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Ramos Bros. Circus Comes to Town

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is coming to town! And not just any circus: The Ramos Bros. Circus will Children, young and be in Las Vegas, from Feb old, its time to prepare 2 thru Feb 13, performfor your eyes to widen, ing at the Boulevard Mall, your hearts to pound 3528 S. Maryland Pkwy. and your imaginations Their two hour show to be amazed: The circus
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consists of jugglers, clowns, horses, motorcycle dare devils, acrobats, dancers, and of course, the flying trapeze; twentythree human performers and thirty-two of the furry kind: two zebras,

two camels, three llamas, four Arabian horses, 1 Belgian horse, two ponies, one miniature pony and 17 poodles! The Ramos family has been in the circus business,

since 1902. Their story is a riveting one. At one point, Albino Ramos, one of the seven sons of one of the founders, was imprisoned for captivating the heart
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The FairTax...a New Paradigm for Taxation

By Garret Swayne The Guardian Express

The Peoples Business

A shocking number of Metros officer-involved shootings (OISs) were covered up to protect a cartel The System Is Broken comprising Las Vegas Metro (headed by the Clark Its Time To Fix It... County Sheriff), aided and abetted by the District Attorney, Coroner and Public Administrator offices. Our tax system in this country is fatally flawed. It is unfair, witheringly One of those 143 Metro shooting fatalities was Erik complicated, and practiB. Scott, a 1994 graduate of the U.S. Military Acad- cally incomprehensible emy at West Point. A decorated former Army offic- to all but a few tax proer, who also had earned an MBA from Duke Uni- fessionals. Moreover, it versity, Erik was a successful cardiac-pacemaker creates an overwhelming sales representative for a major medical company. sense of alienation from (see Erick B. Scoot full story, page 2) our own government,

which we perceive as a huge adversarial entity, reaching greedily into our pockets. This is no way for people in a democracy to feel about their government! Clearly, to carry out its agenda and The Peoples Business pay for the services it prois an adventurous vides, Government must journey through lifes have a way of generating vast collection of revenue. But the long-en- possibilities where the trenched practice of taxing answer is almost always yes to your personal or income has left us with business needs.
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Vol. 13 No. 39
FOUNDER DiMarkco Chandler PUBLISHER DiMarkco Chandler EDITOR IN CHIEF Rhonda Leon GENERAL MANAGER Steven Campbell PRODUCTION /DESIGN Griselda Vicario MANAGING EDITOR Kayla Heffner

Attorney General to Investigate Shooting by Las Vegas, Police Department Officers

Because his profession required entering rough areas of Las Vegas at all hours of the day and night, Erik held a concealed-weapon permit issued by Metro, and legally carried a firearm for self-protection. He had that pistol inside his jeans waistband, under a T-shirt, while shopping at a Costco warehouse store on July 10, 2010. By chance, a Costco employee saw the weapon, panicked and called the police. As Erik and his girlfriend calmly walked from the store, Metro Officer William Mosher confronted Erik, shouted three conflicting commands, and fired twice all within two seconds ALL WITH TWO SECONDS! Two other officers then opened up, firing another five rounds into the victims back, after Erik was on the ground, dying The Metro coverup machine immediately claimed Erik had pulled his gun, prompting Mosher to fire. Not true. Erik was killed, because he had a BlackBerry. smartphone in his hand, and Mosher mistook it for a gun. Although he had only been on the Officer Mosher had now shot and killed two Metro officers and detectives intentionally: Removed the pistol, still in its holster, from Eriks body and placed it on the ground, near the BlackBerry, before Homicide investigators arrived. Immediately whisked Eriks body from the scene. Illegally broke into Eriks condominium and stole two other pistols. One was later exhibited as a socalled second gun ostensibly found on Eriks body. Did not seize Costcos security/sur veillance digital video recorder, even though it was critical evidence of a homicide. cal evidence of a homicide. Unexplainably, the DVR was left solely in Costcos control for five days, fol lowing Eriks shooting. Costco personnel admitted, under oath, that they and a contractor tried to recover data from the DVR. Metro later claimed only 4% of video data were unrecoverble Fully 96% of data on the disk were recovered only the section that held data proving Erik did not touch his firearm was physically damaged. Of a homicide! Unexplainably, the DVR solely in Costcos control for five days. Although the facts of Metro officer-involved shoot

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tings often do not sup port claims made by Las Vegas cops, not a single officer has been found at fault inmore than 35 years. We respectfully ask Assistant Attorney General Thomas Perez to launch an in-depth investigation into the mistakes and coverups associated with the shooting deaths of Erik B. Scott and many other Metro victims, focusing on illegal collusion and rack government agencies for the sole purpose of protecting guilty police officers.

