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ByJuliePace The Associated Press BEIJING When Xi Jinping took the reins of a booming China two years ago, Pres- ident Barack Obama saw an opportunity to remake America's relationship with the Asian power. But even after Obama's unusually robust efforts to forge per- sonal ties with Xi, the two leaders are meeting in Bei- jing amid significant ten- sions, both old and new. Xi has consolidated power since taking office, deepened China's provoca- tive maritime disputes with its neighbors and stands ac- cused of continuing cyber- attacks against the United States. U.S. officials have new concerns over the po- tential for a crackdown on pro-democracy protest- ers in Hong Kong and are warily watching Beijing strengthen ties with Mos- cow as the West distances itself from Russia. For its part, Beijing re- mains skeptical of Obama's intentions in Asia, seeing his efforts to bolster U.S. economic ties in the region as a way of countering Chi- na's rise. Obama's domestic political weakness, partic- ularly following the Demo- crats' defeats in last week's midterm elections, has also sparked questions in China about whether the U.S. pres- ident can deliver on poten- tial international agree- ments. At the opening of talks on Tuesday, Obama de- clared he wanted to take U.S.-China relations to a "new level." The leaders planned to meet again on Wednesday and then make public statements. In the lead-up to the Obama-Xi meetings, U.S. officials sought to refocus attention on areas of U.S. agreement with the Chi- nese. The two countries an- nounced a reciprocal accord to extend visa lengths for their citizens. And Obama announced that the U.S. and China had reached an understanding that would allow negotiations to move forward on a deal with the World Trade Organization to reduce tariffs on high- tech goods. The U.S. and China also are looking to cooperate on climate change ahead of a summit in Paris early next year. The U.S. has been pressing China to set an ambitious target for cut- ting greenhouse gas emis- sions, and Beijing appears to be getting serious about the problem. That's a shift for China, which in previ- ous years argued that devel- oped countries like the U.S. bore most of the responsi- bility to deal with climate change. "I think that consensus is growing that there's going to be more viscosity, more tension with China over the next few years," said Michael Green, an Asia an- alyst at the Washington- based Center for Strate- gic and International Stud- ies. He added that Xi has proved to be "less accom- modating" and "tougher than expected" in his deal- ings with the U.S. That's hardly the land- scape Obama envisioned when he began trying to cultivate Xi as partner. Obama had developed little personal rapport with Xi's predecessor, the older and more formal Hu Jintao. But in Xi, U.S. officials saw a po- tentially new kind of leader, with closer ties to the U.S. than other Chinese officials — he spent time in Iowa as an exchange student — and an ease with public appear- ances that eluded Hu. RELATIONS Obama's bid for new China ties can't quell tension NGHANGUAN—THEASSOCIATEDPRESS President Barack Obama walks Tuesday with Chinese President Xi Jinping, center, as he gestures toward Russian President Vladimir Putin during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit at the International Convention Center in Beijing. By Hamza Hendawi The Associated Press BAGHDAD Iraqi soldiers battling the Islamic State group recaptured most of the town of Beiji, home to the country's largest oil re- finery, state television and a provincial governor said Tuesday. The strategic town, 250 kilometers (155 miles) north of Baghdad, will likely be a base for a future push to take back Saddam Hus- sein's hometown just to the south, one of the main prizes overrun by the ex- tremists last summer. But troops backed by Shiite mi- litias faced pockets of stiff resistance around Beiji, hin- dering their advance. There was no word on the fate of the refinery, which lies on Beiji's north- ern outskirts, but the ad- vances in the town could help break the five-month siege of the facility by Is- lamic State fighters. Since June, a small army unit in- side the refinery, resupplied and reinforced by air, has successfully resisted wave after wave of extremist as- saults. Lifting the siege of the refinery, which sits inside a sprawling complex, was likely the next objective in the campaign to rid Beiji of the militants, according to military officials reached in the town by telephone. Hours after news from Beiji broke, a suicide bomber rammed his ex- plosives-laden car into a military outpost in the Tarmiyah district north of Baghdad, killing seven soldiers and wounding 13 