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The Associated Press MOSCOW » Stepping back from the brink of war, Vlad- imir Putin talked tough but cooled tensions in the Ukraine crisis in his first comments since its presi - dent fled, saying Tuesday that Russia has no intention "to fight the Ukrainian peo- ple" but reserved the right to use force. As the Russian president held court in his personal residence, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met with Kiev's fledgling government and Moscow agreed to sit down with NATO. A lthough ner ves re - mained on edge in Crimea, with Russian troops firing warning shots to ward off Ukrainian soldiers, global markets catapulted higher on tentative signals that the Kremlin was not seeking to escalate the conflict. Kerry brought moral support and a $1 billion aid package to a Ukraine fighting to fend off bankruptcy. Lounging in an arm-chair before Russian tricolor flags, Putin delivered a charac - teristic performance filled with earthy language, ma- cho swagger and sarcastic jibes, accusing the West of promoting an "unconstitu- tional coup" in Ukraine. At one point he compared the U.S. role to an experiment with "lab rats." But the overall message appeared to be one of de- escalation. "It seems to me (Ukraine) is gradually sta - bilizing," Putin said. "We have no enemies in Ukraine. Ukraine is a friendly state." He tempered those com- ments by warning that Rus- sia was willing to use "all means at our disposal" to protect ethnic Russians in the country. Si g n i f ica ntly, Ru s si a agreed to a NATO request to hold a special meeting to discuss Ukraine on Wednes - day in Brussels, opening up a possible diplomatic channel in a conflict that still holds monumental hazards and uncertainties. While the threat of mili - tary confrontation retreated somewhat Tuesday, both sides ramped up economic feuding in their struggle over Ukraine. Russia hit its nearly broke neighbor with a termination of discounts on natural gas, while the U.S. announced a $1 billion aid package in energy subsidies to Ukraine. "We are going to do our best (to help you). We are go - ing to try very hard," Kerry said upon arriving in Kiev. "We hope Russia will respect the election that you are go - ing to have." Ukraine's finance minis- ter, who has said Ukraine needs $35 billion to get through this year and next, was meeting Tuesday with officials from the Interna - tional Monetary Fund. World stock markets, which slumped the previ- ous day, clawed back a large chunk of their losses Tues- day on signs that Russia was backpedaling. Gold, the Jap- anese yen and U.S. treasur- ies — all seen as safe ha- vens — returned some of their gains. Russia's RTS index, which fell 12 percent on Monday rose 6.2 percent Tuesday. In the U.S., the Dow Jones industrial aver- age was up 1.2 percent. "Conf idence in equity markets has been restored as the standoff between Ukraine and Russia is no longer on red alert," said David Madden, market an - alyst at IG. Russia took over the stra- tegic peninsula of Crimea on Saturday, placing its troops around its ferry, mil- itary bases and border posts. Two Ukrainian warships remained anchored in the Crimean port of Sevastopol, blocked from leaving by Rus- sian ships. "Those unknown people without insignia who have seized administrative build - ings and airports ... what we are seeing is a kind of vel- vet invasion," said Russian military analyst Alexander Golts. The territory's enduring volatility was put in stark re - lief Tuesday morning: Rus- sian troops, who had taken control of the Belbek air base, fired warning shots into the air as some 300 Ukrainian soldiers, who pre- viously manned the airfield, demanded their jobs back. A s t h e U k r a i n i a n s marched unarmed toward the base, about a dozen Rus - sian soldiers told them not to approach, then fired several shots into the air and said they would shoot the Ukrai - nians if they continued to- ward them. The Ukrainian troops vowed to hold whatever ground they had left on the Belbek base. "We are worried. But we will not give up our base," said Capt. Nikolai Syomko, an air force radio electrician holding an AK47. He said the soldiers felt they were be - ing held hostage, caught be- tween Russia and Ukraine. There were no other reports of significant armed confron- tations Tuesday in Ukraine. Amid the tensions, the Russian military on Tues- day test-fired a Topol in- tercontinental ballistic mis- sile. The missile, fired from a launch pad in southern Rus- sia, hit a designated target on a range leased by Russia from Kazakhstan. WOrld Pu ti n co ol s te ns io ns i n Uk ra in e, K er ry i n Ki ev Ivan Sekretarev — the aSSocIated PreSS Ukrainian officers, right, arrive for talks on tuesday at the Belbek air base, outside Sevastopol, Ukraine. By Marilynn Marchione AP Chief Medical Writer Exciting research suggests that a shot every one to three months may someday give an alternative to the daily pills that some people take now to cut their risk of getting HIV. The experimental drug has only been tested for prevention in monkeys, but it completely protected them from infection in two studies reported at an AIDS confer - ence on Tuesday. "This is the most excit- ing innovation in the field of HIV prevention that I've heard recently," said Dr. Robert Grant, an AIDS ex - pert at the Gladstone Insti- tutes, a