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Easter Egg HuntTuesday, Apr 19 10:30a Civic Center Branch Library, Chula Vista A hunt of the Egg kind.

Easter Brunch Buffet and Underwater Egg HuntSunday, Apr 24 10:00a Red Marlin, San Diego Red Marlin at the Hyatt Regency Mission Bay Spa andMarina is putting on its Sunday best this Easter.

Easter Bunny TeasFriday, Apr 22 2:30p Westgate Hotel, San Diego Enjoy a visit from the Easter Bunny and his magician, aswell as our egg hunt and other activities for children.

Easter for Kids & Free Egg HuntSaturday, Apr 16 9:30a Reformation Lutheran Church, San Diego On Saturday, April 16th, Reformation Lutheran Church,4670 Mt. Abernathy Ave, invites children ages 3-12 to afun-filled day of Easter activities.

Family BBQ & Easter Egg HuntSunday, Apr 17 3:00p Lindo Lake County Park, Lakeside Community Easter Event, Sunday 4/17/11, Lindo Lake ParkLakeside Family Easter Egg Hunt and BBQ (bring your ownEaster basket if possible), Sunday 4/17/11 from 3 to 5pm,Lindo Lake Park, Area 3, Lakeside.

Spring Fling Community FestivalSaturday, Apr 23 12:00p Liberty Station at Ingram Plaza, San Diego Celebrate spring at the 3rd annual Spring Fling, a festivalwith fun for all ages, presented in part by Liberty Stationand the Point Loma Community Park and RecreationCouncil.

Easter Sunday at Christian FellowshipSunday, Apr 24 10:30a Christian Fellowship Congregational Church, San Diego Sunrise Service: 6:00AM Easter Play: 9:00AM WorshipService: 10:30AM Easter Egg Hunt: 12:30PM

Easter BrunchSunday, Apr 24 10:00a Bahia Resort Hotel, San Diego Bring your family and friends to our annual Easter Brunchbuffet on April 24 from 10AM till 3PM (last seating at2:30PM).

At 75, Ramsey Lewisstill part of ‘in crowd’

Veteran jazz pianist, who performs Friday & Saturday at Anthology, stretching out artistically

By George VargaRamsey Lewis will bring more than half a century of musical history with him when he and his

latest trio perform Friday and Saturday at downtown’s all-ages Anthology.It’s been 55 years since this charismatic, Chicago-bred jazz piano mainstay released his first

album — and 46 years since he scored his first Top 10 pop hit with “The ‘In’ Crowd.” Lewisscored three more Top 40 hits in quick succession, a rare feat for any jazz-oriented artist. Sincethen, his commercial instincts have often outweighed his artistic ones — Lewis was doing pop-jazz, for better and worse, long before the term got coined — but in recent years he’s come intohis own.

Indeed, despite having undergone pancreatic surgery in 2008, Lewis, 75, is thinking bigger thanever.

On April 14, his orchestral suite, “Proclamation of Hope: A Symphonic Poem by RamseyLewis,” had its television debut on PBS, although — sadly — not here. (“At this time, the show isnot scheduled to air,” according to a KPBS spokeswoman.)

Equal parts jazz, gospel and classical, “Proclamation” is a musical exploration of our nation’srace relations, from the time of Abraham Lincoln to Barack Obama.

“Proclamation” comes on the heels of “To Know Her...,” an eight-movement piece Lewis com-posed for the Joffrey Ballet. It debuted at the Ravina Festival in 2007, the same year he receivedthe National Endowment of the Arts’ prestigious Jazz Master award.

Lewis’ 2009 album, “Songs From the Heart: Ramsey Plays Ramsey,” features much of themusic he wrote for “To Know Her...” He’ll likely feature selections from it at Anthology, wherehe’ll be accompanied by ex-McCoy Tyner drummer Charles Heath and Liquid Soul/Red Hollowaybass alum Joshua Ramos. (Lewis is an astute judge of talent; one of his drummers in the 1960swas future Earth, Wind & Fire leader Maurice White, while one of his rhythm sections from thesame decade scored success as Young-Holt Unlimited).

Inevitably, Lewis will perform “The ‘In’ Crowd.” But all indications are he’ll play it anythingbut straight (and that's a good thing).

Ramsey Lewis TrioWhen: 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. Friday

and Saturday, April 22 and 23Where: Anthology, 1337 India St.,

downtownTickets: $25-$49Phone: (719) 595-0300

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In 1993, in San Diego, Calif , Twobored house wives got together (namely,Mrs. Billie Carter and another who hassince passed away) and decided to figureout a way to give back to the community.They formed a social and charity club andnamed it the Royal Princesses.

Their mission was to give scholarshipsto needy students in the community andfind other worthy causes to support.

The vehicle they would use to accom-plish this would be various fundraisersthruout the year. After a couple of years,men were brought into the Club and thegroup was incorporated in 1995 as aCalifornia 501c3 non-profit social andCharity Club and the name was changed toThe Royal Princesses and Knights andRobert Carter was elected and is the cur-rent President.

Over the years as the club grew, dona-tions were made to different groups in thecommunity such as , Homey's shelter forkids, Skyline baseball, Churches that feedthe homeless, Rachels house for abusedwomen, CCS, a center for battered andabused women,and scholarships fornumerous students.

The students would recieve a scholar-ship each year that they maintained a pass-ing grade (and met our character require-ments) until they graduated.

Currently we have 2 students recieving$2000.00 per year for 4 years after whichwe pick up more students.

