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HOROSCOPES SEPT. 9-15 ARIES ~ You can be very efficient this week if you set your will to the task. New ideas will occur to you as you are working steadily, so keep pencil and paper nearby to jot down your latest brilliance! TAURUS ~ Avoid getting involved in any office politics or family feuds this week. The week’s energy is excitable, but not necessarily exciting. Do your own thing and be proud of what you do. Let others do their own thing, so long as it doesn’t hurt anyone. GEMINI ~ A message this week may necessitate travel on your part, and you may feel obligated to do something you don’t want to. Let the energy flow past you and do what you think is best. Who you are is who you are—be glad about it! CANCER ~ You wake up feeling peaceful and wise. Discussions with a close friend may reveal the source of your inner freedom in a very tangible way. So talk about it. You’ve got everything good to gain. LEO ~ You may feel an extra burst of energy this week. This is a good time for you wrap up any miscellaneous details on a project that you’ve been working on. Your vibrations are very conducive towards generosity and general well-being that you’ll want to extend to friends and family. VIRGO ~ Any nervous energy you may be feeling can be dispelled with some physical activity. You are doing just fine, so take long walks or try a yoga class and leave your worries behind you. Everything is working out in a perfect way. LIBRA ~ A conflict may arise, but you can handle it. Let your life be shaped
by the choices you make, not through choices made by others. You’re a very independent sign, and you may be feeling downright feisty this week! Act with love. SCORPIO ~ Love gets you back on an even keel, and you feel balance and much appreciation for all of the blessings in your life. Your creativity is soaring; let some of your wilder ideas free and watch them fly! SAGITTARIUS ~ This week your thoughtfulness and generosity is very evident among those close to you. Do something adventurous, and surprise & impress your lover. Try to sneak away at lunchtime together and enjoy each other’s company. Things will be looking even brighter for you in the next few weeks. Stay happy! CAPRICORN ~ Exercise your social skills in a new and inventive way at work. Make yourself noticed in a positive way. Buy a new scent or wear that daring red item that you’ve been too shy to put on! Try to resolve the conflict between two of your friends, but you might have to let them go through the motions of anger, and stay out of it. AQUARIUS ~ Nobody expects the world from you, but a little more effort would be appreciated. Let go of the grudge that you’ve been harboring and start living again! You’ll feel much more light-hearted and free when you forgive and forget about the past. PISCES ~ This week you will feel like you’re on top of the world when you finish completing the project that you’ve been working feverishly on. Take some time off and splurge on a vacation spot that has been tantalizing you!
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Black Facts Sept. 9, 1981 Vernon E. Jordan resigns as president of the National Urban League and announces plans to join a Washington law firm. John E. Jacob, executive vice president of the league, succeeds him. Sept. 9, 1962 Two churches burn near Sasser, Ga. Black leaders ask the president to stop the “Nazi-like reign of terror in southwest Georgia.” Sept. 11, 1740 An issue of the Pennsylvania Gazette reports on a Negro named Simon who reportedly can “bleed and draw teeth.” It is the first mention of an African-American doctor or dentist in the colonies. Source: blackfacts.com.
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Little Rock 9 Member Jefferson Thomas Dies in Ohio BY TOM PARSONS AP WRITER
of nine black students to integrate Arkansas’ largest high school, many LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — of his basketball buddies weren’t Jefferson Thomas was fast and athlet- happy to see him in their classes. “One of them said, ‘Well I don’t ic and often played pickup basketball with white students while growing up mind playing basketball or football with you or anything. You guys are in Little Rock in the 1950s. But when Thomas became one good at sports. Everybody knows that, but you’re just not smart enough to sit next to me in the classroom,’ ” Thomas recalled years later. The pioneer in school desegregation died Sept. 5 of pancreatic cancer at age 67, according to a statement from Carlotta Walls LaNier, who also enrolled at Central High School in 1957 and is president of the Little Rock Nine Foundation. The integration fight was a first real test of the federal government’s resolve to enforce a 1954 Supreme Court order outlawing racial segregation in the nation’s public schools. After Gov. Orval Faubus sent National AP Photo Guard troops to block Jefferson Thomas in 1957, one of nine African Thomas and eight other stuAmerican who integrated Little Rock Central dents from entering the High School while federal troops patrolled school, President Dwight the campus, is seen in an 1957 file photo. Eisenhower ordered in the Jefferson Thomas died Sept. 5 in Columbus, Army’s 101st Airborne Ohio, said fellow Little Rock Nine member Division. Minnijean Trickey Brown. He was 68. Soldiers stood in the
school halls and escorted the students as they went from classroom to classroom. Each of the Little Rock Nine received Congressional Gold Medals shortly after the 40th anniversary of their enrollment. President Bill Clinton presented the medals in 1999 to Thomas, LaNier, Melba Patillo Beals, Minnijean Brown Trickey, Elizabeth Eckford, Ernest Green, Gloria Ray Karlmark, Terrence Roberts and Thelma Mothershed Wair. Clinton issued a statement Monday, calling Thomas “a true hero, a fine public servant, and profoundly good man.” “Jefferson and I had a long visit when he came to my Presidential Center for the 50th anniversary in 2007, and I was struck again by his quiet dignity and kindness. America is a stronger, more diverse, and more tolerant nation because of the life he lived and the sacrifices he made,” Clinton said. In 2008, then President-elect Barack Obama sent Thomas and other members of the Little Rock Nine special invitations to his inauguration as the nation’s first black president. During his campaign, he had said the Little Rock Nine’s courage in desegregating Central High helped make the opportunities in his life possible.
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“Even at such a young age, he had the courage to risk his own safety, to defy a governor and a mob, and to walk proudly into that school even though it would have been far easier to give up and turn back,” Obama said in a statement Monday. “Our nation owes Mr. Thomas a debt of gratitude for the stand he took half a century ago, and the leadership he showed in the decades since.” T h o m a s played a number of sports and was on the track team AP Photo by James A. Finley in junior high In a Sept. 24, 1997, file photo, Jefferson Thomas, one of school. Beals said the nine students that integrated Central High School in he was nicknamed 1957 in Little Rock, Ark., listens during a news confer“Roadrunner, be- ence in Little Rock, Ark. Thomas died Sept. 5 in cause he was so Columbus, Ohio, said fellow Little Rock Nine member fast. You could Minnijean Trickey Brown. He was 68. sometimes avoid dressed and are you smiling?’ ” danger by running fast.” Thomas also brought a bit of She said by phone from her home in California that Thomas levity to the 2007 commemoration always seemed to bring a light marking the 50th anniversary of the integration fight — letting the audimoment to the crisis. “He was funny, he had a most ence know how angry LaNier was extraordinary sense of humor. He with him when he stood up and did sustain an enormous amount of cheered at a Central High Tigers pep damage and pain during the Little rally. Thomas thought the white stuRock crisis, but no matter what, he always had something refreshing dents were carrying the school flag and funny to say,” she said. “It could and yelling the school cheer. He said be the most horrible day and he LaNier glared at him and later set him would say ‘Yes, but how are you See THOMAS, page 22
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L.A. Sheriff Downplays Cash Cut, Response Time Link LOS ANGELES (AP) — Budget cuts are not necessarily to blame for an apparent one-minute increase in the amount of time it takes for deputies to respond to emergency calls, Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca said Sept. 6. “I think that could be some of the explanation, but I don’t think it’s a critical explanation at this point,” he told The Associated Press. He stressed that other variables, such as inconsistent quantities of
summertime emergency calls, could be at work. Baca said that shifting personnel around to reduce overtime helped his department save $128 million, but that the same number of deputies are in patrol cars as before the cuts. He conceded, however, that some deputies newly on patrol may not know their way around as well as others and could lose a few moments seeking directions. No deaths have been reported as a result of deputies’ later arrivals, he said.
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Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca, left, and and his partner Hector Contreras, center, listen during roll call briefing at East Los Angeles sheriff’s station before leaving for a shift as ELA 25, a two-man patrol car, Friday afternoon, March 19, 2010, in Los Angeles.
Coroner’s Lt. Cheryl MacWillie says investigators are trying to determine the man’s identity.
Fewer Preventable Deaths Among Calif. Inmates SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The federal receiver in charge of California’s prison health care system says fewer inmates died from preventable deaths in 2009 than during the previous three years. A report released Sept. 7 by the receiver’s office notes 46 preventable deaths last year, down from 66
in 2008 and 2006, and 68 in 2007. A preventable death is defined as one in which better medical care might have prevented or delayed the patient’s death. The report also says the overall death rate increased to 234 deaths per 100,000 inmates. That was up slightly from the rates in 2007 and 2008, but down from 2006. Receiver Clark Kelso says the report shows progress, but that more is needed to bring inmate care to acceptable levels.
L.A. Police Protested After Man’s Shooting Death LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dozens of people protested in a crowded shopping district near downtown Los Angeles where a man who police say had been brandishing a knife was shot and killed by officers. As many as 40 people were gathered Sept. 6 at the area near Sixth and Union streets, with another similarly sized crowd protesting outside a nearby police station. Police say three bicycle officers were patrolling the area Sept. 5 when a pedestrian flagged them down and said a man was threatening people with a knife. The officers found the man threatening a woman and ordered him to drop the blade, then shot and killed him when he would not. No one else was injured.
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Baca wrote of the increases in a letter to county supervisors, noting that response times were up from an average of less than five minutes in 2009 to more than six minutes during the first two weeks of July 2010, after the overtime reductions took effect. The increase was first reported by the Los Angeles Times. Baca said his department would continue to monitor how long it takes for deputies to react to emergency calls. “Our response times are relatively good,” he said. “Our desire is to be even better.”
