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Luisa Fernanda MonteroLA RED HISPANA

Mientras de un lado em-pieza a calentarse el debate electoral, con posiciones bas-tante encontradas en lo que a inmigración se refiere, de otro, las huelgas de hambre y las detenciones siguen acapa-rando titulares.

El panorama actual tiene en la portada mujeres - madres desesperadas - haci-endo huelgas de hambre y tratando de presionar a las autoridades migratorias para que las dejen en libertad. Esa es una fotografía muy dep-

rimente de un país al que el asunto migratorio le quedó grande.

Y si damos una mirada rá-pida, incluso distraída, es fácil ver que este es un juego en el que pocos ganan. Los inmigrantes y las familias son los primeros perdedores, que entran sin ventaja a una ruleta que al final, puede de-jarlos sin nada.

El gobierno, ha perdido en un juego político, que no supo manejar, y al cierre de la jornada deberá jugársela toda para volver a ganarse el favor de una decepcionada comunidad hispana. ¿Ten-drá posibilidades?

Ganan, quizás, los candidatos que usan siempre - en ambos lados de la mesa - el asuntito de la reforma para ganar vo-tos. Y ganan también, sin lugar a dudas, aquellos que se benefician con el caos. La

pregunta que tenemos que hacernos es

¿Quiénes son?¿Quiénes pueden beneficia-

rse cuando las cárceles están llenas de inmigrantes indoc-umentados?

¿A quiénes beneficia que las madres estén separadas de sus hijos? ¿Quiénes llenan sus arcas mientras los man-tienen y los mantienen y los mantienen en prisión antes de deportarlos?

El eterno asunto de la inmi-gración, que viene marcando generaciones de hispanos - para no hablar de otros grupos - debe empezar a to-marse en serio.

Es claro que las campañas, las marchas, las huelgas de hambre y los cabildeos tem-porales - entre otros esfuer-zos, no están dando resul-tado.

La reforma migratoria pa-rece el fantasma de una mala película de terror. No se ma-terializa. Y mientras tanto pierde la gente, pierde el país, pierden los niños, pierden los padres y pierden las madres.

¿Quién gana? Es hora de empezar a mi-

rar seriamente quién - o quiénes - ganan en realidad este juego macabro en el que el sufrimiento parece ser la regla principal.

Muy seguramente, respon-diendo esa pregunta, podre-mos empezar a descubrir cuál es el camino para llegar a la tan anhelada reforma, esa con la que sueñan los miles y miles de inmigrantes honra-dos que día a día le entregan a este país sus horas de sudor, su trabajo, su vida.

Para más recursos para sus preguntas de inmigración visite LaRedHispana.com

The Western Center on Law & Poverty released a report during April 2015 entitled “NOT JUST A FERGUSON PROBLEM: HOW TRAF-FIC COURTS DRIVE IN-EQUALITY IN CALIFOR-NIA”. This report is based upon three years of research in San Francisco Bay Area.

Its introduction says, “Low income Californians are be-ing disproportionately im-pacted by state law and pro-cedures related to driver’s license suspensions. Due to increased fines and fees and reduced access to courts to-day, more than four million Californians have suspended

driver’s licenses. These sus-pended licenses make it harder for people to get and keep jobs, harm credit rat-ings and raise public safety concerns. Ultimately they keep people in long cycles of poverty that are difficult if not impossible for many to overcome or require public welfare assistance. This re-port highlights the impacts on families, how the prob-lem happens, and what can and should be done to rec-tify it.” Corrective legislative measures have already been proposed. The working poor must realize that this issue is one which they must influ-ence with their vote.

Today 4+ million suspend-ed driver’s licenses are are all directly related to $10 BIL-LION uncollected court or-dered debts. Several vignettes are used to communicate the human dimension of what is happening. The current adjudication system is avail-

able only to those who have the money in hand to pay for traffic tickets up front. This creates a two-tiered justice system which must be recti-fied.

First vignette: “Andrew, a 22 year old single father, worked as a mechanic and made regular installment payments to the court on a couple of traffic tickets. A few months into the payments, his two-year old son was diagnosed with leukemia. As his son’s sole caretaker, Andrew had to leave his job to care for his son. His sud-den loss of income meant he could not meet the terms of his payment plan, and the court suspended his driver’s license. His fines were hand-ed off to a collections agency, with an extra $300 civil as-sessment tacked on for his failure to pay as planned. Andrew needed to travel over 25 miles to and from chemo-therapy treatments several times a week without a car,

and he was terrified to bring his immuno-compromised two-year old child on the bus. The court refused to hear his case unless he paid the full fine amount, and he was told he could not get a (driver’s) li-cense until the full amount of fines and fees was paid, even if he resumed making install-ment payments.” Andrew says, “Without my driver’s license, I can’t work. Without work, I can’t pay my fines to get my license back.”

A second vignette: “The DMV suspended Tammi’s driver’s license because of two traffic tickets which belonged to her sister who had ‘stolen Tammi’s identity’. The court clerk informed Tammi that she could not appeal her case unless and until the $3,500 of accumulated fines and fees were paid up front in full. Re-ceiving only $850/mo. in So-cial Security benefits, Tammi had no way of paying $3,500 so she faced having her credit

rating damaged and not hav-ing a driver’s license indefi-nitely. Both were hardships Tammi did not deserve.

Many more hardship cases are presented in this WCLP report which may be viewed directly online at <http://tiny.cc/nms4wx> (click “View the report” link). It is the working poor who expe-rience these cases dispropor-tionately. This results from an existing litany of practices and policies which turn a traffic citation into a ‘poverty sentence’. Allegedly, in cer-tain civic jurisdictions. their police and traffic courts are used to augment revenues which ‘balance their jurisdic-tion’s budget’. This wrongful practice was documented by recent Department of Jus-tice’s report concerning Fer-guson, Missouri.

The current practice and process resulting in having unpaid tickets become large

financial burdens which re-sult in suspended driver’s licenses is well documented. “The result is a two tiered sys-tem of justice in traffic courts across California, where only money grants access to the courts. State law requires courts to take into account the individual’s ability to pay when assessing traffic fines and fees, but the fines im-posed rarely reflect ability to pay.” An outcome is the disas-trous impact of court ordered debt and driver’s license sus-pension. Many impoverished individuals face daunting de-cisions simply because insuf-ficient resources are in hand. “Finally, there are over four million drivers who need relief now.” The appropriate amnesty plan will re-instate driver’s licenses and retro-actively forgive debt for the most impoverished as an in-vestment in these Californian families and their future.

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Earl Ofari Hutchinson NEW AMERICA MEDIA

Former Oklahoma Univer-sity fraternity member Levi Pettit recently stood before a bank of cameras and micro-phones flanked by a bevy of black elected officials, minis-ters and civil rights leaders at a black church in Oklahoma City. He apologized for his racially insensitive acts and ignorance. This was the act of a sincere young man who has been battered from pil-lar to post after the video surfaced of he, and his frat pals, carousing on a bus and shouting racist epithets. For speaking out, he has been the butt of snickers, derision, and flat out condemnation. The African-American leaders who stood with and behind him haven’t been spared the vitriol either. They’ve been the object of vicious name calling and attacks for having the temerity to back him in his mea culpa.

Pettit though doesn’t de-serve condemnation, he deserves praise. He and his

fraternity were booted from the university. His name and that of his family has been dragged deep through the mud. He’ll remain for some time the poster boy for offen-sive and disgusting frat racial antics whenever some way-ward fraternity inevitably engages in them. He could have stood on the prior state-ment of apology and regret that he issued after the tape went viral and set off a na-tional howl. He could have easily melted into the student woodwork somewhere, com-pleted his studies, and gone on about his business. But he didn’t. Instead, he went very public with his apology and pledge to action.

Despite the lambaste of him and the racial put downs and myopia of the detractors, this is an important step forward. The public outing of the fra-ternity came the same week that a study was released on racial attitudes of the millen-nials. The study found that young whites under thirty are no more enlightened in their racial views especially of blacks than their parents. For example, when respondents were asked, “How much

needs to be done in order to achieve Martin Luther King’s dream of racial equality?” There was a huge gap in how they answered the question as opposed to young respon-dents of color. 42 percent of whites answered that “a lot” must be done to achieve racial equality, which was almost identical to the per-

cent that answered the same of white Gen Xers and 44 percent of white baby boom-ers. The survey finding con-formed pretty much to an AP survey on racial attitudes toward minorities that was conducted in October, 2012. That survey found that in the four-year period from a prior AP survey on racial at-titudes in 2008 a clear ma-jority of whites (56 percent) expressed animus toward blacks. The jump in anti-black racial sentiment came despite nearly four years in office of an African-Ameri-can president.

It’s been the rare day that’s passed in the now more than six years that Obama has been in the White House that there hasn’t been a racially inflammatory video, photo, a sign, or some public figure popping off on race that has made a headline somewhere. When it does, the predictable happens. The battle lines get quickly drawn, countless in-dividuals jam websites and chat room and boards to downplay, or worse condemn the critics of the actions as being too sensitive, thin

skinned, or slamming them for playing the race card with their denunciation of a racial dig or taunt. The Oklahoma University frat debacle was a near textbook example of that.

Levitt and his pals were properly condemned for their antics and given the boot from the campus. Yet they had legions of defend-ers too that accused the uni-versity of not giving them due process, violating their free speech, and for a rush to judgment in summarily expelling them. Many more even expressed sympathy with them for being harshly treated. And some even com-miserated with their parents for their alleged suffering and ordeal.

The fact that you have one student offender who did not play to that gate, claim vic-timization, and accepted ful-ly responsibility for his racial offensive action, is cause for much hope; hope that some-one actually got it, and is will-ing to lend a public face, their face, to those who express their disgust at racial big-

otry. It’s even better that this comes from a young person that legions of young people can more readily identify with than all the sermons on racial tolerance from those of the older generation, and especially civil rights leaders. Their sermons are like water off a ducks back to many of them. We don’t need more surveys on race relations to know that they haven’t had much meaning too far too many young people such as Pettit.

Pettit ‘did the right thing when he spoke out and so did the black leaders who stood behind him, encouraged and ultimately embraced him. For that, I applaud and will continue to applaud Pettit.

Earl Ofari Hutchinson is an author and political analyst. He is a weekly co-host of the Al Sharpton Show on Ameri-can Urban Radio Network. His new book is: From King to Obama: Witness to a Tur-bulent History (Middle Pas-sage Press) http://www.am-azon.com/dp/0692370714

A government rule on re-tirement savings may be tricking retirees into looking at their financial situations all wrong, says a financial advisor who specializes in re-tirement planning.

The rule says retirees can’t leave money in their IRA or 401k accounts forever. At age 70½ they must begin making minimum withdrawals, even if they prefer to leave the ac-counts untouched.

“You are forced to take money out whether you want to or not,” says Dave Lopez, a mathematics and computer science major who applies his analytical mind to solving retirement challenges.

And in reality, Lopez says, you should want to take out as much as possible. That’s why he likens the rule to a head fake because it causes retirees to look at the situa-tion from the wrong perspec-tive.

“They get fixated on that minimum amount they must withdraw, so that’s how

much they end up withdraw-ing, leaving the bulk of their savings right there in the 401k or IRA,” he says.