others, according to po- lice and hospital officials. Those killed included the post's commander, a ma- jor, and two other officers, a captain and lieutenant, they said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack, but it bore the hallmarks of the militant Sunnis of the Islamic State group. Also, nine people were killed and 24 injured in three separate blasts in and around Baghdad. State television quoted the top army commander in Beiji, Gen. Abdul-Wahab al- Saadi, as saying troops re- captured Beiji's local gov- ernment and police head- quarters at the center of the town. It aired footage taken Tuesday of army tanks and armored personnel carriers moving around the town's dusty streets and a ball of white smoke rising in the background. Al-Saadi later spoke to state television by tele- phone but the line appeared to be cut off after he said his forces were meeting stiff resistance. Three mil- itary officials later reached by The Associated Press in the town said the advanc- ing army troops and Shi- ite militiamen are being slowed down by booby- trapped houses and am- bushes. Raed Ibrahim, the gov- ernor of Salahuddin prov- ince, where both Beiji and Tikrit are located, said the military had secured about 75 percent of the town as of Tuesday, retaking the cen- ter of the town and outly- ing districts. He said gov- ernment forces continued to meet fierce resistance from the militants, whom he said were using suicide bombers to stall the mili- tary's advance. Ibrahim, speaking to the AP by telephone, also said booby-trapped buildings posed an added threat in Beiji. Neither the military offi- cials nor Ibrahim gave ca- sualty figures for the gov- ernment forces or the mil- itants. The officials, however, said the forces had blocked access to Beiji from Anbar province, where militants control vast swaths of land, prior to their assault on the town to prevent militant re- inforcements from reaching the city. ISLAMIC STATE GROUP Iraqi forces retake most of strategic oil town from militants LEGALNOTICE SUMMONS (FAMILY LAW) NOTICE TO RESPONDENT: GOLDIE MAE HEMPHILL (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): YOU HAVE BEEN SUED BY PETITIONER: CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL HEMPHILL (NOMBRE DEL DEMANDANTE ): CASE#69928 You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this Summons and Petition are served on you to file a Response (form FL-120 or FL-123) at the court and have a copy served on the petitioner. A letter or phone call, or court appearance will not protect you. If you do not file your Re- sponse on time, the court may make orders effecting your marriage or domestic partnership, your property, and custody of your chil- dren. You may be ordered to pay support and attor- ney fees and costs. For legal advice, contact a lawyer immediately. Get help finding a lawyer at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.cour ts.ca.gov/selfhelp), at the California Legal Services website (www.lawhelpca- .org), or by contacting your local county bar associa- tion. NOTICE-RESTRAINING OR- DERS ARE ON PAGE 2: These restraining orders are effective against both spouses or domistic part- ners until the petition is dismissed, a judgement is entered, or the court makes further orders. They are enforceable anywhere in California by any law enforcment officer who has received or seen a copy of them. FEE WAIVER: If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the clerk for a fee waiver form. The court may order you to pay back all or part of the fees and costs that the court waived for you or the other party. Tiene 30 DIAS DE CALENDARIO despues de habor recibido la entrega legal de esta Citacion y Peticion para presentar una Respuesta (formulario FL- 120 o FL-123) ante la corte y efectuar la entrega legal de una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefonica o una audiencia de la corte no basta para protegerlo. Si no presenta su Respuesta a tiempo, la corte puede dar ordenes que afecten su matrimonio o pareja de hecho, sus bienes y la custodia de sus hijos. La corte tambien le puede ordenar que pague manutencion, y honorarios y costos legales. Para asesoramiento legal, pongase en contacto de inmediato con un abogado. Puede obtener informacion para encontrar un abogado en el Centro do Ayuda de las Cortes de California (w ww.sucorte.ca.gov), en el sitio web de los Servicios Legales de California (www.lawhelpca.org) o poniendose en contacto con el colegio de abogados de su condado. AVISO- LAS ORDENES DE RESTRICCION SE ENCUENTRAN EN LA PAGINA 2: Las ordenes de restriccion estan en vigencia en cuanto a am- bos conyuges o miembros de la paraja de hecho que se despida la peticion, se emita un fallo o la corte de otras ordenes. Cualquier