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county legislature votes to save many jobs in rockland county government, police, and not -for-profit spared

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December 6th, Tuesday evening -concerned residents flocked towards the Allison-Parris County Office Building where Town legislators were in the final throws of debating County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef's proposed 2012 budget. Chair of the Legislature's Budget and Finance Committee, Ilan Shoenberger Told the Advocate, “The deficit is the biggest issue Rockland County faces right now, fi-

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Congressman Eliot Engel today criticized the U.S. Postal Service for announcing the elimination of overnight service for FirstClass mail. Currently, 41.5 percent of FirstClass mail arrives the next day but with the Post Office’s proposed changes, it will go to zero. To get overnight service under the

nancially, and it must be dealt with as such.” The long night resulted in the legislators voting 12-4 to adopt a plan that will rely on a tax increase in order to boost revenues. The plan also calls for the borrowing of around sixty million dollars, in order to help pay back the county’s major budget deficit. The sales tax increase will be used to fund all sorts of different county procedures in 2012, and beginning in 2013, will hopefully be used to start paying off the sixty million. The legislators who voted against the amended budget proposal were adamant that

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new regulations, the public would have to spend $13 to overnight a letter. In addition to eliminating overnight delivery, the Post Office is also considering consolidating or closing mail processing facilities, including the one in Monsey. They have already closed the Bronx Processing and

While small businesses and farmers commend U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand for her new economic plan she says would create jobs for the hundreds of thousands of out-of-work upstate New Yorkers, some are pointing out ways her plan could be improved to better stimulate the economy.

"As I spend time in every corner of upstate New York, there is no question that families, businesses and communities are struggling. They face unique economic challenges that require targeted solutions," said Gillibrand, D-Brunswick. Gillibrand blames "decades of bad policy," cont. Page 5

Friedman’s Proposal Saving Taxpayers $130,000 A Year

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The Town Board has approved a proposal initiated by Councilman Daniel Friedman that will save taxpayers $130,000 a year on energy costs. The latest piece of cost-cutting

taking out more money for the County, with the deficit still rising was not a good idea. The Legislators also voted to turn a $160 dollar surcharge, into a property tax increase of thirty percent! The surcharge will end up being handled as a tax increase; the benefit of this view will be an increased property tax revenue for 2013. Residents present at the meeting were extremely concerned about the tax hike, explaining that with all the expenses of just everyday living, they had no extra money for this proposed thirty percent increase on property tax.

legislation proposed by Councilman Friedman involves the town inking an agreement with a low-cost energy provider to power all town-owned facilities with gas and electric

power at costs far lower than the town had been previously paying. Friedman said the agreement reached gave town taxpayers the absolute lowest rate, and was made

possible because of the amount of energy consumed each year by the Town of Ramapo and its facilities, which include Town Hall and the Police stat i o n , cont. Page 4

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New York Tax Bill

New York's second major income tax increase in two years will charge millionaires more, but give 4.4 million middle-class residents a rare break worth $200 to $400 a year. Under the plan backed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, which the state Senate passed 55-0 Wednesday night and the Assembly approved 130-8 early Thursday, those tax breaks will go to most households with annual earnings of $40,000 to $300,000, or single filers making $20,000 to $150,000 a year. To pay for it, the state will rely on households making over $2 million or single filers making $1 million to pay higher taxes. Their income tax rate will increase from 6.85 percent to 8.82 percent on Jan. 1. "This was a function of an economic reality and deteriorating economic conditions," Cuomo said after the Senate vote. He said it should help stimulate jobs with some of the tax cuts and construction spending, while closing about $1.5 billion of a projected $3.5 billion state deficit next year with higher revenues overall.

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Mendel Hoffman There is power in numbers. If we look closely at the recent events in Egypt and all across the Middle East we will see the same trend. When people are worked up enough on a certain issue they will get together to voice their opinion. What is happening at Wall Street is just an example of people who are angry, fed up and seek a change in government policy. These protesters are not going away, they plan on sticking around to make an impact on the 2013 presidential elections. New York State is only one of the states that have to effectively deal with these masses. On a Federal level, these protesters have no problem camping on the front lawn of the Justice Courts in Washington. It is great to see that people want a change, but what do they want is the question. How can a group of people protest for something without a clear message? In Rockland County this past week, people were concerned for their jobs. With a clear agenda they gathered in protest at the County Legislature meetings and they made an impact. Freedom of speech is something America is founded on, and the fact that these residents of the county can now keep their jobs and their not-for-profit organizations shows that protests are effective. Let us hope that NY State can figure out a way to negotiate with the Occupy Wall Street movement. But first, it would help if the protesters knew what they stood for. WRITE TO US The Advocate welcomes Letters to the Editor & the Action Desk about relevant topics and issues. Letters must include the writer’s name, address and phone number, although the name may be withheld from publication at the writer’s request. The Advocate reserves the right to edit for clarity and good taste. To voice your opinion, call: 845-770-1950, Fax: 845-352-5290, or e-mail Editor@AdvocateNews.org

