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Praise Til you drop!

7pm Grace Covenant Christian Church of the Harvest 2885 Clay Ave, San Diego, CA. 92113.

“Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshippers the Father seeks. (John 4:23, N.I.V.” Friday, May 20th at Grace Christian Church of the Harvest, 2885 Clay Ave, in San Diego, Worship and Praise was thundering in the sanctuary!

Hundreds of Hands were lifted up in Praise, hundreds of feet were tapping, stomping and dancing to the rhythmic beat of the Spirit of God as it moved this multicultural audience to worship!

This was a unique celebratory worship service of unlimited, unrestricted, “til you drop” praise for almost 400 people who wanted to dance before the Lord and enjoy the preached Word, intermittently served with choir bursts of down home songs and contemporary songs that “rocked” the Spirit!

For when the Praises go UP, the Blessings come down!

Apostle David Watkins of Grace Covenant Christian Church of the Harvest set the tone for the service and was homiletically and musically supported by Pastor B.E. Richardson and Lady Barbara and the Extreme Gospel Worship Center, Pastor Troy Owens of New Life Baptist Church, Minister Eddie Baltrip of North Park Apostolic, Bishop Willie Moore and Minister Joyce Moore of Voices of Victory Christian Ministry, Pastor Marty and Heather Martin of the Door of Hope Christian Center, Dr. Steve Cooper of Nu-Way International Christian Ministries, and Pastor Emilio of the Highland Avenue Baptist Church.

It is hard, in the flesh to explain the anointed thrills and chills in the Spirit, therefore we invite you to our next Worship Experience on August 19, 2011 at 7:00 pm and experience the “Praise ‘til you Drop” for yourself!

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Teaching Art of Business Building O

n Wednesday, June 8, 2011, a book launch reception, featuring coauthor Kim Folsom of “Million Dollar Conversations”and President and CEO of ShowUhow, Inc., and her panelist of colleague millionaires, who provided the guests with a powerful and motivational presentation regarding how they built their entrepreneur companies to million dollar status using “OPM”, other people’s money.

The event was held at Dr. Carolle Jean Murat’s Retreat and Wellness Center. The event kicked off with sounds of jazzy, renowned harpist Mariea Antoinette, followed by a welcome and introduction to event Moderator Pamela Davis, Associate Producer at KUSI. Panelists were: Kim Davis King, General Partner Catalina Ventures, Cheryl Mayberry McKissick, Founder/CEO Nia Enterprises, LLC Vickie Turner, Partner Wilson, Turner, Kosmo, LLP and Kim T. Folsom, Founder/CEO ShowUhow, Inc. The event was coordinated by event planner Clara Carter, President and Founder of the Multicultural Convention Services Network, and UniquelySanDiego.com Cheryl Morrow, editor of The San Diego Monitor provided media support coverage for the event.

Dr. Carolle Jean-Murat owner of the Wellness Retreat Center

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Whatever Happened to Trade Schools?

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eing from a farm area outside of Tuscaloosa, Alabama I remember my high school teachers asking my class what we wanted to do after high school. We would go around the room where everyone would explain each of their post-graduate plans. Some students planned to go to Morehouse, Spelman, Tuskeegee, or other colleges, while other students said they wanted to go to trade school to learn barbering, plumbing, or some other trade. Not one student dared to stand up and say that they planned to do nothing.

Both my sister and myself went to trade school. She went to nursing school, while I was away in Cincinnati, Ohio at Moler Barber College. I remember that my mother wanted me to attend barbering school so badly that she sent in a $50 deposit to the school when I was still in the 10th grade. I bragged for two years that my deposit had already been paid and my spot was waiting for me in Ohio. Attending trade schools was how many Blacks in the

we all know that price has soared out of control. No parent wants to spend $30-40,000 per year to send a kid to school that will probably flunk out South got a foothold in life. Your high school GPA wasn’t all that important because many knew they would never be able to keep up in college anyway. We only attended high school part-time because of our duties back home on the farm.

Today, you don’t hear of too many young people saying that they plan to go to trade school. That barber college introductory fee that my mother sent to Cincinnati is probably a

fraction of what the deposit costs now. Today, it’s nearly $10,000 to go to barber college.

Beauty school is nearly $15-$20,000. To go to a regular college —- we all know that price has soared out of control. No parent wants to spend $30-40,000 per year to send a kid to school that will probably flunk out.

Black America, the state of California, as well as the entire country needs to encourage our children to give trade schools a chance. We have spent a lot of time, energy, and money on leveling the playing field in the classroom to be qualified to go to college, but the truth is that not all of us are college material.

I remember back in the 1970s I was checking the percentage of graduates at San Diego State University. Only 1 Black individual out of 70 students graduated four years later. That percentage is unreal and it’s not too much better now. All of us may be created equal and we all may be equal at birth, but we are not equal when it comes to opportunities. Some of us can write with more clarity and know math back and forth but don’t understand the flow of electricity. Some of us understand the flow of electricity, but not plumbing. Some of us love food, but know nothing about agriculture and the process of farming. We need to get back to affordable training schools. If our bicycle needs training wheels, so do our children. We need to find out what they are good at, what they love, and how to help them succeed at these trades.

I also learned another frightening statistic, the A students with the 4.0 GPAs were more likely to work for the C students that barely got through college. But these C students were and still are successful at their craft. Politics, education, and social organization all rest on the shoulders of the business individual–the one who pays taxes and not the one who runs a government-funded non-profit organization.

EDITORIAL Business is where the money comes from to support politicians, pay judges, educate our children, etc. It all rests on the shoulders of the economic arm of our community. And this is where we are the most weak. We don’t have the shoulders to support our community, its schools, politicians, and so forth and so on.

Booker T. Washington said, “A man should train his mind as well as his hands so that the mind will have something for the hands to do.”

We can get a lot more mileage out of our people if we teach them something beyond that of a degree. It only guarantees us nothing but the possibility of a job working for someone else.

Until Next Week, Willie Morrow

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Request for Proposal for Consultant Services The Southeastern Economic Development Corporation (SEDC) is a non-profit public benefit Corporation responsible for the redevelopment activities occurring in the 7.2 square mile area immediately east of downtown San Diego known as southeastern San Diego.

The purpose of this Request for Proposal (RFP) is to identify qualified consultant services to submit information regarding areas of expertise, qualifications and references.

A copy of the RFP, which outlines the full Scope of Services, may be obtained by contacting SEDC at 619-527-7345, via the SEDC web site www.sedcinc.org, email TylisaS@sedcinc.org, fax 619-262-9845 or received in person at the SEDC corporate offices located at 404 Euclid Avenue, Suite 221, San Diego, CA 92114. Office hours are 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Monday through Friday. Questions may be directed to Tylisa D. Suseberry, Assistant Economic Development Manager or TylisaS@sedcinc.org The deadline for proposals submittals is 5:00 p.m., June 17, 2011.

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By Steve Brand, Special to the U-T Athletes like Tyrone Sauls and Maggie Sevilla leave you wondering how they find time to study or enjoy a social life.

Organization is the answer.

Sauls and Sevilla have mastered time management, a skill that helped the seniors earn recognition as the region’s 2010-11 high school Athletes of the Year.

Sauls turned in stellar performances in football and track at Christian High in El Cajon. Sevilla never left the field, competing in field hockey, soccer and softball for Scripps Ranch High.

In a week, Sauls will leave for the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. Sevilla has accepted a scholarship to play softball at the University of Pittsburgh.