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Short Sales - Why One Attorney thinks that Short Sales are a form of Financial Suicide
quences can be worse than the original problem. The consequences of a short In todays bad economy, sale can arrive without people who have never warning and leave somehad financial problems one with no solution at all. before are finding it difficult or even impossible Unlike Bankruptcy, where to keep paying for their most people understand homes. This is especially that their credit will be true here in Las Vegas. The trashed and that they result is homeowners are may lose property, in a going into default or even short sale, there is selforeclosure. Most people dom any warning of the facing this financial cri- consequences. Instead, sis never had to face this sales people focus on situation before, and are the dream of the short desperate for a miracle sale and fail to point out solution. Although there its nightmare qualities are strategies to save real that are all too common. estate from foreclosure, there are few miracles! Many people do not even Frankly, at my Law Office, understand what a short I can only offer options sale is. Sales people talk based on each individu- about how it will save als needs and leave the someone from financial miracles to God. You do ruin. A short sale is a have options...and there sale to a third party that are strategies and solutions happens when a Lender for you to chose. But if you agrees to release its interare looking for an easy est in the title to real esanswers or a solution that tate for an amount that is doesnt involve some kind less than the total balance of negative consequence, owed. In this way, real esyou are closing your eyes tate can be sold and the to reality. Between the Re- Lender gets a cash pay altors and the Bankruptcy off. In todays real estate Attorneys marketing their market, many properties services on the television, cannot be sold for the billboards, and even on full amount owed against the sides of buses, claim- them. It is possible to pering a short sale or bank- suade Lenders to take less ruptcy will solve all your than the full amount owed financial problems. Un- if the Lender believes that fortunately, neither of this it will make more money things is true. A short sale money though a short can be particularly dev- sale than through a foreastating since the conse. closure. As a general rule,
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$50,000, the additional tax .A short sale can damage could be anywhere from your credit score almost as $7,500.00 to $15,000.00, much as a foreclosure will. or even more. Even worse, And with a foreclosure, at taxes are usually NOT least you get to continue to computer will automati- eligible to be eliminated live in your home rent free cally select you for a tax through Bankruptcy. for several months. Furthermore, if you lose your audit. The interest and What can you do to prevent home in a foreclosure, you penalties on the amount you owe as a result of an paying this tax liability? do not have to pay taxes audit can easily double As IRS explains on their on the money you lost on your tax debt. Do you web site, you could pre- your first mortgage. But if find this hard to believe vent this problem if you you have a a second mortthis nightmare is happeni file Bankruptcy. But you gage, you could still owe ng to you? Everyone does! must file the Bankruptcy that debt, and you would You may want to blame promptly. While the Mort- either have to pay that debt someone, but blaming gage Forgiveness Debt or have the debt be forwill not pay the IRS debt, Relief Act of 2007 allows given, resulting in tax conwhich will be enormous. some taxpayers to avoid sequences. Again, BankIt is impossible to believe the tax penalty as a result ruptcy could still be an that the IRS considers of a forgiveness of debt, option to prevent you from the money you lost on not everyone qualifies. having to pay this tax lithe sale of the property is For example, if you took ability if you file before the money that you EARNED! out a second mortgage to Lender sends you the cerThis is really kicking pay off debts, you wont tificate forgiving your debt. you when you are down. qualify. If the mortgage is from rental property or for a second home, you wont So how bad are the tax qualify either. Mortgage consequences? forgiveness will continue Unfortunately, they can to be a tax nightmare for be very bad. Depend- many property owners in ing on your income Nevada. But even if you bracket, taxes could be do qualify to avoid payanywhere from 15% to ing taxes on a mortgage over 30% of the amount debt that has been forthat was forgiven. So if given, there will consethe amount forgiven was quences to your credit.

the Seller gets nothing out of a short sale, but does get rid of the property. But most Sellers do not understand that getting rid of the property isnt the same thing as getting rid of the loan. But the sales people will assure the reluctant seller that the Lender wont come after them for payment and will forgive the debt. However, Lenders are not in business to engage in acts of charity or to is participating in a kind and charitable act? They are not! By forgiving the debt, the Lender has not engaged in an act of compassion or charity. Instead, the Lender has taken a tax deduction and given you a horrible tax consequence. If you dont appreciate the nightmare of this tax consequence right away, your bad luck will only get worse. When you fail to include this debt on your next tax return, the IRS

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The Peoples Business

The FairTax...a New Paradigm for Taxation
By Garret Swayne The Guardian Express Continued from page 1

Feb 02 - Feb 08, 2012 other good reasons why a consumption tax like the FairTax is infinitely better than an income tax. What We Tax, We Discourage... The FairTax represents a new paradigm, a new way of thinking about taxation. At the heart of it is the notion, that it makes more sense to tax spending than to tax income. First of all, its a fundamental truism that taxing something tends to inhibit that thing. So if we tax income, it discourages people from earning more money. It doesnt stop them, of course. But it is a bit of a disincentive to working harder, if a large part of the income derived from such effort must be given up in taxes. Is this something we want as a society? No, we want people to feel encouraged to be as hardworking and enterprising as possible! On the other hand, if we tax spending instead of income, it will discourage spending. Again it doesnt stop spending (people will still buy and consume what they need or want), but it will tend to encourage thrift and savings. Is this what we want as a society? Actually, its exactly what we want! The FairTax Is a Progressive Tax There is a general consensus in our society that the Rich should pay a greater portion of the tax burden than the Poor. Assuming we want to create such a progressive tax system, how do we measure rich and poor? Is income the measure of wealth? Consider Mr. Frugal who earns $500,000 a year but lives very modestly, spending perhaps only $25,000 annually of his substantial income. Now consider Mr. Lavish who earns $250,000 a year (half of Mr. Frugals income), but he spends almost all of it on every indulgence that strikes his fancy. Which of the two are richer? Well, Mr. Frugal has more money in the bank. But Mr. Lavish certainly experiences more of what wealth feels like. Why? Because he spends his money more! Mr. Frugal does not. Mr. Frugal experiences essentially the same level of prosperity as someone earning and spending $25,000 a year. And yet under our current tax laws, he would generally owe much more in taxes than Mr. Lavish, simply because his enterprise creates more income. This is neither fair nor progressive nor does it benefit society in general. Mr. Frugals enterprise and hard work should not be rewarded with a bigger tax bill simply because they earn him more money which he squirrels away in a bank. Until he starts spending that money, hes not really deriving much benefit from his wealth. Mr. Lavish should pay more taxes than Mr. Frugal, because he enjoys his wealth more by living extravagantly. its how much we spend.
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The Last Conflict Resolution

