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was in. Then he got into a struggle with police. When they hit him with a stun gun, 23 individually wrapped pieces of crack cocaine fell out of his mouth. He was arrested for drug possession, citizen who reported that a bound and resisting arrest and other charges… naked female was in the back of a car. When police got there, Nikolas Harbar Three politicians from a morally told them that they “were just having conservative political party in India some fun,” and his bound and naked resigned this week after they were girlfriend Stephanie Pelzner caught watching porn on a cell phone confirmed it. The police did during a session of state parliament. not have fun with this informa- Footage taken during the state assembly tion, seeing as they had already shows Karnataka state Minister for sent at least nine patrol cars out Cooperation Laxman Savadi showing after they received the call. The an x-rated clip to C.C. Patil, who is two role-players were arrested ironically the minister for women and charged with disorderly and child development. The two men conduct… denied that they were looking at porn, but they and the owner of the phone, A man spit out some incrim- state Minister for Ports, Science and inating evidence after he was Technology Krishna Palemar, decided hit with a stun gun in Pennsylva- to step down because they did not want nia. According to police, Frank to cause any embarrassment to their Lee Turner started mumbling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Too little, after they pulled over the car he too late…

Valentine’s Day was not so sweet for a Portland, Ore., couple who got Electric cars might not be her customer was sweating and shaking. arrested after police mistook their as environmentally friendly as we But it was no joke, and paramedics role-playing for an actual crime. The thought they were, at least in China. soon arrived to wheel the man out on cops got a 911 call from a concerned

New research from the University of Tennessee suggests that when you factor in where and how the energy for the cars is produced and the particulate matter that is released, electric cars actually have a worse impact on public health than gas-powered ones. The study evaluated 34 major cities in China where electric vehicles outnumbered gas ones 2:1. Americans shouldn’t be too concerned by this, though. Experts say that factors that contributed to the data include proximity of homes to a power plant and use of coal for energy production. The fact that the United States uses different sources of electricity, has cleaner coal power plants and fewer communities near the plants makes the pollution less of risk here…

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Letters to the Press Sideline Jerry Dear Editor: When I read Jerry Della Femina’s recent Jerry’s Ink column about the Giants’ Super Bowl victory [“I Want to Apologize for This Column.” Feb. 9], I was interested to learn that Mr. Della Femina’s ignorance isn’t just limited to politics but extends to football as well. Mr. Della Femina regularly directs his vitriol at President Obama, the man who saved us from President George W. Bush’s disastrous economic policies, fed Osama Bin Laden to the fishes, and ended the Iraq fiasco. Now Mr. Della Femina turns that vitriol towards Giants’ defensive coordinator Perry Fewell, whom he describes as “inept.” I guess Mr. Della Femina’s knowledge of football isn’t sufficient enough to grasp the consequences of playing most of the season with a decimated defensive line and linebacker corp. How did Coach Fewell’s defense fare when he had a healthy defensive unit to work with? Over the last six games, including the playoffs and the Super Bowl, his opponents averaged 14 points per game. Coach Fewell shut down quarterbacks Tony Romo, Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady. Am I the only one who is getting the feeling, based on the targets of his vitriolic attacks, that Jerry Della Femina is a bit of a racist? Alexander Kelly Smithtown

Betting Against Belmont Dear Editor: After reading the recent coverage of the proposed Shinnecock casino at Belmont racetrack [“Don’t Bet On It,” Jan. 26], I agree that Long Island will not roll the dice anytime soon on casino gambling. All bets are off in a free market. Most people don’t have the moral language to debate on gambling’s influence for us as a community. The game is on. Essentially, gambling tends to reduce everybody to a common denominator—money. The money speaks for itself to leap forward into a stage of economic prosperity or poverty for Long Island—it’s a gamble after all. Yet, despite the odds for political setbacks, the smart money says it’s a good bet the gaming industry is in the cards for New York. Sincerely, Susan and Robert Davniero Lindenhurst

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Rick—off target Republican presidential nomination candidate Rick Santorum pulls slightly ahead of Mitt Romney, with 30 percent of GOP primary voters, in a national poll conducted by CBS News and the New York Times. So in a field made up of loons, bigots and imbeciles, the GOP has managed to settle on the looniest, most bigoted imbecile of the bunch!

Linsanity—bull’s eye Boxing star Floyd Mayweather, Jr. says all the hype over NBA star Jeremy Lin is not based M on the player’s talent, but his ethnicity. Mayweather says, “Lin is a good player but all the hype is because he’s Asian. a d Black players do what he does every night and don’t get the same o Diet S praise.” Floyd, we beg to differ: When was the last time a player of any ethnicity made watching the Knicks a tolerable experience?

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Retail—partial score Sales at U.S. retailers rise only half of the predicted rate, reflecting an unexpected drop in purchases of automobiles, according to Bloomberg News. If only they’d spent a little more time and money on those Super Bowl commercials!

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Fergie—partial score While not official, the Black Eyed Peas singer is rumored to be the next in line to replace one of the holes left by exiting X Factor judges Paula Abdul and Nicole Scherzinger. So now they only need to hire one more talentless has-been and they will have restored the magical chemistry that made the show such an unwatchable disappointment in the first place! Diet Soda—off target People who regularly drink diet soft drinks are at an increased risk for stroke and heart attack, according to a study conducted by the University of Miami. But if we quit Diet Coke, then we have to rely on cigarettes alone to keep us thin! Madonna—partial score Israeli fans of the Queen of Pop ask the government to delay any war until after Madonna makes her appearance in the country for a spring concert. Maybe Madonna should take up permanent residence in the Middle East, thus preserving peace indefinitely and keeping her an ocean away from any future Super Bowl halftime shows!

