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MAMS Library: New Configurations Excel the Learning Process

he Merrick Avenue Middle School’s redesigned library pays homage to great names in literature while it presents students with more comfortable methods for study and instructs them on proper research techniques to ferret out phishing websites and other internet anomalies. But it is also framed within an open space layout that looks like a book store or a coffee house to offer an interactive environment that can excel the learning process. Not only does the new open space approach draw students into the redesigned library, but it is offers new opportunities for them to use iPads to discover educational apps and do quick research, use Chromebooks to connect to Google and use Google docs in the cloud to collaborate on school projects, use SMART board flat screen panels that connect to the internet for shared collaboration of lessons, and soon will provide a makerspace 3D printer to allow for more in-depth research. School librarian Rachel Mathien-Leo, in her ninth year as MAM’s librarian, told Your NewsMag that several teachers now collaborate with her to develop lessons for research projects with the library. This gives her an opportunity to use the SMART flat panel screen to

Students can lounge more comfortably in soft chairs, while studying instruct students on the best practices of doing research.

BECOME CRITICAL THINKERS “I show students how to find and access sites that will help them with their research,” she explained. She adds that in the process of accessing the internet for research material, she also instructs them on what sites to watch out for and to avoid, because they could be “phishing” sites or because they may contain fake news, a flashpoint discussion topic in today’s internet media world. “I want to teach them the skills in evaluation and critical thinking,” she continued. “They have to be taught how the information they get

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over the internet must be factual, and how to verify it.” They need credible sources, and how to give credit to those sources, she said. Students can now also use the library with more confidence in being able to complete their assignments before they even go home after school, she said. Adeline Atkins, English chairperson at Kennedy High School, which is now researching a redesign of its library, told Your NewsMag that students at the high school level will eventually have access to several well-established and vetted databases in which to do critical research. Presently, public libraries within the Bellmores and the Merricks feature such vetted and verifiable databases for users that access information far more in-depth and well sourced than information found on search engines. Yet, students within this high-tech library are never far from the names of literary giants who have paved the way for libraries to be the conservatories of books and information they have become. August Wilson, Charles Dickens, Cicero, William Faulkner, e.e.cummings and more are all scrawled atop the walls of the library, and surround the entire room. Dr. Taryn Johnson, principal of MAMs, re-

marked of the newly redesigned library that “Rachel was doing a lot of work in a space that didn’t support what she was doing, and she didn’t have the new tools she needed to access information” quickly. She said students had to be given a space that would actually feel good coming into, and stay to learn. She said the concept was to go for a “family room” feel, comfy with magazines and up-to-date titles to sit and read – or use the iPad - while lounging in softer chairs, like a local coffee house or local book store might be set up. Atkins added that students have varying ways and methods in which they now study, and new school libraries are providing those environments. Lounge chairs and beanbag chairs, for example, or modular tables with sections that expand to accommodate several students to study collaboratively, or contract into smaller tables, for individual or two-person study. Kennedy Principal Lorraine Poppe said research into the new school library was in its early stages, but progressing. And the Grand Avenue Middle School library, the size of Merrick Avenue’s library, will soon be upgraded with new information access technology, chairs and open seating similar to MAMS.

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Bellmore Chamber Names 2017 Honorees

he Chamber of Commerce of the Bellmores has named its community minded persons of the year for 2017. They include the Community Person of the Year, the Chamber Member of the Year, Board Member of the Year and the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award. Read on to learn of their stories. The chamber also named its new roster of officers for 2017, as detailed below. PRESIDENT Peter Ray, AG Electrical Supply VICE-PRESIDENT Jim Spohrer, Bellmore Automotive Inc. RECORDING SECRETARY Dan Yngstrom, Vietnam Veterans TREASURER Debby Izzo, The Dirty Dawg DIRECTORS Jill Bromberg, Your NewsMag John Delisa, Cozy Cocoon Jack Fithian, Vital Signs Plus Hector Granados, Bedford Deli Emilio Manzo, All Island Yellow Cab Marc Menzies, Overview Computer Services Marcus Palanisamy, Bedford & Maine Michael Pittalkas, Computer Works Solutions Billy Polara, Polara & Co. Fine Jewelry Kristen Robertson, As You Wish Parties William Wligus, WAW Construction OTHER Erin Sullivan, Office staff Martha Verdi, Membership Representative/Festival Coordinator

Board Member of the Year – James Spohrer Board Member of the Year James Spohrer was born and raised in Merrick. He has been married to his wife, Marie, for 35 years and has called Bellmore home for over 30 years. He has five sons and five grandchildren. Jim and his wife own Bellmore Automotive, at 950 Bellmore Avenue. Jim has been servicing cars since the tender age of 14, when he began pumping gas and changing oil at a local gas station. Since then, he has continued to service cars in the Bellmore, Merrick and East Meadow areas. In 2004 he opened Bellmore Automotive.

Jim is also active with the Boy Scouts, boasting three Eagle Scout sons. He served as Cub Master for five years for Cub Scout Pack 577 in North Bellmore, and is now Assistant Scout Master with Troop 577, also in North Bellmore. In 2013 Jim was honored by the now-defunct Bellmore Life newspaper with its “Father of the Year” award. He has been a member of the Bellmore Chamber of Commerce for five years, and especially enjoys chairing the Friday Night Car Show. Jim is always happy to give a helping hand.

