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BySusannahGeorge The Associated Press BASMAYA,IRAQ Iraq's72nd Brigade was slowly moving through a live-fire exercise recently under the watch- ful eyes of U.S., Spanish and British coalition train- ers when things began to go wrong. One part of the unit moved forward too quickly across the open field of the military base, put- ting a team of Iraqi engi- neers in danger of being hit by friendly fire. A coali- tion trainer noticed the er- ror, radioed to his counter- part embedded with the for- mation, and the men were shifted to take the engi- neers out of harm's way. Such battlefield adapta- tions are difficult to learn and almost impossible to teach with simulations alone, experts say, and that is one of the problems still plaguing the Iraqi army. Washington and Bagh- dad have cast the recent victory over Islamic State extremists in Ramadi as proof that training efforts are paying off and that the Iraqi military has im- proved. But analysts and former U.S. trainers say that despite some signifi- cant advances, the battle highlighted the troops' lin- gering shortcomings. And they say that last month's success isn't a model for re- taking the much-bigger IS- held city of Mosul. Just over a year and a half ago, Iraq's military was in tatters. As Islamic State mili- tants overran Mosul, the country's second-largest city, more than a third of Iraqi security forces simply melted away. Another 1,700 soldiers were captured and killed. There was rampant corruption in the ranks, with tens of thousands of "ghost soldiers" — nonexis- tent troops whose pay was pocketed by senior com- manders. And the most formidable fighters in Iraq were the recently rearmed Shiite militias, which took the lead in most of the bat- tles against the IS extrem- ists. The U.S.-led coalition's efforts to train the Iraqi military began in Decem- ber 2014. Since then, more than 18,000 Iraqi troops have completed courses like the one held at the base in Basmaya. The victory in the west- ern city of Ramadi, the capital of Anbar province, was the military's first ma- jor success without the in- volvement of Shiite militias. While pockets of extremists still remain on its northern and eastern edges, the cen- ter of the city remains un- der government control weeks later. In the wake of Ramadi, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter has announced that he wants the coalition to greatly increase the num- ber of trainers in Iraq. The U.S. recently sent 200 ad- ditional special operations troops to Iraq, bringing the total number of coali- tion troops in the country to more than 3,300. While praising the vic- tory in Ramadi, analysts also sounded notes of cau- tion in the way the battle was waged. "This was a tremendous success, but at best a par- tial success," said Anthony Cordesman, a former ad- viser to the previous U.S.- led training effort in Iraq and currently a security an- alyst with the Washington- based Center for Strategic and International Studies. The victories in Ramadi were "dependent on a unit where it is not yet clear you can replicate more of them," Cordesman said, referring to Iraq's elite counterter- rorism force that took the lead in the fight. The counterterrorism unit, or CTS, is the prod- uct of an older, dramat- ically different training program than the current effort. Iraq's counterterror- ism troops were chosen af- ter a grueling series of ex- ams and closely trained by U.S. Army Special Forces from 2003 to 2011. The Iraqi troops and armed Sunni tribesmen fresh from coalition training courses largely brought up the rear in Ramadi, holding the territory that the coun- terterrorism forces cleared with the help of heavy co- alition air support. Many Iraqis who fill the ranks of the conventional security forces often joined for lack of other job opportunities, and some show up with lit- tle more training than how to assemble a rifle. That an elite unit was used to clear a city in com- bination with heavy air sup- port is a testament to the Iraqi military's persistent deficiencies, current and former trainers said. The counterterrorism forces were "used as a con- ventional battlefield force to take and hold terrain, but that's not what you do with elite forces," said David M. Witty, a retired U.S. Army Special Forces colonel. LINGERING SHORTCOMINGS Iraq's military forces are still struggling despite US training By Lauran Neergaard The Associated Press WASHINGTON All adults, including pregnant women and new mothers, should be screened for depression as a routine part of health care, a government advi- sory group recommended Tuesday. Depression is a common public health problem, and screening simply in- volves health workers ask- ingaboutcertainsymptoms even if patients don't men- tion them. The second part of the recommendation from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is more difficult — ensuring systems are in place to properly diagnose and treat people identified through screening. And the guideline, pub- lished by the Journal for theAmericanMedicalAsso- ciation, couldn't determine how often adults should be screened. Some things to know: Depressionismore than normal sadness Officiallycalledmajorde- pressive disorder, depres- sioninterfereswithpeople's ability to function in their dailylivesandcanevenlead to suicide. Nearly 7 percent of U.S. adults experience a depressive episode each year, the National Institute ofMentalHealthestimates. Symptoms can include per- sistent sadness, feeling hopeless, difficulty concen- trating, problems sleeping and loss of interest in once- pleasurable activities. Peo- ple sometimes also expe- rience physical symptoms, such as headaches, which can confuse diagnosis. Nosinglecause Depression can affect anyone, and there are mul- tiple risk factors. A per- sonal crisis, such as loss of a loved one, sometimes pre- cedesdepression,butitalso canoccurwithoutanyobvi- ous trigger. Depression and other mood disorders tend to run in families, and de- pressioncanaccompanyse- rious physical disorders. Hormones can play a role, during pregnancy and after a woman gives birth. The task force cited a study that found about 10 