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NEWS BRIEFS Study: Dads spending much more time with children In celebration of Father’s Day, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced the expansion and relaunch of a city website where fathers can access vital support services that “can help improve their capacity to be good parents.” “New York City is committed to helping more fathers support their children,” the mayor said. “When children have the financial and emotional support of two parents, and when their fathers are actively involved in their lives, they are more likely to perform well.” He said the website, NYC DADS at www.nyc.gov, will also help fathers locate free and low cost activities and events to enjoy with their children. Bloomberg made the comments as he and Knicks’ star forward Carmelo Anthony honored 10 fathers “who have overcome extraordinary challenges to become positive and consistent forces in the lives of their children” Anthony said, “Being a part of my son’s life means the world to me. I am happy to be here today to celebrate this citywide initiative and honor these fathers, who have worked hard to be a part of their kid’s lives.” ***************************** Retail giant Macy’s has reached a tentative contract deal with the union representing 4,000 thousand of its workers. Representatives from the department store and Local 1S of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union reached the tentative five-year deal after working through the night. The deal covers workers at four area stores, including the flagship on Manhattan’s 34th Street. It still must be ratified. The union had voted to authorize a strike if a deal was not reached by midnight last night. A spokeswoman for Macy’s says the deal addresses the economic and business realities of the retailing industry. ***************************** According to the New York Division of Criminal Justice Services, marijuana arrests in the city are on the rise. Officials said Wednesday that the number of people arrested for the drug has jumped about 20 percent from where it was this time last year, and the city is on track to reach a record 60,000 arrests in 2011. The NYPD disputes the figure, saying the increase is more like 12 percent. State Senator Mark Grisanti and Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries have introduced a bill to make open possession of small amounts of pot a violation instead of a misdemeanor. The bill would prevent first time violators from having a criminal record.

By HOPE YEN WASHINGTON — The percentage of American fathers who live apart from their children has doubled over the last half-century. But, to their credit, many of today’s dads are spending more than twice as much time with their kids as they did back then. The role of mothers has changed, too, according to a Pew Research Center report that examines parents and parenting as U.S. marriage rates and traditional family households fall to historic lows. How a father provides for his family relates to the attention he devotes to his children, the study found. Collegeeducated men who tend to marry and get better jobs are more involved with their children than less skilled men struggling to get by. “When a father can’t provide monetarily for his offspring, he often becomes estranged,” said Beth Latshaw, an assistant sociology professor at Appalachian State University who researches changing paternal roles. She pointed to an economic advantage for college graduates hired at companies with better benefits and family-friendly policies, contrasted with the situation for the larger ranks of low-wage workers. “As a result, many women now raise children outside of marriage or without a father figure,” Latshaw said. Pew’s survey and analysis of government data, released Wednesday, found that more than one in four fathers — or 27 percent — with children 18 or younger lived away from at least one of their kids. That number is more than double the share of fathers who lived apart from their children in 1960. On the other hand, married fathers who live with their children are devoting more time helping their wives with caregiving at home, a task once seen almost exclusively as a woman’s duty. Such fathers on average now spend about 6.5 hours a week on child care, which includes playing, helping kids with homework or taking them to activities. That’s up from 2.6 hours in the 1960s. The 6.5 hours is still just half the amount of time mothers spend per week. Still, the gap is narrowing; in the 1960s, fathers put in one-fourth the time mothers did.

“Father’s Day reminds us parents that we have no more solemn obligation than to care for our children,” President Barack Obama said Wednesday in calling for fathers to be more involved. “But far too many young people in America grow up without their dads, and our families and communities are challenged as a result.” Sunday is Father’s Day. Obama has often reminded Americans how his father left his family when the future president was a small child, describing a “hole in a child’s life that no government can fill.” The Health and Human Services Department in conjunction with the Ad Council is running public service advertisements this week urging fathers to “Take Time To Be a Dad Today,” and the administration next week is expected to announce new support for local fatherhood programs. The ads this year focus on Hispanic fathers and military dads sharing small moments with their children. The Pew study, titled “A Tale of Two Fathers,” found sharp differences based on race and education. Black and Hispanic fathers were much more likely to have children out of wedlock, at 72 percent and 59 percent, respectively, compared with 37 percent for white men. Among fathers with at least a bachelor’s degree, only 13 percent had children outside marriage, compared with 51 percent of those with high school diplomas and 65 percent of those who didn’t finish high school. Age, too, was a factor. Threefourths of fathers who were 20 to 24 had children out of wedlock, compared with 36 percent for fathers 35 to 44. The findings come as the latest census data show that marriages have fallen to a record low, pushing the share of U.S. households with married couples below 50 percent for the first time. Sociologists say younger

people are increasingly choosing to live together but delay marriage as they struggle to find work and resist making long-term commitments. Gretchen Livingston, a senior Pew researcher who co-authored the report, noted that fathers who live away from their children are not always absent from their kids’ lives. More than 20 percent of such dads said they saw their children several times a week, and even more — 41 percent — kept in touch regularly through phone calls or email. Still, 27 percent of fathers who live away from their children reported that they didn’t see them at all in the past year, and almost one-third communicated by phone or email with their children less than once a month. “Overall, we can’t say whether kids are better off or not,” she said. Other findings: In all, about 46 percent of fathers ages 15 to 44 say they had at least one of their children born outside of marriage. That figure tracks closely with government data showing the share of babies born to unwed mothers jumping eightfold, from 5 percent in 1960 to 41 percent in 2008. The public is divided over whether fathers are more involved in their children’s lives than 20 or 30 years ago. About 46 percent say dads today play a bigger role, while 45 percent say they are less involved. Despite greater involvement of some married fathers, the number of hours mothers spent per week taking care of children at home rose modestly from 10.6 hours in 1965 to 12.9 hours in 2000. Some sociologists say that may be due to fathers seeing themselves as secondary caregivers, more apt to play with children while the mothers change diapers or manage schedules. Among all adults, 57 percent say it is more difficult to be a father today than it was 20 or 30 years ago. About 9 percent say being a father is now easier, while 32 percent say it is about the same. Pew based its findings on Census Bureau figures as well as National Center for Health Statistics survey data from 2006-2008, the latest available. On behalf of Pew, Princeton Survey Research Associates International also interviewed 2,006 people 18 and older by cellphone or landline from May 26-29 and June 2-5. The Pew survey has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.6 percentage points.

Amid lewd photo scandal, Weiner resigns By MARK EGAN Representative Anthony Weiner, snared in a humiliating flap for sending lewd photos of himself to women online, resigned on Thursday, ending a weeks-long scandal that made his fellow Democrats cringe. “I had hoped to be able to continue the work that the citizens of my district had elected me to do — to fight for the middle class and those struggling to make it,” Weiner told reporters in Brooklyn at the seniors’ center where he first announced

plans to run for New York City Council 20 years ago. “Unfortunately, the distraction that I have created has made that impossible, so today I am announcing my resignation from Congress,” he said looking composed in contrast to 10 days ago when he tearfully admitted to having online dalliances. Once seen as a rising star among Democrats and widely expected to run for New York City mayor, Weiner made his announcement alone, his wife absent, at a raucous event. Just how big a distraction he had become was evident at his press con-

ference where he was heckled repeatedly. Weiner said of his future, “I got into politics to help give voice to the many who simply did not have one. Now I will be looking for other ways to contribute my talents.” The New York Democrat is the third member of Congress this year to step down over a sex scandal. Weiner’s resignation marks a remarkable fall from grace for a politician who in 1992 became New York’s youngest-ever City Council member at 27 and who has been a leading liberal voice in the U.S. House of Representatives.

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‘Soul of Brooklyn’ celebration Black arts, culture and businesses in Brooklyn will be the focus of the second annual “Soul of Brooklyn” celebration that will feature several free events. The events start Saturday at noon with a celebration of “Juneteenth,” which commemorates the day, June 19, 1865, that slavery was finally abolished in Texas. The festivities wind up next Saturday with a performance by actor/rapper Mos Def. In between there will be tours, food and entertainment and various venues throughout Brooklyn. The best place for times and locations is the website soulofbrooklyn.com. Meanwhile, here’s a list of the major free events: SATURDAY Noon-6 p.m.—11th annual Fort Greene, BK Juneteenth Arts Festival Location: Cuyler Gore Park, Fulton St. and Carlton Ave. The festival includes fashion shows, food and art vendors, as well as dance performances by Urban Bush Women. Noon-5 p.m.—Family Day Celebration Location: Long Meadow Field in Prospect Park 10 p.m.-2 a.m.—Soul of BK Summer Jam Location: Blink, 856 Atlantic Ave. Classic tunes ranging from Biggie to Mos Def. SUNDAY Noon-5 p.m.—The Flock Location: Blink, 856 Atlantic Ave., an outdoor gathering space where artisans, singers, DJs, dancers, and visual artists will unveil their latest work. MONDAY 6-8 p.m.—Les Nubians Live Pop-Up Show Location to be announced: Les Nubians, will perform a surprise “popup” show 6-8 p.m.—Juneteenth Presentation and Reception Location: 1 University Plaza, Long Island University’s Health Sciences Building, where there will be a special celebration to commemorate AfricanAmerican freedom. WEDNESDAY

Dance performances will be part of the Soul of Brooklyn festivities that start Saturday. 6-8 p.m.—Brooklyn’s Fashion Outdoors Location: MoCADA, 80 Hanson Pl., Brooklyn’s hottest young designers take on an outdoor catwalk THURSDAY 7-10 p.m.—Brooklyn Shops Brooklyn Location: Lewis Avenue between Decatur and Halsey streets food, live entertainment and shopping that features special offerings and discounts. FRIDAY 8-10:30 p.m.— Brooklyn Shorts Location: Common Grounds, 376 Tompkins Ave. where there will be an outdoor screening of short films by Brooklyn’s most cutting edge filmmakers. SATURDAY, JUNE 25 Noon-10 a.m.— Fort Greene Festival featuring Mos Def Location: Fort Greene Park where actor/rapper Mos Def will perform live with other musical groups. Bring a blanket. 7-10 p.m.— HCX Summer Film Screening

Founder Laurie Cumbo and Ralph McDaniels from Video Music Box. Location: Five Myles Gallery, 558 Haiti’s most celebrated bands, SeptenSt. John’s Place; the film follows one of trional.

Police to investigate Tupac robbery confession By BERND DEBUSMANN JR. New York police are investigating an online posting from a man who claims to have shot the late rapper Tupac Shakur during a robbery attempt in 1994, a police spokesman said on Thursday. Convicted murderer Dexter Isaac claims to have been paid $2,500 by music manager James Rosemond to rob Shakur outside a Manhattan recording studio in November 1994, in which Shakur was shot five times. Shakur survived the shooting but was later murdered in an unsolved 1996 shooting in Las Vegas. Isaac is currently serving a life sentence in Brooklyn, New York,

after having been convicted for charges including murder, fraud and robbery. “Detectives plan to talk to him and hear what he has to say,” police spokesman Paul Browne said Thursday. Rosemond, a well-known manager of several high-profile artists, is currently a fugitive from federal authorities who allege he was involved in a large-scale cocaine trafficking enterprise. Rosemond’s lawyer, Jeffrey Lichtman, told Reuters Isaac was making up the story to help police build a case against Rosemond. “This is not him being a good soldier or clearing his conscience. It’s a desperate 17-year-old attempt to reduce his sentence,” he said.

As proof, Isaac said he is still in possession of a chain necklace that he took from Shakur during the robbery. He also claims in the posting to have information about the murders of Shakur in 1996 and another rapper, Christopher “Notorious B.I.G.” Wallace in 1997, but did not elaborate. The claim from Isaac was first posted on music website AllHipHop.com. In the confession, Isaac said he is speaking out because Rosemond had accused him of being a government informant. “Now I would like to clear up a few things, because the statute of limitations is over, and no one can be charged, and I’m just plain tired of listening to your lies.”

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JOURNAL OF THE PEOPLE’S PASTOR ‘WRITING THE HISTORY I’VE LIVED, LIVING THE HISTORY I WRITE!’

