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OFERTAS Y CUPONES DE DESCUENTO ADENTRO

Mexicans Went to the Oscars Pg. 16

Sharks Stadium Series Recap Pg. 18

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CALENDAR

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Preventive Care Key to Fighting Skin Cancer “Approximately 58 million Americans are affected by actinic keratosis (AKs), the most common form of pre-cancerous skin damage known casually as “pre-cancers,” according to a report published by The Society for Investigative Dermatology and The American Academy of Dermatology Association. An estimated 10 percent of AKs will become squamous cell carcinoma, the second most common form of skin cancer, within two years.” (More Online) Don’t play cat-and-mouse with rodents: Tips to keep your home pest-free “Research by the National Pest Management Association (NPMA) reveals that invasive rodents have broken into 29 percent of U.S. homes, bringing with them a slew of health and property hazards. Forty-five percent of those homeowners said the infestation occurred in the fall and winter months.”

(Read on el-observador.com) Find the right expert to help you manage your money “What’s in a name? When choosing a brand of paper towels or laundry detergent, one name may be as good as another.

When it comes to selecting a financial advisor, however, consumers should know there are different types of advisors who are held to significantly different professional standards.”

(More Online) Your Car Environmentally Friendly?

“You may take steps to reduce your environmental impact through the products you purchase and simple household actions, such as recycling – but what about the car you drive?

“Basic vehicle maintenance, as well as a few helpful driving tricks, can go a long way toward protecting the environment, extending vehicle life and improving fuel economy,” said Rich White, executive director, Car Care Council.” (Read on el-observador.com)

DISNEY ON ICE PRESENTS LET’S CELEBRATE February 26 to March 01, 7:30pm Oracle Arena 7000 Coliseum Way, Oakland, CA

The San Jose Woman’s Club presents its Annual Opera with the Stars Luncheon March 5, 2015 11:30 am San Jose Woman’s club 75 S 11th St San Jose, CA 95112

Schoolhouse Rock Live!

February 27, 7:00 pm Montgomery Theater 271 S Market St San Jose, CA 95113

La Arrolladora Banda El Limón February 28, 7:00 PM 150 West San Carlos Street, San Jose, CA 95113

408k Race to the Row March 1, 2015 8:00 am SAP Center 525 W Santa Clara San Jose, CA 95113

Tony Dize February 28, 10:00 PM - 3:00 AM 1015 Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA

En Plena Flor Exhibition March 3 until April 28, 3 p.m.

Puerto Alegre 546 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA Pablo Soto Campoamor Exhibition March 6, until March 28, 6:00 PM African American Art & Culture Complex 762 Fulton Street, San Francisco, CA “SALSA FOR THE ENVIRONMENT” 10 HOUR INTENSIVE SALSA DANCE COURSE February 25 to March 25, 7:00 PM La Peña Cultural Center 3105 Shattuck Ave. Berkeley, CA

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None of us can afford to be complacent anymore when it comes to the security and safety in our communities. We must understand that ‘security and safety’ begin with each of us. Our civilized life is being destabilized by extremist ideology. We need to plan to promote our American ideals more effectively to counteract jihadist terrorism. I recall that One Hour Photo clerk who called police when she noted photos developed for a client were all about ‘pipe bombs’. Upon viewing those photos, local police had ‘reasonable cause’ for a search warrant. Their efforts thwarted the planned bombing of a local school. Terrorists will tip off their plans in a similar manner. Those who see or know of such plans need to report it. Will our 911 emergency system respond in a timely manner?

The Board of Supervisors, its Office of the Sheriff, all 16 city councils and their police departments must be organized to receive these ‘early-warning’ notifications and then responds in a timely manner.

Existing terrorist organizations continually morph into cells which are capable of acting on their own. For example, Al-Queda has been replaced by ISIL which now dominates territory in Iraq

Luisa Fernanda Montero LA RED HISPANA El hecho de que en las tiendas de CVS hayan decidido finalmente detener la venta de cigarrillos es, sin lugar a dudas, una buena noticia. Actos de este nivel, demuestran que poco a poco, la sociedad avanza en lo que a la salud de las comunidades se refiere.

Obviamente, aquel que quiera fumar fumará. Siguen siendo muchos los lugares donde los fumadores encuentran cigarrillos. Pero el hecho de que cada vez se genere más conciencia sobre las consecuencias del vicio, no debe pasar desapercibido.

Para nadie es fácil dejar de fumar. El tabaquismo causa la muerte de miles de personas y sin embargo, dejar el vicio es una de las metas más complicadas que puede tener cualquier persona.

Pero es necesario hacerlo.

Los componentes del cigarrillo afectan la salud de las personas de forma demasiado drástica. De acuerdo con información publicada por los Centros de Control de Enfermedades, CDC, fumar cigarrillos es la causa principal de cáncer de pulmón. Además, es claro que el fumar también puede causar otros tipos de cáncer.

La nicotina del cigarrillo hace que el corazón trabaje más rápido. El cigarrillo también causa un bloqueo de las arterias del corazón, ocasionando ataques cardíacos, además, los venenos del cigarrillo bloquean las arterias y ocasionan derrames cerebrales. Pero por si fuera poco el fumar causa enfermedades de los pulmones, como la bronquitis crónica y el enfisema. Estas enfermedades disminuyen la cantidad de oxígeno que el cuerpo recibe porque la respiración se hace

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as well as Syria. This latest form is well funded and organized.

ISIL (ne ISIS) is not a nation recognized as one having sovereignty over its subjects and territory. ISIL promotes an extreme form of ideology which appeals to those who already are discontent and marginalized. These individuals and cell groups may exist anywhere; even in Silicon Valley. Individuals who identify with, and join, then become agents who can act out very destructively.

ISIL has demonstrated its barbaric tendencies by beheading and burning alive some of its captive ‘infidels’.

Their latest strategy should concern us all. A Somali terrorist group killed 67 individuals in 2013 when attacking a shopping mall located in Kenya. Just this past weekend, the ‘Mall of America’ in Minnesota, was designated as a target. It is possible that any mall in our community might become the target by our own resident ‘terrorists’ already here.

Here in Silicon Valley, much of the information technology has been developed and is being used by National Security Administration (NSA) to monitor emails to and from overseas. Snowden, the whistle-blower, exposed NSA’s practice of also monitoring many personal emails without having first obtained warrants needed to do that. The data-base collection practices exposed by Snowden were massively extensive. Those databases were the basis of detection of many planned ‘terrorist incidents’ which were thwarted. This is the ‘loss of privacy cost’ of having security and safety in America.

In addition, hackers have successfully attacked SONY’s data bases, its intellectual property, and other proprietary information.

Recently Anthem, a medical care firm, reported that its 80 million patient data base had been successfully stolen by hackers. This is

más difícil. Todo ello sin contar con la forma drástica en que la nicotina afecta los dientes y las encías o las consecuencias que puede tener en las mujeres embarazadas, que pueden incluso, tener abortos espontáneos.

La nicotina, además, hace más difícil la digestión, lo cual causa úlceras en el estómago y mucha acidez después de comer. Pero lo cierto es que dejar de fumar es posible y nunca es tarde para empezar.

Yo lo logré. Fue un proceso de más de cuatro años en los que fui disminuyendo de forma paulatina el consumo.

Es decir que de fumar en promedio dos paquetes de cigarrillos diarios, pase a uno y después a 4 o 3 cigarrillos diarios.

En su momento me reté a mí misma en esta columna y por eso hoy – después de muchos meses – me com-

place contar que lo logré y que ya no disfruto para nada del acto de fumarme un cigarrillo. No fue fácil pero tampoco imposible, por eso, estoy segura de que usted también lo puede lograr.

Si bien es cierto que el vicio es difícil de superar dado el hecho de que el cigarrillo contiene nicotina, una droga que produce una dependencia tan fuerte como la heroína o la cocaína, también es cierto que dejarlo atrás no es imposible; es difícil, pero no imposible.

Para recibir ayuda en su proceso puede llamar al 1-800784-8669 o al 1-800-3328615 encontrará ofrece apoyo gratuito de consejeros experimentados, un plan personalizado para dejar de fumar, materiales de autoayuda, lo último en información sobre medicamentos para la cesación del tabaquismo y más.

Usted decide.

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of special concern because patient records have all the specific information needed by those who do identity theft. And recently, it was disclosed that over the past several years, sophisticated hackers had stolen billions from a major world financial institution.

While visiting Stanford University recently, President Obama addressed the need for this nation to ramp-up its efforts to attain a reasonable level of cyber-safety. Actually, the proposed new ‘Office of National Cyber-Safety’ could be properly located within NSA’s current operations.

What are the current local level preparations? The SJPD recently took steps to acquire a drone to be used for surveillance. And the Office of the Sheriff proposed spending $500,000 to acquire the capability to track mobile phones. Both of these items are good to have, but also have the great potential to ‘invade ‘our privacy’.

