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Sound Smart at a Party What are the dirtiest things in a hotel room? Get your mind out of

British police received a lesson in reading comprehension after they raided a pub that was advertising “music from 4am.” Three licensing

officers from the Spelthorne Borough Council and two police officers went into The Feathers pub as part of a “sting operation” to stop this early morning jam session. What they didn’t realize was that 4am is actually the name of the band playing, and

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Workers at the North Carolina Zoo are considering contact lenses for C’sar, a short-sighted African bull elephant. The poor guy has had

vision problems for years, and at one point it made him so depressed that he lost 1,000 lbs.! C’sar then had cataract surgery, which made him see

a little better and regain his weight. But the surgery removed the natural lenses from both of his eyes, so the 38-year-old is now far-sighted and has to be given eye drops on a regular basis. Although specially adapted contact lenses would significantly improve his quality of life, zookeepers are worried that the stress of having his lenses changed every three months would be too much for him. If C’sar gets contacts, it will be the first time this kind of procedure has been performed on a mammal his size…

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A FDA-funded study of pediatric drug utilization trends found there’s been a decrease in antibiotic use in children over the past few years, but an increase in attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder medication.

Researchers used dispensed prescription and patient utilization data from two large commercial databases to analyze trends from 2002 to 2012. The total number of prescriptions given to the U.S. pediatric population in 2010 was 7 percent less than it was in 2002, with allergy medications down 61 percent, cough/cold drugs down 42 percent, and pain medication falling 14 percent. The top prescription given to adolescents was Methylphenidate, used to treat

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the gutter; they’re TV remote controls and light switches. A University of Houston study on contamination levels in hotel rooms found that these two items are among the filthiest, along with bathroom toilet seats and sinks. Even more troubling was the fact that some of the highest levels of contamination were found on housekeepers’ items like sponges and mops, which suggests that the more the hotel is cleaned, the more germs travel from room to room. So what is clean? The cleaner surfaces were bed headboards, curtain rods and, surprisingly, bathroom door handles. Researchers hope the study will help housekeeping managers devote more time to cleaning the high-risk items…

that the soul funk group was taking the stage at a more reasonable 10 p.m. “You should have seen their faces when they realized the name of the band was 4am, not the time of the gig,” one concertgoer told the Telegraph. “They shot off with their tail between their legs.” The Council later admitted that they misunderstood the poster for the concert. And, in case you were wondering, the band is named after the song by jazz legend Herbie Hancock…

ADHD. The study also found that ADHD medication use didn’t just go up for kids, but overall use, including by adults, went up 46 percent during the same time period…

“Forget it, (if) you’ve got a mobile phone you can make a film, you can enter. It’s a great way for me to support the arts and anybody who wants to can get involved.” —Hugh Jackman on Tropfest, the world’s largest short film festival, which he hosts. this year marks the first time it comes to New York. This June 10, 2012 file photo shows Jackman arriving at the 66th Annual Tony Awards in New York.

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FROM THE EDITOR TOWING THE LINE Dear Jerry Della Femina: I haven’t decided whether you really believe the claptrap you’re writing or if you’re writing just to get a rise out of the public [“Jerry’s Ink,” June 14]. Your attacks against President Obama and the Democratic Party are consistent with the Republican campaign of lies, distortions and misinformation: “Tell it often enough and people will believe it.” You seem to have a severe memory lapse. The Bush-Cheney-Rove debacle trashed this country to the verge of major depression. They foisted two unnecessary, unfounded wars on us, which got thousands of military personnel killed and wounded and their families disrupted forever. The Bush tax cuts, with no cuts in government spending, and the wars took us from a surplus to a record deficit. Remember? Mitch McConnell, the Republican minority leader in the U.S. Senate, who announced that his function in that chamber was to make Obama a one-term president, in effect said screw the American public. He can’t be bothered with them. I’m proud to support Sen. Charles Schumer for his decency and his guts to speak out on abuses against the American citizens. He’s a great senator. That’s why he gets re-elected. Obama’s health care law is a step in the right direction. It would have been better if the Republicans had not obstructed so many good provisions that should have been in the bill. The Republicans got their due when they accused the Democrats and the president of a War on Religion. That’s just one more lie from the GOP’s bag full of them. I didn’t change your mind, but be aware that there are an awful lot of us out

there who really don’t agree with you. Talk is cheap, and as far as I’m concerned, you’re a cheapskate. Anonymous LEGALIZE IT Dear Editor: Creative entrepreneurs will always provide the citizens’ desire, regardless of government approval [“The Target,” June 7]. The crusade against tobacco, marijuana, pornography, adult entertainment and unhealthy food by both government and those who believe they know best what is good for you is doomed to failure. Consumers have made marijuana a multibillion dollar enterprise. Legalize it and add a sales tax. Revenues will cover the costs of any abuse. Citizens have more to fear from murder, arson, rape, muggings, robberies, auto and identity theft or home break-ins along with ever-increasing levels of confiscatory taxation and debt by government. Free law enforcement so it can pursue those who commit real crimes against citizens and property. At 18, you are old enough to vote, be a parent, pay taxes, own a car, take out a bank loan, serve in the military and die for your country—but being unable to consume marijuana makes no sense. Individual economic and civil liberties prosper best when government stays out of both the bedroom and the marketplace. Let us hope that we have finally learned from the obvious failures of Prohibition. It is time to permit consenting adults to access any so-called illegal products or substances without fear from government harassment. Larry Penner, Great Neck

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NBC—OFF TARGET Prosecutors request NBC’s transcript of Bob Costas’ interview with accused Penn State pedophile Jerry Sandusky after the network releases unaired November footage they say was cut due to time constraints of Sandusky saying, “I didn’t g in go around seeking out every young person for sexual needs k o m S Ban that I’ve helped.” Call us dreamers, but we’re thinking if l NBC can let The Biggest Loser finales run long, they could Bristo have managed to squeeze this little tidbit in…

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BALDWIN—OFF TARGET The 30 Rock star attacks a NY Daily News photographer snapping a photo of him and his new wife leaving the NYC Clerk’s marriage license bureau, then claims it was self-defense. And you don’t have to be Dr. Spaceman to ge realize Alec Baldwin only flies into a hateful, spontaneous, violent rage when Assan provoked—like that time he cursed out his 11-year-old daughter’s voicemail when she didn’t answer her phone. What nerve! er Teachls Eva

SMOKING BAN—BULL’S EYE Suffolk County bans smoking in county parks and beaches as of next year in an attempt to protect park-goers from secondhand smoke and preserve cleanliness. Next on the agenda…hairy backs and Speedos. Hey, we can dream. TEACHER EVALS—PARTIAL SCORE Legislation that would restrict disclosure of teachers’ job performance reaches a standstill, meaning everyone, not just parents, can access teacher evaluations in New York State. Um, haven’t these people ever heard of RateMyTeachers.com!?! BRISTOL—BULL’S EYE The younger Palin’s show bombs in ratings and the incident when Bristol asks a heckler, “Why do you hate my mom? Is it because you’re a homosexual?,” is aired at least four times during the hour. Back in the day when Jessica Simpson thought buffalos had wings, it was funny. This is just sad. ASSANGE—OFF TARGET WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange takes refuge in Ecuador’s embassy in London and asks for asylum in a last-ditch effort to avoid extradition to Sweden over rape and sexual assault accusations by two female WikiLeaks volunteers. If he leaves the embassy, he’ll get arrested. So, for now, things are at a standstill. Um, we hope they have good take-out and Wi-Fi!

SUMMER’S HERE!

Wednesday June 20 marked the first day of summer, or the Summer Solstice. This is exactly 6 months before the Winter Solstice, known to doomsday alarmists as December 21, 2012... the end of the world. So enjoy the summer—it may be your last!

