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By Debbi BakerSAN DIEGO — County residents were lauded

Friday for their cooperation in dealing with thebiggest power outage in the region’s history.

Mayor Jerry Sanders, at a noon news confer-ence with Supervisor Bill Horn, SDG&E PresidentMike Niggli and police and fire officials, thankedeveryone in the region for a remarkable responsein the face of a unprecedented event.

“San Diegans did a magnificent job of turningwhat could have be a real disaster into somethingthey all handled really well,” Sanders said.

San Diego Fire-Rescue Chief Javier Mainersaid the blackout resulted in numerous medicalemergencies and other calls, including rescues ofseveral people who were trapped in elevators.Thirteen ambulance crews were added to help withthe response.

Crews reported that for the most part, peoplewere patient and in good spirits.

There were no significant crimes related to theoutage and no reports of looting, said ExecutiveAssistant Chief of Police David Ramirez.

Power was restored to all 1.4 million customersin San Diego at about at 3:25 a.m. Friday, SDG&Eofficials said.

Such an outage, which affected more than 5million people from Mexico to Orange County andinto Arizona, had not occurred since at least 1971.It started about 3:30 p.m. Thursday and lastedabout 12 hours, said Dave Geier, SDG&E’s vicepresident of electrical operations.

Geier said the utility company worked fever-ishly to bring transmission systems back online.“No one went home until we got the powerrestored,” he said at an early morning news con-ference.

At the press conference, all of the officials dis-cussed the extreme cooperation between all of theagencies involved including fire and law enforce-ment departments, city governments, school andtransit districts.

Supervisor Bill Horn described the effort as“fantastic.”

“Everything that we prepared for worked likeclockwork,” Horn said.

Even the Navy played a part in the effort by fir-ing up ship generators to reduce their energy use,the utility’s President Niggli said.

Customers were asked to continue to conserveenergy as the system is still fragile and not allplants were operating yet. Additionally, the SanOnofre Generating Station, which went offlineThursday night is not expected to be back on forthe next 24 to 48 hours, Niggli said.

Consumers were asked to keep their air condi-tioning systems at 78 degrees or, if possible, notuse them at all. The utility suggested that peopleuse fans, draw their blinds and drapes to keep thesun out, and open doors and windows.

For students the blackout also turned into a SanDiego version of a “snow-day,” as all public K-12schools in the county were closed Friday. Classesat the University of San Diego, San Diego StateUniversity and many community colleges werealso canceled.

San Diego Superior Courts were open, withpeople still being asked to report for jury duty.

Federal courts were closed for the day.Hospitals countywide maintained operations

throughout the power outage, thanks to backupgenerators. They asked patients who were sched-uled for elective surgeries to call first to seewhether those procedures had been postponed.

Officials with the Metropolitan Transit Systemsaid trolleys and buses were up and running,although there were some delays.

Lindbergh Field was experiencing significantdelays Friday morning as several airlines had can-celed flights because of Thursday’s power outage.

Rebecca Bloomfield, spokeswoman for theSan Diego County Regional Airport Authority,advised travelers to check with their airlines on thestatus of flights. They could also check the air-port’s online flight tracker at www.san.org.

SeaWorld, Legoland and its water park, theSan Diego Zoo and the San Diego Zoo Safari Parkwere also all open for business. Museums inBalboa Park opened as usual, with the exception ofthe Museum of Man, the History Center and theHall of Champions which remained closed.

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NATIONAL COUNCILOF NEGRO WOMEN, INC.

SAN DIEGO SECTIONThe National council of Negro Women, Inc. – San Diego Section (NCNW) was

organized and chartered by the City of San Diego in 1966. Since its inception,NCNW mission has focused on fulfilling goals with programs and projects that pro-vide critical services to women, children, and families. NCNW – San Diego Sectionprovides mentoring and educational support to children and youth and disseminatesinformation to adults about issues affecting African American women and their fam-ilies, including planning for their children’s education. The mission of NCNW – SanDiego Section is to advance opportunities and improve the quality of life for womenand their families.

The times demands that NCNW San Diego draw strength from our 45 years ofcommunity services focusing on education, health, technology, family life, and eco-nomic empowerment, through our programs and projects:

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (S.T.E.M.) program for girls fromthe 5th grade to 10th grade, which provide workshops, presented by AfricanAmerican women working in the fields of science, technology, engineering, andmath. NCNW S.T.E.M. program celebrated it 10th year in 2011 and the program hasencouraged over 1000 girls in the community to continue their education in the fieldsof science, technology, engineering, and math.

NCNW San Diego has been in partnership with Mary McLeod BethuneElementary School for 25 years – participating in their reading program, mentoring,science fairs and NCNW annual Black History Essay Contest.

NCNW – Youth Section - promote excellence in education, encourageCommunity involvement through volunteerism, provide programs that develop skillsthat prepares them for life and develop future leaders.

NCNW San Diego – partnership with various community agencies/organizationsto provide forums on Domestic Violence, Human Exploitation and Trafficking, andVoter’s Initiative. NCNW partnership with the African American Association ofEducators who developed a Blueprint designed to accelerate the achievement ofAfrican-American and African students in San Diego Unified School District, whichwas passed by the Board of Education in 2011.