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Saul Katz Numbers get tossed around a lot in baseball, but the most important figures concerning the Mets this year are probably 11-cv03605. That’s the case number of Picard v. Katz in U.S. District Court. Irving Picard, the trustee in charge of liquidating Bernie Madoff’s firm, is suing Saul Katz for $386 million because he says that Katz and his brother-in-law, Fred Wilpon, the team’s owners, were using Bernie’s bogus bucks to play ball. The hearing starts March 19. Last week The New York Times reported that recent court filings reveal that Noreen Harrington, a former Goldman Sachs executive, had warned Katz in 2003 that Madoff’s portfolio performance was “fiction.” At the time, she was a chief investment officer for Sterling Stamos, the Mets owners’ hedge fund. When she shared her opinion that Madoff was cooking the books, she said Katz was “visibly angry.” Put the emphasis on “visibly” and it’s easier to believe Picard’s claim that Katz was indeed “willfully blind” to the perpetrator of America’s biggest Ponzi scheme. Katz reportedly testified that Harrington was “one angry lady” but he didn’t remember any meeting with her. The Mets’ 2012 payroll is around $91 million, which isn’t chump change, but it won’t help the team compete. Katz, you got a lot of explaining to do. The Amazin’s won’t ever ascend from the cellar until you and your partner sell this team. Say goodbye to Mr. Met....You’re fired.

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“She had everything: beauty, a magnificent voice. How sad her gifts could not bring her the same happiness they brought us.” A golden retriever named Chloe, from Green Bay, Wis., awaits her breed competition at the 136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle) ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

— Barbra Streisand on the death of Whitney Houston.

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3. CELEBRATE FAT TUESDAY: Mardi Gras, French for “Fat Tuesday,” is Feb. 21. In Christian tradition, it marks the last night of eating rich foods before the ritual fasting of the Lenten season. And, down South, it’s a time for wearing masks, celebrating in the streets and, in some cases, flashing what yo mamma gave you for cheap plastic beads. On Wednesday it’s time to abstain from all of the above, but before you do…

4. BUY (or make) KING CAKE : A Mardi Gras tradition, the festive King Cake can be found in all its sweet gooeyness at Whole Foods. In New Orleans, the King Cake is baked with a plastic baby in it, and whoever gets the slice with the baby, gets a batch of good luck from the universe. And who couldn’t use a bit of that? Choose from six flavors, but the baby you’ll have to put in yourself—you know, pesky lawsuits and all.

5. WIN A RIDE ON A WWII AIRCRAFT: Fly in an AT-6 Texan or N2S Stearman Bi Plane, perform aerobatic stunts, and even fly the aircraft under supervision. Or hop aboard the B-25H Mitchell as a crew member on the famous WWII bomber. The choice is yours. Call 516-458-7881 to buy raffle tickets—$5 each or six for $20. Winners will be notified May 9. You have three months to build up your courage.

6. YOUTUBE “DOG BITES ANCHOR”: This viral video is like a bad accident you just can’t look away from. It starts out all warm and fuzzy—a dog is rescued from near-death by a fireman after it falls into an icy Colorado lake. The dog, his owner and the fireman are interviewed on live TV. The animal-loving news anchor tickles its chin (the dog’s chin), rubs its neck, and then decides to go nose to nose with the dog, who bites her lip off. Yeah, it’s awful, and we know you don’t want to see it, but you’ll probably look anyway. 7. SUBMIT your brilliant IDEAS TO ABC NETWORK: Think you have the next great business idea? A “show about nothing” perhaps? Visit tinyurl.com/VP2012 and see if the big shots agree. Venture Pitch 2012 finalists get to present their pitches to investors like ABC Shark Tank’s Daymond John and local business leaders March 15. 8. Try THE NEW MILKSHAKE AT JACK IN THE BOX: We know, we know. The closest Jack in the Box is in North Carolina. But stranger things have happened—LI finally did get a Sonic years after being tortured with commercials of delicious things we couldn’t have. We’re still waiting for a Dairy Queen (hint, hint, Warren Buffet). But we digress. This underground, not-on-the-menu treat is for die-hard bacon fans: a baconflavored milkshake for a limited time only. So, gas up the car, it’s only 652 miles outside of NYC. Let the sweet smell of ice cold milk, bacon and whipped cream be your guide! 9. HOST AN LI DUCK: Maybe if our parents did this, we might be able to throw a ball today with some type of directional skill. Probably not. But if you would like to host an LI Ducks player in your home this baseball season—and hope some talent rubs off on your kids—all you need to do is call Gerry at 631-940-3825, ext. 114. 10. COMMIT RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS: Feb. 17 is Random Acts of Kindness Day. So, bank some good karma and throw an extra quarter in the parking meter, don’t let the door slam in the face of the guy behind you, flip your pointer finger in addition to your middle one on the LIE—and give someone a hug, just for the hell of it. News

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2. Google “Whitney Houston ‘How Will I Know’ A Cappella”: At a time where Auto Tune and lip-syncing are practically the norm in pop music, take a moment to listen to this pretty amazing track from 1985, the late Whitney Houston at her best singing “How Will I Know” effortlessly with absolutely no digital help whatsoever.

