Arts & Lifestyles - April 8, 2021

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ALSO: Photo of the Week B3 Women's EXPO holds spring event B5 Winner s of Go APE exhibit announced B10 The Last Blockbuster reviewed B17 'Storm Passing' by Anne Raymond

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Movie Review .......................................B17 Photo of the Week ................................ B3 Power of 3 .............................................B21 Religious Directory .............................B19 Shelter Pet ..............................................B14 SBU Sports .............................................B22 Sudoku ...................................................... B7

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MAKING DEMOCRACY WORK

April is second chance month

BY LISA SCOTT

Every person has dignity and potential.

But one in three American adults has a criminal record, which limits their access to education, jobs, housing, and other things they need to reach that potential. Observed in the United States during April since 2017, Second Chance Month is a nationwide effort to raise awareness of the collateral consequences of a criminal conviction and unlock second-chance opportunities for people who have completed their sentences to become contributing citizens.

NYU’s Brennan Center for Justice reports that the number of people incarcerated in America today is more than four times larger than it was in 1980, when wages began to stagnate and the social safety net began to be rolled back. We’ve long known that people involved in the criminal justice system — a group that’s disproportionately poor and Black — face economic barriers in the form of hiring discrimination and lost job opportunities, among other factors.

People who were imprisoned early in their lives earn about half as much annually as socioeconomically similar people untouched by the criminal justice system.

The staggering racial disparities in our criminal justice system flow directly into economic inequality. These consequences are magnified and reinforced throughout a lifetime of discrimination in employment and access to economic opportunity. They are felt by individuals, of course, but also by families and communities. And they are felt in such large numbers, and in such a systemic way, that they constitute a major structural factor in economic inequality.

Suffolk County has the highest parole population in the State, so New York State legislative criminal justice and reentry reform proposals (and action) in 2021 can have a powerful impact for our community members. Here are a few examples : Relocation So Parents Can Be Closer To Their Children While Incarcerated was passed as Correction Law 72-C HALT (Humane Alternatives To LongTerm) — Limiting Solitary Confinement was passed and will take effect April 1, 2022.

Fair and Timely Parole Act (NYS Senate and Assembly Bills S497A/A4346) This would shift the standard for discretionary parole release, moving toward a presumption of release under state law. It would remove language that says an inmate should not be given parole if their release will “deprecate the seriousness of his crime” and under the bill, parole could be denied if there’s a “current and unreasonable risk” the person

will break the law if released, and that the risk “cannot be mitigated by parole supervision.”

Juvenile Offender Second Chance Act (NYS Senate And Assembly Bills S7539/ A6491) This would allow a person previously adjudicated a “juvenile offender,” who did not receive “youthful offender” status (converting the criminal conviction to an adjudication), an opportunity to petition the court and get “youthful offender” status on the previous charge when they are: at least 26 years old and fulfill other requirements.

Clean Slate — Automatic Expungement (NYS Senate and Assembly Bills S1553A/ A6399) Of particular interest (although less likely to become law this year) is the Clean Slate law that will automatically clear a New Yorker’s criminal record once they become eligible. With more than 400,000 New Yorkers arrested on criminal charges each year, the exclusion of people with criminal records from employment opportunities via background checks and other barriers hurts productivity and deprives the workforce of crucial talent. The ACLU estimates that, nationally, excluding individuals with conviction histories from the workforce costs the economy between $78 billion and $87 billion in lost domestic product.

Expansion Of Sealing Convictions 160.59 would be a small, positive step but currently is only under discussion in the NYS Senate.

Voting-Restoration For People On Parole (NYS Senate and Assembly Bills S1931/A4987) Last year, the Governor issued an executive order granting 35,000 voting pardons to people on parole, but that’s just a stopgap measure. This law would make voting rights for people on parole permanent, so that a future Governor could not overturn the executive order. Additionally, it would automate and simplify the process, removing confusion from eligible voters and officials that currently keeps people on parole de facto disenfranchised.

Other sites that offer information on prison reform and reentry justice are the Prison Fellowship, the Center for Economic and Policy Research, The Vera Institute, The Collateral Consequence Resource Center, Prison Policy Initiative, and The Sentencing Project.

Lisa Scott is president of the League of Women Voters of Suffolk County, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that encourages the informed and active participation of citizens in government and influences public policy through education and advocacy. For more information, visit www.lwv-suffolkcounty.org or call 631-862-6860.

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FEATURE STORY

Women's EXPO celebrates spring with virtual marketplace One day event will be held April 15 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

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he pandemic has affected absolutely everyone and no one more so than small business owners and entrepreneurs. They have never worked harder to stay afloat than in the past year.

Elizabeth Malafi, Coordinator of the Miller Business Center acknowledges their hard work. “Small businesses and entrepreneurs have had such a hard time, especially those who rely heavily on in-person events, shows and markets,” she said.

Because of the limits on these types of events, the Middle Country Public Library’s annual Women’s EXPO went virtual last year.

And, now, for the first time in its history, this traditionally fall event will be held virtually in the spring.

An initiative of the Middle Country Library Foundation, the Women’s EXPO is a vehicle to promote economic development for Long Island women entrepreneurs.

“Offering a virtual marketplace during this time gives women an opportunity to promote themselves in a new way," said Malafi. "It also pushes them to create or expand their digital presence. With support from Bank of America and our other sponsors, we are able to offer workshops that help them continue

to grow their businesses virtually.”

Recent workshops focused on expanding a small business’s social media footprint.

“The mission of the Library’s Miller Business Center has always been to promote economic development on Long Island.

The overwhelmingly positive feedback we received from the exhibitors about our first virtual EXPO led us to make the decision to offer the event for the first time in the spring.

Now more than ever, we needed to give Long Island’s women entrepreneurs every opportunity to get back on their feet,” said Sophia Serlis-McPhillips, Director of Middle Country Public Library.

Support local businesses and shop for spring events at the Women’s EXPO on Thursday, April 15 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Register at www.womensEXPOli.org. Virtual attendees will be entered to win one of several door prizes. Computers for browsing will be available at the Middle Country Public Library's Centereach branch at 101 Eastwood Blvd, Centereach on the day of the event. For more information, please call 631-585-9393, ext. 296.

And now, meet some of the participating entrepreneurs!

Edna J. White

An author and life purpose coach, Edna J. White was looking for a way to revive her business during the pandemic. When she saw the EXPO was going virtual last fall, she thought it would be a good way to promote her books and coaching business.

“At first it was a little confusing because it was my first encounter with this innovative idea but after getting much-needed direction from the EXPO team, I was off and running!” she said. “The online EXPO was a great experience with a lot of engagement.”

White is hoping for even more success this spring.

Tiana Le

Tiana Le, owner of Le Fusion, an artisan spring roll company, has participated in the EXPO for many years and always loved the comradery of the day but was skeptical about the event going virtual last fall.

“When I heard they were doing the EXPO as a virtual market I wasn’t sure how it was going to work but it was AMAZING!!!" said Le, adding that she had customers asking questions throughout the day, like they would in person.

"They brought e-commerce to a different level. The platform was live and interactive. It was a successful and amazing experience!!” Le believes she will be just as successful at the April 15 event.

Mary Ann Butera

Sherry Davis

Sherry Davis, of Davis Fiber Arts, had just decided to start selling her artwork as the pandemic hit. She quickly detoured into mask making, taking advantage of both her treasure trove of reclaimed fabrics and her fiber art skills.

Now that things are slowly returning to some semblance of normal, Davis says

she is “back on track and ready to offer my handwoven upcycled rugs to the public.”

After being referred to the virtual EXPO by another woman entrepreneur, Davis decided it was “just the right time for me to debut my work.”

Mary Ann Butera, of Crafty Butterfly, was intrigued by the idea of a virtual EXPO but didn’t think it was really for her … until she visited the online event last December and saw how great it looked and how easy the platform was to use.

“This event could well become a new trend as an addition to in-person fairs. Middle Country Library offers such excellent events and programs, this new approach is just so logical and creative — it fits perfectly into the growing acceptance and use of social media ... and gives me another outlet for my hand knit creations.”

Butera will be selling felted hats, shawls, wraps, unique accessories and more during the online event.

Visit www.womensEXPOli.org to register!

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CROSSWORD PUZZLE THEME: Science 101

Colon Cancer Screening Program

Early Detection Can Save Your Life

CLUES ACROSS 1. Type of tide 5. Sin over tan 8. Schooner pole 12. Part of temple floor plan 13. Made a basket 14. *Main artery in the body 15. *____-carotene 16. Swear, not curse 17. Reputation-damaging gossip 18. *Physicist of theory of relativity fame 20. Salty drop 21. Turn upside down 22. Mark on Pinterest 23. *Everything around us 26. Porch in ancient Greece 30. Not St. or Blvd.

