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Crime stats reveal an increase in incidents

BY KEVIN HERRERA Editor in Chief

“We try to get down to the root of the problem,” said Kristin Rotblatt, an acupuncturist who works at the pharmacy, contrasting holistic care with Western medicine’s palliative remedies. “We pick up on things doctors no longer remember to ask about because their whole idea is what drug will repress what symptom.”

The basic tenant of homeopathy is that a small dose of whatever is causing a symptom to appear can actually solve the problem. Son of the original founders and current co-owner Bob Litvak gave the example

DOWNTOWN Crime has been on the rise in Santa Monica during the first seven months of 2009, the 19 percent increase fueled by property crimes, with auto and bike thefts and shoplifting being the main contributing factors, according to figures released by the Santa Monica Police Department.

From January to July 2009, there have been 191 auto thefts, a 45 percent increase when compared to the 132 reported cases in 2008 during that same time frame. Thefts from autos are up 57 percent, with 578 reported so far this year compared to 367 in the first seven months of 2008.

Bike thefts have risen dramatically, with police reporting a 96 percent increase with 282 cases reported this year compared to 144 in 2008. Shoplifting is up 23 percent with 251 reported thefts.

Police believe that the majority of the crimes, particularly the auto and bike thefts, are being committed by organized groups from outside of the city who may view Santa Monica as an easy target with plenty of resources for the taking.

Law enforcement officials have focused their resources on the hot spots, including Downtown, which has experienced the overwhelming majority of property crimes, with 211 reported cases so far this year, a 41 percent spike.

But Deputy Chief Phil Sanchez said officers cannot do it alone. They need the public’s help in identifying suspects and reporting anything suspicious. Budget constraints have forced the police department to be more selective in how it uses overtime deployments, putting an even greater emphasis on community policing.

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Holistic medicine a popular Westside choice

BY EMMA TROTTER Special to the Daily Press

CITYWIDE Holistic medicine seems strange and nontraditional to many, but in Santa Monica it has roots as far back as World War II. The Santa Monica Homeopathic Pharmacy has been in business within three blocks of its current location on Broadway since 1944. It offers free consultations with homeopaths, herbalists, nutritionists, naturopaths and other staff. They can’t legally diagnose anyone, but they can tell people their options and make recommendations.

“This place is unbelievable,” said cus-

tomer Mitzy Robinson, who lives in Beverly Hills. “They are all bright and helpful. They care — that’s important.”

As the debate over health care reform rages on, little has been said about homeopathic medicine, much of which isn’t covered by traditional insurance plans. Even with an economy struggling and consumer confidence shattered, there are Santa Monicans who are willing to pay out of pocket for their non-Western remedies.

Why? Some do not believe drugs are the answer while others feel investing now in their health will cut down costs in the long run, keeping them out of the doctor’s office.

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Hostelling International celebrates 100 years

BY CARLEE JENSEN Special to the Daily Press

DOWNTOWN There are few places in the world where a Cameroonian medical student can have a conversation with an Australian nurse, while watching a British tax accountant chase his young children past a Swedish backpacker exchanging phone numbers with her new Japanese friend.

But on Saturday, at Santa Monica’s branch of Hostelling International, hostel staff and members of the community experienced one such melting pot as they gathered with travelers from around the world to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the hostelling movement.

Hostelling International, founded in Germany in 1909, operates over 4,000 hostels in 80 countries. Santa Monica’s branch of Hostelling International was built in 1990, expanding out of a building that once housed a saloon.

Saturday’s festivities — an open house hosted in the hostel’s common area — marked not only the 100th anniversary of hostelling worldwide, but the 75th anniversary of Hostelling International’s presence in the United States.

Though hostel guests made up a large portion of Saturday’s crowd, many members of the community played their role in the celebration. Curious citizens — some seasoned hostellers, others travel novices — mixed in with the crowd, while a group of local musicians played in the background. Local vendors donated items which were raffled off throughout the evening. Mayor Ken Genser appeared to present the hostel with a plaque in honor of its contribution to the city.

It was a motley mixture befitting the organization whose mission is to promote “a greater understanding of the world and its people” through cultural exchange.

“The way that we are designed is for people to meet … I think they become more open minded for other cultures. I think that we definitely make a difference,” Chris Lafollette, the hostel’s general manager, said.

The open house also presented an opportunity for Hostelling International to make its presence known to Santa Monicans.

“What we want is to increase awareness of hostels in the

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HAPPY AT THE HOSTEL: Hostelling International on Second Street celebrated its 100th year providing shelter to travelers on Saturday with a party. All were welcome to spend the afternoon enjoying free food and music..

U.S. We want to tell the community that we are here,” Tatiane Rodrigues, the assistant general manager, said.

Referred to in jest as “the Hilton of hostels,” Santa Monica’s hostel is one of the largest in the United States. In addition to 260 beds, separated into single-sex dormitories

with co-ed rooms for couples, the hostel contains a library, multiple common rooms, and a communal kitchen with six stoves.

Saturday’s open house event offered tours through these facilities, giving many people their first-ever taste of life in a hostel, and correcting certain “misconceptions” about its cleanliness, security, and comfort.

“Most people, when they think of hostels, have very low expectations,” said Lafollette. “We’re going to raise their expectataons and go beyond what they even thought.”

Though the current economic climate has led many people to restrict travel, the expansive facilities are still put to constant use. In the peak of its summer season, the hostel is operating at full capacity.

“Earlier in the year they were saying that the number of travelers was going to decrease,” Rodrigues said, “but I think what we are seeing is that people are shifting. They’re still traveling, but instead of staying in a hotel room which, in Santa Monica, costs about $200 a night, they’re coming here.

So some people are experiencing hostels for the first time.”

Of course, for every person who is just discovering hostels, there is another person who has seen enough hostels to last a lifetime. One such person is Nina Diamante, a 72-year old Beverly Hills resident whose hostelling repertoire includes 93 countries — “so far.”

“A hotel is a hotel … anywhere in the world. When I go to other countries, I want to meet people from other countries,” Diamante said, adding, “I think that we are generally taught to be afraid of people we don’t know. ‘Don’t talk to strangers,’ we’re told … Well, some of the strangers I’ve spoken to have been great friends.”

The sense of camaraderie that comes from hostelling isn’t limited to the hostellers themselves. Staff members and volunteers also reap the benefits.

“I definitely feel like there’s a sense of community here,” said volunteer Du’a Kaisi, who began working with Hostelling International after her own experiences in Budapest inspired her to help other travelers. “When you’re traveling, you appreciate the people who help you out.” news@smdp.com

Police: Reality TV murder suspect found dead in Canada JEREMY HAINSWORTH AND ROB GILLIES Associated Press Writers

VANCOUVER, British Columbia A reality show contestant wanted for murder in the gruesome death and mutilation of his exwife was found dead Sunday of an apparent suicide after hanging himself in a secluded Canadian motel, authorities said.

Sgt. Duncan Pound of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police border integrity unit says police responded to a call about a dead person in Hope, east of Vancouver, and

then called investigators who were part of the massive manhunt for Jenkins.

The real estate developer and investor was wanted in California on first-degree murder charges after the mutilated body of his exwife Jasmine Fiore was found in a trash bin in Buena Park, about 20 miles (32 kilometers) southeast of Los Angeles.

Jenkins apparently hanged himself, said Farrah Emami, spokeswoman for the Orange County District Attorney’s Office in California, which is contact with Canadian police.

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“At this present time the investigation into the circumstances of his death is continuing, but preliminary evidence suggests that he took his own life. Any further details will not be released at this time as this investigation remains in its infancy.”

Pound said police don’t yet know how long Jenkins was at the motel before his body was discovered. Jenkins was identified through fingerprints, he said.

Jenkins’ body was found in The Thunderbird Motel on an isolated road on the outskirts of Hope, B.C. at the entrance to the western province’s mountainous interior. His body was found in a room at the outof-the-way motel.

The Thunderbird was surrounded by police with a coroner’s van, said Marc Lojeski who works at the nearby Lucky Strike Motel.

Jenkins, 32, disappeared last week but his boat was found Wednesday at a marina not far from the U.S.-Canada border south of Vancouver.

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It sounds like Lawrence Collier has something personal again Chief Hone. Chief Hone is very knowledgeable and well thought of in both the local and national fire service. He has spent many years in faithful service to the residents and workers of Santa Monica. Is he perfect, no. But the only thing that Mr. Collier seems to complain about is the dispatching system. The change was made based on the findings of outside consultants hired by the city of Santa Monica. The change had both good and bad points. Mr. Collier’s reference to “wildly successful in-house communications system” is a little overstated. The little dispatch center was OK, but a few of the dispatchers left a lot to be desired. The decision to change to the LAFD dispatch center didn’t go as expected, but the reasons for changing were sound as were the reasons for canceling the contract. The new dispatch center will be better then the old one, with updated communications equipment and more, hopefully better, dispatchers.

As for the costs, part of the cost is for new equipment which would have had to be updated fairly soon as the old system was getting outdated. If they stayed with LAFD they would also have had to change since the LAFD will be replacing their dispatch center and going to a new radio system within the next two years.

The new SMFD dispatch center will also include more dispatchers then the old center did.

Chief Hone has been an asset to Santa Monica and is citizens and will be greatly missed. We can only hope that his replacement is as good and that the new chief loves Santa Monica they way Chief Hone does.

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Malibu Unified School District Board of Education approved a 33-person committee (everyone who applied) to examine the feasibility of an emergency temporary parcel tax to offset reductions in state funding and explore another school construction bond measure.

Emergency? According to Jan Maez, SMMUSD’s chief financial officer quoted in State Sen. Fran Pavley’s July newsletter, “The $4.5 million eliminated from the 2009-10 budget means class size increases in elementary schools from 20-to-1 to 23-to-1, and by one student at the higher grades. The good news is all cuts have been accomplished through attrition, not layoffs.”

This emergency seems more like another case of Chicken Little’s “the sky is falling!”

And, we all know that no tax is temporary, especially in our free-spending district. Last year’s Measure R parcel tax renewal was proof of that.

The SMMUSD has a voracious appetite for money, more money and even more money. A national recession, record unemployment figures and residential real estate prices falling to 2004 levels is no deterrent here, even so $50,000 is being spent to research how to “sell” these ill-timed measures to voters in today’s troubled economy.

The committee itself is loaded with school cheerleaders; attorneys and well-todo, recession-proof limousine liberals. It includes a major apartment landlord and former mayor and Santa Monicans for Renters’ Rights board member Denny Zane, who never met a tax he didn’t love.

Needed or not, this stacked committee will handily recommend another unfair, regressive school tax — but, how much? Also at issue are exemptions. Current parcel taxes exempt senior property owners regardless of income, but not low income renters — senior or otherwise. And, all parcels are currently taxed equally. A tiny condo pays the same tax as a luxury hotel, commercial building, apartment or office complex. How inequitable is that?

The proposed parcel tax could be before voters within a few months and be followed by another $400-million school bond measure. A parcel tax recommendation is due before the board by Sept. 10 and their “Phase 2” bond plan before March 4, 2010 for approvals.

SPEED TRAP AHEAD

On Aug. 11, the City Council began the process to modify speed limits on many streets. As a result of a 3-year-old traffic survey (conducted June and July, 2006) the city’s Municipal Code will likely be changed to adjust maximum allowable speeds on 14 streets during council’s next meeting in September. Another reason given for the speed reductions was complaints from residents about speeding and reckless motorists during recent Land Use and Circulation

Element (LUCE) community meetings.

If approved, maximum allowable speed limits would decrease on Olympic Boulevard between 11th and 15th Streets from 45 to 40 miles per hour. Wilshire Boulevard from Lincoln Boulevard to Centinela Avenue would drop from 35 mph to 30 mph.

Fifth Street between Montana Avenue and Wilshire and Fourth Street from San Vicente Boulevard to Wilshire and from Pico Boulevard to the southern city limit would fall from 30 mph to 25 mph. Main Street from Pico to the southern city limit and Ocean Avenue between Pico and Hollister Avenue both will drop to 25 mph from 30 mph.

Increased speeds are recommended for Colorado Avenue between Ocean and Lincoln (our future Grande Promenade?) where the 25 mph would become 30 mph.

On Second Street between Wilshire and Colorado, the current 25 mph limit would rise to 30 mph.

Some of these changes make no sense.

For example, raising the speed limit on congested Second Street Downtown is ludicrous. Conversely, reducing the speed limit on Wilshire will add to congestion and exacerbate shortcutting through adjacent MidCity residential neighborhoods — exactly where residents and smart transportation planners shouldn’t want traffic to go.

Unfortunately, our chaotic traffic management planning doesn’t move people efficiently, it’s only about slowing everyone down. Seizing every opportunity it can to aggravate citywide gridlock, City Council will also ask Caltrans to relinquish control of 1.2 miles of busy Lincoln Boulevard south of Interstate 10.

Already, city planners are salivating over installing planted medians (Mayor Ken Genser doesn’t like open space on major thoroughfares) and other “beautification” measures. Exclusive rush hour bike and bus only lanes, approved a few years ago, are only waiting until Los Angeles implements a similar scheme on Lincoln in Venice. Curb bumpouts, reduced traffic capacity, flashing crosswalks and other “enhancements” are in the mix. It may look pretty, but it’ll be hellish, if not impossible, to drive.