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African Diaspora lions of Africans who want to come in.” Speaking at a ceremony in Rome on recently, Gaddafi warned the audience that “Tomorrow Europe might no longer be European. It may even be Black!” He continued: “We don’t know if Europe will remain an advanced and united continent Muammar Gaddafi or if it will be destroyed, as happened with the barbarian invaMuammar Gaddafi Offers sions.” to Save Europe “We don’t know what will hap(GIN) — Libyan leader Mua- pen, what will be the reaction of the mmar Gaddafi has made Europe an white and Christian Europeans offer: For $6.3 billion yearly, Libya faced with this influx of Africans,” will stop illegal African immigra- the Libyan leader warned. Gaddafi has in recent months tion and help avoid “a black been championing the idea of a Europe.” Speaking on a visit to Italy, United States of Africa and has Col. Gaddafi said Europe “could hosted many summits with African turn into Africa” as “there are mil- leaders.
Critics Slam ANC Over Chaotic Strike Now in Third Week (GIN) — As South African President Jacob Zuma rushed home recently from China to broker an end to the three-week-long nationwide strike, his ANC party was under heavy criticism for bringing the country to the brink. In pictures seen around the world, schools and hospitals went unstaffed as close to a million people stayed out of work. Patients with TB went unattended, criminal trials halted and garbage collection slowed. Once known as “the party of the people,” the ANC has drifted away, critics charge, toward its supporters in the upper class. Political commentator and author Moeletsi Mbeki, brother of former president Thabo Mbeki, did not mince words at a recent talk in the University of the Free State. “The policies of the ANC favor the black middle class and the established businesses,” he said. “They do not favor the working class.” Public Service Minister Richard Baloyi recently highlighted these concerns when he rejected trade union charges of lavish government spending on luxury cars. “Do they want ministers to ride on scooters when then do their work?” he retorted. “Mercedes Benzes,” he said, “are a tool of our trade.”
Nigeria to Hold Presidential Election on Jan. 22 (AP) — Nigeria will hold its presidential election in January, despite concerns that it doesn’t give the nation AP Photo by Evan Vucci enough time to hold a credible In this April 11, 2010, file picture, Nigeria acting president Goodluck Jonathan, arrives for the Nuclear Security election. The Inde- Summit at the Andrews Air Force Base, Md., in the United pendent National States. Nigerian President Umaru Yar’Adua, whose elecE l e c t o r a l tion marked the country’s first peaceful transition of power C o m m i s s i o n from one civilian to another, has died following a debilia n n o u n c e d tating illness that sparked a leadership crisis in Africa’s Tuesday that the most populous country. He was 58. Goodluck Jonathan, presidential elec- the country’s acting president, becomes president until the tion will be held next elections. Jan. 22. Oil-rich Nigeria, with a popula- has yet to announce whether he will tion of 150 million people, is run for the office he took over in Africa’s most populous nation. Since May after the death of elected leader Umaru Yar’Adua. the country embraced democracy in Former military dictator Ibra1999, its elections have been marred him Babangida and former vice by vote-rigging, thuggery and vio- president Atiku Abubakar have lence. announced they will run. President Goodluck Jonathan See DIASPORA, page 23
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American Federation of Teachers Union Leader Brings Renewed Vision For Public Education To Kedren Head Start Center In Watts Union President Randi Weingarten pushes to promote quality education for all from a local perspective BY DANNY J. BAKEWELL, JR., SPECIAL CONTRIBUTING EDITOR DENNIS J. FREEMAN, CONTRIBUTING WRITER Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, the 1.5 million member teachers union recently visited the Kedren Head Start Center in Watts to share her vision of improving the quality of education within the local schools by investing in the development of local teachers and resources with a significant focus on the quality of education for African American children. Kedren Head Start Center is housed in the heart of the Nickerson Gardens Housing Project, a public housing development comprised of more than 1,000 units known by many for its poverty and gang and drug activity. But, on this day the president of the union was there to focus her attention and demonstrate the union’s renewed commitment to promoting the positive work of the head start center, as well as the positive and productive envi-
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ronment that the center has created within Nickerson Gardens. As the president of one of the largest teachers unions in the nation, her visit to this local head start program was significant. At Kedren, students learn the importance of a quality education at their most developmental stages with the goal that this educational base will follow them throughout their educational careers and throughout life. When asked why visiting the Watts Community and the Kedren Center in particular was important to the union and to her, Weingarten replied. “We need to ensure that there are robust instructional services and we need to hire qualified teachers so that you can have robust course offerings, like AP courses. We need to find ways to provide more robust, quality, successful, early childhood head-start to kids who don’t have early childhood services, and the kind of wrap-around services and community services that we see in a place like See KEDREN HEAD START CENTER, page 22
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NYC Mayor Defends Fla. Pastor’s Right to Burn Quran NEW YORK (AP) — Mayor Michael Bloomberg said on Tuesday that a Florida minister’s plan to burn the Muslim holy book on Sept. 11 is “distasteful,� but that the minister has a right to do it. Bloomberg was asked about Pastor Terry Jones’ plan to burn copies of the Quran on Saturday, the ninth anniversary of the terror attacks, amid a national debate about a planned Islamic center near ground zero. Jones is the pastor of the Dove World Outreach Center, a small, evangelical Christian church with an anti-Islam philosophy in Gainesville, Fla. “In a strange way, I’m here to defend his right to do that. I happen to think that it is distasteful. I don’t think he would like it if somebody burned a book that in his religion he thinks is holy,� the mayor said following a news conference about the progress of the reconstruction at the World Trade Center site. He emphasized that Jones’ planned act is protected by free speech rights. “We can’t say that we’re going to apply the First Amendment to only those cases where we are in agreement.� In recent weeks, the mayor has been defending the rights of Muslims to build a house of worship about two blocks north of the site of the attacks led by Islamist extremists that destroyed the World Trade Center and killed nearly 2,800 people. During a dinner on Aug. 24 in observance of Iftar, the breaking of the daily fast during Ramadan, Bloomberg said opposing the construction of the proposed center, which would include a mosque, would be “compromising our commitment to fighting terror with freedom.� On Tuesday, the U.S. State Department called on Americans to “stand up� and denounce the planned Quran burning as “un-American� and as an inappropriate commemoration of the 9/11 attacks. Officials have said the provocative act could endanger U.S. troops, diplomats and travelers overseas.
Afghans burn an effigy of Dove World Outreach Center’s pastor Terry Jones during a demonstration against the United States in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Sept. 6, 2010. Hundreds of Afghans railed against the U.S. and called for President Barack Obama’s death at a rally in the capital Monday to denounce the American church’s plans to burn the Islamic holy book on 9/11. AP Photo by Musadeq Sadeq
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The Cost of Incarceration, Part 8 The Future of Justice BY PATRICE GAINES NNPA CONTRIBUTING WRITER (NNPA) — For 18 years Nkechi Taifa, senior policy analyst at OSIWashington, D.C., worked on the elimination of sentencing disparity between crack and powdered cocaine. Finally, on Aug. 3, President Barack Obama signed into law the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010, which reduced the 100-to-1 ratio between crack and powder cocaine to a fairer 18-to-1 ratio and repealed a mandatory minimum sentence for simple possession of crack. “Never in my wildest dreams did I think it would take as long to get what is a limited victory,” said Taifa. “For the first time in 40 years we were able to achieve the complete elimination of a mandatory minimum sentence. “We call it bitter sweet because what’s fair would be one to one (or the same sentencing for crack as powdered cocaine). But it’s sweet because we were able to effectuate a change and get bipartisan support.” After decades of unrelenting, harsh sentencing laws, some justice reform triumphs hint at the possibility of change in the future. Taifa said the crack laws reform included a coalition of “strange bedfellows — law enforcement, judges, prosecutors and the religious right.” The movement for reform has been picking up speed partially because of a bad economy, said Julie Stewart, president of Families Against Mandatory Minimums (FAMM ). “The economics are helping states re-address their sentencing policies and ask: ‘Are we putting the right people in prison? Or who can we get out because too many people are there?’ ” Now advocates want the new crack law made retroactive. As it stands, people who committed their crimes prior to Aug. 2 are serving sentences based on the old 100-to-1 disparity. Meanwhile, this year the U.S. Supreme Court abolished life imprisonment without parole sentences for juveniles who commit crimes short of homicide. The justices said defendants currently serving such terms should be given a “meaningful opportunity to obtain release based on demonstrated
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maturity and rehabilitation.” Yet according to the website of Equal Justice Initiative (EJI), “Young children continue to be sentenced to die in prison with very little scrutiny or review.” “The court has banded life without parole for children in most crimes, but it has not addressed life without parole for homicide,” said Bryan Stevenson, executive director of EJI. Stevenson also notes, “There is the racial disparity. We did a study of kids, ages 13 to 14, in prison and found 80 percent were kids of color, overwhelmingly African American and Latino.” If the United States is to lose its label as the country with the highest incarceration rate, it may have to redefine justice and the process by which it is reached. There are already some programs that are alternatives to incarceration, but not nearly enough of them, according to justice reform advocates. Drug courts, which began in 1989, provide community-based treatment, rehabilitation and supervision for nonviolent, felon drug defendants instead of the traditional option of imprisonment. There are now more than 2,000 such programs and they have proven to reduce recidivism and crime. Shadd Maruda, an American who is a professor at Queen’s University Belfast Law School, has watched “restorative justice” become a more accepted way of handling disputes, even criminal ones — in Northern Ireland — while in the United States the concept is not well-known. Instead of emphasizing punishment, Restorative Justice (RJ) emphasizes repairing the harm caused by crime. Victims, offenders and community members meet to decide how to do that. There are restorative programs in the United States but they are generally not for offenders who have committed serious crimes. “The most interesting thing about restorative justice in Northern Ireland is groups are very grassroots and led by ex-prisoners once considered terrorists on each side,” said Maruda. “Both Catholics and Protestants are
