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By Osvaldo CastilloEl Observador

The City of San Jose has been without an In-dependent Police Auditor (IPA) for almost ayear now, leaving many in the community

discontented.Avery and Associates has been hired to find an ideal

candidate to fill the position. On January 6, Avery andAssociates held a meeting to discuss what characteristicsthe new IPA should have according to the community.

However, many community members are not satis-fied with the time frame and methods used by Avery andAssociates to select candidates for the position.

Avery and Associates claimed to have confered withseveral organizations, including La Raza Roundtable,but several community members said that they nevercontacted by email or phone. Only three people showedup to the January 6 meeting.

“There should be an extension in this process be-cause not all the members of the community have beencontacted,” said San Jose resident Betsy Wolf-Graves.“The police should be audited by someone that is look-ing out for the best interest of the community and notthe police department.”

Council members Ash Karla (District 2) and KansenChu (District 4) agreed with the community membersand asked for an extension of the process.

“January 6 was not a good time to have a meeting.Council members need more time to notify their con-stituents about this process,” Karla said. “The fact thatonly three people showed up to these meetings reflectsthat an appropriate outreach method was not made byAvery and Associates.”

Council member Judy Chirco agreed asking, “ Whydid Avery and Associates try to contact people over theholidays when people are either busy or not home.Avery and Associates should have asked the councilmembers for email lists?”

The Council is asking that Avery and Associatesconduct one more meeting at the end of February to dis-cuss the selection of the new police auditor and to writedown what was said by community members regardingthe decision process.

A 19-member panel will be created to interview thecandidates.

All candidates must be residents of San Jose. All thepanelists must be allowed to ask the candidates ques-tions. Four panelists from the Independent Police Audi-tor Advisory Board should be randomly selected.

This process will require a two-week period to co-ordinate and finalize logistics for interviews.

The Council will interview the final candidates onMarch 8 and make a final decision on March 15.

Auditor Selection Extended Ocurrielcias

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By Hilbert Morales - El Observador

A DOWNTOWN CLINICIS ENSURED

Washington, DC-Today's national headlines re-vealed another example of the need for com-prehensive immigration reform, says NCLR

(National Council of La Raza), the largest national Hispaniccivil rights and advocacy organization in the United States.The New York Times has documented another story of theundue suffering that workers face under our broken immigra-tion system, this time when Immigration and Customs En-forcement (ICE) advised Signal International, a marine oil rigcompany, to deport temporary workers protesting abusiveworking conditions.

"When temporary workers are not guaranteed basic pro-tections under our labor laws, then abuse of all workers islikely," said Clarissa Martínez De Castro, NCLR Director ofImmigration and National Campaigns. "The only way to pre-vent more cases like this is to enact comprehensive immigra-tion reform that levels the playing field for all workers, affordsthem all the same basic protections, and punishes unscrupulousemployers who engage in abusive practices for the sake ofprofit."

The story, "Suit Points to Guest Worker Program Flaws,"reports that ICE helped Signal International manage immigrantworkers who were protesting working conditions and docu-ments the dubious circumstances under which they werebrought into the country. Signal International imported thetemporary workers from India under the H2B Program to helpwith the repair of oil rigs after Hurricane Katrina hit the gulfcoast in 2006.

According to reports, ICE advised the company to deportworkers who were being "disruptive". The collusion came tolight after depositions from Signal managers were unearthedin a federal lawsuit by the workers against the company. CarlFalstrom, an immigration lawyer not associated with the case,remarked that "private companies cannot carry out deporta-tions." Current ICE leadership seems to agree, and Brian Hale,an ICE spokesman, stated that "agents are generally aware thata company that fires H2B workers is prohibited from com-pelling individuals to get on the plane." Both the Departmentof Justice and the Department of Homeland Security haveopened up investigations into the matter.

"The complicity between the government and business isunusual and stark in this case, but the abuse of temporaryworkers in all industries is well documented," continuedMartínez De Castro. "The fact that workers were being heldin dangerous conditions and forced to pay recruiters astronom-ical fees for their jobs speaks to the urgency of enacting reformthat does away with abusive programs which limit a worker'sbasic rights. All workers will benefit from removing thesepractices from our labor markets."

Abuse of TemporaryWorkers DemonstratesUrgent Need to ReformImmigration System

The good news last week was the purchase of theland occupied by the closed down San JoseMedical Center. Purchasing that property en-

sures that a future medical facility, most likely a modernclinic, will be located at 725 East Santa Clara Street. It ismade up of 13.39 acres bounded by Santa Clara, East St.John, and North 14th and North 17th Streets. The SantaClara Count Board of Supervisors authorized in Decemberof 2009 the purchase price of $24.6 million.

With today's medical knowledge and its applied tech-nology, it is essential that this proposed clinic with its spe-cialty equipment and personnel be housed in a building thatis engineered to withstand a Richter 7.0 earthquake. Lookat what happened to hospitals and clinics during Haiti's re-cent earthquake to know that the inability to deliver essen-tial medical services happened because all their facilitiescollapsed, destroying essential medical services infrastruc-ture required for the delivery of medical services to sur-vivors. In additions, the buildings collapsing also killedmany essential medical personnel. And to make thingsworse supplies became inaccessible when buried under rub-ble.

Therefore, health services planners must be authorizedto ensure the buildings will withstand a Richter 7.0 earth-quake such as the one which occurred in this area in 1906and again during Loma Prieta earthquake of 1989.

Supervisor George Shirakawa representing District 2,where this site is located, expressed elation. The Health andHospital System of the County of Santa Clara must nowperform what is necessary in guiding the construction, or-ganization and establishment of the medical facility systemthat can operate effectively after a major earthquake occurs.There is no doubt that such an earthquake will happen inthe future, since its location is between the San Andreasand the Hayward Fault.

While existing plans call for the remodeling of an ex-isting 37,000 square feet medical office building, it wouldbe prudent to have seismic safety engineers assess its abilityto remain operational after a Richter 7.0 quake (the struc-tural standard at SCVMC). The necessary structural up-grades must be implemented if required. In addition, allcommunications and service systems much be anchored to

ensure operational capability after an earthquake. Thiscould not come at a better time because President Ken Yea-ger of the Board of Supervisors is totally committed to im-provement of the health care status of the residents of thiscounty. In addition, the County Executive, Dr. Jeff Smith,M.D., is knowledgeable about the scope and requirementsof a modern medical clinic.

Finally, since jobs and health care are the top prioritiesof the Obama Administration, it would seem very possibleto have adequate American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct (ARRA) funding for this medical facility.

While this proposed medical facility is being planned,it would be instructive to study clinic systems such as thePalo Alto Medical Foundation, the Mayo Clinics and theCase-Western Reserve Clinics for organizational and med-ical service delivery concepts. And it is not too early tobegin to have preliminary discussions to establish the net-work of relationships with area hospitals and specialtymedical services providers. And let's not overlook the needfor Stanford Medical School to have access to this clinicfor its primary care training programs. It takes time and duediligence to establish the optimal mosaic of relationshipsthat make up medical services delivery capability.

The biggest danger is to remodel that existing buildingwithout looking into its ability to be of use after a majorseismic incident. The challenge is to take the time to do thecreative visionary planning which results in a freestandingclinic facility, which is capable of providing medical serv-ices during normal times, but most especially, after experi-encing a major earthquake already predicted by the localU.S. Geologic Service. Expediting things and cutting costsnow will only result in the inability of this facility to servethe community when it is needed the most. Just look atwhat happened in Haiti, where the earthquake exposed theinadequate construction standards accepted by authorities,contractors, and developers who looked the other waywhen short cuts were taken. Eventually, it was ordinary res-idents who paid with anguish, suffering and their lives. Thatmay be mitigated here. So let's ensure that the proposeddowntown clinic will serve the people all of the time, evenafter a major earthquake.Δ

Por Rosario Vital - El Observador

¿Qué tan cierto es que habrá una reforma migratoria? ¿Qué tansatisfechos estamos los latinos con sus 15 segundos de mención du-rante su discurso presidencial? Hay una serie de interrogantes que notienen respuesta porque existe mucha incertidumbre sobre el futuro dela legalización de los 12 millones de indocumentados.

El pasado sábado 30 de enero el Centro Comunitario Sacred Heartsostuvo una protesta simbólica en la que presentaron una mantan conlos manuscritos de niños expresando su deseo de una reforma migra-toria.

La manta fue entregada al Congresista Mike Honda para que élpor su parte se la entregue al Presidente Barack Obama. Honda seríael mensajero de "Mantengan a nuestras familias unidas", importantelema que los inmigrantes vienen pidiendo de muchos años atrás.

"Hay que pedirle a los Congresistas que se oponen. Obama dijoque si se puede y que ya es hora de la inmigración", dijo el CongresistaMike Honda

El Congresista también elogió la notable labor hecha por parte delCongresista Luis Gutierrez.

¿Peligra reforma?Por su parte el Congresista Luis Gutierrez dijo en un noticiero ra-

dial que si no hay apoyo para abril la reforma muere. Sin embargo dejóbien claro que cuenta con el 90% de apoyo por parte de los Congresistapara pasar su propuesta. "De los 218 Congresistas cuento con el apoyode 200 de ellos, tenemos que trabajar con el otro grupo pequeño", dijoGutierrez a Piolin por la Mañana el lunes 1 de febrero.

Durante el programa la gente expresó su desconfianza y decepcióna que no pase una reforma migratoria.

Contribuciones de los Inmigrantes.De acuerdo a Sacred Heart el Valle del Silicio no puede atrasar la

reforma de inmigración. Es momento de arreglar la situación del sis-tema roto de inmigración. Un estudio recientemente publicado explicaque los inmigrantes indocumentados camino a la ciudadanía podríanproveer a 1,5 trillones a la siguiente década. Una nueva encuesta realizada por America's Voice muestra que el 66% de todos los votantesquieren que el Congreso pase una comprensiva reforma de inmi-

gración. “Me siento orgulloso de ser

parte de una comunidad diversa,

apoyo a la reforma y espero que el gobierno pase una reforma quemuchas familias necesitan”, dijo Concejal Sam Liccardo.

Al evento se dieron cita autoridades como Asambleista Paul Fong,los Concejales Judy Chirco, Sam Liccardo y Ash Kalra. También com-partió microfonos Jose Salcido de la Mesa Directiva del Centro Co-munitario Sagrado Corazón y tambien los representante deorganizaciones como Alianza Legal Asiática, Patricia Castorena y ElDirector Adjunto de SIREN, Richard Hobbs.

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Una manta para Obama

La manta expresa el sueño de María Castillo, María Pérez, Ali, Bertha, Debbie, Tanya Castillo como otros miles de inmigrantes queestán a la espera de una reforma humana y comprensiva.

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Con el fin de realizar el estudio de una manera transparente, inclusiva y comprensiva, el Comité llevará a cabo varias reuniones públicas cuyo objetivo es recolectar las opiniones y comentarios de la comunidad. Si usted está interesado en asistir a una de las reuniones o a proporcionar sus comentarios, las reuniones están programadas de la siguiente manera:

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Sometimes life can become really difficult forsome people. The world becomes a hopelessplace and the easiest thing to do is to just

give up. But then, almost out of nowhere, an inspiration

comes into their lives and guides them in a direction to-wards personal recovery.

For many people, that inspiration was Albert Co-barrubias. A graduate of San Jose State, and with plansto attend Law School at Santa Clara University. Cobar-rubias joined the community organization Silicon Val-ley DeBug, and began to work with families facinglegal issues. Whether it was a youth who just got ar-rested, or a husband being sent to prison for life, Co-barrubias was there to comfort those who weresuffering.

