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Trail of Devastations Flooding in the Brickell neighborhood as Hurricane Irma passes Miami, Florida, U.S. September 10, 2017. © Stephen Yang / Reuters
4 dead as Hurricane Irma rocks Florida, leaving 3.5mn without power By Desert Star Staff At least four people have been killed in Florida as Hurricane Irma batters the state, bringing heavy rains and flooding. Around 3.5 million people have been left without power in the storm, declared a major disaster by President Trump. Two officers who had been helping at an evacuation shelter
were killed in a car crash in Hardee County, officials say. Sergeant Joseph Ossman and Deputy Sheriff Julie Bridges stayed in the county despite mandatory evacuation orders.“Deputy Bridges was picking up supplies for a hurricane shelter when her patrol car collided head-on with Sergeant Ossman’s vehicle,” a statement on
the ‘Officer Down Memorial Page’ said. Florida Governor Rick Scott expressed his condolences to the families of the deceased. Bridges leaves behind an 8-year-old son. “Our law enforcement and correctional officers work every day to keep Floridians safe. It is because of their work we are able to live in a state where people can
By Desert Star Staff Apple today officially announced the all-new “iPhone 8” and ‘iPhone 8 Plus.” The iPhones are made from glass, combined with an aluminum frame design, and both come in three colors: Silver, Space Gray, and a new Gold finish The backs of the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus are made from “the most durable glass ever in a smartphone,” according to Apple, and each one is color-matched to an aerospace-grade aluminum bezel. Both devices are splash, water, and dust resistant to IP67 standards. The iPhone 8 measures in at 4.7 inches and the iPhone
8 Plus is 5.5 inches, like the past few models of iPhone, and they come with a new Retina HD display with True Tone technology. True Tone adjusts the white balance of the display to match the surrounding light so looking at the iPhone 8 provides a “more natural, paper-like” experience. “iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus are a new generation of iPhone that improve on everything we love about iPhone,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. “iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus have new glass and aluminum designs, new Retina HD displays and A11 Bionic — the smartest chip ever in a smartphone.
Packed with more advanced cameras with Portrait mode and Portrait Lighting, and the highest quality video capture in a smartphone, iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus enable the freedom of wireless charging, all with AR optimization like no phone ever before.” Apple said that the speakers have been redesigned and are as much as 25 percent louder and deliver deeper bass than the iPhone 7. All of the iPhone 8’s new technology is powered by the A11 Bionic chip, featuring a sixcore CPU design with two performance cores and four
raise their families safely,” he said in a statement. The third fatality was confirmed in Orange County when a person driving a Cadillac SUV hit a guardrail on southbound State Road 417. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene, the Highway Patrol said. The fourth victim of the storm was a man in Monroe County who lost control of his
vehicle, which was carrying a generator, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said, as cited by ABC news. Around 3.5 million Florida residents have been left without power, according to data from the Florida Power & Light Company. The counties of Miami-Dade, Continues on Page 6
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Trump Would Cut Hurricane-Tracking Agencies
By Desert Star Staff CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- President Trump’s proposed budget would cut nearly $1 billion from the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration. That could hobble hurricane tracking and prediction. The administration wants to cut NOAA funding by more than one-sixth, which would hit the
National Weather Service and the National Hurricane Center. Former NOAA chief of staff Renee Stone is now chief of staff with the Natural Resources Defense Council.
She said those agencies’ predictions save countless lives - particularly compared to the numbers who died in storms before such predictions were available; such as the one that hit Galveston, Texas in 1900. “The hurricane that hit Galveston, no one knew that was coming and thousands of people died,” Stone said. “In Harvey, it was still a disaster, but they were able to make a lot of decisions that helped keep a lot of people safe.” Budgets passed by the House and Senate include smaller cuts to NOAA. Stone said the Trump budget reductions seem tied to the agency’s research into climate change. Before coming to office, Trump described climate change as a hoax designed to weaken the U.S. economy. His position seems to have shifted some since then. Stone said even if you set the climate issue aside, it makes sense to invest in the complicated and expensive job of predicting
By Desert Star Staff RALEIGH, N.C. -- There are more than 225,000 women-owned businesses in North Carolina, and at least that many female entrepreneurs working to navigate access to capital and resources. That fact is what is driving a new crowdsourcing effort for women-owned businesses coming to parts of North Carolina. In less than a year, iFundWomen has driven more
than $1 million into femaleowned businesses in other cities such as Nashville, and chief revenue officer Concetta Rand said they want to do the same in the Triangle. “It’s a great opportunity for exposure for those companies, to really extend the reach of their crowdfunding campaign to galvanize the local community behind not just a single crowdfunding campaign but the power of the female
economy in that specific market,” Rand said. So far, iFundWomen Raleigh Durham has collected more than 100 applications from women entrepreneurs. The program officially will launch later this month. In addition to connecting them with access to capital, the organization also offers mentoring and coaching, two areas where Rand said women lack resources. She said women get less
than 6 percent of all venture funding, and often the loans they receive are for smaller amounts and at higher interest rates. Beyond that, she said, there’s a shortage of human resources. “Absolutely, closing the funding gap is imperative,” she said. “The two other gaps that we see for female entrepreneurs are coaches and mentors and role models and success stories. And so we are helping coach women
By Desert Star Staff Terrorists who hoped to intimidate America only strengthened US resolve to pursue them to the ends of the earth, President Donald Trump said at the Pentagon commemoration of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. “On that day not only did the world change, we all changed. Our eyes were open to the evil we faced,” Trump said, speaking Monday morning at the Pentagon memorial marking where American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the building, killing 184 people. US troops are “relentlessly destroying” the terrorists wherever they may be, Trump said. “We are making plain to these savage killers that there is no dark corner beyond our reach, no sanctuary beyond our grasp, and nowhere to hide,” the US president said.Before traveling to the
Pentagon, Trump and the First Lady observed a moment of silence at the White House. It is the first time the native New Yorker has observed the anniversary as president. Meanwhile, a large crowd in New York City gathered where the World Trade Center once stood, to pay homage to over 2,700 people who died when the buildings were struck by two hijacked airliners.Vice President Mike Pence attended the ceremony in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, where United Flight 93 crashed into a field, reportedly after some 40 passengers on board struggled with the hijackers for control. “The American people will forever be inspired by their courage and resolve,” Pence declared. The passengers may have saved his own life, he added in a voice on the verge of cracking, as the hijacked plane was reportedly bound for the US Capitol, where he was serving as a member
During hurricanes, people depend on charts and predictions from the National Hurricane Center and the National Weather Service. (NOAA/NWS)
where hurricanes are going. “No matter what you believe about climate change, we’ve experienced a huge number of disasters in the last several years,” she observed. “Wouldn’t it be nice if we knew seven days out or ten days out what the hurricane would do with greater accuracy?” NOAA does not have a permanent director currently. The job is being filled by a deputy. Stone said right now the agency is “all hands on deck” - totally devoted to the job of tracking the current storms. But she said the weather predictions people see on the evening news are the result of a lot of costly scientific work. “A lot of research, a lot of hard work, a lot of cuttingedge technology goes into that forecast. And these budget cuts really threaten that,” she said. Local officials in Texas and Florida have cited higher sea levels and warmer ocean waters as contributing to damage from storms.
through some of our services as well as creating the conditions for peer coaching.” According to the latest American Express State of Women report, womenowned businesses now comprise 38 percent of the business population. But while the number is on the increase, the share of employment and revenues remains largely unchanged.
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in Afghanistan, Pence said the US will remain in that country “until we eliminate the terrorist threat to our homeland once and for all.” Though Trump campaigned on the platform of withdrawing from Afghanistan, last month he decided to send additional
troops to prop up the USbacked government in Kabul against the resurgent Taliban. According to the Department of Defense, nearly 7,000 US troops were killed and over 52,000 injured in operations in Afghanistan and Iraq since October 2001. www.desertstarweekly.com
Manager: It Might Be You, Or Maybe Us
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL Many associations struggle with a poor manager relationship, resulting in a frustrated board or a terminated manager. However, such struggles can sometimes arise from the board’s actions and likewise can be resolved by a change in board practices. Truly, some managers are simply not cut out for the job. The need for excellent HOA managers increases along with the growing number of community associations. However, some are poorly
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qualified, overloaded with too many associations, disorganized, poor at customer relations, or even unethical and dishonest. No excuses can be made for such managers, and they should not be accepted. However, some managers are not allowed to succeed in their roles, as boards set them up for failure. Before an association gives up on its manager, ask if any of the following factors are present. You don’t, so I will – Often, a director who performs managerial tasks will explain that “somebody has to do it.” This will insulate a poor manager from responsibility from their performance, and will discourage a good manager who wants to do their job. What we have here is a failure to communicate Many boards never establish expectations regarding communication flow, including the designated points of contact, and what
type of response time is reasonable. Set mutually agreed expectations and make sure both management and board honor that agreement. Remember, not everything needs to be handled now. Your manager probably receives over a hundred emails a day from homeowners, so allow them to triage the critical from the lesser. The handcuffed manager – If a board does not trust the manager, then the association may need another manager. However, if the manager is trusted, why should they not be given a reasonable amount of spending authority, so long as they report monthly to the board? Requiring the board approve in advance every sprinkler head or window replacement bogs the manager down, and also involves the board in minutiae. Who’s the Boss? – Managers work for the corporation, which acts through its board, but some
HOA presidents do not understand their role as president of non-profit is less powerful than the for-profit president. A president who orders the manager around short-circuits the association governance, and forces the manager to choose between proper governance and good client relations. Managers should be seen and not heard - Many a fine manager’s morale is damaged by boards which refuse to accept their expertise, treating the manager as clerks instead of trusted professionals. Association boards should insist their manager be experienced and knowledgeable, and should benefit from that experience and knowledge. Civility deficiency- If a manager is treated rudely, why is it fair to expect a great attitude in return? It is not - the Golden Rule applies to managers also. Trading manager in
for a new model – When a new board begins service, particularly after a contentious election, it often replaces the manager, wanting their “own”. This is often simply a knee-jerk and unfair assumption as to the manager, who must be loyal to the association, not who runs` it at any point in time. If a manager has been given every opportunity to succeed and still fails, ask their employer to assign another manager to the account, before assuming the company should be terminated.
By Janice Gough When computers can perform tasks that normally require human intelligence, such as visual perception, speech recognition and decision making, Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) has been installed into the robot computer. A.I. Robots will certainly change how people live in the future. These robots will perform many tasks necessary for human completion. Since A.I. impacts productivity, it will also cause Economists to incorporate it into their financial analysis. Although many worry about the many jobs that robots will replace out jobs, we, as a people, have always changed to accept technological change. Consider how Robotic surgery is widely accepted today as a normal. Apple computer states that texting someone will be a thing of the past when they release the voice recognition IPhone. Technology will fundamentally change the lives of millions of people on this planet. Currently our economy is not in a period of stagnation, but more in a period of “technology disruption”, and we have many more changes coming daily. These changes, which we will be gradually incorporated into our daily living, will change our way of life. Just think how much of your life will change when you can program your schedule into a Computer Automobile and can travel anywhere without the need, to drive! Fortunately, human beings,
are very adaptable. We all want the use of technology to make our lives easier. And, as these tools and instruments become more prevalent in our daily life, we will begin to rely on these tools, just as we did the microwave ovens and all of the other tools which we use daily to simplify our lifestyles. The interaction between Man and Robot will determine the types of future jobs. Work has always been an arms race between skills and technology. A new study using U.S. Department of Labor statistics, found that “jobs don’t get automated away, tasks do.” Most jobs are made up of 20 tasks or more. That’s where the phrase “multitasking” came from. There are more tasks today per job than ever before, and tasks within a job change over time. In studying tasks, they found that the 18,000 work activities could be boiled down to 41 tasks. Then they defined three levels of tasks: basic, repetitive and advanced. Think of basic as physical, like grocery shopping. These tasks are not always manual but are a part of several tasks needed to accomplish a goal. During the late 1860s, 80% of all tasks were basic. That changed into the 1940s when 80% of all tasks were repetitive, such as manufacturing, scheduling and processing information, and these jobs gave rise to the middle class. Technology has automated these, and today 50% of tasks are advanced tasks, which include maintaining relationships, training, developing teams, coaching, strategizing … basically thinking creatively and inspiring.
Human beings are uniquely skilled at doing these tasks, so they can’t really be automated away. Today, 70% of occupations require creative thinking. The skills needed for jobs in the future will be based on creative intelligence, technology acumen and emotional intelligence. Economists use Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as a primary economic indicator. The use of A.I. in robots will also cause economists to add new factors which include the value of Human capital and technology into the equation. When using a formula which includes productivity, progress and prosperity, the results will more clearly identify the
progress of that entity. Today, we are in the midst of a structural change in the nature of work. This will greatly impact the labor market, not only for the United States, but for the global economy. How work changes for us in the years ahead will define the trends of our lifetime.”
Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. is a Fellow of the College of Community Association Lawyers and Managing Partner of Richardson Harman Ober PC, a California law firm known for community association expertise. Submit questions to KRichardson@ RHOpc.com. Past columns at www.HOAHomefront. com. All rights reserved®.
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CA Patients, Workers Push Bill to Reform Dialysis Treatment
Workers in Moreno Valley rallied Wednesday in favor of a bill that would mandate minimum staffing levels at dialysis clinics. (SEIU) By Desert Star Staff LOS ANGELES – Dialysis centers up and down the state are drawing protests this week from patients and health-care workers who
support a bill to require clinics to improve patient care. Senate Bill 349 would mandate higher staffing levels and annual state inspections of dialysis clinics.
