Cecelia Cichan

Cecelia Cichan the sole survivor of Northwest Flight 255 was covered on tv today. Cecelia Cichan was Northwest Flight 255’s only survivor during a tragic crash almost 22 years ago. On August 16, 1987 Flight 255 was heading to Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix, Arizona and ultimately Santa Ana, California.

But during takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, the plane crashed. Only Cecelia Marie Cichan (now Cecelia Marie Cichan-Lumpkin) survived. The six year lost her parents and brother. The medical examiner on scene never understood how she survived, calling it complete destruction. Cecelia would be raised by her aunt and uncle, Rita and Frank Lumpkin.

“Hi everyone. I just wanted to give a quick update. I am doing great. I know the anniversary is coming up soon, and that is a sad time for us all. My thoughts and prayers are with all of you … families and friends of the passengers of flight 255 … even those of you who are concerned but have no direct connection to the crash. Thanks to everyone who keeps me in their prayers as well! God Bless!”

Property Room

Property Room is an eBay for police auctions. PropertyRoom.com carries property rooms of 1600 law enforcement agencies in the U.S. It picks up the contents, then sells them, and finally splits the proceeds with the law enforcement agency, money typically going to the agency’s pension fund. As one report explains, after Property Room picks up the contents, it sorts them locally, then brings them to their facility in Los Angeles. Immediately a Gemological Institute of America-trained specialists examines jewelry items to see if they are real.

Agencies reportedly are pull in as much as $60,000 per year for their pension funds because of propertyroom sales. And that number is growing. The brainchild is former police officers including reportedly Daryl Gates as its founder. It now deals with 2000 departments and has annual profits of $3 million PropertyRoom.com, a unique e-commerce marketplace, features goods seized and found by law enforcement agencies.

Additionally, PropertyRoom.com offers items from Trusted Merchants in a variety of hot e-commerce categories including electronics, collectibles, jewelry, sports equipment and much more.As a PropertyRoom.com law enforcement agency partner or trusted merchant you gain access to our loyal base of over 600,000 registered bidders, as well as to our proven expertise in the law enforcement and e-commerce industries.

Don Cornelius

Don Cornelius O’Jays Tribute 2009 BET Awards - Don Cornelius attended the 2009 Bet Awards to present the award to the O’Jays. The creator of ‘Soul Train, Don Cornelius also have something to say on Michael Jackson when he was on the 2009 BET Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on Sunday (June 28) in Los Angeles. “I met Michael Jackson at the age of 8, when his father and my new friend, Joe Jackson, first began to bring the Jackson 5 to Chicago, from their home in Gary, Indiana, for concert appearances.

“The word of the Jackson 5’s devastating abilities as concert artists had already begun to spread like an out-of-control forest fire to the laser-like attention of all Chicago area R&B music stars. “If Michael Jackson and his brothers were booked on an upcoming Chicagoland show, leave it alone! Don’t book it! Don’t go on that show and get completely blown away by young Michael and the Jackson 5!” With the news of the BET Awards 2009 making last minute alterations to pay tribute to the pop star Michael Jackson, it was expected to be a memorable show.

Don Cornelius of the Soul Train fame remembered his experience with Jackson while talking about him onstage. Don who had Known Jackson since childhood but only as a young singer onstage mentioned about the huge talent that the pop star possessed since childhood. It was in the mid 1960s when Don encountered MJ from among the five brothers from Indiana who were performing to covers of the then established bands namely the Temptations. The then four feet tall young Jackson’s vocal skills and dance onstage caught the eyes of Cornelius as he reminisced.