Unfortunately, Cobarrubias' remarkable life wasbrutally cut short on Saturday, January 23, in a randomact of violence. Cobarrubias was 31 and his death wasthe first homicide in San Jose this year.

On Friday, January 29, Cobarrubias' friends andfamily gathered at the Silicon Valley DeBug Commu-nity Center in San Jose to remember, honor and cele-brate his life.

"There are several people walking throughout thiscity today because of Albert's help," said Raj Jayadev,

coordinator of Silicon Valley De-Bug. "We must keephis memory alive and call out his name whenever weare fighting for justice."

He was always first at our Sunday legal clinics andwas nicknamed "Albert the lawyer," by the staff atDeBug.

"Albert was a very compassionate person and ahard worker," said Charisse Domingo, staff member atSilicon Valley DeBug. "He would read letters from pris-oners and bring comfort to the mothers of the falselyaccused by letting them know they had somewhere toturn to."

Cobarrubias worked forty hours a week and was anavid Sharks and Raiders fan.

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By Osvaldo Castillo - El Observador

It is no secret that the City of San Jose is inneed of money. Sacramento has asked SanJose to contribute more than its fair share to-

wards the State’s deficit, and this has led to severalquestionable arrests including being drunk in publicand driving under the influence.

There are also other methods the city uses tocollect money from its residents. I called these“Mystery Penalties”. To put it simply, SherlockHolmes would have a difficult time solving the mys-tery behind these penalties.

A perfect example of someone who is subjectedto such penalties is my father. He lives in a cornerhouse across the street from Independence HighSchool. His house has a couple of trees and a fence.

The leaves and branches from the trees fall ontothe street, sidewalk, cars, mailboxes, everywhere.The fence is pretty much a canvas for all the home-boys to express themselves or disrespect others.

But my father does not care. “Its what trees do,” or “There is no point in

painting the fence because the kids are just going towrite over it,” he would say.

However, the City of San Jose does seem tocare. And it seems to care a lot, resulting in severalpenalties.

These penalties only range between twenty andthirty-five dollars, but they are an annoyance.

“Why should I have to pay for this,” my fatherwould ask. “I can’t control what the trees or the kidsdo.”

He has tried writing several letters to the city

but their only response was a couple of plastic bags,a bucket of paint, and a due date for the fine.

This has been going on for several years and myfather is just one example of some this.

Another example is Steve McGarry, who ownsa house in downtown San Jose between 18th and19th Streets. He is constantly fined by the city forthe mess the tree creates.

“I have had nothing but problems with this treeever since I bought this property,” McGarry said. “Ihave asked the city several times to remove it butthey told me they would not.”

McGarry wants to pay to remove the tree him-self and estimates that it would cost him $10,000.

“I am still waiting for the city’s response,” Mc-Garry said.

The bottom-line is that the city should either pay

for these inconveniences or let them be. If the city wanted a tree in a neighborhood then

it should hire someone to maintain it. Why shouldthe residents deal with inconvenience? We haveenough of our own problems to deal with.

San Jose is going through some hard times. Weall are. But the city should stop using methods toraise money that leave residents scratching theirheads. It is simply unfair.

Residents should also bring this issue to the at-tention of their City Council members and CountySupervisor to deal with this issue.

As for the trees, we were thinking of just payingto cut them down and not deal with it anymore.Nora Campos or her successor will be receiving aletter about the fence.

MYSTERY PENALTIES

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San Diego, (Notimex).

La organización Proyecto de Pre-supuesto de California advirtió que880 mil niños podrían perder servi-

cios de salud debido a que el gobernadorArnold Schwarzenegger propone por segundoaño consecutivo desmantelar parcial o total-mente el programa.

El gobernador presentó una propuesta paracancelar los servicios a los niños del programaFamilias Saludables cuyas familias tengan in-gresos de 36 mil 620 dólares anuales, clasifi-cadas como poco más arriba del nivel depobreza.

Son familias -en su mayoría latinas- coningresos medios bajos que sin embargo, gastanen vivienda más de 20 mil dólares anuales, deacuerdo con Proyecto de Presupuesto.

La organización sin fines de lucro agregóque los restantes 680 mil niños inscritos en elprograma perderán servicios de oftalmología ydentales en los siguientes meses, si es que elservicio no desaparece totalmente.

El año pasado Schwarzenegger propusoeliminar completamente el programa FamiliasSaludables pero la legislatura acordó reducirpresupuesto a otras áreas para conservar los ser-vicios por lo menos hasta junio próximo.

Sin embargo, al iniciar el próximo año fis-cal estatal en julio, el programa carecería defondos para continuar, si antes el gobernador ylos legisladores no alcanzan un nuevo acuerdo.

Familias Saludables fue creado para aten-der a los niños de familias cuyos ingresos noeran los del nivel de pobreza, y por lo tanto nopodían recibir atención en programas para res-identes pobres, pero tampoco ganaban sufi-ciente para pagar seguros privados de salud.

El estado gastaba más en cubrir serviciosde emergencia de residentes sin seguro de saludy sin dinero, quienes tenían que soportar maleshasta que empeoraban, que en aportar para Fa-milias Saludables.

El programa es co-financiado por el gob-ierno federal en cerca del 75 por ciento.

De acuerdo con un análisis que divulgóProyecto de Presupuesto de California, queanaliza el gasto público en el estado desde hacedécadas, la administración del presidenteBarack Obama aporta a Familias Saludablesunos 826 millones de dólares y el estado deCalifornia invierte 222 millones.

La propuesta del gobernador es utilizaresos 222 millones del programa de salud infan-tile para cubrir parte de un déficit de casi 21 milmillones de dólares para el presupuesto de lospróximos 18 meses.

SAN JOSE, Calif.

San Jose residents with a talent for cre-ating illustrated short stories are in-vited to enter this year's tri-level

Graphic Novel Contest. With entry levels forchildren (12 and under), teens (13 - 17) andadults (19+), there are multiple opportunities towin a prize and possibly see your work pub-lished.

Here's how to enter. Create your owngraphic novel with a maximum length of eightpages of text and black-and-white drawingsusing letter-size paper, including the cover page.Each submission must be the creative and orig-inal work of a single individual-the author/illus-trator. Be sure to include your name, age andcontact information on the back of your entry.Submit a photocopy that is an accurate reflectionof the original to any San José Public Libraryoutlet or Hijinx Comics at 2050 Lincoln Ave,San Jose (95125) no later than 6 p.m. on Satur-day, April 10, 2010; limit one entry per contest-ant. The Library reserves the right to refusesubmissions that are not appropriate for a gen-eral audience. Submissions are non-returnable.

Gain inspiration from last year's winners,posted on the library's website, or from thou-sands of published graphic novels listed in thelibrary's catalog.

Entries will be judged on content and illus-trations by a panel of library staff and comic in-dustry professionals. Winners will be notified byMay 8. Gift certificates co-sponsored by HijinxComics will be awarded as follows:

• Children's Group: first prize, $50; secondprize, $25; third prize, $15

• Teen's Group: first prize, $100; secondprize, $75; third prize, $50

• Adult's Group: first prize, $125; secondprize, $100; third prize, $75

All participants will receive one of severalprizes donated by SLG Publishing, Tokyopopand TRY Japan Culture Group. A limited editionof the winners' collected works will be publishedand made available through the library system'scatalog.

Winners will be announced and prizesawarded at a reception to be held at the Dr. Mar-tin Luther King, Jr. Library in Rooms 225/229on Saturday, May 8 at 3:30 p.m.. For informa-tion, visit our website at www.sjlibrary.org, con-tact your neighborhood library or call (408)808-3030.

The San José Public Library system offers amultitude of unique and interesting programsthat are open to the public and free of charge.For information about other opportunities, visitthe library website Event pages. Library pro-grams are made possible in part by the LibraryParcel Tax.

Nueva York, (Notimex)

El secretario general de Naciones Unidas, Ban Ki-moon, expresóhoy que el ex presidente estadunidense William Clinton aceptóuna mayor responsabilidad como enviado especial del organismo

en Haití, tras el terremoto del mes pasado."Pese a la devastación, el secretario general cree que existe una oportu-

nidad de proporciones históricas en Haití y que ahora, más que nunca, estiempo de encabezar los principios de reconstruir mejor", señaló NacionesUnidas (ONU) en un comunicado.

Como parte de sus nuevas tareas, Clinton deberá coordinar su trabajo conel gobierno de Haití, las agencias de la ONU en ese país y diversas entidadesinternacionales, entre las que se incluyen gobiernos, donantes privados y or-ganismos de la sociedad civil.

"A petición del secretario general, estoy complacido de tomar un papelmayor en los esfuerzos de recuperación como respuesta al terremoto de Haití",explicó Clinton.

El ex mandatario estadunidense indicó que emplearía su experiencia decoordinador luego de otros desastres naturales, al tiempo que aseguró que lid-eraría los esfuerzos para reconstruir el país que quieren los propios haitianos.

Hasta ahora, la ONU ha logrado distribuir diariamente alimentos parapoco más de 300 mil personas y ha controlado los esporádicos brotes de vio-lencia entre la población del país caribeño, devastado por el terremoto de 7.0grados Richter del 12 de enero pasado.

En la actualidad, la prioridad en los esfuerzos por reconstruir Haití esdotar de techo a los 1.1 millones de personas que, según estimaciones de laONU, quedaron sin hogar debido al sismo.

Create YourOwn Graphic

Novel

Clinton tendrá mayor responsabilidadcomo enviado de ONU en Haití

Recorte en California dejaría a 880mil niños sin servicio de salud

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Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum San Jose

Recorrido de tumbas y talleres gratis diariamente

Programa arqueologico para jovenes

Jardin de la paz

Libreria de investigacion

Shows gratis en el planetario

Desde 1928

By Gil Villagrán

When Rudy Madrid was laid to rest atSanta Clara Mission Cemetery on Feb-ruary 1st, it was his second death after

his first on the day he stopped breathing eight days ear-lier. Citing a Mexican dicho, Father Jose Rubio sermo-nized to the standing room only audience at SacredHeart Church, "We all die three deaths: First, when westop breathing; second, when we are buried; and fi-nally-when no one is left to remember us." If there istruth to the proverb, then Rudy Madrid lives on in thememories of those who love him. There were more thana thousand who attended a tribute concert with a dozenbands on Saturday, 500 attending a Rosary on Sunday,and a thousand participated in Mass on Monday, afterwhich he was laid to rest, and then at an enchilada andchile verde reception with hundreds sharing tablesidestories--some sad but mostly funny and joyous, aboutthis San Jose original troubadour of the Chicano Move-ment. Here are some of those memories:

Rudy, the middle child of a family of eight siblings

was born in Fowler, a farming community near Fresno,and grew up in East San Jose when the family migratedin 1960. Rudy attended Goss Elementary, then FisherMiddle School and graduated from Overfelt High werehe played drums in marching band and jazz orchestra.Community organizer Sofia Mendoza had been advo-cating for Santa Clara University to enroll Mexican stu-dents, and having met the Madrid family, she recognizedRudy as an excellent student who could be the first tobreak the Catholic University's color and economic bar-rier. He qualified for a full four-year scholarship-mak-ing him the first and only low income Mexican studentin the rich white bastion of Jesuit education on the otherside of Santa Clara Valley.

Rudy's hope was to become an attorney-using thelaw to remedy the social injustice he witnessed:poverty, racism, the Vietnam War, police abuse, educa-tional inequities. However, while music was pulling hisheartstrings away from academics, trading books for hisguitar that he was mastering; at the same time, he tear-fully revealed to his family and friends that racist abusewas directed at him daily on the campus. Shirley

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Trevino, the second Chicana student recruitedto attend the university the following year re-calls, "Some white students posted signs stat-ing: 'Spics and dirty Mexicans don't belonghere!' But such abuse caused us to organize(with the gradual increase of Mexican students)to fight back against racist students and the ad-ministration (that was blind to the injustices in-side and outside the university). "We finallyorganized a sit-in/sleep-in inside the MissionChurch to demand admission of more Mexicanstudents and relevant classes. During our threedays inside, refusing to leave under threat of ar-rest, Rudy inspired us with his music-keepingour spirits up until our arrest.