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an action desk op-ed by Governor Andrew M. Cuomo New York needs to enact a bold, innovative economic plan and tax code reform to create jobs at this difficult time. To achieve that we will need bipartisan political cooperation and a plan the people of the State support. I believe economic development, popular support, and political consensus must all be built on the same foundation: fundamental fairness. Last year, when we were preparing the state budget, I exposed that the system was inherently biased against the taxpayer. The very definition of the State's budget deficit included statutory annual increases for individualized programs marbleized through the State's budget laws. In short, "deficit" meant the amount necessary to fund a 13 percent increase. The taxpayer didn't have a chance. Our current tax system is also unfair. I have posed the following question to Albany veterans, befuddling almost all: at what income level does the State's top per-

sonal income tax rate become effective? Answers range from about $100,000 to $1 million. Virtually no one guesses the correct answer: only $20,000 for an individual taxpayer; and only $40,000 for a two-earner family. So, in New York under the permanent tax code, an individual making a taxable income of only $20,000 pays the same marginal tax rate as an individual making $20 million. It's just not fair. While New York's earned income tax credit, child care credit, and high standard deduction help working poor families, New York has left the middle class with an undue burden which also hinders our economic recovery. From a competitive point of view, New York's tax system is behind. Other states and the federal government have an income tax code that is fairer than New York's. Unlike New York, 22 states apply their highest rate to incomes higher than our $40,000 level. Also, unlike New York, where the range between its lowest rate (4%) and its highest

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rate (6.85%) is only 2.85%, 28 other states have larger ranges that reflect a fairer distribution of the tax burden. Even the federal system has more progressivity: a range of tax brackets that spans from 10% to 35%, and the top not kicking in until taxable income exceeds $379,000. New York is the progressive capital of the nation yet there have been no real tax reform efforts in the state in decades, only periodic gimmicks. From 2003 to 2005, we added two new temporary surcharge brackets. In 2009 we enacted the "millionaire's tax," which expires at the end of this year. The millionaire's tax purported to shift the tax burden to the super wealthy to alleviate the burden on the middle class. But it failed on both counts. It actually raised taxes on people who were making $200,000 – hardly "millionaires." And it did absolutely nothing to lower the disproportionately high tax burden on middle class families, who continue to pay the same marginal rate whether they make $40,000 or $299,000 in taxable income.

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t’s the small details that make the biggest differences. It’s the regular instances that create every day heroes. And it’s the minute actions of kindness that create indelible prints on the lives of those they’ve touched. Chesed 24/7 is an organization that understands exactly that. It has a simple defined mission: helping individuals or families that are in need, as if they were part of Chesed's own family. The organization was founded on the principle that “the world is held together by acts of human kindness”. Chesed 24/7 provides services for the sick, the elderly, the developmentally disabled, and any individual or family who find themselves in a challenging situation. The opportunity to play a part in Chesed 24/7’s mitzvah was offered to the general public, this past week. Chesed 24/7 stocks Bikur Cholim rooms in over thirteen hospitals across

the tri- state area. There, families of the sick and needy can find a piece of fresh cake, a cup of hot coffee, and general amenities after a long day of visiting or sitting with a loved one. In an effort to include everybody, especially young girls, in this tremendous zechus, Chessed 24/7 asked that the public focuses on one item per month, to donate. This month, it is snack bags. Each individual decides how many snack bags they’d like to donate, and of what sort. There are drop off locations all around Town, and every single contribution is welcome. Every donation is a mitzvah, from overflow snack companies, to even just one bag of chips. After all, it’s the smallest things that make the biggest differences. And it’s these acts of kindness that makes every single contributor a hero.

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post office cont. from page 1 Distribution Center earlier this year. The consolidations and closings could result in the loss of thousands of jobs. “It is a self-fulfilling prophecy – you provide inferior service, and you drive away business. This gives them another excuse to curtail even more services, and all of a sudden it’s a downward spiral to poorer service. This is a business plan doomed for failure. They should be looking at inefficiencies and finding ways to cut waste rather than eliminating jobs and reducing access to facilities. It is almost as if they want people to use the private carriers instead. “It is completely ridiculous that if someone mails a letter to their neighbor down the street, it would not arrive the next day. It takes longer for me to send a letter from my Rockland District Of-

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fice to my District Office in Bronx than it would take for me to walk it across the Tappan Zee Bridge. “This is likely only the beginning of further service cuts unless they change the way they do business. The ho-hum attitude surrounding the projected post office closures is disconcerting. The inevitable end of Saturday delivery service is also disappointing. The nerve of actually raising the cost of mailing a first class letter, but not receiving first class service, is beyond belief. “I want the Post Office to succeed, and for the American people to have ample access to facilities, but I need to see that the Post Office is serious about correcting their own flaws.”

As part of $3 billion in cuts, the U.S. Postal Service may cut more than half of its mail processing facilities which would likely end next-day delivery

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Friedman cont. from page 1 the St. Lawrence Center in Hillburn, two pools, a golf course, and numerous other parks and sites. “I am pleased that we were able to reach an agreement saving taxpayers $130,000 a year,” stated Councilman Friedman. “I have always made cutting the cost and size of government to make life more affordable for our taxpayers a top priority of mine since I entered office, and this savings equates to a cut of two-thirds of a percent in town property taxes.”

his new term. Most recently, the Town Board approved a proposal to purchase a new piece of investigative technology that Friedman said has resulted in better accident investigations, and a rapid decline in Detective overtime, saving thousands of dollars already. “As with all great things that are done in this town, this agreement could not have been reached without the full support of the Town Board and Supervisor St. Lawrence,” Friedman noted. “The members of this board have always been supportive of my initiatives to reduce costs, and I am proud to partner with each of them.”

