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California Senate approves “Anti-Arizona” TRUST Act The TRUST Act would create a national model to counter the racial profiling inherent in the one section of Arizona’s anti-immigrant law which the Supreme Court did not strike down, section 2b of Arizona’s SB 1070.

The TRUST Act would create plans to guard against racial profiling. Read more online at: www.el-observador.com/category/regional “Famila es Familia” launches at NCLR Annual Conference Twenty-one of the nation’s leading Hispanic organizations announced their endorsement of a first-of-its kind, comprehensive public-education campaign called Familia es Familia aimed at strengthening Latino voices to build support within the Latino community for acceptance of LGBT family members. Read more online at: www.el-observador.com/category/ regional As Temperatures Rise, Californians Urged to Keep Their Cool Officials with the California Emergency Management Agency say there are simple steps you can take to protect yourself from prolonged heat exposure: drinking more rehydrating fluids, wearing lightweight clothing and staying indoors such as an air conditioned home or shopping center. Read more online at: www.el-observador.com/category/health

SABOR DE VALLE | JULY 20 @ 5:30 PM | HISTORY SAN JOSE IN KELLEY PARK | $50 ONLINE | $60 AT THE DOOR | www. sabordelvalle.org Sabor del Valle is an early evening of wine tasting, art and cooking demonstrations and dancing under the stars. It is being held this year on Friday, July 20, 2012, at History San Jose in Kelley Park. A fundraiser for local non-profit organizations, the event showcases Latino vintners from Napa and Sonoma Counties and around Silicon Valley. Gourmet appetizers and desserts will be prepared and served by local restaurants. Music to dance to and contemporary Latino art for sale will also be featured.

Los Askis 13 de Julio • 8:00pm – 1:30am Mega Moon Club 394 S. 2nd San Jose, CA Mayors de 21 años Salsa sounds of Sergent Garcia July 13 • 9:00pm Mezzanine 444 Jessie St. San Francisco, CA Sergentgarciasf.eventbrite.com The Lion King Movie musical sing-along July 13 • 8:30pm Smith Center Amphitheater Ohlone College 43600 Mission Blvd.

Fremont, CA $5 general admission $2 parking (510) 659-6031 www.smithcenter.com Stanford Jazz Festival July 13 – August 4 Dinkelspiel Auditorium 471 Lagunita Dr. Stanford, CA www.stanfordjazz.org

Gold Rush Adventure Day July 15 • 11:00am – 4:00pm History Park 1650 Senter Rd. San Jose, CA $8 general admission (408) 287-2290 www.history sanjose.org 5to Festival Peruano 15 de Julio • 11:00am – 7:00pm Fort Mason Center 38 Fort Mason San Francisco, CA (408) 507-6519 www.festivalperuanosf.com Stern Grove Music Festival Sundays • July 15 – August 26 2:00pm Sigmund Stern Grove 19th Avenue & Sloat Blvd San Francisco, CA Cavalia: A Show featuring horses July 18 Intersection of Hwy 101 and 87 East San Jose, CA Tickets available at: www.cavalia.net

4th Think Pink Fashion Show Fundraiser event July 14 • 5:00pm San Jose Airport Garden Hotel 1740 N. First St. San Jose, CA www.avonwalk.org

San Jose ACCE Fundraiser July 19 • 6:00pm – 8:00pm Azucar Latin Bistro 71 E. San Fernando St. San Jose, CA $100 dsharples@calorganize.org 1 (877) 633-9251

Summer Concert Series: Evenings by the Bay Saturdays & Sundays July 14 – September 2 6:00pm – 8:00pm Aquarium’s Marine Mammal Gallery 886 Cannery Row Monterey, CA Concerts included with admission to Aquarium

Nature Inspired Yoga in the Park Thursdays, July 19th & July 26th 6:15pm-7:15pm Guadalupe Visitor & Education Center 438 Coleman Ave San Jose, CA 18 years or older $50/members, $60/nonmembers

$10/drop ins (408) 298-7657 www.grpg.org 7th Annual Frida Kahlo Fundraiser July 20 • 6:30pm – 8:30pm Theater lobby School of Arts and Culture @MHP 1700 Alum Rock Ave. San Jose, CA Free 0-18 years of age $10 admission Film screening: Cautiva July 20 • 7:00pm San Jose Peace and Justice Center 48 S. 7th St. Suite 101 San Jose, CA $10 donation 6th Annual Souleros Ball July 21 • 5:00pm – 12:30am Mexican Heritage Plaza 1700 Alum Rock Ave. San Jose, CA $25 at door Christmas in July July 21 • 5:30pm – 10:30pm Circle of the Palms Downtown San Jose, CA $100 per person www.christmasinthepark.com Firme – one night only July 27 • 9:00pm The Blank Club 44 S. Almaden San Jose, CA $10 Zumba Party July 27 • 6:00pm – 8:30pm The Health Trust 46 Race St. Sam Jose, CA $15 at door valsdance@gmail.com

Una nueva frontera en la enfermedad de Alzheimer De acuerdo con el Dr. Richard S. Isaacson, profesor adjunto de Neurología Clínica en la Escuela de Medicina Miller de la Universidad de Miami y autor del libro “Tratamiento y Prevención del Alzheimer: Guía para el paciente y su familia”, hay varias estrategias útiles para manejar el Alzheimer, además de una alimentación adecuada y la práctica de ejercicio. Sigue leyendo en nuestra red a: www.el-observador.com/category/health La diversidad corporativa consigue un ardiente defensor La USHCC elogia a Korn/Ferry International por su reciente nombramiento de Victor Arias, Socio Sénior para Clientes, para encabezar las iniciativas de Diversidad e Inclusión mejoradas de la firma. Estas iniciativas están encaminadas a dar continuidad al apoyo y la evolución del sólido compromiso de la firma con Diversidad e Inclusión. Sigue leyendo en nuestra red a: www.el-observador.com/category/national Caucus Nacional Hispano de Legisladores Estatales (NHCSL) Elogia a la Corte Suprema NHCSL elogió hoy la decisión de la Corte Suprema para rechazar la mayoría de las porciones críticas de la controvertida ley de inmigración de Arizona, S.B. 1070. Aunque los jueces rechazaron tres de las cuatro estipulaciones claves, la sección 2(B) de la ley fue autorizada para permanecer vigente mientras se define con más precisión en tribunales estatales.

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FREE BOX Free lunch for 18 & younger Now through July 20 Monday – Friday 10:00am – 11:00am Oak Grove High School 285 Blossom Hill Rd. San Jose, CA (408) 347-6540 Mexicanismo through Artists Eyes July 13 - September 23 Tuesday- Sunday 11:00am-5:00pm San Jose Museum of Art 110 S. Market Street San Jose, CA 95113 (408) 271-6840 El Palomazo: musica, poesia, baile 13 de Julio • 7:30pm – 10:30pm The Backyard Café 965 Brewster Ave. Redwood City, CA (415) 574-7120 Fountain Blues Festival July 14 • 12:00pm – 8:00pm St. James Park San Jose, CA Salsa Festival July 14 • 7:00pm – 9:00pm The Fillmore 1475 Fillmore St.

San Francisco, CA www.salsaonfillmore.com Parents Café Tuesdays, July 17 – August 28 6:00pm – 8:00pm San Jose Sobrato Center 1400 Parkmoor Ave. San Jose, CA RSVP: (866) 538-9530 Double-Booked Tuesdays • 5:30pm The Pagoda 170 S. First St. San Jose, CA Two DJ sets Discounted drinks for happy hour

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Programas de prevención de ejecución hipotecaria reciben $455,000 MOUNTAIN VIEW

Ocho organizaciones sin fines de lucro que proveen consejería de vivienda y servicios legales a los propietarios e inquilinos que enfrentan ejecuciones hipotecarias recibirán un total de 455,000 dólares en donaciones de Silicon Valley Community Foundation.

Donaciones de la fundación comunitaria ayudará a ampliar consejería de vivienda o de servicios legales a 1,400 personas en los condados de San Mateo y Santa Clara que se enfrentan a una ejecución hipotecaria o desalojo.

Aunque la actividad de ejecución hipotecaria en todo el área de la bahía ha disminuido en los últimos meses, los expertos dicen que esperan que la demanda de consejería y servicios legales para permanecer alta como propietarios tratan de navegar nuevos programas

de alivio federales y estatales de ejecuciones hipotecarias. Con un gran número de nuevos programas, los expertos también temen un aumento en las nuevas estafas de rescate de ejecución hipotecaria.

“La crisis hipotecaria está lejos de terminar”, dijo Pat Krackov, oficial de la fundación comunitaria que supervisa donaciones para reforzar la seguridad económica. “Con los nuevos programas de ejecuciones hipotecarias de ayuda de los gobiernos estatales y federales, los propietarios deben saber si califican y las opciones que tienen.”

Krackov dijo que el objetivo de la fundación de la comunidad es para asegurarse de que la consejería de vivienda y proveedores de servicios jurídicos especializados en la ejecuciones hipotecarias cuenten con recursos adicionales para

Proyecto de PG&E en las carreteras King y Story A partir Domingo, 22 de julio 2012 hasta principios de agosto, como parte de su sistema en todo el programa para garantizar la seguridad de las tuberías de transmisión que llevan gas a través de la región, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG & E) reemplazará secciones de tubería de gas natural bajo S. King Road cerca de Story Road. Este proyecto consiste en la excavación alrededor de la tubería subterránea actual y la instalación de nueva tubería con técnicas de instalación reconocidas y probadas. Como parte de su divulgación, PG & E envió una carta a los residentes y negocios a 2,000 pies de el proyecto. En caso de un incidente relacionado con el

venteo de gas surja, PG & E le notificará a los clientes a través de horas de teléfono 24-28 por adelantado.

