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Farewell to Lucy at the Bower's Museum

I was invited to a special event in Orange County at the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana California to meet an incredible woman named Lucy a few weeks ago.   I have had the pleasure of meeting many outstanding women in my life and in fact I am married to one named Ruby, but that's another blog. This woman named Lucy was absolutely amazing.    I have never met anyone like Lucy.   Lucy is from Ethiopia and of course, because she is from Ethiopia I knew that Lucy was not her real name. Her real name is Dinkenesha; which means amazing woman. Now Lucy didn't talk much because she is allegedly 3. 2 million years old and was missing 60% of her skeletal frame with no flesh or hair.   Now I know it is impolite to ask a woman how old she is but these circumstances call for an exception.   Lucy’ skeleton has been lying in state in a glass case at Bowers Museum on loan from the Government of Ethiopia and was sent back to Ethopia on April 28 th . On a serious note, when I saw Lucy at the

The Power Is Now Online Radio Features Langston Hughes On The Power Is Now Literacy Lounge

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Riverside, Ca. (April 22, 2012) – On Thursday, April 25 th on The Power Is Now Online Radio, Monette Miles will be featuring the works and writings of literary legend Langston Hughes. Miles, also known as “Mo Poetic” has been serving her community since 1998, by providing enrichment-spoken word and culturally-related assemblies for several school districts, community centers, faith-based and nonprofit organizations. She founded the Homestreet Publishing, an organization that provides development programs on English/language art, education and community awareness. Being the poetic person that she is, Ms. Miles established The Let’s Write Out Loud Program that encourages children to fall in love with words. Currently, Ms. Miles proudly serves as the Peer to Peer Coordinator of The Cup of Happy Program at Operation SafeHouse in Riverside, CA. This program offers prevention efforts prior to a diagnosis for mental illness. In addition to that, she also created Safe Speech

The Power Is Now Radio Features Jonathan Burgess of Code 3 Realty

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Riverside, California (April 15, 2013) – On Thursday, April 18 at 10:30 AM, Jonathan Burgess will be the featured guest on The Power Is Now Online Radio for the program’s Power Agent Spotlight. Jonathan Burgess is the current President and CEO of Code 3 Realty & Mortgage, Inc. Jonathan started his career by working as a loan officer with Mortgage Bankers Acceptance, Co. Shortly after that, he began his real estate career and now has over 13 years of experience in the real estate industry. Apart from working at Code 3 Realty, he is also a Battalion Chief for the Sacramento City Fire Department. Because of Jonathan’s strong passion for entrepreneurship, he is able to work in the mortgage industry and perform public service together at the same time. On the show, Jonathan will discuss the team concept in real estate and the tremendous success that working as a team has had on providing great customer service and putting th

Jill Rand On This Week’s Edition Of Power Agent Spotlight

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Riverside, California (April 24, 2013) - The Power Agent Spotlight, a Special Edition of The Power Is Now Online Radio features Jill Rand, this week’s winning real estate professional. The episode will be aired on Thursday, April 25 th at 10:30 am. Jill Rand is the current President of the Asian Real Estate Association of America (AREAA), North Los Angeles Chapter. Ms. Rand is an eastern European Jewish woman who grew up in New York and was raised by a single mother on welfare. Jill attended UCLA and was able to transform her life and soon achieved great success in the real estate industry.   Jill Rand’s role as the president of AREAA North Los Angeles Chapter is to guide homeowners as they undergo credit recovery and help to stabilize the real estate market in Los Angeles. Jill’s goals are also to restore the confidence of real estate professionals and consumers regarding the mortgage market and prepare them for whatever the future may hold for the real estate indust