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Assemblyman Rich Gordon (Menlo Park) will honor Redwood City Mayor Alicia Aguirre as the 2012 Woman of the Year for the 21st Assembly Dis-trict on March 26th.

“The Bay Area at-large has benefited from Alicia’s tireless involvement in all dimensions of Red-wood City,” said As-semblyman Rich Gor-don. “Her wit, intelligence, and sincere nature make her a stand-out public servant and community member.”

Aguirre has served on the Redwood City Council since November 2005 and was previously on the Redwood City Ele-

mentary School Board. She is involved in the Redwood City Librar-ies Foundation, Shelter Network Board, His-panos Unidos, Youth Latino Leaders, among other organizations. Additionally, Agu-irre is Redwood City’s first Latina Mayor.

“There is no denying that Alicia has helped pave the way for Latina women seeking public office,” said Gordon.

In response to the announcement, Aguirre stated, “This award is one of the most important awards I have ever re-ceived. I am very honored to have been selected especially from Assemblyman Rich Gordon, someone who I highly re-spect for his integrity and hard work.”

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Redwood City Mayor Alicia Aguirre 2012 Woman of the Year

San Fran-cisco City Li-brarian Luis Herrera was n o m i n a t e d by President Barack Obama to serve on the National Museum and Library Ser-vices Board.

Mr. Her-rera, who was recently named Librarian of the Year 2012 by Library Jour-nal magazine, has served as City Librarian since 2005. He oversees San Francisco’s 28 libraries.

“Thanks to Luis Her-rera’s leadership, San Francisco’s public libraries are a source of civic pride that enrich the cultural fabric of our community,” said Mayor Edwin M. Lee. “This presidential nomination to the na-tional board is richly de-served for our City Librar-ian who has ensured that the San Francisco Public Library is well positioned for generations to come.”

The National Muse-um and Library Services Board (NMLSB) is an ad-visory body that includes 20 presidentially appoint-ed and Senate-confirmed members who have dem-onstrated expertise in, or

City Librarian Nominated by President Obama to National Museum and Library Services Board

commitment to, library or mu-seum services. Informed by its collectively vast experience and knowledge, the NMLSB advises the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) director on general policy

and practices, and on selec-tions for the National Med-als for Museum and Library Service. IMLS Director Su-san Hildreth is a former San Francisco City Librarian.

Mr. Herrera also serves as chair of the California Council for Humanities and on the Steering Com-mittee for the Digital Pub-lic Library of America.

As San Francisco’s City Librarian, Mr. Herrera has led the City through the largest capital improvement program in the library’s his-tory, leading the comple-tion of 22 new or renovated branch libraries through-out San Francisco. He has helped build San Francisco Public Library’s reputation as one that honors tradi-tion while embracing in-novation, follows through on promises, empowers staff leadership, and dem-onstrates a clear commit-ment to serving the diverse needs of San Francisco.

Luis Herrera, San Francisco City

Librarian

Alicia Aguirre, Redwood City Mayor

“The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It is always about people.”

César Chávez Day March 31, 2012

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Spanish StorytimeDate: Fridays Time: 4:00pm – 5:00pmLocation: Fremont Library2400 Stevenson Blvd.Fremont, CA 94538Info: (510) 745-1414

Photo Exhibition by Tony GrantDate: February 17 – April 1Location: Mohr GalleryCommunity School of Music and Arts230 San Antonio CircleMountain View, CAInfo: free(650) 917-6800 ex.t 306www.arts4all.org

Sustianable Vegetable GardeningDate: Tuesdays Time: 7:00pm-9:00pmLocation: Guadalupe River Park and Gardens Visitor and Education Center438 Coleman Ave.San Jose, CA 95112Info: 408-298-7657

Our Lady of Refuge Mass ScheduleTime: 8:00am Vietnamese10:00am SpanishNoon EnglishDate: Beginning February 26Location: 2165 Lucretia Ave.

San Jose, CA 95122

State of Women & Girls in Santa Clara CountyDate: March 23Time: 9:00amLocation: Board ChambersCounty Government Center70 W. Hedding StreetSan JoseInfo: Event is free but RSVP is required.www.owp2012.eventbrite.com

The Spirtual Peace WalkDate: March 24Time: 8:00am-3:00pmLocation: Walk begins at Mi Pueblo Parking LotWhite and Story Road 12:00pm gathering at Biebrac Park Virginia StreetInfo: 209-509-7824

The Rocky Horror Picture ShowDate: March 24Time: 7:00pmLocation: Camera 3 Cinema288 S. Second StreetSan Jose, CA 95113

Unity Day IIDate: March 24Time: 11:00am Location: Most Holy Trinity Church

2040 Nassau Drive.San Jose, CA 95122Info: (408) 600-8412Enrique_essj@hotmail.com

Trauma and the Body WorkshopDate: March 25Time: 1:00pm-5:00pmLocation: Yoga Loft321 Divisadero St. San Francisco, CA 94117larsonacupuncture@gmail.com

Womyn’s Comedy NightDate: March 26Time: 9:00pm-11:30pmLocation: Britannia Arms Downtown San Jose173 W. Santa Clara St.San Jose, 95113

Autumn Gem Film ScreeningDate: March 28Time: 6:30pmLocation: Dr. Martin Luther King Library150 E. San Fernando Street San Jose, CA 95112

Flamenco and Sangria NightDate: March 28Time: 5:00pm-11pm7:00pm performance timeMorocco’s Restaurant

86 N. Market StreetSan Jose, CA 95113

Mexicanismo through Artists EyesDate: Mar. 30- Sept. 23Time: Tuesday- Sunday 11:00am-5:00pmLocation: San Jose Museum of Art 110 S. Market Street San Jose, CA 95113408-271-6840

Saratoga Easter JubileeDate: April 4thTime: 2:30pm-6:30pmLocation: Saratoga VillageBig Basin Way & 5th StreetSaratoga, CA 95070

14th Annual Bunnies and Bonnets Parade Date: April 7thTime: 12:00pmDowntown CampbellE. Campbell Ave. & 1st St.Campbell, CA 95008

San Jose Taco Festival of InnovationDate: April 14Time: 11:00am-5:00pmLocation: 1650 Senter Rd.San Jose, CA 95112Tickets: $5-$10Info: (408) 800-6825

San Jose Fantasy FaireDate: April 14-15Time: 10:00am-6:00pmLocation: Guadalupe River Park494 West Santa Clara St. Santa Clara, CA 95111 Ticket prices depend on age. Info: (415) 354-1773

International Children’s Film FestivalDate: April21Time: 11:00am-4:30pmChildren’s Discovery Museum San Jose108 Woz WaySan Jose, CA 95110

The Tech Museum After HoursDate: 1st Wednesday of the monthTime: 6:00pm-10:00pmLocation: The Tech Museum201 S. Market StreetSan Jose, CA 95113Info: Purchase tickets (408) 294-8324

CSU approves more raises for execsOn March 20, the California State University Board of Trustees ap-proved raises for two executives. The two executives salaries are al-ready in the six digit range. The two approved pay increases also come with other benefits such as housing and a car allowance. Read more online at: www.el-observador.com/category/local

Six Latin American counties work together to close the digital gap between access and innovationLast year, web developers from Peru, C hile, Uruguay, Chile, Brazil, Argentina, and Mexicocame together to create applications that ad-dress three basic problems: education, public budgeting and security. The conference, Desarrollando America Latina, goal is to help develop a better base of technology in Latin America. Read more online at: www.el-observador.com/category/technology

Santa Clara County partners with community organizations to offer support to domestic violence victimsThe Santa Clara board of supervisors approved unanimously to allocate state funding to four local organizations that are resources for victims of domestic violence. Read more online at: www.el-observador.com/category/local

El Papa visitara Mexico y CubaEl Papa, Benedict v air a Mexico y Cuba durante Marzo 23-28. El papa va hablar con los obispos, y los lideres de las Conferencias Episcopales de Episcopales. Sigue leyendo en nuestra red a: www.el-observa-dor.com/category/international

El departemento de Bienes Raices de California advierte sobre el aumento de fraudes en la reventa de tiempos compartidosEl departemento de Bienes R aices , DRE) anuncio que recientemente ha habido muchos fraudes relacionados con la reventa de tiempo compartidos. La mayoria de las estafas promesan que pueden vender el tiempo compartitdo muy rapido. Sigue leyendo en nuestra red a: www.el-observador.com/category/national

Discovery en Espanol revive los episodios historicos de la Iglesia CatolicaEn el primer de abril, Discovery en Espanol estrena su produccion original, En nombre de la fe. La pelicula analiza las acciones de la Santa Inquisicion de America Latina. El documental tambien cuenta como los paganos eran tratado. Sigue leyendo en nuestra red a: www.el-observador.com/category/entertainment

Join us for our first ever Cesar Chavez Day Celebration. Cesar Chavez was an incredible leader who actually grew up right in our neighborhood, having worked in the fields and orchards of the East Side. We are proud to honor Cesar’s legacy in this day of service, as he has inspired much of the work we do. It will also be our chance to welcome the spring and get our first summer crops in the ground. Please share in what will be a beautiful and memorable community event. For more informatoin go to www.veggielution.org Email: info@veggielution.org or call: (408) 634-FARM (3276)

The Health Care MovieMarch 23 • 7:00pm-9:00pmSan Jose Peace and Justice Center, 48 S. 7th StreetSan Jose, Documentary showing of the health care systems in the United States and Canada.

Day of Free Legal Advice for Citizenship and ImmigrationMarch 25 • 2:00pm-6:00pmOur Lady of Assumption Church, Pajaro, 100 Salinas Rd., Watsonville

Design West of ESC Silicon Valley March 26-29 • 8:00am-5:00pmLocation: San Jose Convention Center, San Jose, Expo Exhibits are free admission. Conference prices vary. (415) 947-6118

San Jose Job FairApril 11 • 11:00am-2:00pm2050 Gateway Pl. San Jose, Register for event at www.nationalcareerfairs.com(877) 561-5627

Free Health FairApril 28 • 10:00am-2:00pmLocation: Andrew Hill High School, 3200 Senter Road, San Jose.(408) 977-1275

Free Tax ServicesMondays • 1:30pm-5:30pmLocation: Seven Trees Community Center3590 Cas Dr. San Jose

Free Heart Screening for Children by appointmentValley Medical Centeror family’s homewww.infant-heart.com(408) 885-4415

Tattoo Removal-the city helps youth remove tattoo, between 14 and 25 years of age1694 Adrian WaySan Jose, (408) 794-1660

Skills to Succeedfree supportive services to female ex-offenders (jail or prison) (408) 213-0961 ext. 26

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The recent tragic events, both here and abroad, mo-tivated me to consider why and how these two events happened. In one event, a soldier, on his fourth tour of duty in Afghanistan, took his weapon, walked to a local village and killed 16 local residents. In Gilroy, a Hispanic veteran shot his wife whose body has not been located. He also shot one other person and then committed suicide. Both are allegedly suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which is the current label for what was called “battle fatigue’ during World War II.

My brother, Andy, suf-fered from ‘battle fatigue’ even after being discharged honorably from the U.S. Army. During WWII, Andy participated in the follow-ing military campaigns: North Africa; Sicily, Saler-no, and Anzio Beach. It was many years later when, af-ter his death, that I saw the unit commendation given to Andy’s mortar battalion unit, that I realized Andy had experienced over 200 days of continuous front-line combat duty. His unit, a 4.2 inch mortar battalion, was a ‘chemical warfare’ unit. One can visualize the impact of their ‘white phos-phorus’ mortar shells when they explode, scattering white phosphorus pellets which ignite immediately and burn whatever is struck.

