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FAMILIES ANGERED BY MUSEUM ENTRY FEE Some family members of victims of the September 11, 2001, attacks are outraged by a potential admission fee to a National Memorial Museum currently under construction at the former site of the World Trade Center towers. Photo shows bronze name parapets inscribed with names of

victims of the Sept. 11 attacks, installed on the north pool of the 9/11 Memorial at the World Trade Center.

MICHELLE OBAMA URGES AFRICA TO ADVANCE WOMEN’S RIGHTS SEE PAGE 3 First Lady Michelle Obama meets with young women leaders as she visits the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg, South Africa.

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DAILY CHALLENGE THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 2011

NEWS BRIEFS Brent Duncan Foundation gives first scholarship awards SWEET CORN NAMED OFFICIAL STATE VEGGIE It’s official New York: Sweet corn is the state vegetable. Lawmakers in Albany voted Tuesday to give the veggie a “green thumbs up” choosing it over the other top contender, onions. The New York Farm Bureau says last year sweet corn brought in $71 million. It was also a favorite with voters. BRONX TEEN CHARGED WITH ASSAULT ON MTA BUS DRIVER A Bronx teenager was arrested Tuesday after allegedly assaulting a city bus driver. The incident happened Tuesday evening on a Bx9 bus on East Fordham Road and Third Avenue. The Transport Workers Union says Marlene Bien-Aime, 43, refused to let 17-year-old Steangeli Medina get on the bus with her dog. Officials say Medina dragged the driver off the bus and began punching and kicking her. Police say they arrested Medina on assault and menacing charges. Bien-Aime was taken to St. Barnabas Hospital with a black eye and head and chest injuries. CITING MONEY TROUBLES, BROOKLYN MUSEUM CANCELS STREET ART EXHIBIT The Brooklyn Museum is canceling its presentation of the first major museum exhibit on the history of graffiti and street art. “The Art in the Streets” exhibition is currently on display in Los Angeles and had been scheduled to show at the Brooklyn Museum next spring. The museum says it is scrapping the exhibit because of money problems. There’s no word on whether it will be rescheduled. The museum’s director says it’s one of several difficult choices the institution has had to make since the economic downturn began.

By M.M.M TREY The House of the Lord Church was standing room only as hundreds packed the historic holy place on Saturday for the first Brent Duncan Scholarship Awards Ceremony and Luncheon. Brent Duncan, an 18-year-old teenager, was killed on Saturday, June 19, 2010 in Brooklyn. He was shot as he entered his car with several friends and family members. Two weeks after Brent Duncan’s funeral and burial, which was officiated by Rev. Dr. Herbert Daughtry, The Brent Duncan Foundation was established on July 16, 2010. The Reverend challenged the young people to return for an organizing meeting to determine how to perpetuate the memory of Brent Duncan. Hundreds of youths answered the call. That meeting was the first of 25 meetings which would be held in the next year. Six committees were formed: the Justice, Demonstration, Education, Scholarship, Fundraising, and Public Relations Committees. The first event was a meeting held in July 2010 with public officials and the police regarding a progress report on identifying and apprehending the killer/killers. There were a Memorial March (September 2010), a musical fundraiser (December 2010), and a birthday/prayer vigil (January 2011). The Foundation was incorporated. It is expected to receive its 501(c)(3) in the near future. The two students who received the scholarships attended Medgar Evers College Preparatory School, the alma mater of Brent Duncan. Nineteenyear-old Rollet Hurry, who will attend SUNY Delphi in Fall of 2011, said, “I got to know Brent as I worked 30-hour weeks at Wendy’s restaurant during the school year.” She’s an immigrant from Guyana who lives with her unemployed father and two siblings. She said, “Brent was kind and sweet; he was never violent.” She said that Brent’s death had inspired her to study criminal psychology. Eric McDuffie said when he was growing up in Brownsville’s Marcus Garvey Village, guns were prevalent and bullets would fly all the time. “We tried to avoid the windows to make sure we would not get hurt from the gunshots,” he said. McDuffie was a classmate of Brent Duncan and will

Eric McDuffie, scholarship winner, Ms. Dionne Vincent, presenter, Rollet Hurry, scholarship winner and Rev. Herbert Daughtry. attend Stony Brook University in the Fall. Both students received scholarship awards in the amount of $1000. The ceremony featured prayer, scriptural readings, the Black National Anthem, and reflections by family and friends, and music by the Anointed Voices and Peggy Washington. One of the highlights of the ceremony was a video which showed the life of Brent Duncan from childhood to high school graduation. A deep solemnity, interspersed with laughter, pervaded the audience as the scenes of children playing, dancing, and then the graduation played across the screen. Rev. Herbert Daughtry, the chair of the Foundation, was the featured speaker. He said, “I prayed and thought long and hard as to what Brent would say to you. I knew that many of Brent’s friends and relatives would be here today, and I wanted to make sure that what I say is what Brent would have said to you.” The Reverend then spoke to the attentive congregation about God, family, school, and purpose. He said, “Put God first. Love your family, and stay close to each other. Stay in school. Jails are being built, and they are waiting for youths who drop out of school. You must have a purpose. Whatever the purpose is, let it be driven by sharing or doing for others.” After the scholarships were given, remarks were made by the recipients. Both gave thanks and promised to return to help the community. Dionne Vincent, the mother of Brent Duncan, thanked everybody. She

expressed her high expectations of the scholarship awardees. She reflected on what a “good boy” Brent was. “He was my life,” she said. “I prayed and worked hard to steer him in the right path.” At the conclusion of her remarks, she especially thanked Rev. Daughtry for his prayers, concerns, and counseling. She revealed that she had contemplated suicide after the death of Brent. She was reluctant to try because, if she failed, they would put her in the G-building at Kings County Hospital. Turning towards the Reverend, she said, “He saved my life.” Overwhelmed with emotion, Rev. Daughtry briskly stepped away from the pulpit and embraced her. She gave him a huge basket of fruit. In his final remarks before the benediction, the Reverend reminded the audience to continue to remember Brent Duncan. He emphasized upcoming events. On Thursday, July 14, 2011, during the regular monthly meeting, there will be a special program marking the anniversary of the formation of the Brent Duncan Foundation. All are welcome. In September, there will be the second Annual Memorial March. The second Annual Fundraiser is in December. There was plenty of food to feed the hundreds who lined the Fellowship Hall. As Vincent, her family members, and members of the Brent Duncan Committee were leaving the church, they all nodded in agreement that this was a magnificent day, and they knew Brent was well pleased. Photo: Lem Peterkin

NY public workers union dodges layoffs in new pact One of New York State’s biggest public employee unions said yesterday it reached a preliminary agreement with Governor Andrew Cuomo on a pact to avoid lay-offs. Cuomo, a Democrat who closed an approximately $10 billion budget deficit without raising taxes, had threatened to lay off as many as 9,800 state workers unless they accepted $450 million of concessions. The tentative deal comes after various public workers unions held heated demonstrations around the state against crackdowns on their pay and benefits. The Civil Service Employees Association and Cuomo said in a joint

statement that the accord skips across-the-board wage hikes in fiscal 2011 and 2012 but gives workers a $1,000 lump sum payment spread over the next two years. Workers also will get 2 percent across-the-board wage hikes in both 2014 and 2015. The union, which has about 66,000 members, said the five-year accord includes unspecified job security assurances and five unpaid furlough days in 2011 and four the following year. The amount workers contribute for health care premiums rises from 2 percent to 6 percent, depending on rank. Unlike other states such as Wisconsin and New Jersey, New York

has not pushed to end or curb collective bargaining rights, though it also is eager to curb the cost of its public payroll. New York also has an unusual advantage over its cashstrapped peers: the state retirement fund is almost fully funded. The labor accord is a victory for the first-term New York governor, who has persuaded the legislature to accept much of his agenda. Most recently, he won accords to extend rules regulating about one million rental apartments and capping property tax increases at 2 percent annually. The main outstanding issue on the legislature’s agenda is whether New

York becomes the sixth state to approve gay marriage. New York’s public employee unions have urged Cuomo to prune the use of often highly paid outside contractors or consultants. The new accord would create a committee to examine whether the roles can be done by state workers. The accord will have to be ratified by the legislature and the union members. “I commend the union and its leadership for making a significant contribution to help get the state’s fiscal house in order and making the shared sacrifices these difficult times require,” Cuomo said.

DAILY CHALLENGE THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 2011

Some 9/11 families angered by museum entry fee Some family members of victims of the September 11, 2001, attacks expressed outrage yesterday at a potential admission fee to a National Memorial Museum currently under construction at the former site of the World Trade Center towers. Last week, president and chief executive of the National September 11 Memorial and Museum Joe Daniels told New York City Council members about the possible $20 or $25 fee. He said the museum must generate enough income to operate, which memorial officials say could require between $50 and $60 million a year. The memorial portion will be free to enter.

“This is not the Metropolitan Museum of Art. It’s supposed to be a memorial,” said former New York City Fire Department Deputy Chief Jim Riches, whose son, also a firefighter, was killed in the attacks. “I think it’s very crude.” “This was not supposed to be a money making thing. Most people will be coming to pay their respects to the people murdered that day,” he added. Sally Regenhard, who lost her 28-year old son Christian in the attacks, called the memorial and museum plans unnecessarily costly. “We wanted a simple, beautiful memorial as a tribute to the great-

est loss of life on American soil since the Civil War,” she said. “What we have here is something that families never asked for.” “Our primary obligation is to make sure that we maintain the memorial and museum at the level that befits one of the most sacred sites in the country,” Daniels said in a statement yesterday. “We are exploring every avenue to raise funds to sustain this national tribute, including public funding and a suggested donation.” “Whether the museum has a voluntary donation or admission fee will depend on the financial support we receive from other sources.” Additionally, the U.S. Mint is

now selling a commemorative medal for $56.95, $10 of which goes to the museum. Eleven family members of victims are on the board of the memorial and museum. The price of admissions is just the latest spat between the memorial and groups of family members. In early June, a group of 17 families of victims made a request under the Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) for a full list of next of kin of the 2,749 people killed in or around the twin towers to inform them and allow them to voice their views on a proposed plan to place more than 9,000 unidentified remains at the memorial.

Michelle Obama urges Africa to advance women’s rights By JEFF MASON JOHANNESBURG — First Lady Michelle Obama urged young Africans yesterday to fight for women’s rights and battle the stigma of AIDS, using her husband’s “yes, we can” campaign slogan to motivate youth across the continent. Obama is on her second solo trip abroad as first lady to promote issues such as education, health and wellness. But her speech to a group of young women and men at Regina Mundi Church, which played a role in South Africa’s anti-apartheid movement, touched on much harder topics: race, discrimination, democracy, and development. Obama, who is traveling with her mother and two daughters, drew on the leaders of the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa and the civil rights movement in the United States as an example for the younger generation to follow. “It is because of them that we are able to gather here today...It is because of them that I stand before you as First Lady of the United States of America,” she said to applause. “That is the legacy of the independence generation, the freedom generation. And all of you - the young people of this continent - you are the heirs of that blood, sweat, sacrifice, and love.”

First Lady Michelle Obama walks with children as she visits the Emthonjeni Community Center in Zandspruit Township, Johannesburg, South Africa. Obama appeared visibly moved when the audience stood and sang an impromptu serenade as she approached the podium. Placing her hands over her heart, she thanked the crowd and seemed to choke back tears. She spoke passionately about women’s rights, saying the young leaders should ensure that women were no longer “second class citizens” and that girls were educated in schools. “You can be the generation that stands up and says that violence against women in any form, in any

place, including the home - especially the home - that isn’t just a women’s rights violation. It’s a human rights violation,” she said. “You can be the generation that ends HIV/AIDS in our time, the generation that fights not just the disease, but the stigma of the disease, the generation that teaches the world that HIV is fully preventable and treatable, and should never be a source of shame,” she said to applause. Obama was introduced by Graca Machel, Nelson Mandela’s wife. Obama and her family met Man-

dela at his home on Tuesday. Barack Obama is the first black U.S. president, just as Mandela was the first Black president of South Africa. Mrs. Obama used her husband’s famous campaign slogan, which helped him win the 2008 presidential election, to urge the audience to follow through on the issues she addressed. “If anyone ever tells you that you shouldn’t or you can’t, then I want you to say with one voice - the voice of a generation - you tell them, ‘yes, we can.”

U.S. to launch trusted air traveler program in fall WASHINGTON — U.S. travelers frustrated with airport security may see a little relief later this year with the launch of a trusted traveler pilot program, the head of the Transportation Security Administration said yesterday. TSA has been under pressure to improve the security screening process and create a program for those business and frequent fliers willing to undergo prior security background screenings so they can speed through airport checkpoints. “We’re working with airlines, U.S. carriers initially, to say for those who are willing to share information about themselves, what can we gain from

that that would help us make informed judgments” about passenger security, TSA Administrator John Pistole told the Senate Homeland Security Committee. “We hope to ... try that starting this fall in select airports and (with the) airlines,” he said, adding that he hoped for significant changes next year. “It’s a complex issue and so I want to basically underpromise and overdeliver.” While there have been some attempts at trusted traveler programs in the past, they have never advanced. But with the introduction of full-body scanners and physical patdowns, pressure has built up again for reviv-

ing such programs. The U.S. Travel Association, which represents the hotel industry, online travel sites and car rental industry, is eager for Americans to travel more and earlier this year launched a campaign to press Congress to create such a program. Separately, with continuing complaints about screening at U.S. airports which include full-body scanners and physical patdowns of passengers, including young children, Pistole said they are trying once again to address the concerns about kids. TSA was confronted recently by another uproar when a six-year-old

girl was subjected to a physical patdown after she went through a fullbody scanner, raising questions about whether children pose a security risk. Pistole said the child moved during the scan, prompting the patdown, but that TSA has once again changed its policy for such scenarios and that he plans to unveil more changes soon. But he noted that militants have used children in attacks before. “We have changed the policy to say that there will be repeated efforts to resolve that without a patdown,” Pistole said. “I will be announcing something in the not-too-distant future about a change in policy as it relates to children.”