Impacto de tránsito Para reducir los impactos del tráfico al mínimo durante las horas pico, los equipos trabajarán horas de la noche, a partir de las 10:00pm y terminaran como a las 5:00am. PG&E claramente marcara todas las áreas de trabajo, y el Departamento de Policía de San José estará presente para ayudar a dirigir tráfico. También se han notificado VTA de sus planes de proyecto y les permiten continuar con su servicio. Habra retrasos de menor importancia cuando

dar a los consumidores la información que necesitan acerca de los programas y alternativas que pueden ayudar a permanecer en sus hogares.

La Fundación de Leyes del Valle del Silicio recibió una donación de $20,000 por su proyecto de justicia de ejecución hipoteca del Sur del Condado. Los servicios del proyecto han adquirido una mayor importancia a raíz de la reciente clausura de la oficina de California Rural Legal Assistance en Gilroy.

Bay Area Legal recibió una donación de 57,000 dólares para ayudar a inquilinos de bajos ingresos en las propiedades embargadas a entender sus derechos y Asistencia Legal del Condado de San Mateo recibió 63,000 dólares para proporcionar servicios legales a los inquilinos en ese condado.

se conduce a través de esta zona por la noche. ¿Qué esperar?

El servicio de gas continuará sin interrupción. A veces, es posible que huele a gas y escuche un ruido fuerte y constante a medida que ventilar el gas natural de la tubería utilizando técnicas seguras y común. Aunque esto es normal cuando los equipos están trabajando, animamos a todo el que tenga inquietudes sobre el olor a gas que llame a PG&E, 24 horas al día al 1-800-7435000. ¿Tienes preguntas?

Para obtener más información acerca de este proyecto, asista el Centro Comercial Tropicana, Sábado, 21 de julio 2012. El stand de PG & E estará por la parada de autobús 10 a.m.-12 p.m..

Habrá bocadillos gratis y premios!

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Has Corporate Takeover of La propuesta del Gobernador Brown es una inversión en America Occurred? nuestros hijos The main concerns of many today are the state of the economy and jobs. This is because the unemployment rate of 8.2% means that some 13 million are unemployed and millions more are underemployed.

The outcome of having no income, or not enough income, is that each of us knows someone who is experiencing poverty and loss of their home through foreclosure.

All this has taken years to become apparent to anyone who takes time to look and ask “Are corporate interests plotting to control America?” At this juncture of the current presidential election campaign, it would be prudent to make an assessment and become aware of this possibility.

Labor unions tend to support the Democratic Party platform. Would it not be prudent to ask “ What about “union collective bargaining”? Wisconsin Governor Walker took it away.

Then when his recall was attempted, it was thwarted by the infusion of $60 million from the Koch Brothers, billionaires who tipped the scales by funding superPACs which funded those TV ads that spread the essential propaganda which kept Walker in office.

Since the Supreme Court ruled that corporations were ‘individuals’ with the right to free speech, the corporations have been funding political action committees (PACs), which are formed as non-profit groups and keep their funding sources confidential.

The outcome is that today, for the first time ever, both President Obama and his opponent, Romney, will be outspent by PACs. PAC TV ads are nastier, meaner and often not factual. Ordinary citizens need to learn to ask, “Is that TV ad funded by a PAC?”…If the answer is ‘yes’, then decide to ignore its bi-

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ased propaganda message.

The best source of factual information about candidates is to Google their individual websites.

Patriotic citizens pay their taxes. Too many Fortune 500 Corporations do not. The outcome is that those who pay their taxes end up paying for the infrastructure (highways, harbors, airports, waterways, etc.) which are still used by all corporations to conduct business. The transport of goods is a usual and customary business expense.

Yet today, corporate lobbyists continue to oppose legislation which permits transportation maintenance and improvements.

None of us enjoy driving on roads pitted with potholes.

Corporations have taken their manufacturing operations to locations where skilled labor is available at lower cost. Since many manufacturing jobs have been outsourced, too many former ‘middle-class’ workers are not employed. These unemployed workers end up with insufficient cash to spend, so the consumer economy has been severely damaged. America is still the major market for goods manufactured offshore.

Corporations favor any economic theory which permits business as usual.

Profits trickle up to the super wealthy. The ‘trickle up’ theory does not and will not benefit the 99% populace.

Grover Nordquist has collected agreements not to vote for any tax increases from members of congress.

This redirects the congress member’s allegiance from ‘the business of the people’ to those of special interests represented by Nordquist.

Several wealthy individuals and corporations provide humongous amounts of money to PACs which are not required to disclose their funding sources. The PACs are supposed to be independent of the official presidential campaign organization.

One thing is certain; these PACs are doing their best to ensure that President Obama becomes a ‘one term’ president. Capitalism in America enabled the 1% to become very wealthy and influential. Their goal today is to end up in control in the near future. Smaller federal agencies means that laws and regulations are not enforced; Business monitoring, especially of Wall Street and large banks, is curtailed. Then business can be done in a manner that permits corporate greedy profiteering, while the business of the people is not sustained nor maintained. ObamaCare will be repealed or gutted. Perhaps even Social Security will be privatized. Tax reform will continue to lower taxes for the wealthy and corporations. Reasonable action on the national debt, education, medical and social services, and home mortgages will not occur.

It is in the personal interest of ordinary voters to consider whether corporations will enable a domestic economy that increases employment of workers. Why should they, when information technology and automation/robotics, enables maintenance of manufacturing production while using fewer workers?

If an equitable and fair governance system is to be retained in America as a democracy, ordinary citizens need to ‘get with it’.

Patricia Diaz Services, Immigrant Rights, and Education Network (SIREN)

Un reporte reciente de la Reserva Federal indica que el valor promedio de una familia disminuyó 40% durante la crisis económica.

En California, este número es aún más alarmante en 55%. La pérdida de trabajos y la falta de ingresos hacia el estado han forzado recortes dañinos a la educación y servicios sociales, devastando la red de seguridad para todos los californianos, incluyendo familias inmigrantes.

El presupuesto estatal 2012-2013 que firmó el Gobernador Brown incluye recortes a programas esenciales, que proveen apoyo a las familias que necesitan de cuidado de niños o acceso a seguro médico para los niños. Años de recortes masivos han impactado desproporcionadamente a las comunidades más vulnerables y han casi destruido los servicios que proveen una fundación para reconstruir nuestro estado.

Este no es el sueño Americano por el cual nuestros padres, abuelos y familiares se han sacrificado. Es tiempo de reconstruir a California. Los inmigrantes han sido parte importante en la construcción de nuestra economía y la han hecho la novena más grande en el mundo. Tan sólo en el condado de Santa Clara, los inmigrantes son el 46% de la fuerza laboral, contribuyendo alrededor de 44% del Producto Bruto Interno (PIB) de la región.

Sin embargo, si nuestros hijos han de tener alguna oportunidad de éxito en el futuro, tenemos que invertir en su educación, y la única manera de hacer esto es asegurándonos que todos contribuyan su parte justa.

En los últimos 10 años, la proporción de impuestos se ha desplazado a la clase media y los pobres, mientras que al 1% se le han reducido sus impuestos de 29 a 18 porciento, de acuerdo a un reporte reciente de California Budget Project.

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Temporales para Fundar la Educación, que estará en la balota en noviembre, pide que aquellas parejas que ganan más de $500,000 al año den su parte justa al estado. Esta es la única solución vial a la insolvencia de nuestro sistema educativo y de servicios sociales.

Sin esta inversión a nuestro estado, los recortes automáticos crearán estragos en nuestras escuelas y servicios sociales y las personas más vulnerables en California pagarán una vez más el precio de nuestra indiferencia.

Los trabajadores pobres y la clase media de California no pueden soportar otra ronda de recortes y no deberían ser los únicos en llevar la carga de nuestro presupuesto. Los ricos deben pagar su parte justa, no sólo para el beneficio de nuestros hijos, sino para todos aquellos que consideran California su casa. Nuestro futuro depende de ello. Su voto en noviembre asegurará nuestra inversión en nuestro futuro: los jóvenes.

Nuestros hijos merecen esta inversión.

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Remembering Those Buried at Potter’s Field

Construction on the new facilities at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center will begin once the remains of those buried at the Potter’s Field cemetery are removed.

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The Santa Clara Valley Medical Center (SCVMC) is currently building new facilities on Potter’s Field cemetery. On July 7, Santa Clara County held a prayer service to remember those buried at the Potter’s Field on the hospital’s campus.

The ceremony was held on the second floor of the twostory parking garage overlooking the Potter’s field, and was attended by community leaders and leaders of all faiths. There were also family members who believed they have loved ones buried at the site.

The cemetery on Potter’s field was discovered on the hospital’s campus this past February and the dates on the coffins range from 1875 to 1935. Many of those buried at the cemetery were indigent, unknown or unclaimed.

“Though the names of many of these souls are unknown, it is important that we not forget their memo-

ry,” said Santa Clara Valley Medical Center Chaplain, Barbara Zahner. “This remembrance prayer service is an opportunity to gather, take time to reflect on life, and respectfully prepare the ground spiritually and physically so their remains may be moved with honor and care.”

In a map dated 1932, the cemetery is marked.

However, on a map dated 1958 there was no cemetery identified. By 1966, an employee parking lot had been built on top of the cemetery.

Initially, 15 pine boxes were unearthed, but there may be as many as 1,445 pine boxes on the site. This estimate is based on the area designated on the 1932 map and the spacing of the 15 boxes.

“Our hope is that the remembrance service will provide some comfort for the relatives and individuals who were buried in the Potter’s Field approximately 100 years ago,” said Santa Clara County District 1 Supervisor Mike Wasserman.

“These individuals all con-

tributed to our community in one form or another.”

The service was held prior to the start of initial work to remove approximately 100 pine coffins and remains.

The 100 coffins that are directly in the path of construction will be removed in a dignified and respectful manner, and dealt with in accordance with the law and current County practices for handling deceased indigents. The estimated 1,345 remaining coffins will be left in their current resting place.

Residents who believe they have loved ones buried in Potter’s Field have until August 1, 2012 to contact the County to claim their loved ones. They can send an email to remains@ceo. sccgov.org or call (408) 2995192.