The usual military prac-tice was to have an Army unit on the front line for 120 days, then relieve it for rest and recreation, which meant

Battle Fatigue Impacts All Today

Hilbert Morales

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that another unit took over front line combat duties. Andy’s chemical warfare battalion was ‘detached’ from the ‘relieved force’ and immediately ‘reattached’ to the Army unit assuming re-sponsibility for the combat battle zone. So his unit nev-er left the battle zone. That is how Andy and his unit ended up with ‘continuous combat duty’ and the result-ing ‘battle fatigue’ which is now a recognized men-tal health disorder. More importantly, advances in mental health sciences have identified many traits of the human mind which deal with ‘survival’. The most well known and studied is the ‘fight or flight’ response.

One would think that the Pentagon would relate ‘battle fatigue’ with PTSD. American political and military planners need to reconsider the size of our small volunteer military in order to be able to provide for necessary ‘relief from di-rect combat duty’. Too many of today’s military personnel have experienced three or four ‘tours of combat duty’ with the resultant mental health toll. This is especially true for those whose boots are on the ground. Also, in today’s military conflicts, it is very difficult, if not impossible, to identify the enemy. In wars today the opposition combatants are not easily identified and are quite often insurgent mem-bers of the population being ‘protected’ by our military forces. The outcome is ‘con-tinuous combat duty’ with no safe periods for ‘rest and recreation’. Those of us who are civilians here in Amer-ica get to sleep soundly…that never happens when in an active combat zone.

What should we do? First of all, nations must emphasize diplomacy and negotiations to resolve in-ternational public policy. The ‘space-age’ has dem-

onstrated to all human-kind that we are all living on one globe: the earth is all we have. We must begin to restrict resources used to develop military forces. These same resources may be used to provide for the necessities of humankind on a world wide basis.

If America wants higher employment levels, then it must update, authorize and implement an updated Marshall Plan used to re-build economies and societ-ies destroyed by WWII’s ac-tivities. Corporations must realize that they exploit resources. They had noth-ing to do with the ‘nature’s continuous manufacture’ of crude oil, timber, etc. They must begin using these nat-ural resources for the benefit of all rather than the profit of a few. The challenge today is to develop a peaceful global society which is sustainable and provides an equitable distribution of the resources which humankind requires to thrive. Capitalism must begin to couple its produc-tion of wealth with an abil-ity to distribute essential resources to all. There is a very real need to develop a middle class consumer society throughout the world, not just in America.

To mitigate the inci-dence of ‘battle fatigue’ aka PTSD throughout the world, we must eliminate combat duty and become devoted to development of world police, security, peace and prosperity. War activities are wasteful and destructive. Let’s begin to focus on using the earth’s resources only to support humankind. The entire world has battle fatigue re-sulting from continuous combat somewhere. Battle fatigue impacts all today.

EO Publisher urges the Latino community to sup-port the expenditure of that $10 Million Surprise Sur-plus funding during the FY 2012/13 period. Given the need to support education as much as possible, it is ap-propriate to open as many closed libraries, community centers, and fund efforts to mitigate gang activity. Keep in mind that this area will ‘receive’ 150 former inmates of the CA State Prison sys-tem per month due to the ‘realignment program’.

Mayor Reed has called on the City to make a lim-ited number of strategic investments while remain-ing focused on conquer-ing its ongoing fiscal chal-lenges in developing San Jose’s FY 2012-13 budget.

With the City project-

EO Supports Use of Funds as Proposed by S.J. Mayor

Chuck Reeding a modest $10 million surplus in the upcoming 2012-13 fiscal year, May-or Reed’s March Budget Message recommends:

Opening the City’s newly constructed libraries and community centers, all of which have remained closed due to recent budget deficits; Allocating $2 mil-lion in additional funding for gang prevention pro-grams; Investing additional money to fully fund street maintenance and repair within a 400-mile prior-ity network of San Jose’s most heavily used roads; and Setting aside some of the surplus funds to address future projected deficits.

“After a decade of budget cuts, we will likely be able to avoid painful service reduc-tions and layoffs this year,

and slowly begin to address some of our community’s top priorities,” said May-or Reed. “However, we’re not out of the woods yet.”

After a one-year reprieve in FY 2012-13, the City is projecting a $22.5 million deficit in FY 2013-14. The City also has an additional $105 million in ongoing road and infrastructure needs and it would cost $33 million annually to restore critical services cut last year.

The Budget Message also underscores the need to continue implementing the City’s Fiscal Reform Plan, with an emphasis on the escalating retiree healthcare costs. Read the entire budget message: w w w.sanjosecagov/may-or/news/memos/12mar/marchbudgetmessage.pdf

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Osvaldo Castillo

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It seems that gas prices are rising everyday due to Persian Gulf tensions and the global demand for crude oil. The price per bar-rel is well over $100 dollars and the GOP candidates have begun criticizing President and his admin-istration’s energy policies.

However, some of the nation’s top researchers in fields such as economic, en-vironmental, and political believe the GOP is blaming the rising in gas prices on the President because they will blame all the nation’s problems on the President even though these prob-lems existed prior to his ar-rival in the White House.

“First there was the claim that he was soft on terror-ism and national defense; but the President’s draw-ing the Bush wars to a close and eliminating bin Laden and al Qaeda took that one away,” says Robert Hockett a Professor of Law at Cor-nell University. “Next there was continued slump in the economy, rooted in Repub-licans’ own obstructionism and financial hostage-tak-ing last summer, which they tried to pin on the Presi-dent; yet the comparatively few initiatives Mr. Obama was still able to take over their obstructions improved the economy to the point that consumer confidence is back, housing markets are improving and employ-ment is steadily growing.”

Hockett included oth-er issues that the Presi-dent gets blamed for such as tension with Iran and the contraceptive issue.

“So what do the Repub-licans have left to blame on the President? Ah, yes! They’ll blame the conse-quent rises in Middle East oil prices on him,” Hockett says. “It’s apparently ei-ther that or cancer, which they’ll doubtless accuse him next of having invented.”

So will rising gas

Gas Prices and Presidential Politicsprices hurt the Presi-dent’s bid for re-election?

“This is hard to say, but rising gas prices can-not be helpful to Presi-dent Obama,” says Terry Christensen a political sci-ence professor at San Jose State. “Although few people would decide their vote on this issue alone, it feeds into a perception that the economy may not be im-proving and that turns vot-ers against the President.”

“He can counter this by making a strong case for his “all of the above” en-ergy policy -- drilling, al-ternative energy, conserva-tion, etc. --, which I think resonates with most voters and especially younger vot-ers (who he needs),” added Christensen. “Overall, I’d say rising gas prices will have only a mild effect on the election, largely because so many voters have al-

ready made up their minds for or against Obama.”

Whether or not gas prices result in the Presi-dent losing the election is unknown at the moment. What is known is that the increase will slow the na-tion’s economic recovery.

“Rising gas prices have repercussions throughout the economy at all levels because they raise the price

of goods (food, clothing, household goods) that must be transported and they raise the price of commuting in areas, where most work-ers depend on cars rather than public transit to get to work.” Christensen says. “So increased gas prices ripple through the economy and will very likely slow the re-covery from the recession.”

The GOP blame the rise of gas prices on President Obama. NOAA’s Gulf of the Far-allones National Marine Sanctuary advises San Francisco Bay Area boaters to watch out for and steer clear of whales. Multiple whale species migrate into the area in large numbers during the spring and sum-mer. Boaters should use caution year-round, but springtime presents a high-er chance of coming into close contact with whales.

Gray whales are at a par-ticularly high risk of colli-sions with vessels, as they often travel near the outer coast shore and into San Francisco Bay and Tomales Bay, making their way north from breeding grounds off Mexico to feeding grounds off Alaska. Many of these whales travel directly through the busy shipping lanes off San Francisco in the Gulf of the Farallones sanctuary just outside the Golden Gate.

While several species migrate south through the sanctuary in the win-ter, gray whales — includ-ing mothers with newborn calves — swim closest to shore in the spring. Cow-calf pairs can sometimes be seen from shore, pausing in the surf zone for the calf to nurse or rest and avoiding killer whales.

Boaters should watch for the gray whale’s blow—or exhalation—which looks like a puff of smoke about 10 to 15 feet high, since very little of the whale is visible at the surface. A whale may surface and blow several times before a prolonged dive, typically lasting from

Bay Area boaters asked to watch out

for whales

three to six minutes.

Boaters should not:

n Approach within 300 feet (about the length of a football field) of any whale

n Cut across a whale’s path

n Make sudden speed or directional changes

n Get between a whale cow and her calf — if sepa-rated from its mother, a calf may be doomed to starva-tion

Each year, thousands of ships and smaller vessels pass through the Golden Gate. Even small craft colli-sions with a whale can have disastrous results for both whale and vessel. All whales are protected by the Marine Mammal Protection Act. Some local species, such as humpback and blue whales, are also protected by the Endangered Species Act.

Designated in 1981, Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary encom-passes more than 1,200 square miles of ocean and coastal waters beyond Cali-fornia’s Golden Gate. The sanctuary’s nutrient-rich waters provide vital nurs-ery and spawning grounds for fish and shellfish and support the largest breed-ing seabird rookery in the contiguous United States. At least 36 marine mammal species have been observed within its borders, includ-ing 25 endangered species, such as blue and humpback whales.

Gray whales are at a particularly high risk of collisions with vessels, as they

often travel near the outer coast shore and into San Francisco Bay

and Tomales Bay

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TNEENAH, WISCONSIN

A un mes de iniciar una campaña nacional para alistar a las familias hispa-nas para combatir el catarro mediante la educación, la respuesta de la comunidad ya se está haciendo sen-tir. Miles de niños latinos han respondido al llamado de la marca Kleenex para certificarse como Atrapa Estornudos oficiales de la Marca Kleenex esta tem-porada de catarros y gripe.

Iniciada a finales de ene-ro, la iniciativa marca el segundo año consecutivo en que la marca Kleenex se

Quedan Menos de dos Messes Para Certificar a Los Niños Como Atrapa Estornudos Oficiales de la Marca Kleenex

Miles Responden al Llamado de la Marca Kleenex de Combatir el Catarro con Educación

acerca a los niños latinos para ayudarles a compren-der la importancia de uti-lizar pañuelos faciales des-echables cuando sienten que se aproxima un estornudo. Es también el primer año que se busca alistar a mamá. Este año la marca le está hablando directamente a las madres hispanas y ofre-ciéndoles la oportunidad de ganar una tarjeta premiada con $500 y un año de pa-ñuelos faciales marca Klee-

nex*. La campaña está sien-do apoyada con televisión y radio en español, así como en las tiendas y por Internet.

“A pesar de que aún es temprano en el juego, la respuesta de este año nue-vamente ha sido fantástica, aunque no queremos que se quede ahí,” dijo Ken Cham-pa, gerente de marca aso-ciado para la marca Klee-nex. “La campaña es muy importante porque de todos los pañuelos faciales en el

mercado, sólo Kleenex ofre-ce Sneeze Shield en todos sus pañuelos, ayudando a mantener las manos secas.”

Sneeze Shield es una capa protectora exclusiva que lleva cada pañuelo fa-cial Kleenex para retener la humedad más tiempo que otros pañuelos. La campa-ña, que concluye el 30 de abril, esta diseñada para educar a las mamás acer-ca de los beneficios de la tecnología Sneeze Shield.

