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Dead may haunt city development Real estate. The Mary Help of Christians Church is built on what used to be the largest Catholic cemetery in the city.

Preservationists fighting to protect a historic East Village church happened upon a surprising discovery: the 100-year-old Mary Help of Christians Church was built on an older Cath-

olic cemetery.

The discovery was made the day before community groups were organizing a rally in the hopes of getting developer David Steiner to agree to develop only on the vacant lot next to the church, and to re-use the church structure rather than tear it down.

Steiner has apparently acquired permits to demolish the church, its 150-yearold rectory and a 90-yearold school connected to it, according to Andrew Berman with the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation.

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Bodies still there?

“Typically, with cemeteries like this, when they are closed down and quote-unquote moved, oftentimes the movement is far from complete, and it’s common to find human remains were left behind.”

Berman

It is unclear whether there are still bodies there.

Berman said an exhumation was conducted in 1909 when bodies were supposed to be moved to Calvary Cemetery in Queens, but “there is reasonable doubt” as to whether all of the bodies were relocated.

If Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev had been cooking up terror plots in New York City instead of Boston, things might have ended differently — at least according to one man.

Former CIA Director Michael Hayden, speaking in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday at a panel organized by the Institute for Education, pointed to the NYPD’s record of spying on Muslim communities, The Hill blog reports.

“The New York police department is far more aggressive, far more invasive, going what’s been termed ‘mosque crawling’ and a whole bunch of other things to permeate the Islamic-American community,” he said. “Boston doesn’t do that.”

The church was made famous by Allen Ginsberg, who referenced the building in the poem “Fourth Floor, Dawn, Up All Night Writing Letters.”

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Man jumps to death from GW Bridge An unidentified man committed suicide by jumping from the George Washington Bridge yesterday morning, the New York Post reports.

Leaving behind a suitcase, he fell into the Hudson River from the New Jersey side of the bridge.

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“If these two mopes were living in New York this attack would not have happened.”

Superstorm. Cuomo: Be wary of Hurricane Sandy ‘flood car’ sales

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Many vehicles were water-damaged during Sandy. / GETTY IMAGES

Gov. Andrew Cuomo warned consumers on Tuesday to look out for used car sales that could land them with stormdamaged cars.

Buyers can access a database from the National Insurance Crime Bureau to check whether a used car is a “flood car” from superstorm Sandy.

Cuomo warned that around 400,000 cars were flooded after Sandy.

The database runs vehicle identification numbers to check if the car has been declared as salvage by an insurance company participating in the NICB VINCheck program.

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N I E E R G E D N S ’ O I R T E A MAST & APPLIC WEB LOPMENT E V E D School children and the NYPL mascot rallied on Tuesday in the Bronx to protest library cuts. / BESS ADLER

Children fight to stop library budget cuts Reading. Kids gathered at the Kingsbridge Library on Tuesday to help save the New York Public Library from budget cuts.

Children in the Bronx rallied at the Kingsbridge Library to protest against looming budget cuts to the New York Public Library.

The NYPL, which services the Bronx, Manhattan and Staten Island, is in for a fiscal battering, facing a Superstorm

Red Cross announces grant for Sandy victims The Red Cross will give $1.25 million to Brooklyn communities still recovering from Sandy.

The grant will go toward the Brooklyn Community Foundation.

The cash will help storm-damaged neighborhoods throughout the borough.

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possible budget cut of $47 million.

This would amount to their total operating budget of $133.6 million being slashed by a third.

The budget cut would threaten 14 of the city’s 91 locations.

Bronx library network manager Michael Alvarez is most concerned about this loss of access. This would be the first year that full days would be lost from cuts, he said. It’s a loss that he says would be hardest on the city’s most vulnerable populations and the people most in need of the libraries’ resources.

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Corruption. Former NYPD commissioner Kerik leaves jail Former NYPD commissioner Bernard Kerik was released from federal prison on Tuesday.

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Weiner takes second place in mayoral poll Election 2013. The formerly disgraced congressman is coming on strong in a new Marist poll.

It would appear that anyone counting Anthony Weiner out of the mayoral race was mistaken.

In the first poll since the former congressman announced his candidacy last week, Weiner placed second among the registered Democrats surveyed, within striking distance of City Council Speaker Christine Quinn. Quinn would receive 24 percent of the vote if the primary were held today, the Marist poll found â&#x20AC;&#x201D; just five points higher than the man whose political career was seemingly derailed just two years ago by a lewd photos scandal.

