Page 16 February 2, 2016 EL SEGUNDO HERALD Looking Up Huygens Probe: 2005 Historic Descent to Titan Revisited Joint press release from JPL and European Space Agency, Provided by Bob Eklund After a two-and-a-half-hour descent, the metallic, saucer-shaped spacecraft came to rest with a thud on a dark floodplain covered in cobbles of water ice, in temperatures hundreds of degrees below freezing. The alien probe worked frantically to collect and transmit images and data about its environs—in mere minutes its mothership would drop below the local horizon, cutting off its link to the home world and silencing its voice forever. Although it may seem the stuff of science fiction, this scene played out 12 years ago on the surface of Saturn’s largest moon, Titan. The “aliens” who built the probe were us. This was the triumphant landing of ESA’s Huygens probe. Huygens, a project of the European Space Agency, traveled to Titan as the companion to NASA’s Cassini spacecraft, and then separated from its mothership on December 24, 2004, for a 20-day coast toward its destiny at Titan. The probe was named after the Dutch astronomer Christiaan Huygens (1629-1695), who discovered Titan in 1655 using a 50-power refracting telescope of his own design. The Huygens probe sampled Titan’s dense, hazy atmosphere as it slowly rotated beneath its parachutes, analyzing the complex organic chemistry and measuring winds. It also took hundreds of images during the descent, revealing bright, rugged highlands that were crosscut by dark drainage channels and steep ravines. The area where the probe touched down was a dark, granular surface, which resembled a dry lakebed. Today the Huygens probe sits silently on the frigid surface of Titan, its mission concluded mere hours after touchdown, while the Cassini spacecraft continues the exploration of Titan from above as part of its mission to learn more about Saturn and its moons. Now in its dramatic final year, the Cassini spacecraft’s own journey will conclude on September 15, 2017 with a fateful plunge into Saturn’s atmosphere. As the mission heads into its home stretch, Cassini team members look back fondly on the significance of Huygens. “The Huygens descent and landing represented a major breakthrough in our exploration of Titan as well as the first soft landing on an outerplanet moon. It completely changed our understanding of this haze-covered ocean world,” notes Linda Spilker, Cassini project scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California. Carolyn Porco, Cassini imaging team lead at Space Science Institute, Boulder, Colorado, adds, “The Huygens images were everything our images from orbit were not. Instead of hazy, sinuous features that we could only guess were streams and drainage channels, here was incontrovertible evidence that at some point in Titan’s history—and perhaps even now—there were flowing liquid hydrocarbons on the surface. Huygens’ images became a Rosetta stone for helping us interpret our subsequent findings on Titan.” A collection of the Huygens program’s top science findings is available from this ESA website: http://sci.esa.int/huygens-titanscience highlights For more information about NASA’s Cassini program and the Cassini spacecraft, see: http://www.nasa.gov/cassini http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov • Visit us online: www.heraldpublications.com PUBLIC NOTICES Colors are the smiles of nature - Leigh Hunt PUBLISH YOUR PUBLIC NOTICES HERE ABANDONMENTS: $125.00 ABC NOTICES: $125.00 DBA (Fictitious Business Name): $75.00 NAME CHANGE: $125.00 Other type of notice? Contact us and we can give you a price. For DBA’s email us at: dba@heraldpu blications.com All other legal notices email us at: legalnotices@heraldpublications.com Any questions? Call us at 310-322-1830 COMMUNITIES COUNT Order to Show Cause for Change of Name Case No. NS033318 Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles Petition of: Kimleng Lim for Change of Name TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner KImleng Lim filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Kimleng Lim to Kimleng Kong The Court orders that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice of Hearing: Date: 3/3/2017, Time: 8:30 AM., Dept.: 27 The address of the court is: 275 Magnolia Long Beach, CA 90802 A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: El Segundo Herald Date: Jan. 18, 2017 Judge Ross M. Klein Judge of the Superior Court El Segundo Herald Pub. 2/2, 2/9, 2/16, 2/23/17 H-25461 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF EL SEGUNDO 350 MAIN STREET EL SEGUNDO, CA 90245 TAKE NOTICE that the