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Three Wise KingsRegalos de la nueva generación
El Calculador de beneficios por jubilación usael propio registro de ganancias del Seguro So-cial de la persona para calcular una estimación
personalizada e inmediata de sus beneficios. Para promo-ver el sitio web y el nuevo servicio en español, la agenciadel Seguro Social ha reclutado la ayuda del popular y muyrespetado anfitrión, Don Francisco, del conocido pro-grama de televisión Sábado Gigante.
El programa de computadora denominado como elCalculador de beneficios de jubilación por Internet es unprograma interactivo que les permite a las personas ex-plorar las opciones que pueden tener al comparar diferen-tes fechas de jubilación o cambios en sus gananciasfuturas. Este programa de computadora protege la infor-mación personal de las personas al proporcionar sólo lacantidad de las estimaciones – no muestra la informaciónde las ganancias que usó para calcular la estimación delbeneficio, ni tampoco muestra ninguna otra informaciónque permite la identificación de la persona. Alrededor deunas cuatro millones de personas han usado la versión enel idioma inglés del Calculador de beneficios de jubilaciónpor Internet este año.
Visite el sitio de Internet www.segurosocial.gov paracalcular una estimación de sus beneficios por jubilación einformarse mejor acerca de los programas y beneficios ad-ministrados por el Seguro Social.
(Información de la Oficina de Administración de Se-guro Social)
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V1Por tiempo limitado solamente. Precios y participación pueden variar en ciertos de los restaurantes.
Un Platillo a B/c PrecioAdquiera cualquier platillo regular y dos bebidas y reciba el segundo platillo (del mismo precio o menos) a medio precio. Esta oferta no puede ser combinada con ninguna otra oferta, descuento o cupón. Este cupón aceptado a máximo de dos
descuentos por grupo. Solamente el platillo de menor precio será descontado. No tiene valor. Valido solo en locaciones participantes. Expira el 4/2/11. POS Code: Mktg Promo 2.
Para localizar el restaurante más cercano visite al página de internet mariecallenders.com.
Pastel de Merengue de Limón
Oferta limitada en el pastel entero para llevar solamente.
Déjate llevar por tus antojos.Tu elección a la medida justa Pie de pollo o pie Shepherd’s, acompañado con una ensalada Cesar y una Rebanada de nuestro famoso pie de Marie’s.
*No incluye los pasteles de fruta fresca y los pasteles de queso crema.
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$799mas el deposito del molde
Calculador de beneficio por jubilación
Caltrain riders who use the 8-rideTicket or the Caltrain Monthly Passare urged to make a New Year’s
resolution to get a ClipperSM card. BeginningFeb. 1, Caltrain 8-ride tickets will only be avail-able on the regional fare card. Paper 8-ridetickets will not be sold after Jan. 31; 8-ride tick-ets are valid for 60 days and paper tickets willbe honored until they expire.
Caltrain Monthly passes also will only beavailable on the Clipper card beginning with theMarch 2011 pass. The elimination of paper 8-ride tickets and monthly passes is part of Cal-train’s transition to the Clipper card.
Paper one-way tickets, Day passes andzone upgrade tickets will continue to be sold atCaltrain ticket vending machines.
Clipper is now fully operational on Cal-
train, as well as on five other Bay Area transitsystems – BART, SamTrans, Muni, GoldenGate Transit and Ferry, and AC Transit. TheSanta Clara Valley Transportation Authority isset to accept Clipper cards next month.
Caltrain customers can add Monthlypasses, 8-ride tickets and cash to their Clippercards.
Card readers located in train stations readthe Clipper card to verify that it is loaded withthe current Monthly Pass, or deducts the cost ofa trip or a ride from the card.
Clipper customers with a valid MonthlyPass or 8-ride Ticket can receive a MonthlyParking Permit at Caltrain ticket vending ma-chines by entering their 10-digit Clipper cardnumber and then purchasing the permit.
Caltrain to DiscontinuePaper 8-ride Tickets Feb. 1
* Customers using Clipper must maintain $1.25 incash on their card in addition to any monthly or 8-ride tick-ets loaded on the card.
*Cash and 8-ride ticket customers must tag on and offfor each trip.
* Monthly Pass customers only tag on and off for the first trip of the month.To learn more about using Clipper on Caltrain, visit www.caltrain.com/clipper or call
1.800.660.4287. For a free Clipper card, visit www.clippercard.com or call 1.877.878.8883.
Caltrain Clipper Tips
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Begin CorrectiveMeasures
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Given the state of our national economywhich was ‘in the making’ for the past50 years of so, it is time to begin
needed corrective measures. What the Americanpeople want and need is an affordable governmentworking collaboratively with the private sector.Since the hot-button issue is available jobs, it isessential to establish a new mindset in heads ofthose who make policy and invest.
The cost of government at all levels, localschool districts, city, county, state and federal, issimply too much to pay with the current levels ofrevenues generated by the present economy. Thesimplest economic relationships are being violatedat all levels. The net worth of any business is thedifference between its assets and its debts. That isa static measure true for only a point in a marketactivity.
Jobs today are diminished by automation androbotics. In addition, jobs go to the locale wherethe labor force is both educated, possesses the per-tinent skills, and can be employed at the lowestcost. Today’s factories are being built offshore be-cause the American work force expects and de-mands a living wage plus benefits which pay formedical care and retirement funds. An immediateway to reduce the cost of labor is to involve andengage employees in the payment of these benefitswhich really are deferred funding of future ex-pected costs.
Many individuals and governments simplynever learn to live within their means. One has toadmire City of San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed foradvocating and supporting Measure V and Meas-ure W. The issue being faced is that retirementcontracts formulated in the past simply were nottenable because the costs involved were neverfully determined nor funded. These contracts wereset in place when the economy was much betterthan today. The City of San Jose has deferred re-tirement fund obligations which are unfunded.Organized labor has been very assertive about re-taining these retirement fund obligations. Thereare incidences which are viewed as unrealistic andabusive.
Recently a retired fire marshal who was to bepaid 90% of the employed salary level, was re-hired by the County of Santa Clara at full salary(about $250, 000 per year). This individual, undercurrent practices, will be paid both a retirementbenefit as well as the current salary (also at about
$250,000) for being the active on-the-job CountyFire Marshall. While it may be argued that this in-dividual earned his retirement and is earning thecurrent salary, this particular case reveals that pub-lic employee pension funds need to be scrutinizedand appropriate adjustments made. It also demon-strates that the management of human resourcesdid not exert common sense. The employment ofthis high salaried individual needed to be accom-plished with the requirement that employment beextended without payment of retirement funds. Aprofessional who keeps working is simply not re-tired. Why should the taxpayers end up providingtax revenues which pay a ‘double-dipper’?
Other factors to be considered and changedare the following: Why should an individual beentitled to retirement pay at age 55 after 30 yearsof service? Why not require that retirement pay beindexed to the current economy? No corporation(including government) can pay for obligations forwhich no escrow fund was established and used.That union contract which established these futureobligations was never fully described nor imple-mented so therefore it does not exist.
These local examples are repeated at state andfederal levels when grouped in a category calledentitlements. Some of these entitlements are not‘transparent’ because of the practice of accountingfor them ‘off the books’. If America is to re-estab-lish an economy wherein 95% of the labor forceis gainfully employed, the entire economic systemmust become known and transparent. And, if weare to continue to have a government that takescare of people (its true constituent), then the silentmajority must begin to speak up on behalf of itsown essential needs and interests. The entire eco-nomic system is out of balance today. The Amer-ican public is justifiably cynical and disappointedin the self-interest behavior of its leadership, bothin government and in the private business sector.Since we are all residing on one earth, engaged inone global economy, let us all begin correctivemeasures in ways that are fair, that distributewealth (money) which enables the masses to par-ticipate as wage earners. Those wages need to beat a scale that permits and empowers the individ-ual to make choices with availble discretionaryfunds. Too many today (14,000,000 or one intwenty) simply have no job and therefore areforced to rely on welfare. Let’s begin comrrectivemeasures which produce the greater good...em-ployment for the masses.Δ
Eliminating Birthright CitizenshipWould Affect Everyone
Attacks on birthright citizenship atthe federal and state level arebound to take many forms—from
outright repeal of the Fourteenth Amendmentto refusal by states to issue birth certificates tochildren of undocumented immigrants. What-ever the tactic, attacks on birthright citizenshiphurt everyone.
Eliminating birthright citizenship wouldimpose a significant burden on all Americans,who would no longer have an easy and inex-pensive way to prove their citizenship.
We have a simple, easy-to-use system.Throughout its history, the U.S. has had a
simple, straight-forward way to determine cit-izenship. Anyone who is born on U.S. soil(with very few exceptions) is a U.S. citizen.The Fourteenth Amendment affirmed that thisdefinition of citizenship could not be deniedbased on race, nationality, or family history.Our birth certificates are proof of our citizen-ship. If birthright citizenship were eliminated,U.S. citizens could no longer use their birth cer-tificates as proof of citizenship.
Everyone is affected.If birthright citizenship was eliminated, all
American parents—not just immigrants—would have to determine the citizenship of theirchildren. For some parents, this would be rela-tively simple. For others, it would be extremelycumbersome.
Proving a child’s citizenship can be dif-ficult.
Establishing U.S. citizenship other than bybirth in the U.S. is complex. Americans wouldhave to prove that their children derive U.S. cit-izenship through one or both of their parents—a process that can be difficult for evenexperienced immigration attorneys. U.S. lawwith regard to derivative citizenship is ex-tremely complex.
Derivative Citizenship laws are com-plex.
Proving a child’s citizenship would be sim-
ilar to the process used for children born abroadto military parents, missionaries, or employeesof international companies. Whether or not achild born abroad is a U.S. citizen depends onthe year the child was born, whether one orboth of the parents were U.S. citizens, andwhether the parents were married or unmarriedat the time of one’s birth. Some children wouldimmediately acquire U.S. citizenship, but oth-ers might have to naturalize to become citizens.
Assessing citizenship is an arduous andexpensive process.
Currently, the State Department and theDepartment of Homeland Security (DHS)charge a substantial fee to make derivative cit-izenship assessments. The current DHS fee is$460. Depending on the case, the process cantake weeks or even years, and can require theproduction of numerous documents, includingold historical records.
Americans could be denied citizenshipbecause of a mistake.
Government agents and others at the stateand local level responsible for issuing birth cer-tificates would not have expertise in compli-cated citizenship laws and in the complexitiesof determining the immigration status of theparents. Many Americans could be denied cit-izenship due to a mistake or misunderstandingof the law. The implications of erroneouslybeing denied citizenship would be huge.
Big government “solutions” would beexpensive.
The U.S. government would have to createa large new bureaucracy responsible for deter-mining the citizenship of all children born inthe U.S., and would have to create a nationalregistry of citizens and some sort of identifica-tion document to be used as proof of citizen-ship. This would be expensive. Δ
(Information provided by ImmigrationPolicy Center)
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San Jose, Calif. – Changes to SantaClara Valley Transportation Au-thority (VTA) bus service will
begin on January 10, 2011. Most VTA busroutes will experience mostly minor scheduleand/or frequency changes.
Effective Saturday, January 15, Line 180will no longer operate on weekends. Theservice between Fremont BART, Great Malland downtown San Jose will be provided bya modified Line 181. On weekends, Line 181will deviate into the Great Mall Transit Cen-ter; otherwise the routing stays the same as
the weekday route via Highway 880 andStevenson Boulevard. As a result, weekendservice will no longer be provided along Mis-sion Boulevard in Fremont.
VTA is encouraging riders to obtainnewly-updated route schedules for the newservice beginning January 10. There arethree ways to obtain that information:
On the internet athttp://www.vta.org/news/service_changes/index.html. (While there, click on the blue en-velope icon to sign-up for VTA bus/light railemail updates).
By phone at (408) 321-2300, TTY only(408) 321-2330. From the 650 area code andSouth Santa Clara County toll area please call(800) 894-9908.
In person at various transportation hubsthroughout the county including: VTA’sDowntown Customer Service Center locatedat 2 North First Street in San Jose from 9 a.m.to 6 p.m. weekdays; or VTA AdministrativeOffices located at 3331 North First Street inSan Jose from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays.
LOS ANGELES - Tras los cambiosde la ley tributaria, el Servicio deImpuestos Internos (IRS) anunció
que la próxima temporada de impuestos comen-zará a tiempo para la mayoría de las personas,pero los contribuyentes afectados por tres de-ducciones recientemente reincorporadas nece-sitan esperar hasta finales de febrero parapresentar sus declaraciones de impuestos indi-viduales. Además, los contribuyentes que deta-llan sus deducciones en el Anexo A delFormulario 1040 también tendrán que esperarhasta mediados o finales de febrero para pre-sentar sus declaraciones.
El inicio de la temporada de impuestos2011 comenzará en enero para la mayoría de loscontribuyentes. Sin embargo, los cambios de lasemana pasada en la ley significan que el IRStendrá que reprogramar sus sistemas de proce-samientos por tres disposiciones que se amplia-ron en El Acta de Alivio Tributario,Reautorización del Seguro de Desempleo yCreación de Empleos del 2010 que se convirtióen ley el 17 de diciembre.
Personas que reclamen cualquiera de estostres elementos ñ relacionados con la participa-ción de la deducción estatal y local de impues-tos sobre la venta, deducción de la matrícula yhonorarios de la educación superior y la deduc-ción de gastos del educador, así como los con-tribuyentes que detallan sus deducciones en elAnexo A del Formulario 1040 - tendrán que es-perar para presentar sus declaraciones de im-puestos hasta que los sistemas de proceso delimpuesto estén listos, lo cual el IRS estima seaa mediados o finales de febrero.
El IRS anunciará una fecha específica en elfuturo cercano cuando pueda empezar a proce-
sar las declaraciones de impuestos impactadaspor los cambios de la ley tributaria. En el ínte-rin, las personas de las categorías afectadaspueden comenzar a trabajar en sus declaracio-nes de impuestos, pero no deben presentar susdeclaraciones hasta que los sistemas del IRSestén listos para procesar los cambios finales dela ley tributaria.
El IRS insiste que e-file es la manera másrápida y mejor para los afectados por el retrasopara obtener sus reembolsos. Aquellos que uti-lizan el software de preparación de impuestospueden bajar las actualizaciones de su provee-dor de software. El programa Free File del IRStambién se actualizará.
Como parte de este esfuerzo, el IRS traba-jará en colaboración con la industria del soft-ware de impuestos y la comunidad profesionalde impuestos para reducir los retrasos y garan-tizar una temporada de impuestos sin proble-mas.
La información actualizada se publicará enIRS.gov. Esto incluirá una copia actualizada delAnexo A, así como actualización de las tablasde impuestos de ventas estatales y locales. Va-rios otros formularios utilizados por relativa-mente pocos contribuyentes también se venafectados por los cambios finales, y más deta-lles están disponibles en IRS.gov.
Los empleadores deben aplicar las tablas deretención del 2011 tan pronto como sea posible,pero a más tardar el 31 de enero de 2011. El IRStambién recuerda a los empleadores que la Pu-blicación 15 (Circular E), Guía de Impuestosdel Empleador, que contiene las tablas salaria-les que algunos empleadores usan, estará dis-ponible en IRS.gov antes de fin de año.
Changes to VTA Bus ServiceBegin January 10th
Temporada de Impuestos
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Por Rosario VitalEl Observador
Así todos queremos iniciar el año ennuestras vidas. Nuevo trabajo, nue-vos proyectos, nuevas esperanzas y
grandes cambios. Tal parece que esa fue la mi-sión del Consulado General de México en SanJosé. El Consulado se trasladó a sus nuevas ins-talaciones localizadas en la 2125 de la ZankerRd. en San José. Claro que para lograr este grancambio, el personal trabajó duro y parejo durantecuatro meses, a fin de mejorar aún más su servi-cio para todos los mexicanos que residen en losEstados Unidos.
“Es una instalación que permite a nuestrosconnacionales atenderlos como se merecen.Quienes nos visitan no tienen que esperar largasfilas ni pasar frío ni calor porque hay lugar paraalbergar a cientos de personas durante su trami-tación”, expresó el Cónsul General de México enSan José, David Figueroa.
Por muchos años el consulado ha tenido dossedes en dos edificios ubicados en diferentes ca-lles del centro de San José. Estos no estabanmuy distantes pero no era lo ideal para un servi-cio tan grande que tiene que ofrecer a diario elconsulado. “Ahora el consulado cuenta contodos sus servicios en un mismo lugar en un edi-ficio de 20 mil pies cuadrados. Esto nos permiteofrecer mejor servicio”, explicó Figueroa.
