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Downtown Campbell 2nd Saturday April 12th 2:00pm-6:00pm E. Campbell Ave and Central Campbell, CA

Third Annual Fantasy Faire April 12th-13th 10am- 6pm Guadalupe River Park 494 West Santa Clara Street San Jose, CA 95110

10th Annual Pinot Paradise April 13th 12:00pm The Mountain Winery 14831 Piece Road Saratoga, CA 95070

Indie Night LiveApril 16th 7:00pmSouth First Billiards420 S. 1st St.San Jose, CA 95113

34th Annual Eggstravaganza April 19th 9:00am 1 West Campbell Ave, Campbell, CA For ages 1-12

Earth Day Festival and Plant SaleApril 19th9:00am-3:00pmCharles St. Gardens433 Charles St. Sunnyvale, CA 94087

Alum Rock JazzApril 19th 5:30pm-9:00pmMexican Heritage Plaza1700 Alum Rock AvenueSan Jose, CA 95127www.alumrockjazz.com

Latino Art Now! Art Auction and Exhibition

Exhibition now though April 26th/Auction April 26th MACLA 501 S. 1st St. San Jose, CA 408.998.2783

Festival of Silk Road April 27th 1:00pm-8:30pm Mexican Heritage Plaza 1700 Alum Rock Ave. San Jose, CA 95116 Activities free until 6:00pm

Promise Walk for Preeclampsia May 3rd 9:00am Santana Row Park Tisch Way and S. Monroe St. San Jose, CA 95128

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Phase out 20-gallon garbage cart Effective April 1, 2014, cus-tomers will no longer be offered 20-gallon garbage service, thereby avoiding subsequent transition to 32-gallon service a few months later. In July 2014, 20-gallon customers will receive a notification ad-vising them of their upcoming transition to 32-gallon service. From August to December 2014, the Recycle Plus haulers will exchange 20-gallon carts for 32-gallon carts.

California Department of Motor Vehicles to open a new field office in San José As a result of the passage of Assembly Bill 60, the California DMV has selected a site for a new office at 2222 Senter Road in San José. AB 60 will allow an estimated 1.4 million undocu-mented immigrants statewide to become eligible to obtain a driver’s license. The City supported AB 60 to increase community safety and meet the needs of local undocumented immigrant residents. The new office, the only one of the four located in Northern California, also will add approximately 200 state jobs in San José.

Roll Out of Healthier Choice Vending Machines Starts April 7 The Finance Department working with Parks, Recreation and Neigh-borhood Services Department and Santa Clara County Department of Public Health, recently completed a Request for Proposal process to select a new vending machine vendor to supply machines that of-fer healthier food and snack alternatives. 85 new machines will be installed at multiple City locations. La inmigración será el enfoque del maratón de medios en vivo el 9 y 10 de abril en Capitol Hill Hold Their Feet to the Fire 2014, un ‘radio row’ anual organizado por la Federation for American Im-migration Reform (FAIR), puede ser uno de los mejores indicadores en este año del futuro de la reforma migratoria. El evento tiene lugar del 9 al 10 de abril en el Phoenix Park Hotel en Capitol Hill y presenta la mayor asamblea hasta la fecha de presentadores de programas de debate en radio reunida para abordar un solo tema. Decenas de pre-sentadores de todo el país pasarán dos días discutiendo la política migratoria con oyentes, políticos, autoridades policiales, expertos en inmigración, activistas y miembros de los medios de comunicación en vivo de radio row mientras transmiten sus programas a sus propios mercados.

Sustainability FairApril 12th 1:00pm-5:00pmWashington Neighborhood Brenda Lopez Plaza1st and Oak St.San Jose, CA

Happiness Session: yoga, breathing, and meditation April 12th 3:30pm-5:00pm South San Jose Art of Living Center 495 Blossom Hill Rd San Jose, CA 95123

5th Annual Free Family Health Fair April 12th 10:00am Andrew Hill High School 3022 Senter Road San Jose, CA 95111

Citizenship Day 2014 April 12th 9:00am-3:00pm

San Jose City College Technology Bldg. 600 S. Bascom Ave. San Jose, CA 95128 -Receive guidance in filling out citizenship applications

Advance Health Care Planning Workshop April 17th 10:00am Belmont Senior Living 1039 East El Camino Real Sunnyvale, CA 94087 Registration Required: http://www.bayareaolderadults. org/2014-bao-educational-lecture-series

Car Seat 101: Ask the expertsApril 19th 9:00am-10:00amTiny Tots Baby Boutique138 Railway AvenueCampbell, CA

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CALENDAR

Perhaps the reason why many do not speak up about the many ‘dumb things’ which happen all the time at the lo-cal, county, state and national levels of governance is because we have all become used to seeing our elected officials be-ing diverted by special inter-ests. Many of us do not think that the ideals of democracy exist anymore. “Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” attitudes have been supplant-ed by the continuing pursuit of self-interest as measured by profits which end up in well protected private silos. Begin with the U.S. Supreme Court and their recent deci-sion which gave corporations ‘personhood’, followed by the next decision to give them the right of free speech through the expenditure of their mon-ey. were both astounding. To-day many multinational cor-porations protect their profits by leaving them offshore to avoid paying taxes. Where is the corporate sense of fair and evenhanded stewardship? The U.S. Supreme Court has also ruled that certain provi-sions of the original voting rights law are now ‘uncon-stitutional’. The outcome is that many states , governed by elected Republican gover-nors, are now enacting state laws which make it more difficult for low income reg-istered voters to vote in any election. This is a not so subtle effort to ensure that the next election results in having a Republican majority in both the House and the Senate. We must understand that special interest lobbyists have

created the most inactive, in-effective U.S. Congress that money can influence. That money was aggregated as ‘profits’ by corporations who in turn created those billion-aires who are influencing much with their money. After the U.S. Supreme Court ‘Citi-zens United’ ruling, Charles and David Koch (Republican; crude oil moguls) created and funded (guesstimated at $140 million) their Americans for Prosperity ‘Super- PAC’; Joe Ricketts and son Todd (Republican; Chicago Cubs co-owners) funded “Ending Spending” with $25 million. Las Vegas casino mogul Shel-don Adelson, (Republican with $37.9 billion) hosted several potential presiden-tial candidates, one of whom was Jeb Bush (former Re-publican Governor, Florida). The Democrats have their own billionaires: Tom Steyer (a hedge fund manager) and Michael Bloomberg (publisher & former NYC Mayor). Both have funded their own PACs. Check it out by googling ‘The Cen-ter for Responsible Politics’. All of these “private PACs” are outspending both Demo-cratic and Republican Par-ties by a margin of at least 2:1 especially in the U.S. Sen-ate re-election races. Robert Reich writes, “America is not yet an oligarchy. American democracy used to depend on political parties that more or less represented most of us” (S.F. Chronicle, April 6, 2014). Let’s now go to the State of California whose Governor Jerry Brown favors the High Speed Rail Project (HSR) and the continued diversion of Sacramento River water to Southern California’s popula-tion centers. These two proj-ects need modification: HSR needs to go to the Shasta Lake area first to encourage a higher population density

in Northern California. The Delta Pipeline Project needs to be augmented or replaced by creating more capacity to recycle water and to produce potable water from seawater, using solar and wind energy sources. It is very impor-tant to begin development of potable water production from seawater since this adds needed reliable capacity through the applicable tech-nology already extant (out-come: many jobs). Also, Cali-fornia and many of its county and local jurisdictions need to deal with unfunded pension programs which were created back in the 1960’s and 1970’s. The City of San Jose, with Mayor Chuck Reed as cham-pion, is trying to address its pension issues. The most im-portant one deals with public safety and security. Some-how police and firefighters need to negotiate a feasible resolution to current staffing issues. The SJFD is provid-ing the best possible medical and fire emergency response time with a very low staff-ing rate. The same applies to the SJPD trying to deal with crime and public safety with its current low staffing level. Local school districts need to focus upon the graduation of more students earning high school diplomas. This re-quires teaching the Common Core Curriculum and the Lo-cal Community Funding For-mula which require inform-ing and engaging student’s parents.

What can an individual do? Begin to apply a ‘checks and balance systems’ in full trans-parency. Plan to vote on Tues-day, June 3rd. All 165 million voters can and will ensure democracy with their vote this coming Tuesday, June 3, 2014. We can deal with all these various challenges at all levels of our nation’s gover-nance by voting.

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OPINION

Luisa Fernanda MonteroLA RED HISPANA

“El que no habla Dios no lo oye” dijo el activista Eliseo Medina en los micrófonos de “Bienvenidos a América”, días antes de que se llevara a cabo otra serie de eventos y mar-chas en pro de la aprobación de una reforma migratoria integral que legitime la pre-sencia de millones de indocu-mentados en el país.

Lo malo es que a los inmi-

grantes al parecer nadie los oye. Las marchas, cada vez menos concurridas, ocurren sin mayor estridencia en las grandes capitales ante los ojos impávidos y los oídos sordos de quienes tienen el poder en sus manos.

Mientras tanto, continúan

las deportaciones que, como es sabido, han alcanzado ci-fras record bajo la égida del presidente Barack Obama, quien al parecer tampoco tie-ne oídos para los pedidos de los millones de inmigrantes que, en vano, han esperado de él una mirada compasiva y una acción firme a su favor.

“Yes he can” – “Si, él puede”,

ha dicho en una editorial el New York Times, señalando que si el presidente Obama

realmente está comprometi-do con lo que ha dicho sobre desear un país cuyo sistema de inmigración refleje los valores americanos, ayude a la economía y beneficie a los millones de individuos en lis-ta de espera, tendrá que hacer algo al respecto, pronto.

El prestigioso diario neoyor-

quino dice –como lo hemos hecho en estas líneas- que es frustrante ver como sus pro-mesas de llegar a una reforma migratoria se han convertido en manifestaciones de impo-tencia y acusaciones.

“Todo lo que el señor Oba-

ma ha estado diciendo últi-mamente es: No, de hecho, no podemos porque los re-publicanos y el congreso no lo permiten”, dice el New York Times, y es verdad.

Sí, es cierto que el ejecutivo

se ha venido dando golpes contra una muralla de hierro en lo que al congreso se refie-re, pero, su extrema estrategia de deportaciones y opresión sobre la gente que prometió defender, no es coherente.

La administración Obama

ha sacado de Estados Unidos en los últimos cinco años cer-ca de dos millones de perso-nas a un ritmo inusitado y sin

colorearse; con la intención, se ha dicho, de ganar el apoyo republicano en la causa final de alcanzar la reforma; pero eso, no ha funcionado.

La represión solo ha logrado

expandir el miedo y la des-confianza en las comunida-des inmigrantes que siguen esperando lo que cada vez parece ser más difícil que un milagro.

Y es que hasta ahora, por ejemplo, la política Obama ha logrado que más de 5,000 niños terminen bajo la pro-tección del gobierno, en pro-gramas de “Foster care”, tras la deportación de sus padres.

¿La acción ejecutiva que be-neficio a los llamados “drea-mers” podría ser emulada en favor de otros grandes grupos de inmigrantes que cumplen con los requisitos de honesti-dad y carácter moral?

La respuesta la tiene el pre-sidente Obama. Mientras tanto las deportaciones conti-núan, los reclusorios para in-migrantes siguen llenos -¡que buen negocio!-, las familias siguen separándose, el miedo sigue dominando las vidas de seres humanos honestos y sus pedidos, al parecer, no los oye ni Dios, ni nadie.

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SACRAMENTO

Attorney General Kamala D. Harris announced that the California Attorney General’s office will receive the United States Department of Jus-tice’s Award for Professional Innovation in Victim Servic-es for its successful efforts to improve the DNA analysis of rape kits by law enforcement agencies.