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1. MEET A-ROD: Spring training begins Feb. 19 for the Yanks—Hallelujah! But first, on Feb. 16, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Steiner Sports (630 Old Country Rd., Garden City) New York Yankees third baseman and the youngest player to hit 500 home runs in the Major Leagues, Alex Rodriguez, will make a pit stop on Long Island to sign bats, balls, jerseys, pictures, random memorabilia—and any other stalker material you may be harboring in your sock drawer.

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When a woman rules a country, she is usually treated with hostility and suspicion, no matter how she behaves. Were women like Cleopatra, Catherine de’ Medici, and Marie Antoinette really as evil as they’ve been portrayed? Just in time for March, Women’s History Month, comes Goosebottom Books’ series, The Thinking Girl’s Treasury of Dastardly Dames, which profiles six women who wielded great power and accumulated nicknames like “The Black Queen” and “The Dragon Empress.” Some, like Cleopatra, are well-known, while others, like Cixi, will be new to many young readers. The last empress of China, Cixi brought down not just a dynasty, but a whole system of government. But was she really evil? This series allows you to decide for yourself. Each ruler is placed in historical context. Kids learn how each came to power and wielded influence, as well as what she wore and ate. Details help young readers understand the rumors and accusations that swirled through court, castle, and marketplace; and evidence is presented as to whether each woman was guilty or innocent. Illustrator Peter Malone’s paintings, along with prints, photos, maps, and historic artifacts, bring the rulers and their eras to life. —Daphne Livingston /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

$140,203.30 The amount of unpaid income tax Lindsay Lohan owes the federal government, according to documents recently filed in the Los Angeles County Recorder’s Office. This amount is in addition to the $93,701.57 she still owes in back taxes for 2009.

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B-List B-Day PARIS “THAT’S HOT” HILTON Feb. 17, 1981 Hotel heiress Paris Hilton is an Aquarius, ruled by the planet Uranus. Yes, Paris, we said your anus. Although Aquarians are represented by the element air, most of them are intense thinkers and extremely intellectual, so much so that many born under this sign suffer from insomnia as a result of constant thinking—or in Hilton’s case, snorting cocaine. But Hilton hasn’t let down her sign completely. Although she dropped out of high school in her junior year, she does pose for the paparazzi with a book in her hands every now and then wearing really, really tiny glasses.

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Off the Reservation BY Jed Morey, Publisher, Long Island press Facebook.com/JedMorey

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The Grammy’s, Lin-sanity, Jon Stewart and Iran Over the past couple of weeks my frequent collaborator, Dorian Dale, and I have set the burgeoning conflict between Iran and the United States in our sights, determined to bring this potential disaster further forward in our nation’s collective consciousness. But while Whitney Houston’s body is in search of an arena large enough to hold her mourners, talk of the next Great War generates barely enough interest to fill a teacup. Therefore, I have decided to shamelessly sprinkle gratuitous pop-culture references throughout this column in order to reach a larger audience. (References are bolded for navigational ease.) Iran is the slow moving accident you can’t take your eyes off of. It’s LINsanity. For that matter, so is the global economy, the crisis in the Eurozone and the price of oil. Let’s add in the GOP primary season for good measure to bring this tainted stew to a boiling

point because the decision-making process in America this year will be guided by partisan politics rather than practical policies. New Yorkers would be wise to look up from their smartphones for a moment to see what’s really happening. Not only is New York home to the United Nations and ethnic communities from around the globe, it bears visible scars of terrorism. Many of its residents’ livelihoods are directly or indirectly tied to the world financial district, and don’t forget that The Daily Show with Jon Stewart is also taped in the city. Moreover, conventional wisdom (if there is such a thing) has it that should the wheels come off the Obama train, our current governor will be a top Democratic contender to challenge whichever GOP dipshit is lucky enough to hoodwink America into voting for him. One way for Obama to lose

the upcoming election is if oil prices continue to get out of hand. As it is, we are already experiencing higherthan-normal pricing during the winter months. Analysts are already warning that if the trend continues and conflict with Iran steers toward the inevitable, oil could hit $200 per barrel this year, translating into approximately $6 at the pump. If this were to happen, Barack Obama’s chances at re-election would be slimmer than Adrien Brody. Many in the media have dismissed the likelihood of confrontations between the U.S. and Iran as “saber rattling,” but there have been some very real world occurrences that are beyond rhetoric. The attempted bombing of the Israeli embassy in Bangkok this week by an Iranian man and successful assassinations of nuclear engineers within Iran over the past few months have heightened tensions between Israel and Iran. For its part, the United States is positioning itself to defend against the threatened closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a key “choke point” for oil tankers in the Middle East. Along the way, the United States rescued Iranian fishing vessels twice in one week— events that garnered brief, but small international attention as opposed to George Clooney’s performance in “The Descendants,” which has received international acclaim and Oscar nominations. While the world does its familiar dance of deadly brinksmanship, consider for a moment the case of Morgan Stanley. Never has one company had so much to say about, or perhaps to gain, from the pressing issues at hand. Morgan Stanley embodies the intersection of finance, politics, oil and war more than any other corporation on Earth. If ever there was an example of the “corporatization” of America, this is it. I’m reviving my frequent criticism of Morgan Stanley so we may, in the words of Belgian-born artist Gotye, “Walk the plank with our eyes wide open.” First off, trying to drill down into Morgan’s structure is like jumping down the rabbit hole in search of Johnny Depp. The list of Morgan Stanley subsidiaries is a 25-page, single-spaced document with 207 corporations registered on the Cayman Islands alone. What most people, and even some savvy investors, don’t realize is that among them you will find a host of companies directly related to or involved in the oil industry. Take, for example, Heidmar, a global oil shipping company with 120 vessels. Or TransMontaigne, which controls a third of the oil terminal business in the United States. Both are