Ask him, and Sauls will tell you he prefers football over track. He especially likes the prospect of play- Tyrone Sauls of Christian and Maggie Sevilla of Scripps ing fullback for Air Force, a position Ranch, photographed in Balboa Park, are the U-T high he hasn’t played since he started in school Athletes of the Year for 2010-11. — K.C. Alfred the sport as a 7-year-old.

“I’ve played every position on the field except cornerback,” the 6-foot-2, 225-pound Sauls said. “I’m really looking forward to fullback again because I feel it’s my natural position.”

Sauls said the highlight of the football season was telling Air Force he was going there.

And the toughest part was telling Navy, Harvard and Oregon that he wasn’t.

“It’s just as hard as everyone says it is,” Sauls said.

For the season, Sauls gained 1,759 yards and scored 29 touchdowns as a tailback and picked up another 243 yards and two TDs receiving. On defense, he was credited with 93 tackles at linebacker. He was named the state Small Schools Player of the Year by Cal-Hi Sports.

Sauls adapted quickly to track and field, where he put the shot a San Diego Section-leading 58 feet, 2? inches and won the section title. He compiled a 3.85 grade-point average.

Though she played three sports and was named section Player of the Year in field hockey, where she anchored the Scripps Ranch defense, there is no doubt which sport Sevilla likes the most.

“Softball,” she said without hesitation. “I have a passion for softball that I don’t have in the other sports. I’ve been playing travel ball since I was 11 years old. I’m the catcher and I like that because I’m always in the game.

“I love challenges and I find softball always has a new challenge. Just when you think you have something figured out, some new challenge comes along and I like that.”

Sevilla was a starter for four years on the Scripps Ranch softball and soccer teams but said the highlight of her high school career came in field hockey, where the Falcons reached the section finals four straight seasons and won three titles.

Sevilla is equally competitive in the classroom, earning a 4.17 grade-point average.

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OMNILOGUE© - “All of us communicating with each other, so that we all come to a collective understanding, so that we all work toward the same goal.” ©

No Justice Realignment, No Peace of Mind “Why was Jesus born in a manger? Because their was no room in the inn.

There was no room in the inn because the government called for a census and all of the available rooms in the town were occupied. The wise men warned his parents to take baby Jesus into Egypt because Herod sent out a decree to kill the young boy. And we know that Pontius Pilate ordered Jesus to be put to death.

These texts offer a cradle to the grave motivation for people of faith to engage in public policy formation to increase successful prisoner reentry opportunities. Simply put, it was tax policy that summoned people to Bethlehem. It was public safety policy that forced Mary and Joseph to take Jesus into Egypt to avoid his premature demise. And it was judicial policy that resulted in Jesus’ death on the cross.”

(Rev. Eugene Williams, National Director, Regional Congregations and Neighborhood Organizations (RCNO) speech at the San Diego Out4Life Prison Reentry Conference May 2011. (Full text at www.baptists4change.org) California is in the middle of one of the most profound movements in its history. The results will land right on your doorstep, and I’ll bet you aren’t even paying attention.

People from state prison are coming to your local jail. People from your local jail are coming home – TO YOU! CALIFORNIA HAS THE THIRD LARGEST PRISON SYSTEM IN THE WORLD! The United States Supreme Court has told California that people are dying in prison from overcrowding, therefore, THEY MUST LET TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE OUT OF PRISON IN THE NEXT TWO YEARS. The worst offenders will stay in prison. The next level down will go to county jails instead of prison. The lowest level will be let out of jail and sent back to the communities and homes they came from. In California there are ten times more Black folks per capita in prison than there are in the state overall. That means that THE BIGGEST IMPACT WILL BE IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY!! What are you doing to get ready for this man-made social disaster?

The schools have failed us. The economic system has failed us. The political system has failed us. The social service system has failed us. The “justice” system is about to dump on us - hard. The churches and non-profits have not fixed the problem in 30 years. Who can we turn to? EACH OTHER!! NO ONE IS COMING TO SAVE US BUT US!!

Next: THE NEHEMIAH PROJECT! (Read it in the Bible and you’ll know what I’m talking about.)

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How to Work Food Combos for Easy Digestion and Weight Loss!

by Lady Topaz The discomforts of indigestion are so common in today’s society that indigestion is almost considered normal. The fact that over 2 billion dollars are spent each year on antacids is proof of this. Rather than using drugs to suppress the symptoms, wouldn’t it be wiser, and easier, to remove the causes of indigestion? As the old saying goes, “to prevent is better than to cure.”

Food combining is based on the theory that different food groups require different digestion times. Digestion is helped the most by using foods which have roughly the same digestion time.

When you eat proteins like poultry, fish, meat, and eggs, your stomach secretes hydrochloric acid and the enzyme pepsin to break down the food in a highly acidic environment. When you eat starches like potatoes or bread, your stomach secretes the enzyme ptyalin (also known as salivary amylase) to create an alkaline condition.

If you eat proteins and starches together, they tend to neutralize each other and inhibit digestion. The poorly-digested food travels through the digestive tract reaching the intestines where it putrefies and causes your blood to become acidic.

Essentially, you should never eat a protein with a starch. Yes, that means you should not eat Arroz con Pollo, Chicken Parm with Linguini, or Steak with Mashed Potatoes and gravy. However, you can enjoy that delicious protein – grilled salmon, roasted chicken or tofu – with fresh, steamed or grilled vegetables!

Do not despair you can spice things up with a lemon juice base for sautéing or steaming with some extra virgin olive oil, dulse (seaweed) instead of salt, and plenty of fresh herbs (rosemary, thyme, oregano et al).

You can also combine a starch with vegetables! So, that green bean casserole – a go! But remember, your body only processes and

digests no more than 600 calories every two hours. Do not go overboard. Try to keep your meals and snacks between the 400 – 600 calorie range, every 3 – 4 hours, and you will be pleased with how different you feel.

Here are some other very easy ways to assist your body with the digestive process: Drink at least an 8oz. glass of water 15-20 minutes prior to your meal. When you drink water, depending on the volume of water that enters the stomach, a hormone/neurotransmitter called “motilin” is produced by the intestinal tract. The effect of motilin on the intestinal tract, as its name implies, produces the very important rhythmic contractions of the intestines that moves food along to different processing stations in the digestive tract – peristalsis.

Drinking water also helps to hydrate the intestinal tract which is very important to move out the waste and aid nutrient uptake.

Avoid driving or watching TV while eating.

Sometimes it is very difficult to know when your body is sensing stress. As well, the body cannot differentiate the stressors but responds the same to each and every stress it is unable to interpret the same way. Stress places the body in a sympathetic state – when this occurs blood is shunted from the visceral/organs to the extremities as a way of preparing for fight or flight. This inhibits the digestive process and leads to putrefaction, inflammation, malabsorption, etc.

Chew your foods to liquefaction. Digestion begins in the mouth, (ultimately the brain, but for the sake of simplicity we will say the mouth), through chewing, the more we chew the less work we will place on the rest of the organs that assist the process.

Stay tuned for more in this series of eating well … for health … for life!

For additional information on healthy, holistic, nutritional supplements that will assist you with your healthy lifestyle visit Topaz’s website at: www.sherrytheus.isagenix.com or e-mail her with your thoughts and/or inquiries at topazstjames@gmail.com.

Here is to optimum health!

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Straight Outta Oakland:

Restaurant and Lounge Entrepreneurs Drive Renaissance

by Steven Barboza To some, San Francisco is glitz and glamor while Oakland is grit and grime. To the cognoscenti of cool, however, Oakland is ground zero for California’s second gold rush, one open to black entrepreneurism. The city’s glitzier restaurants, many of them owned by African Americans, are among the nation’s hottest; its clubs are among the coolest, catering to mixed crowds.

