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Police: Two teens shot in Freeport Originally published: December 27, 2012 7:32 AM Updated: December 27, 2012 9:03 AM By GARY DYMSKI [email protected]

First Squad detectives are investigating the Wednesday evening shooting of two teens in Freeport, Nassau County police said. Detectives said Freeport police received a 911 call for shots fired near 63 S. Main St. just before 7 p.m. When police arrived at the scene they found two male victims, ages 16 and 18, with non-life-threatening injuries. Each was taken to nearby hospitals, police said. Anyone with information can call Crime Stoppers at 800-244-8477. All calls will be kept confidential.

Originally published: December 28, 2012 7:32 AM Updated: December 28, 2012 7:36 AM By GARY DYMSKI [email protected]

A Hempstead man was arrested on charges of attempted murder in the shooting of two teens in Freeport on Wednesday, Nassau County po-lice said. Angel Bermudez, 17, of 67 Bell St. shot two males -- a 16-year-old and an 18-year-old -- near 63 S. Main St. at about 6:59 p.m., police said. Both were taken to nearby hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries, police said. Police later arrested Bermudez in front of 87 W. Merrick Rd. in Freeport on two counts of attempted murder and one count of criminal possession of a firearm. He is scheduled to be arraigned Friday at First District Court in Hempstead. A police spokesman said a report of another Freeport shooting, at about 11 p.m. Thursday, is under investiga-tion. The spokesman had no details.

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NRA blames media, music and more for culture of violence

By Tom Curry, NBC News national affairs writer December 27, 2012, 7:41 am

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National Rifle Association executive vice president Wayne LaPi-erre blamed Hollywood, video games music, the courts and more on Friday for creating a culture of violence in the United States.

“The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun,” he said at a Washington press event, adding, “With all the money in the federal budget can’t we afford to put a police officer in every single school?”

LaPierre made his lengthy statement to the press one week after the shooting that killed 20 children and six adults at a school in Newtown, Conn.

Protesters twice interrupted LaPierre, who will appear this Sun-day exclusively on NBC's "Meet the Press," holding signs reading "NRA KILLING OUR KIDS," and screaming that the gun rights group has "blood on its hands."

He said that elected officials had no authority to deny Americans the right and the ability to protect themselves and their families from harm.

And he noted that there are mil-lions of active and retired police officers, military veterans, and private security guards – “an extraor-dinary corps of patriotic, trained, qualified citizens” – who should devise a protection plan for every school.

“I call on Congress today to act immediately to appropriate what-ever is necessary to put armed police officers in every single school in this nation,” he said.

Disbelief in some quarters after NRA urges armed guards in schools

He said that laws that established gun-free school zones have had the effect of telling “every insane killer in America that schools are the safest place to inflict maximum mayhem with minimum risk.”

LaPierre said America has left its schoolchildren “utterly defense-less -- and the monsters and the predators of the world know it and exploit it.”

He criticized Congress for not creating a national database of the mentally ill and called for increased federal prosecution of those who illegally possess guns.

LaPierre did not indicate that the NRA would support any addi-tional restrictions on the sale or possession of guns. He ridiculed the idea that “one more gun ban or one more law imposed on peaceful, lawful people will protect us where 20,000 other laws have failed.”

He assailed the news media which he said had “demonized gun

owners.”

And he said “the next Adam Lanza” is “waiting in the wings” and argued that copycat killers are encouraged by “a national media ma-chine that rewards them with wall-to-wall attention and a sense of identity that they crave.”

He also criticized the video game industry and Hollywood movie studios for films such as “American Psycho” and “Natural Born Kill-ers.”

On Wednesday President Barack Obama asked Vice President Joe Biden to lead an effort that includes members of the Cabinet and outside organizations to devise concrete legislative gun restriction proposals by next month, “proposals that I then intend to push with-out delay,” Obama said.

He said he would “use all the powers of this office to help ad-vance efforts aimed at preventing more tragedies” such as the shoot-ings in Connecticut.

House Speaker John Boehner on Thursday said, “When the vice president's recommendations come forward, we'll certainly take them into consideration.”

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., the author of the 1994 ban on cer-tain types of semiautomatic fire-arms which expired in 2004, an-nounced this week that she will introduce new legislation early next year.

Semiautomatic firearms, includ-ing semiautomatic weapons sometimes called “assault weap-ons,” fire one round per pull of the trigger.

Her bill would outlaw the sale, transfer, importation and manu-facture of more than 100 specifi-cally-named firearms as well as certain semiautomatic rifles, handguns and shotguns that can accept a detachable magazine and

semiautomatic rifles and handguns with a fixed magazine that can accept more than 10 rounds.

Feinstein would also outlaw large-capacity ammunition maga-zines capable of accepting more than 10 rounds.

Her measure would also “grandfather” weapons legally possessed on the date of enactment and exempt more than 900 specifically-named weapons used for hunting and sporting purposes, according to a statement from her office on Monday.

The number of murders committed with guns has declined sharply in the past 20 years.

The rate of firearms-related murders in 2011 was 3.2 per 100,000 people. In 1993 the rate of firearms-related murders was 6.6 per 100,000 people. The number of firearms-related murder victims dropped from more than 17,000 in 1993 to 9,903 in 2011.

Yet the shootings in Connecticut have raised the possibility that Congress might enact restrictive legislation that would incorporate the 1994 ban as well as measures to increase funding for treatment of mentally ill people.

It is not yet clear what specific legislation, in addition to Fein-stein’s bill, will be proposed in Congress and which measures Obama would throw his weight behind.

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Lisa Jackson, first-ever black EPA head, to step down

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson, the first-ever African-American to hold that post, announced Thurs-day she is leaving after a four-year tenure marked by strong confron-tations with congressional Republicans over her pushes to reduce pol-lution and carbon emissions.

“Under her leadership, the EPA has taken sensible and important steps to protect the air we breathe and the water we drink,” Obama said in a statement praising Jackson.

Jackson, a chemical engineer, had run the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection before coming to Washington. It’s un-clear what her resignation means for climate change legislation, which liberal Democrats are urging President Obama to address in a second term. Jackson’s departure also reduces the diversity of Obama’s Cabinet for now, although administration officials are closely looking for both minority and female candidates as Obama overhauls his top advisers in a second term. (United Nations Ambas-sador Susan Rice, who withdrew her name as a candidate for Secre-tary of State, remains a Cabinet member, and Attorney General Eric Holder is expected to remain in his post.)

Here’s a closer look at Jackson’s tenure: WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration’s chief envi-

ronmental watchdog, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, is stepping down after a nearly four-year tenure marked by high-profile brawls over global warming pollution, the Keystone XL oil pipeline, new controls on coal-fired plants and several other hot-button issues that affect the nation’s economy and people’s health.