William Smith and his son behind it and have embraced restorative justice … If a citizen Regardless of the recent successes, justice reform advogoes to a restorative justice program, the program has to go to cates see plenty of challenges ahead of them. police, but police can say, ‘Yes, this is something you can do’ Stevenson, of Equal Justice Initiative, sees hopelessness and the person (charged) can avoid a record.” among Black children who believe incarceration is unavoidIn Ireland, said Maruda, “This way of handling disputes able. is in the paper every day and you can ask the cab driver what “That kind of expectation presents a new challenge to Afhe thinks of restorative justice and he has an opinion.” rican Americans in this country,” he said. “What’s really interAlready, the United States has created a large population esting is the new phenomenon of thousands of kids and family of formerly incarcerated people who are disproportionately members spending more and more time in prisons visiting dad Black and who have a difficult time re-entering the community. or mom or brother or sister and sons.” At 24, William Smith had a record that included possesStevenson said communities have to create the political sion of marijuana, assault and larceny, though he had never support for reform. been to prison. “We have to start seeing this issue as a fundamental issue “I always had a good head on my for the future of our society,” he said. shoulders but a poor, young man in the He suggests grass roots people can Black community with a record is not givalso generate opportunities for ex-offenden many options,” he said. ers. He needed a skill and received one “These folks on probation and pathrough the Urban League of Central role need support and second chances Carolinas‚ Summer Youth Empowerment and opportunities,” Stevenson said. “And Program. He trained to become a certifinally, we have to educate kids, especially fied fibrotic and cable premise technician. minority kids, to make better decisions to Today, he has a job and has married his minimize the risk that they will be arrestgirlfriend so they could raise their son toed and prosecuted.” gether. Calling the previous crack disparity “Having my son helped me change “the most severe example of racism in the and the Urban League gave me that extra criminal justice system,” Taifa, the senior push,” said Smith. policy analyst, said, “We have cracked the Patrick C. Graham, president and disparity, but not broken it.” CEO of the Urban League of Central Car“The Cost of Incarceration” is an olinas, has seen the difference made by eight-part occasional series written by the youth program. Patrice Gaines, former Washington Post “What is ironic is our society fears reporter; author and co-founder of The these young people, but on the flip side, Brown Angel Center, a program in Charthese young people fear society. lotte, N.C., that helps formerly incarcerIn reference to the powder/crack cocaine sentencing “So how do you break down that ated women become financially indepenfear? With young people, you give them dent. Gaines received a 2009 Soros Justice disparity, federal Judge Terry Hatter has said, “99 life skills. With the community, we have to Media Fellowship from the Open Society do more advocacy and public policy initiaInstitute to research and write articles on percent of the people in here for crack cocaine is tives that make it easier for (these youths) the impact of mass incarceration on the minorities – Black or Brown – and the most telling to assimilate. Black community. The National NewspaIt’s not a one-way street,” said Graper Publishers Association News Service thing to me is not the disparity, but where it goes. It ham. “While it is important to teach them has agreed to make this exclusive series how to swim, we have to make the water available to its membership of more than shouldn’t be a hundred to one no matter which way conducive for them to swim.” 200 Black-owned newspapers.
it goes, but if there’s to be a disparity, it should be the other way: People with powder should get tougher sentences than those with crack, because you can’t have crack unless you have the powder. So when they bring the powder in, that’s when you should be hitting them the hardest.”
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EVENT 09-09-10 (L.A. County Fair) — The L.A. County Fair recently opened on Sept. 4 and will continue through Oct. 3. Attendees will have tons of things to do at the event, which is being held at the Fairplex, 1101 W. McKinley Ave., Pomona. They can visit the Shopping Place; the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum; eat a variety of foods, including many that are deep-
fried; attend a concert; and do much more. Hours of operation are noon to 10 p.m., Wednesdays; noon to 11 p.m., Thursdays; noon to midnight, Fridays; 10 a.m. to midnight, Saturdays; and 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., Sundays. More information: visit lacountyfair.com. UNVEILING (CSU Dominguez Hills) — California State University, Dominguez Hills’ Multicultural Center will unveil “Manifest Diversity,” a large-scale multimedia mural created by students under the guidance of Los Angeles muralist Eliseo Art Silva to celebrate the diversity of CSU Dominguez Hills, the local area, as well as historical social accomplishments that have contributed to a more inclusive and multicultural America. The unveiling will take place Sept. 9, 3 p.m., as part of the university’s 50th anniversary. Family and friends
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of mural honorees, along with local officials, students and university faculty and staff, will be present at the event and reception, which will take place on the East Walkway outside the Loker Student Union. The event is open to the public. CSU Dominguez Hills is at 1000 E. Victoria St., Carson. Information: (310) 243-3696. (CFI) — There California Foreclosure Institute (CFI) will present a free foreclosure workshop Sept. 9, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., at the Lloyd TaberMarina del Rey Public Library, 4533 Admiralty Way. The free two-hour workshop is for investors and realtors and will be about getting started on finding and buying foreclosure properties. The guest speaker will be Lloyd Segal, author of “Stop Foreclosure Now” and “Foreclosure Investing.” Reservations are required. Registration: www.foreclosureworkshop.net, (310) 379-0101.
erans in the Los Angeles area. More information: Jalila Larsuel, JL Media Relations, (626) 398-5028, JLMediapr@gmail.com.
09-18-10 TOWN HALL — California State Assemblyman Mike Davis will host a Health Care & Crime Prevention Town Hall Meeting Sept. 18, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the FAME Renaissance Center, 1968 W. Adams Blvd., Los Angeles. More information, RVSP: Steven Miller: (213) 277-2111.
09-25-10 ‘RECKONING’ — The Robey Theatre Co. will present the world premiere of “The
09-11-10 (JL MEDIA RELATIONS) — Homeland Homeless Inc. Kirk will present the Whalum first West Los Angeles Jazz Festival on Sept. 11, noon to 8 p.m., to support homeless and disabled war veterans. Entertainers will include the Sai Whatt Band, Euge Groove and Gerald Albright
“Guitars & Saxes” (Kirk Whalum, Gerald Albright, Jeff Golub and Peter White), among others. The concert will take place on The Great Lawn of The Veterans Administration Building in Westwood, 11301 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles. Tickets are available at all Ticketmaster locations, Inglewood Tickets or by calling (310) 988-5224. Proceeds from ticket sales will go toward a building fund to house vet-
Reckoning” at the Los Angeles Theatre Center Sept. 25. Written by Kimba Henderson, the play is about one plantation, two families and so many secrets. Rubaiyat, a Louisiana crawfish farm owned by the Robillards, an affluent African-American family, was once a sugar plantation worked by slaves, and is consequently filled with all manner of secrets and treacheries. As LJ, the family’s fiery but aging patriarch, prepares to hand over control of his estate to his devoted yet defiant daughter, secrets long buried gradually come to light, and the resurgence of an age-old betrayal will bring the Robillards face-to-face with the family whose long-held claims to Rubaiyat and bitter desperation have made them a dangerous force with which to be reckoned. The Los Angeles Theatre Center is at 514 S. Spring St., Los Angeles. There will be previews Sept. 22 to 24 at 8 p.m. Admission cost $30, but students can get in for $20. Preview show admission cost $15. A limited number of tickets will be available for each Thursday performance for $10. Reservations: (213) 489-0994, ext. 107; www.thelatc.org.
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MONTE CARLO — The Fifth Annual Monte Carlo Night will take place Oct. 2. The event’s location will be given to those who purchase tickets. Attendees will have the opportunity to play No Limit Texas Hold ‘Em with Nancy Cartwright, who is putting together the event, and celebrities. Some of the event’s supporters include John Travolta, Jose Conseco and others. This fundraiser will help
host the 5th Anniversary JAZZ on the Grass benefit concert Oct. 2, 2 p.m., at the estate of Lynne and Oz Scott, renowned director and producer, in Sherman Oaks. Rooted in the Robinson legacy of promoting social causes through art, JAZZ on the Grass has four hours of live musical performances, cuisine and a silent auction featuring vacation packages, sport and music memorabilia. Hosted by comedian and actor Chris Spencer, JAZZ raises funds for JRF’s comprehensive program James Ingram
raise money for the Boys and Girls Club of the West Valley and Devonshire PALS (Police Activities League Supporters). Reservations: www.montecarlofundraiser.org, (818) 882-7336. Information on beneficiaries: www.devonshire-pals.org, www.wvbgc.org.
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including financial support, mentoring and professional development. Some of the guest artists will include
musicians Boney James, Sheila E., Marcus Miller and many more. Tickets are on sale online and via phone until Aug. 20 for the “early bird” price of $300. For more information on JRF, sponsorship opportunities, and full lineup of performers, visit www.jackierobinson.org/events, or call (213) 330-7726.
10-07-10 AWARDS — The Los Angeles African American Women’s Public Policy Institute’s “Women in Action Awards” will take place Oct. 7, 6 to 9:30 p.m., at the City Club on Bunker Hill. At the event, some of today’s leaders will be honored. The City Club is at 333 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles. Information: www.laaawppi.org.
ONGOING COMMUNITY FOCUS — The Community Focus L.A. radio show with Deanna airs on Sundays, 2 to 3 p.m., on KTYM AM 1460. Business, local issues and much more are discussed on the show. Studio: (310) 674-KTYM, (310-674-5896). FASCISM — Every Monday, from 7 to 8:30 p.m., the Freedom Socialist Party hosts a discussion group about fascism and what some of its attendees say are white supremacists and “killers of life.” The group will have its meetings at Solidarity Hall, 2170 W. Washington Blvd., Los Angeles. Attendees can munch on snacks for a donation. More information: (323) 732-6416, fsplosangeles@gmail.com, www.socialism.com.