To Date, The Royal Princesses andKnights have contributed over $25000.00in scholarships and donations.The RoyalPrincesses and Knights have no paidemployees, so all monies are accumulatedby fundraisers are given to the kids. Onesuch fundraiser is a Fun Filled all day BusTrip to Rosarito Mexico.

The next fundraiser is a three day, twonight Bus trip to Las Vegas, Nevada andthe third fundraiser is a Black and WhiteNew Years Eve Ball in Mission Valley atthe Sheraton Hotel.

It's a formal affair and the students arepresented with their scholarships that

night. Also, We present the center for bat-tered and abused women(CCS) a donationof $500.00.

John Phillips of Golden Voice

community. Our seventeen years of success comes

from the hard work of our members pastand present.

In the Business of giving backProductions is our DJ for the night andthe party goes until 1pm. This is our sig-nature event and supporters come fromfar and near to join in the support of our

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E D I T O R I A L

If You Won’t Stand Up For Something,We’ll Lay Down For Anything

Two weeks ago the title of my editorialwas “Prayed Up, But Won’t Stand Up.” Ibegan with the idea that Black Americansare prayed up from coast to coast. We prayfor ourselves, our families, our enemies, andour friends—to me it would bothersome justto keep up with the list of things that werequest from God, not to mention that weask Him to provide them for us in a particu-lar sort of way. We ask the Lord make ourenemies our footstool. We want our enemiesto love us, not to hate us, and to have all ofour dreams fulfilled. The problem is that weplace such a great responsibility on God andvery little responsibility on ourselves. Weask God to help us achieve our goals, and yetgo out and participate in things that are bador illegal. You ask God to guide you andhelp you step over evil, but are forever walk-ing toward those things that can harm you.We are prayed up, but won’t stand up forwhat is right.

But if we won’t stand up for something,we will lay down for anything. The mostunusual thing I’ve ever seen is taking placein Ohio. A group of Blacks are planning acontest where they are going to put darkwomen up against light women for compar-ison. It reminds me of the Roaring 20s andthe Harlem Renaissance when it was fash-ionable to flaunt a light woman in front ofyour buddies and friends that had darkwomen. It wasn’t hard in the 1900s, andnow we’re bringing this back in the state ofOhio? You can read about it in the followingpages of this issue of the paper.

If we don’t stand up for something, if wedon’t stand up for belief, equality and tradi-tion, we’ll lay down for whatever is avail-able. Faith without works is dead. It’s use-less. If you don’t have any ambitions ordesire to do anything, you will flock withthose birds of a feather doing nothing. I wasin the dentist’s chair on a popular street in or

city. As I looked out the window as the den-tist prepared to work on me, he pointed outto me a group of men walking toward theirdaily street hang out. He told me that theyhang out in one spot until their girlfriendsand wives come home. They don’t work anddon’t want to work because their womentake care of them. They’re not going tostand up for something, and they’ll lay downfor anything.

The first thing that we must do in life isto establish some standards for ourselvesabout the things we will and will not do.After this, it is important to treat others theway you would have them treat you. Neverallow money to rule you or be your prevail-ing force. Working is respectful and honor-able; earning a fair day’s pay for a fair day’swork only builds character in an individual.

Until Next Week,Willie Morrow

Best Tax Breaks 2011January 27, 2011 - A new year is underway and that means that the tax return deadlines are

getting closer. Many of us are figuring up what we owe on our 2010 taxes, and trying to decidehow to do things for 2011. Some of the common evergreen tax breaks include a mortgage inter-est deduction, deductions for charitable contributions, certain retirement plan contributions, andtax credits for earned income and for child care.

During tax year 2010, there were some tax breaks that included green home improvements,homebuyer tax credits and the making work pay tax credit. These are tax breaks that, if you areeligible, you should make sure you are taking now.

But it is also a good idea to plan for what tax breaks you can consider in 2011. Even if youtake the standard deduction this year think ahead to the other deductions you might qualify forin the future – and whether they might make itemizing worthwhile.

Your evergreen tax breaks, like mortgage interest, certain retirement contributions and chari-table donations, should be considered. But you should also plan for some other tax breaks thatwill be offered just this year:

Energy efficiency tax credits: While not as generous as the tax credit in 2009-2010, the newtax credits for 2011 can still provide you with a tax credit when you buy new windows, insula-tion, water heaters and biomass stoves. While requiring a bigger expenditure, the tax breaksfrom the residential energy efficient property credit for installing solar, wind, or geothermal sys-tems are worth 30% of the amount spent.

Social Security tax break: The payroll tax cut means you are seeing a reduction in what youpay in Social Security taxes. For the self-employed, this means that you will need to rememberto figure in the reduction for the “employee” portion of your Social Security taxes (not the“employer” portion).

Child tax credit: This goes down to $500 for tax year 2011. But for tax year 2010, you stillget $1,000. Tax year 2011 will also see reductions in child care tax credit and changes to the waythe Earned Income Credit is figured.

Student loan interest: The rules for student loan interest will change in 2011. Don’t forget totake your deduction for student loan interest paid in 2010. Starting in 2011, the interest is onlydeductible for the first 60 months of repayment, and there is a phase out.

Commonly Overlooked Tax DeductionsAs you consider 2010, think about what you spent money on — and whether the expense

could be tax deductible. One way to make sure you don’t miss anything is to use tax prep soft-ware like Turbo Tax or some of the other top tax software packages. As you begin tax planningfor 2011, remember these deductions so that you can save the proper documentation you need foryour federal tax forms – here are some commonly overlooked tax deductions:

Medical expenses: You know you get a tax deduction for contributions to your FSA or HSA.However, you can also get a tax deduction for medical expenses, non-reimbursed and not cov-ered by your health insurance plan. You can itemize these as long as they amount to at least 7.5%of your AGI. (That threshold increases to 10% in 2013.)