Partnership with the Resource Center at the O’Farrell Community School provid-ing mentoring to children who have one or both parents in the prison system.

In the past NCNW San Diego partnership with the NCNW Barbara JordanHouston Section – Global Program, which provided tuition for students at theSunflower School in Ghana, Africa. NCNW San Diego developed a “Adopt aClassroom Program”, along with the Principal at Robert Fulton elementary Schooland NCNW retired teachers, who tutored the students in Math, English and Literature“Adopt a Classroom Program” followed the 5th grade class from Fulton Elementaryto O’Farrell Community School. Over 55% of the students are in college today.

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Blacks Are Retreating on Every Front: If You Keep Doing What You’ve

Been Doing, You’re Going to Keep Getting the Same Result

By Brian Pollard For some of us anything beyond family,

work, soccer practice, music lessons, etc., is notin our list of “need to know”. I understand andrespect that position but I feel it’s necessary togive an update on redevelopment. In communi-ties like Southeastern SanDiego, City Heights, and NorthPark it is a tool that hasbrought in needed services,affordable housing andemployment opportunities. It isa tool that when used correctlyprovides the incentives neces-sary to improve the physicaland economic life of an under-served area.

Let’s start where mustthings start…the money.Government at all levels hasexperienced severe budget cut-backs. In most instances it hasbeen a trickle down effect and Redevelopmentis no different.

Redevelopment is administered at the locallevel utilizing powers granted at the state level.Confused yet? Well, what is important is thefact that on June 15, 2011 thelegislatureapproved ABx1 26 (“Dissolution Act”) andABx1 27 (“Voluntary Program Act”) whichauthorized the State to redirect a great deal ofthe funding currently available for local rede-velopment activities. The State plans to usethese funds for Education and other services.

Last week the San Diego City Councilvotedto approve an Alternative Voluntary Program,which under ABx1 27 allows redevelopment to

continue. Based upon a specific formula the SanDiego Redevelopment Agency will pay approx-imately $70,000,000 to the State of California.If the City Council had not agreed to developthis Alternative Voluntary Program the activityof the Redevelopment Agency would have to

end by October of 2011. As ifthat’s not enough, in fiscal year2013, the scheduled paymenthas been calculated at approxi-mately $16,000,000.

Obviously, this action willimpact projects, programs andactivities in all RedevelopmentProject Areas. What we need tobe concerned about is theimpact to the future administra-tionof local redevelopment aswell as what projects andactiv-ities will emerge as the priori-ties. There have been severalgood projects in many areas

including the projects under the jurisdiction ofthe Southeastern Economic DevelopmentCorporation and there is certainly more work tobe done.

We appreciate the City Council taking thesteps to retain redevelopment in the City of SanDiego. With that said, let’s keep our eye on theball. We must make sure that the energy putforth by the Redevelopment Agency is for thebenefit of all of the Project Areas not just thosethat will pay the greatest share to the state. Wehave many projects that we help to restore olderneighborhoods to the economic viability theywere decades ago. It is important that we keepthe momentum going.

Will Redevelopment survive in San Diego?

Blacks in America have a formula for suc-cess: education, education, and education – andthen maybe go get some more education.Universities and colleges are the foundation of aprosperous America and have been for manyyears. But when Black Americans were firstenslaved, there were no universities. They’reeducation was obtained through hard knocks,creativity, inventions, discovery, and using whatthey had to advance themselves and their people.And they did a good job. It’s true that necessityis the mother of all invention. The work was hardon the farm and in the slave master’s house. Thedays were long and the master’s lash was mightymean. The only way to impress the boss or theslave owner was to work hard. It wasn’t a strongmind but a strong back that made John Henry amighty man.

In America, and in San Diego particularly, wehave managed to become city councilmen, citymanagers, county administrators, the CEO of theairport, the convention center, federal judges,and Supreme Court judges. You name it, and wehave been able to sit at the top of every category.However, look at the numbers. We have lostground in every other category. When our firstcouncilman was elected, he had to learn theropes and play the game. He had to support oth-ers and they would support him. Now we have amayor driven system that will include more dis-tricts and more councilmen in the future. We aregoing to have to play the game even more so.

A friend that was visiting me asked where isthe Black inner city? I explained to him that inSan Diego we really don’t have one due to inte-gration and migration. Blacks have moved to thenorthern and eastern part of the county whileHispanics have taken over southeast San Diego,which was a Black area. No such place existsanymore. Today we have leaders to lead us toprosperity, such as SEDC. But that organizationwas tainted, so we can forget that. We weregoing to improve Black business with GatewayEast and West, but that didn’t work out either.Black Americans have lost grounds everywhere.Many of us have moved north to Temecula andother places, only to find that there may have

been an error in relocating and taking our profitsfrom the Black community and integrating intothe white community. Those profits have dwin-dled and the real estate is gone. The vision ofhaving a Black community is nonexistent. Whatdo we do now?