The Quote

“There’s too many prison cells, jails, lawsuits, bankruptcies, women, venereal diseases, too many everything. I got tired of umm, every time a prostitute girlfriend came back from a trip I had to sleep with them… I was a prostitute hunter.” —Mike Tyson responding to Ann Curry of NBC’s Today, who asked him why he decided to change to a vegan diet. Spike Lee, who unsuccessfully tried to get Iron Mike back on topic, joined Tyson on the show to promote Mike Tyson—Undisputed Truth, Tyson’s one-man show hitting Broadway for a limitedengagement run on July 31

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Roger Clemens The Rocket, who won 354 games in the Major Leagues and is one of the game’s greatest strikeout pitchers of all time, won faceoff No. 355 Monday when he was acquitted of all charges in his four-and-a-half-year legal battle that included federal charges he lied to Congress about using performance-enhancing drugs. Clemens, as New York Daily News sports columnist Mike Lupica points out, may have beaten the rap about taking the alleged injections, but it doesn’t mean he’s necessarily innocent. Sure, we could have issued a Pink Slip to the Justice Department, or even Congress, for 1) Sticking their noses into baseball in the first place, or 2) Flubbing the Rocket’s prosecution— depending on what side of the coin you stand and how much you care about the sport. But Clemens, in asking us to believe your innocence you’re asking us to, for one, believe that former trainer Brian McNamee’s frequent injections at your apartment were only administrations of B12. Any trainer from either the Yanks of Blue Jays could have given you those! At any time! And why would McNamee lie about you but tell the truth about your friend, Yanks pitcher Andy Pettitte!? It doesn’t make sense and we just don’t buy it. Clemens, you may have hoodwinked the jury, but your fast ball doesn’t get by us—nor should it pass the Baseball Writers Association of America, who’ll be voting whether you get into the Hall… You’re fired!

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The number of days till the 2012 Summer Olympics begin (July 27, 2012)

An X-ray of 16-year-old Yasser Lopez’s skull shows a spear protruding from his forehead after a spear gun was accidentally fired during a fishing trip two weeks ago. On Monday, doctors at Miami’s Jackson Memorial Hospital successfully removed the spear, which had hit Lopez at a perfect angle, missing every major blood vessel in his brain.

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1. TIVO THE GLASS HOUSE ON ABC: It’s a reality show that puts 14 players under complete surveillance in a home with no access to the outside world. The twist is that viewers control every aspect of the show, including challenges and eliminations. Think of it as Big Brother meets American Idol. Of course, CBS thought it was a bit too similar to Big Brother and tried to stop it from airing, but the court didn’t agree. So now you get to enjoy manipulating these hapless human beings into doing what you want, and if you don’t like their attitudes, you can send them home! You can even head over to www. abc.com/shows/theglasshouse and, we quote, “Get to know the men and women whose lives will be under your control for the next 10 weeks.” Think of the possibilities! The Glass House airs June 18 at 10 p.m. 2. DOWNLOAD FLOW: Rainbow dots, the tip of your finger—it doesn’t take much to entertain us and we’ve been hopelessly addicted to this game since we downloaded it for free. You drag each dot with your finger to extend a pipe to a matching dot. You’ll play the first level and think your intelligence is being mocked after you complete it in about 2.5 seconds. That’s how they draw you in. Once you get to the big boy puzzles you’ll be huddled in the office bathroom cursing under your breath at the little bastards that won’t connect. Just don’t forget to turn the volume off. 3. GO TO THE MERMAID PARADE: This year’s king, Jackie “The Joke Man” Martling, hosts the nation’s largest art parade, paying homage to Coney Island’s Mardi Gras past, the beginning of summer and artistic selfexpression. It all goes down on Surf Avenue, June 23. Clothes are optional.

4. MEET BILL EVANS @ BOOKHAMPTON The senior meteorologist for Eyewitness News is not just a weatherman. He’s won the Emmy award for Outstanding On-Camera Achievement in Weather Broadcasting 10 times! Yes, it does exist. He’s also given us the weather while swimming with sharks; sky diving; race car driving; bungee jumping; and water skiing. And now he’s venturing into the literary genre of “eco-thriller.” Yes, that exists, too. Stop by June 23 at 4 p.m. and meet LI’s favorite weather guy.

5. GOOGLE “DIRTY CAR ART”: Using dusty cars as his canvas, artist Scott Wade has taken the old school “Wash Me” prank to a whole new level. So, next time you put off washing your car, you may be in for a surprise in the morning—Mona Lisa or Albert Einstein might be staring back at you. Check out Wade’s windshield masterpieces at www.dirtycarart.com.

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7. Visit DarwinTunes: The British online study of the evolution of music continues, offering insight into how pop tunes are engineered and why songs like Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Call Me Maybe” go viral, no matter how suicidal they make the rest of us. Keep the study going by registering at www.darwintunes.org and rating noise samples and tracks.

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8. SURROUND YOURSELF WITH KOI: Right now, 30 show tanks are being set up at the Freeport Recreation Center for a huge Koi show featuring breeds rarely seen outside of Japan. Stop by between June 22 and 24 and see these gorgeous fish that range in size from 6 inches to more than 3 feet as they swim by. In Japanese culture, the Koi fish symbolizes love, perseverance and strength. Who couldn’t use a little bit of that?

CARSON “YES, I MARRIED SIRI” DALY JUNE 22, 1973 Carson Daly, host of MTV’s Total Request Live back in the day and current host of The Voice, is a Cancer, ruled by the moon and her everchanging phases. Much like the moon, Daly has also undergone many phases. In his career, he’s been a host, an actor, co-founder of an entertainment company, and an advocate for Prop 3-17, proposed legislation that would make St. Patrick’s Day an official holiday. In his personal life, he dated Jennifer Love-Hewitt, was briefly engaged to Tara Reid and finally tied the knot with Siri Pinter—a real girl, not Apple’s temperamental iAssistant.

9. SUBSCRIBE TO ROB BREZSNY’S HOROSCOPES: For those who think horoscopes are a waste of time, you obviously haven’t read Brezsny’s Free Will Astrology, chock full of metaphorical wisdom so spot on, it will make you a believer. Go to www. freewillastrology.com to have your future delivered straight to your inbox every week. 10. CHECK OUT, BUT DON’T BUY, THE BANANA BUNKER: This ridiculous piece of plastic is actually being sold for $6.99 (plus $9 shipping). At www. bananabunker.com, you can even see a short clip that shows the durability of the product. Durability, as in, “Watch this man drop a banana enclosed in plastic off a 30-foot-high fire escape.” You know, you’re standing on the fire escape, about to eat a banana, but then it slips out of your hand and plummets to the cold, unforgiving ground. Now your day is ruined. We can’t tell you how many times this has happened to us. news

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Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter By Seth Grahame-Smith Forget for a second how ridiculous it sounds that Abraham Lincoln was ever an ax-wielding vampire killer for a decent part of his life, and let your mind feast on Seth Grahame-Smith’s boldness and ability to blend history with one of America’s most popular guilty pleasures: vampires. Never is a book more relevant than when Hollywood decides to let it shine on the big screen. (The film, which owns the same name of the book, hits theaters June 22.) GrahameSmith, who wrote Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, bases this novel on Lincoln’s alleged secret journal, which includes bizarre mentions of his conquests of immortal, bloodthirsty creatures, the “truth” about the formation of the Union Army, devilish plots by leaders of the Confederacy, and how slavery was a façade for something more sinister. There are also references to Lincoln’s rendezvous’ with fellow vampire hunter, Edgar Allan Poe. Who knew? Grahame-Smith somehow evens out the wackiness of it all with legitimate facts about Lincoln’s family life and his rise to the White House. Don’t let the title—or movie trailers fool you—this is about more than just Lincoln’s proven prowess as a vampire slayer. But it sure is the reason why we read it. Get the popcorn ready. Buffy couldn’t hold a candle to this guy, who made being Republican actually seem kind of cool. —Rashed Mian

The rounds of golf President Barack Obama has played as of Father’s Day, since he was sworn in three and a half years ago, according to CBS White House correspondent Mark Knoller, who was inundated by comments both condemning and defending the president and himself, after Knoller made the announcement via Twitter.