Fifty-two nights and half-a-day in the hospital: My experience

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BEEP prepares African American college students for jobs in corporate America

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more opiods. “This possibility of dependence should not cause a person to not take pain medication for the relief of pain. One should use pain relievers because treating pain allows the patient to recover from surgery or injury. Relieving the pain allows one to move around, which in turn helps the healing process, making one feel better and be in a good state of mind, in which they will not be anxious, depressed, or stressed by the pain. Hence, the drug is a necessary and powerful aid in helping a person get better after a surgery or an injury. “Some people may be more prone to developing a dependency. The specific causes of dependency vary from person to person. Certain factors such as the drug, genetic predisposition, and the individual’s environment are known to be important in the development of opiod dependence. “If one is concerned, he or she should talk with a health provider prior to starting the medication. The patient should ask questions, and take the medicine only as prescribed. If the medicine doesn’t work, or if the patient thinks that he/she needs more, a physician should be alerted. The doctor will work with the patient in getting a hold of the medicine by changing the medication to a non-opiate, treating the dependency, or developing another way to treat the pain. Opiod dependency is not a sign of being a bad person. Medical therapy and counseling are

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My life as as NBA superstar single dad By DWYANE WADE “There are a few words that come to mind when I think about the past couple years of my life: challenging, rewarding, transformative—they roll off the tip of my tongue in an instant. In the span of a year my two good friends LeBron James and Chris Bosh joined me on the Miami Heat, I struggled through a painful, public divorce, and I became the full-time parent to my two young sons, Zaire and Zion. I’ve had some ups and downs lately, but the memories of the unpleasant times disappear quickly, in part because of moments like the one recently when I was able to surprise my younger son, Zion, at his school with cupcakes for his fourth birthday. It was the day after we’d won the Eastern Conference finals, but that victory couldn’t compare with the huge smile on Zion’s face at that moment. I will never forget it. Bad memories vanish each morning when I walk into both of my sons’

bedrooms to wake them up for school—their laughter gives me all I need to face whatever is happening in my life. Not too long ago, due to custody issues, I wasn’t allowed to see my sons for long periods of time, or was given the chance to see them for only a few hours with no idea of if or when I’d see them again. I can’t describe how trying those days were, fighting for full custody while also working as a professional basketball player nine months of the year. I just knew I wanted to be with my kids. I was seriously motivated to be a full-time parent for my sons. My mother and father weren’t together when I was a kid growing up in Chicago, and early on my mother fell victim to drug abuse. At 9 years old, I moved in with my father because my mother could no longer care for me. Looking back, I now see so many similarities between my own childhood and that of my sons. My father stepped in when I needed him, and that gave me the chance for a better life. That’s what I’m

doing for my boys now. All children need their fathers, but boys especially need fathers to teach them how to be men. I remember wanting that so badly before I went to live with my dad. I wanted someone to teach me how to tie a tie and walk the walk, things only a man can teach a boy. Of course, back then, I never could have imagined being in the same situation someday with my own kids. My dad and I bumped heads a lot—we were so alike, both of us born competitors. My older son, Zaire, is exactly the same way. We’ll battle on the court when I’m 39 and he’s 19. He’s 9 now, and he’s grown up with basketball. Zion could take it or leave it, which is cool by me. Today, I constantly tell my dad how much I appreciate what he did for me. I think you really have to become a parent to understand what you will endure to be there for your kids. I could say I was surprised at the criticism I received for traveling from Miami to Chicago so often during the regular season for my cus-

tody court cases, but nothing really surprises me anymore. I had a duty to fight to be with my kids, and I did it. Thankfully, I’ve gotten a lot of support from my mother, sister, and others in taking care of my boys and making their new living arrangements a smooth and happy transition. Going forward, I want my sons to have a healthy relationship with their mother, and that’s something we’re working on. I hope to have a great relationship with her one day too, because I know how much it meant to me to see my parents get along as time went on. I can’t say what we’ll do for Father’s Day, because since my sons came to live with me about two months ago, every day has been like Father’s Day. I just want people— men, and men of color in particular—to hear my story and know that their children need them and that it’s their responsibility to be there for them. We have to step up as men and do our part. There are no excuses.”

NAACP got it right in charter school debate By EARL OFARI HUTCHINSON NAACP president and CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous was dismayed at the vehemence of the verbal tirades and demonstrations against his organization for joining with the United Federation of Teachers to stop a handful of charter schools around Harlem from opening or expanding in public school buildings. “We just had no idea how much tension it would create,” Jealous said. The NAACP simply regarded the lawsuit it filed as a way to prevent the loss of funds and space for chronically underfunded and cramped inner-city public schools. The suit did even imply that charter schools were a bad thing. It did not say that the schools should not open. But despite the care that the NAACP took to not excoriate charter schools, it still took the heat. The debate over charter schools versus public schools is too volatile, contentious, and frustrating not to stir passion. That’s been the case since the first charter school opened nearly two decades ago in Minneapolis. Charter schools were hailed in the those days educational innovators, conservatives, school-choice advocates, and a coterie of millionaire and billionaire philanthropists and celebrities as the panacea for miserably failing inner-city schools. Charter schools, the boosters claimed, would bring down the astronomically high dropout rates of black and Latino students, raise test scores and achievement levels, instill academic discipline, and motivate and inspire parents to get more involved with

their children’s education. The ultimate payoff would be admission to college for tens of thousands of students who would otherwise not have a prayer of getting a higher education. During the next decade, a handful of high-achieving charter schools were paraded before the nation as proof that they could offer a viable alternative to public education and therefore that they deserved to be bankrolled with taxpayer dollars, touted by government officials, and given a pass from teacher unions. The troubling realities —that charter schools drained millions from public schools already starved for funds and resources; siphoned off quality teachers and administrators from the public system; cherry-picked the best students to inflate their success stories while leaving the overwhelming majority of underperforming students out in the cold; and offered few if any job benefits and protections— were brushed aside as ploys by teachers unions to protect their bargaining power and influence and keep lousy teachers on the job. As the protests against the NAACP showed, school-choice conservatives aren’t the only ones pushing for charters. Legions of poor and workingclass black and Latino parents have also demanded that their children have the same right to a quality education as middle-class whites, and if it takes a charter school with public money and government backing to achieve that goal, they’re willing to fight. These parents’ burning desire for good-quality schools is understandable and must be supported. And the charter schools that deliver on the promise—meaning those that

demonstrate high levels of student achievement without cherry-picking only the best and the brightest and offer decent wages, benefits, and job protections for teachers and administrators—should be applauded. But that doesn’t negate the fact that countless numbers of charter schools that have cropped up in recent years on the public dime have been miserable failures. Several studies have shown that test scores and achievement levels of charter students aren’t much higher than those of students in public schools. Many charters are staffed by woefully unprepared and incompetent teachers and run by clueless administrators. These failed schools have dashed the hopes of tens of thousands of black and Latino parents who have looked to charters to be the miracle cure for their children’s miserable underachieve-

ment. Charter supporters have attacked these studies as limited in scope and biased, but the studies have been fairly broad based and their authors have had no ties to teachers unions. The NAACP, in defending its decision to file suit, did not point to these studies to make a case against charter schools. Jealous, in fact, insisted that charter schools do have a place in the educational arena for minority students. His point was that the elevation of charters should not come at the expense of public schools. No matter how well charters perform, the bitter reality is that public schools will always be the school of first and only choice for the vast majority of black and Latino students.

— Earl Ofari Hutchinson is an author and political analyst .

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U.S. inspects firms in 17 sectors for illegal workers By LISA BAERTLEIN and JEREMY PELOFSKY LOS ANGELES/WASHINGTON — Federal immigration agents on Wednesday began issuing inspection notices to some 1,000 employers deemed critical to keeping the nation’s food, energy and infrastructure safe. The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency declined to identify which companies were targeted in its expanding crackdown on hiring of illegal workers. But the agency said they included small businesses as well as name brands in 17 sectors of the economy, including agriculture and food, financial services, commercial nuclear reactors, drinking water and water treatment, postal and shipping, healthcare and transportation. “The inspections will touch on employers of all sizes and in every state in the nation, with an emphasis on businesses related to critical infrastructure and key

resources,” ICE said in a statement. The agency said the focus on businesses tied to critical infrastructure was part of the agency’s mission to focus on threats to national security and public safety. A similar audit on such industries was done in November 2009. The new audit notices from ICE coincided with a move in Congress to require all U.S. employers to adopt a government screening program designed out to ferret out illegal workers. Michael Wildes, an immigration lawyer at Wildes & Weinberg in New York, said he was retained by a company minutes after ICE agents showed up there on Wednesday. He declined to name his client or specify the industry in which it operates. He suggested Wednesday’s move was politically motivated. “There’s an election around the corner, there are scores of people who are finally seeing that the deafening silence in Washington on immigration needs to be dealt with,” he said. “Sending out a message like this is a good talking point and looks pretty on TV,

but effectively doesn’t do anything,” Wildes said, adding that he understood 28 companies in New Jersey alone were singled out by ICE on Wednesday. The enforcement action came a day after U.S. Representative Lamar Smith, a Texas Republican and chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, introduced a bill that would require all U.S. employers to use the government’s E-Verify system. E-Verify is an online system that uses data from U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Social Security Administration records to confirm whether prospective employees are eligible to work. Smith said broad adoption of E-Verify would help ensure that jobs are reserved for citizens and legal workers. The issue of immigration is expected to play a major role in the 2012 election in which President Barack Obama and his Republican challengers are seeking the pivotal Hispanic vote. The House Judiciary subcommittee on immigration policy and enforcement held a hearing on Smith’s bill on

Secret tunnels found on U.S.-Mexico border WASHINGTON — More than 150 secret tunnels for smuggling people and drugs into the United States have been found on its long, porous border with Mexico, some in use for more than two decades, U.S. officials said Wednesday. “Illicit tunnel activity has been on the rise since the first documented tunnel was discovered in 1990. Since then, 154 tunnel attempts have been discovered, all but one of which were located along the southwest border” with Mexico, U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) official James Dinkens told lawmakers. “Over the past several years, law enforcement has seen a marked increase in the number and sophistication of tunnels,” he told a Senate hearing. California Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein said at the hearing that she would introduce a bill seeking to tighten an illegal tunnel-fighting law passed in 2007. The idea is to make illegal tunnel making a more serious offense: conspiracy. Half of the tunnels authorities identified — used

Mexican soldiers stand guard at the entrance of an underground tunnel near the Mexico-U.S. border in Tijuana. by drug cartels and peoplesmuggling operations — were located on between the U.S. state of California and Mexico’s Baja California Norte state, said U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California Laura Duffy. Some of the tunnels are quite rustic and others are well-made with internal rail systems and ventilation, officials said. “It is a real serious penetration into the U.S.,” said

Feinstein, who leads the senate’s anti-drug trafficking committee. “They could mobilize large groups.” Only one person, meanwhile, has been prosecuted for “crime tunnel” building, she noted. The toll in suspected drug-related violence in Mexico has surpassed 37,000 since its President Felipe Calderon launched a military crackdown on organized crime in 2006.

Wednesday. It was not immediately clear whether the legislation would advance. Participation in E-Verify is voluntary for most companies, but there are exceptions. The program is mandatory for most employers in Arizona and Mississippi under state law, and U.S. regulations require firms with federal contracts or subcontracts to use the system. The U.S. Supreme Court recently endorsed an Arizona law requiring employers to use E-Verify. Immigrant rights groups and unions are among E-Verify’s most vocal critics, and government officials acknowledge that the system has room for improvement. An undocumented individual who steals the identity of a U.S. citizen would not be flagged by the network, for example. “The idea that this E-Verify bill will protect workers and offer more jobs to unemployed Americans is hogwash,” said Jorge-Mario Cabrera, spokesman for the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA). During its immigration audits, ICE inspectors review

hiring records to find out whether the businesses have violated U.S. employment laws by hiring undocumented workers. Critics of the government’s focus on enforcement say it adds burdensome costs and the threat of business disruption without providing any long-term solutions. “Employers are bearing the burden of Congress refusing to act in a more comprehensive way on immigration reform,” said Eleanor Pelta, a partner in the Washington office of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius and incoming president of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. The latest ICE action brings the total number of workplace audits for this fiscal year to 2,338, surpassing the previous year’s total, ICE said. Ray Gilmer, spokesman for the United Fresh Produce Association, said ICE audits of farm employers have been on the rise for months. “The introduction of mandatory E-Verify legislation Tuesday, combined with the heightened level of audits, presents a serious threat to farms around the country,” he said.

UNESCO to name actor Forest Whitaker goodwill ambassador Hollywood star and director Forest Whitaker is to be named goodwill ambassador for peace and reconciliation for the United Nations’ educational, scientific and cultural body, UNESCO said on Thursday. Whitaker, who won an Oscar for his 2006 portrayal of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin Dada in “The Last King of Scotland”, is to be officially named at a ceremony on Tuesday, the UN body said in a statement. The nomination was “in recognition of Mr Whitaker’s humanitarian and artistic commitment. This is most visible in his projects, such as ‘Better Angels’, a film about Ugandan child soldiers,” UNESCO said. Born in Texas in 1961, Whitaker first studied to be a tenor opera singer in California before becoming an actor, building his reputa-

tion with such iconic roles as jazzman Charlie Parker in Clint Eastwood’s 1988 biopic “Bird”. At UNESCO, he will be tasked with helping to educate the general public and mobilise political decision makers in favour of youth programmes centred on peace education, human rights and global citizenship.

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A Community Job Fair

All the people who were looking for good job prospects in the gym at Holy Family Church

Photo: Lem Peterkin

Pho to : Le m Pe te rk in The line doubled around the corner at Holy Family Church in Canarsie for the job fair

Hundreds of people seeking work or a career change turned out for the second annual Job Fair sponsored by State Sen. John Sampson. The event was held at Holy Family Church in Canarsie with some of the participants traveling from as far away as the Bronx to hand out resumes and collect information about where they might find employment. Nathan Bradley, Sampson’s deputy chief of staff, said, “In this struggling economy, jobs are at an all time low. Senator Sampson is committed to presenting options for employment, and so far the turn out has been great. There are a lot of good companies seeking to employ people and we will

The community health providers are looking for more outreach workers at job fair. Photo: Lem Peterkin continue to hold this job fair every year.” Companies represented at the job fair included Bath & Body Works, AVON, Neighborhood Health Providers, Dress For Success, Board of Elections, FDNY and many others.

Fatina Meade, a resident of Brooklyn, wants Sampson to know that this year’s job fair was very successful. She said, “I received a great deal of positive information, networked with so many people and I was able to engage the different state and

federal agencies represented. There was good feedback on qualifications needed for civil service jobs, officebased positions and careers in the medical field.” Fatina is currently pursuing a bachelors degree in healthcare management.