First of all, Black Americans need to face thehard truth, and that is our leaders have led us tothis place. A few Black folks went to school, gotdegrees, and hung them in their offices ofCorporate America as Black people as a wholedeclined and retreated. Can you imagine that ourschool board member is fighting for her life?The citizens have criticized our councilmanbecause he had to fight for his life by aligningwith non-blacks. In the “Black community” youhave 40% Hispanics and 17% Blacks with ournumbers being somewhere around 5% in theoverall county. We’re in bad shape. We have nopower. We have Black folks in power, but itdoesn’t trickle down to the needy. We don’t havea Black business chamber because we don’t haveany businesses. We don’t have to worry aboutthe SBA loaning us money because we have any-thing to loan on, forget qualifying. The same can

be said for Birmingham, Pennsylvania, NYC,Massachusetts, Chicago, etc. We are steadilyretreating.

Blacks didn’t retreat in Tulsa, Oklahoma.They used their education and creativity to buildthe greatest community of Black businesses inAmerica, the Black Wall Street. These smartmen and women did not all come from universi-

ties. They used their skills that used to work forthe master for themselves and for their people.What are you doing? We can always blame oth-ers. But what are you doing beyond that of pack-ing up and moving out? Do you retreat becauseyou do not want to compete?

Until Next Week,Willie Morrow


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Mental and Military BattlegroundsBy Ezrah Aharone

Instead of saying something typical like, “testing 1-2-3,” to check hismicrophone for a radio broadcast, Ronald Reagan once jokingly said, hehad “Signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever…We beginbombing in five minutes.” Humor reveals elements of truth. But the his-torical connection between “bombing” and “signed legislation,” revealsa violent and dangerous trait of the U.S. government that has proven farmore fatal than funny.

Ever since 1776 when the 56 founders signed their declaration andbombed their way into independence, Euro-Americans have establisheda systematic pattern of violence where they spare no human, material, or military expense when itcomes to controlling land, labor, and resources. Even their national anthem which was inspired bythe War of 1812, sensationalizes violence and bombs “…The perilous fight…ramparts gallantlystreaming…rockets red glare,” and “bombs bursting in air!”

This is not intended to ridicule “rights” but rather to sound an alert to another kind of ongoingwar that is being fought without a military—a war where battlegrounds are located in the mind—a war where the battle-plan is to subtly capture and mold thoughts, standards, and actions to con-form and align with “Institutionalized Ideals and Interests.”

Euro-Americans have unilaterally exerted their ways over others for so long, that they believethey can sign and bomb people and systems in or out of existence. To exert over Black America,after centuries of violence and signing uncountable laws to sustain the System of Slavery, theybombed during the Civil War and then signed the Emancipation Proclamation. Segregation wassustained by further violence until they signed the Civil Rights System into existence. While thecurrent signing and bombing attempts in Iraq have backfired, they did successfully re-sign theVoting Rights Act back into existence. Now, for the next 25 years, Black America is reassured theright to vote for the next crops of White multimillionaire and billionaire senators, governors, andpresidents who will continue the signing and bombing process.

This is not intended to ridicule “rights” but rather to sound an alert to another kind of ongoingwar that is being fought without a military—a war where battlegrounds are located in the mind—a war where the battle-plan is to subtly capture and mold thoughts, standards, and actions to con-form and align with “Institutionalized Ideals and Interests.” When properly executed, the damagesof psychological combat are equally lethal as any bomb. Incessant battles are waged to saturateBlack thought with Americanization to the point where all other ideals, particularly Blacksovereign ideals, are regarded as invalid, irrelevant, and non-authoritative.

Because psychological combat is fought on mental battlegrounds, the enemy is not alwaysphysical or visible. The enemy incubates as a “Process of Thought” that can come in any color,religion, or political affiliation. The enemy is concealed within camouflaged fatigues of ideolo-gies, philosophies, doctrines and traditions. You cannot see a racist thought, a flawed philosophy,a false doctrine or a distorted perception. But you do see the manifest social injustices, economicinequities, and political inadequacies.

Psychological warfare is not however some kind of plot, where mad scientists in laboratoriesat the Pentagon are concocting mind serums or scheming to implant microchips in your head. Theinitial attacks were struck during slavery through fear tactics. Have you ever closely observed inphotos the facial expressions of enslaved or some newly-freed Africans? The stunned constitution,the empty stare, the bewildered gaze of uncertainty—these are all telltale signs of a people con-quered by hostile psychological combat. In such pictures you’re not just looking at enslaved indi-viduals, you’re looking at Psychological Prisoners of War.

Due to indoctrination we no longer outwardly exhibit the spooked-out look of slaves, but the

unjust grips of Americanization remain unquestionably fixed as ever before—as plainly demon-strated in our abject incapacities during Katrina, compounded by our inability to hold the U.S.government accountable for its criminal negligence.

A similar process is still at work. Differing only in that hostile combat is now substituted withtechniques of habituation and indoctrination, as was humorously related in a political cartoondepicting a finger-pointing Uncle Sam caricature, saying: “Be A Loyal American! Stop Knowing

Things We Don’t Want You To Know.” A recent segment on Dateline showed babies as young as2-years-old who could identify various food logos like Starbucks, KFC, Dunkin Donuts, andMcDonalds. This illustrates indoctrinated conditioning at the earliest stages. “Indoctrination” iscomprised of 3 words: In, Doctrine, and Nation—which simply means to be “In” the “Doctrine”(teachings) of a “Nation.”