Both of these law-enforcement agencies will emphasize their use to greatly enhance criminal investigations. There is a need to have public input to establish reasonable policies for the use of these technologies. What is not being addressed is the adequacy of the existing 911 emergency phone service to receive information concerning a terrorist attack in one of our shopping malls. Swat Teams exist, but are they organized to deal with a terrorist incident?

With current terrorism developments, it is prudent to prepare and inform the public. Ideally, some observer will know something, see something, and then take appropriate action. The public needs to become more aware and vigilant. That requires ‘organized information dissemination’ at the local level. We now need to have a plan which includes responses to ‘cyber-safety’ and terrorism. Our security and safety begins with each of us.

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EDUCATION

Lori Abbott Part-time college instructors across the state are uniting for better pay and greater job security. The rallies held on this first National Adjunct Walkout Day are designed to bring attention to the growing number of temporary, part-time instructors, often called adjuncts.

Larissa Dorman, an adjunct professor at San Diego City College, said part-timers make up a surprising 75 percent of college faculty in California.

“What they want is really cheap labor, because they’d rather bring in somebody young and new and pay them less,” she said. “That’s the kind of stuff that really makes this a civil rights issue, it makes it a worker’s rights issue. This is really ridiculous.”

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Dorman said she and otheradjuncts often work at several different campuses.

She taught six classes last semester and made $36,000.

Had she been full-time, she would have taught one less class and made twice as much money.

Some college administrators say hiring more fulltime instructors would drive up personnel costs at a time when colleges are facing funding cuts.

UC-San Diego graduate student Daniel Gutierrez said it’s frustrating because he can only use tenured professors for his research committees, even though the professors who know his work the best are adjuncts. Also, he said, he was considering teaching as a profession - but now he’s not too sure.

“Even if I wanted to pursue a career in academia,”

he said, “that’s obviously troubling that I won’t have any sense of job security afterwards, and that I’ll still be living in poverty, like I do today.”

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•Faculty and students will protest on college campuses today for National Adjunct Walkout Day. A San Jose State University professor created the event as a way to bring attention to the growing number of part-time college-level instructors.

Dorman said not only are adjunct professors not getting paid what they’re worth, students are losing out, too.

“So, our students are effectively paying money in tuition, while they’re getting faculty that have less, that are being paid less money and also being given less opportunity to do the work of a professor,” Dorman said.

The idea for National Adjunct Walkout Day came from a professor at San Jose State University who was fed up with working conditions.

More information is online at cft.org and at nationaladjunct.tumblr.com.

Lori Abbott Los instructores de tiempo parcial están uniéndose este pasado miércoles en todo el estado para conseguir una mejor paga y mayor seguridad laboral. Las manifestaciones de este primer National Adjunct Walkout Day (Día Nacional de Marcha de los Adjuntos) busco llamar la atención hacia el creciente numero de instructores temporales o de tiempo parcial, comúnmente llamados “adjuntos”.

Larissa Dorman, profesora adjunta en el San Diego City College, dice que los instructores universitarios de tiempo parcial llegan a ser hasta el 75 por ciento de los facultativos en California.

“Lo que quieren es trabajo de plano barato -explica-, porque prefieren traer alguien joven y nuevo, y pagarles menos. Y cosas así son las que convierten esto en un problema de derechos civiles, un asunto de derechos del trabajador. Es de veras ridículo.”

Dorman afirma que ella y otros en su caso frecuentemente van de campus en campus para encontrar trabajo. Impartió seis clases el

semestre pasado y gano 36 mil dólares. De haber trabajado de tiempo completo, hubiera dado una clase menos y ganado casi el doble. Algunos administradores de “college” dicen que contratar a mas maestros de tiempo completo aumentaría los costos de personal en un momento en el que los colegios enfrentan un recorte de recursos.

carrera en la academia -comenta-, obviamente es preocupante que luego no podré sentir que tengo seguridad laboral y que estaré viviendo en la pobreza, como ahora.”

Daniel Gutierrez, estudiante graduado de la Universidad de California en San Diego, confiesa que es frustrante que solo pueda contar con maestros de planta para sus comités de investigación, a pesar de que los profesores que mejor conocen su trabajo son los adjuntos. Agrega que estaba considerando dedicarse profesionalmente a la cátedra, pero ya no esta tan seguro.

“Así que nuestros estudiantes están pagando las colegiaturas, pero tienen tutores a los que se les paga menos -afirma- y también se les esta dando menos oportunidad de hacer la labor de un profesor.”

“Incluso si quisiera hacer

Dorman afirma que no solo los maestros adjuntos reciben menos paga de lo que valen; que los alumnos también pierden.

La idea del Día Nacional de la Caminata de Adjuntos nació por la indignación de un profesor en la Universidad Estatal de San Jose, quien se harto de las condiciones laborales.

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Simple Strategy Changes May Boost Your Retirement Dollars, Says Financial Advisor

ment plan. She didn’t need the whole $35,000, so she put a large chunk of it in CDs each year.

Many people talk to their accountant just once a year – right about now, says financial consultant Larry D. Roby.

“She was getting hit with what I call ‘the tax torpedo,’ ” Roby says. “That $35,000 from her fund caused the portion of her Social Security income being taxed to jump from zero to 85 percent. And she’s also getting taxed on the whole $35,000! Putting the extra money into CDs earning only about 1 percent interest, meant she was actually losing money.”

“This is a good time to ask a few questions that may not have occurred to either you or your accountant simply because at tax time, you’re both focused on the task at hand and not the bigger picture, ” says Roby, founder and president of Senior Financial Advisors, Inc., www. sfabridge.com <http://www. sfabridge.com> .

“But, if you don’t have a financial advisor, asking your accountant a few questions may help you spot places where you’re unnecessarily leaking retirement funds.

Many of those leaks can be plugged with some simple changes.”

Roby tells the story of a woman he worked with at the financial counseling ministry where he volunteers.

She was a widow on Social Security who also received an annual disbursement of $35,000 from her retire-

The fix, he says, was easy.

The woman could pay no taxes on her Social Security benefits if the combined total of 1 – her adjusted gross income, 2 – nontaxable interest income and 3 – half the benefits, was less than $25,000. If the amount was $25,000 to $34,000, she would likely be taxed on 50 percent of her benefits.

“By lowering her retirement fund disbursement to the amount she actually needs, she saw a substantial tax savings,” Roby says.

Such oversights are surprisingly common and can be corrected when you have the

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right information. If you’re planning for retirement or already retired, here are the questions Roby suggests you ask your accountant: 1. Do I have to pay taxes on my Social Security benefits?

2. Is there a way to reduce or eliminate those taxes?

3. Why am I paying taxes on money I’m not spending?

4. How long will my retirement funds last based on my current withdrawals?

5. Based on my tax records, will my spouse have sufficient income after my death?

If your retirement picture is far more complicated, with a variety of taxable and non-taxable income streams, Roby says seeking the services of a financial advisor with a diversified perspective may be a worthwhile investment.

“I always recommend people to talk to an advisor who doesn’t specialize in just one area, like annuities,” Roby says. “If you’re a hammer, everything looks like a nail.

Someone equipped with lots of tools can put help you put together the best strategies for you.”

SESSION #1 (1.5 hrs) HOW TO GET A GREEN The Santa Clara County Department of Environmental Health is now offering regional “How to Get a Green” training workshops at no cost to owners/operators within Santa Clara County. The training is in support of our new Food Facility Placarding and Scoring Program and will provide owners/operators valuable information on how to pass their inspection. Specific criteria for the placarding and scoring program, major vio-

lations to avoid, as well as basic food safety training will be reviewed in each 90 minute workshop. The goal of these workshops is to provide each participant with a complete understanding of how to receive and maintain the green “PASS” placard.

SESSION #2 (1.0 hr) MANAGING NEGATIVE REVIEWS The Small Business Development Center of Silicon Valley will be conducting a workshop to show how to respond to online customer complaints. All major tools used by restaurant reviewer sites will be covered.

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Dates and Locations: 3/9/2015 Mon. 2-4:30 pm (English) Mtn. View Public Library – 585 Franklin St., Mtn. View 3/18/2015 Wed. 8-10:30 am (Vietnamese) DEH – 1555 Berger Dr. Bldg. #2, 3rd Floor San Jose, CA Workshops are and open to the public REGISTER TODAY: WWW.SCCCPD. EVENTBRITE.COM

New BART Service to

Warm Springs/South Fremont to Begin Late 2015

BART wants to hear from you!

El nuevo servicio de BART a Warm Springs/South Fremont empezará a finales de 2015 ● ¡BART desea escuchar su opinión!

BART desea obtener su opinión con respecto al nuevo servicio a Warm Springs/South Fremont El San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) pronto concluirá la extensión de 5.4 millas de la estación de Fremont a la nueva estación de Warm Springs/ South Fremont, la cual se espera entre en servicio a finales de 2015. BART invita al público a obtener más información sobre la extensión y la nueva estación, así como a proporcionar comentarios relacionados con cambios elementales en el servicio. Las modificaciones en el servicio podrían incluir cambios en los horarios de servicio de las estaciones Glen Park, Balboa Park y Daly City.

