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Social Media—partial score New York City public school l teachers are banned from contacting students through social media Sociaia sites like Facebook and Twitter, as the city releases its first set of social Med media guidelines, which say teachers should reject friend och requests or other contact with students on their personal d r Mu ook accounts. Makes sense. It would be pretty bad for a student Faceb to see photographs of his teacher doing bong hits or passed y out among empty bottles! e n om R

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Murdoch—off target Lawmakers accuse News Corp. chief Rupert Murdoch and his son James of heading an organization that sought “to cover up rather than seek out wrongdoing” in a report on the malpractice of Murdoch’s now-defunct News of the World tabloid, and say the tycoon is unfit to lead his media empire. So now it’s frowned upon for a CEO to be inept and corrupt? This changes everything!

Romney—partial score Ann Romney insists to CBS that her husband is not the unrelatable stiff the media makes him out to be, saying he can be “wild and crazy” with the best of them and after meeting him personally or attending his campaign events, voters realize that. Cool. It’s been too long since we’ve had a president whose public persona is that of a stuffed shirt, yet is “wild and crazy” behind closed doors. Four years, to be exact! Boy Scouts—off target A Boy Scouts regional board member resigns after a lesbian den mother in Ohio is removed from her position. The Boy Scouts have a ban on gays in their organization, a ban the U.S. Supreme Court has upheld. Be prepared…for enforced bigotry and validation of hate! FB—bull’s eye Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg urges users to share their organ-donor status in their profiles, the same as they would their hometown or college, as a way to increase donations and shorten wait times for transplants. Great—so now, not only do we have to lie about our education on Facebook, but the fact that we’re wimps who can’t stomach the thought of being cut open even after being involved in a fatal accident! Octomom—off target Nadya Suleman, mother of 14, files for bankruptcy, with a debt between $500,000 and $1 million and says she is now open to doing porn for money, as long as she doesn’t have to kiss or touch anyone. We’re with you on this one, Nadya: We also have no interest in watching you kiss or touch anyone! Amar’e—partial score Knicks power forward Amar’e Stoudemire will miss the rest of the team’s playoff series against the Miami Heat, after cutting open his hand punching a glass door. Amar’e, we’d give you an “off target” for letting down your team and embarrassing Knicks fans, but let’s face it: The Knicks might be better off without you!

The Pink Slip Hamid Karzai Almost everybody, especially moms and dads, want the U.S. to leave Afghanistan for good, as soon as possible. That dismal “graveyard of empires,” as Rudyard Kipling bitterly described it, has already claimed too many American lives and cost too many dollars that could have been better spent putting our people back to work here repairing our battered roads and bridges. But that’s thinking selfishly. The impact on Afghanis has been incalculable, and their suffering continues. President George W. Bush began the war there more than a decade ago after Osama bin Laden launched his terrorist attacks against us. Then “W the Decider” went full force into Iraq and let the al-Qaida mastermind escape. So who was left in charge in old Kabul? Hamid Karzai, one of the most corrupt allies, if that’s the word, the U.S. has ever had. Does Karzai have any control over his crooked warlords? No. Does Karzai have any control over when the last of our embattled soldiers can come home? Yes. But look at the Taliban suicide-bomber attack that killed foreign workers hours after President Obama left. We’re going to waste a lot more lives and money propping up the unpopular Karzai until he’s inevitably overthrown and all our hopes for the people, especially women and minorities, will be blown away like dust in a sandstorm. It’s tragic, but such is life in the Dasht-i Margo. Karzai, you paranoid parasite, drop your opium pipe and go into rehab... You’re fired!

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Police officers surround a bloodied demonstrator after his arrest during an un-permitted march on May 1 in New York. Hundreds of activists with a variety of causes spread out over New York City on International Workers Day, or May day, with Occupy Wall Street members leading a charge against financial institutions. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

—Country singer Eric Church to Rolling Stone magazine on all the amateur country singers coming out of reality talent competitions like American Idol and The Voice.

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1. MEET FIFTY SHADES OF GREY AUTHOR E.L. JAMES: The author of the erotic trilogy taking Long Island and the entire nation by storm is coming to Barnes & Noble in Carle Place on May 7. James has already caused mayhem at previous signings of her book—which has everyone from school teachers to senior citizens reading about BDSM, whips, chains and the like—with massive crowds, so you’d better get there early. Wristbands for the signing will be available beginning at 9 a.m. Just check your furry handcuffs at the door.

2. CHECK OUT THE SUPER MOON: Keep your eyes on the sky this week for the biggest full moon of 2012. On May 5 at 11:34 p.m., the moon will be 17,000 miles closer to us than usual and appear up to 30 percent larger and brighter. While many believe the super moon brings a surge in natural disasters around the world, scientists say it is merely just another full moon, with possible higher tides, and no need to worry.

3. GO SEE DARK SHADOWS: Based on ABC’s 1966 gothic soap opera of the same name, Dark Shadows gives audiences another Tim Burton/ Johnny Depp team up. Burton, who has become known for his gothic style, tells the story of a rich playboy who, after breaking the heart of a witch, is turned into a vampire and buried for two centuries. Waking in 1972, Barnabas (Depp) finds his estate and remaining family in disarray, each with their little secrets. The movie is due in theaters May 11. 4. WIN VIP TICKETS TO THE AIR SHOW: Fans of flight, listen up. The Bethpage Federal Credit Union Air Show at Jones Beach is offering you two chances to be a VIP at this year’s event. The My Very First Flight contest asks fans to submit positive photos capturing their “very first flight,” whether it be a trip on a plane or a first tandem jump. The Veteran Appreciation contest is asking veterans to share what Memorial Day and the Bethpage Air Show means to them. The contests run through May 14 at 4 p.m. Submit photos and stories at www.facebook.com/jonesbeachairshow or Bethpage Federal Credit Union, 899 S. Oyster Bay Rd., Bethpage, NY 11714, ATTN: Bethpage Air Show Contests. 5. TRY TATE’S 90-CAL COOKIES: It may sound too good to be true, but Tate’s, Southampton’s famous bake shop, has made this 90-calorie, chocolate chip cookie possible, while using all-natural ingredients to bake their famous thin, crispy, caramelized treat. You can purchase Tate’s cookies in person or online at TatesBakeShop.com. Have one and then send the rest to 575 Underhill Blvd., Suite 210, Syosset, NY 11791, ATT: Newsroom. Hey, it was worth a try.

