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COMPLIMENTARY ISSUE

Life. Style. Where you live.

JULY/AUGUST 2012

WINEMAKING IN RAMSEY

Cultivating friends & fun at California Wine Works

REAL-LIFE CSI STORIES

The case of identical twins

BERGEN COUNTY THE MAG

We Kid You Not! Stylin’ fashions for the younger set

One of the top 25 Children’s Hospitals in the Nation.

The Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital at Hackensack University Medical Center What it means to be a Children’s Hospital.

The name “Children’s Hospital” is an earned recognition. The Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital has been ranked in U.S. News & World Report’s 2012-2013 Best Children’s Hospitals, rated in the Top 25 for Neurology and Neurosurgery.

The hospital’s ranking climbed from 50 in 2011-2012 to 25.

The Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital at HackensackUMC offers you and your child comprehensive medical and surgical pediatric care in more than 30 specialties, all under one roof within a state-of-the-art, child-focused facility.

The hospital offers 24-hour access to leading physicians, nurses, and staff as well as a dedicated pediatric emergency department with a team of healthcare professionals who specialize in the care of children requiring emergency medical services.

To find out how one of the nation’s best children’s hospitals can help with your family’s healthcare needs, visit us at HackensackUMC.org or call 855-996-WELL (9355).

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July/August 2012 Publishers

Sharon and Steven Goldstein

Editor

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Contributing Editor Brandon Goldstein

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Contributing Writers Ronald Bergamini Karen Holly Berliner Emily Noel Burns Dr. Michael Gross Louise B. Hafesh Robert Haynes-Peterson Regina Molaro Richard Posluszny Nayda Rondon Dennis Seuling Alisa Singer Mia Toschi Judith Turner

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PUBLISHERS’ LETTER Dear Readers, Summer has arrived! And are we ever ready! Fire up the grill… Put away winter-drab wear in favor of the more relaxed and colorful summer styles…

Start packing for vacation getaways… Lather on the sunscreen and head outside to take in as much of the glorious sun, picture-perfect blue skies and cool summer breezes as your winter-weary heart can bear. Go ahead and celebrate the brighter, slower, happier change of season. You deserve every last golden ray of summer-time fun. So—sans guilt—indulge in the luxury of leisure. Relax while sitting poolside or beachside with a cocktail or glass of wine in hand and your copy of BC the Mag to peruse.

Other leisure-time suggestions: Check out the summer’s hottest bigscreen releases in the cool comfort of your favorite local theater. (For a preview of some must-see flicks this season, be sure to read “Summer 2012 Movie Highlights.”) Or try something a bit more novel, such as making your own wine. Learn the basics from Karla and Craig Cicciari, the owners of California Wine Works in Ramsey. As you’ll read in “Learning in Purple,” the couple will guide you step by step through the joys of Spirits 101. They guarantee that not only will you and your friends learn a lot, but you’ll have a whole lot of fun during the process. And for those of you who enjoy a cocktail, check out our Connoisseur column for some delicious adult peanut-butter-and-jelly cocktails made with vodka. They will bring out the child in you!

Also in this issue, we debut a new column: Bergen County CSI Stories. The stories are real-life crime cases from the extensive files of master sleuth Peter Vallas, a Hackensack-based private investigator on a mission! In “Blood Ties,” he recounts the bizarre and mystifying tale of two identical sisters. Proving that truth is stranger than fiction, his account puts a horrifying—and fiery—spin on the notion of sibling rivalry.

In our fashion section, we showcase what’s trending now for the younger set. “We Kid You Not”—the clothes are stylin’ and the boys and girls look adorably fabulous!

As always, we bring you an issue that shares all of the wonderful people, places and events that occur in our great county.

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Page 100 On the Cover: Julia: Gathered coin top by Les Tout Petits, black tank by Malibu Sugar and black pleather leggings by Les Tout Petits.

Jared: Plaid two-piece suit by Appaman, white dress shirt by David Oliver, and red, navy and white tie by Appaman.

Lauren: Black shimmer 2pkt cap sleeve dress by Elissa B. available at Marcia’s Attic Kids, Englewood.

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Connoisseur

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Wine Picks

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Humor

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Style

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COLUMNS

Nuts to You!

Exploring the Wines of Spain Not-so Common Marriages Chic Products, Services, Etc.

Events

Happenings in the County

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Bergen County CSI Stories

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Ask the Sports Doctor

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Auto

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Escapes

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Restaurant Guide

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Birthday Scopes

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Musings

Blood Ties

Getting a Knee Up on Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries Aston Martin V8 Vantage S: Personality Goes a Long Way The Beckoning Berkshires A Resource for Your Dining Pleasure Making Choices

Slammin’ on Traffic

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FEATURES

Heart of the Tiger Learning in Purple

Short Story

This is Now

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Business Profile

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Fashion

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Entertainment

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Beauty

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We Kid You Not! Summer 2012 Movie Highlights Eye on Health

“Stability and peace of mind come by living in the moment.”

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Lee Kanwisher, Marsha Demarest and June Zabriskie

Lisa Courtney, Melissa Mescher and Beth Gillies

Gina Guerriero, Erica Oppenheim, Eileen Hourigan, Erin Kirby and Marissa Herring

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orn and raised in Paramus, author Beth Tiger started her life in Bergen County, New Jersey, and then found her way to worlds beyond. Tiger is a world traveler—she just returned from France—but it was her spiritual passage, from hell to heaven, that gave her the compassionate voice and spirit that shine forth in her new book, Rising From the Ashes of Divorce.

“One out of two adults will go through the painful process of divorce and separation. As a divorcée and life coach, I felt a calling to help others because I learned you can thrive—not just survive—after divorce,” says Tiger.

Tiger used her own experience of divorce, and the grief that comes with it, to create the “Flying Solo” workshop, which she teaches throughout the country and at her wellness center, A Life Well-Lived, in Ramsey. Tiger’s advice has been in high demand, so she has written a book as another way to help people who feel lost in the grieving process. Her book isn’t just a self-help book. Tiger calls it a “workbook.” It includes tough questions, homework assignments, prayers and affirmations to use daily.

As Tiger navigated her way from married wife to single mom, she spoke to countless other divorcees. She found that most were concerned with the same types of issues and expressed common desires and emotions.

Time and time again she heard comments like “I want to feel loved,” “I want peace of mind,” “I want to forgive,” “I want to feel valued,” “I want to move through the grief

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“Choosing from love always begins with loving yourself first. This is not a selfish act but a selfless one. If you care for yourself and love who you are, you allow others to do the same. You then have the ability to act from an interdependent place where you can love others for who they are not what they offer you.”

—from Rising From the Ashes of Divorce (To learn more about Beth Tiger’s workshop and Rising From the Ashes of Divorce, log on to www.bethtiger.com or beth@bethtiger.com)

and anger process” and “I want to trust again.”

In response, Tiger wrote the book as a way to give people the necessary tools to create a new and better life. To those undergoing the pangs of separation and divorce, Tiger offers crucial pieces of advice learned from painful first-hand experience. Her top five tips are as follows: 1. Set up a pro YOU network. Surround yourself with positive thinkers. Divorce groups or life coaches can be helpful if you focus your energies on being positive.

2. Practice loving yourself. When you love yourself, you make choices based on love instead of fear.

3. Lose the story and learn the lesson. When you’re stuck in your story of the past, you lose the present.

You may have been cheated on and you may have been hurt, but release the anger and grief. It’s empowering and the first step towards forgiveness.

4. Find five things each night to be grateful for. Gratitude and abundance attract both. Like attracts like.

5. Don’t jump into the next relationship without knowing yourself. Take time to find your values so you know what you can offer the next person.

“When I was getting separated, all I wanted was to feel love again and have the tools to create a new life,” Tiger notes. “It’s not a quick fix, but my life is better now than ever before.”

During the grief and anger process, Tiger ex-

plains, she learned to forgive by deepening her relationships with God, herself, her family and even her ex-husband. In fact, she acknowledges her ex and even thanks him for their time together and their children . . . something she never thought possible.

“Many people will come to my center and speak poorly about their exes,” Tiger says. “My advice is always the same: Lose the story and learn the lesson.”

Facing 40, Tiger had two young children, a beautiful home and a successful career. It looked like a fairy tale, the kind that most young girls are taught to dream about. Yet it wasn’t a fairy tale. When her marriage started to crumble, Tiger found herself in unfamiliar and frightening territory. But by strengthening her relationships, she became stronger—and better.

Tiger still has strong Bergen County roots. She and her new husband live in Upper Saddle River with their blended family. With the popularity of the “Flying Solo” series on the rise, Tiger is now teaching facilitators to teach her “Flying Solo” workshop.

“Now my life has become a fairy tale. I am thankful every day for what I have and take nothing for granted,” she says.

Mia Toschi has been honored with many awards for

her stories, including an Emmy and a Gracie. She has worked all over the world covering major stories such as the September 11th attacks, South East tsunami and AIDS in South Africa.

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Brian Silverberg and Frank Recine

Christopher Wienberg and John Capazzi

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PB&J lovers take note: A smooth peanut butter and raspberry jelly flavored vodka is now rolling onto shelves nationwide. For those of you who can’t get enough of this unique flavor, we gathered some cocktail recipes you can create and enjoy.

Nuts & Berries Created by Jonathan Pogash, The Cocktail Guru

1 1/2 oz. Van Gogh PB&J Vodka 3/4 oz. berry liqueur 3/4 oz. milk or cream Shake well with ice and strain into a chilled martini glass.

Adult PB&J Milkshake Created by Cooking Channel’s Nadia G, star of “Nadia G’s Bitchin’ Kitchen”

1-2 oz. Van Gogh PB&J Vodka 1 cup milk 1/2-cup favorite vanilla ice cream 1/2 banana 1 heaping tbsp. smooth peanut butter 1 heaping tbsp. raspberry jam or fresh raspberries Blend well. Serve in a tall glass with banana slice or raspberry garnish.

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PB&J & Coke Created by Jonathan Pogash, The Cocktail Guru

2 parts Van Gogh PB&J Vodka 4 parts Coca-Cola Add ingredients to a tall glass with ice and stir.

“It is challenging to transform a famous food flavor into a drink flavor,” notes master distiller Tim Vos for Van Gogh Vodka. “However I think this transition is beautiful and the flavor is intriguing. I am certain that everyone will want to enjoy more than one glass!”

Wild PB&J

Created by Sue Pietoso, head bartender at T.G.I. Friday’s, Princeton, NJ

3/4 oz. Van Gogh PB&J 1/2 oz. Van Gogh Wild Appel 1/2 oz. cranberry juice Shake ingredients well with ice and strain into shot glass.

For more information on Van Gogh Vodka, visit www.vangoghvodka.com or visit Facebook at www.facebook.com/vangoghblue.

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WINE PICKS

Exploring the Wines of Spain Under Franco’s dictatorship in the 20th century, the Spanish wine industry, one of the oldest in the world at around 6,000 years, took a serious culinary and emotional hit, with an emphasis on mass-market production. In a mere 30 years, Spain has again become a major player in the world of fine wines, particularly when exploring Tempranillo and food-friendly native varieties.

