are): Fernando NO. 647086 The following person(s) Alavez, 21169 Maria is (are) doing business Lane, Saratoga CA, as: ZENVEST GROUP, 95070. The registrant transacting 1231 Franklin Mall began #134, Santa Clara business under the business CA, 95050, Santa fictitious Clara County. This name(s) listed above business is owned on: 09/10/2018. This by a: Limited Liability filing is a first filing.

Company. The name “I declare that all and residence address information in this of the registrant(s) is statement is true and (are): Zenvest Group, correct.” (A registrant 1231 Franklin Mall who declares as true #134, Santa Clara CA, information which he or 95050. The registrant she knows to be false began transacting is guilty of a crime.) business under the /s/ Fernando Alavez fictitious business This statement was name(s) listed above filed with the Co. on: 10/01/2018. This Clerk Recorder of filing is a first filing. Santa Clara County on “I declare that all 09/10/2018. information in this Regina Alcomendras, statement is true and County Clerk Recorder correct.” (A registrant By: /s/ Mike Louie, who declares as true Deputy information which he or File No. FBN 646204 she knows to be false October 12, 19, 26; is guilty of a crime.)

November 2, 2018 /s/ Saul Zendejas Zenvest Group Manager FICTITIOUS Article/Registration#: BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 201802410235 NO. 647226 Above entity was following formed in the state of The person(s) is (are) CA This statement was doing business as: TJ & filed with the Co. MAINTENANCE Clerk Recorder of PAINT, 200 Lewis Rd Santa Clara County on #235, San Jose CA, 10/02/2018.

95111, Santa Clara Regina Alcomendras, County. This busiCounty Clerk Recorder ness is owned by an: By: /s/ Tomas Santos, Individual. The name Deputy and residence address File No. FBN 647086 of the registrant(s) is (are): Emmanuel October 12, 19, 26; Saldana Orozco, 200 Lewis Rd #235, San November 2, 2018 Jose CA, 95111. The registrant began transFICTITIOUS acting business under BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT the fictitious business name(s) listed above NO. 646204 The following on: 10/05/2018. This person(s) is (are) doing filing is a first filing.

“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.) /s/ Emmanuel Saldana Orozco This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 10/05/2018.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Venessa Reed, Deputy File No. FBN 647226 October 12, 19, 26; November 2, 2018 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 18CV336016 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Huy Duc Vu. Petitioner(s) Huy Duc Vu has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Huy Duc Vu to Bruce Huy Vu. 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 name should not be granted on 02/05/2019 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., 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.

October 10, 2018 Rise Jones Pichon Judge of the Superior Court

October 12, 19, 26; November 2, 2018 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 18CV333255 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Izetl J. Mejia Amador.

Petitioner(s) Izetl J. Mejia Amador has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Gabriel Medina Mejia to Gabriel Padilla Mejia. 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 name should not be granted on 12/04/2018 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., 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.

August 20, 2018 Rise Jones Pichon Judge of the Superior Court October 12, 19, 26; November 2, 2018 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 18CV333814 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Mykhaylo Lubenskyy.

Petitioner(s) Mykhaylo Lubenskyy has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree

CLASSIFIEDS / LEGALS changing names as follows: a. Mykhaylo Lubenskyy to Michael Lubensky.

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 name should not be granted on 12/18/2018 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., 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.

August 31, 2018 Rise Jones Pichon Judge of the Superior Court October 12, 19, 26; November 2, 2018 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 18CV333811 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Iuliia Sergeevna Lubenskaia. Petitioner(s) Iuliia Sergeevna Lubenskaia has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Iuliia Sergeevna Lubenskaia to Julia Lubensky. 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 name should not be granted on 12/18/2018 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA

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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.