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Dr. Lee M. Miringoff, director of The Marist College Institute for Public Opinion, said the race would likely come down to a runoff between the top two candidates. Quinn currently has an edge over Weiner in a head-to-head matchup, commanding 48 percent of support to his 33 percent, but Miringoff

stressed that it was too soon to tell. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Democratic primary for mayor remains wide open,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Trailing Weiner with 14 percent of Democratic support was Bill de Blasio, then Bill Thompson (13 percent), John Liu (8 percent), Sal Albanese (1 percent) and Erick Salgado (less than 1 percent). More than 20 percent of Democrats surveyed reported that they were still undecided.

With the race heating up, Weiner headed to his first mayoral forum on Tuesday night.

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Council gives tax breaks to city veterans Armed forces.

New York City’s vets will now get an exemption when they move within the city.

City Council members announced a new tax break for New York City veterans on Monday, May 27.

Right now, veterans who own homes lose property tax breaks when they move within the city, Council members said.

For benefits to begin July 1, people have to submit an application by March 15 of that year.

But if the resident moves or fills out the application after that deadline, they don’t get the exemption until the next year.

The new legislation will provide an exemp-

Honoring vets The tax break will give veterans an exemption if they own a home and decide to move within the city.

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tion for veterans.

“I think we can all agree that we shouldn’t be punishing anyone simply because they move,” Council Speaker Christine Quinn said. “Providing our veterans with a little financial relief is the least we can do to thank the men and women who have done — and do — so much for our country.”

Added Councilman Vincent Ignizio, “Our veterans have served our country with honor and distinction and deserve our thanks — not unnecessary financial burdens.”

Last week, the Council also voted to require ev-

posed by the city council to give some financial relief to those who have served in the military.

The person also assist veterans in the city.

ery city agency to designate one person to be in charge of how their agency might assist veterans.

Under the legislation, each agency must designate one person to work with the Mayor’s Office of Veteran’s Affairs.

“We hope this legislation will help to alleviate any burdens veterans have faced in the past when navigating city government and allow them to seamlessly access the services they need and deserve,” Quinn said.

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KARL-JOHAN PERSSON The CEO of fashion retailer H&M speaks to Metro about skinny models, affordable clothing and Bangladeshi factory workers.

“OUR MODELS WERE TOO SKINNY. THAT’S NOT OK”

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Stefan Persson [father] is chairman & main shareholder of H&M. Erling Persson [grandfather] founded H&M in 1947.

“Customers care about these issues, and that puts pressure on us as companies.

It’s not just about maximizing profit; you have to do it in a fair way, too. I want to feel proud today and when I leave H&M and look back at what we’ve done, I want to feel that we were the just company regarding our social responsibilities: caring about the environment, choice of models, social issues.” Persson In response to the comment, “The change in public attitude toward skinny models is similar to the growing interest in sustainability.”

Life is going swimmingly for Karl-Johan Persson, H&M’s young, handsome CEO: despite the global recession the cheap-chic chain is doing well. But the recent factory collapse in Bangladesh has put H&M in the spotlight, even though the retailer didn’t use the factory. In an exclusive interview with Metro at H&M’s headquarters in Stockholm, Persson proposes a new solution: a tag added to every piece of clothing that informs the customer if it was made in a safe factory.

Last month a clothing factory collapsed and killed more than 1,000 workers.

Now H&M, the biggest manufacturer of clothes in Bangladesh, has signed an agreement where you agree to help your Bangladeshi suppliers pay for safety measures. Are the factories safe now?

The factory collapse was horrific, but our code of conduct bans use of factories in residential areas, so this was not an H&M supplier. But we’ve been working to improve conditions in Bangladesh for a long time. You can never be 100 percent sure. Accidents happen in Sweden, too. We already have 100 full-time inspectors who travel around to our suppliers to make sure they adhere to our code of conduct when it comes to building safety, fire safety, wages, overtime pay and so on. The major change with the agreement is that we join up with other buyers, with trade unions and with the government.

But isn’t the problem that people want cheap clothes? It never makes financial sense for a company to use better factories.

Yes, but it’s a common

misperception that cheap brands use certain manufacturers and expensive brands use others. We’re one of 30 to 40 companies buying from many of our suppliers. There are apparel companies that charge their customers low prices, medium prices and high prices. The workers’ pay is the same regardless of which company is buying.