Jackson, the agency’s first black administrator, constantly found herself caught between administration pledges to solve controversial environmental problems and steady resistance from Republicans and industrial groups who complained that the agency’s rules destroyed jobs and made it harder for American companies to compete interna-tionally.

The GOP chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Commit-tee, Rep. Fred Upton, said last year that Jackson would need her own parking spot at the Capitol because he planned to bring her in so fre-quently for questioning. Republican presidential nominee Mitt Rom-ney called for her firing, a stance that had little downside during the

GOP primary. Jackson, 50, a chemical engineer by training, did not point to any

particular reason for her departure. Historically, Cabinet members looking to move on will leave at the beginning of a president’s second term.

“I will leave the EPA confident the ship is sailing in the right direc-tion, and ready in my own life for new challenges, time with my family and new opportunities to make a difference,” she said in a statement. Jackson gave no exact date for her departure, but will leave after Obama’s State of the Union address in late January.

In a separate statement, Obama said Jackson has been “an impor-tant part of my team.” He thanked her for serving and praised her “unwavering commitment” to the public’s health.

“Under her leadership, the EPA has taken sensible and important steps to protect the air we breathe and the water we drink, including implementing the first national standard for harmful mercury pollution, taking important action to combat climate change under the Clean Air Act and playing a key role in establishing historic fuel economy stan-dards that will save the average American family thousands of dollars at the pump, while also slashing carbon pollution.”

Environmental groups had high expectations for the Obama ad-ministration after eight years of President George W. Bush, a Texas oilman who rebuffed the agency’s scientists and refused to take action on climate change. Jackson came into office promising a more active EPA.

But she soon learned that changes would not occur as quickly as she had hoped. Jackson watched as a Democratic-led effort to reduce global warming emissions passed the House in 2009 but was aban-doned by the Senate as economic concerns became the priority. The concept behind the bill, referred to as cap-and-trade, would have set up a system in which power companies bought and sold pollution rights.

“That’s a revolutionary message for our country,” Jackson said at a Paris conference a few months after taking the job.

Jackson experienced another big setback last year when the ad-ministration scrubbed a clean-air regulation aimed at reducing health-threatening smog. Republican lawmakers had been hammering the president over the proposed rule, accusing his administration of mak-ing it harder for companies to create jobs.

She also vowed to better control toxic coal ash after a massive spill in Tennessee, but that regulation has yet to be finalized more than four years after the spill.




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He did say during the second debate with his Republican opponent Mitt Romney that he wanted to see “if we can get an assault weapons ban reintroduced. But part of it is also looking at other sources of the violence. Because frankly, in my home town of Chicago, there's an awful lot of violence and they're not using AK-47s. They're using cheap hand guns.”

He added, “What I want is a comprehensive strategy. Part of it is seeing if we can get automatic weapons that kill folks in amazing numbers out of the hands of criminals and the mentally ill. But part of it is also going deeper and seeing if we can get into these communities and making sure we catch violent impulses before they occur.”

The outcome of legislative efforts in the Senate may well be determined by Democ-ratic senators from states where there’s strong support for the rights of gun owners.

Sen. Joe Manchin, D- W.W., who was just re-elected in November, has given mixed signals on his readiness to support restrictions on semiautomatic weapons.

Manchin said on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” Monday that, “I’m a proud NRA member and always have been. But we need to sit down and move this dialogue to a sensible, rea-sonable approach…. I don`t know anyone in the sporting or hunting arena that goes out with an assault rifle. I don`t know anybody that needs 30 rounds in a clip to go hunting.”

But two days later in an interview with West Virginia talk radio host Hoppy Ker-cheval, Manchin seemed to edge away from his statement on Monday. Manchin said he was “not supporting a ban on anything. I'm supporting a conversation on everything."

When Kercheval asked Manchin if he regretted what he’d said on Morning Joe. "I'm saying it more articulate today," Manchin replied.

In addition to Manchin and another centrist Democrat, senator-elect Joe Donnelly of Indiana who has received NRA backing in past elections, there are half dozen Democ-ratic senators up for re-election in 2014 who represent states that are more protective of gun owners’ rights, for example, Sen. Kay Hagan of North Carolina, Sen. Mark Pryor of Arkansas, and Sen. Mark Begich of Alaska.

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NRA breaks Sandy Hook silence, calls for armed cop in every school

Originally published: December 21, 2012 10:53 AM U p d a t e d : D e c e m b e r 2 1 , 2 0 1 2 2 : 1 4 P M By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON - The nation's largest gun-rights lobby called Friday for armed police officers to be posted in every American school to stop the next killer "waiting in the wings."

The National Rifle Association broke its silence on last week's shooting rampage at a Connecticut elementary school that left 26 children and staff dead.

"The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun," the group's top lobbyist, Wayne LaPierre, said at a Washington news conference.

LaPierre said "the next Adam Lanza," the man responsible for last week's mayhem, is planning an attack on another school.

"How many more copycats are waiting in the wings for their mo-ment of fame from a national media machine that rewards them with wall-to-wall attention and a sense of identity that they crave, while provoking others to try to make their mark," LaPierre said. "A dozen more killers, a hundred more? How can we possibly even guess how many, given our nation's refusal to create an active national database of the mentally ill?"

He blamed video games, movies and music videos for exposing

children to a violent culture day in and day out. "In a race to the bot-tom, many conglomerates compete with one another to shock, violate, and offend every standard of civilized society, by bringing an even more toxic mix of reckless behavior and criminal cruelty right into our homes," LaPierre said.

He refused to take any questions after speaking. Though security was tight, two protesters were able to interrupt LaPierre's speech, holding up signs that blamed the NRA for killing children. Both were escorted out, shouting that guns in schools are not the answer.

LaPierre announced that former Rep. Asa Hutchison, R-Ark., will lead an NRA program that will develop a model security plan for schools that relies on armed volunteers.

The 4.3 million-member NRA largely disappeared from public debate after the shootings in Newtown, Conn., choosing atypical si-lence as a strategy as the nation sought answers after the rampage. The NRA temporarily took down its Facebook page and kept quiet on Twitter.

Since the slayings, President Barack Obama has demanded "real action, right now" against U.S. gun violence and called on the NRA to join the effort. Moving quickly after several congressional gun-rights supporters said they would consider new legislation to control fire-arms, the president said this week he wants proposals to reduce gun violence that he can take to Congress by January.

Obama has already asked Congress to reinstate an assault weapons ban that expired in 2004 and pass legislation that would stop people from purchasing firearms from private sellers without a background check. Obama also has indicated he wants Congress to pursue the pos-sibility of limiting high-capacity magazines.



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Rep. McCarthy on NRA Response to Elementary School

Shooting: Saddened but Committed

WASHINGTON, DC (Dec. 21, 2012) – Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY4), who will be carrying Senator Dianne Feinstein’s new as-sault weapons ban legislation in the House with Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO7), issued the following statement in response to the NRA’s press conference today:

“I’m saddened by what I saw today, because the NRA’s leader-ship had an opportunity to help unite the nation behind efforts to re-duce gun violence and avert massacres like the one at Sandy Hook Elementary School but it instead showed a disconnect between it and the majority of the American people.

