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California’s leading example on climate change helped inspire US-China agreement by jennifer schlueter Last Wednesday, President Barack Obama and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jingping have agreed on drastically fighting climate change by capping greenhouse gases. By 2025, the Unites States wants to cut its harmful emissions below 2005 levels to 26-28%, as AlterNet reports. Instead of only promising to decrease the rapid growth rate of its emissions, China now “has agreed to cap its output by 2030 or earlier if possible,” according to AlterNet. Even though China and the US have their different views on human rights, economics and politics, their leaders certainly agree about their obligations as the “world’s largest economies and greatest emitters of greenhouse gases,” as Obama titled them at a press conference. “We have special responsibility to lead the global effort against climate change. I am proud we can announce a historic agreement. I commend President Xi, his team and the Chinese government for their making to slow, peak and then reverse China’s carbon emissions.” California, the most populous U.S. state, leads the nation
night, before 9 p.m. Friday night, said the Sun. The driver of the Accord jumped out of his car, giving chase to officers as the auto rolled down the four-lane Base Line Road. The car dangerously crossed into oncoming lanes. Once the officer in question noticed the vehicle careening Please see page 2
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Police officer hospitalized after gang sweep by Vickie Vértiz On November 7, a San Bernardino police officer was hospitalized after he was injured and knocked unconscious because an unmanned car crashed into his squad car. The officer crossed Waterman Avenue and noticed a white Accord moving oddly, perhaps with a drunk driver inside, reported the San Bernardino County Sun.
A gang sweep earlier that night scared off the driver of the Honda Accord, leaving the car to barrel down Base Line Road without a driver. The central station of the sheriff had already had a busy day. An officer who was involved in the gang sweep that night had tried to pull over an older-model, white Honda Accord that had been reported stolen that same
Dominguez Elementary School grand opening and partnership ceremony Dorene Dominguez, Chairman of The Vanir Foundation in Memory of H. Frank Dominguez, San Bernardino Unified School District Superintendent Dr. Dale Marsden and the Vanir Foundation Board of Directors celebrate the grand opening and partnership of the H. Frank Dominguez Elementary School. The festivities included a school adoption by Cross Walk Church, first grade singers, and a special presentation of the H. Frank Dominguez plaque by Dorene Dominguez. After the ceremony, a mariachi band led guests to a reception followed by school tours by Dominguez Elementary school students. The Vanir Foundation is pleased to announce their new partnership with H. Frank Dominguez Elementary School. As stated by Ms. Dominguez, “Since its inception in 2004, the Vanir Foundation has helped thousands of students by brining academic enrichment programs to our partner schools.” The Vanir Foundation has provided funding for: • Apple iPad Airs for use of technology in the classroom; • Science & College focused field trips to enhance learning outside the classroom; • Honor Roll incentives to encourage student achievement; • School Uniforms; • and the highly successful “Engineering is Elementary” Program which exposes students to engineering con-
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with its Cap-and-Trade Program, making a huge effort to reduce greenhouse gases by, for instance, charging businesses that produce pollutants. Governor Jerry Brown stands
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A Christmas Carol at the Public Library Christmas Carol: Ebenezer Scrooge... Jacob Marley... Bob Cratchit... Tiny Tim... The Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come. These are characters we have come to love and welcome into our homes and hearts. Begin your holiday season at the San Bernardino Public Library as Broadway and film actor Duffy Hudson, (without the aid of props or costumes while playing all 46 characters), brings this magical tale to life. The San Bernardino Public Library will host this performance of A Christmas Carol on Saturday, November 22, 2014 at 2:00 PM. It will be held in the Bing Wong Auditorium at the Feldheym Central Library at 555 W. 6th Street in San Bernardino. Duffy Hudson is an actor, director, writer, teacher and filmmaker. He has performed in hundreds of plays and has directed over 300
theatrical pieces, including workshop productions with Brooke Shields, The Three Sisters with Jessica Lange, Don Johnson and Tatum O’Neal, and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf with Marlo Thomas. Since turning his attention to film and television, he has performed in numerous commercials, including the award winning, Men in Black series for Penn Station. Feature film credits include among others, Tattered Angel, Canvas The Night, Skin Complex, and The Greater Good. Duffy tours the US with his one man shows of Edgar Allan Poe, Albert Einstein, George Burns, Dr. Seuss and A Christmas Carol. This FREE 75-minute show is ideal for the entire family. Contact Linda Yeh at 909.381.8238 or visit www.sbpl.org for more information. For more information about Duffy Hudson visit www.duffyhudson.com
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cepts through a hands-on workshop approach. This partnership will engage students in learning activities that stress critical thinking, problemsolving and analytical skills that are required for success in high school graduation, college, career, and life. Principal Alejandro Hernandez said, “We’re a 21st century skills school, planting the seeds of Hope, Inspiration, Knowledge, and Relation-
ships.” The Vanir Foundation, a non-profit 501(c)(3), is dedicated to partnering with schools in underserved communities by promoting achievement in math, science, language arts and engaging students in the field of engineering. For more information and to donate to the Vanir Foundation, please visit: www.VanirFoundation.org.