DAILY CHALLENGE THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 2011

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DAILY CHALLENGE THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 2011

The ‘Black’ drug that isn’t By HARRIET A. WASHINGTON Ethnic Americans — whether Black, Hispanic, Asian or members of other groups— face different and usually more serious health risks than our majority-group compatriots. We face higher rates of cancer, diabetes and heart disease, as well as greater difficulty in accessing the U.S. healthcare system to get needed technology and medicines. Although healthcare disparities often result in higher disease rates and lower life expectancies for ethnic groups, you and your family do not have to fall victim to an imperfect healthcare system. Patients can help level the playing field when they partner with their doctor to take responsibility for their health. The savvy patient— that’s you— knows that finding an expert doctor you trust is the first step to evening the odds. A doctor you trust, who keeps up with the most current solutions to the healthcare challenges Americans face, can make all the difference in avoiding or managing chronic illnesses that bedevil people of diverse ethnic or racial groups. But disturbing revelations in recent years raise concerns about the trustworthiness of the sources doctors look to for the latest medical information. To learn what is new, what works and what doesn’t, doctors trust peerreviewed medical journals such as the New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of the National Medical Association and Journal of the American Medical Association to stay on top of current medical research.

But what happens when the doctor you trust cannot trust what those journals publish? Consider the case of BiDil. In 2005, BiDil, a congestive heart-failure medication, became the first medication approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for African Americans only. But BiDil is not the “Black” drug that medical-journal reports have claimed it is. BiDil was not tailored for African Americans, as its proponents and journal reports often claimed, but it began life as the only patented drug of the Lexington, Mass., biotech firm NitroMed. BiDil’s proponents — some of whom had a financial interest in the success of the drug—published studies supporting their claim of a racial genetic anomaly that made BiDil an ideal drug for Blacks, but not for whites. However, physicians who wrote papers arguing for this genetic racial difference, could do so only by giving short shrift to critically important environmental and behavioral differences between Black and white patients, such as disparate diets, smoking rates, environmental exposures and exercise levels. The journal articles made BiDil seem like a special blessing for Black patients, but was it really? The clinical trials on which the FDA based its approval were deeply flawed. For example, the researchers tested no white subjects to provide comparison data. Furthermore, BiDil was tested not alone, but only together with heart medications that are already known to work, such as diuretics, beta-blockers and angiotensin-converting enzyme or

Still making history Continued from page 4 they were separated by a generation, and their speeches were delivered to different crowds at opposite ends of the school day, their messages were virtually the same. No one is responsible for your success or failure in life, no one except you.” It was that kind of frank talk that HistoryMakers founder Julieanna L. Richardson had in mind when she conceived the program. To understand the importance of the HistoryMakers’ Back to School initiative, it’s important to understand the importance of the core project. For the past 12 years, the HistoryMakers, a non-profit educational institution, has videotaped 2,000 African-Americans in more than 80 cities; it plans to conduct an additional 3,000 interviews. Its mission is to educate the world about the diversity and legacy of the AfricanAmerican experience through first person narratives. The collection can be accessed through museums, libraries, schools, the internet and other digital platforms.

Richardson wasn’t content merely collecting the interviews; she wanted students to interact with and learn directly from people profiled by the HistoryMakers. (Schools interested in taking part in the program can visit www.thehistorymakers.com or send an email to info@thehistorymakers.com. The address of their national headquarters is 1900 South Michigan Avenue Chicago, Ill. Telephone 312/6741900.) The second annual Back to School with the HistoryMakers Day will be Friday, Sept. 23. In as much as I expect to be home this time, I have already requested to go to a school in the Washington, D.C. area with a high concentration of poverty. Because we have so many things in common, I and others who grew up like me can reach those students on a level that many educators can’t. More often than not, we will be saying the same things that teachers have already told the students. For some reason, when they hear it from outsiders, it is more apt to sink

ACE inhibitors. Yet, these journal articles helped convince the FDA to allow tests of BiDil in Black patients and to approve it for Blacks only. How could researchers exclude whites from a study meant to show that a drug worked better in Blacks than in whites? Excluding whites was a medically illogical but financially strategic move because it eliminated the possibility that the drug would test well in whites, thereby robbing NitroMed of its thin rationale for calling BiDil a Black drug. The “Black” label was crucial, because BiDil’s patent covering use in all ethnic groups expired in 2007. The patent for Blacks only allows NitroMed to extend its patent protection—and profit from the drug until 2020. Not only is BiDil not a “Black” drug, it can actually be more harmful for some Blacks because one of its components, hydralazine, is associated with an increased risk of lupus, which strikes Black women at four times the rate of whites. BiDil is no isolated exception. Some journal articles have been manipulated by the $310 billion pharmaceutical industry. The journals are financially dependent on drug-company advertising, which is often deceptive and is sometimes used to induce journals to publish favorable reports of advertised drugs. Researchers whose work is funded by drug companies find that those companies forbid them from mentioning side effects or poor trial outcomes. Researchers often have conflicts of interest and will benefit financially, if a drug does well in studies. So they use strategies that in. That may not be logical but it’s the way many students react. I don’t care why a light suddenly goes off in a student’s mind — I just want it to go off as I urge them to take charge of their future. That was the message Mr. Hughes instilled in us when I was in high school and that’s the message Back to School with the HistoryMakers will be delivering every year.

are calculated to make a dodgy drug look good on paper, for profit. For example, they will end a trial early, if they see signs that it is about to reveal side effects or other problems. Journals also publish “advertorials,” frequently misleading mixtures of advertising and editorial content. Moreover, journals often selectively publish good drug outcomes and bury the bad ones. Company-sponsored clinical trials have been rigged by a strategy, such as pairing the tested drug with one known to work well. This can make the tested medication look effective whether it is or not and can mask the fact that its “efficacy” is due to synergistic effects of the two drugs. Or researchers may test the company’s drug against a competitor’s medication in the wrong strength: Too low a dose makes the rival drug look ineffective. Too high a dose tends to elicit worrisome side effects. In addition, journals are also haunted by “ghostwriters.” These are unnamed writers, who tend to be neither doctors nor scientists. Drug companies have hired them to clothe the company’s marketing messages in medical-journal language. Then a doctor signs the ghostwriter’s report without acknowledging the writer’s role. Even though medical journals claim to reject this use of ghostwriters, internal drug company documents entered into evidence during court trials have exposed this practice. No one knows how many company-paid ghostwriters actually produce the manuscripts signed by the official “authors.” From pharmacological race-baiting to the haunting of journal articles by paid scribes, interpreting medical journal articles presents yet another hurdle that separates ethnic Americans from the top-flight healthcare they so desperately need.

— George E. Curry, former editor-in-chief of Emerge magazine and the NNPA News Service, is a keynote speaker, moderator, and media coach. He can be reached through his Web site, www.georgecurry.com You can also follow him at www.twitter.com/currygeorge.

DAILY CHALLENGE THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 2011

Government layoffs slow cities’ recoveries WASHINGTON — The layoffs of thousands of government workers may threaten the already slowmotion economic recovery in many U.S. metropolitan areas, according to a report by the Brookings Institution. “Job growth, though occurring in more metropolitan areas than in the past, was sluggish,” the think tank said. “Those that suffered the most, as well as those with the weakest economic recoveries, typically lost government jobs.” Since the recession began in 2007, 19 out of the 20 metropolitan areas with the strongest economies gained government jobs, according to the report which focused on the first quarter of the

year. Conversely, 13 of the lowest performing 20 areas lost government jobs. Looking at the 100 metropolitan areas combined, Brookings said total employment rebounded by 0.8 percent after hitting its low point in the recession. But local government employment fell 1.2 percent and state employment dropped 0.2 percent, “reflecting the impact of reduced local and state revenues.” Political leaders and economists have warned that government layoffs could pose serious obstacles to economic recovery. Brookings noted that state and local employees make up the bulk of the government workforce. Analysts and investors in

the $2.9 trillion municipal bond market are worried that tax revenues have not rebounded enough to make up for this summer’s end of the 2009 economic stimulus plan, which included the largest transfer of money from the federal government to the states in U.S. history. According to a Labor Department report released earlier this month, from May 2010 to May 2011 local governments shed 267,000 jobs and state governments 24,000. Local government employment in May, at 14.165 million jobs, was the lowest since July 2006. The number could continue to drop. Analysts and investors in the $2.9 trillion municipal

bond market are worried that tax revenues have not rebounded enough to make up for this summer’s end of the 2009 economic stimulus plan. The plan included the largest transfer of money from the federal government to the states in U.S. history. Education and oil and gas also have propped up highperforming metro areas, Brookings said. Texas dominated as the state with the strongest metropolitan areas. Austin, El Paso, Houston, McAllen, and San Antonio all performed well in the first three months of the year. Florida had the weakest areas, with Cape Coral, Jacksonville, North Port, Palm Bay and Tampa all appearing in the bottom

20 metros. Altogether, 73 of the 100 largest metropolitan areas had job growth in the first quarter of 2011, which ended in March, Brookings found, compared to only 67 areas in the fourth quarter of 2010. And 20 of those areas gained jobs for four quarters straight. Still, while employment improved from its lowest point in the recession in 88 of the largest 100 metropolitan areas, a mere dozen of those areas gained back more than half the jobs they lost between their employment peak and their recent lows. Only McAllen and El Paso “made a complete jobs recovery by the first quarter,” Brookings wrote.

Texas executes man with possible mental disability By KAREN BROOKS AUSTIN, Texas — Texas executed on Tuesday a man convicted of fatally shooting two people and paralyzing a third near Houston in 1998, despite evidence that he was mentally disabled. Milton Mathis (right), 32, was sentenced in 1999, before the U.S. Supreme Court ruled it unconstitutional to execute inmates with mental disabilities. His supporters had been trying for years to argue that he should be spared. On Tuesday, a final plea to the Supreme Court to hear evidence of his mental disability was denied, and he was executed by lethal injection. He was pronounced dead at 6:53 p.m. local time, said Jason Clark, a Texas Department of Criminal Justice spokesman. Mathis was the 23rd person executed in the United States this year and the sixth executed in Texas, the most active death penalty state in the nation. Shortly before he died, Mathis criticized the Texas death penalty as a “mass slaughter.” “The system has failed me. This is a miscarriage of justice,” he said. Turning to Melanie Almaguer, who has been paralyzed from the neck down since the shooting, and witnessed the execution, he said he “never meant” to hurt her, according to Clark. “You were just in the

wrong place at the wrong time,” Mathis said. His last meal included two burgers with bacon, fried pork chops, fried chicken, fried fish, chili cheese fries, regular fries, and fruit punch, Clark said. Mathis was convicted in September 1999 of opening fire on a home in Fort Bend County, west of Houston, and killing Travis Brown and Daniel Hibbard. Almaguer, then 15, was also shot in the head. Mathis also turned the gun on Almaguer’s mother, who was in the home, but ran out of bullets, according to the state attorney general’s office. He looted the home before setting it on fire, fled in Brown’s car, and later told a fellow inmate that he wished he had “killed them all,” according to the attorney general’s office. Most U.S. inmates with mental disabilities have been spared execution since the Supreme Court in 2002 declared it unconstitutional, said Richard Dieter, executive director of the Washington-based Death Penalty Information Center, which tracks capital punishment cases. Those who have been executed were usually cases in which the inmate’s claim of mental disability was in dispute, including the Mathis case, he said. “People have been removed from Death Row whose convictions preceded the (Supreme Court), but disputed cases sometimes go down to the wire and even go to execution, even with the

claim” of mental disabilities, he said. After the ruling, the Supreme Court told states to come up with their own methods of determining if a person is mentally disabled, and about half of them have passed laws defining it for capital cases, Dieter said. Texas is not one of them. Mathis, who had an eighth-grade education when he was convicted, has scored in the low 60s on several IQ tests — including a 62 on a test administered by the state’s prison system, according to an essay on the Stand Down Texas website by Mark White, a former Texas governor who opposed Mathis’ execution. Stand Down Texas supports a death penalty moratorium in Texas. Psychology experts have routinely put the standard

for mental disabilities around a 70 IQ and lower. “Mathis has suffered from obvious mental disabilities since childhood,” White wrote. “He failed the first, fifth and eighth grades and dropped out of high school in

Survey: California the nation’s car theft capital By JAMES B. KELLEHER CHICAGO — California is the car theft capital of the United States, according to a new analysis of crime statistics released on Tuesday. The National Insurance Crime Bureau, a Chicagobased industry trade group, said that eight of the 10 cities with the highest per capita vehicle theft rates last year

were located in California, including Sacramento, the state capital, and San Francisco, one of the state’s most popular tourist destinations. Other California cities on the worst 10 list included Fresno, Modesto, Bakersfield, Vallejo, Stockton and Visalia. Busy car thieves in Washington State put Spokane and Yakima on the NICB’s list of 10 worst cities for thefts, which was compiled

ninth grade. He has had problems with functions that come easily to most of us, like dressing himself.” Texas has a particularly high burden of proof for mental disability, said Keith Hampton, an Austin defense attorney who specializes in death penalty cases. It takes more than IQ tests, he said. Attorneys also have to prove that the inmate had disabilities before age 18, and that he or she has shown a deficit in adaptive skills, such as reading and writing and following directions. Texas Republican Governor Rick Perry, who is considering a run for president, vetoed state legislation in 2001 that would have outlawed executing inmates with mental disabilities, saying that Texas juries should decide who to execute. by taking the number of reported vehicle thefts in a metropolitan statistical area, dividing that by the area’s estimated population and then multiplying that by 100,000. Of the 367 U.S. metropolitan areas the NICB ranked, the safest for car owners was State College, Pennsylvania, with fewer than 0.3 vehicle thefts per 1,000 residents. Fresno, California was the worst in the nation, with about 8.1 vehicle thefts per 1,000 residents. Preliminary crime statistics for 2010 published last month by the FBI showed a 7.2 percent drop in vehicle thefts from the previous year.