Moving expenses: This is an above the line deduction that can help you reduce your AGI. Ifyou move more than 50 miles to start a new job, you can deduct your moving expenses and manyof the travel expenses associated with moving your stuff.

Job hunt expenses: As long as you are looking for a new job in the same career field, you candeduct the cost of resume services, travel to interviews, and career coaching that you might get.

Taxes paid elsewhere: Don’t forget that there are tax deductions for taxes you pay to otherentities. You get a deduction for property taxes paid, as well as for state/local income tax. If yourstate doesn’t require you to pay income taxes, you can get a deduction for the sales tax you paid.

With the right planning, you can get ready for another year, and reduce your tax liability.

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By Lady TopazGoing to the grocery

store and wading throughthe fruits and vegeta-bles—fresh, frozen,packed and dried—can beconfusing for anyone. Sowhat do we do? We grabthe same things everyweek. We buy what we are used to! Some fruits andveggies are better than no fruits or veggies, butresearch confirms that variety is, indeed, the spiceof life.

As promised, I am absolutely dedicated to help-ing you make healthy choices in your diet. Thisweek’s tip is to add color into your diet by increas-ing consumption and variety of fruits and vegeta-bles. The old message was to eat at least five serv-ings of fruits and vegetables each day, but now themessage has changed: it is not just about quantity,but the variety of fruit and vegetables that is impor-tant for reaping the full health benefit of thesefibrous, low-calorie foods.

Fruit and vegetable variety was shown in arecently published study from American Journal ofClinical Nutrition to reduce levels of C-reactiveprotein (CRP) in the body. CRP increases when ourbodies are stressed. The study found that those sub-jects who were consuming higher amounts of dif-ferent colored fruits and vegetables actuallyreduced circulating CRP compared to those whohad less variety in their diets.

The subjects of the study who had the highestfruit and vegetable consumption also benefited byhaving the highest intakes of dietary fiber (21grams per day), and higher concentrations of serumantioxidant carotenoids, folate (a B vitamin) andascorbic acid (vitamin C) compared to the folkswho were averaging only two servings per day.(Important reminder: fiber helps weight manage-ment by helping you feel full longer, support thegastrointestinal tract, and, especially soluble fiber,provides benefits for your heart).

While this is great news for the plant-adoringpopulace, many of us find increasing fruit and veg-etable variety to be an intimidating task. However,it is the time to expand your horizons! Isagenix pro-

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vides a simple and easy way to help supplementyour antioxidant intake from fruits and vegetablesby enjoying the Isagenix IsaFruits and Greens! Oneserving of IsaFruits, for example, delivers theequivalent in antioxidant strength of 20 servings offruit. Even better, these rich antioxidant reservoirsare sourced from more than 30 different plants!

IsaFruits and Greens can be helpful as antioxi-dant-rich supplements, but they should never beused to replace all consumption of whole fruits andvegetables, which provide valuable food compo-nents like fiber, more antioxidant protection, andmore phytochemicals.

Take charge and learn to love your heart andyour body with these four simple solutions to “EatYour Colors”:

1. Beets: bake them, steam then, sautéthem, munch on them cold or add them to asalad (these purple veggies are rich in vitaminA, vitamin C, potassium, iron, folate andcolor!)

2. Bell Peppers: sauté colored peppers inolive oil, salt and pepper and enjoy withwhole wheat, semolina or buckwheat pasta!(Not only are they delicious but they havemore vitamin C than an orange!)

3. Purple cabbage: toss chopped cabbageand carrots into a salad (the visual appeal willbe too hard to resist!)

4. Skip the juice and go straight for theorange! (Most orange juice rapidly loses itsVitamin C content, and does not contain allthe fiber of the whole fruit, so it is better tododge the processing and go straight to thesource.)

For additional information please feel free toperuse Topaz’s website at:www.sherrytheus.isagenix.com or e-mail her withyour thoughts and/or inquiries attopazstjames@gmail.com.

Here is to optimum health!* * *Reference: Bhupathiraju SN, Tucker KL.

Greater variety in fruit and vegetable intake is asso-ciated with lower inflammation in Puerto Ricanadults. (Am J Clin Nutr 2011;93:37-46. doi:10.3945)

23 Black Boys Earn Perfect

Scores on State Test

Here's something to smile about: In Oakland, Calif., 23 black boys scored perfect scores onlast year's state reading or math tests. Of the 23 whiz kids, 8-year-old Amir Ealy (pictured) isprofiled by the Oakland Tribune.

In the video, adorable Amir is described as a well-rounded, dedicated student who nevermisses school. His doting father seems amazed by his son's accomplishment and is supportive:

"I hope for him to continue to get good grades and go to college and do whatever it is hewants to do: stunt man, police officer, army, whatever he wants to do I'm for it."

Indeed.Sobrante Park Elementary Principal Marco Franco attributes Amir's success to his family:"Amir is just an all-around kid. Like I said, it starts with him and his family, so he comes to

us ready and is always prepared in class."Park Elementary has a wise principal.For most successful children, a high level of support, consistency and love can be found in

their homes, propelling them in to greatness.But the community has a part to play too.In the video, Principal Franco celebrates Amir's success by bringing him in front of his peers

in the school auditorium -- a smart move. If the standard is publicly set and the bar is continu-ally raised, more and more students will be encouraged to realize success for themselves.

Many blessings to you, Amir. I know this is just the beginning. May you grow up and changethe world.