Los niños están siendo certificados tanto en even-tos a nivel de tiendas alre-dedor del país como en línea en www.atrapaestornudos.com. La experiencia en las tiendas busca permitirle a las consumidoras hispa-nas probar el producto y ver por qué los pañuelos faciales marca Kleenex son los pañuelos faciales mas suave del país**. Una nue-va página en el sitio web de los Atrapa Estornudos

también va dirigida total-mente a mamá, ayudando a explicarle cómo funciona la tecnología Sneeze Shield. Una línea telefónica gratui-ta (1-888-718-5569) tam-bién se ha establecido para ayudar a mamá a aprender más acerca del programa.

n No es necesaria la compra. Inválido en AK, HI, PR y donde la ley lo prohíba. Las restricciones de elegibilidad se aplican. Límite una participación por persona por método de participación. El con-curso comenzó el 1/31/12 y termina el 4/30/12. Vea las reglas en www.at rapa e st or nudos .c om.

Police’s accidental dis-covery of huge metham-phetamine stash provides

San Jose Meth Seizure Points Out Power of Drug Cartels to Addict Thousands of Americans

evidence of drug cartel abil-ity and intent to produce and distribute this damag-

ing substance across the US.

Until the San Jose police

department stumbled on 750 pounds of metham-phetamine, it seemed like Thursday, March 1, 2012 was going to be a day like any other. But that was what they found when they en-tered an upscale apartment to look for a missing iPad.

The GPS of the device had led police to that ad-dress and the three residents were agreeable with the po-lice entering and looking around. That’s when the po-lice found bags and boxes of powder methamphetamine were being stored around the apartment. According to District Attorney Jeff Rosen, this seizure consti-tuted of more than six year’s worth of normal meth sei-zures in that community.

The retail value of the drugs totaled about $34 million. It was thought that the trio might have had the supply so they could convert the powder methamphet-amine to crystal meth, a pur-er form that can be smoked.

In a later development, the US Drug Enforcement Administration announced that the three residents taken into custody from the apartment had ties to Mexi-

can drug cartels. The spe-cific cartel was not named, however just weeks before, the Mexican government had seized a record quantity of finished methamphet-amine outside Guadalajara.

In that seizure on Feb-ruary 9, fifteen tons of the product were seized on a ranch in the Mexican coun-tryside. According to the New York Times article on the seizure, the Mexican drugs were attributed to the Sinaloa cartel, a group with strong international connections. And in July 2011, more than 900 tons of meth-manufacturing chemicals were seized in Mexico, also reported in the New York Times.

Millions of Doses Taken Off the Street

Between these two sei-zures of finished meth-amphetamine, nearly 14 million doses of metham-phetamine were taken off the market. This is more than enough to give every resident of Illinois one dose of meth; every adult, child and infant in the state. An-other way of looking at it: Just the methamphetamine in this one apartment was

enough to give every teen-ager in San Jose between the ages of 15 and 19 a taste of what this drug is like.

Methamphetamine is highly addictive, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. It may only take a few uses of this drug to develop a craving strong enough to make it a habit.

“Taking this drug off the market is of critical im-portance,” agreed Bobby Wiggins of Narconon In-ternational. Narconon is a non-profit organization dedicated to eliminating substance abuse and addic-tion. “From these seizures, it is obvious that the drug car-tels have every intention of continuing to manufacture and distribute this addic-tive substance throughout this country and others. Treatment and prevention must match the efforts of law enforcement if we are going to protect our citizens and especially our children.”

“Every year, tens of thou-sands of Americans try methamphetamine for the first time,” said Wiggins. “And the average age of first use has dropped from 22 in 2006 to 18.8 in 2010.

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Capotas (Sombreros) PrimaveralesTiempo de Preparación: 45 min Tiempo de Cocción: 10 min Rinde 24 capotasIngredientes:1 paquete (16.5 onzas) de masa en barra refrigerada para ga-lletas con trocitos de chocolate NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE®1 contenedor (12 onzas) de

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Haz de la primavera una dulce fiesta!

o tijeras de cocina. Tapa las cin-tas para evitar que se sequen.ESPARCE la cobertura sobre las galletas. Coloca la mitad de un malvavisco en el centro de cada galleta con cobertura. Si lo deseas, aplica cobertura arriba y a los costados de los malvaviscos. Envuelve las cintas Laffy Taffy alrededor de la base de los sombreros; aprieta o retuerce la cinta con suavidad cerca de la base del sombrero. Espolvorea los sombreros con granillos, grageas de azúcar o los mini bocaditos.NOTA: Para las bandas de los sombreros también se pueden utilizar las tiras de WONKA® NERDS® cortadas en trozos de 4 pulgadas.Pay de Limón La Lechera®Tiempo de Preparación: 25 mins Tiempo de Congelación: 2 hrs Tiempo de Descanso: 10 a 15 mins Rinde 8 a 12 porcionesIngredientes:1 paquete (6 onzas) de galletas

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Rodajas de limón verde, fruta fresca o hierbabuena (opcional)Instrucciones: MEZCLA las galletas Maria molidas, la mantequilla y el azúcar en un pequeño tazón. En un molde con aro exterior desmontable (springform pan) de 9 pulgadas sin engrasar, presiona la mezcla en el fondo.

PON la leche condensada azucarada, el queso crema y la media crema en una licuadora; tapa la licuadora. Licua hasta que quede suave.

AGREGA el jugo de limón ver-de y la cáscara de limón verde; licua a velocidad media durante 1 minuto. Vierte la mezcla sobre la base de galletas; congela por lo menos 2 horas o hasta que esté firme.

DEJA reposar fuera del congelador de 10 a 15 minutos. Decora con rodajas de limón verde, fruta o hierbabuena. Sirve inmediatamente.

Disfruta el sabor dulce de la primavera con estas recetas de postres fáciles y deliciosos. Son ideales para una delicia

de primavera. Lleva alegría familiar a la mesa.

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SACRAMENTO

At the request of the Cali-fornia Latino Legislative Caucus, the California State Auditor conducted exten-sive research into the new reporting of high school graduation and dropout data by the California Lon-gitudinal Pupil Achieve-ment Data System (CAL-PADS). The report, High School Graduation and Dropout Data: California’s New Database May Enable the State to Better Serve Its High School Students Who Are at Risk of Dropping Out, was released today.

“Finally, we have a com-prehensive report verifying exactly where we stand in terms of graduation rates and dropout rates,” said Assemblyman Jose Solo-rio, who took a lead role in writing the audit request. “The numbers aren’t shock-ing to those who follow the trends, but understand-

Audit Finds High DropOut Rates Among Latinos and African Americans

Findings show 95,000 students of the class of 2010 dropped out and approximately 50,000 of those students were Latinos.

ing the breakdown of the numbers by such factors as ethnicity, socioeconomic status and command of the English language are very valuable in having a base-line to measure future im-provement. We also found that up to 33 percent of data regarding why students leave high school early is in-accurate or undocumented. That’s a red flag that’s been raised and now the Califor-nia Department of Educa-tion is planning to work with schools on ensuring they’re following the prop-er reporting guidelines.”

Assemblyman Ricardo Lara, Chair of the Latino Legislative Caucus, con-curred. “We are eliminat-ing guess work and are on our way to tracking every student over time. These audit findings provide poli-cymakers with a deeper un-derstanding of the dropout crisis and will help us do a better job of identifying at-

risk students early on and intervene appropriately.”

The 2009-10 gradua-tion class is the first class to be tracked throughout their entire high school ex-perience. According to the report, the State’s gradu-ation rate for the 2009-10 cohort of students was 74.4 percent, while the drop-out rate was 18.2 percent. African-American students and Hispanic or Latino stu-dents dropped out at higher rates than their peers, as did students who were English language learners. White and Asian socioeconomical-ly disadvantaged students were more likely to drop out than students in those groups who were not so-cioeconomically disadvan-taged. And students who failed the California High School Exit Examination on their first attempt were significantly less likely to graduate than students who passed on their first attempt.

The report did however point out that CALPADS implementation was uneven throughout the state. The manner in which personnel verified and documented codes varied depending upon the reasons students left school, therefore the data may be less accurate for some students than for oth-ers. The report also conclud-ed that another 7.4 percent of the students in this class could not be accounted for as either dropouts or gradu-ates for unknown reasons.

“We are only beginning to realize the power of CAL-PADS and what the data will ultimately be able to tell us,” said Solorio. “But today we know 94,312 students of the class of 2010 dropped out, and because of this report, we have a clearer sense of the demograph-ics of those students. That is a major step forward.”

SACRAMENTO

El 21 de marzo, el Co-mité del Senado para la Educación aprobó la le-gislación (SB 952-Alquist) para permitir el aumento de dos salarios de seis-cifras para los ejecutivos del CSU, los ejecutivos que gana-ban $300.000 ahora van a recibir $600.000. Esta ley, mata la propuesta de ley del Senador (SB 967-Yee) que viera prohibido el aumento de salarios a estos ejecutivos mientras ahí una crisis financiera.

“Otra vez, es un día triste para nuestros estudiantes,” dijo Yee. “Desafortuna-damente, el Comité de la Educación ha mandado un muy mal mensaje. En vez de luchar por los estudian-tes y la facultad protegie-ron solo el uno por ciento de la población y justifican el mal comportamiento del CSU. Los estudiantes de las CSU’s y los contri-buyentes de impuestos de California merecen mu-cho más que el statu quo.”

A pesar del tremendo apoyo por parte de estu-diantes, facultad, uniones laborales, y la Asociación de Howard Jarvis Taxpa-yers, la propuesta de ley, del Senador Yee fallo en recibir seis votos que necesitaba para poder pasar y conver-tirse en ley. . [Si: Hancock (D-Berkeley), Blakeslee (R-San Luis Obispo), Huff (R-Diamond Bar), Price (D-Los Angeles). No: Al-quist (D-Santa Clara), Liu (D-Pasadena), Simitian (D-Palo Alto). Abstain: Lowenthal (D-Long Beach). Ausente: Runner (R-An-telope Valley), Vargas (D-San Diego), y un vacante.]

Ayer, La mesa directiva del CSU aprobó el aumen-

El comité protege el 1%, y permite la mala

conducta del CSUEl comité aprueba la ley que permitiría al aumento de salario para los ejecutivos, y

descartan la ley del Senador Yee que viera congelado el aumento de sueldo

to de 10 por ciento de los salarios de dos Presidentes entrantes – seria $324.500 para su residencia y $12.000 más para su transporta-ción para el próximo Pre-sidente de CSU Fullerton y $303.660 más $60.000 por año para su residencia, pero también $12.000 por año para un coche, para el nuevo Presidente de CSU East Bay.

En la reunión de ayer, un miembro de la mesa directi-va del CSU, Roberta Achten-berg dijo, “Mi disculpas que no le podemos pagar más.”

“Desafortunadamente, SB 952 solo beneficia a la elite de las Universidades,” dijo Yee. “En vez, de aprobar la propuesta de ley, SB 967 y poner un alto a un aumento de salario muy exagerado, el comité veri asegurado el futuro del estudiante y no la cuenta bancaria del rico.”

En el año 2009, Yee pasó una ley muy simi-lar a la ley SB 967, que le pone un alto al aumento de salarios – SB 86 – pero el anterior Gobernador lo veto aunque había apoyo de los dos partidos políticos.

El año pasado, la Directi-va de los Fideicomisarios del CSU aumento la matricula del otoño dos veces – pri-mero por un 9.6 por ciento y luego por un 12 por ciento.

“Por desgracia, es cues-tión de tiempo que la mesa directiva del CSU le den a otros ejecutivos un aumen-to de este cantidad y que vaya ver otros escándalos en nuestras increíbles Univer-sidades,” dijo Yee. “No voy a dejar de luchar por nues-tros estudiantes, la facultad, y nuestros Californianos.”

César Chávez Day March 31, 2012

“There is no such thing

as defeat in non-violence.”

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16 DE MARZO

Cada año durante la épo-ca de impuestos, los esta-fadores encuentran nuevas maneras para quedarse con el dinero de los contribuyen-tes. Y cada año el Servicio de Impuestos Internos respon-de publicando una lista de las estafas más comunes para in-formar y proteger al público.