That’s a mistake, he says, es-pecially for people who hope to leave a healthy inheritance to heirs.

“If you keep taking out the minimum amount each year, it will just about guarantee you have a large amount in there at your death,” Lopez says. “Under the current tax law, if you die and your IRA or 401k is left to your heirs, they are taxed on it at a high rate. With state taxes added in, it could be 40 to 45 per-cent.”

The percentage could end up being even more, de-pending when you retire and whether tax laws change, he says.

If Congress and the presi-dent raise taxes, the govern-ment’s share of your retire-ment savings would go up and the amount left to heirs would go down.

That’s where it would be good for the middle class to take a lesson from wealthy retirees, who are less likely to fall for that head fake, Lopez says. They understand that they need to withdraw great-er chunks from their IRA and 401k accounts, placing the money in tax-friendlier accounts.

“While people in the middle class take out the minimum-required amount, the rich do the exact opposite,” he says.

Lopez says a few strate-gies exist that retirees can take advantage of to make sure taxes don’t deplete their legacy to their children. “You have to put these strategies into place early, though,” Lo-pez says. “The later you wait, the less effective they are and the less your savings will be.”

•Explore tax-free options. Move the money into a tax-free vehicle, such as a Roth IRA or a specially designed life insurance plan that would allow the dollars to flow tax free to heirs. Lopez says one additional advan-

tage with the life insurance option is that, historically, when laws are changed re-lated to life insurance the old policies are grandfathered in and not affected. “It’s a top estate planning trick for the rich,” he says. “The challenge is the middle class doesn’t know it exists.”

• Stretch out inherited IRA withdrawals. Under tax law, when your heirs inherit an IRA they don’t have to take money as a lump sum. They

can have it paid out over their lifetime, which could keep them in a lower tax bracket, Lopez says. They pay taxes only on what they take out, he says. “There is gamble in-volved with this plan,” Lopez says. “You are gambling that the law that allows heirs to do this will still be in effect when you die. Many people think this law is one of the easiest ones to change because the government could just claim this is a tax loophole and they are closing the loophole.”

Ultimately, he says, it will pay off to sit down ahead of time to review options with a financial advisor who un-derstands the intricacies of retirement planning.

“You don’t want to be taken in by that head fake,” Lo-pez says. “You want to make sure you and your family get as much benefit as possible from all those years you were saving your hard-earned money.”

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Retirees Should Reconsider Strategies On IRA, 401K Withdrawals, Financial Advisor Says

Dr. Reginald Walker

What is Myofascial Release?

Myofascial release is a whole-body, hands on ap-proach for the evaluation and treatment of the human structure. Its focus is the fas-cial (muscle) system. Physi-cal trauma, inflammatory conditions, structural imbal-ance, leg length discrepancy, and pelvic rotation all may create inappropriate fiscial (muscle) strain.

The European Method

This method is a gentle, non-forceful, safe and ef-fective approach to healing: sport related injuries, muscle strains, spasms, chronic low back pain, stiff joints and sprains.

The techniques used in this method are successful only if they achieve the position of relief of tenderness and pain. The “inherent” corrective forces of the body are used if the person is properly posi-tioned, then there own natu-ral forces may restore nor-mal motion to an area. The phenomena in this method indicate that the trauma formation occurred in a po-sition much more extreme than the position in which the traumatized vertebrae or muscle was found. The per-son therefore has no pain in this extreme position. When the trauma area is returned to its natural position, the muscles promptly and grate-fully relax.

Joints Do Not Cause Distress

Joints do not cause distress because they are crooked;

they are paining because they are being forced to be too straight. It is the opposite. It is the confinement of mus-cles, which prevents further movement away from the extreme position where the trauma first occurred. Any movement away from the ex-treme position increases the strain and is resisted by in-creased pain and discomfort of the muscles.

To initiate a spontaneous correction the joint must be returned to the extreme position and held for 10-60 seconds and returned to the normal position, even the most acute trauma will read-ily submit to passive move-ment in exaggeration of the traumatized area. When this is attained, there is an almost instantaneous relaxation of tense tissues. The trauma-tized area will correct itself spontaneously if it is sup-ported in the original irregu-

lar position and then is re-turned to its normal position. These are called Myofascial (muscle) triggers. These triggers are a valuable aid to analyze specific traumas for a specific pain. The relief of the trigger point is accomplished only by relieving the origi-nal cause of trauma in the responsible joint or muscle. Through the relief of tender-ness in the trigger point as evidence of the correct posi-tions of releases one can re-lease the tension and tender-ness in the trauma areas.

With these techniques one can get a spontaneous release from pain within 10-30 sec-onds. The ultimate goal is to remove fascial (muscle) restrictions and restore the body’s balance. When these goals have been accom-plished, the body’s inherent ability to self correct, returns.

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NEWSUSA

A medida que los nacidos durante la explosión de na-talidad de la posguerra se ju-bilan de sus trabajos en índi-ces sin precedentes en los EE. UU., uno tiende a pensar que ellos estarían disfrutando de su tiempo libre con amigos, leyendo el periódico mientras toman café por las mañanas o tomándose vacaciones en enero en algún lugar cálido. Pero muchas de estas per-sonas se encuentran actual-mente ante un dilema que pocos prevén para esa etapa de la vida: volver a criar ni-ños. Los censos indican que 2,7 millones de abuelos son responsables del cuidado de sus nietos. Estas nuevas re-sponsabilidades pueden ser gratificantes, pero también causan mucho estrés.

De hecho, hay muchas cosas que pueden generarles estrés

a los jubilados; pagar las cuentas con un ingreso fijo, los problemas de salud, el ocuparse de parientes o espo-sos enfermos, e incluso el ser abuelos. El estrés en exceso

puede provocar problemas serios de salud.

“Al estar estresado, el cuerpo libera sustancias como corti-sol y adrenalina que afectan a

todos los órganos y que pro-vocan tensión en los múscu-los, secreción de insulina y un aumento del ritmo cardíaco”, señaló Arthur Hayward, médico geriatra y Jefe del cu-

erpo de médicos del Instituto para el Cuidado de Ancianos de Kaiser Permanente.

“No es posible evitar el es-trés, pero manejarlo puede ayudarlo a preservar su salud y bienestar”, añadió el Dr. Hayward. Recomienda iden-tificar y comprender la causa del estrés y buscar formas de liberarlo, como alguna de los siguientes consejos:

1. Modere su propio ritmo. No trate de abarcar demasi-ado. Sea consciente de sus limitaciones.

2. Fíjese objetivos y expec-tativas realistas, y no tenga miedo de pedir ayuda.

3. Planifique tiempo para usted mismo. Recargue sus baterías.

4. Haga ejercicio y siga una dieta balanceada. Coma mu-chas frutas, verduras y ali-mentos integrales.

5. Intente practicar técnicas de relajación como medit-ación o yoga.

6. Duerma lo suficiente. Si tiene problemas para dormir, consúltelo con su médico. El tomar bebidas con cafeína y alcohol puede afectar su capacidad para dormir bien por la noche.

7. Hable con alguno de sus afectos o escriba en un diario personal.

8. Sea positivo. Los pensa-mientos positivos pueden hacer la diferencia, como “Tengo esperanza” o “Las co-sas van a mejorar”.

Para más información, con-sulte kp.org/healthyaging. Para preguntas o consejos sobre una enfermedad espe-cífica, consulte a su médico.

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Con respecto a: Capítulo 11THE FLINTKOTE COMPANY y Caso Nº 04-‐11300 (MFW)FLINTKOTE MINES LIMITED, los Deudores. (Administrado conjuntamente)

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NOTA: Consulte el sitio web de Reorganización de Flintkote en http://www.�intkotebankruptcy.com, llame a la Línea de Asistencia de Flintkote al 1-800-290-0537, o diríjase al Agente de Votación mencionado a continuación para obtener información adicional sobre los asuntos tratados en esta Noti�cación.

El plan conjunto modi�cado para la reorganización según el Capítulo 11 de The Flintkote Company (“Flintkote”) y Flintkote Mines Limited (mencionados en adelante en forma colectiva como los “Deudores”) denominado Plan Conjunto Modi�cado de Reorganización en Relación con The Flintkote Company y Flintkote Mines Limited (modi�cado el 16 de noviembre de 2011) (el “Plan Original”) fue con�rmado por el United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (el “Tribunal de Quiebras”) el 21 de diciembre de 2012. Antes de la entrada en vigencia, los Deudores modi�caron el Plan Original el 9 de febrero de 2015, para incorporar los términos de un acuerdo alcanzado entre los Deudores y su ex compañía matriz indirecta, Imperial Tobacco Canada Limited (“ITCAN”). El Plan ha sido presentado ante el Tribunal de Quiebras. El Plan fue propuesto en forma conjunta por los Deudores, el Comité O�cial de Demandantes por Lesiones Personales causadas por Asbesto y el Representante Legal de los Demandantes Futuros.

Un documento detallado que describe las modi�caciones del Plan (denominado el “Suplemento de Divulgación”), que fue aprobado por el Tribunal de Quiebras el 17 de marzo de 2015, junto con una copia del propio Plan y los materiales de votación (un “Paquete de Resolicitación”), han sido enviados por correo a los demandantes conocidos (o a sus abogados). Las personas o entidades que estuvieron expuestas o que sufrieron daños debido tanto al asbesto como a los productos con contenido de asbesto de los Deudores pueden tener reclamaciones por lesiones personales, por muerte por negligencia ajena o por daños a la propiedad contra los Deudores. No es necesario (i) tener un diagnóstico, (ii) tener síntomas ni (iii) tener una discapacidad para ser incluido en el Plan.El Tribunal de Quiebras considerará la con�rmación del Plan en una audiencia que comenzará el 10 de agosto de 2015 a las 10:30 a. m. (hora del Este de los Estados Unidos). Si considera que ha sido expuesto a o que ha sufrido daños debido al asbesto o a los productos con contenido de asbesto de los Deudores, o si tiene otro tipo de reclamación contra dichos Deudores, debe leer con atención el Plan y el Suplemento de Divulgación para informarse sobre cómo el Plan puede afectar sus derechos.

PARTES CLAVE DEL PLANEl Plan propone ciertas exenciones y mandatos judiciales, según los cuales ciertas partes, entre ellas ITCAN, quedarán liberadas de responsabilidad por diversas reclamaciones. Entre ellos se incluyen mandatos judiciales que liberan a los Deudores y a otras partes protegidas por el Plan, incluso ITCAN, de todo tipo de reclamaciones por lesiones personales producidas por asbesto y que derivan la responsabilidad de los Deudores por dichas reclamaciones a un Fideicomiso que se establecerá para el pago de los mismos. El Plan establece la creación de un Fideicomiso para liquidar y, si corresponde, pagar todas las reclamaciones por lesiones personales causadas por asbesto presentadas contra los Deudores. En virtud del Plan, ITCAN también obtendrá protección contra ciertas reclamaciones mediante una orden de prohibición de acuerdos, que se describe con más detalle en el Plan y en el Suplemento de Divulgación. Usted debe leer atentamente el Plan y el Suplemento de Divulgación para informarse sobre cómo esto puede afectar sus derechos.