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

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April 21, 2011 - I’ve just read again the article bythe president of the NAACP about Troy Davis,whom he says, the State of Georgia is putting “ontrack to be executed- perhaps as early as nextmonth.”

Ben Jealous, the NAACP president, gives thedetails surrounding Davis’ case and how theSupreme Court has handled this case and how he wasforced to face a single federal judge “where the bur-den was on (TROY) Davis to prove his innocence-the exact opposite presumption of a jury trial.”

Mr. Jealous does an excellent job of telling uswhat the issues are and how they have been handledthat has created this crisis in the first place. And thisis not the first time the NAACP has publicly spokenabout Mr. Troy Davis’ case and some of the issuessurrounding it and certainly won’t be the last sincethe issue is now one of possible State Killing ofanother possible innocent man- another “BLACKMAN.”

And the letter states:“Now it’s up to you to put a stop to Troy Davis’

execution. You are his last hope, and time is runningout. Tell the Georgia Parole Board not to execute aman with such an overwhelming body of evidencepointing to his innocence: http://action.naacp.org/Save-Troy-Davis.”

At another point in this letter, Mr. Jealous states“As an American, I have faith in our justice system.But as President of the NAACP, I have seen how ourjustice system can fail. Sometimes even when itcomes to life and death. It is up to us to right thiswrong.”

And “This is his last chance. Stand by Troy andstand up for liberty and justice for all.”

Yes, we all like what Mr. Jealous has to say andwhat he believes in. And most of all, we believe inthe causes for which the NAACP stands and hasstood for, for the past one- hundred-one years, sinceits beginning to address the lynching of Blacks,

mostly men.ANOTHER MORE

DEADLY SOCIAL REV-OLUTION?

And after addressingall the issues related toJustice and our justicesystem for over the past65 years some of us arenot so sure any longer about bringing about the need-ed changes in “the usual way.”

For example, I’m looking at headlines in thepaper dated December 09, 2010 that reads “DNATesting Clears Man Who Served 28 Years for Rape,Murder.”

Another from the L.A. Times dated Tuesday,February 27, 1990 with the headlines

“1 in 4 young Blacks in Jail or in Court Control,Study Says.” And this one quotes rather extensively,Julius Chambers, executive director of the NAACPLegal Defense Fund.

And finally for now, this researcher has writtenequally extensively about the prison system as TheNew Plantation for Blacks and Browns.

From all our sources and research, extensiveconversations with men and women from everyimaginable area of life, in and out of prison, church-es and educational institutions, commerce and poli-tics, and in-depth readings of hundreds of books andarticles covering the last two hundred years of ourAmerican life – from all these sources, it is, to someof us- our position that without another more deadlysocio-politico- economic-racial Revolution, howeverstarted and defined—without such, and by any othername, we will continue to kill and lynch and lock-upour young and not-so-young- Black and Brown menwhile our organizations such as the NAACP and oth-ers remain paper tigers.

So, until next week, remember THERE IS NOYOU WITHOUT ME, NOR ME WITHOUT YOU.

“WHEN THE PEOPLE ARE UNSLEEPING,

THE REVOLUTION WILL COME”

IS THE "BLACK CHURCH A VIABLE INSTITUTION?The following article is an assessment I made of San Diego's churches with predominantly

African American membership. I was the Lead Organizer for United African American

Ministerial Action Council (UAAMAC) in 2004.I conducted one-on-one interviews with nearly 100of the pastors of these churches all over the county -from Chula Vista to Oceanside, from downtown SanDiego to El Cajon. My job was to try to find pastorswho were willing to have RCNO (www.rcno.org)and UAAMAC train them and their congregations toaddress the important issues in their communities,with the goal in mind of ELIMINATING these prob-lems permanently. Very few of these pastors werewilling, for various reasons. Some of the reasonswere legitimate, some were poor excuses. Most justdidn't get it. The point is, seven years later, our com-munity has continued to go down hill, and evidentlynone of these pastors has found a better way toimprove the community. UAAMAC continues towork diligently (I was let go in 2004), not without itschallenges, but at least they are still on task. But thepastors...? I'll let you be the judge.

Background and outlookThe San Diego African American Church

Community is diverse. Most congregations arebetween 25 and 100 members. This usually means10 to 20 active members carry the bulk of the weightin all ministries within the church. With such con-centration of energy on the ministry "inside thewalls" of the church, there is little time spent on min-istries "outside the walls" of the church. Virtually allof the pastors of these churches are "bi-vocational"and/or retired from the labor force. Sustainableincomes cannot be derived from their congregationsalone.

Mid-sized churches dominate the landscape.These churches have long standing membershipbetween 100 and 300 or so. Because of their size,they are able to sustain internal ministries withoutcompletely burning out their active members ofabout 30 to 50. However, maintenance of the regularservices and ministries provided by thee churchesconsumes the vast majority of these churches' ener-gies. Most of these churches have someone who isinvolved in ministry "outside the walls," or a small

ministry of committed individuals involved in a par-ticular outreach ministry. However, their capacity tohave a large, long term impact on the issues that facetheir congregations and communities is very limited.

In San Diego there are very few large churches,500 to 2000 members, and even these face many ofthe same challenges as smaller churches. Ministry tothe congregation takes priority. The larger the con-gregation, the greater the energy commitment toministry "inside the walls ". "Outside the walls" larg-er churches have the same number of committedindividuals doing more ministries. Or they have alarger number of individuals in a limited number ofministries.

