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Todo lo que necesitas saber sobre cataratasPg. 6

State Traffic Fines ReducedPg. 2

The Future of 401k Retirement PlansPg. 4

La llegada de los Reyes Magos

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SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIF.

The California Supreme Court unanimously upheld the Legislature’s power to abolish redevelopment agen-cies (“RDAs”) statewide. This decision adopted argu-ments made by the County of Santa Clara (“County”), a party to the case. The re-sult is that scarce public dol-lars will return to schools, counties, fire districts and other local agencies to per-form vital public services.

California Supreme Court Upholds Legislature’s Decision to Abolish Redevelopment Agencies

The County joined as a respondent in the case, California Redevelopment Association et al. v. Ma-tosantos et al. (California Supreme Court Case No. S194861), shortly after it was filed. The controversy centered on the validity of two legislative bills that were passed as part of the state’s FY 2012 budget. The first, ABX1 26, abolished all redevelopment agencies in the state through an or-derly wind-down process. The second, ABX1 27, cre-

ated a new voluntary rede-velopment program. The Court unanimously upheld ABX1 26; and, by a 6-1 vote, it struck down ABX1 27 as a violation of Proposition 22. The end result is that redevelopment agencies throughout the state will be required to wind-down operations and public dol-lars will be returned to local governments as redevelop-ment debts are fulfilled.

“Redevelopment has had a huge negative effect on local governments’ abil-

ity to provide basic pub-lic services,” said Miguel Márquez, Santa Clara County Counsel. “Prior to yesterday’s ruling, redevel-opment agencies received 12 percent of all property tax revenue in the state. The Court affirmed that the Legislature may abolish redevelopment agencies to better serve the needs of all Californians during these difficult economic times.”

In Santa Clara County alone, this decision will eventually mean a return of $90 million annually that can be used for critical health

and safety services and vi-tal infrastructure provided by the County, and over $150 million annually for schools within the County.

“This decision does not mean an end to economic development or redevelop-ment activities, just an end to the diversion of money to redevelopment agencies,” said Jeffrey V. Smith, Santa Clara County Executive. “In fact, the County – which does not have its own rede-velopment agency – already plays a large role in job cre-ation, public safety and eco-nomic development. The

Court’s decision will help the County address the enor-mous needs in public safety, health care, and transpor-tation infrastructure such as roads and expressways.”

“We look forward to implementing the careful wind down of redevelop-ment that the Legislature directed,” said Vinod Shar-ma, Santa Clara County Di-rector of Finance. “We are pleased that the County’s participation in this case has led to the correct out-come, which will benefit schools and local govern-ments for years to come.”

WHO: For drivers with outstanding traffic tickets that was due to be paid in full before January 1, 2009. All of the following also must apply:

• Those who either failed to appear in court or failed to pay in full.

• The last date you made a payment was on or before January 1, 2009.

• Those who don’t owe restitution to a victim on any case in the county where the traffic case was filed.

• Those who have no out-standing misdemeanor or felony warrants in the county where the traffic case was filed.

• Other eligibility require-ments may vary from county to county

WHAT: The California Legislature mandated (As-

50% Off Traffic Amnesty Program Begins January 2012

sembly Bill 1358) that all 58 counties implement a one-time amnesty period that al-lows a lump sum payment of 50 percent of the outstand-ing balance on certain viola-tions to fully satisfy that court ordered obligation.

Only traffic tickets that were due to be paid before January 1, 2009, are eligible. Parking tickets, driving under the influence (DUI), and reck-less driving cases are NOT eligible.

WHEN: The program be-gan January 1, 2012, and ends June 30, 2012.

WHERE: At your local superior court, HYPERLINK “http://www.courts.ca.gov/f ind-my- court.htm”w w w.courts.ca.gov/find-my-court.htm

HOW: Payment may be made in whatever form is cus-tomary in your county, which

may include credit card, cash, cashier’s checks, money or-ders, and personal checks.

WHY: A one-time infrac-tion amnesty program will do the following:

• Provide relief to individ-uals who have found them-selves in violation of a court-ordered obligation because they are financially unable to pay traffic bail or fines.

• Provide increased rev-enue at a time when revenue is scarce by encouraging pay-ment of old fines that have remained unpaid.

• Allow courts and coun-ties to resolve older delin-quent cases and focus limited resources on collecting on more recent cases.

• A one-time amnesty program for fines and bail meeting the eligibility re-quirements.

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Spanish StorytimeDate: Fridays Time: 4:00pm – 5:00pmLocation: Fremont Library2400 Stevenson Blvd.Fremont, CA 94538Info: (510) 745-1414

New Children’s Books Wanted Date: Now – January 20, 2012Time: library hoursLocation: San Jose Public Libraries Info: (408) 808-2361

John Muir ExhibitionDate: Now – January 22Location: Oakland Museum of California1000 Oak St.Oakland, CA 94607Info: admission is $12 general$9 seniors & students, $6 youth free for children 8 and under

Foam & E-Waste Recycling EventDate: January 7Time: 10:00am – 3:00pmLocation: Southside Commu-nity & Senior Center5585 Cottle Rd.San Jose, CA 95123

Planning for Life After RetirementDate: January 7Time: 11:00am – 4:00pmLocation: San Francisco Public Library100 Larkin St.San Francisco, CA 94102Info: Free

San Jose Unified Transitional Kindergarten MeetingDate: January 10Time: 6:00pm – 7:00pm Location: Graystone Elementary School6982 Shearwater Dr. San Jose, CA 95120Info: (408) 535-6204www.sjusd.org

Bay Area Military’s Women’s CollaborativeDate: January 11Time: 10:00am – 1:00pmLocation: San Jose Vet Center278 N. 2nd St.San Jose, CaInfo: (408) 993-0729

Oakland Citizen Humanitarian AwardDate: January 15Time: 7:00pm Location: Paramount Theater2025 BroadwayOakland, CA 94612Info: (510) 287-8880www.mlktribute.com

San Jose Unified Transitional Kindergarten MeetingDate: January 19Time: 6:00pm – 7:00pm Location: SJUSD Central Office855 Lenzen Ave.San Jose, CA 95126Info: (408) 535-6204www.sjusd.org

Dormant Fruit Tree PruningDate: January 21Time: 9:30am – 11:30amLocation: Historic OrchardSouth of Taylor St.Adjacent to the River Park Trails San Jose, CAInfo: (408) 298-7657www.grpg.org