Sin embargo, este año hay un fraude que está llamando la atención del Servicio de Impuestos Internos (IRS, por su sigla en inglés). Se trata de una estafa que promete reembolsos falsos y cuyas víctimas suelen ser personas de la tercera edad e indivi-duos de bajos recursos. La agencia dice que ha habido un aumento de este tipo de estafas en las últimas semanas en todo el país.

Estafa ofrece dinero gratis

Los estafadores prometen reembolsos como parte del American Opportunity Tax Credit, un crédito tributario para ayudar a las personas con los gastos de los estu-dios superiores. Engañan a sus víctimas diciéndoles que pueden recibir el reembolso incluso si cursaron la universi-dad hace décadas.

En algunos casos les ase-guran que pueden recibir reembolsos por los impues-tos que pagaron en la com-pra de alimentos mientras estaban en la universidad.

El IRS dice que los estafa-dores van a congregaciones religiosas en busca de per-sonas de la tercera edad e individuos que no tienen in-gresos o que tienen ingresos tan bajos que generalmente no deben presentar una de-claración de impuestos a las ganancias.

Las víctimas pagan un costo alto

Las personas que caen en estas estafas tienen mucho que perder.

Estafas prometen reembolsos que no existen

Las víctimas suelen ser personas de la tercera edad o de bajos recursos

Para empezar, los esta-fadores cobran tarifas altas por sus “servicios” de prepa-ración de impuestos. Y para cuando las víctimas se dan cuenta de que cayeron en una trampa, los delincuentes ya desaparecieron con su di-nero.

“Esta es una estafa vergon-zosa por parte de los estafa-dores que buscan aprove-charse de la gente dándoles esperanzas falsas de reem-bolsos que no existen”, de-claró en un anuncio público Doug Shulman, el Comisiona-rio del IRS.

Por ley, los contribuyen-tes son responsables por la veracidad de los datos en su presentación de impuestos, sin importar quién preparó o presentó la declaración. Si el IRS les envió dinero por equivocación, están obliga-dos a devolver ese dinero al Gobierno.

Cómo protegerse de las estafas

Desafortunadamente, la temporada de impuestos también suele ser temporada de estafas.

Sin embargo, uno puede protegerse teniendo cuida-do con:

n Promesas de reembol-sos que se basan en declara-ciones falsas

n Aceptar ofertas de com-pañías y organizaciones poco

conocidas que venden reem-bolsos o créditos a miembros de la congregaciones religio-sas

n Anuncios en Internet o por correo electrónico con un número telefónico gratui-to. Cuando la gente llama les piden su número de Seguro Social

n Panfletos o anuncios impresos en casa que prome-ten reembolsos o créditos sin tener que comprobar elegi-bilidad

n Ofertas de dinero gratis sin presentar documentación

n Ofertas que prometen reembolsos para gente de bajos recursos sin presentar documentos

n Ofertas que propo-nen quedarse con parte del reembolso de un contribu-yente a cambio de la prepa-ración de los impuestos

Dónde recibir ayuda

La página de Internet del IRS tiene muchos recursos en español, incluyendo acceso a formularios, información sobre cómo presentar los impuestos por Internet y una guía sobre cómo establecer planes de pagos a largo pla-zo.

También se puede recibir ayuda llamando al 1 (800) 829-1040. Para hablar con alguien en español se debe presionar 8.

NEWSUSA

With regards to technol-ogy, small businesses and entrepreneurs working out of a home office used to be at a competitive disadvan-tage. But the abundance of productivity tools and online resources for small businesses has changed all that. Being small doesn’t have to look small -- now you can run your busi-ness from beaches and ter-races of the world with just a cell phone or a tablet.

Now, smartphones are practically office computers in and of themselves, allow-ing you to stay connected 33,000 feet up in the air or stuck in gridlocked traffic. Not surprisingly, a Small Business Technology Poll taken by AT&T reports a steady increase in the use of tablets, 4G devices and mobile apps for business purposes. The next step for the 85 percent of small businesses using smart-phones is utilizing the vari-ety of tools available online.

3 Tools Every Small Business Should Use

Here are three inex-pensive resources offered online that help small businesses and the one-person team working from home -- and your business shouldn’t be without them.

1. Virtual phone system. This system allows com-panies of all sizes to have a business-class virtual phone system designed to help small and home-based business owners build the same strong, professional image as larger competi-tors. It comes with toll-free numbers, Internet fax, voice mailboxes and more.

2. Payroll software. De-pending on the size of your business, it may not be prag-matic to have a full-time ac-countant, and outsourcing can be pricey. But payroll software can be optimized for all payment methods, and accuracy is based on a money-back guarantee. Software of this nature tends to be very user-friend-ly and extremely secure.

3. Email marketing soft-

ware. Social media market-ing is all the rage right now, but according to SmallBi-zTechnology.com, email marketing software remains more effective. An email marketing software tool will track who opens, reads and forwards your emails, design more targeted news-letters, increase referrals and get quicker results.

One last word of advice, which may be the most crucial of all: Type Test-This4Free.com into your browser and bookmark it. The website is a one-stop shop for online productiv-ity tools, including virtual phone systems, payroll software, email market-ing software and more. The best part? It offers free trials of various software and services to make sure users will use and benefit from a tool before buying it.

With these tools offered for free online, small busi-nesses actually stand a chance against large com-panies and big budgets.

One of the tools every small business should use is email marketing software.

Para aprender mas sobre impuestos, visite GobiernoUSA.gov.

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Cinthia Rodriguez

EL OBSERVADOR

The Exchange Club of San Jose paid tribute to law enforcement individu-als that were wounded on the job during the year of 2011 with their 29th an-nual Blue & Gold Wound-ed in Service Award.

The club is a group of men and women working to-gether to make the commu-nities a better place to live through programs of service in Americanism, communi-ty service, youth activities, and its national project, the prevention of child abuse.

“It’s very humbling to be recognized with all these officers here,” said Officer Andrew Flores, who has been recognized at other occasions but the Blue & Gold award has been the most significant.

Officer Flores, from the Santa Clara Probation De-partment wrestled in college while majoring in adminis-tration and justice. He grew up in Santa Ana, California.

“I grew up in a place where you know, there were gangs around us and I was able to develop my street smarts as well as my edu-cation,” said Officer Flores.

Officer Flores has been a Group Counselor at Santa Clara County Juvenile Hall for 19 years and is also a De-fensive Tactics Instructor for the Probation Department.

On December 9, 2011, Officer Andrew Flores was stationed in the Court Wait-ing Room by the court room desk where a minor was sit-ting. The minor got up from his chair and attempted to escape. He ran towards the lobby door at full speed to-wards an unsecured door.

At this time Officer Flores stood in front of the minor and took the minor down on the floor. The minor con-tinued to struggle and yell at the staff. The minor’s hands were pined underneath his

Recognition to those wounded in service

body. Officer Flores was as-sisted by two deputies and another officer to escort the minor to the boys receiving area where he continued to struggle. The minor tried to head butt Officer Flores and found himself on the floor.

With no other tools but a set of handcuffs, Offi-cer Flores restrained the minor and prevented the escape. Officer Flores fractured his L-5 vertebra. He has been on disability since the incident. He has no feeling in his right leg.

“I’m very proud of him, he loves his work,” said Of-ficer Flores wife Serena Cano. “I look forward to him being back to normal and being healthy again.”

Among the recipients were Deputy Devin Fon-tana, Office of the Sher-iff, Santa Clara County, and Officer Skyler Tesch, California Highway Pa-trol, San Jose area and special commendations for Sharron and Dale Pear-son, Santa Clara County Distrcit Attorney’s Office.

Last year, Deputy Devin Fonatana and the Sheriff ’s Office Marijuana Eradica-tion Team (MET) were to eradicate a large marijuana garden in an isolated area of the Alum Rock Park. The goal also included ap-prehending any illegal cultivators found on site.

As Deputy Fontana and

MET approached the gar-den’s campsite, two sus-pected cultivators ran away. During the chase, Deputy Fontana lost his footing and slid uncontrollably 50 yards down a washed out part of the trail way before going off a sheer cliff where he landed on large jagged rocks. Deputy Fontana had broken his hip and pelvis in several places and had severely torn ligaments and tendons in his left knee.

After spending weeks of being restricted to his bed and hours of excruciating physical therapy at Stanford medical center, he is now on the road to recover and has started walking on his own.

Officer Tesch and his trainee responded to a call of a solo vehicle collusion on I-880 south of Bascom av-enue. The road was wet and a driver under the influence lost control of his car and hit Officer Tesch, knock-ing him ten feet north of where he was standing. He received a large cut on the back of his head and a com-plete tibia/fibula fracture to his right leg. After sur-gery and physical therapy and approx. 7 months, Of-ficer Tesch returned to duty duty on November 22, 2011.

Investigator Sharron Pearson and civilian Dale Pearson were also recog-nized for their efforts in sav-ing a 13-year-old boy from multiple stab wounds by providing life saving actions.

Deputy Devin Fontana (middle) was recognized for his service.

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Osvaldo Castillo

EL OBSERVADOR

It is the dream and ac-complishment of many indi-viduals living in the United States. That dream is being able to own ones own home. To one day be able to walk through a door and say, “I did it! I made this possible!”

However, this dream will not become a real-ity for many if the price of houses across the country stay as they are.

The National Low In-come Housing Coalition has released a report that examines and explains why it is so difficult for people to purchase hous-es across the country.

Affordable Housing, Still Problem in USAccording to the re-

port, by the fourth quarter of 2011, the homeowner-ship rate dropped to 66%, the lowest since 1998, re-flecting caution among prospective homeowners.

“Lack of good paying jobs is the reason why there are less homeowners across the country,” says Dr. Ra-phael Bostic, Assistant Secretary for Policy De-velopment and Research, U.S. Department of Hous-ing and Urban Develop-ment. Those who are lucky enough to purchase a home, lack key resources to help them pay for their homes.”

For many, renting an apartment seems like

their only option. How-ever, it can be costly.

“Rent for a modest 2 bedroom apartment in the United States is $949,” says Dr. Sheila Crowley, Presi-dent and CEO, National Low Income Housing Co-alition. “That means the average person has to make at least $18 an hour for 40 hours a week in order to live comfortably in a two bed-room apartment. This is more than twice the nation-al minimum wage. The av-erage worker in this country works 30.4 hours a week.”

In California, the Fair Market Rent (FMR) for a two-bedroom apartment is $1,353. In order to afford

this level of rent and utilities – without paying more than 30% of one’s income on housing – a household must earn $4,511 monthly or $54,127 annually. Assum-ing a 40-hour workweek, 52 weeks per year, this level of income translates into a Housing Wage of $26.02.

In California, a mini-mum wage worker earns an hourly wage of $8.00. In order to afford the FMR for a two-bedroom apart-ment, a minimum wage earner must work 130 hours per week, 52 weeks per year. Or a household must include 3.3 minimum wage earners working 40 hours per week year-round in order to make the two-

bedroom FMR affordable.

In California, the esti-mated mean (average) wage for a renter is $17.68. In or-der to afford the FMR for a two- bedroom apartment at this wage, a renter must work 59 hours per week, 52 weeks per year. Or, working 40 hours per week year-round, a household must include 1.5 workers earn-ing the mean renter wage in order to make the two- bedroom FMR affordable.

“The Obama Adminis-tration’s goal is to get people in this country housed well,” Bostic says. “It all begins with jobs and we will contin-ue to keep working on creat-ing new ones that pay well.”

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Jessica Moctezuma

SpECIAL TO EL OBSERVADOR

Romeo Santos’ perfor-mance was memorable from the opening of the concert until the end. His microphone stand had a king’s crown design embed-ded at the bottom. Some of the songs he performed were, “ El Perdedor” and “Obsesion.” The musi-cians would clap and lift their hands up to keep the audience energized.

