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Yeshiva Parents Bearing-up Under Tuition Strain

By JONATHAN WALTER Standard Staff Reporter

Yeshiva tuitions are hitting local families hard and some have even considered moving their children to public schools. While yeshiva tuition hasn’t significantly increased, the recession, combined with the high cost of living in The Five Towns has parents, school officials and local rabbis concerned.

“The reality is that there is no replacement for a yeshiva education,” Rabbi Zalman Wolowick

of Chabad of The Five Towns said. “There is the academic education and the environment, and you can exchange that for anything else. You can’t expect a child in public school that gets one or two hours of religious education at synagogue to be a yeshiva child. I’m saying that this is an important part of their education.”

At Chabad of the Five Towns, Wolowick offers a Hebrew school program, but he says it isn’t enough.

“It is just a program that is just

to catch up,” Wolowick said of his program. “It doesn’t replace the yeshiva in any way. At least they are in the right environment.”

With many local families struggling, local yeshivas have offered tuition assistance programs in order to help parents keep their kids in yeshiva schools, and out of public schools.

“I think that it’s not that it’s gone up so much,” a Woodmere parent, who sends his children to the Hebrew Academy of The Five Towns and Rockaway

(HAFTR) said. “It’s not even anywhere close to what it is in Westchester, New Jersey and the City.

There are many families on assistance. It’s just something where you make a sacrifice if you’re not wealthy. There are some people who have no trouble doing it in one check, but half the people have money issues. The schools have been decent about giving assistance when necessary. The real, unbiased viewpoint is, is it a real sacrifice for me? Yes. But is

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Eight Early Retirees to Cost District 14 Nearly $500K

By Scott P. Moore

positions effective June 30th of this year. Those retiring include Joan Birringer-Haig, principal of Ogden Elementary School; Eileen Mahoney, assistant principal of Hewlett High School; and Ellen Feldman, a social worker at Hewlett Elementary School. The district recently offered a retirement incentive to members of the HewlettWoodmere Administrators and Supervisors (HWASA) unit, which includes principals, assistant principals, some directors, chairpersons, guidance counselors, psychologists, and social workers.

“The primary function of this incentive is to provide time to plan,” said Dr. Peter Weber, assistant superintendent of business. “This is particularly true when we consider the replacement of building principals. Within the next two years schools we will phase-in the new student assessment standards and the shift to a new and expanded teacher evaluation program in 2013. Principals will have key roles in this process.”

According to a November 16th, 2011 resolution passed by the

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The Hewlett-Woodmere Public School District has announced the early retirement of at least eight highly salaried administrative employees which will have the district pay out nearly half a million dollars in retirement incentives over the course of the next two years.

The announcement, which included four of the district’s five principals, was made in Superintendent Joyce Bisso’s January message on the district’s website.

“These are challenging times for school districts, as New York State continues to increase unfunded mandates at the same time that the new tax levy cap will limit resources,” Bisso wrote in her letter, referencing a two percent cap limit that prevents school districts in the state from year-to-year. “Multi-year planning is essential, not only to the budget development process but also to the sustainability of our schools.”

Three out of the eight announced members will retire from their

Hewlett Elementary School will see two officials retire in the next two school years.

Photo by Scott P. Moore.

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Photo Released of Bank Robbery Suspect

Suspect caught on surveillance cameras while robbing the Bank of America branch in Lawrence last week.

Crime Stoppers and the Nassau County Police Department are seeking the public’s help in identifying the above-pictured unknown subject. The subject is wanted in connection with a robbery that occurred in Lawrence last week.

On Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at approximately 10:47 a.m. the above pictured subject entered the Bank of America located at

400 Central Avenue, Lawrence.

The subject handed the teller a note demanding cash.

Crime Stoppers is asking anyone who has any information about this case, or the identity of the subject pictured above to contact them at their toll free hotline: 1-800-244-TIPS (8477).

There is an up to $5,000 reward and callers can remain anonymous.

Right Time Grocery Held-Up Right Time Grocery in Cedarhurst was robbed on Monday. According to police, a male black subject entered the store and ordered the 53-year-old employee to lie on the floor. The subject had a visible silver handgun and ordered the victim to hand over cash. He left the store in a cream colored Ford Explorer that was seen heading north-

bound on Rockaway Turnpike, police said.

The subject is described as six feet tall, medium build, wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt with white lettering, and a green bandana covering his face. There were no injuries reported. Detectives ask anyone with information to contact Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800244-TIPS.

Remembering Woodmere’s Conklin Avenue in 1906

BY SUSAN VARGHESE

Standard Associate Editor

In 1906, James and Winifred Howe lived on Conklin Avenue in Woodmere, with a windmill, a horse, a barn, and their three kids, Lester, James and Russell. While the house has since been demolished and decades have passed, their great grandchildren haven’t forgotten.

Russell Howe (named after his great uncle) was born and raised in Woodmere on Conklin Avenue, across the street from his great grandparent’s home.

Patricia Marro, Howe’s sister, remembers being nine-years-old when her great grandmother passed away. “ Her name was Winifred and she was 104 years old. I remember never wanting to go into the barn at their house and play because there were always bats in there,” Marro said laughing. Marro still lives in her childhood home in Woodmere.

“It was a different kind of lifestyle then,” Marro added. “I used to walk to Hewlett High School. There were no school buses.

You had to wear skirts and stockings. In 1969, my senior year at Hewlett, we were allowed to wear pants.” Marro also spoke fondly of past businesses, like Tiny’s Ice Cream Parlour

on Broadway and Luke’s Florist, which she dubbed as a “landmark.”

Growing up in The Five Towns was “beautiful,” Howe recalls. “We never locked any doors. We’ve gone to sleep many times in the summer with just the screen door closed, and front door wide open. You never worried about things like that. The mailman was a friend of ours and he’d come in for a cup of coffee. Everyone knew everybody.”

Their grandfather, Lester Curtis Howe, who lived in the original home across the street, was a pitcher for the Boston Red Sox in 1923 and 1924. He also lived with Lowe’s family when he was a child.

Howe reminisced on memories with his grandfather, Lester. “He would always get mail asking for an autograph on a self addressed index card. He would sign it and send it out. If I was outside playing catch with a friend, he’d always come outside and say, ‘Give me the ball,’ then he would go to the other side and throw a perfect strike…It was unbelievable.”

Howe got married in 1985 and moved out of The Five Towns and into Baldwin. “ I even-

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Conklin Avenue in Woodmere in 1906. The people in the photo are James and Winifred Howe.

Photo courtesy of Russell Howe.

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Community Chest Welcomes New President

BY SUSAN VARGHESE

Standard Associate Editor

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he Five Towns Community Chest welcomed a new president, Steven Spiro, in a ceremony at HewlettWoodmere Library Tuesday night.

“For everything I’ve done in Chest, I couldn’t have done anything alone,” Spiro said during his speech. “…This past Saturday, my son was married. As I start a new chapter of my life, I’m proud to lead the Five Towns CC in the next chapter of its life.”

Past president, Craig Spatz who’s been involved with the chest since 1998 said, “Giving back to the community was the first thing my parents told me about so it started at a very young age…I really adore this organization.”

As previously reported, The

Yeshiva Parents Bearing-up Under Tuition Strain

Hewlett-Woodmere Superintendent Dr. Joyce Bisso, Steven Spiro, Councilman James Darcy, Craig Spatz, Nassau County Legislator Howard J. Kopel, Eric Kesslowitz and Bob Block Photo by Susan Varghese Five Towns Community Chest raises money and divides it on a yearly basis among their agencies based upon need. They include The Five Towns Community Center, The Five Towns Early Learning Center, The Five Towns

Senior Center, Peninsula Counseling Center, and Tempo Group Incorporated, all of which help the community in different ways.

During the ceremony, Capt.

Danny Gluck, commanding officer of the Five Towns Auxilia-

ry Police, Audrey Goodman, The Peninsula Counseling Center’s community relations coordinator, and the Chest’s Youth Board members were also honored.

Hempstead Town Councilman James Darcy also spoke at the ceremony and added, “I can’t think of a more important group for the Five towns and the community in general, besides the community chest. “ The Five Towns Community Chest is currently planning their 15th annual Youth Board Basketball Tournament, which will be held on March 18.

it something that is important to me? Yes it is. It’s meaningful.”

Relatively few have gone down the rout of switching to free public schools despite the tough choice of sending your children to an expensive private school.

“We have a small handful that have gone to public schools,” HAFTR Chairman Josh Wanderer said. “Our goal is to provide a Jewish education to every one who wants one. We’ve been working with parents whether it is through scholarships or payment plans.

We haven’t lost throngs of kids.

I think it’s not just HAFTR, but all the day schools in the community that everyone is trying to work with their parents to try and make sure parents aren’t forced to put their kids in public school,” Wanderer said.

“I’m sure there are a lot of parents struggling. The recession has been long and deep.

It has hit our community harder than others. There are parents struggling. Tuition does go up and unfortunately we’re facing a situation where people’s

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income is cut significantly, but we’re working with parents so that they can continue to send their kids to HAFTR,” Wanderer added.

David Mark, of Cedarhurst, sends his daughters to the Torah Academy For Girls in Far Rockaway and views sending his children to yeshivas as integral to their Jewish life. “I personally believe that we have to raise our children in a Jewish home and it’s important to put them through Jewish day school to reinforce the Jewish values we live by,” Mark said.

“If we follow the Jewish path it will maximize their happiness since we believe the Torah maximizes Jewish potential. I don’t know how we’ll sustain this way of living, but this is a very strong Jewish community and when people can’t afford it, the yeshivas help out. It’s a community and it’s one person looking after the other.”

While he has had to make some financial sacrifices, he views yeshiva schools as an enhancement to his family’s lifestyle and not a detriment as he gets to enjoy his children coming home from school singing Jewish songs.

“It brings so much light into our home and has affected us in a positive way,” Mark said. “In that way it has enhanced our lifestyle. It’s hard to say whether we’ve had to make sacrifices. We believe God gives us whatever we need and the same goes for our children. We may not be the best example because luxury for us is having chicken and enjoying our garden.

Most may want to take a Florida vacation and we might take a tenth of that money and go to a farm,” Mark said.

Depending upon circumstances, which are dictated by upbringing, wealth, and religiousness, parents may have differing views of the necessity of yeshiva schools.

“If you ask a parent a question about yeshiva tuition, you will likely get a different answer from a parent who attended an Orthodox Jewish yeshiva, than another parent who went to public schools or a less Orthodox Jewish school,” Mario Joseph, a Woodmere resident to who sends his children to a yeshiva school in Queens said.

“They will likely see the need for a yeshiva education very differently. One will see it as a luxury, and not a necessity.

The other will see it as a necessity, and not a luxury. The parent who believes it to be a necessity, won’t necessarily

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Yeshiva Parents Bearing-up Under Tuition Strain CONTINUED FROM P. A2 complain about the cost of the tuition; it’s an unavoidable expense, and there is no alternative. I don’t entirely agree, but I respect the belief of such a parent.”

Joseph recalls his own parents struggling to pay for his yeshiva schooling, and while he hasn’t faced quite the same challenges as they have, it has made him sympathetic to those who do.

“It was a major financial struggle for them, and I have vivid memories of them volunteering at school functions,” Joseph said.

“I have no vivid memories of lavish vacations or lifestyle. I recognize now their sacrifices. I take pride in sending my children to a yeshiva to continue the leg-

acy of my parents, but admittedly question the financial wisdom of the choice. I also admittedly wonder whether many parents who complain about the cost of yeshiva tuition, are volunteering at their schools and sacrificing their own lifestyles. I hope to see the investment returned one day in my grandchildren and beyond.”

There is also some criticism of those who are on financial assistance with the Yeshivas, but went on fancy winter vacations.

“I just got off the phone with a parent struggling with yeshiva tuition but was going on vacation to Florida,” Wolowick said, “and you have to ask what is most important. The first time I flew to Israel was when I was 19-years-old, not because my par-

Eight Early Retirees to Cost District 14 Nearly $500K CONTINUED FROM P. A1 Hewlett-Woodmere Board of Education obtained by Five Towns Patch through the Freedom of Information Law (FOIL), members of this unit would be eligible for a one-time bonus payment of 40 percent of their final year’s income as long as they submitted an irrevocable letter of resignation to the New York State Teachers Retirement System.

“Advanced knowledge of their

plans will provide the District with increased time to conduct a thorough search for exceptional instructional leaders to fill positions and to review the administrative structure of the District,” wrote Bisso. “In addition, it will ensure a smooth transition with the assistance of current administrators” Bisso asserts that there “will be financial savings for the District as well.” While their resignation initially removes over $390,000 in salaries in June ac-

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ents didn’t love me but because it just didn’t happen.”

“They’ve (the yeshivas) started telling people that they have to come up with some cash or we’re not going to let your kids come back to school after vacation,” said a Woodmere parent who spoke on the condition anonymity. “They give a clarion call to people that if they take a vacation and you’re having trouble making payments, we’re going to be pretty angry if we find out.”

When it comes to finding a solution, financial assistance seems to be the only answer. The yeshivas cannot cut their operating costs and depend on the parents for the tuition in order to provide their children with a first rate Jewish education.

“I don’t know what the solution is,” Wolowick said. “I know the yeshivas try very hard, but there are bills to pay ultimately and I don’t know the solution. I do encourage parents to not look

at it any different as if they were looking to heal their child for an ailment. We have to give a child a Jewish tomorrow. We have to look at this the same way spiritually. Even if a public school has a large percentage of Jewish students, we have to make sure they go to a Yeshiva. It isn’t the same. Parents have to put luxuries aside because they have zero importance compared to a healthy Jewish soul. It’s beautiful that parents have expensive bah mitzvahs but I look at it as how that money could go toward putting children through a Jewish education and there is nothing more important.”

Joseph also offered the possibility of sending children to less expensive yeshiva schools, just outside of The Five Towns area as a way to deal with costs.

“There are choices nowadays of yeshivas,” Joseph said. “It’s easier to transport a child outside your ‘immediate commu-

nity,’ and still get a high caliber yeshiva/secular education that wasn’t otherwise available to you because it didn’t exist or it was too difficult to get to. What is ‘local’ today, includes yeshivas that were not historically considered ‘local’. For those parents who send their kids to a yeshiva and pay 50 percent of their disposable income so cannot make ends meet, then complain bitterly about it, there are options.

Complaining to the schools doesn’t work because they have their own operating expenses.

Are you going to cut back on the things that make the experience and education at that school great? Of course not. Thankfully though, there are less expensive yeshivas that offer equally great experiences and education.

Of course, there are also fantastic school districts in our area.”

With yeshiva’s high costs, it may seem like the trend is that children would switch to pub-

lic schools, but Wolowick says nothing pleases him more than seeing the opposite.

“The biggest accomplishment at our Hebrew school is when a parent comes to us and says that they are going to put their children into a yeshiva,” Wolowick said. “I believe if many parents took the attitude that there is nothing more important as a Jewish education, and look at it that it is a health issue that can affect their child’s soul, there would be many more in Jewish education.

What we are trying to do is make sure we have a Jewish tomorrow.”

Mark asked his five-year-old daughter, Orly, if she was missing anything in her life. She replied by saying she was just missing a new American Girl Doll (she has two already). Mark said she’ll probably get it one day, but then asked her a more important question.

“Do you like school?”

“Yes, I love it.” Orly said.

cording to data from See Through New York, the trio will be owed nearly $160,000 as a part of the their retirement incentive in addition to their pensions. The district will also need to hire new employees to replace the retirees, possibly wiping out any or all purported savings and the replacements may even cost the district more.

Weber said the incentives can save money for the district in two ways – possible lower costs for new hires and potential savings if there is a net reduction in staff, which has not yet been determined.

“Having more than a year to

plan permits the district to consider both options and then move expeditiously to fill positions with the most qualified candidates,” he said.

“Their leadership and service have had a profound impact on children, families, and staff over their years in HWPS,” continued Bisso. “Each retiree is a valuable member of our learning community and remains completely committed in his/her position until midnight on the last day of service.”

She added: “On behalf of HWPS, I thank each of our announced retirees for their constant caring and consistent professionalism.”

The five other members that have announced their retirement will become effective at the conclusion of next school year on June 30th, 2013. Those members are Jessica Bayer, district chairperson of Art and Technology; Rick Berkowitz, principal of Woodmere Middle School; Bonnie Epstein, principal of Franklin Early Childhood Center; Sandra Pensak, principal of Hewlett Elementary School; Estelle Shafran, assistant principal of Franklin Early Childhood Center. According to their most recent combined salaries on See Through New York their retirements could give the school

district over $810,000 back in salaries due before deducting salaries for the new employees taking over the retirees’ positions as well as pensions owed to the retirees.

“Actual savings will be based upon the decisions we make,” said Weber. “The proposed budgets for 2012-13 and 2013-14 will be adjusted accordingly.”

The current Hewlett-Woodmere School District budget for 2011-2012 is $103,238,325, which was a 2.37 percent increase over the previous year’s budget. The 2012-2013 school budget is expected to be presented within the next month.

Rep. McCarthy Announces New Fire Department Grant Opportunity

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ep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY4), announced the opening of the Department of Homeland Security’s Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) program application period for local fire departments. The current application period opened

on Jan. 30 and ends on Feb. 24.

“During tough times like these, these grants can help Long Island fire departments get the equipment and staffing they need to keep our communities safe,” Rep. McCarthy said. “I encourage every fire department in my district to take advantage of this oppor-

tunity.”

The SAFER program is a funding initiative designed to strengthen the nation’s ability to respond to fire and fire related hazards and to improve overall preparedness by enhancing the ability of grantees to attain and maintain 24-hour staffing. The

objective of the recruitment and retention of volunteer firefighters is to create a more favorable working environment for volunteer firefighters by encouraging current volunteers to continue as well as entice new volunteers to join.