“The American people – including many of our nation’s law-abiding gun owners – are crying out for solutions that will help stop these mass murders before they start. GOP pollster Frank Luntz found that 74 percent of NRA members support keeping guns out of the hands of dangerous people through background checks. And a CNN/ORC International poll found that six out of 10 Americans sup-port a ban on high-capacity magazines and assault weapons.

“There are answers to these cries in Congress right now. The Fix Gun Checks Act, which I sponsor in the House of Representatives, closes the dangerous gun show loophole and strengthens the database used in our background checks. I also sponsor legislation to ban high-capacity magazines and will be introducing an updated assault weap-ons ban with Senator Dianne Feinstein of California and Congress-man Ed Perlmutter of Colorado in January.

“I support a holistic approach to our complex and tragic problem with gun violence, including not just looking at school security but at counseling, after school programs, our mental health and juvenile jus-tice systems, and, like the majority of Americans, the safety restric-tions we put on some of the most dangerous consumer products in the world.

“The Second Amendment is the law of the land, but it was never intended to enable the mass murder of innocent children. Like cars, food, medicine and many other consumer products, gun ownership should be subject to safety regulations designed to protect innocent Americans.

“I know that the American people – including many gun owners – are heartbroken and fed up with the gun violence we’ve seen recently at an elementary school, a shopping mall, a temple, a movie theater, a supermarket parking lot, and on countless American streets every sin-gle day. I’m committed to working with anyone, including the NRA, willing to help save lives and look forward to continuing this conver-sation with the American people.”

McCarthy on NRA Chief's Remarks on Meet the Press: ‘Out of Touch’

‘Stop the bad guy from getting the gun in the first place,’ Congresswoman says

GARDEN CITY, NY (Dec. 23, 2012) – Rep. Carolyn McCarthy said that NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre’s remarks on Meet the Press were “out of touch” with the American people and even the NRA’s own membership. She issued the following state-ment:

"The NRA leadership's refusal to consider any new laws to keep the most dangerous weapons out of the hands of the most dangerous people shows just how out of touch it is with the American people and even its own membership.

“This position doesn't speak for law-abiding Americans, includ-ing gun-owners, concerned about gun violence -- it speaks for the corporate manufacturers who stand to make millions off of its chief lobbyist's dream of a 'guns everywhere' America.

“After seeing the horrific massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School, Americans want to do more than stop the bad guy with the gun -- we want to stop the bad guy from getting the gun in the first place.”



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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Small Business Administration and the U.S. Department of Labor today jointly announced a new website to support state workforce and unemployment agencies in imple-menting or enhancing Self-Employment Assistance programs. To-day’s announcement expands on guidance issued in May, which in-cluded $35 million in funding for states to implement or expand these programs made possible through the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012.

“Our job at the SBA is to provide access and opportunity to en-trepreneurs who want to start, grow or expand their business,” said SBA Administrator Karen Mills. “For entrepreneurs who find them-selves unemployed, the SEA website and toolkit will help them turn small business ownership into a reality and possibly put others back to work at the same time – a win-win scenario.”

Participation in Self-Employment Assistance programs is volun-tary for eligible Unemployment Insurance recipients, and enables them to receive financial assistance equal to their Unemployment Insurance benefits while they receive important entrepreneurial train-ing and resources to help launch their own businesses. The new web-site provides tools and technical assistance to states that are consider-ing implementing or enhancing a Self-Employment Assistance pro-gram, and additional resources to help savvy entrepreneurs launch their businesses and create new jobs.

“Small businesses are the country’s economic engine, and pro-grams like Self-Employment Assistance will encourage more Ameri-cans to pursue their dreams of becoming entrepreneurs,” said Secre-tary of Labor Hilda L. Solis. “This new website will expand access to Self-Employment Assistance so that those who are unemployed to-day can become successful business owners tomorrow.”

A key component of the new website is the SBA toolkit, which contains several free, online resources available through the SBA to support new entrepreneurs. Helping budding entrepreneurs gain ac-cess to SBA’s partners and its many resources is key to operating a successful Self-Employment Assistance program. Through the site, the SBA continues to offer free online business courses on topics such as How to Prepare a Business Plan, Franchising Basics, Govern-ment Contracting, Green Business Opportunities and more. Entrepre-neurship and Business Planning, Entrepreneurial Marketing and Finding Money to Start a Business are some of the other courses available through this new website. The site also highlights success-ful practices from states currently operating Self-Employment Assis-tance programs to assist new states as they implement or enhance their programs.

The new Self-Employment Assistance website can be found at https://sea.workforce3one.org.



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DuWayne Dear Friend, As the holiday season draws upon us, I just wanted to

take this opportunity wish you happy holidays and reflect upon the season and the year.

Whether you celebrate Christmas, the Festival of Lights or Kwanzaa this is a time for families, friends and communi-ties to come together and give thanks for all that we have.

I know how profoundly Super Storm Sandy devastated the lives of so many of people in our community. Even more than a month later, my office is working with residents that are still waiting on FEMA, insurance companies and contractors to help them rebuild their homes and their lives.

But also know that in the midst of this tragedy the spirit of our community—and indeed the American commu-nity—shone through. Whether you volunteered your time to offload the relief truck from Arabie Louisiana that showed two days before Thanksgiving, or if you made donations to fami-lies in need, or even if you just checked in on a neighbor to make sure they were okay, I was moved by countless acts of compassion and selflessness I witnessed in the days and weeks after the storm

If you are still out of your home or continue to experi-ence the aftermath of Sandy, you might not feel the spirit of the season within you. But I would ask you to be mindful of the most important gifts we still do have. Because for all we have weathered and endured, there are 27 families in Sandy Hook Connecticut for whom there really will be no celebrat-ing, but only the continued mourning of an unspeakable trag-edy.

May We All Enjoy a Happy, Safe and Prosperous New Year,

DuWayne

Suffolk County Legislative Majority Leader DuWayne Gregory (15th-LD, Amityville)

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Monday, January 7, 2013 from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Adopt A House is excited to announce a very important and in-

credibly valuable informational event for residents affected by Super-Storm Sandy. Do you have questions about rebuilding and mold remediation? Do you want to know about programs you might be eli-gible for to get you back on your feet? Do you want to make sure you are rebuilding your home correctly so that your family will be safe and healthy? Do you want to ensure you are covering all your bases in rebuilding efforts? Then this is the place to be. FEATURING*: The top professional with the People Planet team. He will be giving an overview of how their mold remediation product, arguably the very best on the market, is used, how salt water in particular, needs to be handled specially, and will be bringing an industrial fogger and showing people how to use it.