Street level, light rail train movement promises to massively gridlock mid-city’s north/south surface traffic when Expo opens around 2015 and that’s without City Hall’s misguided glamorization schemes to jam Lincoln traffic even more. Commuters will beeline to Fourth, 11th, 14th, 20th, 23rd, Pearl and other residential streets throughout Ocean and Sunset parks to avoid the mess.

Neighbors beware! Your worst traffic nightmare is on the drawing boards.

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Years ago, a suite mate told me he doesn’t let Santa Monica parking tickets get him upset. He just figures that’s part of the cost of living and doing business in Santa Monica.

I’ve followed his wise advice — until now.

Parking in Downtown Santa Monica has gotten even worse. In addition to a dearth of parking spaces, zones requiring permits, parking meters, expensive parking tickets, and Bayside District Corp. wanting to jack up parking fees even more, you can even get towed!

On Second Street between Broadway and Santa Monica Boulevard, along the west-side of the street, there are 17 metered parking spaces with various time limits. The southernmost three metered parking spaces have a double whammy: One hour metered parking from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and towing from 6 p.m. to 9 a.m.! Seems it becomes a Bus Zone after dark.

Yes, I got nabbed. I should have seen the sign. I didn’t. I just thought I was lucky to get the one empty parking space. When I returned to my Prius after 9:30 p.m, it was gone. Some luck. The police officer there was waiting to have the other two cars parked ahead of mine towed. He confirmed that my car just got towed, but was nice enough to give me a ride to the police station.

There the report was completed and I had to pay a police department “Impound Fee” of $103.80 ($101.80 on my debit card and $2.00 in cash). My request for the code section for the fee was not filled. When I asked for a copy of the report, I was told I would have to wait 7-10 days to fill out a form to request a copy. There will probably be a fee for that too.

Officers Mastin and Leftwich let on that that’s all it would cost. I actually felt lucky because it could have been worse and commented to that effect. I definitely didn’t think there would be other fees. I was wrong, so wrong. But that comes later. I was still the nice lady and not upset.

When I asked how I would get my car back, Officer Leftwich told me it’s eight blocks to the east. I responded, “That’s cute.”

He said “What?” and I repeated my statement. I was given a garage release form stating my car was at Tip Top Tow Service at 1654 12th St. Mind you, it was now after 10 at night. No offer of a ride or calling a taxi.

No map, printed directions, or warning that it was on the north side of the freeway, not the south side.

While I’m all into walking, I’m a 64-yearold woman, it’s late at night, my two German shepherds were at home, and nobody should be walking that part of town at night alone or otherwise. It’s even creepy driving there. I support the police department’s efforts to “Take Back The Night,” but this is a bit much. Thank heavens my friend came to transport me.

At Tip Top Tow Service, after going into the caged security area, I was shocked to learn that I had to pay an additional $280 to get my Prius ($160 for the towing, $80 for the dollies used, and $40 for a one-day storage fee). My car had been there less than an hour. By now it was 10:30 p.m.

So much for the cost of living and doing business in Santa Monica. This was outrageous and I was upset. But there was more.

When I got my Prius, I saw there was a ticket for $61 stuck on the window! The grand total now was $444.80 and that’s without the fee for a copy of the report.

By now I was furious. I went back to the police station to give Officers Mastin and Leftwich a piece of my mind for misleading me and to see if the ticket for $61 was in addition to the $103.80 fee I already paid.

You guessed it. It was in addition.

But I had to wait for an answer because they had two other people there whose car had been towed at the same location.

Eduardo said they came to Santa Monica for fun. Some fun! His Suburban had been in front of my Prius. I didn’t want them to get mugged or worse on top of all the rest of the “fun” they were having in Santa Monica. So I went back to give them a ride to their car.

I noticed a taxi waiting outside the police station. The taxi driver told me they get 10 to 20 people a night whose cars are towed from Second Street.

Now I know why there are so many taxis on Second Street. They’re part of the towing scam. Now I know how Santa Monica can afford so many consultants.

Eduardo says he’s not coming back to Santa Monica. He can’t afford to. I live here, so I have to, but I’ll definitely curtail my business in Downtown. And, yes, I’ll quadruple read the signs. But really, is this a way to treat our visitors and residents? Is this a way to lure people into Santa Monica to spend money in the Bayside District? It’s definitely a way to lure people into Santa Monica to get snared in a parking and towing trap.

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KNOW BEFORE YOU GO “Know Before You Go” is a weekly update on construction projects throughout Santa Monica.

Annual Tree Trimming Project Construction is underway at 18th Street at San Vicente and Wilshire boulevards through Aug. 24. City trees will be trimmed at various locations. For the address and location please visit the KBUG Web site (www.knowB4ugo.smgov.net). The annual tree trimming schedule is subject to change without notice due to inclement weather, emergencies, community events, budget conditions, street repairs or other public improvements. Residences and businesses will be notified in advance of tree trimming operations, blocks will also be posted with no parking signs.

Alley Project Starting Aug. 17 through Aug. 24 the Street Maintenance Division will be resurfacing alley ways with asphalt at the following locations: 1000 block of Cedar and Pearl streets and the 2300 block of 10th and 11th streets. The alley will be closed (24 hours) during construction. Daily work start time will be 7 a.m. till 4:30 p.m. The “no parking” signs will not be enforced for street cleaning or permits at this location. We ask that you please observe all construction signs. If possible, please park your vehicles on the streets during construction.

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Parking Structures 1-6 Facade Improvement Project Starting July 6-14, all six parking structures counting signs on Second and Fourth streets will be replaced. There will be a period of 10 days when there will be no sign displaying the number of available parking spaces in garages 1 through 6. The City is switching to a new software system which will operate the new signs.

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Orcas swimming into big trouble Dear EarthTalk How are populations of the world’s orca whales faring these days? Are we still in danger of losing them all in the wild?

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dolphin family and a major draw at marine parks, orcas (also known as “killer whales”) are highly intelligent and social marine mammals that, because of these traits, have come to be known as ambassadors for nature and marine ecosystems around the world.

But the fact that people love orcas — most of us only ever see them in captivity — has no bearing on how well they are thriving in the wild. Many of their habits are still a mystery to science, as the great black and white creatures, which can grow to 26 feet and weigh six tons, are fast-moving and difficult to track (they are the most widely distributed mammals on Earth, besides humans).

Given this uncertainty, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), a nonprofit group that maintains a frequently updated global list (the so-called “Red List”) of endangered and threatened wildlife, merely lists the status of orcas as “data deficient.” IUCN is currently involved in an assessment of orca populations around the world to determine what their status should be.

Orcas may not have a clear-cut conservation status internationally, but the U.S. government is concerned enough about the animals that ply the waters of Washington’s Puget Sound and San Juan Islands (known as the “southern residents”) to put them on the federal endangered species list. Chief among threats to orcas there is loss of food supply, mostly West Coast salmon populations destroyed by hydroelectric dams and

other human encroachment.

Habitat loss, chemical pollution, captures for marine mammal parks and conflicts with fisheries have also each played roles in the decline of the Northwest’s orcas.

According to the National Marine Fisheries Service, an arm of the federal National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the southern resident orca population — the best studied wild animal population in the world — has fluctuated considerably since researchers began studying it in earnest some three decades ago. In 1974 the group was comprised of 71 whales, but then spiked to 97 animals by 1996. But since then the population fell below 80 and has remained around that level ever since.

Due to their voracious appetites and their place at the top of the ocean food chain, orcas are very susceptible to pollution and chemicals and suffer from diseases and reproductive disorders accordingly. For this reason many scientists consider orcas an “indicator species” regarding the health of marine ecosystems in general. That is, if orcas are in decline, the rest of the ocean is likely in big trouble, too.

Of course, increased concern about the health of marine ecosystems in recent years is good news for orcas, which are dependent on a wide range of fish and marine mammals for sustenance. The preponderance of protected stretches of both ocean and coasts gives orcas a boost in their struggle to stay one step ahead of extinction. If world leaders continue to value marine ecosystems and limit the extraction of seafood species and contamination by pollutants, killer whales will have a fighting chance to keep on as icons of the sea — and those of us onshore and bobbing on boats will continue to be delighted and amazed by them.

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But there was a catch: If the need should arise, the military got first dibs. And given the island’s prime location in a key port, it was no surprise when, a mere four years later, the military staked that claim.

Cannon on Governors Island protected New York City during the War of 1812.

Later, Union soldiers guarded Confederate POWs there. More recently, Coast Guard cutters patrolled from docks on the island’s shores.

Now, the spirit of that original grant will soon be honored, and the brick buildings of Governors Island will welcome their first nonmilitary tenant in more than two centuries.

It seems more than fitting that a public school devoted to the harbor itself will be the very first to arrive.

On a morning late last spring, Murray Fisher disembarked a small construction ferry from Manhattan and walked a few hundred yards to inspect the old Coast Guard building under renovation as a permanent home for his creation, the Urban Assembly New York Harbor School. Another building nearby will house oyster farms, a scuba club, sailing and crew teams. The school is on track to move here by the fall of 2010.

It’s been a decade since Fisher first conceived of the Harbor School, and six years since it opened in what were supposed to be short-term quarters in landlocked central Brooklyn.

Since then, Fisher has poured the better part of his late 20s and early 30s into getting his dream started. Most of the rest he’s spent cajoling and battling with bureaucrats and developers to secure just a few feet of waterfront, a place where a school devoted to the water can realize its full potential.

GETTING HANDS-ON

“Take it! Take it!” screams Daquasia Sanders, a none-too-shy ninth grader, as Fisher hands her a horseshoe crab.

“You’re embarrassing me,” Fisher kids.

“Just hold it in your hands. It’s OK, you can trust me.” Soon, she joins several classmates nursing eggs from the crabs, which tides have washed up by the hundreds along Plumb Beach in Rockaway Inlet.

The setting could be a barren stretch of the Chesapeake Bay, but it’s New York City, jets from JFK audible when the wind dies down. Fisher follows the students along a grassy dune to the water’s edge, pointing out clams, oysters and scallops, before climbing back on the school bus to return to central Brooklyn.

New York Harbor is by some measures the biologically richest body of water in North America. Fisher can hardly believe how little notice most New Yorkers pay to it.

Wooden piers once extended from nearly every city cross street, but today water access is elusive. Most city kids — especially the poor, minority kids the school serves — might as well be living in Kansas.

“We want to create students who feel connected to their local place,” Fisher says.

“They cannot do that if they do not know those places well.”

In a way, the origins of the Harbor School date back before Fisher’s birth. His great uncle was LeMoyne Billings, a prep school friend of John F. Kennedy. The president’s

nephew, environmentalist Robert Kennedy Jr., spent summers during high school working on a ranch Fisher’s parents managed in Colombia.

Years later, Fisher read Kennedy’s book “The Riverkeepers,” a call for citizens to take responsibility for the bodies of water around them. He wrote to Kennedy and eventually went to work for the groups Hudson Riverkeeper and Waterkeeper Alliance.

It was long hours and low pay, investigating pollution complaints and speaking to school groups. But he learned everything there was to know about the Hudson River.

And he met people — common fishermen, for instance — with little formal education but whose environmental stewardship had taught them to communicate, make arguments, and lead.

Fisher realized he himself was learning a range of skills he had never fully picked up, even in college at Vanderbilt.

Suddenly, it hit him.

“This should be a school,” he thought.

ADVENTURES IN EDUCATION

Over the last decade, New York has been at the forefront of a bold education experiment: the small schools movement. More than two dozen giant, failing city high schools have been closed and replaced with smaller institutions.

Eighty-six organizations applied to start public schools in New York City in 2002.

Fisher’s was one of 12 advancing to the next stage, receiving $10,000 each to help make their case.

He took his proposal to Richard Kahan, the leader of a network of small schools called Urban Assembly, who guided him through the city’s bureaucratic and political waters. Meanwhile, Fisher began scoping out sites and recruiting teachers and partners.

He spent $1,000 on a single ad in The New York Times to recruit a principal, a quest that eventually led him to Nate Dudley, a former Yale football player then teaching in the South Bronx.

In September 2003, the Harbor School welcomed its first 125 freshmen. The location: supposedly temporary quarters on the fourth floor of one of the closing schools, Bushwick High.

The vibrant but low-income immigrant neighborhood of Bushwick was just the kind of community Fisher wanted to serve. But the whole point was to get students to the harbor. Bushwick, it happens, is the farthest spot from water in the five boroughs.

“Hey, we’re from the Harbor School,” Fisher introduced himself, arriving to inspect the new digs for the first time.

A security guard glanced up at the freshfaced, blond-haired 27-year-old, who looked as if he was a long way from home.

“Ain’t no harbor in Bushwick, sweetie,” she shot back.

LEARNING IN REAL LIFE

New York straphangers don’t easily surprise, but this weekday morning sight seems to flummox the subway commuters: 20 teenagers reading silently en route from Brooklyn to Manhattan’s Upper West Side.

Harbor School ninth-graders complete an intensive, yearlong course introducing them to the geography, science and history of New York Harbor.

During the year, they’ll travel 300 miles by subway to 17 sites, from Jamaica Bay to the Hudson. Discipline is tight.

