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Free Sunday Yoga in the park Every Sunday /11:00am Dolores Park Dolores St. & 19th St. San Francisco, CA 94114
Senior Nutrition program focus group meeting May 29th /11:00am Cypress Community Center 403 South Cypress Avenue, San Jose, CA 95117 (408)-535-3579
Humane Society Free Pet Adoption June 1st-2nd 901 Ames Avenue, Milpitas, Ca hss.org/AdoptForFree (408) 262-2133 Education Finance Workshop May 28th
9:00am-11:30am Santa Clara County Office of Education 1290 Ridder Park Drive San Jose, CA 95131 (916) 847-9454
Free Piedmont AvenueArt Walk 3rd Thursday of every month 6:00pm-9:00pm Piedmont Avenue Oakland, CA Free Heart Screening for Children By appointment Valley Medical Center or family’s home www.infant-heart.com (408) 885-4415
Tattoo Removal the city helps youth remove tattoo, between 14 and 25 years of age 1694 Adrian Way San Jose, CA 95122 (408) 794-1660
HEADLINES
March of Dimes y colaboradores establecen programa nuevo para hallar causas de naciemiento prematuro Tres principales univer-sidades y cuatro hospitales de Ohio se han unido con March of Dimes Foundation para establecer un nuevo programa. March of Dimes planea una inversión de $10 millones en el programa durante cinco años. Para crear el programa colaborativo de investigación, los cientí-ficos de muchas disciplinas compartirán información y crearán una hipótesis para identificar las muchas causas subyacentes del parto prematuro, y se traduce el nuevo conocimiento en nuevos enfoques para la prevención del parto prematuro.
Berkley’s Fair Campaign Practices Commission to respond to pro-landlord organization on violations The pro-landlord organiza-tion Berkley Tenants United for Fairness (TUFF) admitted to numer-ous violations of state and local campaign finance laws. The organiza-tion was created last fall to support four candidates for the Berkley Rent Stabilization Board. TUFF received more than $50,000 in contri-butions from property owners of the city. Trabajadores de UC Responden a la Afirmaciones Sobre Huelga AFSCME AFSCME Local 3299, que representa a 13,000 traba-jadores tecnicos de UC atención al paciente respondió a las de-mandas indignantes de la UC sobre el costo y las consecuencias de la huelga prevista dos días, y los desafió a utilizar los fondos que se proponen invertir en trabajadores de reemplazo en apuntalar la falta de personal crónica de Hospitales UC. “Esta huelga no es sólo acerca de los próximos dos días --- es el hecho de que la UC está poniendo en peligro a sus pacientes todos los días con la falta de personal crónica y la reducción de costes imprudente”, dijo el presidente de AFSCME 3299 Kathryn Lybarger. “Si no defende-mos hasta ahora, estamos invitando a los desastres cuando miles de nuevos pacientes empiezan inundaciones hospitales UC con la aparición de la Ley de Asistencia Asequible para el próximo año.”
EVENTS 18th Dancin’ on the Avenue June 22nd / 2:00pm-8:00pm Lincoln Avenue San Jose, CA willowglen.org
I Am Harvey Milk June 26th, 27th , 28th The Nourse Theatre 201-299 Hayes Street, San Francisco, CA Tickets at sfgmc.org or (415) 392-4400
Moveable Feast: Willow Glen Every Friday night 5:00pm-8:00pm VTA Curtner Light Rail Station Canoas Garden Ave & Curtner Ave, San Jose, CA 95125
2 Dollar Tuesday Art Sales Every 3rd Tuesday of the month KALEID Gallery
88 S 4th Street, San Jose, CA 95113 http://www.kaleidgallery.com/ Free Admission
Beyonce World Tour July 2nd 8:00pm HP Pavilion at San Jose 525 West Santa Clara St. San Jose, CA 95113 $45.00-$250.00
East Side Save Our Sports5K Run/Walk May 19th /7:30am Registration-9:00am Start time Mt Pleasant High School 1750 S. White Road, San Jose, CA 95127 $35 Registration Fee www.active.com
MACLA’s 15th Annual Art Auction May 18th / 6:00pm
MACLA 510 S. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113 (408) 998-ARTE
Teatro Campesino: Frida May 17-18 / 2:00pm El Teatro Campesino 705 Fourth Street San Juan Bautista, CA 95045 $15 / brownpapertickets.com
Ringling Bros. & Barnum & Bailey Circus August 21st 7:30pm HP Pavilion at San Jose 525 West San Clara st. San Jose, CA 95113
2013 Taco Festival May 25th 11:00am-5:00pm History Park San Jose 1650 Senter Rd. San Jose, CA 95112 $10
TorreblancaCON
This morning I received an email blast from the Santa Clara County Democratic Par-ty saying that Cindy Chavez has their sole endorsement because her Leadership and dedication to the values and polices Democrats support. THEY FORGOT TERESA!
Last January I had a conver-sation with Steve Preminger about the core and values of the Democratic Party and how his organization keeps lacking of their independence when they keep supporting the same establishment, ignoring many of those candidates who come to their interviews.
They call on Teresa Alvarado meeting with the Republican Party when they didn’t have the courage to make dual en-dorsement with Teresa and Cindy. I support Teresa Al-varado as a long time Demo-crat for generations and I do not agree with the Santa Clara County Democratic Party Leadership… Just take a look at all the Democratic values that Teresa represents!
Last, on their email blast they forgot to say how this Santa Clara County Democratic Party endorsed Mr. Shirakawa and stayed on his back all the way to the end of his corrup-tion case. They forgot to men-tion how Cindy Chavez had her alliance with the past Su-pervisor.
We cannot afford to make the same mistakes; we need
a “fresh face” on our District.Teresa Alvarado deserves my vote and the vote of those honest and ethical Democrats of D-2 ,
Sincerely,
Aarón R. Reséndez, Presi-dent, SRBA
Story Road Business Assn.
Cinthia RodríguezEL OBSERVADOR
Estoy tan contenta que ya empezó un clima más cálido no sólo porque me recuerda a mi ciudad natal, sino porque eso significa cocinar al aire li-bre. A veces me gustaría que mi cumpleaños fuera en el ve-rano sino que está en el medio de diciembre.
Aunque su cumpleaños podría ser una gran razón para barbacoa, mucha gente le gusta hacer esto durante los días festivos. Bueno Memorial Day, originalmente conocido como el Día de Decoración es una oportunidad perfecta para estar al aire libre disfrutan-do del aire fresco y recordar a aquellos que hicieron el mayor sacrificio.
Para aquellos de ustedes que son mexicanos y pien-san que usted no tiene una razón importante para cele-
brar, ¿adivinen qué? Hubo un mexicano-americano que recibió condecoración militar más alta de los Estados Uni-dos por su valor en combate - la Medalla de Honor - por haberse distinguido en Pic-kett Cargo en la batalla de Gettysburg de la guerra civil americana. Fue uno de siete.
Su nombre era Joseph H. De Castro. Nació el 14 no-viembre 1844 en Boston, Massachusetts. De Castro fue el portador de la bandera de su estado donde había en-trado como voluntario en la infantería 19ª. Su unidad par-ticipo en la batalla de Gettys-burg, en Pennsylvania.
El 3 de julio de 1863, el ter-cer y último día de la batalla, su unidad participó en lo que se conoció como la carga de Pickett. La carga de Pickett fue un asalto de infantería desastroso ordenada por el general confederado Robert E. Lee contra posiciones de
la Unión General de División George G. Meade en el ce-menterio de Ridge.
Durante la batalla, De Cas-tro atacó a un portador de la bandera confederada del 19 Regimiento de Infantería de Virginia, con el personal de sus propios colores y se apode-ró de la bandera del regimien-to de oposición, entregando el premio al general Alexander S. Webb.
Después de la guerra De Castro entró en el ejército re-gular y sirvió durante algunos años.
Así que si es su primera vez en participar en este festejo puede volar la bandera de EE.UU. a media asta hasta el mediodía. También puede hacer una pausa y reflexionar sobre el significado del día. Se podría hacer un compromiso de ayudar a las viudas, viudos, huérfanos de los fallecidos, y ayudar a los veteranos disca-pacitados.
The U.S. Congress must fix the current IRS tax codes by dealing with the first step: Forget about incremental revenues, just simplify the existing corporate income tax provisions NOW.
Personal income taxes may be revised later. The U.S. Sen-ate conducted hearings on Tuesday, May 21, 2012, dur-ing which the current corpo-rate income tax strategies of Apple, Inc. were exposed to public scrutiny.
Apple CEO Tim Cook ably presented the viewpoint of anyone who pays taxes on in-comes earned. The basic rule is to pay not a penny more than required by the current IRS tax code. At issue was the legal and technical use of the laws of Ireland and the U.S.A. which allow for a subsidiary holding company to be used by Apple to hold $75 to $100 billion ‘offshore’. Apple has done nothing il-legal….its all in the current IRS tax code passed by U.S. Congress.
The current tax code per-mits sheltering of revenues earned overseas. These rev-enues are not subject to the current 35% corporate income tax at all. Apple ex-ecutives have to bring that money ‘home’ to America be-fore it is subject to that 35% corporate income tax.
Who formulated the cur-rent legislation which is in-corporated in the current IRS tax code? It is our own U.S. Congress….so it seems reasonable that the U.S. Congress has a job to do. As
Apple CEO stated, “The U.S. tax code needs a dramatic simplification.” The U.S. Congress has the authority to formulate new IRS tax code simplifications.
It is time to look at all cor-porate tax loopholes which the current practices of Ap-ple, Inc. has exposed to pub-lic scrutiny. Just consider that if the U.S. Congress had done its job in the past, some por-tion of those ‘offshore billions’ would have been brought home to help fund the many programs which presently are not being implemented because of the lack of tax rev-enues.
The U.S. Congress must face up to the fact that it cre-ated all those exemptions and deductions over the past 50 years or so. It is time to fix the IRS income tax code by taking it one step at a time.
Just consider simplyfying the corporate tax code first because small businesses, professionals, and individu-als are just tired of carrying the load while many Fortune 500 corporations end up le-gally paying no income taxes by following the current IRS tax code provisions. Just be-gin with all those tax loop-holes, which American inter-national corporations use to-day. But try to use a ‘business mentality’ which is interested in making profits which ben-efit all stockholders.
Think of all those regis-tered voters as your current stakeholders. Just change the current tax provisions in a sequence which corrects the most egregious portions of the current tax code first. Many will agree that that means that corporate tax provisions must be simpli-fied first. Let’s get those prof-its, earned in a global market, home to help fund the many projects and programs need-ed by our current domestic economy. With some focused
deliberation, it is very pos-sible to create a ‘win/win’ strategy which permits ac-celerating the recovery from the latest recession created during 2000 to 2008 by an administration controlled by Republicans who engaged this nation in two wars on the American credit card.
What about entitlements? Citizens must remember that many paid into the So-cial SecurityAdministration program….so social security is not an entitlement. Also, consider that recent reports reveal that the Obama Ad-ministration executive ac-tions are both reducing the national deficit as well as the cost of health care.