foundation affiliated with the University of Cali- fornia, San Francisco. "Both groups are show- ing 100 percent protection" with the drug, Grant said of the two groups of research- ers. "If it works and proves to be safe, it would allow for HIV to be prevented with pe- riodic injections, perhaps ev- ery three months." Until a vaccine is devel- oped, condoms are the best way to prevent infection with the AIDS virus and many other sexually spread dis - eases. But not everyone uses them, or does so all the time, so public health officials have pursued other prevention options. A drug used to treat people with HIV — Gilead Science's Truvada — also is used to help prevent infection in peo - ple who don't have the virus. A big study in gay men a few years ago found it could cut this risk by up to 90 percent, depending on how faithfully people take the daily pills. The new research tested something that could make this type of prevention much more practical — a long-act - ing experimental drug made by GlaxoSmithKline PLC. The studies tested it in macaques exposed to a human-monkey version of HIV. HealtH Studies show big promise for new HIV prevention drug By Christopher torchia The Associated Press PretOrIa, SOutH afrICa » For two days, the witness in the murder trial of Oscar Pistorius kept her compo- sure. Then, just as her tes- timony was about to finish, she broke down in tears at what she said was the mem- ory of the screams she heard on the night that the double- amputee athlete fatally shot his girlfriend in his South Af - rican home. Michelle Burger, a neigh- bor of Pistorius who took the stand on the second day of a trial watched around the world, remained calm through intense questioning by the chief defense lawyer. In a final exchange with the lead prosecutor on Tuesday, however, emotion washed over her as she recalled what she described as the terrified screams of a woman early on Valentine's Day last year. "When I'm in the shower, I relive her shouts," Burger said in an apparent refer - ence to her trauma just after the shooting, when a police captain took her statement. When Gerrie Nel, the pros- ecutor, asked her about her emotions at the time, she said the experience was "quite raw" and her voice broke. Nel asked her how she was coping now. "I'm coping fine," Burger insisted. "It's been a year." Burger testified that she heard a man and a woman shouting, then the sound of four gunshots. She said the woman's screams con - tinued during the gunshots and quickly faded away af- ter the final one. She was the first witness called by the prosecution, which con- tends that Pistorius inten- tionally killed Steenkamp after a loud argument. PIStOrIuS Murder trIal On ce -c al m wi tn es s br ea ks down in tears during testimony "When I'm in the shower, I relive her shouts." — Michelle Burger, witness in the murder trial and former neighbor of Oscar Pistorius LEGAL NOTICE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2014000056 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: LANDLORD SUPPORT SERVICES 155 Main Street Mark S. Garstang 22880 Sun River Dr. Red Bluff, CA 96080 The registrant commenced to transact business under the fic- titious business name or names listed above on 6/24/2013 This business is conducted by: an individual S/By: Mark Garstang Mark Garstang This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Tehama County on 2/13/2014 BEVERLY ROSS Tehama County Clerk & Recorder Publish: February 19, 26, March 5 & 12, 2014 LEGAL NOTICE A vacancy on the Board of Direc- tors of the Corning Healthcare District has occurred due to a member resignation. We are ac- cepting letters from interested persons regarding appointment to the Board. To be eligible you must be a registered voter and resident of the Healthcare Dis- trict. The District area includes Corning, Los Molinos, Paskenta, Rancho Tehama, Vina and part of Gerber. Applicants need to submit their request for consid- eration to the Corning Healthcare District, P.O. Box 996, Corning, CA 96021 or drop them by the office at 275 Solano Street in Corning. The applica- tions must be submitted by March 11, 2014, on or before 4 pm. Publish: February 26, 28, March 5 and 7, 2014 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE Trustee Sale No. 114482 Title No. 120159334 NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 02/15/2007. 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. On 03/25/2014 at 2:00 PM, The Mortgage Law Firm, PLC, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 02/27/2007, as In- strument No. 2007003696 , in b k f f fi i l , b ook -, page -, of Official Re- cords in the office of the County Recorder of Tehama County, State of California, executed by Daryl D. Peterson and Vicki A. Peterson, Husband and Wife as Joint Tenants, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER'S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment author- ized by 2924h(b), (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States), At the main entrance to the Tehama County Courthouse, 633 Washington Street, Red Bluff, CA 96080. All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property sit- uated in said County and State, described as: FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE ABOVE DEED OF TRUST. APN 024-220-631 The street ad- dress and other common desig- nation, if any, of the real proper- ty described above is purported to be: 12091 Alta Vista Ct, Red Bluff (Area), CA 96080 The under- signed Trustee disclaims any li- ability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the re- maining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advan- ces, if any, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the ob- ligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable esti- mated costs, expenses and ad- vances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $251,478.33 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 re- course. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declara- tion of Default and Demand for Sale, and written Notice of De- fault and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused a Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. Dat- ed: 2/25/2014 THE MORTGAGE LAW FIRM, PLC Adriana Rivas/Authorized Signature FOR TRUSTEE'S SALE INFORMATION h PLEASE CALL 714-730-2727 The Mortgage Law Firm, PLC. is at- tempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained may be used for that purpose. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should under- stand that there are risks in- volved 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 auto- matically 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, be- fore you can receive clear title to the property. You are encour- aged to investigate the exis- tence, priority, and size of out- standing liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a ti- tle 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 post- poned 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 in- formation about trustee sale postponements be made availa- ble 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 for infor- mation regarding the trustee's sale or visit this Internet Web site - www.lpsasap.com - for in- formation regarding the sale of this property, using the file num- ber assigned to this case: 114482. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be re- flected in the telephone i nfor- mation or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify post- ponement information is to at- tend the scheduled sale. A- 4445277 03/05/2014, 03/12/2014, 03/19/2014 RBDN#5110133 3/5/14 , 3/12/14, 3/19/14 LEGAL NOTICE TS# 13-1963 1304-1655 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED: 8/19/08. 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 bid- der for cash, cashier's check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal sav- ings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and author- ized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appoint- ed trustee, as shown below, 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 be- low. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding ti- tle, possession, or encumbran- ces, to satisfy the obligation se- cured by said Deed of Trust. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrect- ness of the property address or other common designation, if any shown herein. Trustor: Billy Vail and Laura Ferguson Vail, husband and wife Duly Appoint- ed Trustee: Foreclosure Special- ists LLC Recorded 9/8/08 as In- strument No. 2008013208 of Offi- cial Records in the office of the Recorder of Tehama County, California, Date of Sale: Wednes- day, March 19, 2014 at 11:00 AM Place of Sale: At the front door entrance to the County Court- house, 633 Washington St., Red Bluff, CA 96080 The common designation of the property is purported to be: 15780 Old Mis- sion Drive, Red Bluff, CA 96080 APN: 007-450-41 Estimated open- ing bid: $188,268.34 Beneficiary may elect to open bidding at a lesser amount. The total amount secured by said instrument as of the time of initial publication of this notice is stated above, which includes the total amount of the unpaid balance (including accrued and unpaid interest) and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of initial publication of this notice. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bid- di i ding 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 bid- der at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien be- ing auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priori- ty, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county re- corder's office or a title insur- ance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this in formation. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mort- gage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be post- poned one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civi Code. The law requires that in- formation about trustee sale postponements be made availa- ble 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 the trustee's informa- tion line at 530-246-2727 or visit this Internet Web site calforeclosures.biz, using the file number assigned to this case: TS #13-1963. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that oc- cur close in time to the sched- uled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone in- formation or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Date 2/18/14 FORECLOSURE SPECIAL- ISTS LLC 1388 Court Street, Ste C Redding, CA 96001 530-246-2727 Jannelle Van Bockern, Trustee Sale Officer Foreclosure Special- ists LLC is assisting the Benefi- ciary in collecting a debt. 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