COMO VOTAR CON RESPECTO AL PLANEl Tribunal de Quiebras ha dictado una orden en la cual se describe quiénes tienen derecho a votar, cómo

deben hacerlo y cómo se contarán los votos en el Plan (la “Orden de Procedimientos de Solicitación”). Los votos emitidos sobre el Plan Original se contarán como votos a favor o en contra del Plan, según corresponda, salvo que un acreedor cambie su voto anterior para aceptar o rechazar el Plan no después del 2 de junio de 2015. Si un acreedor no votó por el Plan Original, puede obtener una papeleta de votación y votar, con sujeción al derecho de los Deudores de objetar a dicho voto de acuerdo con la Orden de Procedimientos de Solicitación.Si tiene derecho a votar, el Suplemento de Divulgación contiene información que le ayudará a decidir cómo votar sobre el Plan. Es posible que sus derechos legales se vean afectados si no vota sobre el Plan. Para que una papeleta de votación del Plan se tenga en cuenta, el Agente de Votación debe recibirla en la dirección que se indica más abajo no después de las 4:00 p.m. (hora del Este de los Estados Unidos) el 2 de junio de 2015. Las papeletas que se reciban después de este plazo no se tendrán en cuenta.

QUÉ HACER SI NO RECIBE UN PAQUETE DE RESOLICITACIÓN

Si considera que tiene derecho a votar sobre el Plan pero no recibió un Paquete de Solicitación, puede obtener dicho paquete y otros documentos claves relacionados con los casos del Capítulo 11 de los Deudores consultando el sitio web a continuación o comunicándose con el Agente de Votación al teléfono y/o la dirección que se indican más adelante en esta noti�cación.

RECLAMACIONES POR LESIONES PERSONALES Y MUERTE POR NEGLIGENCIA AJENA

CAUSADAS POR ASBESTONo es necesario presentar la prueba de una reclamación por lesiones personales o muerte por negligencia ajena ante el Tribunal de Quiebras. El Tribunal de Quiebras ha establecido procedimientos especiales para que las personas con reclamaciones por lesiones personales o muerte por negligencia ajena voten sobre el Plan. Los abogados de los titulares de estas reclamaciones pueden votar en nombre de sus clientes si estos les autorizan. Si no está seguro si su abogado está autorizado para votar en su nombre, comuníquese con él.

LA AUDIENCIA PARA CONFIRMAR EL PLANSe realizará una audiencia para con�rmar el Plan (la “Audiencia de Con�rmación”) ante la Honorable Mary F. Walrath, Jueza de Quiebras de los Estados Unidos de América, en el United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (Tribunal de Quiebras de los Estados Unidos para el Distrito de Delaware), 824 Market Street, quinto piso, Wilmington, Delaware 19801, que comenzará el 10 de agosto de 2015 a las 10:30 a. m., (hora del Este de los Estados Unidos). Puede asistir a la audiencia pero no está obligado a hacerlo. Las objeciones al Plan se limitan a cambios entre el Plan Original y el Plan, y para ser consideradas se deben presentar por escrito y recibirse no después del 8 de julio de 2015. Las objeciones al Plan deben enviarse al Clerk of the Bankruptcy Court, United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, 824 Market Street, 3rd Floor, Wilmington, Delaware 19801.

INFORMACIÓN ADICIONALSi desea obtener información adicional sobre el Plan, el Suplemento de Divulgación y el Fideicomiso propuestos para las reclamaciones contra los Deudores relacionadas con asbesto (incluso copias del Plan y del Suplemento de Divulgación), puede comunicarse con el Agente de Votación de los Deudores llamando al (800) 290-0537 o visitar el sitio http://www.�intkotebankruptcy.com.

TIPOS DE PRODUCTOSDurante las décadas de 1930 a 1980, es posible que los productos vendidos por The Flintkote Company y Flintkote Mines Limited (en adelante mencionados como los “Deudores”) hayan contenido asbesto. Entre dichos productos podrían haber incluido baldosas para pisos, tejas, compuestos para juntas, tuberías de cemento, asfalto y otros productos.

Las personas o entidades expuestas a o dañadas por el asbesto o productos con contenido de asbesto de los Deudores pueden tener reclamaciones por lesiones personales, por muerte por negligencia ajena y otras en contra de los Deudores. No es necesario (i) tener un diagnóstico, (ii) tener síntomas ni (iii) tener una discapacidad para ser incluido en el Plan.

Si cree que usted ha estado expuesto a asbesto o que ha sufrido daños por los productos de los Deudores, es posible que tenga derecho a votar sobre los términos de la Reorganización. Debe leer con atención este aviso y los documentos importantes a su disposición en el sitio http://www.�intkotebankruptcy.com.

PLAN DE REORGANIZACIÓNLos Deudores han iniciado un procedimiento de quiebra. El 9 de febrero de 2015, los Deudores presentaron un Plan Conjunto de Reorganización (en adelante mencionado como el “Plan”) ante el United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (el “Tribunal de Quiebras”). El Plan incluye los términos de un acuerdo logrado entre los Deudores y su ex compañía matriz indirecta, Imperial Tobacco Canada Limited (“ITCAN”). El Plan ha sido propuesto en forma conjunta por los Deudores, el Comité de Demandantes por Asbesto y el Representante de los Demandantes Futuros (mencionados en adelante en forma colectiva como los “Proponentes del Plan”). Como antecedente, el Plan es una versión modi�cada de un plan de quiebra para el cual los Deudores anteriormente solicitaron votos en 2008 y 2009, y que fue con�rmado por el Tribunal de Quiebras el 21 de diciembre de 2012 (el “Plan Original”).

Un documento que describe los cambios del Plan (el “Suplemento de Divulgación”), que fue aprobado por el Tribunal de Quiebras el 17 de marzo de 2015, junto con una copia del propio Plan y los materiales de votación (un “Paquete de Resolicitación”), han sido enviados por correo a los demandantes conocidos (o a sus abogados).

EL FIDEICOMISOEl Plan establece la formación de un �deicomiso para pagar las reclamaciones elegibles por lesiones personales por asbesto contra los Deudores (el “Fideicomiso”). El Plan establece que se prohibirá para siempre a todos los titulares actuales y futuros de reclamaciones por lesiones personales causadas por asbesto presentar reclamaciones directas contra los Deudores u otras partes protegidas por el Plan, incluso ITCAN. Dichas personas recibirán dinero solamente del Fideicomiso. El Plan y el Suplemento de Divulgación contienen detalles adicionales importantes y están disponibles en el sitio http://www.�intkotebankruptcy.com.

ORDEN DE PROHIBICIÓN DE ACUERDOS SUPLEMENTARIOS

En virtud del Plan, ITCAN también obtendrá protección contra ciertas reclamaciones mediante una orden de prohibición de acuerdos, que se describe con más detalle en el Plan y en el Suplemento de Divulgación.

PROCEDIMIENTOS DE VOTACIÓNEl Tribunal de Quiebras ha dictado una orden en la cual se describe quiénes tienen derecho a votar, cómo deben hacerlo y cómo se contarán los votos en el Plan. Si tiene derecho a votar, el Suplemento de Divulgación contiene información que le ayudará a decidir si votar por el Plan y cómo hacerlo. Los votos emitidos sobre el Plan Original se contarán como votos por el Plan, salvo que un tenedor cambie dicho voto. Si votó por el Plan Original y no desea cambiar su voto, no tiene que enviar una papeleta de votación. Si no votó por el Plan Original, puede obtener una papeleta de votación y votar, lo que estaría sujeto al derecho de objeción de los Proponentes del Plan. Para que su voto se tenga en cuenta, el Agente de Votación debe recibir la papeleta llena en la dirección que se indica más abajo no después del 2 de junio de 2015 a las 4:00 de la tarde (hora del Este de Estados Unidos). Las papeletas que se reciban después de esa fecha límite no se tendrán en cuenta.

No es necesario presentar la prueba de una reclamación por lesiones personales o muerte por negligencia ajena en el Tribunal de Quiebras. Se han establecido procedimientos especiales para que los titulares de reclamaciones por lesiones personales o muerte por negligencia ajena debido a asbesto voten sobre el Plan. Los abogados de los titulares de estas reclamaciones pueden votar en nombre de sus clientes si estos les autorizan. Si no está seguro si su abogado está autorizado para votar en su nombre, comuníquese con él.

LA AUDIENCIA PARA CONFIRMAR EL PLANSe realizará una audiencia para con�rmar el Plan ante la Honorable Mary F. Walrath, Jueza de Quiebras de los Estados Unidos de América, en el United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, 824 Market Street, quinto piso, Wilmington, Delaware 19801, que comenzará el 10 de agosto de 2015 a las 10:30 a. m. (hora del Este de los Estados Unidos). Puede asistir a la audiencia, pero no está obligado a hacerlo.

OBJECIONES AL PLAN Las objeciones al Plan se limitan a cambios entre el Plan original y el Plan, y para ser consideradas se deben presentar por escrito y recibirse no después del 8 de julio de 2015. Todas las objeciones deben cumplir con los requisitos de la noti�cación de la Audiencia de Con�rmación, disponible en el sitio http://www.�intkotebankruptcy.com.

CÓMO OBTENER LA DOCUMENTACIÓNSi desea obtener información adicional sobre el Plan, el Suplemento de Divulgación y el Fideicomiso (incluso copias del Plan y del Suplemento de Divulgación), puede comunicarse con el Agente de Votación de los Deudores llamando al (800) 290-0537 o visitar el sitio http://www.�intkotebankruptcy.com.

Si usted ha estado expuesto a, o ha sufrido daños por ASBESTO o productos que CONTIENEN ASBESTO, que fueron hechos, distribuidos o vendidos por THE FLINTKOTE COMPANY o FLINTKOTE MINES LIMITED,

sírvase leer este aviso sobre derechos de votación y una audiencia para considerar la aprobación de la Reorganización.

Para obtener información completa, incluyendo todos los formularios,

1-‐800-‐290-‐0537

c/o GCG, P.O. Box 10127, Dublin, Ohio 43017-‐3127

Para obtener información completa, incluyendo todos los formularios,

1-‐800-‐290-‐0537

c/o GCG, P.O. Box 10127, Dublin, Ohio 43017-‐3127

APRIL 17-23, 2015

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com8 RECIPE APRIL 17-23, 2015

Yield: 8 servings (1 cup each)

2cups elbow macaroni 3 tablespoons canola oil 1/4 cup all-purpose flour

2 1/2 cups milk 1 1/2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese 1 1/2 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese

1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese1teaspoon garlic powder

1/2 teaspoon paprika1/2 teaspoon dry mustard2 tablespoons canola oil

1/2 cup Italian bread crumbs

In pot of boiling water, lightly salt water and add macaroni; cook until tender. Drain and set aside.

In saucepan, heat 3 tablespoons canola oil over medium heat. Stir in enough flour to make roux. Add milk to roux slowly, stirring constantly. Stir in cheeses, garlic powder, paprika and dry mustard. Cook over low heat until cheese is melted and sauce has thickened. Pour sauce over macaroni, mix and add to large casserole dish.

In skillet, add 2 tablespoons canola oil over medium heat. Add bread crumbs and brown. Spread over macaroni and cheese. Bake at 350∫F about 30 minutes. Serve.