Santos engages his fans by having them come on stage. He selected three individuals to sing specific lyrics from a song he had designated. The audience was asked to cheer for the best singer. The first con-testant was nervous and had a low pitched voice. The second contestant was on track with the lyrics. The

King of Bachata performs at the HP Pavilion

third contestant was tipsy and loud as he tried to en-gage the audience. Santos had the crowd select the win-ner and the winning con-

testant won $500 dollars.

The second act in the

show he invited two Mexi-

can women to the stage.

Santos repeatedly says he loves all types of women. This was in response to one of his fan’s feedback he had seen on his email.

One woman pulled out her California ID to show San-tos that she was there cel-ebrating her birthday at his concert. He looked into her eyes as he began singing the birthday song and danced for her. Both women had the opportunity to dance with him before exiting the stage.

Santos then asked the audience to select four songs for him to sing that were creative and unthink-able. He wanted songs that challenged him to remem-ber. One requested was, “La Curita,” a song that he formerly sang with Aven-tura. One of his latest songs released in 2011, “Promise, “ had the entire audience singing to his lyrics. When people thought the concert was over he would come out with one last song, ex-citing and uplifting the crowd out of their seats.

Aurora Castro who at-tended the concert with her cousin said, “ He is truly an amazing singer and proved himself to-night. Got to love him and can’t wait to see him again.”

Jeanette Ceja, who went with her husband described her experience, “ I love it, by far one of the best con-certs I have ever attended!”

Santos calls himself “The King,” but he explains there is only one king without offending any other reli-gion out there and to him it is God. The King he re-fers himself as is the King of Modern Bachata music. Confetti is released from the stage as he exits, sitting on a gold chair holding his hands up forming a heart symbol for all of his fans.

Romeo Santos performed in San Jose on March 20, 2012. Photo by Jessica Moctezuma.

El impulso básico de descubrir quiénes somos y de dónde venimos es la esen-cia de la nueva serie de PBS en diez partes Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., la duodécima se-rie del Profesor Gates, pro-fesor universitario de la cát-edra Alphonse Fletcher en la Universidad de Harvard y director del W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for African and Af-rican American Research. Filmada en diversos lugares de todo Estados Unidos, la serie se entrenará a nivel na-cional los domingos desde el 25 de marzo hasta el 20 de mayo, a las 8 pm hora del este, en PBS (verifique su programación local).

Michelle Rodriguez aparece en PBS Finding Your Roots with

Henry Louis Gates, Jr.Nueva serie de PBS en diez partes que explora la raza, la

cultura y la identidad a través de la genealogía y la genética

Entre los pares de fa-mosos se encuentran los siguientes: el actor Robert Downey, Jr. se maravilla ante la inmensidad de su árbol genealógico que se remonta al siglo XIII; y Mi-chelle Rodriguez descubre secretos y héroes famili-ares que sus padres deja-ron atrás cuando vinieron a Estados Unidos como in-migrantes. Gates viaja con sus invitados a lo largo de la serie, compartiendo los detalles de historias ances-trales y ayudándolos a proc-esar lo que han descubierto.

Trabajando de cerca con importantes genealogistas de Estados Unidos y con

expertos en ascendencia de todo el mundo, Gates y su equipo de producción investigan las historias fa-miliares para descubrir historias desconocidas y pa-rientes que los invitados ni siquiera sabían que existían.

Gates va más allá de las historias de las celebridades y también busca a personas comunes y corrientes (per-sonalmente y por Internet) que están lidiando con prob-lemas de identidad. Visita a los empleados de su bar-bería preferida y dialoga con estudiantes de Harlem que tienen curiosidad sobre sus características genéticas.

México

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Las actrices Angéli-ca María y Angélica Vale, madre e hija, develaron las réplicas de sus figuras realizadas en cera, mis-mas que ya se exhiben en dimensiones naturales al lado de la del fallecido can-tante y comediante Raúl Vale en el Museo de Cera de la Ciudad de México.

Ambas artistas agra-decieron a las autoridades del recinto museístico, por reunir y plasmar a su fa-milia en cera, detalle que a Angélica Vale le causó sentimientos encontrados, porque de manera curiosa dijo, que por lo menos la hija que espera podrá co-nocer cómo era su abuelo a través de su figura de cera.

Al acto también asistie-ron amigos y otros fami-liares de Raúl Vale, quien

Develan Angélica María y Angélica Vale réplicas de sus figuras en cera

murió el 7 de diciembre de 2003, víctima de cán-cer pulmonar, entre ellos el periodista Nicolás Al-varado, quien en el mo-mento más emotivo de la noche, dio lectura a una nota que él escribiera el día que le avisaron que su tío Raúl Vale había muerto.

La remembranza a Raúl Vale, fue tan emotiva

que puso a ambas Angé-licas a punto de lágrima, para luego develar la figu-ra de su querido familiar, del que se hizo una cro-nología de su trayectoria.

Las estatuas en cera de los tres artistas lograron reunirse luego de cinco años de trabajos, ello debi-do a los constantes viajes y agendas de ambas actrices.

Angélica Maria con su replica de sera.

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.comMAR 23 - MAR 29, 2012 13FASHION

Juan Carlos Miranda

SpECIAL TO EL OBSERVADOR

Spring is finally here and with it come new styles and colors that will sure make you look gorgeous every-where you go; that is if you know how to wear them. The latest fads you’ll see this season are the always dar-ing, neon colors. Whether you’re brave or bold enough to wear them is up to you but, how will you know un-less you try it? (Wink, wink)

Now, I know you might be thinking “did we go back in time to the 80’s?” and the answer is NO, we have not. Fashion recycles and as such it is always good to know how to wear the latest trends without looking like you belong in the past.

Consequently I have gone to the great extent to research far and wide to bring you the latest findings on how to wear your neons the right way. Well, I might be exaggerating a little but here are the results of my research, which might or might not consist of only having asked my friend for her own opinion and an-swering some of her ques-tions.

How do you know if Neons are right for you?

I truly believe neons are good for everyone, having said that, you have to know

NEON, NEON EvERYWHERE how to wear them. Under the right setting neons will make your outfit complete, make it pop and at the same time you can also make a statement. I’m not saying neons are the new black but then again nothing is. Neons will add a little spice to your outfit and will make you look up to date.

How do you incorporate neons into your outfit?

Whether you want to add a touch of spring to your daily outfit or you just want to add some “sass” to your clubbing attire, you always have to keep in mind to keep it “classy” instead of “trashy.” In other words, you want to look like Beyonce instead of Nicki Minaj.

A good way to look sexy and in style is by adding some neon color wedges to your jean shorts and white tank. Not crazy about shorts? How about you put on that summer dress you’ve been saving in the back of your closet and pair it up with a skinny matching neon belt and you are ready for a day in the city. You can easily go from day to night by adding a neutral color cardigan and a clutch for a dinner date or girls’ night out.

How much is too much?

Let’s face it, a lot of us lack the edit gene—I’m guilty of that—but here is

one simple rule when wear-ing neons. Keep it tasteful and limit yourself to one to two neon elements per outfit. For example if you want to wear some neon colored shoes pair them up with a neon skinny belt, or if you want to wear a loose neon shirt tone it down with some white jeans and neutral colored shoes. Dare to wear more than two neon

elements and you run the risk of looking like an Eas-ter egg or a psychotic clown; just saying.

How to maximize them?

Has it ever happened to you that you want to wear the latest trend but you can only think of one way of wearing it? Well, in this case you’ll just have to dare and just try it in whatever which

way you can. Neons are no different than any other col-ors, so treat them as such. Wear that neon loose shirt with some black leggings, high heels, killer earrings and you’re ready for a night out. Now modify your look by wearing those neon shoes and pairing them with your favorite pair of jeans and neutral colored top.

However you decide to

wear your neons just make sure to edit yourself and have fun. Remember that whatever you decide to wear, as long as you are comfort-able wearing it, you’ll look gorgeous. As always, dare to be beautiful and dare to be fabulous.

For more style tips, ques-tions or comments, please contact Juan Carlos at dncngkng@yahoo.com.

A touch of neon will spark up your outfit. It could be a belt, shoes, or even a blouse. Make the most of spring with a splash of color.

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com MAR 23 - MAR 29, 201214 VIBRAS

Mario Jiménez

EL OBSERVADOR

Uno: Indica el individuo en sí, sus metas y deseos de sobresalir. Es augurio de éxito para los emprendedo-res. El número uno es un símbolo de poder y auto-confianza, se ve directamen-te ligado con el Sol y enfatiza las cualidades más positivas de la persona e intensifica sus dones como orador, po-lítico o líder. Su simbolismo es augurio de ganancia y buena suerte. Día apropia-do para realizar cambios.

Dos: El número dos pro-nostica que se encontrará o que se tiene a la pareja deseada, al mismo tiempo le predice que descubrirá en un nuevo conocido a un amigo fiel. El dos indica coo-peración, sinceridad, gene-rosidad, astucia y fin de una etapa de solitud. La Luna y las emociones han sido aso-ciadas a este número que también augura facilidad para alcanzar propósitos y buenas vibras alrededor.

Tres: El número tres de manera explicita aduce que en breve encontrará la res-puesta, la solución o la sa-lida que anda buscando. El tres presagia crecimiento y es además un número sacro, el número que corresponde

Numerologíaa la trinidad cristiana, la trinidad egipcia y a la triada sagrada de la India. Su equi-valencia y simbolismo indi-ca que el individuo será re-ceptor de gran cooperación: tanto humana como divina.

Cuatro: El número cua-tro de forma precisa o em-blemática puede anunciar la necesidad de reposo ya sea por causas físicas o emo-cionales. Es indicio que se atravesará por una serie de eventos y trances que le dejarán extenuado. El sim-bolismo del cuatro puede indicar que algo o alguien se alejará de su vida de manera abrupta. La energía del pla-neta Urano se asocia místi-camente al número cuatro. No es un número afortuna-do para vivienda o negocio.

Cinco: Este número pre-dice el inicio o el final de una relación o etapa de la vida. A veces puede indicar la necesidad de una reorga-nización y planteamiento de nuevas metas. El número cinco puede pronosticar en ciertos casos una ausencia en la vida de la persona, situaciones inconclusas y asuntos legales. Se le ha asociado a las deidades del amor y a todos los placeres románticos. Día recomen-dado para realizar compras.

Seis: El número seis es

asociado al presente y a todos aquellos eventos que están a punto de ocurrir y que man-tienen ocupada la mente.

Se ha asociado a las dei-dades que rigen el fuego y la pasión. El significado em-blemático de este número predice la llegada de bue-nos tiempos. Todo los pro-yectos que se inician en día seis arriban a buen puerto.

Es un número apropia-do para los viajes, las pro-puestas, reuniones sociales, asociaciones y acuerdos.

Siete: El número siete está directamente conecta-do con los sueños, deseos y anhelos más profundos del individuo. Indica el logro de un aparente imposible. Si se obtiene de la suma de dos o más números significa que la persona hace castillos en el aire, pero a la larga consigue lo que se propone. Si resulta de la suma del 4 y el 3, pue-de señalar falta de madurez o inexperiencia. Representa al planeta Neptuno, por tal motivo se dice que gobier-na todo tipo de ilusiones.

Ocho: Simboliza el ba-lance ideal entre men-te, cuerpo y espíritu.

Predice la llegada de nuevas oportunidades en el sector laboral. El núme-ro ocho se considera como uno de los números que re-presentan la buena suerte en el Feng Shui, ya que su emblema es sinónimo de “prosperidad.” Por lo tan-to predice una época de gran avance. También a sus combinaciones 2 y 6, 6 y 2, 1 y 7, 7 y 1, se les consi-dera números afortunados.