Couldn’t consumers play a role here? If clothes that are made in safe factories with decent wages had a special tag. I would know exactly what to buy.

That would be the very best. Then you’d remove many of these misperceptions that low store prices mean bad conditions for the factory workers or poor sustainability work.

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Firefighters in China rescue baby lodged in a toilet pipe Found. The residents of an apartment building in eastern China reported the sound of a baby crying.

Video has emerged of the moment firefighters in eastern China rescued an abandoned newborn baby boy lodged in a sewage pipe directly beneath a toilet, in a case that has sparked anger on social media sites.

There are frequent reports in Chinese media of babies being abandoned, often shortly after birth, a problem attributed variously to young mothers unaware they were pregnant, the birth of an unwanted girl in a society that puts greater value on boys or China’s strict family planning rules.

In the latest case, the infant was found in the sewage pipe in a residential building in Jinhua in the wealthy coastal province of Zhejiang on Saturday afternoon, after residents reported the sound of a baby crying, state television said late on Monday.

Firefighters had to remove the pipe and take it to a nearby hospital, where doctors carefully

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“The parents who did this have hearts even filthier than that sewage pipe.”

A user on China’s Twitter-like service Sina Weibo

cut around it to rescue the baby boy inside, the report said.

The child was in stable condition yesterday, and the police were looking for his parents,

state television added.

The case has been widely discussed on China’s Twitter-like service Sina Weibo due to the graphic nature of the footage, with calls

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“The parents who did this have hearts even filthier than that sewage pipe,” wrote one user.

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Singapore to regulate Yahoo, other online news sites Websites that regularly report on Singapore, including Yahoo News, will have to get a license from June 1.

This puts them on par with newspapers and television news outlets, in a move seen by some as a bid to rein in freewheeling Internet news.

“Online news sites that report regularly on issues relating to Singapore and have significant reach among readers here will require an individual license,” Singapore’s Media Development Authority said in a statement. ”This will place them on a more consistent regulatory framework with traditional news platforms, which are already individually licensed,” the media regulator said. REUTERS

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The H7N9 virus was found to be resistant to Roche’s widely used flu drug in three out of 14 patients who were studied in detail by doctors from Shanghai and Hong Kong.

Tamiflu, which is given as a pill, belongs to a group of medicines known as neuraminidase inhibitors that currently offer the only known treatment option for bird flu. GlaxoSmithKline’s inhaled medicine Relenza has the same mode of action. REUTERS

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Obama, Christie reunite to promote NJ Shore recovery

Breach. Chinese hackers access major weapons systems

Best buds. The political odd couple joked and played games on the boardwalk during a tour of the area.

compromised U.S. designs included those for combat aircraft and ships, as well as missile defenses.

Among the weapons listed in the report were the advanced Patriot missile system, the Navy’s Aegis ballistic missile defense systems, the F/A-18 fighter jet, the V-22 Osprey, the Black Hawk helicopter and the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. REUTERS

Chinese hackers have gained access to designs of more than two dozen major U.S. weapons systems, a U.S. report said, as Australian media said Chinese hackers had stolen the blueprints for Australia’s new spy headquarters.

Citing a report prepared for the Defense Department by the Defense Science Board, the Washington Post said the White House

Obama to talk cybersecurity with Chinese president

week, White House spokesman Jay Carney said yesterday.

Carney declined to comment on a Washington Post report that Chinese hackers had gained access to designs of more than two dozen major U.S. weapons systems.

President Barack Obama will discuss cybersecurity with Chinese President Xi Jinping when the two leaders meet in California next

President Obama and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie walk along the boardwalk in Point Pleasant, N. J., as they view rebuilding efforts following last year’s Hurricane Sandy. / GETTY IMAGES

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President Barack Obama and Chris Christie, New Jersey’s Republican governor, strolled along the Jersey Shore boardwalk like old friends yesterday, a political odd couple just hanging out together.

The two men had a common purpose: promote the recovery of the Jersey Shore from the aftereffects of Sandy, a superstorm that hit in the final days of last year’s presidential election campaign. Obama’s wellreceived show of concern may have helped him win re-election.

So when it came

time to throw a football through a hanging tire at the Touchdown Fever arcade game on the boardwalk in Point Pleasant, N.J., it was Christie who had a successful toss, an ungainly spiral that went through the tire, after Obama had tried and missed five times with his left-handed throw.