After two years, Rudy left Santa Clara toenroll at San Jose State College, where he stud-ied music, excelling in jazz piano and guitar.Ramon Martinez recalls, "I met Rudy in 1969when 1,000--most of us farm and small townkids from the central valley, were enrolled atSan Jose after the San Jose Chicano communitypounded down the gates. Rudy's music was thesoundtrack to the Chicano Movement andMEChA (Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano deAztlan) in San Jose.”

Sofia Mendoza recalls, "Rudy was an ener-getic organizer, writing the "El Machete"newsletter, printing leaflets at the originalMACSA office, setting up rooms for planningmarches and walkouts. He stayed in the back-ground, not giving speeches, but rather wouldbring people together, entertaining us with hismusic." She relates, "Rudy's music was an in-tegral part of our organizing the community forour rights, the right to our culture, our lan-guage; a safe neighborhood without abuse bythe police, good schools and college for ouryouth. Rudy was active in the walkout at Roo-sevelt Jr. High (the first in the nation), UnitedPeople Arriba, Community Alert Patrol (againstpolice killings), advocacy for the McKeeHealth Clinic, and countless anti-war marchesand United Farmworker pickets. And always,Rudy playing his music, enlivening our heartswith corridos, boleros, and oldies before theybecame oldies.

By 1979 Rudy formed his life-long band,Rudy and the Cruisers, performing at suchclubs as Antuna's, The Glen, Keyes Club,Patty's Inn, Caravan, Toon's, Willow Glen Inn,Eagles Hall, Bob's Surf n Turf, Starlight Ball-room, Saddle Rack, and at conferences andlocal hotels. Perhaps his biggest event was atthe first and largest anti-war concert at GoldenGate Park, with an estimated 250,000 attending.

He shared stages, performed or toured withTower of Power, Trio Los Panchos, Little Joe yLa Familia, Tierra, and others.

Rudy's music was integral to the weeklyMisa Floricanto at Sacred Heart Church'sHardeman Hall, and he also played his musicfor family and friends for weddings, baptisms,quinceñieras, and birthday parties. He alsoplayed for funerals, but would never accept anypayment for funerals, insisting that a funeral isno occasion to make money.

Rudy's lifelong commitment to the educa-tion of our youth was evidenced annually whenhe performed for Abrazos and Books, RigoChacon's nonprofit organization to raise fundsfor scholarships and assistance to child victimsof poverty, disability or catastrophes. In grati-tude, Rigo stated in his eulogy, "Rudy was anAmerican icon, let us take a moment to cele-brate, for there is a new voice in the heavens,with his infectious smile, and tell Cesar Chavezthat his noble work continues, tell MauroChavez that our kids are going to college."

The love that Rudy gave to so many was re-turned by his friends, compañeros, carnales, asstated by Karl Soltero, "This inner feeling oflove, loyalty and friendship were the ties thatbound us to Rudy. One could not ask for a bet-ter friend, a better carnal."

Last August almost 500 such carnales werebrought together by Antonio Chavez, a long-time friend whose home was always open toRudy, for A Tribute to Rudy Madrid. "Hewas so happy to see so many people from hispast attending, to say hello. Little did we knowwe were also saying goodbye to our dearRudy."

Rudy's family and friends report that hewas always writing songs, trying new arrange-ments for his favorite corridos of struggleagainst injustice, oldie love songs, or traditionalballads in English or Spanish. His 45-yearmusic and recording career include such hits asCruising Baby, Chula Chula, Caminando,Visalia, and his favorite ballad, "Just One MoreTime."

A recording by Rudy was played at the endof his Rosary on Sunday night, with his melodicvoice repeating the words "just one more time,let me hold you in my arms, just one moretime..." Bittersweet tears moistened many eyesas we walked out into the rain soaked pathwaysat Oak Hill Cemetery, with Rudy's song in ourhearts. Rudy lives on in our San Jose memo-ries...

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It's ironic. The weather turns cold; thoughtsturn to traditional comfort foods such as mac-aroni and cheese, meat loaf and chewy, gooey

chocolate chip cookies warm from the oven. Thennext thing we know, we're making New Year's resolu-tions to eat more healthily.

But there's good news: "We don't have to denyourselves the foods to which we have emotional at-tachments," said Ginny Bean, founder of Ginny's cat-alog and www.Ginnys.com. "We just need to beopen-minded about new comfort foods and healthieralternatives to old ones."

Bean offers the following tips for enjoying com-fort food without consuming all those extra caloriesand fat:

• Pump up the nutritional value of favoritecomfort foods by adding vegetables or beans.

• For sweet comfort foods, add more fruit, de-crease the sugar (or use half sugar substitute), reducethe fat ingredient down a third or so, and switch halfthe flour to whole wheat when you can.

• Understand what makes a comfort food.Creamy foods are comfort foods, so look for some-

thing like yogurt or milk. Warm foods are also com-forting, so warm up some oatmeal or drink a cup oftea. Antioxidants can be comforting, so have somestrawberries or a small amount of chocolate-coveredraisins.

• Seek healthier alternatives to classic com-fort foods. Possible substitutions include sorbet for icecream; air-popped popcorn for potato chips; bakedsweet potato fries for French fries; or soba noodles forspaghetti.

• Use healthy cooking methods. As a rule,rapid cooking techniques retain foods' nutrients betterthan slower methods. Countertop convection ovenscook up to 30 percent faster than regular ovens, allow-ing you to bake, broil, roast, steam and even low-fatair fry-all without added fats or oil. Even your cook-ware can make a difference. Silicone-rimmed lids forpots and pans capture foods' natural juices for health-ier, tastier meals. When roasting, it's best to use a panwith a rack or a self-basting cooker, so fat can dripaway from the meat.

For more healthy cooking tips and products, call(800) 487-9024 to request a catalog or visit www.Gin-nys.com.

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As more and more young adults join thegrowing ranks of the uninsured, individualsin this age group are finding the task of

managing their health and finances increasingly difficult.Some are forgoing medical care to pay for other, moreimmediate needs. In fact, young adults have the highestuninsured rate of any age group in the country, with 31percent of 19- to 29-year-olds lacking health coverage,according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. This meansthat one out of every three Americans from the ages of19 to 29-about 13 million adults in all-is uninsured.

Experts cite a number of reasons why so manyyoung adults are uninsured. For one, they tend to workat companies that do not offer coverage to employees.Others may earn salaries that are too low to purchasetheir own coverage but too high to qualify for govern-ment programs that provide free or affordable coverage.They also often view themselves as invincible and notin need of health insurance. In reality, studies show thatyoung adults make more injury-related emergency roomvisits than any other age group.

It is important for the young and uninsured to knowabout resources that can give them affordable access tothe medicines they need. One such program is TogetherRx Access(r). Sponsored by many of the nation's leadingpharmaceutical companies, the program helps eligible

uninsured individuals save on the medicines they needto stay healthy and to manage chronic conditions. Indi-viduals who enroll receive a free-to-get and free-to-usecard that can help them save on brand-name and genericmedicines right at their local pharmacies. Medicinesavailable include those used to treat cancer, high choles-terol, diabetes, heart disease, depression, asthma andmany other common conditions.

Individuals may be eligible for the Together Rx Ac-cess Card if they do not qualify for Medicare, do nothave public or private prescription drug coverage andhave a household income of up to $45,000 for a singleperson to $90,000 for a family of four (income eligibilityis adjusted for family size).

Individuals have the option of enrolling online, call-ing a toll-free number or completing a short applicationand returning it by mail. All enrollment materials and theWeb site are available in English and Spanish.

For more information, including a list of brand-namemedicines and participating pharmacies, visit Together-RxAccess.com or call (800) 966-0407. Information isalso available on Facebook at www.facebook.com/To-getherRx Access.

Free prescription assistance resources such as To-gether Rx Access(r) can help the young and uninsured

save on their medicines.

Helping The Young And Uninsured Save On Prescription Medicines

Take Comfort: Favorite Foods, Guilt Reduced

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Por Mario Jimenez CastilloEl Observador

Tigre(1902-1914-1926-1938-1950-1962-1974-1986-1998-2010) Este ciclo es paraque lo aproveches al máximo, mucho dineroestará a tu disposición, claro, tendrás quetrabajar duro para ello, y si lo haces, todo loque siempre has deseado lo tendrás la al-cance de tus manos. Te llegarán dos buenasoportunidades para brillar y sobresalir en eltrabajo.

Conejo(1903-1915-1927-1939-1951-1963-1975-1987-1999-2011) Este año traenuevas ilusiones a tu vida, nuevas amistadesy relaciones ventajosas. Es probable que nohayas podido sacarte del corazón a un amorque ya no está en tu espacio, sin embargo,los designios del destino indican que tendrásfelicidad abriéndole la puerta a nuevas opor-tunidades en el sector romántico.

Dragón(1904-1916-1928-1940-1952-1964-1976-1988-2000-2012)Año en el queocurrirán cambios trascendentales en tuvida, si estás sólo en este momento, dentrode muy poco tiempo, no lo estarás más. Elverdadero amor tocará a tu puerta. Debesestar alerta porque en medio de la gran feli-cidad que vivirás, aparecerá una persona queintentará desbaratar tu mundo, debido a loscelos y a la envidia, ojo al pillo.

Serpiente(1905-1917-1929-1941-1953-1965-1977-1989-2001-2013) Un nuevo tra-bajo, una nueva posición y hasta un cambiode domicilio, crearán unambiente de aven-tura y buena energía en tu entorno. Tus ami-gos seguirán siendo los mismos de siempre,aunque tendrás la oportunidad de conocerpersonas de quiénes tendrás mucho queaprender y compartir. Asuntos legales pen-dientes se resolverán de la mejor manera.

Caballo(1906-1918-1930-1942-1954-1966-1978-1990-2002)Un nuevo ciclo iniciay para los nativos del año del caballo vienenlas mejores noticias, especialmente encuanto a salud y relaciones se refiere. Debesestar siempre atento a tu alrededor porquesin pensarlo, una gran pasión se cruzará enel camino y hasta puede desquiciarte untiempo. ¡Mucho control!

Cabra(1907-1919-1931-1943-1955-1967-1979-1991-2003) Decide con la mentefría y no te dejes impresionar ni deslumbrarpor situaciones que en realidad no podrásverificar. Muchos de ustedes encontrarán elverdadero rumbo que les haga feliz en lavida. En la salud, habrá que poner muchaatención y énfasis al cuidado de la piel y ala dieta.

Mono(1908-1920-1932-1944-1956-

1968-1980-1992-2004)El dinero fluirá conmayor rapidez y en mayor cantidad para ti,a partir del mes de abril. Tendrás sueños pre-monitorios, visiones y corazonadas que tealejarán de peligros y gente falsa. Ocurriráun feliz acercamiento con un familiar dequién te mantuviste distanciado. En Agostote llega la mejor noticia de tu vida.

Gallo(1909-1921-1933-1945-1957-1957-1969-1981-1993-2005) El año del Tigre tehará echar raíces en varios aspectos, quizáen los más importantes. Es probable que enel año del Buey hayas enfrentado algunaperdida, material o sentimental, sufriste,pero en este ciclo te recuperarás de todo y silo que antes tenías te parecía insuficiente,espera lo que el año del Tigre te trae. Serásensacional.