By Desert Star Staff SEATTLE – Football season is here again and, while the National Football League and college football sometimes are seen as punting on the issue, concussions are a big deal. But it isn’t always easy to know when an athlete has a concussion. Researchers at the University of Washington have developed a smartphone app called PupilScreen, which measures the eye’s response to light using the phone’s camera light. Right now, medical personnel use a penlight, which isn’t very accurate, or a pupillometer, a bulky and expensive technology, to detect concussions. Alex Mariakakis is a Ph.D. student at UW who helped develop the technology. “The part we’re more interested in, possibly in
the long term, is the youth sports – so peewee or Pop Warner or high school teams, where maybe they don’t have a trained neurosurgeon on site,” Mariakakis explains. “It’s something that a concerned parent or a volunteer nurse could download on their phone and then use.” Concussions aren’t just a big deal for football players, either. According to a 2013 paper endorsed by the American College of Sports Medicine, 3.8 million concussions occur each year in the U.S. during competitive and recreational sports, though about half are unreported. The technology is still in its early stages, and the researchers hope to have the app commercially available within two years. But Mariakakis notes that in many ways, concussion research is still in its beginning stages too, largely because
By Desert Star Staff BANGOR, Maine -- The clock is ticking when it comes to a free and open internet in the United States, and watchdog groups are gearing up for what could be a lengthy court battle if regulators put an end to net neutrality. In May, the Federal Communications Commission proposed rolling back an Obama-era rule regulating internet service providers as utilities, meaning providers can’t block or limit access to websites. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai wants to quash regulations treating Internet
Service Providers as utilities, saying it hampers innovation and investment. Jim Chilsen, director of communications for the Citizens Utility Board, said there’s a misconception about what net neutrality is, and who could be impacted by it. “A lot of times, this gets portrayed as this battle between these big tech companies - between AT&T and Amazon, or Verizon, or Comcast and Netflix,” Chilsen said. “And it actually, in the end, it’s going to hit the little guy, consumers like you and me.”
Sean Wherley, the spokesperson for the union that represents some dialysis workers, says the bill would also enforce a 45-minute transition period between
patients, so they can wait for their blood pressure to return to normal and the staff has time to properly disinfect the equipment. “Right now, there is no set transition time between patients - so, they may have as little as 15 minutes, even though the three- to four-hour process can leave them exhausted and at risk of infection, or fainting,” he explains. About 66,000 Californians rely on dialysis to stay alive, a process that cycles blood out of the body, filters and returns it, three times a week. Davita and Fresenius, the two largest dialysis corporations, contend the regulations are unnecessary and will lead to fewer available appointments and higher costs for Medicare and Medi-Cal. Wherley notes that together, the two
companies made almost $4 billion in the U.S. last year. Protesters rallied in Sacramento and L.A. on Thursday, and in Moreno Valley and Oakland on Wednesday. Wherley believes that dialysis clinics should have minimum staffing levels, just as hospitals do for registered nurses. “We’ve heard numerous stories from patients who have fainted; there weren’t staff nearby to help them,” he adds. “Needing to use the restroom during treatment and yet, no staff could come over to unhook them, and they soiled themselves. And it leaves everyone vulnerable, both workers and patients.” Senate Bill 349 has already passed the State Senate and should be taken up by the State Assembly by next Friday, which is the deadline for any bills to pass before lawmakers adjourn for the session.
UW Team Develops Phone App to Diagnose Concussions
An app in development at the University of Washington could be an inexpensive way to more accurately diagnose concussions in youth sports. (C Watts/Flickr) of the clunky technology used to diagnose concussions. “If we can make a smartphone app that can get that same data and we can get a big study, we might actually be able to contribute to the
medical community and say, ‘Hey, we were able to do this big sample, get this big sample population that was previously unreachable, by using our smartphone tool,’” he explains. Multiple concussions can
have devastating effects on the brain. Researchers have found a link between head injuries and a degenerative brain disease similar to dementia known as Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy.
Chilsen said if net neutrality rules are rolled back, it could drive small tech companies and internet providers out of business, meaning if consumers are unhappy with the service a large ISP provides, there would be nowhere else to turn. He said if the FCC decides to pull the plug on the safeguards that are in place, watchdog agencies like his will take the issue to court. He said every increase in a utility bill hurts, especially for those on a fixed income. “Consumers get nickeled and dimed,” he said. “A $90
million rate hike for a company may seem like a small rate hike, and the per-customer increase may be small, but these little cuts take a toll.” More than 22 million
people commented on net neutrality during the FCC’s public comment period, and Chilsen said an overwhelming majority were in favor of keeping protections in place.
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Denver Mayor Asks Residents to Step Up for Paris Climate Goals
A new report warns Denver can expect 72 days a year with temperatures above 100 degrees by the end of this century unless climate pollution from fossil fuels are reduced. (Pixabay) By Desert Star Staff DENVER – Denver Mayor Michael Hancock is challenging residents to roll up their sleeves and help to reduce climate pollution by 80 percent below 2005 levels by 2050 – goals set in
Paris in 2015 and rejected by President Donald Trump. The plan would create a glide path to reduce fossil fuel use by increasing conservation and powering electric vehicles with 100 percent renewable energy by
2030, among other moves. Josh Downey, president of the Denver Area Labor Federation, says it’s good to see Denver’s leaders pick up slack at the federal level. “We’re excited that our city and county of Denver
By Desert Star Staff MINNEAPOLIS – Gun violence kills or injures almost 1,000 Minnesotans a year. And some of the best minds in the state aim to do something about it during the Northstar Public Health Conference on Gun Violence in downtown Minneapolis on Wednesday and Thursday. Rev. Nancy Nord Bence, executive director of Protect Minnesota, says the solutions do not involve confiscating guns as much as finding ways to keep them out of reach of people most likely to use them against themselves and others. “We are so busy treating this like a political football that we’re not treating it as it should be treated as a public health epidemic in our state that affects different communities
in Minnesota differently and for which there are actual solutions,” she states. Nord Bence says the first day’s theme is guns and mental illness. The second day will be about gun violence in urban communities. Workshops will feature law enforcement and public health professionals as well as experts on domestic abuse, mental illness and racial and economic disparities. The public is welcome to attend. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says 78 percent of gun deaths in Minnesota over the last decade were suicides, a disproportionate number of them in rural Minnesota. Nord Bence is a Lutheran pastor who
says she ministered to six different families victimized by suicide before taking the job at Protect Minnesota. “We do have to recognize that some people, either because they’re suicidal or for other reasons, shouldn’t have access to lethal means,” she stresses. Nord Bence says research shows fewer gun deaths where background checks are required for all gun sales, not just those at dealers, which is what Minnesota requires. The Northstar Public Health Conference on Gun Violence is co-sponsored by the Minnesota Public Health Association, the University of Minnesota School of Public Health and the Nobel Peace Prize Forum.
are committed to helping us reach the climate goals,” Downey states. “We know this is a tremendous opportunity to create good green jobs while doing the right thing by our environment.” The mayor’s challenge comes on the heels of a report created with the help of some 50 stakeholders – including Xcel Energy, the health industry and environmental groups – charged with coming up with specific strategies to mitigate climate change. The Trump administration pulled out of the Paris agreement in June maintaining the global agreement would cost American jobs. According to the International Renewable Energy Agency, last year solar jobs increased at a rate 17 times faster than the total U.S. economy. The report on Denver’s weather notes that if no action is taken, the city can
expect 72 days a year with temperatures above 100 degrees by century’s end, putting low-income, elderly and children most at risk. Emily Hiltz, an organizer with the Colorado Sierra Club, points out people already are experiencing the impacts of a warming planet, citing the increase in pollution from wildfires and severe weather events. “These are all things that affect every person, and will not get any better until we take aggressive action on climate change,” she states. “We have the science and the solutions, we just need to get the community on board.” Denver’s workers and residents are being asked to give feedback on the mayor’s plan through an online survey. If the plan wins a “people’s stamp of approval,” the city says it will release an official path forward early next year.
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More than 250,000 Minnesotans have received concealed-carry permits since that legislation was passed in 2003. (Madison Scott-Clary/FlickR)
Massive manatees dragged 100 yards to safety as Irma drains bay
By Desert Star Staff A group of locals are being hailed as heroes for coming to the rescue of a www.desertstarweekly.com
pair of manatees left stranded and running out of time after Hurricane Irma drained the waterways around Tampa
Bay, Florida on Sunday. Despite Irma passing more than 200 miles away, the hurricane’s powerful easterly winds pushed the water out of Sarasota Bay, leaving the large mammals stranded on the freshly-dry land. Resident Michael Sechler posted on Facebook that he went out to the bay and saw two objects lying where the water had receded.“So we took off our shoes and walked out through the shells to find two beached manatees,” Sechler said. The group then tried to help the animals, but the sheer size made it impossible to move them. “Believe me, we tried to September 13, 2017
move them,” Sechler wrote. “But between [the manatees] weighing over 500lbs and being stranded in almost mudlike sand, we couldn’t make it happen.” However, another group had more success with the help of some simple items, namely a sheet of tarpaulin and some pieces of timber. Marcelo Clavijo said he was out for a drive because he was going “stir crazy” sitting at home, when he stopped by the bay and spotted the beached sea cows. Clavijo posted a video on Facebook showing the team of rescuers struggling to move one of the big manatees with their basic tools. The video has already been watched
more than 5 million times.“We rolled them on the tarp and then dragged them a 100 yards it was crazy,” Clavijo explained. “Now back to reality of a hurricane coming #manateelivesmatter,” he added. He later told local news channel Fox 13 that the sea cows swam off after they pulled them all the way to the water. Hurricane Irma has already claimed at least four lives, as it batters Florida, having earlier killed 28 people in the Caribbean. President Trump has declared it a major disaster, leaving heavy flooding and major destruction in its wake.
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Supreme Court blocks 9th Circuit restrictions on refugee ban By Desert Star Staff 11 Sep, 2017- The US Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a lower court’s ruling which outlined exemptions from the Trump administration’s temporary ban on refugees. The Department of Justice asked the Supreme Court early on Monday to stay the decision by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, which sought to expand the class of refugees that could be admitted to the US. The California-based 9th Circuit ruled on Thursday that “refugees who have formal assurances from resettlement agencies or are in the US Refugee Admissions Program (“USRAP”) through the Lautenberg Amendment” should be allowed in.President Donald Trump initially ordered a temporary ban on almost all refugee admissions to the US. While federal judges immediately sought to block
the order, the Supreme Court allowed it to partially go into effect in a June 26 ruling, specifying that exemptions must be made for those with “a bona fide relationship with a person or entity in the United States.” Several conservative Justices were unhappy with the phrasing, predicting it would lead to endless litigation and efforts by lower courts to interpret it as broadly as possible. Since then, several motions have been filed against the Trump administration’s implementation of the restrictions, claiming that the government’s definition of a “bona fide relationship” was too narrow. The 9th Circuit also ruled that extended family such as grandparents, uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins of persons in the United States should be exempt from the travel
By Desert Star Staff Moscow will bring the terms of work of its diplomatic missions in the US and those of Washington in Russia into “full parity,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov announced. The statement comes after the Russian Consulate in San Francisco and two trade missions in Washington, DC, and NYC were forced to close at the end of August. Russian authorities, Lavrov said, asked the Americans to make sure the overall number of their diplomatic staff working in Russia equals that of the number of Russian diplomats working in the US. “But in doing so, we included into that overall number everyone who work at the Russian mission in the UN,” Lavrov told reporters at a press conference in Amman, Jordan, on Monday. “Understandably, this is a separate issue not relating to bilateral [US-Russia] relations. “Nevertheless, doing so we showed our good will,” he continued. “The US has
sort of pocketed our kind gesture and said ‘If Russians want parity, make them close one of four consulates [in the US] as we have only three consulates in Russia.’” The US State Department insisted that the move was reciprocal to Moscow’s decision to cut the number of American diplomatic staff in Russia. Lavrov added that Moscow is now looking at conditions under which the American diplomatic missions operate in Russia, and vice versa. “If the US makes parity a criterion, we will bring those conditions in full accordance with what is called parity,” Lavrov said. Last week, President Vladimir Putin also spoke of disparity between Russia and the US in the number of their diplomatic staff. “We have agreed with our [American] partners that there should be parity of the number of diplomatic staff in Russia and the United States. There were some 1,300 diplomats
People protest against President Donald Trump’s travel ban in New York City, U.S., February 1, 2017 © Brendan McDermid / Reuters ban, which restricts entry for citizens of six predominantly Muslim countries – Iran,
Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. Monday’s filing from
the DOJ did not contest that portion of the ruling, Reuters reported.
from the US; we had 455. We corrected this,” Putin told journalists last Tuesday.“But among those 455 diplomatic staff working in the United States there are 155 people working at the United Nations. Strictly speaking, they are not part of the diplomatic corps accredited by the US State Department,” he added. “So true parity would be the US not having 455 diplomats in Russia, but 155 fewer.” The lingering diplomatic row between Washington and Moscow began back in 2016, when the outgoing Obama administration expelled 35 Russian diplomats and closed two Russian diplomatic compounds in New York and Maryland. Notably, Moscow chose not to retaliate at the time, hoping to mend ties during Donald Trump’s presidency. American lawmakers, however, limited Trump’s ability to formulate foreign policy towards Russia by barring him from easing sanctions on Russia without
congressional approval. In July, following the US Congress’ approval of new sanctions against Russia, Iran and North Korea in one package, Moscow cut the staff at American missions in Russia by 755 people. This brought the number to the same as Russian diplomatic staff in the US, which is 455 people. In August, Washington announced in response that US consulates in Russia had halted issuing all nonimmigrant visas for Russian citizens until further notice. On August 31, on the Trump administration cited “the spirit of parity invoked by the Russians” and ordered the Russian Consulate in San Francisco, as well as two trade missions in Washington, DC, and New York City, to close. Moreover, FBI operatives conducted searches at Russia’s San
Francisco Consulate.The Russian Foreign Ministry vehemently opposed the closures, accusing operatives of the US security agencies that entered the Russian Consulate in San Francisco of “behaving like raiders.” “Representatives of the US law enforcement agencies conduct unknown activities on the territory of the Russian Consulate General in San Francisco. They mutilate expensive parquet and do work without permission. Most importantly, nobody knows who these people are, who behave like raiders,” the ministry said. Under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, premises of [any] diplomatic or consular mission “shall be inviolable” and “agents of the receiving State may not enter them, except with the consent of the head of the mission.”
Moscow to bring diplomatic missions in US, Washington’s in Russia to parity
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Broward, and Palm Beach have been hit the hardest. Hurricane Irma made landfall in southwestern Florida on Sunday. More than a quarter of the population was ordered to evacuate. The storm weakened early Monday, with meteorologists downgrading it to category 1, the National Hurricane Center reported. The center defined maximum sustained winds
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at 85 mph (135 km/h). Irma is now located about 30km from Lakeland, Florida, the NHC said, adding that hurricane and tropical storm warnings remain in the state. “This is a life-threatening situation. Persons located within these areas should take all necessary actions to protect life and property from rising water and the potential for other dangerous conditions,” it said.