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Inclusivity is perhaps the single most important human need to facilitate and demonstrate fairness for all members in an open and free society. When this principle need is compromised by appearances of unscrupulous self-interested privileged elites to perpetuate a systemic widening disparity between social-economic classes favoring exclusivity, it is imminently imperative to galvanize public opposition to mitigate this threat. A society that is governed by its collective citizenry should never be marginalized by its institutions or the people that run them. No institution should be more esteemed than its human beings. Rt. (reckless thinker) The use of sociology to inform and provide a comparative analysis of human behavior spanning across several millennia is quite an effective and useful tool for predicting the tendentious course of historic parallels. Past events are shaped by social, economic and political conditions and informed by geography, religion, art, technology and the inherited traditions and values that distinguish one culture from another. The aggregate of these elements form civilizations, whereupon close study reveals the unique characteristic customs that make them different in appearance. In spite of these differences, social behavior within these systemic structures remains reliably consistent. In other words, under similar conditions human beings respond and react similarly. This study seeks to expand the range of historic inquiry beyond the parallels that connect the present to the past by using conditional evidence to forecast events in the future. The object here is to paint in broad strokes the social, political and economic phenomenon that intermittently jarred the Roman Republic through three tumultuous episodic periods of their history. The journey will draw comparisons with Rome that precisely parallel America from 1963 to 2011, beginning with the assassination of Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus and the subsequent trucidation of his brother Gaius Gracchus, to the end of the Republic and establishment of the Roman Empire under Augustus Caesar. Ultimately, this study will support an argument which suggests that Roman Civilization was not only indistinguishably paralleled to the culture of the USA, but also, that its history foreshadowed the Kennedy assassinations, 9/11 with its subconsequent loss of social freedoms, the Occupy Wall Street protests, and the inevitable plutocracy presently emerging on the world stage to usher in a global Monocratic Empire.

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so Byzantine, so oppressive that it profoundly disturbs the quality of life for all its citizens. Even those who may escape owing taxes per se cant escape the hair-tearing aggravation of simply having to prepare and file a tax return each year. And these problems are systemictheyre inherent in the Income Tax. No amount of tweaking can fix them. Whats needed is a real overhaul of the system, a dramatic new approach to the problem of how to finance Government. The FairTax, a bipartisan plan embraceable by Democrats and Republicans alike, represents the brightest hope for such reform. The FairTax Bill (HR25) is now winding its way through Congress, currently awaiting a critical vote in the House Ways and Means Committee. Essentially, it calls for the elimination of all income, payroll, estate, and gift taxes, and replacing them instead with a National Sales Tax at the retail (consumptive) level. The rate of this tax would be set so as to make it revenueneutral. That is, it would bring in the same amount of revenue as our current income-based tax system (That rate is currently determined to be 23% if figured inclusively, 29.87%

if figured exclusively Clarification of these terms will follow shortly.) Aside from its fairness, the beauty of the FairTax is its simplicity. If you buy something as the final consumer of the thinga pack of gum, a pair of swimming trunks, or a Boeing 747youll pay a federal sales tax on it. Of course, that will add a little to the final cost of the item. But if people now get to keep their entire paycheck with no deductions ever withheld, if they never have to pay tax on what they earn, or even file a tax return ever again, thats a trade-off most people would be happy to make. The implications of such a shift would be staggering. For one thing, it would widen the tax base to include all consumers, even the so-called underground economy drug dealers, prostitutes, and others, who earn and spend money in our society but dont report their income or pay taxes because their earnings are illegal. These deadbeat taxpayers would now have to pay their fair share of tax like everybody else... because they buy clothes, toilet paper, and toothpaste just like the rest of us. And whatever you buy, you pay tax on! Their tax contribution alone would be a pretty good argument in favor of the FairTax. But there are so many

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Yiddishe Nachas: A Glance at the Jewish Mother

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Yiddishe Nachas, is an essay about the American Jewish mother and her unique relationship between her children in an ever-changing cultural dynamic that seemed to not only challenge, but maximize her intrinsic motherhood qualities. Jenna Weissman Joselit, the author of this essay, rejects the claim by cultural anthropologists who believe that the behavior of the Jewish mother to smother her children with excessive affection is rooted in centuries of persecution and tension. In fact, Joselit goes as far as to explain how Jewish mothers struggled to synthesize both American culture with their own traditional values and concerns. Thus, this analysis will briefly point out what Joselit meant by her statement that the cultural anthropologists mistook a specific cultural moment for a millenial tradition. In addition, an overview of the material that supports Joselits argument will also be presented. Mark Zborowski and Martha Wolfenstein are the two anthropologist whos research has concluded that the protectiveness, which was characteristic of the Jewish mother, was not only culturally distinctive but dysfunctional and neurotic a result of their arduous past. How ever, Joselit views these two anthropologists as guilty of stereotyping alll Jewish mothers by sub

A Jewish woman kindling her Sabbath candles.