Nutritional analysis per serving: 540 calories; 31 g fat (14 g saturated fat); 32 g protein; 36 g carbohy-drates; 1 g fiber; 70 mg cholesterol; 1080 mg sodium.

Yield: 1 3/4 cups total (1 tablespoon per serving)

1 cup sweet basil leaves, washed and dried completely 1 cup Parmesan cheese, grated

1/3 cup pine nuts 5 garlic cloves, peeled

3/4 cup canola oil 1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon pepper

In food processor combine basil, Parmesan, pine nuts, garlic and 2 tablespoons canola oil; blend. As blend-ing continues, slowly add remaining oil so sauce emulsifies. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Label with date and keep refrigerated. Use within 1-2 days.

Nutritional analysis per serving: 90 calories; 9 g fat (1.5 g saturated fat); 2 g protein; 1 g carbohydrate; 0 g fiber; 5 mg cholesterol; 115 mg sodium.

FAMILY FEATURES

Getting your family together around a delicious, home-cooked meal is easier when your kitchen is stocked with better-for-you ingredients. For home cooks looking to delight taste buds and satisfy ap-petites - start with the sauce.

This kid- and adult-friendly Creamy Mac and Cheese is the ultimate in comfort dishes, featuring classic bechamel “white sauce” - one of five traditional French “mother sauces” that have spread to other cuisines. The use of heart-smart canola oil instead of butter to make the roux, however, significantly reduces the sauce’s saturated fat content.

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com 9COMMUNITY APRIL 17-23, 2015

San JoseCALIFORNIA

“We’re a robotics team located at Andrew Hill High School and we went to Silicon Val-ley Regionals and qualified for World Championships at St. Louis, Missouri. However, Champs is only several weeks away and we need to find approximately $10,000 in time. As a low income school, we can’t ask the students to

pay for the trip. We started a GoFundMe (gofundme.com/r7dab3g) and we were hoping that you guys could help us with this endeavor! Even if you aren’t able to do-nate, please share this info with your friends and family. Thank you for taking time to read this.”

The team is picture after re-ceiving their reward at Sili-con Valley Regional.

Metropolitan Education District

Six Silicon Valley Career Technical Education stu-dents won gold medals and were named best in the state in their field at the SkillsUSA State Competition held in San Diego, April 9-12. A total of 19 high school and adult students won medals which included six silver and seven bronze medals.

The six gold medalists will move onto the SkillsUSA National Competition in Louisville, KY, June 22-26. In addition to winning med-als and Snap-On Tools, two medalists from Silicon Val-ley CTE’s Truck Mechanics class were awarded nearly $40,000 in scholarships to United Technical Institute (UTI). Gold medal winner Eric Allustiarti (Santa Te-resa High School) received a $29,500 scholarship to UTI while Silver medal winner

Kyle Mensch (Willow Glen High School) was awarded a scholarship for $10,000 to UTI.

“I am very proud of SVCTE’s students for the self-confidence and profes-sionalism shown during the competition,” Silicon Valley CTE SkillsUSA Advisor and Truck Mechanics instructor said. “Our students show-cased the skills that they have learned this year at SVCTE and showed that they have the skills needed to be suc-cessful in today’s workforce.”

Debra Merson, proud par-ent of gold medal winner, Kevin Deans-Merson, at-tended the competition and said that thanks to SkillsU-SA and the skills learned in SVCTE’s Construction Tech-nology course, her son’s self-confidence has been boosted to the highest level she has ever seen. Merson and her family plan to attend the National completion in Ken-

tucky to support her son and SVCTE.

Forty-one students compet-ed in the areas of Auto Body Repair, Auto Body Refinish-ing, Heating & Air Condi-tioning, Diesel Technology, Dental Assisting, Electrical Maintenance, Welding, TIG Welding, Automotive Repair, Machining, Health Knowl-edge Bowl, Medical Termi-nology, Medical Math, and Carpentry.

Silicon Valley CTE Gold Medal Winners are---Eric Al-lustiarti for Truck Mechanics (Santa Teresa High School), Ariana Damato for Den-tal Assisting (Adult), Kevin Deans-Merson for Carpentry (Andrew Hill High School), Emmanuel Lopez for HVAC (Leigh High School), Shayan Sadeghian for Dental Assist-ing (Los Gatos High School), and Aster Tseng for Carpen-try (adult).

Silicon Valley CTE Silver

Medal Winners are--- Adam Acosta for Carpentry (adult), Juan De La Cruz for Ma-chining (Willow Glen High School), Manuel Martinez for Auto Body Refinishing (Adult), Kyle Mensch for Truck Mechanics (Willow Glen High School), Julie Quintero for Medical Termi-nology (Adult), and David

Wills for Carpentry (Santa Clara High School).

Silicon Valley CTE Bronze Medal Winners are---Do-menic Blackwell for HVAC (James Lick High School), Charles Jackson for Electri-cal Maintenance (Pioneer High School), Jacob King for Machining (Willow

Glen High School), Yennelly Rose-Munoz for Auto Body Refinishing (Andrew Hill High School), Jorge Salas for Auto Body Refinishing, Ja-son Tahara for Tig Welding (Ocean Grove Charter), and Jacob Zigenhagen for Weld-ing (adult).

Team members (left to right):

Bottom row: Truc Nguyen, Angela Trans, Tina Nguyen, Rick Sarringhaus

Middle row: Leslie Nguyen, Yusra Da-wood, Michelle Nguyen, Terry, Shu, Nguyen Dang, Alfredo Diaz

Top row: Jonathan David, Huy Le, Chris Sanchez, Guillermo Serrano, Gary Ko-erzendorfer

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com10 COMMUNITY APRIL 17-23, 2015

Hayward CALIFORNIA

The City of Hayward and the Alameda County Pub-lic Health Department will host the county’s fifth annual emergency preparedness expo on Saturday, April 25 at Hayward City Hall. Dubbed “Operation Independence V,” the expo features a mas-sive lineup of emergency and social services agencies from across the county, all focused on what to do before, during and after disaster strikes.

The free, family-friendly event is among the most comprehensive of its kind open to the general public in the East Bay. Attendees will enjoy hands-on train-ing, emergency preparedness

workshops, presentations, exhibits, emergency equip-ment demonstrations and more.

“Dealing with a disaster requires an extraordinary level of cooperation,” said Hayward Fire Chief Garrett Contreras. “That’s why the City of Hayward has joined forces with the County and other local public agencies, the business community and faith-based service organiza-tions to host this event. Our goal is to help people become prepared before disaster strikes, stay strong during, and be resilient after.”

Event sponsors and agency partners include a range of departments from the City of Hayward and Alameda

County, Community Re-sources for Independent Liv-ing, Collaborating Agencies Responding to Disasters, Eden Information & Referral 211 Service, the Red Cross, Hayward – Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service, Hayward Community Emer-gency Response Team, Vol-untary Organizations Active in Disaster, Hayward Ani-mal Services and the Alam-eda County Developmental Disabilities Council, among many others.

Date: SaturdayApril 25, 2015

Time: 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Place: Hayward City Hall – 777 B Street, Hayward

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Santa Clara County

A nomadic pair of suspected scam artists has been charged with collecting insurance money after pretending that they were struck and injured by cars backing out of park-ing spaces. The Santa Clara residents that were targeted by the scam were elderly. One driver was 93.

The defendants, arraigned on April 9, 2015 at the Hall of Justice in San Jose, allegedly staged four accidents, dur-ing which the suspects used multiple aliases and switched roles as witness and injured party.

Charged are Anthony Thompson, 30, aka Joseph Morrison, David Coden, Sean Muller and David Yurman; and Shasha Siganoff, 26, aka Nina Siganoff, Sasha Miller, Sasha Mollen, Jessica Clamon and Gabriella Sazzi. Thomp-son is charged with 16 felony counts and is in-custody. Bail is set at $160,000.

Siganoff is charged with 10 felony counts and is in-custody. Her bail is set at $100,000. The charges in-clude making false claims, grand theft, and participat-ing in a vehicle collision for a false purpose. If convicted, Thompson faces a maximum of more than 18 years in prison. Siganoff faces a maxi-mum of more than 11 years. Their next court date is April 30, 2015.

“These were not harm-less pranksters, but highly organized scam artists who repeatedly preyed on the el-derly,” Supervising Deputy District Attorney Christine Garcia –Sen said. “We are concerned that this scheme was widespread and often unreported.”

An insurance company’s referral to the D.A.’s Urban Auto Task Force and the state Department of Insurance uncovered the ongoing scam. The scams ranged from Feb-ruary to December 2013 in drug store, restaurant, and

shopping center parking lots in San Jose and Santa Clara.

The crimes followed the same general pattern: one of the defendants would stand behind a parked vehicle and loudly slap its rear as the driver pulled out. Then the “victim” would feign injury, going so far as to later go to the hospital and complain of pain. The “victim” would then make an insurance claim against the driver. Evidence shows that the two were paid more than $18,000 for their faked injuries.

The investigation was a collaboration of the D.A.’s Office, the National Insur-ance Crime Bureau, and the Department of Insurance. Should you witness this ac-tivity, please identify yourself to the driver as a witness or call the police. If anyone has any information about the defendants, they are encour-aged to contact Investigator Dale Morgan at (408) 201-8808.

“Operation Independence V” aimed at preparing families to handle disasters

Pictured are scammers Shasha Siganoff and Anthony Thompson, who target-ed the elderly in car insurance fraud.

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com 11COMMUNITYAPRIL 17-23, 2015

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San JoseCALIFORNIA

San José Mayor Sam Licca-rdo announced on Wednes-day the selection process to replace retiring Independent Police Auditor (IPA) Judge LaDoris Cordell. The Mayor’s Interim Budget Director will lead the search for the next IPA with assistance from the City’s Human Resources De-partment. San José residents will have multiple opportuni-ties to express their opinion, including two community meetings.

“I thank Judge Cordell for her tremendous service to the residents of San José,” said Mayor Liccardo. “Through this community-based pro-

cess we hope to find a can-didate who will continue to promote accountability and strengthen the relationship between the San José Police Department and the com-munity it serves.”

The selection process for the next IPA will play out over the next two to three months. The Mayor’s Office will be hosting two community meetings where stakeholders can provide input:

When: Monday, April 27th

6:30 p.m. When:

Thursday, April 30th 7:00 p.m.

Where: Mayfair

Community Center 2039 Kammerer Ave.

San Jose, CA 95116 Where:

City Hall Wing 118-12

200 E. Santa Clara St.San Jose, CA 95113

The results of the commu-nity meetings will be used to develop a workplan and candidate profile. Recruiting materials will be published in early May with panel inter-views occurring shortly after. Finally, the Mayor and City Council will appoint the new IPA in late June or early July.

Suzanne PotterCALIFORNIA NEWS

SERVICE

Save the bees! That’s the battle cry in two ongoing court cases in California where beekeepers and envi-ronmental groups are fight-ing regulators over the use of pesticides they contend harm bees and crops.

On Tuesday, on behalf of the groups, the law firm Earthjustice asked a fed-eral judge in San Francisco to make the Environmen-tal Protection Agency take a second look at a pesticide called sulfoxaflor.

Lead attorney Greg Loarie says this is the first case bee-keepers have brought against the agency for failing to pro-tect honeybees from toxic

pesticides.