The two leaders, Obama tall and lanky and Christie mid-height and round, gave each other a celebratory highfive, and then Obama referenced Christie’s reelection campaign.

“That’s because he’s running for office,” Obama declared to throngs of tourists, who recorded it all on their smartphones as a light rain fell. Obama received the prize for Christie’s performance — a stuffed bear. Then they worked the rope line.

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US shuts shady fund transfer system U.S. authorities said yesterday that they have shut down a Costa Ricabased money transfer company that allegedly provided a digital currency widely used around the world by cybercriminals.

In a statement, officials said authorities in Spain, Costa Rica and New York arrested five people on Friday.

They also seized bank accounts and Internet domains associated with the company, Liberty Reserve.

The digital currency is a transferable unit that can be exchanged for cash.

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The company processed about 12 million financial transactions per year.

Along with the five arrests, prosecutors filed charges against two more company employees who were still at large in Costa Rica.

According to an indictment filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, “Liberty Reserve has emerged as one of the principal means by which cybercriminals around the world distribute, store and launder the proceeds of their illegal activity.”

The indictment said the company had more than 1 million users, including at least 200,000 in the United States. It also said that virtually all of its business was related to suspected criminal activity. REUTERS Dirty laundry

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Too few salespeople?

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Shops are using apps, rather than people, to provide a retail experience.

Shoppers walking into a clothing store in New York City’s SoHo neighborhood should not be surprised if a smartphone app, rather than a salesperson, greets them at the door.

Some retailers in the United States are starting to communicate with shoppers via a smartphone app called Swirl. It uses instore sensors to track their location in the shop to send them personalized offers and recommendations.

It’s just one of the ways that brick-and-mortar shops are using apps to ap-

Imagine an automated voice menu. Now imagine it up-selling.

peal to younger, more techsavvy consumers.

“Retailers want to give consumers something that’s value-added and does what an expert salesperson might do — for example, tell them, ‘Here’s some great new products,’ or, ‘Here’s a special offer because we know you’ve been looking at handbags,’” said Hilmi Ozguc, CEO of Boston-based Swirl Networks, creator of the Swirl iPhone app.

Retailers in New York City and Boston are among the first to adopt the technology, which uses Bluetooth sensors placed on store walls and shelves to communicate with the Swirl app.

Although Swirl’s use of sensors to detect shoppers in stores is among the first of its kind, several other apps provide deals or tips when entering a store.

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Trayvon Martin. No delay for murder trial in Zimmerman case A Florida judge yesterday ruled out any further delay in next month’s trial of George Zimmerman, the former neighborhood watch captain charged with second-degree murder for last year’s killing of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin.

Circuit Court Judge Debra Nelson, who ruled against a string of defense motions during a two-hour hearing in Seminole County Criminal Court, rejected a defense request to delay the scheduled June 10 start of the trial.

The killing of Martin on Feb. 26, 2012, ignited protests across the country.

Much of the public

outcry centered on race issues because police initially declined to arrest Zimmerman, who is white and Hispanic, on grounds that he killed the 17-year-old Martin in self-defense.

“The whole world is watching to see if everybody in America gets equal justice,” Benjamin Crump, a lawyer representing Martin’s parents, said after yesterday’s hearing.

“Most Americans believe that if the shoe had been on the other foot, Trayvon Martin would have been arrested that night,” Crump added, speaking in an interview on CNN’s Headline News.

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Ex-guard: Bin Laden ‘blew himself up’ to defy the Navy SEALs No capture for old men. He claims his boss did it to protect his secrets.

A former leader of the Egyptian Islamic Jihad who was once a personal guard of Osama bin Laden has denied that the head of al-Qaida was shot dead by U.S. Navy SEALs, claiming he blew himself up instead.

Nabeel Naeem Abdul Fattah said bin Laden blew himself up using an explosive belt when SEALs raided his villa in Pakistan in May 2011.

In an interview with the Dubai-based Gulf News, Fattah said: “Bin Laden and his men defended themselves. They fired shots at the helicopter that has carried the U.S. Special Forces

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unit. As the SEALs killed two of his guards and shot him in his thigh, he triggered his explosive belt.”

Fattah claimed that the Americans later chopped up bin Laden’s body before disposing of it to destroy

forensic proof that he had blown himself up rather than being shot.