“We decided from the get-go we weren’t going to let our distance stop us,” says Dudley, the principal. “They know more about the estuary than any other students in the city, and more than most adults.”

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an army of cotton T-shirts that called themselves the Beneficial Organic Brigade. For more efficient marketing, they went by B.O.B. This band of T-shirts was singing at some kind of sustainable benefit concert in the middle of the Third Street Promenade.

Resembling the green T-shirt that I recently purchased on Main street, they sang the slogan on that shirt. Such are the nature of dreams; they organically flow from strings of actual events and add a twist. But, back to the band, who started their benefit set with the slogan and ended with one of the biggest bands from the 1980s.

“Panoramic.

Dynamic.

Certified Organic,” a crew-cut green shirt sang into a microphone, shifting to a rendition of “Don’t Stop Believing” by Journey. “Just an organic T, livin’ in a processed world. I take the less chemical route, looking out for cleaner air.”

Perhaps I had too much caffeine on the promenade right before bed. That point can be argued. But what I know for certain is that, along with that Journey song listening kick I went on yesterday, the topic of just what “organic” means stirred up my subconscious enough to dream about it.

So, just what is organic? I decided to go straight to a source of sustainable clothing, the flagship retail store for the Natural High Lifestyle brand on Main Street. Frank Anguili, the founder of Natural High Lifestyle, takes pride in the brand’s use of distinctive natural resources, including bamboo, hemp, tencel, organic cotton and vegetable leather.

My reason for asking Frank about the confusion surrounding the definition of “organic” was simple. How can a consumer possibly make a wise decision if they don’t know what they are buying?

I questioned him with this: “What is it about the environmentally-conscious and green push that has left us blushing red if we don’t know what everything means?”

“It’s become a buzzword,” Frank said of sustainability.

His answer was short. And simple. And brilliant. If you overuse a word, it loses its value. It doesn’t matter if we’re talking about advertising buzzwords, like “cheap” or “best value,” or environmentally-conscious movements and their terms, like “going green” and “fair trade.” All of them meant something until someone found that there was money to be made by using the term loosely for marketing.

Mulling over this trend, Frank and I talked for a bit longer about the importance of awareness of actual rules and regulations regarding the definition of “organic.”

Knowledge is power. To see for yourself what it means is the only way to get past the talk into the actual actions that producing an organic product require.

So, I compiled a list of two different organic certification information links.

The first is for food, put out by the United States Department of Agriculture.

The National Organic Program (NOP) outlines what classifies agricultural practices or products as organic (www.usda.gov ). According to the USDA,

organic products must pass through an inspection before they can be labeled organic. A government-approved certifier inspects the farm in question to make sure the rules and USDA organic standards are being met.

What standards are required of organic food? The USDA is straight forward in definition: “Organic food is produced by farmers who emphasize the use of renewable resources and the conservation of soil and water to enhance environmental quality for future generations. Organic meat, poultry, eggs, and dairy products come from animals that are given no antibiotics or growth hormones. Organic food is produced without using most conventional pesticides; fertilizers made with synthetic ingredients or sewage sludge; bioengineering; or ionizing radiation.”

This is where the disparity of something that is “natural” and organic comes in; when something is made of say, natural raisins for food or natural cotton for clothes, there is no guarantee that the process was organic. When it comes to clothing making the “organic” grade, the retail products in question must use certified organic agricultural product ingredients, and label according to the percentage of organic products used. In other words, when you see a cotton T-shirt that says “made with” organic cotton, it is not the same as “100 percent organic.”

As for knowing where to turn for guarantees, the Organic Consumers Association lists qualifying organic companies by state (www.organicconsumers.org). The Organic Consumers Association is a non-profit public interest organization whose primary interests are in campaigning for health, justice and sustainability. Dealing with everything from issues of genetic engineering to environmental sustainability, their database serves as a great resource.

Still not sure who you can trust? You aren’t alone. But, locally, there are three days a week that certified Farmers’ Markets are held in town, promising produce sold directly from the farmer to consumer. The three locations were approved by the Department of Agriculture.

On a related note, the Farmers’ Market on 2640 Main St. on Sundays met my approval as I walked into the large grass area meant for eating lunch. I found a spot, sat on a blanket, and ate an apple that I just bought.

While crunching, I looked up and saw a “compostable items” sign and a picture of what looked like my apple, along with other common lunch items that could be thrown in that bin instead of the trash. I stood up, tossed it in the bin, and walked on.

Sometimes, sustainability just fits in organically.

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Police officials say lock it up, stay visible FROM CRIME PAGE 1 “Everybody wants more cops on the street, but educating the public is formidable in and of itself,” said Sanchez, a 29-year veteran of the SMPD who has an extensive background in police tactics and special operations. “Public safety starts with individual awareness. The more we can get our community members on board with reporting suspicious activity, securing their own homes, cars and not being apathetic about their valuables or about personal safety, the better we can tackle this problem.”

The good news, Sanchez said, is that violent crime, which includes homicides, rapes, assaults and robberies, are down considerably when compared to 2008, figures show.

That is why police are putting such an emphasis on community participation and preparedness. By being more alert, law enforcement officials are confident residents can help reverse the spike in property crimes.

Residents and business owners are

reminded to be aware of their surroundings and not become easy targets. Do not leave valuables in plain sight and purchase more secure bike locks, police recommend.

Thieves can easily take bolt cutters out of a backpack, clip a thin bike lock and ride off.

“Bicycles are easy to sell; the same goes for electronics,” said SMPD Sgt. Jay Trisler.

“Most of the time thieves are looking for something that is easy to grab so that they can get some quick cash.”

Recently officers arrested two adults and two juveniles who were seen by a passerby clipping a bike lock in a Downtown alley.

The witness shouted at the suspects, who took off running. The suspects entered a parking structure near a bank on Fifth Street and were swiftly apprehended and booked for petty theft and conspiracy.

Trisler said that incident serves as an example of what can happen when community members get involved. Without the passerby shouting at the suspects, they could have made off with another bicycle.

It is difficult to identify the cause or causes for the increase in property crimes. Some point to the struggling economy and the high unemployment rate, which reached 11.9 percent last week. Others point to the extreme change in population during the weekends, when thousands flock to the beach and popular shopping districts. These visitors may not be familiar with the city and could therefore make themselves vulnerable.

“My sense is that Santa Monica has a tremendous amount of resources,” Sanchez said. “We have a lot of people that come to live, visit and work in Santa Monica so we have a high turnover … . And if people are not paying attention to their surroundings, they make themselves easy targets.”

To fight back, law enforcement is offering some tips. To prevent auto burglaries, it is important to never leave valuables in plain sight. Take cell phones, mp3 players and GPS devices inside when parking a car, or place them in the trunk. Do not leave vehicle registration information in the car or truck. It should be

kept with a driver’s license. Always lock car doors and roll up windows, even if you are just stopping for a moment. An open door or window provides a quick and quiet way for a thief to steal. If your vehicle has an alarm, use it.

When parking, look for well lit areas.

Always be aware of your surroundings and report suspicious activity.

For bikes, police recommend purchasing a hardened-steel lock like a U-lock. Secure the frame of the bike to a strong, stationary object, like a bike rack. Never leave a bike unlocked, even if it is in a carport or underground garage. Park bikes in areas where there are plenty of pedestrians.

Trisler reminds bike owners that they are required by law to register their bikes with the SMPD. The state requires a license for any bicycle used on any street. The cost is $3 and the license must be renewed every three years. Officers use the licenses to help identify the owners of bicycles that are recovered. kevinh@smdp.com

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He stressed homeopathy’s non-invasive qualities.

“It’s safe for infants, children, nursing mothers — anyone,” he said.

Litvak said holistic medicine’s real rise in popularity began about 20 years ago, as the public became more aware of options available outside Western medicine.

“It’s definitely a trend that’s spreading,” Litvak said.

The pharmacy often refers patrons to other practitioners of non-traditional medicine, and sometimes Western medicine as well. Some employees also have their own practices, such as Rotblatt, who makes home visits so that patients can get the full benefit of treatment — without getting completely stressed out on the drive home, defeating the purpose of treatment.

At the Dynamic Learning and Listening Center in Santa Monica, one of about 50 such clinics in the U.S., Jackson Varady plays electronically modified music — mostly Mozart with some Oriental chants — that isolates certain frequencies and essentially trains his patients’ ears to listen more effectively. For the most part, his patients are children with attention disorders.

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Varady’s drugless treatment appeals to customers who don’t trust Western medicine.

Michelle Holt’s son, Alex, was recently treated for an attention disorder at Varady’s center. Holt said it made a world of difference — without drugs.

“We’re not a big believer in pharmaceuticals because if you don’t take a pill one day you’re no good,” she said. “That doesn’t seem like much of a treatment to me.”

Sunset Park resident Pamela Evans, on the other hand, tried Western medicine and it wasn’t enough. Visits to a psychiatrist and a therapist did not fully treat depression’s effects.

“I needed more balance in my body,” she said of her decision to seek out acupuncture treatment. “After a while it was just amazing.”

Holistic medicine can also be a way of seeking a more active role in health care.

Through her work as a manager at the pharmacy, homeopath Sabine Amadou shares her expertise with the community.

But, since the birth of her first child, it’s been most valuable right in her own home.

“I feel fortunate to know what I know,” she said. It’s about management, she continued, and feeling a sense of control.

“It gives people a better idea of the capacity of the body to really heal itself,” she added. “You don’t get a lot of that at the doctor’s office.”

Some customers at The Massage Place, said owner Michael Marylander, combine massage treatments with visits to a Western doctor.

“They work better together,” he said.

“Taking the Advil and getting a massage loosen you up even more to take away the pain.”

And if pain isn’t severe enough to warrant a doctor visit, massage can still help, Marylander said. He estimated that 80 percent of his customers suffer from stressrelated discomforts of sitting at a desk or working at a computer all day.

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Marylander’s businesses charge about half as much for a massage as more full-service spas, but he still considers it a luxury. And although

some remedies are cheaper than traditional medicine, Litvak said, the cost of some supplements can get pretty pricey. Varady’s treatment is extremely non-invasive and can help almost anyone, he said, but at $90 a session, often for 30 or 40 sessions, it doesn’t come cheap.

Marylander and Varady have noticed a downturn in customers since the economy fell last year, while Litvak said his first quarter profits were significantly down. Most customers seem determined to make it work, however.

“I just made the commitment and decided I wanted to go an alternative route,”Holt said.“To me the amount of money was well worth it.”

Evans has been receiving acupuncture treatment from Rotblatt for six years. She has no intention of letting a little thing like the recession get in the way of her well-being.

“When something works you just make it — you incorporate it in your monthly expenses,” she said. “It’s no different from women getting facials or haircuts.”

Litvak said the recession does have some benefits, as well.

“We’ve had people coming in who we haven’t seen before,” he said, suggesting that some might be attracted by the free consultations because they can’t afford a regular doctor in the recession. “I understand with what they charge people.”

Even with health insurance, medical care can be expensive — a subject that’s dominated recent headlines nationwide. But most of these holistic treatments aren’t even given a chance of coverage.

Customers are outraged.

“I was sick!” Evans exclaimed. “And if it’s acupuncture that takes care of it, then, yes, it should be covered.”

Evans said her friend’s acupuncture treatment was covered because she had recently been through chemotherapy. And in special cases such as car accidents, Marylander said, massage can be covered.

“I’m sure there would be some abuse, though,” he cautioned. “It feels really good to get a massage, so I guess they’d be more likely to go get massages if they knew they weren’t paying for them.”

Santa Monica is of course, Litvak said, “a little more liberal that other places.” But there might be other reasons behind the popularity of non-traditional medicine in the area.

Rex Wilson, a naturopath at Nature Way Systems in Santa Monica, attributed that receptivity to beach culture.

“There’s been a long tradition — with the beach here and the Venice gyms. For decades it’s been a center for body-building culture,” Wilson said. Today, he continued, many people in the entertainment industry continue the trend of seeking natural medicinal methods.

“People are also very educated and financially prosperous, and those people tend to be much more interested in natural health care these days,” he added.

Marylander agreed.

“It goes hand-in-hand with being a little more wealthy.” he said. “They’re willing to spend more money to explore and solve their health problems without having to take a drug or have surgery.”

And holistic treatments could get more popular still. Recently, Varady has noticed more people becoming aware that some attention disorders can be caused by an auditory issue.

“This is like chiropracty or acupuncture 20 years ago, when people would look at you like you were nuts,” he said. “Within the next few years, this will be considered mainstream.” news@smdp.com

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Kim Dae-jung casts large shadow in death JEAN H. LEE Associated Press Writer

SEOUL, South Korea In death as in life, Kim Dae-jung managed to bring the two rival Koreas together.

Hours before his funeral Sunday, North Korean officials dispatched to Seoul to pay their respects to the Nobel Peace Prize winner held talks with South Korea’s president — the first high-level inter-Korean contact after many months of tension.

They relayed a message about bilateral relations from North Korean leader Kim Jong Il during a half hour of “serious and amicable” talks with President Lee Myungbak, Lee’s spokesman said.

Seoul’s Chosun Ilbo and JoongAng Ilbo newspapers reported that the reclusive Kim had expressed his desire to hold a summit with Lee, citing unidentified officials. But Seoul’s presidential Blue House denied the reports.