The other issue which the U.S. Congress has been in-vestigaitng is the use (or is it abuse?) of community based organizations (CBO’s) un-der IRS Section 501-c-4. It is right and proper for IRS staff to inquire about the use of monies donated to these 501-c-4 CBO’s. These non-profit CBO’s are allowed to address social needs, but not political issues. It is improper to ask for the resignation of the IRS chief executive who has been in that postion for only six months or so, when ‘whatever alleged improper request for donor lists and other information’ occurred 18 months before.
It is proper for an IRS employee to take the Fifth Amendment after stating that no law was broken on her watch. Keep in mind that the IRS records are confiden-tial unless ‘leaked’.
The U.S. Congress must take care of the people’s busi-ness. On this Memorial Day, May 27, 2013 tell your Con-gress representative TO FIX THE CURRENT IRS TAX CODES.
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Hilbert Morales
EL OBSERVADOR
CONGRESS MUST FIX IRS
INCOME TAX CODES
El mayor sacrificio
Letter to the Editor:
Corruption keeps rolling
OCURRIELCIASHector Curriel
OPINION
Osvaldo CastilloEL OBSERVADOR
Valley Verde, a nonprofit organization that empow-ers families by helping them plant and grow vegetables in their homes, has launched their Plant, Eat, Share Cam-paign, which the organization hopes will encourage citi-zens of Silicon Valley to plant 20,000 vegetable gardens.
On Thursday, May 16, Val-ley Verde held a press confer-ence to launch the Plant, Eat, Share Campaign at the home of one family that is partici-pating in their home garden program.
“We want to teach low-income families how to plant their own gardens so that they eat healthy, and so that they don’t have to worry about having something to eat if they are having money issue,” said Raul Lozano, Executive Director of Valley Verde. “We
provide materials, as well as classes, during the winter and spring to those who want to learn how to plant their own gardens. We want to reach people of all backgrounds.”
Valley Verde has partnered with Summerwinds Nursery, who will be supplying items such as lumber and seed for the gardens at discount pric-es. “We are happy to be in
this collaboration with Valley Verde because it is important for parents to get their kids to eat healthy foods,” said Frank Benzing, President and CEO of Summerwinds Nursery. “This is about one family at a time and we will be donating whatever we can because we want to make a difference.
The HealthTrust of Silicon has also collaborated with
Valley Verde. “When a child plants a vegetable seed, he or she will become interested in how that seed will grow and hopefully become interested in gardening,” said Frederick Ferrer, CEO of the Health-Trust. “Gardening also works by relieving stress and giv-ing people peace of mind, because they know that they will be able to grow the food
that they need.” It also helps community members get to know each other,” Ferrer add-ed. “Two families who may not know or interact with each other, may one day find themselves growing a garden together and helping each other out in other ways.”
Laura Rivas attended a class at Valley Verde and
now has two gardens grow-ing in her backyard. “Valley Verde has really changed my life since I started attending their classes and learned how to grow my own food,” Rivas said. “Before, I used to worry about not having enough money to buy my children food. Now I have peace of mind knowing that I can grow it on my own.”
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Esta institución es un proveedor que ofrece igualdad de oportunidades
Arturo HilarioEL OBSERVADOR
On May 15th a ribbon cut-ting ceremony was held at the new U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) facility in San Jose. The new building houses state-of-the-art equipment to facilitate guests trying to apply for naturalization and processes in between. The new building has been open since March, but was prepar-ing for an official opening since then. Employees have been working since the “soft opening”, setting up the facil-ity and unpacking materials from two previous locations that closed earlier in the year.
As a replacement for the older offices, this facility now houses the tools and em-ployees to inform and assist people in becoming natu-ralized. Beyond the security checkpoints lie a visitor cen-ter, a large fingerprint and processing area, as well as an
application support center. In that area any help from filling out forms to pending citizen casework and inter-views take place.
One new advantage is the InfoPass, which allows anyone looking for appoint-ments regarding their case to go to the website and apply there. It also houses a data-base and current informa-tion on individual’s cases and forms. Many people were discussing the advent of Info-Pass and how it creates more opportunity to help people by letting them easily access and view what they need.
During the tour guides
referenced the ease of being able to house all the current applicant information un-der one roof. The previous two centers had different services and had individu-als having to go from one to the other, depending on their status and services needed. As of now, the new facility
on Coleman Ave allows all precedents for naturalization under one roof.
At the actual ribbon cut-ting ceremony there were many members of the USCIS present. A video was played which showed the head of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. He welcomed the guests and thanked all the employees who helped make the move from two offices into the new one efficient, as well as for thei r efforts to immigration services and casework.
The ribbon cutting was done by 3 of the heads of the Coleman facility and their smiles shone through as they offered up their new home for citizenship to the public with a snip of large gold scis-sors.
The new facility is located at 1450 Coleman Avenue, Santa Clara, CA 95050. For more information please visit their site at http://infopass.uscis.gov for an appointment.
New Citizenship and Immigration Field Office Opens in San Jose
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LCPA is a charter high school with oversight pro-vided by the Eastside Union High School District; it serves approximately 400 students, grades 9 – 12, with 99.9% of the population being of His-panic descent. LCPA’s mis-sion is to enable underserved high school English Lan-guage Learners to become bi-literate in English, Spanish, Mathematics, and Science.
These skills will ensure their ability to successfully complete requirements for a high school diploma, and pursue post-secondary edu-
cational opportunities of their choice. Something very unique about the school is our Student Success Center (SSC) also known as our col-lege and career center, staffed by two full time counselors, Ms. Canales and Ms. San-chez. Along with a part time Assistant: Luis Macias, and in association with the TRiO Talent Search program: Jesus Angulo.
The SSC mission is to guide students throughout
high school with:
Academic 4 year plans, tutoring, workshops, career exploration, extracurricular
support, the college applica-tion process, college trips and much more.
This first year project has proven successful, as it has established itself as an essen-tial component of the schools culture. Students come on a regular basis to hang out, use the computers, ask about col-lege, look up scholarships, or as Francisco Garcia plainly states “To work.”
As Francisco Garcia so simply and eloquently stat-ed, “Come visit the SSC, but make sure you are ready “to get to work and “Plan for the future.”
LCPA, ENSURING STUDENT SUCCESS
In one day, approximately 400 volunteers from Synop-sys, the school and the neigh-boring community invested an estimated 2400 volunteer hours, to paint, landscape and do repair work, to refur-bish the school for the 520 kindergarten through fifth-grade students—brightening their learning environment and sending the message that the community believes in them, their potential and their value. Nonprofit orga-nization, City Year, helped organize and manage the activity. Volunteers from San Jose Job Corps—located near
the school—also joined in the refurbishment activities.
The Cureton Elementary
event was part of a commu-nity involvement program called “Global Volunteer Week” involving Synopsys’ largest locations around the world. Inaugural events were held May 11-18, 2013 in Bangalore, India; Hill-sboro, Oregon; Mountain View/Sunnyvale, California; Shanghai, China; and Taipei & Hsinchu, Taiwan. Each site held large-scale, daylong volunteer activities focusing on youth. Synopsys’ vision
is to be able to host Global Volunteer Week for years to come, and grow it to include additional locations around the world.
Cureton Elementary School was selected for this
project because:
100% of the students are receiving free or reduced lunch. 87% are English lan-guage learners
In 2012, Cureton teacher, GriHayes-Pekins, was recog-nized by the Synopsys Out-reach Foundation for her
significant contribution to the Cureton and Alum Rock School District science fairs.
The school is committed to the kind of efficiency that Synopsys values, leveraging outside resources, like City Year volunteers, to serve as tutors, mentors and role models for students
Volunteers as young as
three years old were di-vided into small teams to paint, landscape and to do repair work, transforming the school in a single day. They worked on specific projects including building
Horace Cureton Elementary School in East San Jose gets a make over
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picnic tables and benches, replacing kickball walls, and painting murals and inspi-rational quotes throughout the school. Synopsys is well known for its community outreach efforts. The compa-ny began its community out-reach by helping employees provide disaster relief after the Loma Prieta earthquake in 1989 and established a for-
mal corporate philanthropy program before its fifth birth-day. Synopsys Community Affairs embodies the com-pany’s values by implement-ing worldwide philanthropic strategies that strengthen lo-cal communities, encourage employee engagement and inspire a new generation of technology leaders.
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California’s unemployment rate decreases to 9.0 percent
Nonfarm payroll jobs increase by 10,400
SacramentoCALIFORNIA
California’s unemployment rate decreased to 9.0 percent in April, and nonfarm pay-roll jobs increased by 10,400 during the month for a total gain of 756,900 jobs since the recovery began in February 2010, according to data re-leased today by the California Employment Development Department (EDD) from two separate surveys. The U.S. unemployment rate also decreased in April to 7.5 percent.In March, the state’s unemployment rate was 9.4 percent, and in April 2012, the unemployment rate was 10.7 percent. The unemploy-ment rate is derived from a federal survey of 5,500 Cali-fornia households. Nonfarm jobs in California totaled 14,602,200 in April, an increase of 10,400 jobs over the month, according to a survey of businesses that is larger and less variable statis-tically. The survey of 42,000 California businesses mea-sures jobs in the economy. The year-over-year change (April 2012 to April 2013) shows an increase of 273,100 jobs (up 1.9 percent).
EMPLOYMENT AND
UNEMPLOYMENT IN CALIFORNIA
The federal survey of house-holds, done with a smaller sample than the survey of employers, shows an increase in the number of employed people. It estimates the num-ber of Californians holding jobs in April was 16,951,000, an increase of 71,000 from March 2013, and up 443,000 from the employment total in April of last year. The number of people unemployed in Cali-fornia was 1,673,000 – down by 76,000 over the month, and down by 303,000 com-pared with April of last year.
PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT
DETAIL (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED)
EDD’s report on payroll em-ployment (wage and salary jobs) in the nonfarm indus-tries of California totaled 14,602,200 in April, a net gain of 10,400 jobs since the March survey. This followed a gain of 25,200 jobs (as re-vised) in March. Seven categories (construc-tion; manufacturing; trade, transportation and utilities; financial activities; educa-tional and health services; lei-sure and hospitality; and oth-er services) added jobs over the month, gaining 23,300 jobs. Construction posted the largest increase over the month, adding 7,400 jobs. Three categories (informa-tion; professional and busi-ness services; and govern-ment) reported job declines over the month, down 12,900 jobs. Professional and busi-ness services posted the larg-est decrease over the month, down 6,000 jobs. One cat-egory, mining and logging, was unchanged over the month. In a year-over-year com-parison (April 2012 to April 2013), nonfarm payroll em-ployment in California in-creased by 273,100 jobs (up 1.9 percent). Eight categories (construc-tion; trade, transportation
and utilities; information; financial activities; profes-sional and business services; educational and health ser-vices; leisure and hospitality; and other services) posted job gains over the year, adding 287,500 jobs. Professional and business services posted the largest gains on a numeri-cal basis, adding 71,500 jobs (up 3.2 percent). Construc-tion posted the largest gains on a percentage basis, up 7.7 percent (adding 44,800 jobs). Three categories (mining and logging; manufacturing; and government) posted job declines over the year, down 14,400 jobs. Manufacturing posted the largest declines on a numerical basis, down by 10,500 jobs (a 0.8 percent de-crease). Mining and logging posted the largest declines on a percentage basis, decreas-ing by 1.7 percent (down 500 jobs).