The California Attorney General’s Rapid DNA Ser-vice Team (RADS) will re-ceive the award during the Department of Justice’s Na-tional Crime Victims’ Rights Service Awards ceremony on April 9th in Washington, D.C.

“Victims of sexual assault deserve swift justice,” At-torney General Harris said. “The Rapid DNA Service Team’s technology gives law

enforcement a critical tool to quickly identify perpetrators and prevent these dangerous individuals from victimizing more people. On behalf of all Californians, I thank our RADS team for their innova-tion and dedication.”

The RADS Team, part of the Attorney General’s Bureau of Forensic Services, developed a program in 2011 that im-proves the traditional process by which rape kits are tested and reduces the processing time to within 15 days. This program currently operates in eight counties across the state including Butte, Lake, Marin, Napa, Sonoma, So-lano, San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara.

The program allows for the processing of evidence from sexual assault cases within 15 days from the start of analysis and uses automation to re-

duce processing time, allow-ing for a threefold increase in casework capacity. This pro-cess includes the upload of DNA profiles into the FBI’s Combined DNA Index Sys-tem to search for unknown suspects.

In her first year in office, Attorney General Harris eliminated a long stand-ing backlog of untested rape kits in state-run labs, which included 1,300 DNA cases. Along with committing ad-ditional resources to the labs, Attorney General Harris introduced new technology that dramatically increased the speed with which cases are analyzed.

In January 2012, Attorney General Harris announced that, for the first time ever, the backlog of untested DNA evidence in state labs had been eliminated.

In celebration of Earth Day, April 22, SamTrans and Caltrain are inviting people to participate in an environ-mental scavenger hunt. The virtual scavenger hunt asks people to submit photos, either digital or old school, of “earth-friendly” items be-tween April 7 and April 21. Entries will be posted on the District’s social media sites. To kick off hunt, Transit District employees will pass out scavenger hunt lists at key transit hubs on Monday, April 7. During the morn-ing commute Transit Dis-

trict staff will be at the San Francisco Caltrain Station. In the midday look for in-formation at the Redwood City Transit Center. Dur-ing the afternoon commute, staff will visit the Daly City BART Station. Information also will be available on Sam-Trans buses and on Caltrain. On Earth Day, April 22, all the photos will be entered into a random drawing. Prizes include reusable coffee cups and tote bags.

Riding public transportation is one way that an individual can make a significant im-

pact on reducing greenhouse gas emissions. According to the American Public Trans-portation Association, public transportation use saves 37 million metric tons of carbon emission every year. Addi-tionally, public transit rid-ers save 4.7 billion gallons of gasoline annually. People can calculate their carbon sav-ings using a carbon calcula-tor provided by the American Public Transportation Asso-ciation:

www.publictransportation.org <http://www.public-

transportation.org/>

APRIL 11-17, 2014

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Paid for by Madison Nguyen for Mayor 2014 - FPPC # 13598052850 Quimby Road, Suite 150 San Jose, CA 95148

Sería un honor contar en su apoyo y voto enla elección el 3 de junio, 2014.

Por favor, visite su sitio electronico en www.madisonformayor.com.

Mejorar la seguridad de nuestras escuelas y vecindarios.Aumentar el desarrollo económico y crear trabajos de altos ingresos.Arreglar baches en la calle, reparar las calles y banquetas.Unirnos con negocios y fundaciones privadas para ofrecer mejores oportunidades educativas para nuestros hijos. Mejorar y aumentar servicios centrales de la ciudad tal y como Mejorar y aumentar servicios centrales de la ciudad tal y como bibliotecas abiertas y accesibles, programas para personas mayores de edad, programas juveniles e invertir en servicios recreativos.

Si yo soy elegida trabajaré con diligencia para lograr estas metas:Vote por Madison para la Alcaldía

San Francisco CALIFORNIA

Cada seis minutos en los Estados Unidos, una línea de servicio público es daña-da porque alguien decidió excavar sin primero hacer la llamada gratis al 8-1-1. Antes de la temporada de construc-ción 2014, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) recuerda a los propietarios y contratistas de California a llamar gratis al 8-1-1 al me-nos dos días hábiles antes de cualquier proyecto de exca-vación. Este servicio gratuito ayuda a que todas las líneas subterráneas de servicios públicos sean debidamen-te marcadas para proyectos grandes y pequeños.

Abril es el mes Nacional de Excavación Segura y sirve como un recordatorio que excavar de una forma segura evita lesiones graves, los cos-tos de reparación y apagones inconvenientes.

En casi todos los casos, estos accidentes pueden evitarse con una simple llamada. Aun cuando sólo son unas po-cas pulgadas de excavación, todavía existe el riesgo de golpear una línea de servicio público.

Estos accidentes pueden prevenirse con una fácil llamada al 811, un servicio gratuito que proporciona información importante de la ubicación subterránea de los servicios públicos bajo las áreas de excavación.

No importa si el proyecto de construcción es con maqui-naria de excavación comer-

cial, una instalación de cerca residencial o incluso un pro-yecto de siembra primaveral en su patio trasero, al llamar al 8-1-1 dos días hábiles antes de la excavación mejora la seguridad pública. Cuando llame será conectado a un centro de llamadas locales, que notifica a las empresas de servicios públicos adecua-dos — como PG&E — de la intención de excavar. Locali-zadores profesionales son en-viados al sitio de excavación para marcar la ubicación de las líneas de servicio públi-co. Una vez que las líneas se han marcado con precisión, excavación de mano puede comenzar alrededor de las líneas marcadas.

PG&E ofrece estos consejos para una excavación segura:

• Llame al 811 por lo menos dos días hábiles antes y hasta 14 días antes de la excavación.

• Los clientes recibirán una lista de las empresas notifi-cadas que pueden tener lí-neas subterráneas en la zona. Si usted cree que una empre-sa de servicios públicos no ha marcado sus líneas, llame al 811 otra vez para notificar a USA.

• En superficies pavimenta-das, los propietarios pueden marcar el área de excavación propuesta con algún produc-to o sustancia blanca; como azúcar, harina o pintura a base de tiza.

• En superficies no pavi-mentadas, use banderas blancas o estacas para mar-car el área de excavación pro-puesta.

• Utilice las herramientas manuales para excavar cui-dadosamente alrededor de las líneas de servicios públi-cos demarcadas, guarde al menos 24 pulgadas de dis-tancia de cada lado.

• Tenga cuidado de no bo-rrar las marcas de servicios públicos durante el trabajo. Si no puede ver las marcas, llame al 811 y solicite un re-marcado.

• Al llamar al 811 sus peticio-nes están activas durante 28 días. Notifique a la línea de Servicio de Alerta Subterrá-nea (USA) si el trabajo conti-núa más allá de esa fecha.

• Notifique inmediatamente a las compañías de servicios públicos sobre cualquier tipo de contacto o daño a sus ca-bles o tuberías.

• Si los cables eléctricos o tu-berías de gas de PG&E sufren algún daño, o existe alguna posibilidad de fuga de gas, siga los siguientes pasos:

»Muévase a un lugar seguro

»Llame al 911

»Llame a PG&E al 1-800-743-5000

Para más información so-bre USA, visite www.call811.com. Para consejos sobre ex-cavaciones seguras durante el mes de abril, visite la página de Facebook de PG&E en www.facebook.com/pacific-gasandelectric o la conversa-ción de Twitter de PG&E en www.twitter.com/pge4me.

Un servicio gratuito que ayuda a mantener a las comunidades seguras

San Jose CALIFORNIA

Somos Mayfair announced that a $50,000 grant from the Texas Instruments Foun-dation will help fund model replication of the successful “En Nuestras Manos/In Our Hands” parent engagement and leadership programs in other neighborhoods across the Alum Rock Union School District.

Somos Mayfair developed a model for parent engage-ment that builds on the early organizing principles of Cesar Chavez. He began his organiz-ing efforts in San Jose,walking from the elementary school that bears his name that today is the center of Somos’ work. Chavez’s method, in his own words, was “… to set up a meet-

ing and get each person attend-ing to call his own house meet-ing, inviting new people, a sort of chain letter effect.” In much the same way, Somos prepares members of the community to work with families in their own homes, encouraging them to engage in their child’s educa-tion by reading with their chil-dren and participating fully in the life of CesarChavez School.

Through this grant, the TI Foundation will support the

goals of “En Nuestras Manos/

• Our children will enter Kindergarten fully ready for school;

• Our children will be pro-ficient readers by the end of third grade;

• Our families will foster daily

practices of good nutrition, ex-ercise and emotional self-care.

“The TI Foundation has a long history of support for ear-ly reading and understands the importance of literacy to future success,” said Dave Heacock, a TI Foundation board member as well as Senior Vice President and Manager of Texas Instru-ments Silicon Valley Analog site.

The TI Foundation grant will also provide for the program evaluation and researchneces-sary to replicate the process by which neighborhoods and schools train and empower community members to serve as “promotoras” and mentors to their communities, fostering even greater school involve-ment and academic success.

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Jason AldermanPRACTICAL MONEY

Una de las pocas consecuen-cias positivas de la crisis fi-nanciera de 2008 fue que ayudó a resaltar la importan-cia de comprender y mante-ner un buen perfil crediticio. Pero, junto con esa destacada visibilidad, también hubo mucha confusión y falta de entendimiento, particular-mente en torno a la tan im-portante calificación crediti-cia.

“Las consecuencias de no tener una buena califica-ción crediticia pueden ser muy costosas”, dice Anthony Sprauve, especialista senior en crédito al consumidor de FICO. “Una baja calificación puede impedirle obtener un préstamo, condenarlo a pa-gar mayores tasas de interés e incluso impedirle conseguir un trabajo o departamento”.Para determinar su califi-cación crediticia se utilizan cinco factores: historial de pagos (por lo general, cerca del 35 por ciento de su cali-ficación), montos adeudados (30 por ciento), antigüedad de su historial crediticio (15 por ciento), cuentas de crédi-to abiertas recientemente (10 por ciento) y tipos de créditos utilizados (10 por ciento).

Si su calificación crediticia ha sufrido un revés, afortunada-mente hay varias cosas que puede hacer para comenzar a mejorarla casi de inmediato. Pero sepa que recuperarse de una quiebra o una ejecución hipotecaria puede llevar va-rios años.

En primer lugar, sepa dónde está parado revisando sus informes crediticios emitidos por las principales agencias de crédito (Equifax, Experian y TransUnion). Observe las acciones negativas que sus

acreedores pudieron haber reportado, así como errores y actividades fraudulentas, las que puede apelar por medio del proceso de resolución de litigios de la agencia. Puede solicitar un informe gratuito por año a cada agencia a tra-vés del sito autorizado por el gobierno, www.AnnualCre-ditReport.com; de lo con-trario, tendrá que pagar un pequeño cargo.

También puede solicitar su calificación crediticia. Los prestamistas utilizan la cali-ficación crediticia para com-plementar sus propios crite-rios de selección al determi-nar si otorgarle un crédito o no. Hay varios tipos, como la Calificación de FICO®, Van-tageScore (un modelo creado conjuntamente por Equifax, Experian y TransUnion) y calificaciones crediticias pro-pias de cada una de las tres agencias, entre otros. Las ca-lificaciones suelen costar en-tre $15 y $20 cada una.

Nota: Le podrán ofrecer cali-ficaciones crediticias gratui-tas, pero por lo general suelen estar vinculadas a costosos servicios de monitoreo credi-ticio permanente que, tal vez, no desee adquirir. Lea dete-nidamente el contrato.