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Addiction Counselor: Road to Recovery Includes Families
anyone suffering from addiction to drugs or alcohol speak with a counselor. She said mental illness often plays a big role in addiction as well. About 21.5 million Americans age 12 and older were classified with substance dependence or abuse in 2014. Busch said the stigma associated with addiction is a barrier to recovery, but it should be looked at like any other disease or disorder. “A lot of them still suffer because of the stigma and, ‘I don’t want to go somewhere and say I’m an alcoholic and About 21.5 million Americans 12 and older were classified with substance dependence or abuse in have people look down on me for that,’” she said. “And 2014. (Sacred Heart/Flickr) so I think if we can improve By Desert Star Staff data from the National Survey put into the home and put onto our communities and make FARGO, N.D. -- September on Drug Use and Health. their family members is intense, recovery more of a positive, is National Recovery Month, Megan Busch, a counselor and we consider addiction to be awesome thing, people will be more attracted to that.” and health professionals are in Jamestown and president a family disorder because not The Substance Abuse focusing on the power of of North Dakota Addiction only is that individual sickening and Mental Health Services families and communities for Counselors Association, themselves, typically the family Administration began marking people on the road to recovery. said the opioid epidemic has is becoming sick as well,” National Recovery Month 17 More than 50,000 North made the issue worse. Busch said. “And so, when we years ago. Folks can go to Dakotans suffered from She said it can be get that client in and we can RecoveryMonth.gov to find Substance Abuse Disorder hard to support a person help them recover, we also at some point in 2014, suffering from addiction. want to help the family recover.” out more about treatment for substance and alcohol abuse. according to the most recent “The behaviors that they Busch suggested that
Receding Waters in Houston Signal Beginning of Work for Volunteers
By Desert Star Staff KANSAS CITY, Mo. – More volunteers from the Midwest are heading south to assist beleaguered Houston in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. The Red Cross of Southern Missouri already has volunteers in Texas, and right after Labor Day, the Northwest Missouri chapter is sending people who’ve been assisting local flood victims here in Missouri for the past two weeks. Red Cross communications officer Mark Tauscheck says the volunteers are thoroughly trained, but they have a huge responsibility. “They don’t get paid; they have to be willing to be deployed at a moment’s notice for days, if not weeks at a time,” he said. “So, they really are picking up and leaving their lives behind them - leaving families and sometimes jobs to go into disaster areas.” He says they’re in for a long haul in Houston, where
For thousands of Texas residents, an emergency shelter will be their home for weeks. (Red Cross) the arduous task of feeding and sheltering tens of thousands will continue for an indefinite amount of time. The Red Cross estimates that about 32,000 Texans have sought refuge in 250 shelters - a number that’s expected to climb to 50,000 over the weekend. Disaster-relief volunteers often are people in their 50s and
60s, or newly retired. Tauscheck notes that, despite the hard work and no pay, the retention rate for Red Cross volunteers is high. He has a theory about why that’s the case. “The Red Cross kind of gets in your blood, it becomes a way of life, and a lot of these volunteers say just going down there and being on the front
lines and just helping people at their biggest time of need is really addictive,” he explains. Tauscheck says the Red Cross volunteers come from a variety of professions and circumstances. Some are doctors, nurses and educators, or simply people with caring hearts.
CA Health Centers Assist Hurricane Victims By Desert Star Staff BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – California community health centers are sending teams and equipment to aid hurricane victims, even though the centers are staring down a funding cliff - at risk of losing 70 percent of their federal funding unless Congress takes action by the end of the month. Clinica Sierra Vista in Bakersfield, for example, sent two 44-foot mobile RV units to Houston last week. www.desertstarweekly.com
CEO Steven Schilling says they wanted to help the centers in the Lone Star state tend to the medical and dental needs of Harvey survivors. “Many of those health centers were damaged so severely that they couldn’t be used,” he says. “Some were inaccessible. The Texas staff are taking our mobile units into the neighborhoods where their patients are and where their health centers are unusable.” The hurricanes are depleting
resources across Texas and Florida - just weeks before billions of dollars in federal funding for community health centers expires on September 30. Community health centers serve 27 million Americans every year, regardless of ability to pay. Dan Hawkins, senior vice president for public policy and research at the National Association of Community Health Centers, says if Congress fails to approve the funding on time, the system September 13, 2017
would be thrown into chaos. “They would expect to close at least 2,800 of the 10,000 health-center sites, more than 50,000 staff, and that includes clinicians, to be furloughed and 9 million patients to be denied care if this cliff is not fixed,” he laments. Funding for the health centers is part of President Trump’s proposed budget - but it is unclear whether Congress will address this issue before current funds run out.
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Thursdays at 8 p.m. at 1900 E. Palm Canyon Drive. For information, 760-322-4422 Palm Springs Villagefest Street Festival every Thursday The Congo Room presents “Wet Wednesday” 10pm2am P: 760-322-7353 Modernism Show and Sale at the Palm Springs Convention Center October 20 @ 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Business Expo & Taste of Palm Springs October 17 @ 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm Colony 29,
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Festival at The McCallum Theatre Nov. 11 Yo-Yo Ma and Kathryn Stott Perform at The McCallum Theatre Nov. 9 @ 8:00 PM Dia De Los Muertos Live at The McCallum Theatre Oct. 28 @ 8:00 PM 6th Annual Family Fun Day at The McCallum Theatre Oct. 22 @ 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM Bill Murray, Jan Vogler & Friends on Stage at the McCallum Oct. 7 @ 8:00 PM American Cancer Society Relay For Life Civic Center Park Oct. 7 @ 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM 4th Annual Three Pianos-Six Hands, at The McCallum Theatre Nov. 14, 2017 @ 7:00 PM - Jan. 16, 2018 @ 7:00 PM Relay For Life Civic Center Park Oct. 7 2017 Coachella Valley Heart & Stroke Walk Civic Center Park, Nov.18 @ 7:00 AM - 11:00 AM Dave Koz 20th Anniversary Christmas Tour at The McCallum Theatre Dec. 19 @ 8:00 PM The Kingston Trio Perform at The McCallum Theatre Nov. 19 @ 3:00 PM Comedian Bob Newhart Live at The McCallum Theatre Nov.18 @ 8:00 PM 2017 Coachella Valley Heart & Stroke Walk Civic Center Park, Nov. 18 @ 7:00 AM Colors of Christmas 25th Anniversary Tour at The McCallum Theatre Dec. 8 @ 8:00 PM Under The Streetlamp at The McCallum Theatre Dec. 7 @ 8:00 PM Keyboard Conversations® with Jeffrey Siegel at The McCallum Theatre Dec. 4 @ 7:00 PM Mannheim Steamroller Christmas at The McCallum Theatre Dec. 2 Continued on page 18
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things artistic, too, that tell you always that spirit (life force) is Below that risky and sometimes within matter…everywhere, precarious behavior, there’s a always, all the time. Introduce very generous spirit within you yourself to the devas. that emerges more and more in the coming year. It’s the CANCER spirit of sharing, of comforting, loving and nurturing others. Many people admire your This is different for you. You courage. Perhaps you don’t will sense the undercurrents think you’re courageous. But in everyone’s heart and also in you are. After circling tentatively the world. You will understand to see if it’s safe, you often vulnerability more. You begin reach out to the edges of to heal others. You remember. new experience. You love all things new; yet seek all that’s TAURUS traditional to surround the new. Sometimes you’re a trailblazer. More and more ideas and Your cardinal energy enables information come your way. you to bring knowledge forth You find yourself, for hours, that changes the course of life. absorbing data needed for health and well-being of self LEO and others. You store it away for future use, sometimes Do you know the definition of considering attending empathy? Do you sometimes naturopathic, herb and feel compassion for others? natural healing school. You Do you feel like your creative already bring much in from abilities are part of your daily previous lives. You reshape the work? In the months to come information learned. You write you will feel a greater depth of and teach to those in need. faith. What is faith? Esoterically You become the Messenger. defined, “Faith is the substance of things hoped for and the GEMINI evidence of things not seen.” Many people have faith in you You are always Mercury, the and in your leadership. The swift-footed courier. With other kingdoms (animal, plant, Jupiter in Libra you feel mineral) do, too. They love you. expanded your sense of Right VIRGO Human Relations. Your senses feel on solid ground, secure with knowledge. Now you You have an inner call that need natural settings (nature, guides, guards and directs gardens, holy waters, temples), your life. You respect the more comfort than usual, many paths to God, knowing
each one leads to God. You never allow your beliefs to shine brighter than others’. Stepping out into the unknown lets you disengage from what’s acceptable into new, unusual, innovative and creative ways that bring forth the new world. The new ideals gestate within you, preparing you for winter solstice.
By Desert Star Staff PIERRE, S.D. – This week is Suicide Prevention Week and one of the biggest fights in stopping these tragedies is confronting the stigma associated with it. Angela Drake, a board member of the South Dakota chapter of the American Foundation for
to take care of these people and not shame them,” she says. “And mental health, we’re a bit behind in that and so we need to keep the education going so people can educate themselves and educate their loved ones to know that this is a disease and it needs to be fought.” South Dakota’s suicide rate is more than 20 per 100,000 people, well above the national average of about 13 per 100,000. According
LIBRA You know exactly what you want and how to get it. You work hard, are wise, practical and resourceful. You seem to be creating permanent structures. What are your choices based upon? What principles? Do you know the definition of the word “principle”? This is an important word for the new Aquarian age. You seek tradition along with many alternatives. In all your success, seek understanding of others. Offer loving kindness always.
SCORPIO You seek to place yourself where great knowledge and deep spiritual concepts and philosophies can be experienced. You will go slowly at first, and then leap into a new reality! It’s important to travel to places with new languages, depths of color and the many arts. Study mountain climbing, horses, religions, archeology, endurance sports. Begin a spiritual journey, a
pilgrimage, across mountains and countries. They offer new states of possibility.
SAGITTARIUS You will see more deeply into all things hidden, sensing the inner essence of life. Use this for the good, the beautiful and for deeper compassion. Realize you will have to handle in the upcoming year extreme energies, intense and forceful, around you and from within. You must call upon your wisdom to handle, and not misuse, them. You seek mysteries, things sacred, expressions mystical and occult (heart and mind). Your original faith returns. You help others.
CAPRICORN You seek all things stable and steady, moving toward balancing your experiences, creativity, family, friends, partnership, responsibilities. You weigh all options, poised in the middle of all realities. You create harmony and beauty in your home. You turn your gifts into a profession. You seek to right wrongs. You are an artist. Do you know the original definition of yoga? And its many paths? Yoga is a path, a journey, a yoke of goodness. You are “yoga” itself.
and rhythms so that you can feel efficient, effective and productive. These virtues actually reflect life standards. They allow you to expand your ability to help others without forgetting to care for self. Your heart always asks, “How can I help?” You offer deep insights into already accepted systems, by adding the more spiritual approach. You are a server of humanity.
PISCES You seek to understand royalty these days and well into the future. You recognize royalty’s responsibilities, the hope they must instill into humanity who relies on them. You realize the need for cultivation of thought, compassion and confidence – leadership qualities. You also know the need for play, celebration, art, theatre and politics and right rhythms to renew your spirit. You see many paths on the road ahead. You choose the highest and brightest. Star filled. Risa D’Angeles is the founder and director of the Esoteric & Astrological Studies Research Institute: Risa’s Esoteric Astrology. She can be reached at risagoodwill@gmail.com.
AQUARIUS It’s important to maintain daily, weekly, monthly routines
Fighting Stigma During Suicide Prevention Week Suicide Prevention, says Midwesterners are people who believe in pulling themselves up by the bootstraps. But that sometimes led them to avoid talking about diseases, like cancer or AIDS in the past. “The more education that came out about other diseases, the more we understood that we needed
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to AFSP, that’s the seventh highest rate in the country. Each year, more than 44,000 Americans die by suicide. The organization is holding an awareness walk called “Out of the Darkness” on September 23 in Sioux Falls. Drake says the warning signs for suicide are different for everyone, but it’s important to step in if necessary. “If you notice a friend struggling or you just notice
some major changes happening with them, ask them,” she adds. “Ask them if they’re doing okay. It’s okay to be a little bit nosy.” Nationally, five times more people die by suicide than by homicide. Firearms account for almost half of all suicides. The AFSP’s goal is to reduce suicide deaths 20 percent by 2025. Go to afsp. org to find more resources for suicide prevention.
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‘Wind River’–An Engrossing Thriller As Banner, Lambert, and the sheriff get closer to the truth the action heats up and Banner proves she is a tough, motivated young woman, not afraid to stand her ground against all odds. This thriller is not only satisfying and gripping; it takes us inside another world as we witness what life is like on a Native American reservation. And the ending leaves us with a sense of true, well deserved retribution. The acting throughout is excellent. Renner is perfect as a rather stoic man of few
“Wind River,” written and directed by Taylor Sheridan (“Sicario,” ”Hell & High Water”) is a gripping, well crafted thriller set on a Native American reservation in Wyoming. It opens as a beautiful young girl is frantically running barefoot through the snow. She keeps looking over her shoulder, but we don’t know who or what is compelling her to run for her life under the moonlit sky before she collapses. And dies. In the next scene a herd of white goats grazes peacefully, unaware that a wolf is in their midst. Before the wolf can strike, a shot rings out. The wolf falls to the ground, brought down by Cory Lambert (Jeremy Renner), a hunter and tracker working for the US Wildlife Service to protect the animals on the reservation from predators. The following day he heads out into the wilderness to track
down a mountain lion and her nearly grown cubs that have been killing livestock in the area. Suddenly, he makes a grim discovery. There in the snow is the lifeless body of Natalie (Kelsey Asbill), lying frozen on the ground. Due to the violent nature of the crime on federal land, the FBI has assigned a young agent, Jane Banner (Elizabeth Olsen), to investigate. It is obvious that she is inexperienced as she arrives by car from Las Vegas wearing very light clothing and flimsy shoes. Renner asks his exmother-in-law to lend the young woman some of her warm clothing. She does, but admonishes Banner to return everything before she leaves. It is obvious that outsiders are not to be trusted. Banner soon realizes she doesn’t feel capable here in this wild snow-covered terrain. She doesn’t know
words. He is capable, makes his bullets by hand, carefully tracks his prey, but he also has a soft side which is exhibited when he consoles the grieving father of the slain young woman or teaches his young son how to ride a horse bareback. There is also a personal tragedy in Lambert’s life that drives him to find the truth about why this lovely young girl was murdered. “Wind River” is rated R for rape, disturbing images and violence. Running time: 1 hour, 47 minutes.
the area or the people. She also doesn’t have a clue about how to travel up into the snow-covered mountains on the reservation. Lambert gives her some guidelines and eventually joins her on her case. The investigation takes twists and turns that keep Lambert and Banner on their toes as they seek resolution and justice for this young woman who was brutally raped before her death. As the story unfolds, writer/director Sheridan realistically shows us what life is like for young men in particular, who live on the reservation. Many are bored, feeling they have no chance for success or a better life in the outside world. Often they resort to petty crimes and are arrested. As the sheriff, played by Graham Greene, tells Renner, they probably do it for a warm bed, a good meal and time away from the reservation.