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In thousands

2010 $67.1 billion

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Friedman, who was re-elected in November, has passed a series of costcutting measures since coming into office, many relating to energy use, something he promises will continue in

Postal cutbacks In billions of pieces

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2010 574,000

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The 252 processing centers being studied for likely closure by state or territory

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Ohio Oklahoma Oregon* Pennsylvania Puerto Rico South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas* Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

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County from page 1 About nine million dollars of the additional sales tax revenue will be used to keep five hundred and sixty -eight people employed, and will also keep Summit Park open for another year. Forty people will still lose their jobs, though this is a small percent in comparison to the originally proposed cuts. County Executive Vanderhoef can sign on the presently amended version, or

he can veto various factors in the budget. The Legislature can then vote to override any vetoes, with 12 of 17 legislators needing to vote in favor of any overrides. The Legislature must have a final budget in place by December 20th.

Gillibrand from page 1 for the economic downturn that New York has been struggling with, which left 300,000 upstate New Yorkers unemployed and led to the loss of 3,600 construction jobs. "Upstate New York is home to world class businesses and some of the hardest working people in the world, but too many are struggling to find a job, and too many small businesses are struggling to survive. My Upstate Works Act rejuvenates our manufactures to make New York the clean energy capital of the world, gives working adults access to new training to prepare them for the jobs of the future, and helps our family farms get ahead. No other state can lead the way to the new economy like New York, and my upstate jobs bill taps into New York's full potential," Gillibrand said. A major component of the senator's plan is to retool manufacturers for clean energy production. "We've lost more than 71,000 jobs in manufacturing … China is producing more clean energy technology than we are," Gillibrand said. "If we're going to rebuild manufacturing, we need to use green policy to break our addiction to foreign oil …

[and] to break our dependency on foreign innovation," she added. Gillibrand's legislation would invest $30 billion to create a Manufacturing Revolving Loan Fund, which would give small and medium-sized manufacturing companies the funds they need to either expand or introduce clean energy techniques into their manufacturing plans. The senator's plan would also invest $1.5 billion over five years for the Manufacturing Extension Partnership that helps manufacturers access clean energy markets and transition to new, innovative, clean energy manufacturing technologies. The Alliance for Clean Energy New York reports that this investment could create an estimated 50,000 new jobs, while helping New York break its dependence on foreign oil. To stimulate New York's $4 billion agricultural industry, Gillibrand is asking that farms be given a $30,000 tax credit to produce what are known as "valueadded" products that are derived from basic farm crops, such as apple pies, olive oil, vinegar and even some soaps.

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Donations to help reduce the $15 trillion national debt represent only a tiny fraction of what is owed but have been increasing. Gift donations to pay down the debt, for fiscal years ending Sept. 30, in millions: 2011 $3.3 million

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Repor t November 2011: Private Sector Added 206,000 Jobs

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Legally Speaking So many courts, such little time! Ryan Scott Karben, Esq. In previous columns, we've discussed various courts of general jurisdiction. Courts of general jurisdiction hear a wide variety of disputes, from personal injury to breach of contract claims. The court system, however, also has a variety of specialized courts to handle specific types of cases. Every county has a designated Family Court. The Family Court, staffed by hearing officers and other personnel, addresses some of the most difficult cases in our society-- disputes over the custody of children and child support. The standard of justice in the Family Court is not the same as other courts, where a party needs to prove their case by meeting an evidentiary burden. In the Family Court, the judge is there to perceive what the adversarial parties sometimes can not and to render decisions that meet the legal standard of the "best interest of the child." Another specialized court is the Surrogate's Court. The Surrogate's Court handles the admission of wills to probate and a variety of matters concerning estates, as well guardianship proceedings. A guardianship proceeding is where an individual seeks to have the legal rights over another, generally an elderly or disabled individuals, because that person lacks the requisite competency to make their own decisions. The other major specialized court is the County Court, whose jurisdiction is limited to criminal matters. While misdemeanor charges are handled in the local justice courts that we discussed a few weeks ago, felony cases are tried in the County Court before full-time justices.

Within these divisions of judicial labor, there have been numerous attempts to innovate to address the inequities that can result from cattle-call justice. Rockland County, for example, has a Drug Court program that seeks to divert to treatment, rather than imprison, non-violent firsttime drug offenders. Various other programs, like youth courts, integrated domestic violence courts and veterans courts, seek to offer comprehensive mental health and social service input in order t improve long term outcomes for the accused, the family and for society. With the volume of cases in the court system every increasing, many individuals turn to mediation, arbitration or other alternative dispute resolution methods in order to achieve speedier outcomes. These fora often dispense with much of tedious paperwork that is attendant to proceeding within the confines of the justice system. While our judicial system remains a model for much of the world, we must continue to adjust and modernize our court system to keep pace with a society that changes much more rapidly than the courts. Shifts in technology, family relationships and law enforcement priorities continue to challenge a system with ancient roots. While the courts rarely concern us unless we are involved in a pending case, every one of us has interest in efficient, effective and equitable justice. You can contact Ryan Karben at Ryan@ryankarben.com or 914-536-4402

The pace of job growth in the economy's private sector accelerated in November, with U.S. employers adding 206,000 jobs, a report by a payrolls processor showed on Wednesday. The ADP National Employment Report surpassed economists' expectations for a gain of 130,000 jobs, according to a Reuters survey. October's private payrolls were revised up to an increase of 130,000 from the previously reported 110,000. The report is jointly developed with Macroeconomic Advisers LLC. "The ADP news is very good news. The private sector is adding jobs," said Wayne Kaufman, chief market analyst at John Thomas Financial in New York. U.S. stocks index futures added to gains immediately after the data, though investors were also focused on an announcement of coordinated actions from major central banks to provide liquidity to the global financial system.

Treasuries prices extended losses after the data. The ADP figures come ahead of the government's much more comprehensive labor market report on Friday, which includes both public and private sector employment. That report is expected to show a rise in overall nonfarm payrolls of 122,000 this month and a rise in private payrolls of 140,000. Economists often refer to the ADP report to fine-tune their expectations for the payrolls numbers, though it is not always accurate in predicting the outcome.