Perro(1910-1922-1934-1946-1958-1970-1982-1994-2006) Los que han estadoenfermos, deprimidos o dependiendo de sus-tancias como drogas y alcohol, súbitamentedecidirán cambiar de vida. Con respecto aldinero, éste será un período muy bueno,dinero te llegará por todas partes, hastapuedas ser beneficiario de algún premio oherencia.. Alguien de tu familia cercananecesitará muchísimo de tu ayuda moral yfinanciera.

Cerdo(1911-1923-1935-1947-1959-1971-1983-1995-2007)Existe un mal re-cuerdo que debes dejar atrás, si es necesario,busca ayuda porque una fuente de buenasuerte, te está esperando y se hará presentecuando decidas desligarte del pasado. Sipadeces de alguna enfermedad o padec-imiento emocional, éste definitivamenteserá el año en el que sanarás por completo.

Rata(1900-1912-1924-1936-1948-1960-1972-1984-1996-2008)En el año del Tigre,tendrás la oportunidad de seguir siendo pa-sional, pero pacífico y tranquilo al mismotiempo. Aléjate de sitios y personas que notengan buena energía. Si te lo propones,desde Marzo en adelante serás una especiede "Mega-estrella". Tu franqueza y la bon-dad de tu alma, te serán recompensadas eneste año, solamente aprende a dominarte.

Buey(1901-1913-1925-1937-1949-1961-1973-1985-1997-2009)Llegó uno de los añosmás importantes y hasta crucial en tu des-tino. Cada 12 años las situaciones cambiany a ti, te llegó la hora de cambiar de direc-ción para bien. Es muy probable que unagran oportunidad esté por cruzarse en tucamino, oportunidad que significará $, oroy plata. Tendras motivos para agradecerle aDios.

*El año del Tigre inicia el 14 defebrero*

Sustainable Vegetable GardeningWhen: Wednesdays, February 10th - March 17th,7:00 - 9:00pmWhere: Guadalupe River Park & Gardens Visitor &Education CenterInfo: (408) 298-7657 or visit www.grpg.org

San José: Paintings by Wayne JiangWhen: Until May 30, 2010Where: History Park in San JoseInfo: www.historysanjose.org or call 408 2872290

AZTEC DANCE!When: Every Tuesday From 7 pm to 9 pmWhere: MACLA Theater 510 South 51h Street, SanJoseInfo: (408) 998-2783 or www.maclaarte.org

Taking FlightWhen: January 28- February 14, 2010Where: The Mexican Heritage Plaza Theater inSan JoseInfo: (408) 272-9926 or visitwww.teatrovision.org

Growing from Seeds World Garden Work-shopWhen: February 6, 10 am to 12 pmWhere: Erikson Adult Education Center located at4849 Pearl Avenue, San JoseInfo: ritab@metroed.net.

“Pride and Passion: The African-AmericanBaseball Experience,” WHEN: Exhibit runs Febru-ary 6 – March 12,2010??                                  WHERE:  Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library 150 E.San Fernando St., San Jose  Info: www.sjlibrary.org/prideandpassion

“How We First Met”When: February 13 and 14 2010 at 8pmWhere: Herbst Theatre in San FranciscoInfo: www.howwefirstmet.com

SAVE THE DATEThe Opera of San JoseWhen: September 11, 2010 – May 8, 2011Where: California Theatre in San JoseInfo: 408-437-4450

CET- Valentine's Day FundraiserWhen: February 12, 2010. 5:30PM to 9:00PMWhere: CET, 701 Vine Street, Room 121, San JoseInfo: immigration@cet2000.org or (408) 534-5283

OPERA IN THE LIBRARYWhen: February 11 at 12:15 pmWhere: Central Berkeley Public Library, 5th Floor,2090 Kittredge StreetInfo: 510-981-6241 or www.berkeleyopera.org

Heart to Heart!When: Friday, February 12th, 3:30 to 5:00 pmWhere:  Guadalupe Visitor & Education Center,438 Coleman Ave in San JoseInfo:  www.grpg.org or call 408 298-7657

Ragged Wing Ensemble presents: “TheWorld Premiere of HANDLESS” Written anddirected by Amy SassWhen: Feb. 26 - March 27, 2010?Where: Central Stage, 5221 Central Ave. (nearCostco) Richmond, CA 94804Info: 800/ 838 - 3006 or www.raggedwing.org

Bittersweet Harvest: The Bracero Program When:  February 20 - May 5, 2010Where: Mexican Heritage Plaza GaleriaRegular Exhibit Hours 8:00 am - 5:00 pm, Mon-day – Friday

CET Provides Legal Support for Elderly Citi-zenship ApplicantsWhen: February 6, at 1:00 pm. February 11, and18 at 5:30 pmWhere: 701 Vine St., San JoseInfo: (408) 534-5215

City Lights Theater Company of San JosePresents: “Dead Man Walking” By Tim Robbins(Based on the book Dead Man Walking by Sister

Helen Prejean), In partnership with Notre DameHigh SchoolWhen: January 21, 2010 - February 21,2010?Thursdays - Saturdays at 8 pm Sundayevenings at 7:00 pm (Jan 31 & Feb 7) Sundaymatinees at 2:00 pm (Feb 14 & 21)Where: City Lights Theater Company 529 SouthSecond St. San Jose, CA 95112Info: (408) 295-4200 or visit us online atwww.cltc.org"Fragmentos de Perú" Contemporary Art of Clau-dio Talavera-Ballon?When: February 8th through March 7th, 2010.Monday 12 - 8; Tuesday 10 - 8; Wednesday -Sat-urday, 10 -6; Sunday 1-5.Where: Berkeley Public Library's Central CatalogLobby.Info: 510-981-6100 or www.berkeleypublicli-brary.org.

Sustainable Vegetable GardeningWhen: Wednesdays, February 10th - March17th,?7:00 - 9:00pmWhere: Guadalupe River Park & Gardens Visitor &Education Center in San JoseInfo: (408) 298-7657 or visit www.grpg.orgGood Samaritan Hospital Stroke RehabilitationFairWhen: March 4, from 2:00 pm- 4:30 pmWhere: 15891 Los Gatos-Almaden Road, LosGatosInfo: Christine.Calara@hcahealthcare.com

Red Light WinterWhen: Jan 28 - Feb 20.Thurs-Sat 8pm; Sun 7pmWhere Next Stage, 1620 Gough Street (at Bush),San FranciscoInfo: CustomMade.org or call 1-800-838-3006Need Food? Phone: 1-800-984-3663?SecondHar-vestFood.orgTaller de CiudadaníaDía: 6 de febreroHora: 1 pmLugar: CET701 Vine St. San Jose, CADía: 11, 18 y 25 de febreroHora: 5:30 pmLugar: CET701 Vine St. San Jose, CA

¿Quiere hacerse ciudadano?SIREN le ayudará de manera gratuitaDía: 6 de febreroHora: 9 amLugar: 1425 Koll Circle Suite 109San Jose, CA 95112Info: 408-453-3017Nota: El único costo es la tarifa la solicitud que es$675.

Cocina Saludable Gratuita Demostración de cocina a cargo del Chef LaLa

GilroyDía: Sábado 6 de Febrero, 2010Hora: 9:30-10:00 AMLas Puertas y Exhibición se abrirán10:00-12:00 PMTiempo de Lectura del libro "Sopa de Zanahoria"Levántese y muévase con "Generations Commu-nity Wellness"Demostración de Cocina con Chef LaLaLugar: Centro de Multiusos de Gilroy High School750 West 10th Street, Gilroy, 95020

San JoseDía: Sábado 6 de FebreroHora: 2:00-2:30 PMLas Puertas y Exhibición se abrirán2:30-4:30 PMLugar: Mexican Heritage Plaza Pavilion1700 Alum Rock Avenue, San Jose, 95116Tiempo de Lectura del libro "Sopa de Zanahoria"Levántese y muévase con "Generations Commu-nity Wellness"Demostración de Cocina con Chef LaLaEl libro "Yummy Para Tu Pancita" será regalado aquienes asistan al evento.Informes: Evelyn Romero (408)-260-3714

Done SangreDía: 9 de febreroHora: 1- 7pmLugar: Fellowship Hall, 5828 Santa Teresa Blvd.,

San Jose.Día: Miércoles 10 de febreroHora: 1:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.Gymnasium, 3485 East Hills Dr., San Jose.Llame al (800-448-3543) o visite RedCross-Blood.org

“Solo Amor”Firma de autógrafos de Adriana CastilloAutora de 123 poemas de amorDía: 11 de Febrero a las 4:30pmLugar: Librería La RosaTropicana Shopping Center 1163

Exhibición de BracerosLugar: Galeria del Mexican Heritage Plaza1700 Alum Rock, San Jose, CADías: 20 de febrero a 5 de mayoHora: 8:00 am - 5:00 pmLunes a Viernes

¿Compones temas musicales latinos?Participa en el concurso anual "peermusic" acargo de la fundación BMI.Participan : Jóvenes de 16 y 24 años(tienen que permanecer a una Escuela o Universi-dad)Fecha límite: 8 de febrero de 2010Informes: Porfirio PiñaDirector, peermusic Latin ScholarshipBMI Foundation, Inc.Los Angeles8730 Sunset Blvd.3rd Floor WestWest Hollywood, CA 90069-2211(310) 659-9109

Meditaciones a coloresDirigido a seres humanos responsablesy enfocados en su crecimiento personal,espiritual y colectivo para crear un mundode armonía, educación y amor.Días: Miércoles 8-9pmDomingos 11- 12pmLugar: 2175 The AlamedaS. 105 San Jose CA 95126Informes: (408) 720-9669

Tutankhamun y la Edad de OroExhibición majestuosa en el Museo de YoungDías: Hasta marzo 2010Lugar: Museo de Young50 Hagiwara Tea Garden DriveJohn F. Kennedy Drive,Golden Gate ParkSan Francisco, CAInfo: (415) 750-3600www.tutsanfrancisco.org

¿Necesita Comida?Telefono: 1-800-984-3663SecondHarvestFood.org

Servicios de InmigraciónOrganización de San José que ayuda a inmi-grantesS.I.R.E.NLugar: 1425 Koll CircleSuite 109Teléfono: (408) 453-3003San Jose, CA 95112(Entre la 4ta. Y Gish)www.siren-bayarea.org

TOLTEKAYOTL: Raíces IndígenasExhibición a cargo del historiador Luis GovaDía: Martes a sábadoDe: 10 am a 4pmHasta enero de 2010Lugar: San Jose City College2100 Moorpark (esquina con Bascom)A espaldas de las canchas de Raquetball

Registre su CELULARPara recibir alertas en caso de emergenciaLa información se recibe en españolvisite www.alertscc.gov

Nuestra Escuelitawww.nuestraescuelita.orgAyuda a que sus hijos sigan desarrollando elEspañolLugar: 405 South 10th StreetSan José CA 95112

Horóscopo Chino 2010

"Año del Tigre"CalendarC A L E N D A R I O

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Por Marisol Muñoz-Kiehne, Ph.D.

Nuestra auto-estima o imagen propia incluye pen-samientos y sentimientos positivos, negativos, y neu-trales sobre quién somos. Se desarrolla a través del

tiempo, y cambia según acumulamos experiencias en nuestrasrelaciones familiares, ocupacionales, y sociales.

Nuestra auto-estima influencia nuestra conducta diaria pre-sente, y nuestra actitud para alcanzar metas en el futuro. Aunqueuna auto-estima fuerte no garantiza éxitos, con ésta aceptamosretos, enfrentamos dificultades con confianza, intentamos expe-riencias nuevas, nos atrevemos a hacer cambios, somos más flex-ibles, y desarrollamos relaciones saludables. La auto-estima débilse manifiesta en falta de esfuerzo, falta de confianza en nuestrascapacidades, falta de confianza en otros, distorsiones de la reali-dad (viéndonos inferiores a los demás), y relaciones no saludablesy abusivas.

