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RIES ~ Here’s a chance to get to the bottom of an issue that’s been bothering you for quite some time. This week you’ll feel objective enough to focus on the situation, and not the person who may unwittingly have caused the situation. Go for it! Soul Affirmation: The enjoyment of good food is high on my agenda this week. AURUS ~ Information flows smoothly to and from you this week. You are in your element as communications come and go. You’ll learn much as you listen and observe others. Be easy on yourself this week. Soul Affirmation: I enjoy flirting with new ideas. EMINI ~ Someone may try to push your buttons this week. Don’t let it get on your nerves. You have the power to focus your attention on positive thoughts and ideas. They will prove much more worthwhile in the long run than a shortterm blow-out with an unequal adversary. Soul Affirmation: When I am clear about who I am, the world becomes clearer. ANCER ~ Conclusions can be reached; but don’t jump to them. Things are working out in your best interests. Ignore any negative attitudes and stay focused on your goals and plans. You are winning! Soul Affirmation: My hunches pay all week this week. EO ~ This is a perfect week for some fun. You know how to have fun and it’s calling you out to play. Say what you need and the rest will follow in perfect order! Have a good time! Soul Affirmation: The search for fun occupies my time. Enjoy! IRGO ~ You may receive some news that trouble you, but recognize what you can and can’t do about the situation. As powerful as you are, you are still not required to do everything for everyone. Do what feels most loving. Soul Affirmation: I smile and trust in the powers beyond myself.

IBRA ~ Your leadership skills are shining this week, so get out there and glimmer with good vibrations. Others are looking to you for guidance and as a path to follow. Let your journey through the week provide a good model. Soul Affirmation: I let worry fly away. CORPIO ~ You are brilliant this week as you gather materials and resources together for an important project. There’s a good probability for wonderful news late in the afternoon. Ride the vibes and be gentle with your own feelings. Soul Affirmation: There are plenty of fish in the sea waiting for me. AGITTARIUS ~ A date or meeting that is unexpectedly cancelled may make someone very unhappy. Recognize that all things work for good, and that a better solution is being provided in the space between what you think you want and what you are getting. Soul Affirmation: This week silence speaks loudest and truest. APRICORN ~ Serenity is yours as you realize you can get what you need. It’s coming and you deserve it! Take a few quiet moments this week to listen to your inner voice. It will give you a powerful hint about what activities you should be pursuing right now. Soul Affirmation: I let positive emotions carry me through the week. QUARIUS ~ In all of the hustle and bustle of the week this week, take some time to observe the Now. There’s a great deal to be thankful for! A great idea could come to you when you are out with friends. Soul Affirmation: I celebrate with those around me. ISCES ~ Relax the grip you have on your attitudes this week, and just go with the flow. Ease up in full knowledge that goodness is being perfectly fulfilled. Let go of any feelings of insecurity or loss and bless the perfect moment. Soul Affirmation: I quiet all confusion

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June 28 - July 4 Inside This Edition L.A. Watts Times voted #1 Black Tabloid Newspaper in L America, 2 years in a row ATLANTA – The L.A. Watts Times Weekender Newspaper has been voted the award for, “Best Layout & Design - Tabloid,” at the 2012 National Newspaper Publishers Association’s (NNPA) Merit Awards. This years awards ceremony was held in Atlanta, Georgia. In addition to winning the award for “Best Layout & Design - Tabloid,” the Watts Times also took home the award for, “Best Use of Photographs Tabloid.” “Both awards comes as a huge surprise,” says Brandon I. Brooks, CoManaging Editor of the L.A. Watts Times. “Its been two years since Yussuf (Simmonds) and I have taken over the Watts Times and its unbelievable to think we have been voted the best layout and design two years in a row. This just goes to show that hard work truly does pays off. The late nights and early mornings will be a little bit easier knowing that we are being recognized on a national scale. I thank the entire staff of the Watts Times and all of its contributors especially our superb production team, Benjamin Samuels and Kim McGill. The awards are a testament to the hard work and sacrifice we commit on a every week and on a daily basis.” The St. Louis American won seven first-place Merit Awards at this years ceremony en route to winning the NNPA’s coveted John B. Russwurm Trophy presented to the newspaper that accumulates the most points in the organization’s annual journalism competition. In 1827, Russwurm co-founded Freedom’s Journal, the nation’s first Black owned and operated newspaper. The St. Louis American, published by Dr. Donald Suggs, won first place in categories ranging from general excellence to best layout and design for a broad sheet. The Merit Award winners were: General Excellence 1-St. Louis American; 2-Charlotte Post; 3-Philadelphia Tribune. Best Editorial 1-Philadelphia Tribune; 2Columbus Post; 3-Michigan Chronicle. Best Column 1-Frost Illustrated; 2-Miami Times; 3-Michigan Chronicle. Community Service 1-Richmond Free Press; 2Philadelphia Tribune; 3-Portland Skanner. Best News Story 1-Winston-Salem Chronicle; 2Houston Defender; 3-Chicago Defender.

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Andrew Young and Danny Bakewell Honored for ‘Legacy of Excellence’ BY GEORGE E. CURRY EDITOR-IN-CHIEF NNPA NEWS SERVICE ATLANTA (NNPA) – Former United Nations Ambassador Andrew Young and Danny J. Bakewell, Sr., the National Newspaper Publishers Association chairman emeritus and executive publisher of the Los Angeles Sentinel and the LA Watts Times, were presented with NNPA’s Legacy of Excellence Awards last Friday night in recognition of their lifelong work, courage, commitment, sacrifice and achievements. The awards were presented here as part of NNPA’s annual convention. Both recipients were loudly applauded and given a standing ovation in recognition of their sterling achievements. NNPA Chairman Cloves Campbell, Jr. said the organization’s Legacy Awards hold special meaning for African Americans. “When you’re recognized by the Black Press, you’re recognized by the No. 1 media source in America for Black folks,” Campbell said. Young, executive director of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) under Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., later served as mayor of Atlanta, a U.S. Congressman representing the 5th District of Georgia and United States Ambassador to the United Nations under President Jimmy Carter. In his acceptance speech, Young said: “Every major issue in your lifetime

and mine has been defined and developed and pushed not from the top down, but from the bottom up. It’s your work to kind of turn up a vision for the world that we are now facing.” A major part of that vision includes the continent of Africa, whose 1 billion people (14.7 percent of the world’s population) and 11.7 million square miles (20 percent of the world’s land) are second only to Asia. “Six of the fastest 10 growing countries in the world are on the African continent,” Young explained. “And I just got back from Gabon [on the west coast of Africa] and I heard White folks get up and say that if the world keeps growing at its present growth rate, in 25 years, the largest middle class on the planet will not be in China, will not be in India – it will be in Africa.” Young, who formerly sat on the board of Delta Airlines, noted that the airline’s most profitable routes were from Atlanta to Lagos, Nigeria and to Johannesburg, South Africa. He also noted that part of CocaCola’s early success was because it recognized Africa as a viable market. Consequently, it is easier to purchase Coca-Cola in some parts of Africa than buying bottled water. “We have to help America learn how to do business in Africa now and the best way to do business is to learn to do business in the inner cities,” Young stated. “That is also a growing middle class.” Young said he has not spent any

time debating same-sex marriage, saying it is none of his business. Rather than God being concerned about one’s sexual orientation, Young said, the Lord is going to pose other questions to determine one’s suitability to enter heaven: Did you feed the hungry? Did you clothe the naked? Did you heal the sick? Did you set at liberty those who are oppressed? Young ended his acceptance speech by presenting a challenge to Black publishers. He said, “Looking at the economy of the future, the only answer is the Black Press helping to connect these dots so that the White Press can realize that their future is with Barack Obama.” NNPA’s future is secure because of the work of Danny J. Bakewell, Sr., its immediate past chairman. Bakewell, who served as chairman of NNPA from 2009-2011, was praised for lifting the organization from the brink of insolvency to amassing a treasury that exceeded $1 million. Walter Smith, chief executive officer of the New York Beacon, recalled that Bakewell had to be persuaded to seek the association’s top job. At the time, Smith said, NNPA had little money, low public visibility and the organization’s prestige was at an alltime low. Smith stated, “Danny and the Bakewell Company said, ‘This is what we do. No big deal. All I ask is that we See ‘LEGACY OF EXCELLENCE’, page 18

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Person Of The Week | Bill Tompkins Bill Tompkins Named President and CEO of NNPA BY GEORGE E. CURRY EDITOR-IN-CHIEF NNPA NEWS SERVICE WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Highly-respected media and entertainment executive William G. Tompkins, Jr. has been name president and chief executive officer of the National Newspaper Publishers Association, a federation of more than 200 Black-owned publications. NNPA Chairman Cloves Campbell, publisher of the Arizona Informant, said Tompkins was selected from an impressive field of candidates screened by Carrrington & Carrington, a Chicagobased executive search firm. “Bill is an accomplished, nationally-known executive who will be responsible for executing the vision of the NNPA Board of Directors,” Campbell said. “Because the Board chair is elected every two years, having a president and CEO in place will provide the organization with smoother operations and greater continuity.” Campbell described Tompkins as “a true visionary who will make an immediate impact on the organization.” Tompkins worked at the Washington Post for 19 years in a variety of top-level positions, including vice president of marketing, director of national advertising and manager of corporate and financial advertising sales. He left the newspaper to join Kodak as chief marketing officer of its entertainment imaging business unit. Tompkins was also vice president and general manager of the Motion Picture Film Group for the Eastman Kodak Company, managing a $700 million global distribution operation. In addition, he was chief marketing officer of NextGen Media Group, the firm that is launching the social media news site ReportN. He also was president of William

William G. Tompkins, Jr., President and CEO of NNPA Tompkins Associates, a consulting firm specializing in providing advice on strategic planning and operations. Tompkins is eager to draw on his wealth of experience on behalf of NNPA. “Having had corporate roles during the majority of my career, I now have the opportunity to work with people who represent the heart and soul of what our country is all about, that being entrepreneurs who are making a difference,” he said. And he will make a huge difference for NNPA, a group of publishers who own and operate their own newspapers. “I will be able to create a firm and more solid internal foundation for the Association to ensure that we consistently provide higher quality and more useful services to our members,” Tompkins explained. “I

will also be responsible for ensuring the long-term financial viability of the NNPA and for providing bigger revenue streams for our members.” According to a job description NNPA provided to candidates for the position, “The President and CEO exercises overall authority and responsibility for the direction of the organization’s personnel, programs and services and drives the execution of the strategy through its daily activities.” The job description also said the president and CEO “is the lead spokesperson and advocate for the organization with the community and a diverse set of partners and stakeholders.” Tompkins received his BA in economics magna cum laude from Tufts University and his MBA from the Harvard Business School. He is a former chairman of the National Kidney Foundation and has served on the board of the National Advertising Council. Although many major U.S. daily newspapers are experiencing financial problems as a result of dwindling circulation, community-based publications appear to be much more viable. So much so that a company owned by Warren Buffett, the second-richest person in the United States behind Bill Gates, recently purchased 63 daily and weekly newspapers from Media General, Inc. for $142 million. “In spite of the transformational changes in the newspaper industry, Black media publications continue to play a critical role in our country, both in terms of their impact on society at large and especially in the role they play in local communities,” Tompkins said. “My background is in media and entertainment so the opportunity to participate in the reinvigoration and transformation of this hidden jewel of newspaper assets will be both exciting and impactful.”

Athletes’ deaths in workouts prompt new guidelines BY LINDSEY TANNER | ASSOCIATED PRESS CHICAGO (AP) — The most dangerous time for amateur athletes may not be during the heat of the game or even in rigorous practices. A total of 21 college football players have collapsed and died during conditioning workouts since 2000 — many on the first few days, when even the fittest players are often pushed too hard. There’s little regulation of these sessions, and coaches “just run willynilly” trying to make men out of boys, said athletic trainer Douglas Casa. “A lot of them are not focused on health and safety issues.” Conditioning sessions typically include running sprints, lifting weights, and endurance exercises. Games and practices have AP Photo/Rice University, File more oversight and safe- This 2006 file photo provided by Rice guards. These include heat University shows defensive back Dale Lloyd. acclimatization rules limit- Lloyd died Sept. 25, 2006, after collapsing during equipment worn, ing a football workout in Houston. The most intensity and number of dangerous time for amateur athletes may not sessions for summer prac- be during the heat of the game or even in rigtices. Between 2000 and orous practices but during conditioning work2011, there were no deaths outs. In guidelines released Wendesday, June among top-level college football players in prac- 27, 2012, health and sports professionals are seeking to make these training sessions safer tices or games. Now, health and sports with the first consensus workout guidelines. professionals are seeking to make conditioning sessions just as muscles, which can be deadly. Casa safe. They have collaborated to create said about 10 percent of black athletes the first consensus guidelines on pre- carry the trait; smaller numbers of venting sudden deaths during these whites and Hispanics have it too. U.S. infants are tested at birth for workouts. The sessions last about two hours each and most run from January the trait, and the NCAA in 2010 to June or July, depending on the began requiring blood tests for it in sport, though some teams schedule Division I athletes after Rice University football player Dale Lloyd II them throughout the year. The football conditioning deaths died during a conditioning workout in “generally occurred with excessive 2006. The requirement for Division II exercise under the direction of a athletes took effect this year. “At the high school level, we still coach, often in extreme conditions, and in some cases with staff inade- have to rely on birth records,” which quately prepared to deal with the coaches may not have access to, Casa emergency in a timely or appropriate said. Bridgette Lloyd, the Rice player’s fashion,” said Dr. Jolie Holschen, a Chicago emergency medicine and mother, said she supports the move to sports medicine specialist and co- make conditioning workouts safer. “Our mission and goal since we author of the new guidelines. The same recommendations are lost our son has been more awareness. good advice for high schools and They need to be trained what to look younger athletes, too, not just to pre- for in any athlete, not just sickle cell vent deaths but to keep players safe at trait,” she said. The new recommendations stress every stage in every sport, said Casa, the University of Connecticut’s ath- that conditioning workouts should be letic training education director. He phased in rather than start at maximum intensity on day one. Exercise helped draft the new guidelines. The most common causes of the should not be used as punishment. 21 NCAA deaths were heat stroke, Conditioning coaches should be heart conditions and a genetic trait trained in health and safety issues; related to sickle cell anemia that certified in first aid, resuscitation and affected 10 athletes who died. Under heart defibrillation; know which ordinary conditions it doesn’t cause athletes have sickle cell trait; and problems. But pushing athletes with know how to recognize signs and the trait too hard can disrupt the treat exercise-related complications blood’s ability to carry oxygen to See ATHLETES, page 18

Thursday, June 28, 2012

As White House Emancipation Proclamation race heats up, so copy sells for $2.1M do GOP probes BY VERENA DOBNIK | ASSOCIATED PRESS