DAILY D CHALLENGE THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 2011

NATIONAL

Official Notification of African American Farmers About $1.25 Billion Class Action Settlement Begins WASHINGTON, DC The Court-ordered process of officially notifying African American farmers and their heirs about the $1.25 billion â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pigford IIâ&#x20AC;? class action settlement, In re Black F a r m e r s Discrimination Litigation, is underway. Class members should visit www.BlackFarmerCase .com or call 1-877-810for complete 8110 information, including the detailed notice, key dates, and claims-filing information. Media are requested to include the toll-free number and website in articles about the Settlement. African American farmers around the country who tried to file a claim in the 1999 Pigford Settlement but were unable to receive a decision on the merits because their claims were late are now receiving information about their legal rights and options under the Settlement by postal mail. A comprehensive paid published notice program will complement this direct notice. The program will

include a nationwide radio advertising campaign, including heavy focus on areas where large numbers of class members are believed to live. A Summary Notice will also be published in a variety of print publications including African American newspapers, general market daily and community newspapers, and farming and ranching trade publications. Finally, online ads will appear on a variety of websites. The plaintiffs and USDA announced the proposed settlement in late 2010 and President Obama signed the bill authorizing payment of the Settlement on December 9, 2010. If approved by the Court, the settlement will resolve discrimination claims related to USDA farm loans and other benefits. The proposed settlement includes $1.25 billion for cash payments and loan forgiveness for class members who file valid claims. Class members eligible for the Settlement are African Americans who farmed (or

FEMA to supply homes to those displaced by Joplin tornado KANSAS CITY, Mo - The Federal Emergency Management Agency plans to build up to 348 modular homes for people displaced by the May 22 tornado in Joplin, Missouri, a FEMA official said yesterday. The three-bedroom, one-bath mobile homes will be placed as needed on city-owned land in the north part of town, said Crystal Payton, a FEMA spokesperson in Joplin. FEMA has identified 624 families or individuals still in need of housing after losing their homes in the tornado, she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This will allow them to develop a permanent housing solution,â&#x20AC;? Payton said yesterday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We will work with them on a monthly basis to get their plans together.â&#x20AC;? FEMA will pay for the homes, available rentfree until late 2012, Payton said. Occupants must show they are attempting to find permanent housing, she said. FEMA has also placed people in existing mobile home parks and apartments in the area. Mobile homes were also used for people displaced by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, but the Joplin homes will be larger and built to higher construction and air quality standards, Payton said. A total of 155 people were killed as a result of the massive Joplin tornado, the deadliest in the United States in more than 60 years.

attempted to farm) between January 1, 1981 and December 31, 1996; were prevented from applying for or were denied a USDA farm loan during that period or were given a loan with unfair terms; and who filed or attempted to file a late

claim between October 13, 1999 and June 18, 2008 in the original Pigford case that was never considered because they tried to submit it after the late claim deadline. Heirs or kin of people who fit this description but have since passed away

may also be class members. membersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Class rights may be affected by the Settlement even if they do not act. Those who wish to object to the Settlement must do so by August 12, 2011. The deadline for filing claims under

this Settlement may be as early as February 28, 2012. The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia will consider whether to grant final approval of the Settlement at a hearing in Washington D.C. on September 1, 2011 at 9:30 a.m.

Legal Notice

If You are African American and Suffered Farm Loan Discrimination by the USDA between 1981 and 1996, You may be eligible for money from a $1.25 billion class action Settlement Fund (Heirs/Kin may be included) There is a proposed class action Settlement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) involving racial discrimination against African American farmers between 1981 and 1996. This Settlement is only for certain people who tried to file a late claim in the original Pigford case, or their heirs (kin) and legal representatives. The current Settlement (sometimes called Pigford II) provides benefits to some of those late filers. Am I included? You may be included if you: s "ETWEEN AND WERE DISCOURAGED or prevented from applying for or were DENIED A 53$! FARM LOAN OR OTHER BENElT

or you were given a loan with unfair terms BECAUSE OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION

s 7ERE ELIGIBLE FOR A PAYMENT IN THE ORIGINAL Pigford CASE and s 3UBMITTED A LATE lLING REQUEST THAT WAS denied or never considered because it was late. If you are the heir or kin of someone who DIED WHO lTS THIS DESCRIPTION YOU MAY lLE A claim for a payment that would become part of the deceased personâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s estate. If you are not sure if you (or someone for whom you ARE THE LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE ARE INCLUDED

PLEASE CALL You are not

included if you received a payment in the original Pigford case. What does the Settlement provide? You may be eligible for a substantial cash payment and USDA loan forgiveness from the Settlement. You will need to file a claim to be eligible for these benefits. The claims deadline may be as early as February 28, 2012. The Court has appointed lawyers to help you file a claim under the Settlement. You do not have to pay them or anyone else to help you with the claims process. These attorneys will ask the Court for fees and EXPENSES OF BETWEEN AND OF THE 3ETTLEMENT &UND AND THE #OURT WILL DECIDE how much they are paid. You may hire YOUR OWN LAWYER IF YOU WISH AT YOUR OWN EXPENSE )F YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR NEED MORE INFORMATION CALL What else should I know? The Court will hold a hearing on September 1, 2011 to consider whether to approve the 3ETTLEMENT AND A REQUEST FOR ATTORNEYS FEES and expenses. If you want to object to or comment on the Settlement or appear at THE HEARING YOU NEED TO lLE A LETTER WITH the Court by August 12, 2011. If the Court APPROVES THE 3ETTLEMENT YOU WILL NOT BE able to sue the USDA about your farm loan discrimination claims in the future.

For more information or to begin the claims filing process:

Call: 1-877-810-8110

Visit: www.BlackFarmerCase.com

AFRICAN SCENE

DAILY CHALLENGE THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 2011

AFRICAN SCENE

f Egypt army rejects resignation of deputy PM CAIRO - Egypt’s army rulers rejected the resignation of Deputy Prime Minister Yehia elGamal, who had cited health problems, the government said yesterday. Gamal was appointed in February shortly after a popular uprising ousted President Hosni Mubarak, who was replaced by a military council until elections can be held. A law professor, Gamal was a leader of an opposition coalition called the National Association for Change, founded by Egyptian activist and presidential candidate Mohamed ElBaradei. The prime minister’s media adviser Ahmed elSeman told reporters that the military council had rejected Gamal’s resignation. He gave no explanation for the decision.

South African anti-apartheid veteran Asmal dies JOHANNESBURG - Kader Asmal, a prominent member of South Africa’s governing African National Congress who pressed his party to keep its democratic promises, died yesterday, said former President Nelson Mandela’s office. He was 76. According to local news reports, he died in a Cape Town hospital after a heart attack. In a statement, the Nelson Mandela Foundation called Asmal a “close associate” of Mandela who “struggled for decades in South Africa and in exile for an end to apartheid and for the achievement of a constitutional democracy in which all, regardless of gender, race or political affiliation would be regarded as equals.” Asmal led anti-apartheid protests as a high school student in rural eastern South Africa. He later left for Britain and Ireland, where he continued anti-apartheid activism, and studied and taught law. He returned to South Africa in 1990 and participated in negotiations that ended apartheid. After South Africa’s first all-race elections in 1994, he served in Cabinet. Asmal occasionally was publicly rebuked by the ANC after raising concerns about party stances he feared threatened democracy. Earlier this month, he spoke out against what he called an “appalling” ANC bill under which reporters could be jailed for publishing information that officials want kept secret. Critics say the information bill is too broad to justify its aim of fighting spying and protecting sensitive information. It has so far stalled in parliament, which is overwhelmingly controlled by the ANC.

Undersea Internet cable in deal for Zimbabwe service MAPUTO - The company running a highspeed Internet cable along Africa’s east coast said yesterday it has reached a deal with Mozambique to provide a new link to landlocked Zimbabwe.

Floods kill 6, displace 150 in northern Nigeria

KANO, Nigeria Nigeria’s fire service says at least six people have died after torrential rains flooded a highly populated area in northern Nigeria. Kano state fire service chief Kassim Musa said yesterday that the wet season’s early rains flooded a neighborhood in the

city of Kano because of poor drainage. He said about 150 people have been displaced and at least 27 houses destroyed. Authorities say flooding last year displaced about 500,000 people across Nigeria. Most of them lived in the country’s northwest region. Nigeria’s National

Emergency Management Agency recently warned state governments in the area to take preventive measures against floods after weather forecasts showed that rains would be even heavier this year. The wet season loosely lasts from June to September, with July and August as the rainiest months.

Z imb abwe tea ch ers to Police disperse pr o tes te r s in Se neg a l strik e over wa ges: union DAKAR, Senegal - Senegalese police used tear gas to disperse people demonstrating against a proposed change to the electoral code which would make it easier for the country’s aging president to be re-elected. Private radio station RFM said police intervened to break up crowds in Place de l’Independance, a large square in the capital, in a suburb of Dakar where angry mobs burned tires, and in Kaolack, a city in the center of the country. Senegal’s National Assembly is to vote Thursday on a law proposed by the ruling party that would lower the percentage of votes a winning candidate needs to avoid a runoff, a change that would favor Senegal’s 85-year-old incumbent President Abdoulaye Wade. The law also would create a new post of vice president, one that people believe Wade’s oldest child would seek. The constitutional amendment also lowers the percentage of votes the winning ticket needs to avoid a runoff. Senegal’s opposition charges that the vice presidential post is being created so that the country’s aging president can appoint his unpopular son, and put in motion a mechanism for his succession.

HARARE - Teachers at Zimbabwe’s state-run schools began a strike yesterday to demand a 150 percent salary increase and an end to political attacks against them, union officials said. “We will be starting our strike tomorrow to press for salary review, and for the security of members who are victims of political violence, especially in the rural areas,” Takavafira Zhou, president of the Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe, told AFP on Tuesday. “So far most members have confirmed that they will be on strike starting tomorrow.” Teachers earn $200 (140 euros) a month, but they are demanding a raise to $500. The teachers also want a review of their housing and transport allowance and the removal of “ghost workers” on the government payroll. Zimbabwe has 105,000 teachers on the payroll, but Zhou said his union estimates only 77,000 are actually working. Inflated payroll numbers are a problem throughout the civil service, with Finance Minister Tendai Biti estimating that about one-third of government’s 230,000 employees don’t actually exist. He insists that the cash-strapped government cannot afford salary increases.

U.N. says 73,000 flee Sudan border state fighting KHARTOUM The United Nations said yesterday 73,000 people had fled violence in Sudan’s Southern Kordofan border state after more than two weeks of fighting between the northern army and southernaligned troops. Sudan’s south will become an independent country on July 9, but fighting along the illdefined border has raised tension ahead of the split. North and south have yet to resolve issues such as

how to manage the oil industry and divide debt. Fighting broke out in earnest on June 5 in Southern Kordofan — a northern oil state that borders the south — and has escalated to include artillery and warplanes as the north has tried to crush what it calls an armed rebellion. The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said the state capital of Kadugli and the surrounding area had been generally calm from Sunday through Tuesday, although some smaller clashes were reported across the

state. “At least 73,000 people were initially displaced throughout central and eastern localities of the Southern Kordofan state as a result of fighting,” it said, citing figures from the Sudanese Red Crescent, Humanitarian Aid Commission and U.N. agencies in Kadugli. “Some of these people have now returned to their homes.” Separately, the U.N. Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) said six of its national staff members had been arrested by the Sudanese military at Kadugli airport yester-

day, which it called a violation of an agreement that guarantees its staff immunity. “The parties to the conflict must uphold their commitment to protect civilians and ensure freedom of movement for U.N. staff regardless of their religious, ethnic, or political affiliations,” spokesman Kouider Zerrouk said. A spokesman for the northern military was not immediately available to comment, but UNMIS said security forces had accused its staff members of participating in illegal activities.

D CHALLENGE THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 2011 DAILY

COMMUNITY AFFAIRS

Youth celebrate Juneteenth with Councilman Barron

The audience was thrilled as they watched performers during the celebration at the Bethlehem Baptist Church in East New York.

Students at the Sankofa Academy sang the Black National Anthem during the event.

Drummers from The Collective.

Councilman Charles Barron presented a City Council Proclamation to Ambassador Tete Antonio, the keynote speaker at the event.