TEMPS DE FLORS 2010 SUMARROCA, DO (Penedés), $14 While many Americans are more familiar with Spanish reds, white wines are where many innovative Spanish winemakers are focusing their attention these days. This three-grape international (40% Muscat, 48% Xarel-lo and 12% Gewurztraminer) from the Sumarroca family highlights what the Catalan DO of Penedés does best: Charming pairing wines exhibiting winning freshness.

The native Xarel-lo, a key grape in Spanish Cavas (sparkling wine), adds a low-acid brightness to the blend.

Ripe white peach, pear and lychee notes are perfect for summer meals of chilled tapas, salads and grilled fish.

BODEGA NUMANTHIA 2007 (Toro), $50 This ancient, rustic wine-growing area was given new life when the Numanthia Estate was created in 1998. Focusing on Tinta de Toro, the local Tempranillo variant in northwestern Spain, Numanthia works with 50-year-old vines, blending traditional and state-of-the-art techniques.

A big red which pairs beautifully with roasted veal, squash and other savory dishes, it is rich on the palate, round and fresh, with notes of citrus, light cherries and blackberry.

“A wine has to seduce your palate,” says winemaker Manuel Louzada. “I don’t understand wines that focus on the nose, without it moving to your palate.”

VIÑA POMAL RESERVA 2006, BODEGAS BILBAINAS (Rioja Alta), $21 Though Ribera del Duero holds the lion’s share of attention in the U.S., the neighboring La Rioja region has a far longer history of winemaking.

“Rioja is very small,” says Ana Fabiano, the region’s brand ambassador and author of The Wine Regions of Rioja (2012, Sterling Epicure Press). “But a wealth of terroir and cuisine comes through.”

This 100% Tempranillo red ages 18 months in oak (including, unusually, a portion of it American) and two years in the bottle. Its rich, round mouth—filled with tobacco, black cherry and spice—tastes like it should cost twice as much. Pair with roasted cod loin or grilled rosemary lamb.

LÌCIA ALBARIÑO 2010, BODEGAS LA VAL (Rìas Baixas),

$17 Rías Baixas, in the Galicia province of northwestern Spain, is home to the ideal expression of the Albariño grape (called Alvarinho in Portugal). This inventive 100% varietal from Bodegas La Val (“Lícia” is short for “Galicia”) is also a good representative of the new wave of young Spanish winemakers coaxing approachable, international flavors out of regional grapes.

The nose is rich with grapefruit, Meyer lemons, grassy notes and kumquats. On the palate it is round, like many Chardonnays, but brighter and more balanced (aging is five months in steel). Pair with crunchy Asian salads, grilled summer vegetables or dry cheeses.

Robert Haynes-Peterson is editor of the American Sommelier Association’s 24-week Vinification and Viticulture textbook, and

has received certifications from the American Sommelier Association and the Master Mezcalier program.

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This “meal” brought to you, in part, by Fertility Specialist Sheeva Talebian, M.D. Erin and her husband had a plan. But after four years of trying to conceive, it became clear: things were not going according to plan. That’s when Erin turned to the team at The Valley Hospital Fertility Center. They not only gave her the expertise that comes with thousands of implantations and deliveries, they also gave her the personal attention and compassionate care she needed to calm her fears and feel confident again. And most importantly, they helped give her Ainsley.

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HackensackUMC Recognition Dinner Hackensack University Medical Center held their annual recognition dinner for their staff at The Venetian in Garfield.

For more information visit: www.hackensackUMC.org

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he Ramsey section of Route 17 north has always been a favorite stomping ground of mine for errands and splurges. There’s a one-mile stretch in particular that I have traveled on so frequently, my silver Cabrio practically drives itself from stop to stop. First a small roadside antique shop for browsing, next a quick bite for lunch at one of the many restaurants, then finally lingering at Bottle King to peruse the wine aisles with all the cabs and merlots, the pinots and the zinfandels.

In all of this time, however, I never had an inkling of the hidden gem that lay behind the Bottle King storefront. While completely separate from and not com-

peting with the Bottle King business, my discovery— California Wine Works—shares common real estate, warehoused in the storefront’s basement level with its entrance in the back of the property. It also shares the theme of spirits, most particularly: wine.

Social Drinking

Much in the spirit of the famous quote “if you build it, they will come” from the movie Field of Dreams, the winemaking school California Wine Works has been attracting everyone from the retired schoolteacher in search of a hobby to the zealous newly wedded couple. The eclectic mix of students has one common denominator— Continued on pg. 36

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the desire to create something of their very own.

Wine lovers know they have definitely come to the right place when they meet California Wine Works’ owners, Karla and Craig Cicciari, who love wine too. They absolutely adore it and not just because of its tastiness, or how it never fails to enhance an already delicious meal. Truth be told, their passion for the grape stems from its nuances, its history, their common Italian genealogy (an ethnicity known to revere wine) and, above all, the social opportunities that wine can bring, from the celebrations toasted with it, to the chatter between people about it. What is your favorite? What were you drinking the night your mate proposed? What vintage are you saving to toast at your child’s wedding?

At California Wine Works, this husband-andwife dream team playfully urges students to learn the craft of winemaking simply for the fun of it, and allow the mentoring and information-rich guidance they bring to the experience to take care of the business end of it. In this way, they encourage joy and passion before the actual mechanics of making wine are understood and executed, taking you through all of the steps in a fun and rewarding atmosphere.

Demystifying the Process

There is much that goes into the transformation of fresh grapes into professional-quality wine from the moment that they are picked, packed and shipped from California (Sonoma and Napa) through the first delicious sip of the finished product right out of the bottle. After a lesson on the “anatomy of the grape” (think high school science class with none of the pressure), the class reviews the operation of the school’s state-of-theart equipment. Next, students will load the grapes into the crusher/de-stemmer. The must (crushed grapes) will then be pumped into a fermentation tub and the primary fermentation will begin. Adjustments and measurements will be made based on pure food science principles such as the effects of yeast and maceration during the process. One to two weeks after primary fermentation, newbie winemakers return and press the juice from the must. The free run juice and press juice is pumped into an oak barrel, which is where the aging process begins. Wine flavors then continue to change while the wine is stored in wooden barrels. In order to appreciate the nuances and changes of their product, winemakers taste their wine at all stages

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of the press process.

After a few months, students return to rack the wine. During racking, the wine is pumped into a stainless steel tank. The suspended material (yeast cells, particles of skins, etc.) is removed from the wine after fermentation. The lees (sediment) are washed from the barrel and the wine is reintroduced into the fresh barrel where the final aging process continues.

For the final session, the wine is loaded into sterilized bottles, corked and dressed with personally designed labels. It is now time to enjoy the fruits of your labor! At the end of the day, this is a place where friends, families and business colleagues learn about wine and winemaking via hands-on winemaking sessions. But is that the biggest draw of the classes at California Wine Works?

Nothing doing. Instead, the classes become a good excuse to gather your family and friends to help you bottle your wine. This is a time of eating great food and sampling your wine.

On this particular day when I visited, not long after my tour of the facility, the place began to fill with merriment and laughter, the sound of glasses clinking, a “saluté” here and an “l’chaim” there, and before long, there was a full-fledged party going on. In the corner of the factory I spotted two unlikely people embracing each other like longlost friends. Not five minutes earlier, I would have sworn they were strangers.

Now imagine that!

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s we approach the season of romantic summer weddings, let’s spend a moment contemplating a different kind of marriage, one that’s not likely to be celebrated with a splashy affair at the Ritz. Imagine, instead, the blushing bride gliding down the aisle to face not one, but a half-dozen or so, eager grooms. I refer to the form of common marriage known as “polyandry,” in which a wife takes several husbands at a time.

Polyandry has never been very popular, but it is still practiced today in certain remote villages in the Himalayas.

There the custom is for a woman to marry all the brothers of a single family. This has the salutary effect of consolidating the brothers’ family wealth into one household and, theoretically, making “sharing” of the wife less of a source of tension. (And yet, somehow, I can’t help but envision the mother of all cases of sibling rivalry.)

But as I said, polyandry is a trend that never really took off. This is not surprising. We can safely assume that a man’s preference would be for a marriage in which the wife-to-husband ratio is at least one-to-one. (Of course, his true fantasy would simply involve multiple women and skip the marriage part altogether.)

Polyandry clearly presents some unique challenges for women as well. To illustrate, consider the situation of the Himalayan housewife; let’s call her Chomolunga. In order to satisfy all of her husbands’ carnal appetites, Chomolunga is expected to orchestrate a nightly rotation of her “marital duties,” an arrangement that could easily rival, in terms of intricacy and exhaustion, the most demanding of carpool schedules. And then there are the extra meals, the cleaning and laundry, and the overwhelming job of placat-

ing all those fragile yet inflated male egos. And though it’s nice to have a man around the house to operate complicated media equipment, a woman from a remote village in the Himalayas can’t possibly have enough DVR systems in her home to justify that kind of aggravation. In addition, let’s not forget the inevitable debate over exactly whose baby it is and, by extension, who has to get up in the middle of the night to change the diaper. Picture this 2 a.m. dialogue among our Himalayan husbands/brothers when two-monthold Mahendra wakes the household with his piercing cries: Brother Barati: “Brother Paneru, the infant Mahendra is your son, so you get up.”

Brother Paneru: “With all due respect Brother Barati, Mahendra was born on January 10, and counting back 280 days we arrive at April 5, always one of your blessed nights.”

ent kind of marital contract. What I have in mind is a sort of serial monogamy that borrows liberally from the vacation timeshare industry. It would look something like this: A woman marries, or rather “leases,” a man for a certain number of years, the choice of man and the number of years to depend on her particular needs and interests at the time.

So, while she’s young and highly hormonal, she can go for looks and chemistry. During her childrearing years, she’ll likely seek the family guy who’s willing to read to the kids at night and pick them up from soccer games. (Cooking skills would also be a plus.) When it’s time to start paying those college tuition bills, a man’s financial resources come into play. During the empty nest years, compatibility is key. At the end of life, she wants him strong and healthy enough to be able to pick her up or wheel her around, if necessary,

What I have in mind is a sort of serial monogamy that borrows liberally from the vacation timeshare industry.

Brother Barati: “Pardon me, Brother Paneru, but please to remember that I switched with Brother Nawang that night because I had playoff tickets.”

Brother Nawang: “Yes, I do recall that Brother Barati, but anyone can see Mahendra has Brother Thakchay’s curly hair and skinny legs...”

I’m guessing that, before this debate ends, the weary Chomolunga will be the one to change Mahendra’s diaper and, since she’s already up, also the one to let the buffalo out.

(Factoid: Most of the milk in Nepal comes from buffaloes.)