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Gaddafi’s son holds out offer of elections By NICK CAREY TRIPOLI - Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi is willing to hold elections and step aside if he lost, his son said on Thursday, an offer unlikely to placate his opponents but which could test the unity of the Western alliance trying to force him out. The proposal — which follows a series of concessions offered by the Libyan leader that Western powers have dismissed as ploys — comes at a time when frustration is mounting in some NATO states at the progress of the military campaign. Four months into Libya’s conflict, rebel advances toward Tripoli are slow at best, while

weeks of NATO air strikes pounding compound Gaddafi’s and other targets have failed to end his 41year-old rule over the oil-producing country. (elections) “They could be held within three months. At the maximum by the end of the year, and the guarantee of transparency could be the presence of i n t e r n a t i o n a l observers,” Gaddafi’s son Saif al-Islam told newspaper Italian Corriere della Sera. He said his father, who came to power in the same year that man first set foot on the moon, would be ready to step aside if he lost the election but would not go into exile. “I have no doubt that the overwhelming majority of Libyans stand with my father and see the rebels as fanatical Islamist fundamentalists, terrorists

Papua New Guinea leader’s son faces murder charge CANBERRA, Australia - Police on Thursday were preparing to charge the son of Papua New Guinea’s acting prime minister with murder after the body of a 29-year-old waitress was found at the family home. Theo Abal, 21, will likely make his first court appearance Friday once he is charged in the killing of the woman, police spokesman Dominic Kakas said. He could face the death penalty if convicted. A guard at the house told police he saw Abal and the woman arrive home in the early hours of Monday and head for a garden on the premises. Police said that the guard later heard the woman scream and that Abal confessed to killing her. Kakas said her throat had been cut. A kitchen knife found near her body was the suspected weapon, he said. Acting Prime Minister Sam Abal said he personally reported the “alleged murder” to Police Commissioner Tony Wagambie on Monday after the woman’s body was found at his home in the capital, Port Moresby. He made no comment on his son’s alleged confession but pledged to cooperate fully. He said in a statement Tuesday that if any of his relatives are involved, “they will face the full brunt of the law and will not be treated differently from anyone else.” Theo Abal was arrested at a Port Moresby hotel Tuesday night and was still in police custody Thursday. Kakas said police expected to charge Theo Abal with willful murder but were waiting for relatives to identify the woman’s body before filing, and Kakas said that could delay the process. Abal still had not been charged Thursday afternoon. - ROD McGUIRK

stirred up from abroad,” the newspaper quoted Saif al-Islam as saying. The offer was made as Mikhail Margelov, the envoy leading Russia’s efforts to end the conflict, arrived in Tripoli for talks with Gaddafi’s government. The Kremlin has said it is ready to help negotiate the Libyan leader’s departure. BOMBED CAFE Libyan officials took the Russian envoy, and foreign reporters, to a cafe in the center of Tripoli which they said had been destroyed in a NATO air strike overnight. “There is no justification for this attack,” Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Kaim told reporters, standing near the cafe. The building was a wreck of twisted metal and debris, and the dust from pulverized con-

crete coated the street. Asked about the NATO bombing campaign, Kaim said: “It is not working and it will not work.” Margelov did not comment. The cafe is near the Libyan parliament building and other government buildings, in an area which has been bombed several times. A Tripoli resident, who did not want to be identified, said the cafe was frequented by government officials. Adding to the pressure on NATO, Russia and China issued a joint declaration underling their concerns about the air strikes. The declaration was signed in Moscow by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Chinese President Hu Jintao. “To avoid further escalation of the violence it is necessary to provide for the meticulous adherence by all

Rebel fighters prepare to make their way to the frontline, near the town of Riyayna. Photo/Anis Mili sides involved” to U.N. resolutions on Libya, the document said. EXPLOITING DIVISIONS There was no immediate reaction to Saif alIslam’s offer of elections from the NATO military alliance or the rebels. They have said they will accept nothing less than Gaddafi’s immediate departure. Libya has never held elections under Gaddafi

and has no elected institutions, so it was not clear what form the proposed vote would take. Libya-watchers say Gaddafi is using his political skills, honed during decades when he was able to survive despite being an international pariah, to try to exploit divisions within the fragile Western alliance ranged against him.

Morocco’s king to address the nation Friday RABAT - Morocco’s King Mohammed VI will address the nation Friday, the palace announced, in a speech expected to unveil proposed changes to the constitution as demanded by proreform protesters. The evening address would be broadcast on national radio and television, the palace said in a statement Thursday. It did not say what the king would speak about but an official source said on condition of anonymity that he would outline the proposed amendments handed to him a week

ago by a commission he appointed in March to look into reform. “The king is going to present the broad lines of the constitutional revision which has been submitted to political parties and will be made public after the

speech,” the source said. He “will also call for a ‘yes’ vote for the plan to revise the current constitution,” the source told AFP. The proposals are expected to be put to a referendum early July.

They notably foresee a reduction in the powers of the king in favour of a prime minister. With the Arab world gripped by popular uprisings, Mohammed VI announced on March 9 that he was prepared to allow major constitutional reforms and appointed a commission to draw up proposed changes. He took the unprecedented step after prodemocracy demonstrations erupted in several Moroccan cities along the lines of a regional revolt that toppled the leaders of Tunisia and Egypt in January and February respectively.

Algeria passes budget law as public ALGIERS - Algeria’s parliament on Wednesday approved a budget law covering a range of subsidies aimed at defusing mounting public discontent over jobs and high prices, a local report said. An overwhelming majority of lawmakers voted in favour of the Complementary Financial Act 2011 in a session boycotted by

the opposition Workers’ Party, the APS news agency reported. The act includes subsidies for buying consumer goods, boosting investment, job creation as well as tax reductions for small businesses. The revised law hiked the operating budget by 25 percent to 4.3 billion Algerian dinars (43 billion euros, $61 billion) from a

draft bill. It also increased capital investment by another 25 percent to 3.9 billion Algerian dinars. Algeria has been rocked by protests and strikes over unemployment and soaring prices. The biggest riot so far claimed five lives and left at least 800 people wounded in mid-January.

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Dozens dead in new front between north-south Sudan By JASON STRAZIUSO NAIROBI, Kenya - Fighting has erupted along a new front near the internal border between north and south Sudan with dozens of people reported killed, aid workers and a U.N. report said. The violence in South Kordofan has killed at least 25 people, according to a U.N. humanitarian report released Wednesday, though it said local sources indicated that up to 64 people had been killed. The north also bombed an airstrip, preventing the movement of food aid and humanitarian workers. Fighting also broke out Wednesday in Abyei, another hot-button border region that the northern military invaded in May. A southern military spokesman said Wednesday’s clash resulted in casualties but that he didn’t have exact figures. The increased violence comes less than a month before Southern Sudan declares independence from the north on July 9, the cul-

mination of a 2005 peace deal that ended more than two decades of civil war that killed some 2 million people. The sudden outbreak in violence on multiple fronts has greatly increased fears of renewed war, with some aid workers in the south indicating the northern government of Khartoum may be moving toward wider conflict. The violence prompted U.S. President Barack Obama to issue a new warning to Sudan’s leaders. He singled out the Khartoum government, saying it “must prevent a further escalation of this crisis by ceasing its military actions immediately, including aerial bombardments, forced displacements and campaigns of intimidation.” Obama said that if Sudan’s leaders choose peace, the U.S. will take steps to normalize U.S.Sudan relations, but that Khartoum will face more pressure and isolation if leaders there “flout their international obligations.” MiG fighter jets made multiple bombing runs over South Kordofan on Tuesday, according to accounts from international officials in the region.

A huge explosion near a United Nations compound in South Kordofan state, Tuesday, June 14, 2011. The fighting in Abyei comes as air bombardments have taken place in the northsouth border region of South Kordofan. Southern Sudan secedes from the north on July 9. Violence has flared in the run-up to the independence declaration. Vivid pictures showed a bomb exploding on an airstrip next to a U.N. compound in Kauda, a town in northern Sudan whose residents strongly support the south. A U.N. spokeswoman, Hua Jiang, said 11 bombs were dropped in South Kordofan, five of which exploded. Two people were slightly wounded after the airstrip bombing, she said. Fighting was also heavy in the state capital, Kadugli, where violence broke out the first week of June. “There have been

some artillery shellings and small arms firing near Kadugli town and certainly the fighting since is moving closer to our headquarters in Kadugli,” she said. South Kordofan is part of northern Sudan, but many of the inhabitants there, the Nuba Mountain people, are Black Africans who support the Christian and animist south against the Arab and Muslim-dominated north. Jiang said 60,000 residents have been displaced by the violence, and that the U.N. is providing food and water

Police blame Muslim sect for Nigeria suicide bomb By BASHIR ADIGUN ABUJA, Nigeria - A suicide bombing blamed on radical Islamist militants killed at least two people in the parking lot of police headquarters in Nigeria’s capital Thursday, police said. Olusola Amore, national police spokesman, said police blame the radical Muslim sect locally known as Boko Haram. “They have been issuing threat upon threat,” Amore said. In a leaflet attributed to Boko Haram and distributed to journalists in Maiduguri Wednesday, a man claiming to be a Boko Haram spokesman warned that the group would launch more attacks after being

angered by comments from the national police chief. Inspector General of Police Hafiz Ringim said during a visit to the northeastern city of Maiduguri Tuesday that “the days of Boko Haram are numbered.” His office is at the police headquarters in Abuja. The Associated Press could not immediately verify the authenticity of the statement that also warned Maiduguri residents to stay indoors to avoid getting caught in the violence. Maiduguri is about 540 miles (872 kilometers) from Abuja. Boko Haram, whose name in Hausa means “Western education is sacrilege,” has campaigned for the implementation of strict Shariah law. The group

is responsible for a rash of killings which have targeted security officers, politicians and clerics in Nigeria’s restive north over the last year. Amore said Thursday’s blast killed the suicide bomber and a traffic warden who rode in the car to show the driver where to park. He said the police had recovered the body of the suicide bomber and started a full investigation into the attack. Nigeria has experienced a rise in bomb attacks in public spaces over the last year, but suicide bombings are practically unheard of in Africa’s most populous nation. Umar Mairiga, a spokesman for the Nigerian Red Cross, said that seven injured peo-

ple were taken to a hospital for treatment and two had already been discharged. He said it was difficult to confirm how many people had died in a blast that left bodies dismembered in the parking lot outside the building of the police headquarters Thursday morning. Police said 33 cars had been damaged beyond repair and 40 more had been partially damaged by the explosion. Thick black smoke could be seen from far away at the time of the blast, and fire services have since put out the fire. Army, police and emergency workers were also at the blast site. The police headquarters building was not affected by the blast.

to about 40,000 of them. However, the U.N. has been unable to fly in supplies for days. The U.N. refugee agency UNHCR accused Sudan on Tuesday of blocking aid deliveries in South Kordofan by air and road. Jiang said Wednesday that a road was opened to the U.N. on Tuesday. The U.N. humanitarian report said it appears that southern troops are heading north toward Kadugli, feeding a “growing sense of panic among some of the displaced populations who find themselves trapped by the ongoing violence and the ethnic fault lines.” Reports of sectarian violence against civilians targeting members of the different ethnic groups as well as wide spread looting of property are inhibiting returns to villages and towns of origin, even after the fighting has ceased.” In New York, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged an immediate end to the

violence so U.N. and humanitarian workers can drive and fly into Southern Kordofan to provide aid, spokesman Martin Nesirky said Wednesday. Ban is concerned” “deeply about the deterioration of the security situation there, he said. An aid worker in South Kordofan who could not be identified because of security concerns said that four MiG jets and another large plane carried out multiple strikes on Tuesday, destroying the airfield at Kauda. The aid worker said it appears it will be impossible for any planes to land at the field, meaning no supplies can be flown in and no aid workers moved in or out. Eric Reeves, a professor at Smith College in Massachusetts who has written extensively on Sudan, called the strikes “indisputable evidence of an attack on humanitarian efforts.” He noted that the southern military and Nuba people have no military aircraft.

Su s pe c t in S . Af ric an h on e y mo o n mu r de r h as t um o r By THANDISIZWE MGUDLWA CAPE TOWN, South Africa - Doctors discovered a brain tumor in a suspect in the murder of a Swede whose British husband is accused of orchestrating her death while the two were honeymooning in South Africa, prosecutors said Monday, postponing a trial that has gained international attention. Magistrate Jackie Redelinghuys received a medical report on Xolile Mngeni from prosecutors on Monday, when the trial was to have started in a South African court. Redelinghuys postponed trial until Aug. 2 for both Mngeni and his co-accused, Mziwamadoda Qwabe. The medical report did not say what Mngeni’s prospects for recovery were, but said he had surgery last week and remained hospitalized. Co-accused Qwabe is jailed pending trial. Anni Dewani was found shot dead in an abandoned taxi in Cape Town’s impoverished Gugulethu township in November. Her relatives were in Cape Town Monday for what they had thought would be the start of the trial. Her uncle Ashok Hindocha spoke to reporters on behalf of the family, thanking “the whole world for the support” they have received. In a confession last year, taxi driver Zola Tongo said Dewani’s husband, Shrien, offered him 15,000 rand (about $2,100) to arrange the murder and make it look like a carjacking. Tongo said he recruited Mngeni and Qwabe to carry out the murder.