Last year, two fire depart-

Carthy said. “I encourage all my local fire departments and emergency response teams to take advantage of this program and apply for federal dollars.”

For more information on firefighter grant programs, contact Rep. McCarthy’s office at (516) 739-3008.

ments in Rep. McCarthy’s district received more than $66,000 under the SAFER program.

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HEWLETT HAPPENINGS

Hewlett Students Fighting an Educational “Race to Nowhere”

By Cherie Luo

HAFTR Alumni gather in Jerusalem: Twenty five HAFTR alumni studying in Israel spent a rainy morning together in Jerusalem last week.

HAFTR High school Zionism instructor Tuvia Book, also a licensed Israeli Tour Guide, took them through the City of David to the Jewish Quarter.

COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS

Quilts for Veterans 2012: Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray (7th right, standing) proudly takes part in the 2012 Quilts for Veterans event held at the Town of Hempstead Department of Conservation and Waterways facility located on Lido Boulevard in Point Lookout.

Pictured also are quilters Mush Masters and Janice Kobza of Point Lookout, Linda Klymyshyn and Vivianne Manevitz of West Hempstead, Helga Pfeffer of Hewlett, Randy Blinder, Shoshana Schecter, Fran Sicklick and Nancy Sporn of Lawrence, Joyce Valeriano of North Bellmore, Liss Geraldi of Valley Stream, Ann Preputnik of Bellmore and Rockville Centre President of Channel Quilters Helen Westerman; veterans Marine Sergeant Pinchas Raphael Balsam of Lawrence, Navy Radar Specialist Michael Foley of East Setauket, Marine Corp Sergeant Peter “Rocky” Engel of Oceanside, Air Force Mobile Combat Controller Chris Winkeleer of Manorville and Army Captain and FBI Agent Daniel Gilmore of East Rockaway; as well as Steven D’Esposito of Island Park and Franchesca Keeffe of Lynbrook.

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n early January, students reluctantly begin to wake up again at 6:00 a.mm in preparation for going back school.

After the much needed 10 day December break, students are gloomily reminded that the next recess will not be until the end of February. January, the month of cozying up next to a fire, enjoying a cup of hot coco and watching the million snowflakes fall from the sky. Alas, January brought none of the above.

Instead of picturesque snowy hills and snowball fights, students were bombarded with the reality of midterms and final exams. Also taking place in January was an Educating the Future for the Future meeting and the screening of the documentary Race to Nowhere.

In March 2010, the HewlettWoodmere Board of Education adopted Policy 0001. Policy 0001 stresses the district-wide belief that students should graduate high school with more than just a diploma and the ability to take standardized tests. The policy emphasizes skills such as critical thinking, problem solving, communication and collaboration and contextual learning. Policy 0001 is in its

primordial stage, and is currently undergoing the process of being interpreted and enforced in the Hewlett-Woodmere School district. A task force named Educating the Future for the Future (E.F.F.), led by a steering committee of community members, teachers, staff members, and several Hewlett High School students, is dedicated to implementing Policy 0001 in District 14. On January 9th, the E.F.F. team took a deeper dive in examining how Policy 0001 can benefit students’ development and growth. Participants in E.F.F. do extensive self-research and fieldwork before and after each session, during which they then harvest their ideas and come to conclusions in a “World Café”. “Harvesting” is a 21st century skill that lets a large number of people share their thoughts through active participation and active listening. One conclusion that E.F.F. has come to so far is that the best way to enforce Policy 0001 is through active learning and participation and increased interdisciplinary and project-based curriculum.

To further depict the nationwide epidemic of the creation of test taking robots and not critical thinkers, E.F.F. has intro-

Cherie Luo is currently a junior at Hewlett High School. She is a member of the Steering Committee of Youth Leadership Forum, Mock Trial, Hewlett’s newspaper, Spectrum, and Cabaret Night business staff. She is also a participant of the Hewlett Swimming/Diving team and the track team.

duced the documentary, Race to Nowhere to the Hewlett District. The documentary was comprised of a series of brief interviews with students, teachers, administrators and parents from different school districts across the nation explaining how standardized testing has changed the way material is taught. Race to Nowhere was shown on January 22nd at the Johnson Place WEC Center (with a follow up meeting to discuss the documentary on January 23rd). The interviews testify to the documentary’s point that hours of ‘busy work’ and measurement by standardized tests pit students in a “race to nowhere”.

This year, Hewlett High School has enforced a new midterm policy. Because of state recommendations, the high school mandated that every class have some type of midterm, whether in written essay form or project/performance based. In previous years, midterms were given during an allotted, separate five-day period specifically set aside for testing.

This year, however, keeping in mind that there are midterms in every class, the midterm week was shortened to three days with two days of in class midterms. Now, of course, any reasonable person knows that this does not make any sense. With more midterms, shouldn’t there be more days available for testing? Stress-stricken students de-

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Standard Sports

Lawrence Undefeated after 91-43 Win over Plainedge Dwayne Daniel Scores 29, Eddie Robinson Hits 20

By Scott P. Moore

Dwayne Daniels. After knocking in the first two points of the quarter, Daniel would score 14 more before halftime, giving him 21 points before the third quarter. After allowing the Red Devils to come within 12 points of their lead at 27-15, the Golden Tornadoes ran away with a 17-2 run to put them up 44-17. Plainedge was able to manage a small comeback during the final two minutes of the quarter, keeping pace with Lawrence with five points a piece. Going into half time, Lawrence was up 49-23.

“Dwayne stepped up big time,” said Supple. “He had a very good week at practice and all of them are starting to realize when you practice hard and do everything at game speed, it carries over into the game. I’m really proud of him tonight.”

Lawrence continued to dominate the baskets in the third quarter, opening with an 8-1 run before Plainedge managed a field goal. With the lead at 6628, Coach Supple pulled junior Eddie Robinson (20 points) and, minutes later at 71-30, Daniel (29 points). Even with most of their

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ed by sophomore Dwayne Daniel’s 29 points, the Lawrence Golden Tornadoes boys’ varisty basketball team tore through another conference opponent in a 91-43 win over the Plainedge Red Devils on Tuesday evening. The Tornadoes improve to a perfect 7-0 in conference games this season.

Lawrence got off on the right foot, knocking the first five points to open the game and eventually took a 9-3 lead before Lawrence Head Coach Joe Supple took a time out. Reset, the Golden Tornadoes went on a tear through the rest of the quarter with a 12-1 run before Plainedge was able to manage four more points. At the end of the first quarter, Lawrence already had a commanding 21-8 lead.

“Today was a good showing overall,” said Supple. “A couple of guys here were shooting really good and got us going early and we kept it rolling.”

The second quarter belonged to Lawrence’s star sophomore,

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starters benched, the Golden Tornadoes were up 76-38 at the end of the third quarter.

“We shot the ball real well,” said Supple. “When a couple of our guys get hot from the outside, we can light it up sometimes. Tonight just happened to be one of those nights where shots were falling.”

With all non-starters in the game, Lawrence’s offense continued to produce while Plainedge’s sputtered towards the end. In his first game up on the varsity level, Lawrence’s Jymeek Jenkins (10 points) proved he belonged with a strong fourth quarter performance. His six points paced the squad during the 15-point fourth quarter which brought Lawrence to its seventh straight conference victory at 91-43.

“Jymeek Jenkins stepped up well,” noted Supple. “He played very well for the first time up on varsity.”

The win allows Lawrence to maintain its one-game lead in Conference A-II for first place.

Lawrence will travel across The Five Towns this Friday, February 3rd, to take on conference rival Hewlett High School at 7:30 p.m.

“Hewlett’s a very good team,” said Supple. “They’ve got a big point guard and some good athletes and we’ve got a week to prepare for them. We’ll be ready

Eddie Robinson drives past a Plainedge defender for two of his 20 points during the game.

Photo by Scott P. Moore.

– we’ll go in and play well.”

Notes: Dwayne Daniel’s 29 points were a season high for him, he had previously hit 28 points in a game three times this year... Lawrence reached the 90-point mark for the first time in conference play this season and

Dwayne Daniel flies towards the hoop with two of his season-high 29 points on the season.

Photo by Scott P. Moore.

the second time overall (100-77 win against Malverne on 12/27)...

Lawrence was 84.6 percent (11for-13) from the free-throw line....

Lawrence is averaging 74.3 points per game against conference opponents while only allowing 38.7 points per game.

Minus Irvine, Hewlett Grinds LWA Tigers Defeat Browning Out a Tough 52-45 Victory Panthers to Hiy 14-3 Record

By JONATHAN WALTER

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ithout starting center Weldon Irvine on hand, the Hewlett Bulldogs grinded out a tough win against the Bethpage Golden Eagles on Tuesday at home, 52-45. The Bulldogs held the lead the entire game with the exception of a moment in the second quarter, but it was a tough game throughout.

Hewlett struggled to find momentum offensively in the first half. They lead 11-7 at the end of the first quarter and relinquished their slim lead in the second. However, they finished strong, going up 21-16 at the half after forward Avery Feldman hit a short jump shot with just a two seconds left on the clock.

The Bulldogs didn’t seem phased by the tight score and came out in the third firing.

They went on a 9-2 run to start the half, lead by Feldman and strong play from the team as a whole. Hewlett went on to finish the third up 38-28.

“They’re a tough, scrappy team,” Hewlett Head Coach Bill Dubin said. “They play good defense and slow the game down.

They milk the clock very well and use it to their advantage and force you to hit shots from the outside and we played a little better than we did against them last time. They’re a very good second half team. If you look at their record throughout the season, their third quarter has been very good for them. We stuck to what we were going to stick to and they made some adjustments. Maybe we could have come out a bit stronger, but it was working for us.”

In the fourth quarter, Dubin pulled some of his starters in favor of some bench players and the team began to struggle, allowing Bethpage to crawl back

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Hewlett’s Dylan Sasson throws up a shot under the net.

Photo by Jonathan Walter into the game and cut the lead to six, three minutes into the fourth. Hewlett was able to hold off the Bethpage attack however and matched them down the stretch to earn the win.

“We started Bryan Eckerle as center as a sophomore,” Dubin said. “So, on the floor we had a senior, a sophomore and three juniors starting the game. He did an excellent job for his first time starting. Kevin Dehaney did an excellent job on defense and everyone kind of picked up the slack for Weldon on offense. If he were here, I think it would have been a 20-point game.”

Dubin wouldn’t disclose why Irvine missed the game, but said it wasn’t over anything serious and he expects his star center

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to be back on the court on Friday for the team’s game against Lawrence.

Feldman finished the game with a game high 20 points, five rebounds and three assists. Point guard Harrison Brenner had the second most points, coming through with 19, while Dillon Sasson contributed 13 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists off the bench. The win moved Hewlett to 6-1 in league play with their lone loss coming against Lawrence.

“After playing all of the teams we’ve played this season, I think that Lawrence is the best team in the county,” Dubin said of the upcoming rivalry game. “I think we have a shot. We have to play our game and not let them run up and down the floor like we did the first time and make them play half court offense, force some turnovers and keep the score low. We can’t run with them. We’re not good enough offensively to run with them.”

fter losing two in a row on the road, Lawrence Woodmere Academy returned home with a show of force against the Browning Panthers of Manhattan on Wednesday afternoon, winning 52-42. After a injury to his hand limited his minutes for the past two games, starting forward Rokas Lapsys had a dominating performance, getting to the rim and taking medium range jump shots to key his team’s victory.

LWA started off slow and at times, Browning appeared to have the edge over a team that had just lost two straight. After the first quarter, LWA held a 1412 lead, but it was in the second quarter that Browning took advantage of LWA’s lack of cohesion on both offense and defense, earning a 24-21 lead by halftime. It would have been more but Trent Parrish had a drive to the net with time expiring that got his team to within three.

Strong play by LWA’s guards in the second half helped them get back into the game and take the lead. Point guard Jake Lundenberg seemed to hit three pointers at will as Browning left him alone on the outside as they attempted to double team Lapsys. Opening up the outside shooting worked to Lapsys’s advantage as well as they eventually had to respect LWA’s outside shooters. Lapsys had a splint on his injured fingers, but the injury didn’t appear to affect his shot.

“On Monday he played half, and yesterday he played a quarter, but he looked hampered,” Hewlett Head Coach Jeff Weiss said. “Today he looked a little bit better and that made a big difference.”

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“We played good defense,” Weiss said. “I’m assuming we shot the ball poorly. A lot of time when you don’t shoot well, it looks like the team is playing poorly, but I don’t think that’s the case. We didn’t have the momentum offensively, but defensively I think we played pretty good. I’m happy because the effort was a lot better than it was for the past two games. It’s

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hard because it’s a short season and we’ve been in a little bit of a mini-slump for the past two games, but I think we’re going to get out of it.”

Lapsys finished with a game high 23 points. Trent Parrish was second on the team with 14 points, and Lundenberg finished with 12.

“We need to step it up a little bit,” Weiss said. “We have two games next week and we have to start getting into that playoff mode where we’re fine tuning things and we have a lot of things to fine tune.”

LWA currently sports a 14-3 record and takes on The Dwight School of Manhattan on Friday for a 4:30 p.m. game. They then have two games next week before the playoffs start on February 14th.

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Hewlett Coach Cindy Greenberg watches as one of her gymnast flies on the vault.

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Hewlett Gymnastics Team Leaps Around Lawrence

BY SUSAN VARGHESE

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he Hewlett Bulldogs finally found a sport they could beat Lawrence at this year. Hewlett’s Varsity Girls Gymnastics’ Team tumbled over Lawrence on January 30, beating them 136.9-107.3.

“Lawrence is definitely one of our big competitions in the season, but all the teams we compete against are very good and strong competitors,” Hewlett Coach Cindy Greenberg said.

“I’m just glad that we did as well as we did. It’s always nice to have a win. Even though they compete individually, I always look at it as a team score.”

Monday’s meet was their highest scoring meet so far, with Hewlett’s current season record to be 3-6. Lawrence is 1-7.

Hewlett’s Ali Bezalel had the highest all around score and highest score for each part. In Vault, Bezalel had an 8.35, in bars, she had 8.35,

beam, 8.75 and 9.45 on the floor.

Melissa Ramos, from Hewlett, scored her highest for the season at vault, 8.0. “She was the second place in vault, which was an improvement, so I was very happy for her,” Greenberg said. “I think everyone did a really great job.

This is our highest scoring meet so far, I proud of everyone. “ Lawrence’s Katy Miller also had her best vault of the season with a 7.6 and a 7.15 on the floor. She had the highest on the bars with a 5.6. Nicole Eras had a

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Brushes with Spring

his week we were treated to some teasingly warm weather, especially on Wednesday when the mercury edged up towards the low 60s. For a day or two at least the heavy coats were put back in the closet in favor of the kind of lighter jackets we typically wear in October and November. Teenagers (who feel both immortal and immune to any potential malady) were running around town in their shirtsleeves.

Winter 2011-2012 so far has been one of the warmest on record, which is a welcome respite to the Siberian/Antarctic snow-buried deep freeze that was last winter. Some environmentalists wring their hands over the prospect of global warming, but from where we’re sitting this season, the world is still not warm enough. In fact we’re happy to take an official editorial position in favor of global warming if it results in many more winters such as this one in the years ahead. Just think of all the unsold fuel oil the Arabs and Venezuelans would have to sit on were that the case! Think of all the rock salt that wouldn’t have to be excavated from the earth to melt ice on the roads. Think of all the potholes that wouldn’t have to be filled (and the wheel alignments avoided by local motorists) and streets that wouldn’t need to be plowed incurring all kinds of overtime expenses – oh, and fewer service delays on the LIRR! We are exactly 45 days from the first day of spring which this year falls out on Tuesday, March 20th at 1:14 a.m. You can’t help but notice that the days are getting longer, which brightens everyone’s spirits. Because we’ve had so few days below freezing this winter, it is possible we’ll see some early blooming of spring flowers as the ground wasn’t permafrosted and doesn’t need to thaw out. Spring is called the “Vernal Equinox,” and according to The Old Farmers Almanac “the word equinox is derived from the Latin words meaning “equal night.” The spring and fall equinoxes are the only dates with equal daylight and dark as the Sun crosses the celestial equator. The tilt of Earth is zero (relative to Earth). With no tilt, the North/South Poles are basically straight up and down.”

An early auger of spring is the return of daylight savings time which this year comes out on Sunday, March 11th at 2:00 a.m. which is a mere 36 days away. This also coincides with the second week of spring training for Major League Baseball, whose return also is a welcome indicator that Old Man Winter is packing his bags and not a moment too soon.

The Pension and Salary Gravy Train

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e reported last week that the average salary for a teacher in The Five Towns is $111,691 a year with Lawrence (District 15) teachers receiving $109,774.82 and Hewlett-Woodmere teachers (District 14) receiving $113,607.88. We also reported that some teachers are earning around $160K. These are only the teachers. Administrators are routinely compensated well in excess of $150,000 and Superintendents like Hewlett’s Joyce Bisso, is getting $280,412 which exceeds Governor Andrew Cuomo’s $179,000 salary by over $100K. These figures do not include benefit packages which typically totally cover full health care for the whole families of those working in public education not only during their years of employment but also for the rest of their lives after retirement. Combined with other benefits, the average Five Towns teacher can see a total compensation package breaking the $135,000 barrier easily and we homeowners and taxpayers are on the hook for their health care often for decades after they stop working.

Speaking of retirement, Newsday reported last Sunday that Long Island is home to nine out of the 10 highest compensated school pension recipients in all of New York State, the majority of them former school superintendents whose pensions ranged from $214,000 to $316,000 a year for life, not including benefits. The lifetime six figure pension is ballooning across the state with 1,743 school administrators receiving that level of retirement income in 2011 versus 1,202 in 2010. Pension costs were up statewide by eight percent in 2011 over 2010 with retired educators being paid out $5.75 billion.