And so poor Chomolunga spends her days putting down upright toilet seats and cooking and cleaning for a family of 20, all the while berated by a mother-in-law who, no doubt, thinks Chomolunga wasn’t good enough to marry any of her sons, let alone all of them.

Which is not to say, however, that our current form of marriage is the best solution. In fact, forward-thinking women would do much better to negotiate an altogether differ-

and good-natured enough to be willing to do so.

By my count that comes to an average of five husbands per woman but, more important than the number, the right man for the right time. And to provide for the possibility that something like love might show up along the way, the bride could negotiate up front for a lease-to-buy option or the right to extend the term. (And one could get very creative with the subletting possibilities.)

So my advice to future brides: When the clergyman asks, “Till death do you part,” the proper response is, “Not quite; only until the lease expires.”

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BLOODTIES Private investigator , of the Hackensack, NJ-based Peter Vallas Associates, Inc, recounts how he broke the case of the identical twins.

wo sisters, identical twins, boarded a rented yacht for an island holiday getaway without their husbands.

Susan and Lea, both 29, were impossible to tell apart. Both were beautiful model types; in fact, they were models. Growing up they wore the same clothes, developed the same habits, had the same childhood illnesses at the same time, even had the same cavities and went to the dentist together.

While in college, one sister would occasionally date the other’s boyfriend “for fun” without the boyfriend being the wiser. After college, they moved to Miami’s South Beach, where they became models.

Susan met a photographer named Paul, fell in love and married him. Lea was her maid of honor and Paul’s best friend, Tom, was the best man. Soon Lea and Tom, an attorney, began dating and married.

Lea was ecstatic. Unlike Susan, Lea was driven by money and thought she would get it married to Tom.

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When they took the yacht down to the Islands, Susan and Lea seemed the picture of happiness, cruising without contact with civilization for over a week.

Then Lea broke silence to radio the Coast Guard for help. Susan had vanished while scuba diving. The Coast Guard arrived and did their best to locate Susan. Lea was hysterical. Susan was lost at sea, presumed dead, the victim of a scuba diving accident, “probably shark related,” according to the report.

Lea and Tom took Paul back to the twins’ small hometown, up North, for the funeral. Lea refused to speak to anyone; she just sat in a corner and stared blankly at the sky for hours on end. She could only bear to stay in her childhood home—with all the memories—for two days.

Upon her return to Florida, Lea quit the modeling agency and left town to “think and be alone.” Her husband, Tom, went with her.

Tom and Lea drove a rented van to a remote part

STORIES CSICSISTORIES of the Florida Keys. At night, they took a motorboat into the swamp to a piece of dry land with a deserted caretaker’s cabin on it. Inside the cabin, drugged and chained to a bed, was Susan!

The pair fed starving and weakened Susan, before drugging her again as they moved her from the Florida Keys swamp to their home in Key Biscayne, all under the cover of darkness.

Under the basement of their Key Biscayne house, they placed Susan in a dungeon-like cell that Tom had constructed years earlier to privately indulge his sado-masochistic activities. Perfect for their plans, the house was situated at the end of a private road in a wooded area on privately owned land. No one would ever discover Susan here. Besides, she was “dead.”

One night Susan awakened from the squalor of her dungeon when Tom opened the basement door and came down for a bottle from the wine cellar. She heard her husband Paul’s voice in the fleeting moment the door opened and closed. While they were having dinner with her husband, Susan was a prisoner two floors below in a soundproof room! This was more than she could bear, and she totally lost it. It didn’t matter. No one could hear her.

Early one morning, Lea and Tom came down to the basement and made their way through the narrow tunnel entrance to the dungeon. They opened the dungeon door and dragged Susan up to their bedroom. Susan was in such a state of exhaustion that she literally passed out. Tom left for work, mak-

Each day Lea brought food to Susan, sliding it under her dungeon door. Susan was completely terrified and in a state of shock that her own sister, the mirror image of herself, was holding her a hostage in a filthy dungeon!

Months went by with Lea rarely venturing out of the house. She no longer socialized and started smoking, something she had never done before.

Friends attributed her behavior to mourning.

Meanwhile, a terrified Susan tried to piece together what was happening and why. Her “beloved” twin sister plotted with her husband for a reason that Susan couldn’t even imagine. Susan slowly began to go insane.

ing sure that he was noticed entering his office. Lea sat in the room and stared at her sleeping sister. At a pre-appointed time, Lea lit a cigarette, and dropped it and several matches on the bed. Susan awakened, smelling the smoke from the burning bed. Screaming, she tried to jump off the bed but Lea punched her so hard that Susan collapsed in the middle of the flaming bed. Lea made sure the fire took hold and quickly left the house, donning a black wig and sunglasses.

The police called Peter Vallas to the fire scene.

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iar with the story of the other sister’s death a year before, and now this.

Tom and Paul traveled back to the small hometown where the twins grew up. Everyone there was shocked by the magnitude of the double tragedy.

Vallas began working on the fire’s origin and cause. According to his investigation, some form of smoking material on the bed caused the fire. The police autopsy confirmed that the “wife” was alive at the time of the fire, ruling out that she may have been killed beforehand, and then set on fire. He also learned that the “wife” had recently taken up smoking and was seen chain smoking in public on several occasions.

However, most of the time, it didn’t appear as though she was inhaling.

Not inhaling? Finding this odd, Vallas obtained the autopsy records and the scene photos. The body was so severely burned that bare bone existed over 90% of the body. Since Vallas couldn’t tell anything from the photos, he checked the autopsy report. It indicated that the dental records and police forensic records stated that this was, in fact, the body of Tom’s “wife.” But not inhaling? That little clue still puzzled Vallas.

Returning to the burned out house, Vallas and his team unearthed the secret sub-basement floor with a narrow tunnel-like passageway leading to a 12’ x 12’ room that had not burned. Resembling the dungeon from Silence of the Lambs, it was made of rock, except for the door, which had burned to leave only what appeared to be iron bars.

The insurance company, having

CSICSI STORIES determined it an accident without wrongdoing, paid Tom a huge settlement of over three million dollars.

The case—a tragedy best forgotten—was closed. But not by Vallas.

He asked to see the remains.

Tom was reluctant at first, but figuring he had nothing to fear, granted permission.

Vallas’ in-house forensic expert did a thorough examination of every remaining bone and found something that everyone else had missed: a tiny metal pin in the left knee. With this evidence, he traveled back to the twins’ hometown and questioned neighbors, family physician, schoolmates and, finally, the devastated parents.

“No, neither Lea or Susan had ever suffered a knee injury.”

Vallas was about to give up when he came up with something from the University of Miami, the college the two girls had attended.

It appeared that one of them had an affair with an older professor and they both kept it hidden so as not to jeopardize his position or hurt her parents.

The older college professor and the twin had traveled to New Orleans where she injured herself during a party. She had undergone reconstructive knee surgery, keeping it a secret from everyone, especially her family members, but the medical records of a local doctor proved that a pin and brace assembly had been inserted. The only thing was that the twin’s name was Susan, not Lea. Vallas and his team were confronted with such a bizarre murder scenario that they knew no one Continued on pg 52

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He kept tabs on Tom, who was leaving town every Friday night and not returning until early Monday. Vallas decided to follow him, boarding the same plane and renting a car after it landed in the Bahamas. From there, he followed Tom to a newly purchased expensive beachfront villa.

Vallas staked out the house and watched as Tom’s “dead wife” Lea greeted him with passionate kisses.

To bring the murderous couple to justice, Vallas sailed his 53-foot, three-story yacht to the Bahamas to use as bait. Using a disguise and undercover name, he convinced the couple to take a “pleasure cruise” around the islands for the purpose of buying the yacht at a “steal.” Greed winning out, they fell into the trap.

However, once on the open seas, Vallas headed straight for U.S. waters where a police boat and police helicopter waited to arrest the pair.

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drive my silver sedan into the sunrise, windows down and music blasting, dew glistening on the hood. My fingers are frozen to the wheel but my heart is soaring as I glance in the rearview and see my apartment building receding in the distance. The home I’ve known and loved and lived in for two years, the building that just temporarily evicted me with 18 hours’ notice because of a “possible” bedbug infestation on the floor below me.

I head south on Main, sliding into town behind a yellow school bus. I probably haven’t been awake at six a.m. since high school, I think. I would have liked to continue that trend.

Five minutes later, I’m seated at a greasy booth in the local diner, eating dry toast with grape jelly. I take out my copy of Hemingway’s A Moveable Feast, almost wishing

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I was drinking white wine by the Seine, rather than sipping OJ at a table overlooking a gas station.

My waitress, wide-hipped and wearing a baggy plum-colored sweater and thick-framed glasses, sails past with a pot of coffee and a glass of chocolate milk for the whiskery man in the corner. A shrill-voiced woman with too much eyeliner tells her breakfast companions about someone named Mandy who lives out west somewhere and is simply the best!

“Don’t you mean Mary?” asks the man across from her.

“Yes! Mary!” trills the woman.

“She still calls me once a week! Did you know she reads a book a day?

A day!”

“She’s smart as a whistle,” says another woman. “Always has been.”

Meanwhile, Hemingway is waxing poetic about horseracing. My

waitress is waving and winking at the whiskery man, and I wonder how she can be so cheerful at this hour. I decide to leave her a hefty tip.

The cold is leaving my fingertips as the diner starts filling up. I finish my toast, catch the waitress’s eye, and ask for the check.

“Sure, hon. Did you have a good meal?”

I look at my toast crumbs. “Yes, thanks.”

I pay the bill and head off into the frosty April morning. As I sit in the parking lot blasting heat in my car to keep myself warm, I think how cold and empty my apartment was last night. My roommates moved out before me, fleeing as though a plague of locusts was destined to descend upon us, rather than the mere threat of “possible” bedbugs. Mythic, imaginary bedbugs.

On the other hand, I decide I’m lucky that I at least have a car, though I’m low on gas and cash. I figure I’m fortunate that I even have a place to live at all.

I thank God it’s only bedbugs.

Then I curse the people in the room below us who supposedly brought bedbugs into the building in the first place.

But this early in the morning, I’m too tired to hold onto one emotion for long, even anger.

“Time for coffee,” I say aloud, turning up the stereo and pealing out onto Main Street.

Today is a day.

That is all. Today is only one day, one of many that will come and go on a calendar.

No one I know has died today— but it’s only 8:45 in the morning, so I’ve got my fingers crossed for everyone to make it through till midnight.

Today is rather insignificant in the grand scheme of things. If people ask me a year from now, “What were you doing on such-and-such a day in April?” I probably won’t be able to answer. I’ll forget this snippet in time; I won’t remember it because it’s not a day with any important events. Today isn’t the day of a first date or a breakup, or even an excellent lunch out or a great movie I saw.

Today is not important.

It’s funny that today will soon pass and I won’t remember how miserable I am today, but I’ll remember last night forever.

I’ll remember sipping marga-ritas—too many, now that I think about it—at a bar with my mom. I’ll remember hearing her talk about summers spent down the shore with friends and seeing a Grateful Dead concert at the Fillmore in San Francisco, where she knew no one. I’ll remem-

ber that she said my dad was the first guy she was ever “mutually serious” about. I panicked when she told me she was 22 years old when they met.