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COURT SYSTEM — My Child Says Daddy Inc. helps and educates people about the family court system on Mondays, 7 to 9 p.m., at 5250 W. Century Blvd., # 448, Los Angeles. Attendees can ask questions about circumstances they’re in in the court system, and also learn about custody, domestic violence, child support and more. Information: (310) 642-8816, www.mychildsaysdaddy.org. CLASSES — If you’re trying to quit smoking, the Watts Healthcare Corp. might be able to help you. The nonprofit community clinic has “Quit Smoking Now!” on Tuesdays, 10 to 11 a.m., at the Watts Healthcare Center, 10300 S. Compton Ave., Conference Room B. Information: (323) 563-5710. FOR BUSINESS OWNERS — Free business seminars are being offered every Wednesday and could help managers and or owners start a business or expand one. The seminars are from 7 to 8 p.m. at New Thought Management Inc., 3540 Wilshire Blvd., suite 611, Los Angeles. RSVP: (818) 973-3159, www.NewThoughtManagement.com. YOGA — Free yoga classes are held every Thursday at the Rita Walters Learning Complex. From 7 to 8 p.m., people from ages 16 to 65 can participate in the weekly classes. Information: Lewis Nelson, (323) 789-4727. MIXERS — Every Friday, from 5 to 10 p.m., Crenshaw Live has Alpha mixers. The events are at 3888 S. Crenshaw Blvd., Los Angeles. Information: (323) 299-8000. MARKET — The Crenshaw Farmers’ Market takes place on Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., on Stocker Street between Crenshaw Boulevard and Santa Rosalia Drive. More information: (323) 463-3171, www.farmernet.com. WATTS FARMERS’ MARKET — Locals can get fresh fruits, vegetables and more every Saturday at the Watts Healthy Farmers’ Market from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The market is held in the parking lot of Ted Watkins Park at 103rd Street and Central Avenue. Information: Ashley Hiestand, (323) 463-3171, www.farmernet.com.
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SPORTS BEAT B Notes, quotes and things picked up on the run from coast-to-coast and all the stops in between and beyond. Coach Randy Shannon’s Miami Hurricanes meet Ohio State in a rematch Saturday in one of the top games of the day. Ohio State beat Miami in the Fiesta Bowl in an exciting game more than seven years ago. The University of Pittsburgh has another Heisman Trophy nominee in a 5-foot, 8-inch and 195pound sophomore named Dion Lewis. Lewis made a new rushing record with 1,799 yards. He also had 17 touchdowns as a freshman. Attention USC’s Matt Barkley, Washington’s Jake Locker, UCLA’s Kevin Prince and others: There is a new gunslinger in town in the sensational Darron Thomas. Thomas put on a show Saturday in Eugene, Ore., on national TV. He threw TD strikes and paced the Ducks to a 59-0 halftime lead. The quarterback completed 13 of 23 for 220 yards, helping crush New Mexico State in a recent 72-0 victory. Thomas is being compared with ex-Ducks star Dennis Dixon of the Pittsburgh Steelers, who will start Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons for two-time Super Bowl
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BY BRETT MARTEL ASSOCIATED PRESS METAIRIE, La. — Reggie Bush declined to go into any detail Wednesday on what he knows about the status of his 2005 Heisman Trophy. “At this point, it’s kind of out of
that’s where my focus is,� Bush said. “It’s a big game. We’re playing the Minnesota Vikings. It's going to be crazy. So that’s where my focus is now. I’ve said all that I want to say and everything else has to play itself out. ... It’s an unfortunate situation for everybody, including the kids at USC.� Bush said he has not spoken to
New Orleans Saints running back Reggie Bush (25) jumps over Houston Texasn player Bryce McCain (21) during their preseason NFL football game at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, La., Aug. 21, 2010.
Dusty Baker performances that were pleasing to coach Lane Kiffin and his staff, rolling over Hawaii in a 49-36 victory. Barkley completed 18 of 23 for 257 yards and five TDs to tie a school record. Tyler ripped off 154 yards on 17 carries. UCLA kept up its losing ways as the Bruins lost to Kansas State, 31-22. “I saw enough good things to believe there is some reason for optimism,� the L.A. Times quoted coach Rick Neuheisel as saying. The New York Jets have their $46 million cornerback Darrelle Revis back in the fold. With Revis, the Jets believe they are Super
Ex-Dodger Dusty Baker is set to make his third appearance in the NL playoffs with his third different team. Baker piloted the San Francisco Giants to the World Series. Over in the AL West, the Texas Rangers are managed by a black man too — Ron Washington. Both Baker and Washington are former major league stars. Washington played most of his career with the Oakland Athletics. This will be Washington’s first time as a playoff manager. And the beat ends. Brad Pye Jr. can be reached at switchreel@aol.com.
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my hands,� Bush said Wednesday after practice with the New Orleans Saints. Bush said he could not “confirm or deny� whether he has met with anyone from the Heisman Trophy Trust and deferred comment to the trust when asked about a Yahoo! report that said he could be stripped of the award by the end of the month. “If I’m not mistaken, I believe the Heisman Trust people released a statement saying whatever was (reported) yesterday was inaccurate, so that’s where we’re at,� he said. On Tuesday, trust executive director Robert Whalen told The Associated Press that there has been no decision on the status of Bush’s Heisman. The NCAA found major violations in USC’s football program and levied serious sanctions against the school in June, including the loss of scholarships and a two-year bowl ban. The Trojans have dissociated themselves from Bush, who was accused of accepting money and other benefits from sports agents. Losing the Heisman could further tarnish Bush’s legacy, although Bush noted, “On the field, play speaks for itself.� “That’s for the fans to kind of make their minds up about,� he added. The NFL’s 2010 regular season kicks off on Thursday night when the Saints host the Minnesota Vikings. With the rematch of last season’s NFC championship game looming, Bush said he hasn’t even thought about whether he’d actually return the trophy if officially stripped of the award. “Here we are the day before the biggest game of the new season and
anyone at Southern Cal “for a while.� He said he remains friends with Trojans coach Lane Kiffin and talks with him on occasion, but added that he hasn’t “spoken to anybody regarding this specific stuff.� Titans quarterback Vince Young finished second in the Heisman balloting in 2005 before beating Bush’s Trojans in the BCS national championship game. He refused to get drawn into any discussion about the Heisman potentially being available. “I really don’t kind of know what’s going on, just kind of heard a little bit about it,� Young said. “But no comment. Really no comment about it right now.� When asked if he would accept the Heisman if offered to him: “No comment right now, no comment,� Young repeated. Saints coach Sean Payton appeared annoyed that the report came out two days before his club’s first regular season game, although he said he was not concerned it would affect Bush’s play. “He has done a great job of dealing with that,� Payton said. “Certainly from a timing standpoint, you get disappointed. It’s just a report. But his focus and his maturity level has been fantastic. He has had a great training camp. “He’s smart enough to understand the challenges this team we’re playing presents, let alone trying to answer any of his critics. I think he’s getting ready to play well and have a good season.� AP Sports Writer Teresa M. Walker contributed to this report from Nashville, Tenn.
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Former Atlanta Mayor Accuses Police of Racial Snoop Youth Football Profiling in T.I. Case (L – R) Haamid Wadood, Commissioner of the Snoop Youth Football league, Nykauni Tademy league board member, league Treasurer Stacy La Chapelle and Snoop Dogg.
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Rapper Snoop Dogg Touches Down on Fourth 7-Eleven ‘Coffee Cup With A Cause’ Benefiting Inner-City Football League 7-Eleven Inc. has scored Snoop Dogg, a global superstar, as the fourth designer in their charitable “Coffee Cup With A Cause” program. Proceeds from Snoop’s cup will benefit the Snoop Youth Football League (SYFL), a Los Angeles-based football club founded by the entertainer himself 6 years ago to help inner-city kids spend their free time in a healthy, safe environment. Snoop fans who want to support the SYFL can head into any participating 7-Eleven store across the U.S. to purchase his signature cup, on sale from Sept. 1 through Oct. 18 or while supplies last. 7-Eleven guarantees a $250,000 minimum donation to SYFL, but the support could increase depending on the number of cups sold. Consumers can increase the contribution by purchasing the cup. To celebrate 7-Eleven’s donation and the launch of his cup, Snoop will make a special announcement at the beginning of his SYFL team’s practice. The kids of the SYFL program – the true beneficiaries of the donation – will learn firsthand about the program and associated donation, as well as get to be one of the first to get their hands on one of the Snoopdesigned 7-Eleven cups. “We’ve been running this league for 6 years now with more than 3,500 kids participating in that time, but our partnership with 7Eleven’s ‘Coffee Cup with A Cause’ program is huge for us,” Snoop said. “It means many good things are in store for the players, and the league can reach out to more kids and touch more lives.” Snoop has recently seen the seeds of his namesake league come
to fruition as four of the former players have gone on to play football at NCAA Division1 colleges. “The Snoop Youth Football League serves an important role in the community by helping kids focus their energy on something positive,” says Rita Bargerhuff, 7-Eleven’s vice president and chief marketing officer. “We believe our customers will want to help make a difference in the lives of these youth by supporting Snoop’s football league through his ‘Cup With A Cause.’” “I’m just so proud of my league and my players right now, and designing a ‘Cup With A Cause’ is really an exciting opportunity for us,” Snoop added. The entertainer plans to expand his youth football program to other cities across the country, beginning in Chicago this fall. During 2010, other entertainment and sports celebrities designed cups sold exclusively at participating 7-Eleven stores in the U.S. Cups can be filled with any 7-Eleven hot beverage and customized with an assortment of creams, syrups and spices at no extra charge. Snoop’s cup follows Nicole Richie and Benji and Joel Madden’s Richie-Madden Children’s Foundation, Jennifer Hudson’s Boys and Girls Clubs of America and John Cena’s Make-A-Wish Foundation limited-edition cups. The Snoop Dogg themed SYFL custom cups are available while supplies last at 7-Eleven’s franchised and company-operated stores nationwide. For more information about this program, visit: w w w. c u p w i t h a c a u s e . c o m , www.facebook.com/7Eleven and www.twitter.com/7Eleven.