wholly-owned subsidiaries of Morgan Stanley. Furthermore, Morgan owns $1.2 billion in shares of ExxonMobil and $900 million in shares of Chevron. Oh, and many of the oil futures contracts are traded on the Intercontinental Exchange in Atlanta, which was founded by Jay-Z. No, jk, lmfao. It was founded by Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and BP. Piece this together and you will quickly understand that there are two things of critical importance to Morgan Stanley where the oil business is concerned: price and volatility. When you add to the equation that the leading energy analysts in the world who predict the future price and volatility of oil are from… you get the point. To borrow from the Occupy Wall Street movement—This is what democracy doesn’t look like. Now let’s get our conspiracy freak on for a moment and take a look at whom Morgan Stanley is backing for president of the United States. No, it’s not Steven Colbert. Morgan is steadfastly behind Willard “I support military action in Iran” Romney. In fact, it is Romney’s third top contributor in the 2012 election cycle behind only Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan, two companies that also know a little bit about gaming the financial markets. Allow me to go one step further. Conflict in the Strait of Hormuz would be the best thing to happen to Morgan’s oil interests, as they deal mostly in the Western Hemisphere and would benefit greatly from their own prognostications of skyrocketing oil prices. Because the United States is officially now a netexporter of oil, the American petroleum business and those financial companies that profit from it would experience a boom like never before. The very thought of gas and oil prices going even higher sends chills down the spine, especially here in New York where we rely so heavily on home-heating oil and transportation in our daily lives. But don’t worry, New Yorkers, we’re in good hands there, too: Morgan Stanley owns the majority stockpile of home-heating oil reserves in the Northeast. Charlie Sheen can only dream of “winning” as much as Morgan Stanley.

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

Barack Obama Staring Up at the Ceiling at 3 a.m. I wish I had a cigarette. I know I told the people of America that I quit but hell, I’ve told them so many things that were not true, how’s a measly cigarette going to make a difference? It’s my health, isn’t it? And, talking about contradictions, I was smoking a pack a day when I gave the country Obama Healthcare. I admit 57 percent of the country didn’t want my kind of healthcare. That’s why I had a Congress I controlled shove it down their throats. By 2016 we will have the same healthcare as Canada—lousy, but cheap. I owe those Occupy Wall Street idiots a lot. They came up with the 99 percent vs. 1 percent rap that I’ve adopted. Speaking of idiots, those Republicans who are screaming about class warfare are playing right into my hands. If the Republicans had any brains, they would change the topic away from 99 percent vs. 1 percent, to 55 percent vs. 45 percent. That’s where the 55 percent who have jobs and health insurance and pay 100 percent of the taxes compare themselves with my loyal constituents, the 45 percent who don’t have jobs and don’t pay taxes. Maybe not a whole cigarette. Maybe just one puff. Sooner or later I’m going to have to come after that 55 percent anyway. The way I see it, if your household earns over $150,000 a year, I want the 45 percent that don’t pay taxes to have their fair share of that tax money. I don’t want to jinx myself, but I think I have the election sewed up. I must admit that before the Republican debates, my record was so dismal that if they had sewn Rick Perry’s mouth shut he would have beaten me. Now between that quack Newt Gingrich, and that little twerp Ron Paul, and that religious stiff Rick Santorum, I have it made. I wonder on the day I start my campaign if I should dust off my great promise when I got the nomination in 2008. I remember what I said: “I am absolutely certain that generations from now, we will be able to look back and tell our children that this was the moment when we began to provide care for the sick and good jobs to the jobless.” I can’t believe I had the nerve to say that in 2008 and so many people believed me. Boy, no one can spew that crap better than I can. What bull.

What pure unadulterated bull. But it worked. So now I have to get reelected. What can I take credit for? Well, it can’t be jobs. There are more people out of work than ever before. I guess I can blame corporate America and a Republican House for that. When I think of my foreign policy, I really need a cigarette. Let’s see. First I punted when Iran had riots. The rioters never heard an encouraging word from me. So I got scared—big deal. Then I threw Hosni Mubarak under the bus and it looks like I turned Egypt, a great friend in the Middle East, into a formidable enemy. I led from behind in Libya, and I’m looking to lead from the middle in Syria. But anyway you look at it, Islamist forces are slowly taking over every country in the Middle East. The Arab Spring is turning into the Arab Winter, and we’re going to be left out in the cold. Iran is stronger than ever, and it will have the bomb in a few years. I’ve ended our presence in Iraq, and they are blowing themselves up again. I’m going to give Afghanistan to the Taliban, and I will blame George W. Bush for going there in the first place. I really wish I had a cigarette. How am I going to explain gas prices going wild? I’ve stopped pipelines, I’ve halted drilling—I can always blame it on those 1 percent rich, selfish people who are keeping the 99 percent of us from breathing clean air. I say, tax the rich until they, along with our country, turn green. Besides, the rich have those expensive cars. I will propose that the owner of any registered car that gets less than 30 miles per gallon be subjected to a special Gas Tax. So they have to pay their fair share. I really need a cigarette. At this time of night, I would settle for smelling a dirty ashtray. I can’t be complacent. I’m going to have to make some changes. It’s going to be tough to tell “Bumbling Joe” Biden that he’s history. He’s such a sweet, loyal little dope. But I can’t take any chances. It’s time for me to run with Hillary Clinton as my vice president. I’ve got to divert any talk about my accomplishments. I’m going to turn this country into a country George Soros can be proud of. My goal is modest. I just want to show history that I’m a slightly better president than Jimmy Carter.