August 31, 2018 Rise Jones Pichon Judge of the Superior Court October 12, 19, 26; November 2, 2018 NOTICE OF DEATH OF Gary Dean Phillips

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of Gary Dean Phillips, who was a resident of Santa Clara County, State of California, and died on July 25, 2018, in the City of San Jose, County of Santa Clara, State of California.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the deceased, you must file your claim within four months from the date of first publication with the DERMER LAW FIRM, 15720 Winchester Boulevard, Suite 200, Los Gatos, California 95030 (408) 395-5111 Joseph D. Dermer, Esq. DERMER LAW FIRM 15720 Winchester Blvd., Ste 200 Los Gatos, CA 95030 Tel (408) 395-5111 Fax (408) 354-2797 October 12, 19, 26; November 2, 2018

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Saint Andrew Senior Community

Applications will be available at the leasing office or www.mercyhousing.org/CA-StAndrew

Affordable Housing Community

Applications will be available and accepted from

St Andrew

October 30, 2018 to November 13, 2018

2070 Sullivan Avenue Daly City, Ca 94015

(Application deadline—NO EXCEPTIONS)

TTY: 800 -877-8973/or 711 Office Hours: Monday-Friday 9:00am-4:00pm www.mercyhousing.org/CA-StAndrew

You may be eligible for occupancy at Saint Andrew Senior Community If you are 62 years and older and meet the following income guidelines: RENTS* All tenants pay 30% of adjusted gross income for rent.

Resident is responsible for PG&E, Phone, & Cable.

Unit Size Minimum Studio 1 person 1 bedroom 1 person

Maximum 2 people 3 people

MAXIMUM HOUSEHOLD ANNUAL INCOME* 50% 1 person 2 persons 3 persons

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Applications MUST be received by November 13, 2018

(650) 755 -7358

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Applications are NOT processed on a first-come, first–served basis.

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Applicant order will be conducted through a lottery drawing of applications on November 20, 2018.

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All Applications up to 250 will be placed on the waiting list in the order determined by the lottery.

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All Applicants will be notified by mail of the lottery drawing results by December 7, 2018.

EL MIÉRCOLES 7 DE NOVIEMBRE A LAS 7:30 PM

Para la oportunidad de ganar pases, todo lo que tienes que hacer para recibir tus boletos es visitar www.gofobo.com y poner el código OVEROBSERVADOR para descargar tus boletos.

*Eligibility Criteria Include: Maximum Income levels are gross before taxes and deductions according to 50% San Mateo County AMI’s for the San Mateo HMFA for 2018.

Rents and income guidelines are subject to change per regulatory schedule and annual recertification. Other restrictions may apply.

$51,350 $58,650 $66,000

Hasta agotar existencias. Se distribuirán los boletos por orden de llegada. No hay obligación de compra. Cada boleto admite el ingreso de dos personas. Los empleados de todos los socios de esta promoción y sus agencias no podrán participar. Esta película ha sido clasificada R por la MPAA por los siguientes motivos: violencia, imágenes sangrientas, lenguaje inapropiado y algo de sensualidad.

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Las Fiestas regresan al Disneyland Resort con el popular Festival of Holidays y el show de fuegos artificiales ‘Believe ... in Holiday Magic’ La magia de las Fiestas también incluye favoritos de los visitantes como el desfile ‘A Christmas Fantasy’, Sleeping Beauty’s Winter Castle y ‘it’s a small world’ Holiday

residente en el área. Además, dos atracciones también reciben un revestimiento festivo, transformándose en Luigi’s Joy to the Whirl y Mater’s Jingle Jamboree.

• Los visitantes pueden disfrutar de las actividades navideñas especiales con Santa Claus y su trineo repleto de duendes pícaros en Santa’s Holiday Visit, en el Redwood Creek Challenge Trail.

Photo Credit: Matt Petit/Disneyland Resort

Disneyland Resorts

ANAHEIM, Calif. - Este año las Fiestas en el Disneyland Resort regresan al Lugar Más Feliz del Mundo una vez más, del 9 de noviembre de 2018 al 6 de enero de 2019. Esta temporada festiva incluye el regreso de experiencias y entretenimiento ya favorito de los visitantes, como Festival of Holidays y el show de fuegos artificiales “Believe ... in Holiday Magic”. El entrañable Festival of Holidays en Disney California Adventure Park, que rinde homenaje a las imágenes, sonidos y sabores icónicos de las Navidades, Hannukah, Diwali, Kwanzaa y el Día de Reyes, durará dos días más, hasta el 8 de enero de 2019.