I’m 21; my boyfriend is 22. We’ve been friends for four years. I tried to do the math, as if love is an equation.

Mom and I got increasingly giggly, acting more like old college roommates than women separated by a 40-year age gap.

I told her, “One of us is drunk and I think it’s both of us.”

“Mathematically,” she said, “that doesn’t compute.”

Right now, I’m sitting in my favorite coffee shop in the world, tripping on three shots of espresso and three hours of fitful sleep. Hemingway’s words are still rolling around in my mind. He lived cheaply in Paris with his wife and he said they were happy. But he wrote A Moveable Feast some 30-odd years later, so Continued on pg. 56

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maybe his memories of the bad times seeped away over time, leaving him only with visions of picnics with his wife and horseracing and watching fishermen on the Seine.

Maybe he was just being nostalgic, missing those old sweet golden Paris days, poor or not.

But I’m not in Paris, I’m in a little suburb in New Jersey, a town I’ve only lived in for four years. This town has felt more like home than my real hometown, which I’ve lived in all my life. In this town, I only know my fellow college students. In a month, we’ll scatter and separate and this town won’t be ours anymore.

But what matters is now, here, in this coffee shop.

These words that will become memories, these moments that will become the past.

I know Hemingway sat around in cafés early in the morning, drinking coffee and watching people, people he’d write about half a lifetime later in his memoir. Sometimes, he drank rum instead of coffee while he wrote. I couldn’t handle rum before 5:00 p.m., but I’m drinking coffee now and watching people and I’m writing, too, and I wonder if he felt as good as I do now, observing.

I wonder if Hemingway ever got kicked out of his cheap apartment in Paris for bedbugs. Probably not.

Probably if he had bedbugs, he just had to live with them.

But he probably never sat at a bar with his mother talking about love and youth, music and math, either. He drank café au lait, not mocha lattes. The people he observed were goatherds and fishermen and pretty girls in cafés.

The people I observe are mostly middle-aged, grumpy and sleepy-looking, most of them texting while standing on line for coffee before rushing out to jump in their Audis and BMWs and zoom off into the morning.

And soon, I’ll go out to my silver sedan, steely and cold in this grey morning, and I’ll blast music all the way back down Main Street. I’ll go visit my mother at the hotel, maybe take a walk and go shopping.

Tonight I’ll move back into my apartment and tomorrow I’ll wake up and laugh at how miserable and cold and lonely I was today. I’ll be well-rested and happy and comfortable. I’ll wonder why I thought so much about Hemingway and bedbugs and strangers I’ll never see again.

Today will disappear from my memory, another blank day on my calendar, but these are the moments that are true. This is now.

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hOMe’s tag line is “make your entire home an outward expression of your true self’.” Sutton aims to enable his clientele to do just that through his diverse furnishings collection and offering of stellar interior design services.

Although Sutton’s prior work experience is within the finance and management sectors, he earned an art degree from Rutgers and is passionate about all kinds of art and

design. This style guru has been entrenched in the furniture and interior design market since the late ’70s, so hOMe is not his first venture. Hackensack was once the setting of Affordable Home, Sutton’s first shop, which debuted in 1987 and was positioned as an “affordable home and carpet store.”

Ten years later Sutton debuted La Bonne Marche, another style-centric shop in Fort Lee.

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“hOMe is the evolved merger of the best things we were doing at Affordable Home and La Bonne Marche,” reveals Sutton, who closed the shops about ten years ago to opt for a temporary role as a stayat-home dad. hOMe’s warm, inviting ambiance truly makes clients feel welcome and inviting. The shop boasts an eastern philosophy, sensibility and vibe. The “hOMe” logo was designed so that the “om” would make a statement, which highlights a sense of harmony and Zen. With attention focused on the finer details, the emblem inside the “o” is actually the Japanese symbol for the home. Harmony is certainly an element throughout and is reflected in everything from the shop’s retail assortment to its soothing ambiance.

“Everything works in harmony here—what we’ve filled the space with, including our staff and cool music from Adele to Shakira and Deva Premal & Miten,” Sutton notes.

The shop’s varied collection is ever changing and evolving. “People love buying right off of the floor, which we appreciate because we’re shopaholics ourselves. We’re always going to the trade shows and markets, and we have an endless wish list of things we want to bring in,” Sutton says.

Curious customers return every few weeks or months to see what’s new at hOMe. “Our quest is always for the next great sofa or dining room/kitchen table—both hotspots in the home, now more than ever for the ‘staycation’ mode we’re in,” Sutton notes.

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Most of hOMe’s clientele hails from the northwest Bergen County area, so Sutton aims to cater to their wide range of design preferences.

“Nothing in the shop really matches, yet everything seems to work in perfect harmony,” reveals Sutton, whose assortment ranges from Lee Industries to Lexington Home Brands, Habersham Furniture, Bernhardt and MacKenzie-Dow. Apart from the store’s stylish collection, the shop’s topnotch design services and staff set it apart from other furniture and home emporiums. “We are the best antidote to the corporate highway furniture store,” Sutton insists. The “real collection” is made possible through hOMe’s expert staff of designers— Maria, Kristina, Nancy and Santiago, Continued on pg 60

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who transform ideas and sketches into reality. hOMe’s interior design services invite browsers and do-it-yourself patrons to come explore. “We’re here for those who need a hand loading a chest into the SUV or we can keep a friendly distance and just chime in with some good advice,” says Sutton.

Inviting and intimate, hOMe hosts a daily happy hour at 5 pm. Although the shop is open seven days a week, Sunday afternoons seem to be an ideal time for moms to come and relax. “hOMe’s a godsend for the overworked Bergen County mom, who can squeak out some much needed decision time while here.”

Housed in a building that was once a silk dyeing factory, hOMe’s cool space flaunts lots of old-world charm. The building traces its history back nearly 150 years. “Architecturally speaking, the interior is incredible,” says Sutton. Lofty ceilings showcase the original exterior stonewall and two subsequent build-outs— one in brick and the other in concrete. The floors also give a nod to the past and are made of old wood. “We took pains to keep, restore and highlight this fantastic piece of history. Many people who walk through the

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door tell us that they could live here or they will mention what a cool vibe hOMe has.”

Affordability also comes into play. “We strive to offer clients and designers the greatest discounts we can without compromising service and quality. In most product categories, we offer a given look in a range of prices,” explains Sutton. For example, hOMe offers a classic English arm sofa from Robin Bruce, which goes for $1,200, while a similar look from Lee Industries carries a price tag of $2,400. When it comes to its selection of interesting artwork, hOMe allows customers to find everything from small-framed prints that range from $45 to $60 to original paintings with exquisite frames that can fetch $300 and up. “We do this across the board for all categories and our clients love us for this,” concludes Sutton.

Indeed, when it comes to giving customers what they want, hOMe has it down to an art.

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ollywood started releasing its big summer flicks early. More than 170 movies will have been released theatrically between May 4, and August 31, 2012. Here are ten that look like good bets.

1) The Amazing Spider-Man (July 3) Rebooting a successful superhero movie franchise is hardly unheard of. It’s happened with Superman, The Hulk, and Batman. Spider-Man 3, released in 2007, starred Tobey Maguire and was directed by Sam Raimi. Both Maguire and Raimi thought they had explored the franchise to its fullest. Not wanting to abandon the profitable series, however, Columbia hired director Marc Webb, who had helmed 2009’s (500) Days of Summer, a successful small-budget picture.

Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield, The Social Network) is a high-school outsider who was abandoned by his parents as a young boy and raised by his Uncle Ben (Martin Sheen) and Aunt May (Sally Field). Peter and high-school crush Gwen Stacy (Emma Stone) seek the right balance between love and commitment as he struggles with a significant secret.

When Peter finds a mysterious briefcase that belonged to his father, he begins a quest to comprehend his parents’ disappearance, which leads him directly to Dr. Curt Connors (Rhys Ifans), his father’s former partner. As Spider-Man progresses toward an inevitable confrontation with Connors’ alter ego, The Lizard, Peter must make life-altering choices to use his powers and shape his destiny.

2) Ted (July 13) When John Bennett (Mark Wahlberg) was a young boy, he made a wish that came true: His teddy bear came to life. Now, however, the teddy bear has degenerated into a foul-mouthed, unwelcome sidekick who refuses to leave him. This strange relationship strains things between John and girlfriend Lori (Mila Kunis).

This is the first feature film directed by Seth MacFarlane (TV’s “Family Guy”), who is the voice of Ted as well as the motion capture actor behind the computer-generated creature. Motion capture involves photographing human actors and using their movements to animate digital character models, in this case Ted. Gollum, The Mummy, King Kong, and the Na’vi from Avatar are examples of creatures created through motion capture.

Though it’s a comedy, Ted is R-rated, so it’s definitely not for young kids despite the cuddly bear that will undoubtedly adorn movie posters and TV ads.

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3) The Queen of Versailles (July 13) 4) The Dark Knight Rises

This is a documentary that follows magnate David Siegel and wife, Jackie, as they set about building the largest private residence in America, patterned after the Palace of Versailles.

Jackie is a 43-year-old former beauty queen with an engineering background. David, 74, is the father of her seven children and the founder, president and chief executive of Westgate Resorts, at the time the largest privately owned time-share enterprise in the world. Unhappy with their 26,000-square-foot home, the Siegels began upgrading to a 90,000-square-foot mansion with ten kitchens, more than 30 baths, and a closet bigger than many homes’ master bedrooms. Then the 2008 financial crisis hit.

Photographer and documentary director Lauren Greenfield struck gold with the change in the economy and the Siegels’ fortunes. The Siegels allowed her to continue filming as the story changed from a rich couple building an impossibly huge mansion to that same couple adjusting their luxurious lifestyle to the realities of a down economy.

Every now and then documentary filmmakers hit pay dirt with an unexpected revelation or occurrence. In the groundbreaking PBS documentary, An American Family, son Lance Loud came out to millions of viewers as gay.

Lost in La Mancha chronicles how a multi-million-dollar version of “Don Quixote” became doomed when every possible thing went wrong.

In The Queen of Versailles, Greenfield similarly pivots from her initial path, with a reality-show tone and a cast of colorful characters from the “one percent” of Americans taken down several notches.

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The follow-up to Batman Begins (2005) and The Dark Knight (2008), this marks the final chapter of director Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy. Christian Bale reprises his role as the caped crusader, Michael Caine is back as faithful butler Alfred, Gary Oldman returns as Commissioner Gordon, and Morgan Freeman is Lucius Fox, the man who runs Wayne Enterprises. New to the cast is Anne Hathaway as Selina Kyle, aka Catwoman.

Eight years after the events of The Dark Knight, Gotham City is at peace and prospering but Bruce Wayne is still recovering from his tragic battles with The Joker and Harvey “Two Face” Dent, the crusading DA turned psychotic murderer. Batman, who took responsibility for Harvey’s crimes so Gotham could remain inspired by the lawman’s former idealism, continues to be hated and out of sight.