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Haitian-Bahamian tension could lead to violence, said US diplomatic cable By BRENT DEAN NASSAU, Bahamas — The Americans are of the view that the unaddressed issue of Haitian integration in The Bahamas could eventually lead to ethnic violence in this country, according to a diplomatic cable from the United States Embassy in Nassau. The detailed, nearly 3,500-word cable from June 2009, obtained by The Nassau Guardian from WikiLeaks, is an extensive analysis by the embassy of the tense Haitian situation in The Bahamas. “The existence of a large, dissatisfied and poorly-integrated ethnic minority is a potential risk to social and political stability in The Bahamas,” said the embassy. There are a wide range of estimates as to how many Haitians reside in The Bahamas. The numbers range from 30,000 to 70,000 in a country of 350,000 people. Many Haitians live in shantytowns and the majority of these shantytowns are in New Providence. However, two of the largest are in Abaco (The Mud and Pigeon Pea). Successive governments, for the most part, have maintained

Hundreds of Haitian migrants land illegally in The Bahamas each year the country’s tradition- ing conflict between the and stricter immigration enforcement. The al policy position communities. “The GCOB possibility of overt regarding Haitians, pushing repatriation of (Government of the inter-ethnic violence the undocumented and Commonwealth of The persists.” No sustained interthe regularization of Bahamas) would be those eligible for legal well-served to encour- ethnic violence between and age integration, as Bahamians status. commentators Haitians has emerged, This policy has not some Bahamians solved the problem. recognize, both to dif- though There are no official fuse existing animosi- regularly express frusnumbers, but many ties and (to) avoid tration, and sometimes Haitian children born future manifestations hostility, via talk radio to parents illegally in of discontent,” said the about the Haitian situation. The Bahamas are cable. The Americans sug“In the short term, “stateless”. They consider themselves given the economic and gested that in a down Bahamians, but have social pressures, GCOB economy, with increasnumbers of no legal status in this anti-immigration poli- ing country, having not cy is unlikely to Haitians coming to the taken up the Haitian change. As a result, country and increased status of their parents. w e l l - e n t r e n c h e d anti-Haitian sentiment, The Americans con- Haitian communities Haitian-Bahamian consider further engage- are barely tolerated and flict could at some point ment of the Haitian the risk of ethnic flare- emerge in various parts community as a possi- ups rises in proportion of The Bahamas. “Inner-city Nassau ble means of prevent- to economic hardship

neighborhoods are most at risk, but the potential for conflict also exists in suburbs where new subdivisions encroach on existing migrant settlements,” said the cable. “Conflict is also possible in outlying islands, which are proportionately greater affected by demographic changes or economic deterioration, and the competition for scarce land and jobs is fiercer.” THE HAITIAN VOTE In recent years, the Free National Movement (FNM) has publicly been “softer” in its public tone towards Haitians than the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP), which has held more to the traditional policy of repatriation. At a rally in March at Clifford Park, Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham began by reaching out to the Haitian community, acknowledging the return of the former leader of the country. “Firstly, I want to give a shout out to my Haitian brothers and sisters and say how pleased I am that President Aristide has been allowed to return back to Haiti,” Ingraham said. Though a casual remark, Ingraham’s reference to Haitians in

The Bahamas as his “brothers and sisters” was a significant demonstration of solidarity by a Bahamian politician and leader. The extent of antiHaitian sentiment in The Bahamas was evident after the January 2010 earthquake in Haiti. Ingraham suspended repatriations and released Haitians being detained at the Carmichael Road Detention Centre. Talk radio across the country was overwhelmed by those expressing anger with Ingraham’s decision. Thus far Haitians have not organized a political lobby to agitate for their interests in The Bahamas. There are no openly Haitian representatives in Parliament. With the large number of Haitians in the country, however, the Americans realize that they would have significant power if they came together. “A well-organized community might already have the power to swing a close election and wield increased influence as a result. Haitians in The Bahamas, however, do not appear as yet to have the will or organizational wherewithal to risk an open challenge to the status quo,” said the cable.

OAS assistant secretary general meets with St. Kitts-Nevis PM WASHINGTON — The assistant secretary general of the Organization of American States, Albert Ramdin, met this week with the prime minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Denzil Douglas, in Washington, DC. The meeting took place in advance of the OAS member state’s assumption of the chairmanship of the Caribbean Community (CARI-

COM). Among the matters discussed at the highlevel meeting were OAS cooperation programs and development projects in CARICOM countries, the preparation work towards the Sixth Summit of the Americas in Colombia next year, and economic challenges to all CARICOM states. Douglas and Ramdin agreed that the princi-

pal areas of concern for the Caribbean are: job creation, public security, skills training, and capacity building (education). Douglas also identified the tourism sector in the Caribbean as an area requiring significant support, given increasing competition in the tourism sector combined with current global economic constraints.

According to Ramdin, “the OAS will work to strengthen support mechanisms for tourism development programs in the Caribbean.” The Caribbean Community comprises approximately 45 percent of the membership of the OAS. According to Ramdin, “Issues affecting CARICOM will continue to be taken very

OAS assistant secretary general Albert Ramdin (L) with the prime minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Denzil Douglas. seriously at the hemi- spheric institution.”

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Trenton Mayor Tony Mack gives himself an ‘A’ grade for first year in office By ALEX ZDAN TRENTON Tony Mack says being mayor of Trenton is the best job he’s ever had. The relentlessly upbeat Mack has hugs for his enemies, a smile for his friends, and an energy level that frequently brings him out of his chair. He frequently uses terms like “we,” “our,” and “the city” when referring to his own administration. To Tony Mack, he and Trenton are indistinguishable. “My thought process is we’re all one,” Mack said during a press briefing yesterday afternoon in his City Hall office to discuss his first year in office. The mayor was elected one year ago yesterday with 62 percent of the vote in the city’s runoff election and took office July 1. “What affects you negatively indirectly affects me negatively,” Mack said. “I believe that if a mother is robbed at the

Trenton Mayor Tony Mack holds a press conference in his second floor conference room at City Hall. corner of Passaic Street, overcoming the large through,” he said. “I I just got robbed,” he budget shortfall he have no desire to be said. inherited. here for 20 years.” And the people “Next year it’ll be a Mack’s predecessor, should feel for their different grade because Douglas Palmer, served mayor as he feels for I’ll have a chance to 20 years as Trenton them. look at what we had for mayor. “ A b s o l u t e l y , a year,” he said. If he does serve until absolutely,” he said. “I Mack says he would July 2018, he said, the would hope they’re as likely not seek more city will be better off, concerned about me as I than two four-year but he does not have a am about them.” terms in office, and large-scale accomplishFor his first year, plans to introduce a ref- ment in mind. Mack said he would erendum in the fall to “See, I don’t believe in give himself an A grade set term limits for may- the big projects,” Mack - “maybe a B plus” - not- ors. said. “I’m a little project ing the difficulty of “I’m just passing guy. I’m a small busi-

ness guy. The senior citizen on the boulevard. That’s my guy.” He believes he needs to create the climate where major projects like the realignment of Route 29 can happen organically. “If the small things are done correctly, the big things are going to take place,” Mack said. “I know, I have no doubt in my mind you’ll see a Trenton you can be proud about, not eight years from now but when our four is up,” he said. A group of citizens dissatisfied with his leadership are trying to prevent him from going that far and have started the process to recall him from office. Mack wouldn’t say whether he believes the recall will happen, or if he will prevail in a recall election. “I don’t deal in hypotheticals,” he said. He criticized the recall committee, suggesting their problems with him were based on city jobs its members lost when he came on as mayor, and dismissed what he said were their main claims. “So if the argument

is, ‘Tony Mack didn’t lower taxes,’ that’s baseless because taxes haven’t been low in 20 years,” he said. “If the argument is, ‘Tony Mack is giving jobs to all his friends,’ then that’s baseless because all new administrations bring in people that they can trust.” He also targeted the media, who he feels plays up every problem his administration faces. “You guys have become drama kings and queens in the media,” Mack said. “But I have to say, I expected it. I expected it. I expected it from the door.” “I’ve never shied away from something I’ve done wrong and I’ve always been willing to be criticized for my actions,” Mack said. “I’m better for my mistakes,” he added. “And I want to be better for my mistakes.” Mack is also the author of the forthcoming book “Detours to Destiny” about his life. He’s shopping around for a publisher, and says his alma mater Howard University has shown interest.

Father of T r enton woman beaten, stabbed to death calls 25-year sentence for her killer ‘a far ce’ By LISA CORYELL TRENTON - A grieving father yesterday lashed out at the court when the man who brutally beat and stabbed his daughter was sentenced to 25 years in prison under a plea deal with prosecutors. Brian Oliver, 41, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of 38-year-old Lisa Glennon, an emergency room nurse and mother of two who was weeks from collecting a bachelor’s degree from LaSalle University when she was killed in March 2009. Lawrence Glennon, the victim’s father, called the punishment “a farce.” “He butchered my daughter,” he said. “He took a

respected nurse and a future doctor from the community. If this is justice, something is wrong with the NJ judicial system.” Oliver admitted he fatally beat and stabbed the mother of his daughter in the Melrose Avenue home they had shared, then dragged her body to the basement and stuffed it into the stairwell. Days before her death, Lisa Glennon had filed a restraining order against Oliver, who had been harassing her. She was the fifth of Oliver’s exes to seek legal protection from him over the years, prosecutors said. A friend who spoke at the sentencing said Lisa Glennon feared Oliver. “She told me, ‘I don’t want to have to die because I don’t want to be with somebody,” Michelle Edmonds told the

court. Edmonds urged the court to ignore the Oliver family’s pleas for mercy and sentence him to the maximum under the law - 25 years. “Letting someone off after five or 10 years for taking someone who will never walk this earth again - it’s just not right,” she said. But even a 25-year sentence wasn’t enough for Glennon’s parents, who lost their only child. The victim’s mother, Caroline Glennon, said he should be in prison for the rest of his life for what he did. “He beat her. He stabbed her numerous times, dragged her body down the stairs and shoved her into a crawl space like garbage,” she said. “Lisa did not deserve that.” Oliver’s family asked the court for mercy, saying he is

a loving man who was good to his family and friends. They said they noticed a change in him in the months before he killed Glennon and begged the court to let him get the help he needs. Oliver himself sobbed and apologized to Glennon’s family. “I miss her so much and I’m sorry. I’m so sorry,” he said. “If I could take it back I would.” In sentencing Oliver to the maximum, Superior Court Judge Pedro Jimenez said the plea deal offered to Oliver, which spared him the risk of life in prison on a murder conviction, was all the mercy he deserved. “This killing was, to put it charitably, brutal,” Jimenez said. “Lisa Glennon was a bright shining light that was extinguished forever in an

Superior Court in Mercer County. act of selfishness by Mr. Oliver.”

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Freedom Party protests ‘Scottsboro Boys’ at Tony Awards

Protestors demonstrated against "The Scottsboro Boys" at the Tony Awards. Photo credit: Lem Peterkin testers stood outside the Charles Barron, staged By JEANETTE a protest and set up a façade of the Beacon TOOMER picket line outside the Theater as passersby, INSIDE NEW 65th Annual Tony camera people and YORK Awards ceremony at police officers looked CORRESPONDENT the Beacon Theater on on. “We shut ‘em Broadway. The down!â€? declared Theater Freedom Party mem“Our tragedies are American not for sale!â€? and “The Wing had nominated bers referring to the brief ‘Scottsboro Boys’ is the musical for 12 Tony musical’s racist!â€? were among the Awards for theater Broadway run after By the they organized a chants that rang loud excellence. end “The protest in front of the and strong on Sunday night’s night when members of Scottsboro Boysâ€? had Lyceum Theater in December 2010. Last the Freedom Party, led won zero honors. More than 50 pro- Sunday the line extendby Councilmember

Councilman Charles Barron was among the civil right leaders that led the Freedom Party's protest at the Tony Awards. Photo credit: Lem Peterkin ed the length of the Beacon Theatre’s front entrance and party members repeatedly raised shouts of “racism� from approximately 7:30 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. when police ushered the group from the front of the theater onto Amsterdam Avenue. Behind the Beacon Theater, large white tents covered the red carpet entrance that welcomed celebrities at

the stage door. During the show Joshua Henry sang the lead on a musical number from the beginning of the show about life working on the railroad. What was omitted during the Tony Awards broadcast was the racist minstrel format and the majority of songs that presented the Scottsboro Boys as buffoonish characters. In spite of the public

dissent, recent reports allege that producers are scheduling short runs of “The Scottsboro Boys� in theaters in San Diego and San Francisco next spring. Major news agencies in print and on television failed to mention the protestors on Sunday night leaving it to Black-owned news outlets to communicate this story to readers.