31. Percussion instrument 34. "Aim High... Fly-Fight-Win" org.

35. Walks like Long John Silver 37. "Dog ____ dog" 38. Like TV or phone in 2021 39. Measuring roll 40. Catch in a net 42. Gorilla or orangutan 43. Pull-over parkas 45. *One of B-vitamins 47. Anger 48. Open disrespect 50. Full of excitement 52. *Explanations that can be tested and verified 55. Words to live by 56. Sword handle 57. Large West African republic 59. "Encore!"

60. Unrivaled 61. From a second-hand store 62. Cleopatra's necklace 63. Second solfa syllable, pl.

64. Makes stitches

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Treatment is often more effective when cancer is diagnosed in its earliest stages.

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CLUES DOWN 1. Pick up a perpetrator 2. Dueling weapon in "The Three Musketeers" 3. ____ Spumante 4. Treat for Dumbo 5. Witches' get-together 6. Egg-shaped 7. Made with stitches 8. *Product of mass and velocity of an object 9. *Equals length times width 10. *Alpha Centauri A., e.g.

11. Toni Morrison's "____ Baby" 13. Like rheumy eyes 14. On the move 19. Four-eyes' gear 22. Short for "politician" 23. Tiny European republic 24. Type of flu 25. Moderato, e.g.

26. ToupÈe spot 27. *Scientist Newton 28. *Wrist bones 29. More than occasional 32. Department store department 33. "Pow!" 36. *Mendeleev's ____ table 38. Bake, as in eggs 40. Make bigger 41. Persnickety 44. *Ar, inert gas 46. Bad blood 48. Use a shoe polish 49. *Smallest units of life 50. Jason's ship 51. Wheel inside old clock 52. God of thunder 53. Alleviate 54. Boatload 55. Tom of "Tom and Jerry" 58. Dog tags

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Answers to this week’s puzzle will appear in next week’s newspaper and online on Friday afternoon at www.tbrnewsmedia.com, Arts and Lifestyles

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SUDOKU PUZZLE

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Directions: Fill in the blank squares in the grid, making sure that every row, column and 3-by-3 box includes all digits 1 through 9.

Answers to last week's SUDOKU: 12880 15760

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EXCITING UPDATE:

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Medications have their place - and in some cases can be lifesaving.

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You are not limited by your genes.

Fortunately, most diseases are based primarily on epigenetics, which are environmental influences, and not on genetics. Epigenetics literally means above or around the gene. In epigenetics, lifestyle choices impact gene expression. Just because your first degree relatives may have had a disease, you are not predestined to follow suit.

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MEDICAL COMPASS

Slowing chronic kidney disease progression Simple lifestyle changes can have an impact

On the heels of National Kidney Month in March, let’s look more closely at strategies for reducing chronic kidney disease (CKD).

Those at highest risk for CKD include patients with diabetes, high blood pressure and those with firstdegree relatives who have advanced disease. But those are only the ones at highest risk.

CKD is tricky because, similar to high blood pressure and dyslipidemia

By David (high cholesterol), Dunaief, M.D. it tends to be asymptomatic, at least initially. Only in the advanced stages do symptoms become distinct, though there can be vague symptoms in moderate stages such as fatigue, malaise and loss of appetite.

What are the CKD stages?

CKD is classified into five stages based on the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), a way to determine kidney function. Stages 1 and 2 are the early stages, while stages 3a and 3b are the moderate stages, and finally stages 4 and 5 are the advanced stages. Stage 5 is end-stage renal disease, or kidney failure.

Who should be screened?

According to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force and the American College of Physicians, those who are at highest risk should be screened including, as I mentioned above, patients with diabetes or hypertension (1)(2).

In an interview on Medscape. com, “Proteinuria: A Cheaper and Better Cholesterol?” two high-ranking nephrologists suggest that first-degree relatives to advanced CKD patients should also be screened and that those with vague symptoms of fatigue, malaise and/or decreased appetite may also be potential screening candidates (3). This broadens the asymptomatic population that may benefit from screening.

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How much exercise?

Here we go again, preaching the benefits of exercise. But what if you don’t really like exercise? It turns out that the results of a study show that walking reduces the risk of death and the need for dialysis by 33 percent and 21 percent respectively (4). And although some don’t like formal exercise programs, most people agree that walking is enticing.

The most prevalent form of exercise in this study was walking. Even more intriguing, the results are based on a dose-response curve. In other words, those who walked more often saw greater results. So, the participants who walked one-to-two times per week had a significant 17 percent reduction in death and a 19 percent reduction in kidney replacement therapy, while those who walked at least seven times per week experienced a more impressive 59 percent reduction in death and a 44 percent reduction in the risk of dialysis.

There were 6,363 participants for an average duration of 1.3 years.

How much protein to consume?

When it comes to CKD, more protein is not necessarily better, and may even be harmful. In a meta-analysis (a group of 10 randomized controlled trials) of Cochrane database studies, results showed that the risk of death or treatment with dialysis or kidney transplant was reduced by 32 percent in those who consumed less protein compared to unrestricted protein (5). According to the authors, as few as two patients would need to be treated for a year in order to prevent one from either dying or reaching the need for dialysis or transplant.

Sodium: How much is too much?

Good news! In a study, results showed that a modest sodium reduction in our diet may be sufficient to help prevent proteinuria (protein in the urine) (6).

Here, less than 2000 mg was shown to be beneficial, something all of us can achieve.

Medications have a place

We routinely give certain medications, ACE inhibitors or ARBs, to patients who have diabetes to protect their kidneys.

What about patients who do not have diabetes? ACEs and ARBs are two classes of anti-hypertensives — high blood pressure medications — that work on the RAAS system of the kidneys, responsible for blood pressure and water balance (7). Results of a study show that these medications reduced the risk of death significantly in patients

Walking may reduce the need for dialysis.

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with moderate CKD. Most of the patients were considered hypertensive.

However, there was a high discontinuation rate among those taking the medication. If you include the discontinuations and regard them as failures, then all who participated showed a 19 percent reduction in risk of death, which was significant. However, if you exclude discontinuations, the results are much more robust with a 63 percent reduction. To get a more realistic picture, this result, including both participants and dropouts, is probably close to what will occur in clinical practice unless the physician is a really good motivator or has very highly motivated patients.

While these two classes of medications, ACE inhibitors and ARBs, are good potential options for protecting the kidneys, they are not the only options. You don’t necessarily have to rely on drug therapies, and there is no downside to lifestyle modifications. Lowering sodium modestly, walking frequently, and lowering your protein consumption may all be viable options, with or without medication, since medication compliance was woeful.

Screening for asymptomatic, moderate CKD may lack conclusive studies, but screening should occur in high-risk patients and possibly be on the radar for those with vague symptoms of lethargy as well as aches and pains. Of course, this is a discussion to have with your physician.

References:

(1) uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org (2) aafp.org. (3) Medscape.com. (4) Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2014;9(7):1183-9. (5) Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2009;(3):CD001892. (6) Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens. 2014;23(6):533540. (7) J Am Coll Cardiol. 2014;63(7):650-658.

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Slowing CKD progression

Fortunately, there are several options available, ranging from preventing CKD with specific exercise to slowing the progression with lifestyle changes and medications.

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Winners of Art League of Long Island's 'Go APE' exhibit announced

The Art League of Long Island in Dix Hills recently announced the winners of its 14th annual “Go APE” Advanced Placement Student Exhibition which features 2-D and 3-D works by 124 students from 37 Long Island High Schools. Award-winning artist, artist community organizer, and the Art League Program Manager Andrea Lawl Manning selected award of excellence winners and honorable mentions.

“The Go APE exhibition is one of our most exciting exhibitions every year,” said Manning. “The strength of the work in this exhibition made the jurying process incredibly difficult. The last year pokes its way into this show as a whole, and certainly into the pieces of our winners.

Ideas about life, loneliness and isolation, cultural and social issues weave into these works. These evocative, thought provoking, and conceptually mature pieces are bolstered by achievement in technique, and skillful manipulation of medium. There is an authenticity, a boldness, and an honesty in the works of these young artists. Through these works we see a complicated world through their eyes,” she added.