6. ATTEND NOREASTCON 2012: On May 5 & 6, visitors to the American Airpower Museum in Farmingdale will be treated to a multi-scale glimpse of history at the largest event of its kind on Long Island this year and a must-see for anyone with an interest in the scale modeling pastime, the military or times gone by. The facility, where P-47 Thunderbolt fighters that helped win the WWII European air war were constructed, will house a huge area filled with scale replicas, exhibits, model-building clinics, snapshots with re-enactors, decorated veterans, seminars and hobby goods from discount vendors, plus fly-bys, air tours, antique vehicle displays and tower tours. 7. YOUTUBE “CHRISTOPHER WALKENTHROUGHS”: Christopher Walken’s iconic voice, well, an impression of it, narrates a navigation through some tough spots in both new and classic video games. The goofy, random, off kilter, and somehow plausible, Walkenthrough of both the classic Super Mario World and the epic Skyrim will have you in tears. Discussing the Mario family’s problems and history, or talking about his pet spiders in his Skyrim dungeon, “Walken” makes the laughs relentless. 8. STOP BY HAAGEN-DAZS FOR A FREE CONE: May 8 is annual cone day at Haagen-Dazs locations across Long Island. Just stop in between the hours of 4 and 8 p.m. and you’ll be given a free scoop of any flavor! 9. CUT YOUR COSTS WITH THE WIRECUTTER: By thoroughly reviewing, commenting and offering advice, the site helps consumers decide which electronics are worth their cash. In a market where new technology is constantly released and constantly deemed “essential,” Wirecutter.com offers an unbiased opinion that helps to better inform consumers. With extensive reviews, updates, and walkthroughs, this site is a great place to get a second opinion. 10. CELEBRATE CINCO DE MAYO! No plans? We’ve got a few ideas. Flip to Page 31… News

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The Book Paddling Long Island and New York City: The Best Sea Kayaking from Montauk to Manhasset Bay to Manhattan By Kevin Stiegelmaier From bays and inlets, to harbors and rivers, Long Island has everything a kayaker or canoeist could want, and with summer just around the corner, this is a handy guide to keep around. In Paddling Long Island and New York City, local waterman Kevin Stiegelmaier details 50 diverse routes—from the quiet shores of Montauk, to the skyscraper vistas of Manhattan. The only guide to extensively describe paddling routes across LI and NYC, the book features 50 of the very best and most diverse routes for all skill levels. Each route description includes the best time to paddle, easy-to-follow maps and GPS coordinates, difficulty level, estimated length, suggested side trips, optional trip extensions and route options for varying weather conditions. This guide prepares paddlers for challenges they may face through the area’s inlets, bays and rivers, plus extensive information on personal safety, boat and equipment preparedness is also included.—Daphne Livingston The number of babies out of every thousand U.S. births, born with symptoms of opiate withdrawal in 2009, according to a study conducted by the University of Michigan. That number has nearly tripled over the past decade.

B-List B-Day LANCE “TO INFINITY AND BEYOND!” BASS May 4, 1979 You probably know Lance Bass, a Taurus, from his days with multi-platinum boy band NSYNC, but he has also gone on to head his own production and management companies. While many other zodiac signs would be content to rest on these laurels, this overachieving bull gave the universe a resounding “pshhhhh!” and went all Buzz Lightyear on us. In fact, Bass, who spent summers at space camp as a kid, actually moved to Russia to pursue a seat on a Soyuz space capsule. Bass was certified by both NASA and the Russian Space Program after several months of cosmonaut training, and even had heart surgery to fix a defect that would keep him from launching. But, in the end, it was his financial backers pulling out of the deal that kept him grounded on Earth. Because he couldn’t visit them, Bass tried dancing with the stars instead—and, like a good Taurus, he finished third!

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Jean Larsen of Miller Place was only 40 years old when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. At the time she was enjoying a successful career as a freelance editorial hair stylist and make-up artist. The diagnosis completely shocked Jean because the disease wasn’t in her family history. “Life is good... until the phone rings,” she quips. Only after Jean had passed the five-year mark cancer free did she feel strong enough to begin to pay it forward−and help other woman going through one of the most difficult challenges they’ll ever face. Even though Jean was fortunate to have health insurance, her finances suffered during her illness. Between her multiple surgeries and treatments she missed a lot of work, so not only did she have less money to live on, she also ended up owing $30,000 in bills. “I’m an entrepreneur,” Jean says. “There’s no one to catch you when you fall.” After her own recovery, Jean was ready to focus her energy to help the many women who have no savings or safety net. Women who are either under-insured or have no insurance at all. Jean knew that they’re the least likely to have an annual mammogram and are among the most likely to die from breast cancer. Often they have to settle on the most economical treatment, not the right treatment. Jean decided she wanted to provide these women with the highest quality services available. Jean’s friend and colleague, Walter Hurney, a managing partner of the

Great Rock Golf Club in Wading River, recognized Jean’s desire to pay it forward and suggested that they sponsor a golf outing and donate the proceeds to help these financially strapped women. “Walter’s got a heart of gold,” Jean says fondly, “He read my mind.” Together they founded The Pink Rock in 2006 and hosted their first golf outing that October. “We’re the rock of support for women in the fight,” she explains. Through contacts she made at the golf outing, Jean reached out to the Fortunato Breast Health Center at Mather Hospital in Port Jefferson. “Fortunato had a fund for uninsured women and nobody was funding it,” Jean says. “It was a shoe that fit.” Thanks to The Pink Rock fund, the Fortunato Breast Health Center provides services that include mammograms, anesthesia, lab work, surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, support groups and counseling. “I cover everything,” Jean says with pride. “I’m their safety net. “It’s not just the money we raise,” she adds. “It’s how many people can be affected by that money.” Even though the women she helps might live on opposite sides of the Island, Jean refers to them as her neighbors. She is passionate about her mission at The Pink Rock and she vows to distribute all the money collected locally. “We have to help women in the fight here on Long Island.”