Black entrepreneurs are helping to drive change in Oakland, kicking things up a notch in a city with a deep and funky legacy (Oakland gave us Sly and the Family Stone, Tupac, Huey Newton and Bill Russell). These entrepreneurs head up many of Oakland’s most popular restaurants and nightclubs, including Pícan, Brown Sugar Kitchen, Air Lounge, Karibbean City, Maxwell’s, Mimosa, Paradiso, and Era. “None of us have those red and white checkered tablecloths,”said Michael LeBlanc, owner of Pícan, a mecca for foodies seeking Southern cuisine dressed up California-style.

“We get accolades for being one of the primary forces for the Oakland renaissance restaurant-wise. What I’ve done is created a different paradigm for people to think about, and if homeboy can do this here in a restaurant, why can’t [others] do this in business? And I don’t have any restaurant experience!”

The former Polaroid executive and New Orleans transplant is now co-chair of the local restaurant association and board member of the chamber of commerce, which last year gave him an award for “making a difference” in

Oakland. His first business venture in Oakland was Brothers Brewing Company, the nation’s first black-operated microbrewery.

The city has something to suit every taste and wallet. Oakland’s black restaurants range from chicken-and-waffle diners to Ethiopian restaurants to finger-licking barbecue joints.

The lounges range from champagne bars to art bars, which serve up art and artisan drinks.

Many are successes.

“I built Pícan for the Huxtables,” said LeBlanc, referring to the upper-middle-class black family portrayed on “The Cosby Show,” but he is pleased to see that it attracts a mixed crowd – 50% white, 35% African America and 15% Asian, according to his own survey.

This mix reflects the incredible diversity of a city with 50 distinct neighborhoods spread over 56 square miles. Oaklanders speak more than 100 languages and dialects. More than a third of city residents (34%) is age 25 to 44, and one in every three people is black. The median age is 33, making Oakland a relatively youthful city, open to change. “I don’t think any other city anywhere in the world is as integrated as Oakland is,” LeBlanc said.

White flight is now moving in reverse as neighborhoods that were once predominantly black become increasingly mixed. Oaklanders and people from the suburbs and outlying areas are celebrating the change by spending time in posh bars and fine dining establishments, many of them profiled in national publications such as the New York Times, GQ and the Wall Street Journal.

New bars and restaurants open each week.

Food writers are calling the growth spurt a “gourmet boom” characterized by a “dizzying range of high-quality dining spots,” one of which, Commis, earned a rare Michelin star rating. Top chefs from across the San Francisco Bay are flocking to Oakland to set up shop in part because the cost of operating a business is reportedly a third that of San Francisco. The result: Oakland is no longer simply a city; it has become a destination.

The upscale Pícan, opened just two years ago in the Uptown district, has become so popular that there’s a 14-day waiting list for dinner reservations. Patrons who want to dine on Pícan’s buttermilk fried chicken, which takes three days to prepare, now phone in their order days before they arrive.

“When have you heard something like that?” LeBlanc said. “It’s just unreal. Fried chicken! You get two pieces for 22 bucks, and if we sprinkle honey on it, it costs $24 – and they’re reserving it!”

The restaurant occupies the ground floor of the type of condo complex you might find in any major city. But the doorman gives a hint of the splendor that patrons will find inside – a restaurant that’s regal in its appointments, with leather banquettes, Victorian moldings, a

pressed-tin ceiling, chandeliers, fabric-covered walls, French Quarter shutters, rooms for private parties, and a bar stocked with fine bourbons.

The restaurant is large: 106 seats in the main dining area, 35 seats at the bar, and 50 seats for private dining.

On any given day, you might see Danny Glover, Delroy Lindo, Bill Russell, Willie Brown, or Ben Jealous at a table. Blair Underwood was recently spotted “orbiting the bar,” dressed to kill. The chef, Dean Dupuis, formerly worked at Atlanta’s South City Kitchen.

“We are at the epicenter of new Southern cooking, and it can’t be pigeon-holed into soul food,” LeBlanc said. “It’s primarily Southern food in either a tuxedo or After Five dress, combined with the type of cooking that they do in California. It’s a new type of fusion. We do a bourbon and molasses duck with Hoppin’ John [peas and rice] and chow chow [pickled cabbage relish] – real poor black folks’ food.”

As if to defy the wake of the Great Recession, Oakland’s bar and club scene is humming too. Some clubs are jam-packed, turning their stages over to major headliners.

Dave Chappelle camped out for a few weeks at Continued on page 16

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Dr. Phil Gives Sound Advice to Brides and Grooms Wedding Day Tips • Understand and prepare yourself that no wedding day is perfect. Something will go wrong, whether minor or major, and you will deal with it and not let it ruin your wedding day.

• Keep your humor! If something goes wrong, find the humor in it and laugh!

• Remember, things going wrong are what make it memorable. Your guests, family and yourself will never forget your wedding, and it will become a fond memory for all of you.

• You are not being judged, just adored, as it is your family and friends that surround you and they love you and are happy to share this special moment with you.

• Relax and enjoy your wedding day! Don’t get so worked up that you can't enjoy with your spouse the wedding that took you months to plan and execute.

All of these tips are great and if you'd like to read more, check out www.drphil.com.

Good luck and remember, keep your humor and have a wonderful wedding!

Prom Makeup - - Top 5 Beauty Tips for Prom

No-Fail Prom Makeup Tips to Look Gorgeous on Your Big Night The weeks before prom can be crazy. There’s nothing better than planning your dress, shoes, prom makeup and hair. To make things easier, we’ve compiled the five prom makeup musts for this year’s event. If you live by these prom makeup tips, we guarantee you won’t look weird, boring or too much like your regular, everyday self for this year’s prom. Have fun!

Prom Makeup Tip #1: Pick your eyes OR your mouth The biggest mistake people make when putting on makeup is that they highlight both the eye and the mouth. You need to pick one or the other and downplay what you rejected. (See how Emmy Rossum plays up her eyes, not her mouth). How to pick? Simple. What do people compliment you on? Do you have Angelina Jolie’s lips or Kate Bosworth’s eyes? If you choose to focus on your lips, you’ll want to go bright. Red is hot for prom, as are dark pinks. Just stay away from brown (leave it for your grandmother) and make sure you keep your eye makeup soft and simple.

(See an example of bright lips, light eye makeup).For the right way to wear red lipstick check out this article . If you want to play up your eyes, go all out with liner, shadow, mascara and even false eyelashes (the ones that AREN’T obnoxious and outlandish). Just make sure you stick with light lips capped with a light gloss. (See how Vanessa Hudgens rocks the smokey eye look on the red carpet).

Smokey eyes are a great look for prom. Here are step-by-step instructions .

Prom Makeup Tip #2: Perfect your skin tone.

Perfecting your skin tone can be more important than eye makeup. But the secret is to make it look like you’re wearing hardly any makeup. In this article, we show you how to achieve a flawless face.

While we’re firm believers that few women under age 25 need foundation, if you have acne or an uneven skin tone, you’ll want to cover it up with concealer and foundation.

To avoid the pancake batter look, only apply foundation on the areas of skin that are discolored or have blemishes (usually the forehead, cheeks and chin).

Make sure to choose a foundation that perfectly matches your skin and blend in well along the jawline.

Unsure how to pick the right foundation? Skip the drugstore and head instead to a department store or Sephora, where you can try before you buy.

Prom Makeup Tip #3: If in doubt, mimic a celebrity A good trick for those of us overwhelmed with hair and makeup choices is to mimic a celebrity look. Whomever you’re into, whether it be Mischa Barton (pictured), Carrie Underwood, Kristin Callaveri or Ashlee Simpson, you can adapt their look for your prom.