Año tras año, los visitantes planean su visita navideña al Disneyland Resort para vivir tradiciones festivas encantadoras y toda la alegría de la temporada, ya sea ver caer la nieve en Main Street, U.S.A. o a través de la decoración resplandeciente, los antojitos temáticos Disney, el entretenimiento de temporada y la transformación única que da lugar a las versiones festivas de “it’s a small world” y Haunted Mansion, llamadas “it’s a small world” Holiday y Haunted Mansion Holiday.

En Disney California Adventure Park • Festival of Holidays, consigue que el espíritu de la temporada cobre vida a través de entretenimiento muy especial, incluyendo la popular fiesta “Disney ¡Viva Navidad!” street party, así como comida deliciosa en el Festive Foods Marketplace, que nadie nunca se pierde, e incluye una combinación de comidas y bebidas navideñas que une las tradiciones culturales y familiares diversas.

• Para los residentes de Cars Land la decoración festiva empieza con el “Snowcar” fantástico que recibe a los visitantes en la avenida principal de Radiator Springs. A lo largo de la Ruta 66 o Route 66, cada una de las direcciones, desde Flo’s V8 Café, Fillmore’s Taste-In, Cozy Cone Motel, Luigi’s Casa della Tires y muchas más, también reciben un trato especial que refleja la personalidad de cada personaje de “Cars”

• Un árbol de Navidad resplandeciente de 50 pies de altura (15.2 metros) adorna Carthay Circle en Buena Vista Street. El árbol y los edificios colindantes, inspirados por la ciudad de Los Ángeles que recibió a Walt Disney en los años 20, están decorados con ornamentos similares a los de esa época.

En Disneyland Park • El Sleeping Beauty’s Winter Castle encanta día y noche con sus carámbanos relucientes y luces parpadeantes. Al anochecer, el show espectaculares de fuegos artificiales, “Believe... in Holiday Magic”, y su mágico final con nevada incluida, logra que los visitantes se lleven recuerdos imborrables de las fiestas.

• Mickey, Minnie, las Princesas Disney y Santa celebran la temporada en el desfile “A Christmas Fantasy”, una procesión diaria de carrozas, música y “soldados de plomo” marchando.

• Los visitantes quedarán asombrados ante el árbol de Navidad de 60 pies de altura (18.2 metros) en Town Square, Main Street, U.S.A. Decorado con casi 1,800 ornamentos, el árbol es, año tras año, un escenario hermoso en el que amigos y familia se congregan para tomar sus fotos navideñas.

• Los visitantes de Disneyland no pueden perderse las populares transformaciones de temporada que reciben estas atracciones del parque: °° “it’s a small world” se transforma en “it’s a small world” Holiday con muñecos y juguetes de todo el mundo disfrutando de las tradiciones típicas de estas fiestas en cada uno de sus países. °° Haunted Mansion se convierte en Haunted Mansion Holiday, con Jack Skellington y sus amigos del filme de Tim Burton, “The Nightmare Before Christmas”, provocando un choque singular de las Navidades con Halloween.

El distrito de compras, restaurantes y entretenimiento Downtown Disney y los Hoteles del Disneyland Resort se unirán a las festividades con luces y ornamentos típicos, exhibiciones festivas, entretenimiento especial y menús especialmente adaptados para la época.

Haunted Mansion Holiday está inspirado en “Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas”.

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HORÓSCOPO DE NOVIEMBRE Mario Jiménez Castillo EL OBSERVADOR

Aries

Noviembre será un mes que traerá algunos altibajos en todos los sentidos, Habrán dos planetas retrógrados, primero, Venus hasta el día 16 y luego Mercurio, a partir de la misma fecha. Ten paciencia, navega con la corriente y sobre todo, demuestra buenos deseos y compasión. Recibirás una sorpresa.