Estos son algunos consejos

para mejorar su historial crediticio:

• Pague siempre sus cuen-tas en término y póngase al día con los pagos atrasados.• Si se le suelen pasar los vencimientos, pague sus cuentas recurrentes y el monto mínimo de su tarjeta

de crédito con débito auto-mático.• Regístrese para recibir alertas por mensajes de texto o correo electrónico cuando disminuya su saldo o venza alguna cuenta.• Jamás exceda los límites de sus tarjetas de crédito.• Controle su índice de utili-zación de crédito (el porcen-taje de crédito disponible que utiliza). Trate de mantener su índice de utilización acumu-lado –y los índices de cada una de las tarjetas o líneas de crédito –por debajo del 30 por ciento.• Transferir saldos a una nueva tarjeta que tenga una tasa de interés más baja pue-de afectar levemente su ca-lificación crediticia, aunque no tardará mucho en recupe-rarse. Pero asegúrese de que la transferencia no aumente su índice de utilización de la nueva tarjeta.• Asegúrese de que los lími-tes de las tarjetas de crédito reportados a las agencias cre-diticias sean correctos.• No cierre automática-mente cuentas viejas que no utiliza; el 15 por ciento de su calificación se basa en su his-torial de crédito.• La apertura de una cuen-ta nueva afecta levemente su calificación. Por eso, evite hacerlo en los meses previos a una compra importante.• Pague las cuentas médi-cas, así como las multas de estacionamiento, tránsito e incluso de la biblioteca. Las multas viejas e impagas pa-san a cobranzas y aparecen en el informe crediticio.

“En resumen, no pierda las esperanzas”, dice Sprauve. “El impacto negativo de los pro-blemas crediticios pasados se irán desvaneciendo a medida que sus informes crediticios comiencen a reflejar su bue-na conducta de pago”.

(BPT)

Tax season is a headache for most people, and small busi-ness owners are no excep-tion. In fact, nearly six out of 10 small business owners in America say taxes are one of the top factors affecting their success, according to the Bank of America Small Business Owner Report.Yet the poten-tial of a tax refund can be the light at the end of the tunnel.

If you do expect a refund, tax season is a good time to reflect on your business. Receiving a lump sum of money can pro-vide you with the incentive you need to take note of the ways you might invest in your business to make it better, and can spur you to ask some new questions about your growth strategy.

There are a number of sources you can turn to if you aren’t sure of the best course of ac-tion for your business. “A first step you should take is to speak with your banker,” says Robb Hilson, small business executive for Bank of America. ”A dedicated small-business banker who knows you and your market can help you make the best decisions for your business - not just during tax season, but all year round.”

For those expecting a tax refund, here are six tips for small-business owners to consider in order to get the most bang for their buck:

* Invest in technology. Pur-chase new technology that will make your business run more smoothly. For example, replace traditional cash reg-isters with tablets that allow you to check out customers from anywhere in the store, or switch to electronic invoicing so you get paid faster. Technol-ogy that makes your life easier will allow you to focus on do-ing what you love instead of taking care of the books, filing paperwork or trying to fix old equipment.

* Upgrade your environment. Is your office space getting a little run-down? Consider sprucing it up a bit. Accord-ing to The American Society of Interior Designs, employee satisfaction and productivity rise in aesthetically appealing workplaces. You don’t have to spend much - even the color of the walls can make employ-ees feel more inspired or more compelled to collaborate.

* Get the word out. Help get the local community buzzing about your business by rein-vesting your tax return into a strategic marketing campaign. There is a lot you can do to reach new customers‚ from traditional advertising in the newspaper and on your local TV channel to marketing your-self in innovative ways online. Consider purchasing a soft-ware tool such as ExactTarget, which allows you to develop a targeted email marketing cam-paign, or hire a local videogra-pher to create some interesting

content for your Facebook or YouTube page.

* Invest in your staff. Put the money towards one of your most important assets‚ your people. Pay for training courses to help them bet-ter their existing skills or to learn new skills. Or reward them for their hard work with a small bonus or gift. By fostering an environment of employee value and appre-ciation, you’ll likely get back what you put in.

* Start thinking about growth. Have you been looking for some seed money to purchase more property or hire addi-tional staff? Think about how this money could jump start a bigger investment you’ve been waiting to make. A little extra capital can go a long way when making a larger investment that you would have other-wise needed more financing for. This money could be just what you need to get your loan started.

* Put it away for next year. What if you don’t receive a tax return next year? Store your return away and save it for your 2014 taxes, just in case.

“Getting a lump sum of money from a tax return is really a unique opportunity to re-invest in your business,” says Steve Strauss, a small-business specialist and columnist. ”The best small-business owners have a few things in common, and a main one is this: they know that business opportu-nities don’t come along every day, and so when they see one, they work hard to take advan-tage of it. This tax season, get-ting a refund is one of those opportunities. Don’t let it go to waste. Be smart with your money and use it strategically to grow your business.”

This article is for information-al purposes only. Please con-sult your tax advisor because neither Bank of America, its affiliates, nor their employees provide tax advice.

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When babies are born, their minds are still a work in progress, and their brains will rapidly grow and devel-op based on their experience. That means the first few years are critical for healthy brain development.

“Parents play a daily role in promoting lifelong health by focusing on positive ways to nurture brain development, starting in infancy and ex-tending through the toddler years,” says Dr. James M. Perrin, 2014 president of the American Academy of Pedi-atrics (AAP).

According to Perrin, this means creating a safe, con-sistent environment to en-sure children know they’re physically and emotionally protected. He offers these tips for fostering a happy, healthy home:

• Talk to your baby in a re-sponsive way, starting at birth. Watch how he/she re-sponds to your face, focuses, and moves in time to your voice. As he/she grows, talk about everyday things, wait-ing for the coos and ahhs, and then respond with an encouraging word.

One study showed that the more words parents used when speaking to an eight-month-old infant, the more words that child used at age three.

• Respond to distress with comfort. Even in infancy, it’s an important way to build a child’s confidence that the caregiver is there.

• Make eye contact with your child from day one. That could be during play, tummy time or even during neces-sary activities like diaper changes.

• When your baby starts to smile, smile back! If young children learn healthy, posi-tive ways to get your atten-tion, they’ll be less likely to resort to fussing, crying or whining.

• Follow your infant’s gaze to get a sense of what is cap-turing his or her attention. When it’s appropriate, let your child explore that ob-ject.

• Be aware of what your face is “saying.” Temper negative feelings because your baby is “feeling” them as well.

• Infants let us know when they’ve had enough and it’s time for a nap by avoiding eye contact, becoming sleepy or fussy, coughing or rubbing his or her eyes.

• Reading to your child from infancy stimulates language and cognitive skills, builds motivation, curiosity and memory and stimulates lan-guage development.

• Babies learn best from people, not screens, and un-structured play time is more

valuable for the developing brain than electronic media. Through unstructured, un-plugged play, children learn to think creatively, problem solve, and develop reasoning and motor skills.

Instead of screens, try to encourage supervised but independent play like ex-ploring a set of nesting cups or pounding on a pot with a spoon while you are prepar-ing dinner.

• Healthy brain, healthy body. Keep a regular sched-ule of visits to the pediatri-cian to ensure your child s̀ physical, mental, and de-velopmental and behav-ioral health is on track. Your child s̀ pediatrician can be a great resource.For more tips and free par-enting resources, visit www.HealthyChildren.org.

Raising healthy children means daily care, attention, comfort and love. Fostering such an environment early can help put your child on a permanent path of emotion-al well-being.

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Desde pequeños sus hijos sue-ñan con ser doctores, artistas, maestros, veterinarios, etc. Para que puedan cumplir sus sueños y formarse como pro-fesionales, es importante que completen sus estudios univer-sitarios.

Una buena educación univer-sitaria puede asegurar el futuro de sus niños y aunque es una inversión mayor, existen algu-nos planes que le pueden ayu-dar a pagar estos estudios con mayor flexibilidad.

Planes 529 Conocidos como “planes de matrícula clasifica-dos”, los planes 529 le permi-ten comenzar a ahorrar con anticipación para que pueda pagar en un futuro los estu-dios universitarios de sus hijos. Estos planes (en inglés) están generalmente patrocinados

por estados, agencias estatales o instituciones educativas.

Los tipos de planes 529 disponibles son:

1. Planes de matrícula prepa-gados. También llamados en algunos estados “Planes de ahorro garantizado”, mantie-nen los costos actuales de edu-cación en universidades pú-blicas para que su hijo pueda estudiar en un futuro sin tener que pagar dinero adicional.

2. Planes de ahorro para la universidad. Es similar a una cuenta 401k de jubilación con la diferencia de que el dinero que invierta será utilizado úni-camente para pagar la educa-ción de sus hijos. Usted puede elegir la cantidad (libre de im-puestos) que le será desconta-da de cada cheque de pago. El monto ahorrado será destina-do para pagar la universidad

cuando llegue el momento o para invertirlo en cualquier gasto relacionado con los es-tudios.

Según su elección, los planes 529 le ofrecen la oportunidad

de:

• Seleccionar cualquier plan sin importar sus ingresos y la edad de sus hijos.• Transferir su plan de un estado a otro según su conve-niencia. Utilice la herramienta para comparar planes por esta-do (en inglés).• Tener control sobre su dine-ro y administrarlo de la mane-ra que desee.• Permitir que cualquier per-sona contribuya a su plan de ahorro, ya sea un familiar o un amigo.• Colocar su plan a nombre de otra persona para pagar sus estudios.PHOTO: (c) MichaelJung - Fotolia.com

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El ritmo acelerado de la vida moderna conlleva a que mu-chas personas recurran a las comidas rápidas puesto que son prácticas y aparente-mente baratas. Pero Marisela Gamboa cambió esa cos-tumbre después de asistir a una clase de nutrición donde aprendió que el tipo de ali-mentos que se eligen influyen en la salud.

PlanearEn las clases, los participan-tes aprendieron que para conservar la salud es nece-sario alimentarse bien para obtener los nutrientes que el cuerpo necesita. Antes de iniciar la clase se les pidió que respondieran a una serie de preguntas. La mayoría de los participantes respondieron que casi nunca planeaban sus comidas.

“Planear es esencial para co-mer saludablemente y tam-bién para ahorrar porque podemos poder atención al precio por unidad y leer las etiquetas de los alimentos”, dijo Liz Armijo, educadora de nutrición. “Muchas veces se va a la tienda y no se piensa qué se va a comprar. Ahí mis-mo se hacen compras impul-sivas y eso no es bueno para la salud porque la mayoría de las veces se compran alimen-tos altos en grasa y azúcar”.

Armijo recalcó la importancia de planear las

comidas:

• Se ahorra tiempo y dinero• No se acaba la comida a tes de tiempo• Se tiene en casa comidas y bocadillos saludables

ComprarPara enseñar acerca de la compra de alimentos, Ar-

mijo distribuyó periódicos con las ofertas de los super-mercados; los participantes buscaron cuáles eran los ali-mentos de temporada ya que son más baratos y luego pla-nearon qué platillos podían preparar.

A la vez, elaboraron un plan de acción

que incluyó:

1.Hacer un inventario de la despensa y refrigerador y ti-rar comidas caducadas2.Crear un plan de alimen-tos para toda la semana3.Comprar comida suficien-te para una semana entera usando una lista de compras4.Preparar una nueva recetaAhorrar

La educadora dijo que cuan-do se planea bien la compra de alimentos se pasa menos tiempo en la tienda y, por lo tanto, las posibilidades de gastar más dinero disminu-yen. Además, no se desper-dician los alimentos porque se compra solo lo necesario. Recomendó no ir al merca-do con hambre porque todo apetece. “Si a mí se me anto-ja hasta lo que no me gusta”, dijo uno de los participantes tras soltar la carcajada.

“Debemos buscar los alimen-tos que son nutritivos porque no se trata de comer solo por matar el hambre sino para cuidar la salud”, agregó Ar-mijo.