agencia del orden publico que haya recibido o visto una copia de estas ordenes puede hacerias acatar en cualquier lugar de Califor- nia. EXENCION DE CUOTAS: Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentacion, pida al secretario un formulario de exencion de cuotas. La corte puede ordenar que usted pague, ya sea en parte o por completo, las cuotas y costos de la corte previamente exentos a peticion de usted o de la otra parta. CASE NUMBER: (Numero del Caso) 69928 The name and address of the court is: (El nombre y direccion de la corte es): Superior Court of Califor- nia, County of Tehama, 633 Washington St., Room 17, Civil Divison, Red Bluff, CA 96080 The name, address, and tel- ephone number of plaintiff¹s attorney, or plaintiff without an attor- ney, is: (El nombre, direccion y numero de telefono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante si no tiene abogado, son): Christopher Michael Hemphill 90 Gurnsey Ave. Red Bluff, CA 96080 DATE: OCT 09, 2014 (Fecha) Caryn A. Downing Clerk of the Court Clerk, by Michelle Waelty Deputy (Secretario por) (Asistente) Publish: November 5, 12, 19 & 26, 2014 LEGAL NOTICE T.S. No.: 2013-04093 Loan No.: 7143513641 A.P.N..: 089-030-141 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE PURSUANT TO CIVIL CODE § 2923.3(a), THE SUMMARY OF IN- FORMATION REFERRED TO ABOVE IS NOT ATTACHED TO THE RECORDED COPY OF THIS DOCUMENT BUT ONLY TO THE DOCUMENT BUT ONLY TO THE COPIES PROVIDED TO THE TRUSTOR. IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPER- TY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 5/11/2005. 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. Trustor: RANDY DUBY AND SHARON DUBY, HUSBAND AND WIFE, AS JOINT TENANTS Duly Appointed Trustee: Power Default Services, Inc. Recorded 5/19/2005 as Instru- ment No. --- in book 2709, page 317 of Official Records in the of- fice of the Recorder of Tehama County, California. Date of Sale: 11/26/2014 at 2:00 PM Place of Sale: AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE TEHAMA COUNTY COURTHOUSE 633 WASHINGTON STREET, RED BLUFF, CA Estimated amount of unpaid bal- ance and other charges: $222,809.91 WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER'S CHECK 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 AS- SOCIATION, A SAVINGS ASSOCIA- TION OR SAVINGS BANK SPECI- FIED IN SECTION 5102 OF THE FI- NANCIAL CODE AND AUTHOR- IZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THIS STATE: All right, title, and interest con- veyed and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter descri- bed property under and pur- suant to a Deed of Trust descri- bed as Note: Because the Beneficiary reserves the right to bid less than the total debt owed, it is possible that at the time of the sale the opening bid may be less than the total debt. More fully described in said Deed of Trust Street Address or other common designation of real property: 23428 CAPAY RD CORNING, California 96021-9381 A.P.N.: 089-030-141 The undersigned Trustee dis- claims any liability for any in- correctness of the street ad- dress or other common designa- tion, if any, shown above. The 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 the Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reason- able estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $222,809.91 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 the remedy of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The beneficiary of the Deed of Trust has executed and deliv- ered to the undersigned a writ- ten request to commence fore- closure, and the undersigned caused a Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real prop- erty is located. 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- 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 no- tice 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 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 (855) 427-2204, visit this Internet Web site http://w ww.altisource.com/MortgageSe rvices/DefaultManagement/Tru steeServices/Sales.aspx using the file number assigned to this case 2013-04093. 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: 10/9/2014 Power Default Services, Inc. c/o 30 Corporate Park, Suite 450 Irvine, CA 92606 Automated Sale Information: (855) 427-2204 http://www.altisource.com/Mor tgageServices/DefaultManagem ent/TrusteeServices/Sales.aspx For Non-Automated Sale Infor- mation, call: (866) 240-3530 _________________________ THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY IN- FORMATION WE OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE Publish: October 29, November 5 & 12, 2014 i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià | NEWS | REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2014 6 B