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While Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano and Acting Police Commissioner Thomas Dale held a Jan. 30 press conference announcing their plan to close half of the county’s police precincts, a call was going out to officers that shots were fired in Elmont. Earlier that morning in Cedarhurst, a Right Time Grocery was robbed by a man displaying a silver handgun. At 2:40 p.m., another robbery occurred in East Garden City, where a victim was slashed in the face. Two hours later, an argument in Hempstead ended with a victim being stabbed in the face, arms and body. At 7:55 a.m. the next day, an Elmont woman was forced back into her home by a man armed with a handgun demanding money. Later that afternoon a teenager was attacked by two men, who stole his cellphone and headphones. At approximately 8:20 p.m., three men all armed with guns forced a man back inside his friend’s house in Hempstead. They knocked him to the ground and ransacked the home. Events unfolded quickly after the announcement. On the night of Friday, Feb. 3, the 14

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project was put on the public safety committee agenda of the GOP-led Nassau Legislature for a vote the following Monday. Acting Commissioner Dale, appointed two months earlier, presented the plan to the committee as planned, insisting time after time and correcting legislators over and over that this was not to be called a “closing of precincts, but realignment.” The meeting became loud as opponents to the plan crowded the legislative chamber and cheered lawmakers asking questions Dale couldn’t answer. In a surprise move, after a short recess, committee chairman Dennis Dunne (R-Levittown), who had fought

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to move the plan out of committee, announced the meeting would be adjourned until the following week without the vote. During the debate, prerecorded calls from Mangano, a Republican, were being sent out to the citizens of Nassau County endorsing the plan. Those messages were reiterated on the county executive’s Facebook page. The residents who spoke at a public hearing on the issue weren’t sold. Jon Johnson, president of the Elmont Cardinal’s Sports Club—one of several dozen residents, community leaders and police union officials protesting the plan—gave an impassioned

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and impromptu speech stressing the need to keep the precincts open and emphasizing its importance to the community as a safe haven. He testified that his daughter’s school is only 50 yards away from the Fifth Precinct and he feels safe when she walks by it every day, because, in terms of public safety, “The precinct is what they look for.” Johnson’s was one of numerous concerns regarding the proposal, which, among other drastic changes to the police department, would cut the number of police precincts serving the county from eight to four. Earlier this week, when the public safety committee hearing resumed, Mangano’s original plan had been modified, but the passionate outcry remained. Hundreds packed Nassau’s Theodore Roosevelt Executive & Legislative Building in Mineola to voice their concerns to lawmakers. Despite requests from Legis. David Denenberg (D-Merrick) to allow the audience to ask questions first, the meeting went on for hours before residents had a chance to comment. By then, many who had arrived early for an opposition rally in front of the building had left. Committee members passed Mangano’s plan 4-3 along party lines. The drama was the latest surrounding Mangano’s proposal, which, if approved by county legislators at a meeting before the full legislature on Feb. 27, would be the largest structural and financial shakeup in the Nassau County Police Department’s 87-year existence. By halving the number of traditional police precincts, the plan would consequently spread the work of the eight among four. Police ranks will be thinned by at least 100. The main objective: It will purportedly save Nassau taxpayers $20 million. Mangano has been trying to bridge a $310-million budget gap and satisfy the state financial watchdog Nassau Interim Finance Authority, which declared a fiscal emergency within the county last year. The money has to come from somewhere. His precinct plan follows hundreds of county layoffs and an ongoing proposal to privatize its sewage system for up to $1.3 billion. Yet however fiscally responsible Mangano’s intentions may be— another major point of debate among naysayers—on paper, it has ignited nothing short of a firestorm. In addition to the two recent legislative committee meetings (the public’s first opportunity to voice their concerns, since the latest details weren’t even announced until the Feb. 13 hearing), smaller community information sessions have also been packed. Residents, who already pay among the highest property taxes in the nation,

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are fearful about what the decrease in police and precinct facilities mean for their families’ safety. They’re angry the process is moving so fast. They’re frustrated they weren’t given more time to weigh in on such an important decision. Police union heads, who counter the administration’s alleged benefits at each hearing and through local media, warn there’s no question that crime will increase and the public’s well-being will indeed suffer. Mangano’s precinct plan is not an easy sell. It also comes at a precarious time. According to the police department’s own statistics, violent crimes

have been on a steady rise throughout Nassau County. And, according to county financial records obtained and analyzed by the Press, Mangano’s costsaving and job-cutting move comes while police brass have been adding new salaried positions and substantial raises to their ranks to the tune of more than $350,000. “It’s been a long wait,” Valley Stream resident Milagros Vicente told legislators after waiting hours to address the legislature Feb. 13. “I’m not part of the union, I don’t work for any politician, I am not involved in any civic organization. I am a mother, a voter, a

resident—and a pissed-off resident.” To loud applause, Vicente said she brought more than 750 signatures in opposition to the plan for submission and more than 300 letters addressed to Mangano from residents against it. “Most people aren’t even aware that this is going on,” blasted Karen Martin of Franklin Square, who identified herself as a Republican and a conservative as she addressed lawmakers. “I don’t know why the information isn’t given to the residents of Nassau County, since it’s such a serious situation. “You’re a total, total disgrace!” she boomed, again, to applause.