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Jerry’s Ink BY JERRY DELLA FEMINA, Publisher, the Independent

Will John Edwards And “Jumbo” Share A Cell? Somewhere in the Federal Prison System there is a 320-lb. prisoner named “Jumbo” who is paying close attention to a trial that is going on in Greensboro, N.C. The defendant in this trial is very handsome, and Jumbo hopes he is convicted and lands in his cell. The defendant once wanted to be our nation’s president, but Jumbo wishes to make him his “First Lady.” Yes, Jumbo plans to do to the defendant what the defendant was planning to do to the United States of America after he became president. The defendant, John Edwards, is facing 30 years in jail. His slimy former top aide, Andrew Young, is the government’s lead witness in the Edwards campaign finance trial. Young says Edwards asked him to use nearly $1 million from donors (including dopey heiress Rachel “Bunny” Mellon, who felt that Edwards was going to be the country’s “savior”) to pay off and keep his pregnant mistress Rielle Hunter out of the public eye during the campaign. Four years ago nearly one-third of this country felt John Edwards should be our next president. My question is: Why didn’t the media expose John Edwards before he tripped himself up? John Edwards has always been a punk and a bloodsucking leech. He was an ambulance-chasing lawyer who hit it big getting his Southern hick clients to sue large corporations, hospitals and innocent doctors for damages—some real, some imagined. Edwards got goober juries from his home state to award hundreds of millions of dollars in damages and he took his cut and became a rich man. Between insurance companies and the hundreds of millions that he and his greedy band of trial lawyers sucked out of doctors, hospitals and pharmaceutical companies, the world’s greatest medical system has been crippled. There’s a reason why the same Democratic Party that opposes “tort reform” that could put an end to lawyers’ crippling the medical profession with frivolous lawsuits cannot convince the American public that “Obamacare” will lead to better healthcare for you and me. The real damage has yet to come. It will come in the way of good, dedicated doctors who have changed careers for fear of being financially destroyed,

medicines that won’t be discovered, diseases that won’t be eradicated… and Edwards did it all for the almighty dollar. Edwards is still rich and is still movie-star handsome, but at his trial his insides are showing on his face and that gives him the slick look of a hustler. Once, when he was running for president, Edwards got caught by the media paying $400 for a haircut. But all the $400 haircuts in the world could not erase that smarmy, oily style and that “Howdy Doody” smile that he couldn’t seem to wipe off his face. He thought that someday he was going to be president and it all went into the dumper the minute he got caught having an affair with a woman who looks like the winner of the Camilla Parker Bowles look-a-like contest. It’s sort of poetic justice that Edwards’ girlfriend looks as homely as the real Camilla Parker Bowles, the wife of Prince Charles; after all, Edwards always considered himself to be a prince. Yes, some married people have affairs. But there’s always a special place reserved in hell for a man like John Edwards, who had an affair while his late wife was counting her last days on Earth—in this case, the victim of an incurable cancer. Sadly, Edwards is not alone. Washington is full of guys with zipper problems as well as scum of every political persuasion. No one will ever forget how Newt Gringrich’s first marriage ended after he discussed the details of the divorce he was looking for from his wife while she was in a hospital still woozy from cancer surgery. John Edwards, and his control of delegates in the South, is still considered by many of Hillary Clinton’s followers the reason she lost the 2008 Democratic nomination to Barack Obama. Indeed, until he was exposed, John Edwards was being counted on by Obama to deliver some Southern states in the election and he was on Obama’s short list to be vice president. Aren’t we lucky to have dumb but honest Joe Biden as our vice president? Bet that is something you never thought you would read here. In the end John Edwards turned out to be a loser as a politician. He was always a loser as a human being. I’m rooting for Jumbo on this one.

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Last year, Nassau County laid off hundreds of employees. Now Suffolk will follow suit. A look inside the lives of some of the casualties of the cutbacks. he aroma of sauerbraten filled Angela Vignali’s cozy one-bedroom apartment in Westbury. It was Valentine’s Day, and she was cooking dinner for her boyfriend, Henry, who is of German descent. The next morning she will go to the gym in her new Toyota. In the afternoon, she will take her three young grandchildren—Nicholas, Christian and Daniel—to get ice cream. At 65, Vignali is living the retired life she had long dreamed of. That dream, however, was not supposed to start for another year. Feb. 24, 2013 was marked on Vignali’s calendar as the day she would retire with her 20-year pension. After nearly 19 years of working as a messenger, tasked with interoffice mail collection and delivery in the Nassau County Department of Social Services, Vignali’s annual salary was about $40,000. For Nassau civil servants, 20 years of service is a magic number. At 20 years, a county employee can retire with a pension equaling roughly 40 percent of his or her final annual salary. Instead, Vignali was laid-off on Dec. 29, 2011, along with more than 260 other Nassau employees, in an attempt by County Executive Ed Mangano to close a $310 million budget gap without raising property taxes, which are already among the highest in the nation. Yet

angela vignali, inside her westbury apartment. vignali was laid off by nassau county after 19 years of service, one year before she was eligible to receive her full pension.

public sector job slashes aren’t only relegated to Nassau. Nationally, state and local governments have shed 611,000 employees—196,000 of them educators—since the beginning of President Obama’s term, according to a recent article in The Washington Post. Earlier this week, in an attempt

to bridge a $530 million multi-year deficit, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone informed 315 of its county workers that they’d be let go at the end of June. They’ll join the 88 who have already been laid off throughout the past several months. Martin Melkonian, an economics professor at Hofstra University, tells the Press cuts to the public workforce during tough financial times are nothing new and that the latest bloodletting may not be through. “It’s fairly typical of many local governments that are in trouble budget-wise,” he says. “One of their resorts, instead of raising taxes, is to lay people off. That’s the direction that we’re headed.” Yet while the job cuts may enable the county executives to achieve their financial targets on paper, whether the measures will help either county’s economic situation, is debatable. Frank Mauro, executive director of the nonprofit Fiscal Policy Institute, says such deep cuts in the public municipal sector may actually be doing more harm than good on Long Island’s local economy, further exacerbating already tough fiscal times for the middle-class.

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David Stonehill was a real Estate property tax specialist in Nassau’s Department of Assessment; he was laid-off in July 2011 along with more than 120 other Nassau employees.

“That kind of action creates a downward spiral in economic activity,” he explains. “People have less income, they consume less... Austerity doesn’t stimulate the economy. It takes demand out of the economy.”