Upon completion of construction, a second service will be held at an outdoor memorial area on the site where family members may go to pray or remember their loved ones.

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Empleos y la economía son los temas claves parar los latinos Queda a la zaga y con escaso margen de atención el tema de inmigración

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Un sondeo de opinión a 804 entrevistados se llevo a cabo entre los asistentes a la Conferencia Anual 2012 del NCLR (Consejo Nacional de La Raza); la mayor reunión anual de líderes latinos en el país. La encuesta extraoficial anual mide las tendencias política y los temas de prioridad para la comunidad latina. Una pluralidad de 36 por ciento de los entrevistados identificaron al trabajo y la economía como los temas de mayor importancia para la comunidad, mientras que el tema de la inmigración alcanzó el 29 por ciento y la educación sigue manteniéndose como una prioridad para el 21 por ciento de los asistentes.

En el transcurso del pa-

sado fin de semana, los asistentes a la Conferencia Anual de NCLR fueron invitados a participar en el sondeo de opinión llevado a cabo mediante un dispositivo móvil a través de mensajes de texto. El número de la encuesta de este año llevada a cabo por los encuestados casi duplicó la cifra del año pasado. Probablemente el resultado refleje una mayor conciencia del público asistente sobre temas de política debido a las próximas elecciones presidenciales, así como también el lugar de la Conferencia de este año que se realizó en Nevada, un estado muy afectado por los problemas vinculados con las viviendas y la crisis del empleo. Los resultados de este año difieren significativamente de las cifras arrojadas el año pasado.

En esa conferencia anterior casi la mitad (45 por ciento) de los participantes de la conferencia citaron la inmigración como su tema clave, mientras que el tema del trabajo y la economía, identificados como temas prioritarios, apenas alcanzaron un cuarto (25 por ciento) en los resultados finales arrojados por esa encuesta.

Aunque se mencionó la inmigración como tema clave, las medidas antiinmigrantes como la SB 1070 de Arizona y HB Alabama 56 no pasaron desapercibidas.

Un abrumador 77 por ciento de los encuestados dijo que estas leyes han servido como un factor que los motiva a ir a las urnas de votación en noviembre.

“El hecho de que los lati-

nos se sienten motivados a salir a votar en noviembre es una buena noticia teniendo en cuenta la gran importancia de las elecciones de este año para los latinos”, dijo Janet Murguía, Presidenta y CEO del NCLR. “Nuestra comunidad está, sin dudas, impulsada por el deseo de acelerar su propia recuperación económica, y se siente motivada a luchar para contrarrestar los intentos de marginalizar a la comunidad hispana a través de legislación anti-inmigrante.

La comunidad hispana ha dejado bien claro que sus voces no serán silenciadas durante el proceso electoral”.

“Casi la mitad de los encuestados (48 por ciento) dicen que la buen representación de la comunidad his-

pana es el criterio principal para elegir un candidato, y no su partido político; aquellos que si planean apoyar a un candidato basado en su partido político, prefieren los Demócratas sobre los Republicanos por un margen considerable (36 por ciento al 5 por ciento). Estos datos sólo proporcionan mas apoyo para el argumento de que los candidatos que ocuparán cargos en todos los niveles deben prestar atención a las prioridades del creciente electorado latino el que ha adquirido un gran significado en la arena política”, señaló Celinda Lake de Lake Research Partners, la firma que analiza los resultados de esta encuesta extraoficial.

Otros puntos destacados de la encuesta:

• La mayoría (73 por ciento) apoyan firmemente la decisión del Tribunal Supremo para defender la Ley de Cuidado de Salud Asequible, mientras que sólo el 8 por ciento no está de acuerdo con la decisión.

• El presidente Barack Obama ha sido elegido por abrumadora mayoría como el candidato preferido obteniendo el 80 por ciento del apoyo de los asistentes a la conferencia, mientras que el gobernador Mitt Romney solamente alcanzó el 10 por ciento.

• Casi la mitad de los encuestados (48 por ciento) dijeron que apoyar y representar la comunidad latina es más importante que dar su apoyo a un candidato basado en su partido político.

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Aspiring college students recognized for their work all my work and complete my classes,” said Kayla.

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Kayla was accepted to UC Berkley and University of Missouri, Kansas City.

Due to financial reasons she will be attending Mission College. During this coming year she plans to apply for as many scholarships as she can to see where that takes her. Ultimately Kayla wants a law degree.

Three local high school graduates, members of the Teen Leadership Council, proved that hard work and determination pays off in more than one way. Veronica Rubalcava, Kayla Williams, and Nallely Montes are headed to college in the fall with brand new laptops and printers.

The IPA’s Teen Leadership Council, started by Judge LaDoris Cordell (ret.), San Jose Independent Police Auditor, was looking to get youth involved in learning more about laws that affect them and are enforced by local city police. Cordell never thought she would get so involved in their lives.

After listening to their personal struggles and learning that the three young women had no laptops, she knew she had to figure out a way to help them.

(front row left) Nallely Montes, Kayla Williams, Veronica Rubalcava with (back row left) Diane Doolan-Diaz and Judge LaDoris Cordell (ret.), San Jose’s Independent Police Auditor.

In April, she mentioned the situation to Xavier Campos and his Chief of Staff Josue Garcia, who put her in touch with the Plumbers, Steamfitters & Refrigeration Fitters UA Local 393.

A few days later after having presented these girl’s stories to the Plumber’s Union membership, they decided

to fund Cordell’s cause.

“It seems like the guard rails have just kind of collapsed and it’s so easy to go off course and when I heard the three of their stories it just hit in nano seconds,” said Bill Meyer, Business Manager, UA Local 393.

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Union monthly meeting in South San Jose, each of the three young ladies was presented with a 15” fully loaded Apple laptop and 3 in 1 HP printer along with service and insurance contracts.

“It feels really good because I couldn’t afford a laptop and with this I can do

Veronica, a proud owner of a netbook (laptop smaller than a notebook) had been saving money to buy a new one. Along with the two others, she was in tears once she received her brand new laptop and printer. She works two different jobs and saves every penny to get ready for her academic life at UC San Diego to pursue a degree in international business.

“For some students, they already have family members that have gone to college, so being first generation is harder because you

don’t have someone telling you what to do, what choices to make, what classes to take to make sure you get there, so you kind of have to it by yourself,” said Nallely.

“It’s been hard financially because if I don’t get enough money I won’t be able to pay it all and there are just a lot of factors to take into consideration.”

Nallely plans to attend UC Berkeley enrolled in premed studies. She was quick to thank the plumbers. Like her peers, she understands that Union members are hard working people who have families of their own and appreciates what they did for them.

“I want to thank Judge Cordell and Diane who have brought us here and have opened a lot of doors for us and opportunities,” said Veronica. “If we weren’t in this program I don’t think we would be where we are at now.”

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RECIPE

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Savor Summer With Baked Catfish Provencal

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With vegetables and fresh herbs entering farmer’s markets, families should take advantage of high-quality offerings. Summer tomatoes and fresh herbs lend healthy flavor to any meal, not to mention healthy components like lycopene and vitamin C. Mediterranean dishes know how to make the best of fresh, healthy ingredients, so try this Provencal spin on U.S. Farm-Raised Catfish, a classic American ingredient. The dish naturally provides healthy fats, lean protein and antioxidants.

Baked U.S. Farm-Raised Catfish Provencal Yield: 2 servings 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 cup mushrooms, sliced 1/2 sweet onion, thinly sliced 3 cloves garlic, minced 1 cup grape tomatoes, halved 1 cup crushed tomatoes 1 tablespoon butter 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 U.S. Farm-Raised Catfish fillets 1 t ablespoon dried Italian herbs 1 teaspoon salt 1 t easpoon fresh ground blac pepper 1/4 cup chopped Italian parsley 1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.

Refresque la fiesta con té helado

2. Place olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms, onion and garlic.

Sauté until tender, about 5 minutes.

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3. Add fresh tomatoes and crushed tomato. Cook 3 more minutes until heated through.

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4. While vegetables are cooking, add butter and olive oil to an ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Season both sides of the catfish fillets with Italian herbs, salt and pepper. Carefully place the catfish in the skillet and cook 3 minutes. Turn the fillets and cook another 2 minutes.

5. Slowly spoon the vegetable mixture onto each of the catfish fillets in the skillet. Place in the oven and cook for 5 minutes. Remove from oven; sprinkle with Italian parsley.

Serve with the pasta of your choice.

Para las fiestas en la piscina, barbacoas y noches tranquilas en la terraza, el té helado es perfecto para cada ocasión de entretenimiento durante el verano.

1 botella de 100% Natural Lipton Green Tea with Citrus 1 3/4 tazas de jugo de uva 1/4 taza de jugo de naranja 1 naranja en rebanadas 1 limón en rebanadas 1 lima en rebanadas Mezcle el té con los jugos en una jarra grande. Agregue las frutas.

Enfríe, por lo menos, 2 horas. Sirva en vasos llenos de hielo.

Rinde siete vasos.

Alcohol opcional: reemplace el jugo de uva por vino blanco.

Daiquiri Açai de fresa con té 4 onzas de Lipton Strawberry Açai Tea & Honey 1/2 onza de jugo de piña Chorrito de granadina Fresas para adornar Mezcle y agite todos los ingredientes; cuele y vierta la bebida en un vaso Collins; adorne con una fresa.

Alcohol opcional: 1 onza de ron

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HEALTH

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Alimentación saludable para familias activas ocupados, las familias necesitan energía para realizar todas sus actividades. Sin embargo, frecuentemente eligen opciones más rápidas sin tener en cuenta que estos alimentos tienen altos contenidos de grasa, azúcar agregada y calorías.

Los siguientes consejos ayudarán a que su familia se alimente saludablemente mientras mantiene un estilo de vida ocupado.

Siga estos consejos para que usted y su familia se alimenten saludablemente cuando se encuentren sobre la marcha.