Si necesita asistencia en otro idioma, por favor llame al (510) 464-6752, al menos 72 horas antes de la fecha del evento. Aunque no pueda asistir a uno de nuestros eventos de difusión comunitaria, puede proporcionar sus comentarios llenando un formulario por Internet, el cual estará disponible a partir del 6 de marzo de 2015 en www.bart.gov/ wsx. Para obtener información adicional comuníquese con: Janice Adam, Enlace de Relaciones con la Comunidad, al (510) 413-2060 o a jadam@bart.gov.

FECHAS Y UBICACIÓN DE LOS EVENTOS DE DIFUSIÓN COMUNITARIA Saturday, March 7 Monday, March 9 Tuesday, March 10 Thursday, March 12 Friday, March 13 6 am – 10 am 10 am – 2 pm 4 pm – 8 pm 11 am – 3 pm 11 am – 3 pm BART Fremont Santa Clara Co. BART Fremont BART Daly City BART Balboa Station Library District Station Concourse Station Park Station Concourse Area Milpitas Library Area Concourse Area Concourse Area 160 N. Main Street Milpitas, CA

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NAPS Vaccines help to protect the health of a child who is vaccinated—and those around the child, as well.

That’s the word from experts who say the outbreak of measles that began in California and spread to many other states drives home the basic fact that vaccines are the most effective means of preventing infectious diseases. They also believe that vaccines are the best way to ensure that disabling and fatal diseases of the past don’t make a comeback in our country.

Measles was declared eliminated from the United States in 2000, but an outbreak that began in Disneyland® in December 2014, and that has sickened more than 100 people, has shone a spotlight on the importance of vaccines in preventing infectious diseases. Most of those infected were unvaccinated.

“All children should receive vaccines to protect their own health and so they don’t spread infections to others, especially the most vulnerable, such as pregnant women and babies,” says Edward R.B. McCabe, M.D., MPH, March of Dimes chief medical officer. “The more children who are fully immunized, the less the risk of exposure to vaccine-preventable diseases.”

He contends that parents should ensure their children get all their vaccinations on schedule, including an annual flu shot. Parents and caregivers should also get a booster for pertussis (whooping cough), a highly contagious and potentially fatal disease in babies, so they won’t unknowingly infect the children in their lives—especially newborns, who are too

•Experts say vaccines are the best way to ensure that disabling and fatal diseases of the past don’t make a comeback in our country. young to get their own immunizations.

A History Of Support The March of Dimes has a long history of supporting vaccines. It funded the development of the first safe and effective polio vaccine by Dr. Jonas Salk in 1955, followed by the oral vaccine developed

by Dr. Albert Sabin in 1962.

In 1969–1970, the March of Dimes led a nationwide immunization campaign against rubella (German measles). The campaign was so successful that there has not been a case of congenital rubella syndrome in the U.S. in more than 30 years.

Since 2009, the March of Dimes has partnered with Sanofi Pasteur to help inform the public about the burden of infectious disease and the value of vaccines through two unique campaigns: Sounds of Pertussis® and Word of Mom: Celebrating Generations of Healthy Advice. For more information, visit www. marchofdimes.org/partners/ sanofi-pasteur.aspx.

For more information on childhood vaccines, visit www.marchofdimes.org/ baby/your-babys-vaccinations.aspx.

FDA

“Este año, voy a bajar un poco de peso”.

Si se ve haciendo esta consabida resolución de Año Nuevo, sepa esto: muchos suplementos y alimentos (incluyendo tés y cafés) dizque “milagrosos” para adelgazar no cumplen lo que prometen. Y peor aún, pueden tener graves daños, advierten los funcionarios de la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA, por sus siglas en inglés). La agencia ha detectado cientos de productos que se venden como suplementos dietéticos, pero que en realidad contienen ingredientes activos (los componentes que hacen que una medicina sea eficaz contra una enfermedad específica) ocultos encontrados en medicamentos de prescripción médica, ingredientes peligrosos de medicamentos que han sido retirados del mercado, o compuestos que no han sido estudiados de manera adecuada en seres humanos.

“Cuando el producto contiene una fármaco u otro ingrediente que no aparece en la lista de ingredientes, nos preocupamos de sobremanera por la seguridad de dicho producto”, señala el Dr. James P. Smith, M.D., subdirector interino de la Oficina de Evaluación de Medicamentos de la FDA.

Y si está a punto de tomar lo que cree es un suplemento dietético “natural”, tal como el polen de abeja o el tamarindo malabar (garcinia cambogia), debe advertir que la FDA ha encontrado que algunos de estos productos también contienen ingredientes activos ocultos de fármacos de prescripción médica.

Productos contaminados Por ejemplo, la FDA ha descubierto productos para adelgazar contaminados con sibutramina, un ingrediente de medicamentos de prescripción médica. Este ingrediente era parte de un fármaco aprobado por la FDA llamado Meridia, el cual fue retirado del mercado en octubre de 2010 porque causaba problemas del corazón y derrames cerebrales.

Muchos de estos productos contaminados son importados, vendidos en el Internet y sumamente publicitados en las redes sociales. Algunos también pueden encontrarse en los anaqueles de las tiendas.

“La única forma natural de perder peso es quemando más calorías de las que se ingieren”, afirma el Dr. Smith.

Esto es, con una combinación de alimentación sana y actividad física.

Consejo para los consumidores En general, si está usando o considerando la idea de usar algún producto que se venda como un suplemento dietético, la FDA le sugiere que: consulte con su profesional de la salud o con un dietista certificado los nutrientes que podría necesitar, además de su dieta regular.

se pregunte si no suena demasiado bueno para ser verdad. sea cauteloso si las afirmaciones sobre el producto parecen exageradas o poco realistas. tenga cuidado con las afirmaciones extremas como “rápido y eficaz” o “totalmente seguro”. sea escéptico en cuanto a la información anecdótica de los “testimonios” personales sobre los increíbles beneficios o resultados que se obtienen con el uso de cierto producto.

Si sospecha que un producto comercializado en internet como un suplemento dietético pudiera estar contaminado, la FDA lo insta a reportar esta en internet línea. Usted o su profesional de la salud también pueden denunciar una enfermedad o lesión que crean esté relacionada con el uso de un suplemento dietético, llamando al 1-800-FDA-1088 o visiting la FDA.

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RECIPE

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* Lunch: Opt for a juicy veggie burger - easy to cook in just a few minutes. Or try this flavorful recipe for Tuna Edamame Salad, which allows you to take in all the healthy benefits of these young green soybeans with a quick and easy lunch. Did you know one cup of edamame contains 17 grams of protein? * Snack: Throw a protein-packed nutrition bar in your car, bag or purse so you can have a healthy snack while running errands. (But read the label to make sure it contains soy protein and isn’t loaded with sugar.) * Dinner: Load up on vegetables and protein with a tasty and easy stir fry using marinated tofu strips. Or cholesterol-free soy “crumbles” can quickly and easily be added to favorites including pasta sauce, soup, chili and tacos.

Tuna Edamame Salad Prep time: 5 minutes Servings: 4 1cup frozen shelled edamame, cooked according to package directions 1cup cherry tomatoes, cut in half 1cup carrots, shredded 1can (6 ounces) tuna, water packed, drained 1/2cup golden raisins 1/4cup red onion, diced 1/4cup bottled, reduced-fat Italian salad dressing Pita bread or whole grain crackers (option)

(Family Features) Did you know that small, positive additions to your diet and lifestyle can help promote a healthier heart? Instead of denying yourself the delicious flavors you crave, try weaving a few subtle changes into your menu and you can healthfully and conveniently meet your wellness goals.

Show your heart some love Besides giving meals a satisfying boost, soy-based foods are a heart-healthy addition to your diet. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a diet containing 25 grams of soy protein per day, accompanying other foods that are low in saturated fats and cholesterol, may decrease the chance of heart disease.

“Soy protein is a very high quality protein, equivalent to egg or milk protein,” said Mindy Kurzer, Ph.D. and professor with the Department of Food Science and Nutrition at the University of Minnesota. “Soyfoods, such as soymilk, have been shown to lower dietary cholesterol and saturated fat, decreasing blood cholesterol concentrations and improving heart health.”

Sprinkle soy into your diet, easily Available in many delicious forms, soy-based foods and beverages make the swap towards healthier options a snap. Try some of these meal ideas to help you cut calories, saturated fat and cholesterol from your diet: * Breakfast: Take on the day by enjoying a fruit and soymilk blended smoothie for breakfast. Soymilk is the only plant-based dairy alternative with an average of 7 grams of protein per serving plus calcium, potassium, and vitamins A and D.

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San Jose CALIFORNIA Dr. Rita Cepeda joined the San José-Evergreen Community College District in 2010, becoming the District’s sixth permanent chancellor.

She began her 34-year career in California community colleges at the State Chancellor’s Office. As Vice Chancellor for Educational Services and Economic Development she headed the largest division within the State Chancellor’s Office, managing the entire spectrum of community college instruction, special programs and economic development.