“It’s gotten to the point where beekeepers are los-ing so many bees each year that they simply can’t stay in business,” says Loarie. “At the rate we’re going, we’re really on a short path to agricul-tural disaster.”

Last week, Earthjustice asked a state court in Alame-da to force the California De-partment of Pesticide Regu-lation to stop approving the use of a class of pesticides called neonicotinoids, until the department finishes a multi-year review of the im-pacts on honeybees.

Groups opposed to and in favor of pesticide use both cite studies they say prove their respective points. Pes-ticide manufacturers blame the bee deaths on a combina-tion of causes, including dis-

ease and predators. But no matter what the cause, Paul Towers, organizing and me-dia director of the Pesticide Action Network, says the stakes are high.

“We know bees are respon-sible for one in three bites of food we eat,” he says. “We need to take every step we can to ensure their continued safety and protection.”

California’s state review of neonicotinoids began in 2009, and Towers says that’s long enough to take some “meaningful action” to pro-tect bees.

The bees play a beneficial role in many farm crops, but at greatest risk in California is the $3 billion almond crop, which is entirely dependent on bees for pollination.

Environmental groups and beekeepers are in court this month in California, challenging state and federal regulators’ approvals of pesticides the groups say are harmful to bees. Photo courtesy of Pesticide Action Network.

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com12 LEGAL CLASSIFIEDS

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

NO. 603788The following person(s) is (are) doing business Black Tiger 175 Calvert Dr. P-203 Cupertino, CA 95014, Santa Clara Co. Carlos Gutierrez and Pilar Medina Bolio 175 Calvert Dr. P-203 Cupertino, CA 95014. This business is conducted by a married couple; registrant has not 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.)Pilar Medina Bolio April 17, 24; May 1, 8, 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 04/15/2015


NO. 602736The following person(s) is (are) doing business Coast to Coast Trucking School 500 W. San Carlos San Jose, CA 95126, Santa Clara Co. Coast to Coast Trucking School LLC 3158 Moorpark Ave Apt. 3 San Jose, CA 95117. This business is conducted by a limited liability company; registrant has not 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.)Timothy RamirezPresidentApril 17, 24; May 1, 8, 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 03/17/2015


NO. 603705The following person(s) is (are) doing business Rose Garden Dental 2081 For-est Ave Suite 3 San Jose, CA 95128, Santa Clara Co. Neelima Naidu DDS INC 4064 Avignon Ln. San Jose, Ca 95135. This business is conducted by a corpora-tion; registrants have begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon, 02/02/2015 “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.)Neelima NaiduPresidentApril 17, 24; May 1, 8, 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 04/14/2015


NO. 603463The following person(s) is (are) doing business Wyatt & Associates 14598 Big Basin Way Saratoga, CA 95070, Santa Clara Co. Jeffery Wyatt and Gaylene Wyatt 14598 Big Basin Way Saratoga, CA 95070. This business is conducted by a married couple; registrants have not begun business under the fictitious busi-ness name or names listed hereon. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A reg-istrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Jeffery WyattApril 17, 24; May 1, 8, 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 04/07/2015


NO. 603695The following person(s) is (are) doing business Hand J Janitorial 2118 Canoas Garden Ave #83 San Jose, CA 95125, Santa Clara Co. Blanca Lopez 2118 Canoas Garden Ave #83 San Jose, CA 95125. This business is conducted by an individual; registrant has begun busi-ness under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon, 04/13/2015 “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.)Blanca LopezApril 17, 24; May 1, 8, 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 04/13/2015


NO. 603734The following person(s) is (are) doing business Limpio’s Janitorial Service 247 Mcdonald Ave San Jose, CA 95116 , Santa Clara Co. Martha Ruiz 247 Mcdonald Ave San Jose, CA 95116. This business is conducted by an individual; registrant has begun busi-ness under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon, 04/14/2015 “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.)Martha RuizApril 17, 24; May 1, 8, 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 04/14/2015

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 115CV273317

Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Xuan Nguyen Wu. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petition-er Xuan Nguyen Wu, has

filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Xuan Nguyen Wu to Cindy Lapx-uan Nguyen. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter ap-pear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 07/28/2015 at 8:45 am, Pro-bate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be pub-lished at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. April13, 2015 Thomas E. KuhnleJudge of the Superior CourtApril 17, 24; May 1, 8, 2015

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE


Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Cynrod Guarin Lansangan. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner Cynrod Gua-rin Lansangan, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Cynrod Gua-rin Lansangan to Kylie Vil-lareal Guarin. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter ap-pear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 07/21/2015 at 8:45 am, Pro-bate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be pub-lished at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. April 9, 2015 Thomas E. KuhnleJudge of the Superior CourtApril 17, 24; May 1, 8, 2015

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE


Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the applica-tion of: Jason Kim & Soo Mi Kim. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioners Jason Kim & Soo Mi Kim, have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Allen Dongunn Kim to Joseph Dongunn Kim. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter ap-pear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on

07/14/2015 at 8:45 am, Pro-bate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be pub-lished at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. April 1, 2015 Thomas E. KuhnleJudge of the Superior CourtApril 17, 24; May 1, 8, 2015

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE


Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Victoria R. Borquez. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petition-er Victoria R. Borquez, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree chang-ing names as follows: a. Desiree Natasha Davies to Desiree Natasha Borquez b. Leilani Charlene Davies to Leilani Ariel Borquez. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indi-cated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 07/28/2015 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., lo-cated at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four suc-cessive 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. April 14, 2015 Thomas E. KuhnleJudge of the Superior CourtApril 17, 24; May 1, 8, 2015


NO. 603390The following person(s) is (are) doing business M & J Pet Grooming 1283 South Mary Ave Sunnyvale, CA 94087, Santa Clara Co. Miao Yu 941 Indian Wells Ave Sunnyvale, CA 94085. This business is conducted by an individual; registrant has not begun business under the fictitious busi-ness name or names listed hereon. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A reg-istrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Miao YuApril 10, 17, 24; May 1, 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 04/03/2015

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NAME STATEMENT NO. 602911

The following person(s) is (are) doing business Sarato-ga Clothing Company 1440-5 Big Basin Way Saratoga, CA 95070, Santa Clara Co.

Eric Imms 14264 Burns Way Saratoga, CA 95070. This business is conducted by an individual; registrant has begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon, 03/20/2015“I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A reg-istrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Eric ImmsApril 10, 17, 24; May 1, 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 3/20/2015


NO. 603294The following person(s) is (are) doing business Urban Diva 3013 Ruby Ave San Jose, CA 95135, Santa Clara Co. Shikha Jain 3013 Ruby Ave San Jose, CA 95135. This business is conducted by an individual; registrant has not 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.)Shikha JainApril 10, 17, 24; May 1, 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 04/01/2015


NO. 603294The following person(s) is (are) doing business Urban Diva 3013 Ruby Ave San Jose, CA 95135, Santa Clara Co. Shikha Jain 3013 Ruby Ave San Jose, CA 95135. This business is conducted by an individual; registrant has not 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.)Shikha JainApril 10, 17, 24; May 1, 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 04/01/2015


NO. 603439The following person(s) is (are) doing business Val-dez Roofing 461 Rodeo Pl, San Jose, CA 95111, Santa Clara Co. Jose Jesus Val-dez 461 Rodeo Pl San Jose, CA 95111. This business is conducted by an individual; registrant has begun busi-ness under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon, 04/06/2015 “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.)Jose Jesus Valdez April 10, 17, 24; May 1, 2015

This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 04/06/2015


NO. 603369The following person(s) is (are) doing business Are-valo’s Trucking 501 Moor-park Way Spc 119 Mountain View, CA 94041, Santa Clara Co. Jorge L. Arevalo 501 Moorpark Way Spc 119 Mountain View, CA 94041. This business is conducted by an individual; registrant has begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon, 03/24/2015 “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A reg-istrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Jorge L. Arevalo April 10, 17, 24; May 1, 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 04/03/2015


NO. 603369The following person(s) is (are) doing business 1.Integ-rity Shek 2.live2traveldeals.com 1922 The Alemeda San Jose, CA 95126 , Santa Clara Co. Jaime Walter Al-varezmejia 24534 Sybil Ave. Hayward, CA 94542. This business is conducted by an individual; registrant has not begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Jaime Walter Alvarezmejia April 10, 17, 24; May 1, 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 03/10/2015

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE


Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Ayenew Adem. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petition-er Ayenew Adem, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Adem Ayenew to Khedir Yassin Be Yan. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indi-cated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 07/21/2015 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., lo-cated at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four suc-cessive 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.

April 7, 2015 Thomas E. KuhnleJudge of the Superior CourtApril 10, 17, 24; May 1, 2015

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE


Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Todd Schevermann and Shaylynn Lucas. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petition-ers Todd Schevermann and Shaylynn Lucas have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.Todd Mitch-ell Schevermann to Todd Mitchell b. Shaylynn Lucas to Shaylynn Lucas Mitchell. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indi-cated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 07/14/2015 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., lo-cated at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four suc-cessive 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 26, 2015 Thomas E. KuhnleJudge of the Superior CourtApril 3, 10, 17, 24, 2015

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE


Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Thuy Tien Huynh. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that peti-tioner Thuy Tien Huynh, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree chang-ing names as follows: a. Thuy Tien Huynh to Tatyana Thuytien Ngoc Huynh. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indi-cated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 07/14/2015 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., lo-cated at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four suc-cessive 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 27, 2015 Thomas E. KuhnleJudge of the Superior CourtApril 3, 10, 17, 24, 2015

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE


Superior Court of California,

County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Mayra Herrera. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that peti-tioner Mayra Herrera, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Jay-leen Amerany Sanchez to Jayleen Amerany Herrera. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indi-cated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 07/14/2015 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., lo-cated at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four suc-cessive 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 27, 2015 Thomas E. KuhnleJudge of the Superior CourtApril 3, 10, 17, 24, 2015

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE


Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Cecelia Johanna Cama-cho. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner Cecelia Jo-hanna Camacho, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Cecelia Johanna Camacho to Sen Lee Corby. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter ap-pear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 07/07/2015 at 8:45 am, Pro-bate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be pub-lished at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. March 27, 2015 Thomas E. KuhnleJudge of the Superior CourtApril 3, 10, 17, 24, 2015


NO. 603208The following person(s) is (are) doing business Fash-ion Palace 78 W. Main St. Los Gatos, CA 95030, Santa Clara Co. Christian Karam 34491 Golden Lan-tern Dana Point, CA 92629. This business is conducted by an individual; registrant has not begun business under the fictitious busi-ness name or names listed hereon. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A reg-

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EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com 13LEGAL CLASSIFIEDSistrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Christian KaramApril 3, 10, 17, 24, 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 03/30/2015.