Chances are a professional makeup artist did the celebrity’s makeup. If you’re having your makeup done at a department store counter before prom, you can bring along the picture for your makeup artist to perfect.

It can also be easy to do it yourself since many magazines name the products used on the celebrity. This way you can apply the exact makeup the celeb used. Here are some of our favorite looks: 1. Penelope Cruz’s smokey eyes). Remember to keep your cheek color natural and use a very light lipstick. See directions for how to get a smokey eye above.

2. Sienna Miller’s sweet and sexy look). Keep cheeks dewy with a pink blush and plump up lips with a colored gloss.

3. Red lipstick is a great look, just make sure to pick the perfect shade and go light on your eyes, otherwise you’ll risk looking like a Cameron Diaz ‘don’t’).

4. Dark-rimmed eyes, like Katherine Heigl’s, are gorgeous. Again, a light gloss on the lips will do you.

Tear out a picture of your favorite celebrity and practice the look before the big night.

Once you’re at prom, no one but you has to know you’re the OTHER Mary-Kate Olsen.

Prom Makeup Tip #4: Three things to remember when taking pictures You’ll have those prom pictures for years, so don’t forget these three things: 1. Apply liner and lipstick WITH A MIRROR before you pose.

2. Powder your oily areas (forehead, chin and nose) immediately before the picture. Or better yet, keep blotting papers in your purse.

3. Find out how to stand so you look ten pounds thinner.

Prom Makeup Tip #5: What to bring in your purse Every purse needs blotting papers (better than applying powder all night, which can leave you looking like a mime), lipstick or gloss, powder (just in case), breath mints and a small bottle of hairspray.

One last thing: Remember, a happy, fun attitude is your biggest beauty weapon. Who doesn’t look beautiful when they’re happy and smiling?

All the Rave…White & Black Wedding Gowns T rends come & go, but timeless elegance is FOREVER! Sometimes things are just Black & White. The best advice I can give brides & grooms to be is stick with classic fashions & styles that are timeless. You’ll both look back on when you approach your 10 year anniversary & still be pleased with the choices you made for your wedding day.

Purity…

We all know a Bride wearing white signifies pureness, but who says you must absolutely wear white for your wedding day. I’m not saying shock your family & guest’s by walking down the aisle in a fuchsia wedding gown. It sure would make a statement & one of the hot topics of the evening. It’s your day & the choice should come directly from you. However if its completely not your style don’t make your wedding day the time you decide to “Think Outside the Box“. If you want to make a statement stick to color’s that still say wedding, but are Classic & Timeless. I’ll provide you an idea for that fuchsia dress later in the blog post.

Sometimes Things Are Just Black & White…

R'Mine Custom Couture Bridal Gown Last year a CB reader sent in a ASK KIMBERLY question… Is it OK to wear white to a wedding? A portion of my answer was it’s never OK to wear white to a wedding unless specifically ask to do so by the Bride & Groom. Here’s the twist: White Bridal Gowns with Black accents are all the rave for the next few years. I ??.classically beautiful & timeless, it reminds me of the movie Breakfast at Tiffany’s. Now this is a statement that says you’re still a bride with her own style. The best time to wear a white with black accent wedding gown is late afternoon to evening just as the sun is setting. Let’s envision it. You the Bride walking down the aisle right at sunset, cast iron stands with candles & rich tone blue flowers embedded in-between the candles. You’re walking on a bed of blue velvet rose petals carry a cascading bouquet with just the right sparkle that hits the candle light. As the guests see you coming you hear an Ahhhhh. As you get closer everyone stands & watch you a vision of beauty on her way to meet her prince to say I Do… and live happily ever after. That’s the picture perfect image you should have in your mind. A day of perfection where you hear & see the happiness in your guests eyes, but your focus is all on him.

Dress Code…

Out the Box~Black & White by Carciofi Design Your Save the Dates or Invitation set’s the tone. This would be the perfect time to get your guest anticipating just what you have in store for your wedding day. When sending out your save the dates or invitations, place a Dress Code on the invite & request guests to wear Black Attire.

Now this is when you must keep the details of the day to only a few people. You, Groom & your team of vendors you hired to set Classic Elegance in motion. Next to the Bride & Groom the details are an important factor. Let your guest be surprised. As the evening progresses they will anticipate what’s next. At a set time during the evening you’ll slip away & slip into that fuchsia dress (should that be the color of your choice) The DJ at this time will direct guests to look at the entrance door for a special “Surprise“ their you walk in to the tune of your anthem song.

Second statement made for the evening & definitely a WOW factor. Catering Staff standing by at each table with a specialty drink-Yes ,you got Fuchsia in color to match that Fabulous dress you’re in. Let it be a moment that is timeless & everlasting, that the two of you will look back on and say wow our day was perfection.

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Another star in the constellation of Oakland nightlife is Era Art Bar and Lounge, in the heart of the Uptown district. The 5,000-square-foot venue serves “boutique” cocktails, and is an art gallery and music spot with DJs and sprinkling of live bands.

Era is part-owned by entrepreneur Gairy Jacques, a dot-com refugee from Jamaica who studied electrical engineering at San Jose State University before operating a website promoting events in the Bay Area. “Wherever we told people to go they would go. The dream of most promoters and organizers is to own their own venue, so it’s kind of the next step for a promoter.”

He opened the popular Air Lounge six years ago in Jack London Square, then formed AKG Partners to open Era. Between Era and Air Lounge, he employs about 60 people. His business partners are Alphonso Dominguez and Kevin Best. Their other creations are Tamarindo Antojeria and B Restaurant and Bar. Oakland has changed, Jacques noted.

“Every neighborhood has a few bars now.

Before, there were maybe four bars in the entire downtown,” he said, adding, “Quite a few African Americans own bars, restaurants, nightclubs in Oakland, and we all get along great.”

Era features two lounge areas, each with a different ambiance. The lower level has vaulted, hand-plastered ceilings, a 35-foot steel and concrete bar, and gallery lighting. Upstairs there’s leather seating, an eclectic mix of antique and modern furniture, reclaimed hardwood flooring, hand-blown glass chandeliers and a more intimate vibe.

The contemporary art on view ranges from the elegant to the absurd. “In February we had art done by local African Americans throughout the Bay Area,” Jacques said. “We have had

Something yummy at Picán Restaurant. graffiti shows. For one of the upcoming shows, we’re going to display bicycles on the wall. The bicycle movement in Oakland is huge, so we figured we would do a show that just featured uniquely designed bikes from different bike shops throughout the Bay Area.”

Era complements Art Murmur, a popular street party held the first Friday evening of every month, when art lovers stroll into 20-odd galleries downtown and in the Uptown district.

“We work together for the betterment of Oakland,” Jacques said. “We became really good friends; we exchanged business ideas, hung out. Oakland has a vibrant art scene. A lot of artists are flocking to Oakland, seeing it as a hub for emerging art, so it made sense to us to open a bar that featured art. Alphonso also had an art gallery, so when you take the restaurant experience, the art experience and the bar experience and put them together, we just thought it made sense to do that.”

Why would this food and club renaissance take place in Oakland? “Oakland has always had a vibrant food culture, as the primary port city for the vast food and wine regions of California,” said Drew Lisac, policy advisor for

economic development in the Mayor’s office.