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After serving for 18 years at the State Chancellor’s Office, Dr. Cepeda went on to serve for 16 years in the role of college president for 3 different colleges, including Santa Clara’s Mission College, Santa Ana College and, most recently, as president of San Diego Mesa College.

Dr. Cepeda is the author and co-author of many policy documents and studies on a wide range of higher education topics, including distance education, immigrant workforce preparation, middle college high schools, and adult education. She is affiliated with numerous professional affiliations and in 2009, was elected to the Board of Directors of the

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prestigious American Association of Community Colleges. Dr. Cepeda currently serves on the Board of the American Council on Education and the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities. She has also served as Advisor to the White House Initiative for Educational Excellence. A naturalized citizen, she immigrated to the United States at age 11, learning to speak English as a second language.

Chancellor Cepeda earned a doctorate of education from University of Southern California and bachelor and master’s degrees from California State University, Long Beach.

•Dr. Rita Cepeda is retiring after 34 years in her education career field.

San Jose CALIFORNIA At its February 24th meeting, the Board of Supervisors took additional bold steps to respond to the estimated 7,600 individuals that, on any given night, are homeless in Santa Clara County. First, the Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the creation of a new short-term Housing Task Force to address the needs of the homeless in Santa Clara County.

Second, the Board approved of the Mid-Year Budget Report that included funding for important housing-related initiatives.

The newly-created Housing Task Force will be led by Matthew Mahood, President and CEO of the San José Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce and Ben Field, Execu-

tive Officer of the South Bay Labor Council, and include Supervisors Cindy Chavez and Mike Wasserman, as well as a City of San Jose representative chosen by the Mayor and other housing representatives.

Additionally, as part of the MidYear Budget Report, the Board approved: ·$600,000 for capacity building to shelter providers ·$12 million set-aside for Korean Baptist Church project ·$5 million to Housing Trust for Predevelopment Loan Program

·$144,000 (annualized) for new position in Office of Supportive Housing Supervisor Chavez said, “I am so excited both President Cortese’s Task Force and our Housing Initiatives received unanimous support from the Board because we can move forward with this work,” said Supervisor Chavez, “I agree that this is a moral imperative requiring fresh ideas and increased collaboration.”

The proposed action comes after the Board of Supervisors endorsed Destination: Home’s “Community Plan to End Homelessness” on January 13, 2015, which works with community partners – including all 15 cities in Santa Clara County – to chart a five-year roadmap to build 6,000 affordable housing units.

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•Javier Aguilar Cuevas, cónsul adscrito de México.

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ministración Obama repeló esta detención y está trabajando para que se resuelva este problema.

San Jose, CA

El pasado 16 de febrero, el juez federal de Texas, Andrew Hanen puso en pausa la Acción ejecutiva del Presidente Obama. La cual, protegería de deportación hasta a cinco millones de inmigrantes indocumentados y extendería el programa DACA, eliminando el límite de edad de sus aplicantes, empezando el 18 de febrero 2015.

Sin embargo, esta suspensión se refiere al DACA extendido, el cual ya no ponía límites en las edades y al DAPA, la acción dIferida para los padres de ciudadanos estadounidenses. Pero, el Daca establecido en el año 2012, sigue vigente. “Estamos haciendo dos talleres, sábado 28 de febrero donde tenemos diferentes citas a partir de las 10 de la mañana para todos aquellos que quieran inscribirse por primera vez al DACA, Y también el sábado 7 de Marzo para aquellos que quieren renovar su DACA”, dijo Javier Aguilar Cuevas, cónsul adscrito de México.

Dan Eaton, profesor de leyes, dijo que esta detención temporal por el juez Hanen es algo bueno para el Presidente Obama y los inmigrantes que calificarían en los programas anunciados.

Sim embargo, días después de la orden del juez, la ad-

Estos talleres ofrecidos son gratuitos y todo estudiante que califique con los requisitos de la Acción Diferida del año 2012 pueden solicitar el DACA y aquellos que ya son beneficiados por ello pueden renovar. No son afectados por la suspensión del juez.

El consulado Mexicano en San José aclara dudas sobre la Acción Diferida (DACA) y la detención temporal de la Acción Ejecutiva del Presidente Obama por un juez federal del estado de Texas.

“Es importante señalar que tanto el gobierno de México y atreves la secretaria de relaciones exteriores y sus consulados lamentamos mucho que se haya dado esta suspensión temporal de las acciones ejecutivas” dijo Javier Aguilar, “Pero es importante ver que esta es una suspensión temporal.” Por lo tanto, el consulado está muy positivos que pueda pasar algo que beneficie a la comunidad Mexicana.

Una de las funciones del consulado Mexicano es proveer información para todas esas personas que pueden ser beneficiadas por los últimos cambios de leyes, “queremos que nadie este sin desconocimiento, porque el desconocimiento los hace vulnerables antes situaciones que pueden presentarse” dijo Javier Aguilar. Por lo tanto, advierten a la comunidad de gente sin escrúpulos que se aprovechan de estas situaciones para estafar a la gente.

El consulado ha extendido sus horas de servicio de 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. para cerciorarse

que todo Mexicano tenga los documentos necesarios para cuando se levante la suspensión ya estén listos y puedan ser beneficiados. Desde el 12 de enero, el consulado ofrece las actas de nacimiento a los Mexicanos nacidos y registrados en México, solo necesitan una identificación, sus datos, y en cinco minutos tienen su acta de nacimiento.

Lo cual, facilita el proceso y se ahorra dinero ya que ordenar su acta cuesta 13 dólares.

Atreves de la suspensión temporal de juez, surgió el temor de inmigrantes de registrarse y dar su información personal al gobierno. “el reto que han tenido al llegar aquí ha sido un reto bastante grande, ha sido más allá, incluso a veces arriesgando vidas. Ante una posibilidad que existe de tener un alivio migratorio, yo creo que deberían poder arriesgarse, en el sentido que podrán tener un beneficio… ningún aplicante del DACA ha tenido un

problema”, agrego el cónsul, quien aconseja a las personas que apliquen para que sean beneficiados.

Para obtener información directa del consulado Mexicano, puede bajar la aplicación en su teléfono: Miconsulmex, también pueden visitar su página de Facebook, y su página oficial, http:// consulmex.sre.gob.mx/

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San Jose CALIFORNIA In an effort to meet the needs of more than 50,000 Santa Clara County residents potentially eligible to apply for administrative relief, the Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a plan to allocate $1.8 million in onetime funding for information and legal services to help them through the process.

The funding, which will be available for 20 months starting in April, will be distributed by the Silicon Valley Community Foundation to nonprofits who provide services to immigrants.

“This outreach isn’t being done now and notarios are preying on those who are eligible for DACA or DAPA,

San Jose CALIFORNIA By this summer, San Jose will have converted 23,000 of its 63,000 streetlights from amber-colored, low-pressure sodium lights to brighter, whiter, energy efficient LED lights. These new lights increase visibility, improving neighborhood safety, and can be programmed and dimmed.

Tuesday’s City Council action had two components: 1) The Council will vote on whether to move forward with a pilot project with Philips to install 50 of the company’s SmartPoles in San Jose in exchange for converting an additional 750 streetlights to LEDs. A SmartPole is an integrated unit manufactured by Philips that combines the equipment, cabinets, and meter

equipment needed for smallcell cellular installations with a city’s streetlights. The goal of the SmartPole is to both reduce clutter in the right-ofway and to increase the availability of sites for cell-phone carriers, improving phone and broadband coverage for consumers. The company has completed a pilot in Seattle and has approached San Jose about a larger project.

2) The Council will provide parameters so city staff can conduct a competitive process and solicit proposals for replacements of the remaining non-LED lights citywide.

This will allow the rest of San Jose’s 40,000 streetlights to be converted to the brighter LED lighting, bringing safety improvements to all of San Jose’s neighborhoods and business districts.

San Jose has been a pioneer in the development of LED streetlighting, working with

the industry on a number of pilots and demonstration projects. Many of the conversions done to date have not used San Jose tax dollars, but used grants and investments (such as federal ARRA stimulus funds) or leveraging the future energy savings from converting the lights to finance the conversions.

“This is a unique opportunity to improve neighborhood safety and move San Jose forward at the frontend of an innovative wave of technology in the telecom industry,” Mayor Liccardo said.

Mayor Sam Liccardo, Vice Mayor Rose Herrera, and Councilmember Ash Kalra have released a memo urging the Council to support the Philips proposal and to move forward on a competitive process to convert the City’s remaining streetlights.

FEBRUARY 27 - MARCH 5, 2015 promising them a path to citizenship, taking their money and then nothing happens,” said Board President Dave Cortese.

“The unanimous support from the Board is a distinct message that we are a family of immigrants in Santa Clara County,” said Supervisor Chavez, “I am grateful for the support from my colleagues, the community, City of San José, and all our partners to address this pressing issue.”