Yet while tempers flared and insults flourished within the legislative chamber, a relaxed, confident Mangano met with the Press in his office one floor above the fray, patiently explaining the details of his precinct proposal. “This is the best plan to go forward with the existing superstructure that we have,” he said, stressing that while researching the initiative, his administration’s first priority was public safety.

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According to Mangano, his “Community Policing,” or “COP” plan would reassign 48 police officers from “desk jobs” to Problem-Oriented Police (POP) positions—those who would address quality-of-life issues in various communities instead of responding merely to 911 calls. It transforms four current police precincts—Baldwin’s First Precinct, the Fifth in Elmont, Sixth in Manhasset and Levittown’s Eighth—into new “Community Policing Centers,” to be staffed 24/ seven with two police officers. The plan would eliminate 100 positions within the department and purports, in all, to save the county about $20 million annually. Under the Page 16 proposal, the Second

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and Eighth precincts, Third and Sixth, Fourth and Fifth, and Seventh and First would all be merged, respectively. The process is to be fully implemented through four separate stages, taking approximately two months each, beginning next month, pending legislative approval. There would be no change in the county’s emergency communications system, Mangano explains, as they all share the same radio band. The plan would maintain all 177 patrol cars in their current neighborhoods, stresses Mangano, and residents wouldn’t suffer an interruption of service at all. In fact, service would improve, he says, adding that his administration factored in security concerns the public expressed from having a precinct nearby. “We made certain that the police centers that we have are open to the community,” explains Mangano. In addition to two police officers, each policing center will have special units, such as the Robbery Squad and Highway housed in them, he says. The administrators for these squads will also be available to the public. Services such as fueling for patrol cars and low-level fleet maintenance will also be available. Mangano’s plan is based on analysis by the police department of the workload distribution within the agency through the past six months, with the collective mission of addressing crime trends, he says. The research indicated that residents’ main reason to visit precinct buildings are to obtain traffic accident reports, a function the new policing centers will continue to provide. The county will also put this service online to lessen that need. Mangano says he has met with the pubic and received a positive reception. He is satisfied it is the best plan, telling the Press: “The geography worked out, the fact that we can service the public worked out, the fact that we can save the county worked out, that we can eliminate 100 positions, 100 paychecks, 100 contributions to health care, those are real savings, they are all eliminated positions that were contractual interior positions.” Those 100 positions will come one of several ways, says the county executive: “Through demotion, attrition, retirement. We may have an incentive, otherwise they will be laid off.” Proponents of the plan who weighed in at the latest public hearing, such as Deputy County Executive Rob Walker, former Acting Commissionerturned-First Deputy Thomas Krumpter, and Dale, say the main reason behind the shuffle is to save the county money, and in no way will it have a negative 16

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MAKING THE CASE: NASSAU COUNTY ACTING POLICE COMMISSIONER THOMAS DALE (TOP AND LEFT) PRESENTS COUNTY EXECUTIVE ED MANGANO’S PRECINCT PLAN TO MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE’S PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE AND THE PUBLIC FEB. 13. (BELOW) NASSAU POLICE FIRST DEPUTY THOMAS KRUMPTER, DEPUTY COUNTY EXECUTIVE ROB WALKER AND DALE TESTIFY BEFORE LAWMAKERS AND THE PUBLIC. (Jon Sasala/ Long Island Press)

effect on the public’s safety. In fact, Dale, who was appointed NCPD’s top cop two months ago by Mangano after leaving the New York City Police Department, told lawmakers Feb. 13 that the change won’t even be noticeable to law-abiding taxpayers. “The only people who will notice the change are the criminals,” Dale said. “The realignment will allow us to address the current fiscal crisis facing the county and the Nassau County Police Department.” Yet while Mangano is fighting for drastic cuts to save the county money, the new administration in the police department continues to spend it in certain areas. Based on information from the Nassau Comptroller’s Office, the Press has learned that the combined salary of the newly appointed executive staff at Nassau County police headquarters exceeds $350,000.

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Among the new additions and pay increases: Added to the payroll was Robert Hart, as an assistant commissioner, with a yearly salary of $150,000. Another assistant commissioner, John Quinn, will soon be joining the ranks, verified Mangano. Historically, such assistant commissionerships have been honorary, unpaid positions. The county executive expressed support for his new acting commissioner, Dale, when asked by the Press about the new staff and pay increases. “He needs to have people he can rely on to carry out his administrative directives—and this increase in management is born by a review of operations over the last year,” says Mangano. Others, however, view the new salaries and pay raises at a time when half the county’s police precincts and 100 of its members are on the chopping