Outstanding Member of the Community – Nina Lanci Bellmore Lion Nina Lanci had the distinction of being the first woman inducted into the Bellmore Lions Club in 2002. She has held various positions within the club, from lion tamer to president. In 2013, she began her service as District 20K2 Zone Chairperson. She chairs the very successful District’s “Holiday Express” Holiday Party for over 400 children. Indeed, Nina was installed in July 2016 as the Lions of Nassau County and Bermuda District Governor. Nina serves as Board of Education trustee on both the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School Distric, and is the president of both the North Bellmore School District Board and the Community Parent Center. She has been recognized as a leader in the community, receiving the Town of Hempstead Pathfinder Volunteer Award. She has also been recognized by the Bellmore-Merrick Teacher’s Association with the Friend of Education Award. Nina was awarded PTA Honorary Life by the Martin Avenue PTA. She has also received numerous Lions’

Awards, including the Presidential Medal, Membership Advancement Award and Year Round Growth Award. She is a graduate of the Lions Advanced Leadership Institute, is a Certified Guiding Lion and is a Melvin Jones Fellow. Nina’s professional career has been in finance and accounting for over 32 years, receiving her Bachelor’s degree from Adelphi University. In addition, she is treasurer of a Charitable Corporation, which affiliated with her professional career as a union treasurer. She works yearly on its annual Golf Outing, which benefits many local charities. Nina was raised in Mineola. A long-time resident of North Bellmore, she has been married to Richard, her husband, for 29 years. Their daughter Gabriella is a proud graduate of the Fashion Institute of Technology in Manhattan. Lion Nina is passionate, enthusiastic and an advocate for serving the needs of her community and children.

Chamber Member of the Year – Steve Chernoff Steve has been a resident of Bellmore for 35 years. His business, Bedford Avenue Stationery, has been on Bedford Avenue for over 30 years. During that time, he has also come to own the building. With the closing of Weinman’s Hardware last year, Steve’s store is now one of the oldest on Bedford Avenue. To own the building is an accomplishment in itself, serving as a tribute to the passion and fortitude that Steve possesses toward Bellmore. Steve attends all general membership meetings and has participated in the street festival for many years. He was an active member of the Merchants Association, assisting with all the events that the chamber now runs. Steve is a steady and reliable member of the chamber, assisting in various events and promoting the small businesses that reside in Bellmore. He truly adheres to the concept of community,

and goes out of his way to assist in any way he can. After 35 years, there is not much Steve hasn’t seen in Bellmore. And for most Bellmore residents, one thing they are lucky enough to see and know about is Steve’s Bedford Avenue Stationery store, just up on the right from the Grand Avenue traffic light. If residents and chamber members alike need most any kind of stationery, chances are Steve has it. He further offers his supplies and services for anything the chamber needs. Steve was a past board member and continues to be a valuable member of the chamber, an asset to the community and a well-respected person deserving of this award. Because of Steve’s long time and valued support of and to the chamber, the chamber looks to congratulate Steve on his stability, longevity and dedication.

2017 Lifetime Achievement Award – Emilio Manzo Emilio has lived in Bellmore for 57 years. Currently representing All Island Taxi service, located on Pettit Avenue in the heart of Bellmore Village, he knows the Bellmores extremely well, and is very well known to all. Emilio has served on the chamber Board of Directors for a total of 21 years. In that time he has been involved with many of the committees, and has worked on various fundraiser events. In past years, he also served for many years as the president of the now-defunct Community Wellness Council of Bellmore/Merrick. After Superstorm Sandy, Emilio helped to collect and deliver food and supplies to all the emergency centers. Emilio’s participation in the Toys for Tots Annual Drive program with the Marine Corps remains quite dear to his heart. Because of his dedication to the Toys for Tots program, Bellmore is rec-

ognized as one of the top toy collectors for the Marines. Emilio is legendary for working on many activities and committees that most residents are not aware of, involving himself behind the scenes to make sure the events become a reality and are run seamlessly. Working on the festival committee for the past 25 years, his capacity behind the scenes has made him one of the truly driving forces to its success. He now works with several holiday events to ensure their continued successes, as well. Emilio was the recipient of the well-deserved Community Person in 2013. Spending a good percentage of his time checking with the Bellmore businesses to see what they can use to remain successful within the chamber, Emilio emerges as among the most well respected of chamber and community members there is today.

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☞ TABLE OF CONTENTS NEWS: PAGES 2-8 MAMS library: new configurations excel the learning process; Bellmore chamber names new 2017 honorees; Merrick chamber awards community members, installs new officers; Brooks urges constituents with pending actions to call his office; In & Around the Bellmores and the Merricks

COVER STORY: PAGES 10, 15 AND 15 Regeneron students from CHSD named What do Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District students Jennifer Rakhimov, Michael Sternbach, Claire Kelly and Rachel Jozwick have in common? While attending different high schools in the district, they are all this year’s young science visionaries who became semifinalist in this year’s most prestigious student science contests. They have seen the future, and share their visions with Your NewsMag.

PROFILE: PAGE 18 In historic election win, John Brooks focuses on reform While John E. Brooks of Seaford won a state senatorial seat that has belonged to the Republicans for 50 years, he’s more excited about concrete proposals that could help his constituency

HEALTH MATTERS: PAGE 20 How to tell if you have the flu; using compassion as a tool to treat addiction ALSO: Thieves pose as water department workers to gain entry to homes; guest speaker at high school educates students about a people and culture in crisis