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In this June 12, 2012, file photo, Attorney General Eric Holder appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. Maybe there’s a smoking gun in the Republican-led investigations of the Obama administration, and President Barack Obama’s pushback. But a large part of it could be what always goes on during a presidential campaign: political gamesmanship. It ranges from GOP contempt of Congress threats against Holder over documents linked to a failed guntrafficking operation to Obama’s waving a to-do list in the face of lawmakers. BY TOM RAUM | ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — Contempt of Congress? Subpoenas? Stonewalling? Maybe there’s a smoking gun in the Republican-led investigations of the Obama administration — and President Barack Obama’s pushback. But a large part of them could be what always goes on during a presidential campaign: political gamesmanship. It ranges from House GOP contempt threats against Attorney General Eric Holder to Obama's waving a to-do list in the face of lawmakers. Within two weeks, Obama fired a new pair of volleys across the bow of the congressional GOP leadership. The first was his decree — bypassing Congress — that the U.S. will not, in most cases, deport illegal immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children. The other was his assertion of executive privilege to shield certain internal Justice Department documents from a House subpoena. Both actions drew expressions of GOP outrage in Washington and on the campaign trail. The documents involved a botched U.S. gun-trafficking operation that was designed to track firearms headed into Mexico but which led to the disappearance of

thousands of weapons and the 2010 shooting death of U.S. Border Patrol agent Brian Terry. House Speaker John Boehner said Terry’s family deserved answers about the guns that killed him and went so far as to suggest a White House cover-up. Others specifically likened the actions of Obama and Holder to the Watergate scandal that brought down President Richard Nixon in 1974. That may seem like a bit of a stretch, but in an election year outsized charges and countercharges tend to swirl. Executive privilege has been claimed by presidents going back to George Washington to hide the inner workings of their administrations from congressional eyes. As a senator, Obama sharply criticized President George W. Bush's invocation of executive privilege — a blast from the past Republicans were quick to exploit. Republican challenger Mitt Romney’s team leaped into the fray. “President Obama’s pledge to run the most open and transparent administration in history has turned out to be just another broken promise,” Romney campaign spokeswoman Andrea Saul said. Holder insisted he and his aides have spent countless hours cooperating with Congress and already have provided nearly See GOP PROBES, page 17

NEW YORK (AP) — A rare original copy of President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation sold Tuesday at a New York auction for more than $2 million. It's the second-highest price ever paid for a Lincoln-signed proclamation — after one owned by the late Sen. Robert Kennedy that went for $3.8 million two years ago. The latest copy of the 1863 document ordering the freeing of slaves, which was auctioned at the Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, went to David Rubenstein, managing director of The Carlyle Group investment firm. The American seller remained anonymous. The $2.1 million purchase price includes a buyer’s premium. This price and the one for the Kennedy copy are the highest ever paid for the proclamation, reflecting a “growing appreciation for documents that capture the most important moments in our history,” said Seth Kaller, a dealer in American historic documents and expert on the Emancipation Proclamation; he’s handled eight signed copies. The document will go on public exhibit somewhere in Washington, he said. The name of the institution is yet to be announced.

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This undated photo provided by Seth Kaller, Inc., shows a detail from the rare original copy of President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation which sold Tuesday, June 26, 2012, at a New York auction for more than $2 million. It's the second-highest price ever paid for a Lincolnsigned proclamation - after one owned by the late Sen. Robert Kennedy that went for $3.8 million two years ago. Lincoln signed the proclamation during the Civil War, freeing all slaves in states then in rebellion. The proclamation also provided a legal framework for the emancipation of millions of other slaves as the Union armies advanced. Forty-eight copies were subsequently printed, with Lincoln signing all of them.

The president donated them to the so-called Sanitary Commission, a precursor of the modern Red Cross that sold the documents privately to provide medical care to Union soldiers. A century later, President Lyndon Johnson invoked the proclamation while See EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION, page 17

Thursday, June 28, 2012

Obama prepping thousands of lawyers for election BY MIKE BAKER | ASSOCIATED PRESS

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OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — President Barack Obama’s campaign has recruited a legion of lawyers to be on standby for this year’s election as legal disputes surrounding the voting process escalate. Thousands of attorneys and support staffers have agreed to aid in the effort, providing a mass of legal support that appears to be unrivaled by Republicans or precedent. Obama’s campaign says it is particularly concerned about the implementation of new voter ID laws across the country, the possibility of antifraud activists challenging legitimate voters and the handling of voter registrations in the most competitive states. Republicans are building their own legal teams for the election. They say they’re focused on preventing fraud — making sure people don’t vote unless they’re eligible — rather than turning away qualified voters.

Since the disputed 2000 presidential election, both parties have increasingly concentrated on building legal teams — including high-priced lawyers who are well-known in political circles — for the Election Day run-up. The Bush-Gore election demonstrated to both sides the importance of every vote and the fact that the rules for voting and counting might actually determine the outcome. The Florida count in 2000 was decided by just 537 votes and ultimately landed in the Supreme Court. This year in that state alone, Obama and his Democratic allies are poised to have thousands of lawyers ready for the election and hope to have more than the 5,800 attorneys available four years ago. That figure was nearly twice the 3,200 lawyers the Democrats had at their disposal in 2004. Romney has been organizing his own legal help for the election. Campaign attorney Ben Ginsberg did not provide numbers but said the campaign has been gratified by the “over-

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President Barack Obama places an order at The Varsity restaurant, Tuesday, June 26, 2012, in Atlanta. whelming number of attorneys who have volunteered to assist.” “We will have enough lawyers to handle all situations that arise,” he said. The GOP doesn’t necessarily need to have a numerical counterweight to Obama’s attorneys; the 2000 election showed that experienced, connected lawyers on either side can be effective in court. Former White House counsel Robert Bauer, who is organizing the Obama campaign’s legal deployment, said there is great concern this year because he believes GOP leaders around the county have pursued new laws to impede the right to vote. “The Republican Party and their allies have mapped out their vote suppression campaign as a response to our success in 2008 with grass-roots organization and successful turnout,” Bauer said. “This is their response to defeat: changing the rules of participation so that fewer participate.” Several states with Republican leaders have recently pursued changes that could make voting more difficult, including key states such as Florida and Ohio, despite objections from voting rights groups that believe that the laws could suppress votes from low-income and minority blocs. Republicans dispute that the laws are political, pointing to cases of election fraud and arguing that measures like those requiring voters to show identification are simply common sense. Pennsylvania’s Republican House majority leader, Mike Turzai, however, told GOP supporters over the weekend that the state’s new ID law “is going to allow Governor Romney to win the state of Pennsylvania.” Independent from the Romney team, a conservative group is prepping an Election Day team of its own to combat possible fraud. Catherine Engelbrecht, president and founder of True the Vote, said the organization hopes to train and mobilize up to one million volunteers this year, many of them to serve poll watchers. One of the group’s main initiatives is to “aggressively pursue fraud reports.” “Being a poll watcher is an age-old tradition and we’re fortunate that so many volunteers are ready and willing to take a day off, learn what they need to know and help out at the polls,” Engelbrecht said. True the Vote already has thousands signed up to help and had 500 trained election workers monitoring

the Wisconsin recall vote earlier this month. “They serve as volunteer guardians of the republic, to ensure that procedures at the polls are in keeping with state law,” she said. It’s one of the efforts that have Obama’s team fretting. The Democrats fear that anti-fraud activity could get out of hand, with vigilante poll watchers targeting and intimidating voters who may not know their rights. “We will have the strategy and the resources to address the threat and protect the voter,” Bauer said. The Obama-aligned attorneys, most of whom are not election experts by trade, undergo training and have materials to show them how to help at the polls on Election Day. Charles Lichtman, who is helping advise the effort in Florida this year after leading it in the last two cycles, first created the Florida Democratic Lawyers Council after the 2000 election, vowing that there would never be a repeat of that disputed vote. He contends Democrat Al Gore would have won the presidency over Republican George W. Bush if a similar legal infrastructure had been in place then. Lichtman’s efforts have since been replicated for other states. He said that is vital to provide voter protection. “My experience has been that, in

every election, the other side has taken drastic measures to try to suppress the vote,” Lichtman said. The volunteer organization has not been involved in the 2012 legal disputes so far, though they are monitoring the developments. Four years ago, the teams of lawyers organized by Obama and Republican candidate John McCain in 2008 went largely unused since the election wasn't very close. But this year may be different given all the changes to voting laws — and the closeness of the race in recent polling. The states with the strictest ID laws require voters to show photo identification before casting ballots. If they don’t have proper identification or fail to bring it, they can cast a provisional ballot but must later go to meet with state elections administrators to sort things out before the ballot is counted. Voting groups see a variety of potential problems, such as how voters are informed of the rule changes, how poll workers handle voters who fail to bring IDs and whether voters are provided adequate notice of the steps they need to take after casting an absentee ballot. About 30 states have some form of an ID law, with varying methods of implementation. Legal challenges typically start coming in the weeks before the election, See PREPPING LAWYERS, page 15

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This April 24, 2012 file photo shows a sign at the entrance of a polling station in East Greenwich, R.I., advises voters that identification is required. President Barack Obama's campaign is recruiting legions of lawyers to handle disputes that may arise from now through Election Day. Thousands of attorneys and support staffers have agreed to aid in the effort, providing legal support that appears to be unrivaled by Republicans or precedent.

Thursday, June 28, 2012

Court ruling offers Obama pledges inmates rare chance at freedom to bring

jobs back to US BY KEN THOMAS | ASSOCIATED PRESS AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster AP Photo/Evan Vucci

The Supreme Court in Washington, Monday, June 25, 2012. The Supreme Court ruled Monday that it is unconstitutional for state laws to require juveniles convicted of murder to be sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole. BY ED WHITE | ASSOCIATED PRESS DETROIT (AP) — The Supreme Court ruling that banned states from imposing mandatory life sentences on juveniles offers an unexpected chance at freedom to more than 2,000 inmates who had almost no hope they would ever get out. In more than two dozen states, lawyers can now ask for new sentences. And judges will have discretion to look beyond the crime at other factors such as a prisoner’s age at the time of the offense, the person’s background and perhaps evidence that an inmate has changed while incarcerated. “The sentence may still be the same,” said Lawrence Wojcik, a Chicago lawyer who co-chairs the juvenile justice committee of the American Bar Association. “But even a sentence with a chance for parole gives hope.” Virtually all of the sentences in question are for murder. When Henry Hill was an illiterate 16-year-old, he was linked to a killing at a park in Saginaw County and convicted of aid-

ing and abetting murder. Hill had a gun, but he was never accused of firing the fatal shot. Nonetheless, the sentence was automatic: life without parole. He’s spent the last 32 years in Michigan prisons. “I was a 16-year-old with a mentality of a 9-year-old. I didn’t understand what life without parole even meant,” Hill, now 48, said Tuesday in a phone interview. He heard about the Supreme Court decision while watching TV news in his cell. “I got up hollering and rejoicing and praising God,” said Hill, who would like to renovate homes and be a mentor to children if he’s released. “The last three or four years, they always put young guys in with me.” The ruling also alarmed families of crime victims. Jessica Cooper, prosecutor in Oakland County, Mich., said her office has been taking calls from “distressed” relatives. “Now they’re going to start all over,” Cooper said. “It’s going to take years.” The Michigan Corrections See COURT RULING, page 19

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This artist rendering shows Supreme Court Justices from left, Sonia Sotomayor, Stephen Breyer, Clarence Thomas, Antonin Scalia, Chief Justice John Roberts, Anthony Kennedy, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Samuel A. Alito, and Elena Kagan inside Supreme Court in Washington, Monday, June 25, 2012.

ATLANTA (AP) — Sustaining his attacks on rival Mitt Romney, President Barack Obama pledged Tuesday to bring back jobs that have moved overseas and portrayed his challenger as the type of wealthy investor who would pollute, outsource jobs and take down unions to maximize profits. For the second day in a row, Obama targeted Romney, emphasizing that the contest between them is a choice between ideologies, not a referendum on his own performance.

President Barack Obama picks up a boy as he visits The Varsity restaurant, Tuesday, June 26, 2012, in Atlanta. “The question is not whether we need to put more folks back to work or whether we need to see the economy growing faster or whether we need to bring down our debt,” he told a crowd of donors in Atlanta. “The question is how do we do it.” The president built upon his campaign’s recent attacks Romney’s business record. The Obama team says the

private equity firm Romney formerly ran invested in companies that sent jobs to China and India. “His basic vision is one in which if wealthy investors like him, folks at the very top are freed up from any kind of regulations, if they are maximizing their profits, even if they are polluting more, or offshoring jobs or avoiding taxes or See JOBS PLEDGE, page 19

Thursday, June 28, 2012

Against all oddsrideKevinride! Black Jockey Kevin Krigger is on the cusp to becoming a star in sport of horseracing Kevin Krigger on Miss Empire. BY KENNETH MILLER LA WATTS TIMES CORRESPONDENT It’s the first Saturday of summer on the backstretch of Betfair

Hollywood Park race track and just as the sun rises so too does the horses, trainers, grooms, exercise riders and jockeys, but there is one person who stands out in the crowd. Kevin Krigger leaps from his black Dodge Durango with his green helmet, jockey boots, wearing a pair of blue jeans with a whip in his hand. Down the dirt dust road he casually walks toward the barn with his agent, Vietnam veteran Tom Knust to discuss the workload for the morning. The morning began at 7:30 and his first exercise mount is at eight and some six or seven mounts later he’s off to the jockey room for the first of two mounts he will have on the day’s racing card. It is a routine that Krigger is all too familiar with as he competes for mounts on the most competitive circuit in America. “From top to bottom this is the toughest level of competition there is,” explained Knust, who is a former racing secretary at Santa Anita Park. So, for any jockey to earn mounts and sustain success is a rarity, but for a Black jockey as Krigger is makes for giant headlines in a sport that was once dominated by Blacks but is now almost void of them. Marlon St. Julian of Louisiana became the first Black jockey to ride in the Kentucky Derby in nearly 80 years when he rode 50-1 shot Curule in the 2001 Derby. Krigger came oh so close to riding 2012 Derby and Preakness winner ‘I’ll Have Another’ but the mount went to Mario Gutierrez instead, although Krigger had worked the horse for trainer Doug O’Neal. “That would have been great if that was to happen, but I didn’t get the assignment so I just keep on working. My time will come,” said Krigger. Born in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin

Island, Krigger has being riding for more than a decade, earning the respect of trainers and winning races at such small tracks as Thistledown in Ohio, Mountaineer Park in Chester West Virginia and then began to really raise eyebrows when he moved west to Golden Gate Fields in Northern California. The soft-spoken and determined Krigger has career earnings of $14,456,725 from 6,196 mounts including 880 first place finishes, 899 second place finishes and 872 third place finishes. During the current year which also includes his mounts at Betfair Hollywood Park in Inglewood, he’s rode 344 horses, won 41 races, second 35 times, third 57 times and earnings of $1,566,059. Jockey’s earn percentages of purses that range from 10 for first, five for second, and three for third and so on. They also earn a meager $67-70 for each horse they ride, but 25 percent of their earnings go to agent fees. It is a brutal business to say the least, not discounting that every mount could be your last. Horse’s breakdown, jockey make mistakes, but in the glamour of the sport fans and consumed bettors are only concern with winning. Krigger understands that. The 28-year old has four children with his girlfriend Taisha, Kiki (11), Kunzai (5), Kevin Jr. (6) and Kynaira (2). It should not be lost on you that all of his children initials are the same as his “KK” and their names are engraved onto the red leather saddle that rides on his many mounts. He is not just happy to be along for the rides, but wants to become a dominant figure at the racetrack. “I feel that I am the best jockey, but I am not always on the best horse,” he stated. In this business the best horses usually go to the jockey with the best reputation, talent or relationships. Krigger has the talent and he is winning enough to gain a reputation as a capable jockey who can be trusted with a million dollar race- horse. Knust is adding the ingredient of developing the relationships. “This (Betfair Hollywood Park) meeting has been slow, but I think he will have a big meeting at Del Mar and will be competing for meet titles for years to come,” added Knust. For now, Krigger will make the most of his infrequent mounts in Inglewood, but he is expected to be prominent at Fairplex in Pomona although the big name jockeys by pass the bull ring. “I just want to ride. I love riding horses and it is all that I ever wanted to do. If I wasn’t doing this I would be singing Reggae music,” Krigger concluded. In a sport where Blacks rode 13 of the 15 horses in the first Kentucky Derby in 1875 to only disappear by 1921, Kevin Krigger is a vivid reminder of the good old days and living proof that Blacks can do more than just dominate in basketball, football and baseball. They can ride horses too, and for that we just want Kevin to Ride — KEVIN — Ride!