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block much differently. “It is a disgrace,” blasts Denenberg when informed by the Press of the raises and new salaries. “It is something that should outrage not only the public and not only the officers on the street, but the police brass themselves. Why do you need to spend more on administration when by your own actions there is less to administrate? And if you’re asking the unions to come forward and give, you need to provide an example across the board.” The pay increases for the top brass could “have given us three more cops on the street,” he continues. “I think the public would rather have three more cops on the street.” Gary Learned, president of the Nassau County Superior Officers Association, the union that represents sergeants through assistant chiefs, echoes the sentiment. “I don’t see the need to bring in a commissioner from NYC at this time when we have enough talented people here,” he says. “They could have slid one of these higher-ranking people into the commissioner spot, and it wouldn’t have cost them anything. Now they bring in Dale, Quinn and Hart, and we could have saved their three salaries combined. “Now, obviously in order to make up for their salaries so that they can claim they are going to save this 19 million a year, some of my members might have to give up their job just so that they can afford these three guys, and I think it is unnecessary,” he continues. Nassau Legislature Minority Leader Legis. Kevan Abrahams (D-Hempstead), who was also unaware of the hefty pay hikes and new salaried positions until informed by the Press, found them equally disturbing. “I believe it is a little irresponsible, and to that magnitude, at the same time when we are asking sworn officers to possibly give back a portion of their salary,” he says. “I don’t see how you can set a strong example especially coming from the commissioner’s position to the sworn officers, the rank and file, when you are asking for a give back but you are doing the total opposite.” There are also indications that the precinct closure plan may not save as much as Mangano hopes, even if it’s approved by the full county legislature. According to a Feb. 10 interdepartmental memo regarding the realignments, which was sent from the county’s independent Office of Legislative Budget Review (OLBR) to all Nassau legislators as well as Dale and Krumpter, among others: “Our analysis indicates that many variables will need to Page 18 fall into place in order

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for the plan to achieve the desired annual salary and fringe benefits savings of $19.2 million,” the report reads. “However, the full savings of $19.2 million will not be realized in 2012 due to the timing of the plan’s implementations and the associated debt service cost. Since the savings are recurring, they will also need to be offset by the debt service cost over the next 10 years. If any of the variables fail to occur, the savings plan is at risk.” The total potential savings attainable this year, concludes the financial analysis, is $12.2 million. Perhaps more important than the money question among critics of Mangano’s plan, however, are concerns about its potential impact on crime. Minority Leader Abrahams tells the Press that if Mangano’s assessment on that subject is anything like his handling of the finances, the county is in big trouble. “We were against the proposal when it was closing two precincts in the later part of last year, and the fact that we are closing four precincts, we just truly believe that it is making us more vulnerable to criminals and violators of the law to a larger degree,” he says. “At the end of the day, the county executive has not demonstrated any credibility in the finances of the county.”

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A comparison of year-to-date crime statistics from the week ending Jan. 31, 2011 and the week ending Jan. 30, 2012 shows that all major crime reports in the county are up approximately 27 percent. Total burglaries are up approximately 71 percent. Residential burglaries rose by approximately 118 percent. The proposed closure of precincts, critics charge, will drive those numbers higher. Legis. Denenberg, a member of the county’s public safety committee, blames the documented rise in the number of crimes due, in part, to a reduction in patrols by specialized units—such as the Nassau Heroin Task Force, which was disbanded; the POP unit, which saw a reduction in the number of officers, from four to one in each precinct; undercover Crime Section investigators; the Motorcycle unit; Canine; Anti-Crime and Gang Suppression; DWI patrol; and Bureau of Special Operations, among others. He believes the already-declining number of cops on the street, has, in part, contributed to the “increase in violent crime from problems with prescription drug addition, to home invasions of seniors to armed burglaries.” Denenberg adds that closing

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precincts now would only make things worse: “To say the people won’t know the difference because half those precincts will have two cops and be community response centers, you know what? The criminals will know the difference.” With the police department down more than 300 officers in just two years—now at its lowest headcount since the late 1940s, say police union officials—Nassau Police Benevolent Association President James Carver sees Mangano’s move as just another way to “decimate” the department. “Violence against police officers is increasing as the economy fails to recover,” he says. “People are getting more desperate out there. There are more drugs, as seen in the pharmacy robberies, than ever.” While Mangano says there will be the same amount of patrol cars, Carver counters that units backing these cars up has been eliminated. He adds that in order to combat the increasing burglary problem, instead of having those backup patrols, the department decided “the way to combat it was to put a marked unmanned car to deter burglaries. They just park it on the street and leave.” Mangano insists that every sector car will remain at their location. In defending the elimination of what his

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— Nassau County Police Department Acting Commissioner Thomas Dale

plan describes as mostly “administrative” personnel, his proposal concludes that the number of cops on the street will remain unchanged. “The entire plan is administrative reduction, no police reduction,” Mangano stresses. Learned disagrees. “The biggest misnomer that they are perpetrating is this idea of administrative personnel, and in the public’s mind you think of administration as someone who just sits behind a desk pushing paper as opposed to patrol people,” he says. “We call a whole bunch of other people administrators, but Page 27

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Cover Story Continued from page 18 they are not people who sit behind the desk and push paper.” One example, says Learned, is the role detective lieutenants and detective sergeants play within the current eight detective teams located throughout Nassau’s precincts. “[Mangano] is referring to them as administrators,” he says. “But they leave the building and go out with their detectives. So in addition to supervising the caseload of detectives, and being sure they are following up on their cases properly, when something happens, like a robbery, and the detective squad responds, they go out with them.” Nassau Detectives’ Association President Glenn Ciccone says the new plan, practically, is totally unworkable, explaining that a precinct like the First is overwhelmed on Saturday nights with arrests, including busts of gang members. “There is not even enough room there to handle what they have now,” he says. “Some nights there are 18 subjects in there, and then you have witnesses. You are trying to separate people.” Mangano’s plan includes moving some special squads, taking out double kitchens and having a backup arrest processing center at headquarters in order to