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through the street, he drove his squad car near the curb to block the Accord from crashing into a fence or other cars, according to San Bernardino police Lieutenant Travis Walker, as quoted in the Sun. The injured officer was not aware a gang sweep was in process because those officers operate on a different radio frequency than local police, said the paper. The impact of the Accord was such that the grill guard on the squad car lifted the hood. After the incident, according to the Sun, more police, some from San Bernardino and others involved who were working the sweep, came on the scene. Local police called off the search for the driver of the stolen car, who was not found at the time. The paper reported that gang sweeps happen approximately once a month and are rotated within the county to various cities. Officers are sent from each police department, bringing about 100 officers on the streets of the city
or region for that month, said the Sun. In the last month alone, 120 arrests were made during another sweep out lead by the San Bernardino police station, according to the paper. The injured officer was not identified and the person who left the car in motion was not found. That same night, another San Bernardino officer went to the hospital. In that case, the officer was also knocked unconscious, but this time it happened during a domestic violence arrest where the officer was pushed to the ground and landed on his face, according to Walker in his conversation with to the Sun. In another part of the gang sweep region in question, another two people had gotten into a dispute and were also injured. The man who authorities believe injured the second officer was arrested a few blocks away after police secured a perimeter around the neighborhood.
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Aethlon Medical announces undetectable Ebola virus in patient treated with Hemopurifier® therapy Aethlon Medical, Inc. (OTCBB:AEMD), the pioneer in developing targeted therapeutic devices to address infectious disease and cancer, announced recently that officials at Frankfurt University Hospital have reported undetectable virus in an ebola patient previously disclosed to have received Hemopurifier® therapy. In an article entitled: “Ugandan Doctor Cured of Ebola in Germany,” The Wall Street Journal has reported that hospital officials indicated the patient is no longer infected with ebola virus and is heading toward a full recovery. The Aethlon Hemopurifier® is a first-in-class bio-filtration device that targets the rapid elimination of viruses and immunosuppressive proteins from the circulatory system of infected individuals. At present, no antiviral therapy or vaccine has proven to be effective against Ebola virus infection in humans. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), more than 5,000 deaths have been attributed to the current ebola virus epidemic. The patient at Frankfurt University Hospital was administered Hemopurifier® therapy through special approval from The Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (Bundesinstitut fur Arzneimittel und Medizinprodukte, BfArM), an independent federal higher authority within the portfolio of the Federal Ministry of Health of Germany. “It is truly wonderful that the patient, who was reported to be suffering from multiple organ failure, is now recovering from ebola infection,” stated Aethlon founder and CEO, Jim Joyce. “In the coming days, we will disclose the venue of a public presentation that will report treatment data including the quantification of viral load reduction and viruses captured by our Hemopurifier during the treatment of this patient.” In the care of ebola-infected individuals, the Hemopurifier targets two unmet medical needs: the rapid elimination of circulating viruses to inhibit continued progeny virus replication and the direct
targeting of shed glycoproteins that overwhelm the host immune response. The device can be deployed for use within the global infrastructure of dialysis and CRRT machines already located in hospitals and clinics. Aethlon further disclosed that it is preparing to initiate U.S. clinical studies of Hemopurifier therapy based on the United States Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval of an Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) that was previously submitted by the Company. The study will contribute safety data to advance the device as a broad-spectrum countermeasure against pandemic threats, including ebola and chronic viral pathogens such as HIV
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Community College District honors long-time employees The San Bernardino Community College District employs more than 1,200 full and part-time employees on multiple sites stretched from the mountains outside Yucaipa to downtown San Bernardino. Last week, they came together to recognize 409 employees who each had worked for the District from 5 to 45 years – a collective total of more than 4,900 years of service to the students of the Inland Empire. Chancellor Bruce Baron told the gathered crowd, “This year, for the second time, the San Bernardino Community College District was named one of the Top 100 Public Employers in the Inland Empire by IE Executive magazine. Successful employers recognize that longevity in their workforce equals more knowledgeable and more professional service to the customer. In our case, our customer is our students. We are the pipeline for successful employment between students and the