Rural Communities Keep Eye on City Hall Using Open Software By Desert Star Staff DENVER – A Denver non-profit is making it easier for people interested in civic affairs to keep track of what’s happening at City Hall.
Open Source Media has developed a new software being adopted by municipal governments that archives video of city meetings that residents can watch at home.
Many rural communities either no longer have a cable provider that will host their civic meetings or it costs too much. Open Media Foundation Executive Director Tony
A Denver non-profit has made it possible for small rural communities such as Colorado’s Platteville to offer their residents video coverage of civic meetings free of charge. (plattevillegov.org) www.desertstarweekly.com
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Shawcross says more than a dozen states and local governments are using the free or low-cost software that was first adopted by the Colorado House and Senate. “Faith in government and trust in government is dropping, and if a government is interested in providing a higher level of transparency, we saw it as a big opportunity to help governments meet voters where they’re at and really lower the bar for civic engagements,” he explains. Shawcross says Platteville, a small town north of Denver with a population of 2,600, was the first community to download and install the free software by themselves. Platteville town administrator Mary Lee says without the free software, the town couldn’t provide television coverage of city meetings. “We have a lot of elderly
folks here who like to know what’s going on but they don’t like to get out at night to go to meetings, and I can’t imagine a small town out there that wouldn’t benefit,” he explains. The cost for the software is tied to population, and free for communities of 5,000 or less. According to Shawcross, the open software has allowed some communities such as Platteville to double or triple their community engagement. “It’s a good success story because it just shows that a government that has this interest, we can help make sure that they can make it happen regardless of their budget,” he adds. The Open Media Foundation is now working on a project to integrate the software with Open States, an organization that compiles voter data.
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North Coast Rep Theatre Presents a Neil Simon Hilarious Comedy
L-R. Katie Karel, Noelle Marion, Phil Johnson & Sandy Campbell. Photo by Aaron Rumley by Christopher Williams, the four person cast takes to this play like ducks to water. The story in short, centers on nebbish-like, twentythree year married middleage seafood restauranteur Barney Cashman (a terrific Phil Johnson) who is worried Noelle Marion & Phil Johnson. Photo by Aaron Rumley that the sexual revolution of the 1960’s is passing him In short, he became the By Jack Lyons by before he can join its people’s comedy playwright Theatre & Film Critic ranks. In trying to understand despite the fact that his plays If only it were possible the Barney’s of this world, were very New York centric. to roll back time to the perhaps, a little Yiddish Simon connected with both 1960’s, 1970’s and 80’s humor will help. Do you know working and middle class when America’s favorite the difference between a families and individuals across and funniest playwright Neil Schlimazel and a Schlemiel? America and beyond. His Simon was knocking them The answer is, if a waiter in success grew because he dead with his prodigious a restaurant when serving a understood the American string of winning comedies. bowl of soup accidentally spills Dream, its quirks, warts and No one had his gift and the soup onto his customer’s all, plus the vicissitudes of our talent for writing gut-busting, lap, the waiter is the journey through the Alpha and laugh-out-loud comedy Schlimazel and the unfortunate the Omega that all human plays. He was simply the customer is the Schlemiel. beings share. Simon leavened best! Simon was referred to Our Barney Cashman has those rides by employing as the ‘King of Comedy’ and been a Schlemiel most his life. comedy, the one element that deservedly so. Not before Johnson’s impeccable timing takes the sting out of life’s nor since has a playwright in executing his double-takes heartaches and loves lost. had three smash hit plays throughout the play is worth North Coast Repertory running simultaneously in the the price of admission alone. Theatre (NCRT) artistic director same season on Broadway. It’s a star turn worth catching. David Ellenstein’s selection He caught the mood of Assisting him in his of “The Last of the Red Hot the country at just the right hilarious ill-fated comedy Lovers”, is a definite winner time creating characters that quest are: Katie Karel as in kicking off its 36th season. the average person could Elaine Navazio, a sexpot who relate to, laugh with, and enjoy It’s one of Simon’s best likes cigarettes, whiskey, and the plot situations he created. comedies. Deftly directed other women’s husbands in that order. When Karel turns those seductive eyes and that smoldering stare in Barney’s direction, we all know he’s in big trouble. And so does Barney. Elaine is way out of his marital infidelity league.
Noelle Marion as youthful, bubble-headed Bobbi Michele, is an actress friend who Barney later discovers is a pot-smoking, scatterbrained, flower child. Although she would be a tasty morsel for his dalliance, Barney feels Bobbi may be living just a tad too far in outer space for him to handle. Sandy Campbell as Jeannette Fisher, his wife’s best friend and a strong moralist, is a formidable and reluctant candidate for an affair. But, to Barney hope springs eternal. The Jeannette character serves as Neil Simon seeking moral equivalence for placing his characters in questionable situations, but they’re all so darn appealing and funny in their moments that it’s difficult to cast aspersions. Remember the play takes place in the 60’s. Our society has changed big time over 48 years when it comes to illicit affairs of the heart. Director Chris Williams is the person responsible for sorting out of all this on stage sexual innuendo interplay, and he does it with style, and elan. The comedy just flows along and is seamless in its execution and is chock full of nice directorial touches. Of course, the cast and director Williams can thank the brilliance of playwright Neil Simon and his scintillating dialogue and zingers that
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Apple Reveals New ‘Apple Watch Series 3’ Models By Desert Star Staff Apple today at the Steve Jobs Theater announced a new generation of Apple Watch called Apple Watch Series 3. Apple Watch Series 3 is available with cellular capabilities built right into the device, so you can leave your iPhone behind and still send or receive calls and messages, listen to Apple Music, and more over LTE or 3G. Apple Watch shares the same phone number as your iPhone, but it requires an add-on plan. Apple Watch Series 3 is also available in a Wi-Fi + GPS
version without cellular. All models feature a 70 percent faster dual-core processor, a new wireless Apple W3 chip, and a barometric altimeter. Series 3 models look the same as Series 2 models, with 38mm and 42mm sizes in gold, silver or space gray aluminum, or silver or space black stainless steel. Apple Watch Series 3 pre-orders start on Friday, September 15, with instore availability beginning September 22, in the United States, Australia, Canada, China, France,
Germany, Japan, Puerto Rico, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Wi-Fi + GPS models start at $329, while Wi-Fi + GPS + Cellular models start at $399. In addition, watchOS 4 includes a Heart Rate complication, and the smart watch can measure new heart rate data like resting heart rate. The Apple Watch will also notify you when it detects an elevated heart rate, and can even detect irregular heart beat rhythm thanks to the new “Apple Heart Study.” watchOS 4 debuts September 19.
Wi-Fi + GPS models start at $329, while Wi-Fi + GPS + Cellular models start at $399. In addition, watchOS 4 includes a Heart Rate complication, and the smart watch can measure new heart rate data like resting heart
rate. The Apple Watch will also notify you when it detects an elevated heart rate, and can even detect irregular heart beat rhythm thanks to the new “Apple Heart Study.” watchOS 4 debuts September 19.
Apple Announces 5.8-inch ‘iPhone X’ By Desert Star Staff Apple today at the Steve Jobs Theater announced a new generation of Apple Watch called Apple Watch Series 3. Apple Watch Series 3 is available with cellular capabilities built right into the device, so you can leave your iPhone behind and still send or receive calls and messages, listen to Apple Music, and more over LTE or 3G. Apple
Watch shares the same phone number as your iPhone, but it requires an add-on plan. Apple Watch Series 3 is also available in a Wi-Fi + GPS version without cellular. All models feature a 70 percent faster dual-core processor, a new wireless Apple W3 chip, and a barometric altimeter. Series 3 models look the same as Series 2 models, with 38mm and 42mm sizes
Apple Reveals ‘iPhone 8’ and ‘iPhone 8 Plus’ The glass backs of the iPhones enable wireless efficiency cores. A11 Bionic charging on inductive charging integrates an Apple-designed pads, and support the Qi GPU for “up to 30 percent ecosystem of accessories. faster” graphics performance Apple’s own mat is called the than the A10. All of these “AirPower mat” and it’ll launch advancements will help boost sometime in 2018 with the app performance on the new ability and room to charge iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus, an iPhone, Apple Watch, particularly including the new and AirPods simultaneously. ARKit-fueled augmented Before that, users will be reality experiences. The A11 able to purchase mats from Bionic chip handles world Mophie and Belkin to use tracking, scene recognition, iPhone 8 inductive charging. and the GPU enables The iPhone 8 will be graphics running at 60fps. available in 64GB ($699) The iPhone 8 and and 256GB ($849), while the iPhone 8 Plus are each iPhone 8 Plus will be available getting a “more advanced” in 64GB ($799) and 256GB 12-megapixel rear camera, ($949). Each device will be with a faster and larger sensor, available to order starting new color filter, and deeper Friday, September 15 and pixels. Each smartphone then launch September 22. includes Portrait mode with Upon launch, the iPhones Portrait Lighting, which will be available in the following introduces studio lighting territories: Australia, Austria, effects to iPhone, letting users Belgium, Canada, China, change the depth-of-field Denmark, Finland, France, effect with five different lighting Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, styles. In terms of video, users Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, can capture 4K video up to Mexico, Netherlands, New 60fps and 1080p, and sloZealand, Norway, Portugal, mo up to 240fps. Thanks to Puerto Rico, Singapore, HEIF and HEVC in iOS 11, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, there will also be room for Taiwan, UAE, the UK, the twice the photos and videos. US, and US Virgin Islands.
in gold, silver or space gray aluminum, or silver or space black stainless steel. Apple Watch Series 3 pre-orders start on Friday, September 15, with instore availability beginning September 22, in the United States, Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Japan, Puerto Rico, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
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From quake to hurricane: More fatal casualties in Mexico region in Veracruz, which has a history of deadly floods and mudslides. At least two people were killed in a mudslide in the wake of the hurricane, Veracruz Governor Miguel Angel Yunes said. Picture of a gas station damaged by strong winds during the passage of Hurricane Katia in Poza Rica, Veracruz State, Mexico © Yuri Cortez / AFP The official added that the storm had left some 70,000 people without electricity and caused damage in 53 of the Gulf state’s 212 municipalities, Reuters reports. Local officials also said some rivers had risen to near flood stage, according to AP.Nearly 2,900 people have been evacuated from their homes in Veracruz, and 1,500 more relocated to storm shelters in the neighboring Puebla state, AP reports. The country has been dealing with the arrival of the Gulf coast hurricane while parts of it are already in ruins following a magnitude 8.1
earthquake. The quake hit the southern Pacific coast of Mexico just before midnight on Thursday, becoming one of the most powerful earthquakes the Latin American country had ever experienced. Hundreds of buildings were toppled across a number of southern states, with the hardest-hit being Juchitan and Oaxaca. Despite the hurricane’s arrival, authorities in the mourning country have been working to re-establish supplies of water and food, as well as providing medical assistance to those who suffered from the quake. Many people remained in the streets, fearing aftershocks. Many homes were totally destroyed; others were weakened by the tremor, making them more vulnerable to the storm.”With the rains it gets much more complicated because the homes were left very weak, with cracks,’’ a human rights worker from the state of Chiapas told AP.
By Desert Star Staff At least two people died in the aftermath of Hurricane Katia in Mexico, local authorities report. The country has been dealing with twin national emergencies
this week: at least a further 65 people had already been killed in an earthquake, the strongest in decades. Hurricane Katia hit the mainland on Friday night, roaring onshore north
By Desert Star Staff CONCORD, N.H. – As Floridians struggle to cope with the devastation from Hurricane Irma, Granite Staters are being warned not to fall for scammers who want to prey on people’s desire to help. It is uncharted territory, two major hurricanes – Harvey and Irma – hitting the United States within the space of two weeks. Bob Denz, a retired FBI agent and volunteer fraud fighter with AARP New Hampshire, says Granite Staters should act on their impulse to help out, but at the same time they need to be sure they are not falling prey to a fake charity or other scam. “Don’t trust requests that come to you, unsolicited requests,” he warns. “Don’t trust them. Stick with a name and reputation that you know, and if you want
to check a name, they can be vetted at Charity Navigator or CharityWatch.” Denz adds that while many charity scams come by unsolicited phone calls, they also can happen with randomly blasted text messages, emails and social media posts, as well as with a knock on your front door. Denz says fraud fighters have learned from experience that fake charities often pop up in the wake of major tragedies, and in the case of hurricanes they can pop up even before the storm actually has done any damage. “Tragedy strikes, con artists come out of the woodwork,” he cautions. “Very often, they come before the storm makes landfall, such as Superstorm Sandy. A thousand new websites came on for Sandy relief, before it even hit land.”
Denz says don’t forget these scammers often are looking for personal information such as Social Security and credit card
numbers, so he says be doubly sure not to give those to anyone who contacts you unexpectedly. Safe ways to contribute
are to contact the Red Cross at 800-RED CROSS and Salvation Army at 800-SAL-ARMY, as well as the AARP Foundation.