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give the open precincts more space. According to records obtained by the Press from the police union, the Seventh Precinct processed 1,150 arrests last year. Despite the Seventh reaching its capacity, according to Ciccone, the new plan would add the First Precinct’s arrests, which totaled 2,014 last year. “It is just insane,” he says. “It can’t work. The Seventh has tiny little holding cells, two little rooms. They can’t handle that kind of volume and there is no parking.” Longer travel time, with officers being out of service for longer times, is also a gripe of critics. The Seventh Precinct, for example, is in Seaford, but under the new plan it will cover an area from the Suffolk County border through Lynbrook and Rockville

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and the popular show Big Bang Theory is controversial for its depictions of Geeks or Nerds. Some claim the show is a parody and is not trying to be indicative of Nerds or Geeks, but it is possible to interpret the characters as stereotypes, designed to be made fun of. The question is whether we are laughing at the characters or with them. Movies are one of the most easily seen forms of Geek-to-mass-media translation. The trend was started with a 1982 film called Tron, and has continued on from there. Comic book heroes have been reaching the big screen for almost 30

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Q. I am intrigued by dogs and the way Dogs seem like a normal type of they hear. Can you tell me more? pet to own, not exotic or rare, but have Dr. Selmer: It is very interesting that you ever stopped to think about what puppies are born deaf, and they cannot truly amazing creatures they are? Dogs hear until they are about 21 days old. have extraordinary natural abilities. Their eyes are also closed. During Even something as simple as how this time they rely solely on scent to well a dog can hear, protects us when interpret their world. By the time they detect an intruder at the door, or their sense of hearing is completely alarm us to something they heard. It’s developed, they can hear about four something we take for granted, espe- times the distance of a human who has cially if our dog is just our pet and not normal hearing. a hearing canine companion. Recently my own dog Max was Q. So that would explain why a dog experiencing hearing loss in his left can hear things we don’t? ear. Max is over 10 years old, and I Dr. Selmer: Correct. Dogs can hear thought it was just old age because he higher pitched sounds that humans has only ever had one ear infection in cannot hear. They detect sounds in his life. After a visit to the vet, Max the frequency range of approximately was diagnosed as having an inner ear 67 to 45,000 Hz, which can vary with infection. His hearing loss in that one different breeds. Humans only have the ear has really made a difference in his approximate range of hearing from 64 daily activities. Luckily he is doing to 23,000 Hz. For example, your dog fine with medsm, and his ear and may bark or chase at a vacuum cleaner hearing are getting better. It made me because they hear a very loud annoying think about how Max always had such pitch in the vacuum’s motor. Another amazing hearing until his infection. example is how a dog hears a dog Dogs can hear four times better than whistle that makes a sound above what humans, a superior ability we can’t even we can hear. It may be silent to us, but contemplate. Certainly, it’s something dogs can hear the whistle. But both I didn’t really think about prior to his dogs and humans lose the ability to hear certain frequencies as they age. hearing problem. I asked Dr. Michel A. Selmer of Advanced Animal Care Center Q. What about dogs with upright or (www.AdvancedCareForPets.com) for cropped ears that stand up vs. floppy his insight about our dogs and their eared dogs. Do they hear the same? hearing. He had some fascinating Dr. Selmer: First, you should know dogs have 18 or more muscles in information I didn’t1/6/2012 know 10:15 about! LI Sectator Card -that $2 Off.qxd AM Pagethat 1 their ears, which allows them to move around their ears to the direction of the sound they hear. We humans have only six muscles in our ears, and can only move our ears slightly, if at all. Dogs with erect ears can usually hear better than dogs with floppy ears.

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The Planter Wart Solution The Cherrywood Footcare located in Bellmore was recently voted “Best Podiatrist on Long Island” by the Long Island Press for good reason. Dr.Burke and the staff of Cherrywood Footcare offer cutting edge emerging technologies that treat many ailments as well as boasting a friendly staff and a modern office. Cherrywood Footcare is a leader in podiatry. It’s not only affiliated with two local hospitals but also has a state of the art operating room within the office. In fact, Cherrywood Foot Care is one of only a handful of podiatrists in the county offering laser therapy for fungus nails with one of the most advanced laser systems. Plantar warts, also known as verruca plantaris, are the most common viral infection of the skin. Plantar warts are noncancerous skin growths on the plantar surface, or the sole, of the foot. They can be found anywhere on the foot but tend to produce symptoms in areas of pressure and friction causing pain and discomfort. The human papilloma virus causes warts infecting only the superficial layer of skin entering through tiny cuts, breaks or other vulnerable areas on the skin. It is estimated that 7-10 percent of the U.S. population is infected, most commonly affecting children but also seen in adults. Infection typically occurs from moist walking surfaces such as showers or swimming pools. The virus can survive many months without a host, making it highly contagious. After infection, warts may not become visible for several weeks or months. Because of pressure on the sole of the foot or toe, the wart is pushed inward and a layer of hard skin may form over the wart that can often be mistaken for a callus or corn. They may fuse or develop into clusters called mosaic warts. Some signs and symptoms of a plantar wart include small, firm, fleshy, grainy lesions or growths on the soles of your feet, which NE eW wS s

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