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OBAMA REJECTS DEBT DEAL President Barack Obama ruled out any possibility of signing a short-term extension of the federal debt ceiling yesterday, insisting that the time has come to tackle the nation’s most press-

ing fiscal problems in a comprehensive way requiring bipartisan compromise on both taxes and spending. SEE PAGE 3.

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DAILY CHALLENGE TUESDAY, JULY 12, 2011

N EW S BR IE F S MANHATTAN PARKING RATES MOST EXPENSIVE IN COUNTRY It’s not just Manhattan rents that are sky-high. An annual survey of parking garage rates found that Midtown and Downtown are the most expensive places in the country to park cars. The median monthly rate is $541 in Midtown and $533 Downtown compared to an average of $155 nationally. However, London’s monthly rate of more than $1,000 remains the highest in the world. DOE WORKS TOWARD DEAL TO TELEVISE HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS As sports fans hope for a quick end to the NFL and NBA lockouts, city high school matchups could help fill the void. The Department of Education is negotiating a two-year contract that would televise high school sports on the MSG Varsity Network. Details of the $500,000 deal are still being worked out, including how many games would air on the network. The Panel for Educational Policy is expected to approve the contract on July 20. City officials say the money would be used to fund high school sports. The deal could also provide greater exposure to college recruiters for the 32,000 teens who play in the Public High School Athletic League. In a statement, MSG Varsity representatives say the network is pleased with the prospect of becoming the league’s official sports network. COMMISSION DISCUSSES PAY RAISES FOR STATE JUDGES A seven-member commission chaired by former city Comptroller William Thompson met for the first time in Downtown Manhattan yesterday to discuss the first possible raise for state judges in more than 12 years. The Special Commission on Judicial Compensation, which was created under former Governor David Paterson, will eventually determine whether judges deserve a salary increase. Currently, a state Supreme Court justice makes $136,700, and judges argue the static figure has spurred an exodus from the bench. “You always want the best and brightest. I think we are seeing judges who are leaving the bench because they can’t afford to stay there,” said Thompson. “They have obligations that everybody else does, family and other things, and they’re being pressured.” The commission’s official deadline is August 28, but it hopes to make a decision by early August.

N.Y. community groups, activists unite to support Strauss-Kahn accuser By SUSAN CANDIOTTI Despite admitted lies about her past and before the grand jury, the maid at the center of the sex assault case against French financier Dominique Strauss-Kahn is getting support from at least a dozen New York City community groups, activists and religious leaders. At a news conference Sunday in Harlem, they urged the Manhattan district attorney’s office to press on with its indictment against the former head of the International Monetary Fund. The activists call the maid’s credibility issues “rumors” and insist that the woman — a 32-year-old single mother and native of Guinea granted asylum in the United States — deserves her day in court. “Rumors about this woman’s past that have nothing to do with the case and even if they were true should not prevent her case from being heard,” said New York State Sen. Bill Perkins of Harlem. Virginia Montague, who leads the New York Coalition of 100 Black Women, called the unidentified maid “courageous” for coming forward to file charges against Strauss-Kahn. “We’re talking about the face of women (who) have been victimized, too often judged by the media and public on rumors and innuendos ... and not about facts that will ultimately be determined in a court of law,” said Montague. Prosecutors and police repeatedly said the maid gave a credible account of how the 62-year-old Strauss-Kahn

allegedly sexually attacked her. Authorities say there is forensic evidence of a sexual encounter. Strauss-Kahn has pleaded not guilty. After a meeting with prosecutors last week, his attorneys insist he “will not plead guilty to anything.” He remains free on his own recognizance until his next scheduled court date July 18. On June 30, prosecutors told a judge they discovered several credibility issues about the woman’s past. Among many difficulties, they said she admitted lying to them and a grand jury on a political asylum claim that she was gangraped in Guinea. Authorities also are examining phone records and a recorded phone call the maid received a day after the attack from a boyfriend in jail in Arizona, according to a source with knowledge of the investigation. The woman is paraphrased as saying “she’s fine and this person is rich and there’s money to be made,” the source said. On Sunday, a spokeswoman for District Attorney Cyrus Vance said the investigation isn’t over, and the spokeswoman added that Vance won’t decide until the investigation is complete whether to dismiss the case. Many legal experts have said the maid’s credibility issues are virtually insurmountable. The woman’s civil attorney, Kenneth Thompson, says she’s made mistakes, but that it doesn’t change the alleged sexual assault. Salamishah Tillet, who wrote a book about surviving rape and founded the nonprofit A Long Walk Home, which uses art therapy and the visual

and performing arts to end violence against girls and women, said it should be up to a jury to decide what happened in the hotel room despite the maid’s credibility issues about her background. “They may be troubling but it doesn’t mean that something horrific didn’t happen in that hotel room — and until we have evidence otherwise, I think we should continue. (The case) shouldn’t be dropped.” Regardless of whether the district attorney moves ahead with the case or dismisses it, Tillet worries about potential fallout on future rape victims, especially those in lower socioeconomic groups. “Women of color, immigrant, working-class women — they’re the most vulnerable populations. They’re disproportionately victims of sexual assault. (There are) very few resources for them to come forward and share their story,” Tillet said. In an interview with CNN, rape victim Natasha Alexenko recalled testifying in a 2008 trial in which her attacker was convicted and sentenced to up to 50 years. She founded a victims’ advocate program called Natasha’s Justice Project. She is not taking sides in the Strauss-Kahn case, but she said she has confidence that the Manhattan district attorney’s office, which prosecuted her case, will make “the right decision.” “I was fortunate to have my day in court, and I would like to see this go to court. If there’s not enough evidence, if it’s not going to work out, the DA’s office will do the right thing.” Alexenko added.

Online reservations start for 9/11 Memorial in NYC By JONATHAN ALLEN The online reservation system for the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York went live yesterday, allowing visitors to book their free pass to the site which opens on the tenth anniversary of the attacks. The reservation system at www.911memorial.org has been designed to help avoid crowding at the site, where the number of visitors will initially be limited to 1,300 to 1,500 at any one time as construction work on the new World Trade Center skyscrapers continues. “Within the first hour there were 5,000 reservations made,” said Michael Frazier, a memorial spokesman. The memorial’s focal point is two large reflecting pools fed by cascading waterfalls in the footprints of the fallen twin towers. Bronze panels will list the names of the 2,982 killed at the Pentagon and the World Trade Center in 2001, including first responders, the passengers and crew of the four hijacked planes, and the victims of the 1993 bombing of the World

A general view of the World Trade Center site is seen showing the 9/11 Memorial and Museum pools. Trade Center. The memorial will be formally opened to victims’ families on September 11 this year, and will then welcome the general public the following day. Although organizers say the memorial will always be free of charge to visit, they are considering either charging admission or asking visitors to make a suggested donation to the accompanying museum when it opens in 2012. Joe Daniels, the president and

CEO of the memorial and museum, told members of New York’s City Council last month that museum admission could be around $20 unless he is able to secure sufficient funding from other sources, including federal funding. Some council members said they feared an admission charge could be prohibitively expensive for some New Yorkers and other visitors. The annual cost of the memorial and museum was expected to be between $50 million and $60 million.

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Obama rejects short-term debt deal, urges compromise WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama ruled out any possibility of signing a short-term extension of the federal debt ceiling yesterday, insisting that the time has come to tackle the nation’s most pressing fiscal problems in a comprehensive way requiring bipartisan compromise on both taxes and spending. The president continued to push for the largest deal possible — an apparent rejection of a proposal put forward over the weekend by House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, to focus more narrowly on spending cuts agreed to in an earlier round of negotiations. It’s time to “pull off the Band-Aid” and “eat our peas,” Obama told reporters shortly before meeting with top congressional leaders at the White House. “Let’s step up. Let’s do it.” “Now is the time to deal with these issues,” he declared. “If not now, when?” While dismissing a possible 30-, 60, or 90-day solution, the president insisted a deal to increase the current $14.3 trillion debt ceiling will be reached before August 2. Treasury officials have warned that a partial default could be triggered if lawmakers fail to act by that date. Such a failure could lead to skyrocketing interest rates and a plummeting dollar, among other things. Obama, who promised daily meetings until a deal is reached, reiterated his warning against either party taking a “maximalist position” in the ongoing negotiations. The president insisted he is willing to take “significant heat” from his own party on

issues such as entitlement reform in order to get a deal done. Republican leaders should as well, he said, referencing GOP opposition to any tax hikes. For his part, Boehner said he still has a sharp disagreement with the White House over taxes and the “extent of the entitlement problem, and what is necessary to solve it.” “It takes two to tango, and they’re not there yet,” Boehner said in reference to the administration. He repeated his insistence that the Republican-controlled House will not pass any debt ceiling deal that includes tax increases. He also stressed that the House won’t pass a deal that fails to include spending cuts larger than any debt ceiling increase while also constraining future spending.

Firefighter loses bid to sue over New York mosque By GRANT MCCOOL A judge dismissed a firefighter’s lawsuit over New York City’s decision to allow an Islamic cultural center and mosque to be built near the site of the September 11 attacks, a ruling his lawyer said yesterday would be appealed. New York State Supreme Court Justice Paul Feinman on Friday granted the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission’s motion to reject the suit by Timothy Brown, who survived the attacks nearly 10 years ago. U.S. conservatives and many New Yorkers have spoken out against the proposed center in lower Manhattan near the site where the World Trade Center’s twin towers were destroyed. The project generated intense national debate last year, drawing in President Barack Obama, who initially seemed to endorse the center but later said he only supported the organizers’ right to build. The judge rejected the firefighter’s claim that he would be unable to properly commemorate September 11 with the mosque nearby. “Mr. Brown’s claim that his abili-

ty to commemorate will be injured, is not yet recognized under the law as a concrete injury that can establish standing,” the judge wrote. “Such an injury, although palpable to Brown, is immeasurable by a court.” The preservation panel last August denied landmark status to the building that will make way for the planned 16-story, $150 million center. Construction has yet to begin. Brown’s attorney, Brett Joshpe of the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), said an appeal would be filed within weeks, an action that could extend the legal battle over the mosque for years. “This decision fails to give appropriate consideration to first responders and others who risked their lives and lost loved ones on September 11th,” Joshpe said. “If Mr. Brown does not have standing, then who does?” The ACLJ, founded by U.S. conservative Christian preacher Pat Robertson, argued at a hearing in March that the site should be deemed a landmark because it was struck by the landing gear from one of the hijacked planes flown into the World Trade Center.

Negotiators are trying to salvage a deal after Boehner pulled back Saturday from a proposed “grand bargain” that would have saved up to $4 trillion over the next decade. The deal reportedly fell apart over a dispute regarding eventual tax increases for the wealthiest Americans. While Republicans remain opposed to tax hikes, Democrats are demanding revenue increases to reduce the impact of domestic spending cuts and ensure that the richest Americans shoulder some of the burden of a deal. House and Senate progressives are also balking at the idea of reining in spending on Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security. “We, unfortunately, remain far apart because every time we get close the Republicans move the goal posts further to the right, further and further to the far right,” Rep. Steve Israel, D-New York, said Monday on CNN’s “American Morning.” “We’re not in this boat because America taxes too little,” said Rep. Tom Price, R-Georgia. “We’re in this boat because America spends too much, Washington spends too much.” The president insisted yesterday that he is not looking to raise any taxes until 2013 or later. He claimed he has “bent over backward to work with the Republicans” and not force them to vote on any revenue hikes in the short term — a politically toxic move with the GOP’s conservative base. In exchange, Obama said, he wants to ensure that the current progressivity of the tax code is maintained. A Democratic congressional aide, however, told CNN that talks over the weekend produced no breakthroughs. Obama continued pushing for a “grand bargain-style” deal that would ultimately include new revenues, like getting rid of tax breaks that benefit millionaires, while Republicans argued “it was time to lower sights to a smaller deal that relies on cuts alone,” the aide said. A senior administration official said the president will not accept an agreement that, in the White House’s view, is not balanced. An aide to Boehner, meanwhile, said the speaker is now proposing a smaller deal based on $2.4 trillion in

cuts identified during previous talks spearheaded by Vice President Joe Biden. Boehner hinted at the GOP’s strategy Saturday evening, when he issued a statement saying that his party cohorts could not support a major deal so long as Obama and Democrats insist on increasing taxes. He said that any such revenue-raising initiative would prevent the bulk of Republicans from supporting a more ambitious deal, even if it was one that included cutting spending and reforming entitlement programs such as Medicare. Boehner insisted the talks’ parameters should be scaled back to focus on budget cuts alone. The White House immediately pushed back, with a senior administration official saying Boehner had initially accepted the need to increase tax rates on wealthy Americans as part of a deal. But then, the official said, Republicans offered a different plan in talks with Obama that began Thursday. Boehner insisted he had never discussed an increase in tax rates. Christine Lagarde, the new head of the International Monetary Fund, warned Sunday that a failure to raise the debt ceiling “would jeopardize the stability” of the global economy. There will be “real nasty consequences,” she told ABC. Regardless, both Democrats and Republicans on the Sunday talk shows suggested the two sides remain far from an agreement. “What is really appalling is to see our Republican colleagues essentially providing a form of extortion — if you don’t agree to deficit reduction the way we want it, we’ll put all the jobs at risk, because we will allow the United States to default on its debt,” said Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, on the CNN show “State of the Union.” “That’s irresponsible.” At the heart of the GOP resistance is a bedrock principle pushed by conservative crusader Grover Norquist against any kind of tax increase. A pledge pushed by Norquist’s group, Americans for Tax Reform, has been signed by more than 230 House members and 40 senators, almost all of them Republicans.

U.S. memo pushes pot enforcement WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Justice says state laws on medical marijuana opened the door to abuses and no one is outside federal marijuana laws. In an e-mail memo to U.S. attorneys nationwide, the department called for legally targeting “largescale, privately operated industrial marijuana cultivation centers” as well as distribution operations known as dispensaries. Such large-scale operators should be prosecuted and even smaller-scale users and distributors are not shielded from federal prosecution, “even where those activities purport to comply with state law,” the memo, signed by U.S. Deputy Attorney General James Cole, said. Medical marijuana advocates say the memo advocating tougher enforcement has left them feeling

betrayed by the Obama administration, which in a 2009 memo had seemed to signal leniency towards medical marijuana users. “This is an attack on the patient community,” said Kristen Ford of the non-profit Americans for Safe Access. Federal authorities are correcting a misreading of their stance, Prosecutor Art Cotter in Michigan’s Berrien Country said. Law enforcers and marijuana users alike misinterpreted the October 2009 memo that “seemed to suggest, ‘Don’t go after medical marijuana patients,’” Cotter said. “People read into that the idea that, as long as something complied with state law, the feds would not get involved. Now, this new memo is saying, no, dispensaries and large grow operations are not immune from our prosecution,” he said.