On the state, county and municipal levels, the number of six-figure pensioners spiked by 20 percent last year. Over the next two years taxpayers will fork over another $2.9 billion to fully fund the pensions. We’ve also seen six figure pensions become commonplace for the uniformed services and even LIRR employees.

Governor Cuomo has proposed to state lawmakers that public employees should increase their level of pension participation from three percent now to six percent and educational employees from the current 3.5 percent to four percent (this pertains only to new employees, not those currently in the system) and up the retirement age from 62 to 65.

We don’t think that the Governor’s proposals go far enough. The Census Bureau reports that New Yorkers’ median household income was $55,603 in 2010. Public sector employees make the argument that compensation is greater in the private sector and that they take lower salaries and bigger benefit and pension packages to balance that out. In reality, unless you’re in the top three percent of private sector earners, you can do a lot better working for schools and local governments. How many in the private sector today earn over $150,000? If you’re in the bottom 95 percent you’re not. Who in the private sector has 100 percent employer paid health insurance? Who in the private sector has a pension, let alone a pension that you only have to contribute three to six percent a year towards? No, it is the public sector employee who is lustily feeding at the public trough on the middle class taxpayers’ dime with salary, benefit and pension packages hitting heavily into the seven figures. Many educational employees have multi-million dollar “golden parachutes” in the form of their pensions. If someone gets a $150K pension plus health insurance for 20 years after retirement, the tab to the taxpayers is nearly $3.5 million. Those receiving over $200K? Over $4 million.

We believe that public sector salaries need to be frozen and

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CONSERVATIVE COMMENTARY

It’s Time to Get Serious About Improving the State of the Union

By Frank Scaturro

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bout two weeks ago you heard the President’s vision for the next year. His address identified job creation and debt reduction as critical goals we all share. In fact, he has identified those objectives for three straight years. It would be encouraging to know that our government is actually focused on those goals.

Unfortunately, the reality we face is different from the words we hear.

The last several years have given us a financial crisis that has been followed by the longest period of economic hardship since the Great Depression.

More and more people remain jobless because potential job creators have lost their confidence in the economy. It should be no surprise that they

Frank Scaturro is a former Counsel for the Constitution on the Senate Judiciary Committee and Republican candidate for the United States House of Representatives in New York’s 4th Congressional District..

have lost that confidence. Under the threat of higher taxes, they do not know how much of their own money the government will let them keep.

In an avalanche of regulatory mandates, they cannot predict the thousands of rules that have not yet been written by bureaucrats who have never been elected. And as government continues to print money with reckless abandon, those who wish to invest in our future do not know the value of the dollar. Our national debt now exceeds $15 trillion. It is equal to the size of our entire economy. Our government is limiting freedom and opportunity, and those who start out with the least opportunity are those who are hurt the most.

On the campaign trail in 2008, the President said that the worst thing to do during such times would be to raise taxes, but that is precisely what he and our representative in Congress, Carolyn McCarthy, have repeatedly tried to do. Not long before, they stood firmly against reforming the policies that did so much to cause the mortgage crisis that hurt us all. The 2009 stimulus bill was pushed by the administration with the promise that it would create jobs, yet unemployment then

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SOAPBOX

DO I GO TO THE DREAM SCHOOL OR THE PRACTICAL SCHOOL?

By Brooke Gottlieb

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resident Obama is currently negotiating a plan to lower the price of college tuitions throughout the country. Upon first hearing this news, I thought, “Wow, this sounds great!” but then I realized the reality that awaits me in the upcoming years. Recently, the media has inundated the public with dire predictions concerning the lack of jobs for college graduates and the high unemployment rate. I always thought that this was a far-away problem and I did not have to worry.

However, as college acceptance letters roll in and I find myself having to decide between various universities, both state and private, there is a lot more to consider than just whether I want an urban or rural campus. I have also found that I am not alone in this position as I speak to my friends who are also in the process of choosing a school for the next four years. Do I pick the best college I get into or the most affordable one?

Many of my friends and I frequently have this conversation with our parents. Like many of my friends with older siblings, it seems as if this issue has more of an impact on my college decision than it did when my brother went to college. In four years, a lot has changed. Even in my Spanish class this past week, we discussed whether it was worth going to an expensive private university over a state or city college. Most of my classmates agreed that we should all go to the best school we get into, but our teacher continued to stress the importance of leaving college without any loans

Brooke Gottlieb is a senior at George W. Hewlett High School. She enjoys bike riding, playing tennis and hanging out with friends and family. She can also be found on her blog brookegottlieb.blogspot.com.

or debt. To be honest, I do not think that we really understood what it is like to deal with such economic problems. The ongoing debate still remains whether the name of our school will really make a difference in the workforce or if we will all be in the same boat regardless of the bumper sticker on our cars. According to my father who is an active member of both the NYSCPA and AICPA, an accounting degree from a local school is worth the same salary offer as that of a top tier university in an accounting firm. If employers do not distinguish between schools and focus instead on overall performance then how much does that name mean?

I can draw a pros and cons list about every school I have applied to regarding their costs, academic opportunities and social aspects. In fact, I frequently sit at my computer trying to figure out what to do. Do I go to one of my dream schools even though I know that it is simply a continuation of high school and my graduate degree will be more important? Yet then I think of the opportunities at a private university like the ones on my list that might not be available if I were to attend a lower-ranked school. Of course, like most people my age, I have not gotten that far in evaluating the line-by-line perks and advantages of each school.

No matter how many times my parents say to me that I need to go to the school that has the right degree for me, which not every school does, I am still drinking from the “top 10” Kool-Aid. In the end, however, I have concluded that there is no right or wrong decision; I am not sure which way I will go. My thoughts right now are that I will have to see which school will offer me the best opportunity to achieve my ultimate career goals.

Hopefully, I will make the best choice for me because I know that an investment like this, which is equivalent to buying a new home, is quite scary.

More importantly, however, is the fact that I am not even quite sure if I will like the neighborhood.

Stay tuned . . .

ast Sunday, The New York Times “Styles” section had a front page article which captured the interest of many. “It’s Not Me, It’s You” by Alex Williams detailed the various approaches taken by some in their effort to lose friends with whom they no longer wish to be connected. Even one person quoted in the article who enjoys, even cultivates, a vast network of friends, admits that sometimes, “some [friends] must fall by the wayside.” I agree with that, while recognizing that the ending of a close friendship is often very complicated and always very painful. Nevertheless, life happens and sometimes, forests are left to burn instead of instructing emergency personnel to working tirelessly in effort to extinguish the flames. And while I, too, have been on the giving and receiving end of such a situation, I never expected I would lose friends to Steve Jobs, especially since he’s dead.

Almost like a movement, some friends have made conscious decisions to abandon their Blackberries and switch to i-Phones. Now that I finally have a Blackberry (one that works, that is), it appears my Blackberry comrades in arms are all jumping ship. After I lost three friends in one day, I began to take this personally. “It’s not you – it’s me,” I heard them say sarcastically. No more BBMing (Blackberry Instant Messaging), no more chat groups, no more part of the club. I was phone dumped. Apple has managed to produce technology which we do not need, but now cannot live without. Who knows if they’ll miss me and the apparently inferior and unreliable technology they so carelessly left behind. One by one, the grass seems to be greener on the other side and my friends are easily leaving their Berries in pursuit of another fruit, one that has historically represented life’s greatest temptations: the apple. I hope they’re happy.

The Times article continues to describe how people are using Facebook to rid themselves of deadweight friendships. While the goal of the site is to actually help find, build and maintain relationships, it seems to have this additional use as well. As a person who only turned to Facebook about a year ago, I was given a quick tutorial in some FB etiquette. Included in those lessons was the art of accepting friend requests.

While one may choose not to accept every request, no request should actually be rejected. Instead, the softer response is simply to ignore rather than blatantly reject the initial invite. I am not sure what the person whose request has been ignored for months thinks is going on. As one who has certainly sent out her share of invites that have been ignored, however, I have not lost any sleep over any of them.

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Miriam L. Wallach,

MS.ed., M.A., has been writing “That’s Life” for close to five years. She lives in Woodmere with her husband and six children and can be found all week long on her blog at www.dearthatslife.com.

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THE LEGENDARY DANNY O’DOUL

SOAPBOX

SOMETIMES THINGS JUST TAKE A “SHWHILE”

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hen I was a “yute” back in the Bronx, every birthday my parents relatives and friends would trek over to Fordham Road, near the Grand Concourse, and go out for a huge “Kitchen Sink,” at Jahn’s Ice Cream Parlor. For those of you who never went to a Jahn’s, the “Kitchen Sink” was the Grand Poobah of massive ice cream servings and the emperor of “everything that was great about America in the 1970’s. Roughly the size of a Roman gladiator’s helmet upended, the “Kitchen Sink” was jammed packed with double digit scoops of fresh ice cream, every topping ever known to man, bananas and also topped with some of the most luscious home-made whipped cream that ever graced a sundae, split, pudding or coconut cream pie. In fact, wars were fought over such splendid air-filled milk fluff. And, grown men would cry real tears at the sight of the last spoonful of this heavenly nectar being scooped up by one of his party.

If a “marbled rye” is the zenith of culinary delights in the Seinfeld pantheon, then the Jahn’s “Kitchen Sink,” holds an equally regal perch in the wonderful world of O’Doul.

I am reminded of the Jahn’s “Kitchen Sink,” not because it is

my birthday, or because I sampled some lame excuse for ice cream last week at Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream Parlor while in Massachusetts, rather, I recall one of the highlights of my youth because of the word I coined this week – “Shwhile” – a combination of “short” and “while” (meaning a short expanse of time). Now, the reason this made me remember Jahn’s Ice Cream Parlor and the “Kitchen Sink” is because of the prominent sign which hung in the establishment’s dining area – “Good Food Takes Time To Prepare.” So, while we would await the preparation of the massive dessert concoction and the service of it in the upside-down Roman Gladiator’s Helmet to our table. We would invariably bother the waiter, asking him when we would get our beloved “Kitchen Sink.” The experienced waiter, who worked there since the famous actress Lucille Ball frequented the ice cream parlor as a teenager, would calmly point to the sign, and explain that, indeed, “good food takes time to prepare.” Then he would assure us that we would get it in a short while.

So, this week, I was commenting to someone, it maybe even have been our Esteemed Publisher, Howard Barbanel, who is always rushing the writers to

This is The Legendary Danny O’Doul wishing all of you a fantastic Super Bowl Sunday, filled with great food, friends, luck in your “pools, ”enjoyment of the commercial breaks, a hopefully “malfunction-free” Madonna half-time show and that wonderful feeling that, at least for three and a half hours, everything is right with the world… at least for “Shwhile”!

hurry up already and send in our columns and articles, that whatever was requested of me would be ready very soon – actually in a “Shwhile.” Now, there is no way anyone knew what a “Shwhile,” was before this week – because, after all, I coined the word, myself.

And, it is a really good word.

So let’s put it good use: Example 1: When will Nassau County Taxpayers finally have had enough of Nassau County Executive, The Great Magneto?

In a Shwhile!

Example 2: When will The Legendary Danny O’Doul win a Pulitzer? In a Shwhile!

Example 3: When will Downtown Woodmere rise again? In a Shwile!

You see, this “Shwhile” word is a real, genuine catchphrase of efficiency. Say you don’t want to throw out the garbage during the last two minutes of this coming Sunday’s Super Bowl – even though your wife is nagging you “in overdrive” – just answer her like this, “Ok, Honey, I’ll take it out in a Shwhile!” Don’t want pay that pesky cable bill, or That astronomical monthly statement from American Water? No problem, just call up them up and tell them that you certainly will pay, except that you just need a “Shwhile” to send in a check! If ever there was a word tailor-made for the Age of Obama and the current Great Recession – it is the magic “Shwhile!”

Will The Five Towns of Long Island, Nassau County and, indeed, America, itself, ever recover and rise again? Surely, but I guarantee that it will certainly take a “Shwhile!”

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Thanks for the Coverage!

To the Editor, On behalf of the Board of Trustees and staff of the Peninsula Public Library, it is my pleasure to write at this time and thank you and your staff for covering and endorsing the children in our community for reading over 4,000 books; more than in any other library community in Nassau County.

Your support of a local institution serves a most important function providing information and congratulations to deserving people. It was exciting to undertake this program, and the dedication of so many helped make the Monster Truck visit so special. Kudos to Vicky Lowree (#5 school); Laurie Diamond (#2 school); Peninsula Library’s devoted children’s librarian Carolynn Matulewicz, and Dr. Polly Van Raalte, educator.

The response to our Monster Truck visit was very positive and overwhelming. We are grateful for the cooperation you extended to us. Your sense of community is most commendable and appreciated.

Arleen Judith Reo Director Peninsula Public Library Lawrence

We Need Your Help To the Editor, Several months ago an open letter to the community-at-large addressed a horrendous situation in a bitter divorce case, in an Orthodox community in our area, where a heartless mother-in-law was evicting a devoted and trusting daughter-in-law and her children from the daugh-

ter-in-law’s house of many years.

The husband and mother-inlaw deviously, maliciously and fraudulently, in a pre-meditated and despicable plot, coerced her into signing over her share of the deed to her home, convincing her she was signing tax forms.

This was deliberately timed days before the husband served this woman with divorce papers. This was a premeditated act between the husband and mother-in-law designed to cheat the daughterin-law of her rightful share to her home, which is part and parcel of marital assets. An eviction notice was served which, if carried out at that time would have put this woman on the street with her children. By some miracle of G-d, this case was taken to the Appellate Court, which given the circumstances, granted a stay. There is a fraud action in Supreme Court awaiting trial.

The husband and mother-inlaw had no patience to wait for a trial and being the vindictive people they are, applied to have this stay thrown out. The decision that just came back from the Appellate Court states that since the fraud case has not yet been tried, this woman should now pay the mother-in-law back rent on this house, as well as future rent in the amount of thousands of dollars, which this woman can ill afford. We are pleading with the community to understand this woman’s plight and to stop these horrendous people from what they are resorting to. This is unethical behavior and considered a white collar crime and ultimately they should be prosecuted.

This is an unconscionable, shameful, horrendous situation, which completely disregards Torah values, as well as, ba-

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sic human and moral values. The mother-in-law and husband have concocted a vicious plot that no G-d fearing religious Jews or anyone else for that matter should be a part of. If there are individuals in the community that feel they can be of help FINANCIALLY or EMOTIONALLY to this woman and her children, please consider the plight and horrible ramifications, if this woman cannot come up with the monies.

This woman has been enduring this heartbreaking and emotionally draining situation that has been perpetrated on her for the last year and a half. WE ARE APPEALING TO THE COMMUNITY. PLEASE HELP!!! If you’d like to help, please email us at LongIslandMom516@gmail.com

Name Withheld on Request Lawrence

The Standard’s Response to the LTA’s Ad In response to an advertisement in today’s issue of The Standard (Page A8) by the Lawrence Teachers’ Association critical of an article written last week, “Five Towns Teachers Average $111,691 Annual Salary,” we would like to clarify where our information and records came from that provided the basis for the story.

All salary information was listed through See Through New York, run by the Empire Center for New York State Policy, a website opened to the public that allows all taxpayers to see where their tax dollars are spent in local and state governments, pensions, and school districts. The information used in the article to define the average was calcu-

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Try and keep it to a maximum of 500 words and email it to us at Letters@standardli.com, fax it to us at 516-374-4068 or via the post office at 1024 Broadway, Woodmere, NY 11598.

Please include your name, address and daytime phone number.

The Right Time for Israel to Attack Iran

By Joel Moskowitz

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his past Sunday’s New York Times magazine ran a cover story about Israel and Iran. The story focused on a few key points in the ongoing saga of Iran’s attempt at making a nuclear bomb. First there is a disagreement between the intelligence community in Israel, which feels that Iran can be stopped through sabotage, assassinations and penetrating the supply chain to sell defective materiel to Iran and with Israel’s the military establishment that favors an offensive strike.

Then there is the United States who prefers sanctions and avoiding all of the ramifications a military strike will cause. Finally, there is the debate within all the parties about the price Israel will pay for striking Iran, mostly through Iran’s agents Hezbollah and Hamas who have tens of thousands of rockets aimed at Israel.

Political will and military urgency will trump the intelligence community on this one I think. Besides, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu got rid of the last Mossad chief who did not prefer a military option so he’s indicated where his sentiments are and he has not been shy about promising the world that Iran will not get the bomb. But what to do about the United States and the 50,000 bombs that rain down on Israel after an Israeli attack on Iran?

The United States can be dealt with within a very short win-

dow. The Obama administration is simply against a strike, Obama’s statement in his State of the Union address that all options are on the table not withstanding. There is a segment of the U.S. population who are tired of war, sick of Afghanistan, fed up with Iraq who have no stomach for any more military operations, by us or an ally. An Israeli strike will be seen as having the acquiescence of the U.S. even if it doesn’t, thus making U.S. assets the target of counter attacks. They are Obama’s constituency, his base and he will not disappoint the base before an election. I don’t think there are many people out there that believe that if Obama is re-elected he will change his mind either.

All the Republican candidates except Ron Paul are in favor of a military strike against Iran by either Israel or the U.S. However, military and intelligence findings in the majority agree that waiting until January 2013 would be too late; that Iran will have already either made the bomb or will have gone beyond the point of no return to making one. Thus if like me you believe an Israeli strike is inevitable the question remains, when?