Jackson had some victories, too. During her tenure, the admini-stration finalized a new rule doubling fuel efficiency standards for cars and light trucks. The requirements will be phased in over 13 years and eventually require all new vehicles to average 54.5 mpg, up from 28.6 mpg at the end of last year.

She shepherded another rule that forces power plants to control mercury and other toxic pollutants for the first time. Previously, the nation’s coal- and oil-fired power plants had been allowed to run without addressing their full environmental and public health costs.

Jackson also helped persuade the administration to table the con-troversial Keystone XL pipeline, which would have brought carbon-heavy tar sands oil from Canada to refineries in Texas.

House Republicans dedicated much of their time this past elec-tion year trying to rein in the EPA. They passed a bill seeking to thwart regulation of the coal industry and quash the stricter fuel effi-ciency standards. In the end, though, the bill made no headway in the Senate. It served mostly as election-year fodder that appeared to have little impact on the presidential election.




Donald Trump, state kill Jones Beach catering hall project

Originally published: December 26, 2012 1:35 PM U p d a t e d : D e c e m b e r 2 6 , 2 0 1 2 1 0 : 3 6 P M By BILL BLEYER [email protected]

Donald Trump and state parks officials have killed the developer's proposed and controversial $24-million Jones Beach catering hall-restaurant because of extensive damage to the park from superstorm Sandy.

Trump and parks commissioner Rose Harvey said Wednesday that they agreed to cancel Trump on the Ocean because its design, includ-ing a full basement, no longer made sense on the beachfront with the prospect of future storms like the one that hit Oct. 29.

The decision wipes out hope of what Trump had predicted would be 500 permanent jobs, as well as rent payments the state estimated would total $13 million over his 40-year lease. It also ended a six-year saga of litigation and renegotiation. Trump and the state agreed in June to a compromise that ended the court battle, and construction was slated for 2013.

Parks officials still hope to build something on the site of the for-mer Boardwalk Restaurant at the Central Mall, but acknowledge they will have to start from scratch after repairing the storm damage.

"Sandy has opened everyone's eyes to the potential risks of build-ing directly on the oceanfront," Harvey said in a statement.

"As we face sea level rise and the threat of future damaging storms, we have concluded that building a major new facility directly on the oceanfront, on the scale of the Trump project, is not prudent policy," she said.

The excavation for the 86,000-square-foot, two-story building above a 14,000-square-foot basement "was entirely flooded and ex-perienced battering waves during superstorm Sandy as well as during [Tropical Storm] Irene and Tropical Storm Lee," Trump and Harvey said in the statement.

The boardwalk was twisted and undermined. The snack bar across the mall from the Trump on the Ocean site was badly flooded and

damaged, even though it has no basement. The fence surrounding the excavation of the site was demolished. The hole remains filled with water.

Trump and Harvey said Sandy "was unprecedented in the storied history of Jones Beach State Park."

The Central Mall "experienced tens of millions of dollars of dam-age to its boardwalk and park buildings" and will remain closed for many months for repairs, Harvey said.

The catering hall's controversial basement was the subject of ex-tended litigation until the state and the developer reached a compro-mise in June allowing work to proceed.

After losing several rounds in court, Trump agreed to abide by state building code regulations that prohibited the basement from be-ing used for anything other than equipment and storage. In return, the state agreed not to charge him back rent and to restart his lease.

"I think it would have been a wonderful project," Trump said in an interview, adding he spent millions of dollars on planning and liti-gation. But he said "the state parks department and myself felt it was an inappropriate time to be building a luxury catering facility-restaurant when so many people have been wiped out from their homes."

Asked whether he would be interested in building on the site later, he said, "It's possible," adding, "I think you'd do something dif-ferent."

The decision to pull the plug on the project did not surprise oppo-nents or supporters.

Garden City South activist Patricia Friedman, who had fought the project in court, called the proposal a "monster" and said, "I'm very, very happy for the sake of the people who go to Jones Beach."

Rafe Lieber, founder of the group Alliance to Revitalize Jones Beach, which advocated for construction, said, "I'm disappointed, but I understand it considering the scope of the damage."

Desmond Ryan, executive director of the Association for a Better Long Island, a development group, said, "It was a logical decision taking into consideration the destruction and devastation to the South




SIX-YEAR-OLD AFGHAN GIRL

SUCCESSFULLY UNDERWENT SURGERY AT LI HOSPITAL TODAY AFTER SHE WAS SHOT IN THE FACE BY THE

TALIBAN Oceanside, N.Y. -- A six-year-old Afghani girl named Marzieh

successfully underwent surgery at South Nassau Communities Hospi-tal today to help her breathe normally after she was shot in the face over a year ago by Taliban insurgents. Nassau County Executive Ed-ward P. Mangano presented the courageous Marzieh with a big teddy bear and wished her a speedy recovery prior to the surgery and hon-ored Marzieh’s surgeon, Dr. Kaveh Alizadeh; South Nassau Commu-nities Hospital; Mission Restore and the Global Relief Fund for all of their efforts and heroic work in saving and improving the life of this beautiful young girl.

Marzieh underwent two hours of surgery and was "resting com-fortably" in the hospital, said Dr. Kaveh Alizadeh, the lead surgeon. Marzieh is to remain in the hospital overnight Friday and is expected to be released Saturday, Alizadeh said "Everything went beautifully," said Alizadeh, who is a founder of Mission Restore, an organization that aids children injured in war-torn countries. Alizadeh, who is also president of the Long Island Plastic Surgical Group in Garden City, N.Y., performed the surgery without charge, as he has with others in the recent past.

Dr. Alizadeh said surgeons repaired tissue in her nose that had been scared by bullets from Taliban rifles. "Her nose was completely scared," Alizadeh said. He said doctors grafted skin from both of Mar-zieh's ears to cover the scaring in her nose. He said doctors also smoothed out a wound on her left check that had been damaged by a bullet.

Marzieh was shot after she was forced to witness the execution of her father and her 3-year-old brother in their village in Afghanistan. The village has no running water or electricity. Marzieh was brought to the United States through the efforts of the Global Medical Relief Fund of Staten Island. Her last name and hometown in Afghanistan are being withheld for security reasons.

The United States Marines was also on hand to provide toys for the young girl through the Toys for Tots Program.

Shore." He added anyone looking to build a business in the flood zone there "would have to reconsider."

THE TRUMP ON THE OCEAN SAGA 1936: First restaurant is built on site, at 19,363 square feet. Burns

down in 1964.

1968: Replacement restaurant, at 49,800 square feet, is built. De-molished in March 2004.

January 2004: State parks department requests proposals for a re-placement.

September 2006: Plans announced for Trump on the Ocean -- 75,000 square feet on a footprint of 37,291 square feet and a height of 28 feet. Includes 26,710-square-foot basement with offices and kitch-ens.

December 2007: A state review board rejects variance required for basement.

March 2008: Variance is denied a second time.