El Segundo City Council will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, February 7, 2017, at 7:00 p.m., in the El Segundo Council Chambers, 350 Main Street, El Segundo, California. The public hearing will allow testimony regarding a proposed ordinance that would (1) regulate the parking of oversized vehicles, recreational vehicles, and trailers; (2) establish a registration/ permit process; and (3) prohibit the placement of electrical cords, cables and similar items between such vehicles and nearby property. The parking of recreational vehicles, oversized vehicles and trailers on City streets has been a source of concern and increasing complaints from El Segundo residents and business owners for several years now. In response to these complaints, the proposed ordinance would prohibit the overnight parking of oversized vehicles, recreational vehicles and trailers between the hours of 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. on all streets and highways within the City, unless such vehicles have either been registered and/or received a permit from the City, as applicable. Under the proposed ordinance, residents may apply for and receive permits which allow them to park on the City streets during the above-referenced times. This ordinance was originally considered by the City Council on October 18 and November 1, 2016. Due to residents’ comments, the El Segundo Police Department scheduled a community meeting which was held on November 29, 2016. The proposed ordinance incorporates the public’s comments at previous hearings and the community meeting and will be considered twice by the City Council before it is adopted and becomes law. At any time, not later than the abovereferenced time set for the hearing, any person or organization may file a written statement with the El Segundo City Clerk, of his or her opinions with respect to the proposed Ordinance. Any person or organization desiring to be heard will be given an opportunity to do so. If you have questions regarding this hearing, you may call the City of El Segundo at (310) 524-2300. Note that any appeal of a decision made following a public hearing may be limited to the issues raised by evidence submitted before or during that public hearing. To be published in the El Segundo Herald, February 2, 2017. Tracy Weaver Elected City Clerk City of El Segundo (310) 524-2305 El Segundo Herald Pub. 2/2/17 H-25466 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE T.S. No. 16-20453-SP-CA Title No. 160300759-CA-VOI A.P.N. 4136-012- 009 ATTENTION RECORDER: THE FOLLOWING REFERENCE TO AN ATTACHED SUMMARY IS APPLICABLE TO THE NOTICE PROVIDED TO THE TRUSTOR ONLY PURSUANT TO CIVIL CODE 2923.3 NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED. YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 05/15/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, (cashier’s check(s) must be made payable to National Default Servicing Corporation), drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state; will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. The sale will be made in an “as is” condition, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Trustor: George Gonzalez, a single man Duly Appointed Trustee: National Default Servicing Corporation Recorded 05/24/2007 as Instrument No. 20071262100 (or Book, Page) of the Official Records of Los Angeles County, California. Date of Sale: 02/22/2017 at 11:00 AM Place of Sale: By the fountain located at 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766. Estimated amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $795,545.99. Street Address or other common designation of real property: 412 Whiting Street, El Segundo, CA 90245 A.P.N.: 4136-012- 009 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale.If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse.The requirements of California Civil Code Section 2923.5(b)/2923.55(c) were fulfilled when the Notice of Default was recorded. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 714-730-2727 or visit this Internet Web site www.ndscorp.com/ sales, using the file number assigned to this case 16-20453-SP-CA. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Date: 01/25/2017 National Default Servicing Corporation c/o Tiffany and Bosco, P.A., its agent, 1230 Columbia Street, Suite 680 San Diego, CA 92101 Toll Free Phone: 888-264-4010 Sales Line 714- 730-2727; Sales Website:www.ndscorp. com/sales Zahara Joyner, Trustee Sales Representative A-4607467 02/02/2017, 02/09/2017, 02/16/2017 El Segundo Herald Pub. 2/2, 2/9, 2/16/17 H-25464
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