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Sept. 9, 1981Vernon E. Jordan resigns as

president of the National UrbanLeague and announces plans to

join a Washington law firm.John E. Jacob, executive vice

president of the league,succeeds him.

Sept. 9, 1962Two churches burn near Sasser,

Ga. Black leaders ask thepresident to stop the

“Nazi-like reign of terror in southwest Georgia.”

Sept. 11, 1740An issue of the PennsylvaniaGazette reports on a Negro

named Simon who reportedlycan “bleed and draw teeth.” It is the first mention of anAfrican-American doctor or

dentist in the colonies.

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Black Facts

HOROSCOPES SEPT. 9-15ARIES ~ You can be very efficient

this week if you set your will to the task.New ideas will occur to you as you areworking steadily, so keep pencil andpaper nearby to jot down your latest bril-liance!

TAURUS ~ Avoid getting involvedin any office politics or family feuds thisweek. The week’s energy is excitable, butnot necessarily exciting. Do your ownthing and be proud of what you do. Letothers do their own thing, so long as itdoesn’t hurt anyone.

GEMINI ~ A message this weekmay necessitate travel on your part, andyou may feel obligated to do somethingyou don’t want to. Let the energy flowpast you and do what you think is best.Who you are is who you are—be gladabout it!

CANCER ~ You wake up feelingpeaceful and wise. Discussions with aclose friend may reveal the source ofyour inner freedom in a very tangibleway. So talk about it. You’ve got every-thing good to gain.

LEO ~ You may feel an extra burstof energy this week. This is a good timefor you wrap up any miscellaneousdetails on a project that you’ve beenworking on. Your vibrations are veryconducive towards generosity and gener-al well-being that you’ll want to extendto friends and family.

VIRGO ~ Any nervous energy youmay be feeling can be dispelled withsome physical activity. You are doing justfine, so take long walks or try a yogaclass and leave your worries behind you.Everything is working out in a perfect way.

LIBRA ~ A conflict may arise, butyou can handle it. Let your life be shaped

by the choices you make, not throughchoices made by others. You’re a veryindependent sign, and you may be feel-ing downright feisty this week! Act withlove.

SCORPIO ~ Love gets you backon an even keel, and you feel balance andmuch appreciation for all of the blessingsin your life. Your creativity is soaring; letsome of your wilder ideas free and watchthem fly!

SAGITTARIUS ~ This week yourthoughtfulness and generosity is veryevident among those close to you. Dosomething adventurous, and surprise &impress your lover. Try to sneak awayat lunchtime together and enjoy eachother’s company. Things will be lookingeven brighter for you in the next fewweeks. Stay happy!

CAPRICORN ~ Exercise yoursocial skills in a new and inventive wayat work. Make yourself noticed in a pos-itive way. Buy a new scent or wear thatdaring red item that you’ve been too shyto put on! Try to resolve the conflictbetween two of your friends, but youmight have to let them go through themotions of anger, and stay out of it.

AQUARIUS ~ Nobody expectsthe world from you, but a little moreeffort would be appreciated. Let go ofthe grudge that you’ve been harboringand start living again! You’ll feel muchmore light-hearted and free when youforgive and forget about the past.

PISCES ~ This week you will feellike you’re on top of the world when youfinish completing the project that you’vebeen working feverishly on. Take sometime off and splurge on a vacation spotthat has been tantalizing you!

BY TOM PARSONSAP WRITER

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) —Jefferson Thomas was fast and athlet-ic and often played pickup basketballwith white students while growing upin Little Rock in the 1950s.

But when Thomas became one

of nine black students to integrateArkansas’ largest high school, manyof his basketball buddies weren’thappy to see him in their classes.

“One of them said, ‘Well I don’tmind playing basketball or footballwith you or anything. You guys aregood at sports. Everybody knows

that, but you’re just not smartenough to sit next to me in theclassroom,’ ” Thomas recalledyears later.

The pioneer in schooldesegregation died Sept. 5 ofpancreatic cancer at age 67,according to a statement fromCarlotta Walls LaNier, whoalso enrolled at Central HighSchool in 1957 and is presi-dent of the Little Rock NineFoundation.

The integration fight wasa first real test of the federalgovernment’s resolve toenforce a 1954 SupremeCourt order outlawing racialsegregation in the nation’spublic schools. After Gov.Orval Faubus sent NationalGuard troops to blockThomas and eight other stu-dents from entering theschool, President DwightEisenhower ordered in theArmy’s 101st AirborneDivision.

Soldiers stood in the

school halls and escorted the studentsas they went from classroom to class-room.

Each of the Little Rock Nine re-ceived Congressional Gold Medalsshortly after the 40th anniversary oftheir enrollment. President BillClinton presented the medals in 1999to Thomas, LaNier, Melba PatilloBeals, Minnijean Brown Trickey,Elizabeth Eckford, Ernest Green,Gloria Ray Karlmark, TerrenceRoberts and Thelma MothershedWair.

Clinton issued a statementMonday, calling Thomas “a true hero,a fine public servant, and profoundlygood man.”

“Jefferson and I had a long visitwhen he came to my PresidentialCenter for the 50th anniversary in2007, and I was struck again by hisquiet dignity and kindness. Americais a stronger, more diverse, and moretolerant nation because of the life helived and the sacrifices he made,”Clinton said.

In 2008, then President-electBarack Obama sent Thomas andother members of the Little RockNine special invitations to his inau-guration as the nation’s first blackpresident. During his campaign, hehad said the Little Rock Nine’scourage in desegregating CentralHigh helped make the opportunitiesin his life possible.

“Even at sucha young age, hehad the courage torisk his own safe-ty, to defy a gover-nor and a mob,and to walk proud-ly into that schooleven though itwould have beenfar easier to giveup and turn back,”Obama said in astatement Mon-day. “Our nationowes Mr. Thomasa debt of gratitudefor the stand hetook half a centuryago, and the lead-ership he showedin the decadessince.”

T h o m a splayed a numberof sports and wason the track teamin junior highschool. Beals saidhe was nicknamed“Roadrunner, be-cause he was sofast. You couldsometimes avoiddanger by running fast.”

She said by phone from herhome in California that Thomasalways seemed to bring a lightmoment to the crisis.

“He was funny, he had a mostextraordinary sense of humor. Hedid sustain an enormous amount ofdamage and pain during the LittleRock crisis, but no matter what, healways had something refreshingand funny to say,” she said. “It couldbe the most horrible day and hewould say ‘Yes, but how are you

dressed and are you smiling?’ ”Thomas also brought a bit of

levity to the 2007 commemorationmarking the 50th anniversary of theintegration fight — letting the audi-ence know how angry LaNier waswith him when he stood up andcheered at a Central High Tigers peprally.

Thomas thought the white stu-dents were carrying the school flagand yelling the school cheer. He saidLaNier glared at him and later set him


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Little Rock 9 Member Jefferson Thomas Dies in Ohio

AP Photo by James A. FinleyIn a Sept. 24, 1997, file photo, Jefferson Thomas, one ofthe nine students that integrated Central High School in1957 in Little Rock, Ark., listens during a news confer-ence in Little Rock, Ark. Thomas died Sept. 5 inColumbus, Ohio, said fellow Little Rock Nine memberMinnijean Trickey Brown. He was 68.

AP PhotoJefferson Thomas in 1957, one of nine AfricanAmerican who integrated Little Rock CentralHigh School while federal troops patrolledthe campus, is seen in an 1957 file photo.Jefferson Thomas died Sept. 5 in Columbus,Ohio, said fellow Little Rock Nine memberMinnijean Trickey Brown. He was 68.

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L.A. Sheriff Downplays CashCut, Response Time Link

LOS ANGELES (AP) —Budget cuts are not necessarily toblame for an apparent one-minuteincrease in the amount of time it takesfor deputies to respond to emergencycalls, Los Angeles County SheriffLee Baca said Sept. 6.

“I think that could be some ofthe explanation, but I don’t think it’sa critical explanation at this point,” hetold The Associated Press.

He stressed that other variables,such as inconsistent quantities of

summertime emergency calls, couldbe at work.

Baca said that shifting person-nel around to reduce overtimehelped his department save $128million, but that the same number ofdeputies are in patrol cars as beforethe cuts.

He conceded, however, thatsome deputies newly on patrol maynot know their way around as wellas others and could lose a fewmoments seeking directions.

No deaths have been reported asa result of deputies’ later arrivals, hesaid.

Baca wrote of the increases in aletter to county supervisors, notingthat response times were up from anaverage of less than five minutes in2009 to more than six minutes duringthe first two weeks of July 2010, afterthe overtime reductions took effect.

The increase was first reportedby the Los Angeles Times.

Baca said his department wouldcontinue to monitor how long it takesfor deputies to react to emergencycalls.

“Our response times are relative-ly good,” he said. “Our desire is to beeven better.”

L.A. Police Protested AfterMan’s Shooting Death

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dozensof people protested in a crowdedshopping district near downtown LosAngeles where a man who police sayhad been brandishing a knife wasshot and killed by officers.

As many as 40 people weregathered Sept. 6 at the area near Sixthand Union streets, with another simi-larly sized crowd protesting outside anearby police station.

Police say three bicycle officerswere patrolling the area Sept. 5 whena pedestrian flagged them down andsaid a man was threatening peoplewith a knife.