A day later, other Williams wins at Wimbledon BY HOWARD FENDRICH | ASSOCIATED PRESS WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — On one point Tuesday at Wimbledon, Serena Williams dumped a forehand into the net and dropped to a knee, her jaw clenched as she let out a shriek. On another, she pushed a backhand into the net while her feet gave way, yet again leaving her awkwardly splayed on the grass at Court 2, the same place where her sister Venus lost a day earlier. By the end, the younger Williams was screaming after nearly AP Photo/Alastair Grant every point, good or bad — and, well, there were plen- Serena Williams of the United States returns a ty of both. Her harder-than- shot to Barbora Zahlavova Strycova of the the-score-looked 6-2, 6-4 Czech Republic during a first round women’s victory over the 62nd- singles match at the All England Lawn Tennis ranked Barbora Zahlavova Championships at Wimbledon, England, Strycova of the Czech Tuesday, June 26, 2012. Republic in the first round “Fantastic for me,” Nadal said, “but at the All England Club wasn’t exactly I have to improve a lot for the next perfect or pretty. “Definitely a little relief,” the sixth- round.” Defending women’s champion seeded Williams said. “I was letting out a lot of cries. I was happy to get through Petra Kvitova fell behind 3-0 and 4-1 but eventually used a seven-game run to that.” Yes, Williams got the job done, take control and beat 96th-ranked something she couldn’t say the last time Akgul Amanmuradova 6-4, 6-4. The she was at a major championship. Last match was halted by a 30-minute rain month at the French Open, the 30-year- delay in the second set; when they old American tossed away a big lead — returned, Kvitova needed all of three nine times, she was two points from vic- minutes to wrap things up. “In the beginning,” Kvitova tory — and lost to a woman ranked 111th, the only first-round exit of acknowledged, “I think I was nervous.” Twelve singles matches were susWilliams’ career in 48 Grand Slam tourpended in progress and four were postnaments. “I learned that you got to ... keep poned altogether. Among those that going,” Williams said about that stun- began but didn't finish, 2003 U.S. Open ning defeat. “I was really disappointed. champion and three-time Wimbledon Obviously, I was extremely disappoint- runner-up Andy Roddick led British ed. But as Kelly Clarkson says, ‘What wild-card entry Jamie Baker by a set and a break; French Open finalist Sara doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.’ ” In part because of a series of health Errani was a point from beating U.S. scares that sidelined her for about 10 qualifier CoCo Vandeweghe; and 21stmonths, Williams has gone two years seeded Milos Raonic of Canada was a since the most recent of her 13 major game from eliminating Santiago titles, including four at Wimbledon. Giraldo of Colombia, leading by two And even though she bowed out quick- sets and 5-4 in the third. Winners included 10th-seeded ly in Paris, Williams is a popular pick to Mardy Fish of the United States, playdo well this fortnight. “For me, when I’m playing a ing his first match since having a medmatch,” Williams said, “I either win it ical procedure on his heart a month ago. The 30-year-old Fish hit 24 aces and or lose it.” She’ll want to play better than she defeated Ruben Ramirez-Hidalgo of did against Zahlavova Strycova, who is Spain 7-6 (3), 7-5, 7-6 (1), then didn’t 0-21 against top-10 opponents, 13-27 in attend a postmatch news conference; a Grand Slam matches, and never has tour spokesman said Fish wasn’t feeling made it past the third round at any well, but didn’t elaborate. All three Australian men in action major. Some other top players were slug- Tuesday exited, meaning none reached gish at the start against unheralded foes the second round at the All England Tuesday, when action was cut short in Club for the first time since 1938. No. 20 Bernard Tomic, a quarterfinalist at the evening because of rain. Two-time Wimbledon champion 18 years old in 2011, was knocked out Rafael Nadal, for instance, trailed 4-0 by David Goffin, the Belgian wild-card against 80th-ranked Thomas Bellucci of recipient who took a set off Roger Brazil before turning it around and win- Federer in the fourth round of the ning 7-6 (0), 6-2, 6-3. See WIMBLEDON, page 14

Thursday, June 28, 2012

Officials will finalize tiebreaker after 200m

College football playoff questions and answers AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File

BY RALPH D. RUSSO | ASSOCIATED PRESS

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This Saturday, June 23, 2012, photo provided by USA Track & Field shows the third-place finish of the women’s 100-meter final from a photofinish camera, shot at 3,000-frames-per-second, during the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials in Eugene, Ore. Allyson Felix and Jeneba Tarmoh, in foreground, finished in a dead heat for the last U.S. spot in the 100 to the London Games, each leaning across the finish line in 11.068 seconds. EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — USA Track and Field officials say they will wait until after the women’s 200 meters Saturday night at the Olympic track trials to finalize plans for breaking a tie for third place in the 100 meters. Allyson Felix and Jeneba Tarmoh finished the 100-meter final this past weekend in a dead heat for third. The top three finishers in each event at the

trials make the U.S. Olympic team for London. Felix and Tarmoh are both running in the 200. The announcement Wednesday said officials would wait until after the 200 before determining how the tie would be resolved — either by coin flip or runoff. The decision could come Saturday night or Sunday morning, officials said.

A committee of university presidents approved a plan for a four-team college football playoff, starting in 2014. Here’s what you need to know about the new postseason format put together by the commissioners of the 11 major college football conferences and Notre Dame’s athletic director. HOW WILL THE TEAMS BE CHOSEN? A selection committee will pick the four teams after the regular season, using guidelines such as strength of schedule, head-to-head results and wonloss record, while giving conference champions preference. The makeup of the committee is to be determined, but it likely will be about 20 conference commissioners and college athletic directors. WHERE WILL THE GAMES BE PLAYED? The two semifinals will rotate among six sites. The current BCS games are the Rose Bowl (Pasadena, Calif.), Sugar Bowl (New Orleans), Fiesta Bowl (Glendale, Ariz.) and Orange Bowl (Miami). The Cotton Bowl, now played at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, has to be considered a front-runner to land one of the other two spots. Candidates for the other one? Try Atlanta and Jacksonville, Fla. The championship game will become college football's Super Bowl. Any city can bid on it, even ones that host the semifinals and those that have not been traditional bowl sites. Expect most to be played in dome stadiums or at warm-weather sites. WHEN WILL THE GAMES BE

In this Jan. 9, 2012, file photo, the Coaches’ Trophy is displayed before the BCS National Championship game between the LSU and Alabama in New Orleans. College football will finally have a playoff. Come 2014, the BCS is dead. A committee of university presidents on Tuesday, June 26, 2012, approved the BCS commissioners’ plan for a four-team playoff to start in the 2014 season. PLAYED? The semifinals will be played on Dec. 31 and/or Jan. 1. College football used to own New Year’s Day. The Bowl Championship Series got away from that. The leaders of the sport want to reclaim that day. The championship game will always be played on the first Monday in January that is at least six days after the semifinals. The first “Championship Monday” is Jan. 12, 2015. WILL THIS PUT AN END TO THE CONTROVERSY? No. Doubling the field from two teams to four alleviates some of the problems that the Bowl Championship Series couldn't solve. There will still be plenty of complaining, but it will come from teams No. 5, 6 and 7, instead of Nos. 3 and 4. That's better. The further down you go in the rankings, the weaker the arguments get for inclusion. But there are plenty of people out there now that believe four is not nearly enough. HOW MUCH? Conservative estimates have the television rights to the new playoff system being worth at least double what the BCS brought in. That means $300 million easy, probably more like $400 or $500. How it gets divided among the conferences is still to be finalized, though criteria has been set up: — On-field success — Teams’ expenses — Marketplace factors

— Academic performance of student-athletes In short the five power conferences (SEC, Big Ten, Big 12, ACC and Pac12) will get more than the others. The Big East no longer will get a big share, but how much smaller will it be? HOW SOON AND FOR HOW LONG? The four-team playoff will start in the 2014 season because the current TV deals already have locked the Bowl Championship Series in for two more years. The next round of TV deals will be for 12 years. Those negotiations will begin in the fall. The 12-year deal accomplishes two goals for the commissioners: 1) They don’t want to deal with this every four years the way they have been. 2) It keeps the playoff from expanding for 12 years. WILL IT GROW EVENTUALLY? No doubt. It will be successful, so why not have more of a good thing. Also, many if not all of the people who put this format together will have moved on when it's time to come up with another plan. College football is moving away from the current bowl system, in which it farms out its postseason to third parties. As a new structure evolves and conferences continue to realign, there is no reason to think the playoff will continue to have only four teams.

Durant, Griffin, NBA fines Stoudemire Rose on cover of $50K for tweeting gay slur popular NBA game NEW YORK (AP) — Three of the NBA’s bright, young stars — Kevin Durant, Blake Griffin and Derrick Rose — will grace the cover of “NBA 2K13,” the latest edition in a popular video game series. The trio were selected Tuesday, a year after Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, and Larry Bird were put on the cover of the game as the league and current players fought over a new labor deal. Now the game’s makers are moving from the past to the NBA’s future. Each of the three new cover boys has won the Rookie of the Year award and Rose was the MVP in 2010-11. Developed by Visual Concepts, a 2K Sports studio, “NBA 2K13” will be available Oct. 2 in North America and Oct. 5 internationally.

NEW YORK (AP) — Amare Stoudemire has been fined $50,000 by the NBA after the New York Knicks star tweeted a gay slur. Stu Jackson, the league’s executive vice president of basketball operations, announced the fine Tuesday in a release, calling Stoudemire's language offensive and derogatory. Stoudemire apologized Sunday to a fan for using the slur in response to a crude tweet in which the fan admonished the All-Star to “make up for this past season.” The fan, @BFerrelli, tweeted his comment on

Saturday and received a direct message containing an expletive and the slur from the account Twitter verifies as Stoudemire’s. BFerrelli, identified by the New York Daily News as Brian Ferrelli, posted a screen shot of the direct message. Direct messages can only be seen by the sender and the recipient. Stoudemire also issued an apology in a statement Tuesday. “I am a huge supporter of civil rights for all people,” he said. “I am disappointed in myself for my statement to a fan. I should have known better and there is no excuse.”

Thursday, June 28, 2012

R. Kelly autobiography vivid despite guarded tone

Rihanna escapes early morning fire at London hotel

BY JESSE WASHINGTON | ASSOCIATED PRESS Let’s get this out of the way up front: R. Kelly’s autobiography does not discuss what really happened with the sex tape that almost sent him to prison. It does not include a single word about Aaliyah, the late singer Kelly allegedly married when she was 15. Other tantalizing incidents and individuals are glossed over. A tell-all, this is not. Instead, “Soulacoaster: The Diary of Me” recounts the creative and family life of a once-in-a-generation performer and musician. Despite its guarded tone, the book is a vivid and entertaining journey that reveals much about the musical engine of a true artist. Kelly, whose ability to write and produce hits for himself and others is unparalleled in modern R&B, does confront the defining theme of his

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This image provided by SmileyBooks shows the cover of R. Kelly’s “Soulacoaster: The Diary of Me.” The book recounts the creative and family life of a once-in-a-generation performer and musician.

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career: the juxtaposition of the sacred and the profane, the sexual and the spiritual. In the first paragraph of his life story, Kelly’s beloved mother promises that he “could achieve all things through Christ Jesus.” Turn the page, and Mama Joann is sneaking 5-yearold Robert into a lounge where she is singing with her band. Next she's in church, speaking in tongues. A few pages later, 8-year-old Robert is inside his mother's house on the South Side of Chicago, taking pornographic pictures of adults and being molested by a teenage girl. And people question how “Sex Weed” and “U Saved Me” can come from the same man? Music was a constant presence inside young Robert. He literally had sounds cascading through his mind, “like I had a radio playing nonstop in my head . I would hear melodies, although I never knew what they meant. In fact, I thought everybody heard the music.” Kelly also never knew his father and could not read due to an undiagnosed disability. (Kelly says he is still illiterate; his book was written with David Ritz, biographer of Marvin Gaye, Ray Charles, and other giants.) The only reason Kelly graduated from elementary school was because he could play basketball. All this created a shy, shameful boy who often felt “like an alien,” a phrase that reappears throughout the book. Kelly credits his middle-school music teacher, Lena McLin, with recognizing his talent. As Kelly tells it, the first time McLin laid eyes on him in class, she singled him out and said: “You are going to be famous. You are going to write songs for Michael Jackson. You are going to travel the world.” Did she really say that without hearing him sing or play a note? It's difficult to decide, especially since Kelly shades the facts elsewhere in the See R. KELLY, page 15

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Singer Rihanna performs on stage at the Radio One Hackney Music Festival in Hackney marshes, east London, Sunday June 24, 2012. LONDON (AP) — London Fire Brigade says Rihanna was among 300 people evacuated from a hotel after an early-morning fire in an elevator shaft. The 24-year-old Barbadian singer tweeted news of the fire early Wednesday to her 21 million Twitter followers, posting a picture of a fire engine and the words: “Roamin da streets since 6am!