6. WATCH THE 2012 US AIR GUITAR CHAMPIONSHIPS: You may be wondering what exactly the rules are in such a competition. Um, the rules set forth by the Air Guitar World Championships, of course! The instrument must be invisible and be a guitar. Yeah, we know, crazy stuff. Check out New York City’s finest June 21 as they take the stage at the Bowery Ballroom, or watch the recaps at www.usairguitar.com

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Babies are Caren Peet’s passion. The Smithtown mother of two is known as Long Island’s adoption guru and has been an active participant in more than 2,300 adoptions over the past 20 years. Waiting to adopt a child can be agonizing, as Caren knows well. Waiting means you’re being asked repeatedly how things are progressing, you’re constantly checking your email in case a birth mother is trying to reach you, and as it drags on, you can feel like you’re the only childless couple left on Long Island. Waiting to adopt can also mean hope and anxiety and ultimately, joy.

As an adoptive parent herself, Caren is especially attuned to the myriad emotions that adoptive couples feel and she brings her own special sensitivity to the process. Caren decision to adopt was due to an inherited genetic disorder, Neurofibromatosis, a disorder that can develop into multiple soft tumors under the skin and throughout the nervous system, and can be passed on to biological children. For Caren and her husband Kenny, there was no question that they would adopt. Their eldest, Justin, was adopted domestically in 1990 and their daughter, Heather, was adopted from Guatemala in 1997. After her own experience, Caren decided to focus her career on adoption social work so she could help other couples experience the joy that she felt. “I thought ‘This is cool to do,’” she says.

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The first step in what is a long and arduous journey to a successful adoption is a home visit from the adoption social worker. For many couples, the stress of that visit can be almost overwhelming, fearing that the social worker will find fault with something that will end their dream of having a family. “I am the person giving permission to proceed with the adoption,” Caren explains. She provides the home-study portion of the process, checking references, job history, and criminal records. Then she submits her written report to the court, attorney and adoption agency, as well as the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service. Through the years she has built up a solid reputation with prospective couples, singles and non-traditional families as being kind, considerate and understanding, and being able to put them at ease. “You let us know that you were on our side,” one new mother told her. “You helped guide us and explain what was expected and what would happen next,” said another of Caren’s cases. “Not everyone took the time, but you did.” It can take 18 months or longer to adopt a child, depending whether it’s being done domestically or internationally. Caren says she has facilitated adoptions from Montauk to China. As the chairperson of the L.I. Chapter of the Children’s Relief Committee for the Adoptive Parents Committee, Caren collects donations of clothing, toiletries and other needed items for orphanages all over the world and has the families traveling to pick up their child handdeliver them. But there is much more to Caren’s story. She provides her services and expertise to the Children of Hope Foundation/Baby Safe Haven, working closely with founder, Tim Jaccard, who started the organization in 1997. The original mission was to help pay for the burials of unclaimed infants who were abandoned but now Safe Haven’s goal is to prevent unwanted babies from dying by offering mothers safe locations where they can leave their infants without fear of arrest or other ramifications. Since its inception, Safe Haven, which is accessible 24/7 nationwide, has saved hundreds of babies. “Spreading the word is the only way for people to know about the Safe Haven Law,” said Caren, who does her part by social networking especially on Facebook, as well as speaking at events. “If my information helped save a newborn because I was seen at a health fair or spoke at a high school, then I have to keep going,” she says. Safe Haven operates its hotline through the Bellmore-based Long Island Crisis Center, where calls are first screened, and then, if needed, forwarded to Caren. She says she receives about three calls a

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week from young women asking for help. Recently, a 17-year-old from Wisconsin had just given birth and called the hotline. “She had no one to talk to and she trusted us,” Caren says. She counseled the young mother and asked her to bring her baby to the local firehouse where the baby was found alive and well. “That happens all the time,” Caren says. She recently traveled to Yonkers to help a young woman who needed a C-section. “I called my friend, a paramedic EMT,” Caren says, “and we brought her to the hospital. “If I can physically get to her, I will,’ she vows, “or we’ll network to get her help if I can’t.” On Long Island the tragic case of Thomas John Hope, an infant boy discovered in a Yaphank refuse facility almost two years ago, has continued to resonate, possibly saving other infants’ from suffering the same fate. Since Thomas’ death, more than 12 babies have been saved on LI and the surrounding area by Safe Haven because of his story. “It has a rippling effect,” she says. Caren also works closely with the national organization Guardians of the Children. “They are bikers who help abused children,” she says. Although she doesn’t ride a motorcycle, she helps at their local events. The Guardians gave her an official vest that is now covered in pins and patches. Her starfish pin holds special meaning to Caren because it refers to the “Starfish Poem,” adopted from an essay by the late Loren Eisley. Many of the connections that Caren has made throughout the community have compelled her to make a difference in areas outside of adoption and babies. She is part of a group helping a paralyzed Hempstead police officer by bringing him a supply of homemade food twice a month donated by Upper Crust Food. Now she’s forming her own nonprofit group called “Donate A Dish,” a simple concept that can make a tremendous difference in the life of the recipient. But saving babies will always be Caren’s first priority. “Adoption is what I do, but Safe Haven is what I am,” she says. “That’s my mission: to keep babies safe.” For more information go to www. Adoption-SocialWork.com, or call 631-3663434 or email CarenCares4Kids@gmail.com The Safe Haven crisis hotline is 1-877-796HOPE. All calls are confidential, as protected under the Safe Haven Law.

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

If I Had One Day To Live

Nassau Local 830 Jerry Laricchiuta, President www.csea830.org

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If I was told by a doctor that I had one day to live, I wouldn’t even take the time to give the sad news to my loved ones. I would jump into a cab and rush to the closest airport and I would run up to the Cinnabon store in the airport lobby and eat about 20 of those ooey, gooey, delicious cinnamon buns. Whenever I pass a Cinnabon store (and there is one in every airport), I can smell the cinnamon and sugar from 20 feet away and it takes every bit of willpower I have not to do a half-gainer into a sticky, sweet cinnamon bun. But I have never succumbed to the temptation because I know that Cinnabons are filled with sugar and gook that is bad for me. So I’m waiting for the day when I’m about to die and have nothing to lose. I write this so that you know that when it comes to food, I know what’s good for me and what food I should avoid. And also to let you know a fear that I have: that someday Mayor Michael Bloomberg will break my heart over a lamb chop. I love lamb chops and, if the truth were known, I love Mayor Bloomberg. I think he would make a wonderful president. Far better than the handsome, clueless bozo with the great voice that we have in office now. But the issue is not something as trivial as who is going to lead us out of this mess and save the country. The issue is lamb chops. I love lamb chops. But lamb chops are filled with delicious fat. Show me a lean lamb chop and I will show you a lousy lamb chop. So we all know that sooner or later that lamb chop fat is going to get into my bloodstream and the next thing you know, kaput! If I grab my chest and die on the spot, that’s good for the city, but if I grab my chest and live that means hospital stays and then the next thing you know everyone has to pay for my stupid love of lamb chops. This is the basis of every new Bloomberg food rule. Now I feel I must reveal that my cholesterol count is under 120. I have the cholesterol count of one of those Peruvian Indians whose diet consists of eating bark off of trees. Talk about roughage. Sooner or later Mayor Bloomberg is