Mangano’s logic in letting go so many public workers. After all, he argues, cutting them won’t lower residents’ property taxes, but merely decrease MONEY WOES the level of services taxpayers get for For Nassau and Suffolk’s top the same amount they paid. elected officials, the heavy-handed “If you laid off every county cuts were never a question, but employee, Nassau would still have the rather a necessity means of staving nation’s highest property taxes,” he off further financial hemorrhaging tells the Press. “So, cutting the county and a vital, though unpopular, costworkforce and balancing the budget saving measure. on our backs is not the answer to In his “Year in Review” for Nassau’s fiscal woes.” 2011, Republican Nassau County Dan Farrell, president-elect of Executive Ed Mangano said he the Suffolk County Association of saved Nassau taxpayers $200 Municipal Employees (SCAME), million annually by “rightsizing the Suffolk’s largest public employee workforce to the lowest level since union, tells the Press he’ll aide the 1950s and by freezing wages for outgoing SCAME President Cheryl all employees.” Felice in discussions with county “Rather than increase property officials regarding the recently taxes to pay for Nassau’s past mistakes, announced job cuts. I cut spending and reduced the county Farrell says he hopes negotiations payroll by $150 million in 2012,” during the next several weeks will Mangano tells the Press in an e-mailed both restore some of the 315 planned statement for this story. “Reducing layoffs and prevent further job losses. the workforce began in the offices of my admin- worst part of this half-a-billion-dollar gap is that “The morale situation has already been istration where we are now operating with nearly it doesn’t even include the hundreds of county at a low, and I’m sure now it’s even lower,” he 100 fewer appointed positions—often referred to positions scheduled for layoff in less than three says. Over the last eight years of former Suffolk as patronage. This alone has saved our taxpayers months.” County Executive Steve Levy’s administration, $14 million annually. The heads of civil service unions in both Farrell explains, “We’ve lost a lot of positions “Nassau’s fiscal challenges required harsh counties are livid about the job losses. and things have been cut to the bone.” remedies as the County continued to face Jerry Laricchiuta, president of Nassau’s According to Farrell, previous job cutting higher costs from unfunded mandates, pensions largest public employee union, the Civil Service has left several Suffolk departments with vacancy and health care,” he continues. “Accordingly, Employees Association (CSEA) Local 830, rates up to 20 percent—echoing Laricchiuta’s my administration has reduced the employee refers to the aftermath of that county’s legisla- sentiment in Nassau that it’s really taxpayers who positions by 20 percent, for a total reduction of tive vote approving last year’s hefty round of suffer when the public workforce is slashed. 1,776 positions.” cuts as “the trail of tears” and disagrees with “We have members that are working doing Nassau’s finances are still under the job of two or three people already, the watchful eyes of state fiscal and now with 315 more layoffs, quite watchdog Nassau Interim Finance honestly, I don’t know how the work Authority. Democratic Suffolk is going to get done,” he says. County Executive Steve Bellone, As for a solution, Farrell believes following a lengthy review of that Suffolk should raise the general fund county’s budget, declared a state of tax and sales tax to narrow the $500fiscal emergency in March. million budget gap, a problem he says “The truth is worse than any will take years to resolve. Additionally, Nassau would still have the nation’s of us could have imagined,” he told Farrell says SCAME members should highest property taxes. So cutting the residents in his April 18 State of the have been offered an early retirement County. “Suffolk County is facing incentive, such as that offered to the county workforce and balancing the the greatest fiscal crisis in its history. County Police Department budget on our backs is not the answer Suffolk “The 2012 budget is more than members in early April. to Nassau’s fiscal woes.” $140 million out of balance, and “They could layoff our whole the gap for 2013 grows to more —Jerry Laricchiuta, president of Nassau’s largest public employee union, county workforce and not get to that the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Local 830 than $300 million,” he said. “The [deficit] number,” says Farrell, again

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“We have members that are working, doing the job of two or three people already, and now with 315 more layoffs, quite honestly, I don’t know how the work is going to get done.” — Dan Farrell, president-elect of the Suffolk County Association of Municipal Employees (SCAME), Suffolk’s largest public employee union

echoing his Nassau counterpart. “As far as I’m concerned, it’s going to take eight to ten years to dig out of this hole.” While the decision-makers battle over economics, workers like Vignali, the former messenger for the Nassau Department of Social services, are left to worry about their own futures.

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If she would have been able to retire as planned, after 20 years, Vignali’s annual pension would have been some $16,000, which is about $1,400 each month. Because she was laid-off after 19 years, her pension was reduced by about $500 each month. “This was my dream to get my pension and Social Security,” says Vignali. There is never an opportune time to lose one’s job. For younger workers, however, it is plausible to find another job. Longtime Nassau workers did have the option of accepting a retirement incentive, which paid $1,000 for each year of service. If Vignali had taken the incentive, she would have gotten about $19,000 up front, but she receive $6,000 less per year in pension for the rest of her life. She had 10 days to make her decision. Ultimately, with her 20-year mark in sight, she could not give up what she felt she earned. What was earned, and what was deserved, is extremely important to Vignali, who has a pronounced sense of equity. In her forties, Vignali was heavy; she has the pictures to prove it. “Oh, it’s terrible, but here I was 40 years old,” she says, gazing at her photograph. “I love to eat; that’s my thing—I love to eat, and I love to cook.” A quarter of a century older, Vignali is 138 pounds lighter than the younger woman in the picture. Asked how she was able to lose 137 pounds, she quickly corrects the mistake: “138 pounds!” Others may have just rounded up to 140 pounds, but to her the exact number is a News

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mark of honor. Vignali is not looking for any more credit than she has earned, but she is also not looking to be short changed—not by a pound, not by a year. As of February, Vignali lived in Westbury. Her one-bedroom rented apartment on the second floor of a house was small yet spacious. Bottles of perfume were arranged neatly on a glass table beside the bed, and pictures of her children and grandchildren sat atop the furniture like trophies earned for living respectably. But because she lost her job a year too soon, Vignali has since moved into her son’s house in Bethpage. “It’s heartbreaking,” says Chris Fasulo, the younger of Vignali’s two sons. “You put in all that time and effort and work, and you think you’re going to get something, and it’s just ripped out right from under you. And at Christmas time, too. It’s the worst.” Vignali painstakingly recounts what occurred on Dec. 29, the day she was fired: County workers were called to a field-house on Charles Lindberg Boulevard in Uniondale. Two police officers guarded the doors. In the presence of John Imhof, Nassau commissioner of social services, the dismissed workers from the Department of Social Services were asked to turn in their badges and leave the building. “I got all confused. I didn’t know where my pocketbook was. I was disoriented,” recalls Vignali. “People had to help me. I didn’t know where I was.” Crying, Vignali says she asked the commissioner how he could do this to her after she’d worked for 19 years. Imhof appeared to be fighting back tears of his own, she says, ultimately replying: “We can’t help it.” Multiple requests for comment for this story, left with Imhof ’s secretary, went unanswered as of press time. While the layoff could not have come at a worse time for Vignali, just a year before she planned to retire, hers is

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but one story from the hundreds also cut loose in both counties. Vincent Leogrande, 42, a resident of Miller Place—where he was born and raised—was one of the 88 Suffolk employees displaced in the recent layoffs. Leogrande worked 18 years as a Land Management Specialist in the Planning Department. His job consisted of both creating and updating maps, as well as computer programming and data entry. He was planning on staying with the county until he was ready to retire, but instead was laid-off in February. “Both the legislature and the county executive don’t know how to manage money,” blasts Leogrande. “I’d been there 18 years. I did my job, and I get screwed because of mismanagement.” Leogrande has been searching for a new job since being laid-off. He said he’s been able to find some work that pays on commission, but is still in search of a salary-based job.