2012 Freedom TrainDate: January 16Time: 9:00am Location: San Jose Diridon Station 65 Cahill St. San Jose, Ca Info: in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Silicon Valley Latino Democratic ForumSpeaker Series: Catherine SandovalDate: January 27Time: 11:30am – 1:00pm Location: Flames Restaurant 88 S. 4th St.San Jose, CA 95112Info: (408) 533-3480

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Skills to Succeed- free supportive services to female ex-offenders (jail or prison) Info: (408) 213-0961 ext. 26

Need Food?Info: 1-800-984-3663www.shfb.org

Dia de los Tres ReyesDia: 7 de eneroHora: 10:00am – 5:00pm Donde: Children’s Discov-ery Museum180 Woz WaySan Jose, CAInformes: evento es gratis con entrada pagada

¿Preparados para una emergencia?Solicite plan informativoLlame a Graciela Alfaro(408) 849-2440

Clínica de salud gratuitaThe Pacific Free clinicPara personas que no tienen seguro médicoLugar: Overfelt High School1835 Cunningham AvenueInformes: 1-888-321-9972.

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Registre su celularReciba alertas de emer-gencia en español visite www.alertscc.gov

Assemblymembers Join National Coalition Seeking to Overturn Citizens United

The resolution, jointly authored by Assembly-member Bob Wieckowski (D-Fremont) and Assistant

Majority Floor Leader Michael Allen (D-Santa Rosa), is part of a broad national effort led by nonpartisan, public interest organizations. Read more online at: www.el-observador.com/

MetroPCS se mete en el OctagonThe Ultimate Fighting Champi-onship® anunció que MetroPCS se ha convertido en el socio exclusivo de servicios móviles de la UFC® en los Estados Unidos y en Puerto Rico. Sigue leyendo en nuestra red a: www.el-observador.com/

Northern California Company Receives 2 US Patents

Rocklin California busi-ness owner and inventor Robert Lenney has received two more United State Patents for his gutter guard technology. Read more online at: www.el-observador.com/

El Año Bisiesto de 2012 Pide “Un Día Más de Disney”

Los visitantes de Disney Parks po-drán sacarle el máximo al 29 de febrero cuando Walt Disney World Resort en Florida y Dis-neyland Resort

en California celebren el Año Bisiesto. Sigue leyendo en nuestra red a: www.el-observador.com/

New Resources for Parents to Help Children Build Math Skills

While many parents struggle with incorpo-rating math lessons into everyday activities with children, PBS KIDS has compiled some great ideas and resources at www.PBSKIDS.org/lab to make math more ap-

proachable for parents and fun for kids. Read more online at: www.el-obser-vador.com/

Los consumidores retrazan los cuidados dentales debido al costo

La principal razón para el retrazo de los cuidados dentales es el costo, según una nueva encuesta de Consumer

Reports que pidió a los lectores que de-scriban la salud dental en los últimos cinco años. Sigue leyendo en nuestra red a: www.el-observador.com/

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com JAN 6 - JAN 12, 20124 BUSINESS

Ruben Garcia

LUTCF, Employee Benefit Specialist

The 401k retirement plan, which was made avail-able to small businesses in the early 1980’s, is about to take a bigger role in the retirement planning for Americans. There are about 72 milliion people with about three trilliion dol-lars invested in their 401k retirement plans. With the abandonment of many tra-ditional plans that were based on salary and years of service (for example, de-fined benefit plans), self directed plans like 401k plans, IRA’s and annui-ties are growing rapidly.

Government policy has encouraged the use of 401k plans by granting ‘saver’s credits’ to participants thus paving the way to direct people to save for them-

The Future of 401k Retirement Plans

selves and thereby mitigat-ing the reliance on the exist-ing social security system. A recent study by the U.S. Government Accountabil-ity Office reveals that many 401k plans have hidden fees that employer sponsors and employees have not been fully informed about. 401k plan legislation that will take effect in Apil 2012 now requires that there be Fee Transparency Disclosure moving forward. While many providers of 401k ser-vices were not disclosing fees properly, some providers do a good job of doing that.

What does this mean for the consumer-client? Honesty and full disclo-sure should be the only policy. If the employer or the participant is paying for a service they should be informed about all features and fees (costs).

Diversification is the

other issue. Many fund companies address di-versification by providing funds by different families and different sectors. This is no longer sufficient. We are in an international and global economy so we need funds outside the U.S.A. We are now more sensi-tive to green industries and lifestyle funds that invest in companies that don’t violate human rights.

To quote an old say-ing “We are not in Kan-sas anymore.” The 401k retirement plan of the future will provide more transparency, education, fund selection and more post-retirement planning. For further inquiry and in-formation on 401k’s or for a review of your personal 401k retiremant plan con-tact Ruben Garcia, Phone: 408-903-6104 or by Email: rg4benef [email protected].

StatePoint

With retirement accounts and real estate values still recovering from the reces-sion, and living costs on the rise, many retired se-niors are struggling to pay their bills. According to the National Council on Ag-ing, 20 million Americans, 60 years of age or older, are economically insecure.

But experts say that with the right tools and planning, you can avoid money woes.

“The first step is to get a handle on your finances,” ad-vises Aaron Forth, Vice Presi-dent and General Manager of Intuit Personal Finance Group. “Knowing more about your current financial situation means you can more effectively stick to a budget.”

Luckily, new tools are helping seniors on a fixed income to do just that. There are many things you can do to help make ends meet in an uncertain economy:

Tips For Seniors Living On A Fixed Income

Work From Home

If inflation is causing your living expenses to rise, but you’re on a fixed-income, you may want to consider tak-ing on some part-time work to supplement your funds. Working from home is be-coming an increasingly easy option for seniors who may be less mobile than during their younger days. Many companies hire part-time freelancers to complete work remotely. From tutoring to transcription services, you can earn extra dollars with-out getting off the couch.

Budget Online

If you’re still squinting over your checkbook ledger, it’s time to try something new.

“Let software do the heavy lifting for you,” advises Aaron Forth, Vice President of In-tuit Personal Finance Group.

Take advantage of free services on the Internet like Mint.com. For those who prefer managing money on the desktop, purchase finan-cial software like Quicken to help you manage your finances, create a budget, and meet financial goals.

Cut Expenses

Trim back on unnecessary expenditures. For example, many television programs are available for free online, mak-ing your cable bill a redun-dant expense. Likewise, if you use a mobile phone, consider eliminating your landline.

Even if you’re living on a fixed income there’s no need to go into debt.