Not surprisingly, there are denominational differ-ences, conference differences, regional differences,racial-philosophical differences and class differ-ences between churches. In spite of this, manychurches in San Diego do seek out other congrega-tions to share ministry with. San Diego is a familial,tight-knit, "small-town-feel" community for Blackfolk. The paradigm I like to use is this: In most citieswe talk about "six degrees of separation." In SanDiego, there are only 2-3 degrees of separation, asfar as Black folk are concerned.

Another great blessing of the San DiegoPastorial community is that most pastors appear tohave a great deal of concern for the Black communi-ty, and are willing to be private and public advocatesfor individual and community concerns. BlackPastors are consistently involved in the social, eco-nomic, cultural and political activities of the com-munity, and, indeed, in most cases are the leaders ofthese activities.

These were my observations seven years ago.Nothing has really changed, except that we are allseven years older. Some of the pastors have died orretired or lost their churches, but new ones arealways popping up to take their place. I've learned tolook for a very specific set of criteria when seekingan optimal church. I'll share the list with you nextweek. - CMH

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meeting draws a crowdBy Matthew T. Hallmatthew.hall@uniontrib.com

More than 100 people packed the ValenciaPark/Malcolm X Library Tuesday night to tella volunteer panel of seven San Diego votershow to split the city into nine evenly-populat-ed City Council districts.

The evening was as much about whatdivided speakers as it was about what unitedthem.

The volunteer panel has been tasked withcarving out council districts of about 145,000people based on new U.S. Census data thatshows San Diego has grown to about 1.3 mil-lion people. (1,301,617, to be exact.)

Currently, the city has eight council dis-tricts, ranging from populations of 147,348 to199,464. Voters approved the creation of aninth council district in 2010 as part ofProposition D, a ballot measure supported by60 percent of the electorate that approved thecity of San Diego's retention of separate may-oral and legislative branches of government.At one time, the mayor sat as the ninth citycouncil member, and his removal in 2006 ledto an occasional tie vote and other issues,forcing a reconsideration last year.

Got it?The people crowded into the community

room of a library in the heart of CouncilDistrict 4 did.

Their comments were alternately passion-ate, logical, comical and at times long-wind-ed. Several speakers talked longer than thethree minutes they were allotted by the pan-elists who will spend the spring, summer andfall preparing a new map for the city of SanDiego based on the Census data and publicinput.

The political exercise could pit severalcommunities against one another, or bringthem together, as they strive for representa-tion on the City Council. African-Americans,Latinos, Asians and members of the gay andlesbian community are among those con-stituencies looking for ways to ensure they are

represented on the council. For years, forexample, council members from Districts 3, 4and 8, respectively, have been gay, black andLatino. A growing Asian population is seek-ing something similar for their residents.

Meetings are scheduled across the citythrough mid-May in each council district. Theschedule is here.

Clovis Honore was the evening's finalspeaker Tuesday night.

"What I'm hoping is that, and this is my lit-tle commentary, that the next time we comearound here 10 years from now that the dis-course will be about the things we have incommon, how we are so much alike and thatmaybe we'll talk a little less about what a per-son has to look like for us to get fair repre-sentation and that we'll have grown to a placethat no matter what you look like, no matterwhere you came from, no matter what yourbackground, no matter what language youspeak, I'll trust you to do the right thing formy community."

San Diego to carve out a ninth council districtBy Matthew T. Hall

Every 10 years, after the latest U.S.Census figures spotlight San Diego's popu-lation shifts, volunteers come together toalter the boundaries of its City Council dis-tricts so each has a similar number of resi-dents.

This year, that potentially thorny task hasa new catch. San Diego must establish aninth City Council district on top of theeight it already has (in exchange for movingthe mayor off the City Council in 2006.)

A seven-member panel of San Diego vot-ers who were appointed by a pair of retiredjudges has been meeting since October tomap out the council district changes. Thegroup's outreach begins in earnest Tuesdaynight as the 2010 Redistricting Commissionstarts traveling to each of the existing eightcouncil districts over the next three weeks tohold public hearings and gather communityinput on how to remake San Diego.

The effort, which has begun to test com-munity allegiances, is also stirring up politi-cal intrigue.

Tony Krvaric, the head of the San DiegoCounty Republican Party, raised questionsMonday on a KUSI news report aboutwhether two commissioners with ties to pro-gressive organizations -- Theresa Quirozand Carlos Marquez -- can be impartial. Inresponse, Lorena Gonzalez, the head of theSan Diego and Imperial Counties LaborCouncil, characterized a third board mem-ber, Ani Mdivani-Morrow, as "a Republicanparty activist who flaunts her partisanshipon her Facebook page." Track their sparringon Twitter by following @TonyKrvaric and@LorenaSGonzalez, and see the KUSIreport here. For more, see the San DiegoRostra blog here.

Meanwhile, the first of nine public hear-ings that will be held around the city starts at6 p.m. Tuesday in the ValenciaPark/Malcolm X Library community Roomat 5148 Market Street.

A final plan is expected to be adopted byAugust.