But two new threats are endangering Gotham City: high-society grifter Selina Kyle and Bane (Tom Hardy), a cunning terrorist of mysterious origin. Bane, wearing a muzzle-like mask, has a small army and is dedicated to the destruction of Gotham City and the death of Bruce Wayne.

In the comic book, Bane was born in a fictional Caribbean country into a life of crime. Imprisoned at a young age, Bane quickly learned to fight to survive, killing his first man at the age of eight. He also showed a voracious aptitude for learning, becoming a verifiable genius in addition to muscle-bound brawler. Prison officials decided to test a dangerous super-steroid on Bane that gave him enhanced strength and agility.

Bane broke out of prison and headed for Gotham City.

At press time, it was uncertain how closely Bane of The Dark Knight Rises will resemble the comic book version.

5) The Watch (July 27)

Put together actors Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn and Jonah Hill with a script by Seth Rogen and you have the ingredients of a cool summer comedy. The Watch (shortened from The Neighborhood Watch after the headline-making death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, who was killed by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman) is a science-fiction comedy about a group of suburban guys who create a fake “neighborhood watch” to get some male-bonding time. The plan backfires when they accidentally uncover an extraterrestrial plot against the Earth.

Stiller plays the manager of a Costco who, because he has no friends, starts one club after another. The neighborhood watch is his latest. Vaughn plays a suburban dad who joins mainly to get out of the house. Hill’s character signs up after being rejected by the local police force because of emotional problems.

Rated R, The Watch is filled with double entendres, strong language and bodily function references. The film takes clichés of the sci-fi genre and turns them topsy-turvy. Its jokes derive from a preposterous situation compounded by a goofy trio.

6) The Bourne Legacy (August 3)

Switching stars in a profitable franchise can make for disaster (Grease 2, Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights) or yield surprisingly good results (Batman Begins, The Silence of the Lambs). That’s the challenge facing The Bourne Legacy, the fourth in the Bourne series and the first starring Jeremy Renner (The Hurt Locker).

The last Bourne movie, The Bourne Ultimatum, was released in 2007 and starred Matt Damon, who created the role on screen. When Damon and director Paul Greengrass decided to take some time off from the series, Universal faced the same problem Columbia did with Spider-Man: How do you keep a lucrative franchise alive without the star and the director who made it a success?

Rather than have a new actor assume the Bourne role, the production created a new covert government-trained assassin: Aaron Cross.

New-to-the-franchise director Tony Gilroy expands the Bourne saga created by Robert Ludlum. Edward Norton, Rachel Weisz, Stacy Keach and Oscar Isaac co-star along with franchise veterans Albert Finney, Joan Allen, David Strathairn and Scott Glenn.

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7) Total Recall (August 3)

Paul Verhoeven’s 1990 sci-fi thriller Total Recall is memorable primarily for its star, Arnold Schwarzenegger.

This new version stars Colin Farrell. Director Len Wiseman has said that the $200 million update takes quite a different approach to Philip K. Dick’s mid-1960s short story “We Can Remember It For You Wholesale.”

The year is 2084. Euroamerica and New Shanghai are fighting for political power. Douglas Quaid (Farrell) is a blue-collar worker in New Shanghai. When he learns that a company called Rekall can grant him the memory of the ultimate espionage adventure, Douglas decides to go for it. In the midst of having the memories implanted, the system breaks down and Douglas finds himself on the run from the police.

8) The Campaign (August 10)

Director Jay Roach is no stranger to political movies.

He helmed the HBO dramas Recount and Game Change, though he’s never before looked at politics through a comedy lens.

Re-election seems a shoo-in for four-term North Carolina Congressman Cam Brady (Will Ferrell) until one of his inappropriate voicemails goes public. Seeing an opportunity to defeat him, two super-rich CEOs plot to put up a rival candidate and gain influence over their North Carolina district.

Their man is naive schlep Marty Huggins (Zach Galifianakis). With the help of a cutthroat campaign manager and his family’s political connections, Marty becomes a formidable contender. As the campaign heats up, each candidate resorts to more and more outlandish tactics.

9) Hope Springs (August 10)

Three-time Oscar-winner Meryl Streep and Tommy Lee Jones star as a Midwestern couple, who, after 30 years of marriage, attend a week-long counseling session to work on their relationship. Director David Frankel worked with Streep previously in The Devil Wears Prada.

Kay Soames (Streep) is an Omaha woman with two grown children and a part-time job at a national chain clothing store. Arnold (Jones) is a quiet, unemotional accountant.

Kay drags him to the coastal Maine town of the title. There, under the care of marriage therapist Steve Carell, who uncharacteristically plays it straight, they squirm, emote and open up about why they think their marriage is floundering.

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town without scaring innocent bystanders at 1,500 RPMs seconds closing the R8’s top at the touch of a button, the or you can fully awaken the beast at the high side of 8,000 layers of insulation minimize wind noise at speed and keep rotations. If you really need that extra oomph, you can step out all of the elements. Make note: Not all convertible tops up to the V10 motor for approximately $35,000 more for (August are created 15) equally. both the Coupe and Spyder.

In addition, most sports cars have ride quality that When it comes to tales of enchantment and magic, movThere are a couple of key areas where the R8 shines. feels as though you’re being punched in the kidneys, which ies seem the perfect medium. Three of the highest-grossing The first is in the twisties. takes away from the experience. The R8, on the other franchises in film history—Star Wars, The Lord of the Rings Taking the R8 Spyder through some corners, it takes hand, has one of the best suspensions in any sports car I and Harry Potter—have relied on the ability of film to transsome getting used to. That’s not because, like other sports have ever tested. That’s because it is flexible. You can take port us to worlds beyond the one we know. cars, it gets unwieldy at the limit. The R8 generates so the R8 through pothole-laden streets without cringing at The Odd Life of Timothy Green is a fantasy that involves much traction thanks to its Quattro all-wheel drive and the sight of a bump just as easily as you can hit triple-digit average folks in familiar settings. No castles, Death Stars or positioning of the wheels at the far corners, that you can speed on the freeway on a comfortable cruise.

Quidditch tournaments; just a gentle story told effectively. dial up the speeds in turns. You can carry much more conOf course this would leave many wondering and askA happily married couple, Cindy and Jim Green (Jennifer fidence than you would regularly since the vehicle is so ing: “Aren’t sports cars supposed to break the rules?”

Garner, Joel Edgerton), become frustrated with their inplanted and has heavily weighted steering that provides Though from what I’ve just relayed to you, it doesn’t seem ability to conceive, so one night they dream up their ideal gratifying feedback. the R8 does. In fact, the R8 does because it breaks the bigoffspring and write the child’s characteristics and life events on pieces of paper that they place in a box and bury in Secondly, this vehicle is well thought out. Audi didn’t gest rule in the sports car handbook—it is practical, comtheir backyard. One stormy night, a muddy ten-year-old (CJ Adams) arrives at their doorstep, claiming the Greens just build a car that has excellent performance and is built fortable and a joy to drive, always. as his own. to be a toy for the weekend; it is refined and could easily In my book, that would simply make it one of the best be a daily driver. sports cars, ever.

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reat as fashion accessories that complement and finish off your look, sunglasses are must-haves for the best dressed—and safest and healthiest—eyes this and every season. Apart from getting precisely the right color and shape, it’s crucial to wear sunglasses that offer the most in the way of safety and protection.

The risk of sun-related eye problems is higher for people who are out in the sun for long periods of time, have had cataract surgery, have retina disorders or use certain medicines, such as tetracycline, sulfa drugs,

The external muscles that move your eyes are the strongest muscles in your body; they are 100 times more powerful than they need to be.

diuretics and tranquilizers that increase the eye’s sensitivity to light. People with blue or light-colored eyes also may experience greater sun susceptibility. But everyone is vulnerable.

With any long-term exposure to the sun, you run the risk of ultraviolet (UV) ray damage. Your cornea, retina and lens are all vulnerable to overexposure to UV rays. Over time, these UV rays can harm your eyes if left unprotected. Long-term exposure to UV rays can lead to ocular complications such as cataracts, photokeratitis (“snow blindness”), pterygium (an abnormal growth on the eye’s surface), macular degeneration or even skin cancer around the eyelids.

Keep in mind that tinted glasses without UV protection can cause more harm than wearing no glasses at all. For best results, be sure to wear sunglasses that block out 99 to 100 percent of UV rays. Such glasses protect the eye from both UVA and the more harmful UVB rays. And don’t make the mistake of thinking that you’re protected if you use tinted contact lenses; they will not shield you from harmful rays.

People typically read about 25% slower from a computer screen than from paper.

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Your retina contains 120 million rods for “night vision” and 8 million cones that are color sensitive and work best under daylight conditions.

Your eyes account for 85% of all your knowledge.

The same size from birth, your eyeball measures about 1 inch in diameter.

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Here are some helpful tips to keep in sight when choosing the best pair of eyewear for you, and the way you live and play.

• Even if you’re wearing sunglasses, never look directly

at the sun; doing so can cause permanent eye damage.

• Wear sunglasses and a hat if taking medications that increase the eyes’ sensitivity to light. Examples of these types of medications include tetracycline (Achromycin V, Sumycin) and allopurinol (Aloprim, Zyloprim).

• Pick sunglasses that don’t overly distort colors. The last thing you need as you’re driving or riding your bike is to mistake traffic light colors, for instance. For the least amount of distortion opt for gray and green shades; stay away from blue and purple, which create the most distortions.

• Make sure your lenses don’t distort shapes and lines, either. To check, hold your glasses at arm’s length and concentrate on a straight line in the distance. Slowly move the lenses across that line. If it sways or bends, the lenses are off.

• Select the right size and shape. Sunglasses should be large enough that they keep out the light from above, below and the sides of the frames. You might want to try wraparound styles or check out models with top and side shields that block the sun from every direction. For those of you who wear prescription glasses, for added protection consider opting for specially designed lenses.

Making Sense of Lenses

What’s the lens got to do with it? Plenty! For instance, polarized lenses, which are typically dark, feature a filter that provides a superior barrier against glare from horizontal surfaces. Polarized lenses are best suited for activities such as driving, jogging and boating.

Highly sensitive to light fluctuations, photochromic lenses darken as the sun brightens or lighten as the light source begins to fade. Photochromic lenses are particularly helpful for outdoor activities that require good eyesight in varying light conditions, like keeping your eye on the golf ball in changing course conditions.

Great for any type of outdoor activity, mirror lenses offer surfaces that allow you to look out at the world while offering cool protection from the sun’s heat.

By selecting the proper eyewear you’ll not only be making a fashion statement, but most importantly putting the focus on eye safety and protection.

Nayda Rondon writes on health, wellness and lifestyle topics. She can be reached at naydabc@earthlink.net.

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1. What is the anterior cruciate ligament?