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The promise of Freedom Schools By MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN THOMAS H. WATKINS

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In many school districts across the country summer vacation is getting into full swing. But for a lucky group of nearly 10,000 children in 87 cities and 27 states around the country, it’s not just summer—it’s a Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) Freedom Schools summer. “For me, Freedom Schools was my first exposure to African American college students. Until that time, I couldn’t tell you what college was, couldn’t spell ‘college,’” said Donnie Belcher, who began attending the CDF Freedom Schools program at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, in Kansas City, Mo. when she was 12 years old. “I actually put a face, a Black face, behind the idea of going to college. We talk about the impact of fatherlessness on Black males, but not on females—and I still remember Lavelle, who was a Morehouse man. He served as the first positive Black male I had ever seen in 12 years.” That experience stayed with Donnie and fueled her dreams of going to college and becoming a teacher through her high school years and beyond. Donnie became the first in her family to graduate from college. Today, with a B.S. and a master’s degree in education from DePaul University, she teaches high school English at

the Whitney M. Young Magnet High School, a college preparatory school in Chicago with distinguished alumni like Michelle Obama. Proudly rooted in the Civil Rights Movement, the 1964 Mississippi Freedom Summer Project, and the efforts of college students to make a difference, the CDF Freedom Schools program trains college-aged young people—servant leaders we call them—to provide quality summer and enrichment after-school through a model Integrated Reading Curriculum that supports children and families around five essential components: high quality academic enrichment; parent and family involvement; civic engagement and social action; intergenerational leadership development; and nutrition, health, and mental health supports. We partner with public schools, community organizations, faith congregations, colleges and universities, and juvenile justice facilities who sponsor and host their local Freedom School. About 90,000 children—scholars we call them— have had a CDF Freedom Schools experience since 1995 and 9,000 college teacher-mentors have been trained to serve them. In the CDF Freedom Schools program, children are engaged in activities that develop their minds and bodies and nurture their spirits. Children, parents, and staff

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are introduced to a superb collection of books that reflect their own images and are part of the integrated reading curriculum in which books, activities, field trips, and games all relate to and reinforce each other. The college servant leaders use this curriculum to teach the children conflict resolution and critical thinking skills, engage them in community service and social action projects, and inspire them not only to explore the problems facing their communities, but also to become active in working toward solutions. Like Donnie Belcher, children are encouraged to dream, set goals for themselves, and cultivate positive attitudes and high expectations. We are forging a new vision for what can be done with and for our children. We want every child to know they can and must make a difference. Research has shown the CDF Freedom Schools program is making an impact. In June 2011, Harvard Family Research Project released a report called “Year-Round Learning: Linking School, Afterschool, and Summer Learning to Support Student Success.” The CDF Freedom Schools program was one of 14 innovative national programs highlighted that have “demonstrated success in providing quality learning opportunities for youth.” Late last year, a two-year study of children

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DAILY CHALLENGE TUESDAY, JULY 12, 2011

A call for Black Americans to respond By WILLIAM REED You could be “the one.” Chances are that you are the match that can benefit your kin and kind with a life-saving donation. Every day, thousands of patients with leukemia and other life-threatening diseases hope for a marrow donor who can make a transplant possible for them. Black Americans can help themselves, and their kind, by becoming activists and participants in bone marrow donations. Hundreds of thousands of African Americans only hope for prolonging life is a bone marrow transplant. Over the past 40 years, bone marrow and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation have been used with increasing frequency to treat numerous malignant and nonmalignant diseases. The transplantation success rate is tempered by the fact that the chance of finding a match is close to 93 percent for Caucasians, but as low as 66 percent for African Americans. The tissue types used for matching patients with donors are inherited, so patients are most likely to find a match within their own racial or ethnic heritage. African Americans need to partic-

ipate in greater numbers in “Be The Match” programs. It’s not a decision the government has to make, in this instance African Americans have the power to help ourselves. By participating in the “Be The Match” registry, being operated by the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP), African Americans help patients with life-threatening diseases get transplants they need. The more African Americans that participate in “Be the Match” programs and events, the more African American bone marrow will be among transplantation programs and practices. Growing the national registry requires a movement of volunteers across the country to: plan and coordinate local bone marrow donation events; spread the word; share stories of patients searching for a match and fundraising. One such connection is the one between the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) and the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF). Throughout the month of July, they are raising awareness about the need the critical need for African Americans to join the “Be The Match registry. Growing numbers of African Americans are in need of a transplant. Every year, more than

Promise of Freedom Schools Continued from page 4 enrolled at CDF Freedom Schools sites in Charlotte, N.C. and Bennettsville, S.C. reported that 90 percent of the children tested did not suffer summer learning loss, and 65 percent improved or showed gains in independent reading by the end of the program. An earlier three-year study conducted for the Kauffman Foundation reported in 2008 that students enrolled in Kansas City’s summer Freedom Schools program demonstrated significant improvement in reading. In June, the Educational Testing Service (ETS) and CDF hosted A Strong Start: Positioning Young Black Boys For Educational Success, a symposium that brought together leading educators, researchers, and policy experts to confront the crisis facing the 3.5 million Black boys from birth to age nine and to highlight programs that are making a difference in closing the achievement gap. One of the best practices shared during the symposium was the CDF Freedom Schools program. This summer, ETS is sponsoring a unique new Freedom School site in Newark, N.J. through a grant to Communities in Schools of New Jersey that is designed specifically for Black boys in grades three through eight. “The Great Expectations CDF Freedom Schools program will make a difference in the lives of Black boys by surrounding them

with a dynamic network of young Black male teachers, leaders, and mentors trained to engage them in a proven summer enrichment model,” explains Gwendolyn Corrin, president and state director of Communities in Schools of New Jersey. Dr. Jeanne Middleton-Hairston, national director of the CDF Freedom Schools program, adds, “This CDF Freedom Schools site holds so much promise for young Black boys in Newark where 78 percent of Black fourth-graders cannot read at grade level. We have seen how our CDF Freedom Schools program can not only stop summer learning loss but also help children and youths improve their reading comprehension.” We know the CDF Freedom Schools program is about to make an important difference this summer for these boys and the children at each of the other sites across the country. It’s critical that many more children have the opportunity to experience the CDF Freedom Schools program in the future. We have a goal of at least doubling the program over the next five years, including opening more sites on Black college campuses to put college rather than prison into children’s vision and in youth detention facilities to support re-entry and new beginnings. We are encouraging more of our college servant leaders, especially Black and Latino males, to become teachers to fill as many of the expected one million

10,000 patients in the United States are diagnosed with life-threatening diseases for which the best option for a cure can be a bone marrow transplant from an unrelated donor or donated cord blood unit. The National Marrow Donor Program is a leader in the field of unrelated marrow and umbilical cord blood transplantation. The NMDP mission is to ensure all patients who need a transplant receive access to treatment. The NMDP coordinates the collection of hematopoietic (“blood-forming”) cells that are used to perform transplants. Patients needing a hematopoietic cell transplant but who lack a suitably matched donor in their family can search the Be The Match registry for a matched unrelated donor or cord blood unit. The NMDP is headquartered in Minneapolis and manages the Be The Match Registry. In its organizational structure, the NMDP operates the C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program to provide a single point of access to marrow donors and cord blood units for a global network of hospitals, blood centers, laboratories and recruitment centers. Since 1987, NMDP has facilitated more than 40,000 transplants.

More African Americans are needed to enlarge the population of people facilitating bone marrow Too few African transplants. Americans know how to help with bone marrow donations. According to medical experts, the majority of donation cases involve no surgery, because in most instances doctors request a non-surgical peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) donation. In cases where the marrow donation is a surgical procedure, most donors go home the same day. Generally, people donating marrow receive general anesthesia and feel no pain during procedures. Most marrow donors are back to their normal activities in two to seven days. The Be The Match program is worth checking into, in most cases the program will reimburse travel and other costs associated with donations. For information on the Be The Match Registry® contact: the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP), 3001 Broadway Street N.E., Suite 100, Minneapolis, MN 55413-1753 – www.marrow.org

teacher openings over the next four to six years as possible (only two percent of public school teachers are Black males). Bringing proven models, like the CDF Freedom Schools program, to scale is one solution to closing the achievement gap and finishing the unfinished business of the Civil Rights Movement for all children: a quality education for every child.

— Marian Wright Edelman is President of the Children’s Defense Fund whose Leave No Child Behind mission is to ensure every child a Healthy Start, a Head Start, a Fair Start, a Safe Start and a Moral Start in life and successful passage to adulthood with the help of caring families and communities. For more information go towww.childrensdefense.org.

— William Reed is available for speaking/seminar projects via BaileyGroup.org.

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Government asks Exxon to retool Yellowstone spill plan By LAURA ZUCKERMAN BILLINGS, Mont. — Federal regulators said on Sunday they want Exxon Mobil to retool its preliminary plan to clean up oil spilled into the Yellowstone River in Montana from a ruptured pipe at the start of July. A U.S. Environmental Protection Agency official, Steve Merritt, said three elements of the plan were incomplete. He said Exxon must revise how it will capture spilled oil, remove the broken pipe without causing pollution downstream, and restore the wildlife habitat and private property. Merritt, the EPA’s onscene coordinator for the spill, said officials wanted Exxon to finish the revisions by “one week from today”. Exxon said it “will continue to work closely with the EPA on the draft work plan and will comply with this request,” spokesman Pius Rolheiser said in a statement.

Details of the preliminary plan will not be released until the EPA and Montana approve it. Merritt said the government had given preliminary approval to several elements of the plan, including for disposing of hazardous waste and for sampling. Exxon is facing an EPAordered deadline of September 9 to clean up a river renowned for its scenic beauty, near pristine waters and wealth of wildlife and fish. The company has apologized for the spill and pledged to restore the Yellowstone. Mop-up is under way along shorelines but high water has prevented an inspection of the pipeline and damage downriver. Exxon estimates that 42,000 gallons of crude were released during the accident. Record flows in the Yellowstone have delayed a probe of the damaged 12-inch pipeline, which was buried in the streambed. Federal regulators estimate the oil has traveled 240 miles downstream from the

site of the rupture, west of Billings, crossing near the south-central Montana community of Laurel. Helicopter flights along the river corridor by government and Exxon officials showed oiled riverbanks, wetlands and cropland 70 miles downstream of the spill. Water testing by the EPA on July 4 showed no detectable levels of three known carcinogens associated with crude oil, and air monitoring revealed no major health threats so far. Yet at least five residents have been treated in hospital emergency rooms for symptoms like dizziness, nausea and respiratory distress linked to exposure to petrochemicals, according to the Montana Department of Environmental Quality. Lisa Williams, contaminants specialist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, said that biologists were monitoring a handful of oiltainted wildlife, including Canada geese, a white pelican and a heron.

The company has logged nearly 300 calls to its hotline, including from 100 people volunteering for clean-up efforts. Exxon is responding to roughly 100 claims stemming from property, agriculture or health concerns, a statement said. Handling of the spill has cooled relations between the oil giant and Montana, one of just two states whose constitutions guarantee a “clean, healthful environment.” Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer has pulled the state from a panel, including Exxon and EPA, overseeing the spill response. He said its closed meetings and withholding of documents from the public violated open-government laws. Schweitzer opened a state office in Billings to respond to any health and property concerns. A trained soil scientist, he encouraged those affected by the spill to document damage and collect water and soil samples for testing. While some landowners have praised Exxon for pick-

ing up the tab for everything from hotel rooms to livestock feed, others have expressed frustration and worry in the absence of a detailed timeline for cleaning their oil-fouled lands. Kelly Goodman, who lives on riverside property homesteaded by her family over a century ago, said her livelihood has been disrupted by contamination of pastures and wetlands. Goodman’s sheep and horses have been confined to a small fenced area to prevent them from exposure to oil-stained grasses and tainted water. She said she has been unable to work the champion sheep-herding dogs she raises, shows and sells. Goodman said she is also uneasy about wells that supply drinking water, and over the safety of crops fed by river water. “I can’t remember the last time I ate a decent meal or had a full night’s rest,” she said. “The main thing I would like is to have everything like it was.”

Arkansas farmers see growing market in heirloom tomatoes By SUZI PARKER LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A cake with heirloom tomato icing? Don’t laugh. The dessert with a hint of zing was the highlight of an all-tomato feast on Friday in Monticello in southeastern Arkansas to promote heirloom tomatoes. Guests enjoyed a buffet dinner of stuffed tomatoes, tomato flatbread, five-tomato salad, basil chicken and several tomato-based sides topped off with tomato cake. The all-tomato dinner grew out of consumer yearning for home-grown tomatoes rather than the hard, grainy and tasteless offerings at many grocery stores, organizers said. “There is an argument for heirlooms in that they are better tasting than commercial varieties that you find in a grocery store,” said Dr. Bob Stark, professor of agricultural economics at the Southeast Research and Extension Center in Monticello. “People who have grown up eating home-grown tomatoes are finding that they want them again and may pay a premium price for them,” he said. Heirloom tomatoes are varieties handed down

through generations, perhaps with the seeds passed within families. For southern Arkansas farmers, heirloom tomatoes like the Cherokee purple and the original Arkansas Traveler could become a valuable cash crop. Stark and Paul Francis, a professor of plant and soil science, have been working for two years, in part with funding from the Arkansas Agriculture Department, to research heirloom tomatoes’ economic viability. In recent years, heirloom tomatoes, any open-pollinated traditional variety that is at least 50 years old or older, have become more popular. But unlike tomatoes grown in mass hot houses, an heirloom tomato is less disease resistant, bruises more easily and has a shorter shelf life. The seeds from heirlooms can be saved and planted the next year. In contrast, commercial tomatoes are hybrids grown for conformity, and growers have to buy seeds each year adding to production costs. Arkansas is a natural place to test these tomatoes, as the tomato is the official state fruit and vegetable. Since 1956, Warren, Arkansas in Bradley County has hosted the annual Pink

Tomato Festival each June. Former President Bill Clinton has often praised Arkansas tomatoes and attended the festival numerous times as governor. “To some extent, the heritage of the people who originally settled southeast Arkansas brought tomatoes with them,” Stark said. “In south Arkansas, the weather was a little bit warmer and that contributed to the growth of the industry.” The state was once a major tomato producer. In 1989, southeast Arkansas producers shipped 11,820 tons of fruit. By 2005, the total was down to 4,285 tons. In 2009, half of all tomato crops faced disaster after rain put a dent

in pollination and early heat contributed to cracked and misshapen fruits. John Gavin, Bradley County staff chair for the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service, said heirloom crops cannot not be raised in mass amounts because of the labor associated with pruning and picking. “You will pay for the delicacy of it,” said Gavin. “But people are willing to do it as we are beginning to see.” Stark and Francis have given seeds and plants to area growers to test endurance and blight resistance. At Friday night’s dinner, guests left with seeds, tomatoes and recipes. “The interest is definitely

there, thanks to Food Network (television) chefs talking about heirlooms, but we will continue to fuel interest in these tomatoes especially to growers despite some disease risk,” said Stark.