Introductory Public Hearings

1. Monday, March 21, 2011

6:30 p.m.City of San Diego Metro Operations Center (MOC) II –

Auditorium9192 Topaz WaySan Diego, CA 92123

2. Tuesday, March 22, 2011

6:30 p.m.Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation - Community Room404 Euclid AvenueSan Diego, CA 92114

Pre-Map Public Hearings - all begin at 6 p.m. unless other-wise noted

1. Tuesday, April 19 (District 4)

Valencia Park/Malcolm X Library

Community Room

5148 Market Street, San Diego, 92114

2. Wednesday, April 20 (District 8)

Otay Mesa-Nestor Library

Community Room

3003 Coronado Avenue, San Diego, 92154

3. Monday, April 25 (District 5)

Qualcomm Headquarters

Main Services Building - Main Lunch Room

5775 Morehouse Drive, San Diego, 92121

4. Wednesday, April 27 (District 7)

Tierrasanta Recreation Center

Rooms 2 and 311220 Clairemont Mesa Boulevard, San Diego, 92122

5. Special Weekend Hearing – begins at 10 a.m.

Saturday, April 30 (Citywide)

Balboa Park Club

Santa Fe Room2144 Pan American Road West, San Diego, 92101

6. Monday, May 2 (District 3)

Regional Transportation Center

Showroom

4001 El Cajon Boulevard, San Diego, 92105

7. Wednesday, May 4 (District 2)

Point Loma/Hervey Library

Community Room

3701 Voltaire Street, San Diego, 92107

8. Monday, May 9 (District 6)

Bayside Community Center

Grand Hall

2202 Comstock Street, San Diego, 92111

Directions to Bayside Community Center (PDF)

Transit Directions to Bayside Community Center

9. Wednesday, May 11 (District 1)

La Jolla Library

Community Room

7555 Draper Avenue, La Jolla, 92037

"Post-Map" Public Hearings

This schedule will be posted when available.

http://www.sandiego.gov/redistricting

Allen Chan, a doctor and Kearny Mesa restau-rant owner, is helping mobilize local Asianleaders who want a say in how a new ninthSan Diego City Council district will beformed.

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• “Which builds muscle more effectively: machines orfree weights?” (Which cleans your car more effectively: amachine wash or a hand wash?)

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Mistake #1: You Don't Lift WeightsYou’ve no doubt been told that aerobic exercise is the

key to losing your gut, but weight training is actually morevaluable. Three reasons:

1. Lifting protects your muscle. When people diet with-out lifting weights, research shows that 75 percent of theirweight loss is from fat and 25 percent is muscle. That 25 per-cent may reduce your scale weight, but it doesn’t do a lot foryour reflection in the mirror. However, if you weight train asyou diet, your weight loss is more likely to be 100 percent fat.Think of it in terms of liposuction: The whole point is to sim-ply remove unattractive flab, right? That’s exactly what youshould demand from your workout.

2. Lifting boosts your metabolism. Your muscles needenergy to repair and upgrade your muscle fibers after eachresistance-training workout. For instance, a University ofWisconsin study found that when people performed a total-body workout comprised of just three big-muscle exercises,their metabolisms were elevated for 39 hours afterward.What’s more, they also burned a greater percentage of theircalories from fat during this time.

3. Lifting torches calories. It’s considered commonknowledge that jogging burns more calories than weight

training. Turns out, when scientists at the University ofSouthern Maine used an advanced method to estimate ener-gy expenditure during exercise, they found that weight train-ing burns as many as 71 percent more calories than original-ly thought. The researchers calculated that performing justone circuit of eight exercises—which takes about 8 min-utes—can expend 159 to 231 calories. That’s about the sameas running at a 6-minute mile pace for the same duration.

Mistake #2: You Don’t Use the Right DumbbellsLadies, we’re especially talking to you on this one. Your

goal is to challenge your muscles, not just go through themotions. For instance, if you can lift a weight 15 times, it’snot going to do your muscles much good to lift it for only 8repetitions. A good way to gauge if a weight is appropriate:Note the point at which you start to struggle. Let’s say you’redoing 10 repetitions. If all 10 seem easy, then the weightyou’re using is too light. However, if you start to struggle onyour tenth repetition, you’ve chosen the correct poundage.

Mistake #3: You Don’t Work Your Lower BodyTo cut inches from your waist, make sure you’re work-

ing the muscles below your belt. In a Syracuse Universitystudy, people burned more calories the day after they didlower-body resistance training than the day after they workedtheir upper body. “Leg muscles—like your quads andglutes—generally have more muscle mass than those of yourchest and arms,” says study author Kyle Hackney, Ph.D. (c),C.S.C.S. “Work more muscle during your exercise session,and your body has to expend more energy to repair andupgrade them later.” So the best approach, of course, is to hitevery muscle each workout.

Mistake #4: You Don’t Watch What You EatYou can’t out-exercise a bad diet. After all, you can eat

1,000-calorie fast food burger in just 5 minutes, but it’ll takeyou more than an hour to burn that many calories with phys-ical activity. So make sure you’re not using exercise as anexcuse to eat whatever you want. You may even find that reg-ular workouts help you better follow a smart eating plan.Case in point: University of Pittsburgh researchers studied169 overweight adults for 2 years and found that the partici-pants who didn’t follow a 3-hour-a-week training plan atemore than their allotted 1,500 calories a day. The reverse wasalso true—sneaking snacks sabotaged their workouts.Mistake #5: You Skip Workouts

We’re all busy, but that’s usually just a lame excuse.After all, plenty of people find time to exercise. And whenwas the last time you heard someone say they regrettedtheir workout? Probably never, and here’s why: U.K.researchers found that workers were 15 percent more pro-ductive on the days they made time to exercise compared todays they skipped their workout. They were also 15 percentmore tolerant of their coworkers. Now, consider for amoment what these numbers mean to you: On days youexercise, you can—theoretically at least—accomplish in aneight-hour day what normally would take you nine hoursand 12 minutes.

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Rising gas prices again

filling seats on publicBy Robert J. HawkinsIt’s like 2008 all over again.Gas prices are rising – up more than 22 percent

since Jan. 1 and $1 a gallon more than a year ago,according to the Automobile Club of SouthernCalifornia – zeroing in on the peak reached in June2008 of $4.63 a gallon in San Diego County.