Politically, the best time for Israel to strike will be as soon as the Republican nominee is determined. This will hamper Obama from taking strong of an action against Israel. If he does, then the Republican nominee will clobber him over not supporting Israel. This is after all an election season and in an

Joel Moskowitz is a businessman and writer who resides in Lawrence NY. His blog “The Ranting Heeb” can be accessed at http://therantingheeb.blogspot.com/ -Joel prides himself on being outspoken and welcomes all comments.

age where every demographic counts and every state is important, Obama cannot chance angering Jews in New York, Florida, Pennsylvania, Ohio and other states. If I were the guy posting the odds in Las Vegas on this I would give the best odds to June or July.

So what to do about all those rockets? Honestly, I’m a little less scared about that than in times past. Hezbollah’s last attack against Israel caused the destruction of a good portion of Lebanon for which they were blamed. However, then, they had Syria as back up along with Iran who were able to reinforce them through a supply chain that went through Syria. That option while still viable comes with many complications. Syria has internal problems of their own, the last thing the Assad regime needs now is fighting Israel while dealing with their own internal rebellion. This time when Israel threatens to return Lebanon to the Stone Age they won’t have to worry about Syria, or at least it will be a much weakened Syria.

Hamas in Gaza is still a problem but one that all military analysts believe is one the IDF can handle. Israel despite world condemnation in the past has been very soft on Hamas. A full scale war will force Israel to take the gloves off. They certainly will not care about U.N. condemnation if they respond to Hamas with force and the U.S., in this election season will have to have Israel’s back.

China and Russia seem to be protecting Syria and to a certain extent Iran. It is hard to imagine though that either one of them would be deeply upset about a nuclear setback in Iran. They

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Howe added,“ Back then [as kids]…We’d go out all day and we’d only come home when the streetlights were on!”

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The photo shows the same house on Conklin Avenue and the barn on the left was over what is now Lynn Place.

Photo courtesy of Russell Howe.

Lawrence Teachers’ Association: Setting the Record Straight We are appalled at the lack of professionalism shown by the South Shore Standard in the January 26, 2012, article entitled, “Five Towns Teachers Average $111,691 Annual Salary.” Due to the numerous factual errors and lack of balance shown by the Standard, the LTA feels the need to set the record straight.

Russell Howe with his siblings, Patti Howe Marro, Michael Howe, and Donald Howe.

Photo courtesy of Russell Howe.

The South Shore Standard The Facts “…the highest paid teacher in the school district The Standard overstated the salary by more than made $161,472 last year.” $30,000. “…in 2011,…superintendent Gary Schall made $155,774.”

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Gary Schall was not the superintendent in 20102011. Mr. Schall’s contractual salary as superintendent is $225,000, approximately $70,000 more than stated by the Standard.

“A teacher with a bachelor’s degree and no prior Such a salary ranks 38th out of the 44 school districts experience…could be expected to be paid in Nassau County, over $8,000 less than a similar $51,432…” teacher in Oceanside, the highest paying district at this level. “…while those with a master’s degrees could expect a starting salary of $59,354.”

Such a salary ranks 40th out of the 44 school districts in Nassau County, over $11,000 less than a similar teacher in the highest paying district, Manhasset.

“The median salaries for Lawrence and Hewlett school districts, respectively, are $110,059 and $111, 924…while in Nassau and Suffolk Counties it was $95,050.”

Lawrence employs very few lower paid, entry level teachers due to the large number of lay offs in recent years. Also, many higher paid veteran teachers have postponed retirement due to the economy. These facts serve to skew the average salary of a Lawrence teacher higher.

“…teachers in North Dakota…start out at an average of $25,793 and the statewide average is only $41,654.”

North Dakota median home price - $111,300.

Nassau County median home price - $487,900 North Dakota median household income - $46,781.

Nassau County median household income - $93,613 (Source: www.census.gov/)

The Standard has an ethical responsibility, as do all journalists, to do their due diligence before going to print and to provide balance in their reporting. In the article, “Five Towns Teachers Average $111,691 Annual Salary”, the Standard did neither. We can only hope that these were honest errors and examples of poor decision-making rather than a case of purposeful biased reporting.

Lawrence Teachers’ Association - Dedication, Advocacy, Professionalism Visit us at www.LawrenceTA.org

Chabad of the Five Town’s Israel Mission took place from January 17th through January 27th in Israel. Pictured are kids donating Siddurim.

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5 Towns Super Bowl Guide Chowing Down, Partying with and Rooting for Big Blue

By STANDARD STAFF

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orget Thanksgiving. Forget Christmas. Forget the Fourth of July. No American holiday brings people together like the Super Bowl. For one day in early February, football fans, and non-fans all come together for something that isn’t so much about the game as it is about the grandeur of enjoying the most watched sporting event in history with friends and family. Say what you will about football in general, the Super Bowl is America’s ultimate occasion.

With Eli Manning and the local New York Football Giants leading the way against Tom Brady and the New England Patriots, there is plenty to do locally for anyone interested in watching the game while wearing their New York Giants gear, buying a spread of food at a local eatery, or heading down to the local nightclub to revel in the game with a crowd. Here, we’ve listed every place to get your gear, snacks, and go watch the game.

What to Eat The Super Bowl is nothing without an assortment of foods to nosh on while watching the big game, the ridiculously expensive commercials and half-time shows – stocking up on those foods, though, is sometimes one of the toughest things to do. From cheese pizzas and gallons of soda to sub-style sandwiches longer than your average first down, many restaurants and supermarkets are offering up great deals to help you feed the masses at your game party.

Nearly every local supermarket has some sort of deal going on to keep the hunger pangs away while your New York Giants duke it out with the New England Patriots. Hewlett’s King Kullen is serving up a Boar’s Head “Super Party Hero” in three to six foot lengths for $9.99 a foot (each foot serves roughly five people). King Kullen is also offering a hero package with a three-foot hero, pickle & olive tray, three pounds of salad and either potato or macaroni salad for $59.99 or two pounds of hot chicken wings for $11.99. The Hewlett supermarket also has deals on Coors Beer 18-packs for $11.99 and Budweiser 18-packs for $12.99. Inwood’s Stop & Shop also features four-pound frozen bags of hot chicken wings for only $7.99. Three foot subs and assorted cheese entertainer trays start at $39.99 and shrimp rings are a great deal at two for $14.00.

Woodmere’s Key Food is also featuring three or six foot heroes, starting at $11.99 a foot as well as wing platters at $14.99 each. Stocking up on drinks? Key Food has 12 packs of Heineken and Amstel Light or an 18-pack of Budweiser at $13.99 and four, two-liter bottles of Coke and Sprite for only $5.00.

Need to stock up on kosher goods for the big game? Many of The Five Towns’ kosher grocers are also getting in on the Super Bowl action. Brach’s in Lawrence is offering up heroes three feet and up starting at $27.99 a foot, 9” x 13” trays of chicken nuggets or poppers for $40.00 and trays of barbecue or buffalo chicken wings for $35.00. As if those deals were not enough, Brach’s is also offering marinated hot chicken wings for $1.99 a pound and juicy marinated beef spare ribs for $6.99 a pound.

Lawrence’s Seasons is offering some of the largest party platters in The Five Towns. The aptly named med “Sideline Huddle” three foot hero is packed d with turkey, roast beef, corned beef, pastrami,i, salami, lettuce and tomato with cole slaw, pasta ta salad,, pickles, potato salad, and a tray of buffalo wings or poppers for $109.95. Expecting more people? le?

Try “The Upper Reserve” Six Foot Hero packed with th the same delicious meats and includes all of the same sides as well as mini hor d’oeuvres, franks in blankets, egg rolls, mini knishes, a tray of Cuban beef tidbits, veggie crudite, tortilla chips, a pastry platter, fruit bowl, sausage and peppers and Italian.

The platter serves up to 25 people for $279.99.

If you want to order in, you’re in luck with some great deals from local restaurants. Hewlett’s Pantano’s Kitchen is stocked with everything you’ll need for your party from heroes to sliders. Chicken wings doused with teriyaki, Asian, honey BBQ or buffalo sauce come at $35.00 for a half tray and $65 for a full tray. Heroes, in different varieties including American, Italian, Grilled Chicken, Roasted Peper, Mozzarella, or Philly Cheese Steak, start at $49.95 per three feet, minimum. Heroes include macaroni salad, cole slaw and potato salad. Slider platters include buffalo chicken, BLT, pulled pork, Philly Cheesesteak or crab cakes feed up to 24 people and start at $65.00.

Carlos & Gabby’s (kosher) in Lawrence has a menu full of catering and take-out items bound to fill hungry stomachs. Their “Mexican Fiesta” starts at $16.50 a person and includes nachos, salsa fresca, a guacamole platter, southwest taquitos, barbecue chicken salad, fried rice, mini tacos, mini burritos Among the most popular foods for the Super Bowl are giant subs and buffalo wings.

and more. Cedarhurst’s King David Delicatessen (kosher) is also featuring an array of items to nosh on. Their “Kickoff Special” feeds up to 10 people with a three-foot hero and five dozen hot wings or poppers for $150. Need to feed more? Try their “1st Quarter Special,” featuring a six foot hero, 10 dozen hot wings or poppers and french fries for $325.

Max’s Pizzeria and Restaurant in Inwood has gigantic deals for the pizza lover. “The Audible” includes a large pizza, eight piece order of wings and an order of cheese fries topped with bacon for $19.95.

Go big or go home with “The Big Play,” a large pizza, 17 wings, dozen garlic knots and one liter of soda deal for $24.95. Max’s also offers “The Max Bowl,” a half tray of buffalo wings, a ‘max’ size cheese fries, two dozen garlic knots and a liter of soda for $39.95. If you and your guests are really craving an assortment of food, check out Burgers (kosher) in Cedarhurst (formerly known as Burgers Bar) for a couple of deals sure to keep your taste buds happy. Their deals feed up to 15 people and includes chicken wings, crispy poppers, special fries, onion rings and grilled chicken salad. The first deal also includes 15 hot dogs for $180 while the second includes 15 burgers for $250.

Where to Watch While The Five Towns certainly doesn’t have a big bar and club scene, there are still some great local choices if you’re looking to go out to watch the game.

Backstage Nightclub Backstage Nightclub in Woodmere is one of the best destinations in The Five Towns to enjoy the game, having their annual Super Bowl celebration and specials. For $30 a person, enjoy a game-time open bar and a halftime hot/cold buffet. The doors open at 5:00 p.m. on n Sunday and d the first 50 paying customers omers will get Backstage’s annual Super Bowl t-shirt, featuring the Giants ants and Patriots logos, date of the event, nt, and Super Bowl logo with “Backstage” ge” on the back. The shirts may also be purchased for $20 each after the first 50 customers.

Backstage e Nightclub is located at 948 Broadway roadway in Woodmere. You can an reach them at (516) 374-5252 for more information.

Grab a Cruz jersey from Modell’s to show your support during the game.

Photo courtesy of Modell’s

Giants hat

The Den The Den, an Inwood d staple for the past 50 years, always has a big Super Bowl bas bash and this year is no exception ception with a local team in contention for the title. The Den will be having an all you buffet and domestic can eat buf and racks (mixed beer an drinks) for $40. The drink Den has five televisions for your vi viewing pleav sure, inccluding three large 46thre screens inch and two smaller flat screens. down and “Come dow Giants. It’s a enjoy the Giants great place to w watch Come the game. C one, come all.”

Dunn, Randolph Dun a bartender at The Den said.

Some of the balloons, serving platters and party favors available at Party City to make any Super Bowl party special.

Photo courtesy of Party City The Den is located at 205 Sheridan Boulevard in Inwood. You can reach them at (516) 239-9873.

Applebee’s Applebee’s isn’t in The Five Towns, but a quick trip over to Green Acres Mall in Valley Stream will have you enjoying some tantalizing Super Bowl specials. They will be having 25 cent wings and two for one drink specials to go along with dollar sliders once the game starts. With a large bar area with many televisions that are also viewable for around the restaurant, Applebee’s is a great place to go enjoy the game.

Applebee’s is located at 1126 Green Acres Mall in Valley Stream. You can reach them at (516) 872-7200 for more information.

Where to Get Your Gear Finding places to watch it, getting the best food to eat, and prepping your perfect-crazy-fan-yelling voice are all essential aspects of Super Bowl Sunday. However, decorations, dishware and wearing football themed gear are what create a festive atmosphere and are just as important. After all, what’s a fan without their jersey or football shot glass?

Decorating Regardless of which team you’re rooting for or how big of a football fan you are, Super Bowl parties are incomplete without the right decorations. Party City in Lawrence is the one-stop shop for all things Super Bowl. Football table covers, NFL football shaped napkins, shot glasses, 12-foot banners and balloons are just some of the items available.

For the real fanatics, there’s even a football hat, inflatable football goal post cooler and confetti fans.

Party City is located at 348 Rockaway Turnpike in Lawrence. (516) 371- 2055. Partycity.com

Clothing and Accessories Getting together with two dozen of your buddies for the big game and you’ve got no Giants gear? Just pop over to Central Avenue and visit Morton’s in Cedarhurst -- they have all of the Giants or Patriots hats and t-shirts you can ask for,

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Perfect Big Game Dish: A “Super Bowl” of Chili

BY EILEEN GOLTZ

Special to The Standard

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t’s Super Bowl time again.

Woo Hoo! Yippee! And an OMG for good measure.

Time to try and figure out what I’m going to serve to all the people who’ll be descending on our basement TV room, many of whom are less than enthusiastic that their team (oh so many of them) didn’t make it again this year. In New York that can mean a lot of disaffected Jets fans grinding their teeth, so best to give them something hearty to chew on.

I’m traveling a lot this year so my regular recipes that take time to make aren’t going to cut it. I decided that a big pot of chili with all the fixings and a bunch of store bought snackie stuff (chips, pretzels and the other usual suspects) will round out the menu nicely.

However, that decision being made I have the difficult task of deciding whether this will be a bean or no bean kind of chili menu. That brings us to the age old question of what exactly is the definition of chili. If you ask Wikipedia they say the name is modified from the phrase “chili con carne” which translates to “peppers with meat.” For all intents and purposes chili is a stew made with some combination of peppers, meat, tomatoes, a variety of spices and beans if you want them.

This hotly (pun intended) debated dish probably evolved from the cuisine of the early Spanish settlers. It was the perfect dish for using the less expensive tough cuts of meat that were available to those settling in or traveling through the old west. Chili enthusiasts take their love of the dish to extreme heights with recipe contests, cook-off’s and grudge match cooking meets of the beans no beans winner take all variety (all of what I’m not quite

sure but they do take this seriously) The exact perfect recipe is still being debated by cooks from Texas to New York and beyond. You will find my modest contributions to the lists of recipes below. Since there are beaucoup recipes available I suggest you try them all just remember, the hotter they are the quicker you’ll run out of antacids and the more beer your guests will consume to douse the fire.

Tip: Use as lean a cut of meat as you can. You may also want to drain the fat from the cooked meat before you add the remaining ingredients. Greasy chili can really sneak up on you if you catch my meaning!!!

Tip: Several recipes call for beer; if you don’t drink you can use apple juice instead.

VEGETARIAN CHILI (pareve) • • • • • •

3 tablespoons olive oil 1 1/2 cups chopped onion 3 stalks chopped celery 1 red bell pepper, diced 4 tablespoons chopped garlic 2 19 oz. cans red kidney beans, drained and rinsed • 2 19 oz. can black beans, drained and rinsed • 1 envelope taco seasoning or 1/4 cup taco seasoning • 1 teaspoon basil • 1/2 teaspoon oregano • 1/2 teaspoon thyme • 1 15oz can tomato sauce • 3 cups vegetable broth • 1 6oz can tomato paste Heat oil in saucepan. Cook the onions and garlic until they are soft and translucent. Add beans, celery, red bell pepper, taco seasoning, basil, oregano, and thyme. Mix to combine.

Add the tomato sauce, vegetable broth and tomato paste.

Mix to combine and cook covered for at least 1 1/2 hours. Stir every 15 minutes to prevent sticking. Season with salt and pepper. Serves 8.

TERRIFIC CROCK POT TURKEY CHILI (meat) 2 pounds ground turkey 1 cup chopped onion 2 tablespoons chopped garlic 1 cup green peppers, diced 1 cup chicken broth 2 teaspoon dried cumin 1 teaspoon dried oregano 1teaspoon chili powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon ground black pepper • 2 cooked and mashed potatoes • 2 15 to 16oz cans of kidney beans (not drained) In a large skillet, brown ground turkey and drain. Add all ingredients to crock pot except the can of refried beans. Cover and cook on low 2 hours. Add the mashed potatoes to chili for thickening. Cover and cook on low for an additional 2 hours.

Submitted by Randy Karpton, Tucson AZ

BRISKET CHILI (Meat)

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CHOCOLATE CHIPOTLE CHILI (Meat) • 2 1/2 lb. lean ground beef • 1 lb. chopped kosher spicy sausage (it’s out there) • 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped • 1 cup finely chopped onion • 8 oz. tomato sauce • 8 oz. chipotle sauce (with tomato base) • 1 cup water • 1 bottle lite beer (12 oz.)

• 3 tablespoons chili powder • 2 tablespoons instant beef bouillon • 2 tablespoons cumin, ground • 2 teaspoons paprika • 2 teaspoons oregano leaves • 2 teaspoons sugar • 1/2 teaspoon coriander, ground • 1 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa • 1 teaspoon cornmeal • 1 teaspoon flour • 1 teaspoon warm water In a large stock pot brown the meat (the beef and sausage and drain off the fat. Return the meat to the pan and add the garlic and onion; cook and stirring constant-

Brisket Chili ly until the onion is translucent.

Add the tomato sauces, water, beer, chili powder, bouillon, cumin, paprika, oregano, sugar, coriander and cocoa. Mix well. Bring the chili to a boil then reduce heat and simmer Cover and cook for 2 hours. In a small bowl, stir together the cornmeal and flour, then add the warm water and mix well. Stir into chili and cook, covered, for about 20 more minutes.