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE CLAIMS
(NOT SEASONALLY AD-JUSTED)
In related data, the EDD
reported that there were 497,274 people receiving regular unemployment insur-ance benefits during the April survey week. This compares with 532,831 last month and 552,163 last year. At the same time, new claims for unem-ployment insurance were 50,977 in April 2013, com-pared with 58,842 in March and 63,212 in April of last year.
Jason AldermanPRACTICAL MONEY
Los últimos años han sido económicamente duros para mucha gente. El temor al desempleo, junto con la caída del valor de los inmuebles, las acciones y las cuentas de re-tiro, han impedido a muchos tomarse vacaciones –a pe-sar de que en los momentos estresantes es cuando más necesitamos recargar las ba-terías.
Pero, ahora que la economía está mejorando, muchas fa-milias están volviendo lenta-mente a planificar viajes. El índice de ocupación hotelero aumentó en muchas áreas y los aeropuertos se están vol-viendo a poblar de pasajeros.
Se sabe que las aerolíneas y los ho-teles suelen cobrar cargos adicionales en sus facturas. Es-tos son algunos cos-tos a los que debe-mos estar atentos:
Unas pocas aerolíneas permiten despachar una valija sin costo por pasaje-ro (Southwest sigue permi-tiendo dos), pero la mayoría cobra hasta US $S25 por la primera valija despachada a cada destino e incluso más por las valijas adicionales. Además, ahora la mayoría cobran tarifas altísimas por exceso de peso o tamaño del equipaje y por el equipaje de mano, por lo que se debe me-dir y pesar el equipaje cuida-dosamente.
Seguramente deberá pagar extra si desea cambiar un vuelo, tener un asiento con más espacio para las piernas, tener prioridad de embarque, enviar menores no acompa-ñados, enviar mascotas, te-
ner acceso Wi-Fi y comida. Algunas aerolíneas incluso cobran cargos extra por ha-blar con alguien en persona o por comprar su pasaje en el mostrador del aeropuerto o por teléfono.
Airfarewatchdog.com, Tra-velnerd.com y Kayak ofrecen muy buenos cuadros compa-rativos de tarifas y costos de las diferentes aerolíneas, pero antes de reservar su vuelo, ve-rifique siempre los términos y condiciones de la aerolínea.
Algunos hoteles cobran ex-tra si ingresa antes de un cier-to horario. Pregunte si pue-den guardar su equipaje sin costo hasta su ingreso para poder comenzar a recorrer la ciudad sin tener que llevarlo.
Muchos hoteles cobran una penalidad altísima si no can-cela una reserva con 24-72 horas de anticipación, y algu-nos cobran también un cargo por dejar la habitación antes, que a veces es el equivalente a una noche de alojamiento. Lea la política de cancelacio-nes del hotel antes de hacer las reservas, especialmente si está buscando una tarifa con descuento y no reembolsable.
Los minibares suelen tener sensores electrónicos que im-putan un cargo simplemente por mover sus contenidos. Además, cerciórese de que el agua o los snacks que le dejen en la cómoda de la habitación sean de cortesía antes de con-sumirlos.
El estacionamiento del ho-tel en las principales ciudades puede costar hasta U$S50 diarios, y muchos tienen valet parking obligatorio, lo que implica agregar una propina. Busque si hay alguna playa de estacionamiento munici-pal en los alrededores, o con-sulte en la oficina de turismo de la ciudad si hay hoteles que ofrezcan promociones de estacionamiento. A veces,
es más conveniente usar el transporte público y el taxi que pagar el estacionamien-to.
Algunos hoteles y complejos vacacionales agregan auto-máticamente a su cuenta las propinas del servicio de lim-pieza y spa, por lo que con-vendrá que averigüe antes de dejarles propina –a menos que, obviamente, el servicio haya sido extraordinario.
La mayoría de los hoteles cobrar sumas exorbitantes por las llamadas locales y de larga distancia realizadas desde los teléfonos de las ha-bitaciones, por lo que es pre-ferible usar el teléfono celular.
Los complejos vacacionales suelen cobrar extra por los servicios que ofrecen –como el acceso al gimnasio o la entrega diaria del periódi-co –aun cuando no los use. Lea la política antes y revise su factura para ver si le están cobrando servicios no utiliza-dos.
Pida ver su factura la noche anterior a dejar el hotel para poder revisarla detenida-mente y ver si hay algún so-brecargo.
Si viaja al exterior, sepa que el uso del teléfono celu-lar puede ser muy costoso. Consulte el plan de llamadas internacionales de su provee-dor y averigüe si su teléfono es compatible con las redes extranjeras. Tal vez deba al-quilar un teléfono celular internacional, o comprar o alquilar un teléfono liberado y una tarjeta SIM internacio-nal.
Si su presupuesto se lo per-mite y está teniendo ganas de hacer un viaje, tal vez sea hora de aventurarse al mun-do nuevamente. Solo cuíde-se de los gastos ocultos, que pueden ser muchos.
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Memorial Day will be ob-served on Monday, May 27, 2013 as a national holiday which unofficially marks the beginning of the annual sum-mer season. In remembrance of American war dead, many organizations and family members visit National Çem-etaries to decorate the burial sites in keeping with its former name: Decoration Day. It is also a day for family gatherings and parades which honor the veterans.
Memorial Day originated in the years following the Civil War (1865) and became an official federal holiday in 1971. Since1865, America has been involved in the follow-ing wars: Spanish-American War (1898-1901); World War 1 (1914-1919), World War II (1941-1946), Korean Conflict (June 30, 1950 to July 27, 1953); Vietnam War (May 13, 1961 to April 29, 1975); Op-eration Desert Storm (Kuwait, August 2, 1990 to February
28, 1991); Terrorist Attack New York, September 11, 2001 which led to Afghanistan War (2001 to still going on) and Invasion of Iraq by U. S. Forces (2003 to 2011).
This Memorial Day, May
27, 2013 is a day when all Americans, especially those who pay their federal taxes, must recall that the George W. Bush Administration and its Republican controlled U.S. Congress invaded Iraq with-out responsibly making ar-rangements to pay for this war effort. The result is that $1 tril-lion was spent during the Iraqi War. President Obama is to be commended for ‘ending that war’ and finally drawing down the U.S. Taxpayor’s responsi-bilities for Iraqi War expendi-tures. Here is a summary (data available online by googling ‘Iraqi War’):
A) Spent & Approved War-
Spending - About $1 trillion of US taxpayers’ funds spent
or approved for spending through 2011. Cost of deploy-ing one U.S. soldier for one year in Iraq - $390,000.
B) Lost & Unaccounted
for in Iraq - $9 billion of US taxpayers’ money and $549.7 milion in spare parts shipped in 2004 to US cpmtractprs. Some 190,000 guns, includ-ing 110,000 AK-47 rifles were lost.
C) Lost and Reported Sto-len - $6.6 billion of U.S. tax-payers’ money earmarked for Iraq reconstruction, reported on June 14, 2011 by Special In-spector General for Iraq recon-struction, Stuart Bowen,who called it “the largest theft of funds in national history.” (Source - CBS News) Last known holder of the $6.6 bil-lion lost: the U.S. government.
D) Missing - $1 billion in tractor trailers, tank recov-ery vehicles, machine guns, rocket-propelled grenades and
other equipment provided to the Iraqi security forces. (Per CBS News on Dec 6, 2007.)
E) Mismanaged & Wasted in Iraq - $10 billion, per Feb 2007 Congressional hearings
F) KBR, a Halliburton sub-sidiary was paid $20 billion ($3.2 billion is questioned by auditors); Halliburton Over-charges, Classified by the Pen-tagon as Unreasonable and Unsupported - $1.4 billion; all reportedly used to supply U.S. military in Iraq with food, fuel, housing and other items.
G) U.S. Annual Air-Con-ditioning Cost in Iraq and Afghanistan - $20.2 billion (Source - NPR, June 25, 2011)
H) U.S. Monthly Spending in Iraq - $7.3 billion as of Oct 2009 down from U.S. 2008 Spending in Iraq of $12 billion monthly when Obama Ad-ministration assumed office in White House.
I) The Veteran’s Admin-istration Backlog in Claims processing: Secretary of Vet-erans Affairs, Eric Shinseki, is being held accountable for “the backlog” of claims by vet-erans. There is a huge and still growing inventory of claims for disability compensation filed by wounded or ill vet-erans. Recently, just under 600,000 claims qualified as backlogged, meaning they had been pending for over 125 days; total claims pending ex-ceed 900,000.
A new nonprofit organiza-tion, Concerned Veterans for America sponsored an on-line petition, which has been signed by more than 9,000 people. Representative Dun-can Hunter, a California Re-publican and Marine Corps veteran of both the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, has joined the resignation call.
Iraq and Afghanistan Vet-erans of America, the largest
organization representing this new generation of veterans, has also made the backlog the focus of aggressive lobbying, but this group is not calling for Mr. Shinseki’s resignation.
An important and salient
factor is that the Republican controlled House of Represen-tatives has not been willing to allocate funds needed to per-mit the Veteran’s Administra-tion to ramp up its efforts!
IN ADDITIION TO C O M M E M O R A T I N G OUR WAR DEAD, LET’S HOLD THE U.S. CON-GRESS ACCOUNTABLE THIS MEMORIAL DAY, MAY 27, 2013 FOR TAKING CARE OF OUR RETURN-ING VETERANS. THEY SHOULD NOT BE ON A “WAITING” LIST!
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La galardonada periodista puertorriqueña Bárbara Ber-mudo y la recién lanzada marca de comida de bebé latina, Beech-Nut/Goya, an-unciaron hoy una campaña nacional mediática dirigida a ayudar a las nuevas y futuras mamás latinas a alimentar bien a sus bebés desde el mo-mento que empiezan a ingerir comida sólida. Bermudo es la copresentadora del popu-lar programa de noticias de la cadena Univision, “Primer Impacto”. Beech-Nut/Goya es una línea de marca conjunta de alimentos latinos para bebé lanzada el mes pasado por las compañías Beech-Nut Nutrition y Goya Foods.
“Como mamá latina, sé per-fectamente que los niños no llegan al mundo con un fol-leto de instrucciones, y que es importante ofrecer y reci-
bir orientación acerca de un tema tan importante como este”, dijo Bárbara. “Según la Academia Norteamericana de Pediatría los niños deben comenzar a ingerir comidas sólidas a partir de los 4 a 6 meses”. Añadió que la línea Beech-Nut/Goya brinda productos nuevos pero tradi-cionales que facilitan las primeras etapas de alimen-tación sólida para los bebés hispanos.
Bermudo también descartó el mito de que sólo la comida casera es la apropiada para los bebés. “Lo importante es alimentar a tu bebé sólo con la comida mejor y más nu-tritiva, que contenga ingre-dientes naturales, puros y de alta calidad, con vitaminas y minerales esenciales: una comida nutritiva de sabor agradable y suave textura que que nos permita preservar nuestra herencia hispana,” dijo esta madre de dos niñas
de 2 y 4 años. Según ella, preparar la comida de bebe en casa era más factible en otra época, cuando la may-oría de las mamás no tenían que trabajar fuera del hogar, pero que afortunadamente hoy día existe una alternativa saludable.