So, not surprisingly, as in 2008, local buses,trolleys and trains are beginning to see rises in rid-ership -- some in the double digits.

Consider this sampling of transit ridership fig-ures from around the county:

* The San Diego Trolley ridership, after stag-gering hits in 2009-2010, was up 16.8 percent inDecember from a year earlier and 13 percent inJanuary. February’s ridership was up 6.9 percentfrom a year ago. MTS spokesman Rob Schupp says“With only modest gains in trolley ridership forMarch, we should pass the high-water mark set inMarch 2009.”

* Metropolitan Transit System buses are enjoy-ing smaller increases: After a 2.8 percent drop inDecember, ridership has risen 7.3 percent inJanuary, 2.2 percent in February and 7.66 percent inMarch.

* The Coaster commuter rail service’s 120,044passengers in March is a 13.7 percent increase froma year ago.

* The Sprinter service between Oceanside andEscondido carried 179,667 passengers in February, anincrease of 5.7 percent from the same time in 2010.

* The North County Breeze bus service was upa modest 2 percent for all of March -- but the weekof March 27-April 2 saw 157,336 passengers, up 14percent over the same period in 2010.

Anyone who has pulled up to the pump recent-ly feels the pain. According to AAA, prices all overSouthern California cracked the $4 average for agallon of regular gas in the last week of March. InSan Diego, the price went up again this week, to$4.112 – a dollar more than at this time last year.

A new analysis of the relationship between gasprices and transit ridership, by the American PublicTransportation Association, predicts that when gas

prices across the nation reach $4 a gallon, publictransportation can expect to pick up an additional670 million passenger trips. If the prices climb to$5, as many are predicting, transit could add 1.5billion passenger trips. And it keeps climbing: $6 agallon would translate into 2.7 billion additionalpassenger trips.

Local transit officials say gas prices are certain-ly affecting ridership but that isn’t the whole story.

“Public transportation closely follows employ-ment,” said MTS’s Schupp. When jobs disappear,so do public transit riders.

The jobs are coming back and with them, rider-ship.

San Diego’s jobless rate dropped from 10.4 per-cent in January to 10.1 percent in February. Andnew unemployment filings fell 12 percent inJanuary, according to the San Diego WorkforcePartnership which tracks seven such indicators inits workforce index.

The bust in gas prices in 2008 was quickly fol-lowed by the 2009 collapse of financial marketsand staggering job losses here and around the coun-try. For transit agencies, it was a double-barrel blastfollowed by what seemed like self inflictedwounds: North County Transit District and MTSboth raised fares and cut services.

Both agencies had little choice. Along withplummeting ridership, transit agencies all over thestate took a financial hit when the state governmentappropriated its annual transit subsidies. Schuppsaid MTS went from around $15 million in statefunding to zero dollars.

“February 2010 was when we cut Sunday ser-vice and we increased fares in January 2009 and inJuly 2009,” he recalled. “Monthly passes wentfrom $64 to $72 during that time.” There wereother adjustments. Painful, he added, but they bal-anced the budget.

Schupp says MTS is taking a conservative out-look on the future, forecasting a 1.7 percent increasein ridership for buses and trolleys in fiscal 2012

There are no MTS fare increases on the horizon,he sad, and the agency is monitoring all its routes

Photo by K.C. AlfredThe San Diego Trolley, the Coaster and other forms of public transportation are starting to seeincreases in ridership, closely paralleling the increase in in gas prices which are now a dollar agallon higher than they were a year ago. An improving employment picture is also bringing pas-sengers back to buses and trolleys.

closely, prepared to add buses or increase frequen-cy and ridership demands grow. For now, he said,most routes are operating below capacity.

One bright spot is the Route 810 express busbetween Escondido and Downtown San Diego.MTS has had to add three new trips -- one south-bound and two north -- to meet rising demand.“Some Sunday routes are starting to see crowdingissues,” he noted. “We’l l just have to wait and seewhat the future holds.”

NCTD’s financial and ridership challengeswere similar but in late January the North Countytransit agency took an unusual gamble: It cut fareson Coaster trains and Breeze buses and added tripsto the east-west Sprinter line.

Alex Wiggins, spokesman for NCTD, says it isstill too early to say if or how much the fare cuts aredriving the rising ridership.

“Anecdotally, we attribute the increased rider-ship to our lowered fares and increased service,”said Wiggins, “as well as higher than usual gasprices.”

Another piece of anecdotal evidence offered upby Wiggins: Coaster ridership on Tuesday for theSan Diego Padres home opener went through theroof. A typical work day averages 5,000 passen-gers, he said. On Tuesday, the Coaster carried7,500.

This Sunday, the Coaster begins full Sundayservice through the summer in response to the“demand of coastal tourism,” said Wiggins. NCTDcouldn’t have picked a better Sunday. The Coasterfeatures 2-for-1 fares to the heavily attendedEncinitas Street Fair and special trains for thePadres-Dodgers baseball game at Petco Park.

“I’m feeling really good about this Sunday,”said Wiggins.

Meanwhile, the Breeze bus service is undergo-ing an unprecedented overhaul. A system-wideseries of proposed changes have been on display at22 public workshops. A public hearing is set beforethe NCTD’s board of directors on April 21.

Changes could be made as soon as May 19, saidWiggins

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Spend the $20 on: $1 on flyers and the rest onclassified ads.

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and still don't know how to make a decent flyer! Ifyou've got a good design sense, are extremely famil-iar with your word processor, and already have alaser or high-quality inkjet printer, you can get intodesktop publishing. Create a really great-lookingportfolio for yourself and go door-to-door.