The officers found the manthreatening a woman and orderedhim to drop the blade, then shot andkilled him when he would not. Noone else was injured.

Coroner’s Lt. Cheryl MacWilliesays investigators are trying to deter-mine the man’s identity.

Fewer Preventable DeathsAmong Calif. Inmates

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP)— The federal receiver in charge ofCalifornia’s prison health care sys-tem says fewer inmates died frompreventable deaths in 2009 than dur-ing the previous three years.

A report released Sept. 7 by thereceiver’s office notes 46 preventa-ble 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 caremight have prevented or delayed thepatient’s death.

The report also says the overalldeath rate increased to 234 deathsper 100,000 inmates. That was upslightly from the rates in 2007 and2008, but down from 2006.

Receiver Clark Kelso says thereport shows progress, but that moreis needed to bring inmate care toacceptable levels.

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AP Photo by Brian Vander BrugLos Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca, left, and and his partner HectorContreras, center, listen during roll call briefing at East Los Angeles sher-iff’s station before leaving for a shift as ELA 25, a two-man patrol car,Friday afternoon, March 19, 2010, in Los Angeles.

Muammar Gaddafi Offersto Save Europe

(GIN) — Libyan leader Mua-mmar Gaddafi has made Europe anoffer:

For $6.3 billion yearly, Libyawill stop illegal African immigra-tion and help avoid “a blackEurope.”

Speaking on a visit to Italy,Col. Gaddafi said Europe “couldturn into Africa” as “there are mil-

lions of Afri-cans who wantto come in.”

S p e a k i n gat a ceremonyi n R o m e o nr e c e n t l y ,Gaddafi warnedthe audiencethat “TomorrowEurope mightno longer beEuropean. I tmay even beBlack!”

He contin-ued: “We don’tknow if Europewill remain anadvanced andunited continentor if it will bedestroyed, as

happened with the barbarian inva-sions.”

“We don’t know what will hap-pen, what will be the reaction of thewhite and Christian Europeansfaced with this influx of Africans,”the Libyan leader warned.

Gaddafi has in recent monthsbeen championing the idea of aUnited States of Africa and hashosted many summits with Africanleaders.

Critics Slam ANC Over ChaoticStrike Now in Third Week

(GIN) — As South AfricanPresident Jacob Zuma rushed homerecently from China to broker an end tothe three-week-long nationwide strike,his ANC party was under heavy criticismfor bringing the country to the brink.

In pictures seen around the world,schools and hospitals went unstaffed asclose to a million people stayed out ofwork. Patients with TB went unattend-ed, criminal trials halted and garbagecollection slowed. Once known as “theparty of the people,” the ANC has drift-ed away, critics charge, toward its sup-porters in the upper class.

Political commentator andauthor Moeletsi Mbeki, brother of for-mer president Thabo Mbeki, did notmince words at a recent talk in theUniversity of the Free State.

“The policies of the ANC favorthe black middle class and the estab-lished businesses,” he said. “They donot favor the working class.”

Public Service Minister RichardBaloyi recently highlighted these con-cerns when he rejected trade unioncharges of lavish government spend-ing on luxury cars.

“Do they want ministers to rideon scooters when then do their work?”he retorted. “Mercedes Benzes,” hesaid, “are a tool of our trade.”

Nigeria toHoldPresidentialElection onJan. 22

( A P ) —Niger i a wi l lhold its presi-dential electionin January, de-spite concernsthat it doesn’tgive the nationenough time tohold a credibleelection.

The Inde-pendent NationalE l e c t o r a lC o m m i s s i o na n n o u n c e dTuesday that thepresidential elec-tion will be heldJan. 22.

Oil-rich Nigeria, with a popula-tion of 150 million people, isAfrica’s most populous nation. Sincethe country embraced democracy in1999, its elections have been marredby vote-rigging, thuggery and vio-lence.

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has yet to announce whether he willrun for the office he took over inMay after the death of elected leaderUmaru Yar’Adua.

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African Diaspora

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Muammar Gaddafi

AP Photo by Evan VucciIn this April 11, 2010, file picture, Nigeria acting presidentGoodluck Jonathan, arrives for the Nuclear SecuritySummit at the Andrews Air Force Base, Md., in the UnitedStates. Nigerian President Umaru Yar’Adua, whose elec-tion marked the country’s first peaceful transition of powerfrom one civilian to another, has died following a debili-tating illness that sparked a leadership crisis in Africa’smost populous country. He was 58. Goodluck Jonathan,the country’s acting president, becomes president until thenext elections.


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Randi Weingarten, president of theAmerican Federation of Teachers, the 1.5 mil-lion member teachers union recently visited theKedren Head Start Center in Watts to share hervision of improving the quality of educationwithin the local schools by investing in thedevelopment of local teachers and resourceswith a significant focus on the quality of educa-tion for African American children.

Kedren Head Start Center is housed in theheart of the Nickerson Gardens HousingProject, a public housing development com-prised of more than 1,000 units known bymany for its poverty and gang and drug activi-ty. But, on this day the president of the unionwas there to focus her attention and demon-strate the union’s renewed commitment to pro-moting the positive work of the head start cen-ter, as well as the positive and productive envi-

ronment that the center has created withinNickerson Gardens.

As the president of one of the largestteachers unions in the nation, her visit to thislocal head start program was significant. AtKedren, students learn the importance of aquality education at their most developmentalstages with the goal that this educational basewill follow them throughout their educationalcareers and throughout life.

When asked why visiting the WattsCommunity and the Kedren Center in particu-lar was important to the union and to her,Weingarten replied. “We need to ensure thatthere are robust instructional services and weneed to hire qualified teachers so that you canhave robust course offerings, like AP courses.We need to find ways to provide more robust,quality, successful, early childhood head-startto kids who don’t have early childhood servic-es, and the kind of wrap-around services andcommunity services that we see in a place like

American Federation of Teachers Union LeaderBrings Renewed Vision For Public EducationTo Kedren Head Start Center In WattsUnion President Randi Weingarten pushes to promote quality education for all from a local perspective

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NEW YORK (AP) — Mayor Michael Bloomberg said on Tuesday that a Floridaminister’s plan to burn the Muslim holy book on Sept. 11 is “distasteful,” but that theminister has a right to do it.

Bloomberg was asked about Pastor Terry Jones’ plan to burn copies of the Quranon Saturday, the ninth anniversary of the terror attacks, amid a national debate abouta planned Islamic center near ground zero. Jones is the pastor of the Dove WorldOutreach Center, a small, evangelical Christian church with an anti-Islam philosophyin Gainesville, Fla.

“In a strange way, I’m here to defend his right to do that. I happen to think thatit is distasteful. I don’t think he would like it if somebody burned a book that in hisreligion he thinks is holy,” the mayor said following a news conference about theprogress 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 Islamistextremists 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 fastduring Ramadan, Bloomberg said opposing the construction of the proposed center,which would include a mosque, would be “compromising our commitment to fight-ing terror with freedom.”

On Tuesday, the U.S. State Department called on Americans to “stand up” anddenounce the planned Quran burning as “un-American” and as an inappropriate com-memoration of the 9/11 attacks.

Officials have said the provocative act could endanger U.S. troops, diplomatsand travelers overseas.

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NYC Mayor DefendsFla. Pastor’s Right to Burn Quran

Afghans burn aneffigy of Dove World

Outreach Center’spastor Terry Jones

during a demonstra-tion against theUnited States in

Kabul, Afghanistan,Monday, Sept. 6,

2010. Hundreds ofAfghans railed

against the U.S. andcalled for President

Barack Obama’sdeath at a rally in

the capital Mondayto denounce the

American church’splans to burn the

Islamic holy bookon 9/11.

AP Photo by Musadeq Sadeq

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BY PATRICE GAINESNNPA CONTRIBUTING WRITER

(NNPA) — For 18 years Nkechi Taifa, senior policy analyst at OSI-Washington, 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 sen-tencing 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 tri-umphs hint at the possibility of change in the future.

Taifa said the crack laws reform includ-ed 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 imprison-ment without parole sentences for juveniles who commit crimes short of ho-micide. The justices said defendants currently serving such terms should be given a “meaningful opportunity to obtain release based on demonstrated

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 Steven-son, 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, over-

whelmingly African American and La-tino.”

If the United States is to lose its label as the country with the high-est 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 super-vision for nonviolent, felon drug de-fendants instead of the traditional op-tion 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 Univer-

sity Belfast Law School, has watched “restorative justice” become a more ac-cepted way of handling disputes, even criminal ones — in Northern Ireland — while in the United States the concept is not well-known. Instead of empha-sizing 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 Ire-land is groups are very grassroots and led by ex-prisoners once considered terrorists on each side,” said Maruda. “Both Catholics and Protestants are

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behind it and have embraced restorative justice … If a citizen goes to a restorative justice program, the program has to go to police, but police can say, ‘Yes, this is something you can do’ and the person (charged) can avoid a record.”

In Ireland, said Maruda, “This way of handling disputes is in the paper every day and you can ask the cab driver what he thinks of restorative justice and he has an opinion.”

Already, the United States has created a large population of formerly incarcerated people who are disproportionately Black and who have a difficult time re-entering the community.

At 24, William Smith had a record that included posses-sion of marijuana, assault and larceny, though he had never been to prison.