SPECIAL TO THE NNPA FROM THE ST. LOUIS AMERICAN (NNPA) — Former Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young has weighed in on the arrest of T.I., claiming the rapper may have been stopped for “DWB — Driving While Black.” T.I. and his wife Tameka “Tiny” Cottle were arrested after they were stopped in the rapper's Maybach on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, for allegedly making an illegal U-turn. Police allegedly smelled the odor of marijuana, searched the vehicle and uncovered a small amount of ecstasy and what is reported to be meth-amphetamines. Young questioned the police's initial intent when they stopped the chart-topping rapper/actor, who recently starred in the No. 1 hit movie, “Takers.” “There’s another culture in L.A. that I don’t understand,” Young told the Atlanta JournalConstitution. “Most people in Los Angeles would wonder why he was stopped. I don’t know why they should have been stopped ... When a Black man is stopped and not speeding … you call that, ‘Driving While Black.’ ” Young, who officiated T.I.’s wedding to Tiny in July, also counseled T.I. after the rapper pleaded guilty to federal drug charges. T.I. immediately notified his probation officer of the arrest, as required by the terms of his probation. At press time, T.I. is heading back to Atlanta. He will most likely have to appear in court where Judge Charles Pannell Jr. could revoke his probation and send the rapper to jail. “T.I. is going to be back on his way to Atlanta in the next 24 hours,” Don Samuel, one of T.I.’s lawyers, told the Atlanta JournalConstitution. “It’s almost certain he’ll end up appearing before the court here. But without knowing all the facts, it’s premature to speculate what the court is likely to do.” According to the terms of T.I.’s probation, the rapper cannot possess or use any narcotic, or frequent any place drugs are sold, used or administered.
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Volunteering: Helping Others Could Actually Help You (ARA) — We respect and admire volunteers for their devotion to a cause and their willingness to sacrifice their own needs for the needs of others. These selfless acts can often be life-changing for the person on the receiving end, but what about the person volunteering? The health benefits of volunteering are well documented and include reduced stress and an increased feeling of self worth. It is no wonder that for many people with chronic conditions, volunteering can even help maintain or improve one’s physical health. Hand in Hand for RA (www.handinhandforRA.com) is a national awareness campaign that encourages people with the painful chronic joint disease rheumatoid arthritis (RA) to learn about the benefits of volunteering and share their own inspirational stories. “Volunteering is a huge part of my life that has really helped me through some tough times dealing with a chronic disease,” says Seth Ginsberg, cofounder and president of grassroots arthritis group CreakyJoints, a sponsor of the campaign. “Things as simple as getting
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To take advantage of what your community may offer or to find ideas, try visiting your local recreation center, YMCA or town hall. These places post community activities and list where volunteers are needed. Also, visit the Hand in Hand for RA website to learn about how other RA volunteers are giving back. Other tips on volunteering for RA patients include: • Participate in a beautification project by planting a garden. • Get involved in a local fundraiser for a good cause; or create one. • Deliver meals to seniors in town. • Help paint a local house in disrepair. • Mentor youth. • Volunteer at an animal shelter. Before starting on any new activity, it is important to talk first with a health care provider about what volunteer activities would be the best to pursue based on your individual health status. For more information on how to get involved with Hand in Hand for RA visit www.handinhandforRA.com. Courtesy of ARAcontent.
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(ARA) — Americans eat too little seafood and should eat more for better brain development in babies and heart health in adults, according to the final report of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee. Made up of the country’s top nutrition experts, the committee spent two years reviewing the latest science and crafting recommended changes to the government's nutrition advice. The advice is updated every five years and each time something stands out. This year, that is the new advice about eating seafood. Here's what the final report says: • Eating two servings of seafood each week was shown to reduce the risk of dying from heart disease (whether you have heart disease or not). • Eating at least two servings of seafood each week during pregnancy and breastfeeding was shown to raise omega-3 levels and help improve babies’ eyesight and brain development. • The health benefits of eating a variety of cooked seafood outweigh concerns with mercury, even among pregnant and nursing women and young children. “Any questions about the safety and healthfulness of seafood are silenced by a report of this caliber,” says registered dietitian Jennifer McGuire, manager of nutrition communication for the National Fisheries Institute. “We’re at the point where people can replace emotion-based misinformation with science-based
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attack of an alien species, many can certainly identify with the life changing event that can lead to “empty nest syndrome.” “Empty Nest Syndrome is a colloquial way of identifying the sense of loss, sadness or emptiness that parents can feel when a child leaves home,” says Dr. Jim Wasner, chair of Clinical Psychology programs at Argosy University,
Schaumburg. “It’s that period of transition when a child no longer depends on their parents for a high level of support and care.” “Unless your feelings of remorse or sadness about your child’s departure begin to interfere with your everyday life or last for more than a few weeks, it’s perfectly normal to experience sadness as you reflect back,” says Dr. Eric Behrman, faculty member at Argosy University, San Diego’s College of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences. “It helps you to manage and cope with a very natural process and part of life. “For parents whose whole lives have centered on the support and care of their children, this time can be particularly painful,” Wasner says. “The same is true for parents who spent much of their children’s’ lives working and may now be feeling that they missed the window in terms of creating a stronger bond with their kids.” The key, both experts agree, is to focus less on a perceived sense of loss and to focus more on moving forward. “It’s an opportunity for
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stream of new publications and international scientific evaluations has persuaded us that this advice has become outdated and that it may be inadvertently causing harm, inconsistent with your public health mission. Mothers and children worldwide deserve your best efforts to provide advice consistent with the best science available.” To date, 129 research scientists and physicians have signed on to the open letter. To learn more about the health benefits of a seafood-rich diet including recipes, video cooking techniques and how to shop for seafood advice, visit www.aboutseafood.com. Courtesy of ARAcontent.
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advice that will help reverse the health problems associated with a typical low-seafood American diet.” This encouraging advice is also reflected in a 2009 Food and Drug Administration draft report. The report says the FDA concluded that the greatest benefits to pregnant women and women of childbearing age would come from eating more fish. Two of the world’s top experts on brain health, Drs. Thomas Brenna of Cornell University and Michael Crawford of London Metropolitan University, are urging the FDA to finalize their report and update the 2004 advice about eating fish during pregnancy. In an open letter to the FDA they wrote; “A consistent
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(ARA) - It’s a scene right out of summer blockbuster “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.” The only son is excited to head off to college while Mom and Dad alternate between the thrill of getting away to Paris to celebrate their childless independence and crying over their son’s baby booties. While not many parents are faced with a child destined to save mankind from the
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Gun Violence and Children: To Be Equal Is America Have We No Shame or Marching in Two Respect for Child Life? BY MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN NNPA COLUMNIST
(NNPA) — Recently, the United Nations expressed new concern about a crisis many Americans know little about: the use of child soldiers in global conflicts, especially in Somalia. Somalia, whose government collapsed in 1991, has been in a constant state of conflict and tension for years and still has no legally recognized government. The United States joins Somalia as the only two countries in the world not to ratify the Convention on the Rights of the Child, an international treaty recognizing the human rights of children that UNICEF points out is the most widely and rapidly ratified human rights treaty in history. One of the convention’s provisions prohibits the use of soldiers younger than age 15 in conflicts. The United States did ratify a later optional protocol prohibiting the use of soldiers younger than 18. But in Somalia, both insurgent groups and the Transitional Federal Government — which is dependent on help from the West, including and especially the United States — have been widely accused of violating this principle. The United Nations estimates the Somali military is using hundreds of child soldiers, some as young as age 9. As one official from the transitional government told The New York Times, when it came time to recruit and equip their army, “I’ll be honest…we were trying to find anyone who could carry a gun.” The New York Times said, “Officials also revealed that the United States government was helping pay their soldiers, an arrangement American officials confirmed, raising the possibility that the wages for some of these child combatants may have come from American taxpayers.” As shameful as it is that the United States may be inadvertently paying the salaries of Somali child soldiers, it shouldn’t be surprising. Our nation continues to allow gun violence to destroy thousands of children’s lives at home too. The Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) has documented the threat of gun violence against American children for nearly two decades since we learned in a Peter Hart Associates poll, undertaken by CDF’s Black Community Crusade for Children,
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that the No. 1 concern of Black adults and youths was gun violence. So, many in both generations feared they or their children would never reach adulthood because of pervasive gun violence. Although some progress has been made to reduce gun violence, it is at risk of being negated by the aggressive NRA pro-gun campaign and the U.S. Supreme Court decision relaxing the reach of gun-control laws.? In our latest annual report, “Protect Children, Not Guns 2010,” and in a special section on gun violence in “The State of America’s Children 2010,” we show that in 2007, 3,042 children and teens died from gunfire in the United States — eight every day — as a result of homicide, suicide or accidental or undetermined shootings. Almost six times as many children and teens suffered nonfatal gun injuries, which have serious physical and emotional consequences. Random violence, especially in poor communities, drives thousands of vulnerable young people into the pipeline to prison, where they remain trapped with little chance of escape. Consider these other startling facts on gun violence from our research: Since 1979, gun violence has ended the lives of 110,645 children and teens in America. Fiftynine percent of them were White and 37 percent were Black. Fifty-six percent were homicides and 31 per-
cent were suicides. The 3,042 deaths of children and teens from gunfire in 2007 nearly equaled the total number of U.S. combat deaths in Iraq through February 2010. More Black children and teens died from gun violence in 2007 — 1,499 — than all the military deaths in Afghanistan since America’s engagement in that war began nine years ago. Black males ages 15 to 19 are more than five times as likely as their White peers, and more than twice as likely as their Hispanic peers, to be killed by firearms. White children and teens are six times as likely as any other racial or ethnic group to be victims of firearm-related suicide. The annual number of firearm deaths of White children and teens decreased by 54 percent between 1979 and 2007, while the deaths of Black children and teens increased by 61 percent. Violence is a widespread problem for American youths. Almost one in five high school students admitted carrying a weapon in 2007; one-third of those students brought the weapon to school. One in 20 admitted carrying a gun. One in 18 high school students reported staying home from school because they felt unsafe at school or going to or from school. There are more than 280 million privately owned firearms in the United States, which is the equivalent of nine firearms for every 10 men, women and children in our country. Recent court decisions challenging handgun bans could add to these numbers. Just as children should not be paid soldiers in armed conflicts half a world away, they also should not be forced to live in fear of the widespread armed threat in American streets, schools and homes. What is it going to take for adults in America to stand up and say enough to the violence that is terrorizing and killing our children? No enemy without poses as great a threat as the gun enemy within. Marian Wright Edelman is president of the Children’s Defense Fund, whose Leave No Child Behind mission is to ensure every child a healthy start, a head start, a fair start, a safe start and a moral start in life and successful passage to adulthood with the help of caring families and communities. For more information, go to www.childrensdefense.org.