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going to go after meat, all sorts of meat. It has fat, and any pimply faced, emaciated vegetarian will tell you meat is a killer. I suspect Bloomberg will ban all meat, but as he usually does, he will start with a small ban. So I will be allowed to buy one lamb chop from my butcher, but it must be trimmed well and I can only get one lamb chop per week. You remember how Nanny Bloomberg first started to take care of us. He went after smoking. Banned cigarettes from bars and restaurants and, since everyone hates smoking, Bloomberg had everyone’s vote on killing cigarettes. Government going after something or someone everyone hates. That’s how it always starts. Then came salt. Bloomberg hates salt. It’s … it’s … it’s … so salty. And it causes high blood pressure. Bloomberg lost my parents’ vote on salt. They both lived into their 90s and my dad outlived, by 20 years, one doctor who told him to cut out salt. When my dad’s doctor kicked the bucket, my dad said, “Maybe if he had put some salt on his food he would still be alive today.” Then, of course, Bloomberg went after trans fats in restaurants and food stores, and that meant we should not eat potato chips or just about any salty, greasy snacks that taste good. Now he’s after the 16-ounce bottles of sodas and soft drinks in his latest effort to fight obesity in this day of triple bacon cheeseburgers. He’s proposing a ban on large servings of soda and other sugary drinks. Bloomberg is a smart man who doesn’t want to accept the fact that, sadly, sweets and salt and fats are the only good things in the lives of many poor obese people. The truth is you can’t legislate good health. There is a reason McDonald’s is so successful. People love the taste of their lousy food. (For the record, I’m addicted to their Sausage Egg McMuffin.) Take McDonald’s food away from obese people, and they will find somebody else’s tasty bad food to destroy their bodies. Help young people find jobs and a better life and the smart ones will have more to live for and will change the way they eat. The dumb ones won’t work and will continue to eat bad foods and they will die younger. That’s the way it’s been since the beginning of time.

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BELLONE’S BURDEN CAN COUNTY EXECUTIVE Steve BellonE Solve Suffolk’s half-Billion-dollar deficit without raising taxes??

or a county leader grappling with a budget that could be half a billion dollars in the red by the end of next year, Steve Bellone still seems to be enjoying himself. “Certainly the problems are greater than we had imagined,” says Bellone, the former Democratic Babylon town supervisor who won the Suffolk County executive race last fall. “But I am actually having a great time.” His grin was hard to dispute. Perhaps it’s due to his brief reprieve from diaper duty—his newborn son Michael Jack is almost 14 weeks old, and he and his wife Tracey also have two rambunctious daughters, Mollie, 2, and Katie, 4—or maybe it was the temporary change in venue. He was sitting comfortably in a richly appointed gallery at The Carltun in Eisenhower Park, across the county line in Nassau, when he spoke with this reporter last week. Bellone could afford to be relaxed—for the moment. So far, Suffolk’s fiscal problems haven’t created a clamor for a state control board like the Nassau Interim Finance Authority, which is making life miserable for Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano. But if Bellone and the Suffolk legislature don’t act soon, they know they

could be headed down the same day is really crisis management in lonesome road. And his six-month the county, but I’ve always thought honeymoon since he took office is long-term.” about to end as he faces a growing The question is: How much chorus of naysayers eager to point time does he really have left to out his rookie mistakes and profit figure this out? from his missteps. Wall Street has already put Suffolk County on notice. Moody’s When he launched his Investor Service downgraded Suffolk’s short-term borrowing campaign last year, Bellone thought last December and dropped its his likely opponent was going to long-term debt rating two notches be Levy, a feisty Democrat-turnedthis March as county lawmakers tenacious Republican. But Levy approved an emergency resolution bowed out of the race after Suffolk to issue up to $90 million in reve- County District Attorney Tom nue-anticipation notes just to cover Spota found “irregularities” in his campaign financing, clearing the the payroll. In January, Bellone learned way for Suffolk Treasurer Angie that the 2011 budget was not in Carpenter, a long-time Republican, balance as his predecessor, County to challenge Bellone. Rehashing the election, Executive Steve Levy, had insisted. Instead, it was some $33 million in let alone criticizing the current the hole, according to estimates of a occupant of the position she’d once blue ribbon panel of financial experts sought, is not Carpenter’s style. Bellone had appointed, with much As she tells the Press: “I’m interfanfare, to crunch the numbers. ested in getting this county on the After Suffolk County Comptroller right footing.… I’m pleased to be Joe Sawicki Jr. closed the books a few working with the county executive. weeks later, the final figure nearly He seems to be trying to handle it doubled to $60.5 million. The deficit diligently. We’ve sat with the rating marked Suffolk’s first year-end gap in agencies as a financial team.” Recently, Carpenter, who’s more than 20 years. “We’re dealing with a crisis been Suffolk’s treasurer for seven years, joined the right now,” Bellone executive board admits. “In fact, every BY SPENCER RUMSEY

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of the New York State Government Finance Officers’ Association, which has helped her put Suffolk’s fiscal woes in perspective. “We, as a county, are really no different from any other municipality across the country,” she says. In the election campaign both Bellone and Carpenter ripped into Levy’s final year in office, slamming his budget for 2012, which was projected to come up $135 million short. On the stump Bellone called it “a fiscal mess.” Carpenter said it was “the worst we’ve ever seen.” In his defense, Levy had proposed selling the John J. Foley Skilled Nursing Facility to a private operator, which he claimed would have saved Suffolk almost $30 million, plus he wanted to lay off 710 employees, and have the remainder start contributing to their health care. Reached at his new consulting business, Common Sense Strategies in Hauppauge, Levy remained firmly convinced he was right. “Had the legislature just left my budget intact, with the closing of the nursing home and the laying off of the employees early on, they wouldn’t be facing the problems they face today,” Levy tells the Press. “In 2011, the main reason there was a shortfall was that I had budgeted savings from the nursing

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Suffolk county executive steve bellone sits at the head of the table as he presides over a meeting in his hauppauge conference room. he has to figure out how to close a deficit that could be half a billion dollars. (Photo Courtesy of Suffolk County)

home’s closure. The legislature took the money from the savings to spend on their pet projects and then sued to stop the closure of the nursing home. It was not a tremendous revelation that you were going to have a problem at the end of the year.” He scoffed at the findings of Bellone’s blue ribbon panel—“a New York City Democratically dominated committee,” he called it—because it estimated that Suffolk’s multiyear deficit could reach more than $530 million by 2013. “There’s no question that’s a make-believe figure,” Levy says scornfully, adding that it’s

so arbitrarily high that the slightest measures the Bellone administration takes to reduce it “will be seen as being miraculous.” Comptroller Sawicki, a Republican, doesn’t cut the former county executive any slack. “Obviously in 2011 everything really hit home, and Steve Levy can’t run from that,” Sawicki tells the Press. “He was in office for all of 2011, and his 2011 budget was adopted in November 2010…. He may want to cast blame on the legislature and all that, but he was the micromanager of micromanagers!”

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Paul Sabatino, Levy’s former deputy county executive, also did not let his old boss off the hook. “Levy budgeted the sale from Foley that never took place,” he says. No friend of Levy’s, Sabatino says he wonders why the new county executive would have “the same people who did eight years of Levy’s budget doing his budgeting” considering their track record. Bellone named Fred Pollert, who left the Levy administration in 2009, to be his chief fiscal deputy and kept Connie Corso, Levy’s budget director and campaign treasurer, as his budget director. Pollert was collecting a $132,996 state pension and needed a waiver from the state Civil Service Commission to get the $175,000 salary for his new full-time job.