jecting them to a conclusion that is based on a Jewish mother called Mrs. S. Joselit cites that Zborowskis and Wolfensteins conclusions were primarily based on the tenuous idea that selective past memories dramatically caused the Jewish mother to overly care for her children. In her effort to explain why she disagreed with these two anthropologists, Joselit points out that the behavior of Jewish mothers towards their children was not at all unlike any American mothers response. Whether she wasa Jew or non-Jew her response would be the same because it reflected the cultural trends of the time. For instance, Joselit points out that the modern American mother was responsible for elevating the moral and educational tone of her family. Scheduling music lessons and arranging occasional trips to museums and weekly visits to church, she cultivated in her children an appreciation for lifes nobler more transcendent values. The Jewish mother was equally concern with her childs quality of life.. However, Joselit writes that Jewish women went a step further [and] as sumed the great and noble responsibility for her familys ritual attentiveness and Jewish cultural identity. Thus, Jewish mothers were not only compelled and expected to adapt conventional cultural habits of the American mother, they were also obligated to the task of preserving their own cultural traditions. Joselit describes this laborious task as the Jewish mothers double responsibility to transmit and inculcate Jewish values [to] her children.Joselits argument is further argument is further strengthened by her earlier discus sions in her essay, which talked about how Jewish

talked about how Jewish women adopted to the cultural trends during the first quarter of the twentieth century. For example, with the emergence and observance of Baby Week Joselit writes Synagogues and churches set aside a Saturday and a Sunday, respectively, for a Baby Sabbath and a Baby Sunday. Moreover, with the observance of Baby Week came an emphasis and promotion of pasteurized cows milk. Joselit notes that New Yorks Jewish citizenry participated actively [needing] little inducement to visit a municipal milk depot. Another cultural trend that Jewish women conspicuously participated in was giving birth to their children in a hospital instead of laboring at home with a midwife. Though hesitant at first, Jewish women had dramatically more hospital births than traditional home births. Jews even elected to participate in Mothers Day, which was first observed in 1908. All in all, combining newly emerging cultural trends to old traditional values should not be interpreted as a millennial tradition. Thus, Joselit has not only shown that Zborowski and Wolfensteins conclusions are inconsistent with the facts, her evidence arguably exposes them as inadequate professionals that appear to be content with replacing extensive investigation with subjective and poorly thought out opinions.

Christian Origins: An Annotated

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by DiMarkco Chandler Guignebert, Charles The Early History of Christianity: From 300 B.C. to the Origin of the Papacy, New York: Twayne, 1962. This exposition explores the socio-political evolution of the Christian Church inside a chronological framework spanning from 300 B.C.E. and ending in the eighth century with the emergence of the first universal leader of the church, Pope John VII. Within this socio-political historical approach this work seeks to show the church as a living organism that is transformed by its surroundings. The Church is compared to other religions and religious movements that are believed to have eventually decayed by virtue of their evolutionary trajectory.
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The Guardian Express winners. Children atis proud to present a tending a Las Vegas new feature: The WISE elementary or middle Awards. Every week, Las school grades 5 through Vegas school children will 8 will be gathered into be given the opportunity our Prodigy group, to participate in Writ- while children attending Intelligent Scholarly ing a Las Vegas high Expositions; registration school grades 9 through for this competition will 12 will be categorized allow students to submit as our Phoenix group. an original, informative, Each week one child from nonfictional exposition each category. Each week based on one of twenty one child from each catpredetermined topic- egory will be selected by a situations. Students will panel of teachers, profesbe grouped into one of sors and college students, two categories: Prodigy and their awardwinning or Phoenix. Every week, expositions will be feaThe Guardian Express tured in The Guardian will feature articles write Express weekly print and written by two student Internet and newspaper

ness and the school at which the first-place win featured in The Guardian Express. In addition, a percentage of the proceeds generated at the WCF banquet will be donated to the winning school to enhance its academic programs. Send your contest questions to Las Vegas private schools will also be included in the WISE Awards; however, since there are fewer private schools than public schools in Clark County, the winning submissions from those schools will be featured once a month. Some of the available topic-situations for students to choose from will be: 1. Describe the debate over the Second o keep or bear arms. (Prodigy) 2. Explain three reasons why the study of art should be taken seriously. (Prodigy) help in selecting a math course that would be most helpful in his everyday life. Think about the times you have actually used what you learned in a particular math course in school and decide which one had the most practi cal value. Explain to your friend how such azparticular math coursewould be of practical assistance to him. (Phoenix) The WISE Awards competition will run for 20 weeks of a schools semester. At the end of the twentieth week, all winners will be given an invitation and opportunity to participate in the WISE Awardssemesters end Challenge Finals (the WCF). The Challenge Finals will constitute a reevaluation of all winning entries. Additional ly The Guardian Express subscribers, family members, advertisers, and high school and middle school students will be given the opportunity to vote on their favorite weekly student submission. The Guardian Express staff will tally the votes and award five winners with college scholarships, laptop computers and gift certificates provided by contest sponsors and advertisers. members, The criteria for selecting these five winners will be based on the number of votes they receive, their individual academic performance during the semester, a reevaluation of the submission they made that won them a featured spot in The Guardian Express, and their conduct during the Challenge Finals. One first-place winner will be given a threemonth stipend to provide researched articles for the Guardian Express during the summer of his or her winning year. One participating busi rt@theguardianexpress. com; or you can text message us at

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As homeowners struggle with the recession and impact of declining home prices, some are considering whether to continue paying their mortgage or simply walk away from the obligation. As a homeowner, when you contemplate the recent decline in your homes value, perhaps below your mortgage balance, you may consider options that normally would never have entered your mind. Regardless of what you might hear from relatives, friends or advisors, you need to carefully consider the long-term impact of this important decision.