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he nation’s most prestigious science research competition for high school students has once more named four students from the Bellmore-Merrick CHSD as its newest Scholars. Congratulations to Jennifer Rakhimov, Michael Sternbach, Claire Kelly and Rachel Jozwick for their outstanding work. Find out all about these talented and dedicated scientists with a bright future. New configurations of the middle school libraries are expected to excel the learning process. MAMS library was the first of the schools to be redesigned, offering an open coffee shop/book store feel as it provides new opportunities for research. The Grand Avenue Middle School will soon be upgraded as well, and Kennedy High School is early in research toward a library redesign. Newly elected New York State Senator John E. Brooks, of the Eighth Senatorial District, shares with us in a profile his focus on reform at the legislative level. At his first press conference on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Senator Brooks also recommended constituents with pending commitments from former state Senator Michael Venditto to contact his office to help complete those commitments, as public files were gone upon his arrival, and communications with Brooks’ and those constituents must be restarted. As always, there is much to do in and around the community these days. Read “In&Around” if you are looking for entertainment, interested in learning how to write your own memoir, or want information about registering your child for pre-k or kindergarten. There is always something new going on “In and Around” town. The Bellmore and Merrick chambers of commerce celebrate installation of new 2017 board members, and award local community

members and business owners for outstanding contributions. Chamber of Commerce of the Bellmores honorees for 2017 include: Community Person of the Year, Nina Lanci; Board Member of the Year, Jim Spohrer; Chamber Member of the Year, Steve Chernoff ; and Lifetime Achievement Award, Emilio Manzo Merrick Chamber of Commerce honorees for 2017 are: Woman of the Year, Margaret Mueller; Man of the Year, Ron Luparello; Merchant of the Year, Timothy Feldis; and Professional of the Year, Dr. Richard E. Seibert Read about the contributions made by the honorees and find out who is on the board of your local chamber. The chambers of commerce and their boards are responsible for orchestrating the many wonderful and cherished community events we all enjoy. From the street fairs to decorating the town and running holiday events, the chamber volunteers all help to make it happen. Shop, dine and use local services first! Your NewsMag is delivered to every home in the Bellmores and Merricks free of charge because you live here and are residents of the communities. Advertising support pays for Your NewsMag so please support participating businesses by shopping locally. If you know something that is newsworthy, please let us know. If your business is having an anniversary or someone in your family is celebrating a special occasion, we want to know. After all, your news is our news! Please join us on Facebook and visit www. YourNewsMag.com for updates throughout the month. Jill Bromberg PUBLISHER 516-633-8590 Jill@YourNewsMag.com

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Merrick Chamber Awards Community Members

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active in other community activities as well as running a successful business in town for over 23 years. She grew up in Merrick schools and is a graduate of Calhoun High School. The Merrick Chamber of Commerceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s MAN OF THE YEAR is Ronald Luparello. Ron is a detective in the New York City Police Department and a former chief of the Merrick Fire Department. He has been an active firefighter with Empire Engine and Hose

Company for over 20 years, and has also held the role of the departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s public information officer. This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s MERCHANT OF THE YEAR is Feldis Florist, and PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR is Dr. Richard Seibert. Both have been recognized as long-standing members of the Merrick business community and their volunteer efforts to help those around him. Tim Feldis, owner of the Feldis Florist, has a long-standing relationship with Calhoun High

School and supports its transition program helping guide students with disabilities in to the work force. Dr. Seibert is an advocate for wellness in the community, supporting kids health fairs and helping our high school athletes learn the correct way to train for their sports. In addition to a new executive board being installed, Erin Donohue will take on the role of President, with Ira Reiter and Kevin Hoffman serving as Vice-Presidents.

he Merrick Chamber of Commerce will recognize four new award winners and install a new slate of officers at its annual installation dinner on Thursday, January 26, at the Chateaubriand in Westbury. This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s WOMAN OF THE YEAR is Margaret Mueller, co-owner of R.S. Jones Restaurant. Margaret Mueller is a pastPresident of the Merrick Chamber of Commerce, she is

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Senator Urges Constituents with Pending Actions to Contact His Office

n his first formal press conference since being sworn in as the new state senator for the Eighth Senatorial District, Senator John E. Brooks urged constituents that may have had pending commitments with former state Senator Michael Venditto to contact the district office to re-establish their files, as the public files are no longer available. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When I entered this office for the first time all the file cabinets with public files were gone,â&#x20AC;? Senator Brooks said to those assembled at the conference. While he said he is unaware of any state law saying a former official cannot take public files with him or her, he urges constituents that may have pending work on Superstorm Sandy related issues and other issues to contact his office at 882-0630, or email him at brooks@nysenate.gov so that new constituent database files can be created, and work commenced once more.

Senator Brooks also called his first press conference during the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday to honor and express his solidarity with the iconic figure in his work at the community level by announcing several working groups he has formed that will spread out into the communities in Nassau and Suffolk his district represents in the hope of resolving residentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; longstanding and ongoing issues. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In going door-to-door during the election campaign I learned of widespread problemsâ&#x20AC;? the government is either not taking care of or doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know about, he remarked. Saying democratic government was conceived â&#x20AC;&#x153;by the people, for the people and of the people,â&#x20AC;? he announced the development of several community groups that will focus on issues such as Superstorm Sandy reconstruction, the Bethpage plume and its effects on his constituency as the plume moves into his districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s water supplies, affordable housing, the her-

oin and opiate scourge, the environment, veterans affairs, health and election reform. He introduced Bellmore resident Pat Yngstrom, former director of the Nassau County Veterans Affairs office, as the new volunteer chair of the veterans group. Yngstrom told the media that the â&#x20AC;&#x153;officialâ&#x20AC;? county assertion that there were no homeless veterans in Nassau County is a false claim, and that he has learned in offering his own programs to veterans that there are close to 247 vets in the county who are still homeless. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We need to work on fundraising to place these veterans in homes,â&#x20AC;? said Yngstrom, and planned to concentrate on that issue. Mike Reid, a long-time firefighter and former commander of the Merrick Fire Department, will tackle the scourge of opiate and heroin abuse that has become rampant within the county over the last several years, in part to over-prescription of opiates to

parents whose children discover and then abuse them, seeking harder drugs such as heroin and other street opiates. Reidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s experience in responding to heroin overdoses with Narcan, to revive young overdosed residents from certain death, provides him with a sense of urgency to tackle the challenge in educating young people how to avoid abuse. Douglas Mayer, a practicing registered nurse and attorney, said he would speak to health issues, such as increasing staffing of nurses in hospitals â&#x20AC;&#x153;to time patients more quicklyâ&#x20AC;? during emergencies, for example. He also included not only medical nurses, but those who do administrative work as well, and their needs for more efficiency and staffing. On the environmental side, Freeport Mayor Robert Kennedy will chair a mitigation group to look at increased flooding within the senatorial district and what