Otras recomendaciones para ahorrar dinero son: comprar alimentos de temporada o alimentos congelados que también son más baratos, y utilizar los alimentos que so-bren en otras comidas.Cocinar

Armijo habló de los cinco grupos de alimentos que el cuerpo necesita para la buena nutrición: frutas y verduras, granos enteros, lácteos y pro-

teína bajos en grasa, como carne, huevos, cacahuate, nueces, semillas, frijoles, len-tejas, etc.

Durante la clase, preparó un platillo con carne de pavo molida, baja en grasa, ca-labacitas, salsa de tomate y condimentos. Una de las par-ticipantes sugirió añadirle un poco de chile chipotle para hacer el guisado más sabroso.Tras saborear el platillo, los participantes compartieron algunos de los cambios que han hecho gracias a lo apren-dido en las clases.

“Ahora me fijo cuidadosa-mente en las etiquetas de los productos que compró, planeo las compras y reviso precios antes de ir a la tien-da”, dijo Esperanza Sotelo. “En cuanto a las grasas y azú-cares, ya he puesto atención porque soy una mujer diabé-tica y necesito reducirlas para bajar también mi porcentaje de medicamentos; principal-mente cuido no comer mu-cha harina, grasa y azúcar”.

“Ahora llevo mi lista, tomo mi tiempo, checo precios, y me fijo en que es saludable y que no tiene tanta grasa porque me hace daño. He aprendi-do bastante sobre nutrición, cómo ahorrar dinero y cui-dar de mi familia; y otra cosa importante es hacer ejercicio a la hora que sea”, dijo Ciro Togón.

“Me ha ayudado mucho está clase porque aprendes a eli-minar azúcares, aprendes a eliminar las grasas, a tener una dieta más balanceada, poniendo en tus comidas ve-getales, granos, carne, frutas de todo un poquito en el día”, dijo Yesenia García Ayala. “Como ama de casa yo soy la que está cocinando, dirijo mi cocina y si doy un plato saludable estoy cuidando la salud de mi familia”, conclu-yó Ayala.

AMERICAN COUNSELING ASSOCIATION

Say the phrase “messy room” to the parents of any teenager, boy or girl, and you’ll almost always get a nod of understanding and a roll of the eyes in frustration. It’s one of the most common causes of teen-parent dis-agreements.

So, looking for a magic way to make a teen’s messy room problem disappear?

Lots of luck! But there are ways to reduce “messy room” stress and frustration.

First, identify the source of

your frustration. After all, your child lives in the mess, not you. As parents, our frus-tration comes from what the mess says about our author-ity over our offspring and our effectiveness as a parent. If our child ignores the mess and our requests to clean, are we bad parents?

For your teen, however, the issue isn’t the mess, but privacy and autonomy. Al-though we want our children to develop independence, it’s disappointing to see it expressed as a messy room. However, to your teen that room is his or her domain, and keeping it as desired is a way of being independent.

So, instead of feeling frus-trated, accept that this is part of the developmental process. But try setting sen-sible family rules that make it easier to live with that messy bedroom.

Rule one is that while messy is okay, life threatening is not. Bug attractors, like old food wrappers and dirty dishes, aren’t acceptable. You can close the door on untidy, but unhealthy is a real problem.

Also set simple, acceptable rules for family use areas. Cleaning up after oneself in the kitchen, or getting that backpack out of the hallway,

are rules teens can under-stand as reasonable, even when they see a clean bed-room as unfair.

It also doesn’t help to clean up for your teen. That just breeds anger and the lesson that once it’s messy enough, you’ll do the job for them.

But do offer help. Many teens literally don’t know where to start once the mess gets too big. Suggest ways to break that big task into smaller ones. Offer storage and sorting tips.

There are lots of causes worth pushing hard for with your teen. A messy room is seldom one. Someday that room will get cleaned. A new friend or the frustration of wrinkled clothes or missing treasures might be the moti-vation.

Or not. Then that clean room will just have to wait until he or she moves out.

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1 bone-in fully cooked ham, about 5 1/2 pounds1 cup apple cider

1/2 cup dark brown sugar1/3 cup Kentucky bourbon

1/4 cup honey1/4 cup Dijon mustard

4 fresh thyme sprigs

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This year, make your Easter ham effortless by ditching the oven and using your slow cooker in-stead. While most people think about slow cooking for staples like chili and stew, it’s also perfect for center-of-the-plate feasts — like an Easter ham.

Using the slow cooker, you can minimize both prep time and cleanup time, leaving plenty of room in the day for church, hunt-ing eggs and enjoying time with your loved ones.

Ham is a tradition for many fami-lies this time of year, and because it pairs well with a multitude of ingredients, you can create a unique dish every time.

For a fresh spin on the classic ham, try this Sweet Southern Slow-Cooker Ham recipe from the National Pork Board. Apple cider and bourbon (or vanilla extract, if you prefer) combine to create a rich flavor complemented by the sweetness of brown sugar.

Place ham in large slow cooker. Whisk cider with brown sugar, bourbon, honey and mustard. Slowly pour over ham. Scatter thyme sprigs into slow cooker.

Cook on high for 4 hours or on low for 8 hours, or until very tender. Remove ham to rest on cutting board. Pass remaining cooking liquid through fine mesh sieve into saucepan. Simmer for 10 minutes or until slightly reduced. Carve ham into serving pieces. Brush ham pieces with cooking liquid before arranging on platter. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Note: For a non-alcoholic alternative, replace the bourbon with 1/4 cup water and 1 tablespoon vanilla extract.

Sweet Southern Slow-Cooker Ham

Yield: 12 servingsPrep time: 10 minutes

Cook time: 4 to 8 hours

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Rinde: 6 porcionesTiempo de preparación: 20 minutosTiempo de cocción: 30 minutos

Vierta la leche, la mantequilla, los huevos y la sal en una licuadora. Mezcle hasta unir bien. Agregue la harina. Mezcle durante 15 a 20 segundos o hasta que la mezcla esté homogénea. Deje reposar 10 minutos.

Caliente una panquequera o una sartén antiadherente de 8 pulgadas a fuego medio. Rocíe bien con aceite antiadherente. Vierta 1/4 taza de la preparación en la sartén y mueva hasta cu-brir todo el fondo de la sartén. Cocine durante 1 minuto o hasta que el panqueque comience a curvarse en los bordes. Dé vuelta con cuidado y cocine otros 30 segundos o hasta que esté listo. Coloque en un plato. Repita agregando aceite en aerosol y el resto de la preparación. Coloque papel manteca entre los panqueques para evitar que se adhieran.

Coloque un panqueque sobre una superficie limpia de trabajo. Coloque algunas rodajas de manzana sobre un cuarto de panqueque y cubra con jamón picado. Doble el panqueque al medio para cubrir el relleno y vuelva a plegar para dar forma triangular. Repita con el resto de los panqueques, la manzana y el jamón. Coloque sobre una placa para horno cubierta con papel manteca y conserve en horno caliente hasta el momento de servir o hasta 30 minutos.

Para preparar la salsa de queso, funda la mantequilla en una cacerola a fuego medio. Agregue harina hasta cubrir bien. Cocine, revolviendo constantemente, durante 2 minutos o hasta que la preparación esté clara y homogénea. Agregue leche batiendo, de a un chorro por vez, hasta que la preparación esté homogénea. Agregue mostaza, sal y pimienta. Cocine, revolviendo constantemente, durante 5 minutos o hasta que la preparación esté lo suficientemente densa como para cubrir una cuchara. Retire del fuego. Agregue queso, de a un puñado por vez, hasta fundir.

Coloque los panqueques rellenos sobre cada plato. Vierta salsa de queso con una cuchara sobre cada panqueque y espolvoree con cebollinos.

Sugerencia para servir: Todos los elementos de la receta pueden prepararse un día antes y calentar antes de preparar el plato.

3 tazas de jamón, picado y tibio1 3/4 tazas de leche descremada

1/4 taza de mantequilla sin sal, fundida4 huevos grandes

1/2 cucharadita de sal1 1/2tazas de harina común

1 manzana Granny Smith partida a la mitad, sin el centro y luego partida en rebanadas finasSalsa

de queso1 cucharada de mantequilla sin sal

1 cucharada de harina común1 taza de leche descremada

2 cucharaditas de mostaza tipo Dijon1/4 cucharadita de sal

1/4 cucharadita de pimienta1 tazas de queso cheddar blanco, rallado2 cucharadas de cebollino fresco, picado

finamente

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NO. 590423The following person(s) is(are) doing business, 1) Next Limousine and 2) Next Transportation, 655 South Fair Oaks Avenue, Apt. #G-106, Sunny-vale, CA 94086 Santa Clara Co. Anil Haridas, 655 South Fair Oaks Avenue, Apt. #G-106, Sunnyvale, CA 94086 . These businesses are conducted by an individual; registrants have begun transacting business under the ficti-tious business name or names listed hereon, as of 4/4/14. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Anil Haridas April 11, 18, 25; May 2, 2014.This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 4/7/14


NO. 590157The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Santa Clara Smog Center, 298 #B Saratoga Ave., Santa Clara, CA 95050, Santa Clara Co. Tri Star Auto 99 Inc., 34963 Roberts St. Union City, CA 94587 . This business is con-ducted by a corporation; registrants have begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon, as of 4/1/14. “I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Tri Star Auto 99 Inc.Tri D. Nguyen, PresidentApril 11, 18, 25; May 2, 2014.This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 4/1/14


NO. 590201The following person(s) is(are) doing

business, El Gato Carpet Cleaner, 1040 S.12th St., Apt #15, San Jose, CA 95112, Santa Clara Co. Antonio Gomez, 1040 S.12th St., Apt #15, San Jose, CA 95112 . This business is conducted by an individual; registrants have not begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Antonio GomezApril 11, 18, 25; May 2, 2014.This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 4/2/14


NO. 590030The following person(s) is(are) do-ing business, Pamco Ethiopia, 3550 Stevens Creek Blvd., Ste 310, San Jose, CA 94087, Santa Clara Co. Ash-enafi G. Kifle, 1601 Tenaka Pl #147, Sunnyvale, CA 94087. This business is conducted by an individual; registrants have begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon, as of 3/20/14. “I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Ashenafi G. KifleApril 11, 18, 25; May 2, 2014.This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 3/27/14

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 114CV263198Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Hoa Ngoc Huynh. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Hoa Ngoc Huynh, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Hoa Ngoc Huynh to Jacqueline Huynh. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hear-ing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 7/8/14 at 8:45 am, Room 107: located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of gen-eral circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. April 3, 2014Aaron Persky

Judge of the Superior CourtApril 11, 18, 25; May 2, 2014.


NO. 114CV261479Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Thanh Thu Thi Nguyen. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Thanh Thu Thi Nguyen, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Thanh Thu Thi Nguyen to Emily Thanh Nguyen. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 5/27/14 at 8:45 am, Room 107: located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Feb. 28, 2014Aaron PerskyJudge of the Superior CourtApril 11, 18, 25; May 2, 2014.


NO. 114CV263363Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Suen Ho, Yih Tzu. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Suen Ho, Yih Tzu, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Suen Ho, Yih Tza aka Suenho, Yih-Tzu aka Suen, Yih-Tza aka Suen, Yih-Tza aka Suen, Wendy to Ho, Wendy Suen. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter ap-pear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 7/8/14 at 8:45 am, Room 107: located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of gen-eral circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. April 7, 2014Aaron PerskyJudge of the Superior CourtApril 11, 18, 25; May 2, 2014.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

FOR CHANGE OF NAMENO. 114CV263288

Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Linda Hormiz Haol. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Linda Hormiz Haol, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Linda Hormiz Haol to Linda Hormiz Hawil. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter ap-pear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 7/8/14 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept.: located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of gen-eral circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. April 4, 2014Aaron PerskyJudge of the Superior CourtApril 11, 18, 25; May 2, 2014.