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Pat and Milan Sharik had been working for Nassau County since the mid-1970s. The two met in 1978 while working in the Office of Employment and Training; they married two years later in 1980. They lived in Baldwin after they married, but in 1998 the couple moved to the house where Milan grew up in Wantagh. Rather than taking the chance of getting laid-off, both Pat and Milan accepted the $1,000-paid-per-year-ofservice retirement incentive. Pat retired as a clerk in the Probation Department, where she had been responsible for billing and documenting restitution payments made to the county. Milan retired from the Department of Information Technology; his title was “laborer.” Since their retirement, the Shariks have been frequent visitors to Piccolo, their favorite Italian restaurant in Bellmore. They have also had time to remodel their kitchen and pursue their hobby of driving classic cars. Although both say they were not yet ready to retire, in the end they are relieved to be out of what they describe as an increasingly stressful work environment. “I’m glad to be out of there,” says Pat. It was not just the clerical and support staffs that were hit. David Stonehill was a real estate property tax specialist in Nassau’s Department of Assessment, responsible for representing the county in property tax appeals in Small Claims Assessment Review. Stonehill’s job consisted of brokering agreements 18

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with residents who were unhappy with their property tax assessment before it turned into a more costly court battle. Although one does not necessarily need a law degree to hold this position, Stonehill graduated from George Washington University Law School in Washington, D.C. He has lived in Merrick for the last 20 years with his wife and daughter. Before he started working for the county about five years ago, Stonehill had a private law practice specializing in real estate. Stonehill was laid-off in July 2011, in what he called the “first wave,” along with more than 120 other Nassau employees, including more than half of the roughly 40 people with his title. “It’s devastating psychologically because you’re used to being identified with county government, and when that’s taken away from you, even though it’s no fault of your own, it hurts,” he says. “That’s just the psychological aspect; obviously the economic one is self evident.” Stonehill was part of a department that oversaw what County Executive Mangano has called a “broken property tax assessment system that left Nassau County in a fiscal mess.” The CSEA 830 has a pending classaction lawsuit against the county because they believe Nassau violated its collective bargaining agreement by laying off members of the assessment department and subsequently outsourcing the work to private firms. If the union wins the suit, they believe former workers from the assessment department could be rehired. As for Vignali, since she never technically retired, she still could get rehired by the county, although both Commissioner Imhof and County Executive Mangano declined to comment on the likelihood of that possibility. Of the 260 who lost their jobs in December, Nassau rehired 40 employees from the Department of Social Services in January. At least for the foreseeable future, Long Islanders will have to get used to smaller local government and a reduction in the services county governments provide. For those former workers who were or will be laid-off, that means moving from homes, searching for new jobs and trying to reestablish a hardearned sense of self. “I wanted to knock on [Mangano’s] door and say, ‘Look what you did to me,’” says Vignali. “He didn’t even care; he didn’t know who he was letting go, they just did it to save money. I didn’t even make that much money.”

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The year 2012 promises to be an interesting one on many accounts; the summer Olympics will take place, Snooki’s bundle of joy will be born, and one can’t forget that pesky Mayan calendar dilemma. But 2012 is also a voting year, one that may be the first for many young people, including myself. Personally, I have been counting down the days until I finally get to vote since I had my first mock election in fifth grade, ready to be heard and contribute to the democracy I have spent the formative years of my education learning about. Yet even though many new young people will have the chance to vote, that doesn’t mean

they will take advantage of the opportunity, a troubling thought. During the November 2008 presidential election, the United States Census Bureau counted 25,791,000 citizens in the 18-24 year old demographic. Of those 25,791,000 citizens, 15,082,000 were registered to vote, which is 58.5% percent of the 18-24 population. The bright side to this study, though, is that 12,515,000 of these registered voters actually ended up voting, which is around 83% of the registered voters. Clearly, there are people voting, and thankfully those registered are actually showing up. However, it is the 41.5% of young people who are not registered that are the voters we should be focusing on. These are the members of the population that need to be motivated into realizing that voting

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Charlie Musselwhite/John Hammond, Jr. @ B.B. King Blues Club Lady Antebellum & Darius Rucker @ Radio City, Also 5.4. Crooked Man/Hazel Rah/Theologian/ Lost Coves @ St. Vitus Vince Gill @ NYCB Theatre @ Westbury Sunrise Skyline/ Everything Grey @ Ollies Point/ Revolution With Two Cent Sam. Guitar Extravaganza @ Dix Hills Performing Arts Center, 7:30 p.m. Tiajuana Thursday @ Napper Tandy’s Northport, 8 p.m. Corona buckets, margarita pitchers, tequila poppers, taco buffet. Suffolk County Courts Community Law Day @ John P. Cohalan Jr. Courthouse, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. With mobile legal help van onsite for consumer debt and foreclosure issues. 12 Monkeys w/ Scientist Helio Takai @ Cinema Arts Centre, 7:30 p.m. Continued on page 28

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Friday 5.4 Rescue Ink Casino Royale @ Leonard’s of Great Neck, 8 p.m. $75 pp includes dinner, open bar, $100 of funny money for casino games, music and dancing. www. rescueink.com. Martha Stewart @ Sur La Table, 6 p.m. From the Pawn @ Vibe Lounge With Banter, Wreckage, Thracian, Deadly Blessed & Insanium. Missing Persons featuring Dale Bozzio @ Revolution Despite the emphasis on surface aesthetics that extended to Missing Persons donning futuristic new wave garb during its ‘80s heyday and lead singer Dale Bozzio’s seemingly ditzy persona, the band was actually a quartet of gifted musicians who’d done time as Frank Zappa sidemen/ woman. And while ex-husband Terry and former bandmates Warren Cuccurullo and Patrick O’Hearn are nowhere to be found on this tour, expect the Boston native to trot out plenty of WLIR faves like “Destination Unknown,” “Walking in L.A.” and “Words.” With VOR, Killing Kardashians & Madame X.—Dave Gil de Rubio Lea Salonga: The Journey Continues @ Town Hall Martha Wash w/ Adam Sank @ Joe’s Pub Steve Forbert @ YMCA Boulton Center Once saddled with the unfortunate label

of being the “next Dylan,” Steve Forbert has comfortably settled into a lowerprofile role while dishing out a blend of heartland rock and sturdy folk. His swing through our area finds returning to the Island and playing the intimate confines of the Boulton Center, where he’ll be serving up material from the recently released Strange Names & New Sensations and old favorites like “Romeo’s Tune.” –DG

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Summer Warm Up @ Mulcahy’s, 8 p.m. A night of awesome live music.