Due to indoctrination we no longer outwardly exhibit the spooked-out look of slaves, but theunjust grips of Americanization remain unquestionably fixed as ever before—as plainly demon-strated in our abject incapacities during Katrina, compounded by our inability to hold the U.S.government accountable for its criminal negligence.

In this “Age of Reciprocated Terrorism” where national security is primary, perhaps the gov-ernment used Katrina’s fallout to conduct a “controlled chaos” military drill for future study andimplementation? The armed commando-like guards; The depravation of food, water, andmedicine; The stench and horrid living conditions; The forced transport of people to-and-fromsports stadiums (stadiums which can easily be converted into prison concentration camps)—allhave suspicious overtones of eventualities that could unfold if any mass group attempted to incitea “civil uprising.”

Since we are supposed to be “free” and have full access to information to shape our views, it’sunderstandable that some people would dispute that our thoughts are somehow being held POW.But the effects of indoctrination are imperceptible to the untrained mind and eye. It’s difficult toself-detect the extent to which our minds are not free, being that our minds have never been freefrom the influences of Americanization. Proverbially, it’s like being unable to “see the forestbecause of the trees.”

Thought invariably produces substance. The substance (or lack thereof) of Black America is aproduct of our thinking—we think like a people who are content with being “governed by others,”rather than thinking like a people who strive to “govern for self.” There are consequential differ-ences between the two. Our current “Process of Thought” must therefore be countervailed with asovereign-minded “Process of Thought”—Philosophy against philosophy; Ideology against ideol-ogy; Doctrine against doctrine; Truth against lies. Only then can our thoughts become sovereignenough to self-define and ultimately produce the true freedom and the quality of substance wejustly deserve.

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THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 9/11ATTACKS: WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO ME?

At the time, of when it happened, I was only12 years old. An age of which I truly did notgrasp the importance of the 9/11 tragedy.Attending middle school, myself and others

heard rumors of an attack that took place in New Yorkwhich involved a music record store. We innocentlyjoked about how anyone would find use in attacking amusic store? Be mindful of my age and the knowledgethat I carried—I, as well as my peers, regarded theWorld Trade Center as music record store. But it was notuntil I returned home from school that I saw with myown eyes the full extent of the attacks, on my televisionscreen, of which I quickly reprimanded my thinking.

It was truly hard for me to find common ground witheveryone who saw the attacks as intentional—I reallythought the pilots fell asleep at the wheel or accidental-ly went off course and went into the two towers. Howwas I supposed to know that it was an act of terrorism,nor have the knowledge of what terrorism was? Half ofyou can attest that you honestly did not know what “ter-rorism” was until after 9/11. Growing up in Californiawas a disadvantage for me because watching those hor-rific images on television did not serve justice to thosewho were there first-hand—I was basically watching amovie.

I was stuck in twilight town, not knowing what tobelieve was real or unreal—or maybe unwilling toaccept the truth or reality of the attacks. But, I am soamazed of how I would have the opportunity to be on“loss soil,” and imagine the full atrocity that took placethat morning—in 10 years time. Being truly blessed totravel to the east coast—to work inside Capitol Hill, visitnumerous historical sites, and meet influential people inmy life like Dr. Cornel West, Congressman RonDellums, etc.—I was also fortunate enough to visit thePentagon in Washington, D.C. and Ground Zero in NewYork City. Both sites were equally moving and tragic,but it was ground zero that brought me down to myknees. New York City, if you may not know, is a grandcity—stacked buildings that scrape the sky; making you

feel like ant walking ina big forest with talltrees. But, as I steppedonto Ground Zero, Ibriefly closed my eyes,and imagined whatwould have been liketo be there when theplanes flew into thosetwo towers and what Iconjured up was abso-lute terror.

Imagine sounds ofexplosions that shookthe very ground thatyou stood on; terrible sounds which you could neverbelieve was possible. Imagine looking up to the sky,watching time standing still, witnessing every terrifyingmoment of an enormous plane flying above you , saying,“No! please don’t crash!” but then watch helplessly as itplunges in and burst into flames. Then lastly imagineyourself scattered in a crowd of terrified men, womenand children, looking for your loved ones, as you seeeverything that you ever held dear in life come crashingdown in a flash of white smoke, as if the sky was trulyfalling.

In order for any American citizen or advocate ofhuman rights to truly appreciate the memorial of 9/11, andtruly mourn for those who lost their lives that day, onemust make a pilgrimage. A spiritual pilgrimage in whichyou can actually imagine yourself, in those last remainingmoments. I could not imagine what terrifying thoughtsconsumed the 9/11 flight passengers as they were justmoments away before dying. This 10th anniversarymeans humility for me. To be thankful for life, and for thecountry that I am in—to freely express that. But at thesame be vigilant, knowing that world is not safe anymore.9/11 showed the world that evil still exists. Seriously dotake the time to honor the loss lives of 9/11, and cherisheach living moment like it was your last.

