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ByKarinLaub The Associated Press GAZACITY,GAZASTRIP The outlines of a solution for bat- tered, blockaded Gaza are emerging after Tuesday's tentative Israel-Hamas cease-fire: Norway is orga- nizing a donor conference and Western-backed Pales- tinian President Mahmoud Abbas aims to oversee re- building and reassert his authority in the territory, lost to Hamas in 2007. Forces loyal to Abbas would be deployed at Ga- za's crossings to encourage Israel and Egypt to lift the closure they imposed after the Hamas takeover. Indirect Israel-Hamas talks in Cairo are to tackle the details. The hope is that promises of a better life for Gazans will coax compro- mise and avert what had been looking like a fight to the finish. The gaps remain wide, especially between Israel and Hamas. Israel says it has inflicted a painful blow to Hamas' military capabilities in the monthlong fighting and wants to make sure the group cannot re-arm if bor- der restrictions are eased. "The extent to which we are going to be ready to cooperate with the ef- forts to have better access and movement in Gaza will deeply depend on the kind of arrangements that would secure our peace and secu- rity," said Yossi Kuperwas- ser, a senior official in Isra- el's Strategic Affairs Minis- try. Hamas, in turn, has sig- naled flexibility on ceding some authority to Abbas in Gaza, but insists on having a say on reconstruction and that it will not disarm. Izzat Rishq, a senior Hamas official, said disarm- ing isn't up for discussion. "We'd take the life of any- one who tries to take the weapons of resistance," he told The Associated Press. Despite such tough talk, Hamas is in a position of relative weakness. The Islamic militant group's fortunes changed dramatically last year af- ter the Egyptian military deposed a Hamas-friendly government in Cairo and began closing hundreds of smuggling tunnels under the Gaza-Egypt border. The closures deprived Hamas of a key source of revenue — the taxation of goods brought through the tunnels — and prevented weapons and cash destined for Hamas from flowing into Gaza. By this spring, Hamas was in such a severe finan- cial crisis that it accepted a reconciliation deal with Abbas. Under that agree- ment, an Abbas-led gov- ernment was to run both the West Bank and Gaza, though thorny issues were put off, including Hamas' insistence that it retain control over its security forces. The unity govern- ment was stumbling by the time Israel-Hamas fighting erupted on July 8. Even before the war, Gaza was in bad shape because of the prolonged blockade. Unemployment in the im- poverished territory of 1.8 million people had risen well above 50 percent, in part because of Egypt's tunnel closures. Only half of Gaza's electricity needs were being met, and the clo- sure prevented most Gaza residents from travel. After four weeks of in- tensive fighting, including close to 5,000 Israeli strikes on Gaza targets, the devas- tation is widespread. According to initial fig- ures from Gaza's main U.N. aid agency, some 10,000 homes were destroyed or damaged beyond repair. Gaza's only power plant was forced to shut down last week after being shelled by Israel, and repairs will take months, Gaza officials said. One of the hardest-hit ar- eas was the southern town of Rafah, where intense shelling over the weekend appeared to have spared little. Mosques, homes, of- fices, stores and at least one school either lay in ruins or were badly damaged, hit by shrapnel or gunfire. After Tuesday's cease- fire took effect at 8 a.m. (0500 GMT), thousands of Rafah residents returned home to try to salvage be- longings. Ahmed Barbakh, a 36-yer-old government em- ployee, emerged from his badly damaged home with a plastic bag containing the birth certificates of his five children and other crucial documents. TENTATIVE CEASE-FIRE Israel,HamastonegotiatenewGazadealinCairo LEFTERISPITARAKIS‑THEASSOCIATEDPRESS Palestinians inspect damages of the Nada Towers at a residential neighborhood in the town of Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip on Tuesday. Israel and Hamas began observing a temporary cease‑fire on Tuesday that sets the stage for talks in Egypt on a broader deal on the Gaza Strip, including a sustainable truce and the rebuilding of the battered, blockaded coastal territory. By Yuras Karmanau The Associated Press DONETSK,UKRAINE Fight- ing in eastern Ukraine reached the main rebel stronghold of Donetsk on Tuesday as separatists and government troops exchanged rocket fire in neighborhoods on the edge of the city. In a western district of Donetsk, rockets appar- ently fired from a govern- ment position landed in the courtyard of a one- story house, killing an el- derly resident. The spread of fighting into the city itself marks a decisive turn for the conflict, but one that will arouse fears of an alarm- ing escalation in the hu- manitarian crisis gripping the country's easternmost regions. As government troops try to tighten their en- circlement of rebel cita- dels, officials in Kiev have warned of a spike in Rus- sian troop numbers along the border, arousing re- newed fears of interven- tion by Moscow. In the morning, an As- sociated Press journal- ist saw a tank bearing the Ukrainian blue-and-yel- low flag at a key check- point in the western sub- urb of Marinka, which lies on a road into Donetsk. Rebel combatants could still be seen hunkered down in sniper positions in a nearby area closer to the center. Defense officials swiftly played down the presence of government troops in Marinka, insisting that more fighting