By Desert Star Staff HARTFORD, Conn. State House Democrats want to raise Connecticut’s tobacco tax, but is it enough to advance public health? The latest House Democratic budget plan would raise the tax on some tobacco products by 45 cents, making it one of the highest tobacco taxes in the country - but it would not apply to all tobacco products. Bryte Johnson, director of government relations for the American Cancer Society’s
Cancer Action Network, said he believes the increase is too small to encourage people to quit. Although smokers may complain, he said, they’re likely to just pay the higher price and keep smoking. “It’s going to also be offset by the massive amounts of money that Big Tobacco already spends on marketing in Connecticut,” he said. “They’ll just spend a little bit more, with more giveaways and more samples and coupons, and things along those lines.” Johnson does give the
state credit for being one of the few to use Medicaid funds for all seven of the Food and Drug Administration-approved methods to quit smoking. Connecticut gets $100 million a year from the Master Tobacco Settlement and millions more from tobacco taxes. Johnson said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that the state spend $32 million a year on tobacco-control efforts. “If you add up all the money we’ve spent in the
last 15 years, it only come out to $29.7 (million),” he said. “So in 15 years, we’ve spent less money cumulatively than the CDC recommends we spend annually.” Since the creation of that fund, tobacco-control spending in the state has been cut 71 times and there’s been no budget for nonMedicaid tobacco-control programs since 2015. Johnson noted that the toll of tobacco use is extreme. The CDC has estimated that 1,500 Connecticut kids will
start smoking this year, and 4,900 adults will die from smoking-related causes. “That’s 13 people a day at a cost of $230,000 an hour - every hour, every day, all year long,” he said, “and our response is to do nothing.” Studies have shown that regular, significant increases in the price of tobacco, along with strong tobacco control and smokefree laws, reduce smoking, saving money and lives. More information is online at ct.gov.
Irma Spawns Scams
of the city of Tecolutla in Veracruz state on Mexico’s eastern coast. It brought with it intense rain, as well as winds of up to 75mph (120kph).The storm has deluged the mountainous
Hurricane Irma hit as a Category 4 storm in Florida, and many Granite Staters want to offer help but are being cautioned to check out a charity before they give. (NOAA)
Proposed Tobacco-Tax Hike Called a Missed Opportunity
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What You Should Know Before Buying or Leasing a Vehicle By Desert Star Staff Fall is a popular time to purchase a new vehicle, with new models hitting dealer lots, and significant savings on current model year cars and trucks. Whether this is your first purchase or you’ve done this before, there are more choices than ever when it comes to makes and models of vehicles, and financing options for securing one. Before heading to the dealership, follow these tips to prepare. • Do your research: Online reviews and safety ratings can be helpful in choosing the car that fits your needs and lifestyle. This information will also come in handy when it comes time to negotiate. Consult reputable independent sources beforehand, like Consumer Reports and Edmunds, to compare vehicles you’re considering. While not as impartial, video reviews or “first drives” on YouTube can help give you a detailed view on vehicles before heading into a showroom. This research can also help you identify questions for your
dealer or make you aware of features you can experience while on a test drive, like lane departure warnings or self-parking technology. • Know your budget: Automotive expenses include monthly payments, car insurance, fuel and maintenance costs. As a general guide, transportation expenses should be less than 20 percent of your monthly budget. Use free resources, such as Ally’s online car payment calculator, to help determine what is realistic for your budget; it’s available at allywalletwise.com/calculator. If you have a vehicle that you will be trading in or selling, estimate its value using tools like Kelly Blue Book. This will come in handy when deciding on trade-in options. • Decide whether to buy or lease: Consider your lifestyle and budget when exploring financing or leasing options. Be sure to review your credit report, as your score can affect whether you’re approved for financing and the rate you’ll receive. Also, consider new
By Desert Star Staff A 26-year-old woman has been charged with attempted murder after shooting a homeless man who allegedly asked her to move her Porsche because she was playing music in the car at 3am. Gerard Melton, 54, was trying to sleep on the sidewalk in Nashville, Tennessee, when he “became disturbed” by exhaust fumes and loud music coming from Katie Quackenbush’s luxury SUV, Metropolitan Nashville Police said.A heated argument
followed, which culminated in Quackenbush allegedly getting out of her vehicle and firing two shots at Melton before getting back into the Porsche and fleeing the scene. Melton was critically wounded and remains hospitalized at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Quackenbush’s father told the Tennessean that his daughter didn’t even know she hit Melton and was simply trying to fire warning shots. “She didn’t try and kill this guy,” Jesse Quackenbush said. “She had no intention
options, such as leasing used vehicles, which are now being offered through institutions like Ally Financial. Whatever option you choose, be sure to know the details of your agreement, whether leasing or financing your car. • Test drive: Don’t forget to do some hands-on research, as well. Test drive each of your top choices to determine your favorite. You should feel comfortable,
confident and safe behind the wheel of the car you select. The longer the test drive, the better. Give yourself as much time as possible to notice the details and get a feel for the vehicle. Most dealers have a predetermined test route, but if you drive a variety of roads, this may not be enough. Ask your salesperson to go for a longer drive that includes highways and backroads. Before or after your test drive,
explore the vehicle, touch every button, program the navigation, climb into the backseat, open the trunk or hatch. More tips for owning or leasing a car can be found at allywalletwise.com. Remember that purchasing or leasing a car is a major financial step. Do your research to ensure you’re making the best decision for you. StatePoint
of killing him. She didn’t know that she hit him.”“She did say she closed her eyes when she shot both times, but they were warnings, and she thought she pointed
away from him,” he said. Quackenbush added that his daughter allegedly saw the homeless man harassing a woman in the street before he accosted her
and her friend in the vehicle. Bond for Quackenbush is set at $25,000 and she is scheduled to appear in court in early October.
Porsche owner shoots homeless man over alleged noise plea
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BY ROBERT KINSLER
Fantastic Listens and a Great Read New music from Ringo Starr, a retrospective from Candice Night and Ritchie Blackmore, an unearthed treasure featuring singersongwriter Neil Young and return of early punk rock proponents The Dead Boys all make for great listens, while an exhaustive volume focused on jazz rockers Steely Dan serves as a tribute to the late Walter Becker.
Artist: Ringo Starr Title: Give More Love (UMe) You might like if you enjoy: Ringo Starr, The Beatles, Peter Frampton Tell me more: Ringo Starr has released a number of outstanding albums since he embarked on his solo career including “Beaucoups of Blues” (1970), “Ringo” (1973), “I Wanna Be Santa Claus” (1999) and “Ringo Rama” (2003). Now, the 77-yearsyoung Starr has released his 19th studio album, the rousing “Give More Love.” Bolstered by contributions from a number of famous musicians, the album bursts out of the gate with the celebrative “We’re On the Road Again” (featuring some stellar guitar work from his co-writer on the song, Toto’s Steve Lukather, as well as Paul McCartney on bass). Plenty of gems follow, with the wry politically-charged “Laughable” (with some dazzling fret work courtesy of Peter Frampton), sweetly romantic “Show Me The Way” (for his wife of 37 years, actress Barbara Bach), delightful Bakersfield
country-styled love song “So Wrong For So Long” and the rockabilly-flavored “Shake It Up” among this writer’s faves. The title track “Give More Love” is an intoxicating song that outdistances its simple message and recalls the magic of Starr’s best contributions to the Fab Four. Those who pick up the audio CD version of “Give More Love” will be treated to four wonderful bonus tracks including a fully new reading of “Back Off Boogaloo,” a country-blues take of “Don’t Pass Me By” and slide guitaranchored “Photograph.” Information: RingoStarr.com.
Artist: Blackmore’s Night Title: To the Moon and Back: 20 Years and Beyond...” (Minstrel Hall Music) You might like if you enjoy: Ritchie Blackmore, Candice Night, Heart Tell me more: Where do Renaissance and rock meet? Listen no further than Blackmore’s Night whose “To the Moon and Back: 20 Years and Beyond...” retrospective truly transports the listener to another time adorned with mostly-acoustic folk textures and graceful ancient-styled melodies. With singer Candice Night’s stirring soprano and Ritchie Blackmore’s sterling guitar work working in tandem, the material consistently delivers. The breezy “Shadow Of the Moon,” gentle “Spirit Of the Sea,” aptly-titled “Renaissance Faire” and
symphonic “Ghost Of A Rose” otherworldly ties to each other. are among the early highlights Information: NeilYoung.com. on the two-disc set. Fans of Blackmore’s groundbreaking rock roots with Deep Purple will love the version of “I Surrender” and “The Circle,” the latter featuring the legendary guitarist shredding masterfully while the track itself truly showcases that the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer’s love of Renaissance and rock can blend in wonderful ways. Information: blackmoresnight.com. Artist: The Dead Boys Title: Still Snotty: Young, Loud and Snotty (Plowboy Records) You might like if you enjoy: The Dead Boys, U.S. Bombs, the Lords of the New Church Tell me more: There was a time when punk rock was menacing and served as a much-needed attack against the increasingly-formulaic arena rock of the late 1970s. Artist: Neil Young Bands such as England’s Six Title: Hitchhiker (Reprise) Pistols, New York’s Ramones You might like if and Cleveland’s hardcore you enjoy: Buffalo outfit the Dead Boys brought Springfield, Neil Young unbridled energy and power Tell me more: Neil Young to their rock attack. The Dead continues to please his Boys recorded an influential discerning followers with debut titled “Young, Loud special releases that shed and Snotty” in 1977, and the incredible insight into the 1978 sophomore effort “We tunesmith’s wealth of brilliant Have Come For Your Children” songs. The latest example is before the group disbanded in the highly-anticipated release 1979. Now, original members of “Hitchhiker,” a legendary 10- Cheetah Chrome (guitar) song disc of acoustic songs and Johnny Blitz (drummer) recorded in a single day on have joined forces with new Aug. 11, 1976 at Indigo Studios members Ricky Rat (bass), in Malibu, California. Among the Jake Hout (vocals) and Jason magnificent songs first put to Kottwitz (guitar) to record tape in a studio that day were “Still Snotty: Young, Loud and “Pocahontas,” “Powderfinger” Snotty,” a powerful fully-realized and “Ride My Llama” — three version of the 40-year-old memorable works that wound recording for a new generation up on the Canadian singerprompted by a successful songwriter’s 1979 masterwork showcase at 2017’s South by “Rust Never Sleeps.” Armed Southwest music festival in with nothing more than his Austin that is already legendary. glorious voice, acoustic guitar The new recording (tracked in a and harmonica, Young tracked mere three-day span) is chock10 timeless nuggets that were full of punk energy and truly further enhanced by their thrills. The hard-edged “Sonic
Protect Your Heart Health by Getting Vaccinated
By Desert Star Staff While getting vaccinated is important for people of all ages, it’s especially important for adults with heart disease. They are more likely to have serious complications from common diseases such as influenza (flu) or pneumonia that vaccination can help prevent. Common diseases can become serious in adults with heart disease; they can even increase the risk of another heart attack. The protection that vaccines provide helps reduce these risks, and while adults may know they are at increased risk for a heart
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attack, they may not know they need vaccines throughout their lives to help protect them from serious illness. Bill Zeigler, 70, didn’t realize he had coronary artery disease (CAD) until 2016, when he began to feel winded after regular exercise and went to his physician’s office for a stress test. It was there that he learned he had CAD, one of the most common forms of cardiovascular disease. After his diagnosis, he knew he had to make important lifestyle changes, including adopting a healthier diet and maintaining his exercise routine. And while
Zeigler had stayed up-to-date with his flu vaccinations, his physician explained that getting these and catching up on his pneumococcal vaccinations was more important now than ever because of his diagnosis. Vaccines are one of the safest and easiest ways to protect your health, even if you are taking prescription medications, say experts. Fortunately, getting a vaccination is easy -- most doctors’ offices, health care centers and local pharmacies offer vaccines, and many are covered by health insurance. If you have heart disease, September 13, 2017
Reducer,” bluesy riff rocker “I Need Lunch,” and fiery-fast “Down In Flames” rock. And hard. Information: Facebook. com/DeadBoysOfficial/.
Book title: Steely Dan FAQ (Backbeat Books) Author: Anthony Robustelli Pages: 432 pages Tell me more: The sudden death of Steely Dan cofounder/guitarist Walter Becker on September 3 put an end to the groundbreaking jazz-rock duo (that also featured singerkeyboardist Donald Fagen). However, a recently-published book “Steely Dan FAQ” written by Anthony Robustelli sheds considerable light on the 50year collaboration between Becker and Fagen as well as the myriad of ingredients that went into creating their enduring discography. The involving “Steely Dan FAQ” covers everything from the founders’ meeting at Bard College in New York to the brilliant session players and singers who contributed to their sound (including singer-keyboardist Michael McDonald and guitarist Jeff “Skunk” Baxter) and heartfelt tributes from musicians about the legacy of Steely Dan. Robustelli’s style provides plenty of insight but keeps the reader glued to the page. Information: backbeatbooks.com.