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Bellone defended the moves. “We made changes,” he says. “Fred Pollert left the [Levy] administration several years ago because he saw the direction things were headed in, and we brought him back. Nobody has more knowledge or expertise on the county budget than Fred…. We wanted somebody who could hit the ground running, and that’s what we’ve gotten.” Few doubt Pollert’s expertise as a budget analyst, but his coming on board with such a highly compensated salary has raised eyebrows as the new county executive is confronting the most serious deficit in decades. Other missteps Bellone has had to deal with are harder to ignore.

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One “rookie mistake”—as Bellone later described it to Newsday– occurred in March when a 29-page memo prepared by Regina Calcaterra, his chief deputy, was leaked to some Suffolk lawmakers as well as The Wall Street Journal. It accused Levy of misleading the Wall Street bond agencies about the county’s finances by exaggerating revenue and underestimating Continued on page 25

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Summertime with our Pets It’s a fun time of year to share outdoor experiences

with them, but do you know what the signs of heat exhaustion are or how to safely remove a tick? Local pet experts weigh in to help you and your pets have an endless, care-free and safe summer. Rolissa Nash of Doggie U K9 Academy (www.DoggieUKAcademy.com), in Bay Shore, shares tips she gives her clients during summer training sessions. “While it is important for our clients to do their doggy training homework,” Rolissa says, “I tell clients when they are out walking their dogs, even on a short walk, to always have water with them for their dogs. Owners should learn to watch for signs of heat exhaustion. If your dog rushes over to a tree to get in the shade and does not want to leave the coolness of the shade, this could be because they are getting over heated. Don’t drag your dog out back into the sun. Give him water to drink and pour some on the pads of his feet. This will help cool him down. Foaming at the mouth or panting excessively are initial signs of heat exhaustion—some dogs may even spit up foam or vomit. Dog owners should walk and do outdoor training sessions in the cool parts of the day like early morning and evening.” In the summer we also have little buggers that can really tick us off, get where I am going here? Dr. Michel A. Selmer of Advanced Animal Care Clinic (www.AdvancedCareforPets.com), in South Huntington has some recommendations. “When you’ve located a tick, don’t use methods you may have heard of such as applying alcohol, petroleum jelly or the tip of a hot match to remove them,” he says. “They don’t work. Instead, choose a direct method, use a tool or your hands to pull them off, wear a thin glove to protect your fingers. For tools, curved-tip jeweler’s forceps are probably the best, and worth keeping on hand if you live in an area with a lot of ticks, especially small ticks.Tools with slots that fit under the parasite such as the Ticked Off product work well. Start your tick hunt with a little bowl of isopropyl alcohol at hand. Get hold of the tick as close to where the mouth is attached to your pet and apply steady, even pressure to remove the pest, no twisting required. Once out, flick the tick into the alcohol to kill it and then dispose of the dead ticks at once. Use a mild disinfectant on the de-ticked areas, and wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water when you’re done. Keep an eye on where the ticks had been embedded for any sign of infection.” Robyn Elman, President of In Home Pet Services, Inc. (www. InHomePetServices.com), and certified CPR Pet Tech also has some advice when it comes to the water. “We tell clients that have a swimming pool or are going to a dog-friendly beach, to always monitor their

pets when they go for a swim. Dogs should know where the steps are to get out of the pool. Have the dog wear a fitted doggie life jacket while swimming and definitely while boating.” Robyn also has some tips for days spent in the backyard. “During backyard BBQ’s pets should have a safe distance from the BBQ,” she says. “The smell of meat may entice the pooch to jump up on the grill, potentially knocking it down or even licking the hot drippings. And don’t forget to use sunscreen as pets can get sunburned, too! Use sunscreen that is safe for infants on your pet applying to exposed areas like tip of the ears, top of the nose, and anywhere skin is showing.” And don’t forget to rinse off. “After a swim in the pool or salt water, it is important to rinse the dog after his swim to get the chlorine or salt off,” says Irene Rabinowitz, Owner of Barks-nBubbles Pet Boutique (www.barksnbubblesli.com) in Centereach. “Always towel dry a dog after a bath before letting him sit in the sun to dry,” she adds. “It is important to get as much water off the dog as possible. We suggest micro absorbent towels which work great. Gently pat down the towel on the dog and ring the towel out. Do this several times. If your dog has hot spots or any sores on his skin, gently drying the dog with these towels will help these spots from getting worse. Regular brushing helps owners spot any health issues like skin allergies, infections or parasites, fleas or ticks and will help remove excess hair.” And never leave your pet in a car in the warm weather. Cars can become ovens in just minutes on a 70-degree day. Every year we hear of dogs dying or becoming overheated when left in a car. We want you to enjoy the summer with your pet but remember to keep them safe too! Nancy E. Hassel Founder of Long Island Pet Professionals and www.LIPetPlace.com, Public Relations Professional, Dog Educator & Entrepreneur. Sign up for our Free 'Pet Events Newsletter' on LIPetPlace.com!

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Summer Fun with Fido! by Nancy E. Hassel Did you know that there are a lot of places that you can go with your dog this summer right here on Long Island? I am not just talking about another trip to your local dog run, but actual day trips and daycations. If you live in Nassau County and really want a place to walk your dog without having to travel far, go to Historic Sagamore Hill in Oyster Bay, Teddy Roosevelt’s former estate. There is a hilly three-quarter-mile loop that you can walk and, shhh, it even goes right down to the bay beach. Dogs must be leashed and you can also walk the grounds with him, too. Who knew there was a dog-friendly place where you could actually walk your dog in Nassau County? Call 516-922-4788 for directions and information. Thinking something a little more daycationy? Why not take a trip over to Fire Island with

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your pooch? If you really want to feel like you have taken a trip somewhere, load up Buster and his supplies, (dog food, treats, water, poop pick-up bags, leash, first aid kit, all-natural bug repellent for dogs, etc.), head to the Bay Shore Marina and take the ferry to Ocean Beach or Ocean Bay Park. Now, you do have to pay a child’s fee for your dog to take the ferry and I would suggest that if your dog is unruly, not happy in the car or just not well-trained, this may not be the trip for him. But for those dogs that are happy to go anywhere, a trip to Fire Island for the day, is a treat. Keep your pup leashed while there, as there are a lot of deer walking around, as well as ticks on Fire Island. You can walk from town to town along the walkways and even onto some beaches leashed, usually in the summer months. Want to sit back and just sip some wine with Fido in tow? Then head to Riverhead to one of the friendliest vineyards around, Martha Clara Vineyards. They are dog-friendly and have many other animals there that you can walk around and check out with the pup. It is an idyllic setting and they offer many events as well as educational “Vines and Canines” walks also. Visit www.MarthaClaravineyards.com for details. Want to hike with Buddy? Here are a couple of places less known where you can bring your dog. The first one is Cedar Point Suffolk County Park in East Hampton. It is a little off the beaten track, but a lot of people camp there and with 607 acres there is a lot of exploring you can do. Your dog must be leashed at all times and have their NYS dog license (as all owned dogs should be in NYS). It feels like you’ve left Long Island altogether when you are there and you can walk down to the historic Cedar Point lighthouse. Another East End favorite is Montauk State Park, also dogfriendly. You can bring your leashed dogs hiking through the trails west of the lighthouse. It gets hilly in there, and be sure to check your dog (and yourself) thoroughly for ticks before you leave. An early morning hike on the grounds is wonderful. Go to www.nysparks.com and search “Montauk” to learn more.