“Beech-Nut Goya combina sabores auténticos y tradicio-nales con ingredientes nutri-tivos y naturales que ofrecen a mamá prácticas comidas para bebé lo más parecidas posibles a las hechas en casa, y que no contienen conser-vantes”, indicó. “Además, las comidas vienen en 22 sab-ores, como mango y guayaba, que permiten contar con una variedad de frutas, vegetales, proteínas y granos, a la vez que nos da la oportunidad de criar a nuestros hijos con los mismos alimentos con el cual crecimos nosotros.”
“Estoy orgullosa de estar trabajando con Beech-Nut/Goya en esta campaña tan importante para nuestra comunidad”, continuó. “La creación de esta línea Beech-Nut/Goya es la unión per-fecta que une el deseo de mamá de que su bebé se críe comiendo comidas tradi-cionales y nutritivas con su necesidad de una aliment-ación práctica en el atareado mundo de hoy”.
La campaña dio inicio la semana pasada con una gira mediática satelital por las principales comunidades hispanas del país. Se espera que su mensaje llegue a mil-lones de hogares latinos a lo largo y ancho de la nación. Para obtener más consejos e información sobre la nu-trición infantil y buscar cu-pones de descuento, visite www.beechnut.com/goya.
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How to tell When A Marriage Needs Professional Help
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Everyone who walks down the aisle expects the relation-ship will last forever, but as the grim divorce statistics tell us, this isn’t always the case. No matter how com-patible or in love two people are, every marriage faces times when problems arise.
Some problems might be simple differences of opin-ion, while others may be much more serious disagree-ments over money, children, relatives or a thousand other issues of daily life. But the specifics aren’t as important as how ready and willing couples are to deal with and overcome these problems.
Pre-marriage counseling is one way to prepare for poten-tial problems. Such counsel-ing can help a couple better understand each other’s feel-ings and thoughts, and of-fers opportunities to explore areas of potential problems
and to plan for handling those problems if they occur.
Many marriages, however, will encounter situations that can’t be easily resolved in a manner where both partners feel they are being treated fairly and getting ex-actly what each wants. When this occurs, it doesn’t mean that the people involved are selfish, self-centered or bad people, nor that the marriage should end. But it is a time when outside counseling can offer help before the situa-tion deteriorates too badly for the marriage to be saved.
One common sign help is needed is when one partner feels he or she is giving more than he or she is receiving over a long period of time. Or it can be persistent and se-vere disagreements, with an unwillingness or inability to resolve these arguments.
Professional counselors specializing in family and marriage counseling are
trained to help couples fac-ing such problems. They can teach a couple how to disagree without being dis-agreeable, or help them learn to level the playing field so that one of the partners doesn’t feel he or she is al-ways losing. Your local phone book or mental health center can help you locate a mar-riage counselor.
No counseling is going to save every marriage. But for a couple who truly care for each other and wish to stay together, professional counseling can help partners sort-out those long-standing disagreements and discover ways to cope with problems in a healthy way.
Seeking help for a marriage is not a sign of weakness, nor a signal that a marriage is going to end. Instead, in many cases it is the begin-ning of building a strong, healthy and long-lasting re-lationship.
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Ready time: 60 Minutes
1/2 cup prepared Italian dressing 2 tablespoons lime juice 1 tablespoon chili powder 4 whole chicken legs with thighs, skin on 1 1/3 pounds (4 medium) red potatoes, cut into 1 1/4-inch cubes 2 tablespoons water 1 red bell pepper, cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces 2 medium zucchini, cut into 3/4-inch-thick slices 4 to 8 flour or corn tortillas, warmed (optional) Prepared salsa (optional)
In small bowl, combine marinade ingredients; remove 1/4 cup and combine with chicken in resealable plastic bag. Turn to coat; marinate in refrigerator 30 minutes or up to 2 hours, turning occasionally.
Meanwhile, in microwave-safe dish, combine potatoes and water. Cover and microwave on high 9 to 10 minutes or until just tender; cool. When potatoes are cool enough to handle, alternately thread with bell pepper and zucchini onto eight 10 to 12-inch skewers; brush with remaining marinade. Remove chicken from plastic bag; discard marinade from chicken.
Grill chicken over medium to medium-low coals 30 to 40 minutes or until juices run clear, turning occasionally. About 10 minutes before chicken is done, add vegetables to grid; reserve marinade. Grill until tender and lightly browned, turning and basting occasionally with reserved vegetable marinade. Serve chicken and vegetables with tortillas and salsa, if desired.
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(FAMILY FEATURES) Hay pocas cosas en la vida más irresistibles que el delicioso aroma proveniente de una parrillada. Hay algo en las chispas y el aroma de la comida asada a la parrilla que reúne a los amigos.
Papas coloradas asadas con pestoPorciones: 8
Tiempo de cocción: 40 minutos3 libras de papas coloradas medianas Aceite de oliva en aerosol1/3 taza de aceto balsámico blanco o dorado1/4 taza de aceite de oliva extra virgen1/2 cucharadita de sal marina3 dientes de ajo, picadosPimienta recién molida a gusto1/3 taza de queso Parmesano en hebras1/4 taza de albahaca fresca picada fina1/4 taza de piñones tostados (opcional)
Coloque las papas en un recipiente apto para microondas y cubra con la tapa o con una envoltura plástica. Nota: si utiliza envoltura plástica, asegúrese de que el plástico no toque ninguno de los ingredientes y realice un pequeño orificio en la parte superior para ventilar. Cocine en horno microondas a potencia alta durante 10 a 12 minutos o hasta que las papas estén tiernas (el tiempo de cocción varía según el horno microondas). Utilice guantes para horno para quitar el recipiente cuidadosamente del horno microondas.
Cuando se haya enfriado lo suficiente para manipularlo, corte las papas en mitades o cuartos y rocíe a gusto con el aceite de oliva. Cocine en la parrilla a fuego alto de 5 a 7 minutos, girando ocasionalmente, hasta que se observen las líneas de la parrilla. Retire de la parrilla y deje enfriar.
Corte en trozos del tamaño de un bocado y colóquelos en un recipiente grande. Mezcle el vinagre, el aceite, la sal y el ajo y vierta sobre las papas; revuelva levemente para cubrirlas. Sazone con pimienta, luego cubra y refrigere hasta que estén listas para servir. Antes de servir, rocíe con el queso parmesano y la albahaca; luego agregue los piñones.
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eden enfrentar muchos obs-táculos. La transición de la vida militar a la civil puede ser un ajuste retador, pero se perc-ibe diferente para cada perso-na. Desde noches sin sueño a una ansiedad ineludible, volv-er a aclimatarse a la vida fuera del ejército puede ser difícil. Y además de todo eso, es tiempo de buscar un trabajo.
Conozca al PFC Antonio “Tony” Montenegro de Las Vegas, Nevada. Tony halló su camino hacia el ejército a los 18 años de edad después de que había prometido que “nunca se enlistaría en el ejér-cito”. Tony dijo que sentía que
algo le faltaba en su vida, y después de un semestre no muy satisfactorio en la uni-versidad municipal, recibió una llamada inesperada de un reclutador del ejército. Sí, él cambió de opinión. En 2001, Tony obtuvo un trabajo como operador de sistemas de lan-zamiento de cohetes múltiples del ejército. Su objetivo princi-pal: Ayuda para su colegiatura para obtener una educación de calidad y adquirir las habili-dades que él necesitaba como trampolín para su carrera.
Desde sacrificio hasta honor
y concentración, Tony apre-ndió más de lo que jamás pudo haber anticipado, durante su
carrera militar. Él creció rápi-damente. Después de salir de las filas de la milicia en 2004, Tony rápidamente se dio cuenta que ajustarse a la vida civil sería mucho más difícil de lo que había previsto. Es-taba constantemente en alto grado de alerta y le fue difícil socializar. Afortunadamente, una red familiar robusta y un ambiente estable hicieron que la transición fuera un poco más fácil.
De acuerdo al departa-mento del trabajo, los vetera-nos hispanos son más preva-lecientes ahora que lo que fueron en guerras anteriores. En el año 2010, los hispanos
representaban un 11,1 por ciento de todos los veteranos de la era de la Guerra del Golfo II, comparados con sólo 3,9 por ciento de los veteranos que sirvieron durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, la Guerra de Corea, y la era de Viet-nam, respectivamente1. “Sí, todos los veteranos necesitan apoyo y asistencia mientras se reintegran a la sociedad de los EE.U.U.A., pero aún más los veteranos hispanos necesitan alguien que abogue por ellos. Estos veteranos saldrán de prestar su servicio buscando empleo,” dijo Tony. Afortunadamente, Tony ha estado trabajando como un Especialista senior - ingeniero
de planeación de redes para AT&T desde septiembre del 2012. Tony es una historia de éxito. Obtuvo su licenciatura en administración pública y una maestría en ciencias de la información.
Cuando se le preguntó qué consejo daría a los veteranos jóvenes que salen del ejército buscando un trabajo, él afir-mó, “No subestimen la impor-tancia de establecer contactos. Ser ‘sociables’ no es algo fácil para personas como nosotros. Salgan detrás del escritorio y desarrollen relaciones con los demás. Mientras más pronto rompas las barreras y expandas tu red de contactos,
las oportunidades te encon-trarán”.
El 27 de mayo es el día oficial
para recordar a los veteranos que han sacrificado sus vidas en la línea sirviendo a su país, pero debemos recordarlos y apoyarlos durante todo el año. Tony es uno de esos ejem-plos inspiradores y puede ser reconocido como una fuente de motivación y optimismo.
For more information visit:
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Imagine a place where art-ists can create new work, youth can record music they’ve written, and com-munity members can learn how to dance the tango all in one building. That’s what MACLA -- Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana -- dreams of do-ing at the southern end of Downtown San Jose. And today, thanks to a $750,000 grant from ArtPlace Amer-ica, that vision is on its way to becoming a reality. It’s the largest of the grants awarded nationwide and a critical step to completing the purchase of the facility. The MACLA project was chosen from over 1,200 applications as an exceptional example of creative placemaking.
ArtPlace America is a collab-oration of leading national and regional foundations, banks and federal agencies committed to accelerating creative placemaking – put-ting art at the heart of a port-
folio of strategies designed to revitalize communities. This is ArtPlace America’s third cycle of grant awards. With this round of grants, in total, ArtPlace America has award-ed a total of $42.1 million in 134 grants to 124 projects in 90 communities across the U.S. (and a statewide project in the state of Connecticut).With the support, MACLA
will re-imagine how an arts organization, at the intersec-tion of an arts district and an immigrant neighborhood, functions by creating a new cultural model and stage for community participation. Specifically, the funding will allow MACLA to complete the purchase of an expanded urban arts space for the com-munity and enhance its pro-
grams. “MACLA is thrilled that ArtPlace chose to sup-port our efforts in the trans-formation of downtown San Jose,” said Anjee Helstrup-Alvarez, Executive Director, MACLA. “The support will allow Latino and other artists of color a permanent place to thrive, spur the creation and exhibition of great con-temporary Latino art, fos-
ter economic development, bridge diverse communities and enhance vibrancy in our community.”