Nueve: El número nueve le corresponde espiritual-mente a las deidades que rigen la vida y la muerte. El nueve predice el fin de un ciclo y el inicio de otro. Al planeta Marte también se le asigna este número.

Después de una gran tor-menta viene un período de paz y viceversa. Es un nú-mero afortunado para una vivienda porque augura lon-gevidad. El nueve representa una recompensa del karma.

STATEpOINT

La gente no suele pensar como el optimismo afecta su estilo de vida, su carrera y las relaciones. Según al-gunos expertos, una actitud positiva puede ayudarle a evitar situaciones de estrés, mantener una mejor salud, e incluso a sanar más rápi-damente cuando uno no se siente bien.

“El optimismo y el deseo de tener éxito son la base para la felicidad y buena sa-lud de una persona “, afirma Elena Korneeva, psicofisió-loga y autora del nuevo libro “Breath of Life”.

Como especialista, Kor-neeva promueve una vida feliz y saludable con los si-guientes principios:

n Las personas alegres y extrovertidas son buena compañía. Estas cualidades atraen a personas hacia us-ted tanto en el ámbito profe-sional como en el personal.

n Reír. Las personas con un buen sentido del humor son la atracción de la fiesta, a cualquier edad y en cual-quier estrato social.

n Una persona que puede reírse de sus propios errores puede superar la mayoría de sus dificultades. El sentido del humor es una caracte-rística de una persona ar-moniosa.

El optimismo puede mejorar tu salud y el éxito

No tenga miedo de réirse de sus propios errores.

n Haga un esfuerzo para realmente entender y sim-patizar con sus compañeros de conversación.

n No tener miedo de si-tuaciones que ni siquiera han sucedido todavía. Al evitar el miedo a lo desco-nocido, puede enfocarse en una solución positiva y no en el problema.

n El optimismo y sentido del humor lo hará un me-jor padre. Con estas herra-mientas, sus hijos le traerán alegrías en lugar de poner a prueba su paciencia. Un ambiente positivo y creativo producirá niños positivos y creativos.

n Una parte integral del éxito es un estilo de vida sa-ludable, alejado de los malos

hábitos. Coma una varie-dad de comidas, pequeñas porciones de cuatro a cinco veces al día, duerma bien y participe en actividades de-portivas y recreativas que usted disfrute.

n No hay fronteras, ni límites en la búsqueda de la perfección. El éxito pue-de estar muy cerca, pero al hacer hincapié en las difi-cultades de nuestras vidas, perdemos el enfoque en nuestros puntos fuertes.

“Con optimismo pode-mos llenar nuestra vida con un nuevo significado, y nos ayuda a encontrar una ma-nera de salir de un círculo de problemas”, dice Korneeva. “La clave de la felicidad está en nuestras manos”.

A meeting with the Na-tional Council of Senior Cit-izens resulted in President John F. Kennedy designat-ing May 1963 as Senior Citizens Month, encourag-ing the nation to pay tribute in some way to older people across the country. In 1980, President Jimmy Carter’s proclamation changed the name to Older Americans Month, a time to celebrate those 65 and older through ceremonies, events and public recognition.

n 40.3 million

America’s older populationThe number of people

who were 65 and older in the United States on April 1, 2010, accounting for 13 per-cent of the total population.

n 88.5 million

Projected population of people 65 and older in 2050. People in this age group would comprise 20 percent of the total popula-tion at that time.

n 35

The projected number of people 65 and older of tradi-

tional working ages (ages 20 to 64) to every 100 people in 2030, up from 22 in 2010.

n $31,408

The real median 2010 income of households with householders 65 and older. Since 2007, real median household income declined for all age groups except 65 and older

n 9.0%

The percent of people 65 and older who were in pov-erty in 2010.

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.comMAR 23 - MAR 29, 2012 15ENTERTAINMENT

Every year in the ruins of what was once North Amer-ica, the nation of Panem forces each of its twelve districts to send a teenage boy and girl to compete in the Hunger Games. Part twisted entertainment, part government intimidation tactic, the Hunger Games

The Hunger GamesNow in theaters

are a nationally televised event in which “Tributes” must fight with one another until one survivor remains.

Pitted against highly-trained Tributes who have prepared for these Games their entire lives, Katniss is forced to rely upon her

sharp instincts as well as the mentorship of drunken for-mer victor Haymitch Aber-nathy. If she’s ever to return home to District 12, Kat-niss must make impossible choices in the arena that weigh survival against hu-manity and life against love.

Jennifer Lawrence stars as Katniss Everdeen in “The Hunger Games.”

BURBANk, CA

Durante sus vacaciones en Los Ángeles, Walter, el mayor fanático de los Mup-pets de todo el mundo, su hermano Gary (Jason Se-gel) y su novia Mary (Amy Adams), de Smalltown, USA, descubren el nefasto plan del magnate del pe-tróleo Tex Richman (Chris Cooper) para acabar con los Muppet Studios y extraer el petróleo descubierto de-bajo del viejo cuartel de los Muppets. Para organizar un programa especial televisivo y recaudar los $10 millo-nes necesarios para salvar el estudio, Walter, Mary y Gary ayudarán a Kermit a reunir nuevamente a los Muppets, que han segui-do sus caminos individua-les: Fozzie ahora actúa en un casino en Reno en una banda tributo llamada los Moopets, Miss Piggy es una editora de una revista de ta-lles grandes en Vogue Paris,

¡La mayor aventura de los Muppets llega a casa!

¡El lanzamiento ofrece a los fans la banda de sonido completa de la película con el DVD y con un pack ‘Wocka-

Wocka’ para disfrutar de la mejor experiencia Muppet!

Animal está en una clínica en Santa Bárbara para el control de la ira, y Gonzo

es un ejecutivo de alto vuelo en el mundo de la plomería.

Clasificación: PG.

Téngala el 23 de marzo de 2012 en Combo Packs de Blu-ray™ y DVD

Universal City, California, – El heredero forzoso del conejo de Pascua abandona su ancestral hogar en la Isla de Pascua para alcanzar la fama como superestrella del pop en la divertidísima comedia HOP, de Universal Studios Home Entertainment, que llega en Blu-ray™ y DVD el 23 de mar-zo de 2012. HOP es una e enloquecida aventura rockera que mezcla animación digital de vanguardia con actores reales y que narra con humor y algarabía la his-toria de E.B. un joven conejo rebelde (con la voz de Russell Brand) que entabla una insólita amistad con Fred (James Mars-den), un muchacho sin rumbo que vive en Los Ángeles, en su camino para con-vertirse en un baterista y estrella de rock.

Clasificación: PG.

Comience Una Nueva Tradición Festiva con la Exitosa

Comedia Para la Familia HOP

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com MAR 23 - MAR 29, 201216 LEGAL/CLASSIFIEDS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NAME STATEMENT NO. 561918

The following person(s) is(are) doing busi-ness, Mobile City, 1143 story road Unit #199, san Jose, Ca 95122, santa Clara Co. parts pro. Inc., 222 burning Tree dr., san Jose, Ca 95119. This business is conducted by a corporation registrant has not yet begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon. “I declare that all 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.)parts pro. Inc.Fardeen Mehboobi/presidentMarch 23, 30; april 06, 13, 2012.This statement was filed with the County of santa Clara on 02/28/12.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

NO. 562640The following person(s) is(are) doing business, rico’s painting and Janitorial, 725 N 21st., street, san Jose, Ca 95112, santa Clara Co. ricardo s. Huitron, 725 N 21st street, san Jose, Ca 95112. This business is conducted by an individual registrant has not yet begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (a registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)ricardo s. HuitronMarch 23, 30; april 06, 13, 2012.This statement was filed with the County of santa Clara on 03/16/12.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 112CV221005superior Court of California, County of santa Clara-In the matter of the ap-plication of: Nhulinh Thi Huyeh, TO all INTErEsTEd pErsONs: The court finds that petitioner, Nhulinh Thi Huynh, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Nhulinh Thi Huynh to Madison lin Huynh. THE COUrT OrdErs that all persons inter-ested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of names should not be granted on 06/05/12 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 circu-lation, printed in the county of santa Clara.March 20, 2012.Thomas wm. CainJudge of the superior CourtMarch 23, 30; april 06, 13, 2012.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 112CV220753superior Court of California, County of santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Manuel pacheco, TO all INTErEsTEd pErsONs: The court finds that petitioner, Manuel pacheco, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Manuel pacheco to Ernest pacheco Jr. THE COUrT OrdErs that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of names should not be granted on 05/29/12 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 Observa-dor, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of santa Clara.March 16, 2012.Thomas wm. CainJudge of the superior CourtMarch 23, 30; april 06, 13, 2012.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 112CV220534superior Court of California, County of santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: lanh Thi Tran, TO all INTErEsTEd pErsONs: The court finds that petitioner, lanh Thi Tran, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. lanh Thi Tran to Helen lanh Tran. THE COUrT OrdErs that all per-sons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of names should not be granted on 05/22/12 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 Observa-dor, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of santa Clara.March 13, 2012.Thomas wm. CainJudge of the superior CourtMarch 23, 30; april 06, 13, 2012.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 112CV220413superior Court of California, County of santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Teodora Mejia, TO all INTErEsTEd pErsONs: The court finds that petitioner, Teodora Mejia, has filed a petition for

Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Kamora Maya Campbell to viviana Maya Campbell. THE COUrT OrdErs that all persons interested in this matter appear be-fore this court at the hearing indicated be-low to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of names should not be granted on 05/15/12 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 circu-lation, printed in the county of santa Clara.March 09, 2012.Thomas wm. CainJudge of the superior CourtMarch 23, 30; april 06, 13, 2012.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

NO. 562126The following person(s) is(are) doing business, beas sweeping services, 768 Macredes ave., san Jose, Ca 95116, santa Clara Co. santiago Martinez l. , 768 Macredes ave., san Jose, Ca 95116. This business is conducted by an indi-vidual registrant began business under the fictitious business name or names listed here in 1/08/2007. “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.)santiago Martinez l.March 16, 23, 30; april 06, 2012.This statement was filed with the County of santa Clara on 03/05/12.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

NO. 562427The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Focal point planning, alaka’i studio, 754 The alameda #2318, san Jose, Ca 95126, santa Clara Co. robert O. robledo, 754 The alameda #2318, san Jose, Ca 95126. This business is con-ducted by an individual registrant began business under the fictitious business name or names listed here in 03/11/11. “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.)robert O. robledoMarch 16, 23, 30; april 06, 2012.This statement was filed with the County of santa Clara on 03/12/12.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

NO. 561557The following person(s) is(are) doing business, abiss building Maintenance Company, 1314 deb Ct., san Jose, Ca 95120, santa Clara Co. agustin barrien-tos, 1314 deb Ct., san Jose, Ca 95120, silvia barrientos, 1314 deb Ct., san Jose, Ca 95120. This business is conducted by husband and wife registrants began business under the fictitious business name or names listed here in 1/01/2001. “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.)agustin barrientosMarch 16, 23, 30; april 06, 2012.This statement was filed with the County of santa Clara on 02/21/12.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 112CV220545superior Court of California, County of santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: diana Nguayne, TO all INTErEsTEd pErsONs: The court finds that petitioner, diana Nguayne, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as fol-lows: a. diana Nguayne to diana bokova. THE COUrT OrdErs that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of names should not be granted on 05/29/12 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 Observa-dor, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of santa Clara.March 13, 2012.Thomas wm. CainJudge of the superior CourtMarch 16, 23, 30; april 06, 2012.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 112CV220388superior Court of California, County of santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: whitney Ortiz, TO all INTErEsTEd pErsONs: The court finds that petitioner, whitney Ortiz, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Male Ortiz to whitney Ortiz to . THE COUrT OrdErs that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of names should not be granted on 05/22/12 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 Observa-dor, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of santa Clara.