NO. 114CV263290Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Linda Hormiz Haol. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Linda Hormiz Haol, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Devd Rafat Aesa to David Rafat Aesa. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter ap-pear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 7/8/14 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept.: located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of gen-eral circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. April 4, 2014Aaron PerskyJudge of the Superior CourtApril 11, 18, 25; May 2, 2014.

Notice of Petition to Administer Estate of Alice Vargas

No.114PR174056A Petition for Probate has been filed by Felipa Guzman in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara. The petition requests that Felipa Guzman

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The convergence of environ-mental awareness and con-sumer culture has created a whole new movement today whereby sharing is cool. In-deed, some environmentalists view sharing as key to main-taining our quality of life and our sanity in an increasingly cluttered world.

“Sharing is a relatively simple concept and a basic part of human life,” reports Janelle Orsi on Shareable, an online magazine that tells the story of sharing. “What’s new is that people are apply-ing sharing in innovative and far-reaching ways, many of which require complex plan-ning, new ways of thinking and organizing, and new technologies. In short, people are taking sharing to new levels, ranging from relatively simple applications of sharing to community-wide sharing initiatives—and beyond.” “In a shareable world, things like car sharing, clothing swaps,

childcare coops, potlucks, and cohousing make life more fun, green, and affordable,” reports Shareable. “When we share, not only is a better life possible, but so is a better world.”

The non-profit Freecycle Network, which runs a Craigslist-style website where people can list items they want to give away, pioneered using the Internet to facilitate diverting reusable goods from landfills when it launched back in 2003. To date, more than nine million individuals across 5,000 different regions have used the group’s freecy-cle.org website to find new homes for old items.

According to Shareable, oth-er examples such as Zipcar, Wikipedia, Kiva and Creative Commons show how suc-cessful sharing can be. “They show what’s possible when we share. They show that we don’t act merely for our own good, but go out of our way to contribute to the common good. They show that we can solve the crises we face,

and thrive as never before. They show that a new world is emerging where the more you share the more respect you get, and where life works because everyone helps each other.”

Shareable and the Center for a New American Dream, a non-profit that highlights the connections between con-sumption, quality of life and the environment, have col-laborated on the production of the new “Guide to Sharing,” a free downloadable booklet loaded with practical ideas about exchanging stuff, time, skills and space. Some of the ideas in the guide include: or-ganizing a community swap; starting a local toy, seed or tool library; launching a skills exchange where community members can swap profes-sional skills like carpentry or grant-writing; or setting up a food, transportation or gar-dening co-op.

Some other sharing tips in-clude car-sharing, gift circles, sharing backyard chickens with neighbors and launching

PHOTO: In a shareable world, things like car sharing, clothing swaps, childcare coops, potlucks and cohousing make life more fun, green and affordable. Clapstar, courtesy Flickr.

a “free market” where people meet to trade skills and stuff.For her part, Janelle Orsi en-visions a future where public land is dedicated to commu-

nity gardening, public librar-ies also lend tools, equipment and other goods, and citywide bike sharing, carpooling and wifi programs are all the rage.

Orsi and others warn we had better get used to sharing, as it is here to stay.

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com 13LEGAL CLASSIFIEDSbe appointed as personal representa-tive to administer the estate of the de-cedent, Alice Vargas. The petition re-quests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and codicils are available for examina-tion in the file kept by the court. The petition requests authority to adminis-ter the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: May 14, 2014, 9:30am , Dept. 12, located at 191 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95112If you object to the granting of this peti-tion, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the per-sonal representative appointed by the court within the later of either: 1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal repre-sentative as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or 2) 60 days from the date of mailing or per-sonal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and le-gal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in Califor-nia law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person inter-ested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inven-tory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Re-quest for Special Notice form is avail-able from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner:Domenico Scire, ESQ 276910Law Offices of Thomas Salciccia870 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95112(408) 295-5555

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

NO. 589960The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Motor Group, 2943 Day-light Way #B, San Jose, CA 95111, Santa Clara Co. Yasir Abrahams, 171 Branham LN#10-230, San Jose, Ca 95136. This business is conducted by an individual; registrants have begun transacting business under the ficti-tious business name or names listed hereon, as of 3/26/14. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Yasir AbrahamsApril 4, 11, 18, 25, 2014. This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 3/26/14


NO. 589748The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Dream House Press, 2714 Ophelia Court, San Jose, CA 95122, Santa Clara Co. Flora M. Rodriguez, 2714 Ophelia Court, San Jose, CA 95122. This business is conducted by an individual; registrants have begun transacting business under the ficti-tious business name or names listed hereon, as of 02/05/1999. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Flora M. Rodriguez April 4, 11, 18, 25, 2014. This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 3/20/14


NO. 590081The following person(s) is(are) doing business, NA Sweeping Services, 1787 Rigolleto Drive, San Jose, CA 95122, Santa Clara Co. Jorge Gon-zalez, 1787 Rigolleto Drive, San Jose, CA 95122. This business is conducted by an individual; registrants have not begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon. “I declare that all infor-

mation in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Jorge Gonzalez April 4, 11, 18, 25, 2014. This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 3/28/14

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 114CV262961Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Kishore Pallapothu. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Kishore Pal-lapothu, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as fol-lows: a. Kishore Pallapothu to James Martin. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 6/24/14 at 8:45 am, Room 107: located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of gen-eral circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Mar.27, 2014Aaron PerskyJudge of the Superior CourtApril 4, 11, 18, 25, 2014.


NO. 114CV263045Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Angelique Estrada and Andres Rodriguez, Jr. TO ALL INTER-ESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioners, Angelique Estrada and Andres Rodriguez, Jr., has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree chang-ing names as follows: a. David Daniel Villareal, Jr. to Anthony Angel Rodri-guez. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 6/24/14 at 8:45 am, Room 107: located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of gen-eral circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Mar.28, 2014Aaron PerskyJudge of the Superior CourtApril 4, 11, 18, 25, 2014.


NO. 114CV262982Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the appli-cation of: Ivan Anatolyevich Mazurov. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioners, Ivan Anatolyevich Mazurov has filed a peti-tion for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Ivan Anatolyev-ich Mazurov to Ivan Igorevich Kon-drashov. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hear-ing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 7/1/14 at 8:45 am, Room 107: located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of gen-eral circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Mar.28, 2014Aaron PerskyJudge of the Superior CourtApril 4, 11, 18, 25, 2014.



business, Zazueta Landscape, 1435 Kim Court, Apt.4, Campbell, CA 95032, Santa Clara Co. Jesus M. Zazueta, 1435 Kim Court, Apt.4, Campbell, CA 95032. This business is conducted by an individual; registrants have begun transacting business under the ficti-tious business name or names listed hereon, 3/10/14. “I declare that all in-formation in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Jesus M. ZazuetaMar.28; April 4, 11, 18, 2014. This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 3/10/14


NO. 589491The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Reiki Magnetic Healing, 4785 Littles Uvas Road, Morgan Hill, CA 95037, Santa Clara Co. Miguel Azelaya, 4785 Littles Uvas Road, Mor-gan Hill, CA 95037. This business is conducted by an individual; registrants have not begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Miguel Azelaya Mar.28; April 4, 11, 18, 2014. This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 3/17/14


NO. 589793The following person(s) is(are) doing business, C.A.R.E. Outreach Pro-gram, 207 Wastson Dr.#2, Campbell, CA 95008, Santa Clara Co. Angie Niemann and David Sosa, 207 Wast-son Dr.#2, Campbell, CA 95008 . This business is conducted by copartners; registrants have begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon, as of 3/1/2014. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true in-formation which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Angie NiemannDavid SosaMar.28; April 4, 11, 18, 2014. This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 3/21/14


NO. 589532The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Hands of Light Massage Therapy, 17295 Monterey St, Morgan Hill, CA 95037, Santa Clara Co. Ma-ria L. Ortega, 5805 Gleneagles Drive, San Jose, CA 95138; Aimee Elam, 2110 Darnis Court, Morgan Hill, CA 95037. This business is conducted by a general partnership; registrants have not begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon. “I declare that all infor-mation in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Maria L. OrtegaAimee ElamMar.28; April 4, 11, 18, 2014. This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 3/18/14


NO. 527820The following person(s) is(are) doing business, The High Street Group, 2126 Webster Street, Palo Alto, CA 94301, Santa Clara Co. William N Neidig and Christy E Neidig, 2126 Webster Street, Palo Alto, CA 94301. This business is conducted by a general partnership; registrants have begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names list-ed hereon, as of 6/1/1980. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)William N Neidig Christy E NeidigMar. 28; April 4, 11, 18, 2014.

This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 8/17/09


NO. 114CV261056Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the appli-cation of: Victoria Le June Torbert. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Victoria Le June Torbert, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Victoria Le June Torbert to Victoria Amore Lejune. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 5/20/14 at 8:45 am, Dept.12, Pro-bate Room: located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of gen-eral circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Feb.21, 2014Aaron PerskyJudge of the Superior CourtMar. 28; April 4, 11, 18, 2014.


NO. 114CV262675Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the appli-cation of: Sara Negrete Baes. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Sara Negrete Baes, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Sara Negrete Baes to Sara Negrete-Baez. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter ap-pear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 6/17/14 at 8:45 am, Dept.12, Probate Room: lo-cated at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the peti-tion in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Mar.25, 2014Aaron PerskyJudge of the Superior CourtMar.28; April 4, 11, 18, 2014.


NO. 114CV262029Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Thinh Gia Ducng. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Thinh Gia Ducng, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Thinh Gia Ducng to Henry Thinh Duong. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 6/10/14 at 8:45 am, Room 107: located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of gen-eral circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Mar.12, 2014Aaron PerskyJudge of the Superior CourtMar. 28; April 4, 11, 18, 2014.


NO. 114CV262595Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Oscar Diaz and Elena Diaz. TO ALL INTERESTED PER-SONS: The court finds that petitioner, Oscar Diaz and Elena Diaz, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the

clerk of this court for a decree chang-ing names as follows: a. David Diaz to David Oscar Diaz. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 6/17/14 at 8:45 am, Probate Room: located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hear-ing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Mar.24, 2014Aaron PerskyJudge of the Superior CourtMar. 28; April 4, 11, 18, 2014.


NO. 114CV262098Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the ap-plication of: Wen Chuan Tsai. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Wen Chuan Tsai, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Wen Chuan Tsai to Michelle Tsai Seto. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated be-low to show cause, if any, why the peti-tion for change of name should not be granted on 6/10/14 at 8:45 am, Room 107: located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hear-ing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Mar.13, 2014Aaron PerskyJudge of the Superior CourtMar. 28; April 4, 11, 18, 2014.


NO. 114CV262034Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the appli-cation of: Shuyue Xu. TO ALL INTER-ESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Shuyue Xu, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree chang-ing names as follows: a. Shuyue Xu to Sherry Shuyue Young. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 6/10/14 at 8:45 am, Room 107: lo-cated at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the peti-tion in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Mar.13, 2014Aaron PerskyJudge of the Superior CourtMar. 28; April 4, 11, 18, 2014.