Lively dancing by students entertained the audience School children mote the learning of Galveston, Tex., and drummed and danced Black history. It also told slaves there about as they commemorated featured United Nations the Emancipation Juneteenth, the day Ambassador Tete Proclamation, which slaves in Texas found Antonio as the keynote freed slaves 2 Â˝ years out they were free. speaker. before. The event was sponIt was June 19, 1865, sored by Councilman that Union troops - Photos By Charles Barron to pro- marched into Lem Peterkin

Guest speaker Dr. Georgina Falu

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CARIBBEAN NEWS DAILY CHALLENGE THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 2011

Bahamas PM promises death penalty bill By CANDIA DAMES NASSAU, Bahamas Prime Minister — Hubert Ingraham announced in the House of Assembly on Monday that the government intends to bring a bill to Parliament before the summer recess to deal with “the question of the imposition of the death penalty in The Bahamas”. Ingraham did not reveal what the bill would specifically address but a source close to the drafting of the proposed legislation told the Nassau Guardian that it would outline specific categories of murder. The prime minister’s announcement came less than a week after the Privy Council quashed the death sentence of murder convict Maxo Tido. Tido was sentenced more than five years ago for the 2002 murder of 16-year-old Donnell Conover. Her skull was crushed and her body burnt. But the Privy Council, while recognizing that it was a dread-

Bahamas Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham ful and appalling murder, said it did not fall into the category of worst of the worst, and therefore the death penalty ought not to apply. Currently in The Bahamas, a judge using his or her discretion could sentence a murder convict to death. But there is no law that outlines specific categories of murder, and which could get the death penalty. In recent rulings, the Privy Council has defined the kinds of murders for which the death sentence could be imposed. In its ruling last Wednesday, the Privy

Council found that Conover’s murder did not qualify. The Law Lords said the worst cases of murder that may call for the imposition of capital punishment would be those in which the murder is carefully planned and carried out in furtherance of another crime, such as robbery, rape, drug smuggling, human smuggling, drug wars, gang enforcement policies, kidnapping, preventing witnesses from testifying, serial killers, as well as the killing of innocents “for the gratification of base desires”. Even with murders

being categorized, murder convicts still have the right to appeal to the Privy Council. In the case of Tido, his appeal was filed in October 2009 as the government was preparing to read a death warrant to him. It came a year after the Court of Appeal upheld his murder conviction and death sentence. Even if the Privy Council had upheld his death sentence, under a previous ruling of the Privy Council, he could not be executed. The 1993 ruling followed the Jamaican case of Earl Pratt and Ivan Morgan in which

the Privy Council ruled it was inhumane for prisoners to wait more than five years on death row. Observers in the legal community have noted that if the legislation brought by the government only addresses the issue of categorizing murders, it is unlikely to have any impact on allowing for the re-imposition of the death penalty, which has not been carried out in The Bahamas since 2000. It is unclear whether the legislation would specify that appeals be filed within a certain period of time. As indicated, Tido waited a year after losing his appeal in the Court of Appeal to appeal to the Privy Council, and like other murder convicts only appealed to the Privy Council after the government threatened to move ahead with the execution. By the time the Privy Council ruled last week, the five-year period for execution had expired. There is also a push in some legal circles for The Bahamas to withdraw from the Inter

American Commission on Human Rights, another avenue for appeal for murder convicts. The long appeals process without any time limits means that the five-year period for executions set by the Pratt and Morgan ruling often runs out. There is also another view that The Bahamas could bring a constitutional amendment to say that Pratt and Morgan has no application. That avenue was taken by Barbados back in 2002. Tido was the first murder convict in The Bahamas to be sentenced by a judge using discretion. In 2006, the Privy Council ruled that the mandatory death sentence in The Bahamas was unconstitutional. It would take a constitutional amendment for The Bahamas to abandon the Privy Council as its final court of appeal. But, talking to government insiders, it does not seem to be a direction the Ingraham administration is willing to take at this time.

Citing precarious conditions, UN urges Trinidad finance minister welcomes IMF assistance to small countries governments not to return Haitians G E N E V A , Switzerland — The United Nations is appealing to governments to suspend all involuntary returns to Haiti, given the precarious conditions that continue to persist in the Caribbean nation 18 months after the devastating January 2010 earthquake. “Despite the recent elections and ongoing reconstruction efforts, Haiti, weakened by the earthquake, cannot yet ensure adequate protection or care especially for some vulnerable groups in case of return,” Adrian Edwards, the spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), told reporters in

Geneva. An estimated 680,000 people are still displaced within Haiti, living in over 1,000 tented camps in the capital, Port-au-Prince, and other earthquakeaffected areas. An unknown number remains outside the country. Given the current situation in Haiti, UNHCR and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) are urging governments to renew, on humanitarian grounds, residence permits and other mechanisms that have allowed Haitians to remain outside their country. “The appeal calls on governments to assess

Haitian cases on an individual basis and to pay special consideration and refrain from returning to Haiti persons with special protection needs, and to prevent situations where returns can lead to family separation,” said Edwards. Michel Martelly was sworn in as the new president of Haiti in May after he won the run-off round of polls earlier this year. The UN peacekeeping mission in the country (MINUSTAH) said at the time that his inauguration carried with it “all the hopes of change for the people of Haiti: hopes for reconstruction, progress, stability, social peace, rule of law [and] development.”

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts — Although welcoming concessional lending facilities to low income countries, Trinidad and Tobago’s Finance Minister Winston Dookeran has written to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) urging it to pay more attention to the economic situation facing small developing countries. “We ask the new leadership of the IMF to give a credible attention and voice to the economic, monetary, and political challenges of

small states and their economies. While we welcome the improvements made to the lending facilities of the Fund in the last two years (with the introduction of the Flexible Credit Line, the Precautionary Credit Line, the Post Catastrophic Debt Relief Trust and the reform of the concessional lending facilities to Low Income Countries); nonetheless, a gap persists, as concessional financing for small states is still inadequate,” said Dookeran, who is also chairman of the World Bank Small States Forum. He said recent developments in the Caribbean and other regions have shown the

additional fragilities and vulnerabilities of small states to natural disasters, the collapse of financial institutions and the concentration of economic activity. He said issues impacting small economies must be part of shaping the manifesto for the candidates of the IMF. “In particular we are concerned that changes to the international architecture in which the IMF and G20 sit, lends itself to a potential contravention of natural justice where clubs of large countries sit and develop rules for smaller states to follow without adequate consultation, consideration and engagement with small states.”

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Bahrain opposition figures given life sentences By ERIKA SOLOMON MANAMA - Bahrain sentenced eight prominent Shi’ite Muslim activists and opposition leaders to life in prison yesterday on charges of plotting a coup during protests in the Gulf island kingdom earlier this year. The sentencing stoked tensions in the kingdom, where small groups of demonstrators have mounted daily protests since emergency law was lifted on June 1, and may also undermine a national dialogue planned by King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa to start next month. “No dialogue with al-Khalifa! We demand the release of the prisoners” shouted some 100 protesters in one village near the capital Manama, before riot police broke up the demonstration. In all 21 defendants, six of them tried in absentia, were charged with plotting to overthrow the government by force in collusion with “a terrorist organization” working for a foreign country. They can appeal the sentences. Seconds after the verdict was issued, one of the defendants lined up in grey prison suits shouted: “We

will continue our peaceful struggle.” Other defendants responded by shaking their fists and shouting “peaceful, peaceful.” Police officers hustled them out of the courtroom, as relatives of some of the defendants responded by chanting “God is great,” and one woman was dragged out of the chamber. Among those who received life sentences was Shi’ite dissident Hassan Mushaimaa, leader of the hardline opposition group Haq, and Abduljalil al-Singace, from the same party. Haq joined two other groups in calling for the overthrow of the monarchy during mass protests in February and March. Abdel Wahab Hussain, head of Wafa, another group that called for a republic, was also given a life sentence. Ibrahim Sharif, Sunni Muslim leader of the secular leftist Waad party, received five years in prison. Waad and Bahrain’s largest Shi’ite opposition group Wefaq had called for reform of the monarchy. Danish-Bahraini citizen Abdulhady al-Khawaja, a rights activist, also received a life sentence, in the presence of several foreign diplomats who said the Danish embassy had not been granted access to Khawaja. The United States criticized the sentences in the U.S.-allied kingdom.

“We are concerned about the severity of the sentences handed down,” State Department spokesman Mark Toner said. “We’re also concerned about the use of military courts to try these civilians.” PROTESTERS OUTRAGED Bahrain’s Sunni rulers, backed by forces from neighboring Sunni Gulf Arab states, crushed weeks of protests in March mostly by members of the Shi’ite majority. Manama says the protests had a sectarian agenda backed by Shi’ite power Iran. The opposition denies being steered by Iran, and argues the charges aim to distract the United States, which has its Navy’s Fifth Fleet in the country, from activists’ calls for democratic reform. Helicopters buzzed above Shi’ite villages and police armed with sound grenades and tear gas rushed from area to area to snuff out protests. Residents of some villages said they had stopped demonstrations due to the heavy police deployment. In the island of Sitra, a hotspot for protests, youths blocked police cars by strewing cinder blocks, nails and wooden cupboards along windy village roads. “I was furious at the nerve of the ruling family that they would give life sentences and then ask us to go to talks,” said one female protester

named Maryam. “They were our symbols and the government chose to crush them. What does that say for us?” Young men behind her regrouped in an hours-long cat and mouse game with police shouting, “Down, down (King) Hamad.” Government officials, who were not immediately available for comment, have said Bahrain is trying a small percentage of protesters who the state has evidence of committing a crime. Some observers have suggested King Hamad may try to cool tensions before the dialogue by granting a general amnesty to many of those jailed in recent trials. In a statement released yesterday, Wefaq said: “They will cast a shadow on stability in the country, these sentences will create an eternal political crisis without a quick and active political solution.” Earlier at a news conference, Wefaq spokesman Khalil al-Marzouq said Wefaq would not meet the government’s Thursday deadline for responding to the invitation to dialogue, and could not say if Wefaq would ultimately attend. “Those people are a critical portion of the movement. How can there be a dialogue while they are in prison?” he said.

China artist Ai Weiwei stays quiet after freed on bail By DON DURFEE & CHRIS BUCKLEY BEIJING - The dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, whose detention in April ignited an international uproar, was released on bail yesterday under conditions likely to keep the outspoken critic of Communist Party controls silent for now. “I can’t say anything more, because I’m on bail,” Ai told reporters who had gathered outside his home after his release was reported by China’s official Xinhua news agency. His abrupt release came days before Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao heads to Europe, where Berlin and other capitals have been critical of Beijing’s secretive detention of Ai and dozens of other rights advocates, lawyers and dissidents. But the Chinese government cast its apparent backdown as a vindication of their controversial case. Xinhua said Ai was freed “because of his good attitude in confessing his crimes as well as a chronic disease he suffers from,” citing the police. A company that police said he controlled “was found to

have evaded a huge amount of taxes and intentionally destroyed accounting documents, police said,” according to Xinhua. “The decision comes also in consideration of the fact that Ai has repeatedly said he is willing to pay the taxes he evaded,” said the report. Family members and supporters have said the outspoken 54-year-old artist was a victim of a crackdown on political dissent that intensified after overseas Chinese websites in February called for protests in China to emulate anti-authoritarian uprisings in the Arab world. China’s courts and police are firmly controlled by the ruling Communist Party, and it is unusual, but not unprecedented, for authorities to back away from a potential prosecution in a high-profile case like this. “Without the wave of international support for Ai, and the popular expressions of dismay and disgust about the circumstances of his disappearance, it’s highly unlikely the Chinese government would have released him,” said Phelim Kine, a researcher with Human Rights Watch, a New York-

based advocacy group. The United States, Germany, Britain and other governments voiced concern about Ai’s secretive detention without formal notification to his family. Chinese Premier Wen will visit Britain and Germany, as well as Hungary. “I’m perfectly fine. My health is fine,” Ai, notably thinner after his months in detention, said in brief comments to Britain’s ITV news service. He thanked his supporters. German Chancellor Angela

Merkel’s chief spokesman Steffen Seibert said she welcomed Ai’s release. “Today’s release on bail can only be a first step. Now the case against Ai WeiWei has to be cleared in a constitutional and transparent way,” he added. State Department spokesman Mark Toner also said Ai’s release was welcome, adding: “But there’s obviously more individuals who are being held, so we want to see the release of all these people.” RETURNED HOME, HEALTH OKAY

Ai (whose name is pronounced “Eye Way-way”) was detained at Beijing airport on April 3, igniting an outcry about China’s tightening grip on dissent, which has triggered the detention and arrest of dozens of rights activists and dissidents. The bearded, burly contemporary artist was the most internationally well-known of those detained, and his family has repeatedly said that he was targeted by authorities for his outspoken criticism of censorship and Communist Party controls.

Northern Irish police warn Belfast riots may cause fatalities By IVAN LITTLE BELFAST - Northern Irish police said yesterday they fear rioting in Belfast could escalate to the point where someone gets killed, threatening to upset a delicate peace between Catholics and Protestants in the Britishcontrolled province. A press photographer was shot and wounded on Tuesday evening in the second night of clashes between pro-British loyalists and Irish nationalists in some of

the worst rioting in east Belfast in recent years. “There are people potentially at risk of being killed by the level of violence,” Assistant Chief Constable Alistair Finlay told journalists. “We need to see cool heads to pull this back.” The violence in the Catholic Short Strand enclave of mainly Protestant east Belfast comes at the start of the “marching season,” a time of annual parades by Protestants which has triggered violent protests by Catholics in the

past. Police blame members of the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF), one of the deadliest pro-British paramilitary groups of Northern Ireland’s bloody past, for initiating the disorder, though they said they may no longer be in control. The UVF said two years ago that it had completed the decommissioning of its weapons in line with other militant groups after a 1998 peace agreement mostly ended three decades of violence in the province.

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Can Beyonce still please all of her fans with new album?

For the conclusions of these stories check out the June 2nd - June 8th, 2011 issue of The New American, which hits newsstands every Thursday British singer Leona Lewis has taken aim at critics of her personality, insisting she “couldn’t care less” if they think she’s dull. The star shot to fame as a and retiring shy wannabe on Simon Cowell’s British show The X Factor in 2006, and went on to superstardom in the U.K. and the U.S. after winning the competition. However, Lewis is angry music fans presume she’s boring just because she’s not as outlandish as the likes of Lady Gaga, and she’s adamant her strengths lie in good quality songs. She says, “I don’t care what anyone says. I’m not boring. Unless you know me, I don’t really care about your opinions. I couldn’t care less. Lady Gaga does her crazy thing and she is great. I definitely have something different to offer. I’m all about the music and songs.”

passed we lost so much. It was just like, ‘Who else...?’ ‘How can I show him that all of his work was not in vain? The song hurts me (because) there’s so much genuine pain.”