Fyah in da telly.” The fire brigade said the alarm was raised at 6:22 a.m. (0522 GMT) and 10 firefighters dealt with the blaze on the 7th floor of the luxury Corinthia Hotel. There were no reports of injuries. Rihanna performed Sunday at the outdoor Hackney Weekend concert in London.

R Kelly sick, missing promos for new album, book CHICAGO (AP) — A spokesman for R. Kelly says the R&B singer is suffering complications from throat surgery and will miss promotional appearances for his new album and memoir. Kelly’s publicist said in a statement that the singer was on his way to New York on Wednesday morning when he became ill and returned to Chicago for medical treatment. Kelly had surgery last year to treat an abscess on his vocal cords. Kelly’s new album, “Write Me Back,” came out Tuesday and his memoir, “Soulacoaster: The Diary of Me,” releases Thursday. The Grammy winner’s publicist says Kelly will have to cancel appearances on “The Jimmy Fallon Show,” NBC’s “Today” and at a book party. Kelly’s spokesman says it’s unclear how long the singer will be sidelined.

Thursday, June 28, 2012

Maxwell’s vocal issues force cancellation of tour dates

50 Cent in car accident, released from hospital

Maxwell Maxwell has regretfully been forced to cancel all concert appearances this summer. The Grammy award winning singer/songwriter has been advised by his doctors to take complete vocal rest after developing definitive vocal cord edema and a vocal cord hemorrhage. Says Maxwell: “I know this sucks but after many months of recording I’ve temporarily damaged my voice. I’ve had issues before during other tours, but was able to power through. I’ve been strongly advised to rest and undergo treatment. I look forward to hopefully seeing you next on our full fledged tour, when the sequel

to the BLACKSUMMERS’ NIGHT trilogy is released. My deepest apologies to those who made the effort to try and see the show. Love and Thanks, M" The affected dates are: 7/20 - 21 - Los Angeles, CA @ Staples Center 7/27 - 28 - Atlanta, GA @ Phillips Arena 8/3 - 4 Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center Refunds are available at the point of purchase. Tickets purchased via the internet and charge by phone will be automatically credited to your credit card.

Musical on Motown Records founder to hit Broadway

BY MESFIN FEKADU | ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK (AP) — A representative for 50 Cent says the rapper is out of the hospital after being injured in a car accident in New York on Tuesday morning.

The rep says 50 Cent was taken to New York Hospital Queens where he was treated for “minor neck and back injuries” and is now “doing fine.” Bruce Miller, who was driving the car, was also injured and has been released from the hospital.

Photos of the 36-year-old on a stretcher are posted on his website www.ThisIs50.com. The Grammy winner, whose real name is Curtis Jackson, appears in a neck brace in two photos. No other details were provided.

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This Feb. 11, 2012 file photo shows Motown Records founder Berry Gordy Jr. arriving at the Pre-GRAMMY Gala & Salute to Industry Icons with Clive Davis honoring Richard Branson in Beverly Hills, Calif. A musical based on the life of legendary Motown Records founder Berry Gordy is set to open on Broadway next year. Producers said Tuesday, June 26, that “Motown,” with 81-year-old Gordy writing his own book, will open in the spring of 2013 at a Nederlander Theatre to be announced. It will be directed by Charles Randolph-Wright. BY MARK KENNEDY | ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK (AP) — A musical based on the life of legendary Motown Records founder Berry Gordy is set to open on Broadway next year. Producers said Tuesday that “Motown,” with 81-year-old Gordy writing his own book, will open in the spring of 2013 at a Nederlander Theatre to be announced. It will be

directed by Charles Randolph-Wright. The songs will include those famous by Smokey Robinson, Diana Ross and The Supremes, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, The Temptations, Michael Jackson and The Jackson Five. Says producer Doug Morris: “This is an amazing opportunity for everyone to experience the Motown phenomenon through the eyes of the man who lived it.” Casting and dates will be revealed later.

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Al Sharpton to Receive Humanitarian Honor at 2012 BET Awards

The Rev. Al Sharpton SPECIAL TO THE NNPA FROM THE AFRO-AMERICAN NEWSPAPER The Rev. Al Sharpton, leader of the National Action Network, will be honored with a humanitarian award at the BET annual awards show at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles July 1, the network announced. BET said Sharpton will receive the 2012 Humanitarian Award for his commitment to political activism and social reform over the last five decades. “As the Founder and President of the National Action Network, Sharpton continues to raise awareness about civil rights and political issues, and actively takes a stand

against prejudice and injustice for all people-no matter one’s race, gender, sexual orientation or political affiliation,” the network said in a release. BET’s president of music programming Stephen Hill praised Sharpton’s service and highlighted his efforts this year in attempting to bring forth justice in the Trayvon Martin case, according to the New York Daily News. “What he does better than anyone else is, he gives a voice to the voiceless,” Hill said. “Trayvon Martin is the most recent example.” Hill added that while the BET Awards primarily honors entertainers, he believes it’s important to highlight the work of community

Diddy’s Son Defends Acceptance of UCLA Football Scholarship Justin Combs Cites High Grades, Athletic Skill

leaders like Sharpton. “It’s important for us to honor not just entertainers, but also people who are excelling in their service…people who give back,” Hill said. “It’s to be celebrated.” Past honorees of the Humanitarian award include Steve Harvey, John Legend, Alicia Keys, Denzel Washington and Muhammad Ali, among many others. Box office superstar Samuel L. Jackson will host this year’s awards ceremony and artists Usher, Chris Brown and Nicki Minaj will perform. After hearing the news of his imminent award, Sharpton announced that he will dedicate it to his mom Ada, who died in March.

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Justin Combs, son of hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, took to Twitter this week to defend his full scholarship to UCLA, which the school confirmed this week. Many in cyberspace are questioning whether the multimillionaire’s son should have accepted the $54,000 football scholarship, given the school’s economic troubles. But the 18-year-old said he earned the scholarship. “Regardless what the circumstances are, I put that work in!!!! PERIOD,” he tweeted on May 30. “Regardless of what you do in life every1 is gonna have their own opinion,” he tweeted. “Stay focused, keep that tunnel vision & never 4get why u started.” Combs, a 5-foot-9, 170-pound

defensive back, reportedly graduated from New York’s New Rochelle Iona Prep with a 3.75 GPA, according to the Los Angeles Times. UCLA defended its decision, saying Combs’ award was not siphoned from need-based scholarships to other students. Athletic scholarships are “entirely funded by Athletic Department ticket sales, corporate partnerships, media contracts and private donations” and “do not rely on state funds,” university spokesman Ricardo Vazquez told the Times. “There is a big separation between financial aid based on need and how that’s funded and how athletic scholarships are funded and awarded to students,” he added.

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French Open; 2002 Wimbledon champion Lleyton Hewitt lost to No. 5 JoWilfried Tsonga; and Matthew Ebden was beaten by Benoit Paire of France. “The boys didn’t have the best day,” said Hewitt, who used to be ranked No. 1 but has dealt with a series of injuries, is now 202nd, and needed a wild card to get into the field. He hadn’t bowed out in the first round at Wimbledon since 2003. Williams never has. Never lost before the third round, actually, and now is 130 in openers at the grass-court Grand Slam tournament. Last year, Williams questioned

why tournament organizers assigned her and her sister to play on Court 2 rather than the larger and more prestigious Centre Court or Court 1. They have, after all, won a total of nine singles championships at Wimbledon and faced each other in four of those finals. Given that Venus lost in straight sets on Court 2 on Monday, and Serena went through a workout to win there on Tuesday, the issue came up. “I can’t even talk about it. I’m over it,” Williams said, raising her left palm. “I just can’t talk about that right now. I’m not in the mood.”

opinion

Thursday, June 28, 2012

To Be Equal

Pass the Voter Empowerment Act BY MARC H. MORIAL NNPA COLUMNIST “With a pivotal presidential election just six months away, we must do all we can to ensure free and fair elections and that everyone can vote.” Voter Empowerment Act fact sheet Thanks to rising citizen outrage and efforts like the National Urban League’s “Occupy the Vote” campaign, the voter suppression movement is facing mounting resistance. As we reported several weeks ago, voter suppression laws in Florida designed to purge voter rolls and make it more difficult to register voters, have now been challenged by the Justice Department. There is also a new bill in the U.S. House of Representatives that takes direct aim at some of the most egregious voter suppression tactics being employed or considered in dozens of states throughout the nation. These tactics include elimination of Election Day and same-day registration, reductions in early voting periods and absentee voting opportunities, and new restrictions on voter registration drives. These measures could prevent millions of eligible voters from exercising their constitutional right to vote and they disproportionately affect our service members, people with disabilities, minorities, young people, seniors and low income Americans. As we approach the 2012 presidential election, we should be encouraging more, not less, voting by the American people. In the 2008 presidential election, about 3 million Americans were turned away from the polls due to voter registration problems. And an estimated 51 million Americans eligible to vote are not registered. Still there are those who are determined to keep even more people from voting. This is a travesty, it’s un-American and it dishonors the sacrifice of generations of voting rights foot soldiers who fought and died to guarantee every citizen the right to vote. Sponsored by Representatives John Lewis (Ga.), John Conyers (Mich.), Steny Hoyer (Md.), James Clyburn (S.C.), and Robert Brady (Penn.), the Voter Empowerment Act (H.R. 5799), would fight back by ensuring equal access to the ballot box, protecting the integrity of voting systems and mandating accountability for fair elections. Among its provisions, the bill calls for • Modernizing the voter registration system, including allowing for online registration; • Requiring universities that

Marc H. Morial receive federal funds to encourage students to register; • Setting standards for operating voting machines; • Simplifying the registration process for overseas military service men and women; • Authorizing same-day registration; • Empowering the Election Assistance Commission to ensure high standards and fair elections and • Removing barriers for people with disabilities The Voter Empowerment Act is the most serious attempt to date by Congress to protect voters from the recent onslaught of restrictive voting measures that make it harder for millions of eligible voters to register or vote. In describing the bill in a recent op-ed in the Hill newspaper, Congressmen Conyers and Brady write, “The bill declares that a voter shall not be denied the right to vote unless the challenge is corroborated by independent evidence, and it also prohibits persons other than election officials from challenging a voter’s eligibility based on voter caging and other questionable challenges.” John Lewis, a veteran of the civil rights movement, who was beaten during the 1965 “Bloody Sunday” voting rights march in Selma, Ala. added, “The ability to vote should be easy, accessible and simple…We should be moving toward a more inclusive democracy, not one that locks people out.” We agree. Occupy the Vote. Pass the Voter Empowerment Act now. Marc H. Morial, former mayor of New Orleans, is president and CEO of the National Urban League.

PREPPING LAWYERS Continued from page 6 but “litigation has started coming sooner and more vociferously” this year, says Edward Foley, an elections law expert with Ohio State University. That includes lawsuits surrounding Florida’s plan to purge ineligible voters from the rolls. Foley said. “We’re in an era of

increased litigiousness over the voting process.” He said lawsuits after Election Day may occur only if votes in a battleground state are within the “margin of litigation.” That would probably be a difference of just hundreds of votes, a result that would be rare.

Taking care of those who take care of us

and if they are working full-time, they must be treated as professionals. Listening to Ai-Jen Poo was like a blast from the past for me. My early academic work focused on private household workers. Although the Minimum Wage Act was passed during the Depression, private household workers and farm workers were excluded form the legislation until 1974. Even then, the law had so many loopholes that few adhered to it. At the same time, failure to abide by the law has tanked many a nominee for a federal appointment. Judge Kimball Wood comes to mind as a capable jurist who was snagged by her failure to take Social Security taxes out of the wages of her full-time housekeeper. Ai-Jen’s presentation reminded me how little has changed for private household workers. There are employers who deduct from low wages if there is breakage in their homes. There are others that may deduct for meals. Without intervention, the majority of 2.5 million workers take care of our

most precious assets, our children and our parents, without being paid fairly. They cook our food, and who wants someone who feels that they are being paid unfairly to cook their food? After all, even the private household workers in the pre-civil rights South weren’t always benign. In California, a piece of legislation that is similar to the New York bill is being considered. Indeed, Assembly Bill 889 passed the lower house of the California State legislature, but the California State Senate is dragging its heels. Indeed, some have so distorted the bill that they describe it as “the babysitter law,” even though those who do not work full time are specifically excluded from the legislation. Those who oppose the bill talk about their free market rights, but have blinders on when it comes to the rights of others. Unfortunately, while women are the majority of private household workers, it is also women who are the majority of those who hire, and often exploit, them. It is amazing how stuck the feminist movement has become around issues of women on the bottom. Twenty years ago there were passionate debates about housework pass along and the many ways that the women’s movement could be mutually supportive along class lines. Now, though a passionate woman is fighting for domestic workers, she is not often joined by those who have greater voice, more power, and the ability to make a difference. While domestic workers today are less likely to be African American than Latino, we in the African American community need to remember that the workplace has long been oppressive to those at the bottom. In speaking up for domestic workers, we speak up for our mothers and grandmothers, but also for ourselves, no matter what our economic status. Julianne Malveaux is a Washington, D.C.-based economist and writer. She is President Emerita of Bennett College for Women in Greensboro, N.C.

“I Believe I Can Fly” must be read to be believed (it involves childhood dreams and melodies realized decades later). And Kelly does go into some detail about the conflicts with Jay Z during their tour, which led to Kelly being pepper-sprayed backstage and fleeing Madison Square Garden arena in the middle of a show. He can get defensive at times. “I never considered my music sinful,” he says. “For the most part, what people see onstage — R. Kelly bumping and grinding, dropping my pants, seducing women — that’s all show business. What I do onstage doesn’t mean I jump off the stage and continue my act in real life.” But Kelly’s sex life looms large over the book. He is frank about his inability to remain faithful to his girlfriends or wife. And a shadow is cast

by Kelly’s trial on child pornography charges, which stemmed from a videotape that prosecutors said showed Kelly having sex with a minor. Kelly was acquitted of all charges. The brief paragraphs where he discusses the “supposed sex tape” feel legally sanitized, and well-known stories about who leaked the tape and why are never addressed. “Certain episodes could not be included for complicated reasons,” Kelly writes in the author’s note at the beginning of the book. In this all-access, reality-show era, it feels odd for a musician as bold as Kelly not to bare all. But when it comes to Kelly’s music, “Soulacoaster” leaves a clear picture of an artist, unbowed, who still has “thousands of songs to write and sing.”