La calle Zanker Rd. está fácilmente ubicable.Hay servicio de transporte VTA que lo lleva sin
problemas de cualquier punto de la ciudad.Quienes se movilizan en sus propios vehículosno tendrán problemas de estacionamiento. Lasede cuenta con 80 lotes de estacionamiento.
Servicio rápidoDurante la tramitación las personas pueden
tomarse fotografías a costo bastante competitivo.($10 por 4 fotos) También quienes se olvidaronsacar alguna copia, la sede cuenta con serviciode fotocopiado. ($0.25 por copia)
El sistema de huella dáctilar y el tomado defotografía se hace en una sola línea. El espacioles ha permitido poner todo este servicio en unosolo. Esto agiliza la atención a todos los mexica-nos que están tramitando algún documento.
El consulado cuenta con una amplia sala deespera. En la sala quienes están tramitando ten-drán la oportunidad de visitar la “Ventanilla deSalud” y en breves minutos puede chequear sunivel de glucosa, colesterol diabetes y controlarsu peso.
Ahora las tramitaciones no solo se pagan enefectivo sino con tarjeta de crédito y/o débito. Enlos últimos años se requería solo efectivo.
Están pronto por llegar los detectores demetal que se ubican al ingreso del local. Esto loestaremos viendo en corto tiempo. También elservicio “q-matic”- sistema electrónico para lla-mar a los usuarios por orden de llegada- llegaráen unas semanas.
Esta sede es una de las más grandes que hatenido el Consulado de México en la historia deSan José. La oficina consular recibe un promedio
de 220 personas a diario. Además muchos deellos vienen de ciudades muy lejanas. La sedeconsular atiende a cuatro condados en la región-Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, San Benito y Monterey-lo cual indica que el número de personas quetransitan a este lugar es numeroso.
El consulado cuenta además con una sala co-munitaria, la cual servirá para exposiciones,abiertas al público. Por cierto el próximo 21 deenero se inicia con la ceremonia de inauguraciónde esta sede, una exhibición fotográfica titulada“Revolución Mexicana”.
Transporte PúblicoEl servicio VTA lo deja muy cercaSi usa el tren ligero (Light Rail)Bajarse en la estación de KarinaInfórmese al VTA (408) 321-2300
Para un mejor servicio consularLugar: 2125 Zanker Rd.San Jose, CA 95131Saque citas para matrícula y pasaporte1-877-MEXITEL (1-877-639-4835)7:00 am a 7:00 pmSe atienden a personas que viven en los condados de Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, San Benito y Monterey.Horario de atención: 8am-1pmMayores informes: (408) 294-3414Visite www.consulmexsj.comTeléfono: (408) 213 2255
San Diego, (Notimex).- El demó-crata Jerry Brown prestó jura-mento el lunes 3 de enero como
nuevo gobernador de California y con laceremonia terminó la era de ArnoldSchwarzenegger.
Brown, de 72 años, se convirtió en elgobernador de mayor edad del Estado Do-rado. Antes, en 1975 había sido el gober-nador más joven de California cuando tenía36 años de edad. Su padre, Pat Brown, tam-bién fue gobernador del estado en la décadade los sesentas.
El gobernador se comprometió en undiscurso de 16 minutos, transmitido en ca-dena en el estado, a enfocarse en los pro-blemas financieros de California y pidió alos casi 38 millones de californianos pre-pararse para echar mano a medidas difícilespara superar la recesión.
Durante su discurso pidió considerarlos aspectos positivos de California. Dijoque el estado tuvo en el año que concluyóun producto interno bruto estatal de más dedos billones de dólares.
Brown asume el cargo con una heren-cia difícil que incluye un déficit de más de28 mil millones de dólares, una tasa de des-empleo que se ha mantenido por arriba del12 por ciento desde hace más de un año yunos dos millones 250 mil desocupadosacumulados en el estado en lo que va de larecesión.
Brown planea impulsar la generaciónde 20 mil megavatios de energía limpia -eólica, solar y geotérmica- como uno de lospilares de recuperación económica. Esacantidad equivale a la electricidad que con-sumen diariamente 20 millones de hogaresestadunidenses.
La oficina de prensa de Brown informóque la ceremonia y una fiesta posterior porla toma de posesión costarán cerca de 100mil dólares. El 7 de noviembre del 2003 alasumir el cargo, Schwarzenegger gastómás de dos millones de dólares en la cere-monia.
Brown busca salvar California
Añonuevo,oficinanueva
Cónsul General de México en San José, David Figueroa expresa orgullo de haber cumplido una de sus grandes metas para dar mejor servicio a sucomunidad.
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(ARA)
While you’re running through all the financial tasks smallbusinesses do to close out one fiscal year and start the next,don’t forget to examine an often-overlooked key financial
factor - your business credit. Between closing your books on 2010 and preparing for 2011’s tax sea-
son, knowing how creditors and others perceive your business may not beat the top of mind. Yet, now is the perfect time to verify the information inyour business credit report and update it with current and relevant factsabout your growing business. It can help you better prepare your businessfor the coming year. The credit experts at Experian offer some insight into
the factors that affect your small business credit report and businesscredit score, and why it’s important to your business.
Why it matters Does your business credit report really matter? Absolutely. It
paints a picture of your small business for the world to see. Outdatedor incorrect information can give the wrong impression about yourbusiness, resulting in unfavorable decisions by potential lendersand creditors - which can negatively impact your bottom line.Plus, anyone, including partners and investors, can view yourbusiness credit report for any reason.
If your business has grown or changed over the last year, it’simportant to update the data reflected in your report and knowthe score. There are several factors that make up a business creditscore, including, but not limited to, previous payment history, in-dustry type and business size.
An accurate business credit report and a good business creditscore can:
* Save you money because lenders usually offer their best in-terest rates to businesses with good credit.
* Reduce your personal liability and protect your personal assetsby enabling you to obtain business credit without the need for a per-
sonal guarantee. * Help you offer your customers competitive prices by passing your
interest savings on to them, while still keeping a larger margin of profitfor yourself.
* Get you the money and capital you need to keep your business run-ning.
What’s on your report? Your business credit report provides an up-to-date, objective overview
of your business and how it manages financial obligations. It can includeinformation on your payment history, public records about your business,background on the company, collections information and comparative in-formation that places your business payment history in context with yourindustry.
You can find out how your business compares to others like it acrossthe nation in terms of business credit with an interactive map by visitingwww.businesscreditfacts.com/map.
Managing and monitoring Web-based services are a great way to monitor and manage your busi-
ness credit report. Sites like SmartBusinessReports.com andExperian.com/SmallBusinessCredit not only allow you to view your ownbusiness credit report and score, but also provide useful information onhow Experian arrives at your credit score and how your business practicesaffect your score and report. These sites also allow you to check the busi-ness credit of your suppliers, customers, prospects, partners and competi-tors.
Your business credit information is as important to your business’ fi-nancial health as your personal credit information is to your ability to bor-row money privately. While you’re wrapping up last year’s financialmatters and preparing for the coming year, now is a good time to thinkabout your business credit and how you’ll manage it throughout the newyear.
What you shouldknow about yourbusiness credit report(ARA)
Ajustarse con más eficiencia a un presupuesto es una resolución común de Año Nuevo, pero una de las más difícilesde cumplir. Pero la salud financiera en el 2011 es más importante que nunca para numerosas familias estadounidensesque siguen lidiando con los efectos negativos de la crisis econó-
mica. El Año Nuevo es la ocasión perfecta para fijarse un
nuevo punto de partida en las finanzas. Las cuentasque llegan después de la temporada festiva y laplanificación para la declaración de impues-tos pueden inspirarle a lograr un mejorcontrol financiero. Los planificadoresde finanzas coinciden en que si to-mamos algunas medidas básicas-como establecer prioridades yhacer un balance de gastos eingresos-podremos tenermejores oportunidades decumplir con esta impor-tante resolución.
Cada vez más per-sonas están conscientesde que una fuente de“efectivo adicional”que ignoramos confrecuencia es el di-nero suelto. La alcan-cía promedio puedepesar entre 1 y 40 li-bras, en dependenciade la combinación demonedas. Cambie susmonedas sueltas y verácómo una “promesapara bajar de peso”-ali-gerando el de su alcan-cía-es fácil de cumplir.
A continuación, algu-nos consejos básicos para lo-grar la estabilidad financiera enel 2011:
Establecer prioridades* Defina sus prioridades finan-
cieras para el próximo año. ¿Desea re-ducir o eliminar su deuda de tarjetas decrédito? ¿Incrementar sus ahorros para la ju-bilación? ¿O crear un fondo para la educación uni-versitaria de sus hijos?
* Reconozca la diferencia entre necesidades y deseos.La mayoría de las personas tiene más caprichos de los que se puedenfinanciar. Planifique el pago de sus necesidades en primer lugar. Evalúe cuánto cuesta el financiamiento mensual de las necesidadesbásicas de su familia, como los gastos de vivienda, alimentación, utilidades, seguro médico, etc.
Hacer un balance * Reúna sus cuentas mensuales y haga una lista de lo que paga en cada una. * Recopile recibos durante algunos meses. Cada vez que haga algún gasto-ya sea por hacer las compras en el mercado, ir al
cine, ir a un restaurante o comprar un paquete de goma de mascar-guarde el recibo. Uselos para crear una lista a fin de mes paradeterminar el curso que toma su dinero de bolsillo.
* De forma similar, evalúe todas sus fuentes disponibles de ingreso, como su salario, el de su cónyuge, las regalías, etc. ¿Sabíaque el hogar estadounidense promedio cuenta aproximadamente con $90 en dinero suelto disperso por toda la vivienda? Este esdinero hallado que puede incorporar a sus ahorros, utilizarlo para pagar las cuentas de la temporada festiva, o en compras inme-diatas. Recopile el dinero suelto y llévelo a cualquier Centro Coinstar, ubicado en establecimientos minoristas de todo el país. Allípodrá contar las monedas sin costo alguno cuando invierta el valor del dinero suelto en tarjetas o certificados de regalo de cadenasnacionales como Amazon.com, Lowe’s, iTunes, Starbucks y más. Visite el sitio Web www.coinstar.com para buscar el estableci-miento más cercano.
Crear un presupuesto Una vez que determine cuánto dinero sale y entra cada mes, cree un presupuesto en base a sus prioridades y experiencias an-
teriores. Sea realista con respecto a lo que es necesario y lo que no. Por ejemplo, si comer en restaurantes es un considerable gastomensual, puede reducirlo, pero tal vez no debería eliminarlo totalmente del presupuesto.
Impulse su saludfinanciera en el 2011
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Before Americans hop aboard planes, they go online. According to the U.S.Travel Association, the Internet was the nation’s top-ranking source of travelinformation in 2009. Between travel agency Web sites and search engines,
Americans saw little reason to call travel agencies or airlines. But do travel Web sitesreally offer the best deals?
Many Web sites offer ridiculously low prices at first glance, like a $99 flight fromNew York City to London. But the price you see might not include taxes and other fees,which can increase costs quickly. In a 2004 Consumer Reports Webwatch research re-port, testers experienced repeated fare-jumping — the largest jump increased the ticketprice by $748.
Would-be travelers might also click on a good deal, only to find that, by the timethey enter their information, the seat is no longer available. Travelers might also spendhours online comparison-shopping, only to find the best prices gone by the time theygo to book. Others might struggle to find a reasonable price on the return flight. Whatis going on?
“When you’re buying a ticket online, your seats aren’t confirmed until you enteryour credit card information, so the seat can be lost while you type,” explains JohnFerry, CEO of CheapTrips (www.cheaptripsandfreeairfare.com). “However, if you’reon the phone with one of our agents, they secure the price as they talk to you on thephone. You’re always better off speaking to a person.”
Travel agents can also compare prices far faster than the average computer user —often closing deals within five minutes — and advise travelers on hidden fees, like thoseon checked-baggage.
Ferry says that many Web sites do not publish the best prices. Airlines frequentlyoffer less expensive, wholesale tickets that cannot be sold online. “Our travel represen-tatives and vendors buy these confidential tickets in bulk, then sell them to our customersfor less than online ticket prices.”
If you’re determined to book your flight online, look for travel Web sites that offerflexible booking — many tickets cannot be refunded, even if you find a better deal. Forexample, CheapTrips not only lets its members cancel trips,but also offers a full money-back guarantee if the cus-tomer finds a lower price within 24 hours. TheWeb site also offers free trips every day,which are available on a first-come, first-serve basis.
You should also make surethat you know what’s includedin the ticket price. CheapTripsoffers benefits like emer-gency funds or emergencytickets home, while othersgive you nothing morethan a seat on a plane.
To learn more, call800-383-7708 or visitwww.cheaptrip-
Do Travel WebSites Offer theBest Bargains?
Por Jamie SutherlandVicepresidente y Director General, Sage Simply Accounting
Si eres un empresario que trabaja en casa, nohay mejor manera de empezar el 2011 queorganizando tu lugar de trabajo. Mantener el
orden es esencial para asegurar el éxito de un negocio,pero cuando se trabaja en casa esa tarea puede resultardifícil. A veces incluso puede irritarte y desatar tu ira.
En nuestros esfuerzos por convertirnos en empre-sarios organizados, la forma más efectiva y mejor deponer orden es hacerlo en varios pasos. Esta divisiónhará la tarea más manejable y sentirás que vas cum-pliendo tu objetivo poco a poco.
1.Empieza con tu área de trabajo. ¡No permitasque tu mesa o área de trabajo parezca que ha sido arra-sada por un tornado! Aunque esto sea normal ya todo elmundo está ocupado con las obligaciones diarias comopara preocuparse por estas cosas, el hecho es que cuantomás organizada esté tu área de trabajo, más eficienteserás. Mantener una mesa organizada te ahorrará tiempoy estrés innecesario a la hora de buscar esos importantespapeles que tu cliente necesita… ayer. Esto también teayudara a concentrarte en tu trabajo ya que el desordenno te distraerá.
2.Haz uso de la tecnología. Usar tecnología puedeser una de las mejores maneras de organizarse porqueayuda a manejar información de una manera mucho másefectiva – en una milésima del espacio. Considera in-vertir en:
* Software de contabilidad que pueda ejecutar va-rias tareas, incluyendo control de inventario y factura-ción. Si te preocupa el coste, existe un abanico deopciones asequibles en el mercado que tienen un rendi-miento excelente – algunos programas ofrecen descar-gas de prueba gratis y algunos están disponibles envarios idiomas o incluso ofrecen versiones bilingües in-glés-español. Prueba a buscar en Google® “software decontabilidad bilingüe inglés-español” para tener algunasideas.
* un software de manejo de contactos de bajo costeque permita anotar fácilmente datos importantes sobretus clientes para que puedas personalizar tu relación conellos.
Quizá te interese considerar servicios gratis dispo-
nibles en internet. Muchos de estos servicios puedenayudarte a ser más eficiente y ahorrarte tiempo en tareascomo la facturación de clientes.
1. Separa los negocios de tu vida personal.Cuanto más hagas las distinción entre los dos, más se-parados estarán y no sentirás que estás siempre “en eltrabajo.”
* Impuestos – Mantén separados los registros finan-cieros personales y los de tu negocio. Tu negocio deberíatener su propia cuenta bancaria y todas las transaccionesdeberían registrarse.
* Establece horas de trabajo. Si decides trabajar de8 de la mañana a 5 de la tarde, sigue ese horario. ¡Tantotu cuerpo y mente como tu familia y amigos te lo agra-decerán!
* Invierte en un gran calendario y rotuladores de co-lores para registrar fechas importantes y colócalo en unlugar visible. Estas incluirían fechas límite para impues-tos federales, estatales, condales, locales y de ventas;eventos especiales; reuniones; fechas límite para pagarfacturas y más. Si no eres una persona visual, consideraponer todos los recordatorios urgentes en Microsoft Ou-tlook®.
2. Crea y utiliza una lista de tareas. Aunque suenea tópico, el uso las listas de tareas son de gran ayuda.Una lista de tareas te ayuda a recordar lo que tienes quehacer y hace más fácil estar al día y motivado cuandopuedes ver las prioridades delante de ti. Otra razón porla que las listas de tareas son útiles es la motivación quederiva de tachar tareas a medida que las terminas. Veruna lista creciente de tareas completadas puede ser ex-tremadamente satisfactorio.
3. Establece un tiempo límite para cada tarea. Eltiempo es algo que no puedes recuperar. Puedes perderdinero y volver a ganarlo. Si pierdes tiempo, es parasiempre. Piensa cuanto tiempo te va a llevar completaruna tarea y escríbelo. Intenta completar la tarea en esetiempo. Si tardas más, no pasa nada; lo que importa esque reconozcas esos tiempos límite para que poco apoco te familiarices con ellos, ganes experiencia y me-jores a la hora de estimar el tiempo que te toma realizaralgo.