“I always had a good head on my shoulders but a poor, young man in the Black community with a record is not giv-en many options,” he said.

He needed a skill and received one through the Urban League of Central Carolinas‚ Summer Youth Empowerment Program. He trained to become a certi-fied fibrotic and cable premise technician. Today, he has a job and has married his girlfriend so they could raise their son to-gether.

“Having my son helped me change and the Urban League gave me that extra push,” said Smith.

Patrick C. Graham, president and CEO of the Urban League of Central Car-olinas, has seen the difference made by the youth program.

“What is ironic is our society fears these young people, but on the flip side, these young people fear society.

“So how do you break down that fear? With young people, you give them life skills. With the community, we have to do more advocacy and public policy initia-tives that make it easier for (these youths) to assimilate.

It’s not a one-way street,” said Gra-ham. “While it is important to teach them how to swim, we have to make the water conducive for them to swim.”

Regardless of the recent successes, justice reform advo-cates see plenty of challenges ahead of them.

Stevenson, of Equal Justice Initiative, sees hopelessness among Black children who believe incarceration is unavoid-able.

“That kind of expectation presents a new challenge to Af-rican Americans in this country,” he said. “What’s really inter-esting is the new phenomenon of thousands of kids and family members spending more and more time in prisons visiting dad or mom or brother or sister and sons.”

Stevenson said communities have to create the political support for reform.

“We have to start seeing this issue as a fundamental issue for the future of our society,” he said.

He suggests grass roots people can also generate opportunities for ex-offend-ers.

“These folks on probation and pa-role need support and second chances and opportunities,” Stevenson said. “And finally, we have to educate kids, especially minority kids, to make better decisions to minimize the risk that they will be arrest-ed and prosecuted.”

Calling the previous crack disparity “the most severe example of racism in the criminal justice system,” Taifa, the senior policy analyst, said, “We have cracked the disparity, but not broken it.”

“The Cost of Incarceration” is an eight-part occasional series written by Patrice Gaines, former Washington Post reporter; author and co-founder of The Brown Angel Center, a program in Char-lotte, N.C., that helps formerly incarcer-ated women become financially indepen-dent. Gaines received a 2009 Soros Justice Media Fellowship from the Open Society Institute to research and write articles on the impact of mass incarceration on the Black community. The National Newspa-per Publishers Association News Service has agreed to make this exclusive series available to its membership of more than 200 Black-owned newspapers.

In reference to the powder/crack cocaine sentencing disparity, federal Judge Terry Hatter has said, “99 percent of the people in here for crack cocaine is minorities – Black or Brown – and the most telling thing to me is not the disparity, but where it goes. It shouldn’t be a hundred to one no matter which way 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.”

William Smith and his son

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E V E N T LISTINGS 09-10/2010happening these months

09-09-10

(L.A. County Fair) — The L.A. County Fair recent-ly opened onSept. 4 andwill continuethrough Oct.3. Attendeeswill havetons ofthings to doat the event,which isbeing heldat theFairplex,

1101 W. McKinleyAve., Pomona.They can visit theShopping Place;the Wally ParksNHRAMotorsportsMuseum; eat avariety of foods,including manythat are deep-

fried; attend aconcert; anddo much more.Hours of oper-ation are noonto 10 p.m.,Wednesdays; noonto 11 p.m.,Thursdays; noonto midnight,Fridays; 10 a.m.to midnight,Saturdays; and10 a.m. to 10p.m., Sundays.More informa-tion: visit lacountyfair.com.

UNVEILING (CSU Dominguez Hills) —California State University, Dominguez Hills’Multicultural Center will unveil “ManifestDiversity,” a large-scale multimedia mural createdby students under the guidance of Los Angelesmuralist Eliseo Art Silva to celebrate the diversity ofCSU Dominguez Hills, the local area, as well as his-torical social accomplishments that have contributedto a more inclusive and multicultural America. Theunveiling will take place Sept. 9, 3 p.m., as part ofthe university’s 50th anniversary. Family and friends

of mural honorees, along with local officials, stu-dents and university faculty and staff, will be pres-ent at the event and reception, which will takeplace on the East Walkway outside the LokerStudent 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 workshopSept. 9, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., at the Lloyd Taber-Marina del Rey Public Library, 4533 AdmiraltyWay. The free two-hour workshop is for investorsand realtors and will be about getting started onfinding and buying foreclosure properties. Theguest speaker will be Lloyd Segal, author of “StopForeclosure Now” and “Foreclosure Investing.”Reservations are required. Registration: www.fore-closureworkshop.net, (310) 379-0101.

09-11-10

(JL MEDIA RELATIONS) — HomelandHomeless Inc.will present thefirst West LosAngeles JazzFestival onSept. 11, noonto 8 p.m., tosupport home-less and dis-abled war vet-erans.Entertainerswill includethe Sai WhattBand, EugeGroove and

“Guitars &Saxes” (Kirk Whalum, Gerald Albright, Jeff Goluband Peter White), among others. The concert willtake place on The Great Lawn of The VeteransAdministration Building in Westwood, 11301Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles. Tickets are availableat all Ticketmaster locations, Inglewood Tickets orby calling (310) 988-5224. Proceeds from ticketsales will go toward a building fund to house vet-

erans in the Los Angeles area. More informa-tion: Jalila Larsuel, JL Media Relations, (626)398-5028, [email protected].

09-18-10

TOWN HALL — California StateAssemblyman Mike Davis will host a HealthCare & Crime Prevention Town Hall MeetingSept. 18, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the FAMERenaissance Center, 1968 W. Adams Blvd., LosAngeles. More information, RVSP: StevenMiller: (213) 277-2111.

09-25-10

‘RECKONING’ — The Robey Theatre Co.will present the world premiere of “The

Reckoning” at the Los Angeles TheatreCenter Sept. 25. Written by Kimba Henderson,the play is about one plantation, two familiesand so many secrets. Rubaiyat, a Louisianacrawfish farm owned by the Robillards, anaffluent African-American family, was once asugar plantation worked by slaves, and is conse-quently filled with all manner of secrets andtreacheries. As LJ, the family’s fiery but agingpatriarch, prepares to hand over control of hisestate to his devoted yet defiant daughter,secrets long buried gradually come to light, andthe resurgence of an age-old betrayal will bringthe Robillards face-to-face with the familywhose long-held claims to Rubaiyat and bitterdesperation have made them a dangerous forcewith which to be reckoned. The Los AngelesTheatre Center is at 514 S. Spring St., LosAngeles. There will be previews Sept. 22 to 24at 8 p.m. Admission cost $30, but students canget in for $20. Preview show admission cost$15. A limited number of tickets will be avail-able for each Thursday performance for $10.Reservations: (213) 489-0994, ext. 107;www.thelatc.org.

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10-02-10

MONTE CARLO — The FifthAnnual Monte Carlo Night will takeplace Oct. 2. The event’s location willbe given to those who purchase tick-ets. Attendees will have the opportu-nity to play No Limit Texas Hold ‘Emwith Nancy Cartwright, who is put-ting together the event, and celebri-ties. Some of the event’s supportersinclude John Travolta, Jose Consecoand others. This fundraiser will help

raise money for the Boys and GirlsClub of the West Valley andDevonshire PALS (Police ActivitiesLeague Supporters). Reservations:www.montecarlofundraiser.org, (818) 882-7336. Information on beneficiaries: www.devonshire-pals.org,www.wvbgc.org.


JAZZ ON GRASS — The JackieRobinson Foundation (JRF) will

host the 5th Anniversary JAZZ onthe Grass benefit concert Oct. 2, 2p.m., at the estate of Lynne and OzScott, renowned director and pro-ducer, in Sherman Oaks. Rooted inthe Robinson legacy of promotingsocial causes through art, JAZZ onthe Grass has four hours of livemusical performances, cuisine anda silent auction featuring vacationpackages, sport and music memo-rabilia. Hosted by comedian andactor Chris Spencer, JAZZ raisesfunds for JRF’s comprehensive

program

including financial support, mentor-ing and professional development.Some of the guest artists will include

musi-cians Boney James, Sheila E.,Marcus Miller and many more.Tickets are on sale online and viaphone until Aug. 20 for the “earlybird” price of $300. For more infor-mation on JRF, sponsorship opportu-nities, and full lineup of performers,visit www.jackierobinson.org/events,or call (213) 330-7726.

10-07-10

AWARDS — The Los AngelesAfrican American Women’s PublicPolicy Institute’s “Women in ActionAwards” will take place Oct. 7, 6 to9:30 p.m., at the City Club onBunker Hill. At the event, some oftoday’s leaders will be honored. TheCity Club is at 333 S. Grand Ave.,Los Angeles. Information: www.laaawppi.org.

ONGOING

COMMUNITY FOCUS — TheCommunity Focus L.A. radio showwith Deanna airs on Sundays, 2 to 3p.m., on KTYM AM 1460. Business,local issues and much more are dis-cussed on the show. Studio: (310)674-KTYM, (310-674-5896).

FASCISM — Every Monday, from 7 to 8:30 p.m., the Freedom SocialistParty hosts a discussion group about fascism and what some of itsattendees say are white supremacistsand “killers of life.” The group willhave its meetings at Solidarity Hall,2170 W. Washington Blvd., Los Angeles. Attendees can munchon snacks for a donation. More information: (323) 732-6416,[email protected],www.socialism.com.