A mixed forecast

Eurozone

Growth projection short According to the OECDÕs latest report, global term and for 2012 growth continues to be led by emerging and developing nations, and the eurozone economy 4th qtr., 2011 –1.0% could be entering a brief recession. 1st qtr., 2012 –0.4%

Global growth

Annual, 2012 +0.2% Percent contribution to annualized quarterly world GDP growth Major economies Industrialized Emerging, developing Growth forecast, nations nations 1.2% selected industrialized nations 6% 3.4 5 2011 2012 4 3 2 1 0 -1 -2 -3 -4 -5 -6

U.S. 1.7% 2.0%

Japan –0.3 2.0

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Italy 0.7

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Spain 0.7

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national & international news updates us added more jobs than expected The U.S. economy added 120,000 jobs in November -- falling short of economists' expectations -- while the unemployment rate dipped from 9 to 8.6 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday morning. But roughly half of the drop in the unemployment rate came from the 315,000 Americans who dropped out of the labor market last month, in part a reflection of the slow pace of the recovery, economists said. "When unemployment is this high for this long, it's very likely that most of the people dropping out are doing so because they can't find work," said While November's job gains roughly kept pace with population growth, a more positive glimmer can be found in the upwards revisions of the past two months of employment growth. Job growth for September was revised up to 210,000 from 158,00, and October's gains were up to 100,000 from 80,000. 120,000 may not be 250,000 -- the lowest number most economists look to for a really healthy recovery -- but it's also better than zero, the headline number of new positions created in August, when fears of a double-dip recession really began to take hold.

Immigration retreat

Arrests of illegal immigrants at the U.S.-Mexico border have declined to about a quarter of their 2000 total, and the population of Mexican illegal immigrants has fallen:

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House Passes Bill To Grant Congress Veto Power Over White House Rules WASHINGTON -- A bill that would give the controlling party of either chamber of Congress veto power over any major new regulation passed the House of Representatives Wednesday. The measure, dubbed the Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny -- or REINS -- Act, would require Congress to sign off on any new rule estimated to cost more than $100 million. It passed 241 to 184, with a handful of Democrats crossing the aisle. The REINS Act is only the latest of a slew of bills aimed at peeling back regulations, which House Republicans have pushed for in the name of cutting red tape and freeing up businesses. The GOP sees the regulations as overbearing rulemaking by unelected bureaucrats. "Who do the regulators answer to? No one," said Rep. Ted Poe (R-Texas) in debate on the House floor. "When the regulators go to work everyday, like most people go to work, their work assignment's a little different," Poe said. "In my opinion, they sit around a big oak table, sipping their lattes. They have out their iPads and their computers, and they decide, 'Who shall we regulate today?' And they write a regulation and send it out to the masses and make us deal with the cost to that."

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The Legislature is scheduled to enter special session Wednesday afternoon on the package crafted by Cuomo after previously opposing tax increases since his campaign.

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“Holiday decorations, traveling, new toys, and visiting homes that may not be childproof, can put your children in danger. Some simple precautions can help to make sure that your children have a fun and safe holiday,“ said Dr. Joan Facelle, Rockland County Commissioner of Health. Follow these nine steps recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) to help protect your children and ensure that they have a safe holiday season: 1. Select toys that are right for the age, ability, skill and interest level of your child. Toys too advanced can be dangerous for younger children. 2. Before buying a toy or allowing your child to play with a toy they received as a gift, read the instructions carefully. 3. To prevent both burns and electrical shocks, don’t give young children (under age ten) a toy that must be plugged into an electrical outlet. Instead, buy toys that are battery-operated. 4. Children under age three can choke on small parts of toys or games. Government regulations specify that toys for children under age three cannot have parts less than 1 1/4 inches in diameter and 2 1/4 inches long. Teach older children to keep their toys with small parts separate from small children’s playthings. Show them examples of toys small children can choke on such as marbles or beads. 5. To identify choking hazards, use a cardboard tube from a roll of toilet paper or a special small toy parts tester, which you can buy at local stores that sell baby products. Do not let small children play with anything that can fit into one of these tubes. 6. If button magnets and batteries are swallowed they can cause serious problems for children, even death. Keep them away from young children and call your doctor immediately if your child swallows one.

We must reform our tax system to stimulate the economy and restore fundamental fairness. First, we need to reform the code in a way that creates jobs and grows our economy. To do that, we need to put more money in New Yorkers pockets

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sis throughout and indexed to inflation. I would add more income brackets for the middle income and add high end brackets. The actual rate span should be several points from low to high.

Second, true reform for fairness has two factors: income brackets that fairly group income levels and progressive rates increasing with income. Simply put, to me "fairness" dictates that the more you make the more you pay and the higher your income the higher your rate. Also, you should be treated the same as people with similar incomes and differently from people who make significantly more, or significantly less, than you earn. I would create multiple brackets and rates increasing on a graduated ba-

Our State Legislature will need to act, swiftly and effectively.

Put Safety at the Top of Your Holiday List December marks Safe Toys and Gifts Month The Rockland County Department of Health reminds parents that December is Safe Toys and Gifts Month, a good time to put safety at the top of your holiday list by taking nine simple steps to keep your children safe. The holidays are a fun time of year for most children. It is also an important time of year to be thinking of your child's safety.