The old-school death metal revival has been built on the successes of three separate collaborative constructions: new bands playing in the old style (Morbus Chron, Horrendous), old legends in new bands playing in the old style (Disma, Hail of Bullets) and old bands playing in the old style releasing vivified (so to speak) new work (Cannibal Corpse, Asphyx). Perhaps no band, though, is singlehandedly more central to the revival than California’s Autopsy, firmly in that third group, but somehow standing outside and above all of them. Autopsy broke up in 1995 after releasing four albums, two of which may be considered among the genre’s seminal recordings (1989’s Severed Survival and ’91’s Mental Funeral), but reformed in 2009 to write and record what would become last year’s world-beating Macabre Eternal: a here’s-how-it’s-done lesson for members of all schools of metal, and a gauntlet thrown down, demanding everyone else please step up their game or step off. Macabre Eternal is a dank and lightless basement of fear and torture, with down-tuned guitars buzzing like band saws, drums that bludgeon like sledgehammers on cement, and Chris Reifert’s wild, sadistic roar-shriek offering tales of ultraviolence and tongue-swallowing terror. (Why yes, one of the songs here was inspired by the shock-horror film The Human Centipede. Why do you ask?) And now, the show is on the road. Autopsy has been making the rounds in Cali (to rave reviews), and is on their way to headline the renowned Maryland Death Fest, but they’re coming to Brooklyn before hitting Bodymore, Murderland. The band hasn’t played New York in 19 years, and it’s not unreasonable to assume it will be a good long while till they return. Regardless, now’s the time to see them: at the peak of their powers, showing the scene how it’s done, ferocious, ravenous, revived, alive. The Bell House, Friday, 5.4, 8:30 p.m. —Michael Patrick Nelson

UK featuring Eddie Jobson, John Wetton & Terry Bozzio @ Highline Ballroom Night After Night 2012 World Tour. Andrew Bird @ Beacon Theatre With Patrick Watson. Kathleen Edwards @ Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center Norah Jones @ Music Hall @ Snug Harbor Cultural Center

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Liturgy/Extra Life/ Catevet/Mario Diaz De Leon @ St. Vitus Richard Barone Cool Blue Halo 25th Anniversary Concert @ City Winery Bongos frontman Richard Barone commemorates the 25th Anniversary of the release of his classic 1987 chamber rock solo debut, Cool Blue Halo. Helping out Barone out will be the remaining members of the original quartet: Jane Scarpantoni, Nick Celeste and Valerie Naranjo. Fred Schneider, Garth Hudson and Tony Visconit are special guests who’ll be dropping in to help

Junior Marvin of Bob Marley’s Wailers @ B.B. King Blues Club The Cranberries @ Terminal 5 With Vintage Trouble. Martin Sexton @ Irving Plaza With Stephen Kellogg. Also 5.5. Artificial Flavor @ Napper Tandy’s Smithtown Robert Kelly @ McGuire’s, 8 p.m. Also 5.5,

Brooklyn Gold Standard Long Island Debut @ Huntington Superstar Beverage, 4-7 p.m. Watercolor Pet Portraits @ Huntington Library, Through 6.28.

@ Books of Wonder, 1 p.m. Great South Bay Tasting @ South Fork Beverage, 4-7 p.m. Schmaltz Brewing Tasting @ Stony Brook Beverage, 4-7 p.m.

Race to Nowhere @ Molloy College, 7 p.m. An awardwinning documentary that highlights the unintended consequences of our pressure-cooker culture and education system. Kristi Yamaguchi

Boardy Barn ACS Fundraiser @ Boardy Barn, 7-11 p.m. Mudpuppy performs, Chinese auction, 50/50, cash bar. All proceeds to the American Cancer Society. Mike Burton @ Governor’s, 8 p.m.

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Saturday 5.5 Annual Anti-Cinco de Mayo Party @ Tap & Barrel, 6 p.m. Grand Opening Weekend @ TC Diamond Arts Family Fitness Fun! Come down and learn about summer classes and camps! Noreastcon @ American Air Power Museum, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. A huge contest area filled with scale replicas. Visitors can tour the full complement of indoor and outdoor exhibits, take in free model building clinics with the kids, get snapshots with re-enactors in period dress, meet decorated veterans, attend seminars, enter raffles and shop for hobby goods from discount vendors, plus fly bys, air and tower tours and antique vehicles. Also 5.6. George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic @ The Paramount One of the cornerstones of funk alongside James Brown and Sly Stone, George Clinton is the ringmaster for a musical circus/miniculture that’s been a heavy influence on hip-hop. P-Funk’s sway has found its way into the music of Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Wu Tang Clan, Tupack Shakur and Outkast. Clinton’s Mothership make its initial landing in Huntington and given the marathon-like tendencies of Clinton’s

Brendan Benson @ Bowery Ballroom With Young Hines. Feist @ Radio City Music Hall With Timbre Timbre. Martha Wash @ Joe’s Pub Lynch Mob @ Revolution With J. Rad, Beyond All Flames, Awaken, Earth Eatz Dog & Arsenal. Also 5.9 @ B.B. King Blues Club. Ottmar Liebert & Luna Negra @ YMCA Boulton Center Despite his Teutonic heritage, Ottmar Liebert is one of the world’s most renowned nouveau flamenco six-string maestros. In addition to a steady stream of releases that include last year’s Santa Fe, Liebert’s most notable accomplishment was being ordained as a Zen monk back in May of 2006.—DGdR Nanci Griffith @ City Winery. Through 5.7. Beach Clean-Up @ Theodore Roosevelt Park, 8 a.m. Open to everyone, participants must bring work gloves. Rain or shine. Vinnie Caruana (I am the Avalanche, The Movielife) @ Smithtown Hall, 6:30 p.m. Caruana plays an acoustic set comprised of songs from both of his bands and more. Opening the show will be Bellwether, Cosa Nostra, Myriad, and Cynics and Cyanide.—Michael Ventimiglia Mile for Mothers @ Boardwalk at Riverside, Long Continued on page 30

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Witness Walk @ Wyandanch Senior Nutrition Center, 8 a.m. A 5.5-mile walk to raise awareness of breast cancer in African American communities. Cabaret Favorite w/ Arnie Gruber @ Dix Hills Performing Arts Center, 7:30 p.m. Hampton Preview Party w/ Theo @ Glo Neptune Card Giveaway.