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EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.comJAN 6 - JAN 12, 2012 5OPINION

Hilbert Morales

EL OBSERVADOR

Let’s accomplish some-thing this 2012 New Year. What shall that be? There is no shortage of important matters which need to be addressed at any jurisdic-tional level. At the global level, a stable monetary en-vironment needs to be es-tablished in order to have the global economy become stabilized. At the national level, the domestic economy must become focused on recreation of manufacturing which provides the working class with jobs. In additon, the middle class needs to understand that their jobs will not come back. How-ever, new technologies will present many opportunities for those who are prepared and ready. This requires an effective educational system at all levels. At the local lev-el, the educational systems need to become more effec-tive in their efforts to teach students the basics needed to survive in the coming global society and its tech-nology. With respect to educating the poor minority child, the current education system needs to improve its ability to prepare a child for a future which requires an ability to adapt to new career opportunities which require the use of one’s logic, rhetoric, and mathematics with creative applications.

Something to be accom-plished is comprehensive income tax reform which today permits too many cor-porations and the wealthy to end up paying no income taxes at all. The income tax disparity must be corrected. The many forms of corpo-rate welfare must be ended,

LET’S ACCOMPLISH SOMETHING THIS

2012 YEARespecially those that exist in agribusiness. Adminis-tratively, certain crops, such as corn, should not be used to produce more alcohol which is added to gasoline. This is especially so when such diversions create a food shortage with result-ing increased cost of food which the impoverished have no money to purchase.

Another accomplish-ment to be undertaken is to establish a comprehen-sive immigration reform act which puts an end to the inappropriate legisla-tive activities at the state level. At the minimum, the proposed American Dream Act needs to be en-acted by the U.S. Congress.

Then there is the need to accomplish something with respect to the escalation of health care costs and pre-scription medications. Big pharmaceutical companies need to explain why certain medicaitons cost so much in America while being sold at lower prices beyond our bor-ders. Health care costs must be contained in the near fu-ture because, at present, any serious illness ends up cost-ing the family its retirement fortune, especially for the underinsured or uninsured.

Health care insurance and aid to our impoverished and disabled must be ac-complished. There are too many more individuals who have become poor under the economic practices which enable corporations to move manufacturing and infor-mation technology jobs be-yond our domestic borders.

A national housing policy needs to be developed be-cause the current real estate market does not protect the home buyer at all especially when the wage earner’s job is outsourced. Mort-gage adjustments must become a priority for the Office of Consumer Affairs.

Another accomplish-ment is that unions must not lose their colletive bar-gaining rights. In additon, the unions representatives must understand that any retirement pension pro-posal must be subjected to actuarial analysis to determine if the jurisdic-tion and its taxpayers can afford to agree thereto.

Let’s not forget that this is an election year where we either elect a new president or re-elect the current presi-dent. An accomplishment is to reconstitute the make-up of Congress to eliminate the current ‘do-nothing for the people’ climate. The elector-ate will have a choice: Elect senators and representa-tives who will deal with the establishment of checks and balances which permit the fair distribution of wealth. The middle class and work-ing class sectors of American society are suffering today from excessive unemploy-ment and lack of health care insurance benefits because health care insurance is coupled with employment.

None of the above will happen if the makeup of the U.S. Congress, as well as that of many state leg-islatures, is not changed through the election pro-cess. The coming election of November 2012 is going to determine if any of the above gets accomplished by the next Obama adminis-tration (if President Obama is elected to a second term) and if the partisan make-up of the U.S. Congress is changed to favor the pas-sage of legislation which fairly deals with disparities of all kinds which currently afflict our American society. One thing is certain: the voter, especially the His-panic voter, needs to decide to accomplish something during this New Year 2012.

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Luisa Fernanda Montero

Para La Red Hispana

Si usted está leyendo este periódico, sentando en el banco de un parque, en la sala de su casa, en el bus que lo lleva al tra-bajo o en cualquier par-te ya es un privilegiado.

¿Se ha dado cuenta de todo lo que tiene que con-fluir para que usted pue-da leer este periódico?

¡Para empezar tiene que estar vivo! Porque hasta donde la ciencia ha dado noticia los muertos no leen. Ya es, estar vivo un gran motivo de agradecimien-to y un privilegio, ¿no?

Tiene la capacidad de sostener el periódico en sus manos. ¿Ha pensado alguna vez en la cantidad de perso-nas que no pueden hacerlo?

¡Puede leerlo! Son in-mensos los índices de anal-fabetismo en el mundo, y si, en Estados Unidos también hay analfabetismo. Usted no es un analfabeta. Eso es ya una gran ventaja. Tiene el mundo de los libros y el conocimiento a su alcance.

Pero como si fuera poco puede pensar y puede deci-dir. En este momento, por ejemplo, puede estar pen-sando, para dónde va esta columna y decidiendo, línea por línea, si quiere seguir-

Somos privilegiadosla leyendo. Es decir que de una u otra forma me tie-ne en sus manos. Si usted quiere yo le transmito un mensaje si no quiere eso es imposible. ¡Usted decide!

Pues bien, si sigue leyen-do, lo mínimo que puedo ha-cer es darle las gracias. Aquí va mi mensaje de año nuevo:

¡Somos privilegia-dos! ¡Disfrutémoslo!

Cada vez que tenemos la gloria de abrir los ojos por la mañana y empezar ese nuevo día, esa nueva oportunidad de ser feli-ces, somos privilegiados.

Cada día es una opor-tunidad más para hacer las cosas que nos gustan, para estar con la gente que queremos, para avanzar en las metas que nos hemos propuesto, ¡para ser feli-ces! porque al fin y al cabo ese es el propósito… ¿o no?

Claro, a veces nos dis-traemos y se complica la cosa, porque siempre es más fácil pensar en lo que no tenemos, en aquello que deseamos y olvidarnos de todo lo que si tenemos.

Pues bien, empecemos por agradecer lo que tene-mos. Si continuamos nues-tro camino por esta vida con alegría y optimismo segura-mente vamos a llegar a don-de nos propongamos llegar.

Somos privilegiados por-que hay mucha gente que nos quiere. Esta bien, tal vez mucha de esa gente no está a nuestro lado, pero igual nos quiere. Tenemos el pri-vilegio de ser queridos. Se lo digo por experiencia, el co-razón no conoce fronteras. Esas personas que nos quie-ren nos quieren de verdad y el cariño es una bendición.

Puedo seguir haciendo la lista de los privilegios de todos los días, pero esa se la dejo a usted. Es bueno que tenga metas para este año que comienza, claro que si. Pero empiece dando las gra-cias por todo lo que tiene, sea consiente de todas sus ventajas. Piense en todo lo que ha invertido para llegar hasta donde está y siénta-se orgulloso de usted mis-mo y valore sus privilegios.