You can serve with pareve sour cream and pareve cheese Modified from slacker.blogspot. com (yes, it’s a real blog, I checked it out) this link was sent to me by reader Perry Nicson of NY who loves it

• Pepper to taste In a large soup pot cook ground beef. Drain and add 1 chopped onion, 1 pack of chili seasoning and 1/2 can tomato sauce. Mix well and cook for 20 minutes. Add the remaining onion, chopped tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato puree, honey, mustard, catsup, beer, beans, chili seasoning, chili powder and pepper to taste. Bring the mixture to a boil then reduce the temperature to a simmer.

Cover and cook 45 minutes to an hour stirring occasionally.

Serves 10 to 12.

• 1 lb. kosher breakfast beef, diced • 2 red onions, diced • 5 lbs lean brisket, trimmed, cubed • 1/3 cup chili powder • 1 tablespoon minced garlic • 1 heaping tablespoon cayenne pepper • 1 tablespoon cumin • 1 tablespoon oregano • 1 tablespoon kosher salt • 1 tablespoon pepper • 1/4 cup green chili peppers, chopped • 3 12 oz bottles of beer • 1 28 oz. can diced tomatoes • 1 teaspoon coriander • 1 6 oz. can tomato paste • 1 oz. unsweetened chocolate, chopped In a large pot cook the breakfast beef, onion and garlic. Drain when cooked. Add the remaining ingredients and bring the mixture to a boil. Reduce the heat and cover. Stir every 20 minutes or so for the next 2 hours. Check to make sure the meat is tender.

If not, keep cooking. You can add more beer if the chili is too thick.

Submitted by Irene Louis Chicago IL

GOOD OLD FASHIONED CHILI (Meat) • 3 lb. lean ground beef • 2 med. onions, chopped, divided • 2 fresh tomatoes, chopped • 2 cans tomato sauce, 1 lb. ea.

• 1 can tomato puree • 1 teaspoon honey • 2 teaspoon mustard • 1/2 cup catsup • 1 12 oz. can beer • 2 cans red kidney beans, drained • 2 packs chili seasoning • 2 teaspoon chili powder

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Local Coaches, A.D.s and Players Predict the Big Game

By JONATHAN WALTER and SCOTT MOORE Standard Staff Reporters

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alk to nearly anyone in The Five Towns and they’ll probably have an opinion of who will win the Super Bowl, and it’s likely their answer will be the Giants. However, they may not quite know how they’ll win. We talked to some local sports gurus, football coaches, and players to not only get their prediction for the winner and scores, but also how their beloved New York Giants will accomplish the feat as they try to defeat the loathed New England Patriots.

Hewlett Head Football Coach Jay Iaquinta: “I think I know less than anybody about professional football, but I like the way the Gi-

“I think Coughlin’s game plan is basically to put pressure on Brady and make him cough up the ball. I think he’s going to let Eli Manning air it out a lot more because he has the hot hand.”

Hewlett Receiver and Kick Returner Sam Martorella,: “I want the Giants to win and I think they will. You saw it last season with the Packers how they turned it on toward the end of the season and won like that. The Giants beat the Patriots this season and won, so I think they have a good idea of what the Patriots are going to do, plus Manning is on fire. I think Tom Coughlin is going to use his “NASCAR” package a lot where they put all four of their defensive ends in front and can get the quarterback very fast. They’ll want to hurry Tom Brady be-

The Giants will need to put pressure on Tom Brady to win the Super Bowl. ants are playing. I told people a few weeks ago that if they beat Green Bay, they’d be the team to beat. I think that was the toughest test they’d have to face. I think Coughlin is one of the best in football. Especially if that big tight end, Gronkowski, is going on half speed for New England, I think the Giants are the favorite.”

“I think they’re going to try to establish the run and let Eli pick his spots to throw the ball. The New England defense isn’t the strongest. I think they’ll get pressure with their front four and drop as many guys as they can into coverage. I’m going to say 28-17 Giants.”

“Eli Manning is the most underrated quarterback out there.

He’s tough and he makes the right decisions and now he’s got a nice receiving corps. He is, without a doubt, the reason they are where they are.”

Lawrence Woodmere Academy Athletic Director and Basketball Coach Jeff Weiss: “If both teams play as they should, based on their talent level, and I don’t think Eli Manning is better than Brady, but he certainly has closed the gap so it’s not such a lopsided comparison anymore, I think the Giants are clearly better at every position, maybe not at tight end, but better in the receiving corps overall.

So, I think the Giants are going to win because they are the better team.”

HAFTR Athletic Director and Basketball Coach Joe Hoenig: “Of course I’m biased because I’m a Giants fan, but I do think that the Giants are going to win again. The pressure on the Patriots to avenge a loss is going to be too great for them. They are hot defensively and have the hottest quarterback in the league.”

cause they are a passing minded team. Offensively I think they’ll let Manning loose and pass to Victor Cruz, Hakeem Nicks and Mario Manningham. I think they have to establish the run too, because when they get in shootouts, they get in trouble, so they’ll have to get Ahmad Bradshaw and Brandon Jacobs going. I think the final score is going to be 27-21.”

Lawrence Athletic Director Pat Pizzarelli: “I’m a true blood New Yorker. I’d rather be rooting for the Jets cause my dad was at the Super Bowl when they won but I hope the Giants keep it going though.”

“I’d try to get the running game going and pressure Brady. if you pressure Brady, the guy… its get to him, he’ll fall apart. Give Eli some time and he’s going to produce. I think the Giants win 31-27.”

Lawrence Defensive Tackle Joey Applebaum: “Mentally, I would try to stay calm and know it’s another game you have to win. Its just an ordinary game; try not to focus on the fact you faced them a few years ago. Of course, trust your offensive line.”

“The way to stop Tom Brady is for their defensive line to pull some big stops in the back field like they did earlier this year. I have the Giants winning 32-27.”

Lawrence Receiver Eddie Robinson: “They’ve had a great game plan lately and I especially like the way Eli is throwing the ball lately. If I were him, I’d keep throwing the way ball he is.”

Hewlett Students Fighting an Educational “Race to Nowhere” CONTINUED FROM P. A5 cried this new midterm policy but it was already in effect and there was nothing further those students could do but drown themselves in hours of studying during the three day midterm week of January 23rd.

The staff now recognizes the superfluous pressure that this new midterm policy put on all

students. The administrators of Hewlett High School are already discussing ways to modify midterm week for next year, so it is reasonable and fair for students and teachers.

All in all, January did not disappoint. Although there was no huddling around the fireplace and sledding at Grant Park, January kept students and staff busy with many events.

“Just keep have the defensive line forcing Brady to rush. just keep pressuring him and minimize Gronkowski because he’s an offensive weapon. The Giants

should win 21-17.”

Lawrence Running Back Ryan Fredericks: “I think the Giants are go-

ing to take it. If I was in Coughlin’s shoes, you gotta put a lot of pressure on Brady and keep him from getting comfortable.”

“Eli needs to stay confident

and no hanging his head. Just play a smart game out there. Victor Cruz needs to have a really good game out there. I have the Giants winning 28-21.”

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316 Argyle Rd, 2/4, 11:30 a.m.1:00 p.m., 5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, $399,000, Pugatch Realty, (516) 295-3000 589 West Broadway, 2/5, 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m., 8 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, $749,000, Jan Kalman Realty, (516) 569-5651 499 Harbor Dr, 2/5, 11:00 a.m.1:00 p.m., 4 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, $599,000, South Shore Estates, (516) 569-4980

HEWLETT 38 Prospect Ave, 2/5, 1:00 p.m.3:00 p.m., 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, $797,000, Jan Kalman Realty, (516) 569-5651 44 Bergman Dr, 2/5, 12:30 p.m.2:00 p.m., 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, $559,000, VIProperties,

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HEWLETT HARBOR 1349 W. Boxwood Dr, 2/5, 12:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m., 5 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms, $899,000, Pugatch Realty, (516) 295-3000 417 Pepperidge Rd, 2/5, 12:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m., 4 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms, $950,000, Marjorie Hausman Realty, (516) 569-5110

HEWLETT NECK 184 Woodmere Blvd, 2/5, 12:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m., 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, $1,100,000, VIProperties, Inc., (516) 791-1313

NORTH WOODMERE 950 Park Ln, 2/5, 12:00 p.m.1:00 p.m., 4 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, $439,000, Jan Kalman Realty, (516) 569-5651 1031 Cedarhurst St, 2/5, 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m., 4 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, $649,000, Jan Kalman Realty, (516) 569-5651 745 Hillcrest Pl, 2/5, 1:00 p.m.3:00 p.m., 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, $1,095,000, VIProperties, Inc., (516) 791-1313 26 E. Valley Ln, 2/5, 2:30 p.m.4:30 p.m., 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, $625,000, VIProperties, Inc., (516) 791-1313 814 Talbot Ave, 2/5, 12:00 p.m.2:00 p.m., 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, $394,000, VIProperties, Inc., (516) 791-1313

WOODMERE 63 Centre St, 2/5, 12:00 p.m.1:30 p.m., 4 bedrooms, 1.5 bathrooms, $379,000, Pugatch Realty, (516) 295-3000 303 Felter Ave, 2/5, 12:00 p.m.1:30 p.m., 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, $449,000, Pugatch Realty, (516) 295-3000 563 Sunset Dr, 2/5, 2:00 p.m.3:30 p.m., 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, $439,000, Pugatch Realty, (516) 295-3000 835 Jefferson St, 2/5, 12:00 p.m.1:30 p.m., 3 bedrooms, 1.5 bathrooms, $399,000, Pugatch Realty, (516) 295-3000 840 Jefferson St, 2/5, 12:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m., 3 bedrooms, 1.5 bathrooms, $369,000, Pugatch Realty, (516) 295-3000 986 Peninsula Blvd, 2/5, 12:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m., 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, $499,000, Morton Haves Real Estate, (516) 374-0100 825 Raleigh Ln, 2/5, 2:30 p.m.3:30 p.m., 4 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, $535,000, Jan Kalman Realty, (516) 569-5651 966 Northfield Rd, 2/5, 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m., 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, $699,999, South Shore Estates, (516) 569-4980 968 East Broadway, 2/5, 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m., 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, $599,000, South Shore Estates, (516) 569-4980

WOODSBURGH 180 W. Ivy Hill Rd, 2/5, 1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m., 5 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms, $1,089,000, Jan Kalman Realty, (516) 569-5651 847 Ivy Hill Rd, 2/5, 1:30 p.m.2:30 p.m., 6 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, $879,000, Jan Kalman Realty, (516) 569-5651

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Finally, while the Arab Spring has given rise to the religious Muslim parties in Egypt, Libya

and Tunisia I believe they are more concerned about bread and butter issues and will likely not be a factor. Let’s pray that all of Israel’s preparations will achieve similar results in Iran as did the strikes against Iraq and Syria when they crossed the nuclear line.

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Hew 1614 Hewlett Ave(By Appt) $475K N.Wdm 330 Hungry Harbor(By Appt) $649K Hew. 1588 Hewlett Ave(By Appt)$339K N.Wdm 1031 Cedarhurst St(12‐1) $649 Hew. 38 Prospect Av(1‐3) $695K N.Wdm 950 Park Ln (12‐1) $439K Hew 1 Steven Dr(By Appt)$599K N.Wdm 38 DoloresDr(By Appt) $427K Ced. 589 West Broadway(1‐3) $749K Wdm 825 Raleigh Ln(2:30‐3:30)$535K Lawr 285 Central Ave(By Appt) $95K N.Wdm 834 Fanwood Av(By Appt)$475K Wdsbg 180 W Ivy Hill (1:30‐2:30) $1.089M Wdsbg 847 Ivy Hill Rd(1:30‐2:30) $879K

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ON THE MARKET

1031 Cedarhurst Street, North Woodmere Stats: A lot size of 6,570 square feet. The home has nine rooms, four bedrooms and two-and-a-half bathrooms.

The property is selling for $649,000 with annual taxes of $15,803.73.

Details: A split-style home, built in 1959, with professional landscape and refinished hard wood floors. The house features a kidney-shaped in-ground pool, a media room, den with fireplace, eat-in-kitchen, a living room and a formal dining room.

Contact: Jan Kalman Realty at (516) 569-5651

210 West Ivy Hill Road, Woodsburgh Stats: A lot size of 36,907 square feet. The home has 14 rooms, seven bedrooms and five-and-a-half bathrooms.

The property is selling for $1,785,000 with annual taxes of $42,988.64.

Details: A Center Hall Colonial-style home, built in 1948, with water views and a front porch that overlooks the golf course. The house features a den, library, two-sided fireplace, master suite with dressing area and plenty of closets and windows.

Contact: Morton Haves Real Estate at (516) 374-0100

303 Felter Avenue, Woodmere Stats: A lot size of 6,700 square feet. The home has seven rooms, three bedrooms and two bathrooms. The property is selling for $449,000 with annual taxes of $12,132.

Details: A Center Hall Colonial-style home, built in 1951, with a formal dining room and an updated eat-in-kitchen. The house features a living room with a fireplace, a laundry room, a den, a large playroom and a huge storage room.

Contact: Pugatch Realty Corp., Irene Steiner at (516) 295-3000

842 Newburg Avenue, North Woodmere Stats: A lot size of 6,500 square feet. The home has seven rooms, four bedrooms and two bathrooms. The property is selling for $679,000 with annual taxes of $13,276.

Details: A split-style home, built in 1959, which has been completely renovated. The house features a gourmet eat-in-kitchen, master suite with master bathroom and an in-ground heated pool with a new deck.

Contact: VIProperties at (516) 791-1313

Properties Sold in the Five Towns since Jan. 31st 1055 East Broadway, Woodmere A colonial-style home with eight rooms, four bedrooms, two-and-a-half bathrooms, a detached two-car garage and inground sprinklers. A lot size of 6,300 square feet. Year built: 1923. The home sold on January 31st for $450,000.

1567 Moffitt Avenue, Hewlett A colonial-style home with

eight rooms, four bedrooms, three-and-a-half bathrooms, a detached one-car garage and a brick patio. A lot size of 5,700 square feet. Year built: 1926. The home sold on January 31st for $375,000.

478 Court Avenue, Cedarhurst A colonial-style home with six rooms, three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a private driveway and rear patio. A lot size of 2,781

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Sunday, February 5th PINKALICIOUS PRESENTED BY PLAZA THEATRICAL Lawrence-Woodmere Academy is hosting a presentation of the popular children’s book Pinkalicious, performed by members of Plaza Theatrical Productions of Lynbrook. The play is part of the LWA-Plaza Theatrical Children’s Performing Arts Series. Pinkalicious can’t stop eating pink cupcakes despite warnings from her parents. She lands herself at the doctor’s office with Pinkititis, an affliction that turns her pink from head to toe. When her hue goes too far, only Pinkalicious can figure out how to get out of this predicament. The play starts at 1:00 p.m. and costs $10. Tickets may be ordered by calling the Academy at (516) 374-5559 or the Plaza Box Office at (516) 599-6870.

LONG BEACH POLAR BEARS SUPER BOWL SPLASH 2012 The 13th annual Super Bowl splash will be held this Sunday. Each year, participants jump into the water at Long Beach to raise money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Metro New York and Western New York and it is held in honor of Paulie Bradley, who passed away at the age of four before being able to receive his wish. Since its beginning, the Long Beach Polar Bears Super Bowl Splash has raised more than $2 million. Last year, approximately 5,000 people braved the icy-cold water. The Splash starts at 1:30 p.m. at Riverside Blvd. and East Broadway in Long Beach. For more information or to download a waiver, please go to www.longbeachpolarbears.org.

SULAM-LI BENEFIT CONCERT Five Towns-based special education program, SULAM-LI (meaning “Ladder” in Hebrew), will host an inspirational afternoon of mu-

sical entertainment benefiting its program of Jewish education for children with special needs. Parent’s Choice Award winning band, Squeaky Clean, will be performing, along with the participation of The Brandeis School and Temple Avodah Choirs. All proceeds will benefit SULAM-LI. The event will take place at 1:00 p.m. at Temple Beth El, located at 46 Locust Avenue in Cedarhurst. For more information please call (516) 474-1500.

Monday, February 6th SENIOR CITIZENS’ CRIME PREVENTION SEMINAR The Village of Cedarhurst is hosting a seminar to prepare and educate senior residents about protecting themselves from dangerous criminal activity. Senior citizens have been the main target of a recent spate of “distraction” burglaries and robberies in local communities. This seminar is part of a series of Senior Citizens’ Crime Prevention Seminars led by Town Supervisor Kate Murray and the town’s Department of Public Safety. The seminar starts at 2:00 p.m. at the Cedarhurst Senior Center – Village Hall, located at 200 Cedarhurst Avenue.

Saturday, February 11th MIDNIGHT MADNESS WINTER BLOWOUT SALE IN CEDARHURST The Cedarhurst Business Improvement District is hosting a midnight madness winter blowout sale next Saturday from 8:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. Participating stores will be offering 20 percent to 80 percent off upscale merchandise and there will be free parking everywhere after 7:00 p.m. For a list of participating stores and restaurants please visit http://www. shopcedarhurst.com/midnight_ madness.php.