COURT SYSTEM — My ChildSays Daddy Inc. helps and educatespeople about the family court systemon Mondays, 7 to 9 p.m., at 5250 W.Century Blvd., # 448, Los Angeles.Attendees can ask questions aboutcircumstances they’re in in the courtsystem, and also learn about custody,domestic violence, child support andmore. Information: (310) 642-8816,www.mychildsaysdaddy.org.

CLASSES — If you’re trying to quitsmoking, the Watts Healthcare Corp.might be able to help you. The non-profit community clinic has “QuitSmoking Now!” on Tuesdays, 10 to11 a.m., at the Watts HealthcareCenter, 10300 S. Compton Ave.,Conference Room B. Information:(323) 563-5710.

FOR BUSINESS OWNERS —Free business seminars are beingoffered every Wednesday and couldhelp managers and or owners start abusiness or expand one. The semi-nars are from 7 to 8 p.m. at NewThought Management Inc., 3540Wilshire Blvd., suite 611, LosAngeles.RSVP: (818) 973-3159,www.NewThoughtManagement.com.

YOGA — Free yoga classes are heldevery Thursday at the Rita WaltersLearning Complex. From 7 to 8 p.m.,people from ages 16 to 65 can partic-ipate in the weekly classes.Information: Lewis Nelson, (323)789-4727.

MIXERS — Every Friday, from 5 to10 p.m., Crenshaw Live has Alphamixers. The events are at 3888 S.Crenshaw Blvd., Los Angeles.Information: (323) 299-8000.

MARKET — The CrenshawFarmers’ Market takes place onSaturdays, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., onStocker Street between CrenshawBoulevard 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 HealthyFarmers’ Market from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The market is held in theparking lot of Ted Watkins Park at103rd Street and Central Avenue.Information: Ashley Hiestand, (323) 463-3171,www.farmernet.com.

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Notes, quotes and things pickedup on the run from coast-to-coastand all the stops in between andbeyond.

Coach Randy Shannon’sMiami Hurricanes meet OhioState in a rematch Saturday in oneof the top games of the day.

Ohio State beat Miami in theFiesta Bowl in an exciting gamemore than seven years ago.

The University of Pittsburghhas another Heisman Trophy nom-inee in a 5-foot, 8-inch and 195-pound sophomore named DionLewis. Lewis made a new rushingrecord with 1,799 yards. He alsohad 17 touchdowns as a freshman.

Attention USC’s Matt Bark-ley, Washington’s Jake Locker,UCLA’s Kevin Prince and others:There is a new gunslinger in town inthe sensational Darron Thomas.

Thomas put on a show Sat-urday in Eugene, Ore., on nationalTV. He threw TD strikes and pacedthe Ducks to a 59-0 halftime lead.

The quarterback completed 13of 23 for 220 yards, helping crushNew Mexico State in a recent 72-0victory.

Thomas is being comparedwith ex-Ducks star Dennis Dixon ofthe Pittsburgh Steelers, who willstart Sunday against the AtlantaFalcons for two-time Super Bowl

star Big Ben Roethlisberger, whois on suspension.

Another black QB starter in thefirst week of play is Miami’s JacoryHarris.

This is still USC’s town despiteits suspension in the Reggie Bushand O.J. Mayo’s scandals.

Barkley and Marc Tyler put on

performances that were pleasing tocoach Lane Kiffin and his staff,rolling over Hawaii in a 49-36 vic-tory. Barkley completed 18 of 23 for257 yards and five TDs to tie aschool record. Tyler ripped off 154yards on 17 carries.

UCLA kept up its losing waysas the Bruins lost to Kansas State,31-22.

“I saw enough good things tobelieve there is some reason foroptimism,” the L.A. Times quotedcoach Rick Neuheisel as saying.

The New York Jets have their$46 million cornerback DarrelleRevis back in the fold. With Revis,the Jets believe they are Super

Bowl-bound.And the Baltimore Ravens’

Ray Lewis, the 11-time Pro Bowlerand spiritual leader, thinks theRavens have the final piece of thepuzzle for their return trip to theSuper Bowl in free agent widereceiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh.

And the beat continues…

Ex-Dodger Dusty Baker is setto make his third appearance in theNL playoffs with his third differentteam.

Baker piloted the San Fran-cisco Giants to the World Series.

Over in the AL West, the TexasRangers are managed by a blackman too — Ron Washington. BothBaker and Washington are formermajor league stars. Washingtonplayed most of his career with theOakland Athletics. This will beWashington’s first time as a playoffmanager.

And the beat ends.Brad Pye Jr. can be reached at

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‘Out of My Hands’BY BRETT MARTELASSOCIATED PRESS

METAIRIE, La. — Reggie Bushdeclined to go into any detailWednesday on what he knows aboutthe status of his 2005 HeismanTrophy.

“At this point, it’s kind of out of

my hands,” Bush said Wednesday afterpractice with the New Orleans Saints.

Bush said he could not “confirmor deny” whether he has met with any-one from the Heisman Trophy Trustand deferred comment to the trustwhen asked about a Yahoo! report thatsaid he could be stripped of the awardby the end of the month.

“If I’m not mistaken, I believe theHeisman Trust people released a state-ment saying whatever was (reported)yesterday was inaccurate, so that’swhere we’re at,” he said.

On Tuesday, trust executive direc-tor Robert Whalen told The AssociatedPress that there has been no decisionon the status of Bush’s Heisman.

The NCAA found major viola-tions in USC’s football program andlevied serious sanctions against theschool in June, including the loss ofscholarships and a two-year bowl ban.The Trojans have dissociated them-selves from Bush, who was accused ofaccepting money and other benefitsfrom sports agents.

Losing the Heisman could furthertarnish Bush’s legacy, although Bushnoted, “On the field, play speaks foritself.”

“That’s for the fans to kind ofmake their minds up about,” he added.

The NFL’s 2010 regular seasonkicks off on Thursday night when theSaints host the Minnesota Vikings.

With the rematch of last season’sNFC championship game looming,Bush said he hasn’t even thought aboutwhether he’d actually return the trophyif officially stripped of the award.

“Here we are the day before thebiggest game of the new season and

that’s where my focus is,” Bush said.“It’s a big game. We’re playing theMinnesota Vikings. It's going to becrazy. So that’s where my focus is now.I’ve said all that I want to say andeverything else has to play itself out. ...It’s an unfortunate situation for every-body, including the kids at USC.”

Bush said he has not spoken to

anyone at Southern Cal “for a while.”He said he remains friends withTrojans coach Lane Kiffin and talkswith him on occasion, but added thathe hasn’t “spoken to anybody regard-ing this specific stuff.”

Titans quarterback Vince Youngfinished second in the Heisman ballot-ing in 2005 before beating Bush’sTrojans in the BCS national champi-onship game. He refused to get drawninto any discussion about the Heismanpotentially being available.

“I really don’t kind of knowwhat’s going on, just kind of heard alittle bit about it,” Young said. “But nocomment. Really no comment about itright now.”

When asked if he would acceptthe Heisman if offered to him:

“No comment right now, no com-ment,” Young repeated.

Saints coach Sean Paytonappeared annoyed that the report cameout two days before his club’s first reg-ular season game, although he said hewas not concerned it would affectBush’s play.

“He has done a great job of deal-ing with that,” Payton said. “Certainlyfrom a timing standpoint, you get dis-appointed. It’s just a report. But hisfocus and his maturity level has beenfantastic. He has had a great trainingcamp.

“He’s smart enough to understandthe challenges this team we’re playingpresents, let alone trying to answer anyof his critics. I think he’s getting readyto play well and have a good season.”

AP Sports Writer Teresa M.Walker contributed to this report fromNashville, Tenn.

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New Orleans Saints runningback Reggie Bush (25) jumpsover Houston Texasn playerBryce McCain (21) duringtheir preseason NFL footballgame at the LouisianaSuperdome in New Orleans,

La., Aug. 21, 2010.

Sept. 9, 1968Arthur Ashe wins his way to become the first Black U.S. men’s

Singles Tennis Champion.

Sept. 12, 1992Mae Jemison becomes the first African-American woman in space

when she launches from the Kennedy Center to join Spacelab J, a joint U.S.-Japanese mission.

Sept. 12, 1947The first Black baseball player in the major leagues, JackieRobinson, is named National League Rookie of the Year.

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(NNPA) — Former AtlantaMayor Andrew Young has weighedin on the arrest of T.I., claiming therapper may have been stopped for“DWB — Driving While Black.”

T.I. and his wife Tameka“Tiny” Cottle were arrested afterthey were stopped in the rapper'sMaybach on the Sunset Strip inWest Hollywood, for allegedlymaking an illegal U-turn.

Police allegedly smelled theodor of marijuana, searched thevehicle and uncovered a smallamount of ecstasy and what isreported to be meth-amphetamines.

Young questioned the police'sinitial intent when they stopped thechart-topping rapper/actor, whorecently starred in the No. 1 hitmovie, “Takers.”

“There’s another culture inL.A. that I don’t understand,”Young told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “Most people in LosAngeles would wonder why he wasstopped. I don’t know why theyshould have been stopped ... When aBlack man is stopped and notspeeding … you call that, ‘DrivingWhile Black.’ ”

Young, who officiated T.I.’swedding to Tiny in July, also coun-seled T.I. after the rapper pleadedguilty to federal drug charges.