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At a wedding I attended on July 30, 2011 Pastor Adrian Ewingof Faith Tabernacle Church of God in Christ made a statement thatresonated with me which is the back drop for this article. PastorAdrian Ewing said the following: “If you give a woman somethingshe will more than double it when giving it back. For instance, ifyou give a woman a house, she’ll turn it into a home. If you give awoman a bag of groceries she will make you some meals. If yougive her a seed she will give you a child. Conversely if you give awoman “hell”…..” Everyone in attendance got it and laughedagreeing to the truth of the statement. Ladies this is for free, thesame is true for men whatever you give them they will give it backto you so be careful what you give out in your relationships.

In an earlier article “Are you reaping what you’re sowing?” itwas made abundantly clear that in many ways we are a product ofwhat we’ve sown. Maybe, just maybe it was over simplified andthe essence of the reality was missed. We all give people certainthings:

• Attitudes – commonly known as “ tudes”• Criticism meant to demean (consciously or unconsciously)• The cold shoulder• Fake smiles and fake kindness• Mean mugging• Harsh words• Lies• Back stabbingI’m going to stop here because I am sure you get the point. Now I ask the question, what should

you expect back? What if you gave these things?• Good attitudes• Constructive criticism designed to edify and encourage• Inviting shoulder to lean on • Honesty and kindness• Smiles• TruthI ask you, what would you expect to get back? We can ask these questions and take an in depth

look into what we are giving people in our lives and then honestly ask back – are we surprised aswhat we’ve been given back?

The essence of life itself, at least a quality life is to be sure that we do unto others as we wouldhave them do unto us. It’s such a simple statement nonetheless it is overlooked regularly. Most of ustreat people in a manner we ourselves would not like to be treated and yet we walk around with achip on our shoulder because we feel we’ve unjustly been mistreated, overlooked, or worse not evenconsidered in the course of a conversation. Here are some thoughts to ponder as you endeavor totreat people the way you would truly like to be treated:

• When a woman’s/man’s ways please God He will make her at peace with her enemies.• If your enemy is hungry feed him, thirsty give him something to drink and God will deal with

his conscious.• Do not inflict evil for evil.• Bless those and curse not those who persecute you• A kind word will turn away a sour tongueWhat am I saying? Glad you asked. When I don’t respond in kind as suggested above then I find

myself, angry, bitter, always complaining, and always finding fault – bottom line robbed of my joy.Don’t ever give anyone that kind of power over your life. You remain in control of your joy, remem-bering who the center of it is, or should be.

Through life we have a choice as to how we respond to how people treat us and how we treatpeople. If you’d like to receive a double response to the good – give good.

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Sufferers of season-al allergies are wellaware of how a suddenonset of scratchy andwatery eyes, violentsneezing, and a con-stant runny nose canhamper one’s day.Sometimes called hay fever or allergic rhinitis,seasonal allergies affect tens of millions of peo-ple throughout North America every year!

What causes seasonal allergies? When anoutdoor or indoor allergen comes into contactwith your body, your immune system may trig-ger the production of an antibody calledimmunoglobin E, also called IgE. If this hap-pens, the next time that you are exposed to thatallergen, IgE antibodies in your body release achemical called histamine, which sets off aseries of chemical reactions that can result inany of the following eliminative reactions:

SneezingSwelling of the mucous membranes in your

sinuses, nose, and eyesA runny noseWatery eyesAll of these eliminative reactions are in

place to preserve your health. You want thesemechanisms to be sharp and fully functional atall times, and ready to react to substances thatare harmful to your cells. What you do not wantis for these eliminative mechanisms to swinginto high gear in response to substances that donot pose a real physiological threat to yourcells.

Toxins that are produced by mold - alsocalled mycotoxins - are examples of substancesthat you want to react to by sneezing and hav-ing watery eyes and a runny nose. Regularexposure to mycotoxins can contribute to thedevelopment of a wide variety of health chal-lenges, including cancer, nervous system dys-function, immune system dysfunction, diarrhea,and even rapid death.

Pollens from various types of grasses,weeds, and trees are examples of substancesthat don’t pose the same physiological threatsto your cells that some mycotoxins do; there isno real need for your body to activate a his-tamine-mediated response when exposed topollens.

Beyond different types of pollen, there aremany other common allergens that are notdirectly harmful to your cells, and yet, if yousuffer with seasonal allergies, your body mayreact to these allergens by producing the elimi-native reactions listed above.

Why is this? Why does your body use upenergy and sometimes exhaust itself inresponding to allergens that are not directlyharmful to your cells?

Unfortunately, for most of you all reliant onconventional medicine and science – they donot have an answer for this question. All that isknown for sure is that allergens induce an IgEand histamine-mediated response. It is notknown with absolute certainty why only a smallpercentage of the human population sufferswith seasonal allergies.