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Court won’t hear Planned Parenthood funding case In a victory for Planned Parenthood, the U.S. Supreme Court yesterday declined to consider whether the state of Indiana can prevent the nonprofit, which is the country’s largest provider of abortions, from receiving federal Medicaid funding for any medical services it offers to low-income people.

Supporters of the law, which was blocked by an appeals court, had wanted to prohibit any government funding of Planned Parenthood’s medical programs, such as cancer and HIV screenings, because the group also provides abortion services.

Medicaid is a federal health program for low-income people that is administered by the states. REUTERS

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Katy Perry and Robert Pattinson: BFFs

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Kim’s ex in a blender bender

Ned Ehrbar takes on the world of gossip.

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It looks like Katy Perry might have been behind Robert Pattinson’s decision to call it quits with Kristen Stewart, according to Life & Style. Perry, a pal of Pattinson’s, reportedly told the “Twilight” star that he deserved better than Stewart after her affair with director Rupert Sanders came to light last summer.

“Katy never really supported Rob’s decision to get back with Kristen. She always said they wouldn’t last,” a source says. “Katy told Rob she didn’t think their relationship could

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Kris Humphries’ mom did not take that blender, okay?

Just when the world thought that the most embarrassing thing to ever happen to Kris Humphries was his quickie sham of a marriage to and public spectacle of a divorce from Kim Kardashian, he went and started arguing with an ex-assistant about a blender. Said assistant, one Tracy Paradise, is suing Humphries (dude can’t catch a break) for withholding money he owes her. Also, she says his mom went and jacked a Magic Bullet blender from her. Kris says his mom wouldn’t do that and is making sort of a fuss about it.

Kris, kindly buy your mom her own kitchen stuff, k?

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withstand the cheating scandal. And he deserved better than someone who would destroy a family [like Rupert’s].” Since his breakup, Pattinson has been spotted out and about with Perry in New York and in Santa Barbara, where the pair hung out at a hotel and spied on a wedding rehearsal, according to People magazine.

“They just sat together and watched,” a source says.

“They were not affiliated with the wedding party and were not seen mingling with guests.”

Slow down, Biebs Grant Holmquist is now almost old enough for a hangover of his own Yup, this is the baby in shades strapped to Zach Galifianakis’ chest from the first “Hangover.” Kids grow up so fast.

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No Alamo for ’Ye Kanye West’s bid to project his video for “New Slaves” on the Alamo in Texas turned out to be a losing battle when it turned out he had no permit for the spontaneous event, according to Mysanantonio.com.

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West announced his intentions to use the landmark on his website, prompting around 500 people — both fans and protesters — to turn up. But police got there first. A similar event in Houston was also shut down. “It’s sad that people have such little respect for the Alamo,” said a spokesman for the Texas General Land Office.

Justin Bieber is getting on his neighbors’ nerves again, this time because he won’t slow down near his home.

The pop star was visited by the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department in response to complaints about his reckless driving near his home, according to E! News.

Police reportedly received numerous calls about the singer’s driving on Monday alone, with many saying that his speeding endangers the lives of neighborhood children playing outside.

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Twitter feed We check in with some of Hollywood’s biggest names to see what they’ve been up to — in their own words, in 140 characters or fewer.

Today, Mindy Kaling is quite full, Marlon Wayans is exhausted, Jonah Hill is reexamining a childhood favorite and Courtney Love finally has someone to feel superior to. @mindykaling: I think I was the only person who ate food at the bbq I was at today - and I’m fine with that - I just want everyone to know that I know. @MARLONWAYANS: Haven’t slept in weeks.. .

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A little bit. That was a sacrifice. â&#x20AC;Ś I love what

the baby brings into the mix. I love that it shows [Dieselâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s character] Domâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very sweet, vulnerable side. The fact that he has a new nephew shows the new dynamic in Mia and Brianâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s relationship, but I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get to kick ass like Gal [Gadot], Michelle [Rodriguez] and Gina [Carano].

Have you ever been in a proper ďŹ ght?

A girl slapped me once. I went to an all-girlâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s school in New York, and a girl slapped me in the dark room â&#x20AC;&#x201D; I was developing pictures â&#x20AC;&#x201D; she slapped me, and I slapped her back. It was a bitch-slapping.