Para fortalecer la Auto-Estima:* Identifiquemos nuestras capacidades y talentos* Fijemos metas realistas* Felicitémonos por nuestros esfuerzos y logros* Reconozcamos nuestras debilidades* Aprendamos de nuestros erroresLidiando con la "Voz Crítica":* Reconozcamos la voz que nos ataca, juzga, culpa , hace

dudar, exagera nuestras debilidades y errores* Refutemos lo que dice esta voz crítica* Desarrollemos voces de ayuda, apoyo, aliento, confianza,

y reconocimiento* Sustituyamos los mensajes desalentadores de la voz crítica

con mensajes afirmativos ("Eres especial," "Eres importante,""Bien dicho," "Bien hecho," "Buen trabajo," "Puedes, lo lo-grarás," "Confío en ti")

Lidiando con los "Yo Debería":* Los mensajes "yo debería..." son dañinos si son rígidos, no

razonables o realistas, o impuestos externamente* Transformemos los válidos en mensajes constructivos ("Yo

quiero...," "Yo me propongo...," "Yo voy a intentar...)* Desechar los que no tienen mérito ni utilidad

Lidiando con los Errores:* Considerémoslos como advertencias, lecciones, inevitables en la vida* Asumamos responsabilidad por los propios y susconsecuencias* Aprendamos la lección y propongámonos evitar el mismo error * Perdonémonos nuestras fallas* Seguir adelante, "a lo hecho, pecho"

Vitaminas para la Auto-Estima:* Aceptación, apreciación, aliento, apoyo, afecto,atención física y emocional* Ser respetado* Ser escuchado, tomado en serio, y reconocido como individuo único* Poder escoger, tomar decisiones* Risa, juego, diversión* Orgullo cultural y conexión a entidades mayores queuno mismo* Hacer buenas obras

Venenos para la Auto-Estima:* Rechazo, falta de amor, o amor condicional* Falta de atención, ser ignorado* No ser escuchado, no ser tomado en serio* Abuso verbal, emocional, físico o sexual* Comparaciones y expectativas muy altas o muy bajas* Perfeccionismo

Podemos ayudarnos a nosotros mismos, a otros adultos y anuestros niños a fortalecer la auto-estima. Si bien toma tiempo,paciencia y esfuerzo, ¡vale la pena!

* Escuche a la Doctora Marisol en Nuestros Niños los domin-gos de 8 a 9 AM en La Kalle 100.7/105.7 FM, KBBF La Nuestra89.1 FM, KLOK Tricolor 99.5 FM, KSES 107.1 FM y KMBX 700AM. Para más información, llame al 1-866-99NINOS y visitewww.nuestrosninos.com.

Auto-Estima Saludable

By Hilbert Morales, EL OBSERVADOR

It would not be prudent for those of us who live in thisarea which is located on the Pacific Rim that is proneto have earthquakes to ignore the lessons of Haiti and

Katrina. One obvious observation is that the construction stan-dards used in Haiti were inadequate. Many buildings collapsed.The falling structural debris killed may residents. Importantfacilities such as government buildings, hospitals, clinics, weremedical offices destroyed because of their location withinstructures that were not designed to withstand the seismicevent that occurred. Building codes and seismic safety stan-dards exist for a reason in this area so do apply them to yoursituation.

Another observation is that the head of a household mustplan for having enough emergency supplies stashed away in alocation that will not end up under the rubble. These emer-gency supplies may need to last at least five days. They includewater, food, midications, blankets, etc.

A major observation is that it took more than five days formeaningful assistance to arrive at the devestated sites. Thedamaged infrastructure needed to be reestablished first. Roadsneeds clearing, bridges and overpasses needed to be checkedout for structural integrity and safety, and heavy equipmentmoved into place. The outcome is that at least five days supplyof essential water, food, and medications needs to be availablefor sustenance durng these recovery activities.

The safety net of public services will need to take time torecover and become available to serve the public needs. Police,firefighters, emergency medical personnel, etc. will need totake time to care for themselves and their immediate familiesbefore being effecive as emergency services personnel.

Immediate assistance was provided by surviving neigh-bors. It is essential that hand tools be located where access ispossible after a seismic event. To improve effectiveness planon forming an emergency response tieam in your immediateneigborhood. Take time now to learn about search and rescuebasic techniques and the creation of emergency shelters fromavailable materials, etc. This information may be availablenow from the FEMA funded program already available in yourcommunity. Plan ahead to ensure your safety, comfort and sur-vival in any emergency. More information is available fromthe Office of Emergency Services, Phone 408-277-4595 or goto their web site: www.sanjose.ca.gov/emergency services/.Both the County and City have Offices of Emergency Services.Learn about their informational services soon.

DISASTER SAFETYLESSONS FROM HAITIAND KATRINA

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Patrocinadores oficiales de la Federación Mexicana de Fútbol

© 2010 SUM™. All Rights Reserved. © 2010 FMF™. Todos los derechos reservados. Jugadores y horario por confirmar.

Santiago, (Notimex)

El técnico de la selección paraguaya defutbol, Gerardo "Tata" Martino, dijoal diario chileno La Tercera que es

prematuro saber si el astro de las Aguilas delAmérica de México, Salvador Cabañas, estará enel mundial de Sudáfrica.

Martino, quien llevó a la "albirroja" a clasi-ficar en el tercer lugar de las eliminatorias su-damericanas para el mundial, dijo que el goleadorparaguayo "ya no tiene riesgo vital", pero que to-davía es temprano para hablar sobre su eventualpresencia en el torneo.

"No quiero hablar mucho de ese tema. Esmuy prematuro saber si el jugador estará o no enel próximo mundial de Sudáfrica", indicó.

El técnico, de nacionalidad argentina, aludióa declaraciones del neurólogo paraguayo CésarFretes, quien tras visitar a Cabañas en México yconversar con su equipo médico, señaló el lunesque Martino "no debía descartar su eventual con-vocatoria" al mundial.

Cabañas fue titular indiscutido en la selecciónparaguaya, para la cual jugó 15 de los 18 partidosde la fase eliminatoria sudamericana, durante loscuales convirtió seis goles.

El "Mariscal" Cabañas se encuentra internadoen un hospital de la ciudad de México desde ellunes de la semana pasada, cuando recibió un bal-azo en la cabeza, en un confuso incidente reg-istrado en un bar del Distrito Federal. Δ

¿Cabañas en Sudáfrica?

The San Jose Earthquakes and SoccerUnited Marketing (SUM) an-nounced today that the Mexican Na-

tional Team will face Bolivia on Wednesday,Feb. 24 at Candlestick Park in San Francisco,presented by Visa. The match kicks off at 8 p.m.PT and will be the first of six matches that Mex-ico will play in the United States in preparationfor the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

A Visa presale begins Jan. 28 and tickets goon sale to the general public at 11 a.m. PT onFriday, Jan. 29. Tickets for the game are avail-able by visiting Tickets.com or calling 1-800-225-2277. Tickets range from $25-$80. Aspecial two-pack that includes a ticket to theMexico-Bolivia game and a ticket to the Earth-quakes season opener against Real Salt Lake onMarch 27 can be purchased for $30. To pur-chase the two-pack, fans should call 408-556-7700.

Mexico last faced Bolivia in San Franciscoin 2002 in one of the team's final matches be-fore the 2002 FIFA World Cup. El Tri lastplayed at Candlestick in 2006 in a match

against Norway. Mexico has played a numberof matches in recent years at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, including twomatches in 2009. Mexico faced Sweden in frontof 46,550 fans on Jan. 28, 2009 before takingon Nicaragua in the CONCACAF Gold Cup onJuly 5, 2009. The two previous trips by Mexicoto the Coliseum resulted in sellout crowds of47,416. The Mexican national team defeatedEcuador 4-2 on March 28, 2007 and on March2, 2008, the Under-23 teams of Mexico andAustralia tied 1-1.

The annual U.S. tour will serve the Mexi-can National Team the opportunity to finalizetheir preparation, culminating in the FIFAWorld Cup opener on June 11 in Johannesburgagainst host South Africa.

Following the match at Candlestick, El Triwill then head to Southern California to faceWorld Cup-bound New Zealand on Wednesday,March 3 at the historic Rose Bowl in Pasadena(8:00 p.m. PT), in a game presented byWrigley's Extra. The Federación Mexicana deFútbol encourages its fans to go online earlyand purchase tickets using their Visa cards.

Mexico to Face Boliviaon February 24 at Candlestick Park

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Fue el filme desconocido que sepresentó el año pasado en elprestigioso Festival de Cine de

Guadalajara sin que hubiera ninguna ex-pectativa. Su director, Carlos Enderle,nunca antes había hecho una película, y sudebut en el largometraje era simplementeuna obra de amor. Sin recursos, sin ami-gos, sin contactos en la industria local, En-derle había diseñado su proyecto de unamanera tal que se pudiera realizar de a po-quito, a medida que iba reuniendo eldinero que le permitiera avanzar. Así, es-cribió tres historias diferentes, y las fue

filmando por etapas, a lo largo de siete lar-gos años de puros sacrificios. A veces,tenía que esperar un año para poder con-tinuar con el rodaje, pero sin bajar los bra-zos nunca, Enderle, un nativo deTamaulipas que había estudiado Cienciasde la Comunicación en la UNAM, la Uni-versidad Autónoma de México, final-mente logró concluir su película. Cuandosu filme se proyectó en Guadalajara, elfestival de cine más importante de Méx-ico, y también uno de los más prestigiososde Latinoamérica, la respuesta del públicofue inmediata, y la crítica no podría habersido mas entusiasta. Pero la noche de lapremiación fue sin duda inolvidable."Crónicas Chilangas" se convirtió en lagran ganadora de la velada, llevándose elPremio al Mejor Filme, al Mejor Guión yal Mejor Actor para Patricio Castillo,merecido honor para este veterano inter-prete con cerca de medio centenar depelículas en su filmografía.

"Crónicas Chilangas", que llega alDVD de la mano de Maya Home Enter-tainment, también ganó un importantepremio el pasado noviembre en el Festivade Huelva, en España. El set, en españolcon subtítulos en inglés, tiene un precio deventa al público de $ 14.98.

(F & F Media Corp.)

Tito Nieves, un nombre insignia dela salsa a nivel mundial, acaba deconsolidar su unión con el sello

Zamora Music Group, para de esta forma en-caminar los nuevos proyectos que lo pondránen escena este año, como es el caso de unnuevo disco.

"Es siempre un honor trabajar con per-sonas tan respetadas, admiradas y talentosascomo el señor Nieves. Haberlo firmado ennuestro empresa es uno de nuestros mayoreslogros y eso me llena de satisfacción y ale-gría", indicó George Zamora, presidente de lacasa disquera.

A Nieves se le considera una leyenda vivade la música por sus más de 35 años de car-rera. El intérprete es uno de los pocos que hacausado impacto en el mercado anglosajónsiendo abanderado del género tropical.

Sus éxitos, acumulados durante varias dé-cadas en el arte, lograron imponer su estilo in-terpretativo, marcando la pauta para otrosartistas que luego formaron el núcleo de loque hoy se conoce como "El sonido de NuevaYork".

Un gran cambio para

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México (Notimex)

La cantante Alejandra Guzmán y el dueto Ha Ash formarán partedel concierto "Un corazón musical de México por Haití", el próx-imo 17 de febrero en el Auditorio Nacional.