MOVIE LISTINGS MALVERNE CINEMA 350 Hempstead Avenue, Malverne, NY – (516) 599-6966 The Iron Lady | 1hr 45min | Rated PG-13 FRI&SAT: 12, 2:20, 4:35, 7, 9:45pm | SUN: 12, 2:30, 5, 7:30pm A Separation (Jodaeiye Nader az Simin) | 2hr 7min | Rated R FRI&SAT: 1:20, 4, 7, 9:45pm | SUN: 1, 4, 7:10pm Albert Nobbs | 1hr 53min | Rated R | FRI&SAT: 12, 2:10, 4:35, 7, 9:45pm | SUN: 12:15, 2:30, 5, 7:30pm The Descendants | 1hr 55min | Rated R FRI&SAT: 12, 2:10, 4:35, 7, 9:45pm | SUN: 12:15, 2:30, 5, 7:30pm The Artist | 1hr 40min | Rated PG-13 | FRI&SAT: 1, 3:15, 5:45, 7:40, 9:45pm | SUN: 1, 3:15, 5:45, 7:40pm

UA LYNBROOK 6 321 Merrick Road, Lynbrook, NY – (800) 326-3264 ext. 624 The Grey | 1hr 57min | Rated R | FRI&SAT: 1:30, 4:25, 7:30, 10:15pm | SUN: 1:30, 4:25, 7:30pm Chronicle | 1hr 23min | Rated PG-13 | FRI&SAT: 2, 4:40, 7:15, 9:45pm | SUN: 2, 4:40, 7:15pm Man on a Ledge | 1hr 42min | Rated PG-13 FRI&SAT: 1:40, 4:15, 6:55pm | SUN: 1:40, 4:15, 6:55pm Red Tails | 2hr 0min | Rated PG-13 | FRI&SAT: 1:15, 4:30, 7:20, 10:10pm | SUN: 1:15, 4:30, 7:20pm One For the Money | 1hr 46min | Rated PG-13 FRI&SAT: 1:50, 4:10, 6:45, 9:15pm | SUN: 1:50, 4:10, 6:45pm Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close | 2hr 9min | Rated PG-13 FRI&SAT: 1, 4, 7, 10pm | SUN: 1, 4, 7pm

SUNRISE MULTIPLEX CINEMAS 750 West Sunrise Highway, Valley Stream, NY – (800) 315-4000 The Grey | 1hr 57min | Rated R| FRI&SAT: 12:55, 3:45, 6:35, 9:20pm, 12:15am | SUN: 12:55, 3:45, 6:35, 9:20pm Chronicle | 1hr 23min | Rated PG-13 FRI&SAT: 12:40, 2:45, 4:55, 7:10, 9:25, 11:30pm | SUN: 12:40, 2:45, 4:55, 7:10, 9:25pm Man on a Ledge | 1hr 42min | Rated PG-13 FRI&SAT: 12:15, 2:35, 5:05, 7:45, 10:10pm, 12:30am | SUN: 12:15, 2:35, 5:05, 7:45, 10:10pm One For the Money | 1hr 46min | Rated PG-13 FRI&SAT: 12, 2:30. 5, 7:35, 10pm, 12:15am | SUN: 12, 2:30. 5, 7:35, 10pm The Woman in Black | 1hr 35min | Rated PG-13 FRI&SAT: 12:05, 2:25, 4:45, 7:15, 9:45pm, 12:05am | SUN: 12:05, 2:25, 4:45, 7:15, 9:45pm Red Tails | 2hr 0min | Rated PG-13 | FRI&SAT: 1:05, 4:05, 7:00, 7:30, 9:55, 10:20pm, 12:40am SUN: 1:05, 4:05, 7:00, 7:30, 9:55, 10:20pm Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close | 2hr 9min | Rated PG-13 FRI&SAT: 9, 11:55pm | SUN: 9pm Big Miracle | 2hr 3min | Rated PG FRI&SAT: 1:45, 4:25, 7:05. 9:40pm, 12:10am | SUN: 1:45, 4:25, 7:05. 9:40pm Underworld: Awakening 3D | 1hr 28min | Rated R FRI&SAT: 12:25, 2:40, 4:55, 7:20, 9:35, 11:45pm SUN: 12:25, 2:40, 4:55, 7:20, 9:35pm Contraband | 1hr 50min | Rated R FRI&SAT: 1:10, 3:45, 6:40, 9:30pm, 12:20am | SUN: 1:10, 3:45, 6:40, 9:30pm Haywire | 1hr 33min | Rated R FRI&SAT: 2:55, 5:15, 7:40, 10:05pm, 12:25am | SUN: 2:55, 5:15, 7:40, 10:05pm Joyful Noise | 1hr 58min | Rated PG-13 FRI&SAT: 12:50, 3:40, 6:30, 9:10pm, 12:00am | SUN: 12:50, 3:40, 6:30, 9:10pm, 12:00am Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol | 2hr 12min | Rated PG-13 FRI&SAT: 12:10, 9:50pm, 12:35am | SUN: 12:10, 9:50pm Hugo 3D | 2hr 7min | Rated PG | FRI&SAT: 1, 4, 6:50pm | SUN: 1, 4, 6:50pm Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | 1hr 27min | Rated G FRI&SAT&SUN: 12:35, 2:50, 5:10pm

AMC LOEWS FANTASY 5 18 N. Park Ave., Rockville Centre, NY – (888) 262-4386 Contraband | 1hr 50min | Rated R | FRI&SAT: 7:25, 10:10pm | SUN: 7:25pm Underworld: Awakening 3D | 1hr 28min | Rated R FRI&SAT: 3:15, 5:40, 8:05, 10:30pm | SUN: 3:15, 5:40, 8:05pm Big Miracle | 2hr 3min | Rated PG FRI&SAT: 11:10am, 1:50, 4:30, 7:10, 9:50pm | SUN: 11:10am, 1:50, 4:30, 7:10pm The Woman in Black | 1hr 35min | Rated PG-13 FRI&SAT: 11:55am, 2:45, 5:15, 7:50, 10:20pm | SUN: 11:55am, 2:45, 5:15, 7:50pm Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol | 2hr 12min | Rated PG-13 FRI&SAT: 10pm | SUN: 7pm Beauty and the Beast 3D | 1hr 24min | Rated G | FRI&SAT&SUN: 11:50am, 2:35, 5:10pm Hugo 3D | 2hr 27min | Rated PG | FRI&SAT: 11:45am, 1, 4, 7pm | SUN: 11:45am, 1, 4pm

When your legal problems have you “TRAPPED IN A BOX”…

You NEED a Lawyer who will ”THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX! SM”

DANIEL L. FRIEDMAN A T T O R N E Y

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Tel. (516) 361-7398 E-Mail: friedmlaws@optonline.net Admitted to practice in NY State for 20 Years Member of Nassau County Academy of Law

Cutting-Edge Legal Representation in the practice areas of: Corporate Business Transactions, Civil Litigation, Trusts & Estates, Guardianship, Real Estate Closings, Leasing, Commercial Landlord & Tenant and Debt Settlement PUBLIC NOTICE OF COUNTY TREASURER’S SALE OF TAX LIENS ON REAL ESTATE Notice is hereby given that I shall on the 21st day of February, 2012 through the 24th day of February, 2012, beginning at 10:00 o’clock in the morning each day, in the Legislative Chambers, First Floor, Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building, 1550 Franklin Avenue, Mineola, New York, sell at public auction the tax liens on certain real estate, unless the owner, mortgagee, occupant of or any other party in interest in such real estate shall have paid to the County Treasurer by February 17th, 2012 the total amount of such unpaid taxes or assessments with the interest, penalties and other expenses and charges against the property. Such tax liens will be sold at the lowest rate of interest, not exceeding 10 percent per six month period, for which any person or persons shall offer to take the total amount of such unpaid taxes as defined in Section 5-37.0 of the Nassau County Administrative Code.

As required by Section 5-44.0 of the Nassau County Administrative Code, the County Treasurer shall charge a registration fee of $100.00 per day to each person who shall seek to bid at the public auction as defined above.

A list of all real estate in Nassau County on which tax liens are to be sold is available at the website of the Nassau County Treasurer at http://www.nassaucountyny.gov/agencies/Treasurer/Annual _Tax_Lien_Sale/tax_sale_listing.html.

A list of local properties upon which tax liens are to be sold will be advertised in this publication on or about February 6th, 2012.

Nassau County does not discriminate on the basis of disability in admission to or access to, or treatment or employment in, its services, programs, or activities. Upon request, accommodations such as those required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) will be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to participate in all services, programs, activities and public hearings and events conducted by the Treasurer’s Office.

Upon request, information can be made available in Braille, large print, audio-tape or other alternative formats. For additional information, please call (516) 571-3723 (voice) or (516) 571-3108 (TTY).

Dated: January 13, 2012 THE NASSAU COUNTY TREASURER Mineola, New York

TERMS OF SALE Such tax liens shall be sold subject to any and all superior tax liens of sovereignties and other municipalities and to all claims of record which the County may have thereon and subject to the provisions of the Federal and State Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Acts.

However, such tax liens shall have priority over the County’s

Differential Interest Lien, representing the excess, if any, of the interest and penalty borne at the maximum rate over the interest and penalty borne at the rate at which the lien is purchased.

The Purchaser acknowledges that the tax lien(s) sold pursuant to these Terms of Sale may be subject to pending bankruptcy proceedings and/or may become subject to such proceedings which may be commenced during the period in which a tax lien is held by a successful bidder or the assignee of same, which may modify a Purchaser’s rights with respect to the lien(s) and the property securing same. Such bankruptcy proceedings shall not affect the validity of the tax lien. In addition to being subject to pending bankruptcy proceedings and/or the Federal and State Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Acts, said purchaser’s right of foreclosure may be affected by the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act(FIRREA),12 U.S.C. ss 1811 et.seq., with regard to real property under Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation(FDIC) receivership.

The County Treasurer reserves the right, without further notice and at any time, to withdraw from sale any of the parcels of land or premises herein listed. The Nassau County Treasurer reserves the right to intervene in any bankruptcy case/litigation where the property affected by the tax liens sold by the Treasurer is part of the bankruptcy estate. However, it is the sole responsibility of all tax lien purchasers to protect their legal interests in any bankruptcy case affecting their purchased tax lien, including but not limited to the filing of a proof of claim on their behalf, covering their investment in said tax lien. The Nassau County Treasurer and Nassau County and its agencies, assumes no responsibility for any legal representation of any tax lien purchaser in any legal proceeding including but not limited to a bankruptcy case where the purchased tax lien is at risk.

The rate of interest and penalty at which any person purchases the tax lien shall be established by his bid. Each purchaser, immediately after the sale thereof, shall pay to the County Treasurer ten per cent of the amount for which the tax liens have been sold and the remaining ninety per cent within thirty days after such sale. If the purchaser at the tax sale shall fail to pay the remaining ninety per cent within ten days after he has been notified by the County Treasurer that the certificates of sale are ready for delivery, then all amounts deposited with the County Treasurer including but not limited to the ten per cent theretofore paid by him shall, without further notice or demand, be irrevocably forfeited by the purchaser and shall be retained by the County Treasurer as liquidated damages and the agreement to purchase shall be of no further effect.

Time is of the essence in this sale. This sale is held pursuant to the Nassau County Administrative Code and interested parties are referred to such Code for additional information as to terms of the sale, rights of purchasers, maximum rates of interest and other legal incidents of the sale.

Dated: January 13, 2012 THE NASSAU COUNTY TREASURER Mineola, New York

FEB.39, 2012 • THE SOUTH SHORE STANDARD •

Late Night Humor

The Best of This Week’s Post 11pm Wit

Jimmy Fallon

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“Despite his big loss in Florida Newt Gingrich vows to stay in the GOP race. And we all know when Newt takes a vow he really sticks with it.�

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“After he wowed the crowd at the Apollo Theater with his singing voice, producers at ‘American Idol’ have invited President Obama to sing on their show this season. Not to be outdone, Ron Paul’s book will be appraised on the next edition of ‘Antiques Roadshow.’�

“Newt Gingrich has been attacking Mitt Romney for being wealthy and having money in bank accounts in the Cayman Islands. See, that’s when you know you’re part of the top 1 percent, when your bank’s address has the word ‘island’ in it.�

–Jay Leno

“But, Romney says he is not a creature of Washington. He has lived in the real streets of America. I believe it’s Easy Street, if I’m not mistaken.�

–David Letterman “Mitt Romney went to a McDonald’s and ordered burgers and fries and apparently everything was going well until Romney asked the cashier if she could break a $1 million bill.�

–Conan O’Brien “Studies are showing that Republican candidates are buying a lot of their ad time on the Weather Channel. You can tell because last night, the weatherman blamed the cold front on immigration and gay marriage.�

–Conan O’Brien “The government may be legally required to release the video of Osama bin Laden’s killing. President Obama said this would be unhelpful, inammatory, and ‘Could you please release it two days before the election?’â€?

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Mok said the hibachi is the most popular, where patrons can fill up their plate with raw meats and vegetables and have it cooked for them by the restaurant’s hibachi chef, Gou. There is also a sushi bar that features tuna, crab and other raw-

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On the weekends, the buffet prices are a bit steeper, starting at $8.99 for lunch and $12.99 for dinner. Children 3-9 yaers old are priced at $5.25 for lunch and $7.50 for dinner seven days a week. Children under two can have lunch for $3.00 and dinner for $3.50 and that includes a can of soda. The buffet is also available for carry-out.

The Inwood Buffet Hibachi & Grill is located at 561 Burnside Avenue in Inwood. They are open Monday – Thursday from 11:00 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. and Friday – Sunday from 11:00 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. For more information call the buffet at (516) 239-8688.

Boneless Ribs, a popular dish at the buffet

NO END OF CHOICES AT INWOOD BUFFET HIBACHI & GRILL The Inwood Buffet Hibachi & Grill offers a huge variety of buffet-style foods for a small price. Mac Fok, the manager, said the restaurant has been open for about three years and it features about 150 different dishes that start around $7.99 for the lunch buffet and $11.99 for the dinner buffet, both reflecting weekday prices. The dÊcor is very clean, with a serene waterfall running against the backdrop of the buffet’s dine-in section.

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Restaurant-goers may fill up their plate with seafood like mussels in a red sauce or crab legs, or they may go for more traditional Chinese restaurant fare like chicken and broccoli, peppery chicken teriyaki, beef and peppers, wonton soup and dumplings. Side dishes include lo mein of every flavor, rice, string beans,

PREVIEW

–Jay Leno “Ron Paul was not in Florida, he was campaigning up in Maine. They think he was afraid that if he went to Florida, they’d grab him and put him in an old folks home.�

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Super Bowl XLVI: NBC 6:00 p.m. The 42nd annual Super Bowl is a match-up between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion New England Patriots and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion New York Giants to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 2011 season. Madonna, M.I.A. and Nicki Minaj will be performing at the halftime show and former American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson will be singing the national anthem.

Smash: NBC 10:00 p.m. This new musical drama celebrates the beauty and heartbreak of the Broadway theatre as it follows a few dreamers and schemers who all have one goal – to be a “Smash.� The hit-making Broadway writing team of Julia Houston (Debra Messing) and Tom Levitt (Christian Borle) unites with producer Eileen Rand (Anjelica Huston) to create a new musical based on the life of Marilyn Monroe. Seasoned cho-

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CLASSIFIED Help Wanted Advertising Telemarketing: Cutting-edge full-color weekly newspaper in Nassau County has opening for an effective, experienced and ambitious phone sales professional. Position entails telemarketing sales of display and directory advertising to area businesses. Prior experience required. Good prospecting and closing skills essential. Friendly, pleasant work environment, great group of people.

Great product to sell. Base plus commissions. Parttime/flex-time OK. Contact Maury at 516-341-0445 or maury.warshauer@standardli.com.

Ad Sales: Sitting around waiting for that next big opportunity? Getting bored of daytime TV, Facebook and job sites? Looking for a challenge, want to make a few dollars and work with some nice people? If you can sell and know something about the media, we’ve got a really spiffy weekly newspaper and website in an affluent part of Nassau County that is looking for a couple of can-do, know-how-toclose ad salespeople. You’ll earn a base salary and commissions right from dollar one and you’ll have no end of support and encouragement. Zap us with your resume and cover letter. We can start you right away and get you off your couch with a reason to get up and get dressed in the morning. Please send resume and cover letter to Ads@standardli.com.

Aid/Companion: with 15 years of experience is available to care for the sick or elderly. Own car. Excellent references. Call 516-775-6171 General Studies Teacher: 5 Towns Area Boys’ Yeshiva seeking middle school teacher for ‘11-’12 school year. M-TH from 2:00-4:30. Please send your resume to teachersearch11@gmail.com Physical Therapy Assistant: (PT/FT) for a Physical therapy office in Five Towns. If interested please call 516-650-5756 Secretary/Bookkeeper: Everyday P/T. Must know Quickbooks & Quickbooks Payroll. You should be friendly and organized. Salary neg. Office in Hewlett. Fax resume to 516-812-7607

Real Estate for Sale Atlantic Beach: Spacious 3BR, 3 Bath Splanch, Large Den, Lovely Property...$599K PUGATCH REALTY 516-295-3000 Bayswater/Far Rockaway: One of a kind Colonial on huge park like property (64 x 187), 6 Bedrooms, 3 Fireplaces, Lr, Fdr, Eik, 9.5’ ceilings thruout plus a Full Basement. Asking $534,000. LORI & ASSOCIATES (516)791-8300 Cedarhurst: Mint 5BR, 2 Bath Hi-Ranch, Den, Enclosed Porch, Possible Mtr/Dtr W/Permit $539K PUGATCH REALTY 516-295-3000 Cedarhurst: Cedar Bay Park-totally renovated mint condition 4 BR split level. Main floor bedroom and bath. New windows, new roof, marble baths, finished basement. Great yard. Must see. Walk to all.