Acaso disfruta aun del cariño de sus padres, o tiene el privilegio de ser usted mismo un buen pa-dre, un buen esposo o tal vez tenga el privilegio de tener un hermano incom-parable o un gran amigo. Se lo aseguro, usted es un privilegiado y en la medi-da en que lo sepa, será más feliz. Le deseo un 2012 lle-no de privilegios y alegrías.

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com JAN 6 - JAN 12, 20126 HEALTH

NewsUSA

Aunque las cataratas es la causa principal de la pérdida de visión en todo el mundo, los mitos aún per-sisten acerca de sus causas y tratamiento. Las catara-tas afectan a cerca de 22 millones de americanos a partir de los 40 años. A la edad de 80 años más de la mitad de los americanos tie-nen cataratas según el Ins-tituto Nacional de la Visión.

“Las cataratas no pue-den prevenirse pero pueden tratarse” afirma Richard P. Mills, MD, “y la mejor forma de asegurarse de que la vi-sión sigue sana a lo largo de nuestra vida es visitando al oftalmólogo. Más del 90 por ciento de las personas que tienen operaciones de cata-ratas vuelven a tener visión”.

Cuando la lente del ojo, ubicada debajo de la pu-pila, comienza a envejecer sus células mueren y se van acumulando. El resultado

Todo lo que necesitas saber sobre las cataratas y su operación

es una visión e imágenes borrosas. Las cataratas las provocan algunas enferme-dades oculares, ciertas me-dicaciones así como la dia-betes. Al comienzo de esta enfermedad, se puede redu-cir los problemas de visión causados por las cataratas con una iluminación más potente y el uso de gafas. Pero llega un momento en que la operación de catara-tas -; la operación más rea-lizada en el país -; se hace necesaria. Hay cuatro mitos comunes acerca de las cata-ratas que debemos aclarar:

• MITO 1: Las gotas de ojos pueden prevenir o disolver las cataratas

• DATO: La Administra-ción de alimentos y medici-nas no ha aprobado ningu-na gota que cure o retrase las cataratas. Debido a que las cataratas no son sus-tancias, no hay nada que las gotas puedan disolver.

• MITO 2: Las tareas diarias de visión corta

como puede ser leer o co-ser pueden provocar que las cataratas empeoren.

• DATO: Las cataratas no se provocan por cómo se use o esfuerce la vista. Sin embargo, las cataratas suelen notarse más cuando se hace este tipo de tareas. Un signo de la catarata es la necesidad de más luz para realizar las mismas tareas.

• MITO 3: Las ca-taratas son reversibles.

• DATO: Las lentes se van nublando mientras van envejeciendo. Este proceso es inevitable e irreversible. Pero su progreso puede ra-lentizarse dejando de fumar, comiendo una dieta equili-brada y llevando gafas de sol.

Si tienes 65 años o más y crees que tienes cataratas, podrías acceder a un exa-men ocular gratuito. Los exámenes oculares se ofre-cen a través de un programa denominado EyeCare Ame-rica, una organización en la que trabaja cerca de 7.000 voluntarios oftalmólogos en los EEUU y Puerto Rico.

Visita http://www.eyeamerica.org/ para ver si puedes acceder, o tus familiares, a este tipo de atención oftalmológica.

NewsUSA

Did you know a single porto-bello mushroom has more po-tassium than a banana or a glass of orange juice? Or that brown rice has four times as much fiber as white rice? Nutrition secrets like these are your golden ticket to HYPERLINK “http://www.riceselect.com/”healthy living. Here’s another -- brown rice and mushrooms form a formi-dable health combination.Brown rice has more magne-sium, selenium and fiber than its white counterpart. Magnesium is important for bone, nerve and muscle health, while fiber boosts each meal by making you feel fuller, longer. A good dose of fiber also helps keep blood sugar steady.To maximize the health proper-ties of brown rice, dietitians recommend pairing it with other vitamin-stacked ingredi-ents, such as mushrooms.From studies at Penn State University to findings backed by the American Society for Nutrition, the extensive body of research agrees -- mushrooms are overflowing with essential vitamins, nutrients and minerals.White button mushrooms pro-mote immune support by up-ping the production of antiviral proteins and immune system cells while crimini and shiitake mushrooms have nearly half the recommended daily intake of selenium, a vital antioxidant.Fungi of all kinds are loaded with the following other

Brown Rice and Mushrooms Make Formidable Combo

nutrients: vitamin D, iron, potas-sium, B vitamins and copper. The effects of vitamin-packed mushrooms are just as plentiful -- they increase your metabo-lism, lower blood pressure and promote bladder health.

Adding mushrooms to a dish with brown rice is an easy way to increase the health value of any meal. Try the following delicious recipe from HYPER-LINK “http://www.riceselect.com/”www.riceselect.com:

WALNUT, MUSHROOM & SPINACH RICE1/3 cup butter

2 cups sliced mushrooms

1 (3oz.) package light cream cheese, cubed

2 cups fresh spinach, torn

1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

3 cups Texmati Brown Rice

1/2 cup chopped walnuts

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

Melt butter in large skillet over medium heat. Add mushrooms; cook until soft, 2 to 4 minutes. Add cream cheese; stir until melted. Reduce heat to medi-um-low. Add rice; stir until well blended and heated through, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from heat. In large bowl, combine rice mixture, spinach, Parmesan cheese, walnuts, salt and pep-per. Toss well.

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Luis Alba

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En la noche del 5 de ene-ro cada año llegan los reyes magos a dejar regalos a los pequeños que se portan bien durante todo el año que aca-ba de terminar. Como toda buena tradición se empieza por dejar un zapato abajo del árbol navideño y lo peor de todo es esperar a que salga el sol para descubrir que fue el regalo dejado por Melchor, Gaspar y Baltasar. Ya después entrado el día la familia se junta para partir la rosca de reyes la cual lleva escondida muñequitos los cuales representan al niño dios, al afortunado de cor-tar el pedazo de rosca con el muñeco tiene que hacer tamales los cuales se ten-drán que pagar el día 2 de febrero, día de la candelaria.