Números de la suerte: 5-19-22-23-44-45

Tauro

Tu planeta regente está retrógrado y es presagio que experimentes cambios energéticos y altibajos en la salud, pero éstos, serán pasajeros. Es necesario que ahorres, pues es presagio que surjan de pronto, gastos inesperados para los cuales no estarás preparado. Mantén la calma y la serenidad.

Números de la suerte: 11-18-19-20-50-65

Géminis

Virgo

Durante este periodo te mostrarás más flexible y tolerante, pues te has dado cuenta que en ocasiones te vuelves muy rígido y a la larga esa postura, no te aporta nada bueno.

Tus finanzas irán a la alza, habrá mucho trabajo por hacer. El mantenimiento de un buen estado de salud debe convertirse en tu prioridad.

Números de la suerte: 6-9-13-19-29-45

Acuario

Los vientos soplan a tu favor en cuanto a trabajo y la relación con tu familia. En la pareja pueden presentarse algunas rencillas debido a secretos y malos entendidos. Le dedicarás más tiempo a hacer lo que te gusta y las presiones del trabajo ya no te causarán estrés. Juega a la lotería, tendrás chances de ganar.

Números de la suerte: 18-24-44-49-59-60

Piscis

Tendrás la oportunidad de resolver conflictos y rencillas del pasado. Te convertirás en un ser mucho más sociable y el mundo que te rodea se mostrará apacible. Contarás con la paz y bienestar espiritual que tanto necesitas.

En el amor enfrentarás desafíos que lograrás vencer si usas el sentido común.

Números de la suerte: 6-12-23-36-48-54

Libra

Has pasado por mucho estos dos últimos meses, sin embargo; siempre has sabido guardar la calma y has podido resolver todos los problemas de la mejor manera. Recuerda que Júpiter, continúa navegando en tu sector de suerte y de posesiones, es presagio que una gran oportunidad ha de cruzarse en tu camino.

Números de la suerte: 22-25-31-32-60-69

Escorpión

Han ocurrido algunos eventos que quizá te han sacado de tus casillas, es hora de liberarte de situaciones y personas que absorben toda tu energía. Si una puerta se cerró es porque otra más conveniente está por abrirse. Te espera un mes cargado de aventura y romance. Haz ejercicio y libera el estrés.

Números de la suerte: 7-13-14-16-27-61

Marzo significa un mes de cosecha para los nativos de tu signo, de pronto surgirán oportunidades para ampliar tus horizontes y engordar la billetera. Te propondrán un proyecto laboral, el cual debes aceptar pues será exitoso y te hará brillar como profesional.

Números de la suerte: 8-14-44-45-48-62

Cáncer

Sagitario

Este nuevo ciclo solar será para ti el ciclo del karma, todo lo bueno que has hecho por tus semejantes retornará a ti como una gran bendición del cielo. Si obraste de manera errada, entonces enfrentarás lecciones valiosas para tu crecimiento espiritual.

Lograrás destacar en tu trabajo o profesión.

Números de la suerte: 1-21-23-44-55-58

Se avecina un ciclo de cambios y mudanzas.

Muchos de ustedes decidirán alejarse de vicios y costumbres dañinas, otros serán totalmente felices en el amor y casi todos se pondrán en óptimas condiciones físicas. Los que han estado enfermos o dependiendo de sustancias, súbitamente decidirán cambiar de vida.

Números de la suerte: 8-11-12-43-45-67

Leo

Capricornio

Vigila en quién depositas toda tu confianza, no todo aquel que te sonríe es tu amigo verdadero. Sueles tener muchas corazonadas y presentimientos, préstales más atención.

Has tenido meses complicados y has sabido manejar todo tipo de situaciones, sólo faltan cuatro semanas para que el sol brille nuevamente.

Números de la suerte: 10-14-15-33-38-44

NOVEMBER 2 - 8, 2018

Quizá hayas sufrido algunos retrasos respecto a las finanzas, durante los meses anteriores, pero en este mes todo cambiará.