Making the Right Decision For the Long Term

at the peak of the cycle in 1990 recouped their lost capital 10 years after the downturn began. Appreciation rates vary, and markets recover unevenly with some experiencing rapid price appreciation, making it difficult to time the market. Therefore, its generally the long-term holder that benefits from appreciation. n many communities, the cost of renting can be more than the after-tax cost of mortgage payments on a house. Renting does not provide the long-term benefits of ownership. These benefits include a forced savings plan (paying down principal and building equity over time) and stability of knowing you will not be forced to move at your landlords whim. Unlike other financial assets, homeownership is also tied to factors that should not be underestimated, such as the stability of a sustainable home for your children and pets, as well as being part of a community. Even if your homes value has fallen significantly, tax benefits and compounding appreciation rates can still be on your side. U.S. tax laws still favor homeownership, particularly for those in higher tax brackets. The tax shelter of deducting mortgage interest and property taxes can reduce the overall tax burden and enable individuals to your long-term credit ratkeep more of their income. ings but could limit your ability to secure a new Defaulting on your mort- place to live, as landlords gage can have implications often check credit ratings beyond just losing your prior to renting. Also, home. The familiar say- your ability to qualify ing, My bank really owns for certain employment, my home does not reflect maintain a small business the realities of ownership. line of credit or obtain Consider this: Regard- financing to purchase a less of the size of the loan car may be impacted as you owe on the property, well as potentially taking if you default, the lender several years to reestabmust go through a lengthy lish your credit ratings. and public process to take These are just some of those ownership rights the considerations in away from you. The pro- evaluating whether to cess of foreclosure can be stay in your home. Both particularly damaging to economic and personal your credit. Your credit decisions should be balratings are a valuable asset anced before making a that should be protected. short-term decision that Defaulting on a debt obli may not be advantagation will not only impact geous in the long-term.

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Like selling any asset at a loss during a depressed period, walking away from your property may not be a smart move from a longer-term perspective. While the current housing crisis is severe, past history provides some perspective. Historically, markets have recovered over time. One example of a regional price decline and subsequent recovery was in Southern California, which experienced a severe downturn in the early 1990s that saw home prices decline by 21 percent from their peak. However, prices recovered at an average rate of 6.9 percent per quarter, annualized for the next 14 quarters. Homeowners who purchased

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U.S. Obscenity Laws: On the Right Side of Wrong

By Lia King The Guardian Express

Sex-oriented businesses and the Internet are synonymous for one another. Gone are the days of dark alley get-a-ways, where one drove to another county or to a seedy corner of the city to view the nude female form. Instead, businesses thriving on erotica or pornography are a hop, skip and a jump right into your easy chair and a casual click away onto the Internet. All that is required for entrance into these websites is a haphazard lie agreeing to be eighteen years of age at least for the moment. Pornography entering our homes has become an epidemic. This psychological virus crosses all racial lines, affects both genders and every age group. The relentless addiction latches itself to the psyche. By any standard, it has no value to society yet the number of pornographic websites from servers worldwide is growing exponentially, delivering every devilish fetish imaginable. Sexual predators lurk the Internet super-highways and byways for any unsuspecting, underage Internet traveler. Many innocents have already been sacrificed. In chat rooms, virtual worlds, via email, the mass access to the Internet has made pornography readily available and helped to propagate unthinkable treasons upon Americas youth. A study called Marketing Pornography on the Information Superhighway provides the best known evidence indicating that the number of pornographic images on the Internet is staggering. During their 18-month examination, the Carnegie Mellon study found 917,410 sexually explicit pictures, descriptions, stories, and clips. On Usenet newsgroups, they found 83.5% of the pictures were pornographic. The research group also uncovered that 71% of the explicit online images were lures from online adult pay sites enticing customers to fork over another months subscription. According to author, Kerby Anderson, Cyberporn is more than naked women. Demand for images goes far beyond what can be found in a bookstore magazine rack. Pedophilia, bestiality, bondage and sadomasochism make up a majority of the images. Many of the images are too offensive to even describe. Herein lays the greatest concern with this plague: The depth of depravity sought out and being fostered in the minds of humanity. The First Amendment states that Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for redress of grievances. Americans value the freedoms protected by the First Amendment and would

die in defense of those rights. Regardless, the question lingers. Should our right to free speech impede or dissuade the governments responsibility to protect citizens from themselves? Citizens are protected from heroine or at least, hindered from access to it. Should they not also be protected from the addictive effects of pornography as well? In a Supreme Court case, Roth v. United States, the Court dissected this question. Is an individuals personal issue of morality something to be guarded by Big Brother? In the Roth case, the justices acknowledged material to be obscene if, first, an average person applying contemporary community standards found the work taken as a whole appealed to the prurient interests, and second, it was utterly without redeeming social importance. This very loose definition, however, allowed any material with merely a miniscule amount of social value to squeeze through the test parameters and gain First Amendment protection. One-hundred-sixty-seven years later, the Supreme Court revisited the obscenity rules in 1973, Miller v. California, and to this day, uses the same standards set by the Miller case. Under the test, the Court would find material obscene if: 1) the average person, applying contemporary community standards would find that the work, taken as a whole, appeals to prurient interest, (2) the work depicts or describes, in a patently offensive way, sexual conduct specifically defined the applicable state law, and (3) the work, taken as a whole, lacks serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value. In other words the work considered in its entirety must arouse sexual lust, be considered hard-core pornography and have no serious social value. If any part of the Miller test cannot be proven, then the work is not obscene and receives Firs Amendment protection. Although Justice Burger made his disdain known about deciding morality issues in his Miller decision, he proceeded to declare that hard-core pornography is not protected under the First Amendment. Justice Burger concluded that states have legitimate interest in prohibiting the dissemination or exhibition of obscene material and further declared that it is in this context that a State may regulate without infringing on the First Amendment as applicable to the State through the Fourteenth Amendment. In reaffirming Roth vs. United States, the Burger Court also left open a loophole. It left jurisdiction of the obscenity test to be enforced on a state-wide level, rather than by federal standards. By doing this, the Burger Court relinquished enforcement of Millers obscenity test to the interpretations of each state, and in effect, only added.