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36-Hour Pet Adoption Event w/ Scooby Doo @ North Shore Animal League, 9 a.m. I Love My Park Day! @ All NYS Parks. To find an event and/or sign up to volunteer, visit www. ptny.org/ilovemypark. Dance Visions @ Elmont Memorial Library Theatre, 2 p.m. A unique mix of dance and theater. Flexitoon Puppets @ Nassau County Museum of Art, 11:30 a.m. & 2 p.m. As seen on PBS, HBO and Nickelodeon, the Flexitoon Puppets perform their new adaption of Hamlin, the classic ‘telling- thetruth” tale about the Pied Piper of Hamlin. Prom Dress Swap

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@ Brentwood Public Library, 2-4 p.m. Accepting donations of “like new” formal dresses. Any person who donates a dress will receive an exchange certificate and be allowed to choose from the selection. If you haven’t donated an item, you can still purchase a dress for $10. The money will be donated to the Red Cross. All dresses must be professionally dry cleaned. Inspired Layers: The Collages of Ethel Camhi @ Art League of LI, The Art League honors the beloved member and instructor, Ethel Camhi in an exhibition and sale of 65 works from her estate. Special preview reception on 5.4, 6–8 p.m. Instructor Carole Jay, an admirer of Camhi’s style, will lead a one-day collage workshop on 5.5, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Through 5.13. NAMI Walk/Health & Wellness Festival @ Jones Beach, 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Fine Arts & Crafts Mothers Day Expo @ Huntington Village Elks Lodge, 10 a.m.5 p.m. Long Island Marathon @ Mitchell Athletic Complex Also 5.6. Verdi’s La Traviata @ Tilles Center, 8 p.m. Fully staged production featuring full orchestra and Dicapo Opera Theatre. Zuzana Justman (Voices of the Children) @ Sachem Public Library, 2 p.m.

Filmmaker Zuzana Justman will introduce her Emmy awardwinning documentary that tells the story of three people imprisoned as children in Terezin, a “model” concentration camp. SUNday 5.6 Scissor Sisters @ Bowery Ballroom With Zebra Katz. Treasa Levasseur & Jory Nash @ University Café This musical treat by way of the Great White North features a pair of Canadian artists with deep Americana roots. Levasseur has drawn comparisons to Laura Nyro, Marcia Ball and Bonnie Raitt thanks to a sound that blends blues, Brill Building pop and Muscle Shoals soul into a set that’s known to contain the occasional Neil Young or Randy Newman cover. Singersongwriter Nash is no slouch himself, having been nominated for a number of awards including a 2010 Canadian Folk Music Award. Expect plenty of collaboration between the two when they hit the Stony Brook stage.—DGdR Bright and Early @ Vibe Lounge With Failure By Design, Days of Season, Backslashes and Badideas & The Empty Sky. Anita Baker @ Radio City Music Hall E-Jay Mills @ Ollies Point/Revolution With OMFT, Mack 11, Justin Michael, KirKcoKaine, Yung Loco & Spata Cobe. Breast Cancer Fundraiser @ Shear Instincts, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Come down for fun, laughs, refreshments and raffles. Featuring the

Pampered Chef, Lia Sophia, hand-painted wine glasses, pink hair extensions and more. Flower Moon Sunset Walk @ Wilderness Visitor Center, 6-7:30 p.m. Enjoy a Fire Island sunset and the rise of the Flower Moon. Magic of Lyn-Not just for kids @ Staller Center, 4 p.m. Aida @ Cinema Arts Centre, 5.8 at 7 p.m. 2012 March for Babies @ Stony Brook University LI Car Show & Swap Meet @ Stehli Beach, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Presented by LongIslandcars.com, this show features hot rods, antiques, muscle cars, SUVs, imports, exotics and one of a kind collectibles. With vendors selling everything from manuals to headlights. —MV Dutch Spring Music Festival @ Hofstra, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. This year Hofstra is stepping it up on the South Campus with concert performances, more than 50 vendors, children’s activities and food. The Hofstra Arboretum will also host its annual plant sale. Featured performers include: the Long Island premiere of Shotgun Wedding, performing country classics with a city sensibility; New York’s Most Dangerous Big Band; The East End Trio; Bob Cantwell and the Saturday Night Stompers; and the Hofstra University Jazz Ensemble. Cooley’s Anemia Care Walk, There are two locations set up for the Long Island region, one in Suffolk County

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Mara Einstein (Compassion, Inc.) @ Book Revue, 7 p.m. FTC Jazz Ensembles @ Dix Hills Performing Arts Center, 5 p.m. Blood Drive @ St. Johnland Nursing Center, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Weeds Launch Party @ Mulcahy’s Out of the weeds weekly summer party.

Nutty de Mayo: This years drunken festivities could land you on a plane to Mexico at the Nutty Irishman with a chance to win a free trip, live music, two for $5 Jose Cuervo shots and Coronas, $5 margaritas and sangrias and three tacos for $5. 60 E. Main St., Bay Shore. Cinco de Drinko: The fiesta at McFadden’s begins at noon as the bar puts out a free Mexican buffet and hosts a hotpepper eating contest. Winner gets $50. Everyone else can enjoy $15 buckets of Coronita, buckets of Corona Familiar and a free Coronita before 8 p.m. 210 Merrick Rd., Rockville Centre. —Jaclyn Gallucci

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Tuesday 5.8 Dead Confederate @ Mercury Lounge With The Doorbells. Also with Dinowalrus & Bugs In the Dark on 5.9 @ Bell House.

Bud Abbott: Forgotten Funny Man @ Sachem Public Library, 7 p.m.