March 2008: Trump proposes two new plans quickly rejected by state: one totaling 72,000 square feet on a 37,700-square-foot foot-print, 43 feet high and no basement; the second for 81,200 square feet, all at ground level with a height of 32 feet.

March 2008: Trump files lawsuits against state seeking a variance for a basement including a kitchen/workspace and $500 million in damages. State prevails in appeals.

June 29, 2012: Trump and state reach agreement on 80,000-square-foot building with 14,000-square-foot storage-only basement as allowed by building code. Restaurant would accommodate more than 400 people, catering areas up to 1,250 people. Trump's 40-year-lease would be restarted.

Dec. 26, 2012: Trump and state parks Commissioner Rose Harvey announce project has been canceled because of damage to Jones Beach from superstorm Sandy and prospect of future severe storms.




MANGANO ANNOUNCES INCREASED DWI PATROLS ON

NASSAU ROADS FOR NEW YEAR’S HOLIDAY

Mineola, NY - Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano and Nassau County Police Commissioner Tho-mas V. Dale announced today that this New Year’s week-end, the Nassau County Police Department will participate in a “STOP-DWI” program that will allocate additional po-lice officers to conduct an extensive DWI enforcement ini-tiative.

The “STOP DWI” program is funded by DWI fines col-lected in Nassau County and will provide the Nassau County Police Department (NCPD) and police departments throughout the county with additional funding that will be

utilized to implement an effective DWI saturation enforcement strategy that has proven very successful in years past. The NCPD’s Highway Patrol Bureau will coor-dinate and plan this ini-tiative that will target certain areas throughout the county. There were 55 DWI arrests in Nas-sau County over last year’s New Year’s holi-day.

“New Year’s Eve is typically one of the big-

gest party nights of the year. We will be targeting drunk drivers and looking to prevent the kind of senseless alco-hol-related accidents that, unfortunately, often occur during a holiday. There will be additional police patrols all around Nassau County and chances are if you drive drunk at any point over New Year’s Eve, you will be arrested,” said County Executive Mangano.

County Executive Mangano and Commissioner Dale would like to remind everyone:

· If you plan to drink, choose a designated driver before going out.

· Take mass transit, a cab, or ask a sober friend to drive you home.

· Spend the night where the activity is being held.

· Always buckle up – it’s your best defense against a drunk driver.

“Make responsible and smart decisions during your celebrations, and plan accordingly so everyone can return home safely to their loved ones. Be smart - a taxi is a much better choice than the backseat of a patrol car,” said Man-gano. “Please ‘think before you drink’ this weekend.”

Mangano: STEP Program Deadline Extended to December 31st

Mineola, NY – Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano to-day urged residents to apply for Sheltering and Temporary Essential Power (STEP) Program assistance before the new deadline of Decem-ber 31st. The program provides emergency assistance with restoring temporary electricity, heat and hot water to homes which can shelter homeowners while permanent repair work continues. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Nassau County STEP Pro-gram has thus far assessed over 5,400 homes.

Residents seeking assistance through the Nassau County STEP Program should dial 1-888-684-4267. Once the call is made, a program administrator dispatches an assessment team. After an assessment is conducted and a scope of work is detailed and approved, the contractor will obtain the required permits and schedule the work. Work must be completed 60 days from when the assessment was conducted.

MANGANO AND BELLONE WELCOME HUD SECRETARY DONOVAN TO LONG ISLAND FOR TOUR OF HURRICANE-

IMPACTED COMMUNITIES AND TO DISCUSS COMMUNITY-FOCUSED REDEVELOPMENT EFFORTS

Mineola, NY – Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano and Suffolk County Executive Steven Bellone today welcomed United States Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Dono-van to Long Island. Secretary Donovan serves as the Obama Admini-stration’s chair of the Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force and took the opportunity today to meet with local stakeholders, following a tour of storm damaged communities, to discuss the issues facing businesses, housing, infrastructure, health and human welfare Post-Hurricane Sandy.

County Executive Mangano stated, “Secretary Donovan’s pledge to support the County during the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy is criti-cal as the Federal government is our partner in rebuilding Nassau. The County requires assistance in securing $6.6 billion in Federal funds for municipalities that were catastrophically impacted by Hurricane Sandy. Nassau County has made great progress toward recovery, however, ma-jor concerns remain. Thousands of residents require housing assistance to rebuild their homes. Seniors, young families and countless numbers of residents are facing financial gaps due to no insurance or underinsur-ance. Enormous infrastructure repairs must still be made to bridges, roadways and a critical sewage treatment facility that serves Nassau’s 1.3 million residents. With experts predicting a decline sales tax reve-nues, municipalities will soon face a cash-crunch if proper Federal re-imbursements do not trickle down to the State and local governments for costs incurred during storm preparation, cleanup and recovery. I thank President Obama, Governor Cuomo, New York’s Congressional delegation and Secretary Donovan for their leadership in helping Long Islander’s rebuild their lives and our communities.”

“I thank President Obama for tapping Secretary Donovan to serve as chair of the Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force,” said County Executive Bellone. “Secretary Donavan is the perfect choice as he has familiarity with the New York area as well as particular expertise in sustainable building. Our meeting and tour was very productive and we discussed particular issues relevant to homeowners and businesses in Suffolk and Nassau Counties. I look forward to a continued working relationship as Suffolk County looks to rebuild with the assistance and resources of the Federal government.”

“The Obama Administration is committed to the critical task of recovery in all communities impacted by Hurricane Sandy," said HUD Secretary Donovan. "To do that, we need a local vision for recovery that supports economic growth and sustainability for decades to come. Together, with the leadership of officials like Nassau County Executive Mangano and Suffolk County Executive Bellone, we will develop a comprehensive plan and will rebuild stronger, smarter and more resil-iently.”

Kevin Law, President and CEO of the Long Island Association added, “The Long Island Association thanks HUD Secretary Donovan for coming to our region as we try to recover from Hurricane Sandy. We have been working with County Executives Mangano and Bellone to ensure our communities and small businesses can rebuild stronger and smarter and we cannot do that without federal assistance.”



From the Desk of Mayor Hall

Last week, I was honored as the keynote speaker at the first-ever African Mayors and Local Government Summit at the UN Plaza Hotel. The workshops and conferences aimed to empower the African people through a partnership with local governments in the United States. I was fortunate to meet many mayors from the Cross River State in Ni-geria, an area that is currently facing both internal revenue mobiliza-tion and governance issues.

To assist the mayors in dealing with the problems that face their third-tier governments, I explained how Hempstead Village has coordi-nated economic and social development strategies to rise above the many challenges our local government has faced throughout the years. I reminded the mayors how important it is to serve as true leaders of their communities to help set a precedent for positive change.

My conversations with the mayors at the conference piqued their interests, and they asked if they could come to Hempstead to see how our local government works. I was pleased to have the opportunity to give them a tour of our Village on Thursday, December 20.