Cee Lo Green has confirmed speculation Gnarls Barkley’s fan favorite tune Who’s Gonna Save My Soul is all about the passing of James Brown. The Crazy singer made the big reveal during a recent taping of VH1 show Storytellers, explaining the song is supposed to empower anyone grieving the loss of a loved one - and he wrote it as he was dealing with the 2006 death of the Godfather of Soul. He says, “The song is actually about the passing of James Brown... It has to do with everyone; heartbreak, loss, regret, helplessness, hopelessness, and I felt all of the above when we lost James Brown - because he embodied everything. “James Brown is my father... I got what I needed from him - I got guidance, I got style... integrity, I got consistency... He taught me how to dance too. When he

New dad Nick Cannon struggles to fit all his projects in to his busy schedule, surviving on just four hours of broken sleep every day. The star and his wife Mariah Carey welcomed twins last month, but Cannon has refused to cut back his working commitments, still broadcasting his New York radio show and hosting reality series America’s Got Talent, which premiered its sixth season in the U.S. on Tuesday night. But Cannon pays a hefty price for his busy schedule as he can only fit in just a few hours of sleep around work and his duties as a dad.

In a recent interview, Lauren London revealed that Lil Wayne almost wifed her. She also explained that she and Wayne were not some one-night stand. Lauren London: “I met Dwayne when I was 15 years old. I’ve known him a very long time, and we were in a relationship that didn’t make it. We tried more than once to revive it, and we were engaged briefly years ago, but we eventually parted ways. People see the “Lil’ Wayne” persona and think they know who he really is. My son’s father is an intelligent, loving and lovable person who will always be a dear friend. That is all.”

Rihanna stopped by The Today Show to talk about her hair, pre-performance rituals, and what she would’ve become if she wasn’t an entertainer. Not sure of the exact name of the color of her hair, she said it’s a mixture of

different reds. She said, “ It’s like copper-ish, red-ish.” If she wasn’t an entertainer, Rihanna said she would’ve studied psychology. “Something I was also interested in. I really enjoy observing, reading, and analyzing situations for what they really are,” she said. Before hitting up the stage, Rihanna warms up, drinks tea, prays and then gets dressed as a ritual. Lastly, she would love to collaborate with Depeche Mode because she really likes them. Queensbridge, New York rap star Nas has announced the title of his new upcoming solo album. The rapper took to Twitter early this morning (May 28th), to reveal the name of the album, which is titled Life is Good. In published reports, the 37year-old rapper said Life is Good will feature production from a variety of new producers, as well as veteran Salaam Remi and other notable producers. Nas’ last official studio album was 2008’s Untitled release. Cadbury recently released advertisements for their Bliss chocolate bars, a “dreamy chocolate truffle.” On one of the ads, the British confectionary company included the tagline ‘Move over Naomi, there’s a new diva in town.” Upon seeing this, Naomi Campbell, 41 year old supermodel, was not pleased. The way Campbell sees it, Cadbury is placing her in the same league as chocolate. In a statement sent to CNN, Campbell complains that the ad is “insulting and hurtful.” This kind of reaction isn’t surprising, as Campbell is known for her, well, diva-like antics. She’s been accused several times for violence and abuse against

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ly falling in love with the single, there are others who are less inclined to simply accept anything that the queen gives us. Myself included. I have to be honest, the song sucks. Big time. I am a Beyonce fan. Not her biggest fan. But I dig much of her music. I also am a part of the generation that grew up with Beyonce. I remember the first time I saw the video for Destiny’s Child’s single “No No No”. I remember when they blew up into super stardom. I was there to see the ugly break up of the group and all of the nasty rumors about Beyonce. I was also there when “Crazy In Love” blew and made her an official super star; out shining her time in Destiny’s Child. I was also there to see her grow and mature with the content of her music. Sure she has her make your booty roll ladies singles but she also has singles that touch women on a deeper level. Deep as one can get from a Beyonce single. For instance touching on women giving too much in love and never being reciprocated from the man that they love.

The Queen is back. Well, the queen to some. I am referring to Beyonce Knowles. While it can be argued that she is a queen to some and a toad to others, there is no doubt that the chick is bad. Bad meaning good. So bad that every time she drops an album or a single, we expect for it to be hotter than chicken grease on a June morning. For her not to deliver said hotness would be an atrocity to some. So after months of blogs hyping us up with news of her being in the studio working with hot producers, and finally a release date for a single, we expect that s**t to be hot. Some expect it to be life changing. Yes, there are some people who really feel this strongly towards Beyonce. Unfortunately for her, the first single to be released from Beyonce titled “Girls Who Run The World” has been receiving mixed reviews. Some of them luke warm. While many of her devoted drones, who would cherish a Beyonce turd straight from her rectum, are quick- Full Story In This Week’s New American Newspaper -

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DAILY CHALLENGE THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 2011

U.S. study: Smoking makes prostate cancer deadlier By JULIE STEENHUYSEN CHICAGO — Smoking increases the risk that men who develop prostate cancer will die from their disease, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday. The longer the men smoked, the greater the risk, said Stacey Kenfield of the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston, whose study appears in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Kenfield and colleagues studied 5,366 men diagnosed with prostate cancer between 1986 and 2006. “We compared current smokers to never smokers. Compared to never smokers, current smokers had a 61 percent increased risk of dying of prostate cancer, as well as a 61 percent increased risk of having their cancer return,” Kenfield said in a telephone interview.

But men who quit smoking at least a decade before they developed cancer appeared to be able to avoid that increased risk. The study coincides with the release of graphic new health warnings against cigarettes that must show up on packages and advertising next year, in a bid to convince more smokers to quit. Compared with current smokers, men who had quit

for 10 or more years had about the same risk of dying from their prostate cancer as those who had never smoked, Kenfield and colleagues found. Prostate cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer death in men behind lung cancer. According to the American Cancer Society, nearly 241,000 U.S. men will be diagnosed with prostate can-

cer in 2011, and nearly 34,000 men are expected to die from it. Men in the study who were smokers had more advanced disease when they were diagnosed with prostate cancer than nonsmokers. This may be because smokers are less likely to get regular screenings, but it may also mean that smoking contributes to a more aggressive form of prostate cancer, Kenfield said. But even when they controlled for the stage of disease, men who were smokers at the time they were diagnosed with prostate cancer were more likely to die from the disease, she said. One potential reason is that smoking encourages angiogenesis — the growth of tiny blood vessels — which can fuel cancer growth by providing a source of blood to tumors. Kenfield said the study was not big enough to see if quitting smoking at the time

Slow care after heart attack tied to deaths By FREDERIK JOELVING Hospitals that can’t do heart attack procedures are taking too long to send patients on to centers that can, according to a new study that links the tardiness to higher death rates. Researchers found that only about one in ten patients with the deadliest type of heart attack was transferred within the recommended 30 minutes. That’s likely to influence how well those patients do, and could be a major problem because three-quarters of U.S. hospitals can’t do emergency heart attack procedures, according to the new study. Only half as many of the patients transferred after half an hour or less died compared to those who had to wait longer. “Patients who leave the hospital in less than 30 minutes have much lower mortality,” said study researcher Dr. Tracy Wang, a cardiologist at Duke University School of Medicine in Durham, North Carolina. “We should really accelerate our efforts to get patients the care they need.” Wang and colleagues used data on nearly 15,000 trans-

fer patients from 298 hospitals. The patients had suffered a kind of heart attack called ST-elevation myocardial infarction, or STEMI, which almost 250,000 Americans experience every year, according to the American Heart Association. The best treatment for this condition is percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), during which doctors clean out blocked arteries in the heart and leave a stent, or small mesh tube, to help keep the artery open. Ideally, PCI should be performed within 90 minutes of the patient’s arrival at the first hospital. The researchers, whose findings appear in the Journal of the American Medical Association, found that it took 68 minutes on average to get patients on their way to a hospital that could perform emergency PCI. More than a third of the patients spent at least 90 minutes at the first hospital, meaning it would be impossible for them to get PCI within the recommended period. Wang said many of those people would probably have done better with clot-busting medications instead of getting a delayed PCI. Overall, she told Reuters Health, “Hospitals should be

able to transfer the vast majority of their patients within 30 minutes.” Within that time period, patients get an electrocardiogram (EKG) to find out if they need PCI, and doctors call the nearest place that performs the procedure. Of those patients who spent more than half an hour in the first hospital, twice as many — about six percent — died after arriving at the second facility, com-

pared to less than three percent of patients who were out the door in 30 minutes or less. While that doesn’t prove slowness itself triggered the extra deaths, the gap couldn’t be explained by delayed patients being sicker or older, for instance, according to the researchers. “You need to grease the wheels a little bit,” Wang explained, for instance by ensuring clear communica-

of diagnosis could slow growth of prostate tumors, but she said it might be a good idea anyway. “Smoking is related to so many chronic diseases. One in six men get prostate cancer, but only one in 36 men die of it. Most men will die of something else,” Kenfield said. She said even if smoking does not cause men to die of prostate cancer, they could die of other smoking-related diseases. Dr. Elizabeth Kavaler of Lenox Hill Hospital in New York, who was not involved in the study, said the findings make sense because smoking weakens the immune system and cancercausing agents in tobacco can promote tumor growth and progression. “It is interesting to see that smoking is an independent risk factor for progression, unrelated to heart disease and other known complications of smoking,” Kavaler said in a statement. tion between hospitals and avoiding unnecessary procedures such as repeat EKGs. There are already programs in place to try to cut unnecessary time lags, including the American Heart Association’s “Mission: Lifeline.” These might help explain why over the study period, from 2007 to 2010, transfer patients spent less and less time at their first hospital. Still, with the average patient waiting more than an hour before being transferred, Wang said there is room for improvement.

Doctors seek standardized patient records CHICAGO — The country’s largest physicians’ group adopted policies on Tuesday calling for easier-touse electronic patient records and better nutrition in prisons, but put off recommending a tax on sugary soft drinks. Delegates to the American Medical Association, which has 216,000 members, considered resolutions ranging from urging advertisers to stop altering photographs of models to advocating for the standardization of computerized records. Physicians reported having a hard time accessing information in the brave new world of Electronic Medical Record systems (EMRs), the group said, so it will lobby

hospitals and health care systems to make changes. “Standardized EMR interface designs will help physicians working at multiple facilities with different EMR systems better navigate and use EMRs to help their patients,” said AMA board member Dr. Steven Stack. The AMA also weighed in on menu planning for the nation’s 2.3 million prison inmates, who it said could benefit from more nutritious foods to help avoid chronic diseases. “Various challenges exist in providing affordable, palatable and low securityrisk foods for inmates that will also meet their nutritive needs,” said the AMA’s Dr. Barbara McAneny.

The resolution recommended implementing dietary guidelines in prisons and jails. Advertisers were reprimanded by the group for creating unrealistic body image expectations among impressionable children by altering photographs. “In one image, a model’s waist was slimmed so severely, her head appeared to be wider than her waist,” said McAneny. A resolution that would have the AMA lobby for a 1 cent per ounce tax on sugarsweetened beverages — aimed at lowering the 50 gallon per capita U.S. consumption of soft drinks — was put off for further study.

NEW JERSEY

DAILY CHALLENGE THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 2011

N.J. childcare centers would lose $30M in funding under Christie’s proposed budget By SUSAN K. LIVIO N E W BRUNSWICK - It’s morning rush hour at the Greater New Brunswick Day Care Council, and the sidewalk is crowded with parents cradling sleeping babies and leading bleary-eyed kids into a converted church basement that has been the center’s home for 41 years. After dropping off her 6-year-old son, Shakera Moore, 36, stopped to chat with the center’s director, David Harris, before heading to work at a homeless shelter. “I would be lost without this place,” Moore said. “They are like the grandparents you need when you are off working.” But Harris said he and other operators of government-subsidized day care centers and preschools would find it harder to keep their programs running

under Gov. Chris Christie’s proposed budget, which would slash their funding by $30 million. He said that would prompt higher across-the-board co-pays and rates, and stricter requirements for parents to prove they are working - a problem for illegal immigrants paid off the books. “We all recognize the fiscal condition of the state,” Harris said. “But this part of the safety net is so important. . . We are destabilizing those institutions that are keeping children whole and giving them a good start.” Advocates for the poor say Christie’s proposed $29.6 billion budget hits hardest at those who can least afford it. They worry their concerns are getting lost as Trenton is consumed by the fierce debate over worker benefits and lawmakers now scramble to get a spending plan in place by the end of next week. “Overall there’s an attack on poor working families, and when you combine everything,

they are getting hit from all angles.” said Mario Vargas, executive director of the Puerto Rican Action Board, the largest provider of subsidized preschool services in New Brunswick. Christie administration officials, however, say tough budget times required cuts across the board, and some moves are designed to preserve programs for the poor. State Human Services Commissioner Jennifer Velez told lawmakers the Medicaid cuts and changes “present an opportunity for the state to sustain the safety-net by preserving and improving the delivery of services for the most at-risk populations.” Lawmakers drafting the budget say they are pushing for some changes. Assemblyman Lou Greenwald (DCamden), chairman of the Budget Committee, says his party will try to restore cuts “that provide access to health care for women, children, and the most vulnerable in our society,” and property tax

rebates for seniors. Sources say Democratic lawmakers will propose jump-starting the Senior Freeze program - cut by Christie last year - that provides property tax relief to seniors, including those surviving on little income. Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon (RMonmouth), a budget committee member, said Republicans have expressed interest in eliminating rate cuts at nursing homes and a proposed co-payment for adult medical day care services. “We are not devoid of compassion,” he said. “We have compassion for everyone collectively, including the taxpayers.” One of the more controversial proposals would sharply change how Medicaid would continue to serve 1.3 million low-income and disabled people who rely on it for health care, housing and other services. The plan would move about 200,000 people, many chronically ill and disabled, from a more expensive pay-as-you-

go plan into an HMO starting July, saving up to $40 million. “You are crazy for pushing this through,” an exasperated Diane Russell of Montague testified at a recent legislative hearing on the plan. Her husband, who suffers from emphysema, would, like others, lose his long-time doctor. “You’ll have people who are going to fall through the cracks,” she said. Limiting who can enroll in Medicaid - a family of three will be disqualified if it earns more than $5,300 a year instead of the current $26,400 - would save the state $32.5 million. An estimated 93,000 people would be denied health coverage under these new limits, said Ray Castro, a policy analyst for the liberal New Jersey Policy Perspective. The proposed cuts for day-care and preschool programs have gotten little notice, but the effect would be widespread, said Vargas. He predicts his New Brunswick agency would lose two-thirds of

the 585 clients under a change that requires parents to show four weeks of pay stubs to qualify for subsidized preschool - a problem for the city’s many undocumented residents. “They are working, they are contributing but they are unable to provide supporting documents,” Vargas said. Castro said the Medicaid cuts signal “this is not just a budget issue but a philosophical difference our state has never seen before.” He noted the Medicaid program expanded in the late 1990s to include more working poor as state and federal welfare reform laws required people to work in order to get benefits. “Now we’re cutting supports of working people, so there is really nothing left. The system for working families is really disappearing,’’ Castro said. O’Scanlon said the only change in philosophy is a commitment to “spend only the money we have - something that has been missing for 20 years in Trenton.”