Particularmente conmi-go siempre fue la ansiedad lo que me dejaba sin dormir esa noche, las ganas de po-der jugar con mis juguetes. Creo que ese es el mayor martirio para un niño en esta época del año. Recuer-do que en un año los reyes me trajeron una pista de carreras con una bicicleta y bota de dulces de las que no se encuentran en este país, a mi hermana, la más grande, le trajeron una mu-ñeca y unos patines y a mi hermana la mas chica, solo unos cubos y unos muñecos de peluche cada una con sus respectivas botas de dulce.

Recuerdo lo mejor era el despertarse temprano para jugar con los vecinos y ver que habían recibido ellos en sus respectivas casas y el jugar hasta tarde todo el día sin que tu mama te dijera que tenias que ir a la escuela al día siguiente ni nada por el estilo. Ya que en México el día 6 de Enero siempre suele ser festivo y nadie tra-baja creo que eso lo agra-decen los papas también.

Esperando a los “Reyes Magos”

Como es ya una tradición, decenas de niños acuden en la víspera del Día de Reyes a escribir y enviar sus cartas a los Reyes Magos.

Tradición de los “Reyes Magos”El 6 de enero de cada año se celebra la fiesta de la “Epifanía” o de los “Santos Reyes”, conmemorando la llegada de los Reyes Magos a Belén para adora al niño Jesús. Actualmente se traen regalos a los niños y se parte la “Rosca de Reyes”Origen de le celebración Siglo I al IIIFiesta del solsticio de invierno el 25 de diciembre y el 6 de enero el aumento de la luzEdad MediaLos cristianos celebran la adoración a Jesús por parte de un grupo de magos quienes obsequian al niño, oro, incienso y mirraMitad del siglo XIXInicia la tradición de traer regalos a los niños cada 6 de enero y cobra popularidad escribir la “carta” a los ReyesLa Rosca de ReyesEs un pan en forma de ovalada cubierto de azúcar y pedazos de fruta que se come el 6 de enero, en ella se esconden pequeñas figuras de un niño de plástico. La persona que saque la figura está obligada a invitar atole y tamales el día de la Candelaria (2 de febrero)Historia de los “Reyes Magos” Siglos I y IIIEl teólogo Tertuliano les otorga el título de monarcasSiglo IIISe les da nombre y número: Melchor Gaspar y BaltazarSiglos XII y XIIIISe determina su origen: Europa, Asia y ÁfricaSignificadoSimboliza la búsqueda de Jesús por el Rey Herodes, la tradición se toma de los romanos y toma fuerza en la Edad Media

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Amuletos Muy efec-tivos aquellos relaciona-dos con figuras celestiales como los escapularios de la Virgen del Carmen y San Antonio, las medallitas de San Cristóbal, San Miguel Arcángel, Santa Bárbara,

Amuletos,Talismanes y Hierbas para la suerteSan Alejo, la medalla mila-grosa y las siete potencias.

Toda imagen que re-presente a Dios, Jesucris-to, las advocaciones de la Virgen María y los Santos; los cuadros con motivos angelicales, los salmos bí-blicos, las estampitas de vírgenes y santos, los rosa-

rios, los crucifijos, la cruz de Caravaca, los libros de oraciones,la snovenas y las cadenas de oraciones.

Talismanes para el tra-bajo y el dinero Entre los más efectivos se encuentran las pirámides, los diversos tipos de budas, las figuras relacionadas al sol y la luna, el pentagrama, los cristales de cuarzo, las piedras ojo de tigre y ojo de gato, las figu-ras de jade, la estrella de Da-vid, la herradura de caballo, las figuras de elefantes, los arbolitos de bambú, las ma-tas de ruda, los espejos octa-gonales, figuras decorativas del feng shui,la piedra imán, el ojo de Horus, la figura del trébol de cuatro hojas,

las campanillas de vien-to, una estampa o cuadro de San Martín Caballero y las puntas de las flechas. Estos talismanes se utilizan de

manera decorativa en el ho-gar, la oficina, los comercios y cualquier centro de trabajo.

Talismanes para el amor Lo más recomendado para contar con buena estrella en el amor son los cristales de cuarzo rosa, las velas color rosa, las matas y flores de lavanda y cualquier objeto relacionado con el planeta Venus y la Diosa Afrodi-ta. Los cristales de cuarzo deben colocarse en pares, se les debe limpiar sema-nalmente con agua mine-ral y se exponen al sol una vez al mes. Los talismanes deben ser maniobrados únicamente por su dueño.

Hierbas Abre camino Se porta en pequeños saquitos color verde o amarillo con el fin de abrirse camino, encontrar nuevas oportu-nidades y buena suerte en general, frecuentemen-

te se preparan enjuagues con esta hierba, se aña-de rompezaraguey, ruda y arrasa con todo para hacerse un baño lustral.

Hierbabuena La hierba-buena se utiliza en rituales para la protección del hogar, antes de iniciar un ritual de magia blanca, frote sus manos con hojas frescas de hierbabuena. Se dice que donde crece con abundan-cia el dinero nunca faltará.

Mandrake Donde exis-ta una planta o un trozo de raíz de mandrake, los malo espíritus y la magia negra no pueden existir. Coloque un trozo del ta-llo de mandrake junto a dos monedas de plata para que el dinero le abunde.

Ocote Es comúnmen-te sugerido para alejar las malas vibras y los malos

espíritus. Actualmente son muy populares las cruces de ocote, coloque una de estas cruces debajo de los colchones de su cama si siente energías extrañas a su alrededor o si padece de pesadillas constantes.

Pirul Con las hojas de pirul se fabrican ramas de limpia y se pasan por el cuerpo de una persona que este enferma o deprimida, luego las hojas se entierran y santo remedio. También se quema como incienso para alejar las malas vibras.

Ruda Al plantarla en el jardín atrae buena suer-te y ahuyenta a los malos espíritus. Es muy utili-zada para hacer limpias a personas y viviendas.

Se riega agua de ruda en la puerta de entrada de la casa para que el dinero no falte.

México, (Notimex).- La actriz Ludwika Paleta negó que a más de un año de no-viazgo, ya planee boda con Emiliano Salinas, hijo del ex presidente de México, Carlos Salinas de Gortari.

“No sé de lo que me están hablando, quizá me vieron comprando muebles por-que adquirí una casa, me la regalé de cumpleaños y

Descarta Ludwika Paleta boda con hijo de ex presidente de México

estoy feliz”, respondió ante los rumores de matrimonio.

Sin embargo, admitió ante la prensa que en un futuro sí contempla llegar por segunda ocasión al al-tar. La primera vez fue con el actor Plutarco Haza, en diciembre de 2004.