businesses in our region. And we cannot successfully complete our mission without stellar, dedicated employees. The average American stays on a job 4.6 years. These 409 employees have averaged more than 10 years each, and they are all still working for the District!” The District recognized 18 employees who have served the District from 30 to 45 years each and 25 who have been with the District for 25 years. Angelita Gideon, recipient of the 45 year award, is a supervisor in the San Bernardino Valley College library who came to the campus as a student, fell in love with the school, and stayed on. She said, “Every day is a wonderful day in the library. I love what I do and the people I work with and the students we serve.” The San Bernardino Community College District is experiencing significant growth, with enrollment having jumped over 10% in the past year. The Board of Trustees for the District voted
to fund an increased number of sections above the funding the District receives from the State of California to help meet the demand. They anticipate serving more students than ever before in the next few years. “The Inland Empire, among the nation’s hardesthit local economies during the past five years, is now the fastest growing region in Southern California, a trend predicted to continue over the next five years, according to the most recent economic forecast. The need for an educated workforce in the IE continues to grow. Our staff provides our students with their industry knowledge in the classrooms and labs, and soft skills training through the clubs and other activities, and they listen and support each of them, as individuals who will go forward and apply their unique talents, enhancing our community.” noted Chancellor Baron. The San Bernardino Community College District
(SBCCD) is one of 72 community college districts within the California Community College system, the largest educational system in the world, which encompasses 112 community colleges. The SBCCD has an 88-year history of providing its community and students with quality and affordable vocational certificates, associate’s degrees, and preparation for transfer to a four-year college or university through San Bernardino Valley College (SBVC) and Crafton Hills College (CHC). In addition, the Economic Development and Corporate Training Division (PDC) and KVCR TV-FM provide professional development and cultural and educational information to the community at large. For additional information on the SBCCD, please contact Alisa Sparkia Moore, Esq., District Communications and Public Relations by phone at 805.717.0347 (cell), or by email at asmoore@sbccd.edu.
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response and strategy to deal with climate change of any political jurisdiction in the world.” He added: “What happens here doesn’t stay here, it goes all around the globe.” California currently aims at reducing “emissions of heat-
trapping gases to 1990 levels by 2020,” according to the Huffington Post; and Brown will continue push for even lower levels by 2030. Additionally, companies producing gasoline and other fuels will be charged starting 2015, which most likely
calls for higher prices for consumers, says the website. KPCC quotes California Air Resources Board spokesman Stanley Young: “I think California has shown the leadership, and in essence it has set the stage for the kind of nationto-nation agreement that we’ve seen today.” By signing agreements with “China’s Ministry of Commerce, the National Ministry of Environmental Protection, the provinces of Jiangsu and Guangdong, and the Beijing Ministry of Environmental Protection,” Brown has brought his state and the U.S. closer (KPCC). Furthermore, The California Air Resources Board and the Shenzhen province share data about climate research and emission prevention methods, according to KPCC. While decreasing its green-
house gases, California’s economy has rather grown than suffered, which is important to note, tells David Pettit, a lawyer for the Natural Resources Defense Council who has worked in China, the KPCC. “That’s one of the talks I give when I go over there, about how we’ve dealt with a lot of these pollution issues while the economy has pretty much grown in a linear straight line since the 40s,” Pettit says. “And that seems to be impressive to people who hear it.” Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti supports California’s efforts against pollution and said in a statement that he “will work with [the] local green tech, scientific and investment communities to see how we can play a leading role to achieve them and, in doing so, catalyze L.A. jobs and industry.”