Hamilton council members, residents target Trellis bar in license review By ERIN DUFFY HAMILTON Council members debated the fate of one of the township’s few outdoor hot spots last night, reviewing a new liquor license that would bar DJs, live bands and latenight liquor sales at the Hamilton Manor’s outdoor bar and patio. Council targeted Trellis, the Manor’s outdoor bar, which has drawn complaints from neighbors. Trellis opened in 2009, but only became popular last year. One of the few - and possibly only - establishments in Hamilton with an out-

door bar, the Manor has been the subject of numerous police complaints and courtordered mediation with neighbors who objected to noise emanating from the patio off Route 130. “We don’t want to hurt someone’s business, but we’ve heard these complaints for a long time,” said council president Dennis Pone, who presided over a two-hour debate on the new license. Council hadn’t voted on the license by press time last night. Residents, many of whom signed a petition last year objecting to the volume at Trellis, filled council chambers, ask-

ing for relief from vibrating bass and shouts for last call that filled nearby homes last summer. “I refuse to spend another summer without sleep,” said resident Melinda Reed. “All he has to do is turn that stinking knob down.” Under the new license for July 1 to June 30, 2012, the Manor would no longer be able to play music or host bands outdoors. Clients couldn’t be served on the patio past 11 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and 10 p.m. on Sundays through Thursdays, and only customers eating outside would be able to

drink there. Revelers can currently party at Trellis until 2 a.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays, and live bands and DJs play on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Joseph Salzano, owner of the Manor, implored council to reconsider restricting his hours and liquor sales, saying the outdoor bar would surely close under the conditions council was considering. Salzano, his attorney and council members engaged in a delicate push-pull, debating the proposed restrictions as Salzano and attorney Bruce Sattin attempted

to devise compromises that would still allow the Manor to stay open until 2 a.m. The Manor, which also hosts banquets and wedding receptions and includes a restaurant and cellar bar, draws a quarter of its profits from Trellis, according to Salzano. “My greatest financial gains are during those hours,” Salzano told council. “This is a place in Hamilton where people can go and actually be outside. I don’t think it’s the discretion of council to send people to Newtown or New Hope to sit outside.” While residents accused Salzano of

being a bad neighbor, the proprietor said he’s made numerous upgrades to soften noise. Smaller speakers were installed at the suggestion of a Rutgers University noise expert, five sound barriers were erected to shield noise from residents living in Bordentown and a sound meter is checked frequently to ensure sound levels don’t reach above 85 decibels, the maximum allowed under Hamilton’s new noise ordinance. The ordinance was crafted specifically in response to complaints about the Manor. It sets fines of up to $3,000 for noise violations.

DAILY CHALLENGE THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 2011

Sade keeps it super smooth on NY tour stop By REBECCA THOMAS UNIONDALE — If the name Sade only conjures up a melancholy Diddy-Dirty Money lyric (from “Ass on the Floor”), then her reemergence on Tuesday night at Nassau Coliseum, a week into the North American leg of her 2011 world tour might not seem significant. But it’s been a decade since the iconic, often reclusive singer hit the road, and her presence onstage seemed to prove that pop still has its constants. Over the course of about 90 minutes, the Nigerianborn Brit waded through a discography that spans nearly 30 years and never seems to collect dust. In fact, her opener, “Soldier of Love” is a pounding battle hymn that shares little of the DNA of her ‘80s classics. Dressed in all-black and perched atop strappy stilettos, Sade whipped up the adoring crowd, marching on to the stage and punctuating the song’s insistent drum line with kick steps. At 52, she is almost as willowy now — and still sporting the same slick ponytail, scarlet-stained lips and hoop earrings — as she is in those early MTV music videos for standards like “Smooth Operator,” which

proved to be a multigenerational crowd-pleaser on Tuesday. And her smoky alto had a vocal range deceptively broader than her records might suggest. Supported by her longtime band/collaborators, Sade shimmied and kept the pace in flux, going from introspective ballads, like “Kiss of Life” (from Love Deluxe) and “Pearls,” to

midtempo cuts, like the roots-tinged “Love Is Stronger Than Pride” and “Sweetest Taboo.” This was notable because she’s built a catalog lined with sleepy tunes seemingly designed to ease you through the stages of heartbreak. While the boomer contingent came to their feet whenever the star dipped back to her ‘85 Diamond Life debut

Producer linked to Tupac attack faces drug charges A record executive accused of paying someone to rob the late rapper Tupac Shakur in 1994 was charged on Tuesday with trafficking cocaine between Los Angeles and New York City. James Rosemond, 46, cofounder of Czar Entertainment whose artists include Sean Kingston and The Game, was arrested at a Manhattan hotel on Tuesday. Federal authorities have been investigating him for alleged drug trafficking since 2009. He appeared in Brooklyn federal court on Tuesday and was remanded in custody. He did not enter a plea. His arrest comes days after New York police said they were investigating a claim by a convicted murderer that Rosemond paid him $2,500 to rob Shakur in 1994 outside a Manhattan

recording studio. Shakur was shot five times, but survived. A lawyer for Rosemond has denied the claim — made in an online post — linking the executive to the attack on Shakur and on Tuesday also denied the drug charges against Rosemond. If convicted, Rosemond faces a maximum life sentence. “The indictment is the result of witnesses who have been threatened and bribed and have otherwise spent lifetimes lying,” said Rosemond’s attorney, Jeffrey Lichtman. “The government wants a trial — they’re going to get a trial.” Federal prosecutors accused Rosemond of being involved in a trafficking ring that ensured “a nearcontinuous flow of cocaine and cash” between Los Angeles and New York since

2008. According to the complaint, drugs were initially shipped in vacuum-sealed packages filled with mustard, to evade drug-detecting dogs. When law enforcement officials became suspicious, Rosemond is accused of sending drugs via freight apparently intended for the performers he managed. But when one of those packages was seized by authorities, the drugs were then smuggled in hidden compartments of cars, prosecutors said. Czar Entertainment was not immediately available for comment on the charges against Rosemond. According to the company’s website, Rosemond was credited for producing hit songs, including Salt-N-Pepa’s “Shoop.”

(some even danced juniorprom style in the aisles), others were excited to hear her work from 2000’s Lovers Rock. If Picasso had his Blue Period, that album could be

considered Sade’s Red, Yellow and Green period: The songstress had fallen in love and settled in Jamaica’s Montego Bay and seemed to absorb the culture, even sporting the signature Rasta colors on the album’s cover. She joined her backup singers for the blissful “All About Our Love” and demonstrated why she’s worn the crown for so long on “King of Sorrow.” Before signing off with another Rock cut, “By Your Side,” Sade recalled coming to NYC in her 20s, just another girl and her band trying to make it, and jokingly compared herself to Crocodile Dundee. It was probably only fitting that Maxwell was sitting just a few rows back from the stage on Tuesday night. The crooner is arguably one of the few who can even blink in Sade’s direction. John Legend is another, and he showed why during his opening set, throwing himself into smashes like “Ordinary People” and a delicious new arrangement of his “Green Light.”

Ex-manager sues R. Kelly R. Kelly’s ex-manager is reportedly suing him for more than $1 million in monies he insist the R&B crooner owes him. In a lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles and obtained by Tmz.com, Jeff Kwatinetz claims he assisted Kelly in resurrecting his career in 2008 when the singer was fighting child pornography charges, but he was underpaid for his services. “(I) guided Kelly through the recording of two new albums, substantial multi-million dollar tours... a book deal, and a myriad of other appearances and events,” Kwatinetz says, adding, “Kelly reaped millions of dollars” while under his management. Kwatinetz alleges that the “Love Letter” singer “failed and refused to pay” the 15 per cent commission rate they allegedly agreed on. According to the lawsuit, Kelly’s business manager regularly told Kwatinetz the money wasn’t available

because Kelly needed the cash “for payments to avoid lawsuits and adverse publicity” resulting from the singer’s alleged sexual misconduct and resulting legal battle, which was resolved in 2008 when Kelly was found not guilty of all 14 counts against him, reports ContactMusic. In contrast to Kwatinetz’s complaint, Kelly insists the claim “is a collection of halftruths, distortions, and outright fabrications.” His rep tells TMZ, “Mr. Kwatinetz is a disgruntled former manager who apparently feels the need to try to seek retribution for his discharge. It is particularly disturbing, given his job as a professional talent manager and trusted adviser, that he would feel the need to lash out and dish what he thinks is dirt against a former client. When the actual facts are presented, however, we are confident that his allegations will be found to be completely without merit.”

DAILY CHALLENGE THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 2011

Will 50 Cent leave Interscope after next album? Halle Berry By ROB MARKMAN After selling millions of records with Interscope, will 50 Cent be looking to jump ship? Anything is possible as the G-Unit head honcho prepares his fifth and final contracted album on the powerhouse label. “I don’t know,” 50 told MTV News when asked if he would ink back with Interscope once his five-album deal was fulfilled. “It will all be clear in the negotiations following me turning this actual album in. And, of course, the performance and how they actually treat the work will determine whether you still want to stay in that position or not.” Last week, on June 16, Fif took his label to task via Twitter when he fired off, “I’m sorry to announce I will not be releasing a new album this year if we don’t get on the same page.” Soon after,

he tweeted: “My whole career iv been doing sh— and they have been playing catch up this is the last f—-ing album THEY BETTER WAKE UP AND WORK.” Feeling he could no longer

Aretha Franklin fractures toe but continues tour LOS ANGELES — “Queen of Soul” Aretha Franklin has added a new kind of sole to her performances. The “Respect” singer last week fractured the big toe of her left foot on a favorite Jimmy Choo shoe and is now singing her brand of soul music in hospital-issued footwear, her representative said on Tuesday. Grammy-winner Franklin had just played a private show in Dallas when she returned to the hotel and stumbled over the designer shoe, which was on the floor because she was packing, said Tracey Jordan, a spokeswoman for the singer. The heel of the shoe “wrapped around” Franklin’s big toe on her left foot, Jordan said. A few days later, while on concert tour, Franklin went to a hospital in Indiana where she was told the toe was fractured, and she was given a wooden shoe with blue cloth to support the injured foot. “The first question was, ‘How am I going to get this shoe to match my gown?’” Franklin said, when first told her toe was fractured,

wait on the label and that he had to take matters into his own hands, the rapper then went on to release his new street single “Outlaw” later that evening. “It’s not necessarily [Dr.] Dre or [chairman] Jimmy [Iovine]; it’s more the guys that they pass the responsibilities on to,” 50 told MTV News the next day. “It takes longer for people, because they’ll be like, ‘OK, we’re gonna do this and we’re gonna do that,’ and the building will start having those conversations, but they’re not actually moving at that point. “They’re behind it, but to get everybody moving at the same beat and moving at the

same pace is the object,” he added. “That was what the goal was even writing that statement and releasing the song.” It’s obvious that for 50, there is a lot riding on this project. He isn’t opposed to re-signing with the record company helmed by Iovine, but he also isn’t opposed to walking away and going independent either. For the Southside Jamaica, Queens, MC, the label support for his upcoming LP will determine his next move. “It’s not like you’re gonna be able to make a project bigger than the actual project is, but if the songs are right and you have full support and you feel that support, why would you want to go anywhere else?” he said. “If not, if you don’t have that support, why would you want to sign to another system? In the financial state that I’m in, you just do it yourself.” In 2010, 50 took his artist Lloyd Banks and signed him to EMI Records, where he structured the deal to operate much like an independent. Banks’ The Hunger for More album has already produced five singles and created a presence for the Queens rapper among his contemporaries. “You’ve seen the success of Lloyd Banks’ project with me being behind him financially,” 50 said. “You can’t tell the difference between him and other artists that are on major record companies.”

Lupe Fiasco calls Obama ‘terrorist’ again on ‘O’Reilly’ according to Jordan. But the 69-year-old Franklin has continued singing and touring and is scheduled to perform on Tuesday night in Vienna, Virginia. Franklin, whose hits include “Chain of Fools” and “I Say a Little Prayer,” last November canceled concert appearances for six months on doctors’ orders and later underwent surgery. She has not disclosed the nature of surgery, or the reason for it.