“I want to congratulate MA-CLA for receiving this pres-tigious national grant,” said San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed. “For years, MACLA has been an anchor and inspiration in San Jose’s South First Street arts district. Now, thanks to this generous investment from ArtPlace America, our community will have the opportunity to engage with the arts in new and exciting ways.”
“ArtPlace America recognizes the central role arts and cul-tural activities can have in the revitalization of Ameri-can cities,” said Rip Rapson, chair of ArtPlace America’s Presidents’ Council. “With this grant award ArtPlace America is directing individ-ual project support to scores of creative, high-impact proj-ects throughout the country. It is also continuing to break new ground in drawing to-gether some of the nation’s leading foundations to think,
in a concerted way, about how these kind of projects can become more wide-spread.”
“MACLA will be a complete game changer for both the San Jose arts crowd and the larger community,” said Den-nis Scholl, vice president/arts for the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. “The program design is unique and deliberately responsive to the needs of local artists, allowing them a part in re-shaping the culture of their community through direct collaboration with residents.” The Miami-based Knight Foundation, which believes in the power of the arts to engage communities, has been a founding funder of ArtPlace.
The 54 organizations that received grants were se-lected from over 1200 ap-plications. Inquiries came from all 50 states as well as the District of Columbia. Grant amounts range from $750,000 to $33,000 with an average grant size of just over $280,000.
MACLA Awarded $750,000 ArtPlace America Grant to fund a new cultural model toward community building
PHOTO: Left to right - Jonathan Noble, MACLA Board; Barbara Goldstein, MACLA Board; Alcario & Carmen Castellano; Judith Kleinberg, The Knight Foundation; Tatiana Hernandez, The Knight Foundation; San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed; Anjee Helstrup-Alvarez, MACLA Executive Director; Eva Terrazas, MACLA Board; Linda Mendez-Ortiz, MACLA Board; Kim Walesh, Director of Economic Development & Chief Strategist, City of San Jose. Photograph by Aimee Santos, courtesy of MACLA
May 23 to July 7, 2013
The Walt Disney Family Museum presents the special exhibition featuring 50 works by the legendary author and illustrator, accompanied by 50 statements from celebrities, authors, and noted personalities on the influence of Sendak’s work, all in celebration the 50th anniversary of his universally revered book, Where the Wild Things Are.
The exhibition includes 50 original works from Where the Wild Things Are in a variety of mediums including sketches, illustrations, and works on paper, and showcases highlights from Sendak’s career and the diverse art forms in which he was renowned. Many of the works are from private collections and friends of the artist, offering a survey of his range as an artist and author. It is widely known that Sendak decided to become an illustrator at the young age of 12 after watching Disney’s film Fantasia (1940). He also amassed a collection of Mickey Mouse and other Disney memorabilia throughout his lifetime.
From children’s literature, animated films, and textbooks to Broadway and opera, Sendak garnered worldwide acclaim for his genius and insight. Among the contributing commentators to the exhibition are playwright and screenwriter Tony Kushner, comedian Stephan Colbert, artist Robert Crumb, director Spike Jonze, President Barack Obama, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, actor/director Tom Hanks, and author Lemony Snicket.
Maurice Sendak: 50 Years, 50 Works, 50 Reasons San Jose
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The San Jose Museum of Art and The Tech Museum of Innovation have partnered to present DIY Art: Summer Sundays. Educators from each museum will visit the other to lead a hands-on activity. On Sunday, June 2, from 1 to 3 PM, The Tech will bring its Spin Bots robots with pens as legs to SJMA. Visitors will work with a Spin Bot to make a drawing. On Sunday, June 23, from 1 to 3 PM, SJMA’s team will go to The Tech, where participants will use the Glow Doodle app to make light drawings inspired by the photography of Qiu Zhijie, who draws with light in his photographs (featured in SJMA’s Rising Dragon: Contemporary Photography). Both programs are free with general admission to the respective museum and free to members of both The Tech and SJMA.
The San Jose Museum of Art will offer two additional Summer Sunday programs on July 7 and August 4 from 1 to 3 PM. The San Jose Museum of Art is located at 110 South Market Street in downtown San Jose. Admission is $8 for adults, $5 for students and senior citizens, and free to members and children under 6.The Tech Museum of Innovation is located at 201 South Market Street in San Jose. General admission is $15 for adults, $10 for students and seniors 65+, and $10 for children ages 3-17 (does not include special exhibitions or IMAX theater).
SJMA AND THE TECH PARTNER
EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com 13FASHIONMAY 24 - MAY 30, 2013
Juan Carlos MirandaSPECIAL TO
EL OBSERVADOR
We’ve all seen those com-mercials, the ones about cer-tain stores offering high-end designer clothes at a really low price with a really cheesy tagline at the end. Well, be-ing the shopaholic that I am, I have checked out some of these stores and let me tell you, the products they have at the prices they offer are just, plain wrong. Nobody fools JC because I know a good buy when I see it, and frankly, you can get a lot more bang for your buck shopping at plenty other places.
The secret to finding the perfect deal is having patience and knowing where to look. Plenty of times I have seen some of my favorite items--those I like so much that I’m willing to pay full price be-cause I’m afraid they’ll run out of--go on sale, and I mean a really low price sale, that I regret having paid full price. So I’ve learned, PATIENCE IS ESSENTIAL.
If you really like that pair of jeans or those cute shoes, then wait for a while until they go on sale. Don’t worry about the retailer running out of them. A lot of the times they have a warehouse full of these items, that getting rid of them is lit-erally impossible. How else do you think stores like Ross, Marshalls and TJ Max get all their merchandise? So be pa-tient and wait until you know you’re getting a good deal.
Styles go in and out of fash-ion quite often, and there are only a few of them that stick around for a while with minor alterations or changes, so DO YOUR HOMEWORK. Pay close attention to magazines, commercials, tv shows and really assess what is trending. Did you see the skirt Kim K was wearing? Well, perhaps she’s not the best example but who can blame the Kardashi-ans for putting out good, styl-ish clothes, even if sometimes they don’t succeed at styling themselves.
Predicting styles that will stick around is really not that hard once you get the hang
of it. In the long run it’ll save you money and will keep you looking at your best. You’ll become a trendsetter because you’ll know what really looks good without having to copy anybody. So by all means EX-PLORE all trends and styles and find out what looks good on you and complements your shape. Developing your own style will allow you to express your style in a more confident way.
RECYCLE, always recycle, but I do mean fashion. Trends come and go but real fashion comes back around. It has never hurt anyone to wear previously-worn clothes, so why spend some of your hard-earned money on some-thing you can get out of your grandma’s closet? The Good-will also has some great items you can sport, and will look just like what you can get at any high-end shops without the price tag. You never know what great deal you may find until you actually try, and when you do, you too will be saying “helloooo, good buy!”
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Before you head out to shop this season’s trends, perhaps it’s worth considering how fashion makes you feel and what dif-ferent fashion pieces can say about you. Sometimes, fashion speaks louder than words.
A new study from T.J.Maxx in partnership with Dr. Hazel Clark, Research Chair of Fashion at Parsons the New School for Design, reveals that fashion plays an important role in allowing women to express their personality (77 percent), individuality (74 percent) and mood (67 percent), while 77 percent of women said they want more options to ex-press themselves.“Fashion can speak volumes, which is why I spend time getting to know my clients, so that I can select pieces that truly reflect their individuality and give them that added confidence on the red carpet,” said Fashion Stylist
Leslie Fremar, whose client list includes Charlize Theron, Scarlett Johansson, Reese Witherspoon and Julianne Moore.
Interestingly, 87 percent of women said they are not con-trolled by fashion but that they control fashion, nor are they confined by trends or style pro-files. In fact, more than half of women (55 percent) are inter-preting trends to make them their own. Depending on where they’re going, whom they’re seeing and what they want to portray to others, they turn to different fashion staples. For example, when women want to express self-confidence, they wear high heels (23 percent) or
jeans (23 percent). They show their sexy side with a pair of trendy heels (24 percent) or a well-fitted dress (20 percent). To feel in control, they throw on a power blazer (23 percent) or a pair of jeans (23 percent).
Ultimately, personal style is just that—it’s personal, with 88 percent of women agreeing that they dress for themselves, not for others, and only a quar-ter of women saying they dress to “fit in.” One thing that re-mains constant—women pri-oritize purchasing high-quality items (38 percent) at a great price (45 percent) when build-ing their personal style palette.
EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com14 CLASSIFIEDS / LEGAL CLASSIFIEDS MAY 24 - MAY 30, 2013FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT NO. 578639
The following person(s) is(are) doing business, The Basin, 14572 Big Basin Way, Saratoga, CA 95070, Santa Clara Co. Saratoga Grille LLC., 14572 Big Ba-sin Way, Saratoga, CA 95070. This business is conducted by a lim-ited liability company registrant began busi-ness under the ficti-tious business name or names listed here in 7/02/1998. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A regis-trant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Saratoga Grille LLCEilene Lavan/CFOMay 24, 31; June 07, 14, 2013. This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 05/17/13.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
NO. 578554
The following person(s) is(are) doing busi-ness, Hurho Design & Consulting, 346 Gor-don Ave., San Jose, CA 95127, Santa Clara Co. Sandy Sanjurjo, 346 Gordon Ave., San Jose, CA 95127. This business is conducted by an individual regis-trant has not yet begun business under the ficti-tious business name or names listed hereon. “I declare that all informa-tion 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.)Sandy SanjurjoMay 24, 31; June 07, 14, 2013. This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 05/16/13.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
NO. 578450
The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Ruben Silva Garden Service, 3637 Snell Ave Spc. 133, San Jose, CA 95136, Santa Clara Co. Ruben Silva S. 3637 Snell Ave Spc. 133, San Jose, CA 95136. This business is conducted by an individual regis-trant has not yet begun business under the ficti-tious business name or names listed hereon. “I declare that all informa-tion 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.)Ruben Silva S.May 24, 31; June 07, 14, 2013.