Ligaments connect one bone to another. The ACL sits in the center of the knee just in front (anterior) of the PCL, and connects the femur (thigh bone) to the tibia (shin bone). When you plant your foot and rotate your trunk, your ACL causes your body to stop as your weight shifts. In most people, if your ACL does not function, your knee will “give way” and you will fall down.

2. Is this the same as a torn cartilage?

The answer is NO. In the knee there are two types of cartilage: the articular cartilage and the menisci.

The articular cartilage is the Teflon coating on the end of the bones that keeps them gliding, and the menisci are the shock absorbers. The ligaments—there are four including the ACL—act more like seat belts. Even though these are all separate structures, they are often injured at the same time.

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3. How is the ACL usually injured?

Typically, the ACL is torn in two ways—through contact and non-contact injuries. Contact injuries occur in sports such as football, and surprisingly are not as common as in non-contact injuries that occur in sports such as basketball or soccer. Both contact and non-contact injuries occur when the knee is twisted or bent on a fixed foot. A “pop” and immediate swelling often accompany the injury. Usually, the athlete cannot continue to play after an acute ACL injury. Non-contact ACL tears are much more frequent in women than men playing the same sport. This is usually due to the way women land after they jump, and this difference can be corrected with a series of instructional exercises.

4. What is the best thing to do when an ACL injury is suspected?

On the field, after an initial evaluation by a qualified trainer or team doctor, the answer is RICE: Rest the knee with splinting to prevent further injury; Ice to reduce inflammation and prevent further swelling; light Compression to reduce swelling; and Elevation to control bleeding in the joint. Once this is done, evaluation by an orthopedist or sports medicine specialist is recommended.

5. What happens at the doctor’s office?

First, the doctor will ask questions about how the injury occurred. He or she may also ask about your age and activity level, both at work and during recreation. Your general health is also important. Next, the doctor will examine you. This is a hands-on evaluation to determine what the injuries are and their severity. If your knee is very swollen, the doctor may drain it with a needle and syringe. X-rays can be very useful at this point, serving to check for injuries to the bones, the status of growth plates, or, in older patients, the presence or absence of arthritis.

6. What about an MRI? MRIs are very useful for the evaluation of ACL injuries, as well as the other injuries that accompany them. The ACL is a ligament, and therefore cannot be seen on an X-ray. Even though the injury may be strongly suspected after an examination and X-rays, it can be reliably confirmed with an MRI. In addition, an MRI can detect injuries that were not originally appreciated.

7. Is surgery always necessary?

Treatment for an ACL tear will vary depending upon the patient’s individual needs. For example, the young athlete involved in agility sports will most likely require surgery to safely return to sports. In a limited number of patients, surgery may not be the correct solution; the less active, usually older, individual may be able to return to a quieter lifestyle without surgery. However, it is important to realize that a torn ACL will not heal without surgery. Also, the ACL may scar into nearby structures, regaining some function, and providing some stability to the knee. In addition, strengthening the muscles around the knee may, in some cases, compensate for the loss of stability caused by a tear in the ACL. Non-surgical treatment may be effective for patients who are elderly or have a very low activity level. If the overall stability of the knee is intact, your doctor may recommend simple, nonsurgical options.

Remember, many people who initially opt for non-surgical treatment, require surgery in the future as they do more damage, or as their knees become unstable over time. This process can take several years. In a young and active individual, who has an unreasonable amount of instability in the knee, surgery is necessary to give the best and most reliable result to allow for continued safe participation both in sports and daily activities.

8. What are the options for ACL surgery?

Most ACL tears cannot simply be sutured (stitched) back together. To surgically repair the ACL and restore knee stability, the ligament must be reconstructed or replaced. Your doctor will replace your torn ligament with a tissue graft. This graft acts as scaffolding for a new ligament to grow on.

Grafts can be obtained from several sources. Often, they are taken from the patellar tendon, which runs between the kneecap and the shinbone. Hamstring tendons at the back of the thigh are also a common source of grafts. Sometimes a quadriceps tendon, which runs from the kneecap into the thigh, is used. Finally, a cadaver graft (allograft) can be used.

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The patient may return to sports when there is no longer pain or swelling, when there is full range of motion in the knee, and when muscle strength, endurance, coordination and functional use of the leg have been fully restored.

The patient’s sense of balance and leg control must also be restored using exercises designed to improve muscular control. This usually takes six to nine months.

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et me make this clear: There is a significant difference between a good car and a great car. Case in point, a Porsche 911 is a good car. It has an excellent record for reliability, the interior has improved over the years and its performance is typically at the top of its class—and it should be, given that it’s been rehashed time and time again for more than 30 years.

However, it lacks one major ingredient: personality.

That’s why manufacturers, like Aston Martin, continue to seduce luxury sports car buyers. As a warm-blooded enthusiast, I can tell when a car is practically a living, breathing form of life. And when I made my first Aston Martin acquaintance with a V8 Vantage S, I knew right away that this would be an entirely different experience from any I’d had before.

Oh, how right I was!

The very first thing I noticed upon taking delivery of the squeaky-clean, silver Aston was that it had a magnificent paint job. It wasn’t something that you see and passively mutter “Oh, nice.” It was something to behold. The depth of the paint and the metallic flake looked like nothing I had previously seen. There’s a good reason for that. It takes upwards of 50 hours to paint the Vantage S. To put things in perspective, that’s just the beginning, as it takes 185 hours to build the entire product.

Observing its design, it undoubtedly has the nicest proportions of any current model Aston, possibly of any vehicle.

With its short front and rear overhangs, high window line and wide stance, it’s a handsome design. What sets it apart from other sports cars like the Audi R8 or Maserati Gran Turismo is that it is not a trendy look whose star will fade over time. It’s a timeless shape that will age well.

Then there’s the magnificently trimmed interior. Everywhere you look, the Vantage is upholstered in hide and the Alcantara headliner is a nice touch. But where the Aston

shines, quite literally, is when you examine the interior bits.

All of the metal bits appear to be real metal and the attention to detail is extreme in this car. Take, for example, the stitching throughout the vehicle. It has a wider stitch than those of other vehicles I have encountered before and where you’ll really notice the difference is on the steering wheel where it is tautly laced up in a fashion that’s practically artwork.

There’s a good reason for that: The interior takes 70 man-hours to build by hand. If you’ve been keeping track, that is 120 hours out of 185 to paint the vehicle and trim the interior. It’s that kind of attention to detail that really lets you know that the Aston is more than a bit different than the norm.

Its interior is very reminiscent of another British-built vehicle, the Bentley.

Yet what truly makes it stand apart from others is its vibe—it’s the king of cool. Maybe I associate Aston Martin too closely with James Bond; however, there’s something special associated with an Aston Martin that isn’t found in other high-end sports cars. Perhaps it’s because the vehicle is the antithesis of obnoxious. It’s the gentleman’s sports car.

But don’t get it twisted because while it may be a gentleman at first glance, there is something much more animalistic going on underneath that exterior shell. Its beating heart, a 4.7-liter V8 powerplant, produces 430 horsepower and 361 lb.-ft. of torque. While you may read this and be disappointed in only 430 ponies, I reassure you that’s not the important figure here. You really have to focus on the amount of torque the Vantage S produces. As a result of its large amount of torque for a vehicle weighing just over 3,500 pounds, you are constantly feeling the power this engine makes. From just about any gear you can pass meandering motorists on the highway and Bergen County’s congested roadways.

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Beckoning Berkshires

Enjoy a short interlude or a lingering stay at the cozy

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fire in the parlor of the main house at the Inn at Stockbridge was a welcome sight, as my husband and I cozied up on a facing sofa, savoring a glass of house wine, delicious horseradish cheese with crackers, and settled in after a rainy drive from North Jersey. Having gotten a later start than intended, we fortuitously had arrived during the Inn’s courtesy social hour, a pleasant enough introduction to a wonderful weekend stay at this 1906 Georgian mansion haven set on12 pristine acres in the Berkshires.

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trait demonstration and exhibit to be held the following day at the Norman Rockwell Museum, and as our host walked us to our accommodations in one of the recently renovated barn suites, we noted that like many things in Stockbridge, the Rockwell room paid homage to the town’s favored son with reproductions of the illustrator’s classics lining the walls. A fourposter bed center stage, cozy fireplace and comfy, cushioned settee also were standouts, as was the serene, wooded view from our back porch. Making up for lost time, we quickly stashed our bags and took to the road again (a short three-mile trek) to check out

ESCAPES ESCAPES the town center before dinner.

Sentimental Journey

America’s most famous Main Street still has that unspoiled small town feel as immortalized in many of Rockwell’s paintings. My husband and I enjoyed a pleasant stroll around the sleepy village exploring a few mom-and-pop establishments, most notably the charming old-fashioned emporium Williams and Sons Country Store. It was a nostalgic treat to lose ourelves amidst a treasure trove of retro brica-brac and goodies, which included a diverse mix of penny candies like Necco wafers and licorice strings.

Other charming shops offer everything from upscale fashions and antiques to gourmet foods and wines.

Staffed by friendly personnel, the shops encourage a confirmed pastime of mine—browsing.

With dinnertime close at hand, however, we cut that extravagance short and headed to the sprawling, circa 1773 Red Lion Inn for an enjoyable meal.

Immortalized in yet another Rockwell classic, “Stockbridge Main Street at Christmas,” the Inn returns the favor by displaying much of the artist’s work. We had reserved a table at Widow Bingham’s

Tavern, which is less formal than their dining room and serves classic fare, including huge juicy hamburgers (enough for two), salads, hearty stews and other traditional favorites, even an interesting take on macaroni and cheese. A thriving bar scene and entertainment are a huge pre- and post-dinner plus. But after a long day’s journey into night, back at home base, a peaceful porch setting and delicious complimentary brandy nightcap beckoned, a fine way to top off any evening (filled decanters grace every room), before bedding down for a blissful night’s sleep.

Artistic Attractions

We awoke to a glorious, sunny day, made even more so by a delightful candlelit breakfast of the lightest, most delicious fluffy pancakes I have ever tasted and lively tableside conversation with an entertaining group of fellow travelers. Lingering afterwards, we learned that our hosts, Alice and Len Schiller, also hailed from North Jersey, thus making for some engaging garden state discourse. The couple personifies the spirit of warm hospitality and operates their inn with uncommon dedication, attention to detail and genuine enthusiasm. They armed us with an area Continued on pg 102

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map and a list of “must see” activities, and we were off and running.

Visitors have long been attracted to the Berkshires for its pristine beauty, serenity and intoxicating assortment of cultural and artistic happenings and fine eateries. Topping everyone’s list is Tanglewood.

The summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO), it celebrates its 75th anniversary season this year. Located between Lenox and Stratford, Massachusetts, Tanglewood will treat its fans this July to a gala event with appearances

by John Williams, Keith Lockhart, James Taylor and Yo-Yo Ma performing with the BSO, Boston Pops and Tanglewood Music Center Orchestras. Surely a crowd pleaser!