NO. 603118The following person(s) is (are) doing business Air-Nautics, Inc. 280 Martin Ave. #5 Santa Clara, CA 95050, Santa Clara Co. Air-Nautics, Inc. 280 Martin Ave #5 Santa Clara, CA 95050. This business is conducted by a corporation; registrant has begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon, 02/01/2015 “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A reg-istrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Johnny VuPresident/Full CapacityApril 3, 10, 17, 24, 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 03/26/2015


NO. 603285The following person(s) is (are) doing business In-stant Property Management Quote 560 S. Winchester Bl. #500 San Jose, CA 95128, Santa Clara Co. Michael Cvaghead 560 S. Win-chester BL. #500 San Jose, CA 95128. This business is conducted by an individual; registrant has not 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.)Michael Cvaghead April 3, 10, 17, 24, 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 04/01/2015


NO. 603297The following person(s) is (are) doing business Es-sence Salon 826 West Dana Street Mountain View, Ca 94041, Santa Clara Co. Jin Qiu Lei and Donald Clif-ford Johnson 642 Mercy Street, Apt. B Mountain View, CA 94041. This business is conducted by a married couple; registrants have begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon, 05/24/2005 “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A reg-istrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Donald Clifford JohnsonApril 3, 10, 17, 24, 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 04/01/2015


NO. 603173The following person(s) is (are) doing business Downtown Enrichment Program, 267 Washington St. San Jose, CA 95112, Santa Clara Co. Downtown Enrichment Program, 267 Washington St. San Jose, CA 95112. This business is conducted by a corporation; registrant has not 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.)Carmen Cautiverio April 3, 10, 17, 24, 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 03/27/2015

Notice of Petition to Admin-ister Estate of George D. Roberts, Jr. also known as George D. Roberts, George Downing Roberts, Jr., and George Downing RobertsNo.115PR176226A Petition for Probate has been filed by Mark Rob-erts in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara. The petition requests that Mark Roberts also known as Mark Down-ing Roberts be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent, George D. Roberts, Jr. also know as George D. Roberts, George Downing Roberts, Jr., and George Downing Roberts. The petition requests the de-cedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the independent Administer of Estate Act. (This author-ity will allow the personal representative to take any actions without obtaining court approval. Before tak-ing certain very important actions, however, the per-sonal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consent to the proposed ac-tion.) The independent ad-ministration authority will be granted unless an interested person Files and objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the author-ity. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 05/27/2015 2015 at 9:30am, Dept. 10, located at 191 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95112If you object to the granting of this petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attor-ney. If you are a creditor or contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and

mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either: 1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative as defined in section 58(b) of the Califor-nia Probate Code, or 2) 60 days from the date of mail-ing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Pro-bate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Spe-cial Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is avail-able from the court clerk. Attorney for petitioner:Jan Brindle Miller, Attorney at Law5050 El Camino Real, Suite 111Los Altos, CA 94022650-336-7251

Notice of Petition to Administer Estate of Ricki

Roberts, also known Rickie Roberts and Mary

Lou Roberts No.115PR176227

A Petition for Probate has been filed by James M. Barbera, in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara. The petition requests that James M. Barbera be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent, Ricki Roberts, also known Rickie Roberts and Mary Lou Roberts. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the independent Administer of Estate Act. (This author-ity will allow the personal representative to take any actions without obtaining court approval. Before tak-ing certain very important actions, however, the per-sonal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consent to the proposed ac-tion.) The independent ad-ministration authority will be granted unless an interested person Files and objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the author-ity. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 05/27/2015 2015 at 9:30am, Dept. 10, located at 191 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95112If you object to the granting of this petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attor-ney. If you are a creditor or contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and

mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either: 1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative as defined in section 58(b) of the Califor-nia Probate Code, or 2) 60 days from the date of mail-ing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Pro-bate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Spe-cial Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is avail-able from the court clerk. Attorney for petitioner:Jan Brindle Miller, Attorney at Law5050 El Camino Real, Suite 111Los Altos, CA 94022650-336-7251

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE


Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Abigail Cortes-Salcedo. TO ALL INTERESTED PER-SONS: The court finds that petitioner Abigail Cortes-Salcedo, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Aaliyah Miller-Cortes to Aaliyah Cortes. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indi-cated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 06/16/2015 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., lo-cated at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four suc-cessive 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 4, 2015 Thomas E. KuhnleJudge of the Superior CourtMarch 27; April 3, 10, 17, 2015

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE


Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Lonnie Levelle McIntosh. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner Lonnie Levelle McIntosh, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this

court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Lonnie Levelle McIntosh to Lonnie Levell Leake. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter ap-pear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 05/05/2015 at 8:45 am, Pro-bate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be pub-lished at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. January 6, 2015 Thomas E. KuhnleJudge of the Superior CourtMarch 27; April 3, 10, 17, 2015

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE


Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Maria Carmen Villalobs Diaz Infante. TO ALL INTER-ESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner Maria Carmen Villalobs Diaz Infante, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Maria Carmen Villalobs Diaz Infante to Car-men Diaz Infante Villalobos. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indi-cated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 06/30/2015 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., lo-cated at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four suc-cessive 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 13, 2015 Thomas E. KuhnleJudge of the Superior CourtMarch 27; April 3, 10, 17, 2015

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE


Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Kimberly Mapalo Dulay. TO ALL INTERESTED PER-SONS: The court finds that petitioner Kimberly Mapalo Dulay, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Kimberly Mapalo Dulay to Kimberly Dulay Cacananta. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter ap-pear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the

petition for change of name should not be granted on 07/07/2015 at 8:45 am, Pro-bate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be pub-lished at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. March 24, 2015 Thomas E. KuhnleJudge of the Superior CourtMarch 27; April 3, 10, 17, 2015

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE


Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Sevyn Ahn, Kang Yun Ahn. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner Sevyn Ahn, Kang Yun Ahn, have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Sevyn Ahn to Rachael Seyvn Anh b. Kang Yun Ahn to Kevin Kangyun Ahn THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter ap-pear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 06/16/2015 at 8:45 am, Pro-bate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be pub-lished at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. March 2, 2015 Thomas E. KuhnleJudge of the Superior CourtMarch 27; April 3, 10, 17, 2015


NO. 602035The following person(s) is (are) doing business Ha-cienda Tax Services 321 S. 20th St. San Jose, CA 95116, Santa Clara Co. Nalleli Somoza 283 Alturas Ave Sunnyvale, CA 94085 and Isamar Y. Camberos Gonzalez 321 S. 20th St. San Jose, Ca 95116. This business is conducted by a general partnership; reg-istrants have not 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.)Nalleli SomozaMarch 27; April 3, 10, 17, 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 02/27/2015.


NO. 602486The following person(s) is (are) doing business QCC Carpet 10 Turley Dr. San Jose, CA 95116, Santa Clara Co. Ana Gongora 910 Turley Dr. San Jose, Ca 95116. This business is conducted by an individual; registrant has not 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.)Ana GongoraMarch 27; April 3, 10, 17, 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 03/11/2015.


NO. 603045The following person(s) is (are) doing business Drag-onfly Lounge 4126 Mon-terey Hwy San Jose, CA, Santa Clara Co. Dragonfly Lounge SJ, LLC 786 N. 15th St. San Jose, CA 95112. This business is conducted by a limited liability compa-ny; registrants have begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon, 3/16/2015 “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.)Diep Do ManagerMarch 27; April 3, 10, 17, 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 03/24/2015.


NO. 602934The following person(s) is (are) doing business Pudu Pongle 1770 Clear Lake Ave Milpitas, CA 95035, Santa Clara Co. Dragonfly Lounge SJ, LLC 786 N. 15th St. San Jose, CA 95112. This business is conducted by a limited liability compa-ny; registrants have begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon, 3/16/2015 “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.)Diep Do ManagerMarch 27; April 3, 10, 17, 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 03/24/2015.

Statement of Abandon-ment

of Use of Fictitious Busi-ness NameNO. 602935

The following person/en-tity has abandoned the use of the fictitious business name: Kebab House 1770 Clear Lake Ave Milpitas,

CA 95035, Santa Clara Co. Goodfaith Inc. 1774 Clear Lake Ave. Milpitas Ca 95035. This business was conducted by a corporation and was filed in Santa Clara County on 05/05/2011 un-der file no. 554498Aj RanaCEONovember 21, 28; Decem-ber 5, 12, 2014This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 03/23/2015Notice of Petition to Ad-minister Estate of John

Russell UcolanoNo.115PR176064

A Petition for Probate has been filed by Russell Frank Ucolano in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara. The petition requests that Russell Frank Ucolano be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent, John Rus-sell Ucolano. The petition request the decedent’s will and codicils, if any be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as fol-lows: 04/20/2015 2015 at 9:30am, Dept. 10, located at 191 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95112If you object to the granting of this petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attor-ney. If you are a creditor or contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either: 1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative as defined in section 58(b) of the Califor-nia Probate Code, or 2) 60 days from the date of mail-ing or personal delivery to you of a notice under sec-tion 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other Cali-fornia statutes and legal au-thority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Spe-cial Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is avail-able from the court clerk. Atorney for the Petitioner:Robert P. Bergman 177 Saratoga Ave., Ste 208San Jose, CA 95129408-247-0444

APRIL 17-23, 2015

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com14 COMMUNITY APRIL 17-23, 2015

OaklandCALIFORNIA

For the second year in a row, the international Vator Splash conference and tech start-up competition will highlight Oakland’s thriving tech scene to hundreds of entrepreneurs, investors and tech leaders. The conference runs April 22-23 in Oakland.

Analysis of data from the State of California’s Employment Development Department indicates that as of the first quarter of 2014, Oakland was home to 427 tech businesses employing nearly 7,000 people. Tech is the third fastest growing industry sector in Oakland in terms of job creation.

Oakland’s tech scene has caught the attention of venture capital firms, who closed 97 deals valued at $1.2 billion in the Oakland area in 2014. This level of investment landed Oakland in the No. 7 spot on the National Venture Capital Association’s annual ranking of total venture capital invested. That’s ahead of Austin, Chicago, San Diego and Washington, D.C.

Entrepreneurs – attracted by Oakland’s central location, easy transit connections and talented labor pool – are establishing firms in creative workspaces that are affordable when compared to rents in neighboring Bay Area cities.

“I am excited that for the second year in a row, Oakland is hosting this unique event

and competition which brings together the essential elements of the tech world – start-ups and investors,” said Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf. “With our growing tech community, I want to make sure that Oakland’s presence is felt in a big way again this year.” To leverage the opportunities presented by being the host city for Vator Splash, the City of Oakland is partnering with the event’s organizers in several different ways.

Mayor Schaaf will deliver remarks on Thursday, April 23, to welcome attendees to the event held at the Kaiser Center. She will also join a panel that afternoon to dive into the issue of gender and racial diversity in the tech industry. Evie Nagy, staff writer at Fast Company, will moderate the panel that also includes Freada Kapor Klein, co-founder of the Kapor Center for Social Impact; Kimberly Bryant from Black Girls Code, Lisa Lee from Pandora and Nilka Thomas from Google.

Even with the sector’s strong growth, Oakland has prime locations available for the tech industry. City staff will lead a Wednesday morning (April 22) tour for Vator Splash attendees, showcasing innovative co-working and startup locations in Uptown. Stops will include a tour of Uptown Station (the former Sears building) that’s being transformed into prime office space for tech firms; Gensler, the Bay Area’s largest architecture firm; co-working space Impact Hub; The Hive, a gathering place where crafters, entrepreneurs and urban dwellers create and interact; Internet radio giant Pandora and Port

Workspaces, co-working space in the Kaiser Center overlooking Lake Merritt. Uptown, Oakland’s innovation hub, was recognized as one of the nation’s best neighborhoods by the American Planning Association and is packed with the dining, entertainment and transit amenities desired by today’s tech employees.