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I believe we can avoid partisan gridlock and make government work by forging a plan that is based on fundamental fairness rather than political ideology. During these difficult times, New Yorkers will step up and do their part to create jobs and revive our economy – but the system must be fair for all. Our State deserves nothing less. -Governor Andrew M. Cuomo

Relief for recent grads

President Barack Obama is taking steps to ease the burden of student loans by expanding a government program to help 1.2 million borrowers reduce their payments and consolidate their student debt. Percentage of students defaulting on loans is rising as student loan totals have overtaken credit card debt:

Rising student debt

Student loan default* rates 12% 10

Student loans Total credit card debt

10.4% 8.8%

800 600 400

6 4

$913 billion

(In billions)

$1,000

200 Õ95 Õ97 Õ99 Õ01 Õ03 Õ05 Õ07 Õ09

*Default rate is the percentage of borrowers who enter repayment in a fiscal year and default by the end of the next fiscal year

June 2008

First quarter 2011

College tuition

Change in average tuition and fees nationwide:

Public Four-year (in-state) Four-year (out-of-state) Two-year Private non profit Four-year

2010-11

2011-12

Percent change

$7,613 19,648 2,727

$8,244 20,770 2,963

+8.3% +5.7 +8.7

27,265

28,500

+4.5

NOTE: Does not include room and board Source: U.S. Department of Education, The College Board, FinAid.org Graphic: Tom Reinken, Khang Nguyen, Matt Moody, Los Angeles Times

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Department of Pediatrics The last thing parents want to find in their child’s hair is a tiny, wingless insect. This louce bug lives among human hairs and feeds on extremely small amounts of blood drawn from the scalp. Although they may sound gross, lice (the plural of louse) are a very common problem, especially for kids ages 3 years to 12 years (girls more often than boys). Lice aren't dangerous and they don't spread disease, but they are contagious and can just be downright annoying. Their bites may cause a child's scalp to become itchy and inflamed, and persistent scratching may lead to skin irritation and even infection. It's wise to treat head lice quickly once the diagnosis is made because they can spread easily from person to person. Signs of Head Lice Lice eggs (called nits). These look like tiny yellow, tan, or brown dots before they hatch. Lice lay nits on hair shafts close to the scalp, where the temperature is perfect for keeping warm until they hatch. Nits look sort of like dandruff, only they can't be removed by brushing or shaking them off. Unless the infestation is heavy, it's more common to see nits in a child's hair than it is to see live lice crawling on the scalp. Lice eggs hatch within 1 to 2 weeks after they're laid. After hatching, the remaining shell looks white or clear and continues to be firmly attached to the hair shaft. This is the stage when it's easiest to spot them, as the hair is growing longer and the egg shell is moving further away from the scalp. • Adult lice and nymphs (baby lice). The adult louse is no bigger than a sesame seed and is grayishwhite or tan. Nymphs are smaller and become adult lice about 1 to 2 weeks after they hatch. Most lice feed on blood several times a day, but they can survive up to 2 days off the scalp. • Scratching. With lice bites come itching and scratching. This is actually due to a reaction to the saliva of lice. However, the itching may not always start right away — that depends on how sensitive your child's skin is to the lice. It can sometimes take weeks for kids with lice to start scratching. They may complain, though, of things moving around on or tickling their heads. Small, red bumps or sores from scratching. For some kids, the irritation is mild; for others, a more bothersome rash may develop. Excessive scratching can lead to a bacterial infection (the skin would become red and tender and may have crusting and oozing along with swollen lymph glands). If your doctor thinks this is the case, he or she may treat the infection with an oral antibiotic. Having head lice is not a sign of uncleanliness or poor hygiene. The pesky little bugs can be a problem for kids of all ages no matter how often they do — or don't — clean their hair or bathe. However, you can help to prevent kids from getting lice — or from becoming reinfested with lice — by taking the following precautions: • Tell kids to try to avoid head-to-head contact at school on the playground, and while playing at home with other children. • Tell kids not to lie on bedding, pillows, and carpets that have recently been used by someone with lice. • Every 3 or 4 days, examine members of your household who have had close contact with a person who has lice. Then, treat those who are found to have lice or nits close to the scalp.

CFS

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Department Medicine Department of Adult Medicine Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is an illness characterized by prolonged, debilitating fatigue and multiple nonspecific symptoms such as headaches, recurrent sore throats, muscle and joint pains, memory and concentration difficulties. Profound fatigue, the hallmark of the disorder, can come on suddenly or gradually and persists or recurs throughout the period of illness. Unlike the short-term disability of say, the flu, CFS symptoms linger for at least six months and often for years. The cause of CFS remains unknown. The illness was named chronic fatigue syndrome because it reflects the most common symptom — long-term, persistent fatigue. When the International CFS Study Group updated the definition of chronic fatigue syndrome in 1994, it decided to keep this name until a specific cause for the illness is discovered. There are no published data to indicate that CFS is contagious, that it can be transmitted through intimate or casual contact or by blood transfusion, or that people with chronic fatigue syndrome need to be isolated in any way. Chronic fatigue syndrome often begins abruptly, but sometimes the onset is gradual. In about one-third of cases, the sudden onset follows a respiratory, gastrointestinal or other acute infection with flu-like symptoms, including mononucleosis. Other cases develop after emotional or physical traumas such as bereavement or surgery. Besides a debilitating fatigue, which is unalleviated by rest, common symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome include but are not limited to: Intense or changed patterns of headaches; some people report having reduced short-term memory or concentration; recurrent sore throats and tender lymph nodes as well as muscle discomfort or joint pain without swelling or redness; and a very common complaint- un-refreshing sleep. The severity of chronic fatigue syndrome symptoms varies broadly among individuals. Some chronic fatigue syndrome patients also report mild to moderate symptoms of anxiety or depression. However, it is important to note that 60 percent of carefully evaluated chronic fatigue syndrome patients do not have depression or another psychiatric illness. Although CFS can persist for many years, long-term studies indicate that chronic fatigue syndrome generally is not a progressive illness. The symptoms usually are most severe in the first year or two. Thereafter, the symptoms typically stabilize and then persist chronically, wax and wane, or improve. Most patients partially recover, only a few fully recover and others recover and relapse. Currently, an individual’s course of illness cannot be predicted. No long-term health risks have been associated with having chronic fatigue syndrome. The first step is to see if there is any other explainable cause for your fatigue. Your doctor will probably want to review your symptoms and medical history, and give you a physical exam. Your doctor may also want to do some blood tests, but lab testing is not often helpful in the diagnosis of CFS. Medicine can treat some of the symptoms, such as muscle aches, sleep problems, anxiety and depression. The medicine may only reduce your symptoms and allow you to be more active, not cure the fatigue. So far, there is no medicine that cures the entire syndrome. The good news is most symptoms improve with time.