NO. 589485The following person(s) is(are) doing business, EMZR Cleaning Services, 2020 Southwest Expy, apt. 50 San Jose, CA 95126, Santa Clara Co. Ernesto M. Zuniga-Ramos, 2020 Southwest Expy, apt. 50 San Jose, CA 95126 . This business is conducted by an individual; registrants have begun transacting business under the ficti-tious business name or names listed hereon as of 3/17/14. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Ernesto M. Zuniga-RamosMar. 21, 28; April 4, 11, 2014. This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 3/17/14



business, Platinum Realtors Silicon Valley, 916 Goodwin Avenue, San Jose, CA 95128, Santa Clara Co. Saul Juarez, 916 Goodwin Avenue, San Jose, CA 95128. This business is conducted by an individual; registrants have not begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Saul JuarezMar. 21, 28; April 4, 11, 2014. This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 2/24/14


NO. 589416The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Manos Foundation, 189 W.Santa Clara Street, San Jose, CA 95113, Santa Clara Co. Community Revitalization and Education Agency, W.Santa Clara Street, San Jose, CA 95113. This business is conducted by a corporation; registrants have not be-gun transacting business under the fic-titious business name or names listed hereon. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true in-formation which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Community Revitalization and Educa-tion Agency Edward Avila, President/Board MemberMar. 21, 28; April 4, 11, 2014. This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 3/14/14


NO. 589080The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Fun Tours and Charters, 2155 Lanai Avenue, Apt.#86, San Jose, CA 95122, Santa Clara Co. Fun Tours and Charters, 2155 La-nai Avenue, Apt.#86, San Jose, CA 95122. This business is conducted by a corporation; registrants have begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon, as of 5/4/11. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Fun Tours and Charters, Inc.Jimmy Vasquez, PresidentMar. 21, 28; April 4, 11, 2014. This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 3/06/14


NO. 589461The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Cluejee, 88 S.3rd St. #309, San Jose, CA 95133, Santa Clara Co. Plastic Spoon, Inc., 88 S.3rd St. #309, San Jose, CA 95133 . This business is conducted by a corporation; reg-istrants have not begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon. “I de-clare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Plastic Spoon, Inc.Gurpreet Saran, CEOMar. 21, 28; April 4, 11, 2014. This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 3/14/14


NO. 589487The following person(s) is(are) do-ing business, Trio Spa, 2160 The Alameda, San Jose, CA 95126, Santa Clara Co. Edward Cefalu, 98 Burton, San Jose, CA 95112. This business is conducted by an individual; registrants have begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon, as of 06/09. “I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Edward CefaluMar. 21, 28; April 4, 11, 2014.

This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 3/17/14


NO. 589600The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Vera Kugel, 1262 Rem-brandt Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 94087, Santa Clara Co. Vera Kugel and Valery Kugel, 1262 Rembrandt Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 94087. This business is conducted by a general partnership; registrants began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon on: 1/2/13. “I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Vera and Valery KugelMar. 21, 28; April 4, 11, 2014. This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 3/18/14


NO. 114CV261234Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Angela G. Beltran. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Angela G. Beltran, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Angela G. Beltran to Marcelina Guz-man. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter ap-pear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 5/20/14 at 8:45 am, Dept.12, Probate Room: lo-cated at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the peti-tion in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Feb.25, 2014Aaron PerskyJudge of the Superior CourtMar. 21, 28; April 4, 11, 2014.


NO. 114CV260024Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the appli-cation of: Vanesa Aragon and Luciano Martinez. TO ALL INTERESTED PER-SONS: The court finds that petitioner, Vanesa Aragon and Luciano Martinez, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Daniel Jayden Martinez to Daniel Jayden Aragon. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 4/29/14 at 8:45 am, Room 107: located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of gen-eral circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Feb.4, 2014Aaron PerskyJudge of the Superior CourtMar. 21, 28; April 4, 11, 2014.


NO. 114CV260562Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the ap-plication of: Diana Fangonilo. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Diana Fangonilo, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Destiny Taylor DeGroat to Destiny Taylor Fan-gonilo. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hear-ing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 5/6/14 at 8:45 am, Room 107: located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall

be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of gen-eral circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Feb.13, 2014Aaron PerskyJudge of the Superior CourtMar. 21, 28; April 4, 11, 2014.


NO. 114CV262201Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the appli-cation of: Candace Rose Oluwasanmi. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Can-dace Rose Oluwasanmi, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree chang-ing names as follows: a. Candace Rose Oluwasanmi to Victoriána Can-dace Rose Oluwasanmi. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 6/10/14 at 8:45 am, Room 107: lo-cated at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the peti-tion in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.Mar.17, 2014Aaron PerskyJudge of the Superior CourtMar. 21, 28; April 4, 11, 2014.


NO. 114CV262110Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Abdelrahman M. Owda and Ovana Jihad Shehadeh. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Abdelrahman M. Owda and Ovana Jihad Shehadeh, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Abdelrahman Y. Owda to Abdelrah-man Yousef Alhelew and b. Ovana Jihad Shehadeh to Ovana Jihad Alhelew. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 6/10/14 at 8:45 am, Dept. 12, Probate Room: lo-cated at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the peti-tion in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Mar.13, 2014Aaron PerskyJudge of the Superior CourtMar. 21, 28; April 4, 11, 2014.


NO. 114CV261870Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Jesus Mendez Macias. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Jesus Mendez Macias, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Jesus Mendez Macias to Zayra Mendez Macias. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 6/3/14 at 8:45 am, Dept. 12, Probate Room: located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of gen-eral circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Mar.10, 2014Aaron PerskyJudge of the Superior CourtMar. 21, 28; April 4, 11, 2014.

APRIL 11-17, 2014

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com14 ARTS & CULTURE APRIL 11-17, 2014

Veronica T. AvendañoEL OBSERVADOR

Movimento de Arte y Cul-tura Latino Americana’s (MACLA) annual Latino art auction and exhibition turns sweet 16 this year. MACLA’s doors are open for the an-nual art exhibition ‘Latino Art Now!, while the auction portion takes place later this month, April 26th.

The past couple years, the annual event has been re-worked to become ‘Latino Art Now!’, which features artists in various ranges of their career from fresh uni-versity graduates to world renowned and locally estab-lished artists. The exhibit will showcase a variety of paint-ings, mixed media, sculp-tures, photography, as well as a light installation.

“The idea is really to help people understand what it is to collect ‘Latino Art’ and to find buyers for these artists’ work, and get them excited by the variety and the range of work that we see with contemporary artists” said MACLA’s Executive Director Anjee Helstrup-Alvarez.

The silent auction is the nonprofit’s only fundraising event for the year. Last year, through art sales and corpo-rate sponsorships, the orga-nization raised almost $50 thousand which they hope to match at this year’s auction.

“The art auction serves a couple of different purposes,” said Alvarez. “It serves from a financial point of view. Being a non-profit it’s our annual fundraising event

to provide proceeds for the organization. The idea is to bring together collectors as well as have a great exhibi-tion for the artists.”

To participate in the auc-tion and exhibition each artist must be invited by the curatorial department. The almost 25 year old organi-zation has developed rela-tionships with many artists, some of whom had previous MACLA exhibits, who were invited to participate. Oth-ers sent in packages of their work and artists statements in hopes of receiving an invi-tation to participate.

East Bay based artist Mela-nie Cervantes of the art col-laborative, Dignidad Re-belde, is one the artists who returned to participate this year. “MACLA has a really strong multi-racial, inter-generational base of support-ers. That is something that is important to me because

my work gets to be seen across a lot of different iden-tities,” said Cervantes. “I’m surprised at how little infra-structure there is in all of the state of California, given that we’re [Latinos] increasingly becoming one of the major-ity populations in the state. That’s why it makes it even more critical to have spaces like MACLA.”

Cervantes’ piece this year, “Tejiendo el amor y la justi-cia” is an artist proof from a print in the theme of corazon, created to support a friend and colleague, the late Chica-no painter and screen printer Sam Coronado of Coronado Studio in Austin, Texas.

The event also features what Alvarez called a “triple threat”, local San Jose artist Sam Rodriguez. Rodriguez paints, works with public art projects mostly recently the Edenvale Public Library, and is a clothing designer and

co-founder for clothing line, Cukui, located in Japantown. “He’s an interesting artist to watch, not only for the San Jose connection but because he is working in three differ-ent mediums,” said Alvarez.

Photographer Luis Gonza-lez Palma also has his work up for auction. Alvarez said Palma is one of the most recognized and well known photographers working for Latin America today.

Proceeds from the auction will help MACLA continue to serve 30 thousand people annually through visual arts, performance and literary arts, youth arts education and community develop-ment through the arts.

Gallery hours: Wednesday and Thursday 12:00pm-

7:00pm/Friday and Satur-day 12pm-5:00pm501 South First St.San Jose, CA 95113

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VIVEMEJOR

Cuando sientes felicidad, además de irradiarla tam-bién la atraes

Con el tiempo aprendemos que nuestra felicidad la cons-truimos a diario, en lugar de ser un objetivo más. Un estudio de la Universidad de Denver sobre la felicidad de las mujeres reveló que es mejor enfocarse en hacer lo que produce alegría, que en alcanzar un ideal de felicidad. Estas son las reglas de oro de las mujeres felices.

Tener un estilo de vida saludable

Cuando comes sano, rea-lizas una actividad física re-gularmente y descansas bien, estás demostrándote a ti mis-ma que tienes control sobre tu vida, lo que es un sinóni-mo de felicidad. Caminar o meditar mientras escuchas el sonido de los pájaros o tu música favorita te va a gene-rar una sensación de alegría, que vas a querer repetir.

Valorar lo que tienes a tu alrededor

Apreciar lo que tienes y has alcanzado, ya sea material, emocional o espiritual, te permitirá valorarlo y cuidarlo como tu gran tesoro. Ver la vida desde este punto de vis-ta te ayuda a mantener una actitud positiva. Si las cosas se complican en algún mo-mento, mira a tu alrededor y expresa gratitud por lo que tienes.

Mantener las relaciones con quienes son importantes

para ti

Las mujeres felices crean a su alrededor una red de re-laciones personales de gran valor y que enriquecen con frecuencia. Aún en la distan-cia, decirle a una amiga o a un familiar que es importan-te para ti, es fuente de alegría para ambos. Perdonar y ol-

vidar aquello que te molesta también son una forma de garantizar tu felicidad.

Disfrutar y vivir el presente

A veces nos enfocamos más en el futuro o en el pasado y olvidamos el presente, lo más precioso que tenemos. Tu felicidad está aquí y ahora. Las mujeres felices viven co-nectadas con el presente y lo disfrutan creando momentos motivados por la alegría.

NEWSUSA

If you’re reading this story, you’re probably one of the approximately 825,000 couples who’ve just gotten engaged since Thanksgiv-ing and are now planning your wedding. So here’s perhaps the single most important re-minder -- and grooms do seem to need more reminding than brides -- anyone will offer: Tradition holds that you both exchange wed-ding presents.

(Yes, grooms, even though you just bought her an engagement ring.) But what to get?

“Gifts should come from the heart,” says WeddingChannel.com.

Well, yeah. But that still leaves a lot of room for error. So here’s some tips to keep in mind whether you two opt for some type of jewelry -- the traditional and most popular choice -- or something else.

* Practicality can wait. Etiquette dictates that gifts be exchanged at one of three times: the night before the wedding, the morning of the ceremony, or right before you leave on your honeymoon. So you could see where this has the potential for becoming a bigger disaster than Chernobyl if the groom’s idea of “practi-cal” is, say, a toaster.

* Being uniquely personal is appreciated. One of the best examples we’ve heard of is a guy who had a photographer secretly capture the moment he proposed in New York’s Cen-

tral Park, and then presented the results to his bride on the day of their wedding.

“So cute!” read a typical blog post. The down-side, of course, is that pulling it off requires imagination and -- in this instance -- a lot of advance planning.

* Jewelry can be “traditional” without being boring. Case in point: the very hot Argyle dia-monds trend, which fulfills the quest of even the most eco-minded couples for diamond fashion jewelry since the stones are produced in a socially and environmentally responsible way from the Argyle mine in Australia. And the diamonds, themselves, come in gorgeous neutral shades like champagne, cognac, silver and gray.

“If your bride likes something different from what all her friends have,” says jewelry and style expert Michael O’Connor, “then the Argyle diamond bracelets, necklaces and earrings are perfect and available at many retailers across the country -- I’ve even spotted women at gyms wearing the diamond pendants. And the cufflinks for men are truly elegant.”