BY JULIANNE MALVEAUX NNPA COLUMNIST Ai-Jen Poo, a powerful and passionate advocate for the rights of domestic workers, leads the National Domestic Workers Alliance. Who are these folks? They are the private household workers (maids) who propped up inept women in the movie, The Help. They are the home health aides who take care of our elders when they are ill or disabled, bringing them meals, bathing them, and accompanying them to medical appointments. They are the nannies that care for children when parents are working. In some ways, they are a backbone of our economy, and yet they often have neither voice nor money. I was struck by the situation of domestic workers when I heard Ai-Jen at the National Council for Research on Women’s annual conference. While some of us focus mostly on race, she is more likely to focus on class and the many ways that public policy is made from an extremely privileged perspective. The women who stitch together a living by working two and three domestic jobs certainly don’t have the time to put their situation in context with public policy. And those who make public policy have only limited exposure to those who have to live it. Ai-Jen and the National Domestic Workers Alliance bridge that gap. The organization started in 2007, and now has representation in more than 20 states. In New York, NDWA was instrumental in the passage of the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights that went into effect in November 2010. It requires that people who work in other people’s homes for 40 hours a week or more (except for relatives and casual employees such as babysitters) must be paid the minimum wage, must receive overtime pay, vacation time, workers’ compensation and disability benefits. One might assume that some of these benefits are already written into law, and in some ways they are. But domestic workers are more likely to be treated as casual workers than as professionals,

Julianne Malveaux

R. KELLY Continued from page 12 book. It’s obvious, however, that Kelly loves McLin, and that she played an enormous role in Kelly’s development. Strangely, she vanishes from the book after Kelly drops out of high school, and one can’t help but wonder what this God-fearing pastor thought of her star pupil's raunchy material. “Soulacoaster” goes on to describe the rise of Kelly’s career and engrossing details of the creation of his many classic songs and albums. Fans of Kelly and black music in general will enjoy his description of working with artists from Jackson (Kelly wrote “You Are Not Alone” for him, unasked) to Celine Dion (“I’m Your Angel”) to Notorious BIG (the title of their best collaboration can't be printed here). His description of how he created

16 NOTICE INVITING BIDS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Long Beach, California, acting by and through the City’s Board of Harbor Commissioners (“City”) will receive, before the Bid Deadline established below, sealed Bids for the following Work: TRACK REALIGNMENT AT OCEAN BOULEVARD AND PIER F AVENUE SUPPORT TRACKS AT LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA AS DESCRIBED IN SPECIFICATION NO. HD-S2337 Bid Deadline: Prior to 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, August 28, 2012. Bid packages will be time/date stamped on the 4th floor or in the Lobby and shall be submitted prior to 10 a.m. Place for Submission of Bids: 1. By Delivery Any Calendar Day Before the Bid Deadline Harbor Department Administration Building 4th Floor, Plans and Specifications/Program Management Office 925 Harbor Plaza, Long Beach, CA 90802 2. By Delivery on the Same Calendar Day as the Bid Deadline Harbor Department Administration Building Ground Floor Lobby 925 Harbor Plaza Long Beach, CA 90802 Bid Opening: As soon as practical after the Bid Deadline: Harbor Department Administration Building 6th Floor Board Room 925 Harbor Plaza Long Beach, CA 90802 Contract Documents Available: Date/Time: Beginning Thursday June 28, 2012 Monday–Friday 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Location: Harbor Department Administration Building 4th Floor, Plans and Specifications 925 Harbor Plaza Long Beach, CA 90802 Pre-Bid Meeting: Date/Time: Wednesday, July 25, 2012 Location: 6th Floor Board Room EACH BIDDER MUST ATTEND THE MANDATORY PRE-BID MEETING. FAILURE TO ATTEND THE MANDATORY PRE-BID MEETING SHALL DISQUALIFY YOUR BID. Project Contact Person: Charlie Tsai Fax: (562) 283-7276 E-mail: tsai@polb.com NIB -1 Contract Documents. Copies of Contract Documents in DVD format may be obtained, at no cost, at the Plans and Specifications Office, 4th floor, Harbor Department Administration Building, 925 Harbor Plaza, Long Beach, CA 90802 dur-ing the hours of 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. To arrange to receive a DVD of the Contract Documents by courier at the expense of the Bidder, call (562) 283-7353. For information on this Project and other upcoming Port projects, you may view the Port website at http://www.polb.com/economics/contractors/out_for_bid.asp. Copies of all Port insurance endorsement forms, Harbor Development Permit Applications and other Port forms are available at http://www.polb.com/economics/contractors/forms_permits/default.asp. NIB -2 Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting. The engineering staff of the City’s Harbor Department will conduct a pre-bid meeting at 10:00 a.m., on Wednesday, July 25, 2012, in the Board Room, 6th floor, of the Harbor Department Administration Building. Attendance is mandatory. EACH BIDDER MUST ATTEND THE MANDATORY PRE-BID MEETING. FAILURE TO ATTEND THE MANDATORY PRE-BID MEETING SHALL DISQUALIFY YOUR BID. NIB -3 Summary Description of the Work. The Work required by this Contract includes, but is not limited to, the following: 1. Mobilize to initiate the Project and mobilize for each of the Project phases and stages. Supervision, coordination and implementation of the project phasing and staging. 2. Provide Site Specific Hazards Analysis and Safety Plans and appoint a Safety Officer. Establish safe work conditions and practices. 3. Comply with the City’s Waste Management Ordinance, soil handling requirements and disposal of waste materials. 4. Comply with approved SWPPP Plans and perform periodic inspections, maintenance of SWPPP facilities and required documentation. 5. Demolition and removals for construction of project improvements, including but not limited to: concrete curbs, gutters, slabs, asphalt concrete, abandoned utilities, light poles and foundations, landscaping, trees, irrigation pipes, fencing, metal beam guard rails, concrete barriers, retaining walls, base materials, signs, bollards, and overhead cantilever sign and foundation. 6. Removal of railroad facilities including, but not limited to: ties, rails, turnouts, crossovers, ballast and subballast. The work includes salvaging selected rails, turnouts, crossovers, and other railroad materials and reusing them in the new construction as noted in the specifications and plans. Some salvaged materials will be transported and stored at the POLB storage yards. Some materials will become the property of the Contractor for legal disposal. 7. Grading and earthwork including, but not limited to: excavation, constructing fill, compacting, segregating ballast, sub-ballast, CMB, and various categories of soil materials, subgrade preparation, finish grading, and excavation and backfill of utility trenches. 8. Hire an independent laboratory to analyze soil materials for contamination. 9. Removing, segregating, stockpiling, handling, testing, and transportation of soil materials, CMB, sub-ballast, and ballast. 10. Segregating chemically contaminated materials and disposal in accordance with POLB requirements. 11. Hire a licensed surveyor to layout the work, provide lines and grades for construction and establish as-built elevations and coordinates. 12. Removing treated wood waste, handling, transportation, and disposal at a properly-licensed facility. 13. Removal, handling, transporting and unloading of concrete and asphalt concrete at the Port’s crusher site. 14. Removal, stockpiling and reuse of ballast materials, and furnishing and installing ballast materials. 15. Excavation and salvage of CMB and subballast materials, stockpiling and reuse. 16. Obtaining CMB materials from the Port’s crusher site, hauling and placing CMB and subballast materials, and compacting them to the specified lines and grades. Additional CMB and subballast materials will be furnished by the Contractor. 17. Install geogrid and geotextile fabrics. 18. Constructing concrete curbs, gutters, footings, foundations and slabs. 19. Furnishing and construction of piles for retaining wall foundations. 20. Constructing reinforced concrete retaining walls, stairs, barriers, cable railings and mini-mesh fencing. Use of precast concrete for some retaining walls is an alternative. 21. Removal of abandoned utility lines, ducts and conduits. Coordinating with others for additional pipe removals. 22. Install shoring for construction of retaining walls and trench safety protection, and subsequent removal. 23. Construction of AC base pavements, finish pavements and pavement seal treatment. 24. Pavement cold milling and constructing asphalt concrete pavement chip seal and asphalt concrete pavements and overlays. 25. Installation of metal beam guard rails and replacement of metal rails. 26. Installation of storm drains, catch basins, manholes, BMP facilities, track under-drains, cleanouts and transitions. 27. Installation of railroad tracks, turnouts, crossovers and automated switch controls, some of which will be salvaged from the existing facilities and some will be constructed with new materials furnished by the Contractor. The work includes construction of bumping posts and derails. Testing of concrete ties is a deductive alternate bid item. 28. Modifications to Central Train Control – Ocean facilities and construction of automated switch mechanisms. The work includes construction of electric power conduits and conductors to the automated switch machines.

Thursday, June 28, 2012 29. Construction of compressed air facilities, including but not limited to: enclosure structure, air compressors and accessories, distribution lines, pipe casings, air access pits and appurtenances. The work includes construction of SCE conduit, transformer pad and meter boxes. 30. Construction of sewer wastewater line, manholes and casings. 31. Installation of lighting facilities for roads, railroads, high-mast terminal lighting, area lighting, conduits, pull boxes and accessories. The work includes communication conduits and pull boxes. 32. Installation of water systems, fire hydrants, valves, fittings and thrust blocks. Removal and abandonment of water lines and disposal of AC water pipe. The work includes construction of steel casings for water and compressed air lines. 33. Installation of irrigation system and landscaping. 34. Installation of fencing, gates, terminal security barriers and bollards and modifications to barbed wire brackets on existing chain link fencing. 35. Construction of new overhead cantilever highway sign. 36. Provide traffic control, safety measures, traffic flaggers, K-rails, temporary crash cushions, trench plating and warning signage. 37. Installation of pavement striping, crash cushion, markings and signage. 38. Demobilization and clean up of the job sites as the work progresses. 39. Furnish railroad materials and storage for future use. Additional to be furnished includes rails, ties, fasteners and OTM, and special trackwork. These items include storage at the designated yard shown on the plans. NIB -4 Contract Time and Liquidated Damages. The Work shall be completed within 580 Calendar Days as provided in Paragraph SC - 6.1 of the Special Conditions, from the date specified in a written “Notice to Proceed” issued by the City and subject to adjustment as provided in Section 3.1 of the General Conditions. FAILURE OF THE CONTRACTOR TO COMPLETE THE WORK WITHIN THE CONTRACT TIME AND OTHER MILESTONES WILL RESULT IN ASSESSMENT OF LIQUIDATED DAMAGES IN THE AMOUNTS ESTABLISHED IN THE SPECIAL CONDITIONS SECTION 6.3 – LIQUIDATED DAMAGES. NIB -5 Contractor’s License. Each Bidder shall hold a current and valid Class ”A” California Contractor’s License to bid this Project. NIB -6 Contractor Performed Work. The Contractor shall perform, with its own employees, Contract Work amounting to at least 50% of the Contract Price, except that any designated “Specialty Items” may be performed by subcontract and the amount of any such “Specialty Items” so performed may be deducted from the Contract Price before computing the amount required to be performed by the Contractor with its own employees. “Specialty Items” will be identified by the City in the Schedule of Bid Items. Bid Item B60 – Modifications to Central Train Con-trol Facilities and Testing (CTC – Ocean) is a Specialty Item. NIB -7 DBE/UDBE. A. This project is subject to Federal DBE/UDBE requirements. UDBE participation goal for this project is four point four percent (4.4%). POLB expects all Bidders to achieve the UDBE participation goal or provide documentation of efforts to achieve the stated goal (GFE). Award of the Contract will be conditioned on the Bidder submitting an Exhibit 15-G1 Local Agency Bidder UDBE Commitment Form (See Appendix OOO) demonstrating the Bidder’s intent to meet the participation goal and GFE (Exhibit 15-H) docu-ments, if needed. B. The Contractor shall comply with the Federal DBE/UDBE requirements in Appendices AAA through PPP. C. If the Bidder’s Commitment Plan does not demonstrate intent to meet the stated UDBE goal, the Bidder shall demonstrate that it made an adequate good faith effort (GFE) to do so, as specified in the Instructions to Bidders (ITB18). NIB -8 Federal and State Prevailing Wage Rates and Employment of Apprentices and Trainees. A. This project is partially funded by grants from the Federal government and the State of California. Where there are conflicting requirements between the Federal, State and City requirements, the most stringent requirements shall be the prevailing requirements. B. This Project is a public work as defined in Labor Code Section 1720. The Contractor receiving award of the Contract and Subcontractors of any tier shall pay not less than the prevailing wage rates to all workers employed in execution of the Contract. The Director of Industrial Relations of the State of California has determined the general prevailing rates of wages in the locality in which the Work is to be performed. The rate schedules are available on the internet at http://www.dir.ca.gov/dlsr/DPreWageDetermination.htm. Bidders are directed to Article 15 of the General Conditions for requirements concerning payment of prevailing wages, payroll records, hours of work and employment of apprentices. Where there is a difference in the Federal and State minimum Wage Rates, the higher minimum rates shall govern. C. Comply with the Federal requirements regarding Prevailing Wages and employment of apprentices and trainees as shown in Appendices AAA through PPP. NIB -9 Trade Names and Substitution of Equals. With the exception of any sole source determination that may be identified in this paragraph, Bidders wishing to obtain City’s authorization for substitution of equivalent material, product, or equipment, are required to submit a written request for an Or Equal Substitution using the form included in Appendix A together with data substantiating Bidder’s representation that the non-specified item is of equal quality to the item specified, thirty five (35) calendar days after Bid Opening. Authorization of a substitution is solely within the discretion of the City. NIB -10 NOT USED. NIB -11 Bid Security, Signed Contract, Insurance and Bonds. Each Bid shall be accompanied by a satisfactory Bidder’s Bond or other acceptable Bid Security in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the Base Bid as a guarantee that the Bidder will, if Conditionally Awarded a Contract by the Board, within thirty (30) calendar days after the Contract is conditionally awarded to the Contractor by the City, execute and deliver such Contract to the Chief Harbor Engineer together with all required documents including insurance forms, a Payment Bond for one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price, and a Performance Bond for one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price. All Bonds shall be on forms provided by the City. NIB -12 Conditional Award of Contract and Reservation of Rights. The Board, acting through the Executive Director, reserves the right at any time before the execution of the Contract by the City, to reject any or all Bids, and to waive any informality or irregularity. The Conditional Award of the Contract, if any, will be to the responsible Bidder submitting the lowest responsive and responsible Bid. If the lowest responsive responsible Bidder fails to submit the required documents including insurance forms, bonds and signed Contract within thirty (30) calendar days after Conditional Award of Contract, the Board reserves the right to rescind the Conditional Award and Conditionally Award the Contract to the next lowest responsive and responsible Bidder. NIB -13 Period of Bid Irrevocability. Bids shall remain open and valid and Bidder’s Bonds shall be guaranteed for ninety (90) calendar days after the Bid Deadline or until the Executive Director executes a Contract, whichever occurs first. NIB -14 Substitution of Securities. Substitution of Securities for retainage is permitted in accordance with Section 22300 of the Public Contract Code. NIB -15 Bid Schedules. The Project will be financed from several funding accounts, therefore the Project Work is on separate Bid Schedules (A and B) as shown in the Proposal and Bid. NIB -16 Contractor / Subcontractor Qualification Forms. Contractor / Subcontractor Qualification Questionnaires are in Appendix F. Bidders are required to submit copies of the Contractor / Subcontractor Qualification Forms F-1, F-2 and F-3 with required information. Failure to submit the required qualification information will be grounds for disqualification and rejection of the Bidder’s proposal. NIB -17 Federal and State Grant Funding. This contract will be financed in part by Federal and State Grant Funding Programs. The Contractor and subcontractors shall conform to the specific requirements of the funding programs. NIB -18 Nondiscrimination. The Contractor and subcontractors shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex in subcontracting and in conducting the work. NIB -19 Buy America Requirements. This project is subject to the “Buy America” requirements of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (Section 165) and the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA) Sec-tions 1041(a) and 1048(a), and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto. NIB -20 Questions. Questions regarding this Notice Inviting Bids and other aspects of the Project shall be made in written inquiry via fax or e-mail. Address inquiries to the Project Contact Person listed on Page N-2. Issued at Long Beach, California, this 14th day of November, 2011. J. Christopher Lytle Executive Director of the Harbor Department, City of Long Beach, California