The Beach Boys @ Beacon Theatre Also 5.9. Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeroes @ Roseland Ballroom Also 5.9. Korn @ The Paramount, 8 p.m. Come see the ’90s nu-metal band that dominated airwaves of all sorts. Setting out on the “Path of Totality Tour,” Korn is supporting their latest record, Path of Totality, which they released December of last year. Come out, and come get weird.—MV

Taste of Italy Tour @ GeD Cucine Showroom. With celebrity guest Gail Simmons, culinary expert, writer and judge of Top Chef (Bravo TV), and some of the most prestigious Italian food brands worldwide: Auricchio, Caffe’ Vergnano, Ferrarelle, Fratelli Beretta, Locatelli, Montosco and Zonin. Psychic Night @ The Lark, 6-9 p.m. Wednesday 5.9 Brett Michaels @ Mulcahy’s

Evening of Jazz @ Dix Hills Performing Arts Center, 7:30 p.m. Live Discussion on Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis @ Sheraton LI, 6 p.m. Expert advice from a panel of healthcare providers. Dee Snider @ Book Revue, 7 p.m. John Smoltz (Atlanta Braves) @ Barnes & Noble East 54th St.,

Jules Radino of Blue Oyster Cult @ Painters The Avett Brothers @ Terminal 5 Horse Feathers @ Bowery Ballroom With Brown Bird & Mount Moriah. Sunday Night Scene/ Rookie of the Year @ Vibe Lounge With The Young Bloods, City Under Siege, The Royal Warrants, Ashes In the Sky, Rewind the Tides & Kevin Meyer.

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Glenn Frey @ Town Hall The After Hours Tour. Lacuna Coil @ Gramercy Theatre With Otherwise. Mike Pinto @ Revolution With Three Legged Fox, The Ready Henchmen & The Standstill. Geoff Tate of Queensryche @ The Highline Ballroom Also 5.9 @ Ollies Point/Revolution. Andy Cohen (Watch What Happens) @ Fashion Institute of Technology Bookstore, 5 p.m. Steve Guttenberg (Police Academy) @ Barnes & Noble Broadway, 7 p.m. Rachel Dratch (SNL) @ McNally-Jackson Spring Concert II @ Dix Hills Performing Arts Center, 7:30 p.m. Carl Labove “Outlaw Tells” One Man Show @ Governor’s, 8 p.m. Thursday 5.10 The Go-Go’s@ The Paramount Apparently a continuation of a 2011 tour that’s spilled over into 2012, ‘80s alt-powerpop fivesome are continuing its 2011 tour commemorating its 30th anniversary that they’ve dubbed the “Ladies Gone Wild” tour. Now while I’m unclear how wild this comely quintet of mostly moms will be getting, it is coinciding with last year’s rerelease of an expanded version of the band’s 1981 debut, Beauty and the Beat.—DGdR M83 @ Terminal 5 With I Break Horses. Mark Lanegan Band @ Webster Hall Gordon Lightfoot @ NYCB Theatre @ Westbury Rusted Root @ Highline Ballroom Rita Wilson @ Joe’s Pub Mickey Avalon @ Gramcery Theatre With Andre Legacy & The Wellington Papers. Hive Mind/Outer Space/Liable Abuse/Raven Strain/De Trop @ St. Vitus Trailer Park Boys @ Town Hall

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Brentwood PubNassau County lic Library— 34 2nd Barnes Gallery—2 Nassau Ave., Brentwood Blvd, Garden City South Cinema Arts Centre—423 Barnes & Noble Carle Park Ave., Huntington Place— 91 Old Country 631-423-FILM. www. Rd., Carle Place cinemaartscentre.org Brokerage—2797 Merrick Dix Hills Performing Arts Rd., Bellmore. 516-785Center—305 N. Service 8655. www.brokerageRd., Dix Hills. 631-656comedy.com 2148. www.dhpac.org Elmont Public LiFotofoto—14 W. Carver brary—700 Hempstead St., Huntington. Tpke., Elmont. 516-3545280 Gallery North—90 N. Country Rd., Setauket. Glo—737 Merrick Ave., 631-751-2676. www.galWestbury. 516-794-8022. lerynorth.org www.glownightclubli.com Huntington Public Governor’s—90 Division Library—1335 New York Ave., Levittown. 516-731- Ave., Huntington Station 3358. www.govs.com Huntington Village Herricks Community Elks Lodge—195 Main Players—999 Herricks St., Huntington Village Rd., New Hyde Park John P. Cohalan Jr. CourtHilton Garden Inn—1575 house—400 Carleton Ave., Round Swamp Rd., Central Islip Plainview Lark Pub & Grub—93 Hofstra—Hempstead Turn- Larkfield Rd., East Northpike, Hempstead. www. port. 631-262-9700. www. hofstra.edu thelarkpubandgrub.com Holocaust Memorial & McGuire’s—1627 SmithTolerance Center—100 town Ave., Bohemia. Crescent Beach Rd., Glen 631-467-5413. www.mcCove guirescomedyshows.com Leonard’s of Great Napper Tandy’s—229 Neck—555 Northern Laurel Ave., Northport. Blvd., Great Neck 631-757-4141; 15 E. Main St., Smithtown. Mitchell Athletic Com631-360-0606. 275 plex—1 Charles Lindbergh Route 25A, Miller Place. Blvd., Uniondale 631-331-5454. www.napMolloy—30 Hempstead pertandys.com Ave., Rockville Centre Painters—416 S. Country Mulcahy’s—3232 Rd., Brookhaven Hamlet. Railroad Ave., Wantagh. www.paintersrestaurant. 516-783-7500. www. com muls.com Paramount—370 New Nassau County Museum York Ave., Huntington of Art—1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. 516-484- Sachem Public Library—150 Holbrook Rd., 9337. www.nassaumuHolbrook seum.com North Shore Animal League—25 Davis Ave., Port Washington

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Q: I’m a stay-at-home mother of two and my husband has life insurance through his job. Do I really need my own policy? - Brooke A. A: You may be surprised to hear it, but if something happened to you, if would cost around $117,856 to replace all the things you do for the family.1 That’s $117,856 worth of childcare, cooking, cleaning, nursing, gardening, shopping, chauffeuring and all those other hats you wear.

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1 Salary.com, "Salary.com’s 10th Annual Mom Salary Survey Reveals Stay-at-Home Moms Would Earn US$117,586", May 5, 2010. 2 Finance.yahoo.com, "How to Buy Life Insurance, What Kind and How Much? - Insurance Guidance on Yahoo!", February 3, 2011. The "Cupped Hands" logo is a registered service mark of Allstate Insurance Company. Life insurance offered by Allstate Life Insurance Company: Northbrook, IL, and Lincoln Benefit Life Co., Lincoln, NE and American Heritage Life Insurance Co., Jacksonville, FL. In New York, Allstate Life Insurance Company of New York, Hauppauge, NY. © 2009 Allstate Insurance Company

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