The girls in the movie are quite adept at manipulat-

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I think they can be for some men. ... And you

usually know when you see it. The car thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the loudest and the flashiest will have a douchebag behind the wheel. Yeah, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like jewelry or the bag youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re wearing. You shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to show off too much through something material.

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ing the male characters.

When have you used your feminine charms to get your own way?

I only pull it out for special occasions. [Laughs] Um, I would say if Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m trying to get out of a ticket, or if Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m trying to get on a plane at very short notice. I flirt, and, you know, compliments help a lot. I find that disarms people.

You couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t drive prior to the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fast & Furiousâ&#x20AC;? movies. I take it that youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not into cars â&#x20AC;&#x201D; what kind of car do you drive?

Well, I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know much about cars. I love the car I drive, a Range Rover Sport â&#x20AC;Ś and I love speeding.

Clearly, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fast & Furious 7.â&#x20AC;? What can you tell us about it?

Well, nothing is settled at the moment. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like it to be stripped down a bit more, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to go back to our roots and go back to L.A. I think that would be really fun, [to] explore what the characters are like on their own turf.

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Dave Franco is known as two things: James Francoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s little brother and an onscreen aâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;hole. In â&#x20AC;&#x153;21 Jump Street,â&#x20AC;? he played an entitled high school drug dealer. In â&#x20AC;&#x153;Warm Bodiesâ&#x20AC;? he was the bitter boyfriend of a girl in love with a zombie. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I promise this is not a representation of me,â&#x20AC;?

Franco says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;At first it was really fun and liberating playing something outside of myself, to be mean. But after a while, not only have I exhausted this kind of role, but people start thinking this is how I really I am.

I promise Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m a nice guy.â&#x20AC;?

In â&#x20AC;&#x153;Now You See Me,â&#x20AC;? a big-budget, all-star caper, he gets to play a mostly nice guy, albeit a sleight-ofhand artist first seen steal-

Longevity

On playing younger Franco is 27 years old but looks like a kid.

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why he often gets roles playing younger characters. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t love it,â&#x20AC;? he says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more about the role ing from a tourist.

The production style introduced new aspects that he needed to get used to. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Louis Leterrier is a very visual director, and a lot of the scenes have multiple cameras flying about, circling around you,â&#x20AC;? Franco says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Most of the time you have no idea whether or not the camera is catching you.â&#x20AC;?

He also had to learn card tricks. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I can now cut a banana with a playing card,â&#x20AC;? he reveals. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wanted it to look realistic.â&#x20AC;?

Though the filmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cast

than the age. Everyone always says, especially in the business, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s great to look a lot younger than you are, for longevityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sake. But sometimes I just want to look my damn age and play a character my age. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to play high school again.â&#x20AC;? is filled with names, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard to be starstruck when youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re brother is James Franco. He claims his brother didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get him into the business. â&#x20AC;&#x153;His manager is the one who dragged me into this whole mess,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My brother has been very supportive. But we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t talk about acting all that much. That said, he did tell me to be patient, to wait for projects Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m genuinely passionate about.â&#x20AC;?

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‘IV Play’ a rude awakening of a different variety for The-Dream R&B. Hip-hop’s premier songwriter goes from racy to ratchet with his brand new album.

The-Dream has always been a sex-obsessed R&B genius, but now he’s turned things up a notch. On his new album, “IV Play,” which drops this week, the singer, songwriter and producer isn’t afraid to express his desires.

He says the extra dose of risque talk and bawdy calls for sex are a reflection of where he’s at in his life, and where we’re at as a society.

For the uninitiated, this is ratchet-infused R&B. “I’d like to think it’s a very vibe-y, adult album,” says the man born Terius Nash. “I’ve been out, I’ve been in clubs so I know we’re in the ratchet era of things. I’m sure there’s been a lot of ratchetness on my album because of what’s been going through our culture, which is a good thing, by the way.

The ‘ratchet’ word sounds like it’s negative, but it’s actually more free than most R&B songs could be, than pop could be. ‘I don’t give a f—’ — that’s basically what it’s saying.”

If “IV Play” embraces more explicit come-ons — and a few more drug references — than we’re used to, it still boasts the same sound we’d expect from the musical mastermind behind some of the most memorable songs in modern R&B. The-Dream has crafted megahits for the likes of Beyonce (“Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)”), Rihanna (“Umbrella”) and Justin Bieber (“Baby”), and racked up multiple Grammy Awards, so it’s no surprise that industry heavyweights like Jay-Z, Beyonce, Pusha T and 2 Chainz appear on “IV Play,” which rounds out a hand-

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I can’t make a video or an album for a child that’s 16.” The-Dream, on his new, naughtier approach compositions. The-Dream says it’s his favorite genre.