Lupe Fiasco sparred with Fox News Channel’s Bill O’Reilly and condemned the military actions of President Obama — whom he once again called a “terrorist” — in an appearance on “The O’Reilly Factor.” Fiasco, whose third album “Lasers” topped the Billboard 200 in March, first referred to Obama as a terrorist on CBS’ “What’s Trending” earlier this month. After O’Reilly showed a clip from Fiasco’s track “Words I Never Said” — in which he raps, “I really think the war on terror is a bunch of bullsh*t/Just a poor excuse for you to use up all your bullets” — Fiasco

reiterated that the actions of President Obama, along with every U.S. president, has supported a terroristic agenda through foreign policy. “If you’re gonna fight terrorism, true terrorism, weaponized fear … to me, you fight the root causes of terrorism,” the rapper said. He then told O’Reilly that he supported the killing of Osama bin Laden, but did not support the invasion of Afghanistan following 9/11. O’Reilly replied, “You are oversimplifying and bringing a message to people — younger people, I pointed out, who admire you — that is a message that is not true.”

encourages battered women to stand up and speak out

Halle Berry is still doing her thing, speaking out against domestic violence. At a dinner for Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City, the actress, who’s considering doing a TV series, joined several dignitaries to help raise money for the Family Justice Centers. At the event, she shared her own story of abuse: “When I was a girl and my mother had the s**t kicked out of her, her selfesteem moved onto me,” she said. “I devalued myself and thought I wasn’t worth it. I chose partners that mimicked my father. It was only when I was in an abusive relationship and blood squirted on the ceiling of my apartment and I lost 80% of my hearing in my ear that I realized, I have to break the cycle.” She added that it is time for women to stand up and speak out against the abuse and stop living in fear and shame.

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Southwest Air tops in service, others lag on fees BOSTON — No-frills Southwest Airlines Co. again topped rivals in customer service while premium-paying business travelers are the least satisfied with U.S. carriers overall, a new survey showed on Tuesday. Airlines maintained their low overall standing among a variety of industries included in the American Customer Satisfaction Index, which is compiled by the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business. “There’s been a bubbling discontent for airlines for some time but the situation has worsened slightly from a year ago,” said ACSI managing director David VanAmburg.

Passenger satisfaction with airlines dropped by 1.5 percent to a score of 65 on ACSI’s 100-point scale. Scores have generally hovered in the mid-tolow 60s for the past decade. Travelers cited poor service, higher prices

and fees for baggage and other services as the main causes of their discontent. Airlines have raised fares and fees to counter soaring fuel costs and preserve a fragile financial recovery. Southwest continues to outperform rivals

with consumers, according to the survey of 2,000 consumers. The low-fare carrier posted an ACSI score of 81 in part because it has not taken anything away from customers and then offered it back for a fee, VanAmburg said.

Southwest heavily promotes its policy of not charging for bags. Among Southwest’s main rivals, Continental scored 64, American 63, United and US Airways tied at 61 and Delta Air Lines dropped to 56 on the ACSI scale. American Airlines was unchanged at 63. All other carriers, which include smaller lower-fare and serviceoriented businesses, posted a 76, a 1.3 percent improvement. A red flag for airlines in the latest survey is the dissatisfaction of business travelers, who the industry courts relentlessly and depends on for its highest fares. “We’re seeing a greater discontent

among business travelers simply because they are putting themselves out there more to be let down by the airlines or an experience,” said VanAmburg. Recent mergers, known to have a detrimental affect on satisfaction and geared specifically to attract more business travel, pose added pressure. Delta plunged to the bottom of all the airlines for customer satisfaction one year after completing its acquisition of Northwest, ACSI reported. The fate of United, which absorbed Continental last year, and Southwest, which acquired AirTran, remained uncertain, it said.

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years. While the company is best known for its music-recognition software, which runs on cell phones and analyzes the sound waves of music played on the radio or in restaurants, Shazam is increasingly focusing on the television market. As a result of deals that Shazam has struck with TV networks including Comcast Corp’s NBC Universal and with advertisers, consumers can point their cell phones to their TV sets during certain television shows and commercials to access perks such as special offers and additional videos. Fisher said he expects revenue from the TV business to account for 50 percent of Shazam’s revenue in two years. And the company said it is on track to have 250 million users within two years. DN Capital, an existing Shazam investor, is also participating in the company’s latest funding round.

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Ford to expand in-vehicle smartphone connectivity By BERNIE WOODALL DEARBORN, Michigan — Ford Motor Co will expand the use of its on-board smartphone applications for the 2012 model year, the automaker said at a safety and technology show for reporters. The Ford Sync communications and entertainment system will be able to connect with smartphones on models including the Fusion sedan, F-150 pickup trucks, and the Expedition SUV, the company announced on Tuesday. The option, called Sync AppLink, is already available on the subcompact Ford Fiesta, and Ford had previously said it would be available on the 2012 Ford Mustang. The Sync system, without the Synch Applink option, is available across the Ford and Lincoln lineup as a $400 option on some models and is standard on others. Mark Fields, president of Ford operations in North America and South America, said a recent study showed that smartphones will overtake feature

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The 2010 Ford Fusion is seen in front of a sign that reads “Drive Green” at the 2010 North American International Auto Show during press days in Detroit, Michigan. phones in the United States. And, he said, two-thirds of smartphone users want to use them in their vehicles. “Mobile app growth

is literally skyrocketing,” said Fields. “This is a trend that we cannot ignore, especially as a Nationwide Insurance study shows that one in four Americans

who download apps admits to using them while driving.” Improved ease of onboard control systems and the Sync AppLink will help keep a driver’s

AT&T eyes Q1 2012 approval for T-Mobile merger By JASMIN MELVIN WASHINGTON — AT&T Inc. said its $39 billion plan to buy TMobile USA remains on track for approval in the first quarter of 2012. AT&T General Counsel Wayne Watts told reporters on Tuesday that the regulators’ review of the deal thus far had been thorough, fact-based and “exactly as we expected.” The company has supplied the Justice Department with a requested second round of data, and has reviewed the comments of those who oppose the deal. The comment period closed Monday at the Federal Communications Commission. “Here we are the day after those comments are in, and I can tell you I have not been surprised by anything that has happened in that process,” Watts said.

The deal, which requires FCC and Justice Department approval, would concentrate 80 percent of U.S. wireless contract customers in just two companies — AT&T/TMobile and Verizon Wireless. AT&T contends that the merger is necessary to improve service to its customers in the near-term by upgrading a network criticized by consumers for dropped calls and slow data speeds. The company has committed to expanding next generation 4G wireless service to 97 percent of the U.S. population. Further, T-Mobile USA has said it will not be able to remain competitive in the U.S. wireless market as its parent company, Deutsche Telekom AG, is unable to finance the investments required to handle the growth in data usage. Watts rejected criticisms of the merger, including accusations

that AT&T is warehousing spectrum and creating a duopoly with Verizon. He said that while wireless carriers provide a national service, service plans and contracts are bought at the local level. He was confident regulators would review the deal on a market-by-market basis. “There are so many competitors in the various markets that there are a wide range of markets where there’s going to be four or more competitors left after this transaction,” Watts said. Watts declined to speculate about any conditions regulators might want to place on the deal or what kind of conditions the company might be willing to accept in exchange for approval. “Having too many conditions doesn’t look like what we should be thinking about right now. We’re focusing on getting it done,” he said.

eyes on the road, said Fields and Ford director of connected services, Douglas VanDagens. VanDagens said the Sync application to link smartphones will eventually be a factory option on all Ford and Lincoln vehicles. Ford was stung early this year when influential magazine Consumer Reports did not give a “recommended” rating to SUVs Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX because of the complexity of the audio and interior control systems. These are the MyFord Touch and the MyLincoln Touch systems. “Customers told us early on that there were some issues with MyFord Touch, and we’ve been listening and we’ve been fixing them,” said Fields. Fields said that Ford has made software changes and offered customers training at Ford dealers when they purchase a car equipped with the systems. Consumer Reports will not test the Ford and Lincoln systems until the new model year because it does not appear that they will be significantly changed until then, said Dave Champion, director of the auto test center for

Consumer Reports, in a telephone interview on Tuesday. “Anything that would make MyFord Touch and MyLincoln Touch system easier to use would be an advantage,” Champion said. Champion said that some of the controls below a touch screen on Lincoln vehicles tested by Consumer Reports were spaced so that the driver could easily touch a button not intended. This can be a safety issue, Champion said on Tuesday, because a driver’s eyes could be distracted from the road for more than two seconds. “We think that any control in the car should be handled easily within two seconds, or it increases the risk of a crash,” said Champion, citing research done by Virginia Tech. Ford also said on Tuesday that it is working with Nuance Communications of Burlington, Massachusetts to ease the use of voice-control systems in Ford and Lincoln vehicles. The first project is one that will expand the vocabulary of commands as well as decipher the intent of the driver if he or she does not use commands such as navigation inquiries the Sync system now recognizes.

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V. Williams overcomes Date-Krumm in 3-set thriller By STEPHEN WILSON WIMBLEDON, England Five-time champion Venus Williams needed three sets and nearly three hours to overcome the oldest player in the field yesterday and reach the third round at Wimbledon. With rain delaying play on the other courts at the All England Club, Williams outlasted Kimiko Date-Krumm 6-7 (6), 6-3, 8-6 in a compelling battle under the sliding roof of Centre Court that featured great shot-making from both players. Williams relied on her big serve at key moments to overcome a gritty challenge from the 40-year-old Japanese player, who was the second oldest woman to reach the second round here in the Open era after Martina Navratilova. “She doesn’t play anywhere near her age,” said Williams, who again wore her original onepiece jumpsuit with a triangle cut out in the back, a gold belt and gold zipper. Following Williams on Centre Court was defending men’s champion Rafael Nadal, who cruised past Ryan Sweeting 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 to move into the third round, showing just how tough he’ll be to stop as he chases a third Wimbledon crown. The top-ranked Spaniard, who beat the American for the third time this year, all in straight sets, had only seven unforced errors to go with his 38 winners. Nadal broke Sweeting five times and lost serve just once. “I was playing very well,” said Nadal, who finished in style on the last two points with a running backhand passing shot

down the line and a forehand volley into the open court. “The second and beginning of the third I had the match completely under control, but he had a few good shots.” Also advancing was fourthseeded Andy Murray, who beat Tobias Kamke of Germany 6-3, 6-3, 7-5. The 24-year-old British player never lost serve, saving the only break point he faced, as he again pursues his bid to become the first homegrown male champion here since Fred Perry in 1936. In women’s play, 2010 runner-up and No. 2-seeded Vera Zvonareva beat fellow Russian Elena Vesnina 6-1, 7-6 (5). The opening contest ended with Date-Krumm hitting a backhand passing shot just wide to lose serve on match point after 2 hours, 56 minutes of play. Among those giving the players a standing ovation were all guests in the Royal Box, including Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall and wife of Prince Charles. Williams, who fell behind 5-1 in the first set before climbing back into the match, finished with 12 aces and 45 winners, one less than Date-Krumm. Williams had 24 unforced errors, while Date-Krumm had 31. “It was tough. She came out and I just couldn’t seem to get a game,” Williams said. “She played so well and before I knew it the ball was past me every time in the first set.” It was the first time the two players - who have a combined age of 71 - have met in their long careers. “I thought she played unbelievable today,” Williams said. “I thought she had some luck on

her side, too, with net cords, balls hitting lines. I just thought today was a perfect storm for her to try to get a win. Thankfully, I had some answers.” Williams, who turned 31 last week and is playing in her 15th straight Wimbledon, was pushed to the limit. Date-Krumm kept her off balance by ripping back her serves, hitting flat groundstrokes from corner to corner and sneaking into the net for drop volleys. The 57th-ranked DateKrumm made her Wimbledon debut in 1989, reached the semifinals in 1996 and retired later that year until her return in 2008. “I played my tennis and (showed) I can fight with Venus also,” Date-Krumm said. “She’s a five-time champion here. She’s a great player. So I can fight with her. It was a very, very good match for me.” With rain pounding on the translucent roof, Williams and Date-Krumm put on a fighting display of competitive tennis. The first set lasted 65 minutes, the third went 69 minutes. By comparison, Venus won her first match against Akgul Amanmuradova on Monday in 59 minutes. It was the third match played under the roof this week, with the tournament schedule already disrupted by rain. The roof was installed before the 2009 tournament and had been rarely used until this week. Matches eventually began after 3 p.m. on the outside courts yesterday after the showers let up. The roof remained over Centre Court for Nadal’s match, then was opened for Andy Roddick’s match against Victor Hanescu.

Sooners coaches get new bonus for top 5 BCS finish By JEFF LATZKE ARDMORE, Okla. - Oklahoma’s football coaches now have a greater incentive to finish in the top five of the BCS standings. University regents voted yesterday to approve amended con-

tracts for Bob Stoops’ assistants, giving each one a $25,000 bonus if the Sooners finish in the top five. No changes were made to the coaches’ annual salaries, but the new bonus was added and there was also a change made to how assistants get bonuses if Oklahoma wins the BCS championship. Instead of receiving a

flat rate, each assistant coach would receive an extra two months of salary. The regents also approved a modification to women’s basketball coach Sherri Coale’s contract that provides her with 20 hours of private plane usage each year. She is signed through the 2016-17 season.

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UCLA dismisses football player for academics

LOS ANGELES - UCLA guard Stan Hasiak has been dismissed from the university for academic reasons. The school announced yesterday that the sophomore plans to enroll at a junior college with the hopes of returning to UCLA next year. In March, Hasiak was reinstated to the football team after being suspended in December for violating unspecified team rules. He didn’t travel with the Bruins to their postseason bowl game in Washington, D.C. At the time, coach Rick Neuheisel said Hasiak deserved a last chance to be part of the team.