FBI probes how stun gun ended up on JetBlue plane By DANIEL TROTTA Law enforcement officials were investigating how a stun gun that resembled a cell phone wound up aboard a JetBlue Airways plane at Newark airport. A cleaning crew found the black stun gun in a black case in a seat-back pocket on Flight 1179 on

Friday night after the jet carrying 100 passengers and crew arrived in New Jersey from Boston, authorities and the airline said. The weapon was handed over to police from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and the investigation was taken over by the FBI, the Transportation Security Administration said in a statement. Police described the gun

as resembling a cell phone, a Port Authority spokesman said. An FBI spokeswoman declined to provide further details. It was unknown whether the device was sneaked past security, was placed on the plane after it landed, or belonged to a law-enforcement official, a U.S. source familiar with the investigation said, requesting anonymity.

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INTERNATIONAL

Japan idled reactors could restart after stress test By KIYOSHI TAKENAKA TOKYO - Japan’s idled nuclear reactors could restart work if they pass the first stage of two-step postFukushima safety checks, the government said yesterday. Still, without a timeframe for the tests, concerns remain about summer power shortages that could hurt the economy. Last week’s surprise announcement that the government would conduct stress tests alarmed corporate Japan and outraged some local authorities, who had been prepared to approve reactor restarts after receiving safety assurances from the government. The first stage of the stress tests will target reactors which have already completed routine checks and are ready for restart. The checks will assess resistance to severe earthquakes and other

events more extreme than those for which they were designed. A second stage of tests will make a comprehensive safety assessment of all 54 of Japan’s reactors, the government added in its statement. Four months after the Fukushima Daiichi plant was smashed by a tsunami and began leaking radiation, only 19 of the country’s reactors are running and if some do not resume operation, Japan could be without nuclear power by next April. The disaster has also sparked a broader public debate about the role of nuclear energy in earthquake-prone, resource-poor Japan, which relied on atomic power for almost 30 percent of its electricity before the crisis. “Safety and a sense of security are the top priority,” Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano told a news conference. “On the other hand, the government must

fulfill its responsibility for a stable supply of electricity and is coordinating on this with relevant ministries ... and will make every effort to secure (supply) in the medium and long term,” he added. Edano gave no precise timeframe for completing either of the two stages, but said they should be carried out speedily. UNCLEAR TIMEFRAME The new assessment scheme, which also lacks detailed procedures, did little to elucidate atomic safety policy for reactor-hosting municipalities, whose approval is by custom required to restart reactors. “I’m afraid we are still in the dark as to what the government wants to do,” said Shigenobu Oniki, vice mayor of the southern Japanese town of Genkai, home of Kyushu Electric Power Co’s Genkai nuclear power plant. The government had seen two

idled reactors at Genkai as prime candidates for the first restarts since the Fukushima crisis. “We don’t know what each stage will be like and what kind of checks will be involved. I think the government owes us an explanation,” Oniki said. Amid the drawn-out radiation crisis at Tokyo Electric Power Co’s Fukushima plant, credit ratings agency Standard & Poor’s said, Japan’s energy policy likely remain will unpredictable for some time, posing risks for the utility sector. “Because the nation’s energy policy forms the backbone of the Japanese electric utility sector’s creditworthiness, we believe prolonged uncertainty could hurt the sector’s credit quality,” it said. Shares in Tokyo Electric have tumbled 80 percent since the March 11 disasters, while Kansai Electric Power Co and Chubu Electric Power Co, the

next two largest power companies, have both lost 31 percent. In a sudden policy shift last week, Prime Minister Naoto Kan — under fire for his handling of the nuclear crisis — said Japan would administer stress tests modeled on those conducted by the European Union after the meltdowns at Fukushima. The move was welcomed by critics who say Japan’s safety regulations have been too lax, but it also raised the risk of power shortages that could stretch into 2012, and hurt industrial production. To avoid a power crunch, the government had been pushing for early restarts of facilities that have completed regular checks, but some local authorities said they could not give their OK until the government clarified its position. Anti-nuclear activists maintained their opposition to reactor restarts. About 100 demonstra-

tors marched yesterday into the government building of Saga where Prefecture, Genkai is located, and made their way near the governor’s office, Jiji news agency said. Kan has ordered a full review of Japan’s energy policy, which before the March 11 disasters had aimed to boost nuclear energy’s share of electricity supply to more than half by 2030. He also wants to raise the contribution of renewable energy sources to more than 20 percent by the 2020s, and has made passage of a bill to promote such energy sources a condition for keeping a promise to resign. The unpopular leader, already Japan’s fifth premier in five years, survived a noconfidence vote last month by pledging to hand over the reins to his Democratic Party’s younger generation, but has refused to specify when he will step down.

Bangladesh crash kills 53 Assad loyalists storm U.S. and schoolboys after soccer game French embassies in Syria By NAZIMUDDIN SHAMOYL & SERAJUL ISLAM QUADIR CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh - A bus carrying scores of Bangladeshi schoolboys celebrating a soccer victory against another school plunged off a hill road yesterday killing at least 53, police said. The accident happened at Mirersarai, 240 km (150 miles) south-

east of the capital Dhaka, near the port of Chittagong. Survivors told reporters at the hospital that the children were in a happy mood, singing and dancing, when the bus crashed 50 feet into a flooded ditch. The weather was cloudy after days of rain. Police and witnesses said that as many as 80 children between eight and 12 were on board. Local official Giasuddin Ahmed said 53 bodies had been recovered and 15 injured boys were taken to hospital, including 10 in critical condition.

By KHALED YACOUB OWEI AMMAN - Protesters loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad briefly broke into the U.S. embassy in Damascus yesterday and security guards used live ammunition to prevent them storming the French embassy, diplomats said. No casualties were reported in the attacks but a U.S. official said Washington condemned Syria’s slow response and its failure to the prevent the assault on its embassy.

The attacks followed a visit by the U.S. and French ambassadors to the city of Hama last week in support of the hundreds of thousands of prodemocracy demonstrators who have been gathering there despite attacks by Syrian forces. “We are calling in the Syrian charge (d’affaires) to complain,” said the U.S. official, who spoke on condition of anonymity. “We feel they failed (in their responsibility to protect U.S. diplomats). We are going to condemn their slow response.”

Russia says 128 may be dead in Volga river accident By STEVE GUTTERMAN KAZAN, Russia - Russia said there was little hope of finding any more people alive yesterday after an overloaded tourist boat sank in the Volga River, killing as many as 128 people in Russia’s worst river accident in three decades.

Eighty people were rescued on Sunday after the Bulgaria, a double-decked river cruiser built in 1955, sank 3 km (2 miles) from shore in a broad stretch of the river in Tatarstan. Emergency Situations Minister Sergei Shoigu told President Dmitry Medvedev that there was little hope of finding more survivors as divers brought up dozens of

bodies from the vessel. As many as 60 of the passengers may have been children, Russian media reported, and survivors said some 30 children had gathered in a room near the stern of the ship to play just minutes before it sank. “Practically no children made it out. There were many children on the boat, very many,” survivor Natalya

Makarova said on state television. She said she had lost her grip on her daughter as they struggled to escape. “We were all buried alive in the boat like in a metal coffin,” Makarova said, who escaped through a window. “I practically crawled up from the bottom. My 10-year-old child was with me, I held onto her as long as possible ... I couldn’t hold on.”

Medvedev said the sinking would not have happened if safety rules had been observed. “According to the information we have today, the vessel was in poor condition,” Medvedev told a hastily convened meeting of senior ministers at his Gorki residence outside Moscow. “The number of old rust tubs which we have sailing is exorbitant.”

AFRICAN SCENE

DAILY CHALLENGE TUESDAY, JULY 12, 2011

AFRICAN SCENE

South Sudan to launch new currency after one week

Uganda marks 1-year anniversary of terror attack KAMPALA, Uganda - Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni is calling for more international help to combat the Somali militant group that claimed responsibility for a deadly terrorist attack in Uganda one year ago. Ugandans yesterday marked the anniversary of a double suicide bomb attack in Uganda’s capital that killed 76 people who had gathered to watch the World Cup final. Survivors and relatives gathered at a Kampala rugby club where one of the bombs went off. Ugandan police last week issued a terror alert saying they received fresh threats from the alShabab militant group, Somalia’s most dangerous militant group, which has ties to al-Qaida. Uganda is a major contributor to the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia, which supports Somalia’s weak government in its fight against al-Shabab.

Ethiopia needs $398 million for food aid Ethiopia said yesterday it needed $398 million to help millions of people in need of food aid due to a severe drought. The Horn of Africa region has been hit by one of its worst droughts in decades which has left millions of people facing starvation. “It is estimated that a total of 4.5 million people will require humanitarian assistance during the remaining period of the current year from July to December 2011,” Agriculture Minister Mitiku Kassa told reporters. The figure marks a 40-percent rise in those needing food aid since April. On Saturday, the UN emergency relief coordinator Valerie Amos called for long-term solutions to curb the effects of the severe drought in Ethiopia. Ethiopia has also seen an influx of Somalis seeking relief from the harsh drought and food scarcity. - Simon Maina

Floods leave scores homeless in Nigeria’s largest city LAGOS, Nigeria - Two days of heavy rains left scores homeless and led to traffic nightmares due to submerged roads in one of Africa’s largest cities, officials in Nigeria’s commercial capital of Lagos said Two days of heavy rains left scores homeless and led to traffic nightmares due to submerged roads yesterday in one of Africa’s largest cities, officials in Nigeria’s commercial capital of Lagos said. “The situation is disturbing as scores of people have been forced out of their homes,” National Emergency Management Agency official Tunde Adebiyi told AFP. Residents reported at least one person killed when he was swept away in the rains, but there was no official confirmation.

Southern Sudanese dance during a ceremony in the capital Juba on July 9. Volunteers cleared away the rubbish and worshippers offered prayers for its future on Sunday, after South Sudan was feted by world leaders as it celebrated independence and began the tough task of nation building out the old currency. form the new government,” Kiir By PHIL MOORE Athorbei said the government told ministers at a swearing-in JUBA - South Sudan will had faced problems paying ceremony. After five decades of devastatlaunch its new currency next salaries for June and July after Monday, just over a week after Khartoum failed to deliver ing conflict with the north, the fledgling country is one of the splitting from the north to Sudanese pounds to Juba. “This difficulty is related to poorest on earth and faces a raft become the world’s newest nation, the country’s finance the fact that the Khartoum gov- of daunting challenges as it ernment did not deliver us the begins the task of nation buildminister said yesterday. “From the 18th onward, physical cash,” Athorbei said, ing. The World Bank warned yesdepending on the distribution adding salaries for July would process, that money will be out now be paid in the new curren- terday that, despite high expectations following Saturday’s and people will go on receiving cy. Meanwhile, South Sudan’s jubilant independence celebratheir salaries and doing any other business as usual,” President Salva Kiir yesterday tions, it would take decades for Finance Minister David Deng appointed a caretaker cabinet South Sudan to become a fully ahead of an expected govern- functioning state, and urged the Athorbei said. government to diversify its econAthorbei said planes would ment shake-up later this year. Kiir reinstated all the minisomy. start delivering consignments of “We’ve found that countries South Sudan pounds to Juba ters from the former cabinet in from Wednesday and that the the same positions in a tempo- that went through this post-conexchange rate with the former rary government for the newly flict transition took about 20 currency, the Sudanese pound, independent state, in line with years to have ministries that the constitution. function more or less OK,” the would be fixed at one to one. “I dissolved the cabinet yesterWorld Bank’s acting country He did not say how long it would take to completely phase day and have reinstated you director Ian Bannon told back to be caretakers until we reporters.

Libyan rebels battle to keep grip on mountain hamlet By MARCO LONGARI TRIPOLI - Libyan rebels said yesterday they clashed with forces loyal to Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi in the vicinity of Gualish, a desert hamlet southwest of Tripoli. “There is a battle in the mountain of Zarat,

near Kikla (about 15 kilometres, nine miles) north of Gualish,” said Wael Brashen who commands a small rebel unit in the area. The clashes come four days after rebels seized the hamlet in the plains north of their enclave in the Nafusa mountains in a bid to push the front line closer to the capital. “Since 2:00 am, Kadhafi’s forces have been striking intermit-

tently with Grad rockets and 106-calibre antitank canons,” he said. The fighting broke out at 5:00 am when rebels launched a counterattack. He said the shelling also targetted a road linking Kikla to AlAssabaa, 17 kilometres (11 miles) from Gualish, which Kadhafi’s forces are fighting to recapture. The rebels, who seized Gualish on

Wednesday, vowed they would march to AlAssabaa and from there onto Gharyan, a loyalist stronghold and the last major city south of Tripoli. The president of the rebel media centre of Kikla, Redwan al-Qadi told AFP that on Sunday “small battles” pitted rebel fighters against Kadhafi’s forces in the area of Gualish, without causing casualties.

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AFRICAN SCENE

Rights groups blame Congo police for deadly stampede By DESIREY MINKOH BRAZZAVILLE Two Congolese human rights groups yesterday blamed police for a stampede that left seven people dead at the opening of a pan-African musical festival in a Brazzaville stadium. “A police lapse led to this tragedy. Police did not take the full measure of the popularity of the shows. They should have taken security measures commensurate with the importance of the event. They

under-estimated it,” said Maixent Hanimbat, chairman of the Forum for Governance and Human Rights. And Franck Loufoua Bessi, a member of the group Meeting for and Human Peace Rights, also slammed police for not taking adequate security measures during Sunday’s incident. But police spokesman Jean-Aive Alakoua defended the police’s conduct. “No one can predict crowd behavior. We should instead try to find out whether the organisers took all the appropriate measures.” Congolese Culture Minister announced Sunday that seven peo-

ple died as security forces failed to control a stampede outside the Felix Eboue stadium, the venue for the 8th Pan-African Music Festival (Fespam). “We were all surprised by this unusual turnout. The crowd outside seemed to be bigger than those inside the stadium which was jam-packed,” he said. Authorities cancelled the festival as a result. The Fespam was created in 1996 and is held every two years under the aegis of the African Union and in partnership with the International Centre of Bantu Civilisations, the International Music Council and UNESCO.

Police forces patrol in Brazzaville, 2002. Two Congolese human rights groups blamed police for a stampede that left seven people dead at the opening of a pan-African musical festival in a Brazzaville stadium.

Belgium urges Senegal to extradite Habre By DOMINIQUE FAGET The Belgian foreign ministry plans yesterday to call in Senegal’s ambassador to discuss the extradition of Chad’s former president Hissene Habre to face trial in Belgium, a ministry spokesman said. Habre ruled Chad with an iron fist from 1982 until 1990, when he was ousted by incumbent President Idriss Deby Itno and fled into exile in Senegal, where he has been living since he was accused by a 1992 truth commission report of presiding over the deaths of 40,000 people.