The following students have been selected for awards:

Honorable Mentions:

◆ Angela Jang, Syosset High School, Dental Repair, colored pencil, foam core and rubber bands ◆ Kayla Timpanaro, Earl L. Vandermeulen High School, Things We Left Behind, acrylic and ink ◆ Ava Fama, Plainedge High School, The Curtains, acrylic on canvas ◆ Teddy Angelopoulos, Long Beach High School, Skulls, mixed media ◆ Ethan Koenig, Northport High School, Emptied, 3D computer modeling ◆ Alyssa Paino, H. Frank Carey High School, Too Much Pressure, oil pastel ◆ Eleanor Dexter, Mount Sinai High School, Summer’s Sanctuary, watercolor and fine liners

Clockwise from top left, 'Things We Left Behind'

by Kayla Timpanaro; 'Summer's Sanctuary' by Eleanor Dexter'; and 'Emptied' by Ethan Koenig

Awards of Excellence:

◆ Kristine Zhou, Syosset High School, Caged, colored pencil and white tape on white paper ◆ Keren Dial, Valley Stream South High School, Cultivating the Mustard, colored pencil ◆ Jordan Brand, Baldwin HS, Illusion is Illumination, acrylic on watercolor paper

◆ Sarah Hauk, Sayville High School, White Wash, acrylic painting ◆ Emma Romano, Oceanside High School, Cultural Cleanse, photography ◆ Kathryn Yi, Jericho High School, Connection, pencil drawing ◆ Aleena Abraham, Hicksville High School, Tenderness, oil on canvas

The virtual exhibit close date has been extended to April 9 and is on view at the Art League’s website at www.artleagueli.org.

The virtual gallery format allows the viewer to “stroll the gallery” in the virtual rooms, or view the artworks online in an “at a glance” format.

For more information, please call 631462-5400.

A CHILD’S LIFE IS FLASHING BEFORE YOUR EYES

STOP FOR THE SCHOOL BUS. IT’S NEW YORK STATE LAW.

Every day in NYS up to 50,000 cars unlawfully pass stopped school buses*

Suffolk County is keeping our students safe by equipping school buses with automated enforcement technology. Endangering children by unlawfully passing a stopped school bus will lead to a violation.

*Source: NYS Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee

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COVER STORY

Laminar Rituals illuminates Gallery North

BY TARA MAE

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bstract art invites an audience to use its imagination and interpret meaning.

Gallery North’s newest exhibit, Laminar Rituals, celebrates the creation and explores the impact of mark making and nonobjective art through the works of artists Sue Contessa of St. James and Anne Raymond of East Hampton. The show opens today, April 8.

Featuring Contessa’s acrylic paintings and Raymond’s monotypes and oil paintings, the title of the exhibit refers to their artistic styles, which incorporate transparent or translucent layers of paint that laminate, protect, and enhance their marks and brushstrokes.

“Both artists really work in a very intuitive manner ... Sue’s work is really about the experience the viewer has in front of the [art]. Anne is much more interested in transient qualities we find around ourselves — things like change in weather patterns, changes in light over the course of the day ... trying to capture those fleeting moments around us,” said Gallery North Executive Director Ned Puchner. “I think when put together, this exhibit is really presenting records of our experience out in the world.”

Rather than seeking inspiration from outside sources, Contessa finds meaning in the methodology of crafting her art. She uses acrylic paint and occasionally graphite pencil to build marks on the canvas. This technique creates a perceived visual depth to her paintings.

“The work is about repetition ... The paintings are more about formal art issues, and the repetition allows for that form of meditation that I always hope will happen. I just have to trust my process. I tend to work rather thinly and transparently, so you are always seeing something from underneath, which impacts each layer,” said Contessa.

For Raymond, the development of her palette is an essential part of her creative process. “I work from a palette based on what I feel like at the time. If I don’t like it, I completely change it,” she said. “I float back and forth between doing monotypes and painting. I think this helps me stay fresh.”

Raymond uses plexiglass plates for her monotypes, making unique single prints with oil-based, pigment-rich, lithography inks. Unlike oil paint, the inks dry fairly quickly so Raymond is able to produce a few in a single session.

The process of working in these mediums is different, but its influences are largely the same. Her art, although abstract, is impacted by the natural world.

Above, Undertow by Sue Contessa; right, December Blue Series by Anne Raymond Photos courtesy of Gallery North

“Almost all of my work has reference to landscape, seascape, or sky. I feel really lucky. The beauty of Long Island is my muse,” Raymond said.

Classically trained, Contessa and Raymond each studied art in college and then attended the School of Visual Arts in New York City. They worked in traditional, realistic mediums like figure drawing and still life before becoming abstract artists.

After taking classes at the Art League of Long Island in Dix Hills, Contessa was asked to teach figure and basic drawing classes there.

“I have a background in realistic painting, but it wasn’t satisfying for me. It wasn’t what I wanted to paint. I wanted to paint something that didn’t exist before,” Contessa said. “When you create an [abstract] painting, it is something that you created. The reason for doing it in the first place is that I don’t know what it’s going to look like.”

Raymond worked as an illustrator, for a newspaper, and in the travel industry before fully transitioning to a career as an abstract artist. “When I was studying, I did a lot of live drawing ... I appreciate the skill, but it was not exciting in the way that working abstractly is. While working as an illustrator, I was already doing abstracts ...

I think it is creatively engaging to invite surprise into your process,” she said.

Their complementary mindsets about composing abstract art is part of what initially inspired Puchner to pair their art for an exhibit. “I saw common features with

both of them,” he said.

It is the first show that Contessa or Raymond have done since the pandemic began. The exhibit is part of Puchner and Gallery North’s ongoing effort to introduce patrons to the work of local artists and provide the local artists with additional exhibition possibilities.

“I’m really trying to present more artists and give more artists more opportunities to show. I have fun trying to create these pairings and expose our audience to more local artists,” Puchner added.

Gallery North, 90 North Country Road, Setauket presents Laminar Rituals through May 16. The exhibit will be open to the public during the gallery’s normal hours, Wednesdays to Saturdays from 11 a.m to 5 p.m., and Sundays from 1 to 5 p.m. All onsite events are socially distanced and masks are mandatory for entry.

In conjunction with the exhibit, Raymond will lead a monotype workshop for a class of up to six people at the Studio at Gallery North on April 10 from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.

Contessa and Raymond will participate in a Virtual ArTalk on April 24, from 6 to 8 p.m.

For more information, to register for these programs, or to learn more about Laminar Rituals and other upcoming exhibits, visit www.gallerynorth.org or call 631-751-2676.

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COOKING COVE

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BY BARBARA BELTRAMI

Having celebrated Spring’s two major religious holidays, it’s time to honor Persephone, ancient queen of the underworld who returns to the surface of the earth each spring as the goddess of vegetation and the symbol of immortality.

Like vegetation, she descends back into the underworld each autumn and returns each spring. And so goes the cycle of the seasons.

As I patrol my garden and keep a daily vigil for new sprouts of greenery, I like to think of her and the prominence she held, by one name or another, in ancient agrarian cults. To celebrate her, I am proposing a spring menu that I hope does her justice. It starts with a salad of tender young spinach and strawberries, moves on to a pasta primavera (Italian for spring) and finishes with a lovely daffodil cake.

Spinach and Strawberry Salad with Poppy Seed Dressing YIELD: Makes 6 servings INGREDIENTS: • 10 ounces fresh baby spinach, washed and patted dry • 1 quart fresh strawberries, washed, hulled and sliced • 1 shallot, minced • 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar • 1 tablespoon raspberry vinegar • Scant 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil • 2 teaspoons poppy seeds • 1 1/2 tablespoons honey • 1/2 teaspoon prepared Dijon mustard • Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste DIRECTIONS:

In a large bowl layer the spinach and strawberries. In a small bowl whisk together the shallot, vinegars, oil, poppy seeds, honey, mustard, salt and pepper until thoroughly emulsified. Drizzle mixture over salad and toss gently. Serve immediately with bread sticks and butter.

Pasta Primavera YIELD: Makes 6 servings INGREDIENTS: • 2 medium yellow zucchini, diced • 1/2 pound fresh asparagus, trimmed and stalks halved horizontally • 1 onion, thinly sliced • One 10-ounce package frozen artichoke hearts, thawed and halved • One 10-ounce package frozen sugar snap peas, thawed • 1/4 cup olive oil • Freshly squeezed juice of half a lemon • Salt and white pepper to taste

Pasta Primavera METRO photo • 18 fresh cherry or grape tomatoes, halved • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh flat leaf parsley • 1 pound pasta cooked according to package instructions • Extra extra virgin olive oil, if desired DIRECTIONS:

Preheat oven to 450 F. In a large bowl, toss together the zucchini, asparagus, onion, artichoke hearts, snap peas, oil and lemon juice. Spread veggies evenly on one or two cooking sheets (depending on size), sprinkle with salt and pepper and roast, turning them after 10 minutes, until they begin to brown (about 20 minutes).Remove from oven, set aside to keep warm and toss cherry tomatoes on hot baking sheet with veggies.

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Gradually drizzle in reserved cooking liquid and continue tossing; add more extra virgin olive oil, if using. Serve hot, warm or at room temperature with a cold, crisp dry white or rose wine.