The mayors from the Cross River State found the intra-operations of Village departments cohesive and efficient. They indicated that they would like to create similar systems in their own local governments. This, however, is a significant challenge. Nigerian mayors do not have the level of control that mayors in the United States have. Still, these mayors are eager to work together with their community to bring about positive change. It is my hope that by having established a relationship with them that I and my administrative team can help them achieve their goals for their own communities.

To learn more about what is going on in the Village of Hempstead, including information about local organizations that serve youth and families, visit www.villageofhempstead.org. You may also join our elec-tronic mailing list by sending your name and email address to: [email protected]. To keep abreast of the downtown revitalization, visit www.renewhempstead.com. On that site, you may share your ideas for the redevelopment and/or provide your feedback on the plan.

Wishing you a joyous holiday season,

Sincerely,

Wayne Mayor Wayne J. Hall

MANGANO ANNOUNCES JANUARY ACTIVITIES FOR NASSAU SENIOR CITIZENS

Mineola, NY –County Executive Edward P. Mangano announced today that senior citizens in Nassau will have an opportunity to fill the 2013 New Year with a variety of activities and programs that will be held at senior centers throughout the County. Everything from exercise classes to painting to and an Island Cruise Themed Party are scheduled. Reservations may be required and all participants will be given an opportunity to contribute to the cost of the programs. Fees apply where noted.

On Thursdays, January 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31, a Stretch & Flex program will be held at the Freeport Senior Community Service Center in the Salvation Army facility located at 66 Church Street from 9:45 am to 10:45 am. The program is presented by Barrie Miller and Funded by the County’s Office for the Aging.

On Tuesday, January 8, at 11:45 am, the Bay City Ramblers will “Welcome in 2013.” Registration is required. Please call (516) 623-2008.

For those considering a “getaway” from their daily routine, Tony Grant will present an Island Cruise Themed Party on Tuesday, January 22, at 11:15 am also at the Freeport Senior Community Ser-vice Center.

Beginning Friday, January 4, and continuing on January 11 and 25, Val Morena will present a painting program at the Herricks Sen-ior Community Service Center at 999 Herricks Road, New Hyde Park at 12:30 pm. Additional information is available by calling the Center at 623-2008.

Patti Mitchell will be demonstrating how to get in shape with a Yoga program on Tuesdays, January 8, 15, 22, and 29 at the Her-ricks Center beginning at 1:00 pm. The program is funded by the Nassau County Office for the Aging and those interested in attending are urged to call in advance: 623-2008.

Also at the Herricks Center, Carol Hall, R.N. will conduct blood pressure assessments starting at 10:00 am on Tuesday, January 15. The health program is funded by the Nassau County Office for the Aging. Those interested in obtaining a blood pressure assessment should call 623-2008 in advance.

The Jewel Quinn Senior Community Service Center at North Merrick, located at Brookside School, 1260 Meadowbrook Road, will host a trio of health-related programs, all funded by the Nassau County Office for the Aging. On Monday, January 7, 14, and 28, Victoria Smith will present an exercise class at 10:30 am.

Then, on Tuesday, January 22, Carrie-Anne Lorenz, RD, Catholic Charities Commodity Supplement Food Program, will offer a Funda-mental Foods & Organic Foods program at 11:00 am.

Also at the Jewel Center in North Merrick, Dr. Cacciabaudo from the North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System will present Car-diac Health-Heart Healthy on Thursday, January 24, at 11:00 am. The program is scheduled to begin at 11:00 am.

For information relating to the programs and events at the Jewel Center, please call (516) 571-8675.

The Advisory Council to the Nassau County Office for the Aging invites the public to attend its regular meeting at 10:00 am at 60 Charles Lindbergh Boulevard, Uniondale, on Friday, January 11. For additional information and directions, please call 227-8944.

In cooperation with the Shelter Rock Public Library, the Nassau County Office for the Aging is hosting a support group that is specifi-cally targeted to respond to the needs of caregivers of older persons on Tuesday, January 15, from 9:30 am to 11:30 am. The Library is lo-cated at 165 Searingtown Road in Albertson. The group will be led by Sari Flesch A.A., B.A., support group facilitator. Meetings are open to residents of Nassau County and will be subsequently held on the third Tuesday of each month thereafter. Those interested in attending should call (516) 227-8945 for additional information.



proval to move forward.

3. Mike Flannery, a keynote speaker on behalf of the Southern Baptist Convention Disaster Recovery team, is offering to return to assist Freeporters with rebuild-ing next year after they’ve completed their current “mud out” deployment.

4. Mr. John W. Houghtaling, Managing Partner, of Gauthier, Houghtaling & Williams, was a keynote speaker and assisted individuals and businesses with their Sandy related insurance re-development and re-covery claims. Mr. Houghtaling discussed the vital subjects every property owner should know including crucial tips to remember before submitting an insur-ance claim.

Many residents stood in line for two hours seeking rec-ommendations from Hardwick and Houghtaling with how to move forward past this disaster. Hundreds of signatures were also collected for a petition to have their properties elevated. Mayor Hardwick will hand deliver these petitions to State and Federal authorities.

FREEPORT SANDY RECOVERY TOWN

HALL MEETING

On December 19th, 2012, Mayor Andrew Hardwick hosted a Sandy Recovery Update Town Hall which Sandy impacted constituents attended. At this meeting, residents received valuable information regarding:

1. Since the Mayor researched and conducted a pilot

program on a revolutionary Check Valve Technol-ogy, it has produced a 100% success rate with pre-venting the flooding from breaching Village bulk-heads or flash flooding during heavy rain and high tide. Obtaining a grant to install this new drain sys-tem was a necessary step to proceed in Freeport’s current roadway upgrade projects in South Freeport. Senator Fuschillo agreed with Hardwick and was in-strumental in securing over $100,000 in funds. These Check Valves will aid in protecting the properties in nuisance flood prone areas throughout Freeport.