steps must be taken now to ensure flooding damage from storms like Superstorm Sandy never occur again to the degree they occurred during the storm. Mayor Kennedy is an engineer by trade, and has worked at finding solutions to keeping the water from flooding Freeport streets utilizing new valve designs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I gladly accept the chair position of Senator Brooksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; mitigation group, and I look forward to assisting the [Nassau and Suffolk County] waterfront communities,â&#x20AC;? he said in a prepared statement. He said a successful flood mitigation program would result in lower insurance rates and increased home/property values. Senator Brooks ended the conference by saying he would be working toward challenging and changing both the way schools are funded using property taxes, and the way the county continues to borrow for tax relief (see page 18). - DOUGLAS FINLAY

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In & Around … SONG &STORY: The Hazak Chapter of Congregation Beth Ohr is offering "Edith Piaf in Song and Story," presented by performing singer-songwriter Lois Morton on Tuesday, February. 14, at 1:30 p.m. at the synagogue. Ms. Morton will bring to life the legendary French chanteuse with anecdotes that reveal the color and texture of the singer's short dramatic life from the back streets of Paris to the triumphal conquest of the great concert halls of the world. Ms. Morton's cabaret-style program will include songs "La Vie en Rose;" "Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien;" "Hymne a L'amour (If You Love Me);" "Autumn Leaves;" and more, and will be accompanied by Larry Moser on accordion. This program is free to members; guests $5. Refreshments will be served. Call Lucille at 221-4107 to preregister. The synagogue is located at 2550 South Centre Avenue in Bellmore … KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION: The Merrick School District will hold kindergarten registration for the 2017-18 school year from Monday, January 30, through Friday, February 3, at Birch,

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Children who will be four years old on or before December 1 and will be eligible to enter kindergarten in the North Bellmore School District in September 2018, qualify for Universal pre-K, which will take place at local preschools. Transportation will be the parents’ responsibility. Applications must be received by Friday, March 17, to be considered. For information, contact Janet Pollitt, assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction, at 992-3000 ext. 3002 … MEMOIR WRITING: The Merrick-based Long Island Writers Guild will hold memoir writing workshops at the Bellmore Memorial Library on Tuesdays, February 7 and 21, and again every other Tuesday in March and into future months. Memoir classes begin at 10:30 a.m. as Florence Gatto and Beverly E. Kotch of the writer’s guild show aspiring memoirists how to get started writing stories, memories and musings. For information call the library at 7852990 … GRIEVE YOUR TAXES: Hempstead Town Receiver of Taxes Donald Clavin will hold a property tax assessment forum on how to lower property taxes on Wednesday, February 8, at the Freeport Memorial Library. Call the library at 379-3274.

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or almost two decades (1998-2016) known as the Intel Science Search Contest, the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most prestigious science research competition for high school students has been renamed the Regeneron Science Talent Search Contest â&#x20AC;&#x201C; with a new 10-year $100 million commitment from Regeneron Pharmaceuticals of Tarrytown, New York â&#x20AC;&#x201C; in which three students from Kennedy High School and one student from Mepham High School were chosen as its newest scholars (formerly known as semifinalists). Rachel Joswik of Mepham won $2000 for her selection as a scholar â&#x20AC;&#x201C; along with Mepham presented with $2000 as a winning school; and Claire Kelly, Jennifer Rakhimov and Michael Sternbach of Kennedy High School each won $2000 for their selections as scholars. The school earned $2000 for its win. In prepared statements, Central High School District science chairpersons Robert Soel and Patrick Mannion commented on the newest scholars. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These students

are exemplary young scientists driven by a passion for discovery in their chosen fields of study,â&#x20AC;? said chairperson Soel. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They are multifaceted, talented young people who are continually expanding their creative horizons,â&#x20AC;? added chairperson Mannion.

KENNEDY To See â&#x20AC;&#x201C; or Not to See â&#x20AC;&#x153;The eyes are the windows of the soul,â&#x20AC;? William Shakespeare once wrote. For Kennedyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jennifer Rakhimov of Merrick, eyes are the perfect Jennifer instruments enabling her to see a Rakhimov bright future ahead as a molecular biologist â&#x20AC;&#x201C; with emphasis in regeneration biology â&#x20AC;&#x201C; while studying at Stony Brook University. Her presentation, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mitochondrial Replacement Therapy in Degenerated Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells,â&#x20AC;? attempts to

put clarity into the role mitochondria, the â&#x20AC;&#x153;power plantsâ&#x20AC;? of human cells, play in regenerating cells that could one day reverse such diseases as age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a leading cause of blindness as the human eye ages. As a young girl who did not speak English until the age of four, she always remembers working in her fatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s store, Cohenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Optical at Sunrise Mall. There, she helped to grind lenses, fit lenses and even write prescriptions. Add to those experiences the very significant event of her grandmotherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s liver transplant failing, and the talk in the air became constantly of regeneration. Those pragmatic life experiences lead her to Robert Soel, science chairperson at Kennedy, who advised her toward a science path that could allow her to explore the notion of cell regeneration. During her first year in the Advanced Science Research class Jennifer read several scientific and medical journals on cell regeneration, and learned the nuances and intricacies of presenting scientific material and working the lab.