T.I. immediately notified hisprobation officer of the arrest, asrequired by the terms of his proba-tion. At press time, T.I. is headingback to Atlanta. He will most likelyhave to appear in court where JudgeCharles Pannell Jr. could revoke hisprobation and send the rapper tojail.

“T.I. is going to be back on hisway to Atlanta in the next 24hours,” Don Samuel, one of T.I.’slawyers, told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “It’s almost certainhe’ll end up appearing before thecourt here. But without knowing allthe facts, it’s premature to speculatewhat the court is likely to do.”

According to the terms of T.I.’sprobation, the rapper cannot possessor use any narcotic, or frequent anyplace drugs are sold, used or admin-istered.

7-Eleven Inc. has scored SnoopDogg, a global superstar, as thefourth designer in their charitable“Coffee Cup With A Cause” pro-gram. Proceeds from Snoop’s cupwill benefit the Snoop YouthFootball League (SYFL), a LosAngeles-based football club foundedby the entertainer himself 6 years agoto help inner-city kids spend theirfree time in a healthy, safe environ-ment.

Snoop fans who want to supportthe SYFL can head into any partici-pating 7-Eleven store across the U.S.to purchase his signature cup, on salefrom Sept. 1 through Oct. 18 or whilesupplies last. 7-Eleven guarantees a$250,000 minimum donation toSYFL, but the support could increasedepending on the number of cupssold. Consumers can increase thecontribution by purchasing the cup.

To celebrate 7-Eleven’s dona-tion and the launch of his cup, Snoopwill make a special announcement atthe beginning of his SYFL team’spractice. The kids of the SYFL pro-gram – the true beneficiaries of thedonation – will learn firsthand aboutthe program and associated donation,as well as get to be one of the first toget their hands on one of the Snoop-designed 7-Eleven cups.

“We’ve been running thisleague for 6 years now with morethan 3,500 kids participating in thattime, but our partnership with 7-Eleven’s ‘Coffee Cup with A Cause’program is huge for us,” Snoop said.“It means many good things are instore for the players, and the leaguecan reach out to more kids and touchmore lives.”

Snoop has recently seen theseeds of his namesake league come

to fruition as four of the former play-ers have gone on to play football atNCAA Division1 colleges.

“The Snoop Youth FootballLeague serves an important role inthe community by helping kids focustheir energy on something positive,”says Rita Bargerhuff, 7-Eleven’s vicepresident and chief marketing offi-cer. “We believe our customers willwant to help make a difference in thelives of these youth by supportingSnoop’s football league through his‘Cup With A Cause.’”

“I’m just so proud of my leagueand my players right now, anddesigning a ‘Cup With A Cause’ isreally an exciting opportunity forus,” Snoop added. The entertainerplans to expand his youth footballprogram to other cities across thecountry, beginning in Chicago thisfall.

During 2010, other entertain-ment and sports celebrities designedcups sold exclusively at participating7-Eleven stores in the U.S. Cups canbe filled with any 7-Eleven hot bev-erage and customized with an assort-ment of creams, syrups and spices atno extra charge. Snoop’s cup followsNicole Richie and Benji and JoelMadden’s Richie-Madden Children’sFoundation, Jennifer Hudson’s Boysand Girls Clubs of America and JohnCena’s Make-A-Wish Foundationlimited-edition cups.

The Snoop Dogg themedSYFL custom cups are availablewhile supplies last at 7-Eleven’sfranchised and company-operatedstores nationwide. For more infor-mation 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 andwww.twitter.com/7Eleven.

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(L – R) Haamid Wadood, Commissioner of theSnoop Youth Football league, Nykauni Tademyleague board member, league Treasurer StacyLa Chapelle and Snoop Dogg.

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(ARA) — We respect andadmire volunteers for their devotionto a cause and their willingness tosacrifice their own needs for theneeds of others. These selfless actscan often be life-changing for theperson on the receiving end, butwhat about the person volunteering?

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involved with senior citizens in yourlocal community — reading tothem, driving them to the grocerystore and even just talking withthem — all help keep your mind offyour disease.”

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(ARA) — Americans eat too lit-tle seafood and should eat more forbetter brain development in babiesand heart health in adults, accordingto the final report of the DietaryGuidelines Advisory Committee.

Made up of the country’s topnutrition experts, the committee spenttwo years reviewing the latest scienceand crafting recommended changesto the government's nutrition advice.The advice is updated every fiveyears and each time something standsout. This year, that is the new adviceabout eating seafood. Here's what thefinal report says:

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BY MARC MORIALNNPA COLUMNIST

(NNPA) — “Let us notseek to satisfy our thirst forfreedom by drinking from thecup of bitterness andhatred.” — Martin LutherKing Jr., Aug. 28, 1963.

O n A u g . 2 8 i nWash ing ton , D .C . , twogroups of Americans gath-ered on the National Mall toexpress their vision of free-dom 47 years after King’shistoric “I Have a Dream”speech.

Unfortunately, the twogroups seemed to be march-ing in different directions.One rally, co-convened bythe Rev. Al Sharpton’sNational Action Network, theNational Urban League and acoalition of civil rightsorganizations, marched fromWashington’s Dunbar High Schoolto the site of the Martin Luther KingJr. National Memorial under con-struction on the National Mall.

That group marched to“Reclaim the Dream” that King socourageously and eloquently articu-lated at the Lincoln Memorial onAug. 28, 1963: “And as we walk,we must make the pledge that weshall always march ahead. We can-not turn back ... We will not be sat-isfied until justice rolls down likewaters and righteousness like amighty stream.”

In the 21st century, that meansa national commitment to qualityeducation for all. It means jobs anda living wage for all. It meansaffordable housing on fair terms forall. And it means quality and afford-able health care that is accessible toall.

Speaker after speaker, includ-ing myself, Sharpton; NAACPPresident Ben Jealous; D.C. dele-gate Eleanor Holmes Norton; andMartin Luther King III echoed thesethemes, which are also the majorempowerment goals of the NationalUrban League during this, our 100thyear anniversary.

It was fitting that the Reclaimthe Dream rally began at a publichigh school. Education has alwaysbeen the gateway to opportunity forAfrican Americans and EducationSecretary Arne Duncan was on handto once again call education the“civil rights issue of this genera-tion.”

Underscoring that commitmentwas the presentation by LarryHandfield, chairman of the Board ofTrustees of Bethune-Cookman

College, of a $100,000 four-yearscholarship to high school studentLeah Carr of Northwest Wash-ington.

Fox News talk show hostGlenn Beck led the other rally,which took place at the LincolnMemorial, the very spot whereKing rallied the nation to overcomeits divisive past. Beck has made aliving denouncing the concept ofsocial justice, belittling the legiti-mate grievances of AfricanAmericans, using faith as a wedgeissue, and claiming that PresidentObama is racist and his policies arereminiscent of Nazism.

In short, Beck is a world-classdivider, and his march was designedto take America in another direction— back to its roots of states’ rightsseparatism. Unfortunately, Beck hasamassed a large following.

Many of them joined him andformer vice presidential candidateSarah Palin at their so-called“Restoring Honor” rally. Their rallywas not only about an outdated “us-vs.-them” vision of America, it wasa cynical attempt to hijack the mes-sage and meaning of King and theCivil Rights Movement.

As I told the crowd at theReclaim the Dream rally, “We willnot stand silent as some seek tobamboozle Dr. King’s dream. Wereclaim the dream because we arehere to say we must be onenation.”

At a time when King’s messageof unity is more important than ever,the question must be asked: IsAmerica marching in two differentdirections?

Marc Morial is president andCEO of the National Urban League.

BY MARIAN WRIGHTEDELMANNNPA COLUMNIST

(NNPA) — Recently, theUnited Nations expressed newconcern about a crisis manyAmericans know little about:the use of child soldiers inglobal conflicts, especially inSomalia.

Somalia, whose govern-ment collapsed in 1991, hasbeen in a constant state ofconflict and tension for yearsand still has no legally recog-nized government.

The United States joinsSomalia as the only two coun-tries in the world not to ratifythe Convention on the Rightsof the Child, an internationaltreaty recognizing the humanrights of children thatUNICEF points out is themost widely and rapidly rati-fied human rights treaty inhistory.

One of the convention’sprovisions prohibits the use ofsoldiers younger than age 15in conflicts. The United Statesdid ratify a later optional pro-tocol prohibiting the use ofsoldiers younger than 18. Butin Somalia, both insurgent groupsand the Transitional FederalGovernment — which is dependenton help from the West, includingand especially the United States —have been widely accused of violat-ing this principle.

The United Nations estimatesthe Somali military is using hun-dreds of child soldiers, some asyoung as age 9. As one official fromthe transitional government told TheNew York Times, when it came timeto recruit and equip their army, “I’llbe honest…we were trying to findanyone who could carry a gun.”

The New York Times said,“Officials also revealed that theUnited States government was help-ing pay their soldiers, an arrange-ment American officials confirmed,raising the possibility that the wagesfor some of these child combatantsmay have come from American tax-payers.”