El espectáculo, organizado por Aleks Syntek, reunirá a figuras de lamúsica y las ganancias serán destinadas a un fondo de ayuda para los damnifi-cados del país caribeño, tras el terremoto de 7.0 grados en escala Richter, delpasado 12 de enero. Δ

Miami,. (Notimex)

Como parte de los festejos por sucumpleaños el cantante Daddy Yankee, ob-sequió el pasado 2 de febrero a sus

seguidores el tema "Intenso", a través de su descargagratuita y de manera exclusiva en su portal.

A partir de la medianoche, el regalo a sus fans es-tuvo disponible en el sitio webwww.daddyyankee.com, a manera de agradecimientopor el apoyo a su trayectoria.

"Mis fans me dan tanto que nunca podría pagarles,por eso quise compartir con ellos este tema. Me sientobendecido de celebrar otro cumpleaños y quiero queotros celebren conmigo", indicó.

El disco presentará diversas influencias musicalesy como un adelanto se escucha el sencillo "Gritomundial". Hace unos días, Daddy Yankee fue honradopor la revista "Billboard" como Artista Urbano de laDécada.

Daddy Yankee regaló de todo

México, (Notimex)

El cantautor mexicano LupilloRivera aseguró que es un logromás en su carrera haber ganado

un Grammy en la categoría de MejorAlbum de Banda por "Esclavo y amo",aunque admitió que nunca se imaginóobtener un premio de este "calibre". "Mesiento contento y satisfecho, es un logromás en mi carrera, es un reconocimientoque otorga el público y me lo dieron a mí",señaló en entrevista telefónica con No-timex. Resaltó que se le salieron las lágri-mas cuando se enteró de que había ganadoun Grammy. "No pude asistir a la ceremo-nia, porque tenía compromisos de trabajo,pero me emocioné mucho cuando dijeronmi nombre". Lupillo afirmó que ésto esuna recompensa por todos los álbumes queha grabado, pues había estado postulado ennueve ocasiones y "siempre he dado lomejor en cada uno de mis discos y para "Es-clavo y amo" no fue la excepción".

Nunca imaginéganar un premioGrammy: Lupillo

Alejandra Guzmán y Ha Ashen concierto por Haití

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

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The following person(s) is(are) doingbusiness as: R & D Liqic or, 3120 AlumRock Ave. San Jose, CA 95127, S antaClara Co. Thanh Pham, 3402 Pinotin Ct,San Jose, CA 95148. This business isconducted by an individual, registrantbegan doing business under the ficti-tious business name or names list edhere in 3/09/2009. “I declare that allinformation in this sta tement is trueand correct.” (A registrant who declaresas true informa tion which he or sheknows to be false is guilty of a crime.)

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

NO. 533689

The following person(s) is(are) doingbusiness as: D K Salon, 2229 Alum RockAve, San Jose, CA 95116, Santa ClaraCo. Ronald W Knox, 5625 Blossom Ave,San Jose, CA 95123. This business isconducted by an individual, registrantbegan doing business under the ficti-tious business name or names list edhere in 2/01/2010. “I declare that allinformation in this sta tement is trueand correct.” (A registrant who declaresas true informa tion which he or sheknows to be false is guilty of a crime.)

Ronald W KnoxFeb. 5, 12, 19, 26, 2010This sta tement w as filed with theCounty of Santa Clara on 2/01/2010

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

NO. 533019

The following person(s) is(are) doingbusiness as: Allur e E vent D ecor andFlowers, 1271 St ory Road #10, S anJose, CA 95122, Santa Clara Co. AlineT. Le, 1520 C apitol Expressway #121,San Jose, CA 95122. This business isconducted by an individual, registranthas not y et begun doing businessunder the fictitious business name ornames listed hereon. “I declare that allinformation in this sta tement is trueand correct.” (A registrant who declaresas true informa tion which he or sheknows to be false is guilty of a crime.)

Aline T LeFeb. 5, 12, 19, 26, 2010This sta tement w as filed with theCounty of Santa Clara on 1/14/2010

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

NO. 533066

The following person(s) is(are) doingbusiness as: Q uiznos #13239, 754 TheAlameda, San Jose, CA 95126, SantaClara Co. Jose Coronel, 1919 FruitdaleAve M906, S an Jose, CA 95128. Thisbusiness is conducted by an individual,registrant has not y et begun doingbusiness 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.)

Jose CoronelFeb. 5, 12, 19, 26, 2010This sta tement w as filed with theCounty of Santa Clara on 1/15/2010

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

NO. 533497

The following person(s) is(are) doingbusiness as: JVS A uto Glass S ervices,1190 S S econd St #3, S an Jose , C A95112, S anta Clar a C o. Alejandr oVillavazo, 524 ½ W 13th St., San Pedro,CA 90731, Vicente Chavez, 5263 Cam-den Ave #115, San Jose, CA 95124. Thisbusiness is c onducted b y a gener alpartnership, registrants began doingbusiness under the fictitious businessname or names list ed her e in1/27/2010. “I declare that all informa-tion in this sta tement is true and c or-rect.” (A registrant who declares as trueinformation which he or she knows tobe false is guilty of a crime.)

Vicente ChavezFeb. 5, 12, 19, 26, 2010This sta tement w as filed with theCounty of Santa Clara on 1/27/2010

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

NO. 532679

The following person(s) is(are) doingbusiness as: Starlight packing Service,1800 Dobbin St., San Jose, CA 95133,Santa Clar a C o. Amanda Liu , 9835Broadmoor Dr., San Ramon, CA 94583.This business is c onducted by an indi-vidual, r egistrant has not y et begundoing business under the fictitiousbusiness name or names listed hereon.“I declare that all information in thisstatement is true and c orrect.” (A reg-istrant who declares as true informa-tion which he or she knows to be falseis guilty of a crime.)

Amanda LiuJan. 29; Feb. 5, 12, 19, 2010This sta tement w as filed with theCounty of Santa Clara on 1/04/2010

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

NO. 533779

The following person(s) is(are) doingbusiness as: Red roof, Red roof Realty,Red roof Group, 998 E. E l Camino Real#201, Sunn yvale, C A 94087, S antaClara Co. Irene Suh, 998 E el C aminoReal #201, Sunnyvale, CA 94087. Thisbusiness is conducted by an individual,registrant has not y et begun doingbusiness 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.)

Irene SuhFeb. 5, 12, 19, 26, 2010This sta tement w as filed with theCounty of Santa Clara on 2/03/2010

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

NO. 533674

The following person(s) is(are) doingbusiness as: Sinai Interior Plants Serv-ice, 3337 Mt McKinley Dr., San Jose, CA95127, S anta Clara Co. Jose Navarro,4756 S an L ucas Way, S an Jose , C A95135. This business is conducted by anindividual, registrant has not yet begandoing business under the fictitiousbusiness name or names listed hereon.“I declare that all information in thisstatement is true and c orrect.” (A reg-istrant who declares as true informa-tion which he or she knows to be falseis guilty of a crime.)

Jose NavarroFeb. 5, 12, 19, 26, 2010This sta tement w as filed with theCounty of Santa Clara on 02/01/2010

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

NO. 532852

The following person(s) is(are) doingbusiness as: P ie Gurus, 579 S aco Ter-race, Sunn yvale, C A 94089, S antaClara C o. Am F oundry INC, 579 S acoTerrace, Sunn yvale, C A 94089. Thisbusiness is conducted by an individual,registrant has not y et begun doingbusiness 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.)

AM Foundry INCMichael Logvinov/PresidentFeb. 5, 12, 19, 26, 2010This sta tement w as filed with theCounty of Santa Clara on 1/11/2010

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

NO. 533643

The following person(s) is(are) doingbusiness as: Guerra’s House Cleaning,395 C edro St ., S an Jose , C A 95111,Santa Clara Co. Monroy Herlin Antonio,395 Cedro St., San Jose, CA 95111. Thisbusiness is conducted by an individual,registrant began doing business underthe fictitious business name or nameslisted here in 01/11/2009. “I declarethat all information in this sta tementis true and c orrect.” (A registrant whodeclares as true information which heor she knows to be false is guilt y of acrime.)

Monroy, Herlin AntonioFeb. 5, 12, 19, 26, 2010This sta tement w as filed with theCounty of Santa Clara on 02/01/2010

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

NO. 533719

The following person(s) is(are) doingbusiness as: Puerto Azul Restaurant #2,300 Willow St., San Jose, CA 95110,Santa Clara Co. Puerto A INC, 1072 Lin-coln Ave, San Jose, CA 95125. This busi-ness is c onducted b y a c orporation,registrant has not y et begun doingbusiness 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.)

Puerto A INCJose Eduardo OrozcoFeb. 5, 12, 19, 26, 2010This sta tement w as filed with theCounty of Santa Clara on 2/02/2010

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 110CV162603

Superior Court of California, County ofSanta Clara-In the matter of the appli-cation of : Mohammad AminAkhondzadeh, TO ALL INTERESTED PER-SONS: The court finds that petitionerMohammad Amin Akhondzadeh, hasfiled a petition for Change of Namewith the clerk of this court for a decreechanging names as follows: a. Moham-mad Amin Akhondzadeh to Alex ZadehTHE COURT ORDERS that all persons in-terested in this ma tter appear beforethis c ourt a t the hearing indica tedbelow to show cause, if any, why thepetition for change of names shouldnot be granted on 04/06/2010 at 8:45am, Room 107: loca ted at 191 N. F irstStreet, San Jose, CA 95113. A c opy ofthe Order to Show cause shall be pub-lished at least once a week for four suc-cessive weeks prior to the date set forhearing on the petition in E l Obser-vador, a newspaper of general circula-tion, prin ted in the c ounty of S antaClara.

Jan. 29, 2010Mary Ann GrilliJudge of the Superior CourtFeb. 05, 12, 19, 26, 2010

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 110CV162984

Superior Court of California, County ofSanta Clara-In the matter of the appli-cation of: Mohammadreza Shakeri, TOALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The courtfinds that petitioner MohammadrezaShakeri, has filed a petition for Changeof Name with the clerk of this court fora decree changing names as follows: a.Mohammadreza Shakeri to Moris Shak-eri THE COURT ORDERS that all personsinterested in this matter appear beforethis c ourt a t the hearing indica tedbelow to show cause, if any, why thepetition for change of names shouldnot be gr anted on 03/16/10 a t 8:45am, Room 107: loca ted at 191 N. F irstStreet, San Jose, CA 95113. A c opy ofthe Order to Show cause shall be pub-lished at least once a week for four suc-cessive weeks prior to the date set forhearing on the petition in E l Obser-vador, a newspaper of general circula-tion, prin ted in the c ounty of S antaClara.

Feb. 03, 2010Mary Ann GrilliJudge of the Superior CourtFeb. 05, 12, 19, 26, 2010

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 110CV160691

Superior Court of California, County ofSanta Clara-In the matter of the appli-cation of: Linda Nguyen, TO ALL INTER-ESTED PERSONS: The court finds that

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petitioner Linda Nguyen, has filed a pe-tition for Change of Name with the clerkof this court for a decree changing namesas follows: a. Lillian Mailinh Galvan to Lil-lian Mailinh Nguyen THE COURT ORDERSthat all persons interested in this matterappear before this court at the hearingindicated below to show cause, if any,why the petition for change of namesshould not be granted on 03/09/2010 at8:45 am, Room 107: located at 191 N.First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copyof the Order to Show cause shall be pub-lished at least once a week for four suc-cessive weeks prior to the date set forhearing on the petition in El Observador,a newspaper of general circulation,printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Jan. 4, 2010Mary Ann GrilliJudge of the Superior CourtFeb. 05, 12, 19, 26, 2010

NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO SELL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE

Date of Filing Application: February 2,2010To Whom It May Concern:The Name of the Applicant is/are:Puerto A INCThe applicant listed above is applying tothe Department of Alcoholic BeverageControl to sell alcoholic beverages at:

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

NO. 533418

The following person(s) is(are) doingbusiness as: The Fontis Group, 455 NSanta Cruz Ave., Los Gatos, CA 95030,Santa Clara Co. Bryan Russell, 104 AnneWay, Los Gatos, CA 95032, Steve Smith,17024 Pine Ave, Los Gatos, CA 95032,Tim Stone, 5128 Halifax Dr., San Jose, CA95130. This business is conducted by ageneral partnership, registrant begandoing business under the fictitious busi-ness name or names listed here in1/15/2010. “I declare that all informa-tion in this statement is true and cor-rect.” (A registrant who declares as trueinformation which he or she knows to befalse is guilty of a crime.)