During the summers of 2015 and 2016 she was mentored at Mt. Sinaiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ICAHN School of Medicine, and advanced from learning simple lab procedures such as culturing cells and feeding them with â&#x20AC;&#x153;media,â&#x20AC;? or nutrition, to learning how to extract mitochondria from hESC human embryonic stem cells and placing them (phagocytose) in damaged Retina Pigment Epithelium (RPE) cells to see if the cells could regenerate. Also called co-culturing, the mitochondria were stained to witness their uptake into RPE cells. â&#x20AC;&#x153;RPE cells lay above photo receptors responsible for the light we see, and provide nutrient to the receptors,â&#x20AC;? Jennifer remarked. When the cells are damaged or deteriorate, the light diminishes. It was hoped that in regenerating the RPE cells, it could bring back the light. A test was administered in which healthy RPE cells were treated with ethidium bromide (EtBr) at various amounts, such as .25ul, .025ul, .0025ul and 2.5ul, all of which induced AMD in the cells. Then mitochondria were phagocytosed (co-cultured) into the RPE cells, and the

cells responded considerably better than before the EtBr was even applied. However, the cells at the 2.5ul application did not recover at all, suggesting a threshold at which RPE cells could not recover, even with hESC cells implanted. Barbi Frank, Jenniferâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ASR teacher, said of Jenniferâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s foray into the realm of science as a means of discovery that it has â&#x20AC;&#x153;truly transformed her as a student and as a young scientist.â&#x20AC;? For Jennifer, the eyes hold secrets to a bright future. The Aftermath of a bad Curve Michael Sternbach of Merrick did not go to universities or confer with mentors over the summers as he wrote his paper â&#x20AC;&#x153;Are Yield Curve InverMichael sions Harbingers of Economic ContracSternbach tions in Emerging [CONT. ON PAGE 15ď&#x192;¨]

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Markets and Excessively Debt-Ridden Countries?” Instead, as he told Your NewsMag, “all the information I used I found free over the internet.” He did skype with a mentor at CUNY New York’s Graduate School of Economics at various times, however, to discuss his plans and progress. What he hoped to develop with his multiple screens of electronic numbers and charts was an indicator that could predict downturns in economic growth, or “economic contractions” using yield curves. And with it, infer higher unemployment rates and even higher death rates. Over several years, bond maturity and yield rate traditionally plot or curve upward, he said. But, when that happens, the return on the investment might be considered lower than, perhaps, taking a more risky route and having the bond mature at a much earlier cycle. “Yield is incentive to lend,” he said. But much earlier yield times as dictated by risk takers also can create a yield curve inversion (YCI), in which the curve progresses downward, rather than up-

ward. Perhaps risk takers were pulling their gains out much earlier, collapsing the curve as time progressed? “In 2006 we had a yield curve inversion, and look what happened in 2008,” with the great recession, he said. He even researched back to the late 1960s, and found curve inversions that were followed by recessions. What really interested him, however, is how emerging markets, or developing countries, dealt with yield curve inversions and what happened in those countries as a result of those inversions. In developing countries, a recession coming after YCI could “trip off ” a social safety net reaction from an agency such as the International Monetary Fund or World Bank, as a means to stabilize society. Information on yield curves he found at the Asian Development Bank, for example, and he also spent considerable time on the websites of countries he was researching. There, he found a wealth of information on how those countries reacted to economic yield curves. “I was interested in isolating two-year yields” rather than 10-year bond yields, he said. He added that the website www. tradingeconomics.com helped him confirm conclusions he gathered in his re-

search, along with assistance from the World Bank. He developed his own charts, which showed that of 30 countries he studied, from Argentina to Vietnam, all experienced economic contractions (recessions) after YCIs, proving a “high correlation (84%) exists between YCIs and contractions.” Targeting Asian and European markets specifically, he charted there was a 100% correlation between YCIs and contractions in Europe, with unemployment rising 2.25% and the death rate rising .164% from YCI and contraction. In Asia, fallouts reached 80.4% correlation between YCI and contraction, and death rates increased .0238%. Michael’s studies yielded conclusions that there is a high probability of economic contractions (recessions) following YCI in developing countries; that current output prediction models are better suited for Europe; and that YCIs are more highly correlated with increases in unemployment rates than with increases in death rates. Impulses as a Predictor of Addiction Claire Kelly’s project, “Impulsivity as a

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current therapies. In the summer of 2015 she moved with her family to Chicago, where she took up daily residence at the University of Chicago’s Human Behavioral and Pharmacology lab. The summer of 2016 was spent at home ingesting and working on the reams of data she had collected from her previous year’s experiments. During 2015, after pursuing and reading scholarly articles in class on behavior and the types of impulses people display, she formed a test that would look at three types of impulses: behavioral, cognitive and attentional lapse. She told Your NewsMag that people with cognitive impulse have difficulty with decision making. “They will choose an offer to take $10 today rather than take an offer of $100 in two weeks,” she said, suggestive of immediate gratification.

A behavioral impulse involves engaging an action prematurely, or being overcome by anticipation so as to often act in the moment. Attentional lapse is the inability to focus, in which they are easily distracted wherever they go. The tests that were set up involved bringing in 32 participants and testing their overall orientation, briefing them on the procedures they were about to experience and undergo and creating a baseline for pure “attentional bias.” Once their roles were understood, the next session involved giving half of the group microdoses of methamphetamine and the other half a placebo, and placing them in front of computers to play computers game – with either a mountainous background or an ocean background on the computer screen. Run as a double-blind study, in which neither the participants nor the testers knew who had taken what, the procedure would be repeated so that half of the participants who had taken the methamphetamine would then take the placebo, and those who had taken the placebo would take the methamphetamine. Trained professionals who could see any adverse effects of the drugs taken [CONT. ON PAGE 16]

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were on hand to call in nearby doctors, if necessary. Post-test procedures were then held to assess the baseline attentional biases first recorded at the beginning of the testing. It was important to learn how much they had retained in those sessions, and if the drugs had any effects on them in those sessions, Claire said. She discovered through eye-tracking and modified visual probing that the three impulses of behavioral, cognitive and attentional lapse were not related to one another, they did not overlap. She then learned that participants with cognitive and behavorial impulses were not affected by the drug stimuli, they had no â&#x20AC;&#x153;stronger attentional bias toward novel drug-paired stimuli.â&#x20AC;? She said this proved these types of impulses did not predispose them to addiction. But she found that those with attentional lapse were indeed drawn to the drug stimuli, leading her to conclude that those persons with this impulse might be at greater risk to addiction.

Claireâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s future involves taking a double major in neurosciences and journalism.

MEPHAM To Be Continued With the most exacting and precise methods and rigors of science necessary to discover the truths about the world we live in, even when results Rachel are inconclusive, science can win. Joswick Mephamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Rachel Jozwik discovered when working on her paper â&#x20AC;&#x153;Correlation between the rs53576 SNP and Stress Levels in High School Studentsâ&#x20AC;? that not everything may work as planned. But it still made her a scholar because she showed that science works. An artist who draws figures â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and is president of the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s National Art Honor Society â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and a budding scientist who excels in AP physics and AP chemistry and who will be Mephamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2017 Valedictorian, Rachelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s paper attempted to find and prove stress levels inherent between artists and scientists. Do artists, perhaps, have lower stress levels than

scientists because artistsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; works are more emotionally liberating than perhaps scientistsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; works are, a relief valve for stress to escape? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was interested in looking at the biological and psychological factors of stress compared between artists and scientists,â&#x20AC;? she told Your NewsMag of her ASR project. Her love of the arts and sciences aside, marrying science and art became a logical topic for her and her ASR teacher Dave Kommor to agree on while in the 11th grade, after a potential project she was chosen to work on at the Metropolitan Museum of Art â&#x20AC;&#x201C; that of working as part of a group that would apply science by using enzymes to restore centuries-old paintings â&#x20AC;&#x201C; did not materialize. Once focused on comparing artists and scientists, however, she found mentors at LIU/Post University in both the economics and the biology departments, with a focus in microgenetics. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I needed an economics mentor to help me with the statistics,â&#x20AC;? Rachel said, how to apply the numbers on Excel spread sheets. While Kommor says Rachel did 80% of the work at home, she did visit the lab at LIU/Post on occasion to meet with the graduate student who explained how she

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would conduct the tests Rachel had devised. In spring 2016, 30 Mepham students and four supervisors had their mouths swabbed for saliva, the saliva then mapped for DNA. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was looking at the DNA sequence for G and A variations,â&#x20AC;? which she had learned from scholarly articles existed, and were the variations involved in stress. With the hormone cortisol known as the stress hormone released during times of stress, she learned that the G variation in fact was responsible for lower levels of cortisol release into the blood stream. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I had hypothesized that the G variation would be the variation responsible for lower stress levels,â&#x20AC;? she said. According to the paper's abstract, â&#x20AC;&#x153; â&#x20AC;Ś participants completed surveys and â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Perceived Stress Scalesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; in order to determine the various factors contributing to their stress. There was no relationship between the variation of the rs53576 SNP and cortisol levels, but there was a negative correlation between the G variation and feeling in lack of control. There were also several positive correlations between being unable to handle external circumstances and feelings of internal stress.â&#x20AC;? What could not be discerned is wheth-

er the artists or scientists were more affected by the G variation than the other because she did not swab enough mouths to get a statistically significant reading, one to the other. Numbers could not be crunched to show one group has a statistical edge over the other. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My hypothesis could not be proven,â&#x20AC;? she said. But the science worked, said Kommor, in that it shows the way for other scientists of the future to continue down the path Rachel began, to finally draw some conclusions as to whether artists or scientists actually get more stressed out than the other. Kommor said Rachel has shown the true resilience of a scientist because she faced several disappointments, and still reveled in the process of scientific methods and practices that can reveal truths about our world. And for that work, she became a Regeneron scholar. Meanwhile, Rachel has applied to several Ivy League schools, and will study biology. But, as an artist as well as a scientist, she appears to be quite at home with the idea of becoming a physicianâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s assistant rather than a full-fledged doctor, so she can experience the free time to indulge her artistic creations and flourishes.

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In Historic Election Win, Brooks Focuses on Reform

ewly elected New York State Senator John E. Brooks of the Eighth Senatorial District, the first Democrat to hold the seat in the current district configuration, was in full vocal stride when Your NewsMag met with him at the Seaford Fire Department to discuss his ambitious plans to help residents reclaim much of their costs in paying for education - and other issues he hopes can be reformed. His win can be considered historic, because there has been no Democratic party official since 1965 to hold the Eighth Senatorial seat, when Thomas A. Duffy last held it, and he didn’t live in Nassau County. Brooks told Your NewsMag that Duffy indeed held the seat 50 years ago, but that was when the Eighth Senatorial District was in Queens. He said redistricting and changing populations likely necessitated redistricting across county lines. Brooks, who has family roots in the Seaford community going back centuries, said many family historians had never heard of a Democrat holding the Eighth Senatorial District seat either, in its current configuration. But Brooks doesn’t believe his proposals will be viewed necessarily as Democratic or Republican.

The senator said during his campaign the state-of-the-state is troubled, and at the meeting contended that “I have a plan” to solve the trouble. With property taxes now paying for at least 65% of education, his plan would be to use those taxes only to pay for extra things such as higher paying superintendents or more new-fangled courses for specific students. “That would give residents more money back in their pockets,” he said. As a director for control and planning for GEICO insurance for years, in which he developed annual budgets for the eastern region, and as Nassau County’s first risk assessment director during Tom Suozzi’s administration, in which he saved the county $84 million, he is comfortable with budget numbers. “In the GEICO position, I had to take the big goal, and dissect it down,” he said.