My personal research in homeopathic reme-dies has led me to believe that seasonal aller-gies come about because of a hypersensitivenervous system and a dysfunctional immunesystem. All sub-optimal lifestyle factors - poorstress management, lack of rest, poor foodchoices, and regular exposure to toxins - cangradually create both a hypersensitive nervoussystem and a dysfunctional immune system inpeople who are genetically susceptible to devel-oping these health challenges.

Here are some dietary and lifestyle recom-mendations that I have found to be helpful inaddressing varying degrees of seasonal aller-gies:

Avoid all sources of MSG and artificialsweeteners; both are known to damage the cellsthat make up your nervous system.

Take a high quality probiotic on a dailyContinued on page 22

Despite high-profile success stories such as Barack Obama or OprahWinfrey, the typical black family is poorer by some standards today than itwas nearly 30 years ago. In a country where access to capital is everything,most blacks have nothing.

Part of the story of the recession is a story about jobs. The unemploymentrate for most demographic groups essentially doubled during the recession,according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. For blacks, the jobless rate rosefrom 7.7% to 16.5%, while the jobless rate for whites went from 3.9% to 9%.

Those disparities in employment are well known. What’s not fully appre-ciated is how deeply the recession cut into the incomes of black households,and how the recession devastated the wealth of black families.

It’s not until you look at the figures for net worth — assets minus liabil-ities — that you can understand just how marginalized blacks are in our cap-italist society.

Most blacks really don’t have any capital at all. The average black personleaves his or her heirs just enough to pay the undertaker, with the typical blackhousehold’s net worth totaling just $2,200, according to the latest data.

What little wealth the typical black family has is mostly tied up in the house. With housing pricesfalling for the past five years, black wealth has been wiped out.

The figures are shocking. In 2001, the median net worth of a white family stood at $124,600. Forblacks, the median wealth was $12,500. For every dollar of wealth owned by the typical white family, thetypical black family had 10 cents. Remember, these are figures for middle-class families.

By 2007, the median wealth for white families hit $143,600, thanks to the housing bubble and a stock-market rally. But blacks were left behind. They don’t own many financial assets, and they missed out onthe housing bubble almost completely. Their net worth fell to $9,300. For every dollar of capital ownedby middle-class whites, middle-class blacks had 6 cents.

Then things got even uglier. By 2009, the typical white family had $94,600 in wealth, compared with$2,200 for blacks, according to an analysis by economist Edward Wolff. Blacks had 2 cents on the dollar.

Around the globe, accumulating capital has been seen as the key to economic development. Thenations that have grown the fastest have been those with the most equal distribution of wealth. Asia isgrowing much faster than Latin America, for example.

But wealth is a bit like sourdough bread — you need a starter to get it going. Each generation of black youth starts out with a deficit, not a legacy. Parents or grandparents don’t

have the capital to pass along to the kids to pay for school, buy a home or start a business. Black collegegraduates carry a heavier student-loan burden than white graduates. White kids backed up by their parentscan better afford to work at the unpaid internships that increasingly are crucial to enter certain professions.

Most black families are caught in a trap, and it’s not any better for millions of working-class fami-lies of other races. In a world where wealth begets wealth, upward mobility is a struggle. Poverty is justone layoff or illness away.

Americans like to believe that anyone can make it with hard work. If you are exceptional, hard workand a little luck might be enough. But if you have average talents, like most of us, there’s nothing like alittle capital to get you on your way.

Unfortunately for many working-class blacks, whites, Hispanics and Asians, the Great Recessionwashed much of the wealth they’d managed to gain. It’ll be very hard to build it back up without a steadyand good-paying job.

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Despite beingcritical of FEMA inthe past, Monday Perry said he would be seek-ing the federal aid to combat the fires ragingacross the state.

The majority of Texas is protected by vol-unteer fire departments with 819 volunteer sta-tions. In comparison there are 114 paid depart-ments.

On the subject of the budget cuts, The StateFiremen’s and Fire Marshals’ Association ofTexas, Executive Director, Chris Barron toldKVUE-TV, “It’s taken a great effect. I think thecitizens and the public is going to see that.”

Perry, who took over as Governor of Texasin 2000 when George W. Bush resigned, is nowthe front-runner in the Republican primary,ahead of both Minnesota CongresswomanMichele Bachmann and former front-runnerMitt Romney.

Wednesday night Perry attended a national-ly televised Republican debate.

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Sarah Palin: Don’t Run For PresidentIf former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin

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In July 2009 Palin stepped down asGovernor of Alaska before finishing her firstterm. She subsequently embarked on a tour topromote her book ‘Going Rogue’, released inNovember 2009, and star in a reality TV series

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cultural enrichment, intellectual maturity, self-

esteem, standardized test scores, and a score of

other qualities that every administrator, school

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Why Chess for urban youths?

Chess instills in young players a sense of

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Chess dramatically improves a child’s abil-

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Chess increases cognitive skills.

Chess improves children’s communication

and aptitude in recognizing patterns.

Chess results in higher grades especially in

Math and English.

Chess teaches the value of hard work, con-

centration and commitment.

Chess makes a child realize that he or she is

responsible for his or her own actions and must

accept their consequences.

Chess allows girls to compete with boys on

a non-threatening socially acceptable plane.