Es probable que una situación romántica siga ocupando casi todo tu tiempo, los astros te indican que debes esperar un poco, tener más paciencia, esa persona estará contigo.

Números de la suerte: 1-3-23-34-54-66

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DEEPFAKES: THE DAWN OF THE POST-TRUTH ERA

video came from a redditor named “deepfakes,” who used open-source machine learning tools (like Google’s TensorFlow) to create the video.

It’s far from the first time we’ve seen this sort of thing. We’ve seen deep learning used creatively in Hollywood when the movie Rogue One de-aged Carrie Fisher and the movie Captain America: Civil War de-aged Robert Downey, Jr. There’s an inherent difference, however, between de-aging an actor to play a younger version of a character they’re known for portraying and pasting a celebrity’s face on an adult actress’s body – but is there really a difference? To the untrained eye, both types of images look real. What does “real” mean?

Photo Credit: Derpfakes/YouTube

Shelly Palmer For about 200,000 years, modern humans have relied on our eyes and ears to separate truth from lies and fact from fiction. Even if we ignore the rise of fake news (and how difficult it is to do anything about it), technology (like deep learning) is on the verge of making it impossible to know if what you are seeing and hearing is real or fake.

What Is Deep Learning?

Deep learning, a subset of machine learning, is loosely based on the way engineers and scientists believe biological brains work. The “deep” in deep learning refers to the number of layers (depth) of data transformation. If you want to go deep on the subject (pardon the pun), search “credit assignment path” and pick a scholarly article that meets your needs.

Also known as hierarchical learning or neural networks, deep learning systems learn by trial and error.

Said differently, as opposed to being explicitly programmed to recognize a particular object, a deep learning system will learn how to recognize an object after a number of attempts.

Sort of the way a newborn baby picks up a rattle and tries to eat it, then bangs it on the floor, then tries to break it, then bangs it on its head, then shakes it. Each time, the baby is learning what the rattle is, and what it isn’t. (You can start learning how to build deep learning tools right now by checking out Google’s AI Education site. It’s just one of thousands of sites filled with free exercises and information.)

Driving Innovation and Productivity – The Light Side of Deep Learning Deep learning can be used to identify nearly anything, like determining cats from dogs in images or identifying whether a photo of a kitchen features a Kohler or Moen faucet. Companies like Instagram use deep learning to detect (and prevent) bullying in photos and captions. Stanford University used deep learning to parse 2 million medical records to predict when terminally ill patients will die (which it does with 90 percent accuracy).

A neural network at MIT studied more than 60 hours of musicians playing various instruments and learned to identify more than 20 instruments that can be isolated with a mouse click. And Nvidia used deep learning to “fake” slo-mo videos and create the 210 necessary frames to slow a standard 30 fps video to a 240 fps slo-mo video. There are an unlimited number of good uses for deep learning systems. They have the power to truly change our world. But maybe not the way well-intentioned engineers intend …

Deep Fakes – The Dark Side of Deep Learning Considering that one of the first artificial life forms created by human beings was a computer virus, it should not surprise you to learn that there are some seriously bad actors using deep learning.

Last December, someone used a deep learning algorithm to take Gal Gadot’s face and paste it onto an adult actress’s body in a porn video.

The resemblance is close, although not close enough to fool anyone looking, ahem, too closely. The

To be fair, deepfakes has also done some less offensive deep learning fakery, like putting Nicolas Cage in Raiders of the Lost Ark. Last week, someone inserted Harrison Ford into the movie Solo, as though swapping the lead actor in that movie would have made it any less of an insult to Star Wars fans. (I digress.) That video came from YouTuber “derpfakes,” who has been face swapping actors into movies for most of 2018.

What’s Next?

We’re rapidly approaching a point where actors will have a new source of revenue. Sooner than later, instead of offering Robert Downey, Jr. $50 million to play Iron Man, the movie studio will offer him a nominal licensing fee to use his likeness applied to an anonymous actor. Sound crazy? It was the plot of the film The Congress, which came out five years ago.