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Cuando los niños regresan a la escuela y sus actividades diarias aumentan, puede resultar un poco difícil encontrar el tiempo necesario para que usted y su familia se alimenten saludablemente. Las familias de hoy están en constante movimiento, yendo de un lado a otro y pasan varias horas a la semana en su auto.

El tiempo que la gente pasa en el auto está aumentando. Como resultado, muchas familias están cambiando su modo de alimentarse. Por ejemplo, de acuerdo con el Departamento de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos, el 48% de gastos en alimentos paga por comida que se consume fuera de casa.

Durante los días más

• Si ha planeado un día familiar lleno de actividades que incluyan pasar tiempo en el auto, asegúrese de llevar bocadillos saludables.

Considere agua, verduras o frutas frescas, queso bajo en grasa, galletas de grano entero o porciones de cereal bajo en azúcar.

• Tome decisiones saludables en restaurantes de comida rápida. A veces, la comida rápida es la única opción cuando tiene que pasar mucho tiempo en su auto. Trate de escoger opcio-

nes más saludables, como sándwiches sin queso, ensaladas con salsas bajas en grasa; reemplace las papas fritas por fruta; y pida carne a la plancha o parrilla en vez de frita.

• Lea las etiquetas. Detenerse en una bodega para comprar un bocadillo puede llevarlo a tomar decisiones poco saludables. Leer la in-

formación nutricional en la etiqueta de los productos hará que usted y sus niños tomen la mejor decisión.

Elija bocadillos y bebidas que sean bajas en calorías y azúcar agregada. Recuerde que algunos alimentos envasados pueden contener más de una porción. Asegúrese de consumir la cantidad sugerida por persona.

Para obtener más consejos sobre cómo ayudar a que su familia logre un estilo de vida más saludable y para aprender más sobre los alimentos incluidos en la tabla VARiedad, visite la página web de ¡Podemos! (Sugerencias Para Mejorar La Actividad y Nutrición de los Niños): http://wecan.nhlbi. nih.gov/espanol

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COMMUNITY

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Establecer normas para los conservadores designados Hilbert Morales El Observador

La Corte de legalización, una rama de la Corte Superior del condado de Santa Clara, designa a profesionales que actúan como “conservadores”. Estos conservadores son los gerentes y administradores de bienes que están asignados a administrar los asuntos personales y propiedades de los individuos más vulnerables, que no son capaces y no pueden

Afortunadamente, esta situación salió a la luz con un cliente teniendo la capacidad mental para hablar en nombre de todos.

administrar sus propios bienes y asuntos personales. Cerca de 1,500 personas vulnerables, existen hoy en Condado de Santa Clara.

Una investigación de seis meses por la reportera de investigación del Mercury News, Karen de Sá, reveló el pasado 1ero de julio 2012 que: 1) No existen normas para las tasas y cargos por servicios. 2) Las normas establecidas no existen para los esfuerzos de vigilancia y supervisión sobre el nivel de la administración que se ofrece. Y 3) Algunos conservadores se aprovecharon de la confianza que ofreció esta oportunidad de legalmente agotar los bienes de sus clientes a sabiendas de que existían pocas directrices, si las hubiere.

El cuerpo actual de la ley no le proporciona al cliente incapacitado ninguna vía para hacer frente a cualquier problema, ya que el cliente debe expresar el tema a través de su conservador. Eso crea un “conflicto de interés” y un sistema jurídico por el que el conservador tiene el control total de la situación. La ley actual se ha practicado durante años.

Como la Corte Superior del condado de Santa Clara, rota a sus jueces a través de sus distintos departamentos cada dos años, la “memoria institucional” no existe, lo que favorece el no tener la experiencia y el conocimiento para establecer mejores prácticas. El propósito de este sistema debe ser

proteger a los vulnerables.

Para que esto suceda deben hacerse varios cambios a nivel de la legislatura del Estado, así como en la Corte Superior local del condado de Santa Clara.

Afortunadamente, esta situación salió a la luz con un cliente teniendo la capacidad mental para hablar en nombre de todos. Danny Reed, después de haber sido gravemente herido en dos ocasiones por vehículos, y después de ganar demandas que establecieron un fondo fiduciario para proveer para él el resto de su vida, es digno de elogio por “hablar con franqueza”, donde muchos en el pasado han quedado en silencio. Reed impugnó los cargos a su fondo fiduciario por su conservador. ¿Creería usted que el conservador puede presentar el costo de los honorarios de abogados y su propio tiempo de nuevo al fondo fiduciario de Reed?

Esta comunidad no le importa perder el tiempo aprendiendo cómo funciona este sistema de leyes de sucesión legal. Lo que es esencial hoy en día es que el Juez Principal, el Presidente de la Mesa de Supervisores, y la Legislatura del Estado, reúnan los estándares de práctica que prohíba por ley e impida que un conservador vacié la herencia de un cliente gravemente incapacitado. En este caso la herencia de $653,216.00 de Reed recibió las facturas de conservadores y servicios

por valor de 108,771 dólares (primera factura), seguida de una segunda facturación de $ 261,878. Si Reed no hubiera impugnado estas dos facturas, sus bienes se habrían reducido a un 57%.

Si esto no hubiera sido discutido, el Fideicomiso Danny Reed no habría podido proveer para su cuidado por el resto de su vida. De hecho, al condado de Santa Clara se le daría la custodia de Reed, una vez se convirtiera en indigente y pobre.

Otros dos casos (Paige Simpson y Anna García) involucrados con la facturación por parte de conservadores han sido presentadas.

Estos tres casos establecen la necesidad de poner en práctica muy pronto, como mínimo, una norma legal que permita al cliente, y / o a un miembro de la familia, impugnar los honorarios y costos presentados, sin tener la participación del conservador en el derecho legal de ‘aplicar un cargo a’ las tarifas de defensa legal y costos relacionados.

El juez Thomas Caín de la corte testamentaria, pidió no ser ‘rotado’. Ha revisado las facturas presentadas y los redujo mediante la negociación con la normativa vigente. Abogados de San José, Matthew y Michael Crosby (un equipo de padre / hijo) han proporcionado voluntariamente sus conocimientos jurídicos en la representación de los intereses de Danny Reed.

A los lectores de EO se les anima a ir a la página web del San José Mercury News para leer personalmente esta completa exposición de un defecto grave en la legislación vigente. Visite la página www.sjmercurynews. com

Hilbert Morales es el editor de El Observador. Su correo electronico: english.editor@el-observador.com

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Set Standards for Court Appointed Conservators $108,771 $261,878 1st billing conservator fee Hilbert Morales El Observador

The Probate Court, a branch of the Superior Court, County of Santa Clara, appoints professionals who act as “Conservators”. These conservators include estate managers and trustees who are assigned to manage the personal affairs and estates of the most vulnerable individuals, who are incapable and unable to manage their own property and personal affairs. About 1,500 such vulnerable individuals exist today in Santa Clara County.

A six month investigation by Mercury News investigative Reporter Karen de Sa revealed this past Sunday, July 1, 2012 that: 1) No standards for fees and service charges existed. 2) Established standards did not exist for monitoring and oversight efforts regarding the stewardship level being provided. And 3) A few conservators took advantage of the misplaced trust which provided an opportunity to legally deplete their clients estate knowing that few guidelines existed, if any.

The current body of law provides the incapacitated client no avenue through which to address any issue, since the client must express that issue through his/her conservator. That creates a ‘conflict of interest’ and a legal system whereby the conservator has total control of the situation at hand. The current law has been practiced for years. Since the Superior Court, County of Santa Clara, rotates its judges through its various departments every two years, no ‘institutional memory’ exists, which favors not having the experience and knowledge to establish best practices. The purpose of

2nd billing conservator fee

this system must be to protect the vulnerable. For that to happen several changes must occur at the level of the State legislature, as well as at the local Superior Court, County of Santa Clara.

Fortunately, this current situation would not have come to light of day had not one client have the mental capacity and resolve to speak up on behalf of all.

Danny Reed, after being severely injured twice by vehicles, and after winning law suites which established a trust fund to provide for him for the rest of his life, is to be commended for ‘speaking up’ where many in the past have been stoically silent. Reed challenged the charges to his trust fund by his conservator. Would you believe that the conservator could ‘submit the cost of legal fees and his own time back to Danny Reed’s trust fund?

This community does not care to waste time learning how this system of legal probate laws was established.

What is essential today is that the Presiding Judge, the President of the Board of Supervisors, and the State Legislature, assemble those standards of practice which legally prohibit, and prevent, a conservator from draining the estate of a severely incapacitated client.

In this case the $653,216 estate of Danny Reed received bills for conservator fees and services amounting to $108,771 (first billing) followed by a second billing of $261,878. Had Danny Reed not challenged these two billings, his estate would have been reduced by 57%. Had this gone unchallenged, the Danny Reed Trust would not have provided for his care for life.

In fact, Danny Reed would have become a ward of the

County of Santa Clara once he became destitute and impoverished.

Two other cases (Paige Simpson and Anna Garcia) involving billings by conservators are presented. These three cases alone establish the need to implement very soon, at the minimum, a legal standard which permits the client, and/or a family member, to challenge fees and costs submitted without having the conservator involved the legal right to ‘charge back’ the defensive legal fees and related costs.

Good people stepped up.

Judge Thomas Cain of the Probate Court, asked not to be ‘rotated’. He has surveyed bills submitted and reduced them by negotiation under current legal standards.

San Jose Lawyers Matthew Crosby and Michael Crosby (a father/son team) have voluntarily provided their legal expertise in representing the interests of Danny Reed.

EO readers are encouraged to go to the San Jose Mercury News website to personally read this comprehensive expose of a serious defect in existing law.

Go to www.sjmercurynews. org.

Publisher’s comment This sort of investigative reporting which brings to light of day, policies, procedures and issues which need to be improved, modified or discarded. Investigative reporting reveals the best practices of excellent journalism. Therefore, it is essential that the community commit itself to supporting its local newspaper. This is based on the “Freedom of the Press”, First Amendment, U.S. Constitution. As long as publishers and their investigative reporters stick to the facts.