Daffodil Cake YIELD: Makes 10 to 12 servings INGREDIENTS: • 1 1/4 cups sifted cake flour • 1 cup sifted confectioners’ sugar • 6 egg whites • 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

• Pinch of salt • 1 cup granulated sugar • 3/4 teaspoon baking powder • 6 egg yolks • 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice • 1 tablespoon ice water • Confectioner’s sugar for dusting DIRECTIONS:

Preheat oven to 375 F. In large bowl sift together 1/2 cup cake flour and 1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar four times. In a separate large bowl, beat egg whites just until frothy, then add cream of tartar, vanilla and salt and continue beating until soft peaks form; gradually beat in 1/2 cup granulated sugar; sift and gently fold in the flour mixture, a little at a time.

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Thursday 8

Nighttime Vandy Land

Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum, 180 Little Neck Road, Centerport and Redmax Events presents Vandy Land nighttime mini golf every Thursday, Friday And Saturday night in April from 6 to 10 p.m. Enjoy a unique 18 hole mini golf course on the beautiful Vanderbilt estate grounds after the sun sets featuring an animated projection show that is synced to music! Group package for up to 6 guests is $85, $75 members. For tickets and more information, visit www. vandylandinfo.com.

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Road, Port Jefferson Station, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.*During the first hour of this event, the Long Island Cares Mobile Food Pantry Van will be on-site giving out free food, while supplies last. All are welcome and no ID is required. In case of inclement weather, the event will be moved inside. Questions? Call 928-1212, option 3.

April 8 to April 15, 2021

The Ward Melville Heritage Organization’s Master Class series continues with a virtual lecture titled Passion for Primates from 1 to 2 p.m. Explore Madagascar and discover its primates with primatologist Patricia Wright and her husband, wildlife photographer Noel Rowe.

Hear their story, learn about the fascinating inner lives of Madagascar’s primates and receive photography tips to capture incredible photos in your own backyard. Call 751-2244 for more information and to register.

Stony Brook Film Series

Stony Brook University’s Staller Center for the Arts continues its Spring 2021 Film Series tonight with a virtual screening of Blizzards of Souls at 7 p.m. A brave 16-year-old dreams of becoming a hero while fighting for Latvia during World War I. In Latvian with subtitles.

The series continues every Thursday through May 2. $6 per film/$50 film pass for all. Visit www.stonybrookfilmfestival.com.

Thursday 15 Vandy Land at night See April 8 listing.

Women’s EXPO

Trivia Night

Join the Whaling Museum of Cold Spring Harbor for a virtual trivia night at 7 p.m.

Test yourself in art, literature, science, geography, and history. Winner gets a $25 gift certificate to Crave Bakery in Huntington Village! Questions in this session will be geared for adults. Free to play, $10 suggested donation appreciated. Register at www.cshwhalingmuseum.org. For more information, call 367-3412.

mandatory. Tickets are $15, $10 members, $5 children. Advance registration is required by visiting www.huntingtonhistoricalsociety.org.

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Sunday 11

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Nighttime Vandy Land

Saturday 10

Nighttime Vandy Land See April 8 listing.

Daytime Vandy Land

The Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum, 180 Little Neck Road, Centerport and Redmax Events host a Vandy Land mini golf event, a unique 18 hole mini golf course on the beautiful Vanderbilt estate grounds, every Saturday and Sunday in the month of April from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Group package for up to 6 guests is $45, $35 members. For tickets and more information, visit www. vandylandinfo.com.

Old Burying Ground Tour

The Huntington Historical Society presents a tour of the Old Burying Ground, Huntington’s earliest public burying ground, established soon after the Town’s 1653 founding, at 4 p.m. You’ll view stunning folk art and beautiful epitaphs while listening to stories of Huntington’s residents and rich history. Tour begins at the Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Building, 228 Main Street. Face masks are

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IT’S BAAAACK! Goat Yoga returns to the Smithtown Historical Society on April 12.

Daytime Vandy Land Art Talk with Daniel Pollera

The Long Island Museum presents A Conversation with Artist Daniel Pollera via Zoom at 2 p.m. Speaking live from his studio, Pollera will talk with LIM’s Chief Curator and Deputy Director Joshua Ruff about his techniques, materials, and his process of creation. Free. To reserve your place, please email educators@longislandmuseum.org.

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Goat Yoga in Smithtown

Join the Smithtown Historical Society for an evening of Goat Yoga today, April 19 and 30 at 5 p.m. or 6:15 p.m. in the field behind the Brush Barn at 211 E. Main Street, Smithtown.

All levels welcome. Kelly Mitchell from The Buddha Barn will lead you through a 45 minute practice of yoga with friendly, interactive goats from the Steppin’ Out Ponies and Petting Zoo. BYO mat and water. For ages 17 and older. (See children’s classes on page B23) Tickets are $28 per person on Eventbrite. Questions? Call 265-6768. * All numbers are in (631) area code unless otherwise noted.

‘Me to Play’

The Port Jefferson Documentary Series continues its Spring 2021 season with a virtual screening of “Me to Play” at 7 p.m. with 48 hours to view. The film follows two veteran actors, Dan Moran and Chris Jones, as they pursue a one-night-only performance of a lifetime. Followed by a Q&A with director Jim Bernfield. Tickets are $8. To register, visit www.portjeffdocumentaryseries.com.

Write America series

Join Book Revue in Huntington for the eleventh episode of Write America live on CrowdCast at 7 p.m. The evening will feature award-winning poet Julie Sheehan & award-winning poet and short story writer Claudia Acevedo-Quiñones as they read and discuss their works and about how books and art might bridge the deep divisions in our nation. This event is free to attend. To register, visit www.bookrevue.com.

For more info, call 271-1442.

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Wednesday 14 Get the HeLP you need

Do you or a loved one need help finding housing, reliable health information, or filling out paperwork for social services? Would you like to talk to someone? Meet with students from the Stony Brook Medicine Healthy Libraries Program (HeLP) to receive the assistance you need at this outdoor event at Comsewogue Public Library, 170 Terryville

The Middle Country Library Foundation presents a virtual Women’s EXPO from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. The event provides a marketplace for Long Island women entrepreneurs who create or distribute a variety of products, including fine art, jewelry, pottery, soaps and more and is a great opportunity to support local women entrepreneurs while safely shopping for spring gift giving. For more information go to www.

WomensEXPOli.org or call 631-585-9393, ext.

296. See story on page B5.

April Lunch & Learn

The Huntington Historical Society continues its Lunch & Learn series with a virtual lecture titled ”The 100-Year History of The Heckscher Museum” at noon. Join Karli Wurzelbacher, the museum’s curator, for a preview of the upcoming exhibition tracing the institution’s history. She will illuminate key artworks, including those by George Grosz, Arthur Dove, and Helen Torr. She will also highlight the transformational people and events that have shaped the Museum. Suggested donation is $10. To register, visit www. huntingtonhistoricalsociety.org.

Gregorian Chant

All Souls Church, 61 Main St., Stony Brook hosts an evening of Gregorian Chant/Music of Taize from 8 to 9 p.m. providing a time for quiet meditation to clear the mind and rest the soul. Call 516-607-9111 for more information.

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MOVIE REVIEW

The Last Blockbuster is a trip down memory lane

Clockwise from top far left, the last Blockbuster Video in existence located in Bend, Oregon; Writer-director Kevin Smith; Sandi Harding, manager of the last Blockbuster video store; and comedian Doug Benson.

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ou see, there’s this new movie — The Last Blockbuster — and it’s fun, you know (ya know)?

‘Cause, when you watch it, sure, you’re going to (gonna) watch it, but what you’re really going to (gonna — all right, I’ll stop now) do is remember. For a movie about a business that was only around for thirty-five years, it evokes a nostalgia for days-gone-by — for a kinder, gentler time before the world went to streaming-in-ahandbasket, and those crazy kids wouldn’t stay off your lawn. Or something like that.

But seriously. (Kinda …)

As the various celebrities you might have heard of (and a whole bunch of people you’ve never seen) share their thoughts about Blockbuster, you’ll exclaim, “Right! That’s it!

That’s what I did! That’s exactly right!” (And, yes, every sentence you say or think is going to end with an exclamation point.)

As I watched The Last Blockbuster, written by Zeke Kamm and directed by Taylor Morden, I thought of my video watching history. I was twenty when I bought my first VCR — a Goldstar I believe.

I had memberships at two mom-and-pop stores (one was actually just several shelves in a pharmacy) where the prices ranged from $1 to $2.

By the time I was in my early twenties, Blockbuster had replaced most small operations. I alternated between the two in Port Jefferson Station and the one in Rocky Point. It always the time/geography formula: Let’s see, I’ll be coming from work, but I won’t be going back that way until Monday, so maybe if I swing by the one in Rocky Point before going home, that would make more sense. But, if I don’t rent any new releases, it would be just as easy to go to the one on Route 112, and I can return it when I’m on my way in to work on Monday.