Perhaps because prices start at as little as a few hundred dollars for some pieces, O’Connor calls them “the ideal gateway gift.” Meaning, you can use other occasions -- think birthdays and anniversaries -- to add to your collection through the years. Yes, brides and grooms, you’ll soon have to start planning your next milestone together.

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APRIL 11-17, 2014

Mario Jiménez CastilloEL OBSERVADOR

AriesEn esta encarnación estás

aprendiendo a superar su-frimientos y obstáculos y, a ser el pionero, el que inicia los grandes proyectos, el que tiene las grandes ideas, por tal motivo; en tu próxima vida serás jefe, director, adminis-trador, ocuparás los más al-tos cargos y serás quién deba tomar las grandes decisiones que afectarán positivamente a las masas.

TauroEl trabajo es prioritario en

tu destino, siempre andas en busca de mejorar tu vida aunque a veces ésta se ve truncada por amores poco afortunados. En tu siguiente encarnación vivirás una exis-tencia pacífica llena de como-didades y del cielo te llegará una gran bendición que será la felicidad absoluta en el sec-tor romántico.

GéminisEn esta vida eres el comu-

nicador, el que tiene la infor-mación precisa y detallada que la gente necesita, eres

volátil pero sabes aceptar y enmendar tus errores. En tu siguiente encarnación, serás el maestro, el filósofo, el más inteligente, la persona en la que todo mundo confiará pues tus palabras y acciones serán siempre provechosas.

CáncerEn esta vida te la has pas-

ado tratando de ayudar a tu familia, siempre vigilante y protector de tus seres queri-dos, por lo tanto; en tu próx-ima encarnación serás un médico, un curandero o un sanador espiritual, una sola palabra tuya bastará para sanar física y espiritualmente a las personas que acudan a ti.

LeoDurante varias encarna-

ciones has sido cabeza de familia, el organizador, el procurador, el que vence to-dos los obstáculos. En tu vida futura serás una persona con mucho poder, te será enco-mendado dirigir a las masas, puedes ser un presidente, un primer ministro, un delegado de tu patria. Tu nobleza de corazón será una bendición para todo el mundo.

VirgoSueles ser perfeccionista

y muy organizado cuando eres evolucionado y todo lo contrario sino lo eres. En tu vida después de ésta, serás un ser privilegiado en el aspecto económico, y sabrás al mis-mo tiempo crear y conceder oportunidades para que mu-cha gente alcance tu nivel en ese sentido. Tu sabiduría no tendrá comparación.

LibraEn tu siguiente encarnación

serás muy afortunado pues tu misión será el compar-tir con el prójimo todos tus conocimientos adquiridos en tus vidas pasadas; serás guía, maestro e iluminador de toda la gente. Serás recono-cido y admirado por tus in-numerables virtudes y vivirás una larga, armoniosa y salu-dable existencia..

EscorpiónNadie te puede conocer a

fondo pues existen caracter-ísticas de tu personalidad que incluso para ti resultan desconocidas y sorprenden-tes. En esta vida has aprendi-do a valorar el amor incondi-cional, por tal motivo, en tu futura encarnación serás

reconocido y admirado como el mejor amigo, el mejor pro-fesional, el mejor en todo lo que hagas.

SagitarioTu signo rige la política, la

religión y la filosofía, y en esta vida te ha tocado derri-bar barreras y te has atrevido a alcanzar metas que para otros parecen imposibles. En tu siguiente encarnación te será encomendada la misión de impartir justicia a tus se-mejantes, serás juez, abogado o un agente de gobierno con mucho poder.

CapricornioSeguir adelante, mejorar y

alcanzar grandes metas son tus propósitos en esta exis-tencia, siempre logras lo que te propones. En tu próxima encarnación es probable que estés listo para alcan-zar el nirvana no sin antes guiar a otros seres humanos para que también alcancen el máximo grado de purifi-cación espiritual.

AcuarioTu existencia actual está

orientada hacia el futuro, eres un ser adelantado en el tiempo, por ese motivo en tu siguiente encarnación serás un inventor, un científico que descubrirá nuevas ciencias, procurarás adelantos médi-cos y tecnológicos. Lo más sorprendente de todo es que tus conocimientos sobre el futuro estarán basados en tus más antiguas encarnaciones.

PiscisDurante la presente encar-

nación tu vida será un cúmu-lo de experiencias espiritu-ales que te convertirán en un sabio espiritualista en la edad madura. En la próxima en-carnación serás un ser orien-tado a la teología, un minis-tro, un párroco o una persona dedicada a servir a los demás por medio de las escrituras de los libros sagrados.

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Approximately 250 mil-lion Christians in America will be observing Lent this spring, according to the Na-tional Catholic Educational Association (NCEA). Lent, which runs from March through much of April, takes place during the 40 days be-fore Easter.

If you’ve heard coworkers, neighbors and friends al-lude to “what they’re giving up for Lent,” you may have wondered what this annual observance is all about.

To help make things more clear, the NCEA is offering some background informa-tion on why Christians cel-ebrate Lent:

• Prayer: “While Christians

should pray daily, Lent serves as a time to focus our prayer or extend our time in prayer,” says Brother Robert Bimon-te at NCEA. “Reflecting on how well we are living our lives is essential.”

• Fasting: Lent is a time to simplify our lives by giving up what we do not really need. By fasting, Christians also repent for mistakes.

• Charity: Helping others by sharing our “time, talent and treasure,” is part of liv-ing the Christian message. Many people renew that commitment during Lent by volunteering and donating to charitable causes.

“Above all, Lent is used as a time to reflect, renew and reach out,” says Bimonte.

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com 17MOVIES APRIL 11-17, 2014

On the day of the NFL Draft, general manager Sonny Weaver (Costner) has the opportunity to rebuild his team when he trades for the number one pick. He must quickly decide what he’s willing to sacrifice in pursuit of perfection as the lines between his personal and professional life become blurred on a life-changing day for a few hundred young men with dreams of playing in the NFL.

It’s a jungle out there for Blu, Jewel and their three kids in RIO 2, after they’re hurtled from that magical city to the wilds of the Amazon. As Blu tries to fit in, he goes beak-to-beak with the vengeful Nigel, and meets the most fearsome adversary of all – his father-in-law. All our favorite RIO characters are back, and they’re joined by Oscar nominee Andy Garcia, Grammy winner Bruno Mars, Tony winner Kristin Chenoweth and Oscar/Emmy/Tony winner Rita Moreno.

Ten years ago, tragedy struck the Russell family, leaving the lives of teenage siblings Tim and Kaylie forever changed when Tim was convicted of the brutal murder of their par-ents. Now in his 20s, Tim is newly released from protective custody and only wants to move on with his life; but Kaylie, still haunted by that fateful night, is convinced her parents’ deaths were caused by something else altogether: a malevolent supernatural force unleashed through the Lasser Glass, an antique mirror in their childhood home.

Determined to prove Tim’s innocence, Kaylie tracks down the mirror, only to learn similar deaths have befallen previous owners over the past century. With the mysterious entity now back in their hands, Tim and Kaylie soon find their hold on reality shattered by terrifying hal-lucinations, and realize, too late, that their childhood nightmare is beginning again...

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La cantautora mexicana Ana Gabriel fue invitada por el productor Gerardo Qui-roz a participar en el musical “Cats” con el personaje de “Grizabella”.

“Ojalá acepte, sería un ho-nor que ella nos engalane con una función”, declaró Quiroz, quien también desea que Ana Cirré regrese con el mis-mo personaje.

Por lo pronto, Natalia Sosa, recién premiada como la Mejor Actriz de Musical por las dos agrupaciones de pe-riodistas teatrales en esta

ciudad, es quien tiene de base el afamado papel inter-pretando el tema “Memory”. Filippa Giordano, Lila Dene-ken, Myriam Montemayor y Olivia Bucio son otras de las cantantes que han dado vida a “Grizabella”, una felina que en el pasado fue bella, glamo-rosa y soberbia. Al regresar a la comunidad de gatos es rechazada por todos, pues en su época de juventud decidió abandonarlos para explorar el mundo exterior.

Sin embargo, la experiencia fue dura y vuelve con el cora-zón roto y en harapos tras ha-ber perdido la belleza y el gla-mour que la caracterizaban.

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El productor de cine Wal-ter Navas (Efectos secunda-rios) y Fausto Alatorre, autor de la novela “Diabla frente al espejo”, trabajan en conjun-to para llevar a la pantalla grande la primera película biográfica de la diva del cine mexicano María Félix (1914-2002), de quien hoy se con-memora el centenario de su nacimiento.

En entrevista con Notimex, Navas explicó que Fausto se acercó a él con su libro “Dia-bla frente al espejo” y con una adaptación de la novela a guión cinematográfico, “a mí me pareció muy intere-sante y todo un reto hacer una película biográfica sobre una de las figuras más im-portantes del cine mexicano”.

El productor destacó que más allá de los datos histó-ricos, la cinta que dirigirá Alatorre, mostrará el lado humano de María Félix, “se

aleja de la simple biografía para mezclar un poco de fic-ción y fantasía”.

Indicó que en estos mo-mentos se encuentran tra-bajando en los detalles del guión y una vez terminado se darán a la tarea de buscar fi-nanciamiento, “sabemos que será un proyecto que puede interesar a muchos, incluso buscaremos coproducciones con otros países”.

Navas adelantó que la pe-lícula mostrará diversas eta-pas en la vida de “La Doña”, desde sus primeros años en Sonora hasta su llegada a la Ciudad de México y su estancia en Europa, “serán muchas épocas y lugares los que se muestren en la cinta, lo cual implica un reto aún mayor, pero confiamos en que en los próximos meses se concrete el financiamiento”.

Otro de los retos que im-plica realizar esta película es encontrar a la actriz o actri-

ces que den vida a la diva, en este sentido, Navas señaló que se realizará un “casting” en el que no sólo se buscará que las aspirantes se parez-can físicamente a “La Doña”, sino que tenga la capacidad histriónica necesaria para encarnar a una figura como María Félix.

“Ya estamos pensando en las actrices que podrían dar vida a María en sus distintas etapas, de niña, de joven y ya siendo mayor, así que no será una sola actriz, y estamos abiertos no solo a figuras reconocidas, sino también contemplaremos a nuevos talentos”, abundó.

Finalmente, Walter Navas dijo que están en una etapa inicial del proyecto y con-forme vayan avanzando se irán dando a conocer más detalles del filme, “queremos dedicarle el tiempo que sea necesario para hacer una pe-lícula digna y de calidad”.

* Walter Navas será quien produzca la historia sobre “La Doña”

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Arturo Hilario EL OBSERVADOR

The San Jose Sharks became one of the first teams to clinch a playoff spot, (the 10th year in a row), for the 2014 NHL Stanley Cup playoffs during a March 24th Calgary Flames game. Although the Flames were able to win against the Sharks, (1-0), the playoff spot was the victory for San Jose that night. As the current 2nd place in the Pacific Division with 107 points (as of writ-ing), they are only behind the leader, the Anaheim Ducks, by 2 points.

As for a comparison of the entire league, they are in the top 5 teams in the entire NHL. Not too bad, which puts the Sharks in a position where they can come out on top, if they put in the com-bined effort. Earlier last week San Jose upset their SoCal rival the Los Angeles Kings by winning 2-1. This boost in morale definitely helped the Sharks.

On Saturday the Sharks played the Nashville Preda-tors at the SAP Center for the third and final time this season. Previous games in December 2013, and earlier

this January, had the Preda-tors win over the Sharks by a mere game point. With the recent steady performance of the Sharks, there was an im-minent push to win by the team. After similar efforts the first period it seemed the second period, would be the game changer if either team wanted a definite advantage.