As shameful as it is that theUnited States may be inadvertentlypaying the salaries of Somali childsoldiers, it shouldn’t be surprising.Our nation continues to allow gunviolence to destroy thousands ofchildren’s lives at home too. TheChildren’s Defense Fund (CDF) hasdocumented the threat of gun vio-lence against American children fornearly two decades since we learnedin a Peter Hart Associates poll,undertaken by CDF’s BlackCommunity Crusade for Children,

that the No. 1 concern of Blackadults and youths was gun violence.

So, many in both generationsfeared they or their children wouldnever reach adulthood because ofpervasive gun violence. Althoughsome progress has been made toreduce gun violence, it is at risk ofbeing negated by the aggressiveNRA pro-gun campaign and theU.S. Supreme Court decision relax-ing the reach of gun-control laws.?

In our latest annual report,“Protect Children, Not Guns 2010,”and in a special section on gun vio-lence in “The State of America’sChildren 2010,” we show that in2007, 3,042 children and teens diedfrom gunfire in the United States —eight every day — as a result ofhomicide, suicide or accidental orundetermined shootings.

Almost six times as many chil-dren and teens suffered nonfatal guninjuries, which have serious physi-cal and emotional consequences.Random violence, especially inpoor communities, drives thousandsof vulnerable young people into thepipeline to prison, where theyremain trapped with little chance ofescape.

Consider these other startlingfacts on gun violence from ourresearch: Since 1979, gun violencehas ended the lives of 110,645 chil-dren and teens in America. Fifty-nine percent of them were Whiteand 37 percent were Black. Fifty-sixpercent were homicides and 31 per-

cent were suicides. The 3,042 deaths of chil-

dren and teens from gunfirein 2007 nearly equaled thetotal number of U.S. combatdeaths in Iraq throughFebruary 2010. More Blackchildren and teens died fromgun violence in 2007 —1,499 — than all the militarydeaths in Afghanistan sinceAmerica’s engagement in thatwar began nine years ago.

Black males ages 15 to19 are more than five times aslikely as their White peers,and more than twice as likelyas their Hispanic peers, to bekilled by firearms. Whitechildren and teens are sixtimes as likely as any otherracial or ethnic group to bevictims of firearm-relatedsuicide.

The annual number offirearm deaths of White chil-dren and teens decreased by54 percent between 1979 and2007, while the deaths ofBlack children and teensincreased by 61 percent.

Violence is a widespreadproblem for Americanyouths. Almost one in five

high school students admitted carry-ing a weapon in 2007; one-third ofthose students brought the weaponto school. One in 20 admitted carry-ing a gun. One in 18 high schoolstudents reported staying homefrom school because they felt unsafeat school or going to or from school.

There are more than 280 millionprivately owned firearms in theUnited States, which is the equivalentof nine firearms for every 10 men,women and children in our country.

Recent court decisions chal-lenging handgun bans could add tothese numbers. Just as childrenshould not be paid soldiers in armedconflicts half a world away, theyalso should not be forced to live infear of the widespread armed threatin American streets, schools andhomes.

What is it going to take foradults in America to stand up andsay enough to the violence that isterrorizing and killing our children?No enemy without poses as great athreat as the gun enemy within.

Marian Wright Edelman ispresident of the Children’s DefenseFund, whose Leave No ChildBehind mission is to ensure everychild a healthy start, a head start, afair start, a safe start and a moralstart in life and successful passageto adulthood with the help of caringfamilies and communities.

For more information, go towww.childrensdefense.org.


Marian Wright Edelman

Gun Violence and Children:Have We No Shame orRespect for Child Life?

To Be EqualIs AmericaMarching in TwoDifferent Directions

Marc Morial

County of Los AngelesDepartment of the Treasurer

and Tax Collector

Notice of Divided Publication

Pursuant to Sections 3702, 3381, and 3382,Revenue and Taxation Code, the Notice of Sale ofTax Defaulted Property Subject to the Power ofSale in and for the County of Los Angeles, State ofCalifornia has been divided and distributed to vari-ous newspapers of general circulation published insaid County for publication of a portion thereof, ineach 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. SALADI-NO, Treasurer and Tax Collector was directed bythe Board of Supervisors of Los Angeles County,State of California to sell at public auction certaintax-defaulted properties which are Subject to thePower of Sale. Public notice is hereby given thatunless said properties are redeemed prior thereto, Iwill, on October 18, 19, and 20, 2010, at the hourof 9:00 a.m. at the Fairplex Los Angeles CountyFairgrounds, 1101 W. McKinley Avenue, Building8, Pomona, California, offer for sale and sell saidproperties at public auction to the highest bidder forcash or cashier's check in lawful money of theUnited States for not less than the minimum bid. Ifno bids are received on a parcel, it will be re-offered at the end of the auction at a reduced mini-mum price.

The minimum bid for each parcel is the totalamount necessary to redeem, plus costs, as requiredby Section 3698.5 of the Revenue and TaxationCode.

Prospective bidders should obtain detailed infor-mation of this sale from the County Treasurer andTax Collector. Pre-registration and a $5,000deposit in the form of cash, cashier's check or bankissued money order is required at the time of regis-tration. No personal checks, two-party checks orbusiness 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 theTreasurer and Tax Collector's Office located at 225North 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 definedby Section 4675 of the Revenue and TaxationCode, have a right to file a claim with the Countyfor any proceeds from the sale, which are in excessof the liens and costs required to be paid from theproceeds. If excess proceeds result from the sale,notice will be given to parties of interest, pursuantto law.

All information concerning redemption, providedthe right to redeem has not previously been termi-nated, will upon request be furnished by MARK J.SALADINO, Treasurer and Tax Collector.

If redemption of the property is not made accordingto the law before 5:00 p.m. on Friday, October 15,2010, which is the last business day prior to the firstday of auction, the right of redemption will cease.

The Assessor’s Identification Number (AIN) in thispublication refers to the Assessor's Map Book, theMap Page, and the individual Parcel Number on theMap Page. If a change in the Assessor’sIdentification Number occurred, both prior and cur-rent Assessor’s Identification Numbers are shown.An explanation of the parcel numbering system andthe maps referred to are available from the Officeof the Assessor located at 500 West Temple Street,Room 225, Los Angeles, California 90012.

A list explaining the abbreviations used in this pub-lication is on file in the Office of the Treasurer andTax 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 foregoingis true and correct. Executed at Los Angeles,California, on August 4, 2010.

MARK J. SALADINOLos Angeles County

Treasurer and Tax CollectorState of California

The real property that is subject to this notice is sit-uated in the County of Los Angeles, State ofCalifornia, and is described as follows:

PUBLIC AUCTION NOTICE OF SALE OFTAX-DEFAULTED PROPERTY SUBJECT TOTHE POWER OF SALE(SALE NO. 2010A)

1754 AIN 4057-015-031 ALIAKBAR-ZADEH,MOSTAFA AND MARYAM LOCATIONCOUNTY OF LOS ANGELES $2,701.00

2095 AIN 5002-015-001 MARTINEZ,TROYLOCATION COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES$74,654.00

2096 AIN 5002-017-021 BAIN-BRIDGE,LES-BOURNE LOCATION COUNTY OF LOSANGELES $17,708.00

2123 AIN 5015-026-026 GANIERCOSME,NICOLE LOCATION COUNTY OFLOS ANGELES $14,974.00

2124 AIN 5015-037-014 BRAXTON,RICHARDAND BARBARA LOCATION COUNTY OF LOSANGELES $31,024.002125 AIN 5016-016-024 THOMP-SON,ROBERT

F JR LOCATION COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES$18,486.00

2127 AIN 5018-010-045 LOS ANGELES COM-MUNITY GARDEN COUNCIL LOCATIONCOUNTY OF LOS ANGELES $90,000.00

2128 AIN 5018-020-012 BOOKER,SHEILALOCATION COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES$6,443.00

2129 AIN 5018-022-050 MORRIS,MELVINLOCATION COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES$176,306.00

2131 AIN 5018-023-054 MORRIS,MELVINLOCATION COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES$24,369.00

2132 AIN 5018-029-003 COLEMAN,WILLIAMF C/O KEITH H COLEMAN LOCATION COUN-TY OF LOS ANGELES $9,191.00

2134 AIN 5020-026-023 CRAIN,WILLIAMLOCATION COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES$9,573.00

2136 AIN 5020-033-013 SILVER-MAN,FRANCES M LOCATION COUNTY OFLOS ANGELES $1,298.00

2137 AIN 5020-035-013 MUNOS,SALVADORTR ANA MARIA TRUST AND DE LATORRE,ANTONIO LOCATION COUNTY OFLOS ANGELES $8,693.00

2138 AIN 5021-004-001 CARDE-NAS,RIGOB-ERTO LOCATION COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES$37,072.002144 AIN 5025-002-034 BALDWIN HILLS VIL-

LAGE GARDENS HOMES ASSN C/O NA-THANIEL YOUMANS LOCATION COUNTYOF LOS ANGELES $1,862.00

2145 AIN 5025-012-087 BROWN,CHARLES ELOCATION COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES$12,344.00

2184 AIN 5036-018-005 ALVARADO,LINDALOCATION COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES$6,659.00

2199 AIN 5041-014-033 HENDERSON,VERA SAND HENDERSON,ANTHONY R LOCATIONCOUNTY OF LOS ANGELES $7,147.00

2202 AIN 5043-009-016 ANACAPA PART-NERS LLC LOCATION COUNTY OF LOSANGELES $32,444.00

2203 AIN 5044-025-002BUSTAMANTE,MIGUEL A AND ROSA M LO-CATION COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES$32,301.002204 AIN 5044-029-028 GARRETT,GERALD M