It became the world’s least significant word problem. “If a man leaves the house at noon, on a Tuesday, with one movie due the following day, but two movies rented three days earlier at $2.99 …”

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The Bend store has now become a place of pilgrimage. People come from all over the world to take pictures and buy souvenirs. It is the Grand Canyon of pop culture.

So … The Last Blockbuster.

The Last Blockbuster, ironically, is now streaming on Netflix. Ironic because services like Netflix, while not directly killing video stores, were one of the final nails in its plastic coffin. The documentary goes to certain lengths to explain that it was the financial meltdown of 2008 that caused Blockbuster’s true downward spiral. But there is no question that streaming services and VOD were detrimental to the traditional setup.

The movie begins by tracing the history of the business. It follows the rise and the decline of the video rental service, giving insight into the shift from the small operations through the Blockbuster takeover, and the corporate stores versus the franchises.

It points out that revenue sharing changed the entire face of the video industry. Blockbuster would sell movies to the stores at the lowest costs, and then they would take a percentage of the rental fee. It reduced the store owner’s costs from $100 a movie to a few dollars, enabling the purchase of multiple copies. As small video stores were incapable of competing, Blockbuster created a monopoly.

At one point, Netflix offered to sell to Blockbuster for a surprisingly low price tag. The film’s hypothetical reenactment depicts this with great whimsy: Muppetlike puppets around a board room table laugh a Netflix rabbit out of the room.

The movie takes some time to find its rhythm. The filmmakers were concerned that the company’s history would not be interesting enough to be presented linearly so they’ve interspersed it with individual remembrances, which muddies the progress. Once they are past that, it flows better.

The catalyst for the entire project is The Little Store That Could. At its peak, there were 9,000 Blockbuster stores.

Supposedly, there was a time when one was opening every seventeen hours. When the filmmakers began, there were twelve remaining stores. Then there were four, with three of them in Alaska. And then there was one.

As of 2019, the last existing Blockbuster is in Bend, Oregon, managed by Sandi Harding, the Blockbuster Mother. Much of the film focuses on Sandi, following her around the store and in her home,

interacting with customers and her family, and shopping for stock at Target.

Sandi is beloved, having employed dozens of young people in her community and many of her family members. She is charming, open, and honest. There is something truly noble about her desire to keep the store going — almost a mythic figure on a hero’s quest. We can’t help but root for her.

Throughout, she is waiting to hear from Dish, the monolith who bought the bankrupt Blockbuster. The film’s only suspense is whether they will allow her to renew for another five years. The Bend store has now become a place of pilgrimage.

People come from all over the world to take pictures and buy souvenirs. It is a Grand Canyon of pop culture.

Various men in the video industry offer insight into the business side. Often, there is a sense that they are reluctant witnesses, tight-lipped and uncomfortable, weighing in on both the smart and less savvy choices made by the company, including the infamous eradication of late fees, costing the company two-thirds of its revenue.

They make for a strong contrast with the others who are interviewed simply for their love of the place.

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Religious D irectory Catholic INFANT JESUS ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH 110 Myrtle Ave., Port Jefferson 631-473-0165 Fax 631-331-8094 www.www.infantjesus.org REVEREND PATRICK M. RIEGGER, PASTOR ASSOCIATES: REV. FRANCIS LASRADO & REV. ROLANDO TICLLASUCA To schedule Baptisms and Weddings, Please call the Rectory Confessions: Saturdays 12:30-1:15pm in the Lower Church Religious Ed.: 631 928-0447 Parish Outreach: 631-331-6145 Weekly Masses: 6:50 and 9am in the Church, 12pm in the Chapel* Weekend Masses: Saturday at 5 pm in the Church, 5:15 pm in the Chapel,* Sunday at 7:30 am, 10:30 am, 12 pm, and 5 pm in the Church and at 8:30 am, 10 am, and 11:30 am (Family Mass) in the Chapel* Spanish Masses: Sunday at 8:45 am and Wednesday at 6 pm in the Church *Held at the Infant Jesus Chapel at St. Charles Hospital

ST. GERARD MAJELLA ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH 300 Terryville Road, Port Jefferson Station 631-473-2900 www.stgmajella.org REV. GREGORY RANNAZZISI, PASTOR Each Saturday 3:45pm, 4:45pm Mass: Saturday 5 pm only Sunday 8 am, 10 am & 12 pm Weekday Mass: 9am Confessions: Saturday 3:45-4:45 pm Office Hours: Monday-Thursday 9 am - 4:30 pm Thrift Shop: Monday-Thursday 10 am - 4 pm Baptism and Wedding arrangements can be made by calling the Parish Office

ST. JAMES ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH 429 Rt. 25A, Setauket Phone: 631-941-4141 Fax: 631-751-6607 Parish Office email: parish@stjamessetauket.org www.stjamessetauket.org REV. JAMES-PATRICK MANNION, PASTOR REV. ROBERT SCHECKENBACK, ASSOCIATE PASTOR REV. JOHN FITZGERALD, IN RESIDENCE REV. MIKE S. EZEATU SBU HOSPITAL CHAPLAIN, IN RESIDENCE Mission Statement We, the Catholic community of the Three Village area, formed as the Body of Christ through the waters of Baptism, are a pilgrim community journeying toward the fullness of the Kingdom of God, guided by the Holy Spirit, nourished by

the Eucharist and formed by the Gospel. We strive to respond the Jesus’ invitation: to be faithful and fruitful disciples; to be Good Samaritan to (our) neighbor and enemy; stewards of and for God’s creation and living witnesses of Faith, Hope and Charity...so that in Jesus’ name, we may be a welcoming community, respectful of life in all its diversities.

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LOUIS DE MONTFORT ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH 75 New York Avenue, Sound Beach Parish office: 631-744-8566; fax 631-744-8611 Parish website: www.stlouisdm.org REV. MSGR. CHRISTOPHER J. HELLER, PASTOR REV. ALPHONSUS IGBOKWE, ASSOCIATE PASTOR REV. MSGR. DONALD HANSON, IN RESIDENCE REV. FRANCIS PIZZARELLI, S.M.M., PARISH ASSISTANT REV. HENRY VAS, PARISH ASSISTANT Office Hours: Mon., Tues., Thurs.: 9 am to 5 pm Wednesday: 9 am to 8 pm; Friday: 9 am to 4 pm; Saturday: 9 am to 1 pm; Closed on Sunday Mission Statement: To proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ’s love through our active involvement as a parish family in works of Charity, Faith, Worship, Justice and Mercy. ALL ARE WELCOME! No matter what your present status is in the Catholic Church. No matter your family situation. No matter your practice of faith.

No matter your personal history, age or background. YOU are invited, respected and loved at St. Louis de Montfort.

Weekday Masses: Monday through Friday 8:30 am in the Chapel Weekend Masses: Saturday Vigil: 5 pm Sunday: 7:30 am; 10:00 am; 12 noon.

Baptisms: Most Sundays at 1:30 pm.

Please contact Parish Office for an appointment.

Reconciliation: Sat.: 4-4:45 pm or by appointment.

Anointing of the Sick: by request.

Holy Matrimony: Contact Parish Office at least six months in advance of desired date.

Religious Education: Contact 631-744-9515 Parish Outreach: Contact 631-209-0325 Our Lady of Wisdom Regional School: Contact 631-473-1211.

Catholic Traditional Latin Mass ST. MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL SOCIETY OF SAINT PIUS X 900 Horseblock Road, Farmingville 631-736-6515 sspxlongisland.com Sunday Masses at 7am and 9am Please consult sspxlongisland.com for updates and current mass times

Congregational MT. SINAI CONGREGATIONAL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST 233 North Country Road, Mt. Sinai 631-473-1582 www.msucc.org REV. DR. PHILIP HOBSON “No matter who you are or where you are on life’s journey, you are welcome here.”

Online service each Sunday at 10am with Rev. Phil Hobson on our You Tube channel.

The service is accessible anytime thereafter. “...And what does the Lord require of you, but to do justice, to love kindness and to walk humbly with your God?” Micah 6:8 Our Island Heart Food Pantry continues to help those in need at 643 Middle Country Road, Middle Island, NY. Hours are Wednesday and Thursday from 3:00-4:30pm. Wear a mask and stay in car Grace and Peace REV. PHIL Our Island Heart Food Pantry continues to help those in need.

Episcopal ALL SOULS EPISCOPAL CHURCH “Our little historic church on the hill” across from the Stony Brook Duck Pond 61 Main Street, Stony Brook Visit our website www.allsoulsstonybrook.org or call 631-655-7798 allsoulsepiscopalchurch@verizon.net Sunday Services: 8am Virtual Service 9:30am Service at the Church-Organ Music 8am Tuesday-Morning Prayer Service at the Church This is a small eclectic Episcopal congregation that has a personal touch. We welcome all regardless of where you are on your spiritual journey. Walk with us.