lay ahead be- fore the area could be prop- erly secured. By the afternoon, how- ever, there were signs the army was looking to ad- vance further into the city. The shell that landed by the house in western Donetsk's Petrovsky dis- trict killed a resident that neighbors identified only as Galina, along with her dog. An AP journalist saw Galina's body as it was cov- ered by a plastic sheet and carried from her house by rescue workers. Her next-door neighbor, Sergei Lozinsky, 47, said he was in his house when the blast hit. "I fell to the ground and covered my head with my arms when the shell fell. It all happened so fast. And my windows were all blown out," he said. Another neighbor, 32- year old teacher Nataliya Subbota, said Galina had until recently taken refuge in bomb shelters. "We hid in basements night and day. The shell- ing would get quiet and then start again. But ev- ery day they became more intense," Subbota said, be- fore referring to Galina by a nickname. "Granny Galya got sick of hiding with us in the basement. And now look what has happened." Separatist fighters re- sponded to incoming fire with rocket attacks of their own. The sound of return mortar shell fire and the distinctive multiple whooshes of Grad rocket launchers could be heard from areas surrounding the neighborhood tar- geted by army forces. Mor- tar shells appeared to have been fired from inside resi- dential areas. One rebel fighter, who gave his name as Sanya Pskovsky, said he was kept busy all day fighting back the government on- slaught. EASTERN EUROPE Uk ra in e fig ht in g re ac he s rebel-held Donetsk By Maram Mazen The Associated Press LAGOS, NIGERIA Nigerian health authorities acknowl- edged Tuesday that they did not immediately quaran- tine a sick airline passen- ger who later died of Eb- ola, announcing that eight health workers who had di- rect contact with him were now in isolation with symp- toms of the disease. Ebola, which can cause victims to bleed from the eyes and mouths before a grisly death, has killed nearly 900 people across four countries in West Af- rica, a deeply impoverished region with severely limited medical resources. The outbreak, which emerged in March, spread to Nigeria in late July when Patrick Sawyer, a 40-year- old American of Liberian descent, flew from Libe- ria's capital to the megac- ity of Lagos. The announce- ment that Sawyer was not immediately quarantined underscores concerns that West Africa is ill-equipped to contain such a disease. By contrast, two Ameri- can aid workers who were infected with Ebola in Li- beria received an exper- imental drug and were flown in a chartered jet to Atlanta, where they are be- ing treated in a hospital iso- lation unit. Ebola concerns in the U.S. have led some worried people to hospi- tal emergency rooms, and prompted Ebola testing of at least six patients, ac- cording to the U.S. Cen- ters for Disease Control and Prevention. The tests that have completed have all been negative, the fed- eral agency said Tuesday. Experts say people in- fected with Ebola can spread the disease only through their bodily fluids and after they show symp- toms. Since the incubation period can last up to three weeks, some of the Nige- rians who treated Sawyer are only now showing signs of illness that can mimic many common tropical illnesses — fever, muscle aches and vomiting. Initially authorities told reporters that the risk of any exposure to others was minimal because Sawyer was whisked into isola- tion after arriving at the airport with symptoms of Ebola. OUTBREAK Ni ge ri a ac kn ow le dg es slow response to Ebola SUNDAY ALAMBA ‑ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Nigeria health officials wait to screen passengers at the arrival hall of Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, Nigeria, on Monday. LEGALNOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS COUNTY OF TEHAMA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS Sealed bids for the work shown in the plans and specifications entitled: 99W BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROJECT PLANS AND SPECIAL PROVISIONS FEDERAL-AID PROJECT NUMBER: BRLS 5908(070) COUNTY PROJECT NUMBER: 370861 will be received at the Depart- ment of Public Works office at 9380 San Benito Avenue, Gerber, California, 96035 until 3:00 PM (PST) on 08-27-2014 at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud in the conference room at the afore- mentioned address. DESCRIPTION OF WORK The work, in general, consists of constructing the Thomes Creek Bridge (Br. No. 08C0377), a 609 foot, five span, cast-in-place pre-stressed concrete box gird- er bridge supported on steel driven H-Piles at the seat type abutments and bents. ENGINEER'S ESTIMATE The Engineer's Estimate for this contract is $6,645,100 DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS EN- TERPRISE GOAL The DBE Contract goal is 5% TRAINEES OR APPRENTICES The number of trainees or ap- prentices for this contract is 7. CONTRACT TIME Complete the work within 225 Working Days not including Plant Establishment Work. Plant Establishment Work is for an ad- ditional 3 years (780 Working Days) following completion of all other contract work. PRE-BID MEETING A non-mandatory pre-bid meet- ing is scheduled for 08-20-2014 at 10:00AMat the offices of Tehama County Public Works, 9380 San Benito Ave, Gerber, CA. This meeting is to inform bid- ders and potential subcontractors of project re- quirements, arranging solicitations, times for the pre- sentation of bids, quantities, specifications, and delivery schedules in ways that facilitate DBE, and other