Waves of African Americans flocked to California to work in port-related industries, he added. “[Oakland] was the end of the line for the Trans-Continental Railroad, and being the West, was more open to integrated entertainment establishments. Venues along 7th Street and others like Sweets Ballroom showcased all the great blues and jazz bands of the 1930s, 40s, 50s, and 60s. Like Detroit, Oakland has always nurtured urban artists who went on to international fame. So the current renaissance is built on a long, 100-plus year tradition of patron support for food and entertainment establishments, especially those that nurture new and fresh talent.”

The renaissance was jumpstarted with the renovation of Fox Theater on Broadway, a 1928 Art Deco movie palace that featured the first post-silent-film “talkies.” The theater had closed in 1966, and become a canvas for graffiti artists. Reopened in 2009 at a cost of $75 million, the theater has been restored to its former grandeur and is now a concert hall, site of a charter school for performing arts students, and

The San Diego Monitor home of Oakland School for the Arts. Another renovated theater, the Paramount, now serves as home of the Oakland East Bay Symphony.

Credit for the renaissance also goes to former mayor Jerry Brown, who launched the 10K Downtown Housing Program, to attract 10,000 new residents to the downtown area. In the span of a decade, 8,000 housing units were built, including the Uptown Apartments, a $50 million, 665-unit, mixed income development.

Other business incentive programs helped too: façade improvement grants, awarding up to $75,000; other grants of up to $99,000 for improvements in retail spaces that have been vacant for six months; design assistance grants of $5,000.

“It’s like somebody flipped a switch and suddenly you see a lot of people bicycling downtown,” said Elisa Williams, marketing communications director for Visit Oakland.

“People bicycle around to a lot of bars and restaurants. You see a lot more activity in the center of town, and certainly the renewal of the Fox as well as the building of additional housing helped that.”

The change is welcome. For years, even nature seemed to have it in for Oakland. On October 17, 1989, a 7.1 earthquake rocked the city for 10 seconds. The tremblor killed 63 people, 42 of them due to the collapse of a twolevel freeway in West Oakland, I-880.

It took 11 years to build a new freeway, which rerouted traffic away from the downtown area, leaving it geographically isolated. Some areas were never restored; others fell into ruin.

Entertainment landmarks were abandoned, empty lots sprang up alongside vacant storefronts, and crime soared. The FBI ranked the city as the fifth most dangerous in America.

The quake, and the sense of isolation and deprivation, now seem a distant memory to many, as some Oakland institutions establish relationships with patrons. “One of my patrons said one of the reasons that she comes to Pícan is she feels like she gets a big hug,” LeBlanc said. “I would tell anybody [that] I feel like the entire community is hugging us.”

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By Maureen Magee San Diego families have long looked beyond their own neighborhoods when it comes time to send their children to school, with many forgoing the convenience of proximity for the lure of better test scores or specialty programs offered miles away.

More than 43 percent of students in the San Diego Unified School District rejected their neighborhood campus this year for one elsewhere in the city.

That could change under an effort that seeks to reverse the trend, or at least restore the appeal of the neighborhood campus — especially in communities with substandard schools.

Months in the works, the district has released a draft of its “Strategic Process for Creating a Quality School in Every Neighborhood.” Superintendent Bill Kowba will take the initiative to the community in September. He wants to present a final plan to the school board by November, with the hope of achieving the goal within five years.

“For the last 40 years, we have transported kids east, south, north and west for various reasons,” Kowba said. “The goal here is to ensure that parents and kids know they could walk down the block or go down the street to a quality school — if they desire.”

But doing that will require the district to unravel a deep culture here that promotes a catalog of academic choices for their students.

Some students ride buses three hours a day to and from school for the chance to learn a foreign language, embrace the arts or emerge themselves in science. Many flee their local campus for one that performs better academically.

Administrators have assembled a list of 12 indicators of what constitutes a quality school. The inventory includes some general and commonly used terms, such “high expectations and “access to broad and challenging curriculum.” But the list also includes specific programs or characteristics that every quality school should offer, such as: technology training for families, faculties that reflect district demographics, and teachers who make home visits.

Trustee Kevin Beiser wants to add to the list afterschool classes and tutorials for underperforming students.

Getting those kind of programs in every school will be difficult since those that offer them now do it

based on the drive of a principal or the enthusiasm of individual teachers. And getting a faculty to reflect the district’s diverse student body could require changes to union contracts. Meanwhile, some schools, such as Mission Bay High School, need a majority of students from throughout the city because there are not enough locals to fill their classrooms.

The district has yet to identify the neighborhoods that lack a quality school. But Deputy Superintendent Nellie Meyer said each of the district’s 200 schools will be scrutinized — for every thing from academic performance to community engagement — so that a list can be compiled.

“We absolutely have to do that,” Meyer said.

“We have to quantify this so we can begin to create a quality school in every neighborhood.”The district will study test scores, teacher turnover and community perception to determine which deserve its quality stamp. Officials also want to know what makes a parent bypass local school.

Sandy Robles, who oversees the district’s school choice program, said most parents seek schools with good test scores. But they also look for campuses with after-school programs, music education and proximity to a freeway.

“Strong schools attract parents, it’s that simple,” she said.

As they district tries to make neighborhood schools more appealing, it has looked at which campuses are popular with local families and which are not. When it comes to elementary and middle schools, the academic powerhouses in La Jolla and Scripps Ranch are the most popular with local families. Those two communities have the only elementary and middle schools in the district that serve more than 90 percent of resident students, according to data from the San Diego Unified. No high schools have that much appeal with locals.

Carver K-8 School near Rolando and Cadman Elementary School near Clairemont attract fewer than 25 percent of their resident students. The middle schools least popular with local families are Mann Middle School in City Heights and Memorial Preparatory for Athletes and Scholars in Logan Heights, with both capturing less than 25 percent of resident students.

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Vacations by Ebony In the last article I asked everyone to send in their pictures to show how much fun they had during Memorial Day Weekend. Well you know pictures say more than words and from the looks of it the people in these pictures were having a great time. Please don’t think I am in any way forgetting those who protect and serve this country as we are free to roam about the country. Hands down my hat is off to them, it is because of their service that we (you and I) have this liberty to enjoy ourselves and relax because of their hard work and dedication. Thank you and God bless every person who has served and currently serving in the armed forces.

Vacation Spot #1 Memorial Day Weekend, Las Vegas. The first set of pictures are from those who joined Straight Travel group tour to Las Vegas, Memorial Day weekend.

1. Straight Travel Gift bag, 2. Mr. Chuck with 2 new girlfriends (Lol), 3. ATrelena & Danielle, 4. View of our pool from hotel room, 5. Waylon, Trelena, Danielle, and Antonio, 6. Laura striking a pose, 7. Lounging in the pool @ Luxor, 8. Timothy, 9.

Lateshia w/ M& M, 10. Free Stuff from Vegas.

You wondering what’s in the bag for my next trip? I was saving the best for last (smile) however; I will give you a sneak peak of what is to come 4th of July weekend. I’ll give you 3 reasons to be on “The Wine Tasting tour”. #1. The price of the trip has been reduced to $250 per person if paid by June 13th for San Diego Monitor readers. #2 The price for the whole trip is 1 nights hotel stay at any 4 star hotel (Trip includes: Happy Hour w/ meal and live entertainment, Straight Travel Gift bag, Round Trip Charter bus ride, 3 meals, Wine Tasting Tour, Hotel Stay @ Embassy Suites San Francisco, and a personal Gift. #3 In addition to your Straight Travel Gift Bag we have added a personal gift for every guest like, margarita makers, cappuccino makers, George Foreman grills etc.