“When those brass horns come in, there’s drama tied to that. When the flutes come in, there’s some type of majestic feeling that comes over you,” he says of the classical compositions he’s often listening to. “You’re just listening. There’s no judgment. It’s not ‘Yeah, well he sucks, so I’m not listening to whatever his record is or whether he did a magical thing or not or whether that song makes sense.’”

The-Dream says American culture pays more attention to fashion choices and rumors than the most important factor concerning an artist — the music.

“All those genius [composers] were probably kind of crazy themselves, but what we took from them most was that their music was outstanding and they were great at it,” he says.

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In addition to finishing up his fifth album (with the title, you’d think “IV Play” was his fourth) and preparing for the Lights Out tour with Kelly Rowland, The-Dream is collaborating with Kanye West, Beyonce and Jay-Z. He remains

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“I’ve probably done the least on Kanye’s, because he’s like a machine like I am and just timing-wise,

but I can say I’ve definitely done a lot of work with Bey and Jay,” he says. “It’s definitely multiple songs.”

The American Songbook Lives Here.

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Ross Pelton, R.Ph., C.C.N., says that his career has bridged two worlds: that of a registered pharmacist dealing with medications, and that of a certified clinical nutritionist concerned with natural healing. This duality has led him to discover what he calls druginduced nutrient depletion. This side effect of medications canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be measured in nausea, vomiting, headaches or whatever is on those unappealing lists. Rather, drug-induced nutrient depletion happens slowly, over time, as a medication either inhibits absorption or production â&#x20AC;&#x201D; or leaches â&#x20AC;&#x201D; nutrients from the body. Among the many common drugs that produce this are oral con-

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traceptives, which prompted Pelton to write his new book, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Pill Problem.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;As a class of drugs, oral contraceptives have an enormous effect on nutrients,â&#x20AC;? said Pelton. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They deplete all B-vitamins, magnesium, selenium, zinc, tyrosine and coenzyme Q10. The only other medication that comes close to its effect on nutrients is steroids.â&#x20AC;?

According to Peltonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s book, without these nutrients, ailments such as depression, sexual malaise, lack of energy and insomnia can develop. To avoid

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Women who take oral contraceptives should take a high-potency multivitamin and multimineral supplement to provide adequate levels to prevent problems.â&#x20AC;?

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“Donkey Kong Country

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Cell phones. A brand new app improves Android battery life

‘Resident Evil: Revelations’

“Resident Evil” is now available on more than just Nintendo.

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“Donkey Kong” went from a home console to a portable, so it’s only natural we also look at an example of the reverse. “Resident Evil: Revelations” was released to critical acclaim last year for Nintendo’s 3DS. It was lauded for bringing actual scares back to the “Resident Evil” franchise. Now it’s back, on every major home console.

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Horoscope

Gemini | May 22-June 20. Go out of your way to associate with friends who always stimulate your thinking. An active conversation might stir up several useful ideas.

Cancer | June 21-July 22. Your thinking will be unusually sharp in a work-related matter. Your colleagues are likely to be impressed.

Leo | July 23-Aug. 22.

If you have a good idea regarding a way to improve a sluggish relationship, put it in action.

Virgo | Aug. 23-Sept. 22.

Substantial progress in the workplace can be made through innovative thinking on your part.

Sagittarius | Nov. 22Dec. 21. You won’t find a better day to get involved in a social activity that has caught your interest.

Pisces | Feb. 19-March 20.

The chances of some financial gain are much better than you may realize.

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Libra | Sept. 23-Oct. 22.

If you take the time to talk to a casual acquaintance, you’ll discover that you share many interests. This could be the start of a close friendship.

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There is a strong chance that unusual circumstances will lead to an opportunity.

There’s something to gain if you hurry.

Aquarius | Jan. 21-Feb 18. As it often does, the race will go to the swift today, so it behooves you to be both a self-starter and a go-getter.

Aries | March 21-April 20.

Even though it might be a workday for you, if you can take some time off to participate in an activity with friends, try to do so.

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Look twice, shoot once The recent collapse of a bridge in Washington is just another sign of more such disasters to come.