CAROLINE EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF SETAUKET REV. COOPER CONWAY, INTERIM PRIEST-IN-CHARGE 1 Dyke Road on the Village Green, Setauket Web site: www.carolinechurch.net email: office@carolinechurch.net 631-941-4245 Church School Classes now forming Please call the office to register; Let God walk with you as part of our familyfriendly community

CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH B a r n u m Av e . , P o r t J e f f e r s o n 631-473-0273 email: ccoffice@christchurchportjeff.org www.christchurchportjeff.org Church office hours: Tues. - Fri. 9am - 12pm FAT H E R A N T H O N Y D I L O R E N Z O : PRIEST IN CHARGE

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Please join us for our 8:00 and 10:00 Sunday Eucharists and our 10:00 Wednesday Eucharist in our chapel.

Please wear masks.

GOD BLESS YOU. Father Anthony DiLorenzo It is the mission of the people of Christ Church to grow in our relationship with Jesus Christ and to make his love known to all through our lives and ministry. We at Christ Church are a joyful, welcoming community. Wherever you are in your journey of life we want to be part of it.

Greek Orthodox CHURCH OF THE ASSUMPTION 430 Sheep Pasture Rd., Port Jefferson Tel: 631-473-0894 Fax: 631-928-5131 www.kimisis.org goc.assumption@gmail.com REV. ELIAS (LOU) NICHOLAS, PROISTAMENOS Sunday Services: Orthros 8:30 Am - Divine Liturgy 10 Am Services Conducted In Both Greek & English* Books Available To Follow In English* Sunday Catechism School, 10 Am - 11 Am* Greek Language School, Tuesdays 5 Pm - 8 Pm* Bible Study & Adult Catechism Classes Available* Golden Age & Youth Groups Banquet Hall Available For Rental* For Information Please Call Church Office* Adjustments to services will be made according to CDC and NYState DOH COVID-19 guidelines. Please call Church office for updates.

Jewish NORTH SHORE JEWISH CENTER 385 Old Town Rd., Port Jefferson Station 631-928-3737 www.northshorejewishcenter.org RABBI AARON BENSON CANTOR DANIEL KRAMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MARCIE PLATKIN PRINCIPAL HEATHER WELKES YOUTH DIRECTOR JEN SCHWARTZ Services: Friday At 8 Pm; Saturday At 9:15 am Daily Morning And Evening Minyan Call For Times.

Tot Shabbat Family Services Sisterhood Men’s Club Seniors’ Club Youth Group Continuing Ed Adult Bar/Bat Mitzvah Judaica Shop Food Pantry Lecture Series Jewish Film Series NSJC JEWISH LEARNING CENTER RELIGIOUS SCHOOL Innovative Curriculum And Programming For Children Ages 5-13 Imagine A Synagogue That Feels Like Home!

Come Connect With Us On Your Jewish Journey.

Member United Synagogue Of Conservative Judaism

PLEASE CALL OR VISIT YOUR PLACE OF WORSHIP’S WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE.

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Religious D irectory Jewish TEMPLE ISAIAH (REFORM) 1404 Stony Brook Road, Stony Brook 631-751-8518 www.tisbny.org A Warm And Caring Intergenerational Community Dedicated To Learning, Prayer, Social Action, and Friendship.

Member Union For Reform Judaism RABBI PAUL SIDLOFSKY CANTOR INTERN EMILY HOOLIHAN EDUCATIONAL DIRECTOR RABBI MICHAEL S. CHURGEL, RJE RABBI EMERITUS STEPHEN A. KAROL RABBI EMERITUS ADAM D. FISHER CANTOR EMERITUS MICHAEL F. TRACHTENBERG Sabbath Services: Friday 7:30pm and Saturday 10 am Religious School Monthly Family Service Monthly Tot Shabbat Youth Groups Senior Club Adult Education Sisterhood Brotherhood Book Club-More

Lutheran-ELCA HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH AND ANCHOR NURSERY SCHOOL 46 Dare Road, Selden 6 3 1 - 7 3 2 - 2 5 11 E m e r g e n c y N u m b e r 516-848-5386 REV. DR. RICHARD O. HILL, PASTOR ERIC FARET, VICAR Email: office@hopelutheran.com Website: www.hopeluth.com On Sundays the services are at 9 and 10:30 a.m.

A link for all these services is on the website: www.hopeluth.com.

Our Food Pantry is open to everyone on Thursdays from 12:30 2:30 p.m. for picking up food.

Also, donations can be made from 11 a.m.-noon or by making arrangements by leaving a message on the church answering service.

Offerings to support our ministry can be made at church services and through our website’s “Share God’s Mission” page.

In any emergency, call the pastor at 516-848-5386.

ST. PAUL’S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH 309 Patchogue Road, Port Jefferson Station 631-473-2236 REV. PAUL A. DOWNING PASTOR E-mail: Pastorpauldowning@yahoo.com Pastor’s cell: 3474233623 (voice or text) www.StPaulsLCPJS.org facebook.com/stpaulselca Out of concern for our members and the community at large and at the encouragement of our synod bishop, St. Paul’s will be discontinuing live indoor worship effective immediately. The Sunday morning service will still be broadcast on Facebook live at Facebook.com/stpaulselca or

on our website at www.StPaulsLCPJS.org.

We will also be offering a drive-in church in our parking lot at 12:30pm each Sunday. Please stay in your car and we will be broadcasting over FM radio. Stay in your car and still participate in the service. Communion will be availablewafer only.

We will follow CDC Guidelines on social distancing and mask wearing. Singing is allowed in your car with the windows closed.

We continue to serve the Port Jefferson Community Now in our 102nd year

Lutheran-LCMS MESSIAH LUTHERAN CHURCH MESSIAH PRESCHOOL & DAY CARE 465 Pond Path, East Setauket 631-751-1775 www.messiahny.com PASTOR NILS NIEMEIER ASSOCIATE PASTOR STEVE UNGER We are once again having in-person worship Sunday services: 9:00am & 10:30am.

Space is limited, so please go to our website (www.messiahny.com) to register attendance or call the church office (631-751-1775). See our website for the procedures we will have in place.

The 9:00am service is streamed online; go to our website to find the links to our church YouTube page. We are here for you and if you are in need, please call us. Our Pastors are available and you are welcome to call the church to speak to them.

May God keep you safe and shine His light and love upon you.

NYS Certified Preschool and Day Care

Methodist BETHEL AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH 33 Christian Ave/ PO 2117, E. Setauket REV. GREGORY L. LEONARD PASTOR 631-941-3581 Sunday Worship: 10:30 Am Adult Sunday School 9:30 Am Lectionary Reading And Prayer: Wed. 12 Noon Gospel Choir: Tues. 8 Pm Praise Choir And Youth Choir 3rd And 4th Fri. 6:30 PM

S E TA U K E T

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 160 Main Street, Corner Of 25A and Main Street East Setauket 631-941-4167 REV. STEVEN KIM, PASTOR Sunday Worship Service Streamed temporarily online @www.setauketumc.org or visit us on Facebook Church School meets online Holy Communion 1st Sunday Of Month Mary Martha Circle (Women’s Ministry) meets every 2nd Tuesday each month at 1 pm

No matter who you are or where you are on life’s journey, you’re welcome here!

Presbyterian FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF PORT JEFFERSON 107 South/Main Streets (631) 473-0147 We are an accepting and caring people who invite you to share in the journey of faith with us.

THE REV. DR. RICHARD GRAUGH Email: office@pjpres.org Website: www.pjpres.org Sunday Worship Service-10 am (social distancing & masks required) service is also broadcast on church FB page under “Missions and Activities” Christian Education Activities: Call 631-473-0147 Bible Study: Tuesday 2 pm via Zoom Holy Communion 1st Sunday of the Month Hot meals, groceries & clothing provided on a take out basis by Welcome Friends on Fridays 4-5:30 pm Call the church office or visit our website for current activities and events.

NYS Certified Preschool and Daycare The purpose of First Presbyterian Church of Port Jefferson is, with God’s help, to share the joy & good news of Jesus Christ with the congregation, visitors and the community at large; to provide comfort to those in need and hope to those in despair; and to seek justice for all God’s people.

Quaker RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS 4 Friends Way, St. James 631-928-2768 www.cbquakers.org We gather in silent worship seeking God the Inner Light Spirit. We are guided by the Quaker testimonies of simplicity, peace, integrity, community, equality, and stewardship. Weekly coffee and fellowship, monthly discussions, Religious Education for children.