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ARTS & CULTURE

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America the Nanny are particularly relevant to the upcoming presidential election and the future direction of our country.”

Osvaldo Castillo El Observador

In his new book “Good Intentions,” Bob Zeidman explores a future in which the United States has become the ultimate “nanny” state. It is the story of Winston Jones, who is chosen by the mysterious Fairness for EveryBody Society, to be the next president because he has the required makeup-ethnic, racial, religious, sexual orientation, etc.-to “fairly represent the diversity of America.”

Jones comes across many clashing groups including “The Documented,” a group of legal aliens that refuse to break the law and thus get no government entitlements. He also comes in contact with Radical Femlamism, a bizarre melding of Radical Feminism and

It took Zeidman almost a year to write the book and he self published it in March.

Bob Zeidman Radical Islam. All along he’s tracked by the Freedman Group, a collection of “subversives” who believe in free market capitalism and secretly run businesses without government interference.

“The book is his reluctant adventure to discover what America is about and how to get it back to its real values,” Zeidman says. “These issues

“I’d been thinking about the social and political issues in ‘Good Intentions’ for several years. I had wanted to write this book for a while but only had a vague idea of some characters and some incidents,” Zeidman says. “Then with the election coming up, and some of these issues being at the forefront of the presidential campaigns, I decided I needed to write it now and get it published right away.”

Zeidman wanted to build a country that looked like the United States in the future, which meant it had

to have some relationship to the United States in the present and the past. He did some research on Philadelphia and a lot on Chicago so that he could have the correct landmarks and history for his book.

“I also put in quotes from real people and created characters based on other fictional characters with a few that were similar to real people. So I had to research people too,” Zeidman says.

His other works include the books The Software IP Detective’s Handbook, Designing with FPGAs and CPLDs, Introduction to Verilog, Verilog Designer’s Library, Horror Flick, The Amazing Adventure of Edward and Dr. Sprechtmachen, as well as the screenplays: Horror Flick, Sex and Violence, and The Amazing Adventure of Edward and Dr. Sprechtmachen.

“After writing one book I always swear off writing

another for a long while, but I always end up writing something again, sooner than I planned,” Zeidman says. “I’m setting up book signings now. I have a few small businesses that I haven’t paid much attention to for the last year, so

I plan to look into getting those going again. I’m hoping to rest for a while, but that rarely seems to happen. When I’m not doing anything, my head fills with new ideas and I get anxious to do something with them.”

“Tales from a Ghetto Klown” Tales from a Ghetto Klown relata el poco ortodoxo ascenso al éxito del premiado actor y dramaturgo John Leguizamo, su lucha por montar su show unipersonal en Broadway y mucho más. El programa se estrena el viernes 13 de julio a las 9:00 p.m. hora del este en PBS (consultar programación local) como parte del festival de verran de las artes de PBS, un evento de plataformas múltiples basado en siete films que se enfocan en artistas e interpretaciones de todo el mundo.

Comenzando con un análisis de sus raíces colombianas, y puertorriqueñas de Nueva York y llegando a su conocida carrera en Hollywood, Leguizamo pone su alma al desnudo (como lo hacen sus colegas, miembros de su familia y amigos

cluyendo los problemas que enfrentó al intentar traducir el show y sus inseguridades con sus ya oxidados conocimientos de la lengua.

Actor John Leguizamo. célebres) en este vistazo al detrás de la escena de uno de los más versátiles actores de la industria del entretenimiento. Luego del éxito de su último show en Broadway, Ghetto Klown, Leguizamo se lanza al camino para llegar hasta su Colombia natal y lo interpreta en español. El film, dirigido por Ben DeJesus, documenta todo el viaje, in-

El Festival de Verano de las Artes de PBS muestra diversas producciones de realizadores independientes de primer nivel en una exploración de la cultura y el arte de todo el mundo, ofreciendo una mirada profunda a la música, teatro, arte, arquitectura e historia cultural de algunos lugares únicos en el mundo. La premiada actriz de teatro, cine y televisión Anna Deavere Smith (“Nurse Jackie”, “The West Wing”) es la presentadora semanal del Summer Festival, que comienza el viernes 29 de junio de 2012 a las 9 p.m. hora del este (consultar programación local).

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For the Love of Fashion: How Young is too Young?

Juan Carlos Miranda Special to El Observador

It is no secret. I have a beautiful baby niece whom I’m very proud of, not that I’m not proud of my four other nephews, but she is the only baby girl in my family. I was raised by a strong, hard-working woman and, as such, I have so much respect for single mothers and women in general. I just feel more comfortable around women; what can I say, women are just amazing.

It’s for the same reason I always take into consideration the well being of my baby and try to instill in her good values—yes, by that I mean I spoil her a lot—and a great sense of style.

The other day, while working out my credit card muscles, I happened to come across a young girl— she couldn’t have been older than twelve—and the first thing that caught my attention were the really tall stilettos she was wearing. I was shocked.

The thought of my niece came to mind and I couldn’t help but wonder, how young is too young for a girl to start wearing high heels?

Coming from a Mexican background I can understand how early kids have to mature in order to get ahead in life. My sisters started working at an early age and as such were forced to grow up quicker than kids in the US; that never meant they wanted to grow up so quick either.

Fortunately, or unfortunately, kids don’t lead the same lifestyles in the US as their parents did in their country of origin, and yet, influenced by TV and the American lifestyle, kids feel the need to dress more and more like their pop culture icons, many times imitating their bad behaviors and poor style choices.

Baby Luna is fortunate to have an uncle that will buy her high heels as long she gets a job and learns how to support herself.

Latino parents not wanting to deny the stuff they were deprived of when they were children, find it hard to say ‘No’ to their children when they ask for things, resulting in letting their kids wear whatever they want.

In many cases even buying adult shoes for young tween girls.

But, are parents doing more harm than good to their children by letting them dress more adult like?

Last year French Vogue featured a 10-year-old model, Thylane Loubry Blondeau, in a high fashion shoot wearing lots of makeup and very tall high heels.

The magazine, of course, got a lot of attention from the media and concerned adults who wondered what would the appropriate age be for young girls to be portrayed in such manner; as adults.

Not only that, but are parents really thinking about their kid’s well being.

One of the issues that comes into mind when letting young girls wear high heels is their development.

Their bodies are so malleable at such a young age that wearing these shoes could structurally deform their bones as they grow. Until young girls stop growing they run the risk of developing foot and back deformations.

True, height of the heel, how frequent it is used, and the duration of time on them, are very important factors in determining the effect they’ll have on their bodies, but the results are clear and foreseeable. Until a young girl stops growing—around age 14—parents should not be buying them high heels, even shoes with a small heel.

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LEGAL/CLASSIFIEDS

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 567224 The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Kamilah’s Check Cashing, 459 S. Capitol Ave Suite # 2, San Jose, CA 95127, Santa Clara Co. Isamar Y. Camberos Gonzalez, 4249 Santa Susana Way, San Jose, CA 95111. This business is conducted by an individual registrant has not yet begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)

Isamar Y. Camberos Gonzalez July 13, 20, 27; Aug. 03, 2012.

This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 07/12/12.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 567066 The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Chivero de Zicuran, 1199 S. King Road Unit 20, San Jose, CA 95122, Santa Clara Co. Cindy C. Arreola, 3258 Arthur Ave, San Jose, CA 95127. This business is conducted by an individual registrant has not yet begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)

Cindy Arreola July 13, 20, 27; Aug. 03, 2012.

This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 07/09/12.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 566464 The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Silicon Valley Compucycle, SVC, 1096 Pecten Ct., Milpitas, CA 95035, Santa Clara Co. SVC Asset Management Inc., 1096 PectenCt., Milpitas, CA 95035. This business is conducted by a corporation registrant began business under the fictitious business name or names listed here in 05/01/2012. “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.)

SVC Asset Management Inc. Rodney Wang/CFO July 13, 20, 27; Aug. 03, 2012.

This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 06/21/12.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 112CV227941 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Dung Hiep Luc, TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Dung Hiep Luc has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Dung Hiep Luc to Justin Hiep Luc. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of names should not be granted on 10/09/12 at 8:45 am, Room 107: located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

July 06, 2012.

Thomas Wm. Cain Judge of the Superior Court July 13, 20, 27; Aug. 03, 2012.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 112CV227914 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Jojo B. Santa MIna, TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Jojo B. Santa Mina has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Jojo Borromeo Santa Mina to Reynaldo Borromero Santa Mina Jr..

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of names should not be granted on 10/09/12 at 8:45 am, Room 107: located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113.

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

July 06, 2012.

Thomas Wm. Cain Judge of the Superior Court July 13, 20, 27; Aug. 03, 2012.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 112CV227888 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Anh Tuan Tran, TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Anh Tuan Tran has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Anh Tuan Tran to Damien Isaac Tran.

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for

change of names should not be granted on 10/02/12 at 8:45 am, Room 107: located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113.

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

July 06, 2012.

Thomas Wm. Cain Judge of the Superior Court July 13, 20, 27; Aug. 03, 2012.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 112CV227718 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Dan Cary Chao & Stephanie Chao, TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioners, Dan Cary Chao & Stephanie Chao has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Frank Chao to Matthew David Chao. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of names should not be granted on 09/25/12 at 8:45 am, Room 107: located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113.

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

July 03, 2012.

Thomas Wm. Cain Judge of the Superior Court July 13, 20, 27; Aug. 03, 2012.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 112CV227564 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Mudiyappa Madikeshwar & Madhavi Madikeshwar, TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioners, Mudiyappa Madikeshwar & Madhavi Madikeshwar have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Shreyas Mudiyappa Madikeshwar to Shreyas Madikeshwar.

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of names should not be granted on 10/02/12 at 8:45 am, Room 107: located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113.

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

June 29, 2012.

Thomas Wm. Cain Judge of the Superior Court July 13, 20, 27; Aug. 03, 2012.

AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 112CV217209 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Chev Chan, TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Chev Chan has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Chev Chan to Jun Chev Chan. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of names should not be granted on 09/04/12 at 8:45 am, Room 107: located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

June 06, 2012.

Thomas Wm. Cain Judge of the Superior Court July 13, 20, 27; Aug. 03, 2012.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 112CV224526 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Miguel Angel Castro Martinez & Carmen Olmedo Aguirre, TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioners, Miguel Angel Castro & Carmen Olmedo Aguirre have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. (first) Miguel (middle) Angel (last) Castro to (first) Miguel (middle) Angel (last) Castro-Olmedo. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of names should not be granted on 8/14/12 at 8:45 am, Room 107: located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

May 15, 2012.

Thomas Wm. Cain Judge of the Superior Court July 13, 20, 27; Aug. 03, 2012.

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 565776 The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Mario’s Jewelry, 302 Willow Street, San Jose, CA 95110, Santa Clara Co. Mario Quezada, 1194 Clayburn Lane, San Jose, CA 95121. This business is conducted by an individual registrant has not yet begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)

Mario Quezada July 06, 13, 20, 27, 2012.

This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 06/06/12.

STATEMENT OF ABA DONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE NO. 565775 The following person(s) has/have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name(s). The information given below is as it appeared on the fictitious business name statement that was filed at the County Clerk-Recorder’s office.

Mario’s Jewelry, 302 Willow Street, San Jose, CA 95110. Filed in Santa Clara County on 12/01/10 under file no.

545277. Maria Elena Murillo, 1194 Clayburn Lane, San Jose, CA 95121. This business was conducted by an individual.

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.)

Maria Elena Murillo July 06, 13, 20, 27 2012.

This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 06/06/12.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 566756 The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Anns Building Maintenance Service, 313 Brokaw Rd., Santa Clara, CA 95050, Santa Clara Co. Jay Ann 313 Brokaw Rd., Santa Clara, CA 95050.

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

Jay Ann July 06, 13, 20, 27, 2012.

This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 06/28/12.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 566729 The following person(s) is(are) doing business, F & N Consulting c/o David Hofmann, 60 S. Market St. Suite 1400 San Jose, CA 95113, Santa Clara Co. Frank Fiscalini, 1135 S. Genevieve Lane, San Jose, CA 95128, Timothy R. Nieuwsma, 21400 Tiara Grande Ct., San Jose, CA 95120. This business is conducted by a joint venture registrants have not yet begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)

Timothy R. Nieuwsma July 06, 13, 20, 27, 2012.

This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 06/28/12.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 112CV227742 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Phyu Phyu Win Shwe, TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Phyu Phyu Win Shwe has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Jennifer Myat Thiwai Maung to Lu Ann Visaka Shwa.

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of names should not be granted on 10/03/12 at 8:45 am, Room 107: located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

July 03, 2012.

Thomas Wm. Cain Judge of the Superior Court July 06, 13, 20, 27, 2012.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 112CV227675 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Zhaobin Cheng, TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Zhaobin Cheng has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Zhaobin Cheng to (first) Robin (middle) Zhaobin (last) Cheng.

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of names should not be granted on 10/02/12 at 8:45 am, Room 107: located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose,

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

July 03, 2012.

Thomas Wm. Cain Judge of the Superior Court July 06, 13, 20, 27, 2012.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 112CV227578 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Mary Elizabeth Demianova, Sergey Alexandrovich Demianov & Marina Adolfovna Demianova, TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioners, Mary Elizabeth Demianova, Marina Adolfovna Demianova & Sergey Alexandrovich Demianov have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Mary Elizabeth Demianova to May Elizabeth Demiani b. Marina Adolfovna Demianova to Marina Demiani c. Serguei Alexandrovich Demianov aka Sergey Demianov aka Sergio Demiani to Nini Demiani THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of names should not be granted on 10/02/12 at 8:45 am, Room 107: located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

July 02, 2012.

Thomas Wm. Cain Judge of the Superior Court July 06, 13, 20, 27, 2012.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 112CV227492 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Sidronio Arcenio Gomez Gabriel, TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Sidronio Arcenio Gomez Gabriel has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Sidronio Arcenio Gomez Gabriel to Gabriel Gomez Gabriel THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of names should not be granted on 09/25/12 at 8:45 am, Room 107: located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

June 29, 2012.

Thomas Wm. Cain Judge of the Superior Court July 06, 13, 20, 27, 2012.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 566620 The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Wabi Sabi Group, 1210 E. Arques Ave, Ste 215, Sunnyvale, CA 94085, Santa Clara Co. LeadCamp Inc., 1210 E. Arques Ave. Ste 215, Sunnyvale, CA 94085, Perseeve Creative Studio, 2923 Foss Ave., Arcadia, CA 91006, This business is conducted by a general partnership registrants have not yet begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)

LeapCamp Inc. Harris Lim/CEO June 29; July 06, 13, 20, 2012.

This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 06/26/12.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 566603 The following person(s) is(are) doing business, The Boiling Crab, 1631 E. Capital Expwy., #101- 102, San Jose, CA 95121, Santa Clara Co. Seadrift Seafood Inc., 4655 Hill Top View Lane, San Jose, CA 95138. This business is conducted by a corporation registrant began business under the fictitious business name or names listed here in 01/01/2010. “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.)

Seadrift Seafood Inc. Long Trinh/President June 29; July 06, 13, 20, 2012.

This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 06/25/12.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 566597 The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Nor-Cal Contractors, 5542 Monterey Rd # 210, San Jose, CA 95138, Santa Clara Co. Juan Diaz, 5722 Knollwell Way, San Jose, CA 95138. This business is conducted by an individual registrant began business under the fictitious business name or names listed here in 06/25/12. “I declare that all information in this state-

ment is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)

Juan Diaz June 29; July 06, 13, 20, 2012.

This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 06/25/12.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 566577 The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Golden State healthcare Management Inc., 1381 Sandia Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94089, Santa Clara Co. Golden State HealthCare Management Inc., 1381 Sandia Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94089. This business is conducted by a corporation registrants began business under the fictitious business name or names listed here in 08/02/10. “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.)

Golden State HealthCare Management Inc. Michaela Medina June 29; July 06, 13, 20, 2012.

This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 06/25/12.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 566504 The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Admiral Limo Service, Aaramo Limo Service, 669 BegoniaWay, Sunnyvale, CA 94086, Santa Clara Co. Mohamed Aram, 669 Begonia Way, Sunnyvale, CA 94086. This business is conducted by an individual registrant has not yet begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)

Mohamed Aram June 29; July 06, 13, 20, 2012.

This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 06/22/12.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 566500 The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Shabby Dream, 2611 Story Road, San Jose, CA 95122, Santa Clara Co. Guillermo Salazar, 2611 Story Rd., San Jose, CA 95122, Norma Salazar, 2611 Story Road, San Jose, CA 95122.

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

Guillermo Salazar June 29; July 06, 13, 20, 2012.

This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 06/22/12.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 566285 The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Yummy Buffet, 1610 E. Capitol Expwy., San Jose, CA 95121, Santa Clara Co. Easy 168 Inc., 1610 E. Capitol Expwy., San Jose, CA 95121. This business is conducted by a corporation registrant began business under the fictitious business name or names listed here in 12/01/2010.

“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.)

Easy 168 Inc. Zhongwen Lin/CEO June 29; July 06, 13, 20, 2012.

This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 06/19/12.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 112CV224785 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Sheng Seng Thao, TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Sheng Seng Thao has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Sheng Seng Thao to Katherine Shane Sharma. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of names should not be granted on 08/14/12 at 8:45 am, Room 107: located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

May 17, 2012.

Thomas Wm. Cain Judge of the Superior Court June 29; July 06, 13, 20, 2012.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 112CV227133 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: De-Rong Hoang & Jen Fang Chang, TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, De-Rong Hoang & Jen Fang Chang have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows:

JULY 13 - JULY 19, 2012

a. De-Rong Huang to Lobo DR Huang b.

Jen Fang Chang to Celia JF Huang c. Yu Hsuan Huang to Amber YH Huang, d. Oscar Huang to Oscar DC Huang d. Enya Huang to Enya YL Huang. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of names should not be granted on 09/25/12 at 8:45 am, Room 107: located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

June 22, 2012.

Thomas Wm. Cain Judge of the Superior Court June 29; July 06, 13, 20, 2012.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 112CV227131 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Jason Tseng & Peiyu patricia Tseng, TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioners, Jason Tseng & Peiyu Patricia Tseng have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.Tai Chien Hsieh to Chancellor Way-Chan Tseng. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of names should not be granted on 09/25/12 at 8:45 am, Room 107: located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113.

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

June 22, 2012.

Thomas Wm. Cain Judge of the Superior Court June 29; July 06, 13, 20, 2012.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 112CV227045 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Hsucheng Sun, TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Hsucheng Sun has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Hsucheng Sun to Jason Sun. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of names should not be granted on 09/18/12 at 8:45 am, Room 107: located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113.

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

June 21, 2012.

Thomas Wm. Cain Judge of the Superior Court June 29; July 06, 13, 20, 2012.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 112CV224488 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Ubaldo Flores-Meza, TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Ubaldo Flores-Meza has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Ubaldo Flores-Meza to Ubaldo Meza Flores. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of names should not be granted on 08/14/12 at 8:45 am, Room 107: located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

May 15, 2012.

Thomas Wm. Cain Judge of the Superior Court June 29; July 06, 13, 20, 2012.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 566358 The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Financial Liberty Network, LLC., Financial Liberty Tax, LLC., Financial Liberty Insurance Agency, LLC., Financial Liberty Mortgage, LLC., 1390 S. Winchester Blvd.

Ste, B2, San Jose, CA 95128, Santa Clara Co. Financial Liberty Network., LLC. 212 Stonewood Dr., Los Baños, CA 93635.

This business is conducted by a limited liability company registrant began business under the fictitious business name or names listed here in 12/22/2011. “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.)