Different Directions BY MARC MORIAL NNPA COLUMNIST
(NNPA) — “Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred.” — Martin Luther King Jr., Aug. 28, 1963. On Aug. 28 in Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . , t w o groups of Americans gathered on the National Mall to express their vision of freedom 47 years after King’s historic “I Have a Dream” speech. Unfortunately, the two groups seemed to be marching in different directions. One rally, co-convened by the Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network, the National Urban League and a coalition of civil rights organizations, marched from Washington’s Dunbar High School to the site of the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial under construction on the National Mall. That group marched to “Reclaim the Dream” that King so courageously and eloquently articulated at the Lincoln Memorial on Aug. 28, 1963: “And as we walk, we must make the pledge that we shall always march ahead. We cannot turn back ... We will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream.” In the 21st century, that means a national commitment to quality education for all. It means jobs and a living wage for all. It means affordable housing on fair terms for all. And it means quality and affordable health care that is accessible to all. Speaker after speaker, including myself, Sharpton; NAACP President Ben Jealous; D.C. delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton; and Martin Luther King III echoed these themes, which are also the major empowerment goals of the National Urban League during this, our 100th year anniversary. It was fitting that the Reclaim the Dream rally began at a public high school. Education has always been the gateway to opportunity for African Americans and Education Secretary Arne Duncan was on hand to once again call education the “civil rights issue of this generation.” Underscoring that commitment was the presentation by Larry Handfield, chairman of the Board of Trustees of Bethune-Cookman
Marc Morial College, of a $100,000 four-year scholarship to high school student Leah Carr of Northwest Washington. Fox News talk show host Glenn Beck led the other rally, which took place at the Lincoln Memorial, the very spot where King rallied the nation to overcome its divisive past. Beck has made a living denouncing the concept of social justice, belittling the legitimate grievances of African Americans, using faith as a wedge issue, and claiming that President Obama is racist and his policies are reminiscent of Nazism. In short, Beck is a world-class divider, and his march was designed to take America in another direction — back to its roots of states’ rights separatism. Unfortunately, Beck has amassed a large following. Many of them joined him and former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin at their so-called “Restoring Honor” rally. Their rally was not only about an outdated “usvs.-them” vision of America, it was a cynical attempt to hijack the message and meaning of King and the Civil Rights Movement. As I told the crowd at the Reclaim the Dream rally, “We will not stand silent as some seek to bamboozle Dr. King’s dream. We reclaim the dream because we are here to say we must be one nation.” At a time when King’s message of unity is more important than ever, the question must be asked: Is America marching in two different directions? Marc Morial is president and CEO of the National Urban League.
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Notice of Divided Publication Pursuant to Sections 3702, 3381, and 3382, Revenue and Taxation Code, the Notice of Sale of Tax Defaulted Property Subject to the Power of Sale in and for the County of Los Angeles, State of California has been divided and distributed to various newspapers of general circulation published in said County for publication of a portion thereof, in each of the said newspapers. Public Auction Notice (R&TC 3702) Of Sale Of Tax-Defaulted Property Subject To The Power Of Sale (Sale No. 2010A) Whereas, on June 29, 2010, I, MARK J. SALADINO, Treasurer and Tax Collector was directed by the Board of Supervisors of Los Angeles County, State of California to sell at public auction certain tax-defaulted properties which are Subject to the Power of Sale. Public notice is hereby given that unless said properties are redeemed prior thereto, I will, on October 18, 19, and 20, 2010, at the hour of 9:00 a.m. at the Fairplex Los Angeles County Fairgrounds, 1101 W. McKinley Avenue, Building 8, Pomona, California, offer for sale and sell said properties at public auction to the highest bidder for cash or cashier's check in lawful money of the United States for not less than the minimum bid. If no bids are received on a parcel, it will be reoffered at the end of the auction at a reduced minimum price. The minimum bid for each parcel is the total amount necessary to redeem, plus costs, as required by Section 3698.5 of the Revenue and Taxation Code. Prospective bidders should obtain detailed information of this sale from the County Treasurer and Tax Collector. Pre-registration and a $5,000 deposit in the form of cash, cashier's check or bank issued money order is required at the time of registration. No personal checks, two-party checks or business checks will be accepted for registration. Registration will be from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., starting Tuesday, September 7, 2010, at the Treasurer and Tax Collector's Office located at 225 North Hill Street, Room 130, Los Angeles, California, and will end on Friday, October 1, 2010, at 5:00 p.m. If the property is sold, parties of interest, as defined by Section 4675 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, have a right to file a claim with the County for any proceeds from the sale, which are in excess of the liens and costs required to be paid from the proceeds. If excess proceeds result from the sale, notice will be given to parties of interest, pursuant to law. All information concerning redemption, provided the right to redeem has not previously been terminated, will upon request be furnished by MARK J. SALADINO, Treasurer and Tax Collector. If redemption of the property is not made according to the law before 5:00 p.m. on Friday, October 15, 2010, which is the last business day prior to the first day of auction, the right of redemption will cease. The Assessor’s Identification Number (AIN) in this publication refers to the Assessor's Map Book, the Map Page, and the individual Parcel Number on the Map Page. If a change in the Assessor’s Identification Number occurred, both prior and current Assessor’s Identification Numbers are shown. An explanation of the parcel numbering system and the maps referred to are available from the Office of the Assessor located at 500 West Temple Street, Room 225, Los Angeles, California 90012. A list explaining the abbreviations used in this publication is on file in the Office of the Treasurer and Tax Collector, 225 North Hill Street, Room 130, Los Angeles, California 90012, or telephone 1(213) 974-2045. I certify under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed at Los Angeles, California, on August 4, 2010.
MARK J. SALADINO Los Angeles County Treasurer and Tax Collector State of California The real property that is subject to this notice is situated in the County of Los Angeles, State of California, and is described as follows: PUBLIC AUCTION NOTICE OF SALE OF TAX-DEFAULTED PROPERTY SUBJECT TO THE POWER OF SALE(SALE NO. 2010A) 1754 AIN 4057-015-031 ALIAKBARZADEH,MOSTAFA AND MARYAM LOCATION COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES $2,701.00
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men and women to focus on the areas of their lives they haven’t had the opportunity to,” says Wasner. “Set out to pursue your creative interests, use your time to volunteer, go back to school to pursue the degree you’ve always wanted, start your own business or pursue those travel opportunities you’ve had to forego in the interest of family.” “The good news is that we continue to evolve as primary caregivers,” says Dr. Suzanne ForbesVierling, vice president of Academic Affairs for Argosy University, San Diego. “The changing role of women, children’s increasing access to information and the changing dynamics of families make this transitional period less catastrophic than it could have been just a few decades ago.” For many parents, this period can be a strain on — as well as an opportunity for — their relationships. “You’ve spent your lives focused on your children and are now left as two individuals without that buffer and large part of your identity known as parenting. It’s normal for couples to reevaluate their roles in the marriage at this
time,” says Wasner. “It’s a great time to make a concerted effort to reinvest in your relationship, to spend more time together and to get to know each other again without your children in the middle.” “It’s also an opportunity to form a different kind of relationship with your child and to get to know them as independent adults,” says Behrman. “While that can be difficult for parents, it’s important to form a bond that allows your child the space and room they need to mature and to make their own decisions and mistakes.” Developing that new bond with your children can be one way to help combat your feelings about them growing up. Courtesy of ARAcontent.
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Kedren, where they have GED services for parents on weekends, so that parents can achieve their dreams as well,” stated the union president. Weingarten is in a position where she can illustrate that investing in quality education at an early age could give better and more productive future benefits to Black and underprivileged children in our society. She visited with students at the preschool and spoke to the media at a press conference about the need to upgrade the learning that students in public preschools currently receives. Many believe that some students, like those in Nickerson Gardens and other public housing developments, are likely to concentrate on survival first before focusing their minds on receiving a proper education. When asked about this philosophy the union leader replied, “And that has to change. Our union has set upon a course of wanting to lead the campaign to make public education as it ought to be.” She continued, “Meaning, how do we assure that all kids, not just some kids, are prepared for life, college and career? We will never stop working until we achieve that goal. But in trying to figure out
the how, we have to figure out what has really gone right and what has really gone wrong in public education. I think there is a bunch of reasons why there is an achievement gap. You can’t discount all the socioeconomic issues that affect kids. What we have to do is to eradicate those barriers.” The uniqueness of Kedren Head Start Center is that the preschool focuses not only on the socioeconomic background of its students, but the school also concentrates and identifies children with mental illnesses and learning disabilities. On the day of her visit, Weingarten and other local union representatives gave students their undivided attention, reading books and interacting with them. “This is a refreshing and hands on approach by a union president and her staff” stated one of the staff members during the visit. Students were also presented with autographed books from children’s author Maya Christina Gonzales. As a testimony to Weingarten’s commitment to improving the quality of the educational system in our community after spending the
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majority of her time at Kedren, she then followed up the visit with the children at Kedren with a visit to the Los Angeles Sentinel/L.A. Watts Times offices, to listen and interact with a group of local educators, and to discuss and understand how best she, as president of AFT, can set the stage not only for all children to receive a quality education, but in particular how the union can pay special attention to providing for the needs of African-American children.