Proposed by Cortese and Chavez, the Immigrant Family Relations Implementation Plan would also: ·Launch an outreach and education campaign about the President’s Executive Order enacting Deferred Action for Parental Accountability (DAPA) and expanding De-

ferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). ·Establish a partnership with the City of San José for shared funding and coordination. ·Require reports from the Silicon Valley Community Foundation on how the money is being spent.

For more information, please contact the Office of Supervisor Dave Cortese at 408-299-5030 or the Office of Supervisor Cindy Chavez at 408-299-5020.

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Dave Cortese Elected Chair of Metropolitan Transportation Commission in January of this year, was elected to serve as the 2015 president of the board after a stint as vice chair.

Oakland CALIFORNIA Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors President Dave Cortese took over the reins of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) Wednesday after the 18 voting members of the 21-member regional Commission unanimously elected him as chair for the two-year term running through February 2017.

The Commission is charged with planning, financing and coordinating transportation for the nine counties comprising the San Francisco Bay Area, a mission that also extends to integrating transportation facilities and services with development while promoting sustainability.

MTC oversees several travel resources in the Bay Area, including the free 511 traveler information system (on the phone at 511 and on the Web at 511.org), the Clipper® transit fare card and the FasTrak® electronic toll collection system.

Cortese brings to his assignment two years as MTC’s vice chair, and eight years overall as an MTC commissioner. He was first appointed to MTC in 2007 as the Association of Bay Area Governments’ (ABAG) representative, later transitioning to Santa Clara County’s seat on the Commission. In February 2015 he started his third four-year term as an MTC commissioner.

“I am honored to be steering MTC during this time of tremendous challenge and opportunity for the agency and the region,” Cortese said.

“On the one hand, the Bay Area is blessed with renewed economic growth, but on the other, we must contend with the transportation impacts of this growth, and work to ensure that people at all income

File photo. Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors President Dave Cortese took over as the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC).

levels have access and mobility options.”

Cortese pointed out that he is the first Santa Clara County representative to lead MTC since Jim Beall, who served as chair of MTC from 1999 to 2001 and as an MTC commissioner from 1987 to 2006.

Beall served on the San Jose City Council and the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors before being elected to the California State Senate, where he recently assumed the role of chair of the state Senate Transportation and Housing Committee.

“I feel fortunate to be stepping into the MTC chair role at a time when the Senate Transportation Committee is being chaired by someone as knowledgeable about transportation and the Bay Area as Jim Beall,” Cortese said.

“The close working relationship we’ve developed over our many years in government will be helpful as the region partners with the state to implement the Cap and Trade Program and address other urgent issues.”

Cortese has served on the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors since 2008, and

A native of San Jose who comes from a public serviceoriented family and is trained as a lawyer, Cortese brings to his new MTC assignment strong credentials in transportation and environmental stewardship. As an MTC commissioner, he fought to bring federal stimulus funds to the region, and helped shepherd to adoption the groundbreaking Plan Bay Area, the first regional longrange plan to closely link transportation investments with sustainable development patterns. As a member of the Valley Transportation Authority Board of Directors, he pushed to ensure BART’s expansion into Santa Clara County.

Cortese also serves as chair of the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors’ Housing, Land Use, Environment and Transportation Committee, where he has secured funding for more school crossing guards, and for an evaluation of “hot spots” of pedestrian and bicycle accidents/fatalities in order to improve safety.

He also has advocated for expanding the use of renewable energy, and protecting the local environment, parks and open spaces.

In 2009 he launched the “Cortese Kids Climate Club,” a program where elementary and middle school students become Planet Super Heroes by agreeing to certain practices in order to protect the environment.

Prior to his county service, Cortese served eight years on the San Jose City Council and led efforts to preserve street trees and increase the urban canopy, and to adopt goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the city. He

served two years as San Jose’s vice mayor and has served as president of ABAG. MTC’s Commission also serves as the governing board overseeing the work of two affiliated agencies, the Bay Area Toll Authority (BATA) and the Service Authority for Freeways and Expressways (SAFE), and Commissioner Cortese will chair those bodies as well.

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LEGAL CLASSIFIEDS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO.601074 The following person(s) is(are) doing business DTH Presents 777 1st St. #109 Gilroy, CA 95020, Santa Clara Co. Down the Hall, LLC 777 1st St. #109 Gilroy CA, 95020. This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company; registrant has not begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon. “I declare that all information in this 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.)

Caryn Laird President February 27; March 6, 13, 20, 2015 This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 02/05/2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO.601934 The following person(s) is(are) doing business Scaping Land Landscapes 17205 Morgan Hill, CA 95037, Santa Clara Co. Jaime R. Nungaray 17215 Grand Prix Way Morgan Hill, CA 95037. This business is conducted by an individual; registrant has not begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon.

“I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)

Jaime R. Nungaray February 27; March 6, 13, 20, 2015 This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 02/25/2015.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 114CV273268 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Yang Coa. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Yang Cao, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Yang Cao to Jennifer Yanb b. Qugin Cao to Grace Yildiz. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 04/07/2015 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose,

CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

February 13, 2015 Aaron Persky Judge of the Superior Court February 27; March 6, 13, 20, 2015 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 115CV277230 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: B. Sandoval Rieken. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, B. Sandoval Rieken, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. B. Sandoval Rieken to Bella Rose Owens. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 06/09/2015 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

February 25, 2015 Thomas E. Kuhnle Judge of the Superior Court February 27; March 6, 13, 20, 2015 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 115CV277149 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Tina Lau and Danny Hsu. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioners, Tina Lau and Danny Hsu, have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Chloe Hsu to Chloe Lau. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 06/09/2015 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113.

A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in

the county of Santa Clara.

February 23, 2015 Thomas E. Kuhnle Judge of the Superior Court February 27; March 6, 13, 20, 2015 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 115CV277146 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Yiran Huang Wong. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Yiran Huang Wong, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Yiran Huang Wong to Janelle Yiran Wong. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 06/09/2015 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

February 23, 2015 Thomas E. Kuhnle Judge of the Superior Court February 27; March 6, 13, 20, 2015 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO.601454 The following person(s) is(are) doing business Crab & Cray 1735 E. Capitol Expressway San Jose, CA 95121, Santa Clara Co. Viet Sonoma, INC. 1735 E. Capitol Expressway San Jose, CA 95121. This business is conducted by a corporation; registrant has not begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon. “I declare that all information in this 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.)

Katelyn Phan Secretary February 20, 27, March 6, 13, 2015 This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 02/17/2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO.601455 The following person(s) is (are) doing business 1. PHP Group 2. PHP Lending 3. PHP Mortgage 4. PHP Real Estate 5.

PHP Real Estate Services 6.

PHP Realty 1816 Tully Road, Suite #202 San Jose, CA 95122, Santa Clara Co. PHP

Group, INC. 1816 Tully Rd, Ste #202 San Jose, CA 95122.

This business is conducted by a corporation; registrant has not begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon. “I declare that all information in this 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.)

Katelyn Phan Secretary February 20, 27, March 6, 13, 2015 This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 02/17/2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO.601335 The following person(s) is(are) doing business Law Office of Tomas M. Flores, Esq. 97 South Second Street, Suite 100 San Jose, CA 95113, Santa Clara Co. Tomas M. Flores 97 South Second Street, Suite 100 San Jose, CA 95113. This business is conducted by an individual; registrant has begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon, 01/01/2015 “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)

Tomas M. Flores February 20, 27, March 6, 13, 2015 This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 02/11/2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO.601514 The following person(s) is (are) doing business 1. Collaborated Cleaning Solutions. LLC 2. CCS 491 Aldo Ave Santa Clara CA, 95054, Santa Clara Co. Collaborated Cleaning Solutions 491 Aldo Ave Santa Clara CA, 95054. This business is conducted by a limited liability company; registrant has begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon, 01/21/2015 “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)

Lynden M. Conway February 20, 27, March 6, 13, 2015 This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 02/18/2015.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 115CV276732 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Russell Mustapha Ahmed and Christine Ann Benicaso. TO

ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioners, Russell Mustapha Ahmed and Christine Ann Benicaso, have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Russell Mustapha Ahmed to Russell Mustapha Allen b. Nicholas Russell Ahmed to Nicholas Russell Allen c.

Alexander Russell Ahmed to Alexander Russell Allen. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 06/02/2015 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

February 13, 2015 Thomas E. Kuhnle Judge of the Superior Court February 20, 27, March 6, 13, 2015 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 114CV273627 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Maribel Ramirez. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Maribel Ramirez, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

Rodger Omar Jacobo Ramirez to Rodger Omar Ramirez b.

Marcos Jocobo Ramirez to Marcos Ramirez. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 04/04/2015 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

November 21, 2014 Aaron Persky Judge of the Superior Court February 20, 27, March 6, 13, 2015 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 115CV276765 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Kristen Michael Jimenez. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Kristen Michael Jimenez, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Kristen Michael Jimenez to Christian Micheal Jimenez. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before

this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 06/09/2015 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113.

A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

February 13, 2015 Thomas E. Kuhnle Judge of the Superior Court February 20, 27, March 6, 13, 2015 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 114CV266856 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Maria Teresa Bolanos de Torres.