Ranking as the second most visited cultural site in the region, the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute (Williamstown) boasts a dramatic new way to view its renowned permanent collection. Visitors can now create their own virtual exhibition and engage with works using gallery computers and touchscreens, or personal devices. The “Clark Remix” gallery features some 80 paintings, 20 sculptures and 300 examples of decorative arts.

The region—with galleries galore—is an art lover’s dream. We chanced upon a rare find, DeVries Fine Art International in Lenox, which showcases the work of selftaught and world-renowned sculptor Andrew DeVries. Inspired early on by Degas, DeVries’ moving, dancing, fluid forms in bronze have been described as poetry in motion.

That they are, and are rightly prized in noted collections such as that of

ESCAPES ESCAPES the U. S. Library of Congress.

While still in Lenox, a visit to the magnificent Berkshire “Cottage” was another definite destination choice. Rescued from demolition and restored to its days of splendor as the former home of Sarah Morgan, sister of J.P Morgan, the notfor-profit Ventnor Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum will be recognizable to movie buffs as the exterior set for the film The Cider House Rules. It is open for tours all year, and if you are lucky enough to be in town on the second Saturday of the month, trip the light fantastic for a good cause at “Dancin’ at the Mansion” nights ($25 per couple; $16 singles; refreshments included).

With so much to see and do

in the Berkshires, a return visit is surely a must. Unfortunately for us, Stockbridge’s summer theatre season was not yet in full swing, but both the Main Stage and The Unicorn Theatre are famous for putting on professional shows featuring Aand B-list Hollywood and New York actors, and by all accounts, present great theatre. (Oh, well.. next time.)

Ending our visit on a high note, as part of the Norman Rockwell Museum’s Distinguished Illustrator Series, we welcomed the opportunity to witness artist Raymond Everett Kinstler’s portrait painting demonstration, as well as enjoyed a retrospective celebrating 70 years of this master portraitist’s work. We were not only mesmerized by the artist’s

delightful commentary as he shared his experiences painting notables such as Tony Bennett, Katharine Hepburn and numerous presidents, but also his resulting paintings and the museum’s extensive permanent collection of its namesake’s work. As an artist myself, I found it a thoroughly fitting ending to a truly great escape weekend.

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ning artist and journalist, is president of AdVantage Publications, Inc., an international editorial syndicate. She lives in Bergen County with her teenage daughter and husband, and can be reached at www. artworks-site.com.

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American (Contemporary & Traditional) The Abbey Ramsey Golf and Country Club 105 Lakeside Drive, Ramsey, 201-818-9298 Allendale Bar & Grill 67 W. Allendale Ave. Allendale, 201-327-3197 Assembly Seafood Grill and Steakhouse 495 Sylvan Ave., Englewood Cliffs, 201-568-2616 Bacari Grill 800 Ridgewood Rd., Washington Township, 201-358-6330 The Barn 359 Sicomac Ave., Wyckoff, 201-848-0108

Bicycle Club 487 Sylvan Ave., Englewood Cliffs, 201-894-0880 Biddy O’Malley’s Irish Bistro and Bar 191 Paris Ave., Closter, 201-564-7893 Bonefish Grille 601 From Rd., Paramus, 201-261-2355 Brady’s at the Station 5-7 W. Main St., Ramsey, 201-327-9748 The Brick House 179 Godwin Ave., Wyckoff, 201-848-1211 Cafe Amici of Wyckoff 315 Franklin Ave., Wyckoff, 201-848-0198 Chakra W. 144 Route 4E, Paramus, 201-566-1530

Crow’s Nest 309 Vincent Ave., Hackensack, 201-342-5445 Davey’s Irish Pub & Restaurant Kinderkamack Rd. & Grand Ave., Montvale, 201-391-9356 Emerson Hotel 31 Emerson Plaza, Emerson, 201-262-7557 Esty Street 86 Spring Valley Rd., Park Ridge, 201-307-1515 Fire and Oak 100 Chestnut Ridge Rd., Montvale, 201-307-1100 Glen Rock Inn 222 Rock Rd., Glen Rock, 800-400-2362 Continued on pg. 106

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Griffin’s 44 Madison Ave., Cresskill, 201-541-7575 Happy Days 625 Rivervale Rd., River Vale, 201-594-1900 Harvest Bistro 252 Schraalenburg Rd., Closter, 201-750-9966 Ho-Ho-Kus Inn and Tavern 1 East Franklin Turnpike, Ho-Ho-Kus, 201-445-4115 Houston’s The Shops at Riverside, Rt. 4W, Hackensack, 201-488-5677 Iron Horse 20 Washington Ave., Westwood, 201-445-2666 Ivy Inn 68 Terrace Ave., Hasbrouck Heights, 201-393-7699

Jackson Hole 362 Grand Ave., Englewood, 201-871-7444 Janice A Bistro 23 Sheridan Ave., Ho-Ho-Kus, 201-445-2666 Joe’s American Bar & Grill Garden State Plaza (Rtes. 17 & 4), Paramus, 201-843-8858 Mahwah Bar & Grill 2 Island Rd., Mahwah, 201-529-8056 Mason Jar 221 Ramapo Valley Rd., Mahwah, 201-529-2302 Napa Valley Grill Garden State Plaza (Rtes. 17 & 4), Paramus, 201-845-5555 Nellie’s Place 9 Franklin Turnpike, Waldwick, 201-652-8626

Oceanos 2-27 Saddle River Rd., Fair Lawn, 201-796-0546 Palmer’s Crossing 145 Dean Dr. (Clinton Ave.), Clinton Inn Hotel, Tenafly, 201-567-4800 Paulie’s 171 Schraalenburg Rd., Closter, 201-767-1242 Peppercorns 176 Colony Ave., Park Ridge, 201-391-2818 Picnic, the Restaurant 14-25 Plaza Rd. N. (Fair Lawn Ave.), Fair Lawn, 201-796-2700 P.J. Finnegan’s 274 Fairview Ave., Westwood, 201-664-7576 Railroad Café 170 Union Ave., East Rutherford, 201-939-0644 Continued on pg. 110

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Village Green 36 Prospect St., Ridgewood, 201-445-2914

Restaurant L 9 Franklin Turnpike, Allendale, 201-785-1112 Rolling Pin Café 341 Broadway, Westwood, 201-666-4660

Waterside 7800 B River Rd., North Bergen, 201-861-7767

Rotunda Garden State Plaza (Rtes. 17 & 4), Paramus, 201-291-1920 Smith Brothers Saloon 51 N. Broad St., Ridgewood, 201-444-8111 St. Eve’s Restaurant (BYO) 611 N. Maple Ave., Ho-HoKus,201-857-4717 Stony Hill Inn 231 Polify Rd. (Rt. 80), Hackensack, 201-342-4085 Victoria’s 336 Queen Anne Rd., Teaeck, 201-801-0888

Chinese

Golden Dynasty 825 Franklin Lakes Rd., Franklin Lakes, 201-891-7866 295 Kinderkamack Rd., Hillsdale, 201-358-8685 Golden Pond 147 N. Kinderkamack Rd., Montvale, 201-930-8811 Look See 259 N. Franklin Tpke. (Rt. 17S), Ramsey, 201-327-1515 P.F. Chang’s The Shops at Riverside, Rt. 4W, Hackensack, 201-646-1565

Continental Cuisine

Fountainview Restaurant Sheraton Crossroads, 1 International Blvd.

(Rt. 17N), Mahwah, 201-529-1313 Rudy’s 107 Anderson Ave., Hackensack, 201-489-4831

Continental/ American

The Elm Street Grill 20A Elm St., Oakland, 201-651-0005

Continental/ French

Café Panache (BYO) 130 E. Main St. (Lake St.), Ramsey, 201-934-0030 Latour 6 East Ridgewood Ave., Ridgewood, 201-445-5056 Le Jardin 1257 River Rd., Edgewater, 201-224-9898

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RESTAURANT GUIDE Madeleine’s Petite Paris 416 Tappan Rd., Northvale, 201-767-0063

Eclectic Contemporary

Saddle River Inn 2 Barnstable Ct., Saddle River, 201-825-4016

Baumgart’s Café 59 The Promenade, Edgewater, 201-313-3889 45 E. Palisade Ave., Englewood, 201-569-6267 158 Franklin Ave., Ridgewood, 201-612-5688

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Café Matisse (BYO) 167 Park Ave., Rutherford, 201-935-2995

Pourquoi Pas 31 Westwood Ave., Westwood, 201-722-8822

Andrea’s (BYO) 26 E. Prospect St., Waldwick, 201-670-0275/ 201-670-7958 Davia 6-09 Fair Lawn Ave., Fair Lawn, 201-797-6767 Savini 168 West Crescent Ave., Allendale, 201-760-3700 Villa Amalfi 793 Palisades Ave. (Marion Ave.), Cliffside Park, 201-886-8626

Natalie’s 16-18 South Broad St., Ridgewood, 201-444-7887 Park & Orchard 240 Hackensack St. (Union Ave.), East Rutherford, 201-939-9292 Vertigo 91 Main St., Nyack, NY, 845-358-3202 201 Supper Club 90 W. Palisade Ave., Englewood, 201-541-0101

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The Melting Pot 250 Center Ave., Westwood, 201-664-8877

Greek

Axia Taverna 18 Piermont Rd., Tenafly, 201-569-5999 Daily Treat 177 E. Ridgewood Ave., Ridgewood, 201-652-9113 It’s Greek to Me 352 Anderson Ave., Cliffside Park, 201-945-5447 36 E. Palisade Ave., Englewood, 201-568-0440 1611 Palisade Ave., Fort Lee, 201-947-2050 21 E. Ridgewood Ave., Ridgewood, 201-612-2600 487 Broadway, Westwood, 201-722-3511 NiSi Estiatorio 90 Grand Ave., Englewood, 201-567-4700 Continued on pg. 112

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Taverna Mykonos 238 Broadway, Elmwood Park, 201-703-9200 Varka 30 North Spruce St., Ramsey, 201-995-9333

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Mela Authentic Indian Cuisine 47 E. Ridgewood Ave., Ridgewood, 201-445-6060 Namaskaar 120 Grand Ave., Englewood, 201-567-0061 Italian Aldo & Gianni 108 Chestnut Ridge Rd., Montvale, 201-391-6866 Aldo’s (BYO) 393 Franklin Ave., Wyckoff, 201-891-2618 A Mano 24 Franklin Ave. (at Chestnut St.), Ridgewood, 201-493-2000 Amarone 63 Cedar Ln., Teaneck, 201-833-1897 Andiamo 23 Hardenburgh Ave. (Knickerbocker Rd.), Haworth, 201-384-1551 Armando’s 144 Main St., Fort Lee, 201-461-4220 Arturo’s 41 Central Ave., Midland Park, 201-444-2466 Baci Italian Grill 36 Jefferson Ave., Westwood, 201-722-1900 Barcelona’s 38 Harrison Ave., Garfield, 973-778-4930 Bazzarelli 117 Moonachie Rd., Moonachie, 201-641-4010 Bella Italia (BYO) 170 Main St., Ridgefield Park, 201-440-2150 Bellissimo 12 S. Kinderkamack Rd., Montvale, 201-746-6669 Bensi 387 Washington Ave., Hillsdale, 201-722-8881 459 Rt. 17S, Hasbrouck Heights, 201-727-9525