Financial Liberty Network, LLC. Pedro R. Garcia/Managing Member June 22, 29; July 06, 13, 2012.

This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 06/20/12.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

NO. 566357 The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Realty World Financial Liberty, Financial Liberty Realty, 1390 S. Winchester Blvd., Ste B2, San Jose, CA 95128, Santa Clara Co. Pedro R. Garcia, 212 Stonewood Dr., Los Baños, CA 93635. This business is conducted by an individual registrant began business under the fictitious business name or names listed here in 06/20/12. “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.)

Pedro R. Garcia June 22, 29; July 06, 13, 2012.

This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 06/20/12.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 566306 The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Angeles Handyman, 967 Jeanne Ave, San Jose, CA 95116, Santa Clara Co. Abraham Angeles Vargas, 967 Jeanne Ave., San Jose, CA 95116 . This business is conducted by an individual registrant has not yet begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)

Abraham Angeles Vargas June 22, 29; July 06, 13, 2012.

This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 06/19/12.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 566284 The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Real Scout, Real Scout Realty, 410 Sherman Ave., Suite 200, Palo Alto, CA 94306, Santa Clara Co. Real Scout Inc., 41 Sherman Ave., Suite 200, Palo Alto, CA 94306. This business is conducted by an individual registrant began business under the fictitious business name or names listed here in 05/15/2012.

“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.)

Real Scout Inc. Andrew Flachner/CEO June 22, 29; July 06, 13, 2012.

This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 06/19/12.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 566213 The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Simply Chronic Healing, 970 Story Road, San Jose, CA 95122, Santa Clara Co. Simple Health Solutions, Inc., 970 Story Road, San Jose, CA 95122.

This business is conducted by a corporation registrant began business under the fictitious business name or names listed here in 05/03/12. “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.)

Simple Health Solutions Inc Preston Wayne Conley/President June 22, 29; July 06, 13, 2012.

This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 06/15/12.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 566216 The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Al’s Beef, 71 Curtner Ave. Ste 80, San Jose, CA 95125, Santa Clara Co. Chi-Cal Investments, LLC., 229 Castillon Way, San Jose, CA 95119. This business is conducted by a limited liability company registrant has not yet begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)

Chi-Cal Investments LLC Ala Elrabadi/President June 22, 29; July 06, 13, 2012.

This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 06/15/12.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 112CV226865 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Jivan Jot FNU, TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Jivan Jot FNU has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Jivan Jot FNU to Jyoti Bains b. Dhamni FNU to Damni Bains. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of names should not be granted on 09/18/12 at 8:45 am, Room 107: located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

June 20, 2012.

Thomas Wm. Cain Judge of the Superior Court June 22, 29; July 06, 13, 2012.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 112CV226359

Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Holly Ann Miller, TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Holly Ann Miller has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

Holly Ann Miller to Holly Ann Miller Petrich. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of names should not be granted on 09/04/12 at 8:45 am, Room 107: located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

June 12, 2012.

Thomas Wm. Cain Judge of the Superior Court June 22, 29; July 06, 13, 2012.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 112CV226831 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Vicente Bravo Vasquez & Araceli Morales, TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioners, Vicente Bravo Vasquez & Araceli Morales has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Joseantonio Bravo Morales to (first) Joseph (middle) Anthony (last) Bravo-Morales. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of names should not be granted on 09/18/12 at 8:45 am, Room 107: located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

June 19, 2012.

Thomas Wm. Cain Judge of the Superior Court June 22, 29; July 06, 13, 2012.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 112CV226697 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Kuo-Lung Lin & Li-Ling Chen, TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioners, Kuo-Lung Lin & Li-Ling Chen have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

Chieh Lin to Janet Lin b. Ying Lin to Yina Lin. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of names should not be granted on 09/18/12 at 8:45 am, Room 107: located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

June 18, 2012.

Thomas Wm. Cain Judge of the Superior Court June 22, 29; July 06, 13, 2012.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 112CV226657 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Rovene Anne Zaika, TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Rovene Anne Zaika has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Rovene Anne Zaika to Rovene Anne Coy. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of names should not be granted on 09/11/12 at 8:45 am, Room 107: located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

June 18, 2012.

Thomas Wm. Cain Judge of the Superior Court June 22, 29; July 06, 13, 2012.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 112CV226591 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Kishore Botlagunta and Sravabthi Devi Jasty, TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioners, Kishore Botlagunta and Sravanthi Devi Jasty have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Nishi Botlagunta to Nirnaya Botlagunta. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of names should not be granted on 09/11/12 at 8:45 am, Room 107: located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for

JULY 13 - JULY 19, 2012 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.

June 15, 2012.

Thomas Wm. Cain Judge of the Superior Court June 22, 29; July 06, 13, 2012.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 112CV226539 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Antonio Cañete Hoyos & Elodia Oropeza Hernandez, TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioners, Antonio Cañete Hoyos & Elodia Oropeza Hernandez have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Nicole Cañete Hernandez to(first) Nicole (last) Cañete - Oropeza.

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of names should not be granted on 09/11/12 at 8:45 am, Room 107: located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113.

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

June 14, 2012.

Thomas Wm. Cain Judge of the Superior Court June 22, 29; July 06, 13, 2012.

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 112CV226268 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Rajpreet Singh, TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Rajpreet Singh has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Rajpreet Singh to Rajpreet Singh Saini.

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of names should not be granted on 09/11/12 at 8:45 am, Room 107: located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113.

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

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 112CV225765 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Sonia Ponce, TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Sonia Ponce has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Sonia Ponce to Sonia Guzman.

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of names should not be granted on 08/28/12 at 8:45 am, Room 107: located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113.

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

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 112CV223799 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Daigui Lin, TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Daigui LIn has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

Daigui Lin to Xinyao Lin. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of names should not be granted on 07/31/12 at 8:45 am, Room 107: located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

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Ice Age: Continental Drift

La alocada persecución de Scrat de la dichosa bellota, a la cual ha intentado atrapar desde los albores del tiempo, trae consecuencias que alteran al mundo: un cataclismo continental desencadenará la aventura más grande de todas para Manny, Diego y Sid. Como resultado de estos impactantes cambios, Sid vuelve a unirse con su familia perdida hace largo tiempo y el grupo se topa con una variada colección de nuevos y pintorescos personajes decididos a impedirles que regresen a su hogar.

Manny (Ray Romano), Diego (Denis Leary), Sid (John Leguizamo), Granny (Wanda Sykes), Shira (Jennifer Lopez) en Ice Age: Continental Drift.

RED LIGHTS Rober De Niro as “Simon Silver,” Joely Richardson as “Monica Hansen” and Toby Jones as “Paul Shackleton” in RED LIGHTS. Photo Courtesy of Millennium Entertainment.

A pair of top paranormal researchers face their greatest challenge when they set out to discredit a powerful and mysterious psychic in Red Lights, a taut and original psychological thriller from award-winning writer and director Rodrigo Cortés (Buried).

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Dr. Margaret Matheson (Sigourney Weaver) and her partner, Tom Buckley (Cillian Murphy) are the world’s foremost investigators of paranormal phenomena.

Professional skeptics, they have debunked dozens of fraudulent mind readers, ghost hunters, faith healers and the like by detecting what Matheson calls “red lights,” subtle clues to the trickery behind each of these “supernatural” occurrences.

But when the legendary blind psychic Simon Silver (Robert De Niro) comes out of retirement after 30 years, his once-fearless adversary Matheson warns Buckley to back off. Suspecting that the charismatic, spoon-bending mind reader was involved in the mysterious death of his most vociferous critic three decades earlier, she considers him far too dangerous to confront.

Buckley remains determined to discredit the hugely popular and seemingly genuine Silver, however, believing that doing so would cement his reputation and guarantee funding for Matheson’s and his research for years to come.

As he becomes increasingly obsessed with his mission, Buckley enlists the aid of his star student, Sally (Elizabeth Olsen). Together, they employ a dazzling array of high-tech tools to unlock the secrets of Silver’s abilities. But the closer they get, the more formidable Silver becomes—and the more Buckley begins to question his core beliefs. Science and the supernatural collide to play on audience perceptions as the researchers’ quest for the truth builds to a mind-blowing conclusion.

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Horóscopo de las mascotas

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ARIES Las mascotas de Aries tiene un comportamiento hiperactivo. Su actitud les hace ser fieles guardianes, permanecen pendientes de la protección de su territorio y las posesiones de sus guardianes. No gustan de desconocidos u otras mascotas.

TAURO A estas mascotas les

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gusta salir de paseo, son muy juguetones y disfrutan cuando hay otra mascota en casa.

Tienden a vivir más de la edad promedio, pero suelen sufrir mucho si cambian de dueño.

No se adaptan con facilidad.

GÉMINIS Son mascotas inteligentes, les gusta la música, ver televisión e incluso practicar deportes. Tienen muy desarrollado el sentido de la orienta-

ción y suele tener un olfato muy desarrollado. Algunos destacan como perros detectives.

CÁNCER Son las mascotas protectoras por excelencia, no les gusta que nadie les toque excepto sus amos. Son bastante golosos y suelen entrar en conflicto con otras mascotas.

Disfrutan haciendo piruetas porque les gusta ser el centro de atención.

LEO Las mascotas de este signo disfrutan al ser admirados. Pueden ser vistos buscando que alguien en la vecindad les dé un elogio o un abrazo. No los ignore nunca, o se harán vagabundos buscando la admiración en otra parte.

VIRGO La típica mascota de Virgo tiene una imagen pulcra y refinada, se les suele reconocer por su pelo abundante o su plumaje exótico, o como peces de muchos colores. Son muy especiales y celosos con sus guardianes.

LIBRA Son las mascotas más traviesas y las más cariñosas al mismo tiempo. No les gusta la soledad o el encierro. Son muy confiados con los extraños, lo que les hace vulnerables, por ello necesitan una mayor atención por parte de sus dueños.