Vacation Spot #2 Memorial Day Weekend, San Diego. A young brother by the name of Prez One wanted to meet some of the friends he met on the social media site “Facebook” so he started a group called “The Facebook BBQ”. Every holiday weekend people get together and pitch in to make the event work. If you have nothing to do, or you don’t know anyone come out and join them, everyone is welcome. Prez stresses on keeping the peace and no gang violence. I appreciate his efforts in promoting togetherness within the community. It is a potluck style BBQ, he ask that everyone brings something to ensure that there is plenty of food, drinks, and misc items. Here are some pictures that he submitted from the last BBQ. You may contact me for all your vacation needs at (619) 757-0175 or visit my website at www.straighttravel.biz Your Chief Vacation Specialist: Ebony Hope Taylor

Eddie Long scandal forces clergy to choose sides

By Goldie Taylor In recent weeks and months, I have had much to say about withholding judgment in the wake of alleged sexual improprieties with young men in his church. Even as Long stood before his congregation and defiantly vowed to fight the civil charges, I remained cautious. I urged restraint in the face of the salacious details that emerged. I, too, needed a healthy dose of patience.

My mother and family live in South DeKalb County, Georgia where New Birth Baptist Church is located. I still own a house there. So this crisis, literally hit home.

Now, as the case has been settled for $24.8 million, there is no way to discern the truth. The fight the pastor promised to wage, the proverbial five rocks Long said were lodged in his pocket, never materialized. Instead, he called a rain day and forfeited his chance to prove his innocence. This I know for sure. The money paid for settlement and the purported gifts to the boys came from the community. It came from secretaries, sheet metal workers, janitors, corporate managers, cashiers and others who can ill afford to pay for someone else's folly.

Make no mistake. Jury or not, I believe he is guilty. However, forgiveness is what my faith commands. But, "Forgiveness is the foundation of Christianity, not a loophole or 'get out of jail free card,' " as one Facebook friend said in an especially poignant commentary.

Forgiveness does not mean there is no worldly debt to pay. If that were so, every jailhouse across the land would be empty. Forgiveness also does not mean you will maintain your position, especially one of authority. And bishop, by its very definition, means to have authority.

I sometimes disagree with Pastor Rick Warren's politics, but he had it right when he said that you cannot settle sexual allegations on Friday and preach in the pulpit on Sunday. Sometimes leading means walking away. Long owes as much to his congregation.

So when Creflo Dollar stepped into his pulpit last Sunday to defend Long and demand that congregants return to support their pastor, I was immediately angered. He told them plainly that they were wrong to abandon a man who had done so much for them. I mean what's a little sexual impropriety when he provided a food bank and energy assistance to so many?

World Changers Ministries, the mega-church Dollar founded in a school cafeteria with a hand full of members, is one of the most powerful in the region. Together with New Birth, they are among the largest congregations in the county.

Among his most unfortunate remarks, Dollar compared Long's transgressions to a car wreck.

Only, he said, Long has insurance. He's right about that. Long does have insurance. It comes in the form of both divine mercy and the pocketbooks and wallets of the people who sit in his pews. It is their ten percent tithe that is buying fuel for private jets and Maybachs. In these economic times, that alone is enough to stun the senses.

But what I found most offensive was Dollar's demand that anyone sitting in his church that could not be there for him in a similar time of need, when he might have his own rear end collision, should leave. He referred to them pejoratively as "Negroes". I cringed as rows upon rows of people clapped and laughed.

What Dollar and Long seem to have conveniently forgotten is that they, in their humanness, are not the "church". They are earthly stewards, not gods among men. Frail, fallible and human. While Long and Dollar are preaching about forgiveness and loyalty, someone should slip them a note about stewardship.

The bible has much to say about judgment, but it also speaks to atonement and Long should pay with his position. This church, New Birth, should be given an opportunity to heal under a new steward. They cannot do that with Long in the pulpit and they certainly cannot do it with Dollar doubling down on a lie.

Long has his is own devils to deal with and Christians among us should pray for his personal healing. God made some unexpected choices, but even Moses spent 40 years in the desert. Long could use some time in the wilderness. If Dollar isn't careful, he might need to go with him.

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The lost pearl – A timeless appeal Since ancient times the pearl has been a symbol of unblemished perfection. It is the oldest known gem, and for centuries it was considered the most valuable. To the ancients, pearls were a symbol of the moon and had magical powers. In classical Rome, only persons above a certain rank were allowed to wear pearl jewelry. The Latin word for pearl literally means “unique”, attesting to the fact that no two pearls are identical. In another four part series I will endeavor to explore the precious existence of woman, likening her to the precious nature of the pearl and delve into our physique as to where we as women have misplaced our value.

It is not a coincidence that I chose the pearl as it has huge biblical connections, as you will see as these articles evolve. The lost value of women will be linked to the precious nature and quality of the pearl. In the beginning of creation men and women were given equal dominion over all things. Even though Eve became the central focus of the fall of men and women having committed the one sin God had admonished them not too, it never changed the value God placed on women. His design for her never changed finding great value in she, woman. Prior to making her he sized up Adam looked at his strengths and his weaknesses from there realizing that there was no one suitable for the man, he shaped her to be his perfect help meet; someone designed to complement him.

He took great care when shaping her hips knowing they would need to carry the children that were to multiple the earth. Woman is spoken of affectionately throughout scripture.

There are a myriad of wise women; there was Ruth who did exactly what her mother-in-law told her and honored her with not only her mouth but her actions and we see one of the greatest marriages take place, linked to the line of Christ. There was Esther who was wise enough to see that no one except the Eunuch seemed to be worthy of her obedience and instruction. With that wisdom she became queen and saved the Jews. Hannah realized that the only way to open her barren womb was to absolutely surrender herself and the first fruit of her womb to God, from that realization and acceptance her womb was opened to not only one of the greatest prophets to lead Israel but God also gave her other off springs.

Samson’s mother who never having had children trusted God and bore the strongest judge Israel ever had, the Shumanite woman who trusted Elijah during a famine and ate to her full until the famine ended, Rahab the prostitute who took in the spies of Israel securing a promise of safety for herself and her family, Deborah the only woman judge and prophetess, Moses wife who warned him of his failure to circumcise his sons, saving his life, and Abigail, wife of Nabal using wisdom to save her family and slaves by going to David asking forgiveness for the actions of her husband. The list can go on the importance is for you to delve into the lives of these women in your personal bible study time and embrace the role they’ve played in the wellbeing of their community and their family.

As we began the pearl is unique. The history of the pearl tells, similar to our fingerprints, there are no two pearls alike. This Almighty God with an infinite mind made both and yet with all possibilities we know that He is so phenomenal in His design that in all the world, when making woman, he made no two alike. So why do we look at other women and desire what they have? Why do we look into the mirror and find fault with what we see? Why do we second guess our greatness? Why do we doubt the ability to be loved? Why do we underscore our abilities? Why do we hate ourselves? The simple answer is we have forgotten our true value and in order to revive and thrive we must reconstruct our true value and then learn how to maintain it. We must learn to see ourselves through the eyes of truth and not through the lenses of other people or circumstances in our lives. We’ve lost our value because we have allowed others to define us. It is time for you take your power back and rediscover your tremendous worth.

Stay tuned next week for the second of four parts, “Cast not your pearls amongst swine.”

Portrait of a Proud Community: Norman Baynard's Logan Heights 1939-1985 — San Diego History Center

Photo exhibit depicts history of Logan Heights

By Nathan Max BALBOA PARK — Photographer Norman Baynard chronicled the life and times of Logan Heights and its residents through his camera for 46 years.

On Thursday, two decades after his family donated more than 28,000 negatives from his former studio, the San Diego History Center unveiled an exhibit of his work depicting the community.