The meeting itself was a fitting breakthrough on a day of mourning for a man who made history by traveling to Pyongyang in 2000 to meet Kim for the first summit between leaders of the two countries.

“Farewell, Mr. Sunshine,” read yellow placards held up by mourners who packed the plaza outside City Hall on Sunday to watch a broadcast of his funeral at the National Assembly. Kim Dae-jung died Aug. 18 at the age of 85.

The two Koreas technically remain in a state of war because their three-year conflict ended in 1953 with a truce, not a peace treaty. Tanks and troops still guard the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone bisecting the peninsula.

Kim, however, was respected on both sides of the border. As president from 1998 to 2003, he advocated a “Sunshine Policy” of engaging the isolated North and sought to ease reconciliation by plying the impoverished nation with aid.

He traveled to Pyongyang for the summit with Kim Jong Il in 2000, where the two Kims pledged to embark on a new era of peace on the Korean peninsula.

The following years saw a blossoming of reconciliation projects, including the emotional temporary reunions of thousands of family members separated by the Korean War, the restoration of a cross-border cargo train and inter-Korean business ventures.

Relations have been tense since Lee, a conservative, took office in February 2008, abandoning the Sunshine Policy and insisting that the North must prove its commitment to international nuclear disarmament pacts before it can expect aid.

Pyongyang, in response, ditched the reconciliation talks and most of the interKorean projects and routinely excoriated Lee in state media as “scum” and a “traitor” to Korean reconciliation.

The North also has been locked in an international standoff with the U.S. and other nations over its atomic ambitions after

launching a rocket, test-firing missiles and conducting an underground nuclear test this year.

However, there have been signs the tensions may be easing. After welcoming former President Bill Clinton during his mission to secure the release of two jailed American reporters, the North freed a South Korean citizen held for four months. Pyongyang also said it would allow some joint projects to resume.

Kim Dae-jung’s death prompted condolences from Kim Jong Il, who authorized the high-level delegation of six to pay their respects — the first time the North has sent officials to mourn a South Korean president.

Extending their trip by a day, three North Korean officials met Sunday morning with Lee, relaying Kim Jong Il’s thoughts on “progress on inter-Korean cooperation,” presidential spokesman Lee Dong-kwan said. He declined to quote the exact message, citing the sensitivity of the matter.

The South Korean president then detailed his government’s “consistent and firm” policy on North Korea and reiterated the need for “sincere” dialogue between the two Koreas, the spokesman said.

Hours later, a somber funeral took place at the National Assembly, where Kim — who endured torture, death threats and imprisonment during his decades as a dissident — triumphantly took the oath of office as South Korea’s president in 1998.

Though best known abroad for his efforts to reach out to North Korea, Kim Dae-jung was admired at home for devoting his life to the fight for democracy during South Korea’s early years of authoritarian rule.

A native of South Jeolla Province in the southwest, he went up against Seoul’s military and political elite. He narrowly lost to Park Chung-hee in a 1971 presidential election — a near-win that earned him Park’s wrath. Weeks later, Kim was injured in a traffic accident he believed was an assassination attempt, and barely survived a Tokyo abduction engineered by South Korean intelligence.

In 1980, tens of thousands took to the streets in Kim’s southern stronghold, Gwangju, to protest the junta that seized power when Park was assassinated in office.

Kim, accused of fomenting the protests, was sentenced to death.

International calls for leniency resulted in a suspended prison sentence, and he went into exile. Returning in 1985, he helped usher in a new era of democracy in South Korea.

Memorials nationwide for the man dubbed the “Nelson Mandela of Asia” for his lifelong struggle for democracy attracted some 700,000 people, the government said.

Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright was among the dignitaries who joined more than 20,000 for the funeral at parliament. Another 14,000 mourners gathered outside City Hall to watch a broadcast of the ceremony, police said.

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Wave sweeps spectators out to sea JASON BRONIS Associated Press Writer

EDGARTOWN, Mass. A large wave fueled by Hurricane Bill swept spectators out to sea at a Maine park Sunday as the storm-churned surf attracted onlookers and daredevils along the Eastern Seaboard.

A man, a woman and a 7-year-old girl were pulled from the sea near Acadia National Park, Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Shane Coxon said, and rescue crews were searching for others believed to be lost in the waves.

“This is absolutely the effects of Hurricane Bill” coupled with the effect of high tide, park ranger Sonya Berger said.

The girl was unresponsive when she was rescued, the woman appeared to have a broken leg and the man had a previous heart condition that appeared to be acting up, Coxon said.

The hurricane was also blamed for the death of a 54-year-old swimmer Saturday in Florida. Volusia County Beach Patrol Capt.

Scott Petersohn said Angel Rosa of Orlando was unconscious when he washed ashore in rough waves fueled by Bill at New Smyrna Beach, along the central Florida coast. He was pronounced dead at a hospital.

Lifeguards there also rescued a handful of other swimmers believed to have suffered

spinal injuries.

The center of the hurricane was about 400 miles west-southwest of Newfoundland late Sunday afternoon, according to the National Hurricane Center. Its maximum sustained winds had dropped to 75 mph, and it was moving northeast at 35 mph. The storm is expected to continue to lose strength as it moves over cooler waters.

The three rescued in Maine were part of an early afternoon crowd of thousands who lined the national park’s rocky shoreline to watch the high surf and crashing waves.

James Kaiser of Bar Harbor was taking photographs when he heard shouts that people had been swept into the 55-degree water at the park’s Thunder Hole, a popular tourist attraction where waves often crash into a crevasse and make a thundering sound while splashing high in the air.

“I could see two people’s heads bobbing in the water,” Kaiser said. He said he thought they would be bounced back to shore because the waves were coming in so hard but that instead the current took them away from shore.

Kaiser said many people didn’t even move when they were splashed by the waves and instead seemed to laugh it off.

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The search on the water for others believed to be missing was due to be called off at sunset, West said. The waves were running 10 to 12 feet high with 25-knot winds along the coast, Coxon said.

Along Nova Scotia’s Atlantic coast, the storm delivered steady downpours and fierce winds, forcing flight cancellations and temporary road closings. Bill ripped branches from trees in Halifax and elsewhere, and there was some localized flooding. Some 40,000 Nova Scotia Power customers lost power, but it was gradually being restored Sunday.

Craig MacLaughlan, CEO of Nova Scotia’s Emergency Management Office, said no major damage has been reported in the province.

The storm drew onlookers hoping to catch a glimpse of crashing waves as it marched through Atlantic Canada.

Despite repeated warnings, people gathered in Peggy’s Cove, Nova Scotia, and along the boardwalk in downtown Halifax as swells grew steadily in strength and size.

“So far, it’s pretty wild,” said Heather Wright, who was walking along the Halifax harbor.

In Massachusetts, President Barack Obama and his family arrived on Cape Cod on Sunday afternoon for vacation after the storm had passed well to the east.

Several people had to be rescued from the water in Massachusetts, including a couple of kayakers who got stranded in the heavy seas off Plymouth, said Peter Judge, a spokesman for the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency.

He said strong rip tides and beach erosion were the biggest concerns Sunday.

“Our biggest thing right now is just the rough surf,” he said.

Dozens of people showed up at South Beach on Martha’s Vineyard with their cameras and camcorders to watch the big waves and churning Atlantic.

Tony Dorsey of Gofftown, N.H., has a camp on the Vineyard. He said the waves came up to the top of the dunes at South Beach during high tide, and included “goodsize rollers.

“It overwhelmed the beach,” he said. “It reformed the beach. It’s not destroyed a lot, but it’s going to reshape the beach.”

The storm delayed or halted ferry services from New York to Maine, and kept many beaches closed.

In Montauk, N.Y., swimmers weren’t allowed in the water, but surfers were out riding the waves. State parks spokesman George Gorman said almost 2,000 surfers showed up at Montauk on Sunday — the most ever counted there. They enjoyed waves that reached as high as 16 feet.

Medical robot makes rounds assisting army doctors in Texas MICHELLE ROBERTS Associated Press Writer

SAN ANTONIO Staff Sgt. Juan Amaris laid in intensive care recovering from life-threatening burns when he got a peculiar visit from his doctor. Dr. Kevin Chung — rather, a 5foot-tall camouflage-clad robot with Chung’s face on a monitor — rolled in to check on him.

With his proxy’s cameras zooming and wireless antennas beaming, Chung stood in a kitchen in Virginia and examined Amaris from 1,500 miles away, providing a connection between doctor and patient even as Chung was on vacation.

Use of the robot began as an Army telemedicine pilot project several years ago.

But its success in allowing Chung to check on patients while deployed and in training nurses far away means the Chungbot — as it’s been nicknamed around Brooke Army Medical Center — is here to stay.

“It became so clinically useful, it was no longer a research tool,” said Chung, who oversees the Army’s only burn ICU. Using the robot allows Chung to examine wounds and interact with the patient, though someone else at the bedside takes vital signs and provides hands-on care at the doctor’s instruction.

The robot arrived at Brooke three years ago after Chung sought grant funding to lease the device. Since then, he’s checked on patients via robot from as far away as Baghdad.

One badly wounded soldier was brought here after Chung and others treated him in Iraq, and the staff in Baghdad wondered how he was doing. Instead of calling for an update from a doctor here, Chung was able to log in and roll the robot over to the patient with the Baghdad staff looking on.

“This patient was very, very sick. To be able to see that this patient was breathing was powerful,” he said.

The robot is controlled with a laptop and joystick and wirelessly transmits images and sound between doctor and patient. Two camera lenses and antennas sit above the screen. Sensors along the bottom keep Chung from running the robot into walls and warn him when someone is approaching it from behind.

About 250 similar robots are being used by civilian hospitals, primarily to connect satellite facilities with specialist doctors, said Jennifer Niesse, a spokeswoman for InTouch Health, the Santa Barbara, Calif.-based manufacturer. Most are leased, and she declined to say how much they cost.

The Chungbot recently began a rotation as a trainer, allowing deploying nurses from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio to get more specialized burn injury training at a patient’s bedside. Chung said without the robot, some trainees might have flown in, but many would have been forced to rely on photos and more basic instruction.

Since the arrival of the Chungbot, other military doctor-bots have been tried at Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma, Wash., for laproscopic surgery training, and at Ryder Trauma Center in Miami for remote trauma consultations. The results have generally been good but decisions on long-term use have been left to local hospital commanders, said Col. Ron Poropatich, deputy director of the Army Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center.

Chung said the robot doesn’t replace reallife interaction with patients and won’t eliminate the need for specialists deployed to hospitals in war zones, but it can provide extra access.

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Car buyers crowd dealers during clunkers’ final days EMILY FREDRIX AP Business Writer

From Vermont to California, exhausted but appreciative car dealers watched their lots grow empty as crowds rushed to trade in gas guzzlers during the final weekend of the popular Cash for Clunkers program.

The hectic pace of the $3 billion rebate program accelerated in the final weekend, after the government announced the program would end at 8 p.m. EDT Monday, two weeks earlier than expected.

Adding to the urgency, some dealers had said they would stop Cash for Clunkers sales even earlier to make sure the government reimbursed them for the rebates — or because they didn’t have enough eligible cars left.

In the final hours, customers streamed in.

“We thought about it a couple weeks ago,” said Annette Palmer, 51, at Town and Country Honda in Berlin, Vt., on Saturday with her husband. They hoped to trade in a 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee for a Honda CR-V. “We kind of dragged our feet. Then we heard it was closing and we picked up our feet and ran,” she said.

Though short of some new models, such as the Ford Focus, Honda Civic, Toyota Corolla and Nissan Altima, many dealers were still selling as many cars as they could before Monday night’s deadline.

Standing outside one of his Hyundai dealerships in Appleton, Wis., John Bergstrom said customers traded in 100 clunkers throughout his fleet of 20 dealerships on Saturday and 100 the day before.

They were his two biggest sales days during the clunkers program.

“That’s about as good as it gets,” Bergstrom said. “It’s going out with a bang.”

In all, Bergstrom said his dealerships — whose brands include Ford, GM and Toyota — sold 800 cars during the program, boosting sales 30 percent. He had to bring in extra staff to deal with the paperwork, but the sales were worth the hassle, Bergstrom said.

At Universal City Nissan in Los Angeles, Alberto Vasquez said keeping up with the pace of the program has taken a toll on employees. Some labored past midnight to wrap up last-minute deals.

“Are we tired? Definitely,” said Vasquez, the dealership’s director of training. “But it’s also bittersweet, because we’re happy that we’re selling cars.”

The dealership has sold more than 700 vehicles through the program and brought in extra staff to help enter information on the government’s reimbursement Web site.

Cash for Clunkers has been wildly successful in spurring new-car sales and getting gasguzzling models off the road, though some energy experts have said the pollution reduction is too small to be cost-effective.

Customers receive rebates of between $3,500 and $4,500, depending on the improvement in fuel efficiency from their old vehicle to their new one. As of early Friday, nearly half a million cars had been sold through the program.

But the new sales left many dealers worried about not being reimbursed by the government. As of Friday, dealers had been reimbursed for just a small fraction of the billions in sales.

Some dealers chose to stop participating over the weekend so they could have enough time to process and file the paperwork, including AutoNation Inc., the nation’s largest auto dealership chain.