Thursday, June 28, 2012

GOP PROBES Continued from page 5 8,000 documents on the ill-fated operation. Escalating tensions on Capitol Hill are likely to intensify as the Supreme Court rules later this week on Obama’s health care law and lawmakers face June 30 deadlines on a crucial transportation reauthorization bill and a scheduled rise in student loan interest rates. The pattern of investigations by Republican-led House panels recalls the many congressional probes during President Bill Clinton’s administration. They ranged from the Monica Lewinsky sex scandal, which led to an impeachment vote by the House, to probes of the suicide of White House aide Vince Foster, the Clinton's Whitewater property dealings in Arkansas, Hillary Rodham Clinton's investment gains, the workings of her health care task force and the mass firing of the White House travel office. “There were 80 different investigations roughly between 1995 and 2001, and that doesn’t include the later investigations of Clinton’s 11th-hour pardons and gifts,” said Paul Light, professor of public service at New York University. He noted that some of the same committees that relentlessly investigated Clinton are now pursuing Obama. Light called the gun-trafficking probe and the contempt of Congress threat against Holder “a highly partisan effort to create a big issue for the 2012 election to undermine Obama's credibility through this particularly flawed operation.” But he also suggested that Obama’s use of executive privilege “makes him look like he might be hiding something.” In any event, Light said such politically charged probes can “tarnish both the president and Congress.” It isn’t only Republicans who investigate. When Bush sat in the Oval Office, congressional Democrats launched high-profile probes of the secret deliberations of Vice President Dick Cheney’s energy task force and the Justice Department’s 2006 midterm firing of nine U.S. attorneys. The myriad investigations of the Clintons, however, transpired against a far different backdrop than now. “In Clinton’s time, the economy was relatively good and getting better. In Obama’s time, it’s relatively bad and getting worse,” said Doug Schoen, who served as Clinton’s pollster and who has criticized Obama’s economic performance. “The picture of intransigence coming out of Washington is not helpful to the president,” Schoen said. And, borrowing a Watergateera term, he added: “Stonewalling can’t help Obama. I’m not sure it will hurt him, but it certainly can’t help him.” The strictly party-line contempt recommendation came last week from the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, even though its chairman, Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., later acknowledged that Congress has no evidence

designated “Specialty Items” may be performed by subcontract and the amount of any such “Specialty Items” so performed may be deducted from the Contract Price before computing the amount required to be performed by the Contractor with its own employees. “Specialty Items” will be identified by the City in the Schedule of Bid Items.

RENTAL OF CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT AND OTHER RELATED SERVICES AT LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA AS DESCRIBED IN SPECIFICATION NO. HD-S2451A

NIB-7 SBE/VSBE. This project is subject to the Port of Long Beach (POLB) Small Business Enterprises (SBE)/Very Small Business Enterprises (VSBE) Program. The combined SBE/VSBE participation goal for this project is twenty percent (20%), of which a minimum of zero percent (0%) must be allocated to VSBEs. POLB expects all Bidders to achieve the combined SBE/VSBE participation goal. Award of the Contract will be conditioned on the Bidder submitting an SBE-2C Commitment Plan demonstrating the Bidder’s intent to meet the combined SBE/VSBE participation goal. If the Bidder’s Commitment Plan does not demonstrate intent to meet the combined goal, the Bidder shall demonstrate that it made an adequate good faith effort to do so, as specified in the Instructions to Bidders (ITB 18). The Port’s SBE Program staff is available to provide information on the program requirements, including SBE certification assistance. Please contact the SBE Office at (562) 499-3472 or sbeprogram@polb.com.

Bid Deadline:

Prior to 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 17, 2012. Bid packages will be time/date stamped on the 4th floor or in the Lobby and shall be submitted prior to 10 a.m.

Place for Submission of Bids: By Delivery on the Same Calendar Day as the Bid Deadline Harbor Department Administration Building Ground Floor Lobby 925 Harbor Plaza Long Beach, CA 90802 Bid Opening: As soon as practical after the Bid Deadline Harbor Department Administration Building 5th Floor Training Room 925 Harbor Plaza Long Beach, CA 90802 Contract Documents Available: Date/Time: Beginning Thursday June 28, 2012 Monday –Friday 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Location: Harbor Department Administration Building 4th Floor, Plans and Specifications 925 Harbor Plaza Long Beach, CA 90802 Pre-Bid Meeting: Non-mandatory Date/Time: Tuesday, July 3, 2012, 10:00 a.m. Location: 6th Floor Board Room, Harbor Department Administration Bldg. Project Contact Person: Gamal Elgaali, Fax: 562-283-7201, Gamal.Elgaali@polb.com NIB -1 Contract Documents. Copies of Contract Documents may be obtained, at no cost, at the Plans and Specifications Office, 4th floor, Harbor Department Administration Building, 925 Harbor Plaza, Long Beach, CA 90802 during the hours of 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. To arrange to receive the Contract Documents by courier at the expense of the Bidder, call (562) 283-7353. For information on this Project and other upcoming Port projects, you may view the Port website at http://www.polb.com/economics/contractors/out_for_bid.asp. Copies of all Port insurance endorsement forms, SBE/VSBE Program forms, Harbor Development Permit Applications and other Port forms are available at http://www.polb.com/economics/contractors/forms_permits/default.asp. NIB -2 Non-Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting. The engineering staff of the City’s Harbor department will conduct a pre-bid meeting at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 3, 2012, in the Board Room, 6th floor, of the Harbor Department Administration Building. Attendance is not mandatory, but highly recommended. Should a Bidder elect not to attend the pre-bid meeting, the Bidder shall not be relieved of its sole responsibility to inform itself of all conditions at the Project Site and the content of the Contract Documents. NIB -3 Summary Description of the Work. The Work required by this Contract includes, but is not limited to, the following: furnishing, on a rental basis, certain fully-maintained, fueled, operated, and insured construction equipment for construction and maintenance work, furnishing and installing materials to comply with regulatory requirements for dust control and storm water run-off, and perform other related work, including supervision, at various locations as required by the Long Beach Harbor Department. The quantity of work to be performed and materials to be furnished are approximate only, being given as a basis for the comparison of bids. NIB -4 Contract Time and Liquidated Damages. The work shall be complete as provided in Paragraph SC - 6.1 of the Special Conditions. FAILURE OF THE CONTRACTOR TO COMPLETE THE WORK WITHIN THE TIME SPECIFIED WILL RESULT IN ASSESSMENT OF LIQUIDATED DAMAGES IN THE AMOUNTS ESTABLISHED IN THE SPECIAL CONDITIONS. NIB -5 Contractor’s License. Each Bidder shall hold a current and valid Class ”A” General Engineering Contractor California Contractor’s License to bid this Project. NIB -6 Contractor Performed Work. The Contractor shall perform, with its own employees, Contract Work amounting to at least 50% of the Contract Price, except that any

of a White House cover-up such as alleged by Boehner and several other GOP lawmakers. Boehner said Wednesday the House will move forward with the contempt of Congress vote against Holder on Thursday, after lastminute talks with the White House failed to resolve the impasse. White House press secretary Jay Carney, quoting Issa, on Monday told reporters, “The chairman said over the weekend that there was no evidence — let me repeat — no evidence of White House involvement in any cover-up or attempt to cover

up this issue.” Holding an attorney general in contempt of Congress would be unprecedented. It also would probably be unenforceable since it is the Justice Department itself — headed by the attorney general — that must act on such recommendations. “It’s clear that this is nothing more than a political witch hunt to distract from the fact that Republicans in Congress have no interest in focusing on what we need to focus on, which is jobs and the economy,” said Democratic Party chief Rep. Debbie Wasserman

NIB -8 Prevailing Wage Rates and Employment of Apprentices. This Project is a public work as defined in Labor Code Section 1720. The Contractor receiving award of the Contract and Subcontractors of any tier shall pay not less than the prevailing wage rates to all workers employed in execution of the Contract. The Director of Industrial Relations of the State of California has determined the general prevailing rates of wages in the locality in which the Work is to be performed. The rate schedules are available on the internet at http://www.dir.ca.gov/dlsr/ DPreWageDetermination.htm. Bidders are directed to Article 15 of the General Conditions for requirements concerning payment of prevailing wages, payroll records, hours of work and employment of apprentices. NIB -9 Trade Names and Substitution of Equals. With the exception of any sole source determination that may be identified in this paragraph, Bidders wishing to obtain City’s authorization for substitution of equivalent material, product, or equipment, are required to submit a written request for an Or Equal Substitution using the form included in Appendix A together with data substantiating Bidder’s representation that the non-specified item is of equal quality to the item specified, thirty five (35) calendar days after Bid Opening. Authorization of a substitution is solely within the discretion of the City. NIB -10 Truck/Construction Equipment EPA Standards: 1- All Heavy-duty on-road trucks with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 19,500 or more transporting materials to and from the construction site must meet EPA 2004 emissions standards. Starting January 1, 2012, heavy-duty trucks must meet EPA 2007 emissions standards. 2- All Off-road construction equipment (25 horsepower or greater) Starting January 1, 2012, off-road construction equipment 25 horsepower or greater must meet CARB Tier 3 off-road emissions standards. Off-road construction equipment must be maintained according to the manufacturer’s specifications. 3- All Bidders must comply with the latest Air Quality Best Management Practices as specified in SC-18.1 NIB -11 Bid Security, Signed Contract, Insurance and Bonds. Each Bid shall be accompanied by a satisfactory Bidder’s Bond or other acceptable Bid Security in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the Base Bid as a guarantee that the Bidder will, if Conditionally Awarded a Contract by the Board, within thirty (30) calendar days after the Contract is conditionally awarded to the Contractor by the City, execute and deliver such Contract to the Chief Harbor Engineer together with all required documents including insurance forms, a Payment Bond for one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price, and a Performance Bond for one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price. All Bonds shall be on forms provided by the City. NIB -12 Conditional Award of Contract and Reservation of Rights. The Board, acting through the Executive Director, reserves the right at any time before the execution of the Contract by the City, to reject any or all Bids, and to waive any informality or irregularity. The Conditional Award of the Contract, if any, will be to the responsible Bidder submitting the lowest responsive and responsible Bid. If the lowest responsive responsible Bidder fails to submit the required documents including insurance forms, bonds and signed Contract within thirty (30) calendar days after Conditional Award of Contract, the Board reserves the right to rescind the Conditional Award and Conditionally Award the Contract to the next lowest responsive and responsible Bidder. NIB -13 Period of Bid Irrevocability. Bids shall remain open and valid and Bidder’s Bonds shall be guaranteed for ninety (90) calendar days after the Bid Deadline or until the Executive Director executes a Contract, whichever occurs first. NIB -14 Substitution of Securities. Substitution of Securities for retainage is permitted in accordance with Section 22300 of the Public Contract Code. Issued at Long Beach, California, this 18th day of June, 2012. J. Christopher Lytle Executive Director of the Harbor Department, City of Long Beach, California

Schultz of Florida. The gun-trafficking probe joins ongoing ones into the California solar-panel company Solyndra,

which received a $528 million federal loan from the Obama administration before filing for bankruptcy protection and laying off 1,100 workers.

EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION Continued from page 5 presenting the Voting Rights Act to Congress. He said equality was still an unfulfilled promise for black Americans. A total of nine proclamation copies have been sold publicly in the past 40 years, Kaller said. In 2010, Robert Kennedy's family

auctioned his copy for $3.8 million at Sotheby’s. Kennedy, who was assassinated in 1968, had purchased it for $9,500 in 1964, when he was U.S. attorney general. Only about half of the 48 proclamation copies have survived, Kaller said.

‘LEGACY OF EXCELLENCE’ Continued from page 3 all remain on the same page editorially and spiritually and I got this.’ The rest is history.” Reflecting on that history, Smith said: “Danny’s tenure as chairman of NNPA was one of NNPA’s finest hours. But to Danny, it was just another episode in the life of a committed, dynamic community servant.” Bakewell tried to deflect the effusive praise, saying he was successful because NNPA publishers chose to coalesce around his leadership. “I asked you to do two things,” Bakewell reminded publishers in his acceptance speech. “I asked you to trust me – and you did – and I asked you to support me. And I asked you to make sure that you made a commitment for all of us to be on the same page about the power of the Black Press.” Bakewell marshaled the power of the Black Press when Toyota slighted African Americans. Last year, many Black newspapers published Bakewell’s open letter to Toyota criticizing the auto giant for placing ads in White-owned media thanking customers for standing by it during a safety recall, but bypassing Blackowned newspapers and advertising agencies. Where was Toyota’s loyalty to its African-American customers, Bakewell asked, rhetorically. He added, “Thanking their customers is a smart move on Toyota’s behalf and one that I applaud. However, we can’t overlook the fact that Black people represent almost 10% of Toyota’s American market share, and with a $1.2 billion annual advertising budget, it is not unreasonable for the Black Press to always expect to have a stake in Toyota’s advertising (including Black advertising agencies). Nevertheless, Black newspapers were left off Toyota’s latest marketing campaign, sending a clear and direct message that the Black consumer is still being taken for granted and Black people are still being disrespected and undervalued.” Toyota got the message and began advertising with Black media. “Toyota since then has been a very good partner,” Bakewell stated. He listed other NNPA partners – AT&T, Nielsen, General Motors, Ford, and Wells Fargo – who came aboard without any acrimony. “We represent 25 percent of the market share of many of these companies,” Bakewell explained. “They have billion dollar budgets and can’t advertise with us. How does that make any sense?” Bakewell spoke of the unique role the Black Press plays in America. “Our responsibility is not just printing our newspapers,” he said. “Our responsibility is making life better for our people.”