per- centofnewmothersexperi- encedapostpartumdepres- sion episode, more serious and lasting longer than so- called "baby blues." Why screen? Depression can go un- recognized, especially if patients don't seek a di- agnosis. Updating 2009 guidelines, the task force reviewed years of research and said Tuesday that screening for depression remains an important part ofprimarycareforadultsof all ages. This time around, the guideline separately ad- dresses pregnant and post- partum women, conclud- ing they, too, benefit from screening. A variety of screening questionnaires are avail- able, such as one that asks how often, over the last two weeks,patientshavefeltbad aboutthemselvesorfeltlike they're a failure, had little interest in doing things or experiencedproblemssleep- ing or concentrating. Still undetermined, the task force said, is how of- ten to screen, given that a person's circumstances and riskcouldchangeovertime. Those aren't new recom- mendations; several other healthgroupsalsohavelong urgeddepressionscreening, although there's no data on how often it's done. But the task force says one key is that appropriate follow-up be available to accurately diagnose those flagged by screening — and then to choosetreatmentsthatbest addresseachperson'ssymp- toms. MENTAL HEALTH Task force urges doctors to screen all adults for depression KARIMKADIM—THEASSOCIATEDPRESSFILE Iraqi soldiers participate in a training exercise with American and Spanish trainers, which includes live ammunition, at Basmaya base, 40kilometers southeast of Baghdad. By Hillel Italie The Associated Press NEW YORK Character actor Abe Vigoda, whose leath- ery, sad-eyed face made him ideal for playing the over- the-hill detective Phil Fish in the 1970s TV series "Bar- ney Miller" and the doomed Mafia soldier in "The Godfa- ther,"diedTuesdayatage94. Vigoda's daughter, Carol VigodaFuchs,toldTheAsso- ciatedPressthatVigodadied Tuesdaymorninginhissleep at Fuchs' home in Woodland Park, New Jersey. The cause of death was old age. "This man was never sick," Fuchs said. His death brought to an end years of questions on whether he was still alive — sparked by a false report of his death more than three decadesago.Though Vigoda took it in stride, the question of whether he was dead or alive became something of a runningjoke:Therewaseven awebsitedevotedtoanswer- ing the much-Googled ques- tion, "Is Abe Vigoda dead?" (On Tuesday, it had been up- dated with "Yes," with the date of his death.) Vigoda worked in relative obscurityasasupportingac- tor in the New York theater and in television until Fran- cis Ford Coppola cast him in the1972Oscar-winning"The Godfather." Vigoda played Sal Tessio, an old friend of Vito Cor- leone's(MarlonBrando)who hopes to take over the fam- ily after Vito's death by kill- inghissonMichaelCorleone (Al Pacino). But Michael an- ticipatesthatSal'ssuggestion for a "peace summit" among crime families is a setup and the escorts Sal thought were taking him to the meeting turn out to be his execution- ers. "Tell Mike it was only business,"Salmutterstocon- sigliere Tom Hagen, played by Robert Duvall, as he's led away. Inastatement,Duvallsaid Tuesday it was "great work- ing with Abe in 'The Godfa- ther' and wonderful to have him among us. We had some greatmemoriestogetherand he will really be missed." The great success of the film and "The Godfather Part II" made Vigoda's face and voice, if not his name, recognizable to the general public and led to numerous roles, often as hoodlums. But it was his comic turn in "Barney Miller," which starred Hal Linden and ran from 1975 to 1982, that brought Vigoda's greatest recognition. Helikedtotellthestoryof how he won the role of De- tective Fish. An exercise en- thusiast, Vigoda had just re- turned from a five-mile jog when his agent called and told him to report immedi- ately to the office of Danny Arnold, who was producing a pilot for a police station comedy. Arnold remarked that Vi- goda looked tired, and the actorexplainedabouthisjog. "You know, you look like you might have hemorrhoids," Arnold said. "What are you — a doctor or a producer?" Vigoda asked. He was cast on the spot. "The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and CableTVShows,"areference book, commented that Vi- goda was the hit of "Barney Miller.""Notonlydidhelook incredible, he sounded and actedlikeeverybreathmight be his last," it said. "Fish was always on the verge of retire- ment, and his worst day was whenthestationhousetoilet broke down." OBITUARY Ab e Vi go da , sa d- ey ed c ha ra ct er a ct or , de ad a t 94 PETER KRAMER — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE Actor Abe Vigoda arrives at the 2011TV Land Awards in New York. LEGALNOTICE T.S.No.: 15-12831-01 Loan No.: ******1017 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE *[PURSUANT TO CIVIL CODE § 2923.3(a), THE SUMMARY OF IN- FORMATION REFERRED TO ABOVE IS NOT ATTACHED TO THE RECORDED COPY OF THIS DOCUMENT, BUT ONLY TO THE COPIES PRO- VIDED TO TRUSTOR.] YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 10/22/2010. 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Womack, husband and wife, as joint ten- ants Duly Appointed Trustee: WT Capital Lender Services, a Cali- fornia Corporation Recorded 10/28/2010, as Instru- ment No. 2010-012597, of Official Records in the office of the Re- corder of Tehama County, Cali- fornia County, fornia Date of Sale: 2/17/2016 at 2:00 PM Place of Sale: AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE TEHAMA COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 633 WASHINGTON STREET, RED BLUFF, CALIFORNIA Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $82,884.22 Esti- mated Street Address or other common designation of real property: 23875 Aitken Avenue, Corning, CA 96021 Legal Description: THE WEST 66 FEET OF LOT 2 AND THE EAST 2 ACRES OF THE EAST HALF OF LOT 3, IN BLOCK 11, OF MAYWOOD COLONY, AS THE SAME ARE SHOWN ON THE MAP FILED IN THE TEHAMA COUNTY RECORDER'S OFFICE, MAY 23, 1891 IN BOOK 'A' OF MAPS AT PAGE 33. EXCEPTING THEREFROM ALL OF THE MINERAL RIGHTS, OIL, GAS AND OTHER HYDROCARBON SUB- STANCES AS GRANTED TO CHAUNCEY T. BURGESS AND PEARL A. 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