During this time when we are asked not to gather together physically, we are gathering online for worship. Please see our website (www. consciencebayquakers.org) for information about joining in. All are welcome.

Unitarian Universalist UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP AT STONY BROOK 380 Nicolls Road, East Setauket 631-751-0297 www.uufsb.org office@uufsb.org R E V. M A R G A R E T H . A L L E N (MINISTER@UUFSB.ORG) Sunday Service by Zoom: 10:30 a.m. (go to uufsb.org for Zoom links) Adult Faith Development, Choir, Folk Group, classical music, Vespers, Sangha Meditation, Labyrinth Walks, Tai Chi, Chi Gong, Yoga, Essentrics, Grounds & Sounds Café, Le Petit Salon de Musique Our website also offers information about other activities we are currently holding online, such as our Humanist Discussion Group and meditative and wellness arts classes.

SETAUKET PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 5 Caroline Avenue ~ On the Village Green 631- 941-4271 Celebrating and Sharing the love of God since 1660.

THE REV. KATE JONES CALONE, INTERIM PASTOR THE REV. ASHLEY MCFAUL-ERWIN, COMMUNITY OUTREACH PASTOR Our creative Worship Service at 9:30am streamed from our website:Setauketpresbyterian.org Sunday School via Zoom Sundays at 10:30 am Adult interests groups via Zoom Youth Group for grades 7-12 via Zoom (Open to the community) Bell Choir returns! All ringers welcome Our Outreach Programs are Continuing Setauket Presbyterian Pre-School, ages 2-5 www.setauketpreschool.org Open Door Exchange (furniture ministry) opendoorexchange.org 631-751-0176 For all program information visit our website for Zoom links, email the church office: Setauketpresbyterian@verizon.net Follow us on FB

PLEASE CALL OR VISIT YOUR PLACE OF WORSHIP’S WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE.

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KNOWLEDGE SEEKERS

SBU’s Ben Hsiao, Priyanka Sharma win prestigious global water prize Harnessing the Technology of our Research Giants

BY DANIEL DUNAIEF

“Water, water everywhere, nor any drop to drink,” according to Samuel Taylor Coleridge in his poem “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.”

That won’t be the case, particularly in areas with fresh water that needs decontamination, if Stony Brook’s Ben Hsiao and Priyanka Sharma have anything to say about it.

The duo recently won first place for creativity in the prestigious Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water that drew research applicants, and runners up, from all over the world who are addressing water-related challenges. Hsiao, Distinguished Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Stony Brook University and Sharma, Research Assistant Professor, will receive $133,000 for winning first place for the award which is given every other year.

Hsiao and Sharma are continuing to develop a plant biomass-based filtration system that is designed to make drinking water, a scarce necessity in developing nations around the world, more accessible to people who sometimes have to walk hours each day for their allotment.

Hsiao said he was “really honored [just] to be nominated” by the Department Chair Peter Tonge.

“There are so many people in the whole world working on water purification.”

Winning the award was “truly a surprise,” with Hsiao adding that he is “humbled” by the honor.

Sharma said it was an “amazing feeling to receive an international prize.” The work, which has received two other awards including from the New York Academy of Science, has

SPOTLIGHTING DISCOVERIES AT (1) COLD SPRING HARBOR LAB (2) STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY & (3) BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LAB

‘[Providing drinkable water to people throughout the world] consumes me day and night. I’m dedicating the rest of my life to finding solutions.’ — BEN HSIAO “truly gained its importance,” she wrote in an email.

Sharma said her parents and her husband Sunil Kumar Sharma’s parents, who live in her native India, have been “spreading the news” in India and are excited for the recognition and for the potential benefit to society from the research.

Hsiao, who started working on filtration systems in 2009 after Richard Leakey invited him to visit the Turkana Basin Institute in Kenya, has made several discoveries in connection with a process he hopes becomes widely available to people in communities that don’t have electricity.

He and Sharma have developed adsorbents, coagulants and membrane materials from biomasssourced nanocellulose fibers.

The standard commercial water purification system involves using artificial polymers, in which electricity pumps water through the filter that can remove bacteria, viruses, heavy metals and other potential contaminants.

Hsiao and Sharma, however, have turned to the plant world for a more readily available and cost effective solution to the challenge of filtering water. Plants of all kinds, from shrubs to bushes to feedstock, have overlapping cellulose fibers. By deploying these overlapping needles in filters, the Stony Brook scientists can remove the kind of impurities that cause sickness and disease, while producing cleaner water.

From left, Dr. Sunil Kumar Sharma, Dr. Priyanka Sharma, Ritika Joshi, and Dr. Ben Hsiao. Photo by Lynn Spinnato

The needles, which are carboxycellulose nanofibers, act as a purifying agent that has negative surface charge which causes the removal of oppositely charged impurities. By using these fibers for water purification, Sharma said the team has improved the efficiency and cost related to impurity removal.

Hsiao and Sharma have not tested this material for filters yet. A few years ago, Hsiao used a similar material for filtration. When Sharma joined Hsiao’s lab, she helped develop a cost effective and simpler method, which is how she started working on the nitro-oxidation process. The substrate from nitrooxidation acts as a purifying agent like charcoal.

The substrates they created can benefit the developed as well as the developing world. In the future, if they receive sufficient funds, they would like to address the ammonium impurities initially on Long Island.

The area regularly experiences algal blooms as a result of a build up of nitrogen, often from fertilizers.

The negatively charged substrate attracts the positively charged ammonium impurities. They have tested this material in the lab for the removal of ammonium from contaminated water. Not only does

that cleanse the water, but it also collects the ammonium trapped on the carboxycellulose fibers that can be recycled as fertilizer.

Hsiao is working with two countries on trying to make this approach available: Kenya and Botswana. The Kenya connection came through the work he has been doing with Richard Leakey at Stony Brook’s Turkana Basin Institute, while Botswana is a “small but stable country [in which he can] work together to have some field applications.”

Hsiao said Sharma, whom he convinced to join his lab in 2015, has a complementary skill set that enables their shared vision to move closer to a reality.

Sharma’s “cellulose chemistry is a lot better than mine,” Hsiao said.

“I have these crazy visions that this is going to happen. She allows me to indulge my vision. Plus, we have a team of dedicated students and post docs working on this.”

Hsiao encouraged Sharma to join his research effort when he offered his idea for the potential benefits of the work.

Hsiao said he “ wanted to do something for societal benefit,” Sharma said. “That one sentence excited me.” Additionally, she said

his lab was well known for using the synchrotron to characterize cellulose nanofibers and for developing cellulose based filtration membranes.

Coming from India to the United States “wasn’t easy,” as no one in her extended family had been to the states, but she felt a strong desire to achieve her academic and professional mission.

Hsiao described Sharma as a “promising, talented scientist,” and said he hopes they can land large research grants so they can continue to develop and advance this approach.

Back in 2016, Hsiao set an ambitious goal of creating a process that could have application throughout the world within five years, which would be around now.

“I was naive” about the challenges and the timing, Hsiao said. “I still have another five to 10 years to go, but we’re getting closer.”

Broadly, the effort to provide drinkable water that is accessible to people throughout the world is a professional challenge Hsiao embraces.

The effort “consumes me day and night,” he said. “I’m dedicating the rest of my life to finding solutions.

I’m doing this because I feel like it’s really needed and can have a true impact to help people.”

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SBU SPORTSWEEK TOMORROW IS FRIDAY – WEAR RED ON CAMPUS!

APRIL 8 TO APRIL 14, 2021

STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY

Walk-Off! Baseball sweeps second straight AE series with dramatics vs. Hartford The Stony Brook baseball team is off to its best conference start in 18 years.

And dramatics, along with starting pitching performing at a level not achieved since the College World Series season, helped the success continue on Saturday, April 3.

John LaRocca produced a leadoff triple and scored the game-tying run in the bottom of the ninth on Brett Paulsen's single. And Stony Brook then completed a doubleheader sweep when Paulsen delivered a walk-off squeeze bunt that plated Evan Fox in the 10th to cap a 6-5 victory in Game 2 at Joe Nathan Field.

In the opener, Chris Hamilton launched a key homer and Brian Herrmann tossed his first complete game since before undergoing Tommy John surgery in a 6-2 victory.

Stony Brook extended its winning streak to open America East play to eight games.

The Seawolves (12-7, 8-0 AE) have now swept UAlbany and Hartford in consecutive four-game series.

All four starters in the series — Sam Turcotte, Jared Milch, Herrmann and Nick DeGennaro — went at least seven innings.

The last time Stony Brook had four straight starters go seven innings came April

Teammates mob Brett Paulsen after his walk-off bunt in the 10th inning of Game 2.