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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: TIMOTHY D. CROCKETT CASE NO. INP1700457To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of TIMOTHY D. CROCKETT. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by BENJAMIN D. GIBSONin the Superior Court of California, County of RIVERSIDE. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that BENJAMIN D. GIBSONbe appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: September 26, 2017 at 8:45AM in Dept. 1A located at 46-200 Oasis Street, Indio, CA 92201. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the 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 attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a 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 California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate 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 Special 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 available from the court clerk. Petitioner: BENJAMIN D. GIBSON, 21641 COTTON WOOD AVE. UNIT B, MORENO VALLEY, CA 92553. 951-261-2750. Publish September 8, 13, 15, 2017. DSW17-1211 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: DALE LINSEY NEMITZ aka DALE LINDSAY NEMITZ CASE NO. INP1700581 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of DALE LINSEY NEMITZ. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by KATHERINE KIRK, PETITIONER in the Superior Court of California, County of RIVERSIDE. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that KATHERINE E. KIRK be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests 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. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: November 20, 2017 at 8:45AM in Dept. 1A located at 46200 Oasis Street, Indio, CA 92201. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the 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 attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a 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 California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate 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 Special 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 available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: Merele D. Chapman, Merele D Chapman, 1717 E. Vista Chino A7-486, Palm Springs, CA 92262 (760) 320-3656. Publish September 13, 20, 27, 2017. DSW17-5220 RESOLUTION NO. 2017-22 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF MISSION SPRINGS WATER DISTRICT DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO TAKE PROCEEDINGS PURSUANT TO THE MUNICIPAL IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1913, AND MAKE CERTAIN FINDINGS AND DETERMINATIONS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, ALL RELATING TO THE FORMATION OF ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 15 AND ZONE A THEREIN WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Mission Springs Water District (the “District”) desires to provide to certain property located in the District sewer improvements in the District’s sewer system, generally described in Exhibit A (Assessment diagram) attached hereto and made a part hereof (the “Improvements”) and to order the formation of an assessment district to pay the costs thereof under and pursuant to the provisions of the Municipal Improvement Act of 1913 (the “1913 Act”); and WHEREAS, the proposed assessment district, if it is formed, is to be known and designated as Assessment District No. 15; and WHEREAS, the proposed boundaries of the Assessment District are shown on a map which indicates by a boundary line the extent of the territory proposed to be included in the Assessment District, which map is designated “Proposed Boundaries of Assessment District No. 15” (the “Map”), and Zone A therein (“Zone A”) which Map is on file in the office of the Secretary of the District; and WHEREAS, the District has requested and received from the Board of Supervisors of the County of Riverside and the City Council of the City of Desert Hot Springs consent to the initiation of proceedings for the formation of the Assessment District and Zone A therein and the construction of the Improvements; and WHEREAS, the District has applied for and received certain grant funds which may be used for the construction of the Improvements.NOW, THEREFORE, the Board of Directors of the Mission Springs Water District DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE, RESOLVE, AND ORDER as follows:
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Section 1. The above recitals, and each of them, are true and correct.Section 2. The Map is approved and the Secretary is authorized to record the Map in the office of the County Recorder, County of Riverside.Section 3. The Improvements generally includes the construction, installation and/or the acquisition of sewer improvements in the District’s sewer system, as generally described in Exhibit A and as shown on the Map and in the report of the District designated “Preliminary Engineer’s Report for Assessment District No. 15,” which report is on file in the office of the Secretary. Section 4. The public interest and necessity require the Improvements, and the Improvements will be of direct benefit to the properties and land within the Assessment District in the degree and in the manner to be determined by this Board of Directors. The Board of Directors hereby declares its intention to order the construction, installation and/or acquisition of the Improvements, to make the expenses thereof chargeable upon the area included within the Assessment District, and to form the Assessment District. Alternatively, the public interest and necessity require the portion of the Improvements which benefit Zone A (the “Zone A Improvements”), and the Zone A Improvements will be of direct benefit to the properties and land within Zone A of the Assessment District in the degree and in the manner to be determined by this Board of Directors. The Board of Directors hereby declares its intention to order the construction, installation and/or acquisition of the Zone A Improvements, to make the expenses thereof chargeable upon the area included within Zone A of the Assessment District, and to form the Assessment District within Zone A in the event the entirety of the Assessment District is not formed and authorized to complete the Improvements. Section 5. The Board of Directors further declares its intention to levy a special assessment upon the land within the Assessment District in accordance with the respective special benefit to be received by each parcel of land from the Improvements. The Board of Directors further declares its intention to levy a special assessment upon the land within Zone A of the Assessment District in accordance with the respective special benefit to be received by each parcel of land from the Zone A Improvements. There shall be omitted from special assessments all public streets and alleys owned by the County of Riverside and City of Desert Hot Springs as shown on the Map. In compliance with Article XIIID, Section 4 of the California Constitution, this Board of Directors finds that all public streets and alleys will receive no special benefit from the Improvements, or, alternatively, the Zone A Improvements. Section 6. This Board of Directors finds and determines that before ordering the construction, installation and/or acquisition of the Improvements or, alternatively, the Zone A Improvements; it shall take proceedings pursuant to the 1913 Act. Section 7. The General Manager of the District is hereby appointed the Engineer of Work, the General Manager of the District is appointed the Superintendent of Streets and Albert A. Webb Associates is appointed the Assessment Engineer. The Assessment Engineer is hereby authorized and directed to make and file with the Secretary a written report with regard to the 1913 Act (the “Report”), which Report shall comply with the requirements of Section 10204 of the Streets and Highways Code.Section 8. Following the construction, installation and/or acquisition of the Improvements or, alternatively, the Zone A Improvements, and the payment of all issuance of bonds pursuant to the Improvement Bond Act of 1915, any surplus remaining in the improvement fund established for the Assessment District shall be used as determined by the Board of Directors as provided in Section 10427 of the Streets and Highways Code. Section 9. Bonds bearing interest at a rate not to exceed 12 percent per annum will be issued hereunder in the manner provided in the Improvement Bond Act of 1915 to represent the unpaid assessments. The principal amount of such bonds maturing each year shall not be an amount equal to an even annual proportion of the aggregate principal amount of the bonds, but rather (except as specifically otherwise provided by the Board of Directors in connection with the sale of such bonds), shall be an amount which, when added to the amount of interest payable in each year, will generally be a sum which is approximately equal in each year (with the exception of the first year and any adjustment required with respect thereto). The last installment of such bonds shall mature a maximum of thirty-nine (39) years from the second day of September next succeeding twelve months after their date. Section 10. The provisions of Part 11.1 of the Improvement Bond Act of 1915, providing an alternative procedure for the advance payment of assessments and the calling of bonds, shall apply. Section 11. The Board of Directors hereby determines that the District will not obligate itself to advance available funds from its treasury to cure any deficiency which may occur in the bond redemption fund established for the Assessment District. Section 12. It is hereby determined that the bonds proposed to be issued in these proceedings may be refunded. Any adjustment to assessments resulting from such refunding shall be done on a pro rata basis as required pursuant to Section 8571.5 of the Streets and Highways Code. Any such refunding shall be pursuant to the provisions of Division 11.5 (commencing with Section 9500) of the Streets and Highways Code, except that, if, following the filing of the report specified in Section 9523 and any subsequent modifications of the report, the Board of Directors finds that all of the conditions specified in Section 9525 are satisfied and that the adjustments to assessments are on a pro rata basis, the Board of Directors may approve and confirm the report and any, without further proceedings, authorize, issue, and sell the refunding bonds pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 9600) of Division 11.5 of the Streets and Highways Code. Any such refunding bonds shall bear interest at the rate of not to exceed twelve percent (12%) per annum, or such higher rate of interest as may be authorized by applicable law at the time of sale of such bonds; and the last installment of such bonds shall mature on such date as will be determined by the Board of Directors in the proceedings for such refunding. Section 13. The Board of Directors orders that the portion of the cost and out of the treasury of the District from such fund or funds which shall be determined by the Board of Directors. Section 14. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption. ADOPTED this 17th day of July, 2017, by the following vote: Ayes : Duncan, Martin, Wright : Noes: Abstain: Absent Bowman, One vacant seat
Russ Martin, President of Mission Springs Water District and its Board of Directors ATTEST: I11Jbr\
Arden Wallum, Secretary of Mission Springs Water District and its Board of Directors. CERTIFICATION OF ADOPTION STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE I, Arden Wallum, Secretary of the Board of Directors of Mission Springs Water District, certify that the foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of Resolution NO. 2017-22 which was adopted by the Board of Directors of said District at its regular meeting held July 17, 2017. It has not been amended or repealed. Dated July 20, 2017
Arden Wallum, Secretary of Mission Springs Water District and its Board of Directors. Publish September 6, 13, 2017. DSW17-5218 MISSION SPRINGS WATER DISTRICTNOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO.
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15Notice is hereby given that a public hearing is scheduled to be held at the offices of the Mission Springs Water District located at 66575 Second Street, Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240, on September 18, 2017 at 2 p.m. At that time, the Board of Directors of the Mission Springs Water District will hear all testimony relating to the proposed Assessment District 15. A map of Assessment District 15 is available at the office of the Water District. Assessment District 15 would provide for the construction of sewer mains, sewer laterals, manhole, street reconstruction and the financing of facilities charges for the acquisition of trunk line and treatment plant capacity, together with appurtenant work, and the levy of an assessment on residential property to pay for a portion of the costs of such construction. Any and all interested persons may testify before the Board of Directors at the public hearing. In addition, each record owner of property proposed to be assessed has the right to submit an assessment ballot in favor of or in opposition to the proposed assessment. If you believe you should have received a ballot but have not received one, please contact the Water District immediately. All assessment ballots must be received by the District Secretary of the Water District prior to the conclusion of the public hearing. Following the conclusion of the public hearing, the Board of Directors will tabulate the assessment ballots that have been received. If a majority protest exists with respect to the proposed Assessment District 15, the Board of Directors will not impose the assessment upon parcels within that proposed Assessment District. For all information relating to these proceedings and the hearing, the written protest procedure, the assessment ballot procedure or to review the assessment engineer’s report, please contact John Soulliere, Public Information Officer, at (760) 329-5169 Ext. 144 or email: jsoulliere@mswd.org/s/ Arden Wallum, District Secretary Published: September 6th and 13th, 2017 DSW17-5217 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME, CASE NO. RIC 1715626, SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA 4050 MAIN ST., RIVERSIDE, CA 92501, COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. MARK EUGENE FOSTER filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: 1a. Present Name: MARK EUGENE FOSTER to Proposed Name: ALIKO MONTANA FOSTER 2.THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING a. Date: October 10, 2017 Time: 8:30 a.m., Dept.: 12, b. The address of the court is: 3255 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs, CA 92262, County of Riverside 3.a. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county (specify newspaper): DESERT STAR WEEKLY, 13279 PALM DRIVE, SUITE 5, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240. Dated: August 22, 2017, Judge of the Superior Court Publish August 30, September 6, 13, 20, 2017. DSW17-5208 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: ROLND PALM SPRINGS TRANSPORTATION, LLC, 66778 JOSHUA CT, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240. Riverside County. Full name of registrant: ROLND PALM SPRINGS TRANSPORTATION, LLC, 66778 JOSHUA CT, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240. Business is conducted by LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name(s) listed above. I declare that all the 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) Signed: VERONICA- -LUNA. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on September 6, 2017. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201711713. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW17-5230 September 13, 20, 27, October 4, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: SOCAL DISTRIBUTORS, 66231 FLORA AVE, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240. Riverside County. Full name of registrant: VERONICA- -LUNA, 66231 FLORA AVE, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240. Business is conducted by INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name(s) listed above. I declare that all the 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) Signed: VERONICA- -LUNA. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on September 5, 2017. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201711659. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW17-5229 September 13, 20, 27, October 4, 2017
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September 6, 2017. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201711720. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW17-5227 September 13, 20, 27, October 4, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: CONSULTING AND SERVICES, 47804 CALLE ROSARITO, INDIO, CA 92201. Riverside County. Full name of registrant: JORGE ESTEBAN SERAFIN SODI MAJUL, 47804 CALLE ROSARITO, INDIO, CA 92201; ROBERTO- -MALDONADO JIMENEZ, 1217 N CHERRY, HERBER, CA 92249. Business is conducted by GENERAL PARTNERSHIP. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name(s) listed above. I declare that all the 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) Signed: JORGE ESTEBAN SERAFIN SODI MAJUL, PARTNER. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on August 30, 2017. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201711470. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW17-5226 September 13, 20, 27, October 4, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: K-9 DESIGN, 63555 SCENIC DR, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240. Riverside County. Full name of registrant: KAYLAN MARY LUDVIGSEN, 63555 SCENIC DR, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240. Business is conducted by INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name(s) listed above. I declare that all the 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) Signed: KAYLAN MARY LUDVIGSEN. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on September 7, 2017. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201711749. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW17-5225 September 13, 20, 27, October 4, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: J&J’S LANDSCAPE AND DESERT DESIGNS, 13838 LUIS DRIVE #A, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240. Riverside County. Full name of registrant: JAJUAN NAEKE MARTIN, 13828 LUS DRIVE #A, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240. Business is conducted by INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name(s) listed above. I declare that all the 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) Signed: JAJUAN NAEKE MARTIN. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on September 7, 2017. Peter Aldana, AssessorCounty Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201711744. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW17-5224 September 13, 20, 27, October 4, 2017