Ask $599k. Call Susan at SOUTH SHORE ESTATES 516-569-4980 Cedarhurst: Beautiful Newly Renovated Spacious 1 B/R Condo In The Center Of Cedarhurst. Free Storage, Parking. Laundry Room Is On The Floor. Must See. Walk To Train And Park. $229,000 MORTON HAVES 516-374-0100 Cedarhurst: Tremendous Potential For Large Family And/Or Someone Who Wants To Swim Year-Round. $499,000 MORTON HAVES 516-374-0100 Cedarhurst: Beautiful Newly Renovated Spacious 1 B/R Condo In The Center Of Cedarhurst. Free Storage, Parking. Laundry Room Is On The Floor. Must See. Walk To Train And Park. $229,000 MORTON HAVES 516-374-0100 Cedarhurst: Charming 3 bdrm col ,attic ,basement, lg rooms $410K MILKY FORST PROPERTIES 516-2390306 Cedarhurst: Expanded cape with main level den 3 bdrms $349K MILKY FORST PROPERTIES 516-2390306 East Rockaway: Co-op. Beautiful 2BR,2Bth w/terrace. Top flr, corner unit. Elevator. $195K JANKALMAN.COM 516-569-5651 East Rockaway: Two Floor Rental. Both Floors Have 2 Bedroom, Kitchen, Bath, Full Size Laundry Machines. Zoned For Business/Office Or Residential.

Very Motivated. $299,000 MORTON HAVES 516374-0100 East Rockaway: Enjoy The Natural Beauty Of This Contemporary Waterfront Home. Open Layout Brand New Oil Burner And Water Heater, New Roof And Air Systems, Koi Pool. Owner Very Motivated $645,000 MORTON HAVES 516-374-0100 East Rockaway: Diamond Condition Colonial With Extended First And Second Floor. This Home Was Completely Renovated Within The Last 10 Years. $835,000 MORTON HAVES 516-374-0100 Far Rockaway: Spacious 3 bdrm home + den attic, basement $400’s MILKY FORST PROPERTIES 516239-0306 Freeport: Just 1 block from Nautical Mile. 1BR Coop. 2nd flr. Reduced! $95K JANKALMAN.COM 516569-5651 Garden City/Hempstead: PRICED TO SELL! Great Location. Center Hall Colonial Situated On 1/2 Acre Park Like Prop. Features Family Rm W/Fpl Overlooking Bluestone Patio And Ig Pool,Banquet Size Dr, Granite Eik W/Pantry And Brkfst Area, All New Bths, King Size Master Bedroom, Entertainer’s Fin Bsmt W/Wet Bar....More!!!! $479,990 Call Katrina Kamer, PRUDENTIAL 917-548-7106 Hewlett: Renov 4BR,3Bth Cape. FDR, Granite/wd EIK, fin bsmt. $475K JANKALMAN.COM 516-5695651 Hewlett: 3BR, 1.5Bth Col. LR/fpl, FDR, EIK, sm den, Sunrm. $339K JANKALMAN.COM 516-569-5651 Hewlett: 4BR,3.55Bth Colonial. Lg EIK, Den, Solarium. 5rm prof ste $599K JANKALMAN.COM 516-5695651 Hewlett: Large Traditional Charming Colonial In Old Woodmere Erea.4 Large B/R,Over Size Kitchen,3 Full Bath.Near Transportation,Shops,Library And Houses Of Worship $439,000 Hewlett: Great two family home In SD #14 Totally renovated In 1988. $555,000 MORTON HAVES 516374-0100 Hewlett: Mint 2 Bedroom 1 Bathroom Unit. Shows Light & Bright. Updated Open Kitchen, High Hats, New Neutral Carpet, Wired For Cable, Skylight.

Washer & Dryer In Building. Garage Parking & Storage Included. Near All, School Distict#14, Motivated Seller!!! $119,000 MORTON HAVES 516-374-0100 Hewlett: Large 2 Bedroom. 2 Bath apartment with E.I.K, Attic and private terrace. $127,500 MORTON HAVES 516-374-0100 Hewlett: New magnificent kit w/Stainless app & granite. Updated baths in this extremely large apartment. Separate room w/ washer, dryer Must see $289,000 MORTON HAVES 516-374-0100 Hewlett: Townhouse- Beautiful, Bright 1 Bed 1.5 Bath with Enclosed Terrace, Newly renovated Granite Kitchen, New Bath, Closets Galore, Washer/Dryer, High Hat Lighting, All Amenities. $219,000 MORTON HAVES 516-374-0100 Hewlett: Move In Condition. Quiet Location. Walk To Train. $499,000 MORTON HAVES 516-374-0100 Hewlett: Townhouse, 3 Floors, 3 Bedrooms, 2.5 Baths, Lr, Dr, Eik w/granite countertops, Den, Laundry room, private backyard, 1 car garage $399,000.

LORI & ASSOCIATES (516)791-8300 Hewlett Bay Park: Prime Location. Spacious Multilevel Home. 5BR, 4.5 bth. Two Master Suites. Beautiful Property.$1.1M VI PROPERTIES 516-791-1313 Hewlett Bay Park: Updated Raised Ranch.6 BR, 5.5 bth. 1 1/4 Acre Park-Like Setting. IGP. Enclosed Patio & BBQArea. $1.695M VI PROPERTIES 516-791-1313 Hewlett Harbor: Balin Expanded Ranch On Beautiful Corner Property. Plenty Of Room For A Pool.

6 Bed, 3 Full Baths, Great Open Layout, Cac, Wood Flrs, In Desirable Waverly/Lynbrook School District.

Owner Motivated $773,000 MORTON HAVES 516374-0100 Hewlett Harbor: Spacious 5br home w/a Brand New Granite Kitchen Incl. New Appliances And Gorgeous Bar In Den. Includes A Heated Pool W Lovely Patio. New Roof, CAC, Alarm And Updated Windows $925,000 MORTON HAVES 516-374-0100 Hewlett Harbor: Fabulous Center Hall Cape In Prestigious Hewlett Harbor. Pristine Condition With Beautiful Harwood Floors. For The Discriminating Buyer $995,000 MORTON HAVES 516-374-0100

Real Estate for Sale

Real Estate for Sale

Hewlett Harbor: Fabulous 6 bedroom, 3.5 bath. *Outside of the home will be freshly painted. $1,150,000 MORTON HAVES 516-374-0100 Hewlett Harbor: This dream house is surrounded

by Water! Beautiful 4br, 3.5ba w/ wonderful entertaining flow. Prime location $2.5M MORTON HAVES 516-374-0100 Hewlett Neck: Lovely 4 bedroom expanded ranch on gorgeous property. Approximately 3/4 acre. regulation size tennis court surrounded by 10’Fence.

New roof, plus room for a large pool! $949,000 MORTON HAVES 516-374-0100 Hewlett Neck: 100 Feet Of Deep Water Front Property. Dockage. Sunny Southern Exposure For 250 Sq Ft Brick Outdoor Dining Patio. Quiet & Private With Secluded Views. Spa Area On Os Deck. Gamins Greenhouse Eik. Tile And Oak Flooring. White Cedar Shingles 5 In To Weather. $1,349,000 MORTON HAVES 516-374-0100 Hewlett Neck: Spectacular Young Brick 7Br English Manor Home, Custom Built. Boasting Magnificent Architectural Details. Formal Living Room, Formal dining room, Library, Den, Office, 10.55 Baths, Indoor Basketball Court, Movie Theatre Room, Luxurious Master Suite With Changing Room And Balcony Overlooking The 1.59 Acres Of Beautiful Property Including Tennis Court, In ground pool and full size basketball court. Separate Guest Quarters. $4,400,000 MORTON HAVES 516-374-0100 Hewlett Neck: Near Harold Rd. Half acre lot for sale.

Build your dream home. Walk to Irving Pl Minyan.

Ask $700’s. Call Susan at SOUTH SHORE ESTATES 516-569-4980 Hewlett Neck: Quality new construction. Walk to Irving Pl Minyan. Over 5K sq ft quality new construction on 1 acre lot- Call for plans and specifications.

Ask $2.4m. Call Susan at SOUTH SHORE ESTATES 516-569-4980 Hewlett Neck: Expanded Ranch. O/s Property. 5 BR, 4 bth. Marble Baths. Spacious Property With Beautiful 20X40 IGP. $1.1M VI PROPERTIES 516-791-1313 Hewlett Neck: All New Under Constr. CH Colonial.

Planned 4 BR 3.5 Bth. Owner Will Customize To Suit. $1.699M VI PROPERTIES 516-791-1313 Hewlett Park: Spac Apt w/lg entry & fabulous bonus rm. private terrace. $225,000 MORTON HAVES 516-374-0100 Inwood: Unique 2BR Cape in “Country Club” Area, Den + Full Basement...$265K PUGATCH REALTY 516295-3000 Inwood: Legal Four Family House. 2-2 Br, 2-1Br Apts.

Large Property With 60 X 98 Vacant Lot. Good For An Investor. $650K VI PROPERTIES 516-791-1313 Inwood: Free standing mixed use bldg, 2 stores 2 apts, parking lot $599K MILKY FORST PROPERTIES 516-239-0306 Lawrence: Mint Garden Apartment. 1st floor. 1BR, h/w flrs. Red! $95K JANKALMAN.COM 516-569-5651 Lawrence: (back) True Center Hall on 1/2 Acre property w/inground Pool. 4 Bedrooms, 3 Baths, Lr,Fdr, Den/fireplace. Asking $1,250,000. LORI & ASSOCIATES (516)791-8300 Lawrence: THE PLAZA: 2br 2ba in Prestigious building w/24hr doorman, security, indoor parking & pool. Elevator, laundry room & storage on the same floor, Many closets $449,000 MORTON HAVES 516374-0100 Lawrence: Co-op, Elevator building, 1 Bedroom, 1 Bath, Lr/ Dr, New Kit, Hardwood floors. $149,000.

LORI & ASSOCIATES (516)791-8300 Lynbrook: Top Floor Unit In A Very Desirable Building. Hardwood Flrs Under The New Carpet, Large Closets. New Igp And Gym. Air Cold Building. Heat/ Water Inc In Monthly Maintenance. Laundry Facilities On Each Floor. New EIK. New Bathroom. Large Closets. $229,000 MORTON HAVES 516-374-0100 North Woodmere: Split, Water View, 4 BR, 2.5 Bth Central Air, S.D.14, Brick walled, Den/fplce, Park like backyard setting on water, 2 car garage, IG sprinklers, full bsmnt, taxes approx.11,800/yr. Oversized 60’x120’ lot. By appt., Bank/mtge prequal ltr req’d. $569K NO BRKRS. 516-857-4733 North Woodmere: Completely Renovated Split . 4 BR, 3 bth. Granite Floors, Top Of The Line Custom Cabinetry And Applncs.$725K VI PROPERTIES 516791-1313 North Woodmere: Beaut Split. 4BRs up, 2.5bths, fab EIK, den,fin bsmt. $649K JANKALMAN.COM 516569-5651 North Woodmere: Stunning Renov Ranch. 3BR, MBR ste w/Bth.Open flow. $427K JANKALMAN.COM 516-569-5651 North Woodmere: Ours Alone! Lovely 3BR,2Bth Split. EIK, Deck, h/w flrs. SD.14 $459K JANKALMAN. COM 516-569-5651 Oceanside: 4 bedroom, 2 bath Short Sale $350,000 MORTON HAVES 516-374-0100 Rockville Centre: First Time On The Market Mint Colonial In Sd #21. 4 Br, 3 bth. $849K VI PROPERTIES 516-791-1313 Woodmere/Hewlett Neck: 1 acre lot for sale. Walk to all. Call for details. Call Susan at SOUTH SHORE ESTATES 516-569-4980 Woodmere/Hewlett Neck: New construction-over 4000sq ft on approx 100 x 200 lot. Classic 6 BRs/ 4 bath center hall colonial w/2 story entry hall. Huge EIK, lr/fpl, FDR, large den. Full height basement.

Walk to ‘Irving Pl Minyan’. Ask $1.550k Call Susan at SOUTH SHORE ESTATES 516-569-4980 Woodmere: Unique Split Ranch w/extension. 5BR, 3Bth, Den, IGP.SD.14. $574,322 JANKALMAN.COM 516-569-5651 Woodmere: SD.14 Stately C/H Col raised in beaut landsc 1/2ac. 6BRs, 3.5Bths, Huge EIK,IGP. $1.95M JANKALMAN.COM 516-569-5651 Woodmere: Found A New Home. Available Asap!

Walk In Thru The Large Entry To The Beautiful Spacious Living Space With Fabulous Wood Floors And Stunning Stone Fireplace. The Flow Is Flawless! A Must See! $375,000 MORTON HAVES 516-374-0100 Woodmere: Lovely Split In Immaculate Condition.3 Bedrooms.2 Bathrooms.Lr,Dr,Eik.Beautiful Lower-Level Den,2 Car Garage.Beautiful Brick Walkway And Proch And Brick Patio.Walk To All.Room To Expand. $499,000 MORTON HAVES 516-374-0100 Woodmere: Beautiful Home With Amazing Master Suite; Open With Plenty Of Closets And Built In’s.

Two Dens, Wet Bar, Eik, 5 Bedrooms Total! So Spacious With A Full Basement. Must See This Lovely Home. $950,000 MORTON HAVES 516-374-0100 Woodmere: Gorgeous Brick Ch Colonial. 7 Bedrooms, 5.5 Baths. Gorgeous views. A must see. $1,785,000 MORTON HAVES 516-374-0100 Woodmere: Academy area. Walk to aishe. Charming colonial on approx 100 x 100 lot. Room to expand. Present all offers. $699k Call Susan at SOUTH SHORE ESTATES 516-569-4980 Woodmere: 6 bedroom new construction located on Longacre Ave between Peninsula Blvd and West Broadway. Still time to customize. Call for appt to see the plans. Ask $1mil plus. Call Susan at SOUTH SHORE ESTATES 516-569-4980 Woodmere: Totally renovated colonial on oversized property. Magnificent EIK and family room. Walk to Irving Pl Minyan (ipm) . Present all offers. Ask $600’s.

Call Susan at SOUTH SHORE ESTATES 516-569-4980 Woodmere: Spacious 3BR, 2 Bath Ranch, Lr W/Fpl, Den, Low Tax, Prime Loct $369K PUGATCH REALTY 516-295-3000 Woodmere: CEDAR GLEN, Fabulous Open 4 BR, 3.5 Bath Townhouse Features LR W/Fireplace & Vaulted Ceiling, Granite EIK W/Deck, Main Floor Master BR Suite, 2 Large BRs, 1 Full Bath Upstairs. 750 Sq Ft Finished Bsmt, Gym/Storage, BR + Full Bath, 1 Family Attached...$639K PUGATCH REALTY 516-295-3000 Woodmere: Co-op. Sunny, Spacious, Elegant. Beautifully Renovated 2 BR, 1 bth Apartment With High Ceilings.$159K VI PROPERTIES 516-791-1313 Woodmere: Co-op, Across from the Woodmere LIRR, Elevator building, 1 Bedroom, 1 New Bath, Lr/ Dr, New Kit. $135,000. LORI & ASSOCIATES (516)7918300

Dinning room, and Eik $2200/month. LORI & ASSOCIATES (516)791-8300 Cedarhurst: Townhouses with C/A and Heat, washer/dryer in all units. (ALL NEW) 2 Bedroom/2 bath $2075/month, and 3 Bedroom/ 2 Bath (ALL NEW) $2295/month. NO FEE. Landlord is paying the commission. LORI & ASSOCIATES (516)791-8300 Cedarhurst: Beautiful, clean and freshly painted.

3br, 2ba, FFB, Gardner included. Great location! $3150/mo MORTON HAVES 516-374-0100 Cedarhurst: Unbelievably clean 3br house for rent.

FFB, fresh paint, new EIK, New Deck, Wood Floors just Polyurethaned. $3,150/mo MORTON HAVES 516-374-0100 East Rockaway: Diamond Condition Colonial With Extended First And Second Floor. This Home Was Completely Renovated Within The Last 10 Years. $4,950/mo MORTON HAVES 516-374-0100 Far Rockaway: 2 family (1st floor aparment) 3 Bedroom, 1.5 Baths, Lr,Dr, Kosher Kit, playroom $1850/ month LORI & ASSOCIATES (516)791-8300 Far Rockaway: Doorman/Elevator building, 2 Bedrooms, 1 Bath, Lr/Dr, Eik, Laundry facility, parking available $1495/month. LORI & ASSOCIATES (516)791-8300 Hewlett: Luxury All New Renovated 2 Bedroom, 2 Bath, Doorman, Parking, Terrace...$2900/m PUGATCH REALTY 516-295-3000 Hewlett: Lg 1BR, 1 Bath, CAC, Prime Location...$1495/m PUGATCH REALTY 516-2953000 Inwood: Lovely 3BR, 2 Bath Colonial, New Eik, New Bath, Bsmt, Fin Attic...$2300/m PUGATCH REALTY 516-295-3000 Inwood: Amazing 3 br, new construction for rent. $2000/mo MORTON HAVES 516-374-0100 Inwood: Fabulous 2 bedroom apt in walk up building. $1500/mo MORTON HAVES 516-374-0100 Lawrence: Sponser owner unit in Garden apartment complex. 2 Bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms, New Kosher Kitchen, Terrace $1800/month. LORI & ASSOCIATES (516)791-8300 Lawrence: Spacious 2 Bedroom, 2 Bath Carriage House, “Back Lawrence”, Living Room With Vaulted Ceiling, EIK...$2900/m PUGATCH REALTY 516295-3000 Lawrence: Lovely Sunny 1 Bedroom, 1.5 Bath Condo, Handicap Accessible Shower, Washer/Dryer, 24hr Doorman, Elevator Building…$349K PUGATCH REALTY 516-295-3000 Lawrence: Fabulous 2 Bedroom, 2 Bath Duplex Townhouse, All Updated, Indoor 2 Car Garage $2400/m PUGATCH REALTY 516-295-3000 Lawrence: NO FEE! Luxury Building, 24HR Doorman, Pool, Indoor Parking, 1 Bedroom, 1.5 Bath… $1795/m PUGATCH REALTY 516-295-3000 Lawrence: NO FEE! Totally Renovated Apartments, 1-2 Bedrooms, Close To All…Starting At $1500/m PUGATCH REALTY 516-295-3000 Lynbrook: Top Floor Unit In A Very Desirable Building. Hardwood Flrs Under The New Carpet, Large Closets. New Igp And Gym. Air Cold Building. Heat/ Water Inc In Monthly Maintenance. Laundry Facilities On Each Floor.New EIK. New Bathroom. Large Closets. $1,500/mo MORTON HAVES 516-374-0100 North Woodmere: 1st fl of a 2 family home. Front private entrance to a Lg 2 Bedroom, 1Bath, New Kitchen, Lr, Dr, Full size washer/Dryer, 2 AC units.