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Maria Teresa Bolanos de Torres, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

Maria Teresa Bolanos de Torres to Maria Teresa Bolanos.

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 06/09/2015 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

February 18, 2015 Thomas E. Kuhnle Judge of the Superior Court February 20, 27, March 6, 13, 2015 Notice of Petition to Administer Estate of Phillip Tommy Lopez AKA Phillip Thomas Lopez No.114PR175010 A Petition for Probate has been filed by Rodney Nicholas in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara. The petition requests that Rodney Nicholas be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent, Phillip Tommy Lopez AKA Phillip Thomas Lopez. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the independent Adminster of Estate Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take any actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important sctions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consent to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person Files and objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the

FEBRUARY 27 - MARCH 5, 2015 petition will be held in this court as follows: 04/08/2015 2015 at 9:30am, Dept. 10, located at 191 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95112 If you object to the granting of this petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

If you are a creditor or contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the 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.

Rodney Nicholas 924 Bridge Road San Leandro, CA 94577 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 114CV272299 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Elora Injoh Muna. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner Elora Injoh Muna, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Elora Injoh Muna to Ellora Muna. The COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 03/10/2015 at 8:45 am, Probate Room, located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113.

A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

October 23, 2014 Aaron Persky Judge of the Superior Court February13, 20, 27, March 6, 2015 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO.601281 The following person(s) is (are) doing business, 1.TECHIDUIT, LLC. 2.TECHIDUIT 3.Techiduit, Limited Liability Company 4.TECHIDUIT, LLC 5.TECHDUIT LLC, 224 North 27th Street, Unit B San Jose, CA 95116,

Santa Clara Co. TECHIDUIT, LLC. 224 North 27th Street, Unit B San Jose, CA 95116.

This business is conducted by a limited liability company; registrant has not begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon.

“I declare that all information in this 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.)

Vikas Joshi Managing Member February 13, 20, 27; March 6, 2015 This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 02/10/2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO.601180 The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Taquizas La Favorita, 1488 Tennant Ave Morgan Hill, CA 95037, Santa Clara Co. Jorge Ayala 15205 Murphy Ave. San Martin, CA 95037. This business is conducted by an individual; registrant has begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon, 01/07/2015. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)

Jorge Luis Ayala February 6, 13, 20; March 6, 2015 This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 02/09/2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO.601141 The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Mauricio’s Cleaning 900 Henderson Ave #65 Sunnyvale, CA 94086, Santa Clara Co. Oscar T. Juan Ramirez 900 Henderson Ave #65 Sunnyvale, CA 94086.

This business is conducted by an individual; registrant has not begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)

Oscar T. Juan Ramirez February 6, 13, 20; March 6, 2015 This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 02/06/2015 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO.600664 The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Hammer and Hammer Construction, 761 Mabury Rd Suite 30 San Jose, CA 95133, Santa Clara Co. Francisco Perez 761 Mabury Rd Suite 30 San Jose, CA 95133.

This business is conducted by an individual; registrant has begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon, 10/06/2006. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty

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Francisco Perez February 6, 13, 20; March 6, 2015 This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 01/26/2015 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO.601051 The following person(s) is(are) doing business, F.C.R Trucking 2240 Luz Ave San Jose, CA 95116, Santa Clara Co. Sorina Flores 2240 Luz Ave San Jose, CA 95116. This business is conducted by an individual; registrant has not begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon.

“I declare that all information in this 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.)

Sorina Flores February 6, 13, 20; March 6, 2015 This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 02/04/2015 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO.601075 The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Leon Construction 19400 Forenson Ave Unit # 112 Cupertino, CA 95014, Santa Clara Co. Martin J Solis 19400 Forenson Ave Unit# 112 Cupertino, CA 95014. This business is conducted by an individual; registrant has begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon, 07/07/2005. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)

Martin J Solis February 6, 13, 20; March 6, 2015 This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 02/05/2015 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO.600321 The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Claudine’s Wine Experience 20490 Saratoga Los Gatos Rd Ste. A Saratoga, CA 95070, Santa Clara Co. Rydquist Holdings LLC 3302 Como Lane San Jose, CA 95118. This business is conducted by a limited liability company; registrant has begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon, 01/05/2015. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)

Claudine Rydquist February 6, 13, 20; March 6, 2015 This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 01/15/2015 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 115CV276506 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the

matter of the application of: Alireza Hosseinzadeh. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Alireza Hosseinzadeh, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Alireza Hosseinzadeh to Tony Lomax. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 06/02/2015 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

February 5, 2015 Thomas E. Kuhnle Judge of the Superior Court February 6, 13, 20; March 6, 2015 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 115CV276554 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Mele Seini and Saluni Alexander Saafi. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioners, Mele Seini and Saluni Alexander Saafi, have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Pani Mei Langi Saafi to Lilikoi Taiamoni Saafi.

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 06/02/2015 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

February 6, 2015 Thomas E. Kuhnle Judge of the Superior Court February 6, 13, 20; March 6, 2015 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 114CV273324 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Yodaira Mejia. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Yodaira Mejia, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Yodaira Mejia to Yodaira Rukstalis.

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 04/07/2015 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., lo-

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cated at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

November 17, 2014 Aaron Persky Judge of the Superior Court February 6, 13, 20; March 6, 2015 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 115CV276634 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Fnu Tony Thomas Varkey. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Fnu Tony Thomas Varkey, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Fnu Tony Thomas Varkey to Tony Thomas Varkey.

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 06/02/2015 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

February 5, 2015 Thomas E. Kuhnle Judge of the Superior Court February 6, 13, 20; March 6, 2015 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 115CV275890 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Jesus Duarte Tavera. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Jesus Duarte Tavera, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a Jesus Duarte Tavera to Salvador Jimenez Baron. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 05/26/2015 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Janurary 22, 2015 Thomas E. Kuhnle Judge of the Superior Court February 6, 13, 20; March 6, 2015

•Maintaining a healthy lifestyle is possible while on the road Photo courtesy: (c) Sneksy13 - Fotolia.com

STATEPOINT Even the most disciplined exercisers face fitness hurdles when traveling: from varied schedules to unhealthy foods to the lack of fitness equipment. Nonetheless, experts say that maintaining a healthy lifestyle is absolutely possible while traveling.

“The key to successfully traveling and maintaining the familiarities of home is recognizing potholes and working to avoid them. Whether a consistent is upholding a conservative bedtime, writing, reading, fitness or healthy eating, you can actually return from your next trip with more discipline than when you left,” says Tom Seddon, chief marketing officer of Extended Stay America.

No matter where your travel leads -- you can stay healthy with these savvy tips: • Plan ahead: Set the foundation for fitness success by packing workout essentials like lightweight sneakers.

Many hotels now provide laundry facilities for guests.

Use this to your advantage and cut down on packing active wear. Download or bring favorite workout podcasts or DVDs. Designate ideal workout times and create reminders on your mobile device.

• Pack right: Accept the challenge of weight resistance while skipping the need for dumbbells with feather-light equipment such as jump ropes, resistance bands and ankle weights. These full-body workout additions take up less space in your suitcase than a hairdryer.

• Fill the fridge: If you’re going to be away for a longer period of time, consider staying at an extended stay-style

hotel or an accommodation with a kitchen or small fridge.

Stop by the grocery store before checking in. Having your own food can cut down on excess calories. Stock up healthy snacks and non-perishables or pick up supermarket shortcuts to prepare nutritious meals in the room.

• Get fresh air: Try booking a hotel near a park or recreational area. A brisk walk or run is great way get pumped for the day’s activities or help unwind from a busy day. Download your favorite running app to keep track of your route and distance.

• Get Zen: Yoga is a quiet and relaxing way to unwind, stay flexible and gain strength. If you don’t have room for a yoga mat in your suitcase, use a towel. Practice your favorite yoga and Pilates poses and moves in the comfort of your room.

• Pack light: When you use your own body weight, no equipment is required to get your heart rate up and work your muscles. Start with a short warm-up of jogging in place, high knees, burpees or jumping jacks. Depending on your fitness level, complete 10 to 50 reps of pushups, alternating lunges, dips, squats and sit-ups or crunches.

Repeat the circuit two or three times, trying variations of each exercise and incorporating plyometric movements to keep the circuits fresh.

To learn more about amenities offered in an extended stay-style hotel, which can make maintaining your fitness goals easier, visit www.ExtendedStayAmerica.com.

Reinitiating a lapsed fitness routine is a lot harder than maintaining one all along. The next time you leave town, bring your healthy lifestyle along with you.

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Devices we buy, use and then discard must be mind-boggling at this point. Has anyone quantified this and what can we do to start reducing waste from such items?

•If Americans recycled the 130 million cell phones we throw away every year, we would save enough energy to power some 24,000 homes. Credit: Roddy Scheer Doug Moss & Roddy Scheer EARTHTALK With a record four million pre-orders for Apple’s best-selling iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, it’s more evident than ever that consumers want the latest in smartphone technology at their fingertips. A new report by analysts at German market research firm GfK determined that global smartphone sales exceeded 1.2 billion units in 2014—a 23 percent increase over2013.