Belgium has wanted to try Habre since 2005, when it issued an international arrest warrant against him for “serious violations of international humanitarian law”. “We are asking for the extradition of Hissene Habre to Belgium and we are going to make contact during the day with the Senegalese ambassador to inform him that this option is still a valid one,” spokesman Patrick Deboeck told AFP. Senegal had planned to expel Habre to Chad, but bowed on Sunday to international pressure to hold off because the former president would face the death sentence and possible torture in his own country. He has indeed already been sentenced to

death by a Chadian court in absentia. Belgium’s extradition request is based on a criminal suit lodged by a Belgian of Chadian origin, who took advantage of the country’s “universal competence” law enabling Belgian courts to try people for crimes under international law, provided one of several citizens of Belgian nationality are involved. Belgium has gone to the International Court of Justice over the case with a view to obtaining Habre’s extradition. Senegal decided on Sunday to suspend the expulsion of the Chadian former president when confronted with concerns on the part of the United Nations that breach international law.

South African oil refinery workers launch strike By RODGER BOSCH Some 70,000 workers at oil refineries and related industries yesterday joined a week-old strike in South Africa, their union said, raising fears of potential fuel shortages. The Chemical, Energy, Paper, Printing, Wood and Allied Workers Union (CEPPWAWU) said refineries had ground to a halt as workers downed tools to march through the streets of the country’s industrial centres demanding a minimum salary of 6,000 rand ($890, 630 euros) a month. “It’s clearly going to have a major impact on the supply of fuel,” union spokesman John

Appolis told AFP. But the country’s largest crude refinery, Sapref, said it would not shut down, the Sapa news agency reported. “Although CEPPWAWU has called for a national strike, Sapref does not anticipate that they will need to shut down,” said Margaret Rowe, spokeswoman for the Shell and BP joint venture. “Sapref intends to continue operating for as long as it is safe to do so.” CEPPWAWU is demanding increases of 11 to 13 percent, a 40-hour work week and six months’ paid maternity leave. Employers are offering raises of four to seven percent. The work week currently runs up to 42 hours per week.

The strike involves the pharmaceutical, industrial chemicals, grocery and pulp and paper industries. The latest labour action comes on top of a stayaway by more than 110,000 engineers and metalworkers, who downed tools last week demanding a 13 percent raise. Inflation in South Africa was at 4.6 percent in May. The mid-year winter months are known as “strike season” in South Africa, where many contracts expire at the end of the fiscal year on June 30. Wage negotiations are currently ongoing in the key coal and gold mining sectors, with coal miners due to resume talks with employers next week.

Kenya’s Rudisha still to reach his peak, says coach

By FABRICE COFFRINI LAUSANNE, Switzerland - World 800m record holder David Rudisha will get to know the extent of his fitness ahead of next month’s world championships in Daegu when he competes in Kenyan trials starting on Thursday, his coach has said. Irish Brother Colm O’Connell said Rudisha, who was forced to stop training for three months due to an ankle injury earlier this year, will run his speciality in the three qualifying rounds at the trials. “This should serve as a good test for him before the world championships,” said O’Connell, who has spent the last two weeks with the athlete training for the trials at his Iten camp in western Kenya. The 22-year-old Rudisha made a winning return to the track in the French city of Nancy on June 24 when he returned a season’s leading time of 1:43:46. But O’Connell believes he is yet to run a better time. “I know many people were worried about the extend of his foot injury after he missed the Doha, Rome and Ostrava race meetings. We did not want to push him so early early in the season and that is why we gave him enough time to heal,” he said.

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Haiti president confident second PM passes

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Haitian President Michel Martelly says he’s confident lawmakers will approve his second pick for prime minister even though more than half the senators have asked him to pick someone else. Martelly insists he has the backing of “about” 18 of the 30 senators for his nomination of former justice minister Bernard Gousse. Yet, 16 senators have signed a petition asking Martelly to rescind his nomination. They are troubled by Gousse’s stint as justice minister under the interim government that took office in 2004 after President Jean-Bertrand Aristide was ousted. Advocacy groups accused Gousse of persecuting Aristide supporters. Martelly spoke Saturday evening just after returning from a three-day trip to Spain to court investors.

Cuba’s Supreme Court to hear US businessman’s appeal on July 22 HAVANA, Cuba — Cuba’s Supreme Court has set July 22 as the date to hear an appeal by US citizen Alan Gross, who was sentenced to 15 years in prison on charges of “acts against the independence or territorial integrity of the state.” According to an official note published on Friday by Granma newspaper, Gross and his lawyer were informed of the decision on Thursday morning. The note adds that the relevant US authorities, through the US Department of State and the US Interest Section in Havana, were also informed. Gross was tried and sentenced on March 11 by the Havana court. “Considerable evidence from witnesses, experts and documentation demonstrated his direct participation in a subversive project of the US government to try to destroy the revolution,” the official note read. Gross has received periodic visits by US diplomats on the island; by a US delegation last month that included Democratic political strategist Donna Brazile and a member of Gross’s Jewish congregation in Washington, and in March by former US President Jimmy Carter.

Anguilla police to stage crime and violence rally By VINCENT GUMBS THE VALLEY, Anguilla — The Community Relations Department of the Royal Anguilla Police Force, in collaboration with the National Youth Council, has decided to organize a rally to address the crime and violence situation in Anguilla. This initiative will be held under the theme, “United against Crime.” The aim of the rally is to bring all youth organizations, service groups, government and non government stakeholders in a partnership against crime and violence to be addressed at the national level. “The Anguilla Summer Festival is a time when family, friends and visitors come to our country to enjoy themselves in a peaceful and friendly atmosphere. It is also important for us as a tourism destination to stamp out all forms of violence which may lead to serious injury or death. It is with this concern in mind that this initiative has been birthed to unite the various organizations to march against crime,” the announcement read.

Guyana president foresees no change in marijuana status-quo

GEORGETOWN, Guyana - Guyana’s Bharrat President Jagdeo maintains that the law on marijuana remains unchanged under his presidency and foresees no change in the status-quo, even as the Rastafarian community continues to claim that the substance is a fundamental right. “This marijuana business... I think it will outlive my presidency, there will be no change in the law whilst I am here,” Jagdeo told members of the media during a press conference on Saturday. At the launch of the International Year for People of African Descent (IYPAD) Jagdeo made it clear in the presence of a large gathering of Rastafarians that his government is committed fully to their wellbeing but the promise of legalizing mari-

President Bharrat Jagdeo juana cannot be assured. Earlier in the ceremony president of the Guyana Rastafari Council, Ras Leon Saul had lobbied for consideration to lift the prohibition on the substance, which the Rastafari community values as a “sacrament.” In April last year the Guyana Rastafari Council had vowed to join a worldwide march to press coun-

tries to waive the laws that criminalise the use of marijuana even in small quantities. Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee spoke out against the move, arguing that it is a contradiction to the fight against drugs, and read out the law “which states that that anyone in violation of the policy will be penalised.” At the press conference on Saturday, Jagdeo expressed doubt that the society is “ready” to go in this direction but seemed more concerned about the double standards in the developed world’s policy towards the substance and their attitude towards the policies adopted by the developing world. “I am a little concerned when the countries that lecture us on this issue, they are busy legalizing marijuana on a ballot,” Jagdeo said, making reference to California and Holland.

Defamation damages will go to charity, says St Vincent PM By KENTON X. CHANCE KINGSTOWN, St Vincent — Vincentian charities can expect to be EC$200,000 richer when Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves collects damages awarded to him in a defamation case against Eduardo “E.G.” Lynch and BDS Limited, owners of Nice Radio. Gonsalves on Thursday reiterated a promise he made several years ago to donate to charity any monies awarded to him from the case. The legal battle began eight years ago when

Lynch, host of the opposition New Democratic Party’s radio programme, accused Gonsalves of using public funds to finance a trip to Rome for members of his family. The defendants have lost three appeals and the Court of Appeal, in the most recent judgement, ruled that the defendants pay Gonsalves damages of EC$140,000. They must also pay EC$20,000 cost at the High Court and EC$20,000 cost in the Court of Appeal and 5 per cent interest from the 2008 date of assessment. “... This first one is for charity ... but anyone after that is going to the Ralph Gonsalves retirement fund,” Gonsalves said. “Whatever I do to charity

afterwards is whatever decision I make on an ongoing basis. But I keep my word — I don’t want a cent out of Gonsalves versus Lynch and BDS. ... That will go to some church charities and so forth. But, the others - I am becoming a senior citizen you know,” said Gonsalves, who has several judgements pending in other defamation cases. Gonsalves, noting that the suit was filed between 2002 and 2003, said that he has been patient. “The wheels of justice, in this case, certainly, they have been grinding slowly but surely. ... Of course, the issue of collection now comes up but that is for the lawyers,” he said.

Inmate fatally stabbed at troubled USVI prison C H A R L O T T E AMALIE, U.S. Virgin Islands (AP) - A 20-yearold inmate has been stabbed to death at a troubled prison in the U.S. Virgin Islands that federal officials are trying to take over because of security concerns.

Police say the killing happened during a fight between two prisoners Saturday at Golden Grove prison near St. Croix. The stabbing comes nearly a month after 66 inmates were temporarily transferred to prisons on the U.S. mainland to help improve security. U.S. officials are seeking

receivership of the prison, accusing territorial authorities of ignoring court orders for 25 years to improve dangerous and deplorable conditions. Warden Ira Phillips has declined to comment on Saturday’s killing. The U.S. Justice Department also has not commented.

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Bolivian leader: Hugo Chavez’s health improving B O G O T A , Colombia Ve n e z u e l a n President Hugo Chavez appears to have made it through his most difficult moments and is improving after undergoing surgery to remove a cancerous tumor, Bolivian leader Evo Morales said Sunday. Morales, a close ally of Chavez who visited him in Caracas last week, remarked on the Venezuelan leader’s health after attending Bolivia’s soccer match against Colombia at the Copa America tournament in Argentina. “He’s very well, very well,” Morales told Colombian radio station Caracol. “He has told us it was a very difficult situation for him, but he has survived the bad moment, the worst. As always, under the control of his doctors.” Likening the goal of

Chavez’s recovery to being like a new car, Morales said: “From here on, soon President Chavez will be at zero kilometers.” Chavez has said he underwent surgery in Cuba on June 20 to remove a cancerous tumor. His foreign minister said it was extracted from the same part of the “pelvic region” where Chavez had an abscess removed nine days earlier. Chavez hasn’t said what type of cancer is involved. Since his return to Chavez on July 4, he has slowed his normally heavy agenda and has limited the length of his televised speeches, saying he is under strict orders from his doctors. Asked if Chavez appeared concerned or calm, Morales told Caracol: “No, calm, very calm. ... Strengthened.” After his initial days of recovery from the surgery, Chavez “got out of this situation,” Morales said. “For that reason, I’m very happy after seeing President

Evo Morales Chavez.” removed was encapsuMorales met with lated. I know that the Chavez during cancer he has is not of Venezuela’s bicentennial the colon,” Rangel was celebrations last week, quoted as saying. along with the presiRangel, who no dents of Paraguay and longer holds a governUruguay. ment office and now Another ally of hosts a weekly television Chavez, former program, did not elaboVenezuelan Vice rate on how he had President Jose Vicente learned about Chavez’s Rangel, said in an inter- condition nor on what view with the Colombian type of cancer he magazine Semana that believes the president “for the moment he’s not has. going to need chemo.” Chavez did not speak “The tumor they on his usual Sunday

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez radio and television pro- son of my life!” gram, but his Twitter In another, he said: account remained active “Happy Sunday to all of with new messages. In Venezuela! ... Here one, he praised a gov- Chavez the patient! We ernment housing pro- will live and we will gram: “Social justice! win!” This is the greatest rea-

Tour guides in Guyana attend two-week interpretive guide training programme N O R T H RUPUNUNI, Guyana — From Georgetown in the north to Dadanawa in the south, 23 tour guides from around Guyana are currently attending the Interpretive Guide Training Program from July 2-15, 2011. The course is being sponsored and organized by the Guyana Sustainable Tourism Initiative, a joint project of the United States Agency for International Development/ Guyana Trade and Investment Support (USAID/GTIS) Project and the Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA). The course is taking place at several locations in Guyana’s North Rupununi, including the Bina Hill Institute, Rock View Lodge, Atta Rainforest Lodge and Iwokrama Canopy Walkway, and Surama Village and Eco-Lodge. To ensure that the training program is a

understand, identify and interpret their culture and history, and the wildlife, birds, geology, plants and climate of a landscape. FIELD GUIDE DEVELOPMENT The course will also incorporate the production of a field guide template that can be easily customized by individual tourism sites to provide a tool for interpretation and marketing. The field guide will proThe group of guides watching a demonstration welcome orientation at vide a beautiful visual Rock View Lodge. and written record of The training course valuable local resources, nationwide initiative, interpretive instructor tourism lodges, commu- from the United States has been designed to including geography, nity tourism projects are teaching the course. build upon and improve history, culture, ecologiand tourism organizaThe lead instructor is the guides’ existing cal communities, facts tions from around Chuck Lennox, princi- knowledge and skills and figures, maps, main species Guyana were invited to pal of Cascade necessary for guiding attractions, send one of their lead Interpretive Consulting interpretive programs information, checklists, guides to participate. LLC. Chuck brings 25 and tours. Course topics and an interpretive The guides that are years of professional include: interpretation manual. receiving the training experience to the train- and guiding skills; com- COURSE FOLLOW-UP Two months after the will then be responsible ing program and is an munication skills; risk for sharing the knowl- expert in developing management and safe- initial phase of the edge and skills that they quality interpretive and ty; host and customer training program a learn on the course with education programs, service training; group short follow-up course fellow staff at their training programs, nat- management principles; will take place. The home site. ural history and wildlife and naturalist skills. break will allow guides Participants will also to return to their home A combination of classes. learn how to better sites and practice using GUIDE TRAINING local experts and an

their new skills while identifying species and items of interest to include in their field guides. The second phase of the course will allow guides to report species identified at their lodge and compile their information into the field guide template. It will also provide time to review the guiding skills and ask any questions that may have come up in the field. SUPPORT During the first days of the course at the Bina Hill Institute, the group of guides received words of support from some very special guests. The Minister of Amerindian Affairs, Pauline Sukhai; Carol Horning, Director of USAID/Guyana; and Indranauth Haralsingh, Director of the Guyana Tourism Authority, all visited the training and commended the guides for the critical role that they play within Guyana’s growing tourism sector.