Estos consejos pueden ayudarte a organizarte mejor.Puede llevarte algún tiempo hacerlos parte de tu rutinapero, una vez que lo consigues, tienes esta habilidad parasiempre. Además, ¡solamente se tardan 21 días en ad-quirir un hábito!
Empieza bien el 2011: organiza tu negocio casero
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If you occasionally strug-gle to balance yourcheckbook (or just want
to be more frugal), a few simplechanges can help you save.Coupon Mountain(www.couponmountain.com),the most trusted website for on-line coupons, discount codes anddeals from major consumerbrands, suggests the followingtips:
1. Brew your own coffee.Home-brewed coffee costs about.12 cents a cup; buying your cof-fee will cost $1.50 to $3.50 a cup— you could end up saving be-tween $500 and $1600 a year.
2. Drink filtered water. Withfiltered water, you will spendabout 15 cents/gallon. Purchas-ing bottled water costs a lot more— about $10/gallon.
3. Use lower-wattage bulbs.Not only will less-powerful light
bulbs lower your energy bills,they may also last longer. CFLbulbs can also save money long-term.
4. Shop online. Shoppingonline allows you to easily com-pare prices, plus you can usecoupon codes from Coupon-Mountain.com to gain additionalsavings.
5. Cancel your gym mem-bership. Do bodyweight exer-cises from home to build upstrength, or locate a recreation fa-cility or park that offers free ex-ercise equipment.
6. Invest in a vacuum sealer.Purchase your meats and veggiesin bulk. A vacuum sealer willkeep your foods fresher, longer.
7. Buy generic, store brandor discount. Generic brands willoften use the same ingredients ormaterials. Shop discount storesto find name-brand items forless.
8. Shop out of season. Storesput summer and winter items onclearance at the end of the season— this is a good time to snapthings up for next year.
9. Check your monthly billsand usage. Cancel all unwatchedmovie channels — or use siteslike Hulu vs. cable. Use freeVoIP like Skype or Google Voicefor long distance calls.
10. Don’t overpay for cellphones. You probably rarely useall of your monthly cell-phoneminutes, so reduce your plan.Unlimited texting is a good bet,though, because it’s very expen-sive to go over.
11. Get social to save. Socialnetworks like Facebook andTwitter abound with discounts.Check outFacebook.com/couponmountainfor savings tips, exclusive give-aways and more.
11 Ways to Save in 2011
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Better budgeting contributed to Americans paying offnearly $1 trillion in debt over the past two years, ac-cording to a recent report by the Federal Reserve Bank
of New York.“This is good news for the nation’s long-term economy as it
shows that Americans are doing a better job at budgeting,” saidSuzanne Poole, executive vice president, retail sales strategy anddistribution, TD Bank.
With the new year now upon us, this is the perfect time forAmericans to commit to a New Year’s resolution to keep bettertrack of their finances in 2011. If implemented with easy-to-use fi-nancial tools, consumers may actually stick to the resolutionthroughout the entire year, and it will undoubtedly help Americanscontinue — and maybe even increase — their rate of debt pay-ments next year.
Here are a few tips that consumers can put to use in order tokeep better track of their finances in 2011:
* Develop a realistic plan. Figure out what you want and whatyou need, and make sure you factor both into your budget. Also,don’t forget to be realistic and set aside funds for fun activities.
* Set up a savings account. Consider opening a high-yield sav-ings account that you will be able to rely on for future emergencies,so you don’t have unexpected spending items.
* Easy-to-use programs always help. Today, consumers haveaccess to a wide range of inexpensive programs and online servicesthat can be used to develop budgets. From Quicken’s computerprograms and online services, to pre-formulated spreadsheets onMicrosoft’s Excel and Apple’s Numbers programs, there is aplethora of user-friendly options.
* Pay in cash. People tend to spend less when they pay withcash. Swiping a plastic card has less of an emotional impact. Thereare times when it makes sense to use your debit card, such as togenerate rewards or to avoid ATM fees. Make sure your bank offersdebit card rewards and free ATM use. These options can save youmoney.
* Take full advantage of mobile and online banking. Unlikefour years ago, when a majority of Americans did not have accessto their checking account at their fingertips, mobile banking appsfor smartphones and hand-held computers allow consumers tokeep track of their expenses and budgets on a daily basis. The samecan be said for online banking. These options give you instant ac-cess to your money and better control over your finances.
“To avoid all fees, consumers should use mobile banking appsand online banking to track their checking accounts on a dailybasis,” said Poole. “They should also consider using automatic billpay so they know their bills are paid on time every month andavoid late payment fees.”
* Get a full return on your smartphone investment. Mobilebanking apps aren’t the only tools consumers have to track theirspending. A quick search of app stores for iPhone, Andriod andBlackBerry devices will generate “checkbook” apps that are easy-to-use tools to keep detailed records of your daily expenses, billsand due dates, and bank accounts. The apps are password pro-tected, and most don’t even require consumers to add sensitive in-formation such as bank account numbers.
Your New Year’s Resolution:Track Finances and Pay OffDebt
Plan now to attend allday Saturday, May14, 2011 at The Sec-
ond Annual Silicon ValleyLatino Leadership Summitwhich is presented by ETiempo, LLC., GracefullyGlobal Group, LLC and His-panic-Net. The LeadershipSummit will bring togethermore than 250 leaders in busi-ness, government, education,
and industry, plus selectedMBA students, for a one-dayconference at the Stanford Fac-ulty Club, Stanford University.
Attendees will learn firsthand from successful entrepre-neurs, executives and politicalleaders what it takes to surviveand succeed in today’s globaleconomy world. The summit isdesigned to inspire and suggestinnovative changes needed for
future Latino generations tosucceed. Last year’s confer-ence was an outstanding suc-cess. This year we madechanges recommended by for-mer attendees to allow formore networking opportuni-ties. This Latino LeadershipSummit presents you with anopportunity to talk to top exec-utive leaders and to make thosepersonal contacts you have
been waiting for. You will ben-efit and learn more than youcan imagine at this event.
Register early last year’sevent sold out.
For information contactFounder & Chairman FrankCarbajal at (408) 406-9672 oremail [email protected].
Silicon Valley Latino Leadership Summit
Marisol Muñoz-Kiehne, PhD“De ahora en adelante…” “Nunca más…” Mu-
chos aprovechamos el principio de año para declararnuestras intenciones sobre lo que deseamos cambiaro mejorar en nuestras vidas. Hacemos propósitos deempezar o reforzar hábitos constructivos, y terminaro reducir los destructivos. Fijamos metas a corto ya largo plazo, y trazamos planes dirigidos al alcancede estas metas. Pensando en nuestro bienestar, y enel de nuestros niños y familias, hacemos promesas,con la mejor intención de cumplirlas. Sin embargo,son pocos los que logran mantener las llamadas re-soluciones de año nuevo. “El infierno está lleno debuenas intenciones.
“Lo que mucho vale, mucho cuesta.” No esnada fácil hacer cambios. El desarrollo de un hábitoconlleva un mínimo de 21 días consecutivos. Ytoma un promedio de siete intentos serios el poderdejar un hábito establecido. Cuando de adiccionesse trata, es aún más difícil.
“Sí se puede.” Con determinación, persistencia,apoyo, y ayuda profesional cuando sea pertinente,podemos convertir nuestras intenciones en acciones,y alcanzar nuestras metas.
“Lo prometido es deuda.” Tomemos concienciade lo que deseamos cambiar, y decidamos compro-meternos a estos propósitos.
Propósitos positivos para la Salud Física:• Más frutas y verduras• Menos golosinas• Ejercicio diario• Suficiente descanso• Reducir o eliminar alcohol, cigarro, y otras
sustancias dañinasPropósitos positivos para el Desarrollo Men-
tal:• Leer diariamente• Aprender inglés• Practicar arte y música• Visitar lugares educativos (bibliotecas, mu-
seos, teatros, naturaleza) • Reducir actividades pasivas (televisión)Propósitos positivos para el Bienestar Emo-
cional:• Expresar afecto a mis seres queridos diaria-
mente• Dedicarle a cada niño tiempo especial regu-
larmente• Pasar tiempo divertido con la familia regular-
mente• Reducir la desorganización en el ambiente fa-
miliar
• Eliminar el maltrato y la violencia familiar“El que mucho abarca, poco aprieta.” Comen-
zar emprendiendo pocos cambios simultáneamente,e ir aumentando según los nuevos hábitos se vayancimentando.
“Las palabras se las lleva el viento.” Es impor-tante tomar acción. Decidir tomar medidas especí-ficas y realistas que podamos llevar a caboregularmente, integradas a nuestro diario vivir. Sen-tar metas diarias, semanales, mensuales, según seaapropiado.
Identificar las circunstancias que facilitan y lasque obstaculizan el mantenernos fiel a nuestras in-tenciones. Aumentar la presencia de los factores fa-cilitadores, y evitar las personas, lugares ysituaciones que interfieren con nuestros propósitos.
“La fe mueve montañas.” Buscar inspiración yánimo, para fortalecer la determinación. Mantenerla meta en la mirilla. Conservar una actitud opti-mista. Celebrar cuando nos comportamos deacuerdo a nuestros propósitos, y las aproximacionesa nuestras metas.
“Paso a paso, se llega lejos.” La persistenciapaga. Habrá obstáculos, deslices, y recaídas. Lo cru-cial es volver a emprender la marcha. “Para atrás,¡ni para coger impulso!”
Escuche a la Doctora Marisol en Nuestros Niñoslos domingos de 8 a 9 AM en KBBF 89.1 FM, La Kalle100.7/105.7FM, La Mega 101.1 FM, Tricolor 99.5FM, KSES 107.1 FM y KMBX 700 AM. Para más in-formación, llame al 1-866-99NINOS y visitewww.nuestrosninos.com.
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San Jose, Ca.-The San José EvergreenCommunity College District Boardof Trustees voted unanimously at a
special Board meeting held on December 22 toappoint Dr. Barbara R. Kavalier as the new pres-ident of San José City College. She will take thereins on January 24, 2011.
Dr. Barbara Kavalier has a career that spansmore than 25 years in community college lead-ership. She served most recently as Vice Presi-dent of Student Services at San Diego MesaCollege since January 2008, where she was act-ing president during the summer of 2010. Dur-ing her tenure at Mesa College, she workeddiligently to maintain student services while ad-dressing severe budget shortfalls, and was in-strumental in guiding the college in strategicplanning and in the design of a new $55 millionStudent Services building.
Before assuming the vice presidency atMesa College, Dr. Kavalier served as the Asso-ciate Vice President of Student Services atTacoma Community College in WashingtonState, and has more than 15 years as an admin-istrator with the Dallas County Community Col-lege District.
A native Texan, Dr. Kavalier received herdoctorate from The University of Texas (UT) atAustin. As a Senior Roueche Fellow at UT, Dr.Kavalier collaborated on several national initia-tives and participated in researching and writingabout community college issues. She is the au-thor of two books: The Entrepreneurial Com-munity College and The Hiring Game:Reshaping Community College Practices, andcurrently serves as a faculty member for the doc-torate degree program in Educational Leader-ship at San Diego State University.
Of the appointment, SJECCD ChancellorRita M. Cepeda said, “Barbara Kavalier is aproven leader of national renown. Her extensivebackground as a champion of student success isprecisely what SJCC and the District needs aswe transition to a new era. There could be nomore opportune time than the present for some-one of Dr. Kavalier’s caliber to step in as part ofthe college community.”
Classes resume for the Spring Semester atSan José City College on January 31, 2011.
San Jose City College Names New President
Propósitos Positivos por Nuestros Niños
Por Rosario VitalEl Observador
La televisión era unregalo para toda lafamilia y si era a
color, era mucho mejor. Luegosalieron los populares “walk-mans”, algo mágico para los jó-venes.
Aún se recuerda cómo losmuchachos jugaban con el“pac-man”, o los juegos de
m e s acomo ell u d o ,
m o -n o -
polio, y otros que integraban alos miembros de una familia.
Los muchachos ju-gaban al fútbol con elbalón recién regalado,lasniñas jugaban con el juegode tazas de té, llevaban susnuevas muñecas y luegosaltaban a la soga. Peroahora los juegos y los rega-los han cambiado.
En la actualidad, los padresde familia tratan de conservarla tradición de los “Tres ReyesMagos”, pero con solicitudesde regalos que generacionespasadas jamás imaginaron
pedir.Los pequeños ahora
piden a Melchor, Gaspar yBaltazar, teléfonos celula-res, Ipods en sus múltiplesversiones, reproductores
de música y video, compu-tadoras portátiles o videojue-gos, dejando al olvido laspelotas,juegos de mesa o ca-rros de control remoto.
Actualmente las familiasse ven presionados por la pre-
sencia de estos electrónicos detecnología.
“Esto nunca existía ennuestras generaciones ¿Cuál esla necesidad de dar un celular aun menor?. Estamos expuestosa este tipo de consumo pero ladecisión la toman los padres yse tienen que basar en sus prin-cipios y valores. A la larga estole va a costar a ellos. Una vezse les concedan estos regalos,la demanda será mayor”, dijoMaría Alvarez, experta en Me-dios Digitales y Fundadora deHispanic Bridge.
EO entrevistó a niños yadolescentes del Área de laBahía durantes sus vacacionesde invierno.
Se les preguntó: ¿Qué pe-dirían a los Reyes Magos?
Las respuestas de 13 niñosy 12 adolescentes fue intere-
sante.Los muchachos de hoy in-cluyendo a un menorde 7 años de edadpidieron desde unsofisticado Xbox,un moderno telé-fono celular conseñal de Internet oun costoso Ipod.
Viviendo en el Valledel Silicio- meca de latecnología- este lugar nopodría ser la excepciónde regalos costosos y so-fisticados.
Daniel de 9 años deedad, pidió por ejem-plo un Xbox parajugar fútbol conRonaldhino.
José desdelos 7 años deedad hace su listade regalos porcorreo electró-nico.
“Mis tíossaben lo quequiero”, explicael adolescenteque ahora estáen sus 16 años deedad.
¿Recuerda eljuego de tacitas de té olas populares muñecasbarbies?. Pues estos yapasaron a la historia.Las niñas de hoy pidencelulares para hacer usodel texto.
Adriana de 12 añosde edad quiere un celulary si fuera posible con in-ternet. “Me gusta texteara mis amigas y saber loque pasa. También
puedo bajar la canción de JaySean”.
Camila de 16 años de edadpide lo mismo para seguir encontacto con sus amigos a tra-vés de las redes sociales como“facebook” y “twitter”.
Gabriela, de ocho años deedad, ya sueña con el telé-fono que espera le traigan
los Reyes Magos, “quieroenviar desde mi I-phone co-
rreos electrónicos a mis ami-
gas”.Begonia quiere un “I-pod”
estos vienen con internet, videoy hasta juegos”, explica la ado-lescente de 15 años.
La lista de regalos que sedejan en los zapatos en la cele-bración de los “Reyes Magos”quedaron en la historia. Sin em-bargo esta tradición se practicaen algunas familias.
En algunos países se en-trega regalos, otros lo celebran
para desarmar el árbol, otrospara elegir a la persona quehará los tamales y atole para eldía 2 de febrero, celebrando eldía de la Calendaria.
Rosalinda Gómez de SantaClara explica que a pesar quelos tiempos han cambiado, nose olvida de celebrar estas tra-diciones aunque la lista incluyaregalos sofisticados. Δ
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By Cinthia Rodriguez - El Observador
January 6th is Three Kings Day in Mexico,known as the “Dia de Los Reyes.” That dateis Epiphany, which remembers the coming
of the wise kings bringing gifts when visiting theChrist Child, who by so doing reveal Jesus to theworld as Lord.
The Catholic religion that dominates Mexico in-stills biblical stories, like this one about the three wise
kings, in children. It is said the kings Melchoir, Gaspar,and Balthazar gave the Christ child
gifts of gold, frankincense, andmyrrh. The three kings continue to
do the same, as Santa Claus, toall the children around theworld.
In Mexico, children typi-cally write letters to the threewise kings during the first fivedays of January. The letter isthen placed in their shoe that isleft near the nativity scene. Inthe letter, the child asks for a giftafter explaining how they be-haved during the previous year.
With a day free of school,the children wake up as early asthey can to unwrap the gifts the
three wise kings have left behind. The rest ofthe day is spent with the family. On that same day,they will also share a sweet bread referred to as the“rosca de reyes,” with champurrado, their versionof hot chocolate. But it doesn’t end there.
In the rosca or king’s cake, there is a hiddenbaby Jesus. The person who gets a slice of breadwith him in it gets to make the tamales for “Diade la Candelaria,” or Candlemas Day on Feb-ruary 2.