2. Contacting Governor Cuomo’s office to facilitate

Hardwick’s request to have the Freeport armory util-ized for disaster relief initiatives. Over 1500 calls were made to the Governor’s office with resulted his request being granted. Hardwick is now awaiting Board ap-



Beyoncé urged to reconsider $50 million

Pepsi deal Last week Beyoncé and Pepsi announced a $50 million en-dorsement deal that would include standard advertising as well as a multimillion-dollar fund to support the singer’s cho-sen creative products. “Pepsi embraces creativity and understands that artists evolve,” Beyoncé said in a statement. “As a businesswoman, this allows me to work with a lifestyle brand with no compro-mise and without sacrificing my creativity.” Today, Michael F. Jacobson, the executive director for

the Center for Science in the Public Interestreleased an open letter asking the pop icon to back out of her $50 million deal, because Pepsi “contributes to obesity, diabetes, heart disease, tooth decay, and other health problems in adults and chil-dren.” You occupy a unique position in the cultural life of this coun-try and are an inspiring role model for millions of young peo-ple. Your image is one of success, health, talent, fitness, and glamour. But by lending your name and image to PepsiCo, you are associating those positive attributes with a product that is quite literally sickening Americans. Each additional sugary drink consumed per day increases the likelihood of a child becoming obese by 60 percent. Each soda consumed per day increases the risk of heart disease in men by 19 percent. Drinking one or two sugary drinks per day increases one’s risk for type 2 diabetes by 25 percent. Diabe-tes, in turn, can cause complications including amputation,

erectile dysfunction, blindness, coma, and early death. Almost all obesity-related health prob-lems have a disproportionate impact on low-income, Afri-can-American, and Hispanic communities. The “Single Ladies” singer has been involved with Pepsi since 2002 and is scheduled to star in a new TV commercial, appear on a limited edition of Pepsi cans and will perform during the 2013 Super Bowl halftime show, which is sponsored by

the soft drink. CSPI said that if Beyoncé goes through her Pepsi deal she should consider donating the proceeds to a hospital, a diabetes organization, or another charity involved in the treatment or prevention of soda-related diseases.

Do you think Beyoncé should walk away from her Pepsi deal?

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NATIONAL BLACK PUBLIC RELATIONS

SOCIETY TO HONOR TOP INFLUENCERS AT

ANNUAL CONFERENCE & JOB FAIR IN

WASHINGTON, D.C. - OCT. 25-28, 2012

WASHINGTON D.C. – Oct. 16, 2012 – The National Black Pub-lic Relations Society will partner with Howard University to present the 2012 NBPRS Conference & Career Fair, Oct. 25 – 28, at Howard University and the Dupont Circle Hotel. The event will kick off with a student job fair and workshops at the 2012 Howard University School of Communications Job and Internship Fair on Thursday, Oc-tober 25th and continues with professional sessions from Friday through Sunday at the Dupont Circle Hotel.

This year’s NBPRS Conference theme is “The Network@Work: Facing Challenges, Taking Charge & Changing the Game.” The event will provide four inspiring days of networking, training, and offer solutions for the practice of public relations with a focus on ef-fectively managing change and transitions against the backdrop of today's economic turbulence.

As a part of the conference program, NBPRS will honor PR excellence during the Foun-ders Business Luncheon on Fri-day, October 26. Honorees in-clude Michon Ellis, CEO and managing partner, LimeGreen; Amanda Miller Littlejohn, founder, Mopwater Social PR; Greg Hinton, Chief Diversity Officer, Democratic National Convention; Dr. Lonnie G. Bunch, III, founding director of the National Museum of Afri-can American History and Cul-ture, Smithsonian Institute, Cul-tural honoree; Dionne Wil-liams, Principal, D. Williams Public Relations Group; Roland Martin, TV commentator, TV One Cable Network, Network honoree; NNPA, Network Organization honoree; Safeway, Corporate honoree; Howard University, Partner-ship/Mentorship honoree; with Posthumous honors being presented to Ofield Dukes, prominent public relations pioneer and D.C fixture, as well as, Paul Davis, founder, First Trace Communications.

Conference highlights include a special session on Saturday with leadership expert Tiffany Dotson, Senior Vice President of PRIDE Technologies, on what it takes to be a part of the "in" crowd in corpo-rate America entitled “Knowing the Game and Playing to Win: The Insider’s Guide to the Top.” John Edelman, managing director of En-gagement and Corporate Responsibility at Edelman Public Relations will join her in the discussion. Additionally, Karen Taylor Bass, au-thor of best-selling e-book “You Want Caviar but Have Money for Chitterlings”, will be this year’s keynote speaker for the Networking Luncheon on Saturday.

Sponsors for the 2012 NBPRS Conference and Career Fair include Verizon, Prudential, Edelman Public Relations and Constituency Man-agement Group.

Rates are available to attend the entire conference, one day or just the luncheons. For more conference information and to purchase tick-ets, visit www.nbprs.org.

PHOTO : WASHINGTON D.C. – FALL 2012 -- National Black Public Relations Society President Deborah K. Hyman (center in white) and immediate past NBPRS President Wynona Redmond (left) greet regional Black Public Relations Society chapter presidents during the organization’s 2012 Conference and Career Fair held October 25th

- 28th in Washington, DC. This year’s conference themed “Your Network @ Work: Facing Chal-lenges, Taking Charge & Chang-ing the Game,” offered 57 sub-ject matter experts, more than a dozen learning and networking opportunities, powerful keynote speakers and an awards luncheon recognizing luminaries, busi-nesses, organizations and worth-while causes. Sponsors for the 2012 NBPRS Conference and Career Fair included Verizon, Prudential, Edelman Public Rela-tions and Constituency Manage-ment Group. For additional NBPRS information and oppor-tunities for the 2013 conference,

visit www.nbprs.org PHOTO : WASHINGTON D.C. – FALL 2012 --Author and noted

public relations practitioner Karen Taylor Bass (center), who served as a featured keynote speaker is greeted by Black Public Relations Soci-ety-New York chapter president Kisha Barton (left) and National Black Public Relations Society President Deborah K. Hyman (right) during the organization’s 2012 Conference and Career Fair held Octo-ber 25th - 28th in Washington, DC. This year’s conference themed “Your Network @ Work: Facing Challenges, Taking Charge & Chang-ing the Game,” offered 57 subject matter experts, more than a dozen learning and networking opportunities, powerful keynote speakers and an awards luncheon recognizing luminaries, businesses, organizations and worthwhile causes. Sponsors for the 2012 NBPRS Conference and Career Fair included Verizon, Prudential, Edelman Public Relations and Constituency Management Group. For additional NBPRS informa-tion and opportunities for the 2013 conference, visit www.nbprs.org



teach a student with a dis-ability, such as ADHD. If a student has an IEP or a 504 Plan, the school staff is re-quired to implement it. Further, teachers may not refuse to have a student with a disability in their class. It is illegal, just as it would be for them to refuse to teach a student based on race, gender, or religion.

Myth 7: Schools may require parents to sign a waiver of liability before agreeing to administer medication at school. Schools may require a doctor’s order confirming a prescription and the need to provide meds at school, but cannot make the provision of administering medication conditional on the parents’ signing a waiver of liability.

Myth 8: Students with ADHD may qualify for a posi-tive behavior support plan only if they are exhibiting dis-ruptive or inappropriate behavior toward others. Under IDEA and Section 504, positive behavior supports can be included in the plan to address academic problems, such as timeliness, work completion, and on-task behavior, as well as to address negative behaviors in the classroom.

Myth 9: Students with ADHD who have a 504 Plan are only entitled to accommodations, like preferential seating or untimed tests, not services. Under Section 504, students with ADHD (and other disabilities) are entitled to accom-modations and may also be entitled to specialized educa-tional services (such as individual instruction or tutoring) and related services (such as counseling).