Councilman Charles Barron Leads ‘Protest for Dignity’ “’The Scottsboro Boys’ is a racist, totally out of touch play that uses racist minstrels to present a serious episode in our lives. The people voted soundly by shutting the play down. They did not support the play because of the racist nature of it’s presentation. And the Tony Awards Committee should be ashamed of themselves to foster and award this play with all these nominations. They are supporting racism,� said Councilman Charles Barron, last week. “And, we believe that it’s deliberate,� Barron continued. “It smacks in the face of the 1st century of addressing the issue of racism. It smacks in the face of the people of New York and Black people deserve better, and are better. These white writers play on the fact that there are many Black artists that are trying to survive... And, we should not allow them to project our history in a racist-minded fashion and get away with it ... our culture has to

be used for our liberation, and not as another method for staying on the plantation. That’s what the ‘Scottsboro Boys’ does. And it makes white folk feel comfortable, us grinning and buck dancing. Well, we’re not here to make them feel comfortable about racism,� said Barron. The Broadway League, one of the presenters of the Tony Awards, was contacted for a comment but by press time it had not responded. This week, Councilman Barron discussed with Inside New York the success of the Freedom Party’s protest at the Tony Awards and their next steps. “It was a tremendous success ... A lot of people came up to us and agreed with us. Not only did we shut down the Scottsboro play, because New Yorkers agreed with us that it’s a racist play, but, they were shut out of the Tonys even though they received 12 nominations -- they received no awards. So, we’re going to continue to

protest if they try to come back to Broadway and we’re going to communicate with the West Coast, and let them know they shouldn’t support it, also.� “Even their structure is racist. There’s not one Black producer, director or writer associated with the play. The whole set up of having all the people of power and in the decision making positions of the ‘Scottsboro Boys’ play white and the majority of the actors Black, is racist. Here we are in the 21st century and once again we must say we will not support buffoonery. This is a Stepin Fetchit, Amos and Andy, boot-licking, buck-dancing approach to a serious tragedy and our history.� “When I saw several excerpts of the show on the Internet, it was even more disturbing. It was insulting to see buck-dancing, laughing, skinning and grinning over a story that destroyed the lives of nine boys. One

of the boys was even killed in prison and the others had their whole lives destroyed, because they were accused of raping two white women that admitted that they lied. So, we don’t want no minstrel show of that.� Councilman Barron vows to “protest, escalate, and intensify our struggle against that kind of racism.� “They shouldn’t have received all of those Tony nominations. I think that was a way for the Tony Committee to say that we don’t care and ignore our charges of racism. Because if it was such a great play, why didn’t it win one Tony Award? In fact, it’s the largest number of nominations in the history of the Tonys, that didn’t receive a single Tony award. They are losers and have nothing to be proud about. They were shut out of a Tony Award, they were shut down on Broadway after only 49 performances and a loss of over $5 million. They proved to be the biggest losers.�

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A Conversation with Woodie King about ‘The Scottsboro Boys’ and the Tonys Woodie King, Jr., often referred to as the king of Black theater, recently celebrated the 40th anniversary of his award-winning New Federal Theatre (NFT), which has presented more than 280 plays OffBroadway, a few of which went to Broadway. INSIDE NEW YORK discussed with King the state of Broadway theater for African Americans, the Tonys and what went wrong with “The Scottsboro Boys.� King acknowledged the extraordinary accomplishments of the legendary songwriting team of Kander and Ebb who began working on “The Scottsboro Boys� in 2002 before Ebb died in 2004. They won Tonys for “Cabaret,� and “Kiss of the Spider Woman.� But, this year, they set a new record as the Tonys’ biggest loser for “The Scottsboro Boys.�

Woodie King, Jr.

Despite their many Tony successes, their last collaboration “The Scottsboro Boys,� which was up for 12 nominations, won nothing. Mr. King shared his thoughts on where “The Scottsboro Boys� went wrong. “Kander and Ebb had been working on the musical of ‘The Scottsboro Boys’ for many years. These are brilliant and almost beyond exception Broadway composers and lyricists. What happened is the producer of those Broadway hits had the music of Kander and Ebb and wanted it to be

done on Broadway. They did not get a book writer that had the background and experience in the Black community to explore any kind of musical in a book form. So, what they did was to go back to minstrelsy. And minstrelsy is one of the most hated forms of theater across Black America and the world. So that was their error, doing it as a minstrel. “However, they got four of the most brilliant actors in American theater to work with. So, you cannot fault the actors for getting Tony nominations. Coleman Domingo is one of the best actors in America. There’s no question that African Americans are excellent actors who can do any genre of work, that’s quite apparent. However, there are still so many extraordinary Black actors that still don’t get recognized or offered anything but

THE MINSTREL SHOW The minstrel show, or minstrelsy, was an American entertainment form consisting of comic skits, variety acts, dancing, and music, performed by white people in blackface or, especially after the Civil War, Black people in blackface. Minstrel shows lampooned Black people as ignorant, lazy, buffoonish, superstitious, joyous, and musical. The minstrel show began with brief burlesques and comic entr'actes in the early 1830s and emerged as a full-fledged form in the next decade. In 1848, blackface minstrel shows were the national art of the time, translating formal art such as opera into popular terms for a general audience.[1]

By the turn of the century, the minstrel show enjoyed but a shadow of its former popularity, having been replaced for the most part by vaudeville. It survived as professional entertainment until about 1910; amateur performances continued until the 1960s in high schools, and local theaters. As Blacks began to score legal and social victories against racism and to successfully assert political power, minstrelsy lost popularity. Although minstrelsy fell out of favor in 1910, long before the Scottsboro incident took place, white people still felt it was an appropriate theatrical vehicle to present this horrific miscarriage of justice to these Black boys in the form of a minstrel show -- “The Scottsboro Boys.� Much can be said about the progress that

Blacks and America have made but, why is it in 2011 with even a Black president in office, that we must still be subjected to such an offensive form of theater? “White people are not interested in any productions that speak to the injustices to Black people. They don’t care. They are the ones that invented minstrelsy. They love minstrelsy. So they raised the money and found brilliant actors to do it� said Woodie King. “It was the dawn of the Harlem Renaissance and a new pride in our Blackness and civil right organizations like the NAACP that protested racism ever since ‘The Birth of the Nation’ that finally led to its demise. Great actors and writers like Paul Robeson and Zora Neal Hurston were flourishing and doing brilliant work.�

stereotypical work. But, what does it say for the Tonys to award a production with 12 Tony nominations that is inherently racist and offensive to Black people? “The Tony Committee is made up of primarily white people. They don’t care who we are. These white people that voted on ‘The Scottsboro Boys,’ don’t know who The New Federal Theatre, The Negro Ensemble Company, The Hadley Players or The National Black Theatre are and are not interested. The people that come to see my shows in general did not like ‘The Scottsboro Boys.’� It’s too bad that the producers of “The Scottsboro Boys,� had not approached King and obtained his involvement to collaborate and help provide the needed book and theatrical framework for this pro-

duction. It so happens, that King had considered doing a Scottsboro play as early as 1975, called “They Should Not Die,� by Robert E. Sherwood; Langston Hughes, “Scottsboro Limited� in 1980; and Edgar White’s “Crucificado.� King explained why he was interested in producing them and the important difference between those plays and the Broadway musical. “I wanted to do them because I wanted to point out the injustices ... and they didn’t involve singing and dancing.� Woodie King’s NFT presented over 280 productions in the last four decades including: “For Colored Girls Who Have C o n s i d e r e d Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf,� “What the Winesellers Buy,� “Reggae,� “The Taking of Miss Janie and The Dance� and “The

Railroad.� His directorial credits are extensive and include work in film as well as in theater. He has directed in the most prominent theaters across the country and has been the recipient of numerous awards from AUDELCO, The NAACP, Drama Critics Circle and an Obie Award for Sustained Achievement. The alumni list of NFT productions reads like a Who’s Who of American theater, film and television: Denzel Washington, Morgan Freeman, Debbie Allen, Phylicia Rashad, S. Epatha Merkerson, Jackee Harry, Laurence Fishburne, Dick Anthony Williams, Taurean Blacque, Debbie Morgan, Robert Downey, Jr. Garrett Morris, Lynn Whitfield, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Ruby Dee, Leslie Uggams, Samuel L. Jackson and many more.

40th Anniversary Gala of the New Federal Theatre

Starletta DuPois and Honoree Ruby Dee PHOTO CREDIT: Walter McBridea

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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THE RELIGIOUS ROUTE BY VELMA HART

Rev. Brian C. Ellis-Gibbs

HAPPY FATHER’S DAY TO ALL FATHERS! Father’s Day came a bit early for Rev. Brian C. EllisGibbs. On June 5 at 3 p.m. he was installed as the pastor at the Queens Baptist Church, 93-23 217th St. in Queens Village. This is the first pastorate for now Pastor Ellis-Gibbs. Rev. Dr. James O. Stallings was the presider. The following ministers were part of the installation ceremony: Rev. Dr. James O. Stallings, regional executive minister for the Ameri-

can Baptist Churches of Metropolitan New York, administered the installation vows. Rev. Dr. Spencer Gibbs, Rendall Memorial Presbyterian Church, Harlem. Rev. Dr. Darrell Macklin, senior pastor at Saint Paul Baptist Church, Washington, D.C., along with members of the church’s congregation. Dr. Macklin was the guest speaker. Rev. Cecil B. Stone, senior pastor, Springfield Gardens United Methodist Church, Springfield Gardens.

Rev. Weldon B. Smith, assistant pastor, Presbyterian Church of Saint Albans, St. Albans. Rev. Darryl Frazier, senior pastor, Majority Baptist Church, St. Albans. Others who participated were organist James R. Henry, Deacon Dealia Gwaltney, Deacon Yvonne Hawthorne, Deacon Jean Hairston, Trustee Louis Sheppard and, of course, the Queens Baptist Church Choir rendered the musical chores. A fine reception ended the unforgettable

event held at the church. Pastor Ellis-Gibbs is a native of Chicago, Il. He has many degrees. He is married to Rev. Stephanie Ellis-Gibbs. The two met while they were attending the Howard University School of Divinity, Washington, D.C. They have four children, Briana, Hannah, Spencer and Marshall. May the heavens smile upon the union of Queens Baptist and its pastor, Rev. Brian C. Ellis-Gibbs.

Until next time, show love.

Olive oil lovers show lower stroke risk By AMY NORTON Older people who use olive oil in their cooking and on their salads may have a lower risk of suffering a stroke, researchers reported Wednesday. In a study that followed older French adults for five years, researchers found that those who regularly used olive oil were 41 percent less likely to have a stroke than those who never used the oil. The findings, reported in the journal Neurology, hint that the well-known connection between olive oil and heart disease might extend to stroke as well. Olive oil is a key ingredient in the socalled Mediterranean diet. And some clinical trials have suggested that the diet helps control risk factors for heart disease, like high blood pressure, abdominal obesity and elevated levels of “bad” LDL cholesterol. High olive oil intake is also linked to a lower risk of

heart attack, and a longer lifespan among heart attack survivors. These latest findings support the general advice that people replace dubious dietary fats — namely, saturated fats and “trans” fats — with olive oil and other unsaturated fats, according to an expert not involved in the study. But he also stressed that the study does not prove that olive oil, per se, helps prevent strokes. “We need to remember that this is an observational study,” said Dr. Nikolaos Scarmeas, a neurologist at Columbia University Medical Center in New York who wrote an editorial published with the study. The study found a correlation between people’s olive oil use and their stroke risk, he told Reuters Health — but that doesn’t necessarily translate into cause-andeffect. “People who use a lot of olive oil may be very different from people who don’t,” Scarmeas said. Olive oil users may, for

example, have higher incomes, eat better overall or exercise more often than people who never use the oil. The researchers on the new study, led by Cécilia Samieri of the French national research institute INSERM, tried to account for those differences. And after they did, olive oil was still linked to a lower stroke risk. But it’s impossible to fully account for all those variables, Scarmeas noted. What’s needed, he said, are clinical trials where people are randomly assigned to use olive oil or not, then followed over time to see who suffers a stroke. Such clinical trials are considered the “gold standard” of medical evidence. The current study included 7,625 French adults age 65 and older who reported on their diets and other lifestyle factors. People who said they used olive oil for both cooking and as a dressing were considered “intensive users.” Over the next five to six

years, those intensive users suffered strokes at a rate of 0.3 percent per year. That compared with just over 0.5 percent among non-users, and 0.4 percent among moderate users. When the researchers factored in other diet habits, exercise levels and major risk factors for stroke — like high blood pressure and diabetes — heavy olive oil use was tied to 41 percent reduction in the odds of stroke. Samieri’s team also took blood samples from another 1,245 older adults, measuring their levels of oleic acid — a monounsaturated fat that accounts for most of the fatty acids in olive oil. The one-third of participants with the highest oleic acid levels were 73 percent less likely to suffer a stroke than the one-third with the lowest levels. The findings, according to Scarmeas, argue for more research into olive oil’s potential benefits against not only heart disease, but stroke and other neurologi-

Olive oils are seen at “Barcelona Degusta” the 3rd edition of the consumer food show in Barcelona. cal diseases as well. For now, he suggested that people choose olive oil and other unsaturated fats over saturated fats (found largely in meat and dairy) and trans fats (found in some processed foods, like crackers, cookies and chips). “It’s better to rely on this type of fat for your overall health,” Scarmeas said. That said, no single food is consumed in isolation, he points out in his editorial. Olive oil is one part of the Mediterranean diet that has been tied to heart benefits. The diet also boasts plenty of fruits and vegetables, legumes, whole grains, fish and moderate amounts of red wine.

Stronger smoking bans could save lives, cancer group says WASHINGTON — States could save as many as 2 million lives and as much as $2 billion in healthcare costs by adopting strong tobacco control policies, according to research released on Wednesday by the American Cancer Society. Two reports released simultaneously by the public health group attempt to estimate the impact of comprehensive smoke-free laws and increased tobacco taxes have made in states that have

enacted the policies. The studies also project the impact of the policies if adopted in the 27 states that do not presently have smoke bans, and the effect of a $1.00 cigarette tax increase over current levels. “We now have concrete evidence that enacting comprehensive smoke-free laws and increasing state tobacco taxes can save millions of lives, prevent smokers from picking up the habit and save states significant dollars in health

spending,” American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network chief executive officer John Seffrin said in a statement. “Strong state tobacco control policies aren’t just a good idea in stemming the tide of the tobacco pandemic - they’re a necessity,” he said. Researchers project that a $1.00 increase in the tobacco tax would result in $25.7 billion in tax revenue (a 54 percent increase over current revenue) and, over five years,

save more than $645 million in health treatment costs, the statement said. A spokesman for Altria, the parent company for Phillip Morris, maker of Marlboro brand cigarettes, said that excise taxes on cigarettes do not always get the results in revenue promised, largely because people find ways to get around paying extra. “Taxes come with a whole host of issues. At a time when the economy is really struggling and millions of Ameri-

cans are unemployed we believe it’s misguided to suggest raising taxes by millions of dollars,” David Sutton said. Sutton also said that the cigarette maker agrees with banning use of their products in public places and in the presence of children, but not comprehensive bans. “We maintain that complete bans go too far,” he said, adding that owners of private bars and restaurants should be able to make the decision whether to allow smoking.