ESCORPIÓN Son animales muy fieles a sus amos, tienen una inteligencia muy desarrolla-

da y si se les entrena adecuadamente son capaces de entender casi todo lo que se les dice y ordena. Disfrutan de juguetes y necesitan de arrumacos constantemente.

SAGITARIO Son el tipo de mascotas que suelen llevarse bien con todo a su entorno incluso con mascotas ajenas. Son fieles con sus guardianes y muy juguetones. Se les debe vigilar en su alimentación porque tienden a tener u estómago frágil.

CAPRICORNIO Suelen ser tímidos y toma tiempo para que se adapten a nuevas circunstancias. Son los mejores protectores del hogar porque cuando algo o alguien les parece extraño, hacen mucho

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ruido para dejar saber lo que presienten.

ACUARIO Las mascotas de este signo suelen comportarse de forma inusual frente a los visitantes. Habrán personas a las que no soportarán dependiendo de la fragancia que utilicen o su tono de voz. Suelen tener larga vida. Son nobles y cariñosos.

PISCIS Son realmente encantadores y unos expertos seductores. Se llevan muy bien con los niños y con otras mascotas.

Se les debe esterilizar a tiempo porque tienden a tener crías constantemente. Son mascotas muy graciosas.

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Se compromete Sofía Vergara con su novio Nick Loeb en Chichen Itzá Notimex Mérida

La actriz Sofía Vergara se comprometió con su novio, el empresario Nick Loeb, luego de los rumores que hace dos meses circulaban acerca de una posible ruptura.

De acuerdo con la revista “People”, el empresario le entregó el anillo durante

su visita a las pirámides de Chichén Itzá, día en que Sofía festejo su cumpleaños.

Loeb acompañó a la protagonista de la serie “Modern family” a México, donde celebró su cumpleaños número 40 con un fin de semana lleno de festejos en un hotel de la Riviera Maya, lugar donde el empresario le pidió matrimonio mientras visitaban este destino turís-

tico.

se perdonan una y otra vez”.

Vergara y Loeb arreglaron sus diferencias a comienzos de junio, aunque según una fuente de “People”, “existen compromisos que solucionar por ambas partes”.

Sofía Vergara y Nick Loeb han estado saliendo juntos durante más de dos años después de conocerse en la entrega de los Globos de Oro 2010. Para la actriz éste será su segundo matrimonio, pues a los 18 años se casó con José Luis González, el padre de su hijo Manolo; sin embargo, la pareja se separó en 1993.

Asimismo, según “Us Weekly”, “ambos tienen una relación muy alocada.

Rompen y se reconcilian continuamente. Se pelean y

Sale Ernesto Laguardia del programa “Despierta América” sajes, por preguntar, no quiero dejar pasar mas días sin despedirme temporalmente de ustedes y darles las gracias por el apoyo y cariño que me brindaron.

Ya no regresaré más al programa... nos vemos pronto en mis nuevos proyectos.

Un fuerte abrazo: Ernesto Laguardia”.

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Sofía Vergara desfiló por la alfombra roja de la entrega de los premios del Sindicato de Actores de la Pantalla.

Luego de que el conductor Ernesto Laguardia dejara el matutino “Hoy”, para irse a Estados Unidos a trabajar en el programa “Despierta América”, el también actor anunció a través de las redes sociales que ya no laborará en dicha emisión, sin dar más detalles.

“Hola amigos de ‘Despierta América’ de Univisión. Gracias por sus men-

Ernesto Laguardia acudió a la ceremonia de premiación de Premios lo Nuestro 2012, en la American Airlane Arena de Miami.

No obstante, Laguardia había declarado anteriormente a diversos medios nacionales que se sentía feliz de trabajar con la empresa

Univisión.

Este despido se suma a otros ocurridos en fechas recientes en la televisora estadunidense, como es el caso de Cristina, Carlos Calderón, el periodista Martín Berlanga, entre otros.

Antes de irse a vivir a Estados Unidos, Ernesto Laguardia condujo el programa de revista “Hoy”, durante más de una década, el cual abandonó luego de tener algunas diferencias con la producción.

Hospitalizan de emergencia a Chavela Vargas Notimex Madrid

BLa cantante Chavela Vargas fue hospitalizada el 12 de julio de emergencia en una clínica de Madrid debido a una insuficiencia cardíaca, informó el diario español El Mundo en su edición electrónica.

Fuentes de la Residencia de Estudiantes, donde se hospeda desde hace una semana la intérprete de temas como “El Andariego”, “En el último trago” y “Un mundo raro”, confirmaron al rota-

tivo español su hospitalización.

De acuerdo con las fuentes, Chavela Vargas fue ingresada esta mañana en la Clínica de la Princesa de Madrid, aquejada de una insuficiencia cardiaca, atribuida a un profundo cansancio y la fragilidad natural por su edad, 93 años.

La cantante ranchera nacida en Costa Rica y nacionalizada mexicana participó la noche del pasado martes en un concierto de homenaje en el que presentó su disco “La luna grande”,

La intérprete Chavela Vargas, presentó el disco “La luna grande”, un tributo al poeta español Federico García Lorca. compuesto por versos de Federico García Lorca.

“En el recital se pudo ver a la cantante muy merma-

da. Después del concierto, la cantante pasó dos noches malas, extenuada por los preparativos”, destacó el reporte de El Mundo.

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Capturing outdoor travel moments: How to bring back great audio and video ARA

A vacation full of action and adventure creates fantastic memories that many travelers want to capture “on film” to share with friends and family. But how do you bring back great audio and video footage that captivatingly transports your viewers to your destination?

Media arts educators who work with budding audio and video production students from The Art Institute of California, a college of Argosy University, weigh in with some basic tips.

Start with sound Joe Godfrey, Audio Production academic director at The Art Institute of California, San Diego, recommends that a beginning videographer on vacation first

think about sound.

“Sound can really bring you into an experience and tell a story, even without visuals,” says Godfrey. “So start by building a great narration track, then supplement it with your visual shots.”

Vacation guides and docents are great resources that can help you describe what you and your viewers are seeing. To make sure you catch all the insightful details, make the most of your camera’s built-in microphone. “Be conscious of where you stand, ideally close by the speaker,” advises Godfrey. “Then when the talking is done, feel free to get your video footage.”

Shoot at eye level - of your subjects

During your vacation, try shooting in a variety of angles.

If you want to make that video footage memorable, think about where to put the camera, advises David Schreiber, Digital Filmmaking & Video Production academic director at The Art Institute of California, Los Angeles.

“A common mistake beginners make is to shoot at his or her own eye level,” he says. After all, it is more comfortable to make movies while standing erect.

“Kneel or squat down. Show the world from the pointof-view of that duck-billed platypus you come across

in your outdoor adventures.

You will find that towering over your photographic subject, whether it’s an exotic animal or your adorable three-year-old, keeps the viewer at arm’s length from the action. It’s more immersive to plunge the viewer into the world of your subject, at their eye level.”

Try a variety of shots To show your home audience the exhilaration of a more active experience like zip lining, for instance, incorporate a variety of shots.

Enlist travel buddies to

help you get more dynamic content. Schreiber recommends shots of your zip launch from the platform; from the ground midway through your journey and at the finish line with the camera zoomed in on your fast approach. He also suggests a medium-range shot that shows what you see as you zip along.

“If you really want to help the viewer identify with the adrenaline rush you experienced, turn the camera around 180 degrees and give us a close-up on your face,” Schreiber adds.

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“Nothing is as magnetic on the movie screen as the human face.”

Take it all in Godfrey also notes that when recording sound, it is OK to just take it all in.

“Natural sound is important and underrated,” he says. “Instantly recognizable, spontaneous sound like the roar of an elephant or the cheers and boos of spectators can effortlessly help you tell your story.”

To learn more about The Art Institutes schools, visit www.artinstitutes.edu.

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Showdown in San Jose

Chris Weidman discusses his fight with Mark Munoz.

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The UFC returned to the HP Pavilion in San Jose on Wednesday, July 11 and the event was broadcast live on FUEL TV. Vallejo’s own Mark Munoz headlined the event, as he took on Chris Weidman in a Middleweight showdown.

Munoz was considered to be the favorite coming into the fight because he was ranked number 3 in the world among middleweight fighters. Munoz has defeated fighters such as Chris Leben in an impressive fashion. Many felt he would dominate Weidman.

However, that would not be the case on Wednesday night. Instead it was Weidman who dominated Munoz throughout the fight, taking him to the ground and keeping him there in the first round, and delivering a knockout elbow to finish Munoz off in the second round.

“I wanted to make it clear that I am not just a name in the middleweight division. I am someone that should be

taken seriously,” Weidman said following the fight.

“Munoz is a great fighter.

I respect him a lot, but tonight I showed that I am a threat in this division and I should get a shot at Anderson Silva for the middleweight title.”

Weidman continued by saying that he would not keep calling out Silva like Chael Sonnen did. He would wait patiently for his shot at the middleweight title.

“I’m a pretty laid back guy and take it day by day,” Weidman said. “Silva has the most impressive record and many have had a difficult time taking him down.

But I know I can take him down when I get in the ring with him.”

UFC President Dana White was also impressed with Weidman’s performance and believes he should be considered for a shot at the middleweight title.

“We all saw what he did to Mark Munoz, the third ranked middleweight fighter in the world. He just destroyed him,” White said.

“He’s won all nine of his

fights so yes, I do believe he deserves a shot at the title.”

White was also pleased with the attendance at the event and said he definitely plans on putting more events in San Jose and other parts of Northern California.

“This city is a hot spot for mixed martial arts.

There are many great fighters who train here,” White said. “There will definitely be more events in Northern California in the near future.

Results UFC on FUEL TV Munoz Vs. Weidman results: Chris Weidman defeated Mark Munoz James Te Huna defeated Joey Beltran (Fight of the Night) Aaron Simpson defeated Kenny Robertson Francis Carmont defeated Karlos Vemola TJ Dillashaw defeated Vaughan Lee Rafael dos Anjos defeated Anthony Njokuani