Even after some good plays from San Jose, Nashville’s Patric Hornqvist scored 2 goals within the second pe-riod. This 2-0 lead became 3-0 by the end of the 2nd, as Roman Josi scored with less than 6 minutes on the clock. Predators Goaltender, a for-mer Sharks prospect who played with the AHL affiliate Worcester Sharks, got a shut-out, stopping all 32 shots from San Jose. This game was more critical for the Preda-tors, whose slim chance of getting into the playoffs rested on this game.

Even though the Sharks team has their eyes set on the post season, Jason Demers put the disappointment sur-rounding the loss bluntly, “Huge. After the game we put together against LA, to give a showing like that is unaccept-able. We didn’t come out to

work. We just sat back on our heels and let them take the game to us. So, it’s disappoint-ing and something we have to obviously correct as soon as possible.”

The playoffs are set to com-mence at the end of April, so the tactics and motivations that got the Sharks this far should shine in full force in order to retain the position of power they still have, regard-less of these recent losses.

All in all, the San Jose Sharks have a short amount of time to be as strong as they can be to take a lead against the po-tential rivals in the upcoming playoffs. The Pacific title is an-other goal that is within rea-sonable reach. As excitement builds for the Stanley Cup, so does the energy and momen-tum of the fans and team. Every loss right now feels more difficult than, let’s say, December of last year. Look-ing at the near future though, the Sharks are poised to have a great run in the playoffs. A great management, coach, and cohesive team, with both new and old players can get the job done, if the team can get their groove in place.

Best of luck Tiburones!

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El apoyo que brindan el Con-sejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) y los gladiadores ex-perimentados es fundamental para el surgimiento de nue-vas figuras, sobre todo en una época donde este deporte ha cobrado auge.

Atlantis y Delta, integrantes de los “Reyes de la Atlántida”, son parte del CMLL, el prime-ro ya una figura consagrada dentro del arte del pancracio y el otro un joven que poco a poco despunta y que sueña con emular a su compañero.

De visita en Notimex, los gla-diadores platicaron de lo difícil que es sobresalir en una activi-dad como la lucha libre, donde el apoyo que reciben de parte de la empresa es fundamental para lograr el éxito.

“A la gente le gusta ver nuevos valores, muchachos que tienen ganas como Delta. La empre-sa tiene un semillero, maes-tros sensacionales, por eso el CMLL es la mejor empresa del mundo, tiene su escuela propia, cada año saca 15 o 20 nuevos talentos, hay muchas etapas, épocas, es una produc-ción que nunca se acaba”, dijo Atlantis.

El “Ídolo de los niños”, quien debutó a principios de la déca-da de los 80 del siglo pasado, cuenta con más de 30 años

como profesional y se man-tiene en el gusto de la afición, mientras que el joven tiene poco más de 10 años en esta actividad y lucha por conver-tirse en un ídolo.

El respaldo de la empresa y de los experimentados es ne-cesario, estar cobijado “por al-guien a quien tu mirabas hacia arriba es importante, ahora lo ves palpable; es importante en tu seguridad, qué bueno que la empresa dé ese apoyo, y se ve en el producto que mostramos, es indispensable ese apoyo”, aseguró Delta.

Satisfecho por las innume-rables ocasiones que se ha presentado en la Arena Mé-xico, la cual califica como un “templo mágico”, el oriundo de Los Altos, Jalisco, dejó en claro que mientras siga dentro del mundo de la lucha libre seguirá apoyando a los nuevos talentos.

Por otra parte, el joven re-giomontano, agradecido por la oportunidad que recibió del CMLL, dejó en claro que el “arte del gotch” en la actuali-dad es más espectacular debi-do a pequeñas variantes que utilizan los gladiadores.

“Me está tocando en una eta-pa donde la lucha no es evolu-cionar, sino una variante a la lucha a ras de lona, le pusimos un pequeño toque de estar ju-gando con las cuerdas, hacerlo

un poquito más aéreo, pero creo que cualquier luchador que pertenece al CMLL está capacitado para luchar a ras de lona”.

Admirador de Atlantis y del Negro Casas, “para mí los es-tandartes” de técnicos y rudos, Delta tiene como objetivo per-sonal en la lucha libre llegar al mismo nivel que sus ídolos, e incluso superarlos.

“Quiero ser un ídolo, admi-rado como ellos, como dijo At-lantis, no es fácil, esta carrera tiene muchos baches, muchas grietas y hacer lo que hacemos tiene mucho mérito, quiero so-brepasarlos y llegar a lo máxi-mo”.

Con los “Reyes de la Atlánti-da”, tercia que completa Gue-rrero Maya, coincidieron que a mediano plazo tienen la meta de obtener el campeonato mundial de tríos y dejar en cla-ro que “en esta tercia hay expe-riencia, juventud, hay hambre, hay coraje. Podemos ser una de las grandes tercias y nos fi-jamos metas a grandes cosas”.

Finalmente, pidieron a la afi-ción que no deje de seguirles la pista “porque habrá gran-des cosas”, y que acudan a las funciones que se realizan en la Arena México y la Coliseo, “vengan a apoyar la lucha li-bre, la mejor del mundo, la del CMLL”, concluyó Atlantis.

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Jennifer L. JacobsonJACOBSON

COMMUNICATION

With an estimated 1.5 million nonprofits in the United States alone, nonprofits help with everything from ending local hunger, advocating literacy, and even saving dogs from inhu-mane conditions in dog mills. Yet for all their diversity, non-profits share many of the same needs. Here are eight useful tech tools that nonprofits can use to stay organized, funded, and in the public eye.

1. NonProfitEasy - Database ManagementWebsite:: http://www.nonprofiteasy.com

NonProfitEasy is an all-in-one data management soft-ware solution that helps small to mid-sized nonprofits man-age their operational logistics. From CRM and database management, to events, donor engagement, and even fund-raising, NonProfitEasy offers a one-stop, affordable, integrated software solution to help non-profits focus on their passion—not their paperwork.

Includes:

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- Specialized add-on modules- Custom reporting- Use only the features you

need, when you need them- Comprehensive techni-

cal and online support-Training webinars- Optional and affordable

phone support

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Features Include:• Donation Payment - Google

Wallet streamlines the online donation process by allowing donors to use a single login and enjoy enhanced security for their personal data.

• Shared Online Docs - Shared online documents, like Google Spreadsheets, can help ev-eryone contribute effectively to a grant proposal or budget report. Google Forms let you easily get data from team mem-bers, volunteers and clients.

• Website Building & Tracking - Use Google Analytics to keep

a close eye on your website traf-fic. You can get a clear picture of your website’s effectiveness through charts and reports which you can easily share with the rest of your team.

AdWords - Get Your Busi-ness Online gives you hundreds of fresh website templates to choose from. Google Sites can also help you establish your web presence quickly and ef-fectively. Google Adwords can help you improve the likelihood that someone finds your orga-nization online, because your ads are eligible to show up next to Google search results.

• Video & Map Sharing - Set up a channel on YouTube to show your nonprofit in action. Using Google Earth, you can map your nonprofit’s efforts across the globe, helping people understand how and where your organization works.

3. PayPal Giving Fund (for-merly MissionFish) - Nonprofit fundraisingWebsite: https://www.paypalgivingfund.org/index.html

PayPal Giving Fund is an in-dependent 501(c)(3) nonprofit

organization that provides businesses with a safe and easy way for their customers to support their favorite causes. The PayPal Giving Fund gives nonprofits access to innovative fundraising opportunities that provide new sources of support for their work. PayPal Giving Fund makes giving safe, easy, and reliable by:

• Ensuring that 100% of every donation reaches the donor’s chosen nonprofit.

• Certifying that nonprofit participants are tax-deductible and meet international stan-dards restricting hate, violence and intolerance.

• Managing the tax benefits of giving.

4. Basecamp - Internal Task Management SystemWebsite: https://basecamp.com

Primarily through word-of-mouth alone, Basecamp has become the world’s #1 project management tool, helping teams stay organized and on-task. It’s easy-to-use and reli-able, with a 15 year history. As a company, Basecamp is prof-itable, debt-free, and privately owned so they answer to their customers and no one else.

Basecamp works on multiple platforms, including Safari (Mac, iPhone/iPad), Chrome (Mac, PC, iPhone/iPad, An-droid), Firefox (Mac, PC), and IE 9+ (PC, Surface). Basecamp also integrates effortlessly with email. Official apps are avail-able for the iPhone in the App Store and Android on Google Play.

5. WeVideo - Cloud-based video editor (web and mobile)Website: http://www.wevideo.com/

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Solar Impulse 2 (Si2), el se-gundo prototipo de avión so-lar, fue presentado hoy en Sui-za, con miras a dar la vuelta al mundo a partir de marzo del 2015, gracias a su autonomía que le permitirá volar has-ta cinco días con sus noches inninterrumpidos.

Ante una audiencia de 500 personas y cientos de pe-riodistas, los pilotos suizos Bertrand Piccard y André Borschberg presentaron el Si2 en la base aérea militar de Payerne, cinco años y ocho récords mundiales después de revelar el primer prototipo.

El nuevo vehículo aéreo es más grande que su predece-sor, mide 72 metros de largo y pesa sólo 2 mil 300 tonela-das, lo que le permite tener el rendimiento aerodinámico y

la eficiencia de combustible superior a cualquier cosa que se ha hecho hasta ahora.

“Fueron 12 años de cálculos, de simulaciones, de construc-ción y de pruebas, también de sueños, para hacer realidad este avión, el más revolucio-nario de hoy”, afirmó Piccard, iniciador y presidente del pro-yecto Solar Impulse.

El Si2 está equipado con tecnologías diversas e inno-vadoras para ahorrar peso, por ejemplo el ala fue com-pletamente construida con fibra de carbono, y viajar más rápido, a un máximo de 90 kilómetros por hora (km/h), contra los 65 km/h del Solar Impulse I.

El diseño de este avión tam-bién cambió, ahora cuenta con una cabina más grande de 3.8 metros cúbicos, en cuyo interior cada detalle fue

trazado para permitir que el piloto viva allí durante una se-mana, explicó Piccard.

Los pilotos podrán acostarse y hacer sus necesidades fisio-lógicas en un asiento de ino-doro convertible, y además de ofrecer mayor comodidad, el Si2 tienen características para mejorar el ahorro de energía.

El avión será capaz de reco-ger y almacenar la energía su-ficiente aún volando a través de las nubes, gracias a sus 17 mil 248 células solares, que alimentarán de energía a las cuatro hélices de la aeronave.

También recolectará y alma-cenará energía adicional en sus baterías de polímero de litio, refirió Borschberg y afir-mó que los vuelos de prueba comenzarán el próximo mes sobre Suiza.

El vuelo alrededor del mun-do está programado para co-

menzar en marzo de 2015, y los pilotos se turnarán para conducir cinco días, turnos sin parar, comenzando en un país aún sin definir del Golfo Pérsico, a fin de aprovechar el fuerte sol en esa región.

El plan es volar sobre el Mar Arábigo para Asia, cruzar el continente hacia el Océano Pacífico, llegar a la costa oeste

de Estados Unidos, atravesar ese país, pasar el Atlántico y regresar al punto de partida, ya sea por el sur de Europa o por el norte de África.

“Con ocho récords mundia-les, el Solar Impulse 1, el pri-mer avión solar capaz de volar por la noche, conectar dos continentes y atravesar Esta-dos Unidos, hemos demos-

trado que las tecnologías lim-pias y las energías renovables permiten lograr lo imposible”, sostuvo Piccard.

“Esto ahora va aún más lejos. El Solar Impulse 2 tiene una autonomía casi perpetua, por esto es que la vuelta alrededor del mundo va a ser una aven-tura humana y tecnológica”, añadió Borschberg.

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