LOCATION COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES$3,602.002205 AIN 5044-029-029 GARRETT,GERALD M

LOCATION COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES$10,621.00

2207 AIN 5046-012-038 MASSROCK INCLOCATION COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES$32,485.002208 AIN 5047-002-048 BALDWIN HILLS VIL-

LAGE GARDENS HOMES ASSN C/O NA-THANIEL YOUMANS LOCATION COUNTYOF LOS ANGELES $1,305.00

2209 AIN 5047-003-017 GARDEN HOMESASSOC GARDEN HILLS VILLAGE C/O NA-THANIEL YOUMANS LOCATION COUNTYOF LOS ANGELES $1,305.002210 AIN 5047-003-037 BALDWIN HILLS VIL-

LAGE GARDEN HOMES ASSN C/O NA-THANIEL YOUMANS LOCATION COUNTYOF LOS ANGELES $1,864.002211 AIN 5047-003-038 BALDWIN HILLS VIL-

LAGE GARDEN HOMES ASSN C/O NA-THANIEL YOUMANS LOCATION COUNTYOF LOS ANGELES $1,305.002212 AIN 5047-016-016 BALDWIN HILLS VIL-

LAGE GARDEN HOMES ASSOC C/O NA-THANIEL YOUMANS LOCATION COUNTYOF LOS ANGELES $1,320.00

2229 AIN 5057-014-010 BRODIS,WALLACE EJR TR WALLACE E BRODIS JR TRUST LO-CATION COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES$4,284.00

2230 AIN 5058-022-044 SCHOEN-BERGER,ALICE TR SCHOENBERGER FAM-ILY TRUST LOCATION COUNTY OF LOSANGELES $1,333.00

2236 AIN 5063-005-040 ALVAREZ,JORGELOCATION COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES$1,207.00

2240 AIN 5067-015-006 FIELDS,COLLIS QLOCATION COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES$6,637.00

2243 AIN 5070-016-025 KHAN,TUCKY ANDPOWMESAMY,SUBRYAN AND RUKHOMANILOCATION COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES$41,448.00

2244 AIN 5071-004-015 DORRIS,MAURICEAND DAYNA LOCATION COUNTY OF LOSANGELES $7,540.00

2248 AIN 5073-030-056 BRYANT,JOHN H IIILOCATION COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES$85,529.00

2251 AIN 5081-001-020 PERKINS,MARY H


2263 AIN 5101-031-027 MORRIS,LA JOY ELOCATION COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES$22,838.00

2264 AIN 5101-033-015 MILLIGAN,CLELIA DLOCATION COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES$3,123.00

2265 AIN 5101-036-012 COLEMAN,WILLIAMF AND GAUTIER,EUGENE A LOCATIONCOUNTY OF LOS ANGELES $2,336.00

2266 AIN 5101-037-013 WILLIAMS,EDITH MLOCATION COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES$6,753.00

2268 AIN 5103-018-011 FIGGINS GIL-LIAM,JEWEL ET AL THOMAS,MICHAEL LO-CATION COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES$28,944.00

2281 AIN 5107-011-001 SUTTER INVEST-MENT CORP LOCATION COUNTY OF LOSANGELES $15,652.00

2283 AIN 5108-005-030 NELSON,CARL JLOCATION COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES$1,366.00

2285 AIN 5109-015-022 COMBONI MISSION-ARIES OF THE HEART OF JESUS INC C/O C/OCOMBONI MISSION CENTER LOCATIONCOUNTY OF LOS ANGELES $33,919.00

2288 AIN 5111-011-023 DOUGLAS,ANNIE LLOCATION COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES$22,995.00

2296 AIN 5115-002-013 CAMACHO,NICHOLAS L AND ABARCA,ELOINA LOCA-TION COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES $10,974.00

2297 AIN 5115-002-014 CAMACHO,NICHOLAS L AND ABARCA,ELOINA LOCA-TION COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES $11,788.00

2298 AIN 5115-002-015 CAMACHO,NICOLASAND ELOINA LOCATION COUNTY OF LOSANGELES $10,950.00

2300 AIN 5115-022-018 BARAJAS,MAURILIOAND MARIA LOCATION COUNTY OF LOSANGELES $1,857.00

2310 AIN 5119-028-001 DEUTSCHE BANKNATL TRUST CO TR BRAVO MTGE ASSETTRUST 2006 1 C/O C/O WESTERN PRO-GRES-SIVE LLC LOCATION COUNTY OF LOSANGELES $4,438.00

2312 AIN 5120-009-006 NUNO,JORGE LO-CATION COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES$24,855.00

2317 AIN 5127-020-029 CHURCH OFGREATER WORKS INC C/O JOHN H ED-WARDS LOCATION COUNTY OF LOS ANGE-LES $17,171.00

2318 AIN 5127-023-014 YAGHOUBI,FARHADAND SEFARADI,ELHAM ET AL YAG-HOUBI,EHSAN AND JILA LOCATION COUN-TY OF LOS ANGELES $16,845.00

2319 AIN 5127-035-009 JONES,GWENDOLYND TR ROBERT B NEW-MAN TRUST ANDJONES,G TR GERTRUDE NEWMAN TRUSTLOCATION COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES$1,319.00

2322 AIN 5128-019-011 YEARGIN,WILMALOCATION COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES$7,632.00

3128 AIN 6002-004-016 JONES,GERALDINEDECD EST OF C/O CINDY ELLIS LOCATIONCOUNTY OF LOS ANGELES $4,363.00

3132 AIN 6003-020-010 AKHNATEN,C VLOCATION COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES$1,314.00

3133 AIN 6003-021-014 RAMIREZ,JORGELOCATION COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES$1,242.00

3138 AIN 6005-005-001 BAPTISTE,HENRY JRTR HENRY BAPTISTE JR TRUST LOCA-TIONCOUNTY OF LOS ANGELES $1,369.00

3152 AIN 6005-016-028 KIDD,ARTHUR GAND ELNORA LOCATION COUNTY OF LOSANGELES $12,240.00

3153 AIN 6005-019-019 KIDD,ARTHUR GAND ELNORA LOCATION COUNTY OF LOSANGELES $9,069.00

3154 AIN 6005-023-022 MORRIS,LESLIE C TRMORRIS FAMILY TRUST LOCATION COUN-TY OF LOS ANGELES $9,115.003157 AIN 6006-003-016 DE LA ROSA,RENATO


3158 AIN 6006-015-023 NEWTON WIL-LIAMS,BRIDGETTE A LOCATION COUNTYOF LOS ANGELES $12,275.00

3159 AIN 6006-025-026 LOPEZ,MARIA LLOCATION COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES$5,099.00

3163 AIN 6008-007-021 THOMAS,MORRISAND THOMAS,ISSAC G LOCATION COUNTYOF LOS ANGELES $41,344.00

3167 AIN 6008-033-021 WELLTITE INC LO-CATION COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES$4,053.00

3168 AIN 6009-014-023 BAZAN,BENJAMIN VLOCATION COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES$4,825.00

3174 AIN 6012-012-051 SOUTH AMERICANLAND TRUST LOCATION COUNTY OF LOSANGELES $36,119.00

3179 AIN 6013-011-029 RODRIGUEZ,ROSA BLOCATION COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES$1,497.00

3182 AIN 6014-017-002 GARCIA,JOSE VLOCATION COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES$19,431.00

3192 AIN 6021-009-027 AVALOS,MARTINAND MARIA LOCATION COUNTY OF LOS

ANGELES $44,846.003193 AIN 6022-010-011 JOHNSON,HILDA


3202 AIN 6024-013-007 WATTS LABOR COM-MUNITY ACTION COMMITTEE LOCA-TIONCOUNTY OF LOS ANGELES $73,000.00

3203 AIN 6025-004-015 DAVIS,FLORITA MLOCATION COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES$3,089.00

3206 AIN 6025-033-034 LOMELI,CRISTOBALAND GEORGINA LOCATION COUNTY OFLOS ANGELES $37,126.003208 AIN 6027-008-006 RODRIGUEZ,MIRIAM


3210 AIN 6027-030-011 CABRERA,LUIS SLOCATION COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES$8,736.00

3214 AIN 6028-027-026 MACHEN,VILLEREAND ROCHELLE LOCATION COUNTY OFLOS ANGELES $15,803.003219 AIN 6029-031-007 MANCHESTER PROP-

ERTY 2000 LLC LOCATION COUNTY OF LOSANGELES $60,855.003220 AIN 6030-006-032 BURTON,JULIUS D JR




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Kedren, where they have GED serv-ices for parents on weekends, so thatparents can achieve their dreams aswell,” stated the union president.

Weingarten is in a positionwhere she can illustrate that invest-ing in quality education at an earlyage could give better and more pro-ductive future benefits to Black andunderprivileged children in our soci-ety. She visited with students at thepreschool and spoke to the media at apress conference about the need toupgrade the learning that students inpublic preschools currently receives.