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expenses as well as accusing Corso of concealing or disguising negative budget data to bolster Levy’s gubernatorial ambitions. The memo called for the federal Securities and Exchange Commission to investigate, which it reportedly declined to do. Legis. Ricardo Montano (D-Central Islip) was shown about four pages of the memo but wasn’t given a full copy. “It was poorly written,” says Montano, a former federal prosecutor. “It read like an indictment but there was no evidence. She had nothing.” Last month Bellone got Anthony Manetta, a 33-year-old Babylon political consultant who’d been a vice chairman of the Independence Party, appointed to be executive director of the Suffolk County Industrial Development Agency, which can dole out sales tax exemptions and mortgage recording tax waivers, among other incentives. He replaces Burt Ferguson, 64, who will leave at the end of August, after serving 27 years. He’s credited with helping steer Canon U.S.A. to Suffolk. The move, as well as the IDA itself, has drawn criticism because it comes with an odor of patronage. “Ferguson’s survived six county executives and his luck finally ran

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out,” says a well-connected former county official who did not wish to be identified because of his business with Suffolk. In a Newsday editorial Manetta was described as a “handpicked, poorly qualified, hometown choice,” as well as a sop to Frank MacKay, head of the Independence Party. “I had very little to do with this,” MacKay tells the Press, adding that Manetta is “a young ball of fire and Suffolk’s lucky to have him.” He applauded the move and lauded the county executive. “Steve Bellone has done a fantastic job as supervisor and there’s nothing to indicate that he won’t do just as well as county executive. He’s doing things his way. He’s getting young, energetic people in there, and he’s not backing down to the old way of thinking.” Bellone stands by his decision. “It’s not a misstep,” the county exec says. “Look, I’m very clear on what I want to accomplish in terms of economic development. And we’re going to be rolling out our detailed economic plan in the next couple of weeks.” If Sabatino had his way, he’d abolish the IDA. “They’re crony capitalism at the worst,” he says. “The only people who can get to them are the politically

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connected. All they do is redistribute revenue and wealth from small businesses and residential taxpayers to those who have the connections.” Ferguson doesn’t buy that description. “For the 27 years I was there, I don’t think there was cronyism,” Ferguson tells the Press. “I don’t know what’s going to happen going forward.” Even though he’s disappointed to be leaving his job, Ferguson says that the future looks bright for the county’s IDA with “probably eight or nine projects that have been approved and another four or five inquiries that are legitimate. So suddenly, we’re beginning to see a pickup in the activity out there.”

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Another bright spot on the horizon is that sales tax revenue is up appreciably compared to last year. “June a year ago, we received $13.8 million,” says Carpenter, the treasurer. “This year we received $15.2 million. That’s a 4.8 percent year-to-date increase…. Now we’re going into the tourist season. So we clearly have opportunities to generate more revenue.” But unlike the recession of 20 years ago, when the county raised the sales tax twice in two years, making Suffolk consumers pay more when they shop is not on the table, according to New York State Senate Republicans, who would have to approve the request. “From what I understand,” says

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Comptroller Sawicki, “Albany’s very reluctant to go along with a sales tax increase for either Nassau or Suffolk.” A prominent Suffolk Republican familiar with the budget who asked not to be identified said that “Nassau and Suffolk should be joining together and saying that this is what we need to do because we can’t cut anymore. If we raise the sales tax rate from 8.65 to 8.75, we’d generate nearly $70 million more a year. That’s significant.” Bellone wouldn’t say if he’d ask the State Legislature for help with this retail measure. “Everybody’s looking for a silver bullet,” Bellone says. “The truth of the matter is that there’s not going to be one thing or two things; there are 25 things that need to be pieced together to put the county’s budget back in structural balance…. It involves difficult decisions, but that’s why I’ve tried to set the tone that we’re all in this together and that we all have to sacrifice together.” When he became county executive, Bellone took a pay cut and started paying for his health insurance. He also cut the number of top aides from 38 to 27, and reduced executive department staff positions from 180 to 153. He recently asked his department heads to freeze non-mandated

spending and cut nonprofit contract agencies by 5 percent as they begin producing their budgets for the fall. Levy’s 2012 budget had called for 710 layoffs by July 1, but the legislature kept revising the number downward. It quickly went from 464 to 315, then 302, and then hit 260. The uncertainty couldn’t have been easy for anyone involved, especially the workers. And whether it will make a significant dent in the deficit remains to be seen, since one analysis found cutting 464 public jobs would only have saved $26 million. At one point even Bellone’s secretary was losing her job without him knowing it. Recently 30 security guards whose union jobs were about to be privatized won a stay in court. Suffolk Republican Chairman John Jay Lavalle thinks the layoffs are the wrong way to go. “Steve Bellone has chosen to take the easy way out and lay off human beings rather than making the structural changes in Suffolk County government that are necessary to create a long-lasting change in our economy.” His Democratic counterpart, Rich Schaffer, who replaced Bellone as Babylon Town supervisor, disagrees. “The Republicans haven’t come up with any realistic revenues to pay for those employees they want to keep.

They want to use phantom revenues that got us into the mess we’re in.” Bellone argues he was left with few options. “Nobody likes to do layoffs,” says Bellone. “It is the worst thing in the world that you have to do… [But] I’m not willing to simply add to the deficit in a way that ultimately is going to hurt taxpayers and hurt the county.” LaValle maintains his lack of enthusiasm for the progress so far. “I hate taking shots at him, but it is what it is,” says Lavalle, who recently played a round of golf with Bellone. “I like him as a person…. We definitely have different ideas about how government should run…. I’ve yet to see anything come out of this administration that will help move this economy along.” To his credit, Bellone cites the legislature’s just-approved $21 million investment in a new capital program for the Ronkonkoma Hub plan involving an ambitious sewer project to help both Islip and Brookhaven reinvigorate development. “It’s a great example of how the county can leverage its resources to help grow the economy,” Bellone says. “Now we expect that ultimately a district will be created that will fund the infrastructure costs but our

ability to put it in the capital program means that the project can continue to move forward. And when you have two towns, [Brookhaven] Supervisor Mark Lesko and [Islip] Supervisor Tom Croci, who are working together to create this kind of development hub, that’s a tremendous thing, and the county should do everything it can to make that happen.” Some observers across the county line sound envious when they look at Suffolk. “It’s interesting to watch the difference between him and Ed Mangano,” says Nassau Democratic Chairman Jay Jacobs. “Ed Mangano’s been playing with smoke and mirrors, and Steve Bellone is doing the job, using real old-fashioned arithmetic.”

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Ironically, one answer to solving Suffolk’s fiscal problem that couldn’t get done under Levy’s reign is back in play, and it’s a credit to the legislature’s cooperative spirit. Legis. John M. Kennedy (R-Nesconset), the minority leader, says a national, notfor-profit organization that he didn’t want to name until the deal is signed has “a strong interest” in taking over the management of the Foley nursing home. Their representatives have

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got to use [his] budget to make the cuts. Then let the legislature follow because the legislature will not take the lead in making the tough decisions.” For now, Bellone is striking a softer tone. “I wouldn’t say we’ve agreed on every single issue—we haven’t,” he says. “That’s not the way it’s supposed to be. But people want to know that when there are problems and issues, you’re going to do your best to find common ground and move the county forward. I think we’ve been pretty successful in doing that.” One measure of that success, says Deputy Presiding Officer Wayne Horsley (D-Babylon), is that despite the county’s financial crisis, it recently sold $60 million worth of bonds, getting a rate of 2.95 percent when “last October we got a rate of 3.29 percent,” he observed.