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MYTH: All children will outgrow bullying. For some, bullying continues as they become older. Unless someone intervenes, the bullying will likely continue and, in some cases, grow into violence and other serious problems. Children who consistently bully others often continue their aggressive behavior through adolescence and into adulthood. MYTH: Reporting bullying will make the situation worse. Research shows that children who report bullying to an adult are less likely to experience bullying in the future. Adults should encourage children to help keep their school safe and to tell an adult when they see bullying. MYTH: Teachers often intervene to stop bullying. Adults often do not witness bullying despite their good intentions. Teachers intervene in only 14 percent of classroom bullying episodes and in 4 percent of bullying incidents that happen outside the classroom. MYTH: Nothing can be done at schools to reduce bullying. School initiatives to prevent and stop bullying have reduced bullying by 15 to 50 percent. The most successful initiatives involve the entire school community of teachers, staff, parents, students, and community members. MYTH: Parents are usually aware that their children are bullying others. Parents play a critical role in bullying prevention, but they often do not know if their children bully or are bullied by others. To help prevent bullying, parents need to talk with their children about what is happening at yeshiva, school, and in the community at large.

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News around the region REP. ENGEL – UNEMPLOYMENT AT LOWEST RATE IN 2 ½ YEARS Congressman Eliot Engel (D-NY-17) said he was encouraged by the betterthan-expected unemployment numbers for November as the rate dropped to 8.6%, the lowest since March 2009. In addition to the 120,000 jobs added, an upgrade of the September and October reports accounted for another 52,000 jobs. Rep. Engel also called for passage of jobs legislation to boost the economy and get even more Americans back to work. Private payrolls grew by 140,000 jobs in November after increasing by 117,000 in October. This is the 21st consecutive month of private sector job growth. Government employment fell by 20,000 jobs as public payrolls have fallen for the 10th time in the last 11 months. Retail jobs surged in November, adding almost 50,000 jobs. Construction jobs fell slightly, while manufacturing rose. Health care and social assistance jobs rose by almost 20,000, while temporary hiring also

increased by over 22,000. Temporary hirings are often seen as a sign of an increase in future permanent hirings. Economists believe the economy needs to add at least 125,000 jobs each month to keep the still-toohigh unemployment rate steady. In the two years since the recovery officially began, there are over 13 million people still looking for work, with almost half of them out of work for six months or longer. A drop in the number of people neither working, nor looking for work but who say they still want a job, along with part-time employees, is an additional sign of increased hours or of part-timers moving on to find other work. Rep. Engel said, “Far too many families are still struggling with long-term unemployment – but it is much nicer to be talking about gaining 140,000 private sector jobs than the hundreds of thousands we lost during the months leading to the end of the Bush Administration. We need to use the positive signs seen this fall as a springboard to facilitate a stronger recovery.

“This means setting aside political rancor and sending a bipartisan jobs bill to the President’s desk. The House Republican Majority refuses to work with the Democratic Minority, or the President, to put forth legislation to help create jobs, and instead is fixated on an ideological agenda ahead of helping middle and lower income families. “It also means extending unemployment insurance for those still struggling to find work. In 75 years, we have never cut off unemployment insurance benefits when the unemployment percentage was so high. Hardly anyone receiving unemployment benefits chooses to be in this position, but until more jobs are created we must do what is necessary. “Our economy is gradually making positive strides, in spite of Republican opposition to any effort to strengthen it. Imagine what we could do if they’d join our efforts to pass the American Jobs Act – or similar legislation. Let’s finally work together, and produce a jobs bill which helps the unemployed and aids employers at the same time.”

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for your family that includes the following: Plan on a place to go when a winter storm warning is issued, depending on where you are ”“ at home, school, work, or if you're outdoors or in your car. Plan for a friend or relative you've designated as your point of contact if you are separated from your family during a severe winter storm. Place where family members can meet if you're separated in a storm.