With so many new smartphones and electronics being purchased, are users disposing of their older devices properly? According to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) data, approximately 2,440,000 tons of electronics, such as computers, mobile devices and televisions, were disposed of in 2010.

Twenty-seven percent, or 649,000 tons, of that “e-waste” was recycled. Because some materials in electronics, such as lead, nickel, cadmium and mercury, could pose risks to human health or the environment, the EPA “strongly supports” keeping used electronics out of landfills.

“Recycling electronic equipment isn’t quite as easy as leaving it in a bin in your front yard, as we’ve learned to do with paper and plastics, but the health and environmental benefits of

recycling e-scrap are tremendous,” said EPA Region 5 Administrator Mary A. Gade. “Also, we know that half of the devices thrown away still work.”

If Americans recycled the approximately 130 million cell phones that are disposed of annually, enough energy would be saved to power more than 24,000 homes in a year. If we went ahead and recycled one million laptops, too, we would save the energy equivalent to the electricity used by 3,657 U.S. homes in a year. Furthermore, for every million cell phones we recycle, 35,274 pounds of copper, 772 pounds of silver, 75 pounds of gold and 33 pounds of palladium can be recovered.

Recovering these valuable metals through recycling precludes the need for mining and processing that much new material from the Earth, thus not only conserving natural resources but preventing air and water pollution as well.

Thankfully, recycling old smartphones and other electronic devices is an easy, typically cost-free process for consumers.

Electronics retailer Best Buy offers the most comprehensive appliance and electronics recycling program in the United States, with more than 400 pounds of product collected for recycling each minute the stores are open. Best Buy offers free recycling for most electronics and large appliances, regardless of where they were purchased, allowing the company to

achieve its ambitious goal of recycling one billion pounds of electronics and appliances by the end of 2014.

Some charitable organizations, like Cell Phones for Soldiers, also offer free cell phone recycling. Since 2004, the non-profit has prevented more than 11.6 million cell phones from ending up in landfills. All cell phones donated to Cell Phones for Soldiers are sold either to electronic restorers or a recyclers, depending on the phone’s condition. The proceeds from the phones are used to purchase prepaid international calling cards for troops and provide emergency financial assistance to veterans. “Cell Phones for Soldiers truly is a lifeline,” says Robbie Bergquist, co-founder of the non-profit. “To withstand time apart and the pressure of serving our country, the family connection is a critical piece to survival.”

CONTACTS: EPA Electronics Recycling, www.epa.gov/ecycling; Cell Phones for Soldiers, www.cellphonesforsoldiers. com.

EarthTalk® is produced by Doug Moss & Roddy Scheer and is a registered trademark of Earth Action Network Inc. View past columns at: www.earthtalk.org. Or e-mail us your question: earthtalk@emagazine.com.

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• A flyer for a past poetry event focuses on the positivity of these community led ‘Paradigm Rhymes’. A file photo of one of the events showcases local talent. Photo courtesy: Christian Bustos, Executive Director of Lyrical Opposition

Maryah Samarron EL OBSERVADOR The Bay Area is a diverse place which holds much hidden talent, that can usually only be found at those “cool little spots” on the corners of the city. From songwriters to musicians and poets, these talents are often showcased in hidden areas of our community. In efforts to bring awareness to the poetry scene in the Bay Area, a community of artists have launched a series of talent-showcasing events called Paradigm Rhymes. However; this series of events is not only for poets to come and share their gifts with the community, but also to help “feed” the community.

Executive producer of Lyrical Opposition, Christian Bustos explains, “Often times, spoken word poetry is used to vent and express hatred toward a specific topic but rarely shows or speaks about how to fix the problem, but for our events, we allow artists to express their emotions and views

in authentic and raw material but always with a solution to the problem. We are shifting the paradigm of negativity into positivity through our rhymes.” Paradigm Rhymes is a unique poetry series which offers more than vulnerability and emotion, but also, solutions to many of life’s authentic struggles.

orous lifestyles and environments. They are motivated by their own backgrounds, upbringings, trials and tribulations to impact their neighborhoods in positive ways. Also, not only is Paradigm Rhymes a series to inspire, but also to reach out to new artists who would like to be trained, equipped and developed as well.

This community of artists is passionate about helping out the people in a creative and relatable way, in order to bring healing through their rhymes. Christian Bustos also states, “It [Paradigm Rhymes] unites people in the community dues to it’s positive and safe environment. The relatability at the events that allow people to connect with each other due to artists’ authentic, raw, emotion that people can relate to. Relevant current event issues going on today as well ongoing issues that people go through like depression, suicide, abortion, domestic abuse, bullying, etc.”

“We hope to see the community and audience member be inspired to write and perform at our events one day.

We offer artist development workshops in the Bay Area for anybody curious about trying to write and/or experience how it is to perform their very own piece of poetry one day.

Contact us at info@lyricalopposition.com”, says Christian.

These inspiring events take place all over the Bay Area, reaching out to hidden talent and people who are seeking to be uplifted, and encouraged. Paradigm Rhymes is not only a poetry series, but also a movement hoping to change our community and shirt it in a positive direction.

These artists aim is to target people right here in the Bay Area to up-lift and inspire them out of dark pits, into vig-

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Mexican director Alejandro González Iñárritu won Best Director/Best Film/Screenplay; uses speech as a platform for immigration commentary •Alejandro González Iñárritu and crew after one of 4 wins for his film ‘Birdman’.

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Arturo Hilario EL OBSERVADOR Media is powerful thing.

It reflects our social atmosphere, although not necessarily the reality of it. On Sunday evening the 86th Academy Awards took place in Hollywood, bringing in all the spectacle and glamour known to come from such gatherings. I was more focused on the nominees for Best Picture. One in particular, “Birdman” is an all-original composition by Mexican writer/director Alejandro González Iñárritu, known for such hard-hitting yet inventive films like “Babel”(2006) and “21 Grams” (2003).

The film ended up winning 4 oscars: Best Director, Best Film, Best original screenplay and Best Cinematography to fellow Mexican Emmanuel Lubezi.

“Birdman” excels as a visceral feast, using techniques to make the film seem like one, long take. This provides a feeling of a ride that follows Micheal Keaton as a “washed-up” superhero actor (known for his ‘birdman’ character) who is trying to make a comeback, or at least leave a true artistic legacy as he attempts to bring a play adaptation to life in New York.

Two points about the win that I would like to make.

When Sean Penn, longtime collaborator and friend of González Iñárritu, announced the best picture winner, he remarked, “Who gave this son of a bitch his green card?” To those unaware that the pair have a 10year friendship, where jokes of this type are things that do come up, it would seem a xenophobic comment.

I felt that it was in fact a play on the whitness of the Oscars. Even the twitter hashtag #OscarsSoWhite trended days after in social media in response to the lack of diversity, and the snub of the academy towards the film ‘Selma’.

Back to Sean Penn, I believe he was very much excited for his friend, and in that green card line he showed that even if someone is not a U.S. Citizen they can be honored with the highest award of artistic merit in Hollywood.

It was satire. Sean Penn is as liberal as one can get and although in the moment that comment could have been misconstrued, the following post Oscar interview with the ‘Birdman’ director clears things up further: “I found it hilarious,” González Iñárritu said, according to Variety.

“Sean and I had that kind of brutal relationship where

only true friendship can survive. When I was directing him in ‘21 Grams,’ he was always making jokes … I made a lot of very tough jokes (to him) that I will not tell you.”

The second point is the importance of the directors speech. While he did go up no less than 4 times it was the best director speech in where he focused on inspiring those listening in his homeland of Mexico as well as immigrants here in the US: “I want to dedicate this award for my fellow Mexicans, the ones who live in Mexico,” González Iñárritu said. “I pray that we can find and build the government that we deserve. And the ones that live in this country, who are part of the latest generation of immigrants in this country, I just pray that they can be treated with the same dignity and respect of the ones who came before and built this incredible immigrant nation.”

All in all, it was a good opportunity for people to take a look at the current state of the nation and see that sometimes in all that limelight and glitz there is little reflections of social reality. Also, ‘Birdman’ is an excellent film.

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LONDON The 24th James Bond adventure, SPECTRE is directed by Sam Mendes and stars Daniel Craig, who returns for his fourth film as Ian Fleming’s James Bond 007.

SPECTRE is set for global release on November 6, 2015.

Along with Daniel Craig, Mendes presented the returning cast, Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris, Ben Whishaw and Rory Kinnear as well as introducing Christoph Waltz, Léa Seydoux, Dave Bautista, Monica Bellucci and Andrew Scott.

Mendes also revealed Bond’s sleek new Aston Martin, the DB10, created exclusively for SPECTRE. A cryptic message from Bond’s past sends him on a trail to uncover a sinister organization. While M battles

political forces to keep the secret service alive, Bond peels back the layers of deceit to reveal the terrible truth behind SPECTRE. The 007 production will be based at Pinewood Studios, and on location in London, Mexico City, Rome and Tangier and Erfoud, in Morocco. Bond will return to the snow once again, this time in Sölden, along with other Austrian locations, Obertilliach, and Lake Altaussee.