Chess teaches children to try their best to

win, while accepting defeat with grace.

Chess builds a sense of team spirit, while

emphasizing the individual.

Chess provides children with a concrete,

inexpensive and compelling way to rise above

the deprivation and self doubt which is so

much a part of their lives (Palm 1990,pp. 5-7).

What has Chess taught me.

The importance a rigorous work ethic is

along with talent that yields an outcome of

excellence. Effort is required!

What is my background is mental strategy?

This is an interesting question? In the con-

text of academic achievement it served as a

coping mechanism for the social-economic

disparity I felt as a child. My mental strategy

was if I did not have the resources of my peers

due to status or economic state, I could com-

pensate by gaining information which cost

only my time and was readily available

through books. This strategy resulted in

exceptional performance as a student and in

my being skipped two grades in elementary

school. As the question relates to my chess

style, I seek the initiative and attack. As the

question relates to me professionally, I search

out multiple levels of reference before select-

ing a course of action. As a father the question

raises the opportunity to invite my son to par-

ticipate in a learning experience for events in

his life. To build his capacity through skills

and knowledge acquisition, relevancy to his

voice, and a internal locus of control. That no

matter what he encounters in the environment

he has the tolls at his disposal to maximize his

outcomes.

The problem solving methodology.

Identify the problem.

Scan the environment for solutions.

Rank the solution in order of preference.

Implement the solutions from listed order.

Check for problem resolution and any col-

lateral issues.

What makes life choices difficult?

Feelings!!!

Most of the time we are aware of what

needs to be done (institutional rational choice)

and in spite of this knowledge we find it diffi-

cult to implement due to personal motivations

(emotive) that may have little to do with the

decision making process.

As we age is there a way we can develop

skills that create better navigation to success?

Another interesting inquiry! Age and suc-

cess need to be defined, but as a generic

response I would offer two concepts for con-

versation.

Reflective thinking

System theory analysis

Is the problem the definition of success as

we experience what we think is valuable to life

or what we think we should have?

Both can be problematic. Context is

required as to who is defining success for us

and the other poses the issue of self interest. I

often refer to this example when introducing

the problem solving strategy to participants.

One person driving alone on a deserted high-

way has a flat tire. Pulls over and open his

trunk and to his dismay finds he has everything

needed except a jack to replace his tire. He

sets about on foot to hopefully come about a

jack. Thirty minutes later another driver

encounters the same set of circumstances of

the first driver and see his problem as not being

able to lift the vehicle to replace the tire. He

notices some bricks from a construction site

and a two-by-four along the road and sets

about using the resources as a lever and ful-

crum and replaces the flat tire continuing his

journey. The moral of this story is that “how

you define the problem” can restrict or expand

the environmental scan!

The issue with “what we think we should

have” is much more an economic discussion

that brings forth the concept of “fair play” ver-

sus “fair share” dialogue. It is presently a hotly

debated political discussion going on at pre-

sent. In “fair play” conception inequalities are

fair as long as the rules by which people com-

pete for valued goods are fair. In “fair share”

conception everyone is entitled to a share of

societal resources sufficient to live a dignified,

flourishing life. both principles are deeply

embedded in the American life, but fair play is

dominant.

Does Chess un-train/un-teach debilitating

thinking habits?

Chess provides an opportunity for a person

to learn a more effective thought process if one

chooses.

There is a sense of prestige that comes with

playing Chess.

As documented in the research skills

acquired by playing Chess increase creativity

and originality in problem solving scenarios

across all domains.

So the power to think your way out of a

dilemma is seen as prestigious and powerful?

Personal awareness and efficacy! Change

the way I think, you change the way I feel,

resulting in a change in the way I act. (person-

al accountability)

Is that where you are trying to place young

men and women?

This skill set needs to be a foundational

developmental strategy from as early on as

possible for children. The Secretary

Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills

(SCANS) determined five competencies and a

three part foundation needed to gain access to

the 21st century high performance workplace.

They are as follows:

Competencies:

Resources

Interpersonal skills

Information

Systems

Technology

Foundations:

Basic skills

Thinking skills

Personal qualities

Also there a since of discipline that is very

alluring and seems to be attractive as well

about chess. So why is not being smart not

cool to most young African American chil-

dren?

Exposure to and education of parents the

benefits of the chess activity research has

proven to validate.

Does Chess offer different things to young

women that it offers to young men?

The skill sets are gender neutral. Girls

checkmate as well as boys!

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ment stage and rallying residents with its new “Show Your Love”campaign and inspiring residents to help shape the future of theregion in which we all live, work and play. Residents can visit thenew ShowYourLoveSD.org website to learn more or to register forand attend a public workshop, request a presentation in their com-munity or learn about becoming a community partner. Public ser-vice announcements will also begin airing on nearly all local tele-vision stations as part of the initiative’s public awareness cam-paign.

The public workshops are being held Sept. 13-15 in six commu-nities across the county and are the culmination of nearly two yearsof research and study into the economic, educational, infrastruc-tural and cultural needs of the greater San Diego region.