“Portrait of a Proud Community: Norman Baynard’s Logan Heights 1939-1985” is on display at the center’s gallery in Balboa Park. The exhaustive project took one year to complete and was made possible through grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and others.

The exhibition will remain on display in Balboa Park until Jan. 22 and then will be relocated to the Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation in southeastern San Diego.

“This is a big deal because it shows African-Americans in a positive light on film that the mainstream media at that time never did,” City Council President Tony Young said. “That’s one of the things that really strikes me.”

Baynard’s son Arnold donated the images in 1991, but it wasn’t until last year that the center began the difficult process of cataloging them. The negatives came with littleto-no details or descriptions, so staff fanned out through the community to find and interview the people in the photographs.

Those residents tell their stories through the exhibit, which includes about 120 reprinted photos, said Nicholas Vega, the curator of the exhibition and the center’s director of exhibitions.

“We’re celebrating the life of Norman Baynard, but in so doing we’re also celebrating the history of Logan Heights,” Vega said. “The biggest thing here is community. Yes, this is a story about Mr. Baynard. But when you’re looking at the images it becomes about Logan Heights and its rich history.”

A large crowd of special guests attended Thursday’s event, including Young, Baynard’s two grown children, several other family members and many of the current and former Logan Heights residents pictured in the photographs. The 120 photos on display are a culling down of a collection of 500 that are online at the San Diego History Center’s website: sandiegohistory.org.

There, members of the public can go through the photos and provide more information.

“We’re trying to keep the project going,” said Chris Travers, director of photograph collection for the center. “We’re trying to get as much information on an ongoing basis as possible.”

BLOGGER/Serious Rocker In the spring of 2006 I had the opportunity to cover Jada Pinkett Smith’s heavy metal band Wicked Wisdom. I heard she was releasing a heavy metal album and figured I should check it out.

At first I was skeptical. I thought to myself, oh great just what the world needs, another Hollywood actress-turnedsinger.

Once the interview began I was blown away. Jada was down to earth, funny, honest, and very serious about her music.

I wasn’t talking to an A-list Hollywood actress. I wasn’t talking to Will Smith’s wife. I was having a conversation with a musician who has nothing but respect for the music.

When we started talking about a great band from Georgia called Mother’s Finest (check back with us for their upcoming feature), that did it for me.

She won me over. So did her music.

Catch Jada this Tuesday June 14 at 10/9c on TNT’s HawthoRNe. Renée Westbrook Renée’s Rock Reviews http://reneesrockreviews.blogspot.com/

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SMEARING THE “LIPSTICK” OFF OF PIGS You can put lipstick on a Pig but it does not hide the fact that you are a Pig! First with Arnold Schwarzenegger’s 10 year love affair (raising a child), John Edwards six felony counts of illegal campaign contributions ($925,000 worth), and then to now Rep. Anthony Weiner’s (D-NY) lewd sexual activities via Twitter. What is going on here? What is going on with “Politics”—really?

This week, Rep. Anthony (D-NY) Weiner held back tears when he announced in a press conference that he tweeted a lewd photo of himself (his bare chest) to a woman last week in misbegotten attempt to send it to her privately and then repeatedly lied about it to cover up the truth—but he didn’t stop there. He then explicitly stated to the whole world of how he, in the past few years, has been involved in many inappropriate conversations with several different women via facebook, phone, text, and personal email. Even after all this, he refuses to not too resign? If he accepts full responsibilities for his actions, then why did he do those actions in the first place?

So, what does it mean to take “full responsibility” of your actions? To recognize your crude behavior (after the fact), and then hope for people to absolve you from your sins or transgressions on others? I think not. Or is it just an act of chivalry? Taking responsibility is putting pride aside and doing what is required of us to benefit the whole—taking actions to alleviate from the consequences of bad behavior. Arnold Schwarzenegger may have had a love affair with another woman for 10 years but at least he took the initiative to father the child. Wrong on so many accounts, but at least fathering a child shows some responsibility. Weiner should have just apologized for his actions and resigned—not take full responsibility for them and then not resign.

What is it about power that makes politicians so invisible, that they can do whatever they want in office? Why won’t Weiner resign? The only politician I know of that has gotten away with this, and mantained his power is Bill Clinton. An ambassador to the world yet we have forgotten the lewd acts that he has committed toward his wife and his fellow constituents. There are people that will lie to keep to power, live double lives to feel powerful and then there are those who will do anything for power even it means illegal use of campaign finance.

John Edwards—once known for his kind sincerity, all good American appearance, and sex scandal—is now facing trial up to 30years in prison for illegally campaigning funds from corporate financiers. Campaigns are not won by speech but by money. Money to pay for gas, money to pay for ads and even money to buy votes. He claims that he has not broken any law, but the man who “ratted” him out to save his own skin says otherwise.

This is one of the reasons why I dislike politics. Politicians have great power to make or change laws for the common good—such as the Civil Rights Act of 1968—but at what cost? All politicians, when appointed into office, take an oath. An oath to uphold the law fairly, and an obligation to serve others. When that oath is broken, trust is broken. If politicians knew that they would have to live a life of integrity and servitude then why take that oath? Being a politician is an integral position, and being a husband to your wife as well, so why take that oath? I say this to everyone who has ever asked me if I will ever become a politician: “I will only become a politician, if it is required of me to do so. I will not do it for myself. I will only do it for the people.”

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he housekeeper who accused Dominique Strauss-Kahn of sexually assaulting her in his hotel suite has vowed to tell her story from the witness stand, a lawyer for the woman said on Monday.

“She is going to come into this courthouse, get on that witness stand and tell the world what Dominique Strauss-Kahn did to her,” Kenneth P. Thompson, the housekeeper’s lawyer, said outside the main criminal courts building in Lower Manhattan.

Mr. Thompson said it was preposterous to suggest that the woman had a consensual sexual encounter with Mr. Strauss-Kahn in the Sofitel New York.

The lawyer made his comments as Mr. Strauss-Kahn pleaded not guilty to charges that included attempted rape and sexual abuse — a court proceeding that took four minutes, yet drew live international coverage inside the courtroom and a circuslike atmosphere outside.

Dozens of photographers were joined unexpectedly by some 200 hotel workers who were bused to the scene by the Hotel and Motel Trades Council.

The theatrics outside — the workers yelled “Shame on you!” and held their noses as Mr. Strauss-Kahn entered the courthouse — far outweighed the legal significance of what happened in the courtroom: The court proceeding lasted only about as long as it takes a worldclass runner to run a mile, and there were no substantive developments in the case.

The defense asked for six weeks to review whatever evidence the prosecution turns over before deciding what motions it will file on Mr. Strauss-Kahn’s behalf. The prosecution said it would file a voluntary disclosure form — which may contain statements from Mr. Strauss-Kahn and other information about its evidence — this week.

A nine-page defense demand for discovery, in which Mr. Strauss-Kahn’s lawyers list a variety of prosecution evidence that they are seeking to review, submitted on Monday, gives some suggestion of what the defense expects

the prosecution may present at trial.

Perhaps most significant, Mr. StraussKahn’s lawyers, William W. Taylor III and Benjamin Brafman, ask that the prosecution say whether it intends to introduce evidence of “uncharged criminal conduct” when it presents its case or during the prosecution’s cross-examination of Mr. Strauss-Kahn, if he testifies, and, if so, “the nature of said acts.”

“Furthermore,” they continued, “please disclose any and all evidence that is relevant to such uncharged criminal conduct,” which might include allegations of other sex crimes.