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11-35 River Rd., North Arlington, 201-246-0100 700 Paramus Park Mall, Paramus, 201-225-0080 Biagio’s 299 Paramus Rd., Paramus, 201-652-0201 Bottagra Restaurant 80 Wagaraw Rd., Hawthorne, 973-423-4433 Buon Gusto 534 Durie Ave., Closter, 201-784-9036 Buongiomo’s (BYO) 86 Washington Ave., Dumont, 201-501-8000 Café Capri 343 Broadway, Hillsdale, 201-664-6422 Café Italiano Ristorante 14 Sylvan Ave., Englewood Cliffs, 201-461-5041 Café Tivoli 533 Shaler Blvd., Ridgefield, 201-941-5561 Cassie’s 18 S. Dean St., Englewood, 201-541-6760 Cenzino Ristorante 589 Ramapo Valley Rd., Oakland, 201-337-6693 Dimora 100 Piermont Rd., Norwood, 201-750-5000 Dinallo’s 259 Johnson Ave., River Edge, 201-342-1233 Dino’s 12 Tappan Rd. (Schraalenburgh Rd.), Harrington Park, 201-767-4245 Dolce Novita 107 Moonachie Rd. (Rtes. 3 & 46), Moonachie, 201-440-3339 Felice 279 Kinderkamack Rd., Oradell, 201-261-9500 Gianna’s 843 Washington Ave., Carlstadt, 201-460-7997 GoodFellas 661 Midland Ave., Garfield, 973-478-4000 Granita Grill 467 Broadway, Westwood, 201-664-9846 Grissini Trattoria 484 Sylvan Ave., Englewood Cliffs, 201-568-3535

Il Castello 35 Moonachie Rd., Moonachie, 201-440-5520 Il Mulino Ristorante 132 Veterans Plaza, Dumont, 201-384-7767 Il Villaggio 651 Rt. 17N (between Rtes. 3 & 46), Carlstadt, 201-935-7733 In Napoli 116 Main St., Fort Lee, 201-947-2500 Jerry’s of East Rutherford 340 Paterson Ave., East Rutherford, 201-438-9617 Joseph’s Ristorante 190 Harrison Ave., Garfield, 973-928-3782 La Cambusa 22-51 Maple Ave., Fair Lawn, 201-797-8741 Locale Café 208 Piermont Rd., Closter, 201-750-3233 Luka’s 238 Main St., Ridgefield Park, 201-440-2996 Lu Nello 182 Stevens Ave., Cedar Grove, 973-837-1660 Maggiano’s Little Italy The Shops at Riverside, Rt. 4W, Hackensack, 201-221-2030 Manny’s 110 Moonachie Rd., Moonachie, 201-939-1244 Martini Grill 187 Hackensack St., Wood-Ridge, 201-939-2000 Nanni Ristorante 53 W. Passaic St. (behind Garden State Plaza), Rochelle Park, 201-843-1250 Osteria La Fiamma 119 E. Ridgewood Ave., Ridgewood, 201-389-6400 Papa Razzi Garden State Plaza (Rtes. 17 & 4), Paramus, 201-843-0990 Portobello 155 Ramapo Valley Rd. (Rt. 202), Oakland, 201-337-8990 Puzo’s Family Restaurant 4 Garfield Ave., Hawthorne, 973-423-2288

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February

March

Your choices start with a new perspective on your love life. That’s not the only thing that changes. Time to improve upon your choices; some of them could be as simple as making better decorative changes through new couches, tables, rooms, or social situations. Slow down when making decisions, as you don’t want to throw the baby out with the bath water. You also have the choice to exhibit confidence when making a new business decision.

You may not think the option of choosing new places to vacation can have an impact, but guess again. Unique or unconventional trips can actually change your thought process; they maybe even affect how the rest of your year plays out. You may like to attend parties with people of all ages. Perhaps letting go of the past starts today. Act as if you were 10 years old again, just without as much fear and anxiety. Good choice!

Quality versus quantity will be the question on your mind when contemplating upcoming choices. Throughout all areas of your life, you may feel challenged by loyalty issues and by workers at your job. Jobs are hard to find, so you may need to change your strategy. When selecting from different friendship possibilities, proceed with caution. Keep in mind that the devil you know can be better than the devil you don’t.

April

May

June

Choosing harmony over chaos is one of the best choices you can make, not only for yourself, but for those around you as well. Expect others to notice your new way of dealing with things. You may find yourself being perfectly content with a week at the beach, instead of jet setting to distant and exotic locales. Keep in mind that life is often about seeking and making the most of that diamond in the rough.

The focus for you should be on getting healthy and watching what you are eating. You will find yourself doing simpler exercises, such as walking further, rather than devoting yourself to more intensive workouts at the gym. You may have a newfound respect for others whom you may not have taken seriously in the past. For help when it comes to talking about choices, consider a quiet approach—whisper when you really want to be heard.

Help the needy instead of yourself. You will find yourself learning rather than teaching. Your choice of being kinder and more patient—instead of anxious and negative—will provide a healthy new outlook. Find that once-in-a-lifetime mate or friend, and treasure that person.

This will help put you on a better life path. When something or someone surprises you, that’s when you know you have made a good choice.

July

August

September

Your choice of celebrating for yourself and others causes people to notice that your attitude has created a change for the better, leading you to make more balanced choices. You now choose more hugs and kisses over tears and fears. Others will see, and appreciate, the new, more charming you. Taking the high road will put you on the right path. You just need to take the time to figure out the difference.

I love the fact that you can make a difference by doing something as simple as changing patterns by driving down different roads or changing the flowers in your garden. The choice you’re making involves breaking old, established ways of doing things. Sometimes this might mean going to a new doctor or lawyer, or just trying out a new coffee shop. Opt for new choices in the patterns on the clothes you wear or the choice of a birthday gift you buy for someone.

You may want to get rid of some of your personal relationships. Think about the whole picture, not just part of it. Bear in mind that while you might not always love your job, you do love getting paid. You are on overload so you may have to make choices when it comes to time management. As long as you feel refueled by treating yourself to occasional entertainments, you can make the choice to continue working as hard as you do.

October

November

December

Pleasant surprises will be helping you make some new choices. Stop thinking so much about what’s the right or wrong choice. Instead, think of it as good experiences and that it’s OK to have some not-so-good experiences occasionally. So when situations requiring big decision-making choices pop up, just “go for it.”

At the workplace, you may experience a desk change. This, too, could add to your motivation.

What tangled webs you always seem to weave.

Now, may be the time to get out of those webs.

Set yourself free. You always think freedom is what you want until you are free. So let’s do some thinking about this. Others may see you as skeptical, not only because of the words you are choosing, but because of the faces you are making. Choices in music could play a deciding factor on your mood and outlook.

I know you want to pack a bag and run. Big, big decisions are coming your way this fall.

Take baby steps during this time of choice and change, as your impetuous nature could put you in icy waters or some really hot water.

It’s all about the timing of what you ultimately decide to do. The choices you make regarding a possible argument could be one of the most important decisions you make.

Judith Turner, psychic, can be reached at her office in Edgewater, at (201) 224-6629.

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ews flash: Traffic woes are increasing across the nation.

Big surprise. But rest assured: It’s no longer an assumption; it’s a fact. The U.S. government, several universities (receiving government funding) and private groups with strange acronyms and puzzling funding sources have all confirmed it. Boy, am I relieved. I thought I was the only one who noticed.

The government conducts all sorts of research that most rational folks cannot begin to fathom. It makes me wonder if there is a Division of Conducting Studies To Learn Stuff That Everyone Could Have Figured Out Without Conducting The Study In The First Place, commonly referred to as the DOCSTLSTECHFOWCTSITFP. The money might be better spent hiring new personnel at the GGRFNGG, a little known division at the State Department that stands for Government Group Responsible for Naming Government Groups. For those of you who might want to work for this group, trust me, after knowing what’s involved in the application process, you’ll want nothing to do with it.

So, what did a recent traffic study conducted by our government unveil?

We learned that 8 of the top 10 places for hardcore traffic woes are in . . . drum roll, please . . . New York or Los Angeles. This shocking news comes with the bizarre solace that the unemployment problem has alleviated some commuting woes. Small comfort for the unemployed.

The other good news about traffic is that it takes so long to actually get to work

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that companies need to hire more people to cover for those stuck in traffic.

Confused? Buckle up, it gets better.

Once you arrive at work, you are obligated under the laws of the water cooler to spend between 18 and 23 minutes discussing the morning’s traffic delays. Half of this time should be spent complaining, the other half should be spent listening to others complain. Then, before leaving the office early to contend with the traffic, an obligatory discussion of what the government should do about the traffic should take place. Being a conscientious private sector member, not to mention a taxpayer, you should suggest that the government study the problem before spending any real money. In government parlance, real money starts with the letter “b” as in billion and to justify such numbers you need a group of experts.

The government should then retain a private firm or university to study the problem. It will take months, possibly years for the dysfunctional Congress to fund the research (this latter process does not lend itself to a column but rather an entire chapter of a textbook on mental illness). Once the group is appointed, members will debate where to meet, and yes, that first meeting will get off to a late start because of…. wait for it… traffic.

In an attempt at greater efficiency, the second meeting will likely take place via Skype. During said meeting, members will inevitably argue that traffic is worse in their city and invite others to see for themselves. After months of traveling to each other’s cities throughout the

country, someone will suggest that they should study airport congestion. This person will immediately be removed from the group. Not to worry, four months later he will be offered a promotion and raise to write legislation for the Congressional Transportation Committee.

As the study group reaches the end of their research, someone will remark offhandedly about traffic on Hawaii. After all, a thorough survey of the nation’s traffic must include all of the states, and so the group will travel to Hawaii to conduct proper research.

And now comes the part I am not making up. Another recent and prominent report lists the 10 cities with the worst commutes. The dubious honor of being top on this list goes to… Honolulu, Hawaii.

I mocked the government when I suggested a Division of Conducting Studies To Learn Stuff That Everyone Could Have Figured Out Without Conducting The Study In The First Place, but I have to admit, I would have never guessed Hawaii. Perhaps nothing is as it seems.

But, it does beg the question: Is sitting in traffic in a convertible, with a warm breeze in your hair, a view of volcanoes in the distance, the smell of the ocean filling your nose as beautiful people stroll by with surfboards as frustrating as being stuck in your car on a rainy day on the Cross Bronx Expressway? In other words, is a bad day on a Hawaiian road better than a good day on Route 17? You be the judge. And if you have any difficulty reaching a conclusion, let’s get the government to conduct a study.

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