WORKING OUT COSTS Similarly, now as a state senator “I have worked out the costs of every school district in the state, the costs per pupil, administrative costs, what the region is taxed,” he said, and understands the disparity when Long Island is shortchanged in getting back state aid. Having introduced the notion of regional cost factors

to then-state Senator Charles J. Fuschillo Jr. in 2010 - who began to champion Brooks' idea, he said Long Island school districts don’t receive the same aid back proportional to what they pay the state because of the perceived notion at the state legislative level that Long Island is a rich region that can afford to pay its taxes. He said that in working out the costs of all the school districts, many districts received back more substantial aid that did not correlate to their percentage paid into the state. Brooks also took a look at those regions and found that aid back was not necessarily linked to the economics of the region. School districts could be getting more back in state aid even when the economic region was in good shape, he said, while other school districts, such as many on Long Island, were getting less aid while located in economic areas that were depressed. The solution, he maintains, is in having residents pay for education, not through property taxes, which fluctuate unevenly from street to street, but in individual income taxes. “What the residents pay in income taxes in the region they live in will correlate with the amount in state aid they get back or for what they paid the state for, he maintained.

The notion that wages and income taxes are particular to the economics of the regions, helps balance what the legislature would provide in state aid to the district, he inferred. When asked if there would be an appetite in the Senate of the state legislature to change the focus on income taxes – and perhaps raise them slightly - to pay for education rather than property taxes, he said that he had shown his plan to some senators, and was not exactly rebuffed. But he also recognized the seriousness of a contingent of Democrats that continues to caucus with Republicans. [CONT. ON PAGE 19]

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These are two minority entities (the Republicans with 30 seats, and the Democratic Independent Caucus with roughly seven seats) that are controlling the majority – 31 seats - from doing the work it was elected to do, he said. Regarding other educational cost factors, he told Your NewsMag he hopes to meet with all the superintendents of all the schools in the senatorial district, saying he has a proposal for consolidation of administrative districts, where there is one superintendent overseeing multiple school districts using one centralized business office. “Here, you would have the benefits of a centralized system while still enjoying the benefits of the local district.” Districts will not have to pay for their business office, or personnel office, it will be centralized, with one superintendent overseeing it, he said. “There would be no consolidation of school districts themselves,” he added.

COMMON CORE A FEDERAL CHALLENGE He took the Common Core to task for its failures, saying the challenges go well beyond the perception that schools were left in the lurch to develop plans in hasty fashion without the proper time to do so, or that the tests were not grade-specific. “Those parents who have elected to keep their children from taking these tests, the so-

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called opt out movement, are correct in what they have done,” he said. He maintained that tests should be used to measure the progress being made by school districts in terms of their improvement, not the establishment of pass or fail grades or the use of these tests to evaluate the effectiveness of the administration and teachers of the school districts. “The federal government is at the core of this program: It is relocating thousands of refugees into local school districts with limited financial capability and informing those districts that they are responsible for funding the cost of educating the students.” In this sense, refugee children who need help with the English language are sent into districts without the help of paying to improve the students’ language skills, “which brings the whole notion of school-wide improvements down.” He said poor educational performance of these districts is a direct result of the federal government’s action, not the local school district. His hope is that the federal government will pay to educate students to develop their language, adding that in districts where there are no discernible immigration issues, his new educational funding proposal can provide the state with new resources to pay for changes to the system. For more information, call his office at 8820630. DOUGLAS FINLAY

North Bellmore Café opens

fter over 20 years working in the food industry, Armando Tejada has opened North Bellmore Cafe to serve a variety of fresh comfort foods for takeout or delivered to your home or office. There is also an eat-in area for those that would like to stop in for a bite to indulge. Open only for a couple weeks, the North Bellmore Café, at 2350 Jerusalem Avenue in Bellmore, appears to have already brought back repeat customers. Identifying himself only as Joe B. from Bellmore, he told Your NewsMag everything he tried has been fresh and tasteful, and thinks he can be a regular at the café. Another woman said she brought her young son back for his birthday because he likes the beef sliders from a previous visit.

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oin for an evening of help, hope and compassion as the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District, the Bellmore-Merrick Community Coalition, the Community Wellness Center and Families In Support of Treatment present “The Impact of Addiction on Youth, Family and Community” on Thursday, January 26, 6:30 p.m. Guest speakers will discuss prevention, signs and symptoms, treatment options and advocacy through personal stories and a Q&A panel. The forum takes place at the Brookside Auditorium, 1260 Meadowbrook Road. Call Susan Ellinghaus at 9921082 for information.

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How to Tell if You Have Flu, Cold or Stomach Flu, and What to Know

hile each year millions in the U.S. are sickened during flu season, many can’t distinguish between symptoms of the seasonal strain of the flu, a cold and the “stomach flu.” Knowing the difference, and how to properly treat each virus, can speed recovery.

SIMILAR YET DIFFERENT While cold symptoms come on slowly and are limited to the head and upper respiratory system, flu symptoms affect the whole body and come on quickly. Telltale signs of the flu are fever and body aches. However, these are also symptoms of stomach flu, which isn’t related to a flu virus at all. Common viruses that wreak havoc on the digestive system include the norovirus and the rotavirus. Ironically, an immune system weakened by seasonal flu can leave you vulnerable to these so-called stomach flu viruses.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW Although high fever and body aches occur with both seasonal flu and viruses that attack the gastrointestinal system, these symptoms are more prevalent and severe in seasonal flu cases, and are accompanied by fatigue and headache. The norovirus and the rotavirus both get the misnomer “stomach flu” from primary symptoms being watery diarrhea, abdominal cramps, and nausea or vomiting. Fever and body aches can also occur but are milder. No matter what the cause of a fever, it’s best to monitor your temperature. See a healthcare professional if a fever is too high or lingers for days.