March 09, 2012.Thomas wm. CainJudge of the superior CourtMarch 16, 23, 30; april 06, 2012.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 112CV220296superior Court of California, County of santa Clara-In the matter of the ap-plication of: Chen sheng wang, TO all INTErEsTEd pErsONs: The court finds that petitioner, Chen sheng wang, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree chang-ing names as follows: a. Chen sheng wang aka James C. wang aka Jason Chen sheng wang to James Chen sheng wang. THE COUrT OrdErs that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of names should not be granted on 05/22/12 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 circu-lation, printed in the county of santa Clara.March 08, 2012.Thomas wm. CainJudge of the superior CourtMarch 16, 23, 30; april 06, 2012.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 112CV219921superior Court of California, County of santa Clara-In the matter of the applica-tion of: dantae romel Hurst, TO all INTErEsTEd pErsONs: The court finds that petitioner, dantae romel Hurst has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree chang-ing names as follows: a. dantae romel Hurst to Omari dantae Hernandez. THE COUrT OrdErs that all persons inter-ested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of names should not be granted on 05/08/12 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 circu-lation, printed in the county of santa Clara.March 2, 2012.Thomas wm. CainJudge of the superior CourtMarch 16, 23, 30; april 06, 2012.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 112CV219429superior Court of California, County of santa Clara-In the matter of the ap-plication of: araceli Huerta, TO all INTErEsTEd pErsONs: The court finds that petitioner, araceli Huerta has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. alejandro Javier Mondragon Huerta to Javier alejandro Mondragon. THE COUrT OrdErs that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of names should not be granted on 05/01/12 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 circu-lation, printed in the county of santa Clara.Feb. 27, 2012.Thomas wm. CainJudge of the superior CourtMarch 16, 23, 30; april 06, 2012.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

NO. 562171The following person(s) is(are) doing business, shimmering rydez auto detail-ing, 4500 The woods dr. 431, san Jose, Ca 95136, santa Clara Co. Oscar rodri-guez, 4500 the woods dr., 431, san Jose, Ca 95136. This business is conducted by an individual registrant has not yet begun business under the fictitious busi-ness name or names listed hereon. “I de-clare 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.)Oscar rodriguezMarch 09, 16, 23, 30, 2012.This statement was filed with the County of santa Clara on 03/06/12.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

NO. 561963The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Graphics Embroidery and More, 74 race st., san Jose, Ca 95126, santa Clara Co. Francisco Cervantes, 74 race street, san Jose, Ca 95126, Elena Cer-vantes, 74 race st., san Jose, Ca 95126. This business is conducted by husband and wife registrant began business under the fictitious business name or names listed here in 02/14/07. “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.)Francisco CervantesMarch 09, 16, 23, 30, 2012.This statement was filed with the County of santa Clara on 02/29/12.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

NO. 561694The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Castañedas autobody, 701 Kings row Unit #41d, san Jose, Ca 95112, santa Clara Co. Cindy C arreola, 3258 arthur ave, san Jose, Ca 95127, conducted by an individual registrant has not yet begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon. “I declare that all information in this 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.)Castañedas autobodyMarch 09, 16, 23, 30, 2012.This statement was filed with the County of santa Clara on 02/23/12.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 112CV220179superior Court of California, County of santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Myloan Cindy King, TO all INTEr-EsTEd pErsONs: The court finds that petitioner, Myloan Cindy King, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. dustin dang to dustin peter King. THE COUrT OrdErs that all per-sons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of names should not be granted on 05/15/12 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 Observa-dor, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of santa Clara.March 07, 2012.Thomas wm. CainJudge of the superior CourtMarch 09, 16, 23, 30, 2012.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 112CV220223superior Court of California, County of santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Maria Guadalupe arreola, TO all IN-TErEsTEd pErsONs: The court finds that petitioners, Maria Guadalupe arreola, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree chang-ing names as follows: a. Maria Guadalupe arreola to Maria Guadalupe pinal del rio. THE COUrT OrdErs that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of names should not be granted on 05/15/12 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 Observa-dor, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of santa Clara.March 07, 2012.Thomas wm. CainJudge of the superior CourtMarch 09, 16, 23, 30, 2012.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 112CV219988superior Court of California, County of santa Clara-In the matter of the applica-tion of: Frank renteria & stacy renteria, TO all INTErEsTEd pErsONs: The court finds that petitioners, Frank renteria & stacy renteria, have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Frank daniel renteria to daniel renteria. THE COUrT OrdErs that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of names should not be granted on 05/08/12 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 Observa-dor, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of santa Clara.March 05, 2012.Thomas wm. CainJudge of the superior CourtMarch 09, 16, 23, 30, 2012.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 112CV219932superior Court of California, County of santa Clara-In the matter of the applica-tion of: bianca Michelle aguilar, TO all INTErEsTEd pErsONs: The court finds that petitioner, bianca Michelle aguilar , has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. brianna Jiselle aguilar to Jiselle brianna santana b. Javier santana Esparza to Javier san-tana. THE COUrT OrdErs that all per-sons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of names should not be granted on 05/08/12 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 Observa-dor, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of santa Clara.March 02, 2012.Thomas wm. CainJudge of the superior CourtMarch 09, 16, 23, 30, 2012.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUS FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 112CV219845superior Court of California, County of santa Clara-In the matter of the applica-tion of: Michael Kealoha Young, TO all INTErEsTEd pErsONs: The court finds that petitioner, Michael Kealoha Young, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Michael Kealoha Young to Michael Kealoha Cabar-loc. THE COUrT OrdErs that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of names should not be granted on 05/08/12 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 circu-lation, printed in the county of santa Clara.March 01, 2012.Thomas wm. CainJudge of the superior CourtMarch 09, 16, 23, 30, 2012.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 112CV219688superior Court of California, County of santa Clara-In the matter of the ap-plication of: vanessa Gonzalez, TO all INTErEsTEd pErsONs: The court finds that petitioner, vanessa Gonzalez, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. vanessa Gonzalez to vanessa sofia Manca. THE COUrT OrdErs that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of names should not be granted on 05/01/12 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 Observa-dor, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of santa Clara.Feb. 29, 2012.Thomas wm. CainJudge of the superior CourtMarch 09, 16, 23, 30, 2012.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

NO. 562007The following person(s) is(are) doing business, One day bathtub refinishing, 276 Tradewinds dr. #2, san Jose, Ca 95123, santa Clara Co. Greg Moretti, 276 Tradewinds #2, san Jose, Ca 95123. This business is conducted by an in-dividual registrant has not yet begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (a registrant who de-clares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Greg MorettiMarch 02, 09, 16, 23, 2012.This statement was filed with the County of santa Clara on 03/01/12.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

NO. 561755The following person(s) is(are) doing busi-ness, school of divine Magic, 135 N 15th street, san Jose, Ca 95112, santa Clara Co. rozilene Frye, 135 N 15th street, san Jose, Ca 95112. This business is con-ducted by an individual registrant began business under the fictitious business name or names listed here in 02/24/2012. “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.)rozilene FryeMarch 02, 09, 16, 23, 2012.This statement was filed with the County of santa Clara on 02/24/12.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

NO. 561954The following person(s) is(are) doing business, KC & associates Insurance agency, 4320 stevens Creek blvd, suite 206, san Jose, Ca 95129, santa Clara Co. KC & associates, INC., 4320 ste-vens Creek blvd. suite 206, san Jose, Ca 95129. This business is conducted by a corporation, registrants have not yet begun business under the fictitious busi-ness name or names listed hereon. “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.)KC & assOCIaTEs, INC.KYlE CHUaNG/prEsIdENTMarch 02, 09, 16, 23, 2012.This statement was filed with the County of santa Clara on 02/29/12.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

NO. 560717The following person(s) is(are) doing business, INN Magazine, 1064 lincoln ave., san Jose, Ca 95125, santa Clara Co. Juan Jose Tello, 1034 spencer ave., san Jose, Ca 95125. This business is conducted by an individual, registrant has not yet begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon. “I declare that all information in this 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.)

Juan Jose TelloMarch 02, 09, 16, 23, 2012.This statement was filed with the County of santa Clara on 01/31/12.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 112CV219435superior Court of California, County of santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Eunice Hsinru lu, TO all INTErEsTEd pErsONs: The court finds that petitioner, Eunice Hsinru lu, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Eunice Hsrinru lu to Ivy Eunice Hsinru lu. THE COUrT OrdErs that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of names should not be granted on 05/01/12 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 Ob-servador, a newspaper of general circula-tion, printed in the county of santa Clara.Feb 27, 2012.Thomas wm. CainJudge of the superior CourtMarch 02, 09, 16, 23, 2012.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 112CV219416superior Court of California, County of santa Clara-In the matter of the applica-tion of: shuang Zhang (Yuan shuan), TO all INTErEsTEd pErsONs: The court finds that petitioners, shuang Zhang (Yuan shuan) have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. shuang Zhang to stella shuang Zhang b. Yi-lin shuan to Ellen shuan. THE COUrT OrdErs that all persons inter-ested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of names should not be granted on 05/01/12 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 Observa-dor, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of santa Clara.Feb 27, 2012.Thomas wm. CainJudge of the superior CourtMarch 02, 09, 16, 23, 2012.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 112CV219328superior Court of California, County of santa Clara-In the matter of the applica-tion of: Travis almuti, TO all INTErEsTEd pErsONs: The court finds that petitioner, Travis almuti, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Tarek amin almuti to Travis amin almuti. THE COUrT OrdErs that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of names should not be granted on 05/01/12 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 Ob-servador, a newspaper of general circula-tion, printed in the county of santa Clara.Feb 24, 2012.Thomas wm. CainJudge of the superior CourtMarch 02, 09, 16, 23, 2012.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 112CV219310superior Court of California, County of santa Clara-In the matter of the applica-tion of: Meenakshi subramanium Iyer, TO all INTErEsTEd pErsONs: The court finds that petitioner, Meenakshi subramanium Iyer, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Meenakshi subramanium Iyer to Meenakshi subramanium Thathachari . THE COUrT OrdErs that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of names should not be granted on 04/24/12 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 Ob-servador, a newspaper of general circula-tion, printed in the county of santa Clara.Feb 24, 2012.Thomas wm. CainJudge of the superior CourtMarch 02, 09, 16, 23, 2012.

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COLOMBIA: El narcotraficante colombiano Juan Carlos Calle, fue deportado a Bogotá, donde se le acusa de lavado de activos para la organización narcotraficante “Los Comba”, comandada por sus medios hermanos.

MÉXICO: Un grupo de danzantes realiza la representación de una historia de los pueblos mayas teniendo como escenario las ruinas de la ciudad de Tenam Puente durante la llegada del equi-noccio en esta ciudad del sureste de México.

ESPAÑA: Para conmemorar el Bicentenario de la Constitución de Cádiz, también conocida como “La Pepa”, se realizaron diversas actividades culturales en esta ciudad española.

ITALIA: El cocodrilo cubano, exhibido en el Bioparque de Roma, regresará a casa bendecido por Benedicto XVI en el Vaticano.

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Madrid

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El futbolista brasileño Ricardo Izecson “Kaká” dijo que espera experimen-tar nuevamente el triunfo de la Liga de Campeones, pues confía en que hará historia dentro de Real Madrid, equipo con el que desea llegar muy lejos.

“Quiero hacer historia, ganar muchas cosas. El club tiene 110 años, una historia fantástica y quie-ro acrecentarla. Es don-de estoy y donde quiero llegar”, señaló el media punta, quien anhela con-quistar la Liga BBVA para hacer realidad su sueño.