small businesses participation (e.g., unbundling large contracts to make them participation (e.g., unbundling large contracts to make them more accessible to small busi- nesses, requiring or encourag- ing prime contractors to sub- contract portions of work that they might otherwise perform with their own forces) of sub- contracting and material supply opportunities. The County will also answer any questions per- taining to the Plans, Contract, and Specifications including the Alternative bid procedures, if any. Bidder's attendance at this meeting will non-mandatory. THIS PROJECT IS SUBJECT TO"BUY AMERICA" PROVISIONS CONTRACTOR'S LICENSE CLASSI- FICATION The contractor shall possess a Class A license at the time this contract is awarded. This con- tract is subject to state contract nondiscrimination and compli- ance requirements pursuant to Government Code, Section 12990. OBTAINING OR INSPECTING CON- TRACT DOCUMENTS The Project Bid Book and Con- struction Plans may be inspect- ed at no cost at the Depart- ment's offices, or copies of these documents may be ob- tained for a NONREFUNDABLE FEE OF $ 50.00 PER SET including ½ size formatted on "11 x 17" paper. Full size individual sheets are available at a cost of $3.50 per sheet. These docu- ments can be obtained from: TEHAMA COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS 9380 SAN BENITO AVENUE, GERBER, CALIFORNIA Technical questions should be directed to the office of the County Engineer, Kevin Rosser, Senior Civil Engineer, telephone (530) 385-1462 ex. 3051. The successful bidder shall fur- nish a payment bond and a per- formance bond. The County of Tehama affirms that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enter- prises will be afforded full op- portunity to submit bids in re- sponse to this invitation. FEDERAL AND CALIFORNIA PRE- VAILING WAGE REQUIREMENTS Federal minimum wage rates are not included in these specifi- cations. They may be obtained at the Internet Web Site htt // They may at the Internet Web Site http:// www.wdol.gov/dba.aspx A copy is also available at the Offices of Tehama County Public Works, 9380 San Benito Avenue, Gerber, CA 96035 If there is a difference between the minimum wage rates predetermined by the Sec- retary of Labor and the general prevailing wage rates deter- mined by the Director of the Cal- ifornia Department of Industrial Relations for similar classifica- tions of labor, the Contractor and subcontractors shall pay not less than the higher wage rate. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS; COUNTY OF TEHAMA By: Gary B. Antone, Director of Public Works Publish: August 6, 2014 and Au- gust 13, 2014 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE Trustee Sale No. 118255 Title No. 95507921 NOTE: THERE IS A SUM- MARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 11/30/2007. 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 08/12/2014 at 2:00 PM, The Mortgage Law Firm, PLC, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 12/06/2007, as In- strument No. 2007021348, in book xx, page xx, of Official Re- cords in the office of the County Recorder of Tehama County, State of California, executed by Jim Ross, and Susan Ross, Hus- band and Wife as Joint Tenants, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER'S CHECK/CASH EQUIV- ALENT or other form of payment authorized by 2924h(b), (paya- ble at time of sale in lawful mon- ey of the United States), At the main entrance to the Tehama County Courthouse, 633 Wash- ington 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 situated in said County and State, described as: FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE ABOVE DEED The OF TRUST. APN 006-300-261 The street address and other com- mon designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 18330 Shelter Haven Court, Cottonwood Area, CA 96022 The undersigned Trust- ee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street ad- dress and other common desig- nation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but with- out covenant or warranty, ex- pressed or implied, regarding ti- tle, possession, or encumbran- ces, to pay the remaining princi- pal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with inter- est thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, 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 obligation se- cured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $172,788.49 If the Trustee is unable to con- vey title for any reason, the suc- cessful bidder's sole and exclu- sive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and writ- ten Notice of Default and Elec- tion to Sell. The undersigned caused a Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real prop- erty is located. Dated: 7/15/2014 THE MORTGAGE LAW FIRM, PLC Adriana Rivas/Authorized Signa- ture FOR TRUSTEE'S SALE INFOR- MATION PLEASE CALL 714-730- 2727 The Mortgage Law Firm, PLC. is attempting 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 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 auto- Placing highest 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.servicelinkASAP.com - for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case: 118255. 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 infor- mation or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify post- ponement information is to at- tend the scheduled sale. A- FN4472953 07/23/2014, 07/30/2014, 08/06/2014 RBDN#5241892 7/23/14, 7/30/14, 8/6/14 i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià | NEWS | REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6, 2014 6 B