Most of the blame falls on the lap of Congress members because they didn’t put their differences aside and sign off on the president’s infrastructure bill. Lesson to Congress: When you decide to shoot down a bill, make sure your foot isn’t underneath.

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May 23) Leave it to letter writers such as R.B. Wilk to express their hatred of capitalism through false concern for the well-being of poor workers. People like that use condescending phrases like “typically American” when describing Metro readers who thought the front page on the Bangladesh factory tragedy was too much for American youth to see. In a global economy, not every country is going to have the living and working standards that we have here. Blaming American business is always the path of least resistance for those content to BAF ... blame America first.

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SPORTS

Wilpon counting out Mets from postseason

Playing soon

Teixeira, Youkilis head to Trenton The Yankees are close to getting their first wave of injured players back.

Manager Joe Girardi said Mark Teixeira and Kevin Youkilis will both play in Double-A Trenton today. Teixeira is working his way back from a preseason wrist injury, while Youkilis has been out since April 27 with a back injury. The two could be back as soon as this weekend.

Also, reliever Joba Chamberlain was activated from the DL. Lefty David Huff, who was just claimed Sunday, was designated for assignment in the corresponding roster move. He only appeared in one game and surrendered a run.

MLB. The Mets’ COO doesn’t hold any illusions toward his struggling team.

Count Jeff Wilpon among those who do not believe there will be a third installment of the Subway Series this year.

During a pregame ceremony honoring Mariano Rivera, the Mets’ chief operating officer told the future Hall of Famer, “I wish we could see you in the World Series, but I don’t think it will happen.”

Rivera responded, “You

never know.”

The Mets entered the second of four Subway Series games this week in fourth place in the NL East with a 19-29 record.

The Yankees are 30-20 and in second place in the AL East.

Wilpon and FDNY Commissioner Salvatore Cassano presented Rivera with a mounted nozzle from a fire hose and a mounted fire call box.

Wilpon also asked Rivera to throw out the ceremonial first pitch.

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Report: Hermann sued for sex discrimination

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Goodson on practice ďŹ eld with Jets Embattled Jets running back Mike Goodson was reportedly in attendance as organized team activities got underway again yesterday.

Goodson was in Florham Park, N.J., last week for the first round of OTAs, but only to speak with team personnel after his May 17 arrest for possession of marijuana and an illegal hand gun.

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Goodson was signed as a free agent this offseason to help replace departed starter Shonn Greene in the backfield.

He played for the Raiders last season.

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Rutgers. The saga continues as newly hired athletic director Julie Hermann is facing another lawsuit.

New Rutgers athletic director Julie Hermann found herself in even more trouble yesterday when The New York Times reported that she was the subject of a sexual discrimination lawsuit filed in 2008. The lawsuit is still pending.

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It was just on Monday that Rutgers President Robert Barchi said Rutgers had no plans to fire Hermann after it was

reported over the weekend that Hermann had threatened and humiliated players while a volleyball coach at Tennessee. Hermann said she has no recollection of the meeting in which players brought the complaints against her for which she resigned.

She was also the subject of a lawsuit by a Tennessee assistant who claimed Hermann fired her for getting pregnant. The assistant won $150,000 from the school in the suit.

Hermann was hired in April. Previously, the school relieved Tim Pernetti for his mishandling of the firing of menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball head coach Mike Rice for abusing players.

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They still have the best pitching the AL has to oďŹ&#x20AC;er, posting a 3.44 ERA, tops in the AL as of Sunday. Texas is in a stretch of 12 of 16 road games.

The big news coming out of the Bronx last week involved yet another big-name injury as Curtis Granderson fractured his pinkie and is expected to miss at least four weeks. The team is now embroiled in the Subway Series with the Mets this week.

The surprise Pirates are hanging tough in the loaded NL Central. Going into yesterday, Pittsburgh had won ďŹ ve of its last seven games with pitching and defense the key. They held opponents to two runs or less in all but one game in that stretch.

A dominant 5-1 week has pushed the Tigers past the Indians for sole possession of ďŹ rst place in the AL Central. The Tigers outscored their opponents 35-18 this week, and now lead the American League in hitting with a .285 average.

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After a ďŹ ve-game win streak, the White Sox took two-of-three from the Red Sox, dropping them out of our Top 5. They did, however, bounce back by taking three of four from the Indians and they kicked oďŹ&#x20AC; their set with the Phillies with a win Monday.

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