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Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201711316. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW17-5214 August 30, September 6, 13, 20, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: HAIRLAND, 34116 DATE PALM DR STE 15 # 16, CATHEDRAL CITY, CA 92234-6863. Riverside County; 19796 COTTONWOOD RD, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92241. Full name of registrant: ROSA MARIA SALAZAR, 19796 COTTONWOOD RD, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92241. Business is conducted by INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name(s) listed above. I declare that all the 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) Signed: ROSA MARIA SALAZAR. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on August 16, 2017. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201710879. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW17-5213 August 30, September 6, 13, 20, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: CHITOS FRUIT AND HOT DOGS, 82688 CREST AVE, INDIO, CA 92201. Riverside County. Full name of registrant: JAVIER LUIS TORRES, 82688 CREST AVE, INDIO, CA 92201. Business is conducted by CORPORATION. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name(s) listed above. I declare that all the 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) Signed: JAVIER LUIS TORRES. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on August 18, 2017. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201710984. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW17-5212 August 30, September 6, 13, 20, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: KAHIKO CONSULTING, 42654 GARCIA WAY, TEMECULA, CA 92592. Riverside County. Full name of registrant: BE KEKOA,INC., 42654 GARCIA WAY, TEMECULA, CA 92592/CA. Business is conducted by CORPORATION. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name(s) listed above. I declare that all the 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) Signed: AUSTIN RAY KEKOA, SECRETARY. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on August 7, 2017. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201710395. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW17-5211 August 30, September 6, 13, 20, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: WILSHIRE CONSULTANTS, 9122 WARWICK DRIVE, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240. Riverside County. Full name of registrant DENISE JENSEN PURSER, 9122 WARWICK DRIVE, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240; IAN ALEXANDER PURSER, 9122 WARWICK DRIVE, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240. Business is conducted by MARRIED COUPLE. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name(s) listed above on 02/01/2002. I declare that all the 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) Signed: DENISE JENSEN PURSER. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on August 18, 2017. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201710943. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW17-5210 August 30, September 6, 13, 20, 2017
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: CB REMODELING, 84071 CORREGIDOR AVE, INDIO, CA 92201. Riverside County; 46211 JACKSON ST #153,INDIO, CA 92201. Full name of registrant CARLOS- -BAUTISTA GUTIERREZ, 84071 CORREGIDOR, INDIO, CA 92201. Business is conducted by INDIVIDUAL. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name(s) listed above on 02/13/2017. I declare that all the 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) Signed: CARLOS- -BAUTISTA GUTIERREZ. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on August 30, 2017. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201711421. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW17-5222 September FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: HOT YOGA HEALTHY YOU, 31773 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE 13, 20, 27, October 4, 2017 TEMECULA PARKWAY, TEMECULA, CA 92592. FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: CHAD ORMSBY, 13025 EMPTY SADDLE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE Riverside County; 34022 ABBEY ROAD, TEMECCOURT, CORONA, CA 92883. Riverside County. FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSI- ULA, CA 92592. Full name of registrant: INSANELY Full name of registrant: RICHARD MUIR ORMSBY, NESS AS: A#1 PRESTIGE PLUMBING, 84490 HAPPY INC, 34022 ABBEY ROAD, TEMECULA, 13025 EMPTY SADDLE COURT, CORONA, CA JULIA DRIVE, COACHELLA, CA 92236. Riverside CA 92592/CA. Business is conducted by COR92883. Business is conducted by INDIVIDUAL. County. Full name of registrant: JUAN CARLOS PORATION. Registrant commenced to transact Registrant has not yet begun to transact business DIAZ OCAMPO, 84490 JULIA DRIVE, COACHELLA, business under the fictitious name(s) listed above under the fictitious name(s) listed above. I declare CA 92236. Business is conducted by INDIVIDUAL. on 07/11/2015. I declare that all the information in that all the information in this statement is true Registrant has not yet begun to transact business this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, under the fictitious name(s) listed above. I declare declares as true, information which he or she knows information which he or she knows to be false, is that all the information in this statement is true and to be false, is guilty of a crime) Signed: KATHLEEN guilty of a crime) Signed: RICHARD MUIR ORMSBY. correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, informa- LEE SONNER, PRESIDENT. This statement was This statement was filed with the County Clerk tion which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on of Riverside County on August 24, 2017. Peter a crime) Signed: JUAN CARLOS DIAZ OCAMPO. August 22, 2017. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. This statement was filed with the County Clerk Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201711124. NOTICE — R-201711246. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSI- of Riverside County on August 29, 2017. Peter THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE R-201711372. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSI- FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS NESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATE- OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHOMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED RIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATE- BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER MENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMUNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME MON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSI(SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER NESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW17-5209 PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW17-5228 September UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW August 30, September 6, 13, 20, 2017 (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND 13, 20, 27, October 4, 2017 PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW17-5219 August 30, FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSIFICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT September 6, 13, 20, 2017 NESS AS: VISCOUNT AGUDELO; VISCOUNT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: ICE SCREAM QUEENS, 11575 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE AGUDELO FOUNDATION; MIJAY, 52074 ROSEWESTERN AVE, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSI- WOOD LANE, LA QUINTA, CA 92253. Riverside 92240. Riverside County. Full name of registrant: NESS AS: NATANYAH’S DAY CARE, 68360 WALK- County. Full name of registrant: RAFAEL HUMHOLLY NICHOLE CHRISTMAN, 11575 WESTERN ER, ST., CATHEDRAL CITY, CA 92234. Riverside BERTO AGUDELO, 52074 ROSEWOOD LANE, LA AVE, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240; CHRIS- County. Full name of registrant: SUSANA- -INIGUEZ, QUINTA, CA 92253. Business is conducted by INTINA MARIE DAVIS, 65774 5TH ST, DESERT HOT 68360 WALKER ST., CATHEDRAL CITY, CA 92234. DIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun to transact SPRINGS, CA 92240. Business is conducted by Business is conducted by INDIVIDUAL. Registrant business under the fictitious name(s) listed above. GENERAL PARTNERSHIP. Registrant has not yet has not yet begun to transact business under the I declare that all the information in this statement begun to transact business under the fictitious fictitious name(s) listed above. I declare that all the is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as name(s) listed above. I declare that all the informa- information in this statement is true and correct. (A true, information which he or she knows to be false, tion in this statement is true and correct. (A regis- registrant, who declares as true, information which is guilty of a crime) Signed: RAFAEL HUMBERTO trant, who declares as true, information which he or he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime) AGUDELO. This statement was filed with the County she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime) Signed: Signed: SUSANA- -INIGUEZ. This statement was Clerk of Riverside County on August 21, 2017. Peter HOLLY NICHOLE CHRISTMAN. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on August 28, 2017. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County R-201711009. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSI-
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NESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW17-5207 August 30, September 6, 13, 20, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: AQUATIC SOLUTIONS OF COACHELLA, 41224 DOAK ST, INDIO, CA 92203. Riverside County. Full name of registrant: CRYSTAL BLUE POOLS REO II, 41224 DOAK ST, INDIO, CA 92203/CA. Business is conducted by Corporation. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name(s) listed above. I declare that all the 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) Signed: BRIAN THOMAS FRYE, CEO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on August 22, 2017. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201711064. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW17-5206 August 23, 30, September 6, 13, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: CLEAN SKY, 23386 HEMLOCK AVENUE #205, MORENO VALLEY, CA 92557 Riverside County. Full name of registrant: KHAJA- -QAIS, 23386 HEMLOCK AVENUE #205, MORENO VALLEY, CA 92557. Business is conducted by Individual. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name(s) listed above. I declare that all the 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) Signed: KHAJA- -QAIS. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on August 18, 2017. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201710940. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW17-5205 August 23, 30, September 6, 13, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: MECHANICAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES, 34450 GATEWAY DR., SUITE 100, PALM DESERT, CA 92211 Riverside County. Full name of registrant: HARRIS & SONS FLOOR COVERING, INC., 71370 18TH AVE., DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92241/CA; MANUEL GARCIA MARTRINEZ, 80868 SONGBIRD AVE., INDIO, CA 92201. Business is conducted by Co-partners. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name(s) listed above. I declare that all the 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) Signed: ERICA LEIGH HARRIS, SECRETARY. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on August 17, 2017. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201710904. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW17-5204 August 23, 30, September 6, 13, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: FLEABAG ENTERTAINMENT, 77619 CALLE LAS BRISAS SOUTH, PALM DESERT, CA 92211 Riverside County. Full name of registrant:
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ALICIA RASUL ABID, 77619 CALLE LAS BRISAS SOUTH, PALM DESERT, CA LIFORNIA 92211. Business is conducted by INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name(s) listed above. I declare that all the 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) Signed: ALICIA RASUL ABID. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on August 16, 2017. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201710852. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW17-5203 August 23, 30, September 6, 13, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: FACILITY CARE JANITORIAL & MAINTENANCE, 2380 S. BRENTWOOD DR., PALM SPRINGS, CA 92264. Riverside County. Full name of registrant: CLIVE REDMOND ONGLEY, 2380 S. BRENTWOOD DR., PALM SPRINGS, CA 92264; ROBERT MONTANO MARTINEZ, 2380 SO. BRENTWOOD DR., PALM SPRINGS, CA 92264. Business is conducted by Co-partners. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name(s) listed above. I declare that all the 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) Signed: CLIVE REDMOND ONGLEY. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on July 28, 2017. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201710016. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW17-5200 August 23, 30, September 6, 13, 2017 APN: 363-361-032 PLEASE BE ADVISED, PETERS & FREEDMAN, L.L.P. IS ACTING IN THE ROLE OF A DEBT COLLECTOR AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. RE: Creditor Association: Tuscany Hills Landscape and Recreation Corporation Recorded Owner: Agueda Miranda Property Address:13 Plaza Avila, Lake Elsinore, CA 92532 Mailing Address: 13 Plaza Avila, Lake Elsinore, CA 92532 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED 注：本文件包含一个信息摘要참고사항: 본첨부문서에정보요약서가있습니다 NOTA: SE ADJUNTA UN RESUMEN DE LA INFORMACIÓN DE ESTE DOCUMENTO TALA: MAYROONG BUOD NG IMPORMASYON SA DOKUMENTONG ITO NA NAKALAKIP LƯU Ý: KÈM THEO ĐÂY LÀ BẢN TRÌNH BÀY TÓM LƯỢC VỀ THÔNG TIN TRONG TÀI LIỆU NÀY YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT LIEN (CIVIL CODE SECTION 5675) RECORDED FEBRUARY 27, 2015, AND ANY AMENDMENTS, UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONSULT A LAWYER. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on October 13, 2017 at 10:00 a.m., PETERS & FREEDMAN, L.L.P. as Trustee, or Successor Trustee or Substituted Trustee of that certain Notice of Delinquent Assessment which was caused to be recorded by Tuscany Hills Landscape and Recreation Corporation(“Creditor Association”) pursuant to the authority of Civil Code Section 5675 in order to secure obligations in favor of the Creditor Association, which Notice of Delinquent Assessment was recorded on February 27, 2015, as File/Page No. 2015-0078518, and any amendments, of Official Records in the Office of the Recorder of Riverside County, California, and pursuant to that certain Notice of Default and Election to Sell recorded on January 19, 2016, as File/Page No. 2016-0018189, and any amendments, of Official Records of said County, will sell at public auction, under the power of sale conferred by Civil Code Section 5700, to the highest bidder for cash in lawful money of the United States of America or cashiers check made payable to the creditor Association, at the offices of Peters & Freedman, L.L.P., 43100 Cook Street Suite 202, Palm Desert, CA 92211, in the City of Palm Desert, County of Riverside, State of California, all that right, title and interest in the property situated in said County and State which is legally described in Exhibit A Street address or other common des-
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ignation of Property to be sold: 13 Plaza Avila, Lake Elsinore, CA 92532, The record owner of which is Agueda Miranda, ( “Owner”). Names and Address of Creditor Association at whose request the sale is being conducted: Tuscany Hills Landscape and Recreation Corporation c/o Peters & Freedman, L.L.P. 43100 Cook Street Suite 202 Palm Desert, CA 92211 (760) 773-4463 Directions to and a detailed description of the above-described real property may be obtained by requesting the same in writing to the above-named beneficiary (“Creditor Association”) within ten (10) days from the first publication of this notice. Said sale will be made without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the unpaid balance currently due and owing under the aforesaid Notice of Delinquent Assessment and/or late fees, costs of collection (including attorneys’ fees), and interest, which said Owner is obligated to pay Creditor Association under Civil Code Section 5650, and fees, charges, and expenses of the Trustee. NOTE: THE PROPERTY IS BEING SOLD SUBJECT TO A RIGHT OF REDEMPTION CREATED BY CIVIL CODE5715. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the Property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of initial publication of the Notice of Trustee’s Sale is $6,627.25. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may visit this Internet Web site www.hoalaw.com/foreclosureinfofor information regarding the sale of this property, using the file/TS number asSigned: to this case: 1492P450-009751. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. August 15, 2017 EXHIBITA Parcel 1: Lot(s) 163 of Tract No. 17413-1, as shown by map on file in book 207 Page(s) 9 through 21,ofMaps, Records of Riverside County, California Excepting there from all the coal and oil and other minerals in the land as reserved by the United States of America in the patent to said land recorded March 13, 1940 in book 447, Page(s)488ofOfficialRecordsofRiversideCounty, California; Also Excepting there from 1/16th of all coal, oil, gas and other mineral deposits in said land as reserved in patent from the State of California, recorded October 19, 1926 in Book 9, Pages(s) 177, of Patents, Records of Riverside County, California. Parcel2: Non-Exclusive Easements for access, use and enjoyment, drainage, encroachment, support, maintenance, repairs, and for other purposes, all as described in the declaration, and the map. APN: 363-361-032-7 Publish September 6, 13 20, 2017. DSW17-5216 Trustee Sale No. 1711 Loan No. APN 642-242-009 Riverside County Title Order No. 170030738 APN 642-242-009-9 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 06/01/1992. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 09/26/2017 at 3:00PM, Parker Foreclosure Services, LLC as the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 08/06/92 as document number 291255 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Riverside County, California, executed by: Michael J. Shaffner and Bobbie Jo Daugherty, as Trustor, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States, by cash, a cashier’s check drawn by a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102
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of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state). At: At the front steps to the entrance of the former Corona Police Department located at 849 West Sixth Street, Corona, CA 92882, all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County, California describing the land therein: Lot 177 of Miracle Heights Unit No. 1, as shown by Map on file in Book 29 Page 57 to 59, both inclusive, of Maps, records of Riverside County, California. The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: APN 642-242-009 Riverside County. The underSigned: Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to-wit: $$215,843.86 (Estimated). Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. The Beneficiary may elect to bid less than the full credit bid. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the underSigned: a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The underSigned: caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located and more than three months have elapsed since such recordation. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 844-477-7869 or visit this Internet Web site Stoxposting.com, using the file number asSigned: to this case 1711. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. 8/28/17 Parker Foreclosure Services, LLC PO Box 2940 Ventura, CA 93002-2940 Sale Information Line: 844-477-7869 or Stoxposting.com Donald D. Parker, President . Publish September 6, 13, 20, 2017. DSW17-5215 APN: 363-361-032 PLEASE BE ADVISED, PETERS & FREEDMAN, L.L.P. IS ACTING IN THE ROLE OF A DEBT COLLECTOR AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. RE: Creditor Association: Tuscany Hills Landscape and Recreation Corporation Recorded Owner: Agueda Miranda Property Address:13 Plaza Avila, Lake Elsinore, CA 92532 Mailing Address: 13 Plaza Avila, Lake Elsinore, CA 92532 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED 注：本文件包含一个信息摘要참고사항: 본첨부문서에정보요약서가있습니다 NOTA: SE ADJUNTA UN RESUMEN DE LA INFORMACIÓN DE ESTE DOCUMENTO TALA: MAYROONG BUOD NG IMPORMASYON SA DOKUMENTONG ITO NA NAKALAKIP LƯU Ý: KÈM THEO ĐÂY LÀ BẢN TRÌNH BÀY TÓM LƯỢC VỀ THÔNG TIN TRONG TÀI LIỆU NÀY YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT LIEN (CIVIL CODE SECTION 5675) RECORDED FEBRUARY 27, 2015, AND ANY AMENDMENTS, UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONSULT A LAWYER. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on October 13, 2017 at 10:00 a.m., PETERS & FREEDMAN, L.L.P. as Trustee, or Successor Trustee or Substituted Trustee of that certain Notice