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Continued from page 4 straight: It was the Confederate flag, and the students were singing “Dixie.” The youngest of seven children, Thomas served in the U.S. Army in Vietnam after graduation. He later earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Los Angeles State College and worked as an accounting clerk with the U.S. Department of Defense, retiring in 2004. Following the 2008 election, Thomas said in an interview that he supported Hillary Rodham Clinton in the Ohio primary and he also liked former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, who made a bid for the Republican nomination. “It would have been a hard decision for me to make if Huckabee was running against Obama,” Thomas added. Still, he said, he was overjoyed with Obama’s victory. “This was really the nonviolent revolution,” Thomas said. “We went and cast our ballots and the ballots were counted this time.”
www.lawattstimes.com Trustee Sale # CA0937236-3 Loan# 167692048 Order # 55004615 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 04/26/2007. 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 PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 09/16/2010 at 01:00PM, MTC FINANCIAL INC., dba TRUSTEE CORPS as the duly appointed Substituted Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 05/02/2007 as Document No. 20071057627 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, CALIFORNIA, executed by, JULIAN LEDESMA, AND GRACIELA LEDESMA, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS, as Trustor, COUNTRYWIDE BANK, FSB, as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States, by cash a cashier's check drawn by 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). AT: At the front entrance of the Pomona Superior Courts Building, 350 West Mission Blvd, Pomona CA The property heretofore described is being sold "as is". 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 describing the land therein: APN # 5456-017-013 AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED ON SAID DEED OF TRUST. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 2080 AND 2082 WOLLAM STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90065-2708 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability 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 remaining principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said Note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated 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 secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Trustee's Sale is: $510,694.20 (estimated amount). Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to 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 Beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the County where the real property is located and more than three months have elapsed since such recordation. Compliance with California Civil Code Section 2924f: The Beneficiary or Beneficiary's agent has indicated that the requirements of California Civil Code Section 2924f have been met. See Exhibit "A" attached hereto and made a part hereof. Compliance with California Civil Code Section 2923.52: 1. Pursuant to California Civil Code 2923.54 the undersigned, on behalf of the beneficiary, loan servicer or authorized agent, declares as follows: X Servicer does hereby state that Servicer has obtained from the commissioner a final or temporary order of exemption pursuant to Section 2923.53 that is current and valid on the date of the notice of sale is filed. 2. Timeframe for giving notice of sale specified in subdivision (a) Section 2923.52 Does X Does not apply pursuant to section 2923.52 or 2923.55 Dated: 08/26/2010 MTC FINANCIAL INC. DBA TRUSTEE CORPS, as Successor Trustee By: CLARISA GASTELUM, TRUSTEE SALES OFFICER *TRUSTEE CORPS* 30 Corporate Park, Suite 400, IRVINE, CA 92606 FOR SALE INFORMATION CONTACT: (714)786-5351, (714) 786-5351, (949) 252-8300 FOR REINSTATEMENT / PAY OFF REQUESTS CONTACT: (949) 252-8300 Ad #5471 2010-08-26 2010-09-02 2010-09-09 Trustee Sale # CA0940247-1 Loan# 3002779118 Order # 090245623 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 02/05/2007. 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 PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 09/16/2010 at 01:00PM, MTC FINANCIAL INC., dba TRUSTEE CORPS as the duly appointed Substituted Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 02/15/2007 as Document No. 20070329482 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, CALIFORNIA, executed by, JOSE ANTONIO MONZON, A MARRIED MAN, AS HIS SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY, as Trustor, MORTGAGEIT, INC, as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States, by cash a cashier's check drawn by 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). AT: At the front entrance of the Pomona Superior Courts Building, 350 West Mission Blvd, Pomona CA The property heretofore described is being sold "as is". 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 describing the land therein: APN # 5219-009-020 AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED ON SAID DEED OF TRUST. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 3507 LINDA VISTA TERRACE, LOS ANGELES, CA 90032 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability 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 remaining principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said Note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated 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 secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Trustee's Sale is: $514,165.11 (estimated amount). Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to 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 Beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the County where the real property is located and more than three months have elapsed since such recordation. Compliance with California Civil Code Section 2924f: The Beneficiary or Beneficiary's agent has indicated that the requirements of California Civil Code Section 2924f have been met. See Exhibit "A" attached hereto and made a part hereof. Compliance with California Civil Code Section 2923.52: 1. Pursuant to California Civil Code 2923.54 the undersigned, on behalf of the beneficiary, loan servicer or authorized agent, declares as follows: X Servicer does hereby state that Servicer has obtained from the commissioner a final or temporary order of exemption pursuant to Section 2923.53 that is current and valid on the date of the notice of sale is filed. 2. Timeframe for giving notice of sale specified in subdivision (a) Section 2923.52 Does X Does not apply pursuant to section 2923.52 or 2923.55 Dated:
L.A. Watts Times 23 08/26/2010 MTC FINANCIAL INC. DBA TRUSTEE CORPS, as Successor Trustee By: CLARISA GASTELUM, TRUSTEE SALES OFFICER *TRUSTEE CORPS* 30 Corporate Park, Suite 400, IRVINE, CA 92606 FOR SALE INFORMATION CONTACT: (714)786-5351, (714) 786-5351, (949) 252-8300 FOR REINSTATEMENT / PAY OFF REQUESTS CONTACT: (949) 252-8300 Ad #5472 2010-08-26 2010-09-02 2010-09-09 Trustee Sale No. CA09000962-10-1 . Loan No. 1009683010 Title Order No. 100312038-CA-GTI APN 4007-010-023 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED March 29, 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 PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On October 4, 2010, at 01:00 PM, At the front entrance of the Pomona Superior Courts Building,350 West Mission Blvd, Pomona CA, MTC FINANCIAL Inc., dba Trustee Corps, as the duly appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust Recorded on April 6, 2007, as Instrument No. 20070824258 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, CA , executed by: BRUNO GOMEZ AND MELISSA GARCIA HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS, as Trustor, in favor of INDYMAC BANK, F.S.B., A FEDERALLY CHARTERED SAVINGS BANK as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, in lawful money of the United States, all payable at the time of sale, that certain property situated in said County, California describing the land therein as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED ON SAID DEED OF TRUST. The property heretofore described is being sold "as is". The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 6305 MADDEN AVENUE, LOS ANGELES, CA 90043 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest theron, as provided in said Note(s), advances if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated 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 obligations secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of this Notice of Trustee`s Sale is estimated to be $384,061.70 (Estimated), provided, however, prepayment premiums, accrued interest and advances will increase this figure prior to sale. Beneficiary`s bid at said sale may include all or part of said amount. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept a 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 association, savings association or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the California Financial Code and authorized to do business in California, or other such funds as may be acceptable to the trustee. In the event tender other than cash is accepted, the Trustee may withhold the issuance of the Trustee`s Deed Upon Sale until funds become available to the payee or endorsee as a matter of right. The property offered for sale excludes all funds held on account by the property receiver, if applicable. 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. DATE: September 9, 2010 MTC FINANCIAL INC dba Trustee Corps TS No. CA09000962-10-1 . 30 Corporate Park, Suite 400 Irvine, CA 92606 949-252-8300 Clarisa Gastelum, Authorized Signature SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ON LINE AT www.NoticeSolutions.com AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 714-786-5351 Compliance with California Civil Code Section 2924f: The Beneficiary or Beneficiary's agent has indicated that the requirements of California Civil Code Section 2924f have been met. Regarding the property that is the subject of this notice of sale, the "mortgage loan servicer" as defined in Civil Code s 2923.53(k)(3) declares that it has obtained from the Commissioner a final or temporary order of exemption pursuant to Civil Code section 2923.53 that is current and valid on the date this notice of sale is recorded or the time frame for giving a notice of sale specified in Civil Code Section 2923.52 subdivision (a) does not apply to this notice of sale pursuant to Civil Code Sections 2923.52. Clarisa Gastelum, Authorized Signature TRUSTEE CORPS IS A DEBT COLLECTOR. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Ad #5500 2010-09-09 2010-09-16 2010-09-23 Trustee Sale No. CA09000943-10-1 . Loan No. 0017849696 Title Order No. 100308589-CA-GTI APN 6072-006-024 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED October 17, 2006. 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 PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On September 27, 2010, at 01:00 PM, At the front entrance of the Pomona Superior Courts Building,350 West Mission Blvd, Pomona CA, MTC FINANCIAL Inc., dba Trustee Corps, as the duly appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust Recorded on October 27, 2006, as Instrument No. 06 2390784 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, CA , executed by: GUADALUPE AYON, A MARRIED WOMAN AS HER SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY, as Trustor, in favor of NBGI, INC., A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, in lawful money of the United States, all payable at the time of sale, that certain property situated in said County, California describing the land therein as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED ON SAID DEED OF TRUST. The property heretofore described is being sold "as is". The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 11526 AVALON BOULEVARD, LOS ANGELES, CA 90061 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest theron, as provided in said Note(s), advances if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated 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 obligations secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of this Notice of Trustee`s Sale is estimated to be $322,852.96 (Estimated), provided, however, prepayment premiums, accrued interest and advances will increase this figure prior to sale. Beneficiary`s bid at said sale may include all or part of said amount. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept a 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 association, savings association or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the California Financial Code and authorized to do business in California, or other such funds as may be acceptable to the trustee. In the event tender other than cash is accepted, the Trustee may withhold the issuance of the Trustee`s Deed Upon Sale until funds become available to the payee or endorsee as a matter of right. The property offered for sale excludes all funds held on account by the property receiver, if applicable. 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. DATE: September 2, 2010 MTC FINANCIAL INC dba Trustee Corps TS No. CA09000943-10-1 . 30 Corporate Park, Suite 400 Irvine, CA 92606 949-252-8300 Clarisa Gastelum, Authorized Signature SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ON LINE AT www.NoticeSolutions.com AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 714-786-5351 Compliance with California Civil Code Section 2924f: The Beneficiary or Beneficiary's agent has indicated that the requirements of California Civil Code Section 2924f have been met. Regarding the property that is the subject of this notice of sale, the "mortgage loan servicer" as defined in Civil Code s 2923.53(k)(3) declares that it has obtained from the Commissioner a final or temporary order of exemption pursuant to Civil Code section 2923.53 that is current and valid on the date this notice of sale is recorded or the time frame for giving a notice of sale specified in Civil Code Section 2923.52 subdivision (a) does not apply to this notice of sale pursuant to Civil Code Sections 2923.52. Clarisa Gastelum, Authorized Signature TRUSTEE CORPS IS A DEBT COLLECTOR. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Ad #5534 2010-09-02 2010-09-09 2010-09-16 Trustee Sale # CA0930649-1 Loan# 1009386507 Order # 090000109 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 02/05/2007. 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 PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 09/23/2010 at 01:00PM, MTC FINANCIAL INC., dba TRUSTEE CORPS as the duly appointed Substituted Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 02/27/2007 as Document No. 20070420139 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, CALIFORNIA, executed by, GLORIA ARAGON DURAN AN UNMARRIED WOMAN, as Trustor, INDYMAC BANK, F.S.B, A FEDERALLY CHARTERED SAVINGS BANK, as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States, by cash a cashier's check drawn by 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). AT: At the front entrance of the Pomona Superior Courts Building, 350 West Mission Blvd, Pomona CA The property heretofore described is being sold "as is". 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 describing the land therein: APN # 5119-003-017 AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED ON SAID DEED OF TRUST. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 1332-1334 E 21ST STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90011 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability 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 remaining principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said Note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated 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 secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Trustee's Sale is: $416,231.78 (estimated amount). Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to 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 Beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the County where the real property is located and more than three months have elapsed since such recordation. Compliance with California Civil Code Section 2924f: The Beneficiary or Beneficiary's agent has indicated that the requirements of California Civil Code Section 2924f have been met. See Exhibit "A" attached hereto and made a part hereof. Compliance with California Civil Code Section 2923.52: 1. Pursuant to California Civil Code 2923.54 the undersigned, on behalf of the beneficiary, loan servicer or authorized agent, declares as follows: X Servicer does hereby state that Servicer has obtained from the commissioner a final or temporary order of exemption pursuant to Section 2923.53 that is current and valid on the date of the notice of sale is filed. 2. Timeframe for giving notice of sale specified in subdivision (a) Section 2923.52 __ Does X Does not apply pursuant to section 2923.52 or 2923.55 Dated: 09/02/2010 MTC FINANCIAL INC. DBA TRUSTEE CORPS, as Successor Trustee By: CLARISA GASTELUM, TRUSTEE SALES OFFICER *TRUSTEE CORPS* 30 Corporate Park, Suite 400, IRVINE, CA 92606 FOR SALE INFORMATION CONTACT: (714)786-5351, (714) 786-5351, (949) 252-8300 FOR REINSTATEMENT / PAY OFF REQUESTS CONTACT: (949) 252-8300 Ad #5620 2010-09-02 2010-09-09 2010-09-16 Trustee Sale # CA0933864-2 Loan# 167145856 Order # 55003824 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 05/20/2007. 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 PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 10/01/2010 at 01:00PM, MTC FINANCIAL INC., dba TRUSTEE CORPS as the duly appointed Substituted Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 06/01/2007 as Document No. 20071324515 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, CALIFORNIA, executed by, JUANA ACOSTA, AND GUILLERMO PINEDA, WIFE AND HUSBAND AS JOINT TENANTS, as Trustor, COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC. DBA AMERICA'S WHOLESALE LENDER, as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States, by cash a cashier's check drawn by 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). AT: At the front entrance of the Pomona Superior Courts Building, 350 West Mission Blvd, Pomona CA The property heretofore described is being sold "as is". 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 describing the land therein: APN # 5104-021-030 AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED ON SAID DEED OF TRUST. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 1475 EAST 57TH STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90011-4925 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability 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 remaining principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said Note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated 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 secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the
initial publication of the Notice of Trustee's Sale is: $485,071.38 (estimated amount). Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to 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 Beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the County where the real property is located and more than three months have elapsed since such recordation. Compliance with California Civil Code Section 2924f: The Beneficiary or Beneficiary's agent has indicated that the requirements of California Civil Code Section 2924f have been met. See Exhibit "A" attached hereto and made a part hereof. Compliance with California Civil Code Section 2923.52: 1. Pursuant to California Civil Code 2923.54 the undersigned, on behalf of the beneficiary, loan servicer or authorized agent, declares as follows: X Servicer does hereby state that Servicer has obtained from the commissioner a final or temporary order of exemption pursuant to Section 2923.53 that is current and valid on the date of the notice of sale is filed. 2. Timeframe for giving notice of sale specified in subdivision (a) Section 2923.52 Does X Does not apply pursuant to section 2923.52 or 2923.55 Dated: 09/02/2010 MTC FINANCIAL INC. DBA TRUSTEE CORPS, as Successor Trustee By: CLARISA GASTELUM, TRUSTEE SALES OFFICER *TRUSTEE CORPS* 30 Corporate Park, Suite 400, IRVINE, CA 92606 FOR SALE INFORMATION CONTACT: (714)786-5351, (714) 786-5351, (949) 252-8300 FOR REINSTATEMENT / PAY OFF REQUESTS CONTACT: (949) 252-8300 Ad #5716 2010-09-02 2010-09-09 2010-09-16
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Rwanda Up in Arms Over Leaked ‘Genocide’ Report (GIN) — Rwandan President Paul Kagama is said to be fuming over a leaked U.N. report that ties him to the massacres of Hutu men, women, children and the elderly. The massive 600-page “mapping” report, prepared for the United Nations but leaked to Le Monde, a French newspaper, says that after the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, Tutsi-led Rwandan troops and their rebel allies targeted, chased, hacked, shot and burned Hutus in the Democratic Republic of Congo, from 1996 to 1997. “The majority of the victims were children, women, elderly people and the sick, who were often undernourished and posed no threat to the attacking forces,” notes the report which suggests these killings could be considered “crimes against humanity, war crimes, or even genocide.” Government spokesman Ben Rutsinga attacked the investigators for “failing to consult with Rwanda even though they found time to meet with over 200 non-governmental representatives.” But Luc Cote, the Canadian war crimes prosecutor who headed the 34member U.N. probe, countered: “All this (evidence) put together, submitted to a court of law, may constitute elements from which you can infer the intent to destroy a group as such, which is genocide.”
Somalis Scramble to Escape Fighting in Capital (AP) — Fighting in the Somali capital has killed more than 230 people in the past two weeks and fleeing civilians are so desperate they are giving away their last possessions for seats on a bus out of the city, U.N. officials said Tuesday. The continuous fighting started Aug. 23 after the militant group alShabab threatened a “massive” war against government forces, who are backed by African Union peacekeepers. The U.N. says some 230 people have been killed, 400 wounded and at least 23,000 displaced since fighting began and that civilians who remained were too frightened to venture out for food.
On Tuesday, three civilians were killed in Somalia’s capital of Mogadishu and 23 others were wounded, said ambulance service director Ali Muse. Somalia has not had an effective government for nearly 20 years. Militants, some of whom have pledged allegiance to al-Qaida, are trying to overthrow Somalia's weak, U.N.-backed government and install a harsh interpretation of Islamic law. The conflict is also complicated by clan rivalries. “My appeal to the international community is not to send Somalis back to south and central Somalia against their will,” said the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, Antonio Guterres, who was beginning a threeday tour of refugee camps in northern Kenya. He did not say which countries were sending Somali refugees back or how many, but Kenyan security services sometimes deport Somalis back across the border. Somalia generates the largest number of refugees in the world after Iraq and Afghanistan. At the end of August, there were more than 1.4 million Somalis displaced within the country and more than 614,000 Somali refugees. Among them was Asha Mohamed Nur, who fled with her three children in June after an explosion caused by a rocket-propelled grenade destroyed her home, killed her husband and severely burned her leg. “There is all the time fighting. Hizbul Islam, al-Shabab, government, they are all fighting,” she said, naming the two main insurgent factions. “Nowhere is safe, not even your home.” More than 200,000 Somalis are estimated to have fled their homes this year. Others, though, say they have nowhere safer to go. “I fled from Mogadishu two times before — my children were almost dying without water and food plus the wind, rain, sun and dust since we did not have a shelter,” said Mohamud Ali, a father of seven who lives in Howlwadag district south of the city. “I finally came back to my house waiting my destiny.” Associated Press Writers Mohamed Olad Hassan and Mohamed Sheik Nor in Mogadishu, Somalia, and Frank Jordans in Geneva contributed to this report.
Niger Pushes Presidential Vote Back to Jan. 31 (AP) — Niger’s electoral commission says the West African country’s presidential vote is being pushed back by about a month. According to an announcement Tuesday from the commission, the vote to restore civilian rule after this year’s military coup will now be held Jan. 31, 2011, instead of Jan. 3. It’s not the first time officials in Niger have delayed the election. Junta spokesman Col. Goukoye Abdoulkarim had said in May the election would be held by Dec. 26, but electoral officials said they needed more time to prepare. The military junta ousted the country’s dictatorial and unpopular president, Mamadou Tandja, in February after he refused to step down when his mandate expired last year.
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