“Algún día sí, la verdad no lo sé, no lo he pensa-do todavía, no hay pla-nes pero, ¿por qué no?, no lo veo como una posi-bilidad cerrada”, sostuvo.

Incluso, aseguró que también le gustaría con-vertirse de nuevo en mamá: “Sí, me encantaría”.

Paleta, madre de Nico-lás, de 11 años, producto de su relación con Haza, consideró que todos los ru-mores surgieron a partir de que subió una foto en su cuenta de Twitter con Emiliano Salinas ponien-do el árbol de Navidad.

Por lo pronto, Paleta en-saya su participación en la obra “Espejos” y recién

concluyó la filmación de la película “Allá y entonces”, bajo la dirección de Ángel Flores Marini. Asimismo,

hizo una actuación especial de cinco capítulos en la tele-novela “Abismo de pasión”.

Emiliano Salinas y Ludwika Paleta.

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The Devil Insidenoche. Viaja al Hospital de Cetrino para Crimina-les Dementes en Italia, en el cual su madre ha estado encerrada, para determinar si esta mentalmente incapa-citada o bajo una posesión demoníaca. Trabaja jun-to a dos jóvenes exorcistas (Simon Quarterman yEvan

Helmuth) para curar a su madre mediante métodos poco convencionales que combinan ciencia y religión, y se encuentran cara a cara con el mal que se presenta en forma de cuatro pode-rosos demonios que poseen a Maria. Muchos han sido poseídos por uno; solo uno ha sido poseído por muchos.

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NAME STATEMENT NO. 559737

The following person(s) is(are) doing business, DK Salon, 2229 Alum Rock Ave, San Jose, CA 95116, Santa Clara Co. Clyde Vo, 5625 Blossom Ave, San Jose, CA 95123. This business is conducted by an individual, registrant began busi-ness under the fictitious business name or names listed here in 01/01/2012. “I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Clyde VoJan. 06, 13, 20, 27, 2012.This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 1/05/12.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

NO. 559736The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Elegant Body Care, 4600 Alum Rock Ave, San Jose, CA 95127, Santa Clara Co. Clyde Vo, 5625 Blossom Ave, San Jose, CA 95123. This business is conducted by an individual, registrant be-gan business under the fictitious business name or names listed here in 01/01/2012. “I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Clyde VoJan. 06, 13, 20, 27, 2012.This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 1/05/12.


NO. 559268The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Necocheas’s Services, 2037 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, CA 95050, Santa Clara Co. Yessica Elizalde, 1981 Menzel Place, Santa Clara, CA 95050. This business is conducted by an in-dividual, registrant has not yet begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who de-clares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Yessica ElizaldeJan. 06, 13, 20, 27, 2012.This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 12/21/11.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 111CV215727Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Raúl Colin and Griselda Ceja, TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioners, Raúl Colin and Griselda Ceja filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Raúl Angel Colin to (First) Raúl (Middle) Angel (Last) Colin Ceja. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the pe-tition for change of names should not be granted on 2/21/12 at 8:45 am, Room 107: located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circu-lation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.Dec. 28, 2011.Thomas Wm. CainJudge of the Superior CourtJan. 06, 13, 20, 27, 2012.


NO. 559675The following person(s) is(are) doing busi-ness, Paint & Go Autos, 215 Leo Ave., San Jose, CA 95112, Santa Clara Co. Jose Cornejo, 183 Kenbrook Cir., San Jose, CA 95111. This business is conducted by an individual, registrant began busi-ness under the fictitious business name or names listed here in 2/16/11. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who de-clares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Jose M Cornejo MatusJan. 06, 13, 20, 27, 2012.This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 1/04/12.


NO. 559668The following person(s) is(are) doing busi-ness, Portalpeak Networks, 2810 Forbes Ave., Santa Clara, CA 95051, Santa Clara Co. Aziz Abdul, 2810 Forbes Ave, Santa Clara, CA 95051. This business is con-ducted by an individual, registrant began business under the fictitious business name or names listed here in 01/01/05. “I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Aziz AbdulJan. 06, 13, 20, 27, 2012.This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 1/03/12.


NO. 559667The following person(s) is(are) doing busi-ness, Supreme Maintenance, 552 E Maude Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94086, Santa Clara Co. Andres Martinez, 552 E Maude Ave.,

Sunnyvale, CA 94086. This business is conducted by an individual, registrant has not yet begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon. “I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Andres MartinezJan. 06, 13, 20, 27, 2012.This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 1/03/12.


NO. 559467The following person(s) is(are) doing business, EDS Traffic School, 771 Sunset Glen Drive, San Jose, CA 95123, Santa Clara Co. Donald Meyer, 771 Sunset Glen Drive, San Jose, CA 95123, Donnell Jackson, 3091 Marston Way, San Jose, CA 95148. This business is conducted by copartners, registrants have not yet begun business under the fictitious busi-ness name or names listed hereon. “I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Donald M. MeyerJan. 06, 13, 20, 27, 2012.This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 12/28/11.


NO. 558820The following person(s) is(are) do-ing business, North 13th Street Luna park Business Association, 431 N. 16th Street, San Jose, CA 95112, Santa Clara Co. The North 13th Street Business As-sociation, 431 N. 16th Street, San Jose, CA 95112. This business is conducted by a corporation, registrants began busi-ness under the fictitious business name or names listed here in 06/10/2002. “I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)The North 13th Street Business AssociationStephen Gordy/PresidentJan. 06, 13, 20, 27, 2012.This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 12/07/11.


NO. 111CV215824Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the applica-tion of: Arturo & Teresa Flores, TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioners, Arturo & Teresa Flores filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree chang-ing names as follows: a. Angel Bernabe Villaneda Flores to Angel Bernabe Flores. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of names should not be granted on 2/14/12 at 8:45 am, Room 107: located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observa-dor, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.Dec. 29, 2011.Thomas Wm. CainJudge of the Superior CourtJan. 06, 13, 20, 27, 2012.


NO. 111CV215794Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the applica-tion of: Steven-David Kev Del Castillo, TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioners, Steven-David Kev Del Castillo filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Steven-David Kev Del Castillo to (First) Kevin Steven (Middle) David (Last) Del Castillo. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the pe-tition for change of names should not be granted on 2/21/12 at 8:45 am, Room 107: located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circu-lation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.Dec. 29, 2011.Thomas Wm. CainJudge of the Superior CourtJan. 06, 13, 20, 27, 2012.