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This Week: Best Opinion Piece/General The End of Another Era By David Indictor Last Saturday, Florence Green, the last remaining WWI veteran, passed away. She did not serve a role in combat; instead she was a stewardess in officers’ messes. The last veteran who fought in combat, Harry Patch, died in 2011. And now, WWI will slowly fade from memory and will be left for history books and descendants to retell in ways that wills pin and distort history, even unintentionally. Although history is considered to be the past as a whole, there is a clear division between the recent history that was experienced by those still living and recorded history experienced by the dead, who leave us accounts

of what happened—accounts that can be and often are biased or incomplete. Maybe we don’t feel connected to history because we see it as a story. George Santayana told us, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” And the rest of the world has ignored him ever since. Because the past is so disconnected from what you and I do. We don’t feel like we’re making history or that history is influencing us. When Florence Green died, World War I became a story, not a memory. And it’s the memories that connect us from our own personal pasts to where we are now, and it’s the memories that guide us from

the present to the future. By the end of my lifetime, the last remaining veterans of WWII and the survivors of the Holocaust will have died. The lessons we learned from the Holocaust and the Cold War will be forgotten. Our records of history will be distorted. And recent history shall become recorded history. The Cold War and WWII feel like something that happened at least for now. But humanity will reach a day where they too become stories, complete with protagonists, antagonists, settings, plotlines and

themes. And our mental certainty of the whole thing will be less than our belief that the mountains we see in the distance on a long journey have been there for a long time. So many have lived and died for so many reasons. And we can’t empathize with it. So we study history, the storybook version of the past. But whenever you open your history book or watch/read the news or talk about politics, remember Florence Green. Prior to Saturday, February 4, she could give you a first-hand account of WWI, better than any book or documentary. But now she can’t, and the human connection to the past is lost. But the problem isn’t that we forget history altogether. We just can’t empathize with it.

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ongoing Traveling ¾ Scale Replica of Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC @ Calverton National Cemetery, On June 21, at 11 a.m. the Jewish War Veterans will present a memorial wreath. All veterans, friends and relatives are invited to join. Through 6.24. Next to Normal @ Theatre Three, Through 6.23. Annual Benefit Art Show @ Fire Island Lighthouse, Nautical Artwork in the Keeper’s Quarters through 7.15. Opening reception 6.21.

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THE GOVERNOR’S BALL @ RANDALL’S ISLAND This two-day festival is not merely a musical festival—although it does boast a number of bands from various genres. The Governor’s Ball plays host to events, games, and activities, as well as some of New York’s best food trucks. This year’s festival includes top musical acts like Beck, Kid Cudi, Explosions in the Sky, Modest Mouse, Major Lazer, Fiona Apple, and more. Ticket options available account for specific days, transportation and access. With a little something for everyone, this is one festival you’ll want to check out. For a complete schedule and tickets visit www.governorsballmusicfestival.com. Saturday, 6.23 & Sunday 6.24. —Michael Ventimiglia

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Note Jazz Festival. friday 6.22 The Hives @ Terminal 5, The Swedish garage-rock band most famous for their early 2000s hit “Hate to Say I Told You So” has been refining their sound and integrating new aspects at every turn. Working with top-notch producers, and implementing aspects of different genres like glam punk on their later releases, The Hives feel triumphant, and ready to take on the masses. With their latest record, Lex Hives, due out this June, The Hives look to cement themselves in the public’s eye. Rounding out supporting slots for this date are LA’s FIDLAR, and Texas’ Flesh Lights. —MV Kenny Chesney @ Rockefeller Plaza Innis & Gunn Tasting @ Huntington Superstar Beverage Art Show @ Fire Island Lighthouse, Through 7.15. Joey Coco Diaz @ Governor’s Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band @ Nikon @ Jones Beach Theater, It must be summertime if Richard Starkey is making the rounds with his crew of, ahem, All-Stars. Past names who’ve grabbed the cash and a chance to appear onstage with a former Beatle include Dave Edmunds, Dr. John, The Band’s Rick Danko and Levon Helm, John Entwistle, Billy Preston, Jack Bruce and Ian Hunter. In Ringo’s defense, his studio work, including the recently released Ringo 2012, have been well-crafted and confident affairs that are far from the phoned-in legends of Starr’s status that normally record at this point of their careers. For this tour, Ringo’s recruited returning participants Todd Rundgren, Billy Joel saxophonist Mark Rivera, David Lee Roth drummer Gregg Bissonette and Mr. Mister’s Richard Page along with Santanta/ Journey keyboardist Gregg Rolie and Toto’s Steve Lukather.— DGdR Landmine Marathon @ Revolution, With 1776, Killjoy & Forever Her Nightmare.

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LA BODEGA: Indulge in a plate of pancakes at La Bodega in the hottest town on the East End, Montauk. The American diner with a Latin flair offers patrons outside seating on the famous circle in Montauk and serves up a unique mix on the menu. “We serve some great traditional Puerto Rican meals,” says owner Paulette Davis who noted the menu includes everything from Mofongo, Chuleton and eggs, Cubano Sandwiches served on Puerto Rican bread, and quesitos to an assortment of bowl selections like Granola Bowls and American dishes. Swing back around the circle later and grab a traditional Puerto Rican rum drink at the bar.

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caters to every palate and now boasts vegan, gluten-free and macrobiotic offerings. “We also spent some of our quiet season time working on our holistic and detoxifying food offerings. Our sous chef Michael was shipped off to the macrobiotic, Kushi Institute to learn even more about preparing these healthy meals,” explained John Lomitola, Gurney’s dining room director, who added “We can customize a personal meal plan to suit your needs upon advance request.”

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work, photography, novel writing, and modeling, they still manage to pursue their shared passions together. Maintaining a positive outlook and helpful attitude, Anberlin champion good will through their band. Though this tour will be acoustic, expect the band to play fan favorites, as well as some reworked tracks. —MV Cardboard Boat Race & Hula Hoop Contest @ Peconic River, Riverhead Alabama Shakes/ Robert Ellis @ Central Park SummerStage Pakistani-American Night @ Eisenhower Park Kerry Kearney Trio @ Baiting Hollow Farm Porsche Car Show @ Old Westbury Gardens The Wailers @ The Paramount This Condition @ Revolution, With For the Foxes, Green or Blue, Vanilla Ghost House & Brendan Murray. The Beach Boys @ Nikon @ Jones Beach Theater, One of the more surprising musical developments of 2012 was Brian Wilson’s return to The Beach Boys on the road and in the studio with That’s Why God Made the Radio, the band’s twenty-ninth studio album. Not only does it coincide with the group’s fiftieth anniversary, but it’s the first to feature original material in two decades and the first recording since the 1998 death of

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The Flatlanders @ B.B. King Blues Club, Best described as a supergroup of cult heroes, The Flatlanders revolve around the West Texas singer-songwriter triumvirate of Butch Hancock, Joe Ely and Jimmie Dale Gilmore. The trio managed to enjoy a second act after the band’s obscure 1973 debut Jimmie Dale and the Flatlanders got a reprieve when it was reissued in 1990 as More a Legend Than a Band. After the band reconvened a decade later to cut songs for the Horse Whisperer soundtrack, the Flatlanders have since enjoyed sporadic studio efforts. And with this year representing the trio’s fortieth anniversary, they’ve dug into the vaults to release The Odessa Tapes, a forthcoming album that includes original versions of the band’s first 10 songs along with four previouslyunreleased gems. Also 6.27 @ YMCA Boulton Center.—DGdR Dave Mason Special Acoustic Show @ City Winery, Also 6.26.