Make sure your home's attic and walls are properly insulated. Let your faucets drip to prevent freezing water from causing pipes to burst. Make sure your pipes are properly insulated and leave cabinet doors open around pipes to ensure they receive You'll want to be able to receive all warmth from the air flowing through of the latest weather updates during your home. Learn more about taking a winter storm, which means you'll care of pipes here. need more than one reliable source of Apply weather stripping to exteriorweather information. We recommend facing windows and doors, and put storm windows in place as needed. the following: Sign up for The Weather Channel Set up emergency heating equipAlerts for your mobile phone and/or ment, such as a fireplace with wood or email. Receive all our alerts by signing coal and a camp stove with fuel. up here. Purchase space heaters as needed and Purchase a NOAA Weather Radio, learn how to use them safely ”“ keep which broadcasts all of the latest space heaters away from furniture, weather updates as well as winter drapes and all flammable objects, and storm watches and warnings for your never leave them turned on in a room area. Learn more at the NOAA Weather where no one is present. Never drape wet clothes, gloves, hats or socks over Radio site. Make sure you have fresh batteries for a space heater to dry. your radio(s), in case your home loses Learn how to shut off your home's power for an extended period of time. water valves in the event that a pipe Learn the difference between a winter breaks. storm watch and warning.

If you know a winter storm will arrive in your area soon, make sure you have the following ready, especially in the case of a severe winter storm:

Food that is non-perishable, if you lose power. Emergency equipment such as generators and flashlights, tested and ready for use. Water for drinking and cooking, collected in bottles in case your pipes freeze. Make sure to charge your mobile phone, laptop and other mobile device batteries.

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Avoid dangerous winter travel problems by taking a few simple precautions. When the season changes from fall to winter, remember to have the following maintenance service performed: Check your car's radiator system and have it serviced as needed. Check the antifreeze in your car, to make sure you have the right amount and mixture for winter. Check your windshield wiper blades and replace your wiper washing fluid with one that's specifically for wintertime driving. Check your tires for any worn-down areas or treads. If you don't already have them, purchase jumper cables and store them in your car. Purchase an ice removal tool and store it in your car, in case your windshield and windows become covered in ice.

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© 2011 All rights reserved. Permission to print granted to The Advocate There is a bit of debate about how to handle delivery of unfortunate news to children. We’re referring to the need for an adult to inform a child that he has not performed as well as expected. He may have done poorly on a test in school, or he may have completed a task at home insufficiently. Should we tell him the truth and let him bear the brunt of his shortcoming, or should we soften the blow to his ego by minimizing the magnitude of error? And what about good news? Should we inflate praise in order to boost selfesteem? Our opinion is displayed in the title of this article. Before we explain our position on the matter, why all the fuss? Does how we praise children really matter? The Research: Yes, it does matter. A lot. Related research bears this out. A recent joint study was published by Drs. Young-Hoon Kim from the University of Pennsylvania and Chi-Yue Chiu from Nanyang Technological University in Hong Kong. These gentlemen tested thousands of high school and college young men and women and found that self-effacement and self-enhancement can lead to depression. Their research showed, through a series of experimental activities, that those who overinflate their egos may be more vulnerable to depression than those who don’t. Why would one inflate his ego? Many people do it to save face. They wish to save themselves from embarrassment in front of others, especially their peers, so they stretch the truth a bit and exaggerate their accomplishments. These are the folks who describe themselves as “directors of sanitation”, rather than janitors, or as “office managers”, instead of secretaries. They need to dress up their identity. Then when the curtain goes up, revealing how “menial” their jobs really are, they take a dive toward depression. A couple of important points. First of all, janitorial and secretarial jobs are not menial. They are important and require specific skills, and some of these folks are extremely talented. Unfortunately society denigrates jobs like these with pure lack of appreciation and sensitivity. And since reality rules, many people who occupy jobs like these feel compelled to inflate their titles or responsibilities in order to make themselves more presentable. Because of their surrendering to societal pressures, these individuals will suffer in the end, possibly from depression. Their exaggerated selfpraise will trap them.

The second point is that along with crowning oneself with overdone praise comes the need to keep up the act. Self-over-praisers need to fortify their titles with inflated descriptions of what they have achieved. The taller the lies, the harder they fall. What can we can do to help? Application to Education: So far we have been discussing overdone self-praise. We believe it is appropriate to extend this discussion to include praise given by others, especially that which parents and teachers heap on children. We would like to apply the U of P and Nanyang caution to adults who praise children for their accomplishments. As responsible adults, we support the efforts of our children. That requires giving children positive reinforcement, most often in the form of praise, as reward for their achievement and to encourage them to continue to apply themselves. Positive reinforcement needs to be measured. It should not be overloaded, as we will be doing a disservice to our children and defeating our goal of encouraging future growth.

"No one knows better how well he did than the child." Our Advice: The most important property of praise should be honesty. Honesty means accuracy. There is nothing wrong with telling a child how well he has completed an assigned task or something he ventured to do voluntarily, as long as the praise fits the accomplishment. When children receive honestly accurate praise, they can comfortably bathe in the pride that they feel. They know that they deserve your praise because they know how hard they worked to earn it. The danger lies on the flipside of this coin – insincere praise. Although the intention of the adult is to sincerely boost a child’s self-esteem, doing so artificially is a setup for failure. In this case, insincerity is not a description of intention; it is the value of the praise itself. Let’s not fool ourselves. No one knows better how well he did on a given task than the child. He knows whether or not he deserves the amount of praise he receives. When a child receives praise that does not match his accomplishments, he interprets that receipt in one of two ways: either the adult cannot

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competently measure what the child accomplished, or the adult respects him less than he thought, translated as “insincerity.” At first blush you might wonder, “How can this be?” How is overpraising less respectful? Children who know how well they have succeeded and how much praise they deserve look at over-praise as patronizing. The child senses that you are giving him a gentle pat on the head because he needs it, or else his feelings might be hurt. Although gentle praise might be appreciated, not if it is dishonest. Basically, less generous honest praise is more welcome than overly generous praise is. Kids respect honesty. They do not like to be patronized. There is an additional problem, which we mentioned above regarding “menial” workers. When children receive exaggerated praise in front of others, they will need to maintain that image in the future. The problem is that they know that they will not be able to sustain their “reputation.” Their house of cards will collapse, and they will meet depression, just as the research has suggested. It is our duty as responsible adults to keep children out of this