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NO. 111CV213703Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the applica-tion of: Eustolia Ibarra & Andres Vallejo, TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioners, Eustolia Ibarra & Andres Vallejo filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Abraham Ibarra Vallejo to Abraham Vallejo Ibarra. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the pe-tition for change of names should not be granted on 2/14/12 at 8:45 am, Room 107:

located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circu-lation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.Dec. 29, 2011.Thomas Wm. CainJudge of the Superior CourtJan. 06, 13, 20, 27, 2012.


NO. 559246The following person(s) is(are) doing business, A-Jack’s Carpet Magic, 404 Don Carlos Ct. San Jose, CA 95123, Santa Clara Co. Jack H. Olitsky, 404 Don Carlos Ct., San Jose, CA 95123. This business is conducted by an indi-vidual, registrant has not yet begun busi-ness under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Jack OlitskyDec. 30; Jan. 06, 13, 20, 2012.This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 12/20/11.


NO. 558717The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Studio Divo, 1135 E. Santa Clara St #B, San Jose, CA 95116, Santa Clara Co. Gonzalo Rodriguez, 1491 N First St . Apt. H, San Jose, CA 95110. This business is conducted by an indi-vidual, registrant began business under the fictitious business name or names listed here in 12/05/11. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Gonzalo RodriguezDec. 30; Jan. 06, 13, 20, 2012.This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 12/05/11.


NO. 559390The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Cline Construction, 330 B Lincoln Ave., San Jose, CA 95126. Santa Clara Co. Jason Cline, 322 Casa Loma Rd., Morgan Hill, CA 95037. This business is conducted by an indi-vidual, registrant began business under the fictitious business name or names listed here in 10/28/05. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Jason Cline Dec. 30; Jan. 06, 13, 20, 2012.This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 12/23/11.


NO. 559159The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Joyeria Perez, 459 S. Capitol Ave. Suite 12, San Jose, CA 95127, Santa Clara Co. G and M & Sons Inc. 459 S. Capitol Ave. Ste. 2, San Jose, CA 95127. This business is conducted by a corporation, registrant began business under the fictitious business name or names listed here in 12/16/2011. “I de-clare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)G and M & Sons, Inc.Mayra L. Perez-Vice PresidentDec. 30; Jan. 06, 13, 20, 2012.This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 12/16/11.


NO. 111CV215600Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the applica-tion of: Rayquan Deon Gregory, TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Rayquan Deon Gregory filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Rayquan Deon Gregory to Rayquan Deon Abyah. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of names should not be granted on 2/14/12 at 8:45 am, Room 107: located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hear-ing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.Dec. 27, 2011.Thomas Wm. CainJudge of the Superior CourtDec. 30; Jan. 06, 13, 20, 2012.


NO. 111CV215506Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the applica-tion of: Loc Vu, TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petition-er, Loc Vu filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a de-cree changing names as follows: a. Lane

Loc Vu to Loc Tuyet Vu. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of names should not be granted on 2/14/12 at 8:45 am, Room 107: located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observa-dor, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.Dec. 22, 2011.Thomas Wm. CainJudge of the Superior CourtDec. 30; Jan. 06, 13, 20, 2012.


NO. 111CV214550Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the appli-cation of: Najmeh Sharafoldin Zadeh & Nariman Majdi Nasab, TO ALL INTER-ESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioners, Najmeh Sharafolin Zaeh & Nariman Majdi Nasab, filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Farbod Majdi to Farbod Majdi Nasab. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of names should not be granted on 01/31/2012 at 8:45 am, Room 107: located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observa-dor, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.Dec. 08, 2011.Thomas Wm. CainJudge of the Superior CourtDec. 30; Jan. 06, 13, 20, 2012.


NO. 558667The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Jenny’s Family Daycare, 110 Scharff Avenue, San Jose, CA 95116. Santa Clara Co. Flavia E. Cortez, 110 Scharff Avenue, San Jose, CA 95116. This business is conducted by an indi-vidual, registrant began business under the fictitious business name or names listed here in 12/01/11. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Flavia E. CortezDec. 23, 30; Jan. 06, 13, 2012.This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 12/02/11.


NO. 111CV215045Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the appli-cation of: Shih-Chia Lin & Hui-Hsuan Chen, TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioners, Shih-Chia Lin & Hui-Hsuan Chen have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Victor Lin to Vic-tor Wallace Lin. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of names should not be granted on 2/07/12 at 8:45 am, Room 107: located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observa-dor, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.Dec. 15, 2011.Thomas Wm. CainJudge of the Superior CourtDec. 23, 30; Jan. 06, 13, 2012.


NO. 111CV214706Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the appli-cation of: Lauren Wenhua Delvaux TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Lauren Wenhua Delvaux has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Lauren Wenhua Delvaux to Li-Ren Delvaux Wen. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of names should not be granted on 2/07/12 at 8:45 am, Room 107: located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observa-dor, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.Dec. 12, 2011.Thomas Wm. CainJudge of the Superior CourtDec. 23, 30; Jan. 06, 13, 2012.


NO. 111CV210139Superior Court of California, County of

Santa Clara-In the matter of the applica-tion of: Monica Cerecero-Nolasco, TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Monica Cerecero-Nolasco has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Heidi Diane Rizo to Heidi Diane Rizo Cerecero. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of names should not be granted on 01/17/12 at 8:45 am, Room 107: located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observa-dor, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.Nov. 23, 2011.Thomas Wm. CainJudge of the Superior CourtDec. 23, 30; Jan. 06, 13, 2012.


NO. 558771The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Michelle’s Trucking, 1645 Bermuda Way, San Jose, CA 95122, Santa Clara Co. Cristobal Mendoza Chavez, 1645 Bermuda Way, San Jose, CA 95122. This business is conducted by an individual, registrant has not yet begun business under the fictitious busi-ness name or names listed hereon. “I de-clare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Cristobal Mendoza ChavezDec. 16, 23, 30; Jan. 06, 2012.This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 12/06/11.


NO. 111CV214549Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the applica-tion of: Hui Pei and Zhihong Barbara Qiu Pei, TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioners, Hui Pei and Zhihong Barbara Qiu Pei have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Antonio Roy Pei to Roy Junqiu Pei b. Yibing Pei to Dianna Yibing Pei. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of names should not be granted on 1/31/12 at 8:45 am, Room 107: located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observa-dor, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.Dec. 08, 2011.Thomas Wm. CainJudge of the Superior CourtDec. 16, 23, 30; Jan. 06, 2012.

AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 111CV211180Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the appli-cation of: Melissa Esperansa Devia, TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Melissa Esperansa Devia ha filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Melissa Esperansa Devia to Melissa Hope Hewitt. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of names should not be granted on 2/07/12 at 8:45 am, Room 107: located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observa-dor, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.Dec. 12, 2011.Thomas Wm. CainJudge of the Superior CourtDec. 16, 23, 30; Jan. 06, 2012.


NO. 111CV214890Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the ap-plication of: Christopher Bill Paget, TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Christopher Bill Paget has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Christopher Bill Paget to Kristin Natalie Paget. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the peti-tion for change of names should not be granted on 2/07/12 at 8:45 am, Room 107: located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hear-ing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation,

printed in the county of Santa Clara.Dec. 13, 2011.Thomas Wm. CainJudge of the Superior CourtDec. 16, 23, 30; Jan. 06, 2012.

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La Federación Inter-nacional de Historia y Es-tadistica (IFFHS), dio a conocer la lista de los me-jores porteros del mundo de 2011, la cual es encabe-zada por cuarta ocasión por el español Iker Casillas.

El guardameta de Real Madrid se colocó por cuarto año como el mejor con 248 puntos, superando y por mucho al alemán Manuel Neuer del Bayern Munich quien acumuló 130 unida-des en la votación realizada por miembros editoriales y expertos, quienes confor-man el comité de elección.

El capitán de Real Ma-drid antes fue nombrado segundo mejor portero de la primera década del Siglo XXI por la IFFHS, terna en la que fue superado por el italiano Gianluigi Buffon, mientras que en la clasifica-ción del mejor de la historia ocupa el tercer lugar, después de Buffon y el danés Peter Boleslaw, retirado en 2003.

Por otra parte la lista in-cluye al uruguayo Fernando Néstor Muslera, portero del equipo turco Galatasaray, quien ocupa el sexto lugar con 34 votos, mientras que el paraguayo Justo Wilmar Villar se ubica en novena posición con 17 unidades.

Casillas y Neuer, prime-ro y segundo del mundo recibirán un trofeo du-rante la Gala de Futbol del Mundo 2012 que ce-lebra la IFFHS cada año.

Clasificación del Mejor Portero del Mundo 2011:

Pos. Nombre País Equipo Puntos

1. Iker Casillas/ España Real Madrid 248

2. Manuel Neuer/ Alema-nia Bayern Múnich 130

3. Víctor Valdés/ España Barcelona 114

4. Gianluigi Buffon/ Italia Juventus de Turín 63

Encabeza Iker Casillas lista de Mejor Portero del Mundo

5. Petr Cech/ República Checa Chelsea 41

6. Fernando Néstor Mus-lera/ Uruguay Galatasaray 34

7. Charles Joseph John Hart/ Inglaterra Manchester City 26

8. Julio César/ Brasil Inter de Milán 23

9. Justo Wilmar Villar/ Pa-raguay Estudiantes de La Pla-ta 17

10. Edwin van der Sar/ Ho-landa Manchester United 16

Iker Casillas de Real Madrid mejor portero del 2011.

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La exposición conforma-da por 126 imágenes que relatan la vida y la obra de Mario Moreno “Cantinflas”, la cual fue exhibida el año pasado en la Galería Abierta de las Rejas de Chapultepec, se mostrará en el extranje-ro durante 2012, informó Eduardo Moreno Laparade.

El sobrino del “Mimo de México” dijo que hay soli-citudes de Caracas, Vene-zuela; Los Ángeles, Nueva York y Bogotá, Colombia.

“Nos satisface saber que el público de esos paí-ses recuerda con cariño a ‘Cantinflas’ y celebran su legado, a 100 años de su natalicio. Estamos orga-nizando la manera en que llevaremos esta exposición que ahora tendrá un carác-ter de itinerante”, apuntó en entrevista con Notimex.

Mostrarán exposición sobre Mario Moreno “Cantinflas”

La muestra titulada “Cantinflas 100 años (1911-2011)” conmemora al hom-bre, al actor, al torero y hu-manista mexicano Mario Moreno Reyes. Consta de fotografías, carteles de su filmografía y caricaturas.

Moreno Laparade men-cionó que también planea editar un segundo libro sobre “Cantinflas” con ma-terial nuevo que le han enviado los fans del ídolo.

“Tenemos documen-tos y fotografías preciosas que nadie ha visto, que han sido aportadas por la gente y será interesante darlas a conocer”, indicó.

Sobre el litigio que enfren-ta en contra de Mario More-no Ivanova por los derechos de las películas del “Mimo de México”, dijo que dentro de un mes podría dictarse una sentencia definitiva.

Caracas, (Notimex).- El cantante puertorriqueño Marc Anthony ha comenza-do a rehacer su vida, tras su separación en julio pasado de Jennifer López, y volvió a encontrar el amor en bra-zos de la modelo venezolana Shannon De Lima, infor-maron hoy medios locales.

El intérprete de “Y hubo alguien” ha decidido gritar su afecto a los cuatro vien-tos por la exponente de la belleza latinoamericana a través de su cuenta de Twit-ter, en la que escribió “A mi @Shadelima mi estatua

Encuentra Marc Anthony de nuevo el amor

de la libertad. Besos bebe”.

Shannon De Lima, quien fue primera finalista del Sambil Model 2005, tiene un hijo de cuatro años, de nombre Daniel, producto de su relación con el ac-

tor Manuel “Coco” Sosa.

La actriz y cantan-te Jennifer López, por su parte, tampoco esconde su nuevo amor y hace va-rios días se le vio pasear por la ciudad estaduniden-se de Miami de la mano del joven Casper Smart.

Anthony, de 42 años, y López, de 41, se separaron en julio pasado de manera sorpresiva, tras siete años de matrimonio, en el que tuvieron un par de mellizos: Max y Emme, de tres años.

Miami, (Notimex).- La cantautora Gloria Estefan se colocó con su canción “Hotel Nacional”, incluida en su más reciente disco “Miss Little Havana”, en el primer lugar del listado de temas latinos más escucha-dos en Estados Unidos, con-

Gloria Estefan la primer mujer en el Top Latinovirtiéndose en la primera mujer que ocupa dicho sitio.

Así lo señala la lista Billboard, luego de que el tema se colocara en su se-mana de debut en el pri-mer lugar, marcando así un nuevo logró en la carrera.

Con este tema, Estefan se ha convertido en la primer mujer que ocupa el lugar de honor de dicha lista, que en sus 25 años de historia ha tenido sólo a intérpretes masculinos, como Ricky Martin, Juanes y Enrique Iglesias, por citar algunos.

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