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Wednesday Cont. PianoFest @ Brookhaven National Lab An Evening w/ Marni Nixon: The Voice Behind the Hollywood Musicals @ Cinema Arts Centre, If you are a fan of such classic movie musicals as West Side Story, The King and I, and My Fair Lady, you are a fan of the singing of the incomparable Marni Nixon. Her name wasn’t on the credits of those legendary movies, but when Natalie Wood, Deborah Kerr, and Audrey Hepburn opened their mouths to sing, the voice you heard was Marni Nixon. Goldfinger/Reel Big Fish @ Best Buy Theater, Ska Punk lives on! Patrizio @ City Winery Ledisi @ Beacon Theatre Iron Maiden/Alice Cooper @ Nikon @ Jones Beach Theater, Always one of the best live bands on the planet, this time ‘round these heavy metal icons will be hitting the road with Maiden in England, a tour based on the 1989 concert video of the same name that was shot during the Seventh Son of a Seventh Tour the prior year. Adding to the overall awesomeness of this show is the inclusion of recently minted Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Alice Cooper, who’ll be opening the proceedings. —DGdR East Northport St. Anthony’s Family Festival @ Trinity Regional Schoool, Through 7.1. thursday 6.28 Steve Lawler @ Aura Light & Sound Suite Andy Cohen (Most Talkative) @ Book Revue Meshell Ndegeocello @ Highline Ballroom, Part of the Blue Note Jazz Festival. Stephen Kellogg & the Sixers @ City Winery Wake the Machines/Radiation Blackbody/Grudges @ St. Vitus The Jacksons @ Apollo Theater, Unity Tour 2012.

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Aura Light & Sound Suite—East Meadow Shopping Center, East Meadow Brokerage Comedy Club—2797 Merrick Rd, Bellmore. 516-7858655. www.brokeragecomedy.com City Stadium Park—9 Glen St., Glen Cove

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Brookhaven Lab— WilCornell Cooperative liam Floyd Parkway, Extension—832 MerUpton rick Ave., East Meadow Calverton National Governor’s Comedy Cemetery— 210 PrincClub—90 Division Ave., eton Boulevard CalLevittown. 516-731verton 3358. www.govs.com Cinema Arts CenGreen Acres Mall— tre—423 Park Ave., Sunrise Highway, Valley Huntington 631-423Stream FILM. www.cinemaartscentre.org Hempstead Lake State Park—SouthDublin Deck—325 ern State Parkway, River Ave., Patchogue Lakeview Fotofoto—14 W. Carver Hofstra University— St., Huntington. Hempstead Turnpike, Hempstead. www. Gateway Playhofstra.edu house—215 S. Country Rd., Bellport. 631-286Holocaust Memorial & 1133 Tolerance Center—100 Crescent Beach Rd,. Hampton Hills Golf & Glen Cove Country Club— County Road 31, WesthampMurphy’s—234 Old ton Beach. Country Rd., Mineola. 516-741-1776. www. Heckscher Park— murphysbarny.com Main Street, Huntington Village Nassau Coliseum—1255 Hempstead LI Maritime MuTpke., Uniondale. 631- seum—86 West Ave., 920-1203. www.nasW. Sayville saucoliseum.com Loyal Dog—288 E. Nassau County Muse- Montauk Hwy., Lindenum of Art—1 Museum hurst. 631-225-1535. Dr., Roslyn Harbor. www.theloyaldogale516-484-9337. www. house.com nassaumuseum.com Martha Clara VineNikon @ Jones Beach yards—6025 Sound Theater—1000 Ocean Ave., Riverhead. Pkwy., Wantagh. www. 631-298-0075. www. jonesbeach.com marthaclaravineyards. com NYCB Theatre at Westbury—960 Brush McGuire’s Comedy Hollow Rd., Westbury. Club—1627 Smithtown 877-598-8694. www. Ave., Bohemia. 631thetheatreatwestbury. 467-5413. www.mccom guirescomedyshows. com Off Key Tikki— 31 Baker Place., Patchogue Middle Country Beer Garden—1702 Middle Old Westbury GarCountry Rd., Centedens—71 Old Westbury reach. 631-696-1111. Rd., Old Westbury. www.muls.com 516-333-0048. www. oldwestburygardens. New Suffolk Beach— org Southold Town Patchogue-Watch Hill Paramount—370 New Ferry Terminal, 150 W. York Ave., Huntington Ave., Patchogue. Port Jeff Brewing Revolution—140 Mer- Co.— 22 Mill Creek rick Rd., Amityville. Road Port Jefferson 516-208-6590. www. Smithtown Center for revolutionli.com the Performing Arts— Theatre Three—412 Main Street, Smithtown Main St., Port Jefferson St. John’s Greek Willy Parker’s—71 Orthodox Church—77 Hillside Ave., Williston Montauk Hwy., Blue Park Point

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Apollo Theater—253 W. 125th St. www.apollotheater.org B.B. Kings Blues Club —237 W. 42nd St. 212-997-4144. www. bbkingblues.com Barnes & Noble Broadway—2289 Broadway. www.bn.com Beacon Theatre—2124 Broadway. 212-4656500. www.beacontheatre.com Best Buy Theater—1515 Broadway. 212-930-1950. www. bestbuytheater.com Bowery Ballroom—6 Delancey St. 212-5332111. www.boweryballroom.com Central Park SummerStage— East Drive, Central Park City Winery—155 Varick St. 212-608-0555. www.citywinery.com EastVille Comedy Club— 85 E. 4th St.www.eastvillecomedy.com Highline Ballroom—431 W. 16th St. 212-414-5994. www. highlineballroom Mercury Lounge—217 E. Houston St. 212260-4700. www.mercuryloungenyc.com Rockefeller Plaza— Between West 48th Street and West 51st Street and 5th and 6th Avenues. Terminal 5—610 W. 56th St. 212-5826600. www.terminal5nyc.com

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Bell House—149 Seventh St. 718-6436510. www.thebellhouseny.com Brooklyn Bowl—61 Wythe Ave. 718-9633369. www.brooklynbowl.com

Baiting Hollow Farm—2114 Sound Ave., Calverton

St. Regis Council Knights of Columbus Hall— Rosevale Avenue & Pond Road, Ronkonkoma

Bay Street Theatre— The Long Wharf, Sag Harbor. 631-725-9500. www.baystreet.org

Staller Center—Stony Brook University, Nicolls Road, Stony Brook.

Bethpage Ballpark—3 Court House Dr., Central Islip.

Sunken Meadow State St. Vitus—1120 Park—Sunken Meadow Manhattan Ave. www. saintvitusbar.com Parkway, Kings Park

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Music Hall of Williamsburg—66 N. Sixth St. 212-486-5400. www.musichallofwilliamsburg.com

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Crossword FOREIGN FILMS ACROSS 1 Voucher 5 Plane place 11 Big bargain 16 “Major Barbara” monogram 19 Clair or Coty 20 Swimmer Gertrude 21 Garrulous 22 School subject 23 “Bus Stop” playwright 24 Peter O’Toole film 27 Medal material 29 Pine product 30 Incongruous state 31 Command to Fido 32 Eventually 37 Where the buoys are 39 Glaze 40 Judy Davis film 43 Jury member 46 Mr. Miyagi’s forte 47 Emcee’s site 48 Spigot 51 Kindred 54 Aussie rockers 55 Plant disease 56 What a feller needs 57 In-your-face item 58 Dancer Jose 60 Pamphlet 63 Floor covering 64 Hoarder 66 Taxing time? 68 “I Love a Parade” composer 69 Gregory Peck film

74 Jeweler’s weight 76 Exodus figure 77 “- Butterfly” (‘66 hit) 80 Ken of “Hill Street Blues” 81 Conductor’s concern 83 Endangered herbivore 85 Solidify 86 In error 87 Twisted 88 Way over yonder 90 Little laugh 92 Kyser or Starr 93 Rushes 95 Giza god 97 Raison d’98 Bob Hope film 102 On - (doing great) 104 Down meas. 105 Clone 106 A Bobbsey twin 109 Intense 110 - Claire, WI 112 “Blueberry Hill” singer 114 Jane Fonda film 122 Leave out 123 Fireworks reaction 124 Gives the green light 125 Pageant props 126 Misplace 127 Neighbor of Ger. 128 Actress Davis 129 Least conventional 130 - -in-the-wool DOWN 1 Corn holders

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