to the ambiguity and subjectivity in their enforcement The narrowly drawn statutes reasoned that the protection of minors served a compelling interest and therefore, may be permissible for states to regulate under the Miller standards. Contradictorily, in the same opinion, the Burger Court refused to impose regulation standards on the Internet for fear it would have a chilling effect on free speech. The Court declared that the Internet was different than any other medium of free speech. By indicating the special category the Internet is considered to be, the Burger court allowed the proliferation of pornography on the Internet, with little safeguards for the young children that Justice Burger admitted responsibility to protect. Avonne Fraser, a global human rights watcher, who also represented the Clinton administration on the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women, stated that pornography, sex tourism, human trafficking and illegal immigration are often related. Fraser promotes a grassroots effort to radically change the perception of pornography by the mainstream. All good intentions aside, the legal pornography business is a $56 billion dollar industry and does not appear to be fading away. Its demand is too great. The delicate balancing act of weighing First Amendment rights against social responsibility has created a chasm too wide to bridge. And, thus today, the smut industry is legitimized into our mainstream market. It is tragic that the Supreme Court has undermined the value of protecting the minds of our youth by allowing the Internet to be considered a community of free speech for this particular form of expression. The effects of addiction to pornography are real. Research documents that the ill effects of the mass availability of explicit images on the Internet may have a direct relationship to the increased instances of rape and pedophilia. It is documented time and time again that much of these communication and transactions are initiated or completed using Internet technology. The same Internet technology the Supreme Court failed to include in implementing its Miller obscenity standards. Pornography on the Internet remains a blight on society, continuing to warp young minds and encouraging rape and
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sexual deviancy against children and adults. In more current cases, the Supreme Court held, in FCC v. Pacifica Foundation, that a radio broadcast of a monologue entitled Filthy Words, previously delivered to a live audience by comedian George Carlin, was patently offensive and indecent because it involved repeated use of the words referring to excretory or sexual activities or organs during an afternoon broadcast when children were in the audience. The Pacifica polarity held that the content of the speech did not violate the First Amendment. Instead, the context of the broadcast was critical in determining the scope of Constitutional protection. The Court determined that the radio could be easily accessed by anyone including children. The ease in which children may happen upon inappropriate material was more a factor than the content of the material. Here again, we witness a court afraid to make a definitive stand against online pornography regardless of the obvious contradictions in their opinions from case to case. Instead, American citizens and children are sacrificial lambs sad yet necessary in order keep our perception of free speech intact. Generally, the Court measures inherent harm to minors relative to the ease with which minors can access that harmful speech yet they continue to keep a hands-off mentality when it comes to the Internet. This lack of backbone demonstrates an ardent inconsistency that runs straight through the heart of American law, and therefore, its people. We realize the intrinsic harm, but it is not egregious enough. Even at the cost of Americas innocent, the Supreme Court continues to be indecisive.

Smartphones Feed New Parental Fears

The kids are in school, which means they spend most of their day without parental supervision. The days when parents only had to worry about their kids skipping class and getting bullied for lunch money are gone. Now, new threats have emerged around cell phone use. According to a survey performed by Internet monitoring software company SpectorSoft, sexting is parents primary concern during the school season. Absolutely, said Rebecca Hagelin, a parent who uses SpectorSoft to track her three teenagers. Its allowed my children to enjoy all the benefits the latest technology has to offer them, and its allowed me to protect them from the dangers of some of the new technology, she said. Its a win-win. Smartphones with advanced Internet capabilities have greatly increased parental fears about cyberbullies, online predators, sexting and the exchange of inappropriate messages and pictures. SpectorSoft reports that 82 percent of all families surveyed contain at least one child who has a smartphone. Even if teachers and school faculty can keep students off their phones during school hours, who protects them after school? Bryan Bowers, author of Keep Your Family Safe Online, said that the survey proves parents are starting to gain greater awareness of what their children are actually up to on their phones and online. So many children have smartphones, and this tells me parents are starting to get the idea that these devices can be a problem for children, Bowers said. They are starting to see the reality of what is out there. SpectorSoft, focused on monitoring products for children since their inception in 1998, has released eBlaster Mobile for Android and BlackBerry phones. This software keeps track of all activity on these smartphones by monitoring and recording text messages, calls and Internet activity and then sending that information to the parent. It also has Geofencing capabilities to enable parents to better understand the whereabouts of their children through their mobile devices. Parents can create electronic location boundaries -- or fences -- that trigger an alert notification when their child enters or exits a pre-defined area with their mobile device. eBlaster is designed for maximum parental convenience and child safety. The software can be downloaded from its website, www.spectorsoft.com, and then managed from any remote location. Plus, it has a GPS function reporting the exact location of the phone in the event of emergencies.

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Feb 02 - Feb 08, 2012 managing costs and minimizing environmental impacts of their processes; they are committed to keeping drinking water affordable. Water utilities and other stakeholders invest more than $12 million each year in the Water Research Foundation to sponsor research that enables water utilities, public health agencies and other professionals to provide safe and affordable drinking water to the public. So the next time you pour a glass of water from the tap, take a moment to honor the commitment and significant investment made to ensure the quality of that water.