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Salli Richardson-Whitfield and the cast of ‘Eureka’ return for more Syfy

For the conclusions of these stories check out the July 7th - July 13th, 2011 issue of The New American, which hits newsstands every Thursday Don’t call it a comeback… they been here for years. The highly anticipated Destiny’s Child Reunion you’ve been waiting for is on its way. While in New Orleans for the Essence Music Festival, Beyonce’s dad Mathew Knowles revealed that the group is currently working on a new album. Is anybody shocked by this? Not us… But we are kind of surprised that Matthew is still being allowed to make announcements on behalf of the group. Shannon Brown has opted out of the final year of his contract with the LA Lakers, making him a free agent. But Lakers fans should not put those old jerseys on Ebay just yet, as Shannon opted out of his last contract but then resigned to the LA Laker a few years ago. So maybe its a tactic for more money....or time on the court. Shannon recently said “I haven’t ruled out the Lakers,” said Brown. “I don’t know if they will rule me out. I’m staying open.” So we guess his free agent status isn’t cut and dry.... Janelle Monae wants to deliver a different “perspective” but says it’s hard for new artists. “I think there’s a lack of diversity,” Monae tells UK’s Evening Standard. “People think that we’re all monolithic and it’s hard for young aspiring girls, who don’t necessarily want to sell sex and strictly sing crappy R&B songs. They need to understand there’s a different blueprint that you can create.” The “Tight Rope” hitmaker eyes starting a new trend, adding “I think it’s absolutely necessary for the balance of the universe that there are other representations and a different perspective of the

woman.” Outkast plans to release a new album by early next year. Additionally we have confirmation that both Andre 3000 and Big Boi will drop solo projects, both before the end of 2011. A rock solid industry source tells HipHopWired, “Outkast is on track to release a new album by early next year. Both Dre and Big are working on solo projects; they want those out by the end of 2011.” Rihanna has sparked rumors she has revived her shortlived romance with Drake after she was photographed cuddling the rapper at a nightclub in Canada. The pair briefly dated following Rihanna’s split from Chris Brown in 2009, but the beauty subsequently admitted she put a stop to the budding relationship because she was not ready for another boyfriend. She went on to date Los Angeles Dodgers star Matt Kemp, but remained friends with Drake and they are now rumored to be giving their romance a second try after they were pictured together during a night out at the Buonanotte Supperclub in Montreal, Canada, last month. The photograph, obtained by TMZ.com, shows the stars sitting close together, with Drake’s arm wrapped around Rihanna’s shoulders, while a source tells the website they were “all over each other” throughout the evening. Philly-bred radio personality, Star of the “Star and Buc Wild” morning show on 100.3 The Beat, hopes to help reduce the crime numbers within the city and surrounding areas by launching his “Start Snitching”

campaign, which he previously started back in in New York with its struggle with violence back in 2002. “The ‘Start Snitching’ campaign is more than just words being spoken on the microphone, it’s a commitment I’ve taken on personally!” Star told NBC. “Even if ridicule is being pointed at me, I have been an individual all my life. I don’t like to lay in a nice, comfortable and peaceful life,” he explained. “I don’t want animals on two legs violating my rights based upon some silly ass codes. So whether or not they are codes or something they feel that have to oblige by, it doesn’t have any say on the barring of my existence, as a rational man. It’s very asinine the amounts, not just homicides, but the shootings, that are taking place down here. This is literally the O.K. Corral. So codes don’t apply here. There is a much deeper need for peace amongst this particular community.” Have you seen Jill Scott lately? She is looking better than ever. The bold singer dropped 63 pounds, but she warns there won’t be much change in her frame. With her latest album, “Light of the Sun” which debuted at no.1 on Billboard 200 this week, Jill is saying she made the transformation by simple diet and exercise. It only took eating three lowfat meals a day and working out with her trainer Scott Parker who had her doing 60 minutes of cardio and strength training sessions every meeting. She said her health was on the line and she knew it was time for a change when she’d “walk up nine steps and be out of breath!”

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love to do one but she has her eyes on bigger sights. What RichardsonWhitfield really wants is to direct an episode. This is a feeling that Ferguson can completly agree with as the two admit that they are itching to get behind the camera of the show. And while the likelihood of a full on Eureka-Warehouse collaboration is unlikely due to scheduling conflicts, the idea is a nice one. When asked how the two of them get along during filming both Ferguson and Richardson-Whitfield describe an easy pairing that helps them both to give their best performances. From the beginning, Richardson-Whitfield says the two shared an instant on screen chemistry, very much different from their off-screen brother-sister like relationship. “As soon as that camera rolls something clicks. I look into Colin’s eyes, there’s something that clicks and I always find an instant connection… I feel everything I’m saying with him.” She goes on to say that because of this connection, they are able to work off of each other and give each other what they need for the scene. Ferguson agrees and credits Richardson-Whitfield for the ease of their relationship.

It’s time for the return of SyFy Network’s longest scripted drama, and as season 4.5 of Eureka is gearing up I had the chance to attend a Q&A conference call with stars Colin Ferguson and Salli Richardson-Whitfield. When asked how she compares to her character Allison Blake on the TV series, Richardson-Whitfield says that, to her, their similarities seem to grow over the seasons. “I’m not as hard or as tough as I may seem,” and this is something that the characters of Eureka are now finding out about Allison, whose main vulnerabilities include being a mother and having to juggle work around family life. This is a plight that Richardson-Whitfield can relate to intimately as the show films in Vancouver and causes her to be away from her children while they are filming. Several of the characters of Eureka have had crossover episodes in Warehouse 13 (a SyFy Network “cousin” show,) and vice versa. When asked if she would ever do a guest spot on the series, Richardson-Whitfield says that she would - Full Story In This Week’s New American Newspaper -

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DAILY CHALLENGE TUESDAY, JULY 12, 2011

Invisible and odorless, radon poses risks to lungs By DENNIS THOMPSON It may be hard to think of radiation as a present and environmental serious health concern in the United States, much less one with the potential to affect nearly every home in the country. But a radioactive gas known as radon is responsible for an estimated 21,000 lung cancer deaths every year, according to the U.S. National Cancer Institute. “It’s the second leading cause of lung cancer, and, for non-smokers, it is the leading cause of lung cancer,” said Kristy Miller, a spokeswoman for the indoor environments division of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. “It is invisible and odorless. It causes no symptoms. You possibly may be breathing in high levels and not even know it.” Radon gas is created by the breakdown of uranium in rocks, soil and water. It seeps up through the ground and into homes through foundation cracks and crawl

spaces. “It’s a naturally occurring decay product of uranium,” said Dr. Michael Thun, vice president of epidemiology and surveillance research for the American Cancer Society. “Radon is one of the avoidable known carcinogens to which many people are exposed at a range of levels. Compared to cigarette smoking, it’s a very small risk, but across the population, it is a significant risk. And, it is avoidable.” Outside, radon seeping up from the ground floats away into the atmosphere, causing no harm. But a building acts as a container for any radon seeping up from beneath it, capturing the gas and allowing it to concentrate. Houses in the Northeast and Midwest tend to have higher radon levels than those elsewhere in the United States, Thun said. And don’t think that new homes are less likely to have dangerous levels of radon. “Any type of home, regardless of its age or where it’s located, has the potential of having high levels,” Miller

said. “If your home has contact with the earth, which most homes do, then your home has a chance of having a high level of radon.” The best bet for protecting yourself and your family from long-term radon gas exposure is to check for high levels in the house. “If one lives in an area where radon is prevalent, it’s a good idea to have your home tested,” Thun said. The EPA recommends a two-level test for radon. First, a homeowner should buy a short-term test kit, a small device that is left in the house for two days to 90 days, depending on the kit. The test kit, Miller said, should be put: In a spot where it will have access to the same air that’s inhaled by the home’s occupants. Away from doors and windows. At a level that’s not too high nor too low. On a shelf or someplace where it won’t be jostled. At the end of the testing period, the homeowner sends the radon kit to a lab for

analysis, Miller said. If the test shows that the radon level registers at 4 picocuries per liter of air, a second test should be done, according to EPA recommendations. The follow-up test can be another short-term test or a long-term test, which takes more than 90 days. If the average of the two tests remains above 4 pCi/L, then the homeowner should consider having the house fixed. This process, called radon mitigation, can cost from $800 to $2,500, depending on what must be done to the house, Miller said. Workers will go through the house to seal up places through which radon can enter, including: Cracks in walls and solid floors. Gaps in construction joints and suspended floors. Gaps around pipes. Cavities inside walls. Radon also can be vented away from the home using PVC pipes that are sunk into the ground. “You want to take that soil gas and vent it from underneath your home

or foundation before it ever gets inside,” Miller said. People should re-test their houses for radon regularly, he said, particularly if something happens to disturb either the house or the ground beneath it. A new addition may have been built, renovations done or excavation performed, or the homeowner may simply have noticed that the foundation has shifted. People having a new house built can take preemptive measures against potential radon contamination by asking for certain construction techniques and features that reduce the risk of radon. “It’s most cost-effective to do it when you’re building a new home,” Miller said. “Ask your builder to include radon-resistant features.” The most important thing to remember, the experts say, is that radon is just about everywhere. “Radon is a natural substance within the Earth’s crust,” Miller said. “It’s there in the soil. The issue is, is your particular home going to allow it to seep in?”

As peer pressure increases, so does brain’s ability to resist it By MAUREEN SALAMON Even as peer pressure mounts in early adolescence, kids’ brains are developing an ability to help fight the temptations of risky behavior, novel new research reports. Over a three-year period, researchers from Oregon and California studied 24 girls and 14 boys from diverse

backgrounds to gain insight into the brain’s wiring during adolescence, finding the most significant changes in a region linked to reward processing. The children underwent functional MRI scans twice, at ages 10 and 13, to measure blood flow changes in the brain as they were shown pictures of faces making neutral, angry, fearful, happy and sad emotional expressions. They

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also filled out questionnaires evaluating their own susceptibility to peer influences and risky or delinquent behavior. Over the study period, activity increases in a brain region known as the ventral striatum correlated with an increase in the children’s selfreported ability to deflect peer pressure, said study author Jennifer Pfeifer, an assistant professor of psychology at the University of Oregon and director of its Developmental Social Neuroscience Lab. She added that early adolescence is a key period because peer influence has been shown to be greatest during late elementary to early middle school. “To have clinical applications, we need to understand what’s developing formatively to identify the things that are atypical,” Pfeifer said. “We need to know ... what changes when.” The study is published in the March 10 issue of the journal Neuron. Richard Gallagher, an associate professor of child and adolescent psychiatry at New York University, said he was concerned that the study results might be skewed because two-thirds of the participants were girls.

“I do know girls and women are much more attentive to emotions than boys, and get a lot less involved in risky behavior,” Gallagher said. “This means we have to be cautious about how we interpret the results.” A surprise finding was that the brain region known as the amygdala, which regulates emotional reactions, showed significant changes only to the sad faces presented to the children over the three years. This response could be linked to the emergence of adolescent depression, particularly in girls, according to the researchers. “We know the incidence of depression goes up significantly in adolescence,” said Dr. Monica Michell, attending psychiatrist and former chief of child and adolescent psychiatry at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City. “But why that should happen at that time, we don’t know.” Michell cautioned, however, that in the study, the children’s self-reporting could differ significantly from others’ perceptions of their behavior. “I don’t know if that’s the same as reports by parents in their environment,” Michell said. “As a clinician, I would pay more attention to how

they’re able to process emotion and talk about it in a more nuanced way.” “I’m happy someone is doing this work, and it’s fascinating work,” she added. “But it’s one study ... and it just adds to the body of knowledge out there.” Gallagher said the concept should be studied over an even longer period of time — perhaps to early adulthood — and should include equal numbers of boys and girls. “Even when kids are 13, they’re not so independent of their parents,” Gallagher said. “They’re still in the phase of life where parents still know a lot about where they are and their activities. It would be interesting to see ... when parents are less involved, where environmental influences override this brain maturity.” Pfeifer noted that research delving into the wiring of the human brain and its influence on behavior is becoming increasingly common. “I do think there’s an increased interest in this field, and people see neuroscience as providing biomarkers ... to better target treatment,” she said. “It’s really important for building the foundation of clinical treatments.”

NEW JERSEY

DAILY CHALLENGE TUESDAY, JULY 12, 2011

N.J. Turnpike Authority wants to expand Bayonne interchange By MIKE FRASSINELLI BAYONNE - In a few years, supersized ships from a widened Panama Canal will be docking at New Jersey’s ports. This will increase vehicle traffic, with more cargo-carrying trucks incoming and outgoing. But Exit 14A in Bayonne, the New Turnpike Jersey Extension interchange that provides the most direct access for trucks to carry those goods, was built more than a half-century ago - when trucks were smaller and far fewer. And a proposal to have trucks go two miles out of their way to Exit 14B in Jersey City, then double back, drew the ire of that city’s mayor. Now it appears the New Jersey Turnpike Authority has come up with a solution that addresses the concerns - and the authority is

ready to present it at two public hearings this week. Instead of diverting trucks to 14B, improvements will be made at 14A of the Turnpike’s Newark Bay-Hudson County Extension (I-

78). “The biggest bottleneck was after they went through our toll plaza, things really got tied up where the ramps intersect at (Route) 440,” Turnpike Authority chief engi-

neer Rich Raczynski said. “There are traffic lights there. Traffic backed up. We’re improving the whole 440 intersection with our ramps, widening the toll plaza. We’re going to make it big-

ger.” “We’re increasing the size of the exit and entrance ramps, adding length to them, adding additional lanes to them, so there will be more queue and nobody will back up on the

mainline anymore,” he added. Turnpike The Authority has scheduled public meetings for 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday in Bayonne at the W a s h i n g t o n Community School Multi-Purpose Room, 191 Avenue B, and for 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday in Jersey City at the Fred W. Martin School (PS41) Gymnasium, 59 Wilkinson Ave. Raczynski said the improvements 14A would take about four years to complete, after final design begins this fall. He also said the interchange would be able to accommodate the doubling of traffic expected by 2036. “We’re not diverting the trucks to 14B anymore,” Raczynksi said. “We came up with a solution that works at 14A. Not quite as good as the diversion, but it works and it keeps all the traffic at 14A. We don’t have to utilize 14B. We don’t have to drive trucks an extra two miles through Jersey City.”