Bryan RussellJan. 29; Feb. 5, 12, 19, 2010This statement was filed with the Countyof Santa Clara on 1/25/2010

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

NO. 533395

The following person(s) is(are) doingbusiness as: JDA Transportation, 1584Branham Lane #197, San Jose, CA95118, Santa Clara Co. Johnny De Abreu,1584 Branham Lane #197, San Jose, CA95118. This business is conducted by anindividual, registrant began doing busi-ness under the fictitious business nameor names listed here in 07/01/2004. “Ideclare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct.” (A registrantwho declares as true information whichhe or she knows to be false is guilty of acrime.)

Johnny De AbreuJan. 29; Feb. 5, 12, 19, 2010This statement was filed with the Countyof Santa Clara on 1/25/2010

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

NO. 533507

The following person(s) is(are) doingbusiness as: Edri Remolding, 55 BostonAve # 2, San Jose, CA 95128, Santa ClaraCo. Rafael Escalante-Segura, 55 BostonAv #2, San Jose, CA 95128. This businessis conducted by an individual, registrant

has not yet begun doing business underthe fictitious business name or nameslisted hereon. “I declare that all informa-tion in this statement is true and cor-rect.” (A registrant who declares as trueinformation which he or she knows to befalse is guilty of a crime.)

Rafael Escalante-SeguraJan. 29; Feb. 5, 12, 19, 2010This statement was filed with the Countyof Santa Clara on 1/27/2010

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

NO. 533353

The following person(s) is(are) doingbusiness as: Avadium Real Estate Invest-ment, Avadium Mortgage, AvadiumMortgage Real Estate Investments, 1035Minnesota Ave, San Jose, CA 95128,Santa Clara Co. Luis Sanchez, 2637 Bri-arwool Drive, San Jose, CA 95128. Thisbusiness is conducted by an individual,registrant has not yet begun doing busi-ness under the fictitious business nameor names listed hereon. “I declare thatall information in this statement is trueand correct.” (A registrant who declaresas true information which he or sheknows to be false is guilty of a crime.)

Luis SanchezJan. 29; Feb. 5, 12, 19, 2010This statement was filed with the Countyof Santa Clara on 1/22/2010

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

NO. 533277The following person(s) is(are) doingbusiness as: Vietrad Express, 1625 So. 7thSteet, San Jose, CA 95112, Santa ClaraCo. Barry H Ly, 177 Winged Foot Pl., SanRamon, CA 94583. This business is con-ducted by an individual registrant hasnot yet begun doing business under thefictitious business name or names listedhereon. “I declare that all information inthis statement is true and correct.” (Aregistrant who declares as true informa-tion which he or she knows to be false isguilty of a crime.)

Barry H LyJan. 29; Feb. 5, 12, 19, 2010This statement was filed with the Countyof Santa Clara on 1/21/2010

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

NO. 531233

The following person(s) is(are) doingbusiness as: Car on Net, 1625 So 7thStreet, San Jose, CA 95112, Santa ClaraCo. Barry H Ly, 177 Winged Foot Pl., SanRamon, CA 94583. This business is con-ducted by an individual registrant begandoing business under the fictitious busi-ness name or names listed here in10/01/2009. “I declare that all informa-tion in this statement is true and cor-rect.” (A registrant who declares as trueinformation which he or she knows to befalse is guilty of a crime.)

Barry H LyNo 20,27; Dec 4,11 2009This statement was filed with the Countyof Santa Clara on 11/18/2009

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

NO. 533288

The following person(s) is(are) doingbusiness as: O & T, 1591 Bittern Dr., Sun-nyvale, CA 94087, Santa Clara Co. TaliErez, 1591 Bittern Dr., Sunnyvale, CA94087, Osnat Finkelshtein, 1291Heatherstone, Sunnyvale, CA 94087.This business is conducted by a generalpartnership registrants began doingbusiness under the fictitious businessname or names listed here in 1/21/2010.“I declare that all information in thisstatement is true and correct.” (A regis-trant who declares as true informationwhich he or she knows to be false isguilty of a crime.)

Osnat Finkelshtein/Tali ErezJan. 29; Feb. 5, 12, 19, 2010This statement was filed with the Countyof Santa Clara on

1/21/2010

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

NO. 533166

The following person(s) is(are) doingbusiness as: ReelSpark, 5274 Rio GrandeDrive, San Jose, CA 95136, Santa ClaraCo. Reel Spark, LLC, 5274 Rio GrandeDrive, San Jose, CA 95136. This businessis conducted by a limited liability com-pany registrant began doing businessunder the fictitious business name ornames listed here in 12/15/2009. “I de-clare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct.” (A registrantwho declares as true information whichhe or she knows to be false is guilty of acrime.)

Reel Spark, LLCSanjay Vyas/General ManagerJan. 29; Feb. 5, 12, 19, 2010This statement was filed with the Countyof Santa Clara on 1/19/2010

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

NO. 533499

The following person(s) is(are) doingbusiness as: Beacon Technologies, 954Hampswood Way, San Jose, CA 95120,Santa Clara Co. MBL & Sons Inc., 954Hampswood Way, San Jose, CA 95120.This business is conducted by a corpora-tion registrant has not yet begun doingbusiness under the fictitious businessname or names listed hereon. “I declarethat all 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 a crime.)

MBL & Sons , INCBarbara Laubach/PresidentJan. 29; Feb. 5, 12, 19, 2010This statement was filed with the Countyof Santa Clara on 1/27/2010

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

NO. 533419

The following person(s) is(are) doingbusiness as: Passport Studio, 1221 StoryRoad, Ste 100, San Jose, CA 95122,Santa Clara Co. Helen Nguyen, 3158 Bal-moral Dr., San Jose, CA 95132. This busi-ness is conducted by an individualregistrant began doing business underthe fictitious business name or nameslisted here in 1/25/2010. “I declare thatall information in this statement is trueand correct.” (A registrant who declaresas true information which he or sheknows to be false is guilty of a crime.)

Helen D NguyenJan. 29; Feb. 5, 12, 19, 2010This statement was filed with the Countyof Santa Clara on 1/25/2010

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

NO. 533405

The following person(s) is(are) doingbusiness as: Fast & Eficent HandymanServ., 1085 S 6th Steeet #1, San Jose, CA95112, Santa Clara Co. Sergio Gomez,1085 S 6th Street #1, San Jose, CA95112. This business is conducted by anindividual registrant began doing busi-ness under the fictitious business nameor names listed here in 1/25/2010. “I de-clare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct.” (A registrantwho declares as true information whichhe or she knows to be false is guilty of acrime.)

Sergio GomezJan. 29; Feb. 5, 12, 19, 2010This statement was filed with the Countyof Santa Clara on 1/25/2010

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

NO. 533509

The following person(s) is(are) doingbusiness as: Community Credit Coun-selors, 136 Race Street, San Jose, CA95126, Santa Clara Co. Miguel Rocha,

2187 Bentley Ridge Dr., San Jose, CA95138. This business is conducted by anindividual registrant has not yet begundoing business under the fictitious busi-ness name or names listed hereon. “I de-clare that all information in thisstatement is true and correct.” (A regis-trant who declares as true informationwhich he or she knows to be false isguilty of a crime.)

Miguel RochaJan. 29; Feb. 5, 12, 19, 2010This statement was filed with the Countyof Santa Clara on 1/27/2010

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

NO. 533378

The following person(s) is(are) doingbusiness as: ESSER Communications,1650 Canna Ln, San Jose, CA 95124,Santa Clara Co. Dimitry Taich, 1650Canna Ln., San Jose, CA 95124, VadimShain, 10082 Amador Oak Ct., Cupertino,CA 95014. This business is conducted bya general partnership registrants havenot yet begun doing business under thefictitious business name or names listedhereon. “I declare that all information inthis statement is true and correct.” (Aregistrant who declares as true informa-tion which he or she knows to be false isguilty of a crime.)

Vadim ShainJan. 29; Feb. 5, 12, 19, 2010This statement was filed with the Countyof Santa Clara on 1/25/2010

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 110CV161808

Superior Court of California, County ofSanta Clara-In the matter of the applica-tion of: Neha Krishanrao Mutta, TO ALLINTERESTED PERSONS: The court findsthat petitioner Neha Krishanrao Mutta,has filed a petition for Change of Namewith the clerk of this court for a decreechanging names as follows: a. Neha Kr-ishnara Mutta to Neha Sahai THE COURTORDERS that all persons interested in thismatter appear before this court at thehearing indicated below to show cause,if any, why the petition for change ofnames should not be granted on03/30/2010 at 8:45 am, Room 107: lo-cated at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA95113. A copy of the Order to Show causeshall be published at least once a weekfor four successive weeks prior to thedate set for hearing on the petition in ElObservador, a newspaper of general cir-culation, printed in the county of SantaClara.

Jan. 21, 2010Mary Ann GrilliJudge of the Superior CourtJan. 29; Feb. 05, 12, 19, 2010

AMENDEDORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 110CV161932

Superior Court of California, County ofSanta Clara-In the matter of the applica-tion of: Robel Rodriguez Lopez, TO ALLINTERESTED PERSONS: The court findsthat petitioner Robel Rodriguez Lopez,has filed a petition for Change of Namewith the clerk of this court for a decreechanging names as follows: a. Robel Ro-driguez Lopez to D’Angelo Andrew RobelRodriguez THE COURT ORDERS that allpersons interested in this matter appearbefore this court at the hearing indicatedbelow to show cause, if any, why the pe-tition for change of names should not begranted on 03/30/2010 at 8:45 am,Room 107: located at 191 N. First Street,San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Orderto Show cause shall be published at leastonce a week for four successive weeksprior to the date set for hearing on thepetition in El Observador, a newspaperof general circulation, printed in thecounty of Santa Clara.

Jan. 27, 2010Mary Ann GrilliJudge of the Superior CourtJan. 29; Feb. 05, 12, 19, 2010

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

FOR CHANGE OF NAMENO. 110CV161797

Superior Court of California, County ofSanta Clara-In the matter of the applica-tion of: Devin Taylor, TO ALL INTERESTEDPERSONS: The court finds that petitionerDevin Taylor, has filed a petition forChange of Name with the clerk of thiscourt for a decree changing names as fol-lows: a. Devin Taylor, aka Devin C Taylor,aka Larry D Taylor, aka Lawrence D Tay-lor, aka Larry Devin Taylor to Devin XavierBené THE COURT ORDERS that all personsinterested in this matter appear beforethis court at the hearing indicated belowto show cause, if any, why the petitionfor change of names should not begranted on 03/30/2010 at 8:45 am,Room 107: located at 191 N. First Street,San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Orderto Show cause shall be published at leastonce a week for four successive weeksprior to the date set for hearing on thepetition in El Observador, a newspaperof general circulation, printed in thecounty of Santa Clara.

Jan. 21, 2010Mary Ann GrilliJudge of the Superior CourtJan. 29; Feb. 05, 12, 19, 2010

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

NO. 532535The following person(s) is(are) doingbusiness as: Children’s Cottage, 19342Greenwood Dr, Cupertino, CA 95014,Santa Clara Co. Jui-Chun Hsu, 19342Greenwood Dr., Cupertino, CA 95014.This business is conducted by an individ-ual registrant began doing businessunder the fictitious business name ornames listed here in 12/1/2009. “I de-clare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct.” (A registrantwho declares as true information whichhe or she knows to be false is guilty of acrime.)