At Toyota Direct in Columbus, Ohio, employees were told to double- and triple-

check paperwork so it wouldn’t be rejected for reimbursement, said Jim Collins, the dealership’s assistant general manager.

Sales picked up on Saturday, though the dealership had only 20 new cars eligible for sale under the program. Sales employees sometimes jogged paperwork into the manager’s office to keep up with the pace.

The dealership won’t take any new sales on Monday so it can be assured of reimbursements, Collins said.

“We have quite a bit of paperwork, but is it worth the selling of a car right now?

Absolutely,” he said. “We like to sell cars.

That’s what we’re in business to do.”

Martin Main Line Honda in the Philadelphia suburb of Ardmore stopped its Cash for Clunkers sales at noon on Saturday.

But by late afternoon there were still groups of people wandering the lot.

General sales manager Michael Freeman said the program had been “overwhelming,” with 115 clunker sales and big surges in cus-

tomer traffic at the start and now at the end.

He’s aiming to get the final stack of paperwork filed before Monday’s deadline.

“I have people upstairs, that’s all they’re doing — paperwork,” he said. “The backlog is a nightmare, and it’s starting to be a nightmare at the end.”

Customers were feeling the urgency, too.

In Appleton, Wis., April DeKeyser looked at her new Mazda 3 2010 and still had trouble accepting that it was hers.

The 22-year-old nurse from Brussels, Wis., had wanted to trade in her Chevy S10 truck as soon as the clunkers program began. But she had a hard time finding the car she wanted and had to run to numerous dealers.

DeKeyser said she knew she had to get the rebate this weekend. Without it, she wouldn’t have bought her new car.

“I would have waited,” she said. “Basically, I would have driven the other vehicle until it died."

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TRACK AND FIELD

U.S. adds trio of golds to medal haul PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer

BERLIN LaShawn Merritt raised the metallic

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blue baton high in the air as he crossed the finish line. Sanya Richards went with a simple flicking motion.

Both fine ways to celebrate a gold medal.

Bottom line? Both still had the stick in their hands at the finish.

The Americans got the baton around the track in the finals Sunday, leading to a 1,600meter relay sweep to close out the world championships.

“Did you think anything less?” said Angelo Taylor, who ran a strong lead leg.

Well, the U.S. relays have had their share of foibles. This weekend at the worlds, the men’s 400 team was disqualified for making an exchange outside the allowable zone, and then the women’s squad didn’t finish after Muna Lee pulled up with a hamstring injury.

It all happened on the heels of the Olympics in Beijing, when the two sprint relay teams dropped the stick.

The Americans, though, had sticky fingers Sunday. That baton wasn’t going anywhere.

“We don’t want to harp on it,” Richards said. “I think sometimes if you put too much thought into it, it makes it too much of a challenge. We all know you get that stick and you have 400 meters to do whatever. We don’t put too much emphasis on that handoff.”

Merritt, Kerron Clement, Allyson Felix and Richards each won a second title Sunday at the world championships.

Felix, though, might have had a third. She was scheduled to run in the finals of the 400 relay before Lee went down with an injury.

“I’m definitely disappointed that I didn’t get a chance to run in the (400 relay) final,” Felix said. “But this was quite easy. I feel like we ran very well.”

Against the Jamaicans, too, which hasn’t happened often.

But the 1,600 relay isn’t exactly the Jamaicans’ specialty.

No, that would be the sprints.

In that department, the Caribbean island again dominated the Americans. Jamaica won five of the six sprint events at worlds, a streak that was only interrupted when Felix won her third straight world title in the 200.

The Americans did top the medal standings, winning 10 gold and 22 overall. That’s down from two years ago in Osaka, Japan, when the U.S. captured 26. Jamaica and Russia were next as each had 13 overall medals.

“Any other team in the world who had (our) kind of linescore would be going back to ticker-tape parades,” said Doug Logan, CEO of USA Track and Field.

But this is the U.S., and expectations are loftier.

“I take on that expectation happily,”

Logan said.

Even when Usain Bolt isn’t running, he still picks up honors. Bolt received a huge piece of the Berlin Wall on Sunday.

The Jamaican leaves the championships with two more world records as he obliterated his marks in the 100 and 200, shaving .11 seconds off each. He also won another crown in the 400 relay.

“The world championships were an outstanding event for me,” Bolt said.

No one could challenge him, but the Americans still remain hopeful.

“We’re going to chase him and we’re going to catch him,” Logan said. “He may be 43 by the time we catch him, but we’re going to catch him.”

American Brittney Reese’s title in the long jump came as a surprise even to her. She beat defending champion Tatyana Lebedeva of Russia with a jump of 23 feet, 3 1/2 inches.

“I know everybody was banking on (Lebedeva),” Reese said. “This is exciting.”

Ethiopia’s Kenenisa Bekele used a furious kick down the back stretch to unseat American runner Bernard Lagat as world champion in the 5,000.

It was a gritty performance by Lagat, who competed with four stitches near his left ankle after being stepped on by a spike in a preliminary round.

With his ankle numbed up to dull the pain, Lagat bolted with the finish line in sight, pulling neck-and-neck with Bekele.

But Bekele surged ahead with 30 meters left for the win — his second of the nine-day championships after the 10,000.

“I gave it all I had,” said Lagat, who also won bronze in the 1,500. “I really wanted to retain my title, and wanted to defend it really, really bad. There was nothing more important than for me to defend my title. However, after the finish, after I realized that I lost to a great champion, I wasn’t disappointed.”

In other finals on the last day of the championships: ■ Bai Xue won the women’s marathon to give China its first gold medal. Kara Goucher of the United States came in 10th.

■ Olympic champion Andreas Thorkildsen of Norway won his first world championship javelin title after finishing second twice. Thorkildsen’s throw was 295-1.

■ Mbulaeni Mulaudzi of South Africa won the men’s 800 meters.

■ Natalia Rodriguez was disqualified for pushing another runner to the ground in the women’s 1,500, so the title went to Maryam Jamal of Bahrain. That bumped U.S. runner Shannon Rowbury up to bronze.

The 1,600 relays were one thing that went exactly according to plan for the Americans.

“We expect greatness,” Jeremy Wariner said. “That’s what we did today. We showed greatness."

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On top of your game, Scorpio ARIES (March 21-April 19)

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

★★★★ Work with others and honor their perspectives and needs. Allow someone else to assume responsibility. A vibrant discussion creates feedback. Follow through on a turning over of responsibility. Tonight: Talk over dinner.

★★★★ Listen to forthcoming news. You might have a different opinion but might not be as confident as the person expressing his or her views.

Push beyond in order to make time for an important call or discussion. This interaction easily could open new doors. Tonight: Head home. Pay bills.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20) ★★★ You will accomplish a lot more if your mind is focused. Expenditures could be extensive; review costs. Kick back and consider another way to the same path that will allow you to avoid a boulder or two. Tonight: Just don’t be alone.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) ★★★★★ Your imagination bubbles forth and presents another perspective. You can sit on a need for only so long. You seem to have a great time no matter where you are or with whom. A partner or key associate points you in a new direction. Tonight: Get some extra R and R.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) ★★★ If you can work from home, do. You could be too exhausted for your own good. Frustration might be accumulating. Discard your feelings in an appropriate manner before they become bigger. Others might be provocative and force a new solution. Tonight: Be spontaneous.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) ★★★ Tackle a problem head-on. You might have overdone it recently and have to juggle key matters. Be careful with a friend who continually pressures you. Others are unusually provocative, forcing you to go past the normal bar. You do whatever is necessary. Close your door in order to complete some overdue work. Tonight: Order in.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) ★★★★ Slow to start but most definitely the first at the finish line describes your energy. You will accomplish what you must. Stay centered and keep certain matters close to the chest. Relate on a one-on-one level. Know what you need and want. Tonight: On top of your game.

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) ★★★★ Use the first half of the day to carry a project to fruition. Assume a strong role in a morning meeting. In the afternoon, assume a more quiet, observant stance. You might want to revise some of your financial thinking. A change could be in order. Tonight: Vanish while you can.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) ★★★★ Take a much needed stance. If new information or a different insight evolves, then by all means, revise your stance. Your willingness to grow and spread your wings impresses many. Listen to information coming in from out of left field. Tonight: Follow your friends.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) ★★★★★ Take in new vistas. You see what others don’t. Step into the unknown, and accept risk. You’ll become a role model. Others want the end results. Assume your place in the limelight. Tonight: Working late.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)

★★★★ Balance your budget with your normal sureness and ease. You simply need to know that your house is in order. A boss pushes you beyond the boiling point. How are you going to handle the pressure? Tonight: Have a longoverdue discussion.

★★★★ A partner draws attention and focus.

Someone throws a tantrum in the background.

Did you ignore this person’s efforts to engage you in a conversation? This discussion is meaningful to him or her, if not to you. Tonight: Note what isn’t being said.

Happy birthday This year, you frequently give off mixed messages. Another area of attention will be communication. This awareness will

JACQUELINE BIGAR’S STARS The stars show the kind of day you’ll have: ★★★★★Dynamic ★★ So-So ★★★★ Positive ★ Difficult ★★★ Average

encourage more clarity and potential risk-taking. Create the type of security you want. If you are single, someone new will light up your life. Don’t try to define this relationship or restrict it; freedom is intrinsic to the joy it gives. If you are attached, the two of you will be happier if you are in sync with each other’s goals. Honor your sweetie’s, too. SCORPIO challenges your opinions.

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■ Donald Duck may be a lovable icon of comic mishap to American youngsters, but in Germany, he is wise and complicated and retains followers well past their childhoods. Using licensed Disney storyline and art, the legendary translator Erika Fuchs created an erudite Donald, who often "quotes from German literature, speaks in grammatically complex sentences, and is prone to philosophical musings," according to a May Wall Street Journal dispatch. Though Donald and Uncle Scrooge ("Dagoberto") speak in a lofty richness, nephews Tick, Trick and Track use the slang of youth.

Recently in Stuttgart, academics gathered for the 32nd annual convention of the "German Organization for Non-Commercial Followers of Pure Donaldism," with presentations on such topics as Duckburg's solar system.

■ The preferred "disciplinary" tactic of Tampa, Fla., high school assistant principal Olayinka Alege, 28, is to have underperforming students remove a shoe so he can "pop" their toes. Five students at King High School complained, triggering a sheriff's office investigation, but Alege was cleared, and indeed, the students admit that the popping is painless (though "weird," said some). One apparently incorrigible student said his toes had been popped 20 times.

However, the principal recently ordered Alege to stop.

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Jews massacred in Palma de Mallorca.

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Notices NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO SELL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES Date of Filing Application: AUGUST 10, 2009 To Whom it may concern: The Name(s) of the Applicant(s) is/are: SAE KWANG USA INC The applicants listed above are applying to the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to sell alcoholic beverages at: 8267 SANTA MONICA BLVD, WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA 90046-5956 Type of License(s) Applied for: 41 – ON-SALE BEER AND WINE – EATING PLACE Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control LOS ANGELES. SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS 8/17/2009, 8/24/2009, 8/31/2009 NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO SELL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES Date of Filing Application: AUGUST 12, 2009 To Whom it may concern: The Name(s) of the Applicant(s) is/are: EDWARD THOMAS HOSPITALITY CORP THE The applicants listed above are applying to the

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Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to sell alcoholic beverages at: 2001 OCEAN AVE, SANTA MONICA, CA 90405-1011 Type of License(s) Applied for: 70 – ON-SALE GENERAL RESTRICTIVE SERVICES, 66 – CONTROLLED ACCESS CABINET PERMIT Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control LOS ANGELES. SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS 8/24/2009, 8/31/2009, 9/7/2009

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20091169527 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as SINTZUN CONSTRUCTION MAINTENANCE SOLUTIONS, 3189 EUCLID AVE. APT. 42 LYNWOOD, CA 90262. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : MIGUEL A. SINTZUN 3189 EUCLID AVE. APT. 42 LYNWOOD, CA 90262 This Business is being conducted by, an individual. Signed: The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on (Date)7/22/2009. /s/: MIGUEL A. SINTZUN This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 7/30/2009. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 8/3/2009, 8/10/2009, 8/17/2009, 8/24/2009

Name Changes ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. SS018387 Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles Petition of GERALDINE E. SIMBANIN for Change of Name TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner or Attorney: GERALDINE E. SIMBANIN filed a petition with this court for a decree of changing names as follows: GERALDINE E. SIMBANIN to GERI E. SIMBANIN. The court orders that all persons interested in this matter shall 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.

Notice of Hearing: Date: SEPTEMBER 10, 2009 Time: 8:30AM, Dept.

A., Room 104 The address of the court is 1725 Main St., Santa Monica, CA 90401.

A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Santa Monica Daily Press.

Date: JULY 30, 2009 GERALD ROSENBERG Judge Of The Superior Court 8/17/2009, 8/24/2009, 8/31/2009, 9/7/2009

DBAS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20091113016 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as CONSUS SOLUTIONS, . The full name of registrant(s) is/are : RYAN C. BLACE, 22147 JAMES ALAN CIR, CHATSWORTH, CA 91311 This Business is being conducted by, an individual. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: RYAN C. BLACE, OWNER This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 7/22/2009. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 8/3/2009, 8/10/2009, 8/17/2009, 8/24/2009 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20091164242 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as RAPID COPIER SERVICE, 1023 W. GROVECENTER ST. WEST COVINA, CA 91790. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : DAVID LARGAESPADA 1023 W. GROVECENTER ST. WEST COVINA, CA 91790 This Business is being conducted by, an individual.

Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: DAVID LARGAESPADA This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 7/30/09. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 8/3/2009, 8/10/2009, 8/17/2009, 8/24/2009

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20091167871 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as CULIACAN APPLIANCES, 1041 E. ARTESIA BLVD. LONG BEACH, CA 90805. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : ANGEL RAUL ROMERO 2465 SALE PL. HUNTINGTON PARK, CA 90255 MARISELA BURGOS 2465 SALE PL. HUNTINGTON PARK, CA 90255 This Business is being conducted by, husband and wife. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: ANGEL RAUL ROMERO This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 7/30/09. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 8/3/2009, 8/10/2009, 8/17/2009, 8/24/2009 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20091169784 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as GARMO ENTERTAINMENT, 10900 VENTURA BLVD. STUDIO CITY, CA 91604. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : GARMO, INC. 10900 VENTURA BLVD. STUDIO CITY, CA 91604 This Business is being conducted by, a corporation. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 7/30/09. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 8/3/2009, 8/10/2009, 8/17/2009, 8/24/2009 Statement of Abandonment of Use of Fictitious Business Name Document Record # 20091108429 Current File No. 20072330526 State of California, County of Los Angeles The following person(s) has/have abandoned the use of the fictitious Business name: VQ CREATIVE located at 1950 CLOVERFIELD BLVD, #9, SANTA MONICA, CA 90404 The fictitious business name referred to above was filed on 10/11/2007 In the county of LOS ANGELES. Registered owners: VICENTE RENE QUINTERO, 1950 CLOVERFIELD BLVD, #9, SANTA MONICA, CA 90404 This business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL /s/ VICENTE QUINTERO This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles County on 7/22/2009 Published: SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS 8/3/2009, 8/10/2009, 8/17/2009, 8/24/2009

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DBAS DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURER AND TAX COLLECTOR Notice of Divided Publication NOTICE OF DIVIDED PUBLICATION OF THE PROPERTY TAX DEFAULT (DELINQUENT) LIST Made pursuant to Section 3371, Revenue and Taxation Code Pursuant to Sections 3381 through 3385, Revenue and Taxation Code, the Notice of Power to Sell Tax-Defaulted Property in and for Los Angeles County, State of California, has been divided and distributed to various newspapers of general circulation published in the county. A portion of the list appears in each of such newspapers.

I, Mark J. Saladino, County of Los Angeles Tax Collector, State of California, certify that: Notice is hereby given that real properties listed below were declared to be in tax default at 12:01 a.m. on July 1, 2007, by operation of law. The declaration of default was due to non-payment of the total amount due for the taxes, assessments and other charges levied in 2006-07 tax year that were a lien on the listed real property. Property upon which a nuisance abatement lien has been recorded shall be subject to sale if the taxes remain unpaid after three years. The name of the assessee and the total, which was due on June 30, 2007 for the 2006-07 tax years, is shown opposite the parcel number. Tax defaulted real property may be redeemed by payment of all unpaid taxes and assessments, together with the additional penalties and fees, as prescribed by law, or it may be paid under an installment plan of redemption. If the 2006-07 taxes remain unpaid on non-residential property after June 30, 2010, the property will be subject to sale at public auction in 2011. All other residential property remains unpaid after June 20, 2012, will be subject to sale at public auction in 2013.

All information concerning redemption of taxdefaulted property will be furnished, upon request, by Mark J. Saladino, Treasurer and Tax Collector, 225 North Hill Street, First Floor, Los Angeles, California 90012, 1-(888) 807-2111 or 1-(213) 974-2111.

I certify, under penalty of perjury, that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed at Los Angeles, California on August 13, 2009.

MARK J. SALADINO TREASURER AND TAX COLLECTOR COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES STATE OF CALIFORNIA Assessees/taxpayers, who have disposed of real property since January 1, 2006, may find their names listed for the reason that a change in ownership has not been reflected on the assessment roll.

ASSESSOR'S IDENTIFICATION NUMBERING SYSTEM EXPLANATION The Assessor's Identification Number (AIN), when used to describe property in this list, refers to the Assessor's map book, the map page, the block on the map, if applicable, and the individual parcel on the map page or in the block. The Assessor's maps and further explanation of the parcel numbering system are available in the Assessor's Office.

The following property tax defaulted on July 1, 2007, for the taxes, assessments, and other charges for the fiscal year 2006-07: LISTED BELOW ARE PROPERTIES THAT DEFAULTED IN 2007 FOR TAXES, ASSESSMENTS AND 0THER CHARGES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2006-2007.

AMOUNT OF DELINQUENCY AS OF THIS PUBLICATION IS LISTED BELOW. AMIRY,TEIMUR SITUS 1825 S BEVERLY GLEN BLVD LOS ANGELES CA 90025-6900 4317-001151 $12.12 ARAKELOVA,IRINA SITUS 2031 S BENTLEY AVE NO 301 LOS ANGELES CA 90025-5649 4323-023105 $27,243.91 ARCARIA,SUZANNE SITUS 963 INDIANA AVE LOS ANGELES CA 90291-2854 4243-031-012 $41,952.91 ASTAVAKRA,SANDHYA SITUS 6226 N CALERA AVE AZUSA CA 91702-4043 8628-026-013 $7,324.36 AUTERA,MARY T SITUS 222 7TH ST NO 306 SANTA MONICA CA 90402-1946 4293-001-062/S2005010 $26,708.31 AVANTS,GEORGE SITUS 386 ENTRADA DR SANTA MONICA CA 90402-1214 4410-002-017 $61,216.38 BARNEY,MELVIN G SITUS 1310 ARMACOST AVE

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DBAS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20091159349 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as NEW HOPE GROUP, 735 E. ARROW HWY. STE. E AZUSA, CA 91702. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : ESTEBAN BARRIOS VEGA 10157 STAFFORD ST. RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91730 This Business is being conducted by, an individual. Signed: The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on (Date)7/22/2009. /s/: ESTEBAN BARRIOS VEGA This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 7/29/2009. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 8/3/2009, 8/10/2009, 8/17/2009, 8/24/2009 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20091160314 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as KING BONGO VARIETY STORE, 6201 WEST BLVD. LOS ANGELES, CA 90043 . The full name of registrant(s) is/are : OSWALD PETERS 600 AEWICK ST. INGLEWOOD, CA 90301 ERNESTINE PETERS 600 AEWICK ST. INGLEWOOD, CA 90301 This Business is being conducted by, a general partnership. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: OSWALD PETERS This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 7/29/09. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 8/3/2009, 8/10/2009, 8/17/2009, 8/24/2009 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20091138873 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as PEGASUS ENTERPRISE, INC., 1700 SANTA FE AVE. LONG BEACH, CA 90813. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : PEGASUS ENTERPRISE, INC. 1700 SANTA FE AVE. LONG BEACH, CA 90813 This Business is being conducted by, a corporation. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: BYRON LOPEZ This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 7/27/09. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 8/3/2009, 8/10/2009, 8/17/2009, 8/24/2009 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20091129274 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as SANDS PRINTER REPAIR, 14963 MIETA DR. WHITTIER, CA 90604. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : MARGARET SUBIA 14963 MIETA DR. WHITTIER, CA 90604 This Business is being conducted by, an individual. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: MARGARET SUBIA This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 7/24/09. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 8/3/2009, 8/10/2009, 8/17/2009, 8/24/2009 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20091164057 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as BLUE PRINT RECORDS, INC., 9201 CALIFORNIA AVE. SOUTH GATE, CA 90280. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : BLUE PRINT RECORDS, INC. 9201 CALIFORNIA AVE. SOUTH GATE, CA 90280 This Business is being conducted by, a corporation.

Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: MAYRA CARDONA This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 7/30/09. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 8/3/2009, 8/10/2009,

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DBAS 8/17/2009, 8/24/2009 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20091007518 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as POWER'S PERSONAL FITNESS, CARRIONS SHOWROOM OUTLET, 10508 CAPISTRANO AVE. SOUTH GATE, CA 90280. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : NORMA VILLA 10508 CAPISTRANO AVE. SOUTH GATE, CA 90280 This Business is being conducted by, an individual. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: NORMA VILLA This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 7/6/09. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 8/3/2009, 8/10/2009, 8/17/2009, 8/24/2009 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20091094183 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as MEJIA'S HANDYMAN AND TILE, 6655 OBISPO AVE. #147 LONG BEACH, CA 90805. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : CARLOS ARMANDO MEJIA 6655 OBISPO AVE. #147 LONG BEACH, CA 90805 This Business is being conducted by, an individual.

Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: CARLOS ARMANDO MEJIA This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 7/20/09. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 8/3/2009, 8/10/2009, 8/17/2009, 8/24/2009 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20091108430 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as VQ CREATIVE LLC, AI #/ON 200912710240, 1950 CLOVERFIELD BLVD., #9, SANTA MONICA, CA 90404, COUNTY OF LA. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : VQ CREATIVE LLC, 1950 CLOVERFIELD BLVD., #9, SANTA MONICA, CA 90404, (CALIFORNIA) This Business is being conducted by, an individual.

Signed: The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on (Date)4/4/2009. /s/: VQ CREATIVE LLC, CEO, VICENTE QUINTERO This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 7/22/2009. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 8/3/2009, 8/10/2009, 8/17/2009, 8/24/2009 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20091147651 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as TALL FEETS, 4218 BEETHOVEN STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90066. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : ALIZA MICHELLE FARRELL, 4218 BEETHOVEN STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90066; JOSEPH CHRISTOPHER FARRELL, 4218 BEETHOVEN STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90066 This Business is being conducted by, husband and wife. Signed: The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on (Date)2/26/2007. /s/: ALIZA MICHELLE FARRELL This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 2/26/2007. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 8/3/2009, 8/10/2009, 8/17/2009, 8/24/2009 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20091124495 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as HEADLIGHT DOC, RON'S AUTO BODY & PAINT, 7913 CHATFIELD ST. WHITTIER, CA 90606. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : RONALD M. SCHMITT 12401 PASADENA ST. WHITTIER, CA 90601 This Business is being conducted by, an individual. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: RONALD M. SCHMITT This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 7/24/09. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED

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registrant(s) is/are : GS INTER, INC. 1455 19TH ST SANTA MONICA, CA 90404 This Business is being conducted by, a corporation. Signed: The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on (Date)1/2/1997. /s/: TIM MIKLAUCIC, PRESIDENT This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 8/3/2009 NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 8/10/2009, 8/17/2009, 8/24/2009, 8/31/2009

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20091205579 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as FX7 INNOVATIONS, WWW.KIARAMIA.COM, 123N. SWALL DR. #202 LOS ANGELES, CA 90048. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : MARLENE D. MUNOZ 123N. SWALL DR. #202 LOS ANGELES, CA 90048 This Business is being conducted by, an individual.

Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: MARLENE D. MUNOZ This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 8/6/2009. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 8/10/2009, 8/17/2009, 8/24/2009, 8/31/2009

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20091087762 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as BEN GARCIA TRUCKING, 12405 CLARK AVE. DOWNEY, CA 90242. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : BENEDICT GARCIA 12405 CLARK AVE. DOWNEY, CA 90242 MARIA GARCIA 12405 CLARK AVE. DOWNEY, CA 90242 This Business is being conducted by, husband and wife. Signed: The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on (Date)3/1/2000. /s/: BENEDICT GARCIA This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 7/17/09. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 8/3/2009, 8/10/2009, 8/17/2009, 8/24/2009 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20091112582 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as MEDIA FORCE USA, CITY COUPONS MAGAZINE, 1337 HIGHLAND AVE. #611 DUARTE, CA 91010. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : CONIE AVALOS 1337 HIGHLAND AVE. #611 DUARTE, CA 91010 This Business is being conducted by, an individual.

Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: CONIE AVALOS This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 7/22/09. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 8/3/2009, 8/10/2009, 8/17/2009, 8/24/2009 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20091110684 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as J&R UPHOLSTRY, 4675 E. OLYMPIC BLVD. LOS ANGELES, CA 90022. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : JOSE RUIZ 4675 E. OLYMPIC BLVD. LOS ANGELES, CA 90022 This Business is being conducted by, an individual. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: JOSE RUIZ This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 7/22/09. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 8/3/2009, 8/10/2009, 8/17/2009, 8/24/2009 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20091111021 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as DENTON REALTY, 118 N. 5TH ST. MONTEBELLO, CA 90640.

The full name of registrant(s) is/are : RALPH VILLALOBOS 118 N. 5TH ST. MONTEBELLO, CA 90640 This Business is being conducted by, an individual. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: RALPH VILLALOBOS This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 7/20/09. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 8/3/2009, 8/10/2009, 8/17/2009, 8/24/2009 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20091094035 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as DEVILE ENTERTAINMENT, 855 W. MANCHESTER AVE. LOS ANGELES, CA 90044. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : JOSHUA A. PULIDO 855 W. MANCHESTER AVE. LOS ANGELES, CA 90044 This Business is being conducted by, an individual.

Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: JOSHUA A. PULIDO This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 7/20/09. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20091089641 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as MONALISSA STUDIO, 12038 IMPERIAL HWY. #17 NORWALK, CA 90650. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : ANDRES G. ALVAREZ 12038 IMPERIAL HWY. #17 NORWALK, CA 90650 This Business is being conducted by, an individual. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: ANDRES G. ALVAREZ This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 7/20/2009. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 8/3/2009, 8/10/2009, 8/17/2009, 8/24/2009 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20091089315 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as ONSITE FORKLIFT SERVICE, 630 CANYON HILL RD. SAN DIMAS, CA 91773. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : MATTHEW R, ALERIA 630 CANYON HILL RD. SAN DIMAS, CA 91773 This Business is being conducted by, an individual. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: MATTHEW R, ALERIA This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 7/20/2009. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 8/3/2009, 8/10/2009, 8/17/2009, 8/24/2009 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20091095461 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as SO FRSH SO CLEAN AUTO DETAIL, 1918 W. 65TH PL. LOS ANGELES, CA 90047. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : MANUEL OSCAR DUSKIN JR. 1918 W. 65TH PL. LOS ANGELES, CA 90047 CHARLES X. COOK 1930 W. 66TH ST. LOS ANGELES, CA 90047 MICHAEL PIPPINS 1931 W. 65TH PL. LOS ANGELES, CA 90047 ALEX HALL 6747 6TH AVE. LOS ANGELES, CA 90043 This Business is being conducted by, a general partnership. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: MIGUEL O DUSKIN This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 7/20/2009. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 8/3/2009, 8/10/2009, 8/17/2009, 8/24/2009 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20091092685 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as MGL CONSULTING SERVICES, 606 N. LARCHMONT BLVD. #302 LOS ANGELES, CA 91302. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : MATILDE GUIZA-LEIMERT 606 N. LARCHMONT BLVD. #302 LOS ANGELES, CA 91302 This Business is being conducted by, an individual. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: MATILDE GUIZA-LEIMERT This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 7/20/09. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 8/3/2009, 8/10/2009, 8/17/2009, 8/24/2009

DBA+ FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20091183925 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as GS INTER, INC.; TORNAVOZ MUSIC; GUITAR SALON INTERNATIONAL , 1455 19TH ST, SANTA MONICA, CA 90404 , LOS ANGELES COUNTY. The full name of

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20091185644 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as FLAMINGO BOYS INTERNATIONAL, 19028 E. SAN JOSE UNIT B CITY OF INDUSTRY, CA 91748. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : MARK PACDILAO 2413 E. GLORIA ST. WEST COVINA, CA 91792 ANDREW PERSAUD 611 CAROLIE LN. WALNUT, CA 91789 STEVIE DAVIS 108 E. WALNUT MONROVIA, CA 91016 JEFFREY BENCITO 14046 HASTINGS RANCH LN. RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91739 This Business is being conducted by, an individual.

Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: MARK PACDILAO This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 8/3/09. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 8/10/2009, 8/17/2009, 8/24/2009, 8/31/2009 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20091186128 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as NON-PROFIT TEES BY ELJ, 153 BASETDALE ST. LA PUENTE, CA 91746. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : RALPH J HERNANDEZ 9608 WOODHUE ST. PICO RIVERA, CA 90660 LUIS A. ESTRELLA 153 BASETDALE ST. LA PUENTE, CA 91746 This Business is being conducted by, an individual. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: RALPH J HERNANDEZ This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 8/3/2009. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 8/10/2009, 8/17/2009, 8/24/2009, 8/31/2009

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20091206208 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as TECHNOLOGY AUTOMOTIVE, 1200 W. WHITTIER BLVD. MONTEBELLO, CA 90640. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : MIGUEL BATANERO 8113 MARINA DR. LONG BEACH, CA 90803 This Business is being conducted by, an individual.

Signed: The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on (Date)6/1/1998. /s/: MIGUEL BATANERO This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 8/6/2009. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 8/10/2009, 8/17/2009, 8/24/2009, 8/31/2009 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20091173932 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as Blu Couture Kids, 6218 Beeman Ave, North Hollywood, CA 91606. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : Leemor Hamer, 6218 Beeman Ave, North Hollywood, CA 91606 This Business is being conducted by, an individual. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: Leemor Hamer This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 7/31/2009. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 8/10/2009, 8/17/2009, 8/24/2009, 8/31/2009

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20091178878 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as PRECISION MEDICAL SERVICES, LLC, 2007 COUNTRY CANYON RD. HACIENDA HEIGHTS, CA 91745. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : PRECISION MEDICAL SERVICES, LLC 2007 COUNTRY CANYON RD. HACIENDA HEIGHTS, CA 91745 This Business is being conducted by, an individual. Signed: The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on (Date)10/20/2008. /s/: LILYGOLD C. BONJOC This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 7/31/2009. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 8/10/2009, 8/17/2009, 8/24/2009, 8/31/2009

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20091204209 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as Board of Govenors, 10856 Morrison St., North Hollywood, CA 91601. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : Valeta Rothaus, 10856 Morrison St. #4, North Hollywood, CA 91601; Rene Camacho, 10856 Morrison St.#2, North Hollywood, CA 91601; Christine Kim 10856 Morrison St.,#3 North Hollywood, CA 91601 This Business is being conducted by, a general partnership. Signed: The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on (Date)8/3/2009. /s/: Valeta Rothaus This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 8/3/2009. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 8/10/2009, 8/17/2009, 8/24/2009, 8/31/2009

Statement of Abandonment of Use of Fictitious Business Name Document Record # 20091148922 Current File No. 51469819 State of California, County of Los Angeles The following person(s) has/have abandoned the use of the fictitious Business name: Borders Express located at 201 E. Magnolia Blvd #362, BURBANK, CA 91502 The fictitious business name referred to above was filed on 06/22/05 In the county of LOS ANGELES. Registered owners: WALDEN BOOK COMPANY, 100 PHOENIX DR, ANN ARBOR, MI 48108 This business is conducted by: A CORPORATION /s/ WALDEN BOOK COMPANY, INC, EDWARD J JACKSON, VP TAX This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles County on 7/28/2009 Published: SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS 8/17/2009, 8/124/2009, 8/31/2009, 9/7/2009

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20091184643 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as PALMAS TRUCKING SERVICES, 16231 EUCALYPTUS AVE. #27 BELLFLOWER, CA 90206. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : JESUS A. PALMA 16231 EUCALYPTUS AVE. #27 BELLFLOWER, CA 90206 This Business is being conducted by, an individual. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: JESUS A. PALMA This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 8/3/2009. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20091180886 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as COMITE DE FESTEJO DE NICARAGUA, COFENICA, 3541 W. TEMPLE ST. LOS ANGELES, CA 90004. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : ABRAHAM GUTIERREZ 241 E. GLEASON ST. MONTEREY PARK, CA 91755 AIDA OBREGON 3541 W. TEMPLE ST. LOS ANGELES, CA 90004 This Business is being conducted by, an unincorporated association other than a partnership. Signed: The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on (Date)6/30/2003. /s/: ABRAHAM GUTIERREZ This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 8/3/2009. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 8/10/2009, 8/17/2009, 8/24/2009, 8/31/2009 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20091181889 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as FW Insurance Solutions, 4055 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 353, Los Angeles, CA 90010. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : Soumia Belafkih, 1217 North Laurel Ave Apt 1, West Hollywood, CA 90046 This Business is being conducted by, an individual.

Signed: The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on (Date)8/1/2009. /s/: Soumia Belafkih This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 8/3/2009. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 8/10/2009, 8/17/2009, 8/24/2009, 8/31/2009 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20091151890 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as Kaneva Realty, 2106 S. Canfield Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90034. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : Kaneva Inc, 2106 S. Canfield Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90034 This Business is being conducted by, a corporation. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: Anatoliy Shevtchenko, CEO, Kaneva Inc. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 7/28/2009. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 8/10/2009, 8/17/2009, 8/24/2009, 8/31/2009 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20091178510 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as MNF Associates, 4265 Marina City Drive #517, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : Moinpour, Nikbin, Fowler, 4265 Marina City Drive #517, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292 This Business is being conducted by, a general partnership. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: S. Nikbin, General Partner This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 7/31/2009. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 8/10/2009, 8/17/2009, 8/24/2009, 8/31/2009 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20091204208 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as Simlex Associates A, Simlex Associates B, 1823 Sawtelle Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90025. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : Julia K Lam, MD, 1823 Sawtelle Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90025 This Business is being conducted by, an individual. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: Julia K Lam, MD This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 8/6/2009. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES

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PHILIP STANLEY DORADO PACION This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 7/31/2009. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 8/10/2009, 8/17/2009, 8/24/2009, 8/31/2009

GELES, CA 90017 This Business is being conducted by, an individual. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: JEFFREY OKITA This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 7/31/2009. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 8/10/2009, 8/17/2009, 8/24/2009, 8/31/2009

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20091243934 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: JACKS JEWELERS; DESIGNS BY JACK, 415 SANTA MONICA BLVD., SANTA MONICA, CA 90401, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. The full name of registrant(s) is/are:JAKO SARKISSIAN, 2404 29TH ST, SANTA MONICA, CA 90405. This Business is being conducted by, a(n) AN INDIVIDUAL. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name/names listed above on (Date): 5/1/82 /s/: JAKO SARKISSIAN This statement was files with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 8/13/09. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code).

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does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 8/24/2009, 8/31/2009, 9/7/2009, 9/14/2009 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20091261110 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as NATIONAL DEMOLITION CONTRACTORS, 1536 W. 25TH ST. #248 SAN PEDRO, CA 90732. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : JENNIFER MARTIN 1536 W. 25TH ST. #248 SAN PEDRO, CA 90732 JEFF PERRY 1536 W. 25TH ST. #248 SAN PEDRO, CA 90732 This Business is being conducted by, husband and wife. Signed: The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on (Date)1/1/1999. /s/: JENNIFER MARTIN This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 1/1/1999. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 8/24/2009, 8/31/2009, 9/7/2009, 9/14/2009

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 8/7/2009. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 8/24/2009, 8/31/2009, 9/7/2009, 9/14/2009

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20091192423 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as LOVEALLOGY, 1237 AMHERST AVE. #4, LOS ANGELES, CA 90025, LA COUNTY. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : KELLE KNEIFEL 1237 AMHERST AVE. #4 LOS ANGELES, CA 90025 This Business is being conducted by, an individual. Signed: The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on (Date)8/4/2009. /s/: KELLE KNEIFEL This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 8/4/2009. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 8/10/2009, 8/17/2009, 8/24/2009, 8/31/2009 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20091156926 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as MARINA POSTAL CENTER, 2554 LINCOLN BLVD. , VENICE, CA 90291, LOS ANGELES COUNTY. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : TRACEY VICTOR 928 21ST STREET #6 SANTA MONICA, CA 90291 This Business is being conducted by, an individual.

Signed: The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on (Date)6/1/1981. /s/: TRACEY VICTOR This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 7/29/2009. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 8/10/2009, 8/17/2009, 8/24/2009, 8/31/2009 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20091175986 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as FLYING CHEN INTERNATIONAL, 3579 E. FOOTHILL BLVD. #436 PASADENA, CA 91107. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : JIAN FE CHEN 3454 PASADENA AVE. #3 LOS ANGELES, CA 90031 This Business is being conducted by, an individual. Signed: The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on (Date)7/31/2009. /s/: JIAN FE CHEN This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 7/31/2009. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 8/10/2009, 8/17/2009, 8/24/2009, 8/31/2009 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20091189693 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as LAFOOTLASER, 1832 W. 7TH ST. LOS ANGELES, CA 90057.

The full name of registrant(s) is/are : KOUROSH HAROUNIAN.D.P.M. INC. 404 N MAPLE DR. #205 BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90210 This Business is being conducted by, a corporation. Signed: The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on (Date)7/10/2009. /s/: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 8/4/2009. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 8/10/2009, 8/17/2009, 8/24/2009, 8/31/2009

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20091175743 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as MAILBOX PLUS, 1034 W. ARROW HWY. STE. D SAN DIMAS, CA 91773. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : PHILIP STANLEY DORADO PACION 3411 WOLFE ST. LAKEWOOD, CA 90712 This Business is being conducted by, an individual. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/:

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20091084788 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as VINTAGE LOTUS, 3134 E. 7TH ST. LONG BEACH, CA 90804.

The full name of registrant(s) is/are : YOUNG H. KOH 3134 E. 7TH ST. LONG BEACH, CA 90804 This Business is being conducted by, an individual.

Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: YOUNG H. KOH This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 7/17/2009. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 8/10/2009, 8/17/2009, 8/24/2009, 8/31/2009 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20091185167 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as PRO AV SOLUTIONS, 3178 MISSOURI AVE. SOUTH GATE, CA 90280. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : JUAN TORRES 3178 MISSOURI AVE. SOUTH GATE, CA 90280 This Business is being conducted by, an individual. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: JUAN TORRES This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 8/3/09. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 8/10/2009, 8/17/2009, 8/24/2009, 8/31/2009 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20091175504 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as OAKGROVE LANDSCAPE, 545 N. PASADENA AVE. AZUSA, CA 91702. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : FRANCISCO LOPEZ-LARA 14746 GOLDENRAIN DR. FONTANA, CA 92337 ANA SAAVEDRA 545 N. PASADENA AVE. AZUSA, CA 91702 This Business is being conducted by, a general partnership. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: FRANCISCO LOPEZ-LARA This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 7/31/2009. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 8/10/2009, 8/17/2009, 8/24/2009, 8/31/2009 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20091155128 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as CYPHER HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT, 2007 COUNTRY CANYON RD. HACIENDA HEIGHTS, CA 91745. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : PRECISION MEDICAL SERVICES, LLC 2007 COUNTRY CANYON RD. HACIENDA HEIGHTS, CA 91745 GHP ENTERPRISES, LLC 351 E. JAVELINE ST. CARSON, CA 90745 This Business is being conducted by, joint venture. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: LILYGOLD C. BONJOC This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 7/29/2009. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 8/10/2009, 8/17/2009, 8/24/2009, 8/31/2009 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20091175248 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as SIX TASTE, 369 COLUMBIA AVE. # 221 LOS ANGELES, CA 90017. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : JEFFREY OKITA 369 COLUMBIA AVE. # 221 LOS AN-

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20091139401 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as Honey Do, 109 S. Edinburgh Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90048.

The full name of registrant(s) is/are : Jamie M Tate, 109 S. Edinburgh Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90048 This Business is being conducted by, an individual. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: Jamie M Tate This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 7/27/2009. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 8/17/2009, 8/24/2009, 8/31/2009, 9/7/2009 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20091206128 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as Jeni Afuso Photography, 2461 Silver Lake Blvd #C, Los Angeles, CA 90039. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : Jeni Afuso Ho, 2461 Silver Lake Blvd #C, Los Angeles, CA 90039, Dylan James Ho, 2461 Silver Lake Blvd #C, Los Angeles, CA 90039 This Business is being conducted by, husband and wife. Signed: The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on (Date)6/20/2009. /s/: Jeni Afuso Ho This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 8/6/2009. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 8/17/2009, 8/24/2009, 8/31/2009, 9/7/2009 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20091208497 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as Elan Hair, 1754 Westwood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90025.

The full name of registrant(s) is/are : Choi Ha Lin, 4404 Glenda St. Culver City, CA 90230 This Business is being conducted by, an individual.

Signed: The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on (Date)8/6/2009. /s/: Choi Ha Lin This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 8/6/2009. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 8/17/2009, 8/24/2009, 8/31/2009, 9/7/2009 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20091208224 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as Kobra International, 1508 Princeton St. Santa Monica, CA, 90404. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : Anatoly Kobrinsky, 1508 Princeton St. Santa Monica, CA, 90404; Lucy Kobrinsky, 1508 Princeton St, Santa Monica, CA 90404 This Business is being conducted by, husband and wife. Signed: The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on (Date)7/3/1995. /s/: Anatoly Kobrinsky This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 8/6/2009. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 8/17/2009, 8/24/2009, 8/31/2009, 9/7/2009

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20091131087 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: PARAMOUNT BAIL BONDS, 8431 ELBURG ST, PARAMOUNT, CA 90723. The full name of registrant(s) is/are:JESUS JIMENEZ, 8431 ELBURG ST, PARAMOUNT, CA 90723. This Business is being conducted by, a(n) AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: JESUS JIMENEZ This statement was files with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 7/24/09. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code).

SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS Published 8/17/2009, 8/24/2009, 8/31/2009, 9/7/2009 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20091262526 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as LA PASADITA , 3939 WARWICK AVE. LOS ANGELES, CA 90032.

The full name of registrant(s) is/are : GUSTAVO SAENZ 3939 WARWICK AVE. LOS ANGELES, CA 90032 MARTHA E. SAENZ 3939 WARWICK AVE. LOS ANGELES, CA 90032 This Business is being conducted by, husband and wife. Signed: The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on (Date)6/30/2009. /s/: GUSTAVO SAENZ This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 8/17/09. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 8/24/2009, 8/31/2009, 9/7/2009, 9/14/2009 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20091211805 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as CHINESE AMERICAN DISABILITY LIVING PORTAL, WWW.CADLP.INFO, 2730 WALNUT GROVE AVE. #B ROSEMEAD, CA 91770. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : IWAN SZE WAI KO 2730 WALNUT GROVE AVE. #B ROSEMEAD, CA 91770 BENJAMIN PINMING LIANG 1043 LAUREL AVE. POMONA, CA 91768 This Business is being conducted by, a general partnership. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: IWAN SZE WAI KO This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 8/7/09. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 8/24/2009, 8/31/2009, 9/7/2009, 9/14/2009 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20091261110 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as NATIONAL DEMOLITION CONTRACTORS, 1536 W. 25TH ST. #248 SAN PEDRO, CA 90732. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : JENNIFER MARTIN 1536 W. 25TH ST. #248 SAN PEDRO, CA 90732 JEFF PERRY 1536 W. 25TH ST. #248 SAN PEDRO, CA 90732 This Business is being conducted by, husband and wife. Signed: The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on (Date)1/1/1999. /s/: JENNIFER MARTIN This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 8/17/09. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20091240109 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as CONTEMPORARY PROJECTS, 602 MOULTON AVE. LOS ANGELES, CA 90031. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : DAVID DE BOER 17519 MIADSTON AVE. ARTESIA, CA 90701 RYAN CALLIS 1603 ELECTRIC AVE. #1 SEAL BEACH, CA 90440 This Business is being conducted by, co-partners. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: DAVID DE BOER This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 8/12/09. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 8/24/2009, 8/31/2009, 9/7/2009, 9/14/2009 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20091276249 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as UNIQUE'S FASHION, 12564 ROSECRANS AVE. NORWALK, CA 90650. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : ABRAHAM A. INES1212 STANDFORD AVE. #106LOS ANGELES, CA 90015 This Business is being conducted by, an individual. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: ABRAHAM A. INES This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 8/19/09. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 8/24/2009, 8/31/2009, 9/7/2009, 9/14/2009 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20091254087 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as CALIFORNIA FIRST REALTY & HOME LOANS, 2810 E. CESAR CHAVEZ AVE. LOS ANGELES, CA 90033. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : GROUP BANKERS FUNDING, INC. 9901 PARAMOUNT BLVD. # 155 DOWNEY, CA 90240 This Business is being conducted by, a corporation. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 8/14/09. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 8/24/2009, 8/31/2009, 9/7/2009, 9/14/2009 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20091214472 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as JOHN MORTON MINISTRIES; AI #/ON 1875752, 2101 WILSHIRE BLVD, SUITE 221, SANTA MONICA, CA 90403. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : THE TRAVELERS FOUNDATION, 2101 WILSHIRE BLVD, SUITE 221, SANTA MONICA, CA 90403, (CALIFORNIA) This Business is being conducted by, a corporation. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: The Travelers Foundation, Secretary, Olga Schmal

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20091238876 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as UNITED BARBER SHOP, 3248 N. GARY AVE. POMONA, CA 91769. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : ELSA PLASCENCIA 1718 GENESEE DR. LA VERNE, CA 91750 This Business is being conducted by, an individual. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: ELSA PLASCENCIA This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 8/12/09. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 8/24/2009, 8/31/2009, 9/7/2009, 9/14/2009 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20091238610 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as MAX 4 GOLD, 1200 4TH ST. BLDG. 213 NORWALK, CA 90650.

The full name of registrant(s) is/are : ERICA DAZA 1200 4TH ST. BLDG. 213 NORWALK, CA 90650 This Business is being conducted by, an individual. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: ERICA DAZA This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 8/12/09. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 8/24/2009, 8/31/2009, 9/7/2009, 9/14/2009 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20091220559 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as BAD VIBE, 870 E. 59TH ST. LOS ANGELES, CA 90061. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : MARCO A. TREJO 9410 PICO VISTA RD. DOWNEY, CA 90240 MARIO MURO 9636 TELEGRAPH RD. DOWNEY, CA 90240 This Business is being conducted by, an individual. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: MARCO A. TREJO This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 8/10/09. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 8/24/2009, 8/31/2009, 9/7/2009, 9/14/2009 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20091223104 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as MUSIC EL REY, 1171 E. 25TH ST. LOS ANGELES, CA 90011.

The full name of registrant(s) is/are : MARTIN OLIVARES 1171 E. 25TH ST. LOS ANGELES, CA 90011 This Business is being conducted by, an individual. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: MARTIN OLIVARES This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 8/10/09. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 8/24/2009, 8/31/2009, 9/7/2009, 9/14/2009 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20091159942 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as SOTU, 13603 MARINA POINTE DR, A416, MARINA DEL REY, CA 90292. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : RYAN HILTERBRAN, 13603 MARINA POINTE DR, A416, MARINA DEL REY, CA 90292 This Business is being conducted by, an individual. Signed: The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed

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on (Date)6/13/2009. /s/: RYAN HILTERBRAN This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 7/29/2009. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 8/24/2009, 8/31/2009, 9/7/2009, 9/14/2009

RECYCLING, INC., 275 W. ORANGE GROVE AVE. SIERRA MADRE, CA 91024. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : C. JOHNSON RECYCLING, INC. 275 W. ORANGE GROVE AVE. SIERRA MADRE, CA 91024 This Business is being conducted by, a corporation. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 8/20/09. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 8/24/2009, 8/31/2009, 9/7/2009, 9/14/2009 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20091283168 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as C. JOHNSON RECYCLING, INC., 275 W. ORANGE GROVE AVE. SIERRA MADRE, CA 91024. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : C. JOHNSON RECYCLING, INC. 275 W. ORANGE GROVE AVE. SIERRA MADRE, CA 91024 This Business is being conducted by, a corporation.

Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on . NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 8/24/2009, 8/31/2009, 9/7/2009, 9/14/2009

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20091269582 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as TEVA, 3420 E. VERNON AVE. VERNON, CA 90058. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : 3450 VERNON LLC. 3420 E. VERNON AVE. VERNON, CA 90058 This Business is being conducted by, a limited liability. Signed: The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on (Date)8/1/2009. /s/: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 8/18/2009. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 8/24/2009, 8/31/2009, 9/7/2009, 9/14/2009

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20091155927 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as THE PI AGENCY, 312 S. BEVERLY, #6429, BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90212; PO BOX 7126, SANTA MONICA, CA 90406. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : RHONDA HICKS, 1248 5TH ST, #7126, SANTA MONICA, CA 90406; STACY JOINER, 312 S. BEVERLY, #6429, BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90212 This Business is being conducted by, a general partnership. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: RHONDA HICKS/STACY JOINER This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 7/29/2009. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 8/24/2009, 8/31/2009, 9/7/2009, 9/14/2009 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20091278959 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as GALAXY CLEANING SERVICE, 8168 VIRGINIA AVE. SOUTH GATE, CA 90280. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : MARIA SAENZ 8168 VIRGINIA AVE. SOUTH GATE, CA 90280 This Business is being conducted by, an individual. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: MARIA SAENZ This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 8/19/09. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 8/24/2009, 8/31/2009, 9/7/2009, 9/14/2009 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20091262105 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as ZODIAC TRANSPORTACION, 857 N. KENMORE AVE. LOS ANGELES, CA 90029. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : EMILIA RASHKOVA 857 N. KENMORE AVE. LOS ANGELES, CA 90029 This Business is being conducted by, an individual.

Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: EMILIA RASHKOVA This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 8/18/09. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 8/24/2009, 8/31/2009, 9/7/2009, 9/14/2009 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20091270997 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as PAPA LOUNGE, PAPA TACO, JP PRODUCTIONS, RESPECT THE CAGE, JP09 & ASSOCIATES, INC., 1437 EDGE CLIFF LN. PASADENA, CA 91107. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : JP09 & ASSOCIATES, INC. 1437 EDGE CLIFF LN. PASADENA, CA 91107 This Business is being conducted by, a corporation.

Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 8/20/09. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 8/24/2009, 8/31/2009, 9/7/2009, 9/14/2009 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20091283168 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as C. JOHNSON

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20091147039 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as EXTRA COPY, 4647 KINGSWELL AVE. LOS ANGELES, CA 90027.

The full name of registrant(s) is/are : MARINE TER POGOSYAN 825 N. MARIPOSA ST. BURBANK, CA 91506 This Business is being conducted by, an individual. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: MARINE TER POGOSYAN This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 7/28/09. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 8/24/2009, 8/31/2009, 9/7/2009, 9/14/2009 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20091148199 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as HABCO PROPERTIES, 6476 E. PACIFIC COAST HWY. LONG BEACH, CA 91803. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : RUSSELL HABERMAN 2040 CHATWIN AVE. LONG BEACH, CA 90815 This Business is being conducted by, an individual. Signed: The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on (Date)7/28/2009. /s/: RUSSELL HABERMAN This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 7/28/2009. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 8/24/2009, 8/31/2009, 9/7/2009, 9/14/2009 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20091254046 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as ACTION MARKETING AND PROCESSING, 9115 RAMONA ST. BELLFLOWER, CA 90706. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : MARIA ISABEL STOLTZ 9115 RAMONA ST. BELLFLOWER, CA 90706 This Business is being conducted by, an individual. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: MARIA ISABEL STOLTZ This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 8/14/09. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 8/24/2009, 8/31/2009, 9/7/2009, 9/14/2009

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