As technology improves (and it is improving at an exponential pace), it will become harder for us to discern what is real and what is fake. There’s a difference, both in technical difficulty and in ethical responsibility, between making a public figure say whatever you want to them to say (remember Talk Obama To Me?) and swapping a celebrity’s face with an adult film actress’s face.

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easier to use and more readily available every day. It’s only a matter of time before this technology is as easy to apply as an Instagram filter.

When everyone is one tap away from creating an alternate reality, we will be firmly living in the post-truth era.

Was the video of that murder real or a deepfake? Was the person captured on that security camera actually the person? What if someone were to deepfake you into a revenge porn video? Sadly, there are an unlimited number of ways to use deepfake technology to change the arc of a story (and to alter the truth).

Remember, deepfake technology works with both audio and video.

No voice is safe. No image is safe.

Incorporate AR (artificial reality) techniques into this “end of the truth” scenario, and we simply will not be able to tell reality from fiction. If you can’t believe your eyes and your ears, what can you believe?

In 1984, George Orwell’s prescient novel about a dystopian world, the main character works at the Ministry of Truth. His job is to rewrite the daily news and then adjust historical records to support the goals of the state. When I first read the book, I thought it was written to scare me into supporting the cold war or just a brilliantly written hyperbolic view of life under totalitarian or authoritarian rule. I never imagined any of it was possible to do. Rewriting history, changing the pictures and the text, swapping out the audio, and manipulating the daily news were science fiction in Orwell’s day. Today, these capabilities are just over the horizon.

What will happen when we weaponize alternate reality? Will it redefine what it means to be a superpower?

Will it be used to manipulate the stock market? Wage psychological war on a global scale? In a world where we can’t tell the difference between reality and fantasy, what is truth? In the post-truth era, whom will we believe?

Author’s note: This is not a sponsored post. I am the author of this article and it expresses my own opinions. I am not, nor is my company, receiving compensation for it.

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POLLING SHOWS HEALTH-CARE PROTECTIONS A HOT-BUTTON ELECTION ISSUE

the doctor's office or emergency room is very costly for people with preexisting conditions "Almost 5 million people had preexisting conditions that, before the Affordable Care Act, found themselves really struggling to afford health care,” King said. “And now they are very concerned that those protections for their pre-existing conditions might get taken away."

An estimated 27 percent of Americans ages 18-64 have some kind of preexisting health condition, such as asthma, diabetes or heart disease.

Mary Kuhlman Public News Service COLUMBUS, Ohio — Health care appears to be a hot-button issue for voters in Ohio and across the nation.

According to polling from the Kaiser

Family Foundation, 75 percent of Americans say it's very important the Affordable Care Act provision protecting individuals with preexisting conditions remains law.

Janetta King, president of thinktank Innovation Ohio, explained that without those protections, a trip to

Columbus is leading Baltimore, Cincinnati and Chicago in suing the Trump administration for efforts to dismantle the Affordable Care Act. Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein contented access to health care coverage is the building block of a strong, robust economy.

"At the end of the day, if you don't have your health, you really have nothing,” Klein said. “How can you provide for your family, how can you go back to

NOVEMBER 2 - 8, 2018 school and get an education, how can you get retrained for a job of the 21st Century if you are sick and you don't have health care coverage to treat your illness."

King said health care is truly on the upcoming ballot here in Ohio, as the current governor single-handedly brought Medicare expansion to the state and the next governor could single-handedly destroy it.

"The Legislature does not support expansion as a whole,” King explained.

“They have been taking votes to take down or freeze the current Medicaid expansion. And Republican Gov. John Kasich has actually said, 'No, I don't want to roll back Medicaid expansion. I brought it to Ohio; I want to keep it.'"

Kaiser polling shows Americans across the political spectrum support protections for pre-existing conditions.

That includes 86 percent of Democrats, 75 percent of independents and 58 percent of Republicans.

Without Affordable Care Act protections, health care advocates say, a hospital visit is very costly for people with pre-existing conditions. Grafixer/Morguefile