The document also seeks all of the messages and data on Mr. Strauss-Kahn’s iPad, computer and cellphones, which were seized by the police, and any photos, video or other evidence from the hotel, the hotel workers’ union, Air France or McCormick and Schmick’s, a seafood restaurant where Mr. Strauss-Kahn had lunch with his daughter after the encounter at the hotel.

The court proceeding was less revealing.

After a court clerk read the charges against Mr. Strauss-Kahn, the former managing director of the International Monetary Fund, she asked him, “How do you plead?”

Mr. Strauss-Kahn, 62, stood, crossed his arms in front of him and muttered, “not guilty,” in a thick French accent.

The only other thing Mr. Strauss-Kahn said during his appearance was in response to Justice Michael J. Obus’s question as to whether he understood the implications of what would happen if he did not appear in court.

Mr. Strauss-Kahn simply closed his eyes and nodded.

“Yes,” said Mr. Strauss-Kahn, who many thought might be France’s next president.

The arraignment was carried live on the two main French channels, TF1 and France 2, on the domestic cable news channels and on France24, which broadcasts in French, English and Arabic.

As he hopped out of his sport-utility vehicle shortly before 9 a.m., a roar went up among the

Dominique Strauss-Kahn, a top contender to be France's next president,… (Joe Marino for News) people gathered outside the courthouse. Their chants could be heard in the 13th-floor courtroom.

When he entered the building, Mr. StraussKahn was taken to a waiting area behind closed doors, where he stayed until the proceeding started.

At 9:15 a.m., Mr. Strauss-Kahn’s wife and his lawyers entered the courtroom from a back room. Mr. Strauss-Kahn came in through a side door, expressionless with a

dark suit and blue tie.

After the proceeding, Mr. Brafman and Mr. Thompson tried to make their points in front of the courthouse.

“Once the evidence is reviewed it will be clear that there was no element of forcible compulsion whatsoever; any evidence to the contrary is simply not credible,” Mr. Brafman said.

Mr. Brafman said that hundreds, if not thousands, of people had sent letters of support to Mr. Strauss-Kahn.

Mr. Thompson said that the accuser also has gotten myriad messages of support. He criticized what he called efforts to smear his client.

“Some of you in the media have portrayed the victim as part of some sinister plot to bring down Dominique Strauss-Kahn,” he said.

“That’s simply not true.”

Mr. Thompson declined to address questions about whether representatives for Mr. Strauss-Kahn had approached the woman’s family about paying her off.

He also deflected questions about whether the woman would file a lawsuit, saying he was there to protect her rights, speak for her and work with prosecutors.

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By Christopher Cadelago and Michael Gardner Sacramento — A day after Rep. Bob Filner joined the 2012 race for mayor of San Diego, his longtime political nemesis announced plans to run for Congress.

State Sen. Juan Vargas said Thursday he will again seek election to the congressional district that for now encompasses southern San Diego and all of Imperial County.

“It’s a seat I know well,” said Vargas, who as a state lawmakers a decade ago helped shape the boundaries to make sure the district included Imperial County. His calculation at the time was that heavy Latino voter registration would buoy his chances. Filner won the district 51.4 percent to 42.4 percent.

Fellow Democrat Vargas, who has challenged and lost to Filner three times, said he would work to preserve Medicare and Social Security benefits currently targeted by some for cuts as part of a federal deficitcutting campaign. A former assemblyman, he was elected to the state Senate in November, eking out a narrow victory over then-Assemblywoman Mary Salas, D-Chula Vista.

While Vargas is the major candidate to announce for the seat, an open congressional district typically draws a large field.

The state redistricting commission is scheduled to release the first of its new district maps on Friday and finalize the plans this summer.

The Filner campaign did not return phone messages or emails seeking comment after being initially contacted for this story.

Filner, a former San Diego school board and City Council member, said he was frustrated with the inability of political leaders to solve San Diego’s financial woes when he announced for mayor on Wednesday. At the same time, Filner said he would continue to raise money for his congressional campaign committee — though he’s canceled most upcoming events.

“A sitting congressman has certain ... political responsibilities and obligations and you have to keep some of that going,” he said. “Obviously, I have to devote most of my efforts to raising money for (the mayor’s race) and, as you know, the limits are much

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The campaign limit for individuals in the mayor’s race is $500 per election while the congressman’s federal account can accept contributions up to $2,500.

Filner’s campaign account had no debt and a balance of $33,212 as of March 31.

While the city prohibits raising money more than a year before the primary, there’s no such prohibition on federal campaign accounts, allowing the congressman to raise money more than a year in advance. That could create political benefits for a mayoral candidate, even if the money is not directly spent on the mayoral campaign, said Ron Nehring, former chairman of the California and San Diego Republican parties.

Other political observers said Filner, who promised to release plans for pension reform, job development and alternative energy during the race, was committed to a mayoral run. “I take anyone at their word and Bob says he’s running for mayor full-bore,” said John Dadian, a Republican political consultant who attended Filner’s announcement Wednesday.

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By J. Harry Jones OCEANSIDE — A bizarre scene unfolded inside a discount store in Oceanside Wednesday afternoon as a 66-year-old white woman, intent on buying things for “poor Mexican women” paid for $5,000 worth of clothing purchased by about 50 women.

The night before, Claudia Smith, who lives in the neighborhood, had walked into the same store, Everything a Deal on Plaza Drive east of College Boulevard, and bought $2,200 worth of clothing for a handful of customers.

The question was why. The answer, very confusing.

At times Wednesday, Smith screamed out “Aye, Aye Aye Aye, Ayeeeeee!” while standing in the store.

“You’d better laugh when I’m around!” she yelled. She loudly proclaimed her love for Mexican women. She used profanities directed at men in a steady stream, then moments later held a toddler in her arms.

“This is a blessing that wasn’t asked After what had happened Tuesday for,” said Rosa Zamora, 27, of Vista, a night, word off mouth spread. At 9:30 a.m. Wednesday hundreds of women single mother raising two small children. had arrived at the store and piled shop“I’m happy she can do this,” said ping carts several feet high with clothKaren Leon, 24, also of Vista and also a single mother of two. “I’ve never seen ing believing the woman would purthis. It’s never happened to me.” chase everything.

Smith said she lived for many years The crowd Wednesday was eventually limited to about 50 people and 25 in San Felipe, Mexico. She told the women and their daughters to stand up to stuffed carts. A security guard blocked the entrance as more tried to get inside. Claudia Smith yells at their husbands and fathers who she said The customers waited for hours. It was- customers inside an do not treat women with respect.

Marco Mitrowke, director of loss pren’t until after 4 p.m., after Smith’s Oceanside store $5,000 check had cleared, that each was Wednesday. vention for 15 Everything a Deal stores allowed to purchase $100 worth of in the county, tried to keep Smith calm throughout the day. He had the police check her out clothing. to make sure she was mentally competent.

As many customers left they stopped to hug Smith said she has been “drinking and drugging” Smith, then would roll their eyes as she dispensed since she was 15. She said she was not under the nonsensical advice and blushed at Smith’s obscene language. influence Wednesday, but admitted she suffered

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Store manager Paola Garcia said Smith walked into the store Tuesday night and told the handful of customers inside to buy whatever they wanted.

There were just a few people there, and they bought everything they could get their hands on. Nothing in the store sells for more than $9.99.

“They were greedy,” Garcia said.

Smith evaded questions about her financial health. She said her credit cards were maxed out, but she drives a Prius and a Lexus. She said she has invested well and recently reaped a financial windfall by selling her mother’s home after she had passed away.

At one point Smith screamed at one woman, “Get out, Get out,” apparently because she wasn’t from Mexico. Almost the next moment she was holding a small child telling the girl how much she loved her.

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