ALL UTILITIES INC. $1450/month. LORI & ASSOCIATES (516)791-8300 North Woodmere: House Rental 4 Bedrooms, 2.5 Baths, Lr, Dr, Eik, Den, Large Backyard $2695/month.

LORI & ASSOCIATES (516)791-8300 Valley Stream: New Bathroom,New Kitchen,New Wood Floor ,New Ceramic Floor, New Carpet In The B/R.Close To Gibson Train Station. $2,700/mo MORTON HAVES 516-374-0100 Valley Stream: Charming 3BR Colonial, Lr W/Fpl, Oak Floors, Fin Bsmt, SD# 14...$2550/m PUGATCH REALTY 516-295-3000 Woodmere: In a house. 1 Bedroom, 1 Bath, Lr, Electric cooktop ( No real Kit) $1075/ month. LORI & ASSOCIATES (516)791-8300 Woodmere: Beautiful 4 Bedroom, 3 Bath Split In The Heart Of Woodmere, Move Right In...$3200/m PUGATCH REALTY 516-295-3000 Woodmere: Jr4 Granite Kit, Closets, Elevator, Pkg Available $1575/m PUGATCH REALTY 516-295-3000

Real Estate for Rent Cedarhurst: Across from the Cedarhurst park, Garden apartments, w/live in Super and indoor garage spot included in rent. Huge units. 1Bedrooms $1700/month, and 2 Bedroom, 2 Bath w/ separate

Commercial Real Estate for Rent/Sale Cedarhurst: Medical office on Grove, accross from the post office. Was a Dental office. Beautiful waiting room, Reception area, 3 Operatories, Private Office, 2 Bathrooms, Good traffic area. $1995/month.

LORI & ASSOCIATES (516)791-8300 Cedarhurst: Stores For Rent or Sale. Offices For Rent. U want them, I have them. Call ! Call ! Call ! Randy Green 516 295-3000 Cedarhurst: $1250/mo. 3 rm Prof’l suite w/Bathroom, Waiting area, Reception desk. Randy Green 516 295-3000 East Rockaway: Price office building for lease 2500sf 20 car parking lot call for info. PUGATCH REALTY 516-295-3000 East Rockaway: 7400sf warehouse plus office $895K PUGATCH REALTY 516-295-3000 Five Towns And Lynbrook: Professional/Medical space available for sale or lease, call for more details.

Lori Lewis 516-295-3000 Hewlett/Woodmere: Medical/Dental Spaces For Sale or Rent. We have all areas, all sizes.

Call Randy Green @ Pugatch 516 295-3000 Lawrence: “THE PLAZA” - For Lease. NO FEE!!! Professional Space Available In 24 Hour Doorman Building, 685 Sq Ft. Terrace, Pool, CAC, Includes Indoor Parking Space...$1595 - Contact Andy Kropp At Pugatch Realty Corp. 516-295-3000 Lawrence: Rockaway Tpke store 1000sf 43000.00 per mo. Opposite Costco PUGATCH REALTY 516295-3000 Lawrence: Central Ave 1400sf store plus basement $3800.00 per mo. PUGATCH REALTY 516-295-3000 Lawrence: Medical office on the corner of Rockaway Tpke 1200 sf $2600.00 per mo. PUGATCH REALTY 516-295-3000 Long Beach: Professional/Medical suites available with good Parking, call for more details. Lori Lewis 516-295-3000 Rockville Center: Medical and professional office building at 165 North Village Avenue in Rockville Centre has 500-5,000 SF space available for rent.

Centrally-located near many area hospitals. Parking for 400+ cars. Call 917-715-2415 for more information.

Valley Stream: Mixed Use Building For Sale $450K. 5200 SF @ traffic light. Completely renovated. Ample parking. Call Randy 516 295-3000 pugatch.com Valley Stream: 4500sf warehouse for lease with O’H’ Door $5200.00 per mo. PUGATCH REALTY 516295-3000 Valley Stream: 800sf Office for lease $1200.00 per mo. PUGATCH REALTY 516-295-3000 Valley Stream: Former Central Hardware building for price slashed $625K PUGATCH REALTY 516295-3000 Valley Stream: 200 No. Central Ave $295K WON’T LAST. PUGATCH REALTY 516-295-3000 Woodmere: Office suites for rent, all utilities included, copy center, conference rooms, free wifi, reception, 24/7 access, fully furnished, central 5Towns location, near LIRR, restaurants, call 516-374-6080 x 19 Woodmere: Medical Space For Rent $1250/mo.Incl util. One exam room, share consult room, secty, waiting area. Pugatch.com Randy Green 516 2953000 Woodmere: Bldg For Sale or Rent - MOTIVATED SELLER. 5500 sf can be divided. Info: Randy Green 516 295-3000 Woodmere: Walk-up office $800 per mo. PUGATCH REALTY 516-295-3000 Woodmere: Corner building for sale $995K 5000sf PUGATCH REALTY 516-295-3000 Woodmere: Just listed. Renovated store front. 1300 sq.ft. Front & Rear Entrance. Call Rick for details 516319-2506. Broker.

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CONSERVATIVE COMMENTARY

It’s Time to Get Serious About Improving the State of the Union CONTINUED FROM P. A8 rose to over 10 percent. And it is mystifying that we are now told “no bailouts” by those who pushed through the Dodd Frank bill, which effectively institutionalized bailouts. When government uses its power wisely, it can create the conditions that encourage job creation and prosperity, but that did not occur here. Much of the over $1 trillion spent on bailouts and stimulus went to politically favored recipients while leaving the rest of us with an even larger debt than we began with. We certainly will not reduce our debt by creating more debt, and when the government prints more money, it imposes a hidden tax on all of us. If we want to get our fiscal house in order, it is well past time to get serious.

No more budget gimmicks. No more excuses.

We need real, fundamental change. That means not just lowering taxes, but replacing a convoluted tax code that has been a testament to the influence of special interests. The President would make the tax

code even more confusing.

Here’s how government can be truly fair: cut loopholes and adopt a simpler and flatter system for all. And change means not just lowering spending, but reforming a broken spending process from top to bottom, with caps on spending and debt so that we don’t follow the example of Europe with a debt larger than our economy.

Rather than address any of these problems, this administration, aided by Rep. McCarthy, have made matters worse by pushing through a new health care entitlement when we could least afford it. And failure to address our debt crisis does not only mortgage our children’s future, it hurts our parents as their medical needs increase; and even more, it cripples the entire government’s ability to fulfill those other goals we all share regardless of our political leanings, from education to the environment to national defense.

We are already witnessing this in the proposed cuts to military spending. Wasteful spending by the military certainly should be cut, but it is wrong to go so far

as to weaken our ability to keep our nation safe and protect our interests abroad. The administration’s refusal to approve the Keystone pipeline marks yet another blow to energy independence and common sense that would have created thousands of jobs on an environmentally safe project and would have allowed us to import oil from Canada instead of from less friendly countries like Saudi Arabia and Venezuela. As a foreign policy matter, this is yet another example of how our government has alienated some of our most important allies without standing up effectively to the world’s most dangerous regimes.

This is no time to sit back and leave our country to leaders who believe they are presiding over America’s decline. We believe this country’s best days are ahead of us. But those days won’t come unless we expand freedom and opportunity rather than limit them. If others won’t do it, we will. Getting there is not about having you believe more in government. It’s a matter of government believing in you.

DEAR THAT'S LIFE

Breaking Up is Hard to Do CONTINUED FROM P. A8 “Unfriending” someone is a clear message that you no longer wish to be connected. That is a true slap in the face – no way to sugarcoat such a move because the person is informed that he or she has been unfriended. For those not familiar with the lingo, “unfriending” is when you decide to terminate an already existing relationship.

For all intents and purposes, you are breaking up with them.

It’s divorce, Facebook style, and according to the article it is being employed by some to rid themselves of those they no longer want as friends. In this neighborhood, one has to be very careful who is unfriended. There are small towns – and then there’s The Five Towns.

There are only two degrees of separation around here, so must be wary of who you irritate. As a rule of thumb: if you need to think twice before yelling at the guy who stole your parking spot because you may just find yourself on line behind him in the supermarket 10 minutes later, how much more careful must one be before unfriending someone on Facebook.

I found myself in that exact quandary a number of months ago. It was not that I needed to get rid of a friend because there was a falling out or a disagreement of sorts. In fact, this person was more of an acquaintance than anything else – just someone I knew from the area.

The reason this needed to end was simply because her posts were incessant, juvenile and annoying. When I first started on Facebook, I went through the same stage as most new pledges where we compulsively and obsessively update our goings on in life. Until its newness and novelty wear off, you find yourself posting more information than one should choose to share. It happens to everyone – and it happened to me. Friends would tell me to, “Step away from the laptop and put [my] hands on [my] head.” The problem with the person I needed to unfriend was that she was not new to FB and was not going through a stage. This is her modus operandi. I am certain many people enjoy her constant posting and encourage her to keep up the good work. More power to them, but this was not for me. To coin a Seinfeldism which

would have made for a great episode had the site existed when Jerry and Kramer were still neighbors, she would have been an “over-poster,” and I needed to get rid of her.

Complaining about the situation to a real-life friend of mine, he simply borrowed my laptop for a minute, promising to change my life forever. Without having to unfriend this person, he ended her never ending rants by cutting her newsfeed to my page. If I wanted to know what was going on in her life, he explained, I could simply check her wall, as we were still technically friends.

However, I no longer had to endure the constant commentary, nor those of another individual who seems to think he is Confucius. Since making these changes, Facebook has never been sweeter.

Isn’t it ironic that I found someone else’s constant ranting annoying? I guess for those who no longer wish to hear my musings, they can just stop reading this column. Or, they can do what some of my friends have already figured out: buy an iPhone. Even from beyond, Steve Jobs is smarter than I am.

EDITORIALS

The Pension and Salary Gravy Train CONTINUED FROM P. A8 capped in the short term so as to provide some relief to oppressed homeowners struggling to pay crushing annual property tax bills. We believe public employees need to pay fully half the cost of their health insurance at a bear minimum and contribute a whole lot

more than four or six percent to their pensions. These public sector compensation packages are breaking New York’s back and the bank. They’re breaking the residential and commercial property taxpayers.

They’re driving people out of New York. Here in our own area we have budgets of $93 million in Lawrence and $103 million

in Hewlett to educate roughly 3,100 students in each district.

Yes, our children are our future and education is essential to keep America competitive in the global marketplace, but Long Island costs need to more closely mirror those in the City and in other states if we are to have anyone left here in 10 or 20 years to pick up the tab.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR CONTINUED FROM P. A9 lated using the 2010-2011 school year information, the last for which information was openly available on the website. Teachers for both school districts were verified through correspondence with school officials since many lists included non-teaching administrative posts that would have thrown the average off.

That being said, the teacher listed in the Lawrence School District was, according to the school district official, a teacher last year and not in an administrative position. We did, however, make a mistake in not clarifying that current Lawrence Superintendent Gary Schall was the Assistant Superintendent during the 20102011 school year.

As noted, the process of clarifying who and who was not a

teacher via See Through New York was made harder due to the lack of any identification on the website of their position throughout the school year. The process would have had been repeated for many school districts on Long Island since many did not list positions and could have further skewed the average. Medians were provided to show that the two school districts, like much of Long Island, had higher salaries than the rest of New York State and were not the highest in our area.

The last factor that went into determining the average, in addition to eliminating administrators, was the elimination of non-salaried workers, which included the use of the numbers provided on See Through New York for starting salaries. As many as 60 positions from each district

were taken out of the average to in order to provide readers with a number that only represented full-time teachers and did not include part-timers, assistants, or substitin Finally, the use of a different state such as North Dakota was simply to provide readers with an insight to how different salaries were from state-to-state.

In hindsight, it would have also served the article well to have provided states nearby such as New Jersey or Connecticut or with similar numbers in population such as Texas or California.

Our goal here at The South Shore Standard is report the facts and the truth and any bias in these pages is kept to the editorial and opinion columns. We welcome any comments and concerns as we strive to be an open forum for The Five Towns.

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FIRST PERSON

Beauty Buys in Cedarhurst: Kiss and Makeup

BY SUSAN VARGHESE

Standard Associate Editor

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ecadent body butter and bold eye shadows from some of the biggest names in the beauty industry can be found right in the heart of Cedarhurst, at Kiss and Makeup cosmetics boutique.

Kiss and Makeup also offers brow shaping, makeup application and lessons, laser hair removal, facials and airbrush tanning.

Five Towns resident Amy Friedman and Fay Feder opened the store in December 2004. “We just felt there was a strong need in the community for a high-end makeup store,� Feder explained. “People in community really know their makeup; they’re really savvy.

We carry high end products, they love it and it’s a great clientele.�

Friedman grew up in Riverdale and had a penchant for makeup since she was a kid. “I was always into makeup and my mothers freebies. I worked in fashion a little bit. I always loved skincare, creams and candles and things like that.â€? Feder, a Queens native, focuses more on the business aspect, “I have a background in advertising. I was a media buyer‌I’ve slowly become a makeup junkie [like Amy] as well,â€? Feder said laughing.

In The Five Towns, customers are looking for a more natural look, Feder said. “It’s very natural and not heavy. They usually do the smoky eye look for events.

People don’t want to look like they’re wearing too much makeup.� Friedman added, “ It’s a subdued and classic look here.�

One of Kiss and Makeup’s makeup artists and aestheticians of seven years, Ilene Wellen noted that what the customer wants is most important. “My favorite thing is the creativity and the color, and to make someone feel beautiful. I do whatever they ask and we can do any style here, dramatic or natural.�

Their brow shaping is the number one service, which is much different from a quick eyebrow wax at the nail salon. “You’re not getting the artistry of someone who’s really attuned to what a nice brow should look like [at a nail salon],� Friedman said. “Good eyebrows should compliment your face naturally.�

When asked what three beauty must-haves they couldn’t leave the house without, Friedman answered, “ Secret concealer from Laura Mercier, a good lip gloss for sure – I don’t discriminate. I love lip gloss and have it in every pocket and bag. I love a good body product. Brown Sugar body polish from Fresh is amazing!�

Feder couldn’t survive without her Trish McEvoy mascara, MD Skincare tinted moisturizer, and Crabtree and Evelyn hand cream.

Finding the right products are essential, but application is key. One of the biggest mistakes people make is with foundation, Feder said. “Using foundation for color instead of coverage [is a mistake]. You’re really supposed to put it on to match your skin color, even if it’s a little lighter. Then use bronzer for color.�

They offer makeup tutori-

als to help teach people, which could be especially useful for teenagers starting to use makeup or as a gift.

Currently, they have no plans of expanding their retail locations, but are focused on their website and online presence.

Their Facebook page boasts more than 6,000 “likes� and their website offers worldwide shipping. “[In 10 years] I see us consistent with where we are now,�

Feder said. “We’re constantly bringing in new products and fun things, not just makeup‌ It just keep the business fresh. People constantly come in asking, ‘what did you get that’s new?’ There’s always something.â€?

Kiss and Makeup is located at 492 Central Avenue in Cedarhurst.

(516) 374-2666. KissandmakeupNY.com

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5 Towns Super Bowl Guide CONTINUED FROM P. B1 for $24.98 and up and you don’t have to deal with trafďŹ c or lines at the malls.

At Modell’s a classic football jersey is a must, and they have a Victor Cruz or Ahmad Bradshaw Super Bowl XLVI white jersey

by Reebok or a Jason Pierre-Paul jersey in blue for $59 and up.

To keep it simple, try a t-shirt, like a New York Giants Division Championships Trophy collection shirt or a player name and

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number t-shirt.  A Giants NFC or Patriots AFC Champs hat adds a touch of fandom without going over the top. For a cleaner cut look, Modell’s has Cutter and Buck 2011 Patriots and Giants polos.

Modell’s is located in the Five Towns Shopping Center on 253 Rockaway Boulevard in North Woodmere. (516) 569-8880. Modells.com. They also have a location at the Green Acres Mall.

Morton’s is located at 533 Central Avenue in Cedarhurst.

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PREVIEW

rus girl Ivy Lynn (Megan Hilty) vies for the role with newcomer Karen Cartwright (Katharine McPhee) for their dream role.

New in Movies Friday, February 10 The Vow: Rated PG-13. Rachel McAdams and Channing Tatum star in this romantic drama just in time for Valentine’s Day. The Vow tells the real-life story of a newlywed New Mexico couple who are in a car crash. The wife (McAdams) is put in a coma, where she is cared for by her devoted husband. When she comes to without any memory of her husband or their marriage, the husband (Tatum) tries to win her heart again. The ďŹ lm is based on the book of the same title, which is about re-

al-life couple Kim and Krickett Carpenter.

Safe House: Rated R. Oscar winner Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds star in this action thriller. Washington plays Tobin Frost, the most dangerous renegade from the CIA, who comes back onto the grid after a decade on the run. The South African safe house he is remanded to is attacked by mercenaries and a rookie operative, Matt Weston (Reynolds), escapes with him.

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