Facts and Myths About Germs at School
By Desert Star Staff Everybody seems to have an opinion about germs -- what causes them, where they’re located, how to avoid them -- especially when it comes to children. Experts say that American children miss 22 million days of school annually due to colds, flu and other infections. “Avoiding germs at schools isn’t as simple as just washing
your hands in the bathroom or sneezing into your sleeve,” says Charles Gerba, Ph.D., professor of microbiology and environmental sciences at the University of Arizona. “Germs are on everything kids touch in the classroom, as well as around the hallways, cafeteria and playground.” With this in mind, it is important to separate facts from myths about
germs in schools. • Fact: Desks Are Among the Most Germ-Prone Items. It’s true! Students spend most of the day at their desks -- sneezes, coughs and all -- and, in some schools, they often switch classrooms and share desks with others. At the end of the day, students bring home that cocktail of germs to their families. • Myth: Any Hand Sanitizer Will Do. According to research from the University of Colorado at Boulder, people carry an average of 3,200 bacteria on their hands. While most hand sanitizers are 99.9 percent effective at killing germs, some only last for a few minutes or until the application dries on the skin. Therefore, parents should consider applying hand sanitizers for their children that last throughout the day, such as Zoono’s GermFree24, which is proven to last for 24 hours on skin and is available
as both a foam and a spray. • Fact: Germs Can Affect Kids Outside the Classroom. Germs in schools aren’t just isolated to classrooms. They are everywhere, including cafeteria trays, playground jungle gyms and sports equipment. In fact, the Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine found 63 percent of gym equipment is contaminated with rhinovirus, which causes the common cold. Reminding children to wash their hands before and after using these items (and wiping them down) will go a long way toward preventing sickness. • Myth: Sticking Things in Your Mouth is Child’s Play. Sure, curiosity might drive preschoolers to stick items in their mouths that don’t belong. However, older students who nervously chew on pen caps, especially ones they borrow from classmates, or on their own fingernails during tough
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of Delinquent Assessment which was caused to be recorded by Tuscany Hills Landscape and Recreation Corporation(“Creditor Association”) pursuant to the authority of Civil Code Section 5675 in order to secure obligations in favor of the Creditor Association, which Notice of Delinquent Assessment was recorded on February 27, 2015, as File/Page No. 2015-0078518, and any amendments,of Official Records in the Office of the Recorder of Riverside County, California, and pursuant to that certain Notice of Default and Election to Sell recorded on January 19, 2016, as File/Page No. 2016-0018189, and any amendments, of Official Records of said County, will sell at public auction, under the power of sale conferred by Civil Code Section 5700, to the highest bidder for cash in lawful money of the United States of America or cashiers check made payable to the creditor Association, at the offices of Peters & Freedman, L.L.P., 43100 Cook Street Suite 202, Palm Desert, CA 92211, in the City of Palm Desert, County of Riverside, State of California, all that right, title and interest in the property situated in said County and State which is legally described in Exhibit A Street address or other common designation of Property to be sold: 13 Plaza Avila, Lake Elsinore, CA 92532, The record owner of which is Agueda Miranda, ( “Owner”). Names and Address of Creditor Association at whose request the sale is being conducted: Tuscany Hills Landscape and Recreation Corporation c/o Peters & Freedman, L.L.P. 43100 Cook Street Suite 202 Palm Desert, CA 92211 (760) 773-4463 Directions to and a detailed description of the above-described real property may be obtained by requesting the same in writing to the above-named beneficiary (“Creditor Association”) within ten (10) days from the first publication of this notice. Said sale will be made without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the unpaid balance currently due and owing under the aforesaid Notice of Delinquent Assessment and/or late fees, costs of collection (including attorneys’ fees), and interest, which said Owner is obligated to pay Creditor Association under Civil Code Section 5650, and fees, charges, and expenses of the Trustee. NOTE: THE PROPERTY IS BEING SOLD SUBJECT TO A RIGHT OF REDEMPTION CREATED BY CIVIL CODE5715. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the Property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of initial publication of the Notice of Trustee’s Sale is $6,627.25. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may visit this Internet Web site www. hoalaw.com/foreclosureinfofor information regarding the sale of this property, using the file/TS number asSigned: to this case: 1492P450-00975-1. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. August 15, 2017 EXHIBITA Parcel 1: Lot(s) 163 of TractNo. 174131, as shown by map on file in book 207 Page(s) 9 through 21,ofMaps, RecordsofRiversideCounty,Ca lifornia Exceptingtherefromallthecoalandoilandother mineralsinthe landasreservedbytheUnitedStatesofAmericain thepatentto said land recordedMarch 13, 1940 in book 447, Page(s)488ofOfficialRecordsofR iversideCounty, California; AlsoExceptingtherefrom 1/16th of all coal, oil, gasandother mineral deposits in said landasreservedinpatentfrom the StateofCalifornia, recordedOctober 19, 1926 in Book 9, Pages(s) 177, ofPatents,RecordsofRiversideCoun ty, California. Parcel2: Non-Exclusive Easements for access, use and enjoyment, drainage, encroachment, support, maintenance, repairs, and for other purposes,allas described in the declaration, and the map. APN: 363-361-032-7. September 6, 13, 20, 2017 DSW17-5214
tests, are susceptible to picking up the germs that are traversing through school. • Fact: Backpacks Carry More Than Just Books. Backpacks go everywhere -- to classrooms, inside lockers, in the cafeteria, in locker rooms -- and collect various germs throughout the day. Periodically clean backpacks inside and out. And make sure lunches and other food items, as well as gym clothes, are packed in separate bags to avoid crosscontamination of germs. • Myth: Sharing is Always Caring. Just about every school supply -- from pens and pencils to headphones to sport jerseys -- can be a vehicle for harmful bacteria. Make sure children are armed with their own items, including mechanical pencils to avoid using the classroom’s pencil sharpener, and avoid sharing their supplies with classmates. When it comes to germs, separating myths from facts can help you have a happier, healthier school year. StatePoint
Famed Fraudster to Give Tips on Avoiding Identity Theft
other consumer complaints with the Federal Trade Commission. The two types of documents most vulnerable to fraud are credit-card statements and employment and tax information. The event is open to the public but you have to pre-register on the AARP Nevada website or Facebook page. Gulbransen says Nevada is 15th in the nation for fraud and identity theft - and says many people are simply too trusting and sometimes willingly give out personal information over the phone. “One of the things that Mr. Abagnale will talk about is making sure that you use secure websites including Nevada ranks 15th worst in the U.S. for fraud and identity-theft complaints, an issue that fraud your banking site, retirement expert Frank Abagnale will address in an appearance on Thursday. (AARP Nevada) account site - and that you safeguard that information with By Desert Star Staff on Thursday evening at the safeguarding your checks. secure passwords,” he adds. LAS VEGAS – A famous Gold Coast Hotel, dispensing “Check thieves can wash The Federal Trade con man is coming to Las free advice at an event your check, which is a process Commission reports that Vegas on Friday - to give sponsored by AARP Nevada. that takes off the ink, and almost half a million Americans some free advice on how to State director of then they can write a check filed identity-fraud complaints avoid becoming the victim communications for AARP to whomever they want for in 2015. Debt-collection of fraud or identity theft. Nevada, Scott Gulbransen, whatever amount they want,” scams are the fastest growing Frank Abagnale - who notes that Abagnale, an he explains. “Simply using a type of fraud in Nevada, was played by Leonardo expert in check fraud, says gel pen is another great tip.” where victims are threatened DiCaprio in the movie “Catch the type of pen you use Last year Nevadans filed Me If You Can” - will speak makes all the difference in 30,000 fraud, identity-theft and by a fake debt collector.
Back-to-College: Design Tips for Small Living SpacesOlds’
By Desert Star Staff Moving on to college is an exhilarating first taste of true independence. It’s a time for self-directed growth, transformative lessons and the beginning of lifelong friendships. For many students, moving into a dorm or off-campus housing is the beginning of another quest: achieving a Pinterest-perfect setting in not-so-spacious quarters. Decorating a small space doesn’t have to mean limiting your style or personality. Here are a few solutions for creating a setting peaceful enough for dedicated study, yet vibrant enough for entertaining. Collaboration is Key: College living often means shared spaces. When it comes to décor for common areas, it’s important for roommates to agree on themes and tone. Color selection can have a dramatic effect on a room’s energy. Make it a group decision when choosing between bold colors for a lively setting, or lighter tones for a calm sanctuary that promotes fine-tuned focus. Prioritize functionality and easy maintenance in the kitchen, where personalities come out in full force and things will have a tendency to get messy. Even though food delivery is available with just a tap of your phone, eventually someone will see a “super easy” YouTube recipe and end up turning the kitchen into a disaster area.
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A Course in Miracles discussion and study group. Every Friday at 4 p.m. at 67735 Loma Vista Rd. For info 805-440-9149. Come join the community walk with Bobby from One one One Fitness every Wednesday at 6pm. Meet in the parking Palm Drive. Twinges in the Hinges Water Exercise every Tuesday & Thursday from 6 - 7pm at the Wardman Park Pool For info call 760-329-3212. Lap Swimming/Water Walking Monday thru Thursday 7 - 10am & 3 - 7pm at the Furbee Aquatics Center For info call 760-251-1605. Swimming Lessons Wardman Park Pool & Furbee Aquatics Center. Call for more info, 760-329-3212.
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Build storage into cabinets with tools like the Under Cabinet Pull Out Drawer Organizer from Improvements, for easier clean-up. Functional Furniture: When furnishing a dorm or small apartment, the more purposes a single piece of furniture can serve, the better. A small entryway table adds a nice aesthetic touch while serving as a home for keys, phones, wallets and other everyday items that tend to wander. To save space, select a narrow piece, such as the Brooke Console Table from Improvements. Their 5-in-1 Ottoman, which transforms from a generous ottoman into a bed, chair, chaise or
recliner just by unfolding and rearranging, is a clever way to add functionality to a room without taking up extra space. When it’s time to get down to work, a dedicated space is essential. However, a separate office is rare luxury. Transform any room into a study sanctuary with something mobile and versatile, like the Wellesley Mobile Office Desk, which includes multiple shelves and drawers for easy organization and a working surface big enough to fit any laptop with space to spare. Step up Storage: Organized storage solutions are the secret weapons of any small space decorator. To avoid clutter claustrophobia, September 13, 2017
start with the closet. Invest in a modular organizer that enables you to customize your storage, helping to increase floor space and keep clothes, shoes and accessories in better shape longer. For non-everyday essentials, a rolling storage bag is a convenient way to keep items out of sight but accessible. You can find a variety of sizes and patterns at such retailers as Improvements. A limited space can hold unlimited possibilities with some creativity, a careful eye toward multifunctional pieces, and the right approach to balance and scale. StatePoint
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(ACIM) study group held at the Center for the Open Rose every Tuesday at 5:00 p.m. Bring a potluck snack. Call Tom Devereaux at 760-5675890 for directions. Cost $5 donation. Distance and Reiki Healing group session held every Tuesday night at 7 p.m. (after ACIM) at the Center for the Open Rose. Call 760-567-5890 leave message. Donations accepted.
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Soothing Tips for Fussy Babies By Desert Star Staff Parents dealing with a fussy baby -- especially one that has been recently fed, changed and loved -- are eager to find ways to soothe them. Fortunately, child sleep expert, Kim West, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, better known as The Sleep Lady, has helped thousands of families gently soothe their fussy little ones and find sleep for more than 20 years. To help keep your baby happy and calm, Graco hired West to offer the following soothing tips: Learn Baby’s Sleepy Cues: Most babies up to six months old can only be awake for about one to two hours before becoming overtired. Part of the learning curve is being able to recognize a child’s typical sleepy cues, so that you can move them to a safe sleep space as soon as possible. These signs may include yawning, staring, fussiness, quieting down, losing interest in playtime, eye rubbing,
and hand sucking. An alert or spirited child may move very quickly from happy to tired to overtired, so keeping one eye on the clock is also important. Be prepared to move straight to naptime or bedtime as soon as you see your child’s sleepy cues. Recognize Baby’s Sleep Patterns: When your baby is about three or four months old, you may start to see a glimmer of a schedule forming where sleeping and waking are concerned. This is because your baby’s internal clock -- the circadian rhythm -- is starting to develop. Look for this pattern, along with your baby’s sleep cues, and create a soothing naptime and bedtime routine, which can include white noise, feeding and rocking. Nap timing and length are often the last components of a baby’s schedule to develop, so you might need to use more effort and additional soothing techniques in the afternoon when getting a little one to sleep
can be particularly challenging. Use Motion to Calm: Motion is a favorite of babies for soothing because it likely reminds them of the sensations and security of their mother’s womb. Movement will often do what no other kind of soothing can do, so it’s a good technique to try. Rock your baby in your arms when you can, but if you need a break to get things done around the house or during times of extended fussiness, consider using a swing. Since every baby is unique, try a swing that has multiple motion options, such as the Graco EveryWay Soother with Removable Rocker. With 16 soothing motions, six different speeds, two vibration settings and 15 songs and sounds, parents can create a personalized soothing environment to calm their little one. As an added benefit, the swing’s seat conveniently doubles as a removable rocker to keep baby happy and close by anywhere in the house.
By Desert Star Staff SEATTLE – The growing epidemic of childhood obesity in the United States has health experts worried about children’s well-being. The percent of children who are considered overweight has more than tripled since the 1970s, and being overweight can lead to devastating health effects. Kaiser Permanente physician assistant Bridget Albright says children are suffering afflictions that normally affect people when they are much older. “We’re seeing kids with diabetes, high blood pressure, elevated cholesterol levels - things that we didn’t usually see in people until they were in their 40s, and we’re seeing that in kids as young as 10,” she laments. About 15 percent of children and adolescents are overweight, according
to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. In the U.S., about 200,000 people younger than 20 have diabetes, types one and two. Much of the cause of obesity is obvious: Kids aren’t active enough. Only about 20 percent of children get at least 60 minutes of moderate-tovigorous exercise five days per week. Albright says physical activity is vital to staying healthy and that there are a lot of activities to choose from. “Finding an activity that you enjoy is key,” she says. “That could be an organized sport: soccer. That could be a solitary sport: biking. That could be as simple as liking to walk an hour a day, and I think I really want to emphasize that there’s something that everybody’s going to find that clicks for them.” Physical activity has other health benefits besides controlling weight, such as
improving the cardiorespiratory system, building strong bones and muscles, and
A multi-motion swing is an effective way to help soothe a fussy baby. This swing is now exclusively available at Babies “R” Us. Understand Crankiness: Babies cry when they’re uncomfortable, bored, overstimulated and sleepy. There are a few things you can do to try and figure out why your baby is crying. Beyond the obvious diaper and mealtime reasons, try a change of scenery. You
can also try dimming the lights, turning on white noise, placing your baby in a swing or offering them a pacifier. Being prepared to tailor your soothing strategies to your child’s individual needs can help provide both you and your baby more relaxing days and nights. StatePoint
Health Expert on Childhood Obesity: Kids with Diseases of ‘40-Year-Olds’ O U R MISSION: even reducing the symptoms of anxiety and depression. Albright notes it also increases
children’s mental productivity, meaning it can help kids do better in school.
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