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You turn on the tap, and water comes out. Period. Safe, plentiful and affordable drinking water is one of our nations most precious resources and something most of us take for granted. But what if you turned the tap and nothing happened, or if the water you drank made you sick? While pouring a glass of water may seem simple, before it arrives at your tap there is a complex process of collecting, storing, treating and distributing that helps ensure its availability and quality. In fact, water utilities implement comprehensive water management plans to ensure that adequate amounts of drinking water are available. These include conservation and reuse, reclamation and sourcing strategies. Drinking water supplied by utilities is always treated to remove contaminants and harmful micro-organisms. That treatment process typically consists of clarification (to remove dirt and other particles),

Women ages 30 and older are growing increasingly aware of new wrinkles with each passing year. Yet evidence suggests that sun spots may have as much of an impact on age-related appearance as wrinkles. Nearly 63 percent of women older than age 35 experience age or sun spots, discolorations and uneven skin tone. The dark side? The problem reflects your apparent age. Getting a clear, even skin tone without discoloration is just as important as wrinkle-fighting to achieving a rejuvenated, youthful appearance, says Dr. Ellen Marmur, prominent New York City dermatologist and author of Simple Skin Beauty. To some patients, its even more important. Dermatologists like Marmur call it hyperpigmentation, but its various types are commonly known as age

spots, freckles and melasma, brown patches of skin triggered by a hormone imbalance. Age spots, sun spots and liver spots are all the same ailment -- pouches of melanin where the skin pigment has overproduced and dumped uneven amounts, the majority of which are a result of sun damage. According to Marmur, the two most used topical treatments for discoloration are hydroquinone and retinoids, which both may have irritating side effects and require a prescription. However, a new alternative, StriVectin-EV Get Even Brightening Serum, is an over-the-counter solution thats clinically proven to work quickly without the same risky side effects. StriVectin-EV Get Even products, both the serum and new Get Even Spot Repair, combine natural

l ingredients like willow bark, vitamin C and licorice with our unique, patented form of niacin for the most even supply of pigment, skin repair and anti-aging effects, explains chief scientist and professor of Medicinal Chemistry Myron Jacobson. Studies reveal 85 percent of women see reduced sun spots and more even skin color after eight weeks of use. But to treat the long-term problem, sufferers of dark spots should also heed the following sun advice: *Wear sunscreen yearround with an SPF of 30. *For prolonged sun exposure, get a wide-brimmed hat to wear outdoors. *Neutralize stubborn spots with peach-toned concealer while using StriVectin-EV Get Even products to slow down melanin production.

filtration (to remove even smaller particles) and disinfection (to kill bacteria and most viruses). The water is then delivered to residential and commercial customers via an extensive pipe network. Drinking water utilities are committed to protecting public health and constantly monitoring and reassessing their methods for treating water to ensure its quality. In part, this is due to changing government regulations, which periodically alter water quality standards. In addition, they may undertake other An Inclusive forms of treatment not exMovement pressly required to comply with regulations in order to ensure that drinking water by DiMarkco Chandler The Guardian Express meets and often exceeds the standards and needs Inclusivity is perhaps the of local communities. single most important human need to facilitate and For example, they may demonstrate fairness for seek to remove trace all members in an open compounds that are not and free society. When currently regulated, and this principle need is to enhance the aesthetic compromised by appearquality of the water. Drink- ances of unscrupulous ing water utilities carry out self-interested privileged these services while also elites to perpetuate a systemic widening disparity between social-economic classes favoring exclusivity, it is imminently imperative to galvanize public opposition to mitigate this threat. A society that is governed by its collective citizenry should never be marginalized by its institutions or the people that run them. No institution should be more esteemed than human beings.

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Cast: Abbie Cornish, Andrea Riseborough, James DArcy, Oscar Isaac, Richard Coyle Director: Madonna Genres: Art House/Foreign, Drama, Romance The year is 1998, and Manhattan is abuzz with anticipation about the upcoming auction of the estate of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. But the auction is far more than a diversion for Wally Winthrop (Abbie Cornish), a transplanted Southerner rapped in an unhappy and abusive marriage.

Andrew (Dane DeHaan) is a socially awkward, introverted teen whose main form of escape and expresLocal newsman Adam Carlson sion is a video camera. But (Krasinski) cant wait to escape things begin to change when the northern tip of Alaska for Andrew, his cousin Matt a bigger market. But just when (Alex Russell) and popular the story of his career breaks, classmate Steve (Michael the world comes chasing it, too. B. Jordan iscover a mysteWith an oil tycoon, heads of rious substance that leave state and hungry journalists them with incredible powers.

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Cast: Sara Paxton, Pat Healy, Alison Bartlett, Jake Schlueter, Kelly McGillis Director: Ti West The story of Meredith Israel ex- Genres: Haunted House Film, plores the largely hidden down- Haunted House Film, Horror, side of allowing wind energy Horror corporations to stake out land in American communities, in- The last two employees stalling 400-foot high wind tur- (Sara Paxton, Pat Healy) of bines so near peoples homes that a century-old haunted horesidents complain of headaches tel go on the hunt for ghosts.

Cast: Chuck Coggins Director: Laura Israel Genres: Documentary, Drama

Cast: Neil Maskell, Michael Smiley, MyAnna Buring, Emma Fryer, Harry Simpson, Struan Rodger Director: Ben Wheatley Genres: Buddy Film, Buddy Film, Thriller, Thriller Events take a dark turn as a contract killer (Neil Maskell) and his business partner (Michael Smiley) carry out a new assignment.