The heated spot melted and the balloon broke However, the second balloon did not break when the flame touched it Water inside the balloon carried heat away Heated spot may darken, but balloon does not break immediately

danger zone. Don’t set them up for failure to begin with by praising them dishonestly. Praise is a good thing. Just keep it honest and legitimate. Give children as much praise as they deserve. Don’t be cheap, but also don’t be artificially generous. Awarding fitting praise confirms our respect and admiration for what our children accomplish. This ensures children that they are reading their own actions accurately and that they can feel comfortable with their self-assessment. Accurate self-assessment is an important tool for life. Our praise helps children to hone their self-assessment. Consequently, we are “helping children to help themselves.” Eliezer and Miryam Vilinsky are educational consultants in private practice. They provide direct instruction to students, conduct teachertraining seminars and consult with schools and families worldwide. They can be reached at Educational Support Services at 426-3673 and at www. TReaching.com. The weekly edition of Educational Insights is available via subscription. Call for details.

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Inspection & Maintenance Heating & Cooling

Forced Air Heat

Your home’s heating and cooling system should give you many years of service with proper maintenance. Preventive maintenance will lower your energy costs, prevent costly repairs and prolong the life of your system. Regular maintenance will ensure that your system is ready to heat and cool your home when needed. Remember that your home’s system must be maintained regularly. Always follow the manufacturer’s maintenance specifications .

Forced air heating systems warm many modern homes. First a furnace or electric heat pump heats cool air. A blower then forces the heated air throughout your home. The heated air travels through ducts and registers into your home’s living areas. Next cool air returns to the furnace by a separate register and duct known as the cold air return. Finally, the furnace heats the returning cool air and the cycle begins again.

Professional Maintenance

Your forced air heating system requires comprehensive annual maintenance by a professional heating contractor at the beginning of each heating season. In addition, you should follow the simple maintenance suggestions discussed below to keep your system operating at peak performance.

Most heating and cooling systems should be serviced once a year by a professional heating or cooling contractor. The professional contractor has the tools, instruments and training necessary to maintain your system for dependable, trouble-free operation. The contractor should inspect your system, complete necessary maintenance tasks and adjust the entire system for optimal performance. The contractor that installed your system or your local oil or gas distributor should be qualified to maintain your system. You also can look for heating and cooling contractors in the yellow pages of your local telephone book. You may want to consider purchasing a service contract for your system. Once you find a good contractor, reward the contractor’s service by your continued patronage. Thermostats Thermostats signal a demand for heat at preset minimum temperatures. It is this signal that controls the rest of the heating system. When the air reaches the desired temperature, the thermostat turns the heating system off. Thermostats control cooling systems in the same manner at preset maximum temperatures. Clock thermostats and multiple-setback thermostats can be adjusted to maintain different temperatures at different times of the day to conserve energy. You can set the units for lower temperatures during the work day if the house is empty and at night when you sleep. Maintenance Thermostats should be cleaned and, if necessary, adjusted once a year. Dust between contact points and improper alignment can affect a thermostat’s operation. Your heating and cooling contractor should inspect all thermostats during the annual service call. If you prefer, you can maintain the thermostats yourself. This annual maintenance should include the following: 1. Dust. Remove the thermostat’s cover and dust the inside surfaces and any metal coil with a soft brush. 2. Contact Points. Clean metal contact points by working a piece of heavy bond paper or thin card stock between the contact points and blowing the contacts clean. 3. Liquid Mercury Contacts. The previous step is not necessary if the unit has a liquid mercury contact enclosed in an airtight glass tube instead of contact points. 4. Switch Contacts. Clean any metal switch contacts along the top or edges of the unit with a cotton swab moistened with alcohol.

Air Filters Dirty air filters restrict airflow and reduce the heating system’s efficiency. Inspect your air filters once a month when the system is in use for heating or cooling. Clean or replace dirty air filters as necessary. The first step in inspecting your air filters is to locate and remove the metal panel covering the filter or filters. The cover panel should be located near the heating system’s blower. Next, slide out the filters. Clean or replace the filters with new filters of the same size. Slide the new filters into position according to the air-flow directions on the filter. Finally, replace the cover panel. Regular inspection, cleaning and replacement of your furnace filters will reduce your heating bills and prolong the life of your heating unit. Balancing The Heat If some rooms seem too hot or too cold, you can “balance” the heat distribution throughout your home. Open and close supply registers and duct dampers as necessary to control the flow of heated air. If your system has duct dampers, they should be found where one duct branches from another. The damper handle shows the direction of the damper vane. A damper is fully open when the handle is parallel to the duct. It is fully closed when the handle is perpendicular to the duct. Increase air flow to cold rooms and reduce air flow to overheated rooms. If you have problems adjusting the heat to your satisfaction, consult your professional heating contractor. Call your heating contractor early before the start of the heating season to schedule a service call. This way you will beat the winter rush. The contractor should do the following: 1. Thermostats. Clean and adjust all thermostats. 2. Blower Blades. Clean the furnace’s blower blades. 3. Fan belts. Check fan belt tensions and adjust as necessary. Worn or faulty fan belts should be replaced. 4. Motors. The blower motor and any other motors should be oiled. Do not oil permanently lubricated motors.

5. Alignment. Check alignment with a level and adjust as necessary.

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