29-May 6, 2012, when Evan Stecko-Haley, Tyler Johnson, Brandon McNitt and SteckoHaley again accomplished the feat against UMBC and Binghamton. The Seawolves went to the College World Series that season.

Stony Brook is off to its best conference start since going 9-0 to open the 2003 America East slate. "The starting pitching

was absolutely spectacular," said coach Matt Senk, won his 850th career game.

"They performed at such a great level against a very, very good team. Coach Kavanaugh did an amazing job calling pitches for them. It's an outstanding job. Any time you get compared with anything that happened in 2012, that's a feather in their caps."

In Game 1, Hamilton evened the score at 2 with a two-run homer in the third. Paulsen then delivered a tiebreaking RBI double the following inning. Cole Durkan's two-run double and Johnny Decker's sacrifice fly in the sixth capped the scoring.

Herrmann had a seven-inning complete game, limiting the Hawks to two runs on three hits while striking out eight. It was his first complete game since March 30, 2019, before undergoing reconstructive elbow surgery.

In Game 2, LaRocca staked the Seawolves to a 2-1 led with a two-run homer in the fifth. And DeGennaro handed the ball over to Brian Morrisey with a 3-1 advantage after tossing a career-high 7 1/3 innings. Hartford ultimately produced four runs in the frame, but the late dramatics kept Stony Brook perfect in America East play.

"My confidence level was high," Senk said about the squeeze play. "We couldn't have had a better bunter. He does a great job of execution in a lot of specialties. So I felt really confident."

Said Paulsen: "At that point it's just on me to get it down. And I did. It was a great team win."

Softball sweeps Hartford series The Stony Brook softball team is off to its best conference start in nine years. Melissa Rahrich delivered a tiebreaking RBI single in the sixth and the Seawolves completed a three-game sweep of host Hartford with a 6-2 victory on Sunday, April 4.

Stony Brook improved to 16-6 overall and 5-0 in America East — its best start since also opening the 2012 season with five straight wins.

In fact, Stony Brook is the only Division I school with both its softball and baseball teams unbeaten in conference play. The baseball team, at 8-0, is off to its best league start since 2003. (The lacrosse teams, meanwhile, are a combined 9-1 against America East competition — the lone loss

coming in the men's team's opener, in four overtimes at UMBC.) On Sunday, Dawn Bodrug allowed only two hits in a complete game, albeit both solo homers, and gutted through without her sharpest arsenal.

With Stony Brook trailing 2-1, Jourdin Hering's solo homer in the third evened the score.

The game remained deadlocked until the sixth, when Hering led off with a single, moved into scoring position on Kyra McFarland's sacrifice and scored on Rahrich's single up the middle.

"It's textbook when we have fast runners on second," Rahrich said.

"All you really have to do is push the ball through the infield. That's all that I did. It worked in my favor

Jourdin Hering crosses the plate after launching a game-tying solo homer in the third inning. Photo by Adam Rubin/ SBU Athletics

just getting something through the infield and knowing that Jay was going to score. Literally the first thing out of my mouth was, 'Go, Jay.' I was watching Jay the whole time."

Jordyn Nowakowski added a sacrifice fly later in the frame. And

Nicole McCarvill's two-out, tworun double in the seventh provided a four-run cushion.

Rahrich had opened the game's scoring with an RBI double in the first inning. Hering went 5-for-11 with five runs scored in the series.

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Coach Megan T. Bryant and her players were pleased that the Seawolves showed the resolve to grind out a victory in the series finale.

"I think it's really important for us," Rahrich said.

"Osbviously no one wants to get swept. The second day is always a lot harder. We have sore bodies.

But staying in it and putting pressure on the defense and manufacturing runs is how we're able to grind it out. Obviously we're not going to put up seven runs in the first inning every time.

It doesn't always have to be the long ball that scores the runners.

Most of the time it isn't."

Stony Brook next hosts Fordham for a single game on Thursday, April 8 before returning to America East play next weekend against UMass Lowell at University Field.

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KIDS KORNER

BAGWORMS on CREEK ROAD

One day in late winter, while I was on a walk on Creek Road in Wading River, I noticed that there were a lot of trees that looked dead, as if they had been eaten. I also noticed that there were odd-looking pine cones hanging from the branches. My mother explained to me that they weren’t pine cones, but were bagworms, and were on the trees eating them. So, I looked up the life cycle of a bagworm, and learned how to make sure a tree will be safe.

Bagworms are really small worms that live the first part of their lives on different kinds of evergreen trees. During the winter, they’re in the bags they made from pine leaves as eggs until they’re ready to hatch. In mid-to-late May, the eggs hatch and for the next 6 weeks, the larvae come out of their cocoons and eat the tree. These bagworms can kill the tree in a few yearly cycles. In the early fall, they rest, build their cocoons and eventually, pupate and become an adult.

If only a few trees or shrubs are affected, then you may be able to get rid of the bagworms by handpicking them. If there are a lot of bagworms, your best hope is

Help save the ELEPHANTS

to use an organic insecticide. This is best done when the larvae are ½ inch long. Since they are so small, carefully look over your trees to find the bagworms. In the next few weeks, before they hatch, is the time to pick the cocoons off and save your tree.

By Alex Milenkovic, 13 Columbia Secondary School Wading River

Dear TBR News Media, My name is Kailey. I am writing to request that you spread the news that elephants are endangered because people are killing the elephants for their tusks and selling them to make money. It has become a worldwide issue. Elephants all over the world are dying because of this issue.

There are many reasons why people should stop killing elephants for their tusks.

Firs, most of the elephants are endangered and if we keep killing them we might never see an elephant again on this planet.

Another reason is that if we want this act to end we could stop buying the ivory. Then the people won't sell the ivory and their business will shut down. We then might see more and more elephants in the wild again. The last reason is not only are you killing an endangered animal, you are also committing a crime because it is illegal.

Sincerely, Kailey, 5th Grade Mrs. Cimini's Class Setauket Elementary School

Kids, send your letters poetry, artwork, jokes or photographs to Kids Times, P.O. Box 707, Setauket, NY 11733 or email it to leisure@tbrnewspapers.com, and we’ll publish it as soon as we can.

Please include your name, age and hometown.

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MOVIE REVIEW

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Bunny Blast

Benner's Farm, 56 Gnarled Hollow Road, East Setauket hosts a kids workshop for ages 3 to 12 titled Bunny Blast on April 10 from 10 a.m. to noon. This bunny workshop allows children to see some of our new baby bunnies. Children will learn about the care and feeding of rabbits, make a soft bunny craft and more! Held rain or shine. Masks are required for all friends that enter the farm, and MUST remain on for the entire workshop please. $40 per child. To register, visit www.bennersfarm.com.

For more information, call 689-8172.

New! Goat Yoga for kids

The Smithtown Historical Society hosts child-friendly Goat Yoga session for ages 7 to 16 on April 12 and May 17 from 5 to 6 p.m.

Sessions will take place outdoors, in the field behind the Brush Barn, most easily accessed through the entrance at 211 Middle Country Rd. Must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Tickets are available on Eventbrite.

Pre-registration is required. For more information, call 265-6768.

I hope you will consider my request about spreading the word about elephants.

Thank you for your time.

HELLO DEER! Charlotte the deer stopped by Sweetbriar Nature Center's socially distanced Egg Hunt and Magical Spring Walk Through the Enchanted Forest event on April 3. She met the Easter Bunny and then browsed the gift tables before selecting a stuffed deer toy aptly named 'Charlotte'!

Check out future events at the center by visiting www.sweetbriarnc.org.

All numbers are in (631) area code unless noted.

Photo courtesy of Sweetbriar Nature Center

Writer-director Kevin Smith (Clerks) has only the fondest memories.

Comedian Doug Benson is giddy when he finally visits Bend. Others singing the praises are actors Ione Skye, Brian Posehn, Paul Scheer, Samm Levine, and Jamie Kennedy.

Particularly entertaining are the random musings of Ron Funches, whose freeBrian Posehn in a scene from the associating is one of the film’s film. Photo courtesy of 1091 Pictures quirkier delights. Some have direct connections to Blockbuster in their pasts, having worked in local outfits in their teen years; others simply reminisce.

As I watched, I realized that everyone was saying the same thing, which brought me to the realization that what The Last Blockbuster truly celebrates is the universal experience. We are all part of a collective memory because we all had the same experience: Sometimes we spent more time looking for the movies than we did watching them.

That was the Blockbuster culture. And that was a great part of the joy. “Ah,” we think, “the youth of today will never know this as they scroll through their My List of a hundred movies and a thousand television shows.”

The Last Blockbuster is not a great documentary. For something that doesn’t even run a full ninety minutes, it is often repetitive.

But it has an enormous heart and genuine nostalgia. It celebrates the last bastion of a bygone era. So, when you watch it, be kind.

(And rewind.)

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