Kaká aseguró que Real

Anhela “Kaká” ganar nuevamente la Liga de CampeonesMadrid es una nueva e im-portante etapa en su vida, pues “es uno de los mejores equipos del mundo y haber calificado para el club es todo un orgullo; sin embar-go, es un gran desafío jugar con grandes como el por-tugués Cristiano Ronaldo.

“Es una experiencia cada día poder convivir con ellos, aprendes mucho. Me hace crecer mucho como persona y como jugador”, destacó el jugador merengue en en-trevista con el diario local “EA Sports Latinoamérica”.

Respecto a la situación de puntaje y ventaja frente al Barcelona, admitió que debe estar atento, pues es un equipo fuerte y con gran-des jugadores, además se-

ñaló que la ventaja que han logrado puede no ser mucha como algunos aseguran.

Para él uno de los retos más importantes, hoy por hoy, es conquistar la Liga de Campeones junto al equi-po madridista: “Lo bueno de la Champions es todo el camino, que es muy difícil, y cuando la ganas es una gran emoción. El sentimiento de jugar las semifinales, la fi-nal..., eso es lo que más gusto da a un jugador”, concluyó.

Kaká, en 2007, junto a AC Milán consiguió su primer Liga Champions y el Mundial de Clubes, además de haber sido ga-nador del Balón de Oro y el FIFA World Player.

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La Liga Nacional de Fut-bol Americano (NFL, por sus siglas en inglés) anun-ció el 21 de marzo, la sus-pensión de entrenadores del equipo Santos de Nue-va Orleans que ofrecían a sus jugadores recompensas económicas por lastimar y sacar del juego a rivales.

En un comunicado, el organismo anunció la sus-pensión por un año y sin salario del entrenador Sean Payton, y la salida indefini-da de la liga del coordina-dor de la estrategia defen-siva Gregg Williams, que ahora se desempeña para la escuadra de San Luis.

“Todos somos responsa-bles y rendimos cuentas por la salud y seguridad de los jugadores, y por la integri-dad del juego. No tolerare-mos una conducta o cultura

Suspende NFL a entrenadores que ofrecían dinero por lastimar rivales

que socave estas priorida-des”, afirmó Robert Goo-dell, comisionado de la NFL.

La Liga también anun-ció la suspensión del admi-nistrador general Mickey Loomis y del asistente del entrenador, Joe Vitt, por los primeros ocho y seis juegos de la próxima tempora-da, de manera respectiva.

Asimismo, Santos ha sido multado con 500 mil dólares, además de que se determinó que perderían la primera y segunda ron-da para elegir jugadores colegiales durante la tem-porada de 2012 y 2013.

El organismo también expresó que considera los castigos que impondría a los jugadores involucrados en este programa, y que investiga qué otros equipos podrían tener programas similares de recompensa.

La NFL explicó que sus

investigaciones determina-ron la existencia de un pro-grama de recompensas que operó de 2009 a 2011, en vio-lación a las reglas de la liga.

De acuerdo con repor-tes de prensa, entrenadores ofrecían a sus jugadores dinero para noquear o las-timar a contrarios que eran piezas claves en el juego.

Incluso, ofrecían dinero a quien pudiera lastimar a jugadores específicos, como mariscales de cam-po, a los que incluso se identificaba por su nombre.

De acuerdo con el diario “The New York Times”: “El castigo sin precedente fue un sorprendente golpe a uno de los más exitosos equipos de la NFL, pero también manda un fuerte mensaje sobre qué tan seriamente la liga toma la amenaza a la seguridad de los jugadores”.

En un comunicado, el organismo anunció la suspensión por un año y sin salario del entrenador Sean Payton, y la

salida indefinida de la liga del coordinador de la estrategia defensiva Gregg Williams.

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Luis Alba

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El ansiado iPad 3 por fin en mis manos. Si les comu-nico que ya tengo este ma-ravilloso aparato, solo que no he podido hacer mucho ya que contiene muy pocas aplicaciones gratuitas. Pue-des comprar muchísimas aplicaciones, que a mi pa-

Esta semana en el mundo de techrece ser buenas únicamen-te que mi bolsillo después de esta compra no se ha repuesto. Al principio me preocupaba mucho el he-cho de se rumoraba que al cargar la batería se calenta-ba pero hasta el momento esto no ha sucedido y me he tranquilizado un poco.

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Instead of paying a pro-fessional hundreds of dol-lars to do their taxes, an increasing number of U.S. taxpayers are doing it them-selves. The IRS reports that 9.8 million tax returns were self-prepared and e-filed last year, a 14.2 percent increase over the previous year.

The trend toward self-preparation is in part due to the high price of profession-al tax preparation. Though fees have remained steady over the last few years, the National Society of Accoun-tants’ 2011 survey reports the average fee for a Form 1040 with Schedule A plus a state return was $233, and $128 for a non-itemized Form 1040 and state return.

Not only have more af-fordable do-it-yourself tax preparation software solu-tions become easy enough for tax novices to use, they allow consumers the lux-ury of doing their taxes at their leisure from the comforts of home. Prod-ucts have also made get-ting answers and one-on-one help quick and easy.

Though the look and feel of user interfaces vary some across brands, the key differentiator between tax preparation software is price. Products range from free to more than $100, but most taxpayers should find the lower-priced products more than adequate. Sever-al brands even offer free fed-eral products, though most

Tips for choosing tax preparation softwareonly include forms for “sim-ple” taxes, meaning forms for Form 1040EZ and non-itemized returns. TaxACT is the only free federal product that includes all e-fileable forms for simple and com-plex returns. If you’re not sure what forms you need, start with the free prod-uct. You can upgrade if you need or want to later. State returns usually cost extra.

Besides product fees, look at any fees for tax help and electronic filing of your re-turn. Fees for one-on-one tax and technical help vary widely. While some brands offer “free” help, their soft-ware costs more. You pay for help whether you use it or not. Help via email isn’t widely offered, but it is free with all TaxACT products, including Free Federal Edi-tion. Most product fees include e-filing, but there are slight variations. You may find that adding a fee or two onto the product price still costs much less than an all-inclusive prod-uct. Take a close look at product websites and con-sider checking out expert reviews in top technology and software publications.

Online tax preparation solutions are the most wide-ly used since they’re acces-sible wherever there’s an In-ternet connection and Web applications are more com-monplace. Some are even iPad optimized. Download-able software is still popular but on the decline. Unlike its digital counterpart, down-

loadable software typically allows users to prepare mul-tiple returns - a good option for users who prepare re-turns for friends and family.

The beauty of both digital and downloadable products is the interview that breaks complicated tax forms down to a simple Q&A format with expla-nations and help along the way. The program does the math and completes the appropriate forms. If you want to see what’s happen-ing behind the scenes, most solutions allow you to view your forms as you go and/or at the end of the inter-view before you file. Best of all, the product will save your information if you want to stop and finish later.

Some products offer extra tools that can help save time and increase your refund. Popular “extras” include data import from last year’s return or investment data files. If you itemize deduc-tions and donated house-

hold items, there are tools to help determine the fair market value of the items and calculate your total deduction. Many products also offer extra guidance through major life changes.

Whether you’re new to tax preparation software or switching brands, don’t be afraid to take a couple prod-ucts for a test drive. Paid products typically don’t require payment until you print or e-file, and many brands allow you to try the products without creating an account. Downloaded software often comes with a money-back, no-questions-asked guarantee. If you have time to spare, you could en-ter your data in two prod-ucts and compare results.

Digital and download-able products have made doing your own taxes easy, fast and affordable. Visit www.irs.gov for the lat-est tax information and learn more about Tax-ACT at www.taxact.com.

espera de la convención en Los Ángeles California enfocada en todo lo que se refiere a video juegos y las nuevas consolas que sal-drán a finales de este año. Estoy ansioso por saber más de la ya mencionada en otras ocasiones consola Wii U lo único que sé has-ta este momento es que será parecida a los produc-

tos de Apple como el iPad.

Según se comenta en los blogs de video juegos este aparato contara con alta definición y entradas HDMI lo que revolucionara a esta empresa Nintendo.

Algo interesante de lo que me he enterado es que Playstation, esta ponién-doles candado a sus juegos.

Esto significa que cuando compres un juego y lo co-nectas a internet para jugar en línea este crea un can-dado. No suena muy com-plicado verdad? Solo que cuando ya no lo quieras e intentes venderlo quien lo compre al querer jugarlo en línea tendría que pa-gar una cuota para poder usar el juego en internet.

No se como los haga sentir esto a ustedes pero a mí, como jugador de vi-deo juegos se me hace un robo. Los juegos no cuestan 20 dólares son algo que no están al alcance de muchos bolsillos son en su mayoría costoso y todavía tener que pagar mas por jugar en lí-nea se me hace demasiado.

Digital and downloadable tax products have made doing taxes easier for tax novices.

Family Features

As the number of apps continues to increase, de-velopers are taking the technology beyond fun and games. Today, users can find apps that help organize, simplify and enrich areas of their daily lives. One of these areas is home design.

Here’s a list of some pop-ular home design apps:

KraftMyStyle: With this app from KraftMaid Cabi-netry, you can capture im-ages and create photo col-lages of items that inspire you, like colors, unique spaces, fabrics and art. Style Boards can be shared with family, friends and in the online gallery.

iHandy Level: Say good-bye to crooked frames. This app turns your iPhone or iPod Touch into a level.

Simplifying Home Design with Technology

ColorSmart: If you’re planning on refreshing your home’s walls, this app from Behr paint is a must-have. The app makes it easy to try out different styles and paint colors in your rooms without picking up a roller.

Remodelista: This de-sign sourcebook brings you the latest content from Re-modelista, such as DIY proj-ects, 10 Easy Pieces product roundups, and Steal This Look. Photo galleries orga-nized by room bring daily design inspiration.

Paint ‘N’ Wash: With this app, you can paint works of art—with your fingers—then wash it away with the Delta faucet. Great for get-ting those creative juices flowing.

For more design advice, tools and tips, visit www.KraftMaidByDesign.com.

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Papantla, Ver., (Noti-mex).- La cantante española Bebe cautivó a los miles de asistentes que se dieron cita en el Nicho de la Música del Festival Cumbre Tajín 2012, para disfrutar de un con-cierto colmado de energía.

Cautiva Bebe con su música al público del Festival Cumbre Tajín 2012

Para dar inicio a la esta presentación, la cantante saludó a los presentes, a los que les dijo: “Buenas noches ching... vamos a pasárnosla bien”, acto seguido interpre-tó “Busco-me”, que desató

los aplausos de la audiencia.

Al ritmo de la guitarra y portando una blusa con bordados típicos de la cul-tura totonaca, Bebe cantó “Me fui” y “Con mis manos”, pertenecientes a su primer

disco “Pafuera telarañas”.

El público coreó “La bi-cha”, “Mi guapo” y “Ska de la tierra”, las cuales además fueron acompañadas por los aplausos de un público que se mostró feliz de dis-frutar este primer concier-to de la cantante española en el estado de Veracruz.

El clímax del recital lle-gó cuando las voces de los asistentes se unieron para entonar “Malo” y “Qué ca-rajo”, canciones en las que Bebe se mostró entrega-da ante sus seguidores.

Con “Los olivos” y “7 horas” la artista española derramó sensualidad en el escenario y contagió a los pre-sentes de su singular ritmo.

Finalmente, Bebe se des-pidió con “Escuece” y “Pa mi casa”, que despertaron en el público una ola de aplausos, a la que la artis-ta respondió con “gracias ching..., nos vemos pronto”.

(Derecha) Cantante Bebe fue parte del Festival Cumbre Tajín 2012 en el estado de Veracruz en Mexico.