Recognizing the home grown entrepreneurial base of Oakland’s tech sector, a session on Thursday afternoon (April 23) entitled “Accelerator Nation: How Accelerators are Evolving and Changing the Local Ecosystem” will be moderated by City of Oakland Tech Development staffer Marisa Raya. Panelists will include Oakland tech leaders who nurture startups and other organizations through accelerators, including Jose Lopez, Chief Technology Officer at DevLabs; Vinitha Watson, Executive Director of music accelerator Zoo Labs; Rani Croager, the Founder of Uptima Bootcamp and Emily Kirsch, CEO and Co-Founder of SfunCube.

Oakland’s relative space affordability allows entrepreneurs to grow by taking creative risks. A session on Wednesday afternoon entitled “Creatives conquering Oakland - what the hottest agencies here can teach you about making brave creative choices for your own business” will feature tech leaders who have thrived in Oakland or nearby cities. Panelists will include Daniel Stein, Founder & CEO, Evolution Bureau; Nick Cohen, Co-Founder, Mad Dogs and Englishmen; and Brock Boddie, General Manager, Huge, Inc.

More than a dozen Oakland-based speakers

will share their insight during the workshops, breakout sessions, fireside chats and panel discussions at Vator Splash.

Vator Splash’s tech startup competition offers the opportunity to get in front of top-notch VCs, angel and corporate investors and high-tech influencers. The top 10 startups from this online competition will present on stage on April 23.

Last year’s national competition winner was OppSites, an Oakland-based firm that provides cloud-based mapping and 3-D visualization tools to connect the government and real estate sectors in a $250 billion annual marketplace. Of the eight companies hoping to take home 2015’s top prize, two are Oakland-based startups.

·Cloudstead - www.cloudstead.io·BriteHub - www.britehub.com

“Don’t miss out on your chance to connect with businesses, investors and City staff, and get an update from last year’s Oakland-based winner OppSites,” stated Mayor Schaaf. “Sign up for the event and the competition. Keep Oakland’s winning streak going.”

Oaklanders are being offered a special “CityofOakland15” discount code to register. For complete event details, including the full roster of speakers and registration information, please visit http://events.vator.tv/2015-splash-oakland/.

Former Oakland Mayor Jean Quan at the 2014 iteration of the interna-tional Vator Splash conference and tech start-up competition. Credit: Vator Splash conference.

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com 15GREEN LIVING APRIL 17-23, 2015

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SERVICE

California Gov. Jerry Brown last week ordered the first-ever mandatory water re-strictions in state history. The State Water Resources Control Board is imposing an immediate 25 percent re-duction in water use among the 400 local water agencies around the state.

But Patrick Sullivan with the Center for Biological Diversity says the governor failed to include oil and gas exploration in his water cut-back order, despite the mas-sive amounts of water used in fracking operations.

“The oil industry is using some two million gallons of water a day in California for fracking and other types of oil extraction,” says Sullivan, “and much of that water is

contaminated and taken out of the water cycle for good.”

Much of the area affected by fracking is in the southern San Joaquin Valley near Ba-kersfield, where Sullivan says frackers are often working in areas near farmers who, once again this year, are not receiving any water deliveries from the state because of the drought.

According to Sullivan, most fracking in California uses fresh water that could otherwise be put to use for drinking water or farming. He says the water situation has become so severe that in some cases farmers are using oil operations’ wastewater on their crops - and that isn’t all.

“There are hundreds of oil-industry disposal wells that are dumping contaminated oil waste into aquifers in places like Monterey County and Los Angeles and Kern

County,” he says. “Right now, across the state.”

Sullivan says the state has done a poor job of provid-ing oversight, and added that California doesn’t have effec-tive rules regulating water use by the industry.

“There are now some rules requiring disclosure of where they’re getting water for fracking and what they’re doing with wastewater after they’re done,” he says. “But there are no real restrictions on how much water they use and where it comes from.”

California typically receives more than one-third of its water supply from melting snow in the Sierra Nevada mountain range - where this year, the annual snowpack was measured at a record low of eight percent of the normal snowfall in an average year.

The Belridge oil field near Taft in Kern County is nearly the size of a major city, and produces an extraordinary volume of wastewater every day, which some water-strapped Central Valley farm-ers are purchasing to water their crops. Photo credit: Peg Mitchell/San Diego 350.org.

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com16 NATIONAL APRIL 17-23, 2015

BaltimoreMD

A coalition of African American clergy announced the launch of a new initiative titled, Driving on E. The sub-sequent release of the Walter Scott footage, a 50-year-old Black man who was fatally wounded by a South Caro-lina police officer, is prompt-ing the faith community to respond. After relentless past protests and petitions around the country in re-sponse to racial unrest, faith leaders say they are now on “E.” Frustrated by years of racial profiling, minimized funding in the Black com-munity, and low-paying jobs, the men and women of the cloth and countless parish-ioners are preparing to take action against the inequities facing African Americans.

With an estimated 500,000 churches across America, representatives of leading Black Christian organiza-tions have strategized a na-tional economic stimulus plan to move the African American community for-ward in business, employ-ment and education. Using economics as the catalyst for change, Rev. Dr. Jamal-Harrison Bryant, Pastor of the Empowerment Temple Church in Baltimore, Mary-land is also the President of the Empowerment Move-ment, which is the organi-zation that will spearhead the massive undertaking. Bryant’s goal is to utilize the Driving on E campaign as the bases for educating African Americans to redirect their annual consumer spending power of $1.1 trillion to fa-cilitate precise objectives that will create foreseeable change within the Black community.

WHAT: Dr. Jamal-Harri-son Bryant, along with lead-ers of multiple denomina-tions and corporate partners, have launched the Driving on E campaign:a national, economic stimulus plan to facilitate change within the Black community related to economics and employment.

Phase 1 of the Driving-on E campaign is the push to “Buy Black.” The plan is specifi-cally targeted to increasing and sustaining the growth of Black-owned, small-busi-nesses. “The goal is to start with small tangible action items, then add on,” explains Dr. Bryant.

Phase 2 of the plan will be implemented after six weeks of heavy promotion of “Buy Black” business campaign. The Driving on E campaign will then roll out a national summer jobs plan. The idea is to leverage support for Black-owned businesses through summer employ-ment for Black youth.

“It’s the foundation to creat-ing a shift in our community, and that shift starts with in-serting funding back into our communities. This plan takes small actionable steps that can yield substantial re-sults! It takes 21 days to start a new habit. The habit we want to enforce is support for Black business,” states Dr. Bryant. “The re-circulation of the Black dollar moves us to Phase 2 of the Driving on E campaign.”

WashingtonD.C.

Nancy Pelosi, Líder Demócrata de la Cáma-

ra de Representantes, hizo las siguientes de-claraciones después de que Presidente Obama le anuncio al Congreso

estadounidense que eliminará a Cuba de la lista de estados que pa-trocinan el terrorismo:

“Hoy, el Presidente Obama tomó un paso importante para reestablecer las relacio-nes con Cuba. Eliminando a Cuba de la lista de estados que patrocinan el terrorismo elimina una designación an-ticuada que no sirve los in-tereses de seguridad nacional de los estados unidos o las as-piraciones democráticas del pueblo cubano. “Este cambio avanza la histórica normal-ización de relaciones entre

nuestros países. Facilitará la apertura de nuevos merca-dos para bancos y negocios estadounidenses, y nuevas oportunidades para el pueblo cubano.

“Espero que podamos se-guir llevando nuestras rela-ciones en una dirección posi-tiva y constructiva, y crear más allá el progreso histórico que hemos hecho hasta hora.”

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com 17ENTERTAINMENT APRIL 17-23, 2015

Miami FLORIDA

El líder icónico de la músi-ca urbana Wisin es #1 en la radio hispana de Estados Unidos y Puerto Rico con “Nota de Amor” de Wisin y Carlos Vives featuring Daddy Yankee, apuntándose así su tercer #1 en el listado Latin Airplay de Billboard desde que lanzó su material como solista hace poco más de un año.

Con “Nota de Amor”, el con-

solidado “hit-maker” y cre-ador de juntes ultra dinámi-cos está disfrutando de un éxito fenomenal ya que el tema está posicionado como uno de los más importantes

a través de toda América La-tina. . . con múltiples sema-nas en el #1 en Colombia y en la cima de los listados de México, Chile y Argentina, entre otros.

Sin duda alguna, la conta-

giosa fusión vallenato pop ur-bana cobrará aún más fuerza al estrenarse su video éste jueves, 16 de abril y cuando Wisin, Carlos Vives y Daddy Yankee presenten la canción en vivo en los Premios Bill-board 2015, el jueves, 30 de abril.

Además a través del con-

curso Nota de Amor, un afortunado ganador y su acompañante tendrán el placer de viajar a Miami para

conocer a las superestrel-las que cantan el exitazo y asistir a sus ensayos para los Premios Billboard así como a la prestigiosa entrega de premios. Para concursar uno debe postear en las redes so-ciales su nota de amor con el hashtag #NotaDeAmor y además inscribir su correo electrónico visitando http://smarturl.it/NotaDeAmor-FlyAway, donde también en-contrará mayor información y las reglas del concurso. Es necesario inscribir el correo electrónico en el sitio web para ganar. El concurso cuenta con el apoyo de Sony Music US Latin, la discográ-fica de Wisin y Carlos Vives, así como con el apoyo de Pre-mios Billboard y Telemundo.

Con “Nota De Amor” Wisin

se apunta su tercera canción en el #1 como

solista

World Premiere Photos from Monday, April 13, 2015El Capitan Theater/ Hollywood, CA

Fans outside of the El Capitan The-ater at the Monday April 13th world premiere of Avengers: Age of Ultron in Hollywood, CA. Credit: Getty.

Scarlett Johansson, who stars as Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow at the Monday April 13th world premiere of Avengers: Age of Ultron in Hollywood, CA. Credit: Getty.

Chris Hemsworth, who stars as Thor at the Monday April 13th world premiere of Avengers: Age of Ultron in Hollywood, CA. Credit: Getty.

Elizabeth Olsen, who stars as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch at the Monday April 13th world pre-miere of Avengers: Age of Ultron in Hollywood, CA. Credit: Getty.

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com18 SPORTS APRIL 17-23, 2015

San Jose CALIFORNIA

Hockey Canada an-nounced Tuesday that San Jose Sharks defenseman Brent Burns (@Burnzie88) has been named to Team Canada’s 2015 Men’s Na-tional Team that will com-pete at the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Men’s World Champion-ship May 1-17 in Ostrava and Prague, Czech Republic. Burns will join Head Coach Todd McLellan and Assis-tant Coach Jay Woodcroft,

who will hold their respec-tive roles on Team Canada’s staff.

Burns, 30, finished the 2014-15 season ranking T-2nd amongst NHL bluelin-ers in points (60) and 4th in goals (17) and assists (43, tied). He established career highs in both points and as-sists this season, and led all Sharks skaters in average ice time per game (23:57) and ranked 2nd in blocked shots (124) and hits (148).