Thursday, June 28, 2012

NOTICE INVITING BIDS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Long Beach, California, acting by and through the City’s Board of Harbor Commissioners (“City”) will receive, before the Bid Deadline established below, sealed Bids for the following Work: 1600 WEST 9TH STREET RESTAURANT BUILDING DEMOLITION AT 1600 WEST 9TH STREET LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA AS DESCRIBED IN SPECIFICATION NO. HD-S2452 Bid Deadline:

Prior to 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 24, 2012. Bid packages will be time/date stamped on the 4th floor or in the Lobby and shall be submitted prior to 10 a.m.

Place for Submission of Bids: 1. By Delivery Any Business Day Before the Bid Deadline Harbor Department Administration Building 4th Floor, Plans and Specifications/Program Management Office 925 Harbor Plaza Long Beach, CA 90802 2. By Delivery on the Same Calendar Day as the Bid Deadline Harbor Department Administration Building First Floor Lobby 925 Harbor Plaza Long Beach, CA 90802 Bid Opening: As soon as practical after the Bid Deadline Harbor Department Administration Building 6th Floor Board Room 925 Harbor Plaza Long Beach, CA 90802 Contract Documents Available: Date/Time: Beginning Thursday, June 28, 2012 Monday – Friday 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Location: Harbor Department Administration Building 4th Floor, Plans and Specifications 925 Harbor Plaza Long Beach, CA 90802 Non-Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting/ Site Tour: Date/Time: July 5, 2012 at 9:00 am Location: 6th Floor Board Room Harbor Dept. Administration Bldg. Project Contact Person: Felix A. Rivera Engineering Design Division Fax: (562) 283-7352 rivera@polb.com NIB -1 Contract Documents. Copies of Contract Documents in DVD format may be obtained, at no cost, at the Plans and Specifications Office, 4th floor, Harbor Department Administration Building, 925 Harbor Plaza, Long Beach, CA 90802 during the hours of 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. To arrange to receive a DVD of the Contract Documents by courier at the expense of the Bidder, call (562)283-7353. For information on this Project and other upcoming Port projects, you may view the Port website at http://www.polb.com/economics/contractors/out_for_bid.asp. Copies of all Port insurance endorsement forms, SBE/VSBE Program forms, Harbor Development Permit Applications and other Port forms are available at http://www.polb.com/economics/contractors/forms_permits/default.asp.

fied in a written “Notice to Proceed” issued by the City and subject to adjustment as provided in Section 3.1 of the General Conditions. FAILURE OF THE CONTRACTOR TO COMPLETE THE WORK WITHIN THE CONTRACT TIME AND OTHER MILESTONES WILL RESULT IN ASSESSMENT OF LIQUIDATED DAMAGES IN THE AMOUNTS ESTABLISHED IN THE SPECIAL CONDITIONS. NIB -5 Contractor’s License. Each Bidder shall hold a current and valid Class “A” or Classes “C12”, “C13”, and “C21” California Contractor’s License(s) to bid this Project. NIB -6 Contractor Performed Work. The Contractor shall perform, with its own employees, Contract Work amounting to at least 50% of the Contract Price, except that any designated “Specialty Items” may be performed by subcontract and the amount of any such “Specialty Items” so performed may be deducted from the Contract Price before computing the amount required to be performed by the Contractor with its own employees. “Specialty Items” will be identified by the City in the Schedule of Bid Items. NIB-7 SBE/VSBE. This project is subject to the Port of Long Beach (POLB) Small Business Enterprises (SBE)/Very Small Business Enterprises (VSBE) Program. The combined SBE/VSBE participation goal for this project is twenty-five percent (25%), of which a minimum of five percent (5%) must be allocated to VSBEs. POLB expects all Bidders to achieve the combined SBE/VSBE participation goal. Award of the Contract will be conditioned on the Bidder submitting an SBE-2C Commitment Plan demonstrating the Bidder’s intent to meet the combined SBE/VSBE participation goal. If the Bidder’s Commitment Plan does not demonstrate intent to meet the combined goal, the Bidder shall demonstrate that it made an adequate good faith effort to do so, as specified in the Instructions to Bidders (ITB 18). The Port’s SBE Program staff is available to provide information on the program requirements, including SBE certification assistance. Please contact the SBE Office at (562) 283-7598 or sbeprogram@polb.com. You may also view the Port’s SBE program requirements at www.polb.com/sbe. NIB -8 Prevailing Wage Rates and Employment of Apprentices. This Project is a public work as defined in Labor Code Section 1720. The Contractor receiving award of the Contract and Subcontractors of any tier shall pay not less than the prevailing wage rates to all workers employed in execution of the Contract. The Director of Industrial Relations of the State of California has determined the general prevailing rates of wages in the locality in which the Work is to be performed. The rate schedules are available on the internet at http://www.dir.ca.gov/dlsr/DPreWageDetermination.htm. Bidders are directed to Article 15 of the General Conditions for requirements concerning payment of prevailing wages, payroll records, hours of work and employment of apprentices. NIB -9 Trade Names and Substitution of Equals. With the exception of any sole source determination that may be identified in this paragraph, Bidders wishing to obtain City’s authorization for substitution of equivalent material, product, or equipment, are required to submit a written request for an Or Equal Substitution using the form included in Appendix A together with data substantiating Bidder’s representation that the nonspecified item is of equal quality to the item specified, thirty five (35) calendar days after Bid Opening. Authorization of a substitution is solely within the discretion of the City. NIB -10

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NIB -11 Bid Security, Signed Contract, Insurance and Bonds. Each Bid shall be accompanied by a satisfactory Bidder’s Bond or other acceptable Bid Security in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the Base Bid as a guarantee that the Bidder will, if Conditionally Awarded a Contract by the Board, within thirty (30) calendar days after the Contract is conditionally awarded to the Contractor by the City, execute and deliver such Contract to the Chief Harbor Engineer together with all required documents including insurance forms, a Payment Bond for one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price, and a Performance Bond for one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price. All Bonds shall be on forms provided by the City.

NIB -2 Non-Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting and Site Tour. The engineering staff of the City’s Harbor department will conduct a pre-bid meeting at 9:00 am, on July 5, 2012, in the Board Room, 6th floor, of the Harbor Department Administration Building. Attendance is not mandatory, but highly recommended. Note that attendance at the pre-bid meeting and site tour can be used to satisfy a portion of a Bidder’s good faith efforts to meet the SBE/VSBE participation goals listed below. Should a Bidder elect not to attend the pre-bid meeting, the Bidder shall not be relieved of its sole responsibility to inform itself of all conditions at the Project Site and the content of the Contract Documents. Each Bidder must have a valid picture identification card, hard hat and safety vest to attend the Site tour.

NIB -12 Conditional Award of Contract and Reservation of Rights. The Board, acting through the Executive Director, reserves the right at any time before the execution of the Contract by the City, to reject any or all Bids, and to waive any informality or irregularity. The Conditional Award of the Contract, if any, will be to the responsible Bidder submitting the lowest responsive and responsible Bid. If the lowest responsive responsible Bidder fails to submit the required documents including insurance forms, bonds and signed Contract within thirty (30) calendar days after Conditional Award of Contract, the Board reserves the right to rescind the Conditional Award and Conditionally Award the Contract to the next lowest responsive and responsible Bidder.

NIB -3 Summary Description of the Work. The Work required by this Contract includes, but is not limited to, the following: 1. Abate hazardous materials before any other demolition. 2. Remove and legally dispose of building, restaurant sign, posts, light pole, fence, guard posts, foundations and all miscellaneous appurtenances in their entirety off-site. 3. Sawcut, remove, and legally dispose of existing asphalt concrete pavement and Portland cement concrete sidewalk in their entirety off-site. 4. Backfill and pave with asphalt concrete pavement. 5. Install permanent fence.

NIB -13 Period of Bid Irrevocability. Bids shall remain open and valid and Bidder’s Bonds shall be guaranteed for ninety (90) calendar days after the Bid Deadline or until the Executive Director executes a Contract, whichever occurs first.

NIB -4 Contract Time and Liquidated Damages. The Work shall be completed within 60 days as provided in Paragraph SC - 6.1 of the Special Conditions, from a date speci-

NIB -14 Substitution of Securities. Substitution of Securities for retainage is permitted in accordance with Section 22300 of the Public Contract Code. Issued at Long Beach, California, this 18th day of June, 2012. J. Christopher Lytle Executive Director of the Harbor Department, City of Long Beach, California

ATHLETES Continued from page 4 from the condition. And they should be present during all conditioning sessions. The recommendations come from several groups, including the National Athletic Trainers Association, the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association, the American College of Sports Medicine and the American College of Emergency

Physicians. They were released Wednesday at the National Athletic Trainers Association annual meeting in St. Louis. NCAA has policies echoing some of the recommendations and is evaluating the others, said David Klossner, the NCAA’s director of health safety. “We’re supportive of the effort to address these issues that they raise,” he said. The guidelines challenge “the old

athletic mentality that if a little bit is good, a lot must be better,” said Jim Thornton, president of the trainers’ association and head athletic trainer at Clarion University in Clarion, Pa. Thornton said the new advice highlights the need better oversight in high schools, too. Many high schools have no athletic trainer and practices for many sports often take place without anyone trained in first aid present, he said.

“It’s like dropping a kid off at a swimming pool with no lifeguard,” he said. Many of the athlete injuries cited involve a muscle-damaging condition called exertional rhabdomyolysis, rhabdo for short. Intense exertion can cause muscle cells to leak enzymes and protein into the blood. Symptoms include extreme muscle pain and dark urine. Severe cases can lead to kidney failure and sudden death.

Avoiding sudden, intense exertion and drinking plenty of fluids can help. Reported cases include 13 University of Iowa football players hospitalized last year after a too-strenuous offseason weightlifting session and 12 Oregon high school football players treated in 2010 after an intense preseason workout. “Working athletes longer and harder is not exercising smart,” said Holschen, the Chicago physician.

Thursday, June 28, 2012

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COURT RULING Continued from page 7 Department said 364 inmates are serving mandatory life sentences for crimes they committed before turning 18. The prisoners now range in age from 16 to 67. In Monday’s 5-4 decision, the high court said life without parole for juveniles violates the Constitution’s ban against cruel and unusual punishment. More than 2,000 people are in U.S. prisons under such a sentence, according to facts agreed on by attorneys for both sides of the case. It’s possible that some inmates will win immediate release. Judges could also impose new sentences carrying a specific number of years and a parole review. Some inmates could still be kept locked up for life. “Judges have options,” said Deborah LaBelle, a lawyer in Ann Arbor, Mich. “The Supreme Court said to look at juveniles individually: their age, family background, peer pressures, home environments.” LaBelle said she took a phone call from 34-year-old inmate Kevin Boyd, who was 16 when his mother killed his father. Boyd had given her the keys to his father’s apartment, was aware of her threats and was convicted of murder. After hearing of the court’s decision, Boyd told LaBelle that he slept “with hope on my pillow for the first time in 15 years.” Back in 1996, Saulo Montalvo was a 16-year-old getaway driver in a fatal store robbery in Grand Rapids. He never stepped into the store but was convicted of murder and sent away for life. “My mom and dad had gotten divorced, and I thought I had something to do with it,” he said of his teen years. “I placed this burden on myself and began to act out. I gravitated toward people who were into minor crimes, drinking and smoking marijuana, and sought their acceptance. ... I was so broken by what I had done.” He said the victim’s family has long forgiven him. And if released, Montalvo said, he could “be a benefit to the society I left behind.” The judge who sentenced him, Dennis Kolenda, didn’t like the punishment but had to follow the law. “A community that’s got a soul has

LOS ANGELES COUNTY METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (LACMTA) REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) is requesting Proposals from Design–Build Entities (“Proposers”) for RFP No. C0988, Crenshaw/LAX Transit Corridor Design-Build, to perform the final design and construction of the Crenshaw/ LAX Transit Corridor Project (Project). The Project is an 8 ½ mile light rail line that will extend services from the intersection of Exposition and Crenshaw Boulevards to the Metro Green Line’s Aviation/LAX station. LACMTA is using a two-step process to select a Design-Builder to deliver the Project. The first step sought Statement of Qualifications (SOQs) that LACMTA received in response to its Request for Qualifications (RFQ) dated December 21, 2011. The teams pre-qualified as a result of the first step are: TEAMS Walsh Construction Company J.F. Shea Construction Inc. Kiewit Infrastructure West Co. Skanska USA Civil West California District Inc. Traylor Brothers, Inc. URS Energy &Construction, Inc. Flatiron West, Inc. Dragados USA, Inc. Fluor Enterprises, Inc. Balfour Beatty Rail, Inc. S.A. Healey Company

Also Known As (AKA)

Kiewit/Skanska/Traylor JV

Crenshaw Transit Partners, JV

This RFP package, due to its size, is not available for review or download from LACMTA’s website. A complete set of the RFP package is available on discs DVD/CD. Each DVD/CD package can be purchased for a price of $25.00 when picked up at LACMTA, One Gateway Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90012-2952, 9th Floor Receptionist or $50.00 if DVD/CD package is to be mailed. Requests must be accompanied by payment to LACMTA in the form of a money order, a company check, a cashier’s check, or a certiﬁed check (personal checks are not an acceptable form of payment); Monday through Friday (except holidays) between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. at the LACMTA Gateway Plaza building at the address above. All Proposals must be received by 2:00 pm, Paciﬁc Time, November 6, 2012 and may be delivered by FEDEX, UPS, U.S. mail or hand or courier to Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) One Gateway Plaza Los Angeles, CA 90012-2952 9th Floor Receptionist For further information, please contact Frederick Origel via e-mail at origelf@metro.net CNS#2337835

******************** REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP 7565) PHYSICAL NEEDS ASSESSMENT

RECREATION PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles invites proposals from qualified community organization to provide recreation programs for youth at a public housing development. Copy of the RFP may be obtained beginning June 25, 2012 via www.hacla.org/ps or call 213-252-5405. Proposals will be accepted at 2600 Wilshire Blvd., 4th floor, Los Angeles, CA, 90057, until 2:00 P.M., (PST) July 27, 2012.

The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles invites proposals from qualified firms to conduct a physical needs assessment and investment grade energy audit of its housing portfolio, including a 20year action plan to bring each of the sites up to HUD standards for modernization and energy conservation standards. Copies of the RFP may be obtained beginning June 25, 2012 online at www.hacla.org/ ps. Proposals will be accepted at 2600 Wilshire Blvd., 4th floor, Los Angeles, CA, 90057, until 2:00 P.M., (PST), July 27, 2012. 6/28, 7/5/12 CNS-2335645# WATTS TIMES

to recognize children are different, and we need to treat them as different,” said Kolenda, who is now retired. “Some are incredibly dangerous, but we never know with kids how they're going to develop.” Michigan Attorney General Bill

Schuette, who supported the state’s life without parole law for juveniles, said crime victims won’t be forgotten during the next round of court hearings. “Every case has its unique set of facts,” Schuette said. “We’re going to make sure the truth is accurate.”