Spend the $20 on: Some high-quality paper tocreate your samples on.

8. TutoringWith the growing dissatisfaction with our educa-

tion system and the huge growth in homeschooling,there's an unprecedented need for tutors these daysfor kids of all ages-even adults! If you've got a topicyou can tutor in, contact the local schools, particu-larly private ones, and local homeschool groups, andoffer your services. Don't be concerned if your topicis highly specialized-even those are in demand.

Spend the $20 on: $14 on a box of clean-edgelaser or inkjet business cards and $6 on flyers.

9. eBay SellerYes, there really are people who make a decent

living buying things at garage sales and flea marketsand selling them on eBay. The big secrets? Stick toproducts you know (or learn before you start)extremely well, package your goods carefully, andprovide impeccable customer service. It helps to havea digital camera or a scanner, but it's not required.

Spend the $20 on: Your first inventory at agarage sale.

10. Secretarial Service - Typing /Transcription / Proofreading

Many small businesses and individuals have aneed for these services, but not enough need to hirea temp through an agency. Assuming you've got acomputer, a printer, and e-mail (and the necessaryskills), you're all set. Be prepared to charge by thejob, not by the hour.

Spend the $20 on: $14 on a box of clean-edgelaser or inkjet business cards and $6 on flyers.

One last thing-beware of home-based businessscams that require a substantial buy-in, such asenvelope-stuffing or craft item assembly. You maynot lose money on it if you stick with it long enoughto get really fast at it, but you'll probably nevermake the kind of money you're expecting to.

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There was a song that I remember back in the day that was thebattle cry of many women and even today now the battle cry hasreturned. This song was performed by Betty Wright called“Woman to Woman”. She prefaced this entire song so the otherwoman would understand where she was coming from if she hadever loved a man. It was important that she let her know that theman she’s seeing belongs to her, from the top of his head to thesouls of his feet. She further goes on to tell her that her possessionextends to the bed he sleeps in and every piece of food he eats. Shethen breaks it down to explain why she feels he belongs to her yousee the clothes he wears she buys them, the car he drives she paysthe car note. When I hear these words I cringe because I knowmany women who do exactly the same thing and they believe thatthis should solidify their relationship. There are some hard truthsthat must be shared in order to bring women who have taken this position into a realm of accep-tance, understanding, and wholeness.

In a nut shell, if you are taking care of the man you’re seeing you are buying him!! Plain andsimple! No matter how you shake it you are traveling down a road that will ultimately lead to hard-ship, feelings of betrayal, depression, and insecurities. If you have to pay the way of any able bodyadult then you need to look into the mirror and realize that you are the problem, not them. No oneshould have to buy the affections of another. I am old fashioned I don’t believe that a woman shouldtake care of any man, unless of course she is married to him, he worked and unfortunately was laidoff, so rightly so she must step up and contribute while he ACTIVELY looks for work. Some willtake exception to this statement and say some crazy things like; “I’m supporting him while he findshimself.” I say, “let him find himself first then get into a relationship.” Someone else will say, “he’sjust down on his luck and I want him to know that I support him.” You’ll have to elaborate for mewhat it means to be “down on your luck”. Someone else will say, “I don’t need a man to take careof me, I have my own money.” I say, “So should he”. What’s good for the goose is good for thegander.

At the end of the day here are some principles I’d like to submit to you that I believe will stopthis unhealthy behaviors:

If he is not your husband, he is not yours. Dating, yes even long term relationships, give apremise of exclusivity, the only exclusive relationship is the one sealed with a promise of to deathdo you part.

God set order in place. Whenever you take a man out of the natural order ordained by God, youultimately end up with a hostile and unfulfilling relationship. Any man who is living off of a womandoes not like or respect her and hates himself.

Respect yourself and your value. The bible says if a man/woman doesn’t work he/she doesn’tdeserve to eat.

Stop making excuses for your choices. Be honest as to why you’re settling. Remember you’resetting the example as to what’s acceptable to your children.

Set standards and stick to them. It may be tough in the beginning, but rewarding in the end. Be evenly yoked, this means in all area. If you understand and respect the importance of keep-

ing a roof over your head, food on your table, and basic needs met then ensure you only spend timewith someone with the same values.

Stop dealing with men who you believe have potential. A man with potential is visibly operat-ing within that potential. It is not your role or responsibility to cultivate his potential, identify it, ordevelop it.

So if you want women to leave your man alone be absolutely sure that he is really your man.

Just Keeping It Real With Angela HarrisLeave My Man Alone!

Local breast health groups awarded $1.1 millionmatthew.hall@uniontrib.com

Susan G. Komen for the Cure SanDiego announced Thursday it will award$1.1 million in grants to 14 local breasthealth organizations this year, its most suc-cessful fundraising year ever. The total isnearly twice the $565,000 it doled out in2010.

Since its inception in 1995, the SanDiego affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure has given $10 million to local organizations thatprovide breast cancer education, screening, diagnostics, treatment and patient support for theuninsured and underinsured in San Diego County.

The grants are provided via corporate and private donations and community events like theRace for the Cure and the 3-Day Walk for the Cure.

The organizations receiving grants this year include Mama's Kitchen, Community ClinicsHealth Network, Breast Cancer Solutions, Vista Community Clinic, Sharp Chula Vista, SanYsidro Health Center, La Maestra Family Clinic, San diego County Medical Society, GrossmontHospital, Scripps Mercy Chula Vista, Regents of University of California San Diego, SharpMemorial, Family Health Centers and Jewish Family Services. Some organizations receivedmultiple grants.

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