“We all love living in San Diego, and we need to show our lovefor this region today by thinking about and planning for its future,”said Bill Geppert, chair of Our Greater San Diego Vision. “Theseworkshops will capture the collective dreams, aspirations and con-cerns of today’s residents to benefit the future of our region.”

“Our growth over the next 40 years will be driven by our ownchildren and grandchildren. Now is the time for today’s residents tohelp shape the future for these next generations,” said YolandaSelene Walther-Meade, one of nearly 150 ambassadors represent-ing the region’s diverse communities for Our Greater San DiegoVision.

Residents can register to attend one of the following six work-shops at www.ShowYourLoveSD.org. Seating is limited soadvance registration is required:

Sept. 13, 1-4 p.m.Sonrise Church, 8805 N. Magnolia Ave., Santee, CA 92071Sept. 13, 6:30-9:30 p.m.Jacobs Center, 404 Euclid Ave., San Diego, CA 92114Sept. 14, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.City Concourse Cooper Room, 202 C. St., San Diego, CA 92101Sept. 14, 6:30-9:30 p.m.Chula Vista Golf Course, 4475 Bonita Rd., Bonita, CA 91902Sept. 15, 1-4 p.m.Quantum Learning Network, 1938 Avenida Del Oro, Oceanside, CA 92056Sept. 15, 6:30–9:30 p.m.California Center for the Arts, 340 North Escondido Blvd., Escondido, CA 92025Workshops will begin with a briefing from the facilitators, includ-

ing instant polling of participants, followed by a series of map-based,small group exercises and concluding with group presentations to allparticipants. The input from attendees will help shape a menu of choic-es for the region’s future. These choices will be presented inNovember for the public to prioritize and pick those that best reflecttheir vision of San Diego 50 to 100 years from now. The resultingvision will be unveiled in Spring 2012 and continually refreshed andimplemented through the Center for Civic Engagement at The SanDiego Foundation, which is also facilitating Our Greater San DiegoVision.

Community and media partners are forming an unprecedentedalignment behind Our Greater San Diego Vision including San Diego6, Univision San Diego and Telemundo33, San Diego 10, AztecaAmerica, KPBS, and NBC San Diego.

Visit the project’s new website, www.ShowYourLoveSD.org, orFacebook page, www.facebook.com/ourgreatersandiegovision, to helpshape the future of the place in which we all live, work and play.

About Our Greater San Diego VisionOur Greater San Diego Vision is an unprecedented civic engage-

ment process to create a shared vision of the future based on the inputof tens of thousands of residents. For more information, visitwww.ShowYourLoveSD.org.

About The San Diego FoundationFounded in 1975, The San Diego Foundation’s purpose is to pro-

mote and increase effective and responsible charitable giving. TheFoundation manages more than $500 million in assets, almost half ofwhich reside in permanent endowment funds that extend the impact oftoday’s gifts to future generations. Since its inception, The Foundationhas granted more than $700 million to the San Diego region’s non-profit community. For additional information, please visit the SanDiego Foundation at www.sdfoundation.org.

Help shape the region’s future during public workshops Sept. 13-15 in Santee, San Diego, Bonita,Oceanside and Escondido in preparation for November’s massive public choosing process

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The outage caused a large sewage spill that poured about 1.9 mil-lions gallons of waste from the San Diego Metropolitan WastewaterSystem pump station in Sorrento Valley into the Los PeñasquitosLagoon. The spill was originally said to be 3.2 million gallons butthat estimate was determined to be too high, officials said.

All beaches north of Scripps Pier through Del Mar and SolanaBeach were closed and have signs warning people to stay out of theocean because of the contamination.

There also was a sewage spill at a pump station near Interstate 5and state Route 54. It released an estimated 120,000 gallons into theSweetwater River, which flows into San Diego Bay. Warning signswere posted at Bayside Park in Chula Vista and the San Diego Bayarea accessed from the Silver Strand.

Updates on beach closures and warnings are available at (619)338-2073.

A boil-water order remains in effect, possibly through earlySaturday, for the following communities: Scripps-Miramar,Tierrasanta, San Carlos, Bernardo Heights, Scripps Ranch, La Jolla-

Soledad, Otay Mesa, and the College-College Grove areas.The order is a precautionary measure because reduced water

pressure in those neighborhoods where pumping plants had no back-up systems could allow contaminated water to infiltrate the system,city water officials said.

Officials advised that water should be boiled for at least oneminute and then cooled before using. Ice from automatic ice makersin the affected households should not be used.

Food that has been at room temperatures for more than two hoursshould be discarded.

“When in doubt throw it out,” said county public health officerDr. Wilma Wooten.

A full freezer will keep food frozen for two days, while food in ahalf-full freezer will stay frozen for one day. Food that has thawedshould not be refrozen.

Some small areas in the county may still be without powerbecause of blown fuses or other isolated issues, Geier said. Thosecustomers are asked to call (800) 411-7343.

The outage started after an Arizona Public Service utility employ-ee performed a procedure on the North Gila-Hassayampa transmis-sion line near Yuma, Ariz., that resulted in a major outage to SouthernCalifornia.Niggli said this the first time in the region’s history that theentire system was blacked-out.

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