Many believe that some stu-dents, like those in NickersonGardens and other public housingdevelopments, are likely to concen-trate on survival first before focusingtheir minds on receiving a propereducation.

When asked about this philoso-phy the union leader replied, “Andthat has to change. Our union has setupon a course of wanting to lead thecampaign to make public educationas it ought to be.” She continued,“Meaning, how do we assure that allkids, not just some kids, are preparedfor life, college and career? We willnever stop working until we achievethat goal. But in trying to figure out

the how, we have to figure out whathas really gone right and what hasreally gone wrong in public educa-tion. I think there is a bunch of rea-sons why there is an achievementgap. You can’t discount all the socio-economic issues that affect kids.What we have to do is to eradicatethose barriers.”

The uniqueness of KedrenHead Start Center is that the pre-school focuses not only on the socio-economic background of its stu-dents, but the school also concen-trates and identifies children withmental illnesses and learning dis-abilities. On the day of her visit,Weingarten and other local unionrepresentatives gave students theirundivided attention, reading booksand interacting with them. “This is arefreshing and hands on approach bya union president and her staff” stat-ed one of the staff members duringthe visit.

Students were also presentedwith autographed books from chil-dren’s author Maya ChristinaGonzales.

As a testimony to Weingarten’scommitment to improving the quali-ty of the educational system in ourcommunity after spending the

majority of her time at Kedren, shethen followed up the visit with thechildren at Kedren with a visit to theLos Angeles Sentinel/L.A. WattsTimes offices, to listen and interactwith a group of local educators, andto discuss and understand how bestshe, as president of AFT, can set thestage not only for all children toreceive a quality education, but inparticular how the union can payspecial attention to providing for theneeds of African-American children.

KEDREN HEAD START CENTERContinued from page 8

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straight: It was the Confederate flag,and the students were singing“Dixie.”

The youngest of seven chil-dren, Thomas served in the U.S.Army in Vietnam after graduation.He later earned a bachelor’s degreein business administration from LosAngeles State College and workedas an accounting clerk with the U.S.Department of Defense, retiring in2004.

Following the 2008 election,Thomas said in an interview that hesupported Hillary Rodham Clintonin the Ohio primary and he alsoliked former Arkansas Gov. MikeHuckabee, who made a bid for theRepublican nomination.

“It would have been a harddecision for me to make if Huck-abee was running against Obama,”Thomas added.

Still, he said, he was overjoyedwith Obama’s victory.

“This was really the nonviolentrevolution,” Thomas said. “We wentand cast our ballots and the ballotswere counted this time.”

THOMASContinued from page 4

men and women to focus on theareas of their lives they haven’t hadthe opportunity to,” says Wasner.“Set out to pursue your creativeinterests, use your time to volunteer,go back to school to pursue thedegree you’ve always wanted, startyour own business or pursue thosetravel opportunities you’ve had toforego in the interest of family.”

“The good news is that we con-tinue to evolve as primary care-givers,” says Dr. Suzanne Forbes-Vierling, vice president ofAcademic Affairs for ArgosyUniversity, San Diego. “The chang-ing role of women, children’sincreasing access to information andthe changing dynamics of familiesmake this transitional period lesscatastrophic than it could have beenjust a few decades ago.”

For many parents, this periodcan be a strain on — as well as anopportunity for — their relation-ships.

“You’ve spent your livesfocused on your children and arenow left as two individuals withoutthat buffer and large part of youridentity known as parenting. It’snormal for couples to reevaluatetheir roles in the marriage at this

time,” says Wasner. “It’s a greattime to make a concerted effort toreinvest in your relationship, tospend more time together and to getto know each other again withoutyour children in the middle.”

“It’s also an opportunity toform a different kind of relationshipwith your child and to get to knowthem as independent adults,” saysBehrman. “While that can be diffi-cult for parents, it’s important toform a bond that allows your childthe space and room they need tomature and to make their own deci-sions and mistakes.”

Developing that new bond withyour children can be one way tohelp combat your feelings aboutthem growing up.


EMPTY NESTContinued from page 19

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Trustee Sale # CA0937236-3 Loan# 167692048 Order # 55004615 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER ADEED 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 ALAWYER. 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 FINANCIALINC. DBA TRUSTEE CORPS, as Successor Trustee By: CLARISAGASTELUM, 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 ADEED 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 ALAWYER. 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:

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 REINSTATE-MENT / 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 TOPROTECT 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 ALAWYER. 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 FEDERALLYCHARTERED SAVINGS BANK as Beneficiary, WILL SELL ATPUBLIC 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 ATwww.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 THATPURPOSE.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 ALAWYER. 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., ACALIFORNIA CORPORATION as Beneficiary, WILL SELL ATPUBLIC 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 ATwww.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 THATPURPOSE.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 ADEED 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 ALAWYER. 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 ADEED 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 ALAWYER. 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. DBAAMERICA'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) 252-8300Ad #5716 2010-09-02 2010-09-09 2010-09-16

Rwanda Up in Arms OverLeaked ‘Genocide’ Report

(GIN) — Rwandan PresidentPaul Kagama is said to be fumingover a leaked U.N. report that ties himto the massacres of Hutu men,women, children and the elderly.

The massive 600-page “map-ping” report, prepared for the UnitedNations but leaked to Le Monde, aFrench newspaper, says that after the1994 genocide in Rwanda, Tutsi-ledRwandan troops and their rebel alliestargeted, chased, hacked, shot andburned Hutus in the DemocraticRepublic of Congo, from 1996 to1997.

“The majority of the victimswere children, women, elderly peopleand the sick, who were often under-nourished and posed no threat to theattacking forces,” notes the reportwhich suggests these killings could beconsidered “crimes against humanity,war crimes, or even genocide.”

Government spokesman BenRutsinga attacked the investigatorsfor “failing to consult with Rwandaeven though they found time to meetwith over 200 non-governmental rep-resentatives.”

But Luc Cote, the Canadian warcrimes prosecutor who headed the 34-member U.N. probe, countered: “Allthis (evidence) put together, submit-ted to a court of law, may constituteelements from which you can inferthe intent to destroy a group as such,which is genocide.”

Somalis Scramble to EscapeFighting in Capital

(AP) — Fighting in the Somalicapital has killed more than 230people in the past two weeks andfleeing civilians are so desperatethey are giving away their last pos-sessions for seats on a bus out of thecity, U.N. officials said Tuesday.

The continuous fighting startedAug. 23 after the militant group al-Shabab threatened a “massive” waragainst government forces, who arebacked by African Union peacekeep-ers.

The U.N. says some 230 peoplehave been killed, 400 wounded and atleast 23,000 displaced since fightingbegan and that civilians whoremained were too frightened to ven-ture out for food.

On Tuesday, three civilians werekilled in Somalia’s capital ofMogadishu and 23 others werewounded, said ambulance servicedirector Ali Muse. Somalia has nothad an effective government for near-ly 20 years. Militants, some of whomhave pledged allegiance to al-Qaida,are trying to overthrow Somalia'sweak, U.N.-backed government andinstall a harsh interpretation ofIslamic law. The conflict is also com-plicated by clan rivalries.

“My appeal to the internationalcommunity is not to send Somalisback to south and central Somaliaagainst their will,” said the U.N. HighCommissioner for Refugees, AntonioGuterres, who was beginning a three-day tour of refugee camps in northernKenya.

He did not say which countrieswere sending Somali refugees back orhow many, but Kenyan security serv-ices sometimes deport Somalis backacross the border. Somalia generatesthe largest number of refugees in theworld after Iraq and Afghanistan. Atthe end of August, there were morethan 1.4 million Somalis displacedwithin the country and more than614,000 Somali refugees.

Among them was Asha MohamedNur, who fled with her three childrenin June after an explosion caused by arocket-propelled grenade destroyedher home, killed her husband andseverely burned her leg.

“There is all the time fighting.Hizbul Islam, al-Shabab, government,they are all fighting,” she said, nam-ing the two main insurgent factions.“Nowhere is safe, not even yourhome.”

More than 200,000 Somalis areestimated to have fled their homes thisyear. Others, though, say they havenowhere safer to go.

“I fled from Mogadishu twotimes before — my children werealmost dying without water and foodplus the wind, rain, sun and dust sincewe did not have a shelter,” saidMohamud Ali, a father of seven wholives in Howlwadag district south ofthe city. “I finally came back to myhouse waiting my destiny.”

Associated Press WritersMohamed Olad Hassan andMohamed Sheik Nor in Mogadishu,Somalia, and Frank Jordans inGeneva contributed to this report.

Niger Pushes PresidentialVote Back to Jan. 31

(AP) — Niger’s electoral com-mission says the West African coun-try’s presidential vote is beingpushed back by about a month.

According to an announcementTuesday from the commission, thevote to restore civilian rule after thisyear’s military coup will now beheld Jan. 31, 2011, instead of Jan. 3.

It’s not the first time officials inNiger have delayed the election.

Junta spokesman Col. GoukoyeAbdoulkarim had said in May theelection would be held by Dec. 26,but electoral officials said theyneeded more time to prepare.

The military junta ousted thecountry’s dictatorial and unpopularpresident, Mamadou Tandja, inFebruary after he refused to stepdown when his mandate expired lastyear.


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