During his NHL career, Burns has recorded 348

points (114 goals, 234 as-sists) and 478 penalty min-utes in 715 career games with Minnesota and San Jose. The two-time NHL All-Star (2015, 2011) has represent-ed Canada at numerous in-ternational tournaments, in-cluding the World Champi-onships (2015, 2011, 2010, and 2008) and the World Jr. Championships (2004).

The 6-foot-5, 230-pound native of Barrie, Ontario, was originally drafted by Minnesota in the first round (20th overall) of the 2003 NHL Draft.

International Champions Cup North America Matches to Take

Place from July 11 to August 5

San Jose CALIFORNIA

The San Jose Earthquakes announced Wednesday that they will participate in the 2015 International Champi-ons Cup North America. Rele-vent Sports, a division of RSE Ventures - a multi-national sports and entertainment ven-ture firm with a focus on new technologies - unveiled the full lineup of marquee clubs for the 2015 International Champi-ons Cup North America.

The Quakes will compete in a top international tourna-ment for the second straight year. Last July, San Jose held the defending La Liga cham-pions, Athletico Madrid, score-less through 90 minutes before falling 4-3 in penalty kicks in the 2014 Copa Euroameri-cana at Candlestick Park. The Earthquakes have historically fared well against internation-al competition, holding a 9-8-8 record in all international friendlies since 1996, and are currently on a 10-game un-beaten streak dating back to 2004.

The third year of the tour-nament, the annual summer showcase will take place from July 11 to August 5. Official network partners FOX Sports will televise all of the tourna-ment’s 17 matches live on FOX, FOX Sports 1 or FOX Sports 2.

“We are incredibly proud and excited to participate in such a prestigious tournament,” said Earthquakes President Dave Kaval. “As one of three Major League Soccer teams invited to take part, we look forward to competing against some of the best teams in the world.”

Ten clubs from across the globe are participating in the

highly anticipated summer tournament, including teams from Spain, England, Portu-gal, Mexico and Italy, as well as three Major League Soccer franchises. Following is a list of all participating teams, led by Manchester United, the de-fending International Cham-pions Cup champions:

-Manchester United F.C.-FC Barcelona-Paris Saint-Germain F.C.-Chelsea F.C.-FC Porto-Club América-ACF Fiorentina-New York Red Bulls-LA Galaxy-San Jose Earthquakes

In 2015, the International Champions Cup will be played across the globe, including standalone tournaments in both China and Australia. Clubs participating in the two new overseas showcases in-clude Real Madrid CF, Man-chester City and AS Roma, providing even more fans from around the world the opportu-nity to see their favorite clubs live.

This year’s International Champions Cup features the most storied and successful clubs in the world, including many of the world’s top play-ers. The 10 participating teams have won a total of 91 domestic league titles, 98 domestic cup titles, 10 UEFA Champions League titles and six CONCA-CAF Champions League titles. The teams feature nine of the 2014-2015 FIFA Ballon d’Or nominees, as well as 31 of the top 100 players in the world as chosen yearly by renowned English magazine FourFourT-wo.

“The last two years have dem-onstrated the thirst for soc-cer in the United States,” said David Tyler, CEO of Relevent Sports. “The clubs participat-ing in the International Cham-pions Cup this year are some of the most storied and well-known in the entire world. Through our tournament and

commitment to putting the best product and teams on the pitch, we will continue to grow soccer both domestically and abroad.”

“Year Two of the Internation-al Champions Cup set the gold standard for soccer worldwide,” said Charlie Stillitano, Chair-man of Relevent Sports. “Not only did more than 600,000 fans pack stadiums to watch elite soccer across the country, but the 109,000 fans attend-ing the Manchester United and Real Madrid match cre-ated a historic day for both the tournament and the sport. We are excited to bring even more fans, historic matchups and world-class soccer to iconic venues in 2015.”

The tournament will be seen in over 160 countries across the world and will be played throughout July and August. Official network partners FOX will televise the entirety of the tournament’s 17 matches live on FOX, FOX Sports 1 and FOX Sports 2. Internationally, future media rights deals will be announced over the coming weeks.

“The International Champi-ons Cup has become a global brand,” said Matt Higgins, CEO of RSE Ventures. “This summer, we will have three tournaments running concur-rently across the entire world. In just two years, the Inter-national Champions Cup has quickly become one of the pre-mier sports properties in the entire world, and we are eager to continue expanding into new markets and bringing our tournament to additional fans in the years ahead.”

Each participating MLS club will host at least one matchup. Additional information on specific matchups, venues and dates will be announced on April 28. Further details about the 2015 International Cham-pions Cup North America including presale information can be found at www.interna-tionalchampionscup.com.

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com 19TECHNOLOGYAPRIL 17-23, 2015

Suzanne Potter CALIFORNIA

NEWS SERVICE

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California may soon become the first state in the nation to set minimum energy stan-dards for home digital de-vices, including computers, monitors, modems and video game consoles.

These machines use a lot of electricity, even when they’re off - and we’re using them more than five times as often as we did in 2001.

The California Energy Commission is debating new rules for digital energy effi-ciency at a public workshop on Wednesday in Sacramen-to. Mark Cooper, director of research at the Consumer Federation of America, ap-

plauds California’s leadership on this issue.

“Somebody has to step up and say we need to do this,” he states. “When California acts, it tends to get the indus-try’s attention and to force the industry to think hard. And once they meet the stan-dards in California, they end up selling more efficient de-vices every place.”

Last fall, the governor ve-toed an industry-supported bill that would have made rules like these non-binding.

The Consumer Electronics Association, a trade group, says the standards would be too costly and are unneces-sary, citing the success of vol-untary initiatives such as the EPA’s Energy Star program.

State officials say the stan-dards would drive up costs somewhat - for example, consumers could pay about $5 more for a computer monitor - but they’d save $26 on their power bill over the life of the device.

Cooper says manufacturers are able to make the changes.

“They’ve got the technology, they know how to do it,” he maintains. “And, there’s this clear market failure and so the standard raises the level of all the devices.”

Those who can’t be at the workshop can watch it on-line on the California Energy Commission’s website at:

http://www.energy.ca.gov/appliances/2014-AAER-2/

prerulemaking/.

AN INTRODUCTION

Arturo HilarioEL OBSERVADOR

A ‘1 Up’ in digital gaming terminology equates to an ‘extra life’, alluding to a mush-room of the Mario video game franchise. This precious fungus grants the user an ex-tra life should he/she fall to enemies, fire, pits etc. In some instances it upgrades a user to have unique abilities such as fireball attacks, increased speed and physical growth.

In the context of representa-tion in video games, I request ethincities get their allotted ‘extra lives’ in the video gam-ing spectrum. A proper rep-resentation, an upgrade or face-lift in what is currently the standard of portrayal in gaming.

The Entertainment Soft-ware Rating Board (ESRB) states that 67% of American households play video games.

They also found that the in-dustry created $10.5 billion in revenue in 2009; it has only increased exponentially.

We slowly begin to see the change in media, with films like “The Princess and the Frog”, “Big Hero 6”, “McFar-land, USA” and television shows like “Jane the Virgin” and “Selfie” tackling race and cultural themes with a lot more grace, making it streamlined for the general U.S. viewer. I use these as ex-amples because they rely less on stereotype and more on a proportionate view of race and culture.

Although not always perfect, these newer pushes in media specifically grant the Latino some face in a ever-changing market. Yet video games have fallen behind in following suite, with very few characters of color being anything more than a stereotypical foil for the main protagonist or some side quest.

One of my aims is to try and pinpoint certain characters and their effects on viewers/players being characterized in the way they are. Whether its as simple as a “ese” barrio type Grand Theft Auto char-acter with funny one-liners or a charming but villainous hispanic spy. (There’s also the gender issues that arise with fans of video games and its tilt towards a male dominated in-dustry but thats a whole other column)

In this we begin to think of these fictional characters and how much depth their anglo or other racial counterparts have in comparison, and whether this needs to prog-ress to meet the standards of art in film and television. Art is subjective but at what point does interactive art become embellished with misappro-priation of culture. This is what I aim to look into. Relat-ability and understanding on both ends of the spectrum.

Beneath many a desk are the jumbled hints of the intense power use in this digital age. The California Energy Com-mission is considering setting rules for the energy-efficiency of home digital de-vices. Photo credit: Suzanne Potter

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Mario Jiménez Castillo EL OBSERVADOR

Al igual que muchas tradiciones religiosas en el mundo, el culto a “La Pachamama” tiene orígenes milenarios. Sus primeros practicantes fueron los habitantes de la cordillera andina, quienes expresaban su espiritualidad y amor al planeta por medio de cultos y rituales ofrecidos a la madre tierra. “Pachamama” proviene de las lenguas andinas: quechua y aymara. Pacha significa existencia universal y vida. Mama denota la madre y la fuerza creadora que hace reverdecer al mundo, por ello se ha definido Pachamama como “Madre de la existencia vital”.

“En el hemisferio norte el día de la tierra se celebra el 22 de abril.” Al parecer los antiguos moradores manifestaban un respeto muy grande por el mundo donde habitaban, ya que la flora y la fauna eran una parte principal para su supervivencia. De manera similar a los in-dígenas andinos, los antiguos pueblos celtas también ofrecían cultos y rituales a la tierra el primer día del mes de agosto. Esta celebración es llamada Lammas, la cual conforma uno de los ocho festivales solares que aún siguen siendo celebrados por los creyentes y practicantes de la religión Wicca.

Lastimosamente, este respeto y devoción por la madre tierra, se ha ido perdiendo debido a la industrialización depredadora y al constante desinterés de las religiones y los gobiernos.

En varias naciones como Perú, Bolivia y Ecuador, el 22 de abril, o día de la Pachamama, rep-resenta un evento lleno de ritos contemplativos y sortilegios. El día comienza muy temprano y ya sea en grupo, a solas o con los miembros del hogar, se hacen reverencias y se entonan cánti-cos a la tierra, se escoge un lugar plano (en el jardín o un parque) y se decora con una alfombra fabricada con flores, frutillas y hojas de vivos colores. Luego se ofrendan velas aromáticas, se le agradece a la tierra sus bondades y se le pide por la llegada de un nuevo período cargado de prosperidad tanto material como espiritual. Después se ofrenda un plato y un vaso de la misma comida y bebida que se degustará ese día y se quema incienso a los cuatro costados del plato simbolizando los cuatro elementos primarios. La comida se deja a la intemperie por un par de horas durante las cuales se escucha música ritual y se hacen las respectivas peticiones. Para terminar el ritual, la comida, la bebida, las cenizas del incienso, la alfombra hecha de flores y las frutillas son enterradas y con ello se completa la ceremonia.

Este ritual detalla a grandes rasgos el culto a la Pachamama. La celebración y las ofrendas a la Pachamama no tiene reglas establecidas. Su importancia radica en el reconocimiento del valor de la tierra y la profunda identidad de los pueblos que anclan su vida en ella. Aunque el 22 de abril es sin duda una fecha solemne y majestuosa para nuestro planeta, las ofrendas y ceremo-nias pueden realizarse durante todo el mes que es dedicado a la madre tierra como forma de agradecimiento por su maravilloso sustento.

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