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Will Tracy Morgan recover from anti-gay slur? By JOHN MITCHELL Earlier this week, Tracy Morgan announced that he would be working on GLAAD’s upcoming “Amplify Your Voice” anti-bullying public service campaign, in an effort to make amends for his recent anti-gay remarks at a comedy show in Nashville. But are a GLAAD partnership and a public apology enough to help the “30 Rock” star restore his image, particularly in the eyes of gay fans? “He’s also doing the full-on mea culpa: public apology in the place of transgression, public service announcement, the meeting with GLBT youth,” AfterElton.com editor Brent Hartinger told MTV News. “And it’s worth noting that he did it all fast, which counts a lot.” Former celebrity publicist

and PopEater columnist Rob Shuter agreed that the speed with which Morgan addressed the issue may be key to redeeming himself publicly. “Whatever crisis a celebrity has, the best way to resolve it is quickly,” Shuter said. “People forget when you move on and stop talking about it. Tina Fey had to respond, and she did it within 24 hours; within the first phase of the story. That was a big favor. This will pan out best for him if he just gets it all out of the way. I think people believe he’s sorry, and that’s a big thing too.” If the public perceives that Morgan’s apology is sincere, that will no doubt help his cause. Hartinger noted that when former “Grey’s Anatomy” star Isaiah Washington attempted to apologize for a similar, anti-gay gaffe, he did so while portraying himself as the wronged individual, saying his words had been

taken out of context. Because of this, Washington’s mea culpa fell on deaf ears. Had he simply owned up to making a mistake, as Morgan has, the public would have been more apt to forgive him. His work with GLAAD and the fact that Morgan works alongside plenty of LGBT people at “30 Rock,” including co-star Cheyenne Jackson, have also revealed that Morgan leads what Hartinger calls a “bifurcated

life.” “[He is] comfortable with out gay people in Hollywood and on the set of ‘30 Rock,’ but also appeals and panders to an audience that’s comfortable with, even eager for, open homophobia. “He really needs to reconcile these two sides to his professional life,” Hartinger continued. “It’s not enough to continue to be cool around the gay folks at ‘30 Rock’ — he was already doing that, so that’s not really an indication of anything sincere. But if he were to take his pro-gay ‘30 Rock’ sensibility and somehow incorporate it into his blue-collar life and audience, that would mean a lot to me and would be an indication that his words are actually sincere.” Morgan also benefits from having a vehicle in “30 Rock” to remind people why he is famous in the first place and divert attention away from his comments — or, given the meta nature of the show,

address them in a creative way. Shuter said this is often a problem for celebrities: Had Morgan been fired from “30 Rock,” he would have been stranded in his scandal with nowhere to turn. “That’s why the crisis becomes the legacy, because they have nowhere to go to recover,” he observed. “So, as long as he has ‘30 Rock,’ he’ll have something to move on to.” Moving on is key in crisis management, and Morgan has the opportunity to do just that. His willingness to team with GLAAD to address the controversy head on proves that he knows he did something wrong. He now has to prove to his fans that the homophobic vitriol he spouted from a Nashville stage was just a misguided and unfortunate attempt to shock, and then he’d be smart to lie low and let “30 Rock” do his talking for him for a while.

Beyonce set to perform at 2011 BET Awards Mariah Carey releasing By JOCELYN VENA Two days after her album 4 is officially released, Beyoncé is set to perform at the 2011BET Awards, which air live from Los Angeles at the Shrine Auditorium on June 26. The “Run the World (Girls)” singer, known for power—packed performances, hasn’t announced what she’ll sing yet, but as it turns out, she’s also nominated for an award at the show. The singer is up against Rihanna, Jennifer Hudson, Keri Hilson and Marsha Ambrosius in the Best Female R&B Artist category. According to EW.com, Mary J. Blige, Kelly Rowland and Trey Songz are also slated to perform on the awards show. And “The Voice” judge and “F—- You” singer Cee-Lo Green will make a special appearance on the show, the website reported. Previously announced performers include Jill Scott, Alicia Keys, Lil Wayne, Drake and Chris Brown, who’s up for six awards. Other big nominees for the night include Lil Wayne with 5 nods, as well as Kanye West, Drake and Rihanna, each with four noms. There’s

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a surprising mix of contenders in the Video of the Year category, including Willow Smith for “Whip My Hair,” Marsha Ambrosius’ “Far Away,” B.o.B’s “Airplanes,” Brown’s “Look at Me Now,” Hilson’s “Pretty Girl Rock” and West’s “Runaway.” Fans will have their say that night when they’ll be asked to decide on the Coca-

Cola Viewers’ Choice Award. Competing in that category are Brown (“Look at Me Now,” featuring Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes), Rihanna (“What’s My Name?”), Lil Wayne (“6 Foot 7 Foot,” featuring Cory Gunz), Mindless Behavior (“My Girl”), Nicki Minaj (“Moment 4 Life,” featuring Drake) and Trey Songz (“Bottoms Up,” featuring Nicki Minaj).

Vision of Love is no longer just a Mariah Carey song. Next month, you’ll be able to smell it, too. The new mother of twins is set to release three perfumes under the banner Lollipop Splash the Remix. And all three are named after singles in her discography. According to WWD, Vision of Love will join fellow limited-edition fragrances Never Forget You and Inseparable, due in stores next month. The fragrances will come in brightly-colored bottles with notes including raspberry, peony and purple jasmine. “The fun notes are intended to demonstrate that fragrance shouldn’t be so serious. Also, the bright colors of the bottles really pop on counter,” said Marcy Fisher, Vice President, North America fragrance marketing at Elizabeth Arden – who Mariah works with on her perfumes. “Mariah is always reinterpreting and mixing her music, keeping her brand

relevant. She wanted to have the same effect with her fragrances, so she decided with this project to approach it from that perspective.”

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WASHINGTON — Contrary to popular fears that cultivating “Facebook friends” will harm people’s ability to make friends offline, research suggests that users of social networking sites have higher measures of social well-being. According to results of a Pew Research Center survey released on Thursday, Facebook users are more trusting, have more close friends, and are more politically-engaged. “There has been a great deal of speculation about the impact of social networking site use on people’s social lives, and much of it has centered on the possibility that these sites are hurting users’ relationships and pushing them away from participating in

the world,” lead author of the report Keith Hampton said. “We’ve found the exact opposite — that people who use sites like Facebook actually have more close relationships and are more likely to be involved in civic and political activities.” Last fall, researchers surveyed 2,255 adults about their use of social networks such as Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn, and Twitter. The research indicates a sea change in social relations. Fortyseven percent of adults use social networking sites, up from 26 percent in 2008, when a similar survey was conducted. Facebook users who sign in to the site several times a day are 43 percent more likely

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Allstate April-May catastrophe losses total $2 billion Allstate Corp., the largest publicly traded U.S. home and auto insurer, said it lost $2 billion in April and May from severe tornadoes and thunderstorms, nearly equaling its catastrophe losses for all of 2010. The devastating twomonth period, taken as one block, now ranks as one of the worst in Allstate’s history, alongside events like the 1994 Northridge earthquake in California and Hurricane Andrew in 1992. In all of 2010, Allstate’s catastrophe losses totaled $2.21 billion. The company, which reported $1.4 billion in pretax losses for April, said on Thursday it lost an additional $600 million from seven events in May. !& ! % %'"$ !'$& !' &+ ! #' % " :<>2,20 :<;:<,>4:9 "7,49>411 ,2,49=> /?,</: :80D , 6 , /A,< /: :80D ?D (49,=.: 0> ,7 0109/,9> = &EBCE1>D D? 1 E47=5>D ?6 ?B53<?CEB5 1>4 )1<5 4E<I 41D54 D85 E>45BC97>54 (565B55 G9<< C5<< 1D @E2<93 1E3D9?> 9> D85 'E55>C ?E>DI )E@B5=5 ?EBD )ED@89> <F4 1=1931 $5G /?B; 9> ?EBDB??= ?> 1D # @B5=9C5C ;>?G> 1C "7,.0 #?009= (477,20 + << D81D 35BD19> @<?D @9535 ?B @1B35< ?6 <1>4 G9D8 D85 2E9<4 9>7C 1>4 9=@B?F5=5>DC 5B53D54 C9DE1D5 <I9>7 1>4 259>7 9> D85 5<<5B?C5 #1>?B B4 -1B4 ?B ?E78 1>4 ?E>DI ?6 'E55>C <?3; "?D @@B?H9 =1D5 1=?E>D ?6 :E47=5>D @<EC 9>D5B5CD 1>4 3?CDC &B5=9C5C G9<< 25 C?<4 CE2 :53D D? @B?F9C9?>C ?6 69<54 E47 =5>D >45H 5>1 %B5>CD59> CA (565B55 )81@9B? 9 1B? 1B1; "" #9<5 B?CC9>7 ?E<5F1B4 (?385CD5B $/ 1D54 #1I

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Computer security attracts venture capitalists By SARAH MCBRIDE SAN FRANCISCO — Silicon Valley venture capitalists are betting big on new technologies to protect computer networks, hoping they will profit from a spate of high-profile cyber attacks on corporate and government bodies. Many security startups are focusing on protection at the network level, rather than individual computers or hardware, spurred by the proliferation of mobile devices and cloud computing trend, where data is stored on the Web. “It’s an area of huge interest to us,” said Bill Maris, managing part-

ner for Google Ventures, which earlier this year invested an undisclosed amount in Dasient, a Sunnyvale, Californiabased company that protects websites from malware attacks. “It’s a really difficultto-solve problem ... and there’s a lot of opportunity there,” he said. Venture investment in the information-technology security sector this year looks set to exceed last year’s $432.3 million, after already hitting $147.4 million in the first quarter, according to Thomson Reuters data from the National Venture Capital Association. While much lower than the billion-dollar levels before the 2008 financial crisis, the numbers show a resur-

Internet calls to generate $40 billion by 2015 FRANKFURT — The market for making phone calls over the Internet is set to more than double to $40 billion within five years, researchers said. Research firm Point Topic said on Wednesday global growth of fixed-line voice over internet protocol (VoIP) services grew 12.6 percent in 2010 with global revenue at $17.3 billion. VoIP calls can even be free if both parties are using it — a service offered by companies such as Skype. “The growth of VoIP has been bumpy but shows signs of acceleration,” said John Bosnell, Senior Analyst at Point Topic. “VoIP has all the hallmarks of a classic substitution commodity.” The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said in March that consumer and business use of VoIP rose 21 percent in the year to June 2010. Usage via traditional lines fell 8 percent. “We expect there to be over three quarters of a billion fixed line broadband subscribers by the end of 2015, in

theory all of them are targets for VoIP,” Bosnell said. The research firmed warned, however, there were so many variables that forecasts could easily be off by a wide margin. An increasing number of subscribers for example have no fixed line telephone service at all, relying instead on mobile. Skype, which was bought by Microsoft for $8.5 billion last month, has around 150 million regular users, but Bosnell added that generated revenue was much lower. At the end of 2010 it had around 9 million paying users each generating $8 a month on average. “If Skype continues to grow as it has been and manages to keep its ARPU (average revenue per user) at the current level then it will be generating in the region of $2 billion a year by the start of 2016,” Bosnell said. Microsoft plans to integrate Skype into a wide range of products including the Windows phone and Outlook.

gence of Silicon Valley interest in the sector, fueled by three main factors. The first is the string of cyber attacks on companies ranging from Citigroup to Sony, and institutions from the International Monetary Fund to the U.S. Senate. “People are just seeing what’s going on with threats every day,” said Greylock Partners’ Asheem Chandna, who formerly ran business development and product management at security company Check Point Software and now oversees Greylock’s security investments. The second reason is the shift in computing away from desktop computers toward mobile and the cloud, which requires new security systems to match. The limited battery life of mobile devices boosts the attractiveness of security that runs on the network, rather than hogging battery on the mobile device, said Dasient Chief Executive Paul Stich. Thirdly, spurring on VCs is the demand from larger technology companies to buy smaller ones that fill gaps in their security portfolios. There have been big deals, such as Intel Corp.’s acquisition of McAfee Inc., the No. 2 NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT - COUNTY OF QUEENS U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDERS OF THE HOME EQUITY ASSET TRUST 2005-7 HOME EQUITY PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-7 Plaintiff, AGAINST LORNA WILLIAMS, et al. Defendant(s) Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and sale duly dated 5/27/2010 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Queens County Courthouse in Courtroom # 25 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, New York on 7/1/2011 at 11:00 AM premises known as 138-38 233RD STREET, ROSEDALE, New York 11422 All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the New York City Borough of QUEENS, County of Queens and State of New York Section, Block and Lot: Block 13181- Lot 55 Approximate amount of judgment $358,461.79 plus interest and costs Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #16343/09 Dena Orenstein, Esq., Referee Steven J. Baum PC , Attorney for Plaintiff, P.O. Box 1291, Buffalo, NY 14240-1291 Dated: 6/6/2011

U.S. security software maker, for $7.68 billion this year. Smaller deals, such as Dell Inc’s purchase of network security firm SecureWorks, backed by Noro-Moseley Partners, Alliance Technology Ventures and Sbk Capital, and Hewlett-Packard Co.’s acquisition of software security company Fortify, whose backers included Kleiner Perkins. The IPO market is also looking good for venture capital firms eyeing exit strategies. Cybersecurity companies such as Sourcefire and Websense have

found favor with investors, and a number of brokerages including Bank of America and Citigroup have recently started rating or upgrading their price targets on these firms. “There is absolutely no question that this (sector) is going to be at the focal point in the future in terms of investments. Everyone is showing a lot of interest,” said Robert Francello, head of equity trading at Apex Capital in San Francisco. A number of security firms look set to tap public markets in the next year or so, VC investors say privately.

SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF OBJECT OF ACTION STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT: COUNTY OF KINGS ACTION TO FORECLOSE A MORTGAGE INDEX NO .: 15017/10 DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE, ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDERS OF THE SOUNDVIEW HOME LOAN TRUST 2005-1 ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-1 Plaintiff, vs.ACTION TO FORECLOSE A JOSHUA DESILVA A/K//A JOSHUA DE SILVA, ET AL.(s). b MORTGAGED PREMISES: 824 DEAN STREET BROOKLYN, NY 11238 SBL #: BLOCK: 1140 LOT: 27 TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT: You are hereby summoned to answer the Complaint in this action, and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the Complaint is not serrved with this Summons, to serve a notice off aappearance, on the Plaintiff(s) attorney(s) within twenty days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York). In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. The Attorney for Plaintiff has an office for business in the County of Erie. Trial to be held in the County of Kings. The basis of the venue designated above is the location of the Mortgaged Premises. Dated this 13th day of June, 2011, TO: JOSHUA DESILVA A/K//A JOSHUA DE SILVA, Defendant(s) In this Action. The foregoing Summons is served upon you by publication, pursuant to an order of HON. DONALD SCOTT KURTZ of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, dated the 19THday of MAY, 2011 and filed with the Complaint in the Office of the Kings County Clerk, in the City of Brooklyn. The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage upon the premises described below, executed by JOSHUA DESILVA A/K/A JOSHUA DE SILVA dated the 9th day off September, 2004, to secure the sum of $446,250.00 and recorded at Instrument No. 2004000685285 in the Office of the City Register of the City of New York, on the 5th day of November, 2004; which

mortgage was duly assigned by assignment dated the 14thday of July, 2008, and sent for recording in the Office of the City Register off the City of New York. The property in question is described as follows: 824 DEAN STREET, BROOKLYN, NY 11238 SEE FOLLOWING DESCRIPTION Block 1140 and Lot 27ALL that certain plot, piece of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Borough of Brooklyn, County of Kings, City and State of New w York, bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point on the Southwesterly side of Dean Street, distant 160 feet Northwesterly from the Westerly corner of Dean Street and Grand Avenue; RUNNING THENCE Southwesterly parallel with Grand Avenue, 110 feet; THENCE Norrthwesterly parallel with Dean Street, 20 feet; THENCE Norrtheasterly parallel with Grand Avenue, 110 feet to the Southwesterly side of Dean Street; THENCE Southeasterly along the Southwesterly side of Dean Street, 20 feet to the point orr pl p ace of BEGINNING. Premises known as 824 Dean Street, Brooklyn, New York HELP FOR HOMEOWNERS IN FORECLOSURE NEW YORK STATE LAW REQUIRES THAT WE SEND YOU THIS NOTICE ABOUT THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY. SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME. IF YOU FAIL TO RESPOND TO THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT IN THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION, YOU MAY LOSE YOUR HOME. PLEASE READ THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT CAREFULLY. YOU SHOULD IMMEDIATELY CONTACT AN ATTORNEY OR YOUR LOCAL LEGAL AID OFFICE TO OBTAIN ADVICE ON HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF. SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE The state encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. In addition to seeking assistance from an attorney or legal aid office, there are government agencies and non-profit organizations that you may contact for information about possible

They say that group could include networksecurity company Barracuda Networks, whose backers include Sequoia Capital; email security company Proofpoint, whose backers include DAG Ventures; firewall company Palo Alto Networks, whose backers include Greylock and Sequoia; and data security company Imperva, whose backers include Meritech Capital, Accel Partners, and Greylock. Last week, Jim Goetz, a partner at Sequoia, said Palo Alto was considering an initial public offering. Representatives for Barracuda and Proofpoint said they did not have timelines for an IPO, and a spokesman for Imperva declined to comment.

options, including trying to work with your lender dduring this process. To locate an entity near you, you may call the toll-free helpline maintained by the New York State Banking Department at 1-877-BANK-NYS (1-877-226-5697) or visit the deparrttment's website at WWW.BANKING.STATE.NY.U S . FORECLOSURE RESCUE SCAMS Be careful of people who approach you with offers to “save”your home. There are individuals who watch for notices of foreclosure actions in order to unfairly profit from a homeowner's distress. You should be extremely careful about any such promises and any suggestions that you pay them a fee or sign over your deed. State law requires anyone offering such services for profit to enter into a contract which fully describes the services they will perform and fees they will charge, and which prohibits them from taking any money from you until they have completed all such promised services. § 1303 NOTICE NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serrvving a copy of the answerr on the attorney for the morrttgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for furrrtther information on how to answer the summons and protect your properrtty. Sending a payment to your morrrttgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT.DATED: June 13, 2011 Steven J. Baum, P.C., Attorney(s) For Plaintiff(s), 220 Northpointe Parkway Suite G, Amherst, NY 14228 The law firm of Steven J. Baum, P.C. and the attorneys whom it employs are debt collectors who are attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained by them will be used for that purpose.

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NBA given A for diversity in study ORLANDO, Fla. — The NBA isn’t resting on its laurels as a pacesetter in sports diversity. The league has again earned an A grade in a study of the diversity of its leadership in its front office and its 30 teams. The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport at the University of Central Florida released its annual report on the league Thursday. The NBA received an A-plus for race and an A-minus for gender. It is the only men’s pro league to be awarded an overall A. Using data from the 2010-11 season, the

study found that for professional positions at the league office, 36 percent were held by people of color and 42 percent by women. At the beginning of the season, 33 percent of head coaches and 45 percent of assistants were people of color. The percentage for general managers or executives with equivalent responsibilities was 26 percent. There were five African-American CEOs/presidents for teams and two women who were presidents. “Our goal has always been to hire the best people available, which has worked well for us, and we will continue to do that,” NBA

spokesman Mike Bass said. The NBA had nine African-American and one Asian head coach at the beginning of the 2010-11 season, an increase of three percent over 2009-10, when minorities comprised 30 percent of the league’s head coaches. The percentage of minorities serving as general manager doubled to 26 percent, highest among any of the men’s pro leagues. In addition, 45 percent of the league’s assistant coaches were minorities. “They’ve consistently had a record of opening up the search process so it includes a diverse group of candidates,

and I think that’s helped more than anything else,” said Lapchick, chair of the DeVos Sport Business Management Program at UCF and director of The Institute for Diversity of Ethics in Sport. The study found that 83 percent of the league’s players were people of color this season, with the percentage of AfricanAmerican players increasing one point to 78 percent. The percentage of Asians remained 1 percent, the percentage of Latinos rose slightly to 4 percent and percentage classified as “other” was under 1 percent. There were five

African-American chief offiexecutive cers/presidents of teams, including Terdema Ussery, who held both titles for the Dallas Mavericks. Two women held positions of presidents — the first female in such roles since the 2006-07 season — and Charlotte Bobcats owner Michael Jordan joined Ussery as the only AfricanAmericans serving as CEOs. Detroit’s Joe Dumars, meanwhile, was the lone AfricanAmerican team president of basketball operations. There were 33 women in vice president positions in the league office, down one

from the previous season. The percentage of minorities in senior administrative positions among NBA teams increased one percentage point to 22 percent, and women held 27 percent, up two percentage points over 2009-10. “The other leagues do pretty well in the category of professional positions in front offices, but the NBA has done a much better job of getting women and people of color into those more senior positions,” Lapchick said. “I think that’s an important thing for any organization because obviously those become the leaders of the organization.”

Venus Williams loses in 3 sets at Eastbourne Deshon Marman EASTBOURNE, England Venus Williams lost to Daniela Hantuchova 6-2, 5-7, 6-2 in the quarterfinals Thursday, exiting Eastbourne a day after her sister was defeated but still pleased with her Wimbledon preparation in her return to tennis. Both sisters are back after lengthy injury breaks. Venus was playing her first event in five months since retiring with hip and abdominal injuries during the Australian Open in January. Venus said she heads to Wimbledon with plenty of confidence as she targets a sixth title at the All England Club. The tournament begins Monday. “I played a lot of matches here, spent a lot of time on the court,” Williams said. “It’s not the best luck today, but I feel good about my preparation. “I feel really positive about my matches here. I thought I played pretty good. I thought more than anything I was able to get a lot of great competition. This has been ideal.” Hantuchova had previously won only two sets in 10 previous meetings with Venus. But she has been in good form recently, reaching the Birmingham final last week. She advances to a semifinal against fifth-seeded Petra Kvitova, who beat Agnieszka Radwanska 1-6, 6-2, 7-6 (2). “I was really looking forward

to the match today, and really pleased that I was able to win,” Hantuchova said. “It’s obviously nice to see (the Williams sisters) both back. I think they’re great for the game.” Samantha Stosur defeated top-seed Vera Zvonareva 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4 on Thursday, the seventh straight win over her Russian opponent. Zvonareva needed three sets Wednesday to defeat Serena Williams, who was sidelined nearly a year because of foot surgeries and blood clots in her lungs. Zvonareva led 4-2 in the second set against Stosur, but lost the tiebreaker. Stosur won the first four games of the deciding set en route to victory. Stosur will meet Marion Bartoli in the semifinals on Friday. Bartoli advanced when 2010 runnerup Victoria Azarenka retired with a right groin injury while trailing 6-2, 2-0. Hantuchova dominated the listless Williams in the first set, serving well, playing aggressively and showing confidence in going for the lines. The former No. 5-ranked Slovak broke in the third game after Williams double-faulted and then made a backhand error. She broke again to lead 52 with a superbly struck backhand pass down the line. Williams offered a brief challenge as Hantuchova served for

the set but failed to convert three break points. Hantuchova closed out the set with a crosscourt winner. “I definitely wish I could have came out harder,” Williams said. “I think she was a little bit tentative in the beginning, and then to lose serve wasn’t ideal, but I definitely thought I was gonna break back. That didn’t work out the way I wanted to.” Hantuchova held a break point in the second set to lead 53. But she hit a ball down the line that landed wide, and Williams went on to break for 44 when her return clipped the net and fell in her favor. Williams broke at love for the set when Hantuchova netted a weak backhand. With both players battling a strong wind, Hantuchova regained the upper hand in the final set, breaking for 1-0. Williams made a brief revival, leveling at 2-2 before Hantuchova swept the next four games. Williams, who mishit a serve that flew out of the stadium, acknowledged that the wind had been a factor. “Today was really tough,” she said. “It was hard to capitalize on the serve. Right up until the last point, I took my racquet back and the wind blew it forward. I was like, ‘Oh, no.’ “But I give her credit to hanging there.”

arrested at airport SAN FRANCISCO — A New Mexico football player’s saggy pants led to his arrest at San Francisco International Airport, police said. Sgt. Michael Rodriguez said 20-year-old Deshon Marman, a safety for the Lobos, was boarding a flight Wednesday to Albuquerque, N.M., when a U.S. Airways employee noticed his pants were “below his buttocks, but above the knees, and his boxer shorts were showing.” Rodriguez told the San Francisco Chronicle that the employee asked Marman to pull up his pants, but he refused. She then asked him to leave the plane. U.S. Airways spokeswoman Valerie Wunder says the airline’s dress code forbids “indecent exposure or inappropriate” attire. The officer says that after 15 minutes, Marman got off the plane and was charged with trespassing, battery and resisting arrest. He was being held on $11,000 bail, according to the newspaper. His arraignment is scheduled for Thursday afternoon. “He was not threatening anybody directly, but being on board an aircraft and being disruptive to the aircraft crew interferes with their duties and that could be a safety factor,” Rodriguez told KGOTV in San Francisco, which is an ABC affiliate. Marman’s mother, Donna Doyle, told the newspaper that her son had attended a funeral for one of his high school teammates and he was still in an emotionally raw state. David Henderson, his friend and former teammate, died earlier this month after being shot multiple times in the head and back on May 26. Eleven days later the 21-year-old Henderson was taken off life support. No arrests have been made in the case.

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MIAMI - The Miami Heat have made a qualifying offer to point guard Mario Chalmers, which means the team would have the option of matching any contract presented to him in free agency.

In a sworn affadavit to be filed in federal court in Minnesota next month as part of the players’ antitrust lawsuit against the NFL, New York Giants defensive end Osi Umenyiora spells out why he has wanted out of New York.