The urgent tone is designed to spur more giving. Until last month, Obama had been by far the leading fundraiser in the presidential contest. But Romney, after securing the nomination, has consolidated his support. Romney raised more than $76 million last month for his presidential campaign and for the GOP, compared to $60 million for Obama and the Democrats. Obama’s advisers say they expect Republican-leaning super PACs to pull in $1.2 billion before the election, posing a big-money challenge for the president. Obama has more than $100 million in his campaign account, but Democratic super PACs have struggled to raise money, making it possible that an incumbent president will be outspent. Obama has now raised the stakes, saying that even without the help of GOP-leaning super PACs, Romney

could still outspend him. Obama was to collect more than $2.3 million at fundraisers in Atlanta and Miami on Tuesday following topdollar events Monday night in Boston. “They will spend more money than we have ever seen in American history, and their message is very simple,” Obama said Monday in Boston. “They will just tell you that the economy is not where it needs to be, the economy is bad, and it’s all my fault.” Obama was holding the fundraisers at the start of a pivotal week for his campaign. The Supreme Court is expected to rule on Obama’s health care overhaul law this week, passing judgment on the most significant piece of legislation during his presidency. The president was holding two fundraisers in Atlanta, followed by two events in Miami Beach, including a per-

JOBS PLEDGE Continued from page 7 busting union, whatever the strategy is — if they are doing well, then everybody else is automatically doing well,” Obama said. The president spoke at a 500-person fundraising reception, with ticket prices started at $500 per person. He had additional fundraisers planned later Tuesday in Florida. His remarks were on the second day of a fund raising trip that comes as Obama and his team raise alarms that Romney and his Republican allies will outspend him during the presidential campaign. In an e-mail to supporters Tuesday, Obama bluntly stated: “I will be the first president in modern history to be outspent in his re-election campaign, if things continue as they have so far.”

Accounts Payable/Human Resources Specialist

URS, Flatiron and Dragados

A Pre-Proposal Conference will be held on July 10, 2012, at 1:00 p.m. in the Board Room on the 3rd Floor of the Metro Gateway Plaza Building. Attendance at the Pre-proposal Conference is not mandatory but is highly recommended for all Proposers. (Note that LACMTA does not pay for parking or validate tickets.)

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP 7558)

PACIFIC EMPIRE BUILDERS, INC. 500 N. Brand Blvd. Suite 2120, Glendale CA 91203 Phone (818) 396-8880 Fax (818) 242-6304 An Equal Opportunity Employer

Walsh Shea Joint Venture

This RFP is issued as a second step of the procurement process. LACMTA will award a Firm Fixed Price contract to the responsive and responsible Proposer offering a Proposal that is determined by LACMTA, based on the evaluation factors set forth in this RFP, to provide the Best Value.

GOVERNMENT

PEB is Requesting Sub Bids from Qualified MBE/WBE Subcontractors & Suppliers For: CITY OF LOS ANGLES NEW CONSTRUCTION OF 40 MULTI-FAMILY AFFORDABLE APARTMENTS LOS ANGELES, CA BIDS DUE: OPEN AREAS OF WORK: ALL TRADES, DIVISION 2-16 All work must be bid in accordance with the plans, specifications, and fall within the LAHD and CRA/LA labor requirements. Prevailing Wage Statement, Plans, Specifications and labor requirements can be obtained by contacting bid@pebuilders.com.

The Los Angeles Sentinel is seeking Payable/Human Resources Specialist

Accounts

Duties will include: • Process all accounts payables w/Quickbooks software • Process service requests for computer and office equipment • Maintain accounts payable files • Create excel spreadsheets as needed for billing and expense items • Process payroll, benefit administrator • Inventory control • Other duties as assigned Requirements for this position are: • High School Diploma required. Must have at least two years of college in business or accounting field. • Must have three years or more general accounting experience • Must have strong computer skills and experience. • Must be detailed oriented. Experience in human resources a plus. • Sound decision-making and communication skills are necessary Please submit your resume attention Human Resources to tracy@lasentinel.net or pamela@lasentinel.net or fax resume to (323) 299-9896

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L.A. Watts Times Calendar, Compiled by Brandon I. Brooks, Co-Managing Editor 6/29 Harlem Globetrotters Host Summer Skills Clinic: For the first time ever, the world famous Harlem Globetrotters are partnering with fitness club industry leader, 24 Hour Fitness, to host Summer Skills Clinics across the U.S. for boys and girls ages 6-14. Join Harlem Globetrotters stars Flight Time Lang, Ant Atkinson, Buckets Blakes, and Blenda Rodriguez. WHEN: 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. WHERE: 24 Hour Fitness, 2180 Lincoln Ave., BLDG #4, Altadena, Calif. 91001. The second clinic is held at 2831 West 120th St., Hawthorne, Calif. 90250. More information on the clinics is available at www.harlemglobetrotters.com/clinics, or by calling 800-641-HOOP (4667).

Tyrese to Headline Free Concert: In celebration of the one year Tyrese anniversary of the ‘5 Towers venue, Grammynominated entertainer Tyrese will give a free concert. WHERE: Universal CityWalk at the “5 Towers”. WHEN: 7:00 p.m. As part of CityWalk’s summer Music Spotlight Series, Tyrese will perform hits from his latest album, “Open Invitation,” along with his number one single “Stay.” Other soulful sounds may include classic hits like the sultry “Sweet Lady” and the smash track “How U Gonna Act Like That.” Universal CityWalk features free, street entertainment every night of the week spotlighting L.A.’s best musicians, guitarists, pianists, and percussionists – many who have performed concerts throughout the world and have been featured on television. This summer, live street entertainment is anchored by the Music Spotlight Series at “5 Towers” every Friday, Saturday and Sunday with a diverse and eclectic offering of music and artists. More detailed information and show times on Universal CityWalk’s Music Spotlight Series are available at www.CityWalkHollywood.com.

School. Children ages 7 – 17 are welcome for a day of guidance and advice from high school coaches, as well as current NFL and college players. A Cheer camp will be available for those looking to build their spirit. As a bonus, students who submit their latest report cards with a 3.0 GPA, or better, will get an award. Sponsored by the NFL, this camp is free and open to children ages 7-17. This is a one-day event and registration is strongly encouraged at www.alterraunverner.com. WHEN: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. WHERE: Mayfair High, 6000 N. Woodruff Ave., Lakewood, 90713. For more information, contact Siina’e Ward at (562) 2536199.

Open Forum - Real Talk on God’ s Answers to Today’ s Challenges: Church of the Redeemer invites you to a conversation on Kingdom Living in the 21st Century. WHEN: 9:30a.m. – 12:30 p.m. WHERE: 900 E. Rosecrans Avenue Los Angeles, CA. 90059 (between Avalon & Central). Continental breakfast and lunch will be provided (Free). Contact Pastor Kerry Allison at (310) 537-1372 for more information.

Calling All Deltas to the “ DELTAS IN THE PARK” Reclamation Event: Fellowship with your sorority sisters and families and learn more about local area chapters and returning to the fold. This fun-filled and family friendly activity is hosted by Los Angeles South Bay Alumnae Chapter, Los Angeles Alumnae Chapter, Inglewood Alumnae Chapter, and Long Beach Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. WHEN: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. WHERE: Alondra Park, 3850 W. Manhattan Beach Blvd., Lawndale, CA. Deltas of all ages are welcome to attend!

Harold & Belle’ s Presents 4th Annual Summer Block Party and Crawfish Boil: WHEN: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m. WHERE: 2920 W. Jefferson Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90018. Featuring: Homegrowne Entertainment Ensemble AJ GibbsZydeco Dance Lesson The Cara Lee Band Hosted by: Black Pedro Music by: Dj’R-Tistic All You Can Eat : Gumbo, Jambalaya, Fried

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Price (D-Los Angeles) as he host this town hall to discuss the disproportionate impact of school discipline policies on minoriSen. ty students and Curren viable solutions to Price address this important issue. Guest speakers to include LAUSD Superintendent Dr. John Deasy. WHEN: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. WHERE: Expo CenterComrie Hall, 3980 Bill Robertson Lane Los Angeles, CA 90037. For more information or to RSVP, contact Senator Price’s District Office at 213-745-6656 or email his office at Senator.Price@senate.ca.gov.

Free Football and Cheer Camp: Join Tennessee Titans, Alterraun Verner for a oneday football and cheer camp at Mayfair High

Thousands in Los Angeles unite for largest U.S. protest against Walmart: Southland residents concerned about the growth of L.A.’s low wage economy and the influence of the nation’s largest retailer will march through L.A.’s Chinatown to call for an end to the “Walmartization” of L.A. jobs. Saturday’s march and rally will be the largest anti-Walmart demonstration in history. Speakers and performers will include 2012 Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient Dolores Huerta, U.S. Congresswoman Judy Chu, musician Tom Morello: The Nightwatchman, United Food and Commercial Workers President Joe Hansen, Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the L.A. County Federation of Labor Maria Elena Durazo, Chinatown residents, Walmart workers and other Walmart supply chain speakers. This effort to hold Walmart accountable to the concerns of workers and communities has gained momentum in recent months with the PR firm fake reporter debacle in Los Angeles, the $24 million Mexico bribery scandal and cover-up, L.A. labor’s call to on area politicians to rebuke Walmart contributions, allegations of new labor violations at warehouses, and the questionable permitting process by Walmart to open a Chinatown store against the wishes of area small business and residents. WHO: 10,000 people comprising working families, Chinatown residents and youth, small business owners, civil rights, community, faith and labor groups, speakers and performers listed above WHEN: Gathering in Los Angeles State Historic Park 10:30 a.m. Program in the Park 11:00 a.m. Chinatown march 11:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. WHERE: Rally at Cesar Chavez Blvd. & Broadway: 12:00 Noon: Los Angeles State Historic Park: 1245 N. Spring St., Los Angeles, CA 90012. Marching route: http://lalabor.tumblr.com/map#.T-JQXEfQqSo. Rally: Cesar Chavez Blvd. and Broadway

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of the internationally acclaimed music group The Fugees, will participate in the activities. WHEN: 10:00 a.m.-Noon (Inflatable rides, video games, raffles). 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m.Oscar Duncan Proclamation/Honoree Ceremony. 2:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Celebrity Basketball Game. WHERE: 5029 South Vermont Avenue Los Angeles, California, on the club’s sprawling three-acre campus. General admission tickets are $10. Inflatable ride and video game tickets are $1. All proceeds benefit Challengers’ year-round programs and services.

Catfish, Crawfish Etouffee, & Boiled Crawfish and more. Pre-sale tickets $25. General admission $30. To purchase tickets: http://haroldandbellesblockpartyhb.eventbrite.com/ For More information visit: www.haroldandbellesrestaurant.com facebook.com/haroldbelles @haroldandbelles A portion of the proceeds go to benefit the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network in honor of Harold Legaux (firstgiving.com)

Challengers Boys & Girls Club to Host Community Appreciation Day: As a kick-off to the bustling summer season, Challengers has planned a fun-filled day where more than 1,000 youth and their families will enjoy inflatable rides, carnival games, a 50-foot video game truck, mechanical bull, raffles, and more. Multi-platinum recording artists Pras, formerly

Multicultural Motion Picture Association will play host to an array of writers, actors producers, and network personnel at its annual Diversity in Television and Film Panel to discuss and answer questions on the timely issue of Diversity in Television and Film: Alive and Well or on Life Mara Support?” Panelist Brock weighing in on this topic Akil include; NBC Executive Vice President of Casting Grace Wu, “Sparkle” and “Girlfriends” producer/writer Mara Brock Akil, actor Harold Perrineau, actor and founder of Asians in Entertainment Media, Guy Aoki, writer/director Ja’Caryous Johnson, award-winning producer Deborah Calla, award-winning director Bill Duke, star of USA network’s “Common Law” actor Michael Ealy, and Executive Producer of VH1’s “Single Ladies,” and executive at Queen Latifah’s Flavor Unit Productions Shelby Stone, among others. WHEN: 7:00 p.m., with a Q&A

to follow. WHERE: The event will be held at the SCREEN ACTORS GUILD - ACTORS CENTER THEATRE, 5757 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90036. Actors, directors, writers, and studio personnel will voice various perspectives and receive feedback on this hot-button issue of which everyone seems to have an opinion.

Dwele in Concert: The Savoy Entertainment Center and L.A. Dolls Promotions bring you the pre-BET award show and single release party for the live performance of R&B Superstar Dwele. Music by: DJ Devoux. WHEN: Doors open at 8:00 p.m. Dress Code: No tennis shoes, athletic attire or casual clothes. Ladies: Heels preferred or dressy shoes. Men: Collared shirt preferred. We Dwele reserve the right to refuse entrance to anyone. Dress sexy and sophisticated. Pre-sale tickets only $20. For more info or ticket purchases visit thesavoyentertainmentcenter.com or tickets can be purchased at The Savoy Box Office call (310) 680-7600. For bottle service and VIP tables text (310) 466-9741 7/1 Peace, Love, & Family Ride and Community Fair: We Are Responsible People (WARP), a grassroots organization based in South Los Angeles, will host its second annual family bike ride and community fair to promote healthy lifestyles through exercise and nutrition and to educate people about the risks of childhood obesity and diabetes. This fun-filled event includes a 10-mile family bike ride; a health center with free screenings and demonstrations; a kid’s village with games and giveaways; a concert; a car show; healthy food; and more. The fair welcomes people of all ages to join in the fun. The day will start with a 10-mile family bike ride with festivities continuing throughout the day. The festival offers something for everyone with an array of interactive activities, live music and dance, fitness, and food. Admission is free. WHEN: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Registration for the bike ride begins at 8:30 a.m.; bike ride starts at 10:15 a.m. from Expo Park. WHERE: Manchester Square 8619 South Vermont Ave Los Angeles, CA 90044 BIKE REGISTRATION: Exposition Park 700 Exposition Park Drive Los Angeles, CA 90037 (Corner of Exposition and Vermont) *Parking is limited at Expo Park, please use Metro Expo line, or bus transit. To participate in 5 Mile Fun Ride, register at: Manchester Square 8619 South Vermont Ave Los Angeles, CA 90044. INFO: Peace, Love, and Family Ride and Community Fair is free of charge and open to all. Reservations are required if participating in the bike ride. For more information, please visit: https://www.facebook.com/events/38082047527 5970/.

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