Commenting on the announcement, Wilson and Broccoli said, “We’re excited to announce Daniel’s fourth installment in the series and thrilled that Sam has taken on the challenge of following on the success of SKYFALL with SPECTRE.” Skyfall, the 23rd James Bond film, was a worldwide

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box office phenomenon, opening #1 in 70 territories around the world, taking over $1.1 billion worldwide and setting a new all-time box office record in the UK by becoming the first film to take over £100 million.

James Bond is the longest running, and one of the most successful franchises of all time, with twentythree films produced and the twenty-fourth about to go in to production. Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli succeeded Albert R ‘Cubby’ Broccoli and have produced the past seven Bond films together, including the highly successful Casino Royale,Quantum of Solace and Skyfall. All of the James Bond films have been made in collaboration with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios or United Artists, its predecessor.

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Levi’s Stadium was filled to the brim this past Saturday in the Sharks’ first outdoor outing against their fierce rival the Los Angeles Kings. The

Stadium Series allowed for 70,000 fans to watch their beloved home team battle for a playoff spot in the Western conference. The Kings

pulled out the win beating the Sharks 2-1, sending droves of Bay Area fans home sad and upset.

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looked back. Brent Burns had the lone Sharks score. Looking back, the road teams have an 11-3-1 all-time when playing an outdoor game, which includes the Kings very own loss in their outdoor game last year against the Anaheim Ducks.

Looking forward, the Sharks are in serious jeopardy of missing the playoffs – which would be their first time in the past 10 years. If the playoffs started tomorrow, they would be out. There is still time for them to make the climb and get there as there are 21 games left for them. If they continue to put up anemic performances like what was displayed on Saturday however, it does not look too promising.

Their play on Saturday seemed uninspired and lazy, and that was in front of their largest home crowd ever – a situation in which the Sharks usually thrive.

On the flipside, if the Sharks do manage to miss the playoffs, they will have an unusually high draft pick to utilize to build towards the future of the franchise. Having made playoffs so frequently, the Sharks have been really good at finding talent in the later rounds.

Their aging superstars (with the exception of Pavelski) mean it is time to look towards future talent and that comes from a strong draft.

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VIBRAS

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Aries

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(21 de marzo-19 de abril) Tienes a Venus navegando en tu signo gran parte de este mes, todo mejora y florece tu ambiente social. Este es un momento de logros mayores para ti. Es presagio que una persona que recién conoces le puede dar un giro enorme a tu existencia. Un giro muy próspero.

Números de la suerte: 6-11-21-32-35-45

Tauro

(20 de abril-20 de mayo) La vida tiende a ser como la rueda de la fortuna, siempre girando. Es pronóstico que una persona quien te subestimó en el pasado reciente, ahora necesitará pedirte un favor. Tus buenas acciones te han ganado la confianza de muchas personas. Eres un ser dotado de talentos.

Números de la suerte: 1-18-22-28-42-46

Géminis

(21 de mayo-22 de junio) Notarás un poco de recelo en un par de personas a quienes consideras muy buenos amigos, no te fastidies ni gastes tu energía en comprender sus posturas, lo que sucede es que tu éxito y felicidad no será siempre bien recibido por todos. La suerte te acompaña.

Números de la suerte: 10-21-30-32-40-43

Cáncer

(23 de junio-22 de julio) Canaliza la buena energía de este mes para ponerte en forma, resolver asuntos financieros e inicia la primavera con un estilo de vida más saludable y juvenil. Quien busque un nuevo trabajo o un trabajo extra, lo conseguirá alrededor del día de San Patricio.

Números de la suerte: 7-9-17-23-40-55

Leo

(23 de julio 21 de agosto) Pronto llegará la primavera, la estación del año que te trae mucha suerte especialmente en lo económico, laboral y negocios. Si has sufrido altibajos de salud, es presagio que una energía sanadora te devolverá la buena salud, el vigor y la vitalidad que te caracterizan.

Números de la suerte: 5-12-24-42-52-61

Virgo

(22 de agosto-21 de septiembre) Has tenido un par de meses bastante intensos y no ha sido fácil sobrellevar la carga, la buena noticia es que durante este mes todo cambia y mejora a tu favor, especialmente el factor económico. Llena tu vida de espiritualidad, haz oración y asiste a algún servicio religioso.

Números de la suerte: 8-14-18-20-30-52

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Libra

(22 de septiembre-22 de octubre) Es probable que vivas unos días de nostalgia causados por recuerdos no gratos, pero será una situación pasajera pues ya entrada la primavera habrá un cambio de energías a tu alrededor y una época alegre y próspera dará inicio para ti. Resolverás rencillas y asuntos relacionados con documentos.

Números de la suerte: 4-21-32-34-44-50

Escorpión

(23 de octubre-21 de noviembre) La primavera es la época ideal para echar a andar todos los planes y proyectos que quieres realizar durante este año. Personas afines y aliados irán apareciendo en tu camino brindándote las herramientas y la información que precisas. Todo marcha sobre ruedas.

Números de la suerte: 2-9-22-29-32-39

Sagitario

(22 de noviembre-20 de diciembre) La energía solar del presente mes traerá nuevos bríos a tu vida, gente nueva, labores nuevas, lo novedoso hará que tu destino sea limpio de energías del pasado. Tendrás frente a ti una gran oportunidad para ser feliz en el amor. Tendrás ganancias y buena suerte.

Números de la suerte: 11-13-26-27-46-47

Capricornio

(21 de diciembre-19 de enero) Todos tus planes y proyecciones arribarán a buen puerto, aunque es probable que surjan pequeños detalles que resolver a última hora, sin embargo; todo saldrá justo como lo has planeado, es el momento de hacer gala de la seguridad y el optimismo tan característicos en tu persona.

Números de la suerte: 3-16-28-29-39-59

Acuario

(20 de enero-20 de febrero) Has recibido algunas noticias poco afortunadas en las últimas semanas y has tenido que brindarle todo tu apoyo a tus seres queridos. En este mes la serenidad y la paz vuelven a acompañarte. Te esperan días placenteros, llenos de novedad, alegría y noticias mejores.

Números de la suerte: 4-15-19-24-54-59

Piscis

(21 de febrero-20 de marzo) ¡Feliz cumpleaños! El Sol alumbra tu destino y Venus en tu sector financiero obrará maravillas para tu bolsillo. Estás en una de tus mejores épocas, cualquier problema, dilema o necesidad que tengas será resuelto en este mes. Contarás con una suerte tremenda.

Números de la suerte: 1-7-8-13-40-51

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MOVIES

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San Jose CALIFORNI A With Latino Cinema soaring internationally as well as in the U.S., and with one third of the Silicon Valley being Latino, it’s fitting that the 25th edition of the Cinequest Film Festival unveils a booming Latino lineup February 24 – March 8, 2015, in San Jose / Silicon Valley.

•EightySeven (Ecuador, Argentina, Germany): Set in Ecuador during a time of unrest, three young boys are at a crossroads as they face adulthood.

•The Hamsters (Mexico): They are a very dysfunctional family. And, each has their own secrets.

Until now.

•The Life After (Mexico): A road trip revives the past for two brothers in this look at the nature of familial bonds and the obligations they may create.

•Guard Dog (Peru): Like a Peruvian “Taxi Driver,” a captivating thriller that follows the ethical struggles of a hitman and the reawakening of his conscience.

•Beast of Cardo (Dominican Republic): Reminiscent of the literary world of Gabriel García Márquez, a dreamlike, supernatural tale of a woman trying to break free from her stifling, upper-class community.

•Wild Tales (Argentina): Featuring a bevy of the country’s finest actors ( Liliana Ackerman, Luis Manuel Altamirano García, Alejandro Angelini) and produced by Pedro Almodóvar, Wild Tales is further proof that Argentine cinema remains one of the world’s most vital and exciting.

•The Strongest Man: Starring Patrick Fugit (Almost Famous), Lisa Banes (Gone Girl) An original and hilarious story about a Cuban macho man named Beef, who believes himself to be the strongest man alive.

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•Gonzalez (Mexico): Award-winning thriller from Mexico about a man whose new job leads him to having to decide if he can compromise his ethics.

“Hispanics embrace movie-going much more than other cultures in the US…They believe it’s important to stay in tune with what’s new and they believe it’s important to make a habit of going to the movies.” -- Nielsen executive Ray Ydoyaga.

CINEQUEST is a vanguard organization that fuses creativity with technological innovation to empower, improve, and transform the lives of people and communities worldwide, through Picture the Possibilities, Cinequest Film Festival and Cinequest Mavericks Studio.

•A Photographer’s Journey: A captivating documentary, focusing on the work and life of famed Mexican-American photographer Pedro E. Guerrero.

FEBRUARY 27 - MARCH 5, 2015