‘Workamping’ gives outdoors enthusiasts seasonal jobs at parks and refuges By LISA ROSE SUSSEX - For the past decade, retired mechanic David Standaert has been in transit, towing his 27-foot travel trailer to scenic places coast to coast. The 71-year-old Pequannock native is living the Jack Kerouac dream, clocking thousands of miles in his mobile bachelor pad. As Standaert tours national wildlife refuges, he meets other free spirits and explores a variety of environs, encompassing dark forests, red deserts and rocky shorelines. His Kodak moments include close-ups of wolves, alligators and snakes. He offsets the cost of his adventures by working part-time at each refuge he visits. Helping out 20-something hours a week

earns him a sweet spot to park his trailer for a few months, often with a free electrical hookup. “I have no problems explaining this lifestyle to people,” says Standaert. “They may have a problem understanding it.” He is based at the Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge in Sussex through October. “If I had to take planes and trains and pay for motels, I wouldn’t have been able to afford to see what I’ve seen in the last 10 years,” Standaert says. The coupling of RV travel and seasonal employment is known as “workamping,” a movement that dates back two decades. The average age of a workamper is 59 and the estimated population of the roving community is climbing, according to Steve Anderson, editor of Workamper News. About 750,000 people

are on the roll. “I didn’t know what I was going to do when I retired,” says Standaert, who works three days a week at Wallkill. “I knew I was going to move. I figured I’d try RV-ing for a year. Bought the trailer, bought the truck, sold the house. I got rid of the wife first, which made it all possible.” Volunteerism is a big part of workamping culture. As environmental programs are pruned out of budgets, people who donate their time are increasingly vital at parks and refuges, Anderson says. “State agencies and the national government are reaching out to workampers,” explains Anderson, whose magazine is based in Heber Springs, Ark. “Look at California. They’re closing state parks. They’re desperate for volunteers. Many folks who have jumped into the lifestyle volunteer all

their time.” Wallkill has three summer workampers. Standaert’s neighbors are Kevin Jones and Cheryll Compton, married retirees from Goshen, N.Y. with a fifth wheel trailer that houses them and their dog, Jackson. They are running educational programs through October, leading kayak trips and hosting such events as flashlight firefly night. “We’re Baby Boomers and for a lot of us, retirement is about giving back and being active as opposed to sitting in a rocking chair,” says Compton, 63, a former surgical nurse at the Orange Regional Medical Center in Goshen. Compton continues, “We know that most of these parks, state and federal, are running on a shoestring budget.” The couple’s trailer is equipped with satellite TV, Internet service, central air condition-

ing, a central vacuum system and dining room seating for six. “The scenery changes outside but we’re home all the time too,” says Jones, 60, who ran conservation programs for Orange and Rockland Utilities in New York. “This isn’t vacationing. This is living.” The world of workamping encompasses volunteers at nature centers, paid staffers at RV resorts and temp employees at warehouses in rural regions. The lifestyle is making a rebound after three years of recessionrelated decline, according to Anderson. “We’re getting folks who may have retired early from public service and are living on pensions,” explains Anderson. “One thing we tell people is to plan ahead because paying off a motor home can be like paying off a mortgage.”

Some volunteers are being recruited for positions that once were salaried jobs. Standaert, who is certified to operate heavy machinery, hopes the paid opportunities will return when the economy improves. “It has caused a tinge of resentment amongst people who work for the refuge system,” says Standaert. “They see us coming in the door and they see their jobs going out. I wouldn’t go to a place if I knew I was putting someone out of work. A lot of times the job was gone before I got there and the work just wasn’t being done.” Established in 1990, Wallkill is a 5,500-acre sanctuary for 225 species of birds and endangered creatures like the bog turtle. The paid staff has been downsized from seven workers to five, according to spokeswoman Fran Stephenson, who helped launch the resident volunteer initiative in 2009.

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‘Transformers’ global box office hits $645 million By LISA RICHWINE LOS ANGELES — Bigbudget action film “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” won the battle of the box office for the second-straight weekend, generating $140 million in global ticket sales and pushing its worldwide total since its debut to $645 million, studio estimates showed on Sunday. The third installment of the popular “Transformers” films about shape-shifting aliens was the No. 1 film in the United States and Canada with $47 million in sales. It easily beat two new comedies, “Horrible Bosses” which took in $28 million, and family film “Zookeeper,” the weekend’s No. 3 movie with $21 million. “Transformers” remained strong over the weekend internationally with $93 million in ticket sales from 59 markets, according to distributor Paramount Pictures. Overall, the effects-filled Hollywood flick has now taken in $261 million in domestic theaters (the U.S. and Canada) to become the year’s highest-grossing movie, so far. And it has

hauled in another $384 million overseas. The success of the 3-D scifi flick also helped pull audiences into theaters for the new comedies, which generated decent sales amid low expectations during a summer weekend light on big new releases. “‘Transformers 3’ is helping the overall marketplace by performing well,” said Paul Dergarabedian, box office analyst with Hollywood.com. The 52 percent drop in domestic ticket sales versus the film’s opening weekend last week was unusually low after a big opening, he said. “Horrible Bosses,” which centers on three male friends who plot to kill their mean bosses, did better than expected as adult comedies like it and “Hangover 2” and “Bad Teacher” continued to appeal to fans this summer. “Bosses” stars Jason Bateman, Charlie Day and Jason Sudeikis, along with Jennifer Aniston as one of the bosses. “Zookeeper,” a family-oriented comedy starring Kevin James, also turned in a solid start domestically and good numbers overseas, distributor Sony Pictures Entertain-

Tyrese Gibson in “Transformers 3.” ment said. International charts with $15 million, and tributed by Warner Bros., a sales hit $7.5 million, mostly the Cameron Diaz comedy division of Time Warner Inc., from Germany and Mexico, “Bad Teacher” was fifth with and “Zookeeper” and “Bad $9 million. Teacher” were released by on about 1,500 screens. “Transformers” was the studio division of Sony “Cars 2,” the sequel from Disney’s Pixar animation released by Paramount Pic- Pictures Entertainment, a studio, claimed the No. 4 tures, a unit of Viacom Inc., unit of Sony Corp. Walt Disspot on domestic box office “Horrible Bosses” was disney Co is the parent of Pixar.

Joe’s mission is to save R&B After two years of keeping a low profile, singer Joe is ready to release his ninth studio album called “The Good, The Bad, The Sexy.” “This is a great album, more mainstream,” Joe tells Singersroom. “Different from ‘Signature’ completely. It’s really more mainstream, and still a mix between mainstream and that classic Joe.” He doesn’t anticipate a huge new fan base, at least those who are into the pop and the dance sound R&B is generating these days. “I wouldn’t say it’s more dancing. My first single, I would say, is more on the dance side. [But] I wouldn’t say dance because when you say dance nowadays, you’re going more European. Usher’s done a few dance records now, and quite a few [other artists] have too. Everyone’s pretty much going that dance route,” the singer explains. “But if it doesn’t fit me or my style, I just think my fans would be utterly dis-

appointed in me going that direction. So I tried to give them something of what they’re used to and something they haven’t heard before just to spark them up a little.” The singer expressed his true feelings about music these days, saying it’s taken a turn in a direction R&B was never to take. He says it sounds more mainstream and blends with Pop. But he did lament that he under-

stands that people are just trying to get their hustle on and “ride the wave.” It’s a struggle out here to continue to do what you do, [which] becomes monotonous to people’s thinking. I can’t really say who is really holding it down like that because it’s a struggle for all of us in the R&B game to deliver good music, remain honest, do what you’re doing, and be successful at it as well.”

10-year-old Willow Smith is a fashion icon? Will Smith’s pop star daughter Willow has been named a fashion icon by top designer Derek Lam. The 10-year-old “Whip My Hair” hitmaker and actress has been showing off her sassy style on the red carpet in recent months, and her bold and colorful wardrobe choices have caught the eye of California-based Lam, who has chosen Willow Smith has his top pick for Vogue magazine. He describes the youngster as: “Naturally talented, charismatic, unblemished optimism, with the whole wide world open to her possibilities and abilities. I think she is the future-forward American icon.” Vogue editors asked a slew of designers to name their style picks and Smith is in good company - Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen, actresses Michelle

Williams and Cate Blanchett, model/filmmaker Christy Turlington and First Lady Michelle Obama all feature on the list. Pop pair Taylor Swift and Katy Perry are also highlighted by Tommy Hilfiger, who says, “With Taylor’s energetic charisma and Katy’s edgy charm, they look as good in a casual summer dress as they do on the red carpet.”

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Ameriie ready for new album after tying the knot By CONNIE TANG R&B singer Ameriie has been relatively quiet on the music side lately since the announcement of her name change, and she has stayed mum and private regarding her personal life for the longest. Therefore, it was no surprise when news broke out that the songstress had wed her longtime boyfriend and A&R, Lenny Nicholson, in late June in the Caribbean. For the Grammy-nominated artist, this wedding was bound to happen. Recently, she opened up to Essence to talk about her love for Lenny and how much he makes her feel special, from doing the little things to the big surprises. “He’s just a gentleman. He does the big things like surprises and we’ll go here and we’ll go there, but it’s the little things too. The little things defy everything to me. That’s the stuff that’s going to happen most often,” she praises of him. “It could be as simple as him opening my car door or when we’re at a restaurant he always pulls

the chair out for me and he stands up when I have to leave the table and when I come back.” Ameriie continues, “He’s just so romantic! I love the way he treats my family. He treats my sister just as well

as he treats me and that’s so important to me. She actually mentioned that in her speech. She was my maid of honor.” The newlywed also reveals that she’s currently working on her fifth studio album,

entitled ‘Cymatika,’ which is aiming for a Spring 2012 release date. On the album sound, the singer explains, “The album is called Cymatika, which is named after cymatics, the study of visual sound. The

last album was very hip-hop soul, R&B, and rock, but this time I fused electronica and new wave, and a lot of classic song structure. I usually sing about love but for this album I really wanted to talk about the human experience. Not in the romantic sense but just being who you really are and not running from yourself.” Though the project is nowhere near its completion yet, Ameriie mentions she enjoys the creative process the most when it comes to recording new music. “It’s all about the creative process. For me it’s more about creating it, getting it off my chest, and then putting it out into the universe. Then I move on to the next thing,” she says. “When I’m releasing it, I’m releasing it, and I’m on to creating something else. Half the time by the time we deliver the album and it’s already mixed and mastered I’m on to the next sound.” Currently, fans can listen to her most recently released single “Outside Your Body” to get a feel of what to expect from the project.

Ghostface Killah sued for Michael Jackson center sampling ‘Iron Man’ theme song in Gary, Indiana stalled? By GIL KAUFMAN The Wu-Tang Clan has never been shy about flaunting their influences: from martial arts to La Cosa Nostra, chess and, of course, superhero comics. But member Ghostface Killah’s love of one Marvel icon in particular, Iron Man, is putting the Shaolin rapper in some hot legal water. According to The Hollywood Reporter, composer Jack Urbont is suing Sony Music Entertainment and Ghostface (born Dennis Coles) over claims the rapper illegally sampled his “Iron Man Theme” from the 1960s “The Marvel Super Heroes” TV show. Ghostface, who named his 1996 solo debut Ironman, and whose many aliases include Ironman and the superhero’s alter ego, billionaire industrialist Tony Stark (which Ghostface spells Starks), has long had a fascination with

the character. But Urbont claims in his suit that two songs on Ghostface’s second album, 2000’s Supreme Clientele copied “verbatim” the “Theme” he wrote for the show. Urbont is an actor and Broadway producer who has also written theme music for everything from daytime soaps such as “General Hospital” to music for “That ‘70s Show” and “The View.” The Reporter speculated that Urbont’s suit came so long after the album’s release because the composer “may have grown tired of seeing Killah’s name attached to his music on the Internet.” The character has obviously gotten a much higher profile over the past few years thanks to the two “Iron Man” movies. In fact, one of Ghostface’s songs, “Slept on Tony with Dirt,” appeared in the 2008 “Iron Man” movie and the rapper appears in a deleted scene on the DVD version of the film.

The case is described as a typical copyright infringement claim, but the Reporter noted that Urbont’s lawyers also threw in an unfair competition claim. “Defendant Ghostface is also known for the nickname ‘Tony Starks,’ which is a take-off of the name ‘Tony Stark,’ Iron Man’s real name and true identity. In this way, Defendants’ use of Urbont’s ‘Iron Man Theme’ gives them a substantial commercial advantage by linking Ghostface to Iron Man without paying for it,” the allegation reads. A spokesperson for the rapper had no comment on the lawsuit.

GARY, Ind. — A group led by Michael Jackson’s father says plans are proceeding for a tourism destination in the late King of Pop’s hometown of Gary, Ind. Illinois businessman Odie Anderson told the Chicago Tribune that Joe Jackson and his partners were in the process of finalizing a roster of contractors that will eventually build the $300 million Jackson Family Center complex. “The plans are moving along,” Anderson said. Jackson died suddenly June 25, 2009 and his family last year announced the Jackson Family Center project. The complex is slated for 300 acres of city-owned land and is to include a museum, performing arts center and Jackson’s boyhood house, which would have to be picked up and moved a few blocks. The developers are also considering co-locating

a casino on the property, the Tribune said Sunday. The project, however, is apparently not being carried out with the cooperation or financial support of Jackson’s estate, which is separate from Joe Jackson’s group and holds the critical rights to Michael Jackson’s likeness.