Jui-Chun HsuJan. 22, 29; Feb. 5, 12, 2010This statement was filed with the Countyof Santa Clara on 1/04/2010

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

NO. 533144The following person(s) is(are) doingbusiness as: Modern Lock and Key, Mod-ern Lock and Security, Willow Glen Lock-smith, Discount Mobile Locksmiths,Darrin’s Mobile Lock & Key, AAA DiscountMobile Locksmith, 1615 West WoodDrive, San Jose, CA 95125, Santa ClaraCo. Darrin Edward Wicker, 1585 Hamil-ton Ave, San Jose, CA 95125. This busi-ness is conducted by an individualregistrant has not yet begun doing busi-ness under the fictitious business nameor names listed hereon. “I declare thatall information in this statement is trueand correct.” (A registrant who declaresas true information which he or sheknows to be false is guilty of a crime.)

Darrin Edward WickerJan. 22, 29; Feb. 5, 12, 2010This statement was filed with the Countyof Santa Clara on 1/19/2010

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

NO. 533026The following person(s) is(are) doingbusiness as: Bellgrove Realty, BellgroveFinancing, Bellgrove Investment, DafullyRealty, Dafully Financing, Dafully Invest-ment, 18806 Bellgrove Circle, Saratoga,CA 95070, Santa Clara Co. HwongHsiang Hseau, 18806 Bellgrove Circle,Saratoga, CA 95070. This business is con-ducted by an individual registrant hasnot yet begun doing business under thefictitious business name or names listedhereon. “I declare that all information inthis statement is true and correct.” (Aregistrant who declares as true informa-tion which he or she knows to be false isguilty of a crime.)

Hwong Hsiang HseauJan. 22, 29; Feb. 5, 12, 2010This statement was filed with the Countyof Santa Clara on 1/14/2010

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NAME STATEMENTNO. 533055

The following person(s) is(are) doingbusiness as: O Salon and Spa, 19110Stevens Creek Blvd. Ste C, Cupertino, CA95014, Santa Clara Co. Raymond Hung,4960 Owens Dr. Apt 737, Pleasanton, CA94588, Ying Bi Whiteside, 4960 OwensDr. Apt 737, Pleasanton, CA 94588. Thisbusiness is conducted by a general part-nership registrants have not yet begundoing business under the fictitious busi-ness name or names listed hereon. “I de-clare that all information in thisstatement is true and correct.” (A regis-trant who declares as true informationwhich he or she knows to be false isguilty of a crime.)

Raymond HungJan. 22, 29; Feb. 5, 12, 2010This statement was filed with the Countyof Santa Clara on 1/15/2010

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

NO. 533064The following person(s) is(are) doingbusiness as: Videcam Multimedia, 3234Segovia Ct., San Jose, CA 95127, SantaClara Co. Oscar E Lugo, 3234 Segovia Ct.,San Jose, CA 95127. This business is con-ducted by an individual registrant begandoing business under the fictitious busi-ness name or names listed here in01/07/10. “I declare that all informationin this statement is true and correct.” (Aregistrant who declares as true informa-tion which he or she knows to be false isguilty of a crime.)

Oscar E LugoJan. 22, 29; Feb. 5, 12, 2010This statement was filed with the Countyof Santa Clara on 1/15/2010

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 110CV161530

Superior Court of California, County ofSanta Clara-In the matter of the applica-tion of: Fernando Gonzalez Mora, TO ALLINTERESTED PERSONS: The court findsthat petitioner Fernando Gonzalez Mora,have filed a petition for Change of Namewith the clerk of this court for a decreechanging names as follows: a. Fernando- Gonzalez – Mora to Izzy – Fernando -Mora THE COURT ORDERS that all personsinterested in this matter appear beforethis court at the hearing indicated belowto show cause, if any, why the petitionfor change of names should not begranted on 03/23/2010 at 8:45 am,Room 107: located at 191 N. First Street,San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Orderto Show cause shall be published at leastonce a week for four successive weeksprior to the date set for hearing on thepetition in El Observador, a newspaperof general circulation, printed in thecounty of Santa Clara.

Jan. 14, 2010Mary Ann GrilliJudge of the Superior CourtJan. 22, 29; Feb. 05, 12, 2010

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

NO. 531976The following person(s) is(are) doingbusiness as: Collins-Pratt Consulting, 20Descanso Drive, Unit 1438, San Jose, CA95134, Santa Clara Co. Tara Pratt, 20Descanso Drive, Unit 1438, San Jose, CA95134, Robert Collins, Jr., 300 Klein Ave,Vallejo, CA 94592. This business is con-ducted by a general partnership regis-trants have not yet begun doing businessunder the fictitious business name ornames listed hereon. “I declare that allinformation in this statement is true andcorrect.” (A registrant who declares astrue information which he or she knowsto be false is guilty of a crime.)Tara PrattJan. 8, 15, 22, 29, 2010This statement was filed with the Countyof Santa Clara on 12/14/2009

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

NO. 532066The following person(s) is(are) doingbusiness as: Haury Properties, LLC, 111 SGordon Way, Los Altos, CA 94022, Santa

Clara Co. Haury Properties, LLC., 111 SGordon Way, Los Altos, CA 94022. Thisbusiness is conducted by a limited liabil-ity company registrants began doingbusiness under the fictitious businessname or names listed here in January2000. “I declare that all information inthis statement is true and correct.” (Aregistrant who declares as true informa-tion which he or she knows to be false isguilty of a crime.)Haury Properties, LLCThomas G Haury/Managing MemberJan. 15, 22, 29; Feb. 5, 2010This statement was filed with the Countyof Santa Clara on 12/16/2009

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

NO. 532961The following person(s) is(are) doingbusiness as: Nor Cal Co Driwall, 1147Oakview Rd., San Jose, CA 95121, SantaClara Co. Abel Chavez, 628 Moraga, Liv-ermore, CA 94550. This business is con-ducted by an individual registrant begandoing business under the fictitious busi-ness name or names listed here in12/31/2003. “I declare that all informa-tion in this statement is true and cor-rect.” (A registrant who declares as trueinformation which he or she knows to befalse is guilty of a crime.)Abel ChavezJan. 15, 22, 29; Feb. 5, 2010This statement was filed with the Countyof Santa Clara on 1/13/2010

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

NO. 532862The following person(s) is(are) doingbusiness as: NHA Investments, PrestigeRealty, 200 Serra Way, Ste 44, Milpitas,CA 95035, Santa Clara Co. PRF Enter-prise, 289 Long Valley Ct., San Jose, CA95138. This business is conducted by acorporation registrant has not yet begundoing business under the fictitious busi-ness name or names listed hereon. “I de-clare that all information in thisstatement is true and correct.” (A regis-trant who declares as true informationwhich he or she knows to be false isguilty of a crime.)PRF EnterpriseDylan H NguyenJan. 15, 22, 29; Feb. 5, 2010This statement was filed with the Countyof Santa Clara on 1/11/2010

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

NO. 532854The following person(s) is(are) doingbusiness as: D & L Janitorial Services,2996 Knights Bridge, San Jose, CA95132, Santa Clara Co. Angelica Ortiz,2996 Knights Bridge, San Jose, CA 95132.This business is conducted by an individ-ual registrant began doing businessunder the fictitious business name ornames listed here in 04/04/2001. “I de-clare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct.” (A registrantwho declares as true information whichhe or she knows to be false is guilty of acrime.)Angelica OrtizJan. 15, 22, 29; Feb. 5, 2010This statement was filed with the Countyof Santa Clara on 1/11/2010

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

NO. 532855The following person(s) is(are) doingbusiness as: Montague Valero, 1298Montague Exp. Way, San Jose, CA95131, Santa Clara Co. Aadij InvestmentInc., 22092, San Fernando CT., Cupertino,CA 95014. This business is conducted bya corporation registrant began doingbusiness under the fictitious businessname or names listed here in08/02/2004. “I declare that all informa-tion in this statement is true and cor-rect.” (A registrant who declares as trueinformation which he or she knows to befalse is guilty of a crime.)Aadij Investment IncJatin P Parikh/Officer V.P.Jan. 15, 22, 29; Feb. 5, 2010This statement was filed with the Countyof Santa Clara on 1/11/2010

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

NO. 532159The following person(s) is(are) doingbusiness as: Tire & Wheel Discounts,4238 Monterey Rd Suite B. San Jose, CA95122, Santa Clara Co. Karim Beltran,355 Wolfe Rd #416, Sunnyvale, CA94085, Amy Beltran, 335 Wolfe Rd #416,Sunnyvale, CA 94085. This business isconducted by a general partnership reg-istrants have not yet begun doing busi-ness under the fictitious business nameor names listed hereon. “I declare thatall information in this statement is trueand correct.” (A registrant who declaresas true information which he or sheknows to be false is guilty of a crime.)

Amy BeltranJan. 15, 22, 29; Feb. 5, 2010This statement was filed with the Countyof Santa Clara on 12/18/2009

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

NO. 532744The following person(s) is(are) doingbusiness as: Arias Janitorial Service, 2637Puccini Ave, San Jose, CA 95122, SantaClara Co. Jorge Arias, 2637 Puccini Ave,San Jose, CA 95122. This business is con-ducted by an individual registrant begandoing business under the fictitious busi-ness name or names listed here in01/07/2010. “I declare that all informa-tion in this statement is true and cor-rect.” (A registrant who declares as trueinformation which he or she knows to befalse is guilty of a crime.)Jorge AriasJan. 15, 22, 29; Feb. 5, 2010This statement was filed with the Countyof Santa Clara on 1/07/2010

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 110CV161082Superior Court of California, County of

Santa Clara-In the matter of the applica-tion of: Jiewei Li, Ruohong Chen, TO ALLINTERESTED PERSONS: The court findsthat petitioners Jiewei Li, Ruohong Chen,have filed a petition for Change of Namewith the clerk of this court for a decreechanging names as follows: a. ChenchenLi to Brenda Chenchen Li THE COURT OR-DERS that all persons interested in thismatter appear before this court at thehearing indicated below to show cause,if any, why the petition for change ofnames should not be granted on03/16/2010 at 8:45 am, Room 107: lo-cated at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA95113. A copy of the Order to Show causeshall be published at least once a weekfor four successive weeks prior to thedate set for hearing on the petition in ElObservador, a newspaper of general cir-culation, printed in the county of SantaClara.

Jan. 8, 2010Mary Ann GrilliJudge of the Superior CourtJan.15, 22, 29; Feb. 05, 2010

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 109CV158978Superior Court of California, County of

Santa Clara-In the matter of the applica-tion of: Alicia Nemitz & Peter Aliifua, TOALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The courtfinds that petitioners Alicia Nemitz &Peter Aliifua, have filed a petition forChange of Name with the clerk of thiscourt for a decree changing names as fol-lows: a. Mailee Keiasia Fulsom to MaileeKeiasia Aliifua THE COURT ORDERS thatall persons interested in this matter ap-pear before this court at the hearing in-dicated below to show cause, if any, whythe petition for change of names shouldnot be granted on 02/16/2010 at 8:45am, Room 107: located at 191 N. FirstStreet, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of theOrder to Show cause shall be publishedat least once a week for four successiveweeks prior to the date set for hearing onthe petition in El Observador, a newspa-per of general circulation, printed in thecounty of Santa Clara.

Dec. 9, 2009Mary Ann GrilliJudge of the Superior CourtJan.15, 22, 29; Feb. 05, 2010

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