Kings exercise contract options on 3 players SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Sacramento Kings have exercised the rookie contract options on guard Tyreke Evans, forward Omri Casspi and center DeMarcus Cousins for the 2012-13 season. Kings president of basketball operations Geoff Petrie announced the moves yesterday. Evans averaged a team-high 17.8 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 5.6 assists in 57 outings in his second year this past season. He won the Rookie of the Year award his first year with the Kings. Casspi averaged 8.6 points and 4.3 rebounds in 71 games in his second year this past season. He is the first Israeli-born player in the NBA after being selected 23rd by the Kings in the 2009 draft. Cousins averaged 14.1 points and a team-high 8.6 rebounds as a rookie this past season.

Woods to miss next week’s AT&T National ORLANDO, Fla. - Tiger Woods will miss another golf tournament as he recovers from injuries to his left leg, saying yesterday he will not play in the AT&T National next week outside Philadelphia. “Doctor’s orders,” Woods posted on Twitter. He said he would be at Aronomink to support the tournament, which benefits the Tiger Woods Foundations. Woods said he is “feeling stronger,” but is still not 100 percent. Woods, who has slipped to No. 17 in the world ranking, has not completed a tournament since he tied for fourth at the Masters. He said he hurt his left knee and Achilles hitting a shot on the 17th hole of the third round from an awkward stance in the pine straw. He tried to compete in The Players Championship, but withdrew after nine holes. The next tournament on the list is the British Open, which starts July 14 at Royal St. George’s in England. Woods did not mention whether he planned to play the next major. If he did, that would mean two months without any competition before playing the British Open. Woods is scheduled to be at Aronomink next week, to sign the “We Salute Our Heroes” tribute wall in which fans can write personal messages to the U.S. military. He has a news conference Tuesday afternoon, and was expected to take part in the military opening ceremony yesterday. Woods won the AT&T National in 2009 when it was played at Congressional. It moved to Aronomink for two years because Congressional hosted the U.S. Open last week, won in record fashion by Rory McIlroy.

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NFL could be back in business by July 15 By JASON COLE ROSEMONT, Ill. Now that NFL owners appear to have cleared a significant hurdle on the way to labor peace with the players, the question for the league is simple: How fast can they get the league year started? The short answer is sometime on or just before July 15. By that point, the league may be reopen for business on a permanent basis, meaning free agents could get signed and draft picks could start to meet with coaches for the first time in hopes of catching up as much as possible by the start of training camp. “That kind of timeline is altogether possible,” a source on the owners’ side said Tuesday after the owners spent a little less than six hours hearing from Commissioner Roger Goodell about the state of the collective bargaining agreement talks with the players. Just as important, the owners were given a chance to object to the basic concepts put before them. The league went so far as to give the owners an extra day to discuss the negotiations. In the end, the meeting became a day trip. While Goodell cau-

tioned reporters not to read too much into that, it was taken as a good sign by most. Furthermore, the wide grin on New York Giants owner John Mara’s face was a pretty good tell about the state of the talks. In recent months, Mara’s face has been etched with a dour look, such as in March when talks between the owners and the players broke down, and the CBA expired. Mara repeatedly refused to comment on the mediations and the meeting of the owners, saying that he and the rest of the owners were under court order not to say anything. Goodell was nearly as hard to pin down, but part of that was based on the fact that the players have to go through the same process. If the owners start to present too strong a front, it could be taken as presumptuous by players. At this point, any sense of overconfidence could throw the process in reverse. “We have a very strong view of the priorities ... ownership is unified,” Goodell said. Overall, the two sides have a preliminary agreement that all money will be split by a simple division, the players getting 48 percent

and the owners getting 52 percent. While the players have technically taken a cut in their overall share of the revenue, the owners have agreed

Eller’s suit was grouped with the Brady et al v. NFL case, Eller’s group still has a say over the settlement and, ultimately, the eventual new collec-

t o guarantees that will essentially assure that teams will spend a higher minimum amount of money (90 percent of the salary cap) each year. Additionally, retired NFL player Carl Eller met with four owners Tuesday morning to get assurances that the group of retirees he represents will get better health and disability benefits. Although

tive bargaining agreement. “The purpose of the meeting on Tuesday was to make clear that the bicycle has to turn into a tricycle,” said attorney Michael Hausfeld, who is representing Eller in his case. “The retirees are going to have a say in the process once this is over.” While that could throw a wrench in the process, the source on

the owners’ side and two others indicated that getting past the owners on Tuesday was the major obstacle. Yesterday, the players were to hold their own meeting in Boston and then are expected to meet with owners later in the day and again today to continue hammering out the deal. “At this point, you could probably have the terms drawn up by Friday if you wanted to really hurry the process, but two weeks is probably more realistic,” said the source on the owners’ side. “Two weeks for the paperwork is pretty reasonable.” There are other steps along the way. For instance, all of the parties involved will have to meet with Minnesota District Judge Susan Richard Nelson to seek preliminary settlement of the class-action lawsuits brought by current players such as Tom Brady, Drew Brees and Peyton Manning and former players such as Eller. After that, the league will have the NFL Players Association recertify as a union and the owners will have to reconvene to give the agreement final approval. Given all those steps, the July 15 date starts to look more and more realistic.

“You’d like it to be as early as possible,” one team executive said. “Like I said before, I’d like to get started this week, but we know that’s not happening. The way everybody seems to be talking, midJuly is what we’re all hoping for.” What that means is free agency figures to be fast and furious. The basic rules of free agency aren’t expected to change, meaning that players with at least four years of experience who are not currently under contract will become unrestricted free agents. That means players such as Nnamdi Asomugha, Antonio Cromartie, Santonio Holmes and DeAngelo Williams will head one of the deepest classes of free agents in NFL history. The depth of free agency is primarily because so many players from 2010 weren’t allowed to hit the market when the rules changed, requiring players to have at least six years of service before becoming unrestricted free agents. While the depth of this free-agent class is subject to debate, the important part is that free agency may soon start, replacing the boring details of a labor dispute.

NFL looking into players’ casino investment DOTHAN, Ala. The NFL is investigating the reported investment by at least 25 NFL players in an Alabama casino that has been shut down, a business venture that might have run afoul of league rules. NFL spokesman Greg Aiello confirmed the investigation Friday, a day after Yahoo! Sports reported that wide receivers Terrell Owens,

Santonio Holmes, Santana Moss and other players had invested some $20 million in Country Crossing casino. The report also named defensive tackle Gerard Warren and linebacker Adalius Thomas, a free agent who played for the New England Patriots until his release before last season. NFL rules bar employees from involvement with any gaming operation. Players violating that rule could be subject to

fines or suspensions and have to give up their investment. Country Crossing owner Ronnie Gilley and two of his lobbyists have pleaded guilty to offering legislators millions in bribes. Country Crossing and another Alabama casino are at the center of a probe that resulted in nine people going to trial accused of buying and selling votes on pro-gambling legislation, including four former or current state senators.

The country musicthemed development included electronic bingo, restaurants, a concert amphitheater, an RV park and an Inn. Thomas was a partner in a barbecue restaurant that had been scheduled to open in June. State police raids and court rulings closed the two bigger casinos and other gambling operations around the state. Attorney Keith Givens, who provided the land for the project, is helping lead efforts

to reopen the businesses. Givens did not immediately respond to an email from The Associated Press on Friday. Representatives for the casino and the named players either did not immediately respond to phone calls or emails or had no immediate comment. Mark Culver, chairman of the Houston County Commission, said he didn’t have information about specific NFL players investing but that there

had been discussions about a group making a collective investment. “We wouldn’t have intimate knowledge of who has and who hasn’t invested,” Culver said. “But from early on in the project professional athletes were talked about, so it would not surprise me that athletes had been invested in the project.” Yahoo! Sports said boxer Floyd Mayweather was an early investor who is trying to get his money back.

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Spurs talking Tony Parker trade The San Antonio Spurs have talked to multiple lottery teams about trading Tony Parker in exchange for a high first-round pick in Thursday’s draft, league sources told Yahoo! Sports on Tuesday. According to Yahoo!, the Spurs have had Parker-related discussions with the Toronto Raptors (No. 5) and Sacramento Kings (No. 7) about their lottery selections. The Kings, who started Beno Udrih at point guard for a majority of the 2010-11 season, appear determined to add a front-line floor general. Sources told ESPN.com’s Chad Ford that the Kings have also contacted the Denver Nuggets about

Raymond Felton. A Parker trade would shift George Hill into the starting role, but sources also told Yahoo! that there are teams at the end of the first round interested in Hill. Parker told French reporters last month that he thought the Spurs’ chances at a title had ended. Parker later backed off those comments, saying the reporters got carried away with his remarks. Parker was equally candid about San Antonio’s diminishing title hopes in training camp last October. He said then that he felt the upcoming season was the last chance for the Spurs to win a fifth championship in the Duncan era, again pointing toward the team’s aging

core. If this season was the Spurs’ last chance, they mostly spent it playing that way. They carried the league’s best record for practically the entire season and entered the playoffs with the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference. But the youthful Grizzlies beat the Spurs in six games, making San Antonio just the fourth No. 1 seed to fall in the first round. Parker has spent his entire NBA career with the Spurs, arriving in San Antonio at the age of 19 and winning the starting job that season. He turned 29 last month and begins a four-year, $50 million extension next season. He averaged 17.5 points and 6.6 assists last season.

Mark Cuban ponders Dodgers Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban calls the Los Angeles Dodgers’ situation a “mess,” but he hasn’t ruled out making a run at the team if it is put up for sale. “I have an interest in Major League Baseball for the right deal,” Cuban said in an interview with TMZ.com. “But it’s just such a mess, right? I can’t imagine that it’s not going to be such a mess that it’s [not] going to make it hard to turn around.” This week MLB rejected a proposed $3 billion television deal between the Dodgers and Fox. Cash from that deal was fundamental to the divorce settlement between owner Frank McCourt and his ex-wife, Jamie. The settlement is now scuttled, putting the future of the franchise in limbo. The Dodgers have been under the supervision of MLB, which is investi-

gating the finances of the team. Baseball very well could take over the team and force a sale. Or, the courts could rule that the team is community property in the divorce proceedings and force a sale of the franchise. Whenever any team is about to go up for sale, Cuban’s name comes up. He says that he “looked at the Rangers. I looked at the Cubs.” But to him, the Dodgers’ financial woes are more of a hurdle. “But if it’s just so screwed up, that the pieces are so messed up, that it takes 20 years to fix. ... I mean, there’s literally franchises out there that are just in such disarray and such a mess, in multiple leagues, that no one can fix them,” he said to TMZ.com. Still, his desire to own an MLB franchise might be too strong to resist owning even a financially troubled outfit like the Dodgers.

“If the deal is right and they’re fixable, then I’m very interested,” he said. One of the issues that Cuban sees with the team is how McCourt has structured the franchise. “He’s got his parking lots and he’s got this and that — all these sub-corporations. So who knows what’s included,” Cuban said. For now, he just waits like everyone else to see what MLB does to deal with the situation. He believes the wait could last awhile. “They (MLB) might just take it back and decide not to sell it for a while, right, because they’re not stupid, either,” Cuban said. “They might say we’ll take it back, we’ll fix it up some, and clean up some of the mess and then we’ll sell it then, kind of like what the NBA did with the New Orleans Hornets.”

FIFA report accuses Bin Hammam of bribery bid LONDON Mohamed Bin Hammam tried to bribe officials in his campaign to oust Sepp Blatter as FIFA president, according to a secret report by the organisation’s ethics committee obtained by Britain’s Press Association. There was “comprehensive, convincing and overwhelming” evidence against Bin Hammam, the head of the Asian Football Confederation, and former FIFA vice-president Jack Warner was “an accessory to corruption”, the report said. FIFA announced on Monday that Warner had resigned as FIFA vicepresident and quit all football-related activities. The governing body also said it

had dropped all investigations into the Trinidadian and that “the presumption of innocence is maintained”. But the report of the ethics committee, which provisionally suspended Warner and Bin Hammam on May 29, said there was “prima facie” evidence that bribes had been paid to officials to support Bin Hammam’s campaign for the FIFA presidency, The report states that Warner facilitated the bribes. Warner, who was highly influential as head of the Caribbean, North and Central American Federation (CONCACAF), and Bin Hammam were suspended last month by FIFA pending a full inquiry.

Bin Hammam withdrew as a candidate against Blatter on the morning of his ethics committee hearing on May 29. Both Bin Hammam and Warner have consistently denied any wrongdoing. The report said there was “compelling” evidence Bin Hammam and Warner arranged a special meeting of the 25 members of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) on May 10-11 in Trinidad and that, with their knowledge, cash gifts were handed over. Statements from witnesses, described as “credible” in the ethics committee report, said CFU members were handed brown envelopes each containing $40,000.

Papers suggest Ducks paid for old info PORTLAND, Ore. — The University of Oregon has released documents related to its use of recruiting services that suggest the school paid for information that was outdated. The documents include a “2010 National High School Evaluation Booklet” that actually includes prep athletes who graduated in 2009 and were a part of that year’s recruiting class. It was part of a package that purportedly was for athletes entering school in 2011. The package was prepared by Texas-based Complete Scouting Services, an agency run by Will Lyles. Oregon paid Lyles $25,000 in February 2010. The NCAA is looking into the payment but will not comment on pending investigations. Oregon maintains it did nothing wrong by paying Lyles for the information. Many college programs pay for such services. Oregon’s payment to Lyles has been questioned because of his relationship with Ducks running backs Lache Seastrunk and LaMichael James. Oregon paid Lyles soon after Seastrunk signed a letter of intent with Oregon. University officials did not immediately respond Tuesday to a request for comment on the documents. The payment to Lyles and another agency surfaced in reports by Yahoo! Sports and ESPN in March. Shortly thereafter, Oregon said it had been contacted by the NCAA to provide documentation about its use of a pair of recruiting services.

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