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Apple-Samsung battle may spur supplier shakeup By NOEL RANDEWICH and POORNIMA GUPTA SAN FRANCISCO — An intensifying quarrel between Samsung and Apple is triggering expectations that some of the pairs’ $5 billionplus relationship may be up for grabs. With the electronics titans squaring off in an acrimonious battle over smartphones and tablets patents, any worsening in their supply relationship could mean more business for Toshiba Corp, Micron, Hynix Semiconductor, Intel and TSMC. Apple’s move to protect its smartphone and tablet business comes as Samsung is set to become the world’s top smartphone vendor, ending Nokia’s decadeplus reign. Samsung makes parts central to Apple’s mobile devices, but Apple in April accused the South Korean company of “slavishly” copying the iPad and iPhone in its own Galaxy devices. While it would be a challenge for Apple to sever or water down its

long-standing relationship with the huge Korean company, Apple CEO Steve Jobs is known for abruptly spurning erstwhile partners. Its relationship with Google cooled rapidly after the Internet giant got into smartphones, for instance. Longer-term, finding alternative sources for components and reducing its reliance on Samsung for everything from flash memory to processors and displays would make sense for Apple as the two compete head-to-head in an exploding market for mobile devices, analysts say. “They have become more competitors and less partners and so I think Apple will definitely not be looking to Samsung as its go-to partner-of-choice for NAND flash,” said Brian Marshall, an analyst with Gleacher & Co. He expects Apple to source its future mobile processors from other companies than Samsung. Supplying major parts for Apple’s iPads and iPhones, the industry’s gold standards, would be a coup for any company. Making the silicon brains for those gadgets would mean a boost in

revenue for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp, the world’s largest contract chip maker. And it would be a major victory for PC chipmaker Intel, which is scrambling to find traction in the fastmoving mobile market and has repeatedly expressed a desire for Apple business. “There is a lot of competition, especially for high-profile and leading-edge wins like Apple,” said Real World Technologies analyst David Kanter. “When you toss Intel into the mix, then it becomes even more interesting.” Fubon Research estimates that manufacturing some of Apple’s next-generation A6 chips could account for 3 percent of TSMC’s $18 billion of revenue next year. And Citigroup estimates new business from Apple could account for around 1.4 percent of Intel’s sales, expected to hit $56 billion in 2012, were they to snag the deal. Samsung’s Galaxy gadgets are seen as among the biggest challengers of Apple’s mobile devices, but Samsung has so far been unable to approach the Silicon Valley compa-

ny’s roaring sales growth. While Apple downplays the rivalry, with COO Tim Cook calling Samsung a “valuable component supplier” soon after the first lawsuit, its courtroom actions tell another story. Apple fired the first salvo in April by suing Samsung in a San Jose, California, federal court, saying the Galaxy lineup infringed on its mobile technology patents. Samsung shot back with claims of its own. Both have now asked a U.S. trade panel to block the imports of the other’s devices. They have also unsuccessfully filed requests to see each other’s upcoming smartphone and tablet models. Losing Apple’s business can be highly distressing, as small chipmaker PortalPlayer found out. Shooting to prominence in 2004 supplying chips for iPods, Apple at one point accounted for 90 percent of its revenue. But it was devastated when it eventually fell out of favor with the California company. Apple has already started diversifying its supply chain away from Samsung, Sterne Agee

analyst Shaw Wu said. For displays, Apple recently agreed to add Taiwan’s Chimei Innolux as a third supplier, he said. But it is not easy to get Apple business, or support its massive volume. For instance, not all semiconductor foundries are large enough or advanced enough to meet Apple’s requirements. TSMC is an obvious candidate to win processor business from Apple in the near term as it budgets $7.8 billion for capital expenditures this year to update technology and add capacity. It also has experience with ARM architecture, widely used by Apple to make power-efficient mobile chips. Another option is cross-town neighbor Intel, which already supplies processors for MacBooks and is investing billions to improve its mobile Atom chips. CFO Stacy Smith said in May his company was interested in making its advanced manufacturing technology available to other companies. Separating itself from Samsung would take time, and nerve. It can take months to configure foundries to produce new chips and thor-

oughly test them in the devices for which they will be made. Concentrating production of displays, flash memory and application processors at Samsung may be cheaper for Apple than sourcing those components from several suppliers. And current supply contracts could be wrapped in legal language, making it difficult to get out of them. As well, Samsung and Apple may be able to limit their dispute, allowing themselves to maintain a healthy relationship in other business areas in the shortterm even as Apple continues to diversify its supply base. Cook said in April the two companies’ ties would continue, even though Samsung’s mobile unit had “crossed the line.” Last year, Apple was Samsung’s No. 2 customer, accounting for $5.7 billion of sales tied mainly to semiconductors, according to Samsung’s annual report. It has since become Samsung’s top client. “The reality is that they kind of need each other,” Wu said. “The other reality is that they make a lot of money off each other.”

Nestle buys 60 percent of Chinese candymaker for $1.7 billion By SAEED AZHAR and SILKE KOLTROWITZ SINGAPORE/ZURIC H — Nestle , the world’s largest food company, is paying a hefty $1.7 billion for a 60 percent stake in candymaker Hsu Fu Chi International to move deeper into fast-growing markets in China. Nestle’s biggest deal in China so far will take it closer to its target of 45 percent of sales from emerging markets in about 10 years, and analysts said yesterday securing growth opportunities in China was worth a relatively high price. “It is certainly not cheap but that is the

price you have to pay to get access to this highgrowth market,” Vontobel analyst JeanPhilippe Bertschy said. “The fact that Hsu Chen will continue to lead the company is also very positive because he must be very well linked and have a well-established distribution network,” he said. International companies have been rushing to expand in Asian markets, where buoyant economic growth has boosted consumers’ purchasing power. Yesterday alone, Asia-related deals worth some $15 billion were announced, such as Dutch group Philips’ buy of Chinese appliance firm Povos. Nestle paid about 3.3 times sales for the

stake, more than the 2.4 times U.S. food group Kraft Foods paid for British candy group Cadbury. The Nestle deal was relatively expensive when compared with top deals in the food sector. Only Mars Inc. had to put more on the table for Wrigley at 4.2 times sales in 2008 and Danone for Numico at 4.5 times in 2007. Kepler Capital Markets analyst Jon Cox said: “The deal makes strategic sense as, inevitably, China will become the biggest market for confectionery in the future. It looks a bit expensive at 3.5 times sales at first glance but you are paying for the future growth prospect.” The Vevey-based

maker of KitKat chocolate bars and Nescafe coffee strengthened its dairy business in China earlier this year when taking a 60 percent stake in Yinlu Foods Group for an undisclosed sum. “Together with Yinlu Foods and Hsu Fu chi, Nestle will increase its Chinese business from around 2.8 billion Swiss francs ($3.35 billion) in 2010 to 4.2 billion francs,” Helvea analyst Andreas von Arx said. The deal will allow Nestle to increase its footprint in emerging markets and get closer to catching up with rivals Danone and Unilever , von Arx said. Gaining access to Hsu Fu Chi’s comprehensive distribution

network was also key for Nestle which has been present in China for over 20 years, operates 23 factories and employs 14,000 people. Nestle shares were down 1.1 percent at 1310 GMT, versus a 0.6 percent weaker European food and beverage sector. Hsu Fu Chi, which makes sugar sweets, cereal-based snacks, cakes and the traditional Chinese snack sachima, is listed in Singapore and reported sales of 669 million Swiss francs in 2010. It employs 16,000 people. Under their agreement, Nestle will buy 43.5 percent of Hsu Fu Chi’s shares from independent shareholders at S$4.35, a premium of 8.7 percent over the

July 1 closing price — trading in the Dongguan-based company’s shares were halted on July 1 when the companies said they were in talks. If the scheme is approved by the independent shareholders, Nestle will acquire a 16.5 percent stake from the Hsu family, which founded the company in 1992 and leaving it with 40 percent. The company will then be delisted. The deal, for which Credit Suisse advised Nestle, requires approval from China’s commerce ministry and authorities from Cayman Islands, where the company is incorporated, Hsu Fu Chi spokeswoman Christine Sun said.

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Elpida to raise $990 million for new chips By EMI EMOTO and TARO FUSE TOKYO — Elpida Memory Inc. plans to raise nearly 80 billion yen ($992 million) through new shares and convertible bonds as it shifts production away from DRAM memory to more profitable smartphone chips. Shares of the Japanese company, the world’s No.3 maker of DRAM chips, slumped as much as 15 percent, wiping some $360 million of its market value of $2.4 billion after Reuters first reported what will be the biggest equity financing in Japan since the March 11 earthquake. The shares ended the day down 13.3 percent. The fundraising will severely dilute the equity of existing shareholders, but Elpida

needs cash to invest in cutting-edge technology as it chases South Korean industry leaders Samsung Electronics Co and Hynix Semiconductor Inc into more profitable chip lines and defends market share against U.S. rival Micron Technolo-

gy Inc. “Investors realize that semiconductors are capital intensive. What they want to know is how and when will the investment be turned into profit,” said a fund manager in Tokyo, who declined to be identified because he

was not authorized to speak to the media. “As the global chip industry consolidates, the expectation is that Elpida will just about survive,” he said. The company will issue 52.2 billion yen in new shares and 27.5 billion yen in convert-

ible bonds, Elpida said in filing to the Financial Services Agency. Elpida has hired Daiwa Securities and Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities as lead underwriters for the fundraising. In the first quarter of 2011, revenue from the global DRAM industry slumped to $8.2 billion from $10.8 billion three quarters earlier as sales of PCs tumbled, according to research firm iSuppli. The latest fundraising exceeds the 63 billion in capital raised by property firm United Urban Investment Corp in May. It comes after Elpida’s Taiwan listing in February with the issue of Taiwan depositary receipts (TDRs) raising T$4.26 billion ($148 million). Elpida plans to use the money to invest in the production and development of memory chips for smartphones, tablet PCs and

other devices. Elpida said in May it planned to cut capital outlays this year by 32 percent to 80 billion yen and focus on shifting production to its advanced 30-nanometre and 25-nanometre lines instead of on volume expansion. Elpida, Japan’s sole maker of dynamic random-access memory chips, is struggling with a slump in demand for PC memory chips. Major spending plans after the fundraising include 25 billion yen on a new factory in Hiroshima, western Japan by 2013. The company also said it will uses part of the money to repay existing debt. In January-March, the company reported a quarterly operating loss of 5.2 billion yen, against a profit of 37.8 billion yen the previous year.

Study: Businesses starting smaller, creating fewer jobs By LUCIA MUTIKANI WASHINGTON — New businesses are starting leaner and with fewer employees than was the case in the past, an independent study showed yesterday, suggesting that the pace of job creation will remain frustratingly slow. The study by the Kauffman Foundation found that this trend was already entrenched well before the 2007-09 recession, which destroyed more than 8 million jobs. Start-ups are key to long-term employment growth. The study drew on data on new establishments from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Census Bureau to paint a bleak picture of an economy struggling to generate enough jobs to absorb the 14.1 million unemployed Americans. Job growth has stalled in recent months, with employers adding a scant 18,000 workers to their payrolls in June and the

unemployment rate ticking up to 9.2 percent from 9.1 percent in May. Nonfarm employment increased a meager 25,000 in May. “One of the major problems that we have is that businesses have been starting smaller and growing less for the last several years,” said E.J. Reedy, a Kauffman Research fellow and coauthor of the study. “That jobs deficit has accumulated and needs to be addressed,” he told Reuters, noting that new businesses were struggling to grow in the first five years. Prior to the recession, roughly 45-50 percent of start-ups survived. But the survival rate has dropped below 45 percent. The study found that new firms created in 2009 were on track to create one million fewer jobs in the next decade than historical averages. Historically, new firms in the United States generate about 3 million new jobs every year, but have since downshifted, creating only 2.3 million jobs in

2009. The study’s analysis of the Census Bureau’s data found that the number of new employer businesses had dropped 27 percent since 2006. Although the level of start-ups has held steady or even edged up since the recession, when including new employer businesses and newly self-employed workers, it said they did not grow enough to generate the new jobs needed to support overall economic growth. Its analysis of BLS data shows employment at new businesses dropped from a peak of 4.7 million jobs annually between 1997 to 2000 to less than 2.5 million in 2010. At the firm level, the decline is more dramatic. New businesses opened their doors with about 7.5 jobs on average for much of the 1990s, the study found. But the number has dropped to 4.9 jobs. Similar findings are deduced from the Census Bureau data. Aggregate employment at new

establishments peaked in 2006 at just under 7 million jobs and dropped to fewer than 4.5 million by 2009. An examination of the Census Bureau’s data on new independent firms showed a 700,000 decline in jobs created between 2008 and 2009. “While the recession certainly deepened the jobs deficit, the U.S. economy stopped producing enough new jobs well before the downturn,” said Robert Litan, Kauffman Foundation vice president of research and policy and study co-author. “Start-ups are the key to long-term employment growth, and they have been hiring fewer people for the last several years. We won’t fix our core unemployment problem in the United States until young businesses get back on track.” The study recommended that policymakers focus on young and small businesses to address the nation’s unemployment problem, and it cautioned against

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Ex-Baltimore Colts Hall of Famer John Mackey dies BALTIMORE John Mackey, the rugged Hall of Fame tight end and union president who later fought for stronger health benefits of retired players and struggled with dementia, has died. He was 69. Mackey’s wife notified the team about her husband’s death, Baltimore Ravens spokesman Chad Steele said Thursday. No official cause was given. Mackey played for the Baltimore Colts from 1963-71, and helped the team beat the Dallas Cowboys in the 1971 Super Bowl by catching a pass from Johnny Unitas after it deflected off two other players for a 75-yard touchdown. He also played for the San Diego Chargers in 1972, and finished his 10-year career with 331 catches for 5,236 yards and 38 touchdowns. Mackey’s efforts after his playing days were just as important as his performance on the field. An NFL labor agreement ratified in 2006 includes the “88

Plan,” named for Mackey’s number, 88. It provides up to $88,000 a year for nursing care or day care for ex-players with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease, or $50,000 for home care. “John Mackey is still our leader. As the president of the NFLPA, he led the fight for fairness with a brilliance and with ferocious drive,” union executive director DeMaurice Smith said. “His passion continues to define our organization and inspire our players. His unwavering loyalty to our mission and his exemplary courage will never be forgotten.” The health care of former players has become a prominent issue in the negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement. An NFL lockout has been going on since March. “John Mackey was one of the great leaders in NFL history, on and off the field,” Commissioner Roger Goodell said. “He was a Hall of Fame player who redefined the tight end position. He was a courageous advocate for his fellow NFL players as head of the NFL Players Association. He

worked closely with our office on many issues through the years, including serving as the first president of the NFL Youth Football Fund. He never stopped the good fighting fight.” Mackey was drafted in 1963 out of Syracuse by the NFL’s Baltimore Colts in the second round, and the AFL’s New York Jets in the fifth round. He wound up playing for the Colts just as the passing game was taking on a major role in pro football. His size, speed and ability to catch the ball while also blocking in the running game made him the prototype for future generations of tight ends. “John revolutionized the tight end position during his Hall of Fame career, and he laid the foundation on and off the field for modern NFL players,” Ravens general manager and fellow Hall of Fame tight end Ozzie Newsome said. He caught 35 passes for 726 yards as a rookie in 1963, when he was selected to the first of five Pro Bowls. He also was voted first-team All-Pro by The

Associated Press in 1966, ‘67 and ‘68. Mackey helped the Colts beat the Dallas Cowboys in the ‘71 Super Bowl. His touchdown on a 75-yard pass play helped set the stage for a 16-13 win on Jim O’Brien’s 32-yard field goal in the closing seconds. After he retired, Mackey joined Mike Ditka as the first tight ends selected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The John Mackey Award was established to honor the nation’s top college football tight end, and Syracuse retired his number in 2007. “John was the perfect role model for Syracuse football student-athletes,” Syracuse coach and former NFL player Doug Marrone said. “He was a larger-than-life man and he influenced so many people. Many consider him the greatest tight end in NFL history and he was a pioneer in the development in the NFL Players Association.” Mackey has become closely associated with the plight of many former players who helped build the NFL in the era before million-dollar contracts, safer equip-

John Mackey ment and better health outpaced Mackey’s pencare. sion, led to the “88 He suffered from Plan” for retired playfrontotemporal demen- ers. Now, former playtia in later years that is ers are pushing for betbelieved to have been ter pension plans and caused by the contact health benefits from the associated with playing league. football. Four years “John Mackey has ago, the dementia inspired me and will forced Mackey into liv- continue to inspire our ing in an assisted-living players,” Smith posted facility. on Twitter. “He will be The costs associated missed but never forwith his care, which far gotten.”