Join a traditional three wise kings celebra-tion Latino style at the 13th Annual Celebra-tion at the Children’s Discovery Museum.
When: January 9Time: 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.Where: 180 Woz Way
San Jose, CA 95110
Mexico’s ThreeKings Day
Regalos de la nueva generación
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El número de muertes por violencia en el Condadode Santa Clara durante el año 2010 fue de 20 per-sonas. Las víctimas oscilan entre los 8 meses y 90
años de edad. Todos ellos pagaron las consecuencias de la vio-lencia que se vive en el Condado.
Por esta razón los Miembros del Consejo de Iglesias orga-nizaron un servicio religioso de lamento y sanación el últimodía de 2010.
A través de este servicio una docena de personas se unie-ron en oración para rezar por los caídos y también para pedirun alto a la violencia y al crimen que se vive no solo en elcondado sino en todo el país. De los 20 homicidios ocurridosen esta jurisdicción, 14 víctimas son de origen latino.
La cita tuvo lugar el pasado 31 de diciembre en la PlazaJim McEntee ubicado en el edificio del Condado de SantaClara.
“El objetivo del servicio fue llevar la sanación, la paz y lamisericordia a las familias de las víctimas de la violencia en elCondado de Santa Clara a través de oraciones y lecturas bíbli-cas”, dijo Terry McCaffrey.
La ceremonia de 30 minutos fue dirigida por la ReverendaEvelyn Vigil del Concilio de las Iglesias del Condado de SantaClara. Δ
Oración por las víctimas de violencia
En la fotografía aparece Terry McCaffrey dando lectura a lalista de los 20 víctimas de homicidios. A su lado Patty Cortese yla Reverenda Evelyn Vigil del Concilio de Iglesias del Condadode Santa Clara.
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As American stu-dents prepare towork in the global
economy, many are leavinghome to gain international ex-perience and exposure. In fact,according to a study by the In-
stitute of International Educa-tion, the number of Americanstudents studying abroad hasmore than doubled over thepast decade.
“Attending classes abroad- whether for a summer term,a full semester or a year - has
valuable benefits that preparestudents for careers in an in-creasingly global economyand can improve their mar-ketability once in the job mar-ket,” says Aleksandra Hulisz,associate director of admis-sions for the American Inter-
Continental University (AIU)Study Abroad Program, whichoffers students the opportunityto study at AIU London or inFlorence or Paris. “But stu-dents should also preparethemselves for potential feel-ings of homesickness and cul-ture shock that may set inshortly after arrival.”
When living in a newcountry, students need to adaptto the culture, customs andbeing away from loved ones.Many find it a stressful mix tobalance, but Hulisz feels thebenefits of studying abroad areworth it. To help cope withculture shock and homesick-ness Hulisz offers these tips:
* Expect things to be dif-ferent in a different country.When you feel stressed or un-comfortable about your newenvironment, try not to blowthings out of proportion. Putthings into perspective and tryto understand why it is differ-ent.
* Make friends through fa-vorite activities. Get involvedin school activities and joinclubs of interest. For instance,the AIU cultural activitiesteam plans day, evening andweekend excursions that aredesigned to complement theeducation taught in the class-room.
* Know that everyone ex-
periences some culture shock.Talk with an instructor or ad-viser if you feel overwhelmedor alone. The truth of the mat-ter is that many students feelthis way when living in a for-eign country - so don’t beafraid to share your feelings asyou adapt to your new home.
* Try not to label differ-ences as good or bad. Instead,see them merely as “differ-ent.” Remember that immers-ing yourself in a differentculture is a beneficial aspect ofstudying abroad and embracethe opportunity to experiencea new country.
* If class work is provingtoo difficult, seek help from aschool administrator. Thestress of adapting to a new cul-ture in addition to takingclasses can become over-whelming. Seek study abroadprograms that offer specialsupport to help students intheir studies. For example,AIU offers tutoring, studentservices, advisers and a learn-ing center.
“Studying abroad is aonce-in-a-lifetime opportunitythat students should take ad-vantage of,” says Hulisz. “It’san enlightening experiencethat allows students to experi-ence all the world has tooffer.” Δ
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Bank of America islooking for to-morrow’s com-
munity leaders today. We areasking for your help to iden-tify outstanding young peoplewho are passionate aboutmaking a difference in ourcommunity.
Since its inception in2004, the Bank of AmericaStudent Leaders Program hasrecognized more than 1,400exemplary high school juniorsand seniors with a passion forimproving their communities.
The program’s goal is tocultivate and develop the nextgeneration of communityleaders through two compo-nents: An eight-week paid in-ternship in the summer of2011 with selected nonprofitorganizations designed to pro-vide opportunities for the stu-dents to develop and applyleadership skills throughhands-on work experience,while raising their awarenessof community issues ad-dressed by their NonprofitHost Organization and aweeklong all-expense paidStudent Leadership Summitin Washington, D.C., in July,2011.
Conducted in partnershipwith the Close Up Founda-tion, the Summit introducesstudents to aspects of civic,nonprofit, and business lead-ership and provides them withknowledge and skills they willuse throughout their life tocreate positive communitychange.
Please note the applica-tion deadline of January 12,2011 for the 2011 StudentLeader® program (movedfrom former February dead-line). Please encourage inter-ested students to apply bygoing to www.bankofamer-ica.com/neistudentleaders.More information about theNeighborhood Excellence Ini-tiative® can be found atwww.bankofamerica.com/neighborhoodexcellence.
Conquering culture shockwhile studying abroad
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Sustainability and thegreening of healthcare facilities have
been hot-button topics formany years. For hospitals,“going green” can be a chal-lenge for a variety of reasons,including building structure, in-ternal functions and even pa-tient needs. However, thehealth care industry has beentackling these issues and mak-ing important changes so thatfacilities become not onlystewards of patients, but alsostewards of the earth.
“Because of their 24-hournature and the need for infec-tion control, hospitals have his-torically been one of thebiggest generators of waste andconsumers of water and elec-tricity in a community,” saysLlora Wonder, vice president ofmarketing for health care prod-ucts maker Medline Industries,Inc. “But hospitals are becom-ing increasingly more sensitiveto positively impacting theircommunities, as well as indi-vidual patients. Plus, they rec-ognize the long-termcost-savings of green measures.Many hospitals have nowlaunched initiatives to conserveresources, lower their con-sumption costs and reduce their
negative impact on the environ-ment.”
Facilities trying to go greenare focusing on two main prob-lem areas: reducing waste andcurtailing water consumption.
Wasteful ways Hospitals’ waste is not only
seen in materials thrown outbut also in money spent. Hos-pitals generate about 6.9 mil-lion tons of waste annually,according to calculations bySlate.com’s environmentalblog, “The Green Lantern.”Also, a study written by Dr.Martin Markay, a gastrointesti-nal surgeon at the Johns Hop-kins School of Medicine, statedthe health industry is the sec-ond-largest contributor to land-fills after the food industry.
In terms of cost, althoughno recent tracker exists, it hasbeen reported that hospitalsspent about $44 to $68 per tonon solid waste disposal, accord-ing to a commonly cited studyfrom 2000. The cost hasspurred hospitals to introduce anumber of waste reduction ini-tiatives such as:
* Replacing disposablecups, plates and tableware incafeterias and food service withreusable items.
* Using rechargeable bat-teries in equipment whenever
possible. * Reprocessing and reman-
ufacturing certain low risk de-vices such as elastic bandages,pressure infuser bags, tourni-quet cuffs and general-use sur-gical scissors.
For the facility, the addedcost-savings and increased effi-ciency improve its overall abil-ity to serve the community. Forthe community, less waste, es-pecially potentially hazardousmaterials, will wind up in thelocal landfills.
Water damage The American Hospital As-
sociation (AHA) reports thatthere are nearly 11,000 regis-tered and community hospitalsin the United States. A study ofBoston-area hospitals foundthey used 40 to 350 gallons perpatient, per day, according toEnergyStar.gov. “With thewater and sewer costs of thesefacilities averaging over 20 per-cent of total utility costs, themore efficient hospitals can de-liver quality patient care atlower cost,” EnergyStar.govpoints out.
Hospitals use the mostwater in their laundry facilities.From bed linens to patientgowns, textiles are everywherein a health care facility, makingthem a great way to create
meaningful change and costsavings. Studies show that ahospital with more than 300beds can use between 21 and22 pounds of textiles per pa-tient day, which is why doinglaundry accounts for most of ahospital’s energy and wateruse.
Eliminating the need to dolaundry isn’t feasible in ahealth care setting, so manyhospitals are taking steps tolower the energy, water andchemicals needed to clean tex-tiles and extend the usable lifecycle of textile products. Whilechanging the structure of thebuilding can take years of re-modeling, changing textilesand other materials within thehospital can immediately take
place and effectively help hos-pitals become greener. Some ofthe changes hospitals are em-ploying include:
* Using surgical gowns,barrier sheets and other prod-ucts made from reusable,durable energy-efficient tex-tiles, such as Medline’s Perfor-MAX textile line. Made fromnext-generation polyester, thefabric is as comfortable as cot-ton but provides increasedstrength and durability, bettermoisture absorbency and wick-ing properties, is easier toclean, more stain resistant anddries faster. All these qualitiesmean a hospital will spend lessenergy and use fewer chemi-cals for cleaning and drying,and will need to replace items
less frequently. * Replacing old single-use
underpads - used to protecthospital beds - with high-techversions that require just onepad to do the job of three old-style ones.
“It’s a big commitment forany hospital to join the greenmovement that has gained mo-mentum in America,” Wondersays. “But ultimately, thechance to reduce costs, im-prove efficiency and becomebetter stewards of not just pa-tient health, but the planet’shealth as well, make the effortswell worthwhile. In addition,just by changing the productsused within the hospital, a bigdifference is made.”
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OAKLAND, CA,–January is typicallya difficult month for
the American Red Cross North-ern California Blood Services Re-gion to meet its commitment tolocal hospitals due to a lack ofblood donors. This is often attrib-uted to holiday fatigue, illnessand bad weather.
The Red Cross is trying toobtain potential donor attentionthrough a variety of activities.Cities throughout the Bay Areawill be honoring the Red Cross
Seeking Blood Donors
Oakland, Ca – El mes de enero esnormalmente un mes difícilpara la Cruz Roja Americana.
Es el mes más complicado para conseguirdonantes de sangre. Esto es a menudoatribuido a la fatiga de vacaciones, enfer-medad y el mal tiempo.
La Cruz Roja está buscando a donantespotenciales a través de una va riedad de ac-tividades. Enero es reconocido a nivel na-cional como Mes Nacional del Donante deSangre.
Además, la Cruz Roja celebrará su ter-cera actividad anual: En el mes de enero,todos los donantes de sangre que se presen-ten participarán en un sorteo para una nuevatelevisión de alta definición con pantallaplana 50 “3-D . El sorteo tendrá lugar el 2de febrero.
Daphne’s Greek Café está ayudandotambién a la Cruz Roja, proporcionando alos donantes $ 5 en cupones para comer ensus restaurantes locales en la Alameda, SantaClara y San Mateo.
La Cruz Roja opera centros de sangreen Oakland, Pleasant Hill, Pleasanton,Newark y San José. También poseeunidades móviles de sangre a través del Áreade la Bahía.
Llame al 1-800-733-2767) o visitewww.redcrossblood.org para programaruna cita.
Menores de 17 años de edad (16 con au-torización de sus padres) si reúnen los req-uisitos de altura y peso (por lo menos 110libras sobre la base de altura) y están enbuena salud en general pueden ser elegiblespara donar sangre.
Se busca donantes de sangre
with proclamations, recognizing the needfor blood and encouraging residents togive blood. January is nationally recog-nized as National Blood Donor Month.
In addition, the Red Cross will hold its3rd annual Project: Plasma. ThroughoutJanuary, all presenting blood donors canenter a drawing for a new 50” plasma 3-DHDTV.* The drawing will take place onFeb. 2, giving the winner time to set up thatnew TV before the Big Game on Feb. 6.
Daphne’s Greek Café is helping theRed Cross by providing donors with $5coupons* towards a meal at their localrestaurants in Alameda, Santa Clara and
San Mateo counties.The Red Cross operates blood centers
in Oakland, Pleasant Hill, Pleasanton,Newark and San Jose. It also holds mobileblood drives throughout the Bay Area.
Call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit redcrossblood.org to sched-ule an appointment.
Individuals who are at least 17 yearsold (16 with parental permission), meetheight and weight requirements (at least110 pounds based on height) and are ingenerally good health may be eligible todonate blood.
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Apúrate, los Blu-ray™ son limitados y se entregarán hasta haberse agotado!SAN JOSE, Calif. — Are you a teen (age 12 – 18) that per-forms with your own band? Ready to move out of the garageand onto a wider stage? Enter San José Public Library’s on-
line “Battle of the Bands,” in celebration of Teen Tech Week 2011(March 6-12).
“Wait,” you say. “Online? How do I do that?” It’s simple. Haveyour parents or a friend grab that camcorder and record your best per-formance. Post the video online (e.g., Facebook, MySpace, YouTube,Pure Volume, etc.). Submit your entry by sending an email to [email protected] that contains a link to your music online. Besure to include the following information:
* The name of the band/performer, and names and ages of all mem-bers
* A brief description of the band, to be used on the contest web-page
* A name, phone number, and email where the contestants can bereached
Submit entry by February 19. (Please note: No personal informa-tion will be posted online.)
This contest is open to all musical genres, but no obscene or offen-sive lyrics are allowed. Inappropriate lyrics or behavior will result indisqualification. Participants may enter together as a group, or as a soloperformer. Solo performers must play an accompanying instrument. Nokaraoke permitted. Those interested in singing are encouraged to watchfor announcements of May’s “San José Teen Talent” competition.
The top five finalists from the online voting contest must be avail-able to play the live final concert on Saturday, March 19 at the AlmadenBranch Library (6445 Camden Ave, San Jose). Each band will have upto 20 minutes to perform their set. A panel of judges will evaluate theperformers on their musical ability and stage presence. The decision ofthe judges will be final.
First, second and third place winners will receive the followingprizes:
*First Place: $250*Second Place: $150*Third Place: $50For more information, including full contest rules, stop by your
neighborhood branch of the San José Public Library, or go online towww.sjpl.org/battleofthebands.
For additional Teen Tech Week activities, such as video game days,
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La Paz, (Notimex).- La cantante mexicanade música grupera Ana Bárbara enfrentauna demanda por supuesto fraude en Bo-
livia, al no cumplir con un concierto en dicho país ydel cual recibió un adelanto.
Su presentación hubiera sido en la ciudad de Po-tosí por los festejos del Bicentenario el 9 de noviem-bre y por tal, según se informó, se dio un adelanto de32 mil pesos por parte del empresario Juan Carlos Ve-lasco, quien fue la persona encargada de hacer la con-tratación.
Por su parte, Ana Bárbara dijo en su cuenta deTwitter: “Informo a los medios que no recibí dineropor los shows en Bolivia. Investigaremos quién hizoel fraude! Amo a Bolivia”.
Por este motivo, el Ministerio Público local ya or-denó la detención de una abogada, que presuntamentees la representante legal de la cantante, quien recibióel dinero por un contrato que de forma aparente nuncase suscribió, indicó la revista “Basta!”.
La demanda también fue presentada contra loshermanos Sirley y Wilson M. P., presuntos represen-tantes de Ana Bárbara en este país.
Asimismo, la cantante enfrentó el escándalo porsu separación de José María “El Pirru” y después sevio involucrada en un accidente automovilístico en elque murió una persona y ahora es investigada por estasituación.
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Los Ángeles, (Notimex).- El traje blanco que utilizóJohn Lennon para la emblemática portada del disco“Abbey Road” de The Beatles, fue adquirido en 46
mil dólares, por un comprador en Internet, quien se mantiene enel anonimato.
La casa de subastas en Connecticut, fue la que dio a conocerla venta del traje, mismo que fue confeccionado a medida por eldiseñador francés Ted Lapidus, quien también vestía a BrigitteBardot y Alain Delon.
El mismo adquirente, también compró un saco por 18 mil dó-lares que Lennon usó en un documental sobre su tema “Imagine”.
El conjunto de dos piezas fue rematado el sábado en la su-basta anual de Año Nuevo, de Braswell Galleries, en Connecticut,donde también se pusieron en venta otros artículos de colecciónde The Beatles.
De acuerdo con “The Connecticut Post”, más de 700 artículosfueron incluidos en la subasta anual; también se vendió el autoChrysler que el ex Beatle y Yoko Ono tuvieron por 55 mil dóla-res.