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www.theguardianexpress.com the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), you will be walking with thousands of people nationwide to raise money for AFSPs vital research and education programs to prevent suicide and save lives, increase national awareness about depression and suicide, advocate for mental health issues, and assist survivors of suicide loss. WHY WE WALK WALK TO HONOR A LOVED ONE Many walk in memory of a loved one lost to suicide. AFSP provides op portunities for survivors of suicide loss to connect with each other and get involved through a wide variety of educational, outreach, awareness, advocacy and fundraising programs. Each walk site has its own unique remembrance activity in which you can participate to honor a loved one. WALK TO SUPPORT THE CAUSE Those who have struggled personally with mental illness or sui cide, those who come to support a friend or family member, those who are passionate about mental health education and advocacy also participate in the Out of the Darkness Community Walks. WALK TO RAISE AWARENESS AFSP funds research aimed at improving our understanding of suicide and ways to prevent it as well as educational activities to increase awareness about prevention, warning signs and the psychi atric illnesses that can lead to suicide. People need to be aware of this public health issue. By deciding to walk you are taking us a step closer to making suicide prevention a national priority. Thank You for Your

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Through May 5, 2012; Wednesday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Meet-the-Artist Reception Jan. 28, 2:30 p.m. Free admission and open to the public. West Las Vegas Arts Center Gallery, 947 W. Lake Mead Blvd., (702) 229-4800. Mamas Fabric centers on Beatrice Dixon, an extraordinary mother who was a community organizer and who believed deeply in the goodness of people and in the American dream. She became a mother figure to people from all walks of life, and once it became known that she had a passion for sewing, people began providing her with beautiful pieces of fabric. She passed away in 2002, at the age of 90. As a result of her passion for people and sewing, the artist combined her collection of fabrics with his photographic skills to bring more than 30 Americans from diverse ethnic backgrounds together to tell about their familys journey through America and how they feel about being an American. For more information, call 229-4800. Laura Taylor Band in Concert Time : 2pm Place : Charleston Heights Arts Center

In the United States, a person dies by suicide every 15 minutes, claimSupport the American ing more than 34,000 lives Foundation for Suicide each year. It is estimated Prevention (AFSP) and that an attempt is made help raise money for loevery minute; with close cal and national suicide to one million people prevention and awareness attempting suicide anprograms. This event will nually. With your parfeature powerful presenticipation, you will not tations from survivors of just be walking, and your suicide loss, a Community donors will not just be Memory Tree to honor writing a check - you will the lives lost to suicide, be helping to save lives. and a 5K (3-mile) walk around the park. Bring By walking in the Out your four-legged friend of the Darkness Comand with a $10 donamunity Walks to benefit tion FREE dog bandana

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you ever been to a circus that you dont REMEMBER? Again, for daily show times (they vary) continued from Page 1 and prices-- yes, there are of a young lady who was discounts for Seniors; rebetrothed to a general. Dont miss this greamember to visit their webAlbino was imprisoned, topportunity to make site: RamosCircus.com but used his ability as a memories with you and Look forward to see tightrope walker to es- your loved ones. Have you there! cape the jail and return to the circus. The brothers changed their name to the Rodogel Brothers for a few years to elude the general who was still on the hunt for Albino. More, fun details of this story and of the circus itself can be found at their website: RamosCircus.com, where you will also find ticket prices and show times.
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Business for Sale

Ciao Ciao Apizza Angelato completely fixturized well know.Pisseria/italia/restaurant/barwood/Burning Oven, Full service Kitchen, Full Service Bar, Take Out, 24 flat screen TV, outdoor patio Current Licenses, Neon Signage, Ready to Operate 702-521-2321 Bar for lease 4200sf has set up for kitchen becks groups LLC cald for details 702-395-9244

Guns

MUZZELOADER RIFLE 54 caliber Lyman Great Plains Cap and Ball. Many extras, finged scabbard, 32barrel 50 OA length.$450 702-998-1613

Wanted to buy
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Money to Loan
$$$ Cash Now $$$ Pending Lawsuit? as seen on the cash advances for injuried clients.Auto workers comp. Fast Approval!! all cases accepted 1-866-709-1100 Personal loans up to $2500 98% approval rate! Must have checking or savings accoutn to qualify. Cash within 24 hours call now 1-800-607-2890

Home & Garden

PROFESSIONAL POOL Service & Repair. All repairs, free est, all areas, 12 yrs experience 702-806-1294 ARTIFICIAL GRASS Complete Install From $4.50/sf. Lic#0076229 * 702-897-8873 NVLW, LLC / A TURF DEPOT 4 WWW.GBLANDSCAPINGINC. COM MAINT BobCat Srvc, General Srvc & Housekeeping Srvc. Free Est 480-415-3072 Lic#92618 SLEEP NUMBER BED Queen precision comfort adjustable foundation model # 9000. Pd $5,800 but selling for $1,000 OBO as new 702-564-8707 SOLID OAK Dining Set Lighted hutch, seats 10 w/two leaves. Chairs included. Xlnt cond. Asking $600 Call 702-471-1585

Real Estate
TROUBLE PAYING YOUR MORTGAGE? You have options! SHORT SALE SEMINAR 1/25 & 1/28, 6PM 2980 S. Durango Dr. Ste 105 Agustin 702-521-6779 11,000SF WAREHOUSE on 2 acres at 160 & Simkins. $.20/sf 775253-5808 JUST REDUCED: 2 bedroom first floor condo, step-saver kitchen, new carpet and fresh paint w/ personal balcony. Community pool w/ open& assigned park

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Pets
free kitty indoor, current with shoots, microchip & front/back declawed call 702-592-9047 if interested Boxer puppies 8 beautiful purebreds fawn/black mask 775-751-0672 pekingese puppies 4 males & 1 female 6 weeks old 702-742-0350 PIT BULL PUPPIES 702-325-6144

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Air Cond/Heating
16 seer mini split A/C Heat Pump New. Heat & Cool 400sf $799 Factory Direct 353-9559

Appliances