Ray Rice, Ryan Clark exchange tweets The AFC North teams are scheduled to play in Baltimore in Week 1, if the lockout is lifted, and Ravens running back Ray Rice and Steelers safety Ryan Clark exchanged tweets on Saturday after Rice reacted to Ward’s arrest on the social media website. Rice began the brief exchange by posting on his Twitter account: “Well it looks like Hines Ward will miss week 1 when the lockout ends DUI charge not a good

look.” Clark responded: “So glad you could Weigh in. Thx,” which drew this reaction from Rice: “it’s whatever u wanna do bro you know how to find me.” Clark assured Rice that he will find him in Week 1, assuming the months-long NFL lockout ends and Week 1 games are played as scheduled. “I hear ya brother.Thought we were all better than that. Wouldnt speak negative of you. I’ll find you!It’s not hard. God bless,” he wrote. Clark has delivered hard hits to Ravens players before. In the

2009 AFC Championship Game, he knocked Ravens running back Willis McGahee out of the game with a helmet-tohelmet hit that left the Steelers safety groggy. The two players stopped exchanging tweets after that, but Clark answered a tweet from one of his followers by writing, “I support Hines to the fullest. I believe his name will be cleared in the end. A great player and better man!” Ward was arrested early Saturday in Georgia and charged with driving under the influence. His marketing agent and attorney,

Ryan Clark Andrew Ree, released a statement Saturday afternoon saying that “we are confident that the facts will show that Hines was NOT impaired by alcohol while driving. However, Hines is deeply saddened by this incident and apologizes to his fans and the Steelers organization for this distraction.”

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SPORTS BRIEFS A-Rod has knee surgery

NEW YORK - Alex Rodriguez had surgery to repair the torn meniscus in his right knee, and is expected to miss four to six weeks.

COLUMBUS, Ohio Ohio State’s 2010 Big Ten championship, its 12-1 season, its victories over rival Michigan and in the Sugar Bowl - all gone. Coach Jim Tressel is out and so is star quarterback Terrelle Pryor.

Dwyane Wade offered KFC charity role MIAMI — KFC seems to be checking Dwyane Wade’s posts on Twitter. The fried chicken chain says it will make a donation to its own scholarship fund in the Miami Heat guard’s name — if he serves as an honorary captain at a drive-thru window. A company spokeswoman says the donation offer is $250,000. KFC says it made the offer in response to one of Wade’s tweets when the NBA lockout began, in which he playfully asked if anyone was hiring. Wade worked at KFC before his NBA days. KFC U.S. general manager John Cywinski says that the company has always been proud to call Wade a former employee and looks to hire people with his skills like “teamwork and the ability to make buckets in a hurry.”

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Ohio State vacates 2010 football wins, Sugar Bowl By ANDREW WELSHHUGGINS

The Yankees say the slugging third baseman was operated on yesterday by Dr. Lee Kaplan at the University of Miami. Rodriguez will likely be back in time for the final month or so of the season, when the Yankees expect to be in a race with Tampa Bay and Boston for the AL East and wild card. Before Saturday’s game, New York manager Joe Girardi revealed the injury to the leg Rodriguez uses to push off while swinging. An MRI on Friday showed a slight tear in the cartilage. Rodriguez, who turns 36 later this month, has already pulled out of next week’s All-Star game. The three-time AL MVP is hitting .295 with 13 home runs and 52 RBIs this season. But the slugger with 626 career home runs has not connected since June 11 and has gone 85 at-bats without a homer, his longest single-season drought. Rodriguez tweaked his knee at Wrigley Field on June 19, and the tear in his meniscus has slowed him on the bases. He is batting .359 with 10 RBIs in his last 16 games, but has looked much more like a singles hitter than a power hitter. Eduardo Nunez, who provided a spark while filling in recently for injured shortstop Derek Jeter, has an on-base percentage of .317 with eight doubles and three homers in 119 at-bats. Rodriguez was elected by fans to start for the AL in the All-Star game Tuesday in Phoenix. Boston’s Kevin Youkilis has replaced him on the roster.

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Left behind: two years of selfimposed probation. The question now is whether it will be enough to save Ohio State football from more severe penalties in an upcoming trip to see the NCAA committee on infractions. In response to NCAA violations committed by football players who traded autographs and memorabilia for cash and tattoos - and by a coach who covered it up - Ohio State issued its official response on Friday. Athletic director Gene Smith hoped it would appease the NCAA ethics police. The measures taken by the school included vacating all the Buckeyes’ wins from last season, a year in which Ohio State captured a record-tying sixth straight Big Ten title and won an unprecedented seventh straight game over Michigan. “All I know is that this is significant,” Smith said. “A lot of people may not view it that way externally, but this is significant. When you think about all the other athletes who partici-

pated in those games, those records will be gone. ... “Might the NCAA do more? I just can’t speculate on that.” Tressel found out in April 2010 that his players were taking improper benefits from a local tattoo-parlor owner. Despite contractual and NCAA obligations to report it, he didn’t tell anyone at the university or the NCAA for more than nine months. And what was just a five-game suspension for five players suddenly blossomed into a major violation that included a coach knowingly playing ineligible players throughout the 2010 season. “Coach Tressel acknowledged that when he received the information, he knew the players could not sell the memorabilia or receive preferential treatment,” Tressel said through his attorney in response to the allegations. “He also understood that the university policy called for him to notify the compliance office regarding possible violations. He has explained his thinking at the time, but offers no excuses here for his decisions.” In a reversal, Ohio State which earlier said it had asked for Tressel’s resignation on May 30 - said Friday it had now agreed to allow him to call it a retirement. The school also said he did not have to pay a $250,000 fine levied against him for his actions. On top of that, Tressel will receive the last

month of his base pay ($54,000), has agreed to cooperate when Ohio State goes before the NCAA infractions committee on Aug. 12, and both he and the university agreed that they wouldn’t sue each other. Just last month Ohio State President E. Gordon Gee vowed that Tressel “will pay the fine.” Tressel’s attorney, Gene Marsh, confirmed to The Associated Press earlier Friday that the former coach, who led the Buckeyes to the 2002 national title, would be on hand in Indianapolis when Ohio State gets its day with the NCAA. Smith said there was no evidence whatsoever that anyone at Ohio State other than Tressel had any knowledge of the players’ violations before January of this year. The response to the NCAA doesn’t mean Ohio State’s woes are over. The governing body for college sports could still impose tougher sanctions, such as a ban on postseason play and a reduction in scholarships. The NCAA is expected to hand down its sanctions six to eight weeks after the August hearing. Even though many Buckeyes fans blame the school’s compliance department for the violations, Smith said it had done its job. He promised adjustments to how athletes are monitored and educated, but said he was not displeased with compliance director Doug Archie or anyone else on his staff.

Union: Players excited to be All-Stars PHOENIX — Despite the withdrawal of 15 players from the All-Star rosters in recent days, union chief Michael Weiner told ESPN.com Sunday that this year’s mass All-Star exodus is more about “circumstance” than an indication that players don’t care about the All-Star Game. “I think what you’re

seeing this year is just a bunch of individual circumstances that have added up,” Weiner said before Sunday’s Futures Game. “I think players understand the importance of the All-Star Game to the fans. They understand the honor it is to participate in the All-Star Game. By and large, I think players are excited to participate in the game. I just think we happened to have a series of circumstances this year, including a lot of Sunday starters, that

have led to this situation.” Of the 15 players who withdrew, five are starting pitchers who started Sunday and therefore were ineligible, according to the rules, to pitch in the All-Star Game. A sixth All-Star pitcher, Matt Cain, was also scheduled to start Sunday night. So he, too, will have to be replaced. However, the remainder of the withdrawals came as a result of injuries. What raised

eyebrows around the sport was that, of that group, only four of those injured players — Jose Reyes, Shane Victorino, Chipper Jones and Jon Lester — are currently on the disabled list. And Lester was added Sunday, only as a technicality, because he was next in line in the player voting, so he had to be selected, despite his unavailability to pitch, to replace Felix Hernandez (who started Sunday for Seattle).

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Sources: Sides eye July 21 ratification By CHRIS MORTENSEN & ADAM SCHEFTER There is a growing belief inside league circles that the NFL and NFL Players Association will have an agreement in place that can be ratified during the July 21 league meetings in Atlanta, according to sources familiar with the state of negotiations. High level sources on both sides of the talks say the debate in the rookie pool talks is over how to structure a fifthyear option for firstround draft picks. Under current proposals, all first rounders would get four-year deals, plus an option year. That option could be executed by the team after the third or fourth year of the contract. For example, per negotiations Friday,

Cam Newton, the No. 1 overall pick by the Carolina Panthers in April’s draft, would get four years at $22 million. However, owners want a fixed amount for the fifth year option, roughly $4 million. Players want a top 10 salary at the position for the top 16 picks. They proposed a top 15 salary for picks 17 through 32 and then proposed top 20. Then another proposal by the players was made, the sides had strong disagreements, and the NFLPA went back to the top 15 for those lower first-round picks. The top 10 scenario would get the Newton’s deal to roughly $34 million or $36 million for five years, if the option is picked up. Owners also talked about an escalator clause based on performance for the fifth

year in addition to the fixed amount. Players want agents to negotiate that fifth year when they do the contract. Owners don’t want agents negotiating that fifth year. As one NFL owner said this weekend, there’s “no reason to believe it won’t get done.” Other people familiar with the talks now think an agreement in principle will be put in place in the next seven to 10 days, a handshake deal that would allow each side to ratify the deal to start the 2011 season. However, one member of the players’ negotiating team who has been a constant presence at the table said that players feel they have made significant concessions and overtures “that have not been reciprocated.” He stated that negotiations Wednesday and

Thursday will be the most telling days on whether an agreement indeed will be finalized within the July 21 time frame because “we’ve basically reached the limits of compromise.” The same source added that the players have agreed to cut rookie compensation in half but won’t agree to a deal that does not allow for the rookie class to become free agents at the end of four years. The lone exception could relate to allowing a fifth year for quarterbacks who were drafted in the first round but their salary would have to be set at the average of the top-10 players at their position in year 5. The player source said that Cowboys owner Jerry Jones proposed such a solution but was shot down by his fellow owners. While a rookie wage system has been identified as the most complex

issue still to be resolved between the owners and players as they return to the negotiating table this week in New York, the level of overall confidence in reaching an agreement also is evident in a document known as “The Transition Rules” that NFL teams would follow if and when both players and owners ratify a new labor agreement. The Transition Rules spell out an actual timeline for roster transactions under the July 21 deal scenario, including the start of the new league year during which free agents would become eligible for the open market on July 28. With the tight timeline, teams will be scrambling to fill rosters that must be set at 90 players on roughly Aug. 3 — but all training camps would be able to open on time. If the deal were to be ratified July 21, it

would assure that almost all preseason games would be played, according to sources. The one game in danger would be the Aug. 7 Hall of Fame matchup between the Bears and Rams. There are still mixed opinions and thoughts as to whether that game could or would be played. The Transition Rules also would include a designated period for teams to sign undrafted free agent rookies, a pool that routinely provides productive and even star players. If and when the final issues are resolved, the two sides will have closed enough ground in other key areas to have an agreement in principle that the courts, players and owners must ratify. But those steps are expected to occur in the days leading up to, and during, the July 21 owners meetings in Atlanta.

Wade could see NBA stars heading overseas By ANDREW SELIGMAN NEW LENOX, Ill. Dwyane Wade could see himself and other NBA stars eyeing an overseas contract if the lockout drags on, just like New Jersey’s Deron Williams. Williams was discussing a deal with Turkish team Besiktas, and Wade would consider playing in Europe at some point if the NBA situation is not settled. “We’ve known that the lockout was a possibility for the last couple of years,” he said. “It’s not just something that came overnight. (Williams) didn’t wake up and say, ‘All right, go play in Turkey.’ Obviously, this is something that he felt that if a lockout was to last a long time, ‘I would consider playing.’ It’s because of the game. He wants to play the game,

wants to play it at a high level, and if we can’t play in the NBA, he’s going to take that opportunity to try to play somewhere else. Hopefully, we don’t get to that point, but if we do, I’m sure a lot of guys will possibly explore it.” And Wade made it clear: He could be in that group. “”If there’s an opportunity there, I’d consider it,” he said. The Miami Heat guard spoke Friday at a suburban Chicago high school where he and Bears star Devin Hester were running basketball and football camps the past two days. Like Wade, Hester is locked out, and with practices scheduled to begin July 23, the clock is ticking. The Bears would report to training camp in Bourbonnais, Ill., a week earlier than most because they’re

playing St. Louis in the Hall of Fame game Aug. 7 in Canton, Ohio. “If we play Friday and the lockout ends Tuesday, it’s going to take a day and half for us to get to the dorm room and settle in,” Hester said. “That’s an extra day and a half. If we get at least a week and a half to prepare, I think that (would be enough time).” The Hall of Fame game is actually scheduled for a Sunday, but either way, his point was clear - the Bears need time to prepare. For now, everything remains up in the air. An appeals court on Friday threw out a judge’s order lifting the NFL lockout, giving the owners a victory. Meanwhile, commissioner Roger Goodell and players’ union chief DeMaurice Smith were meeting for a second straight day at a

Manhattan law firm. With the lockout wiping out organized team activities, Hester and the offensive skill players have been working out three times a week with quarterback Jay Cutler acting as the defacto coach. He said that “helped a lot” as the Bears try to build on last year’s run to the NFC title game, but the offense remains a huge question mark entering the second season with Mike Martz as coordinator. There are issues on the line and at wide receiver, and time with the coaches certainly wouldn’t hurt. Whether they’ll get that soon remains to be seen. For all the signs that a deal could be close, Hester has his doubts. “You’re hearing two sides to the story,” he said. “You don’t know the truth. You’ve got your team advisers

telling you that the lockout, whatever they’re saying, is negative. And then you hear the TV saying that they just met, it seems like something’s getting done. You’re head’s just spinning. You don’t know what to do. I try not to get involved. I’m going to get ready so when the time comes and I get the phone call, I’m ready.” As for the NBA, there’s little optimism. Both sides appear to be digging in for a long fight, a major setback for a league that says it’s bleeding money despite all the excitement brought on by last summer’s free-agent craze and a thrilling run on the court that ended with the Dallas Mavericks beating Wade and the Heat for the championship. This time last year, Wade was staying in Miami and forming a

superstar trio with LeBron James and Chris Bosh after being courted by his hometown Bulls. The Heat struggled at times during the season, but turned it on in the playoffs, beating Derrick Rose and top-seeded Chicago in the Eastern Conference finals before falling to Dallas. “We fell short of our goal,” Wade said. “But that’s not going to define our lives. We have more basketball to play.” Question is: When? And if the lockout drags on, at what point does Wade start looking overseas? “I don’t know,” he said. “Our season just ended. I’ve got awhile before I start thinking about that. I’ll leave it up to the powers that be, the people behind the scenes, to worry about that.”

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