This statement was filed with the County of San-ta Clara on 05/13/13.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
FOR CHANGE OF NAME
NO. 113CV246214
Superior Court of Cali-fornia, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Ron-ald M. Hernandez, TO ALL INTERESTED PER-SONS: The court finds that petitioner, Ron-ald Murry Hernandez has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Ronald Murry Hernan-dez to Francisco Javier Molina. THE COURT ORDERS that all per-sons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hear-ing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of names should not be granted on 08/13/13 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 peti-tion in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.May 14, 2013. Thomas Wm. Cain Judge of the Superior CourtMay 24, 31; June 07, 14, 2013.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
FOR CHANGE OF NAME AND GENDERNO. 113CV245641
Superior Court of Cali-fornia, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Lind-say Megan Allen TO ALL INTERESTED PER-SONS: The court finds that petitioner Lindsay Megan Allen filed a pe-tition with this court for a decree changing peti-tioners name to: Logan Michael Allen petitioner has also filed a petition for a decree changing petitioner’s gender from female to male and for the issuance of a new birth certificate reflect-ing the gender and name changes. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated be-low to show cause, if any, why the petition should not be granted on 07/30/13 at 8:45 am, Room 107: located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95133. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four succes-sive weeks prior to the
date set for hearing on the petition in El Ob-servador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.May 01, 2013Thomas Wm. CainJudge of the Superior CourtMay 24, 31; June 07, 14, 2013.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
NO. 578447
The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Perez Legal Docu-ments, 459 S. Capi-tol Ave., Suite #112, San Jose, CA 95127, Santa Clara Co. Mayra L Perez, 4249 Santa Susana Way, San Jose, CA 95111. This busi-ness is conducted by an individual registrant began business under the fictitious business name or names listed here in 05/13/13. “I declare that all informa-tion 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.)Mayra L PerezMay 17, 24, 31; June 07, 2013. This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 05/13/13.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
NO. 578422The following person(s) is(are) doing business, K & C Transmission, 556 Vermont St., San Jose, CA 95110, Santa Clara Co. Keny Quin-tero, 727 Dakota Dr., San Jose, CA 95111. This business is con-ducted by an individual registrant has not yet begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Keny QuinteroMay 17, 24, 31; June 07, 2013. This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 05/13/13.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
NO. 578346The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Virginia Test Only, 288
E. Virginia St., San Jose, CA 95112, Santa Clara Co. Henry Nguy-en, 1218 Prescott Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94089. This business is con-
ducted by an individual registrant has not yet begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon. “I declare that all information in this
statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true
information which he or she knows to be false is
guilty of a crime.)Henry NguyenMay 17, 24, 31; June 07, 2013. This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 05/09/13.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
NO. 578162
The following person(s) is(are) doing business, California Education, 1075 Space Park Way SPC 78, Mountain View, CA 94043, Santa Clara Co. Tianyi Zhang, 1075 Space Park Way 78, Mountain View, CA 94043. This busi-ness is conducted by an individual registrant has not yet begun busi-ness under the ficti-tious business name or names listed hereon. “I declare that all informa-tion 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.)Tianyi ZhangMay 17, 24, 31; June 07, 2013. This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 05/07/13.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
FOR CHANGE OF NAME
NO. 113CV246228
Superior Court of Cali-fornia, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Mirna Garcia, TO ALL IN-TERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Mirna Garcia has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Anali Diaz to Anali Buen-rostro. THE COURT OR-DERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of names should not be granted on 08/13/13 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 succes-sive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Ob-servador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.May 14, 2013. Thomas Wm. Cain Judge of the Superior CourtMay 17, 24, 31; June 07, 2013.
ORDER TO SHOW
CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF
NAME NO. 113CV246168
Superior Court of Cali-fornia, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Ying-hai Lu & Weiqin Xu, TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioners, Yinghai Lu & Weiqin Xu have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Tingyue Lu to Chris-tina Tingyue Lu. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated be-low to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of names should not be granted on 08/13/13 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 succes-sive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Ob-servador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.May 13, 2013. Thomas Wm. Cain Judge of the Superior CourtMay 17, 24, 31; June 07, 2013.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
FOR CHANGE OF NAME
NO. 113CV246104
Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the mat-ter of the application of: Ismael Gonzalez & Maricela Gonzalez, TO ALL INTERESTED PER-SONS: The court finds that petitioners, Ismael Gonzalez & Maricela Gonzalez have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as fol-lows: a. Alexander Dan-iel Gonzalez Oseguera to Alexander Daniel Gonzalez . THE COURT ORDERS that all per-sons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hear-ing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of names should not be granted on 08/06/13 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 peti-tion in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.May 10, 2013.
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EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com 15LEGAL CLASSIFIEDSMAY 24 - MAY 30, 2013Thomas Wm. Cain Judge of the Superior CourtMay 17, 24, 31; June 07, 2013.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
NO. 578114
The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Acco Limousine & Se-dans, 1873 Messina Dr., San Jose, CA 95132, Santa Clara Co. Mah-moud a. Jomma, 1873 Messina Dr., San Jose, CA 95132. This busi-ness is conducted by an individual registrant began business under the fictitious business name or names listed here in 1999. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A regis-trant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Mahmoud A JommaMay 10, 17, 24, 31, 2013. This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 05/06/13.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
NO. 578005
The following person(s) is(are) doing business, San Jose Civil Wed-dings, 1648 D Alum Rock Ave “C”, San Jose, CA 95116, Santa Clara Co. Jaime Melen-dez, 6102 Iowa Dr., San Jose, CA 95123. This business is conducted by an individual regis-trant has not yet begun business under the ficti-tious business name or names listed hereon. “I declare that all informa-tion in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Jaime MelendezMay 10, 17, 24, 31, 2013. This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 05/01/13.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
NO. 577937
The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Jennifer Joyeria, 1923 Latham St., Mountain View, CA 94040, Santa Clara Co. Sandra Gon-zalez, 204 Sierra Vista Ave., Mountain View, CA 94043. This busi-ness is conducted by an individual registrant began business under the fictitious business name or names listed here in 04/04/1999. “I declare that all informa-tion 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.)Sandra Gonzalez.May 10, 17, 24, 31, 2013. This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 04/30/13.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
NO. 577935
The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Jennifer Taqueria, 1929 Latham St., Mountain View, CA 94040, Santa Clara Co. Sandra E Gon-zalez, 204 Sierra Vista Ave., Mountain View, CA 94043. This busi-ness is conducted by an individual registrant began business under the fictitious business name or names listed here in 04/14/2003. “I declare that all informa-tion 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.)Sandra GonzalezMay 10, 17, 24, 31, 2013. This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 04/30/13.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
NO. 577870
The following person(s) is(are) doing busi-ness, Buffy/Sparacino Bail Bonds, Sparacino Bros. Bail Bonds, Steve Sparacino Bail Bonds, Easy Writer Bail Bonds, Randy Sparacino Bail Bonds, Fremont Bail Bonds, Gus Fowler Bail Bonds, 9ers Bail Bonds, Gonzales Bail Bonds, Berti Bail Bonds, 816 N 1st Street #100, San Jose, CA 95112, Santa Clara Co. Cantu Inc., 816 N 1st Street #100, San Jose, CA 95112. This business is con-ducted by a corpora-tion registrant began business under the fic-titious business name or names listed here in 04/01/2013. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A regis-trant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Cantu Inc.Eric Cantu/PresidentMay 10, 17, 24, 31, 2013. This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 04/29/13.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
NO. 577319
The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Destiny’s Thrif- O-Ra-ma, 30 E. Santa Clara St., Suite 120, San Jose, CA 95113, Santa Clara Co. Manuel Orama III, 2840 Encinitas Ct., San
Jose, CA 95132. This business is conducted by an individual regis-trant has not yet begun business under the ficti-tious business name or names listed hereon. “I declare that all informa-tion 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.)Manuel Orama IIIMay 10, 17, 24, 31, 2013. This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 04/15/13.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
FOR CHANGE OF NAME
NO. 113CV245931
Superior Court of Cali-fornia, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Fariba Heidari, TO ALL INTER-ESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petition-er, Fariba Heidari filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as fol-lows: a. Fariba Heidari to Fiamma Vitale. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated be-low to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of names should not be granted on 08/06/13 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 succes-sive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Ob-servador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.May 08, 2013. Thomas Wm. Cain Judge of the Superior CourtMay 10, 17, 24, 31, 2013.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
FOR CHANGE OF NAME
NO. 113CV245870
Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the mat-ter of the application of: Chianfen Huang & Wen –Taur Pang, TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioners, Chianfen Huang & Wen-Taur Pang filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as fol-lows: a. Chung-en Pang to Jonathan Chung-en Pang. THE COURT OR-DERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated
below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of names should not be granted on 08/06/13 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 succes-sive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Ob-servador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.May 07, 2013. Thomas Wm. Cain Judge of the Superior CourtMay 10, 17, 24, 31, 2013.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
FOR CHANGE OF NAME
NO. 113CV245811
Superior Court of Cali-fornia, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Shar-lene Ortiz Pimental, TO ALL INTERESTED PER-SONS: The court finds that petitioner, Sharlene Ortiz Pimental filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as fol-lows: a. Sharlene Ortiz Pimental to Sharleen Ahn. THE COURT OR-DERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of names should not be granted on 07/30/13 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 succes-sive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Ob-servador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.May 03, 2013. Thomas Wm. Cain Judge of the Superior CourtMay 10, 17, 24, 31, 2013.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
FOR CHANGE OF NAME
NO. 113CV245519
Superior Court of Cali-fornia, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Ole-sya V Schneider, TO ALL INTERESTED PER-SONS: The court finds that petitioner, Olesya V. Schneider filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a de-cree changing names as follows: a. Olesya Vilalievna Schneider to Alika Vitalievna Kar-pova. THE COURT OR-DERS that all persons
interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of names should not be granted on 07/30/13 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 succes-sive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Ob-servador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.April 29, 2013. Thomas Wm. Cain Judge of the Superior CourtMay 10, 17, 24, 31, 2013.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
FOR CHANGE OF NAME
NO. 113CV245456
Superior Court of Cali-fornia, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Thu Thuy Thi Nguyen, TO ALL INTERESTED PER-SONS: The court finds that petitioner, Thu Thuy Thi Nguyen filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as fol-lows: a. Thu Thuy Thi Nguyen to Jenny Thuy Nguyen. THE COURT ORDERS that all per-sons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hear-ing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of names should not be granted on 07/30/13 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 peti-tion in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.April 26, 2013. Thomas Wm. Cain Judge of the Superior CourtMay 10, 17, 24, 31, 2013.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
NO. 578019
The following person(s) is(are) doing business, La Panza Es Primero, 1690 Story Rd Ste 157, San Jose, CA 95122, Santa Clara Co. Agi Group Inc., 2560 Per-ris Blvd. Perris, CA 92571. This business is conducted by a cor-poration registrant began business under the fictitious business name or names listed here in 05/01/13. “I declare that all informa-
tion 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.)Agi Group Inc.Jannete Gonzalez/PresidentMay 03, 10, 17, 24, 2013. This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 05/02/13.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
NO. 577778
The following person(s) is(are) doing business, South Valley Land-scape & Construc-tion, 521 Charcot Ave., Suite 115, San Jose, CA 95131, Santa Clara Co. O2P Corporation, 521 Charcot Ave., Suite 115, San Jose, CA 95131. This busi-ness is conducted by a corporation registrant began business under the fictitious business name or names listed here in 03/01/2004 “I declare that all informa-tion 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.)O2P CorporationBaltazar Martinez/CEOMay 03, 10, 17, 24, 2013. This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 04/25/13.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
NO. 577728
The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Vera Sports, 5138 Mon-terey Rd Suite G, San Jose, CA 95111, Santa Clara Co. Juan Carlos Vera, 289 Cartago Ct., San Jose, CA 95116. This business is con-ducted by an individual registrant has not yet begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Juan Carlos VeraMay 03, 10, 17, 24, 2013. This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 04/25/13.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
FOR CHANGE OF NAME
NO. 113CV245638
Superior Court of Cali-fornia, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Fati Callahan, TO ALL IN-TERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that
petitioner, Fati Calla-han filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Fati Callahan to Chloe Cal-lahan THE COURT OR-DERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of names should not be granted on 07/30/13 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 succes-sive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Ob-servador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.May 01, 2013. Thomas Wm. Cain Judge of the Superior CourtMay 03, 10, 17, 24, 2013.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
FOR CHANGE OF NAME
NO. 113CV245313
Superior Court of Cali-fornia, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Rut Abisay Rivera, TO ALL INTERESTED PER-SONS: The court finds that petitioner, Rut Abisay Rivera filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Rut Abisay Rivera to Aby Rivera THE COURT ORDERS that all persons inter-ested in this matter ap-pear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of names should not be granted on 07/23/13 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 succes-sive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Ob-servador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.April 25, 2013. Thomas Wm. Cain Judge of the Superior CourtMay 03, 10, 17, 24, 2013.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
FOR CHANGE OF NAME
NO. 113CV245310
Superior Court of Cali-fornia, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Kam-ran Memon/Quratulaen, TO ALL INTERESTED
PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Kamran Memon/Qura-tulaen filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Tabay Kamran Memon to Haniyah Memon THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated be-low to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of names should not be granted on 06/25/13 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 succes-sive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Ob-servador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.April 25, 2013. Thomas Wm. Cain Judge of the Superior CourtMay 03, 10, 17, 24, 2013.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
FOR CHANGE OF NAME
NO. 113CV245165
Superior Court of Cali-fornia, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Felipa Galvan & Juan Marti-nez Delao, TO ALL IN-TERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioners, Felipa Gal-van & Juan Martinez Delao filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Yesenea Araceli Delao to Yesenea Araceli Mar-tinez Galvan b. Luis Fer-nando Galvan Martinez to Luis Fernando Mar-tinez Galvan c.Mario Arturo Delao to Mario Arturo Martinez Galvan THE COURT ORDERS that all persons inter-ested in this matter ap-pear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of names should not be granted on 07/23/13 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 succes-sive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Ob-servador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.April 23, 2013. Thomas Wm. Cain Judge of the Superior CourtMay 03, 10, 17, 24, 2013.
EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com16 ENTERTAINMENT MAY 24 - MAY 30, 2013
Osvaldo Castillo & Arturo Hilario
EL OBSERVADOR
Live 105 held its annual summer concert, BFD, this past Sunday at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, and there were several mainstream and local bands
performing through out the venue.
Some of these perform-ers included 30 Seconds to Mars, Silversun Pickups and Of Monsters and Men on the Main Stage. “We just recorded and released a new album,” said Jared Leto,
lead singer for 30 Seconds to Mars during his interview with Live 105. “It’s always great to be back in the Bay Area playing in front of these great fans,”
Fitz and the Tantrums, Capital Cities and the Air-borne Toxic Event were a
few of the bands that played on the Festival Stage. These are all great bands in their own right, but the band that We were mostly excited to see Jimmy Eat World, who in our opinion should have been on the main stage going on somewhere in the middle of the Main Stage’s set list. The band played some new songs of their eighth album Damage, as well as some of their classic songs, which re-ally got the crowd involved in their performance. The con-cert also featured a local stage with acts like Tumbleweed Wanders, Picture Atlantic, and Anya and the Get Down.
There was also the Sub-sonic Stage, which feature Electronic Dance Music acts such as Diplo, DJ Shadow, and The Limousines. The acts playing the Subsonic Tent drew in a whole differ-ent crowd compared to the main and side stages. The electronic synths and heavy bass dominated a festive, light fueled crowd that remi-nisced last years all electronic dance music (EDM) events at Shoreline, I Love the City
and Identity Festival. Both of these events were sold out and a massive hit for the younger dancing crowd.
Diplo took the Subsonic
Stage at the same time as Main Stage Headliners 30 Seconds to Mars, and was able to hold his own as far as crowd attendance and par-ticipation goes. Most of the performers were entertain-ing. Some had band mem-bers jumping off the stage and crowd surfing with there fans.
“I must admit that I am not a big fan of Electronic Dance Music, but I have to admit that I found Subsonic Stage to be somewhat entertain-ing”, noted Castillo.
There was also a special per-formance by Stone Temple Pilots featuring Linkin Park vocalist Chester Bennington. Some of the older members of the audience did not like this new collaboration while others sang along to every song word by word. Some of the younger fans did not seem to know who Stone Temple Pilots were (as their
popularity lessened in the 2000’s before their hiatus and eventual return in 2008) and were probably just there to see Bennington. His fame as the front man for Linkin Park has had a lasting ef-fect since their first album Hybrid Theory released in 2000. That band has a grit-tier electronic rock feel to it compared to the more classi-cal alternative rock.
The band performed sev-
eral Stone Temple Pilots classics including ‘Interstate Love Song’ and ‘Big Empty’ and Bennington hit every note perfectly.
BFD has had several big names perform on its main stage in the past includ-ing the Foo Fighters, Social Distortion and The Strokes. However, this performance by Stone Temple Pilots and Chester Bennington has got to be in the top five BFD performances. The crowd seemed to show it as this new fusion of STP energized the crowd at the Shoreline Am-phitheater on a cool spring night.
Rocky RivasESPECIAL PARA
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El pasado viernes 17 de Mayo dio inicio La gira Loud & Unplugged USA en la ciu-dad de Bekersfield y la cual hiso una parada obligatoria en la ciudad de San Francis-co el sábado al día siguiente en donde todo era una fiesta colombiana acompañada de varios sabores de Latinoamé-rica en donde se unieron se-guidores de varios países. Acá no importaba de donde vinie-ras, lo importante era que te divirtieras al son de la Música de “JUANES” y su banda que cuenta con grandes músicos que estaban listos para poner al público del área de la bahía a gozar.
Durante más de dos horas el colombiano se entregó al pú-
blico en un show que incluyó un viaje musical por sus gran-des éxitos, además de inter-pretar recocidos temas de ar-tistas como Joe Arroyo y Bob Marley, creando una fusión de géneros que hicieron es-tremecer al Wardfield de San
Francisco. “Fíjate bien”, fue la encargada de abrir el concier-to, esta rola que al igual lleva el título de su primero disco como solista y el cual lo lanzó al estrellato en el 2001 y a la cual le siguió “La paga”, que puso a cantar y a bailar a los
presentes. Uno de los mo-mentos mágicos fue cuando se comenzó a entonar el tema “Could you be loved?” de Bob Marley, subiendo aún más los ánimos de los presentes y lle-nando de aplausos al Warfield. Juanes trajo al escenario un
cover, el tema “Rebelión” del salsero colombiano Joe Arro-yo, mostrando con ello su versatilidad musical y ponién-donos a bailar a todos al ritmo de salsa, y al que le siguió “La noche”, siempre de la autoría de Arroyo, con arreglos rock
que fueron todo un espectá-culo auditivo.
El siguiente tema agradeció a Juan Luis Guerra y a Joaquín Sabina por su colaboración. Se trataba de “Azul Sabina”, una melodía que está incluida en su nuevo disco. El show no podía estar completo sin sus demás éxitos como “Me ena-mora”, “Para tu amor”, “Es por ti” y “Yerbatero”.
Después de finalizar esta gira llegará el turno de grabar en Los Ángeles su nuevo tra-bajo discográfico, producido por Steve Lillywhite, que se estrenará a finales de año o comienzos de 2014.
Juanes, asimismo, se mostró feliz por el premio que reci-bió por parte de la Academia Latina de la Grabación como Persona del Año, en una cere-monia previa a la 14 edición de los premios Grammy Latino.
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EPIC tells the story of an ongoing battle between the forces of good, who keep the natural world alive, and the forces of evil, who wish to destroy it. When a teenage girl finds herself magically transported into this secret universe, she teams up with an elite band of warriors and a crew of comical, larger-than-life figures, to save their world…and ours.
Since Dom (Diesel) and Brian’s (Walker) Rio heist toppled a kingpin’s empire and left their crew with $100 million, our heroes have scattered across the globe. But their inability to return home and living forever on the lam have left their lives incomplete. Meanwhile, Hobbs (Johnson) has been tracking an organization of lethally skilled mercenary drivers across 12 countries, who-se mastermind (Evans) is aided by a ruthless second-in-command revealed to be the love Dom thought was dead, Letty (Rodriguez). The only way to stop the criminal outfit is to outmatch them at street level, so Hobbs asks Dom to assemble his elite team in London. Payment? Full pardons for all of them so they can return home and make their families whole again.
Han pasado dos años. Phil (Bradley Cooper), Stu (Ed Helms) y Doug (JustinBartha) viven vidas felices y sin incidentes en su casa. Se han eliminado tatuajes ylimpiado archivos. Lo último que su-pieron del imán que atrae los desastres, Leslie Chow(Ken Jeong), es que estaba encarcelado en una prisión tailandesa. Con él fuera delcamino los protagonistas ya casi se han recuperado de sus noches rondando por el ladosórdido de Las Vegas, huyendo por los techos, después de que los secuestraran, lesdispararan y persiguieran narcotraficantes de la mafia de Bangkok.El único miembro del grupo que no está contento es Alan (Zach Galifianakis). Sin encontrar un rumbo en la vida, la oveja negra del grupo ha dejado de tomar susmedicamentos y cedido a sus impulsos naturales, lo que para Alan significa carencia delímites, de filtros y de juicio, hasta que una crisis personal lo obliga, por fin, a buscar laayuda que necesita.
¿Y quién mejor que sus tres mejores amigos para asegurarse de que dé el primerpaso? Esta vez, no hay despedida de soltero. No hay boda. ¿Qué puede salir mal? Perocuando la manada de lobos sale a la calle, el resultado es una incógnita.“The Hangover Part III” es la conclusión épica a una odisea incomparable de caosy malas decisiones, en la cual deben terminar lo que comenzaron regresando a dondeempezó todo: Las Vegas.De una forma u otra, todo termina aquí.
EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com18 VIBRAS & ENTERTAINMENT MAY 24 - MAY 30, 2013
Usos místicos de los cristales
Mario Jiménez CastilloEL OBSERVADOR
Los cristales conforman la más hermosa y simétrica rep-resentación del mundo min-eral. Se han formado a través de miles de años y de cambios geológicos en el subsuelo ter-restre. Los cristales poseen una infinidad de aplicaciones para la existencia mística y espiritual del ser humano, por lo que recomiendo al menos tener uno.
Los cristales son trans-misores y receptores de en-ergía. Utilizándolos correcta-mente podemos convertirlos en nuestra fuente de energía pura. Los cristales son usados en la fabricación de instru-mentos tecnológicos, radios, computadoras, telescopios, etc.
En el mundo místico espiri-tual tienen un valor incalcu-lable porque podemos trans-formarlos en una especie de computadora, pues podemos dirigirnos a ellos enfocando nuestras ideas, memorias y conceptos en los destellos lu-minosos de luz y energía que ellos emanan. A través de esa luz, nuestra energía puede ser recargada o almacenada por medio de la comunicación telepática entre un cristal y nuestra mente.
Los cristales son minerales que tienen la potestad de co-municarse. Observémoslos, están llenos de vida por ello
mantienen esa firmeza estruc-tural y ese brillo inimitable.
Cuando decida obtener un cristal, vaya a la tienda, ob-sérvelo, tóquelo, sienta su energía y será el cristal que le corresponda en este plano de vida quien le atraerá como a un imán.