TREATMENT For seasonal flu, the homeopathic medicine Oscillococcinum has been clinically shown to short-

gest, such as toast, gelatin, bananas, rice and chicken — avoiding fatty or spicy options. Stop eating if nausea occurs. Additionally, ibuprofen may upset the stomach, and anti-diarrheal medications may slow down the elimination of the virus. Trust the body’s natural process. No matter what ails you, Vitamins D and C are important when you are recovering, helping to boost immunity. Remember, antibiotics do not treat viruses and their overuse contribute to the spread of the superbug, a strain of bacteria that becomes resistant to antibiotic drugs. Seasonal illnesses such as the flu, cold and gastrointestinal viruses are not only painful and unpleasant, they can be dangerous. Take precautions to stay healthy, and remember to treat symptoms right away.

en both the severity and duration of symptoms. When patients took it within 24 hours of the onset of symptoms, nearly 63% showed “clear improvement” or “complete resolution” within 48 hours. The key is to act quickly when symptoms surface, nipping them in the bud in a way that won’t interact with other medications or cause unwanted side effects like drowsiness. For stomach flu, stop eating solid food for a few hours. This will help settle your stomach. Then — stick to foods that are easy to di-

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Thieves Pose as Water Employees To Enter Homes

empstead Town officials and a NYAmerican Water official met recently to alert local residents to watch for persons impersonating water department or public works employees in order to gain access to homes and then steal valuable belongings. The meeting comes after Nassau County police reports such occurrences in Bellmore and Levittown, and offers tips to help residents protect against these latest intrusions. According to the Nassau County Police Department, two incidents took place last month – one in Bellmore and the other in Levittown. Additionally, a social media post indicated that another incident occurred in Seaford, also last month. In all three incidents, thieves posed as water department workers. Victims of the Levittown and Bellmore burglaries were said to be robbed of cash, checks and other possessions. “It’s alarming to learn that some of our residents are being victimized by thieves who are posing as trusted water department workers,” said Hempstead Town Supervisor Anthony Santino. Town Councilman Gary Hudes and

Town Councilwoman Erin King Sweeney urged residents who encounter such people at their doorstep to contact their water service providers to verify the authenticity of these utility workers. All Town of Hempstead Water Department employees are instructed to display their official town identification upon arrival, wear clothing with the water department name and logo and drive town or water department vehicles that are equipped with clear town/water company identification. NYAmerican Water President Brian Bruce maintained that all NYAmerican Water service personnel also wear uniforms, drive company-branded vehicles and wear photo identification badges with the company’s logo. “We urge all of our customers to take the time and examine the photo identification tag whenever a New York American Water employee arrives at their home or business and to report any suspicious claims to the proper authority."

SAFETY TIPS TO AVOID ROBBERY • Do not open the door for someone you do not recognize.

• Look for identification through the window, such as a company ID badge that displays the name, photo and ID number of that person. Most employees will also be wearing a uniform and driving a company vehicle with its logo clearly displayed. • Most utilities will never ask for a payment at time of service. • Know that even if you are past due on your bills, your utility company will send you notifications in writing before services are shut down. • If a real meter reader or service technician must enter your home, your utility will provide you with advanced notice of their arrival. • If you are still unsure, call your water utility provider. • If you experience suspicious activity or feel unsafe, notify the police department. Residents served by NYAmerican Water are urged to call 877-426-6999 if they encounter anyone trying to gain home access by identifying themselves as NYAmerican Water employees without proper identification or marked vehicles.

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Guest speaker educates Mepham students about a people and culture in crisis

ormer child bride Naila Amin “I was so impressed that she was brought her plight to light when able to open up to us and share her recently visiting Mepham High story, said student Kristen Lasker. “I School to educate Leadership and would not have been able to do that Voices of the Past history students on and not cry." what is a shockingly common and le“It is crazy to me that they do not gal practice in many parts of the world. have gender equality in other counAs a forced marriage, she was betries,” added student Gordon Olson. trothed to her cousin in Pakistan at the Amin hopes to one day open a safe age of 8, Amin, now 25, is working to haven for girls and women who are esGuest speaker Naila caping forced marriages. She is also change laws to protect other victims. Mepham student Raina Sarfriz read writing a book about her experience Amin with student about her story in a Pakistani magaand is starting a foundation. She enRaina Sarfriz zine and arranged for Amin to be a couraged students to be socially aware guest speaker. of their surroundings and interactions “I wrote an article on her for our school newspawith people. per and thought her experience would be beneficial “Speak up for someone,” she said. “Be the leader. to my classmates,” Sarfriz said. Be that force.” History teacher Jacqueline Geller said she thinks “I hope that the students feel empowered that they exposing the students to different religions, cultures can survive anything and do anything if they have and customs allows them to be more socially aware. the right mind set,” Geller said. “Naila had and still “Naila's story of perseverance is truly inspiring,” has many obstacles to overcome and yet stood beGeller said. “In a world where people complain fore us, with forgiveness in her heart and goals for about their everyday annoyances, Naila's experience human rights set.” PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE BELLMORE-MERRICK reminds us that we should be thankful and appreciCENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT ate the freedoms we have.”

Lakeside gets special visit from Assemblyman McDonough

fter holding another successful Coats for Kids drive, the student council at Levy Lakeside School in the Merrick School District received a special visit from New York State Assemblyman David G. McDonough. Assemblyman McDonough, who runs the Coats for Kids campaign, attended the student council’s after-school meeting recently to congratulate them on their efforts and present them with a certificate of recognition for being the number one

contributor to his drive this year. With the mission of helping the Merrick community, the student council collected gently used coats and boots throughout the month of November to provide less fortunate children with a warm and cozy winter. This year’s collections resulted in seven huge bags of items. The assemblyman also commended the council for how eloquently they conducted their meetings and promised to bring a few tips to the Assembly in Albany.

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