El traje blanco corresponde a una de las portadas más emble-máticas del grupo, la foto, registrada en 1969 por Ian MacMillan,muestra a los cuatro Beatles cruzando la calle Abbey Road, cercade los estudios con el mismo nombre y la esquina de la GroveEnd Road en Londres.
Entre los múltiples rumores es que Paul McCartney habíamuerto y que en esa foto había sido sustituido por un doble, porlo que la foto representaba los actos fúnebres.
Esto debido a que Lennon viste de blanco, como si fuese unsacerdote, Ringo Starr, de traje negro, era el amigo del difunto,quien estaría de luto; George Harrison, vestido de jeans oficiabade sepulturero y Paul McCartney, descalzo, era el muerto.
Traje de John Lennon a $46 mil dólares
En una cautivadora combinación, los personajes fa-voritos de Disney e un ilusionista profesional semezclan en vivo en el escenario en una actuación
que emocionará a los niños de todas las edades. De los mismosproductores de Disney On Ice, Disney Live! presents Mickey’sMagic Show transportará al público a un mundo en el que lamagia de Disney adquiere un significado totalmente nuevo.
Disney Live! presents Mickey’s Magic Show cuenta conla magia tan especial de las legendarias películas de Disney,llevada a cabo ante sus propios ojos: Los harapos de Cenicientase convierten en un precioso vestido de baile en un segundo;la princesa Jazmín de Aladino es levitada en el aire; y las en-cantadores escobas danzantes de Fantasía ayudan a alzar aMinnie Mouse de sus pies.
La función tendrá lugar en el San Jose Civic Auditoriumel sábado 8 y domingo 9 de enero . Los horarios de presenta-ción son a las 12:00 pm y 3:00pm. Hay boletos de $60.00,$50.00, $35.00, $30.00 y $22.00. Mayor información al 1-800-745-3000 o visitar www.ticketmaster.com.
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AriesEl 2011 será uno de los mejores
años de tu vida, Júpiter el planeta dela expansión y la fortuna visitará tusigno después de doce años. Tubuena fortuna dará inicio el 23 deenero y de ese día hasta el 30 deAgosto tendrás el semáforo en verdepara lanzarte a conquistar lo quequieras.
TauroTu vida económica será mejor en
este 2011, la llegada de Júpiter a tusigno a partir del 5 de junio te trae larealización de tu sueño más an-helado. Se augura que tomarásgrandes decisiones que le darán unnuevo rumbo a tu existencia. Vieneun 2011 colmado de dicha y grandesoportunidades.
GéminisEl 2011 será un año de ajuste en
tu vida romántica, los casados sereencontrarán nuevamente con supareja y dejarán atrás rencillas yproblemas que ocurrieron el año an-terior. Los solteros después de lasexperiencias vividas por fin encon-trarán a esa persona especial.
CáncerEl 2011 iniciará con nuevos
bríos para ti, es un año en el que de-jarás atrás problemas que te hanvenido afectando y si has estado en-fermo o deprimido la recuperaciónes inminente. La posición de Júpiteren tu casa décima hará que concretestodos tus deseos.
LeoEl año 2011 te abrirá las puertas
hacia la buena fortuna, los astrosconfabularán para que logres repon-erte y ascender principalmente en loeconómico. En la familia habrán ale-grías especialmente entre los mesesde febrero y mayo. Es probable queuna nueva oportunidad laboral estéesperando por ti.
VirgoSaturno se mantendrá todo el
2011 navegando por tu casa de las fi-nanzas y posesiones, tienes por endeque ser más cauteloso, mejor organi-zado y precavido con el dinero. En eltrabajo serás reconocido por tusméritos. En tu familia habrá pros-peridad. En el 2011 te volverás mássabio.
LibraSaturno el señor del karma nave-
gará por tu signo durante todo el año,esto no significa que tendrás malasuerte, pero si es un llamado de aten-ción para que seas más cauteloso quede costumbre. Será un buen año parati, únicamente piensa detenidamentecada decisión que has de tomar.
EscorpiónHas pasado por mucho en los úl-
timos meses, el 2011 abre una puertade oportunidades para ti, principal-mente por la posición de Júpiter entu casa de cosechas a partir del día23 de enero, de esa fecha en adelantevolverá la buena fortuna a tu vida yse te abrirán puertas a nuevos hori-zontes laborales.
SagitarioEste 2011 será un año para re-
comenzar lo que dejaste pendiente elaño anterior, con tu regente Júpiteren tu casa quinta durante la primeraparte del año, vivirás aventuras,conocerás gente interesante y elamor te dará grandes satisfacciones.Es probable que tengas en mentededicarte a algo propio o quizá mon-tar algún negocio.
CapricornioPlutón el planeta de lo descono-
cido navegará por tu signo durantetodo el 2011, su influencia puede serbenéfica especialmente en cuanto altrabajo y a la carrera se refiere. Te es-pera una época de reposición física yfinanciera. Lo bueno que hagas esteaño por los demás retornará a ti concreces en el 2012.
AcuarioComienza un año de grandes
retos para ti, tu regente Urano semoverá a tu tercera casa astrológicaa partir del 12 de marzo y Neptunoabandonará tu signo definitivamentey entrará en tu casa de posesiones eldía 5 de abril. Te esperan buenasnuevas referente a tu trabajo. Séfeliz. Te lo mereces.
PiscisEl aspecto que se verá mayor-
mente beneficiado para ti en el 2011será el económico, con Júpiter nave-gando la primera mitad del año en tucasa de posesiones y dinero, tambiénUrano navegará por tu casa deldinero, no tendrás nada de qué que-jarte. Se auguran viajes que ale-grarán tu vida alejándote de la rutina.Espera sorpresas y milagros entreabril y junio.
Horóscopo 2011Celebration- Dia de los ReyesDate: January 9Time: 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.Location: Children’s Discovery Museum180 Woz WaySan Jose, CA 95110
Swearing in for Councilmember-Xavier CamposDate: January 13Time: 5:30pm – 8:30pmLocation: Mayfair Community Center2039 Kammerer AvenueSan Jose, CA 95116Info: (408) 535-4905
Family Day: CelebrateMartin Luther King, Jr.Date: January 15Time: 12:00pm – 4:00pmLocation: Museum of theAfrican Diaspora685 Mission StreetSan Francisco, CA 94105Info: Free with museum admission
Love through deviant ears:A mix tapeDate: January 21Time: 8:00pm – 10:30pmLocation: La Pena Cultural Center3105 Shattuck AvenueBerkeley, CA 94705Tix info: (510) 849-2568
DIY art: portraits of the figureDate: January 29Time: 1:00pm – 3:00pmLocation: San Jose Museum of Art110 S. Market StreetSan Jose, CA 95113Info: Free with museum admission
Hybrid Spaces Gallery:Family Origins & CollaborationsDate: November - January 8, 2010Location: MACLA510 S 1st St.San Jose, CA 95113Info: www.maclaarte.org
Luis Bravo’s Forever TangoDate: December 21 - January 9Location: Marine’s Memorial Theatre609 Sutter St.San Francisco, CA 94102Ticket info: www.marinesmemorialthe-atre.com
Tattoo Removal-the city helps youth remove tattoo,between 14 and 25 years of ageInfo: (408) 251-7757
Need Food?Info: 1-800-984-3663www.SecondHarvestFood.org
Celebración de los Reyes MagosHabrá rosca de reyes, papel picadoDía: Sábado 8 de eneroHora: 10:00 am a 5:00 p.m.Domingo 9 de eneroHora: 12:00pm – 5:00pmLugar: Children’s Discovery Museum180 Woz Way, San Jose, CA 95110
Concierto de Los Reyes MagosCoro Hispano de San Francisco yConjunto Nuevo MundoDía: 9 de eneroHora: 3pmLugar: Basílica DoloresDolores y Calle 16 en San FranciscoTickets: Adultos $20, Ancianos & Estudi-antes $15, Jóvenes menores de 18 no pagan.Informes: www.corohispano.org, o al 1-800-838-3006.
Evento de ReciclajeAproveche en reciclar de todoDía: Sábado 8 de eneroHora: 10:00 am - 3:00 pmLugar: Southside Community & Senior Center5585 Cottle Road, San José, CA 95123
Luis Bravo’s Forever TangoDías: Hasta el 9 de eneroHora: 8pmLugar:Marines’Memorial Theatre609 Sutter St.San Francisco, CA 94102Boletos: $45-$100Phone: (415) 771-6900
Conversatorio para prevención delcrimenDía: Sábado 22 de enero de 2011Hora: 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.Lugar: Seven Trees Community Center3590 Cas Drive, San Jose CA 95111
Foro Educativo de InmigraciónCongresista Zoe LofgrenDía: Domingo 16 de eneroHora: 7:00pm- 10:00pmLugar: Levy Family Campus 14855 Oka Road Los Gatos
Feria de TrabajoLleve su curriculumDía: Lunes 31 de eneroHora: 11:00 am -2:00 pm Lugar: Doubletree Hotel San Jose 2050 Gateway Place
Clínica de salud gratuitaThe Pacific Free clinic
No preguntan estado migratorio y son paraPersonas que no tienen seguro médicoLugar: Overfelt High School1835 Cunningham Avenue. Informes: 1-888-321-9972.
¿Quieres sacarte el tatuaje?La ciudad ayuda a remover los tatuajes a jóvenes entre los 14 y 25 años de edad.Informes (408) 251-7757
Done celulares y pagersLugar: Happy Hollow 1300 Senter RoadHora: 10:00 am – 5:00 pmSan Jose, CA 95112Informes (408) 794-6404
¿Necesita Comida?Informes: 1-800-984-3663 SecondHarvestFood.org
Servicios de InmigraciónOrganización de San José que ayuda a inmi-grantesS.I.R.E.NLugar: 1425 Koll Circle Suite 109Teléfono: (408) 453-3003 San JoseCA 95112?www.siren-bayarea.org
Registre su CELULARReciba alertas de emergencia en español visite www.alertscc.gov
Clínicas MóvilesPara donar sangreDonantes participarán en sorteo de 1 3DPlasma HDTVInformes1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) O visite redcrossblood.org.
Día: Sábado 8 de eneroHora: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.Lugar:Christ Church of San FranciscoParish Hall, 856 Cabrillo St., San Francisco.
Día: 10 de eneroHora: 9 am – 2pmLugar: 1555 Berger D. San Jose
Día: 10 de eneroHora: 11am- 5pmLugar: St. Cyprian Catholic Church1133 W. Washington Ave., Sunnyvale.
Día: 11 deneroHora: 9am-3pmLugar: Vocera Communications, Inc.525 Race St., San Jose.
Día: 11 de eneroHora: 10 am- 3pmLugar: Santa Clara Valley Water District5750 Almaden Expressway, San Jose.
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT
NO. 545534The following person(s) is(are) doingbusiness, CRE Mortgages, 3005 SilverCreek Rd #162, S an Jose, CA 95121,Santa Clara Co. Vi Tuong Nguyen, 3789Pondorosa Terrace, F remont, C A94536. This business is conducted byan individual, registrant began busi-ness under the fic titious businessname or names list ed her e in12/08/10. “I declare that all informa-tion in this statement is true and cor-rect.” ( A r egistrant who declar es astrue informa tion which he or sheknows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Vi Tuong NguyenJan. 07, 14, 21, 28, 2011This sta tement w as filed with theCounty of Santa Clara on 12/09/10.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT
NO. 545543The following person(s) is(are) doingbusiness, Sand Hill Forum, 12 S F irstSt. #105, S an Jose, CA 95113, S antaClara Co. Brian D onnelly, 1010 Fox-chase Dr., San Jose, CA 95123. Thisbusiness is conducted by an individ-ual, registrant began business underthe fictitious business name or nameslisted here in 12/08/10. “I declare thatall informa tion in this sta tement istrue and c orrect.” (A registrant whodeclares as true information which heor she knows to be false is guilt y of acrime.)Brian DonnellyJan. 07, 14, 21, 28, 2011This sta tement w as filed with theCounty of Santa Clara on 12/09/10.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT
NO. 546020The following person(s) is(are) doingbusiness, M.T. Lacaze Properties, 7751Eigleberry St . Unit C., Gilr oy, C A95020, S anta Clar a C o. B arbaraCasalegno, 3321 Senter Rd., San Jose,CA 95111, Kar en Armendariz, 1981Skyline Dr., Milpitas, CA 95035, GayleYoung 165-347, Blossom Hill Rd., SanJose, C A 95123, La wrence JCasalegno, 2135 Gar den D r., S antaMaria, C A 93458, K enneth MCasalegno, 3587 Dolphin Dr #A, IowaCity, IO 52240, David Casalegno, 1312Ideal St., Semenole, OK 74868, LouiseWeske, 7751 Eigleberr y St #C, Gilr oy,CA 95020, John Lacaz e, Executor forthe Esta te of Joseph Lacaz e, 1048Ryan A ve., Clo vis, C A 93611. Thisbusiness is c onducted b y a gener alpartnership, r egistrant began busi-ness under the fic titious businessname or names list ed her e in11/01/10. “I declare that all informa-tion in this statement is true and cor-rect.” ( A r egistrant who declar es astrue informa tion which he or sheknows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Barbara CasalegnoJan. 07, 14, 21, 28, 2011This sta tement w as filed with theCounty of Santa Clara on 12/27/10.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT
NO. 546123The following person(s) is(are) doingbusiness, Good C are A cupuncture,4898 E l C amino Real St e 202., L osAltos, C A 94022, S anta Clar a C o.Chaoming Chen, 5668 Calmor Ave #2.,San Jose, CA 95123. This business isconducted by an individual, registrantbegan business under the fic titiousbusiness name or names listed here in10/15/2009. “I declare that all infor-mation in this sta tement is true andcorrect.” (A registrant who declares as
true informa tion which he or sheknows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Choaming ChenJan. 07, 14, 21, 28, 2011This sta tement w as filed with theCounty of Santa Clara on 12/29/10.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT
NO. 546173The following person(s) is(are) doingbusiness, Mik e&Judy, 3034 Rosa toCourt, San Jose, CA 95135, Santa ClaraCo. Wu, Hui-Chi, 3034 Rosato Court,San Jose , C A 95135, Chuang , Mu-Wong, 3034 Rosato Court, San Jose,CA 95135. This business is conductedby husband and wife, registrant havenot yet begun business under the fic-titious business name or names listedhereon. “I declare that all informationin this statement is true and c orrect.”(A registrant who declares as true in-formation which he or she kno ws tobe false is guilty of a crime.)Wu,hui-ChuJan. 07, 14, 21, 28, 2011This sta tement w as filed with theCounty of Santa Clara on 12/30/10.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT
NO. 546169The following person(s) is(are) doingbusiness, L ulu’s C upcake Shoppe ,17385 Monterey Road, Morgan Hill,CA 95037, S anta Clar a C o. JoAnnMarshall, 15650 Vineyard Blvd. A 171,Morgan Hill, CA 95037. This businessis conducted by an individual, regis-trant has not y et begun businessunder the fictitious business name ornames listed here on. “I declare thatall informa tion in this sta tement istrue and c orrect.” (A registrant whodeclares as true information which heor she knows to be false is guilt y of acrime.)JoAnn MarshallJan. 07, 14, 21, 28, 2011This sta tement w as filed with theCounty of Santa Clara on 12/30/10.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT
NO. 546160The following person(s) is(are) doingbusiness, Golden Trading Corporation,3223 S agewood Lane, S an Jose, C A95132, Santa Clara Co. Golden TradingCorporation, 3223, S agewood Lane,San Jose, CA 95132. This business isconducted by a corporation, registranthave not y et begun business underthe fictitious business name or nameslisted hereon. “I declare that all infor-mation in this sta tement is true andcorrect.” (A registrant who declares astrue informa tion which he or sheknows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Golden Trading CorporationStephanie Tran/PresidentJan. 07, 14, 21, 28, 2011This sta tement w as filed with theCounty of Santa Clara on 12/30/10.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT
NO. 546174The following person(s) is(are) doingbusiness, Cielito’s Mexican Food, 1503Agnew Rd #104., S anta Clar a, C A95054, S anta Clar a C o. GuadalupeSmith, 1503 Agnew Rd #104., S antaClara, CA 95054, Maria Rangel, 1477Agnew Rd., Santa Clara, CA 95054.This business is conducted by copart-ners, registrants have not yet begunbusiness under the fictitious businessname or names list ed hereon. “I de-clare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct.” (A registrantwho declar es as true informa tionwhich he or she kno ws to be false is
guilty of a crime.Guadalupe SmithJan. 07, 14, 21, 28, 2011This sta tement w as filed with theCounty of Santa Clara on 1/03/11.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT
NO. 546252The following person(s) is(are) doingbusiness, Van D yke Properties, 448South 10st St., San Jose, CA 95112,Santa Clar a C o. F inancial S avingsCorp., 3096 Whitesand Dr., San Jose,CA 95148. This business is conductedby a c orporation, registrants beganbusiness under the fictitious businessname or names list ed hereon. “I de-clare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct.” (A registrantwho declar es as true informa tionwhich he or she kno ws to be false isguilty of a crime.Duydat VuJan. 07, 14, 21, 28, 2011This sta tement w as filed with theCounty of Santa Clara on 1/04/11.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT
NO. 546284The following person(s) is(are) doingbusiness, The Gr afitti C onsultant,3606 Ethan Ct., San Jose, CA 95136,Santa Clara Co. James R ichard Stan-ton, 3606 Ethan Ct ., S an Jose , C A95136. This business is conducted byan individual, registrants have not yetbegun business under the fic titiousbusiness name or names list edhereon. “I declare that all informationin this statement is true and c orrect.”(A registrant who declares as true in-formation which he or she kno ws tobe false is guilty of a crime.James Richard StantonJan. 07, 14, 21, 28, 2011This sta tement w as filed with theCounty of Santa Clara on 1/05/11.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT
NO. 546283The following person(s) is(are) doingbusiness, MST A ccountancy, 560 SWinchester Blvd., Ste 500, S an Jose,CA 95148, S anta Clar a C o. MarinaTang, 2904 Requa Ct ., S an Jose , C A95148. This business is conducted byan individual, registrants began busi-ness under the fic titious businessname or names list ed her e in01/01/2011. “I declare that all infor-mation in this sta tement is true andcorrect.” (A registrant who declares astrue informa tion which he or sheknows to be false is guilty of a crime.Marina TangJan. 07, 14, 21, 28, 2011This sta tement w as filed with theCounty of Santa Clara on 1/05/11.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT
NO. 546279The following person(s) is(are) doingbusiness, Silicon Valley Pest Control,2943 D riftwood A ve, S an Jose , C A95122, Santa Clara Co. Gabriela Car-doza, 2943 D riftwood Ave, San Jose,CA 95122. This business is conductedby an individual, registrant has not yetbegun business under the fic titiousbusiness name or names list edhereon. “I declare that all informationin this statement is true and c orrect.”(A registrant who declares as true in-formation which he or she kno ws tobe false is guilty of a crime.Gabriela CardozaJan. 07, 14, 21, 28, 2011This sta tement w as filed with theCounty of Santa Clara on 1/05/11.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAME
NO. 110CV190326Superior Court of California, County ofSanta Clara-In the matter of the ap -plication of: Bowen Ho & Qi Shen, TOALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The courtfinds that petitioners, Bowen Ho & QiShen, have filed a petition for Changeof Name with the clerk of this court fora decree changing names as follo ws:a. Q iwei He t o Jim Q iwei Ho . THECOURT ORDERS that all persons inter-ested in this matter appear before thiscourt at the hearing indica ted belowto show cause, if any, why the petitionfor change of names should not begranted on 02/22/11 a t 8:45 am,Room 107: loca ted a t 191 N. F irstStreet, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy ofthe Order to Show cause shall be pub-lished at least onc e a w eek for foursuccessive weeks prior to the date setfor hearing on the petition in E l Ob-servador, a newspaper of general cir-culation, prin ted in the c ounty ofSanta Clara.Dec. 22, 2010Thomas Wm. CainJudge of the Superior CourtJan. 07, 14, 21, 28, 2011.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAME
NO. 110CV189857Superior Court of California, County ofSanta Clara-In the matter of the ap -plication of: Parminder Singh, TO ALLINTERESTED PERSONS: The court findsthat petitioner, Parminder Singh, hasfiled a petition for Change of Namewith the clerk of this court for a decreechanging names as follo ws: a. P ar-minder Singh to Parminder Singh Gill.THE COURT ORDERS tha t all personsinterested in this ma tter appear be -fore this court at the hearing indicatedbelow to show cause, if any, why thepetition for change of names shouldnot be granted on 02/15/11 a t 8:45am, Room 107: located at 191 N. FirstStreet, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy ofthe Order to Show cause shall be pub-lished at least onc e a w eek for foursuccessive weeks prior to the date setfor hearing on the petition in E l Ob-servador, a newspaper of general cir-culation, prin ted in the c ounty ofSanta Clara.Dec. 16, 2010Thomas Wm. CainJudge of the Superior CourtJan. 07, 14, 21, 28, 2011.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAME
NO. 110CV190065Superior Court of California, County ofSanta Clara-In the matter of the ap -plication of : Gurjit Singh, TO ALL IN-TERESTED PERSONS: The court findsthat petitioners , Gurjit Singh, ha vefiled a petition for Change of Namewith the clerk of this court for a decreechanging names as follo ws: a. GurjitSingh to Hira Singh. THE COURT OR-DERS that all persons interested in thismatter appear before this court at thehearing indica ted belo w t o sho wcause, if an y, wh y the petition forchange of names should not begranted on 02/08/11 a t 8:45 am,Room 107: loca ted a t 191 N. F irstStreet, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy ofthe Order to Show cause shall be pub-lished at least onc e a w eek for foursuccessive weeks prior to the date setfor hearing on the petition in E l Ob-servador, a newspaper of general cir-culation, prin ted in the c ounty ofSanta Clara.Dec. 20, 2010Thomas Wm. CainJudge of the Superior Court
Jan. 07, 14, 21, 28, 2011.
STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENTOF USE OF
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMEFILE NO. 546243
The follo wing person(s) has/ha veabandoned the use of the fic titiousbusiness name(s). The informa tiongiven below is as it appear ed on thefictitious business name sta tementthat w as filed a t the C ounty Clerk -Recorder’s office. Travel Connection Tours, 2211 ThirdStreet, Sanata Clara, CA 95054. Filedin S anta Clara County on 11/30/09under file no. 531530. Michael Chee,2211 Third Str eet, S anta Clar a, C A95054. This business was conductedby an individual. I declare that all in-formation in this statement is true andcorrect ( A registrant who declares astrue informa tion which he or sheknows to be false is guilty of a crime.) Michael CheeJanuary 7, 14, 21, 28, 2011This sta tement w as filed with theCounty of Santa Clara on 01/04/2011
FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT
NO. 545971The following person(s) is(are) doingbusiness, L os Ga tos O ral and F acialSurgery, Los Gatos Oral and Maxillofa-cial Surgery, Los Gatos Oral and Max-illo-Facial Surgery, Los Gatos Oral &Maxillo-Facial Surgery, Los Gatos Oraland Maxillofacial Surgery Center, LosGatos Oral and Maxillo-facial SurgeryCenter, Los Gatos Oral and Facial Cen-ter, Los Gatos Oral and MaxillofacialSpecialists, Los Gatos Oral and Max-illo-Facial Specialists, Los Gatos Oraland Facial Specialists, Los Gatos OralSurgery Specialists, Oral and Maxillo-facial Surgery Specialists of Los Gatos,Oral and Maxillo -Facial Surgery Spe-cialists of Los Gatos, Oral Surgery Spe-cialists of L os Ga tos, O ral F acialSurgery Center of Los Gatos, Oral andMaxillofacial Surgery Center, Centerfor Oral Surgery, Center for Oral andMaxillofacial Surgery, Center for O raland Maxillo-facial Surgery, Center forOral Facial Surgery, Los Gatos Centerfor Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, LosGatos Center for Oral and Maxillo-Fa-cial Surgery, Los Gatos Center for OralFacial Surgery, Los Gatos Center forOral Surgery, Los Gatos Oral SurgeryCenter, Los Gatos Oral and Facial Sur-gery Center, Los Gatos Oral and Max-illofacial Sur gery C enter, L os Ga tosOral and Maxillo-facial Surgery Center,Oral and Maxillofacila Surgery Center,Oral and Maxillo -Facial Surgery Cen-ter, Oral Surgery Center, Los Gatos OralSurgery, Los Gatos Maxillofacial Sur-gery, Los Gatos Maxillo-Facial Surgery,Los Gatos OMS Center, Los Gatos OMFSCenter, Los Gatos Oral and AestheticSurgery, Los Gatos Oral Surgeons, LosGatos Oral and Facial Surgeons, Oraland Facial Surgery of Los Gatos, Oraland Facial Surgery Center of Los Gatos,Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Centerof Los Gatos, Oral and Maxillo -FacialSurgery-Center of Los Gatos, Oral andMaxillofacial Sur gery of L os Ga tos,Oral and Maxillo-Facial Surgery of LosGatos, Los Gatos Oral Surgeons, LosGatos O ral and F acial Surgeons, LosGatos Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons,Los Gatos Oral and Maxillo-facial Sur-geons, Los Gatos Oral Surgery Associ-ates, Los Gatos Oral and Facial SurgeryAssociates , Los Gatos Oral and Max-illofacial Surgery Associates, Los GatosOral and Maxillo-Facial Surgery Asso-ciates, Oral Surgery Associates of LosGatos, Oral and Facial Surgery Associ-ates of Los Gatos, Oral and Maxillofa-cial Surgery Associates of L os Gatos,
Oral and Maxillo-Facial Surgery Asso-ciates of Los Gatos, Oral Surgeons ofLos Gatos, Oral and Facial Surgeons ofLos Gatos, Oral and Maxillofacial Sur-geons of Los Gatos, Oral and Maxillo-facial Surgeons of Los Gatos, Los GatosMaxillofacial Sur geons, L os Ga tosMaxillo-Facial Surrgeons, Oral and Fa-cial Surgery, Los Gatos Oral & FacialSurgery, 14419 S B ascom Ave. #100,Los Gatos, Ca 95030, Santa Clara Co.Lee Walker, 15965 Gr andview Ave.,Monte Sereno, CA 95030. This busi-ness is c onducted b y an individual ,registrant begun business under thefictitious business name or nameslisted here in 1999. “I declare that allinformation in this sta tement is trueand c orrect.” ( A r egistrant who de -clares as true information which he orshe kno ws to be false is guilt y of acrime.)Lee WalkerDec. 31; Jan. 07, 14, 21, 2011This sta tement w as filed with theCounty of Santa Clara on 12/23/10.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT
NO. 545345The following person(s) is(are) doingbusiness, Phoenix C onstruction,15466 Los Gatos Blvd, #109-265, LosGatos, Ca 95032, Santa Clara Co. ToddLeal, 10225 Parrish View Dr., Gilroy, CA95020. This business is conducted byan individual, registrant began busi-ness under the fic titious businessname or names list ed her e in12/03/10. “I declare that all informa-tion in this statement is true and cor-rect.” ( A r egistrant who declar es astrue informa tion which he or sheknows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Tood R LealDec. 31; Jan. 07, 14, 21, 2011This sta tement w as filed with theCounty of Santa Clara on 12/03/10.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT
NO. 546087The following person(s) is(are) doingbusiness, West Coast Autobody, 1985Lafayette St., Santa Clara, CA 95050,Santa Clar a C o. F rank D eSantiago,5403 Ayeshire, San Jose, CA 95118.This business is conducted by an indi-vidual, registrant has not y et begunbusiness under the fictitious businessname or names list ed hereon. “I de-clare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct.” (A registrantwho declar es as true informa tionwhich he or she kno ws to be false isguilty of a crime.)Frank DeSantiagoDec. 31; Jan. 07, 14, 21, 2011This sta tement w as filed with theCounty of Santa Clara on 12/28/10.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT
NO. 546056The following person(s) is(are) doingbusiness, California Polytechnic Insti-tute, 1762 Technology D rive, Suit e227, San Jose, CA 95110, Santa ClaraCo. C alifornia P olytechnic Institut eInc., 1149 Jamestown Dr., Sunnyvale,CA 94087. This business is conductedby a c orporation, registrant has notyet begun business under the fic ti-tious business name or names list edhereon. “I declare that all informationin this statement is true and c orrect.”(A registrant who declares as true in-formation which he or she kno ws tobe false is guilty of a crime.)California Polytechnic Institute Inc.Ali Iranmanesh/PresidentDec. 31; Jan. 07, 14, 21, 2011This sta tement w as filed with theCounty of Santa Clara on 12/28/10.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT
NO. 545634The following person(s) is(are) doingbusiness, MT Impossible, MT Impossi-ble Consulting, 1430 Kiner Ave #100,San Jose, CA 95125, S anta Clara Co.Michel Turcotte, 1430 Kiner Ave., SanJose, CA 95125. This business is con-ducted b y an individual , r egistrantbegan business under the fic titiousbusiness name or names listed here in12/14/2010. “I declare that all infor-mation in this sta tement is true andcorrect.” (A registrant who declares astrue informa tion which he or sheknows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Michel TurcotteDec. 31; Jan. 07, 14, 21, 2011This sta tement w as filed with theCounty of Santa Clara on 12/13/10.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT
NO. 545589The following person(s) is(are) doingbusiness, Best Stinkin’ Garlic Bread inthe West!, 8530 Hickory Way, Gilroy,CA 95020, Santa Clara Co. Donna Fe-ichtmann, 8530 Hickory Way, Gilroy,CA 95020. This business is conductedby a c orporation, registrant has notyet begun business under the fic ti-tious business name or names list edhereon. “I declare that all informationin this statement is true and c orrect.”(A registrant who declares as true in-formation which he or she kno ws tobe false is guilty of a crime.)Donna FeichtmannDec. 31; Jan. 07, 14, 21, 2011This sta tement w as filed with theCounty of Santa Clara on 12/10/10.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT
NO. 545526The following person(s) is(are) doingbusiness, Beyond Cars, 90 E Gish Rd .,San Jose, CA 95112, S anta Clara Co.Shahram Vedaei, 1250 Garbo Way#309, San Jose, CA 95117. This busi-ness is c onducted b y an individual ,registrant began business under thefictitious business name or nameslisted here in 12/08/2010. “I declarethat all information in this statementis true and correct.” (A registrant whodeclares as true information which heor she knows to be false is guilt y of acrime.)Shahram VedaeiDec. 31; Jan. 07, 14, 21, 2011This sta tement w as filed with theCounty of Santa Clara on 12/08/10.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT
NO. 545907The following person(s) is(are) doingbusiness, Night Star, Fast Used Car, 57Cherry Cr est Lane , S an Jose , C A95138, S anta Clara Co. Mahsa Man-avi, 57 Cherry Crest Lane, San Jose, CA95138. This business is conducted byan individual, registrant began busi-ness under the fic titious businessname or names list ed her e in12/22/10. “I declare that all informa-tion in this statement is true and cor-rect.” ( A r egistrant who declar es astrue informa tion which he or sheknows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Arash ArastehDec. 31; Jan. 07, 14, 21, 2011This sta tement w as filed with theCounty of Santa Clara on 12/22/10.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT
NO. 545367The following person(s) is(are) doingbusiness, Rai & Associates, Attorney at
Law, 2005 D e la Cruz Blv d., #145,Santa Clara, CA 95050, S anta ClaraCo. Hardeep S. R ai, 1923 Vallejo St.,San Francisco, CA 94123. This busi-ness is c onducted b y an individual ,registrant has not yet begun businessunder the fictitious business name ornames listed hereon. “I declare thatall informa tion in this sta tement istrue and c orrect.” (A registrant whodeclares as true information which heor she knows to be false is guilt y of acrime.)Hardeep S. RaiDec. 31; Jan. 07, 14, 21, 2011This sta tement w as filed with theCounty of Santa Clara on 12/03/10.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAME
NO. 110CV190434Superior Court of California, County ofSanta Clara-In the matter of the ap -plication of: Alnoor M. Salim, ShaistaSalim, TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:The court finds tha t petitioners, Al-noor M Salim and Shaista Salim, havefiled a petition for Change of Namewith the clerk of this court for a decreechanging names as follows: a. RayanAlnoor to R ayan Alnoor S alim. THECOURT ORDERS that all persons inter-ested in this matter appear before thiscourt at the hearing indica ted belowto show cause, if any, why the petitionfor change of names should not begranted on 02/22/11 a t 8:45 am,Room 107: loca ted a t 191 N. F irstStreet, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy ofthe Order to Show cause shall be pub-lished at least onc e a w eek for foursuccessive weeks prior to the date setfor hearing on the petition in E l Ob-servador, a newspaper of general cir-culation, prin ted in the c ounty ofSanta Clara.Dec. 23, 2010Thomas Wm. CainJudge of the Superior CourtDec. 31; Jan. 07, 14, 21, 2011.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAME
NO. 110CV190413Superior Court of California, County ofSanta Clara-In the matter of the ap -plication of: Huang Cheng Ya, TO ALLINTERESTED PERSONS: The court findsthat petitioner Huang Cheng Ya, hasfiled a petition for Change of Namewith the clerk of this court for a decreechanging names as follows: a. HuangCheng Ya to Huang Renee Cheng-Ya.THE COURT ORDERS tha t all personsinterested in this ma tter appear be -fore this court at the hearing indicatedbelow to show cause, if any, why thepetition for change of names shouldnot be granted on 02/23/11 a t 8:45am, Room 107: located at 191 N. FirstStreet, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy ofthe Order to Show cause shall be pub-lished at least onc e a w eek for foursuccessive weeks prior to the date setfor hearing on the petition in E l Ob-servador, a newspaper of general cir-culation, prin ted in the c ounty ofSanta Clara.Dec. 23, 2010Thomas Wm. CainJudge of the Superior CourtDec. 31; Jan. 07, 14, 21, 2011.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAME
NO. 110CV190227Superior Court of California, County ofSanta Clara-In the matter of the ap -plication of: Manuela Aguilar, TO ALLINTERESTED PERSONS: The court findsthat petitioner, Manuela Aguilar, hasfiled a petition for Change of Namewith the clerk of this court for a decreechanging names as follo ws: a. Jamie
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Ciriaco Aguilar to Jaime CiriacoAguilar. THE COURT ORDERS that allpersons interested in this matter ap-pear before this court at the hearingindicated below to show cause, if any,why the petition for change of namesshould not be granted on 02/15/11 at8:45 am, Room 107: located at 191 N.First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. Acopy of the Order to Show cause shallbe published at least once a week forfour successive weeks prior to the dateset for hearing on the petition in ElObservador, a newspaper of generalcirculation, printed in the county ofSanta Clara.Dec. 21, 2010Thomas Wm. CainJudge of the Superior CourtDec. 31; Jan. 07, 14, 21, 2011.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAME
NO. 110CV190660Superior Court of California, County
of Santa Clara-In the matter of the ap-plication of: Rhiannon Rachel Clark-Lee, TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:The court finds that petitioner, Rhian-non Rachel Clark-Lee, has filed a pe-tition for Change of Name with theclerk of this court for a decree chang-ing names as follows: a. RhiannonRachel Clark-Lee to Rhiannon RachelClark. THE COURT ORDERS that all per-sons interested in this matter appearbefore this court at the hearing indi-cated below to show cause, if any,why the petition for change of namesshould not be granted on 02/22/11 at8:45 am, Room 107: located at 191 N.First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. Acopy of the Order to Show cause shallbe published at least once a week forfour successive weeks prior to the dateset for hearing on the petition in ElObservador, a newspaper of generalcirculation, printed in the county ofSanta Clara.Dec. 29, 2010Thomas Wm. CainJudge of the Superior CourtDec. 31; Jan. 07, 14, 21, 2011.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAME
NO. 110CV190515Superior Court of California, County
of Santa Clara-In the matter of the ap-plication of: Henary Ghazanchian, TOALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The courtfinds that petitioner, Henary Ghaz-anchian, has filed a petition forChange of Name with the clerk of thiscourt for a decree changing names asfollows: a. Henary Ghazanchian toHenry Ghazanchian. THE COURT OR-DERS that all persons interested in thismatter appear before this court at thehearing indicated below to showcause, if any, why the petition forchange of names should not begranted on 02/22/11 at 8:45 am,Room 107: located at 191 N. FirstStreet, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy ofthe Order to Show cause shall be pub-lished at least once a week for foursuccessive weeks prior to the date setfor hearing on the petition in El Ob-servador, a newspaper of general cir-culation, printed in the county ofSanta Clara.Dec. 27, 2010Thomas Wm. CainJudge of the Superior CourtDec. 31; Jan. 07, 14, 21, 2011.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT
NO. 545267The following person(s) is(are) doingbusiness, 7-Star Liquor & Groceries,2115 Scott St., San Jose, CA 95128,Santa Clara Co. Ravi K. Manrao, 39800Fremont Blvd#231, Fremont, CA94538, Manju Bala, 39800 FremontBlvd. #231, Femont, CA 94538. Thisbusiness is conducted by husband andwife, registrants began businessunder the fictitious business name ornames listed here in 12/01/2010. “Ideclare that all information in thisstatement is true and correct.” (A reg-istrant who declares as true informa-tion which he or she knows to be falseis guilty of a crime.)Ravi K. Manrao, Manju BalaDec. 24, 31; Jan. 07, 14, 2011This statement was filed with theCounty of Santa Clara on 12/01/10.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT
NO. 545881The following person(s) is(are) doingbusiness, @ Your Convenience, 347 ETaylor St., San Jose, CA 95110, SantaClara Co. Oanh Turkenkopf, 708 LavaWay, San Jose, CA 95133. This busi-ness is conducted by an individual,registrant has not yet begun businessunder the fictitious business name ornames listed hereon. “I declare thatall information in this statement istrue and correct.” (A registrant whodeclares as true information which heor she knows to be false is guilty of a
crime.)Oanh TurkenkipfDec. 24, 31; Jan. 07, 14, 2011This statement was filed with theCounty of Santa Clara on 12/21/10.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT
NO. 545745The following person(s) is(are) doingbusiness, Faithful, 6480 Century Dr.,San Jose, CA 95129, Santa Clara Co.Joyce Kuo, 6480 Century Dr., San Jose,CA 95129. This business is conductedby an individual, registrant has not yetbegun business under the fictitiousbusiness name or names listedhereon. “I declare that all informationin this statement is true and correct.”(A registrant who declares as true in-formation which he or she knows tobe false is guilty of a crime.)Joyce KuoDec. 24, 31; Jan. 07, 14, 2011This statement was filed with theCounty of Santa Clara on 12/16/10.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT
NO. 545190The following person(s) is(are) doingbusiness, Jwin Invest, 1172 MurphyAve. Suite 228, San Jose, CA 95131,Santa Clara Co. Jim-Wen Yu, 1998Bright Willow Circle, San Jose, CA95131. This business is conducted byan individual, registrant began busi-ness under the fictitious businessname or names listed here in11/30/2005. “I declare that all infor-mation in this statement is true andcorrect.” (A registrant who declares astrue information which he or sheknows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Jim-Wen YuDec. 24, 31; Jan. 07, 14, 2011This statement was filed with theCounty of Santa Clara on 11/29/10.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT
NO. 545104The following person(s) is(are) doingbusiness, California Excess, 5866 LalorDr., San Jose, CA 95123, Santa ClaraCo. Lot’s to Love, 5866 Lalor Dr., SanJose, CA 95123. This business is con-ducted by a corporation, registranthas not yet begun business under thefictitious business name or nameslisted hereon. “I declare that all infor-mation in this statement is true andcorrect.” (A registrant who declares astrue information which he or sheknows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Lot’s to LoveKhaled Abusamaha/PresidentDec. 24, 31; Jan. 07, 14, 2011This statement was filed with theCounty of Santa Clara on 11/24/10.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT
NO. 545878The following person(s) is(are) doingbusiness, a Wise Door (AWD), 1036 S6th St., San Jose, CA 95112, SantaClara Co. Sam Talaie, 1036 S 6th St.,San Jose, CA 95112. This business isconducted by an individual, registrantbegan business under the fictitiousbusiness name or names listed here in12/21/10. “I declare that all informa-tion in this statement is true and cor-rect.” (A registrant who declares astrue information which he or sheknows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Sam TalaieDec. 24, 31; Jan. 07, 14, 2011This statement was filed with theCounty of Santa Clara on 12/21/10.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT
NO. 545588The following person(s) is(are) doingbusiness, Enavant - Solutions, 3647Warner Dr., San Jose, CA 95127, SantaClara Co. Anne Burris, 3647 WarnerDr., San Jose, CA 95127. This businessis conducted by an individual, regis-trant begun business under the ficti-tious business name or names listedhere in 12/01/10. “I declare that allinformation in this statement is trueand correct.” (A registrant who de-clares as true information which he orshe knows to be false is guilty of acrime.)Anne BurrisDec. 24, 31; Jan. 07, 14, 2011This statement was filed with theCounty of Santa Clara on 12/10/10.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT
NO. 545769The following person(s) is(are) doingbusiness, Elite Consulting, 1250 CivicCenter Drive, Santa Clara, CA 95050,Santa Clara Co. Jamyuen Ko, 1250Civic Center Drive, Santa Clara, CA95050. This business is conducted byan individual, registrant has not yetbegun business under the fictitiousbusiness name or names listedhereon. “I declare that all informationin this statement is true and correct.”(A registrant who declares as true in-formation which he or she knows tobe false is guilty of a crime.)
Jamyuen KoDec. 24, 31; Jan. 07, 14, 2011This statement was filed with theCounty of Santa Clara on 12/17/10.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT
NO. 545793The following person(s) is(are) doingbusiness, RORU Management Serv-ices, 1560 Quail Ave., Sunnyvale, CA94087, Santa Clara Co. Oliver Wang,1560 Quail Ave., Sunnyvale, CA94087, Hui T. Foo, 1560 Quail Ave.,Sunnyvale, CA 94087. This businessis conducted by a general partnership,registrants have not yet begun busi-ness under the fictitious businessname or names listed hereon. “I de-clare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct.” (Aregistrant who declares as true infor-mation which he or she knows to befalse is guilty of a crime.)Oliver WangDec. 24, 31; Jan. 07, 14, 2011This statement was filed with theCounty of Santa Clara on 12/17/10.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT
NO. 545620The following person(s) is(are) doingbusiness, Westpak Insurance Partner-ship, 83 Great Oaks Blvd., San Jose, CA95119, Santa Clara Co. HerbertSchueneman, 973 Casanova, Mon-terey, CA 934940, Ryan Craft, 1318Avenida Sereno, Encenitas, Ca 92024,Hugh Davis, 833 Cumberland , Gilroy,CA 95020, Philip Cota, 3935 La MesaLn., San Jose, CA 95124, Mark Es-cobedo, 6049 Foothill Clen Ct., SanJose, CA 95123, Nora Crivello, 23North St., San Juan Bautista, CA95045, Pal Khangaldy, 604 Curie Dr.,San Jose, CA 95123. . This business isconducted by a general partnership,registrants began business under thefictitious business name or nameslisted here in 2006. “I declare that allinformation in this statement is trueand correct.” (A registrant who de-clares as true information which he orshe knows to be false is guilty of acrime.)Herbert ShuenemanDec. 24, 31; Jan. 07, 14, 2011This statement was filed with theCounty of Santa Clara on 12/13/10.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAME
NO. 110CV189847Superior Court of California, County
of Santa Clara-In the matter of the ap-plication of: Jordan Ellis Dieck, TO ALLINTERESTED PERSONS: The court findsthat petitioner Jordan Ellis Dieck, hasfiled a petition for Change of Namewith the clerk of this court for a decreechanging names as follows: a. JordanEllis Dieck to Jordan Ellis. THE COURTORDERS that all persons interested inthis matter appear before this court atthe hearing indicated below to showcause, if any, why the petition forchange of names should not begranted on 02/15/11 at 8:45 am,Room 107: located at 191 N. FirstStreet, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy ofthe Order to Show cause shall be pub-lished at least once a week for foursuccessive weeks prior to the date setfor hearing on the petition in El Ob-servador, a newspaper of general cir-culation, printed in the county ofSanta Clara.Dec. 16, 2010Thomas Wm. CainJudge of the Superior CourtDec. 24, 31; Jan. 07, 14, 2011.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAME
NO. 109CV137912Superior Court of California, County
of Santa Clara-In the matter of the ap-plication of: DaShawn Flenory, TO ALLINTERESTED PERSONS: The court findsthat petitioner DaShawn Flenory, hasfiled a petition for Change of Namewith the clerk of this court for a decreechanging names as follows: a. Emil-iana Monique Jimenez to EmilianaMonique Flenory. THE COURT ORDERSthat all persons interested in this mat-ter appear before this court at thehearing indicated below to showcause, if any, why the petition forchange of names should not begranted on 01/18/11 at 8:45 am,Room 107: located at 191 N. FirstStreet, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy ofthe Order to Show cause shall be pub-lished at least once a week for foursuccessive weeks prior to the date setfor hearing on the petition in El Ob-servador, a newspaper of general cir-culation, printed in the county ofSanta Clara.Nov. 05, 2010Thomas Wm. CainJudge of the Superior CourtDec. 24, 31; Jan. 07, 14, 2011.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAME
NO. 110CV190070Superior Court of California, County
of Santa Clara-In the matter of the ap-
plication of: Navid Vahidi, SiminGholibeikian, TO ALL INTERESTED PER-SONS: The court finds that petitionerNavid Validi & Simin Gholibeikian, hasfiled a petition for Change of Namewith the clerk of this court for a decreechanging names as follows: a.Benyamin Beikian Vahidi to BenjaminVahidi. THE COURT ORDERS that allpersons interested in this matter ap-pear before this court at the hearingindicated below to show cause, if any,why the petition for change of namesshould not be granted on 02/22/11 at8:45 am, Room 107: located at 191 N.First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. Acopy of the Order to Show cause shallbe published at least once a week forfour successive weeks prior to the dateset for hearing on the petition in ElObservador, a newspaper of generalcirculation, printed in the county ofSanta Clara.Dec. 20, 2010Thomas Wm. CainJudge of the Superior CourtDec. 24, 31; Jan. 07, 14, 2011.
STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENTOF USE OF
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMEFILE NO. 545523
The following person(s) has/haveabandoned the use of the fictitiousbusiness name(s). The informationgiven below is as it appeared on thefictitious business name statementthat was filed at the County Clerk-Recorder’s office. Cradle-To-Grave Dental, 1879 LundyAve #212, San Jose, CA 95131. Filedin Santa Clara County on 04/19/2010under file no. 536919. Wyatt BusinessServices LLC, 1879 Lundy Ave #212,San Jose, CA 95131. This business wasconducted by a limited liability com-pany. I declare that all information inthis statement is true and correct ( Aregistrant who declares as true infor-mation which he or she knows to befalse is guilty of a crime.) Patrick ReichDecember 24, 31; Jan. 07, 14, 2011This statement was filed with theCounty of Santa Clara on 12/08/2010.
STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENTOF USE OF
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMEFILE NO. 545524
The following person(s) has/haveabandoned the use of the fictitiousbusiness name(s). The informationgiven below is as it appeared on thefictitious business name statementthat was filed at the County Clerk-Recorder’s office. Wyatt Business Services LLC., 1879Lundy Ave #212, San Jose, CA 95131.Filed in Santa Clara County on07/21/2009 under file no. 526798.Wyatt Business Services LLC, 1879Lundy Ave #212, San Jose, CA 95131.This business was conducted by a lim-ited liability company. I declare thatall information in this statement istrue and correct ( A registrant who de-clares as true information which he orshe knows to be false is guilty of acrime.) Patrick ReichDecember 24, 31; Jan. 07, 14, 2011This statement was filed with theCounty of Santa Clara on 12/08/2010.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT
NO. 545071The following person(s) is(are) doingbusiness, Tepeques Income Tax Serv-ices, 13562 Highwood Dr., San Jose,CA 95127, Santa Clara Co. JorgeSilva, 13562 Highwood Dr., San Jose,CA 95127. This business is conductedby an individual , registrant beganbusiness under the fictitious businessname or names listed here in11/23/10. “I declare that all informa-tion in this statement is true and cor-rect.” (A registrant who declares astrue information which he or sheknows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Jorge SilvaDec. 17, 24, 31; Jan. 07, 2011This statement was filed with theCounty of Santa Clara on 11/23/10.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT
NO. 545059The following person(s) is(are) doingbusiness, O.M.G. Coffee N Tea, 5978Silver Creek Valley Rd., Ste #25, SanJose, CA 95138, Santa Clara Co. GoGoInc., 1077 Carson Dr., Sunnyvale, CA94086. This business is conducted bya corporation, registrants have not yetbegun business under the fictitiousbusiness name or names listedhereon. “I declare that all informationin this statement is true and correct.”(A registrant who declares as true in-formation which he or she knows tobe false is guilty of a crime.)GoGo Inc.Eric Pham/CEODec. 17, 24, 31; Jan. 07, 2011.This statement was filed with the
County of Santa Clara on 11/23/10.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT
NO. 544925The following person(s) is(are) doingbusiness, Z & Z Exports, 5648 CalmorAve Apt 2, San Jose, CA 95123, SantaClara Co. Daoud Zazai, 5648 CalmorAve, Apt 2, San Jose, CA 95123 . Thisbusiness is conducted by an individ-ual, registrant has not yet began busi-ness under the fictitious businessname or names listed hereon. “I de-clare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct.” (Aregistrant who declares as true infor-mation which he or she knows to befalse is guilty of a crime.)Daoud ZazaiDec. 17, 24, 31; Jan. 07, 2011This statement was filed with theCounty of Santa Clara on 11/18/10.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT
NO. 545666The following person(s) is(are) doingbusiness, Joe’s Pool & Spa Service,5740 Arapacho Dr., San Jose, CA95123, Santa Clara Co. Jose Olvera,5740 Arapacho Dr., San Jose, CA95123. This business is conducted byan individual, registrant began busi-ness under the fictitious businessname or names listed here in03/21/2000. “I declare that all infor-mation in this statement is true andcorrect.” (A registrant who declares astrue information which he or sheknows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Jose OlveraDec. 17, 24, 31; Jan. 07, 2011This statement was filed with theCounty of Santa Clara on 12/14/10.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT
NO. 545632The following person(s) is(are) doingbusiness, JDSecurity, 11695 Wild-flower Court, Cupertino, CA 95014,Santa Clara Co. John Dennis Gaye, 916Rock Canyon Circle, San Jose, CA95127. This business is conducted byan individual, registrant began busi-ness under the fictitious businessname or names listed here in11/01/2000. “I declare that all infor-mation in this statement is true andcorrect.” (A registrant who declares astrue information which he or sheknows to be false is guilty of a crime.)John Dennis GayeDec. 17, 24, 31; Jan. 07, 2011This statement was filed with theCounty of Santa Clara on 12/13/10.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT
NO. 545593The following person(s) is(are) doingbusiness, Just Right Ventures, Inc.,JRV, Inc., 821, Inc., 4920 El CaminoReal, Los Altos, CA 94022, Santa ClaraCo. 821 W. El Camino Real, Inc., LosAltos, CA 94022. This business is con-ducted by a corporation, registranthas not yet begun business under thefictitious business name or nameslisted hereon. “I declare that all infor-mation in this statement is true andcorrect.” (A registrant who declares astrue information which he or sheknows to be false is guilty of a crime.)821 W El Camino Real, IncFlorence Tantrophol/PresidentDec. 17, 24, 31; Jan. 07, 2011This statement was filed with theCounty of Santa Clara on 12/10/10.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT
NO. 544972The following person(s) is(are) doingbusiness, Satellite Del Sol, 1524 Fre-mont Ave, Los Altos, CA 94024, SantaClara Co. Christian Landa, 1524 Fre-mont Ave, Los Altos, CA 94024. Thisbusiness is conducted by an individ-ual, registrant began business underthe fictitious business name or nameslisted here in 12/22/2000. “I declarethat all information in this statementis true and correct.” (A registrant whodeclares as true information which heor she knows to be false is guilty of acrime.)Christian LandaDec. 17, 24, 31; Jan. 07, 2011This statement was filed with theCounty of Santa Clara on 11/19/10.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT
NO. 545561The following person(s) is(are) doingbusiness, Crusader Enterprises, 123 E.San Carlos St. #242, San Jose, CA95112, Santa Clara Co. Kendall R.Summers, 1226 Vienna St #332, Sun-nyvale, CA 94086. This business isconducted by an individual, registranthas not yet begun business under thefictitious business name or nameslisted hereon.. “I declare that all in-
formation in this statement is trueand correct.” (A registrant who de-clares as true information which he orshe knows to be false is guilty of acrime.)Kendall R. SummersDec. 17, 24, 31; Jan. 07, 2011This statement was filed with theCounty of Santa Clara on 12/10/10.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT
NO. 545557The following person(s) is(are) doingbusiness, RV Roof Remedy, 2747Peartree Ln., San Jose, CA 95121,Santa Clara Co. Leo W Herrick, 2747Peartree Ln., San Jose, CA 95121. Thisbusiness is conducted by an individ-ual, registrant has not yet begun busi-ness under the fictitious businessname or names listed hereon. “I de-clare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct.” (Aregistrant who declares as true infor-mation which he or she knows to befalse is guilty of a crime.)Leo W. HerrickDec. 17, 24, 31; Jan. 07, 2011This statement was filed with theCounty of Santa Clara on 12/10/10.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT
NO. 545490The following person(s) is(are) doingbusiness, NorCal Playstructures, 7841Miller Ave., Suite C, Gilroy, CA 95020,Santa Clara Co. Yvette Salem, 7841Miller Av Suite C, Gilroy, CA 95020.This business is conducted by an indi-vidual, registrant began businessunder the fictitious business name ornames listed here in 12/01/10. “I de-clare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct.” (Aregistrant who declares as true infor-mation which he or she knows to befalse is guilty of a crime.)Yvette SalemDec. 17, 24, 31; Jan. 07, 2011This statement was filed with theCounty of Santa Clara on 12/08/10.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT
NO. 545567The following person(s) is(are) doingbusiness, Perez Income Tax 2, 160 SJackson Ave., San Jose, CA 95116,Santa Clara Co. Mayra Perez, 4249Santa Susana Wy., San Jose, CA95111. This business is conducted byan individual, registrant has not yetbegun business under the fictitiousbusiness name or names listedhereon. “I declare that all informationin this statement is true and correct.”(A registrant who declares as true in-formation which he or she knows tobe false is guilty of a crime.)Mayra PerezDec. 17, 24, 31; Jan. 07, 2011This statement was filed with theCounty of Santa Clara on 12/10/10.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT
NO. 545536The following person(s) is(are) doingbusiness, Hansen Properties, 633 ParkCourt, Santa Clara, CA 95050, SantaClara Co. Anne Hansen, 633 ParkCourt, Santa Clara, CA 95050. Thisbusiness is conducted by an individ-ual, registrant has not yet begun busi-ness under the fictitious businessname or names listed hereon. “I de-clare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct.” (Aregistrant who declares as true infor-mation which he or she knows to befalse is guilty of a crime.)Anne HansenDec. 17, 24, 31; Jan. 07, 2011This statement was filed with theCounty of Santa Clara on 12/09/10.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT
NO. 545110The following person(s) is(are) doingbusiness, San Jose Premier Soccer-league, 1445 Eden Ave #4, San Jose,CA 95117, Santa Clara Co. IvanLopez, 1445 Eden Ave#4, San Jose, CA95117. This business is conducted byan individual, registrant has not yetbegun business under the fictitiousbusiness name or names listedhereon. “I declare that all informationin this statement is true and correct.”(A registrant who declares as true in-formation which he or she knows tobe false is guilty of a crime.)Ivan LopezDec. 17, 24, 31; Jan. 07, 2011This statement was filed with theCounty of Santa Clara on 11/24/10.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAME
NO. 110CV189786Superior Court of California, County
of Santa Clara-In the matter of the ap-plication of: Che-Wan Liu, TO ALL IN-TERESTED PERSONS: The court findsthat petitioner Che-Wan Liu, has fileda petition for Change of Name with
the clerk of this court for a decreechanging names as follows: a. Che-Wan Liu to Michelle Che-Wan Liu. THECOURT ORDERS that all persons inter-ested in this matter appear before thiscourt at the hearing indicated belowto show cause, if any, why the petitionfor change of names should not begranted on 02/15/11 at 8:45 am,Room 107: located at 191 N. FirstStreet, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy ofthe Order to Show cause shall be pub-lished at least once a week for foursuccessive weeks prior to the date setfor hearing on the petition in El Ob-servador, a newspaper of general cir-culation, printed in the county ofSanta Clara.Dec. 16, 2010Thomas Wm. CainJudge of the Superior CourtDec. 17, 24, 31; Jan. 07, 2011.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAME
NO. 110CV189847Superior Court of California, County ofSanta Clara-In the matter of the ap -plication of: Jordan Ellis Dieck, TO ALLINTERESTED PERSONS: The court findsthat petitioner Jordan Ellis Dieck, hasfiled a petition for Change of Namewith the clerk of this court for a decreechanging names as follows: a. JordanEllis Dieck to Jordan Ellis. THE COURTORDERS that all persons interested inthis matter appear before this court atthe hearing indicated below to showcause, if an y, wh y the petition forchange of names should not begranted on 02/15/11 a t 8:45 am,Room 107: loca ted a t 191 N. F irstStreet, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy ofthe Order to Show cause shall be pub-lished at least onc e a w eek for foursuccessive weeks prior to the date setfor hearing on the petition in E l Ob-servador, a newspaper of general cir-culation, prin ted in the c ounty ofSanta Clara.Dec. 16, 2010Thomas Wm. CainJudge of the Superior CourtDec. 17, 24, 31; Jan. 07, 2011.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAME
NO. 110CV189331Superior Court of California, County ofSanta Clara-In the matter of the ap -plication of : Karen Ann B olin, TO ALLINTERESTED PERSONS: The court findsthat petitioner Karen Ann B olin, hasfiled a petition for Change of Namewith the clerk of this court for a decreechanging names as follo ws: a. KarenAnn B olin t o Kar en Ann Liu . THECOURT ORDERS that all persons inter-ested in this matter appear before thiscourt at the hearing indica ted belowto show cause, if any, why the petitionfor change of names should not begranted on 02/15/11 a t 8:45 am,Room 107: loca ted a t 191 N. F irstStreet, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy ofthe Order to Show cause shall be pub-lished at least onc e a w eek for foursuccessive weeks prior to the date setfor hearing on the petition in E l Ob-servador, a newspaper of general cir-culation, prin ted in the c ounty ofSanta Clara.Dec. 10, 2010Thomas Wm. CainJudge of the Superior CourtDec. 17, 24, 31; Jan. 07, 2011.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAME
NO. 110CV189288Superior Court of California, County ofSanta Clara-In the matter of the ap -plication of : Cynthia Anne C oles, TOALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The courtfinds tha t petitioner C ynthia AnneColes, has filed a petition for Changeof Name with the clerk of this court fora decree changing names as follo ws:a. C ynthia Anne C oles t o C ynthiaIniguez Kavanagh. THE COURT ORDERSthat all persons interested in this mat-ter appear befor e this c ourt a t thehearing indica ted belo w t o sho wcause, if an y, wh y the petition forchange of names should not begranted on 02/15/11 a t 8:45 am,Room 107: loca ted a t 191 N. F irstStreet, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy ofthe Order to Show cause shall be pub-lished at least onc e a w eek for foursuccessive weeks prior to the date setfor hearing on the petition in E l Ob-servador, a newspaper of general cir-culation, prin ted in the c ounty ofSanta Clara.Dec. 10, 2010Thomas Wm. CainJudge of the Superior CourtDec. 17, 24, 31; Jan. 07, 2011.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAME
NO. 110CV188441Superior Court of California, County ofSanta Clara-In the matter of the ap -
plication of : Jaehyun Lee, TO ALL IN-TERESTED PERSONS: The court findsthat petitioner Jaehyun Lee, has fileda petition for Change of Name withthe clerk of this c ourt for a decr eechanging names as follo ws: a. Jae -hyun Lee to Ashley Jaehyun Lee. THECOURT ORDERS that all persons inter-ested in this matter appear before thiscourt at the hearing indica ted belowto show cause, if any, why the petitionfor change of names should not begranted on 02/01/11 a t 8:45 am,Room 107: loca ted a t 191 N. F irstStreet, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy ofthe Order to Show cause shall be pub-lished at least onc e a w eek for foursuccessive weeks prior to the date setfor hearing on the petition in E l Ob-servador, a newspaper of general cir-culation, prin ted in the c ounty ofSanta Clara.Nov. 24, 2010Thomas Wm. CainJudge of the Superior CourtDec. 17, 24, 31; Jan. 07, 2011.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAME
NO. 110CV186069Superior Court of California, County ofSanta Clara-In the matter of the ap -plication of : Stephanie Martinez, TOALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The courtfinds that petitioner Stephanie Mar-tinez, has filed a petition for Changeof Name with the clerk of this court fora decree changing names as follo ws:a. Ricky Henry Bargas to Ricky RojasMartinez. THE COURT ORDERS that allpersons interested in this ma tter ap-pear before this court at the hearingindicated below to show cause, if any,why the petition for change of namesshould not be granted on 02/15/11 at8:45 am, Room 107: located at 191 N.First Str eet, S an Jose , C A 95113. Acopy of the Order to Show cause shallbe published at least once a week forfour successive weeks prior to the dateset for hearing on the petition in E lObservador, a newspaper of gener alcirculation, printed in the c ounty ofSanta Clara.Dec. 15, 2011Thomas Wm. CainJudge of the Superior CourtDec. 17, 24, 31; Jan. 07, 2011.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAME
NO. 110CV185771Superior Court of California, County ofSanta Clara-In the matter of the ap -plication of : Cher yl Ann Taylor-Sampino, TO ALL INTERESTEDPERSONS: The court finds tha t peti-tioner Cheryl Ann Taylor-Sampino, hasfiled a petition for Change of Namewith the clerk of this court for a decreechanging names as follows: a. CherylAnn Taylor-Sampino t o Cher yl AnnPatch-Sampino. THE COURT ORDERSthat all persons interested in this mat-ter appear befor e this c ourt a t thehearing indica ted belo w t o sho wcause, if an y, wh y the petition forchange of names should not begranted on 01/11/11 a t 8:45 am,Room 107: loca ted a t 191 N. F irstStreet, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy ofthe Order to Show cause shall be pub-lished at least onc e a w eek for foursuccessive weeks prior to the date setfor hearing on the petition in E l Ob-servador, a newspaper of general cir-culation, prin ted in the c ounty ofSanta Clara.Dec. 10, 2010Thomas Wm. CainJudge of the Superior CourtDec. 17, 24, 31; Jan. 07, 2011.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO SELL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
Date of Filing Application: November17, 2010To Whom It May Concern:The Name of the Applicant is/are:
Las Cazuelas Taqueria Inc
The applicant listed above is applyingto the Department of Alcoholic Bever-age Control to sell alcoholic beveragesat:
55 Race StSan Jose, CA 95126-3125
Type of license applied for:
41-ON-SALE Beer and Wine – EatingPlace
Department of Alc oholic B everageControl100 Paseo de San Antonio Room 119,San Jose, CA 95113 (408) 277-1200Published on January 07, 2011
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Bonn, Ale., (Notimex).- El guarda-meta español Iker Casillas fue con-siderado por la Federación
Internacional de Historia y Estadística de Fut-bol (IFFHS) como el mejor portero de 2010.
Casillas, quien conquistó el año pasadojunto a su selección el Mundial de Sudáfrica2010, recibió dicha distinción con un acumu-lado de 304 puntos, seguido del brasileño JulioCésar, cancerbero del Inter de Milán y quiensumó 124.
Esta es la tercera vez que la IFFHS galar-dona al capitán del Real Madrid y de la “FuriaRoja”, luego de nombrarlo el mejor del mundoen el 2008 y 2009.
El checo Petr Cech, del Chelsea, completóel podio en la tercera posición al totalizar 56unidades, tres más que el alemán Manuel Neuer(Schalke 04) con 53.
Por su parte, el holandés Maarten Stekelen-burg, subcampeón del mundo con la “NaranjaMecánica” y portero del Ajax, quedó quinto con48 unidades.
Dentro del “top 19” se encuentran dos re-presentantes sudamericanos, el uruguayo Fer-nando Muslera (Lazio), y el paraguayo JustoVillar (Real Valladolid), séptimo y décimosexto, de manera respectiva.
Asimismo, el internacional italiano Gian-luigi Bufón (Juventus), que ha recibido este
nombramiento cuatro veces, terminó novenoeste 2010 con 28 votos.
Casillas elegido el mejorportero del mundo
A continuación la lista de los mejor esporteros de 2010, según la IFFHS:
01. Iker Casillas (ESP/Real Madrid) 304 pts.02. Julio César Soãres (BRA/Inter Milán) 12403. Petr Cech (RCH/Chelsea) 5604. Manuel Neuer (ALE/Schalke’04) 5305. Maarten Stekelenburg (HOL/Ajax) 4806. Víctor Valdés (ESP/Barcelona) 3807. Fernando Néstor Muslera (URU/Lazio) 3708. Edwin van der Sar (HOL/Manchester United) 3209. Gianluigi Buffon (ITA/Juventus) 2810. Timothy Matthew Howard (EUA/Everton) 1511. Vincent Enyeama (NIG/Hopoel Tel-Aviv) 1012. Eduardo dos Reis Carvalho (POR/Genova) 0913. Richard Paul Franck Kingson (GHA/Blackpool) 0914. Hugo Lloris (FRA/Olympique Lyon) 0815. Igor V. Akinfeev (RUS/CSKA Moscú) 0716. Justo Wilmar Villar (PAR/Real Valladolid) 0617. David De Gea Club (ESP/Atlético de Madrid) 0518. José Manuel Reina (ESP/Liverpool) 0519. Mark Schwarzer (AUS/Fulham) 05