En recientes estudios científi-cos, se ha comprobado que la energía rutilante de un cristal es capaz de prevenir, aliviar y hasta curar padecimientos físicos, mentales, emocionales y espirituales. Si siente un do-lor, una pena o un sentimiento que le perturbe, tome un cris-tal fuertemente con las dos manos y expóngalo a la luz so-lar o a la luz de la luna llena, y permita que la energía penetre todo su ser.
Los cristales, las piedras preciosas y semi preciosas, los metales y los espejos se pueden convertir en nuestros mejores proveedores de energía cós-mica.
Cómo limpiar un Cristal
Si observa que un cristal se muestra sucio, opaco o con fal-ta de destello, debe limpiarlo a la mayor brevedad posible. Ex-isten varias alternativas para hacerlo: con agua de mar, con agua de río, con agua de lago o haciendo una preparación casera.
Se necesita: Agua mineral, una cantidad mínima de sal y una pizca ínfima de bicarbon-ato. Se mezclan los ingredien-tes en un recipiente metálico, se voltea el cristal y se deja reposando en la mezcla du-rante una noche de luna llena. Posteriormente se expone a los rayos del sol por un par de horas para que se cargue nue-vamente de energía sideral.
Para eliminar sentimientos adversos debe enfocarse en un cristal de cuarzo rutilado, tómelo fuertemente con am-bas manos y visualice la parte interna del cristal. Al
llegar a ese punto, envíe por medio de mensajes telepáti-cos, todos los sentimientos, emociones y pensamientos que le perturben y mediante una visualización creativa, de-posítelos en el interior del cris-tal como si se tratase de una caja fuerte. Ahora cierre la caja fuerte con una clave imaginar-ia de la cual usted se olvidará cuando concluya el ejercicio.
Para atraer salud, amor, dinero y paz, se aconseja tener en casa un cristal de cuarzo, un cuarzo rosa, una amatista, una citrina y un cristal verde(también puede tratarse de una pieza de jade.) Coloque todos los cristales en un sitio adonde se refleje la luz solar. Debe observarlos y acariciarlos con frecuencia. Se recomienda que los cristales personales sean manipulados o acariciados únicamente por su dueño.
Rocky RivasESPECIAL PARA
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La cantante, originaria de Tecate, Baja California, nos demostró que ya se encuen-tra entre las grandes, y una prueba de ello es su reciente presentación en el Fillmore en la ciudad de San Francis-co con un lleno total en su primera presentación en el norte de California. Cientos de sus fans se dieron cita el pasado lunes 20 de Mayo armando grandes filas desde horas antes de la presenta-ción a la que también varios de ellos no lograron conse-guir boleto para disfrutar de este concierto.
“Gracias San Francisco, por fin se me hizo tocar aqui”, reiteró Morrison con una gran alegría y un poco de
nerviosismo, después de ha-ber iniciado su presentación al mostrarnos su habilidad para tocar el tambor con lo que comenzó el desfile de sus canciones que pusieron a sus-pirar a todo el concurrente. Temas como “Tu Orgullo”, “Una Salida” y “Pan Dulce” fueron parte del repertorio de la cantante en donde nos demostró que no solo canta, sino que también tiene el don de poder tocar varios tipos de instrumentos musicales, como el pandero, un tambor y la guitarra.
Además de mandar un mensaje de tolerancia, al decir que respetemos a los homosexuales, ya basta de crímenes de odio! todos somos iguales y por igual merecen respeto, ya dejé-monos chin…. Que al fin y alcabo en el corazón no se
manda. Ya dicho el men-saje, termino adornándolo con la canción de Eres Tú”. No cabe duda que había mu-cha gente que esperaba ver a la doble ganadora del premio Grammy desde hace mucho tiempo atrás. Y al igual nos encontramos con publico an-glo al que la Morrison agra-deció su presencia y dedico su canción debut en ingles que se llama “The Truth.”
El público se conectó al show, respondió bien y se mostró respetuoso. Sin em-bargo muchos de sus fans se quedaron sin poder disfrutar de esta presentación. Pero no se preocupen. Ya que prome-tió regresar pronto; y por ahí se rumora que será entre el mes de Julio o Agosto de este año en curso.
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Kat Dahlia arrancó el 2013 con gran ímpetu y con todas las herramientas necesarias para convertirse en el fenóme-no musical del año. Recien-temente, la revista Billboard la incluyo en la lista de los 5 artistas que hay que tener en ‘la mira’ este año. A tan solo meses del lanzamiento de su primer sencillo, esta joven ar-tista se embarcó en un viaje promocional que la ha llevado a New York, Miami, Los Ánge-les, Boston, Londres, Ámster-
dam, Chicago, Washington y otras ciudades donde ha visi-tado los principales medios de comunicación y ha participado en varios festivales de radio y presentaciones privadas. El pasado 9 de mayo, Kat Dahlia fue nominada a Pre-mios Juventud en la categoría ‘Revelación del Año’ y actual-mente, su éxito “Gangsta” ocu-pa el Top 40 del Urban Chart de la revista Billboard y el Top 25 del Rhythm Chart en la misma publicación. El video musical de “Gangsta” es uno de los videos de mayor rota-
ción en los principales canales de videos y su presencia en la redes sociales aumenta a pasos agigantados. Kat Dahlia, cantante y com-positora cubanoamericana de 22 años se está convirtiendo en una de las estrellas del La-tin Pop más prometedoras del momento con su electrizante fusión de Pop, hip hop, reggae y música latina. Narradora in-nata, Kat sabe alternar hábil-mente entre letras plagadas de pasión y poesías que reflexio-nan sobre el desamor y las re-laciones.
Kat Dahlia recibe nominación a Premios Juventud
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La Copa Mundial de Boxeo, con la participación de los campeones de nueve fed-eraciones, iniciará el próximo 16 de julio en una arena por definir en la Ciudad de Méxi-co, informó José Sulaimán, presidente del CMB.
En la pelea estelar combat-irá el campeón Plata de peso ligero, el capitalino Daniel Estrada frente a un rival africano, de los más altos clasificados en la división, mientras el turno semieste-lar le correspondería al peso completo Odlanier Solís ante un europeo.
“Ya está la fecha de inicio, el 16 de julio, falta definir la sede en el Distrito Federal. Será un torneo de relevancia mundial con transmisión a más de 60 países”, comentó el dirigente boxístico, quien agregó que al ganador de cada división ganará entre 400 mil y 500 mil dólares.
Añadió que se tienen con-templadas entre seis y ocho fechas en nuestro país, dis-tribuidas entre Cancún, Quintana Roo; Tijuana, Baja Calfornia, y Tepic, Nayarit, más otras sedes que se vayan sumando a la Copa Mundial en su primera edición.
Inicia la Copa Mundial de Boxeo
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El argentino Rubens Sam-bueza dijo hoy que no le pesa ser el generador del juego ofensivo de América, el que dé los pases de gol para Raúl Jiménez y el ecuatoriano Christian Benítez o marcar anotación ante Cruz Azul.
Este jueves visita Aguilas a Cruz Azul en el encuentro de ida por el campeonato del Torneo Clausura 2013 de la Liga MX.
“No me pesa porque me tra-jeron para eso, para abastecer a los delanteros, el poder ar-mar jugadas de peligro de gol y ojalá mañana y el domingo no sea la excepción y pueda
dar pase de gol o hacer gol”, declaró el “pampero”.
Destacó de Cruz Azul “la en-trega, si lo dejamos manejar el balón es un equipo que te va cansando y si tiene espacios lo manejan los volantes. Trataré de moverme y crear situa-ciones de gol para Chucho y Raúl”.
Dijo que esta final “represen-ta una emoción muy grande. Es un partido que te puede dejar marcado si se gana el título. Ahora a cumplir el ob-jetivo de levantar la copa, a ver si puedo ganar en mi segunda final”.
A su vez, el paraguayo Os-valdo Martínez advirtió que
“no hay que subestimar al ri-val”, pero resaltó lo realizado por los azulcremas, al decir que “nosotros estamos haci-endo muy bien las cosas, creo que todo el torneo y la liguilla se hizo lo que se tenía que hacer, se jugó todos los parti-dos como una final y lo más importante es seguir con esa idea y el día de mañana entrar con todo y sacar una ventaja”.
El centrocampista Juan Car-los Valenzuela coincidió en que “no va a ser fácil” ganar el trofeo, pero dijo que después del encuentro del domingo se visualiza así: “Pudiendo disfrutar con mi familia, estar abrazándola y dándole gracias por todo su apoyo”.
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San Jose CALIFORNIA
The San Jose Earthquakes flipped the switch on the club’s webcam at the site of their new stadium Tuesday, allowing fans the oppor-tunity to view a live feed of the construction site or pan through archived images. The camera can be viewed at www.sjearthquakes.com/newstadium/webcam. The project features a Strea-mCam HD provided by Ear-
thCam, the global leader in providing webcam content, technology and services to businesses and government agencies. Both the San Fran-cisco-Oakland Bay Bridge and the San Francisco 49ers’ stadium projects have featu-red video feeds courtesy of EarthCam. The Earthquakes’ camera is aimed at the future playing field. Fans will be able to keep tabs on each step of the cons-truction process, including grading and utility installa-
tion in the coming weeks. The camera delivers crisp, uninterrupted views in high definition. The club will also have a time-lapse video of the entire construction process for fans to watch when the stadium opens, courtesy of EarthCam. Season ticket packages for the club’s new stadium are on sale now. For more informa-tion and pricing, visit:
www.sjearthquakes.com/newstadium.
San Jose Earthquakes Unveil Live Webcam at New Stadium Construction Site
Arturo Hilario EL OBSERVADOR
On Tuesday May 21st 10am Microsoft showcased its new range of Xbox products via a live feed which was being hosted by countless tech and gaming blogs across the world. The main rea-son people tuned in was for the unveiling of its latest incarnation of the Xbox, its best selling gam-ing console and a direct compet-itor of Sony’s Playstation brand.
Microsoft’s President of In-teractive Entertainment Busi-
ness, Don Mattrick, revealed the console and peripherals at the Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, Washington among hundreds of industry and media professionals. The few details that did emerge involved the ac-tual look of the device and what its capable of doing.
The console is called Xbox One, and will be released by the end of 2013, seemingly close to the holiday season. It will sport 8 cores and 16 times the amount of RAM of the Xbox 360, which debuted in 2005 and still man-
ages to evolve. The evolution has now come full circle as the new Xbox One will still provide users with endless supplies of fun and activity from different sources. Netflix, Skype, ESPN, Comcast, and Facebook are just some of the services the current Xbox of-fers and will also be in the Xbox One, albeit vastly improved. The console will also have built-in a Wi-Fi adapter, Blu Ray drive (which until now the PS3 was the only console to include it) and an advanced, HD Kinect camera sensor.
The Xbox One will require the Kinect to function and will be included packaged with each system. More information about the new Xbox and its multime-dia capabilites, most important-ly its revamped internal features for video game graphics, can be found on:
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/xboxone/meet-xbox-one.
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901 S. White RoadSan Jose, CA 95127Bus: 408-259-1309
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6067 Cahalan AvenueSan Jose, CA 95123Bus: 408-229-7870
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14448 Union AvenueSan Jose, CA 95124Bus: 408-377-3775
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3467 McKee RoadSan Jose, CA 95127Bus: 408-928-2828
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