Barry Bonds wants acquittal or new trial SAN FRANCISCO — Barry Bonds’ attorneys filed a motion Wednesday asking a judge to change Bonds’ obstruction of justice conviction to an acquittal or schedule a new trial. Bonds was convicted of obstructing a grand jury’s steroids investigation by giving an evasive answer during questioning in 2003. The trial ended in April with a hung jury on three perjury counts along with the conviction on the single obstruction count. The home run king’s lawyers argue he was unfairly convicted of “unauthorized rambling” in discussing being a celebrity child when asked whether his trainer ever injected him with a syringe. The lawyers insist that Bonds answered the question directly during further questioning. “Unauthorized rambling is not a federal crime,” Bonds’ lawyers wrote in their brief. U.S. District Judge Susan Illston scheduled a hearing for July 1 on their request. She has already scheduled a hearing for June 24 to set a sentencing date for the conviction and she may combine the two dates into one court session. Bonds is not expected to receive a prison sentence, based on similar convictions and sentencing of two other figures charged with lying about steroids. Federal prosecutors are also expected to tell the judge whether they intend to retry Bonds on the three perjury charges. The jury deadlocked 11-1 in favor of guilt on the charge that Bonds lied when he said no one but his doctor ever injected him with anything. A majority of jurors voted to acquit Bonds on charges he lied when he denied knowingly using steroids and human growth hormone.

Thompson following dad’s path to NBA MILWAUKEE - Washington State standout Klay Thompson is rising up draft boards around the NBA after some polished performances in individual workouts for a dozen teams. Thompson was at it again Wednesday for the Milwaukee Bucks, who are well aware like everyone else in the NBA of Thompson’s pedigree. He’s the middle son of former No. 1 overall draft pick Mychal Thompson, who was picked by Portland in 1978 and went on to win three NBA titles with the Lakers. - COLIN FLY

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Osi Umenyiora says promises broken

Heat extend Chalmers a qualifying offer

Chalmers has said he wants to remain with the Heat. In three seasons with Miami, Chalmers has averaged 7.9 points and 3.7 assists during regular-season play, 8.1 points and 2.7 assists in playoff games. He was Miami’s fourth-leading scorer in the NBA finals, which the Heat lost to the Dallas Mavericks in six games. Chalmers averaged 11.8 points during the finals, leading Miami with 14 makes from 3-point range. - TIM REYNOLDS

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Umenyiora “In early April 2008, approximately two weeks before the start of the New York Giants offseason conditioning program, I, Osi Umenyiora, had a meeting with the general manager of the New York Giants, Mr. Jerry Reese. “After about an hour of discussing my current contract, as well as the contracts of other defensive ends currently playing in the National Football League, Mr. Reese told me that two years from the start of the 2008 league year, if I was currently playing at a high level, we’d either renegotiate my current contract so that it would be equal to that of the top five defensive ends playing or I would be traded to a team that would do that. “Before leaving the meeting, I asked Mr. Reese twice if he was absolutely sure that would be the case. He then told me that he was an honest and church-going man and that he would not lie, which I believed to be the case. Under the penalty of perjury these statements are true and accurate.” Umenyiora states Giants general manager Jerry Reese did not follow through on promises to renegotiate his contract, which the Pro Bowl defensive end still has not forgotten and could contribute to his departure before the

2011 season, whenever it begins. “In early April 2008, approximately two weeks before the start of the New York Giants offseason conditioning program, I, Osi Umenyiora, had a meeting with the general manager of the New York Giants, Mr. Jerry Reese,” Umenyiora testified this past April. “After about an hour of discussing my current contract, as well as the contracts of other defensive ends currently playing in the National Football League, Mr. Reese told me that two years from the start of the 2008 league year, if I was currently playing at a high level, we’d either renegotiate my current contract so that it would be equal to that of the top five defensive ends playing or I would be traded to a team that would do that. “Before leaving the meeting, I asked Mr. Reese twice if he was absolutely sure that would be the case. He then told me that he was an honest and church-going man and that he would not lie, which I believed to be the case. Under the penalty of perjury these statements are true and accurate.” The NFL Players Association feels Umenyiora has suffered irreparable harm, which is one of the main reasons it sought out Umenyiora as one of the plaintiffs in the Brady vs. NFL antitrust case, which the former union filed shortly after decertifying. The NFLPA plans to file the sworn affidavits of select plaintiffs in the lawsuit. The Giants declined comment due to the ongoing litigation. Whenever the lockout is lifted, the Giants will face a critical decision on Umenyiora, who has two years left on a contract that is

scheduled to pay him about $3.5 million this season. For now, it appears as if the 29year-old Umenyiora has made up his mind. He recently moved out of his New Jersey home with plans to take up full-time residence in Atlanta, where he has spent much of his time over the past six years. This offseason, Umenyiora underwent surgery to have a piece of bone removed from his hip, an injury that bothered him throughout last season, when it felt as if he was being jabbed on each play. Umenyiora is said to feel fully recovered and ready for football. He repeatedly has sought a contract extension or a trade to a team willing to give him one. Umenyiora certainly no longer sounds confident it will come from the Giants, who used their top pick last year on defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul. In 2008, Umenyiora suffered a season-ending left knee injury in the preseason. In 2009, Umenyiora started 16 games, registered 7 sacks, four forced fumbles and four fumble recoveries. Last season, he started all 16 games and had 11.5 sacks and 10 forced fumbles. Umenyiora’s last contract extension came in December 2005, when he signed a six-year, $41 million contract. While Umenyiora believes he belongs among the NFL’s toppaid defensive ends, not all NFL players share his opinion. On his Twitter account, Philadelphia Eagles running back LeSean McCoy wrote: “Overrated n soft 3rd best d-line on his team honestly” as he retweeted this story to his followers on the social media network.

Shaquille O’Neal questioned in attack LOS ANGELES — Members of a Los Angeles street gang are facing charges in the 2008 beating of a man who claimed he had a sex tape of Shaquille O’Neal and that the retired NBA star was behind the attack. Sheriff’s department records reviewed by the Los Angeles Times showed investigators probed allegations that O’Neal was connected to the attack, but O’Neal denied any involvement and has not been charged, the newspaper reported Wednesday. Also, O’Neal is not named in the criminal complaint.

Robert Ross reported being beaten in 2008 but details of the case only came to light publicly this week in a preliminary hearing in which Ross testified against seven members of the Main Street Crips facing kidnapping, robbery and assault charges. According to the sheriff’s report, Ross told investigators he was kidnapped at gunpoint by Main Street Crips gang members in West Hollywood in February 2008 and taken to the home of the gang’s alleged leader, Ladell Rowles. He said the gang members beat him, stole $15,000 in cash and some jewelry. Ross said Rowles demanded

the purported videotape of O’Neal having sex with a woman other than his wife and $100,000, according to the sheriff’s investigative report. Ross told investigators in 2008 that he believed O’Neal was behind the attack because of a business deal gone bad and because O’Neal believed he had the tape, the Times reported. Ross later told police he was “bluffing” about the tape. Detectives found phone records showing a “flurry of calls” between Rowles and O’Neal’s business partner Mark Stevens around the time of the February 2008 incident, the sheriff’s report said.

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Walker, Fredette work out for Utah Jazz SALT LAKE CITY Kemba Walker and Jimmer Fredette never made it onto the same court during their last year of college hoops. It finally happened behind closed doors at the Utah Jazz practice facility. Walker and Fredette auditioned for Jazz coaches and team officials Wednesday in a workout ahead of the June 23 NBA draft. Walker and Fredette are firmly on Utah’s draft radar. The Jazz pick at No. 3 and No. 12 and it’s expected that at least one of those picks will be used on a point guard to fill the void left when Utah traded Deron Williams to New Jersey last season. Walker lifted

Connecticut to an NCAA championship last season while Fredette led the nation in scoring at BYU with 28.9 points per game and swept nearly every national player of the year award. Seeing both players on the same court was a dream for many college basketball fans. It never happened in college. Both players came away painting their workout together in glowing terms. “It was great to be able to go against him,” Fredette said. “That’s what you want. You want to play against the best, at least I do. I want to go out there and compete against the best players.”

Jazz coaches put both players through the wringer. They tested their ability to run plays out of the pick and roll, evaluated their shooting and defensive skills and had them go through conditioning drills. Walker walked away feeling like both he and Fredette did enough to leave a good impression. “That’s what it’s all about,” Walker said. “We’re all here for jobs. It’s like interviews. We’re going to go hard and try to impress. I think we both did a great job at impressing these guys today.” Jazz coach Tyrone Corbin said Walker showed a ton of defen-

sive quickness and good scoring ability. He said he liked what Fredette showed in terms of athleticism and defensive commitment. “They’re both competitors,” Corbin said. “You can’t argue against the success that either one of those kids has had. They had great college careers and their talent level and the work they demonstrated today show why.” Fredette has sought to quiet critics who question his defensive skills. His focus during workouts with the Jazz and elsewhere has been to show teams he is not afraid to be aggressive on defense. Utah is at the top of Fredette’s wish list. He

feels like his skills are a perfect match for what the Jazz like to do. “I just think it would be a great fit for me basketball-wise,” Fredette said. “I fit into the system. They need a guy who can stretch the floor, get into a lane, get other guys involved and that plays right into my strengths.” Walker also thinks he can carve out an NBA home with the Jazz. He is small by NBA point guard standards, but Walker feels he makes up for that with energy, intensity and desire. He said he feels he can develop his game with the Jazz. “I feel like I have a great vibe with the team and the staff,” Walker

said. “Hopefully, I can come to Utah.” It was not the first time Walker and Fredette spent time together on the basketball court. The two became friends after playing together on the USA Select team last summer. Walker has seen and played against many great players since then. He is convinced this won’t be the last time he and Fredette duel on a basketball court. “He can play the point guard position on the next level,” Walker said. “Today, he definitely showed that. Him scoring is just a plus. He made some pretty impressive passes also. I think he’ll be great.”

Teenage big man, Jeremy Tyler, works out for Nets By TOM CANAVAN EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Two years after leaving high school early for a career as a professional basketball player, Jeremy Tyler is about to find out if he’s good enough for the NBA. After a short - and less than stellar - stint in Israel and a year in Japan playing under former NBA coach Bob Hill, the 19-year-old is going through a final

week of workouts for the draft on June 23. His latest stop was in New Jersey on Wednesday, where he joined five other players showcasing their talents for the Nets. It was his eighth workout. Five more are scheduled for the 6-foot-10, 260-pound center-forward from San Diego who was considered one of the country’s top high school players. “I just want the honor of playing in the NBA and showing I belong,” said Tyler, who will turn 20 Tuesday, two days before the draft. Tyler had to wait two

years to become eligible for the draft, and his journey over that period has been long and trying. But it’s a journey that he has no regrets taking. “I wanted to grow up,” Tyler said. “I wanted to challenge myself on the basketball court and I wanted to challenge myself as a young man.” Tyler’s first year as a pro was not memorable. He went to Israel with a contract for $140,000 and played 10 games for Maccabi Haifa, averaging 2.1 points, 1.9 rebounds and 7.6 min-

utes. The numbers were ugly, and Tyler was vague when asked what went wrong. Part of the problem was coaching. Part was maturity ... or lack of it. A big part was simply being 17 years old, living in a foreign country, and not having a support group with him. “It was frustrating the first year,” he said. “I was killing them in practice, but I had to realize it was not all about dunking. Really, it’s just not scoring a bucket.” There were other fac-

tors: playing defense, being a better teammate, the list goes on. Japan was different. Playing with Tokyo Apache in the Basketball Japan League under Hill, Tyler averaged 9.9 points, 6.4 rebounds and 15.4 minutes. “He has been everything I always wanted, a great role model, a great leader, father-figure, coach,” Tyler said, adding he learned every day from the former coach of the Knicks, Spurs, Pacers and SuperSonics. The Nets didn’t let the media see much of

Wednesday’s workout, but Tyler was paired against JaJuan Johnson of Purdue for most of that time. He held his own, but did nothing extraordinary. “Being overseas has definitely been an advantage,” Tyler said. “I see it. I feel it. I know it. I mean there is a lot of good guys in this draft and a lot of good guys been with all these teams. I am not going to knock their game. They are all good, but I feel like I view basketball in another way where I’ll be successful in the NBA.”

NFL fan code of conduct center of c our t case By BERNIE WILSON SAN DIEGO City Attorney Jan Goldsmith believes the NFL has a right to enforce its code of conduct, including ejecting fans for making obscene gestures and using foul lan-

guage. A criminal defense attorney disagrees, saying the code of conduct is unenforceable. At a hearing set for Friday, attorney Mary Frances Prevost will ask San Diego Superior Court Judge Gale Kaneshiro to clear the arrest record of Jason Ensign. Last month, Kaneshiro threw out battery charges

against Ensign, a Kansas City fan who was detained by private security guards during a Chiefs-Chargers game at Qualcomm Stadium in 2009. While Goldsmith can’t appeal Kaneshiro’s earlier decision, he can appeal if the judge grants Ensign’s motion. Goldsmith said he is asking the judge to

deny the motion to “send a message” about fan behavior. The NFL has filed an affidavit supporting Goldsmith’s view. Security guards tried to remove Ensign because they said he was yelling obscenities and flipping his middle finger at other fans. Goldsmith charged Ensign with misdemeanor battery for

punching and biting a security guard. Kaneshiro ruled there was no justification for removing the fan because he had a First Amendment right to engage in obscenities and a right to defend himself. “The court’s decision was wrong,” Goldsmith said Wednesday. “It applied the First Amendment in a way it

hasn’t been applied before. The code of conduct has been in place three years. It applies in all 32 stadiums. If a fan uses obscene gestures or words, he may be removed from the stadium. This isn’t about whether one guy gets charged and convicted of battery. This is about whether we’re going to set some kind of precedent.”

DAILY CHALLENGE

S SP PO OR RT TS S FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 2011

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NBA GIVEN ‘A’ FOR DIVERSITY IN STUDY S EE PA GE 21

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