Myth 10: Students with ADHD do not qualify for one-on-one aides, bus transportation, or other more intensive or expensive services in the classroom. Students with ADHD are entitled to any services or supports necessary for them to benefit from their education under IDEA, and to have equal access to educational opportunities under Section 504. Any blanket policy limiting access based on a diagno-sis or disability label is suspect.

School districts are supposed to provide you with a spe-cial education booklet from the state so make sure you get one and read it. Each state has its own special education laws so parents should know these laws as well!

Lisa-Anne Ray-Byers is a speech-language pathologist who has worked in education for over two decades. She holds graduate de-grees in speech-language pathology and multicultural education. She also holds certification in education administration. She is the author of the books, They Say I Have ADHD, I Say Life Sucks! Thoughts From Nicholas, They S S Say I’m a St St Stutterer But I S S Say Nothing! and co-author of 365 Ways to Succeed With ADHD! avail-able by contacting her. She is the education editor of the Community Journal newspaper in Baldwin, New York and a member of the Na-tional Education Writers Association. You may contact her at [email protected] or by visiting her website at www.AskLisaAnne.com.

ASK LISA-ANNE Q. My son has Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disor-

der-ADHD and he has an Individualized Education Plan- IEP beginning this school year! I want to know if he is get-ting all of the services he needs and is entitled to but I don’t know the laws. Can you help?

A. Many parents attend 504 accommodation and CSE meetings not fully understanding the process and not know-ing their rights or options! Some school districts provide parents with out of date and incorrect information that the parents have no way of knowing if they’re accurate. The special education laws and accommodations of services for children are protected under the Individuals with Disabili-ties Education Act-IDEA and Section 504 accommodation Rehabilitation Act. A special education attorney, Matthew D. Cohen, writes for the www.Additudemag.com website and reports 10 of the top myths about special education:

Myth 1: ADHD is not a real disorder and does not qual-ify as a disability. ADHD is among the most thoroughly medically-researched and documented psychiatric disor-ders. ADHD qualifies as a disability under the Other Health Impairment (OHI) category of special-education law and as a disability under Section 504.

Myth 2: Students with ADHD who are getting passing grades or adequate achievement scores qualify only for a Section 504 Plan, not an IEP. Students with passing grades may qualify for an IEP, as well as for a 504 Plan, if their behavior is adversely affecting their performance at school, socially or academically.

Myth 3: To qualify for eligibility under IDEA or Sec-tion 504, a student has to be diagnosed by a physician. While best-practice evaluations of ADHD recognize the importance of comprehensive medical and psychological evaluations, the Department of Education issued a policy statement stating that, if the IEP team includes persons the school believes are qualified to diagnose the condition, a medical evaluation is not legally required.

Myth 4: Schools may require a medical diagnosis of ADHD at a parent’s expense prior to proceeding with an evaluation for special education or a 504 Plan. If a school requires or recommends a medical, psychiatric, or neuro-logical evaluation as part of an evaluation to determine eli-gibility for special education or a 504 Plan, the evaluation must be at no cost to the parent. The school must pay for it.

Myth 5: Schools may require that students with ADHD receive stimulant medication in order to qualify for special education or for other services or activities. Schools can’t require a student to take medication as a condition for his being eligible for special education or any school activity. Taking medication is a decision to be made by the family and their doctor. If the student has ADHD and qualifies for special education or a 504 Plan, the school must develop appropriate academic and behavioral supports to meet his needs, whether that student takes medication or not.

Myth 6: Teachers may decide whether or not they will implement an IEP or 504 Plan, or even whether they will



“The Alpha College Tour—One of the

“Go to High School, Go to College”

Programs The Eta Theta Lambda Education Foundation, a non-

profit subsidiary of the Eta Theta Lambda Chapter of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc., is currently preparing high school students to participate in its 2012 31st Anniversary GO TO HIGH SCHOOL, GO TO COLLEGE, HISTORI-CALLY BLACK COLLEGE TOUR. This great opportunity for New York City area, Connecticut, New Jersey and other high school students to visit 15 outstanding Historically Black Colleges and Universities will begin on October 20, 2012, and end on October 27, 2012. The basic cost of the Tour is $625.00 and includes hotel accommodations and bus transportation for the week. In addition to the College Tour, participants can at-tend Leadership Development Workshops which focus on topics such as College Prep, Financial Literacy and Devel-oping Study Skills & Academic Integrity. A Parent-Student Orientation session is required of all participants, and a post-trip debriefing for all participants is scheduled annu-ally where a video of Tour highlights is finalized for pro-duction. In its 31th year, the Eta Theta Lambda Education Foundation conducts an invigorating College Tour, which will visit approximately 15 Historically Black Colleges and Universities. This year's Tour will span five states over a seven-day period. Since 1981, the College Tour has as-sisted approximately 3,000 high school aged youths by helping them give serious consideration to their future edu-cational pursuits. Chaperoned by members of the Eta Theta Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. and female vol-

unteers from our communities, the students who participate in the Tour can expect to meet with admissions officers of the schools visited, obtain applications and financial aid in-formation, tour the campus environment, and meet with for-mer students of the Tour to compare and share educational experiences. In addition, while on the Tour students will participate in youth development activities that foster lead-ership skills, as well as keep up with homework assign-ments. The itinerary for the 2012 College Tour is as follows (*itinerary subject to change): Morgan State University, Howard University, Bennett College, Johnson C. Smith Uni-versity, Fisk University, Meharry Medical College, Tennes-see State University, Claflin University, South Carolina State University, Morehouse College, Spelman College, Clark-Atlanta University, North Carolina A&T State Univer-sity, North Carolina Central University, Hampton University, Virginia State University. We may be able to work into our schedule a pilgrimage to the recently dedicated MLK, Jr. Memorial on the National Mall in DC, and a visit to the Mar-tin Luther King, Jr. Center in Atlanta. Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. (the nation's oldest Black Greek Letter Fraternity founded on a college campus) was founded in 1906 at Cornell University and celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2006. The Eta Theta Lambda Educa-tion Foundation's mission is to promote scholarship and academic achievement among African-American and Latino youths. Representatives from the College Tour Committee are available for presentations at schools, churches and com-munity groups. For more information, contact the Eta Theta Lambda Chapter hotline at 516.733.0442 or via email [email protected], visit our website @ www.etlEducationFoundation.org or follow us on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Start early, secure your seat on The Alpha College Tour…for next year, the 2013 College Tour, the 32nd. Call now!



Winter Festivals of the Arts Bring

Holiday Cheer to Freeport

Atkinson Intermediate School and Dodd Mid-dle School presented their Winter Festivals of the Arts on consecutive nights at Freeport High School, providing the community with a holiday double header abundant with homegrown talent.

If these performances are an indicator of the fu-ture, then the high school will be stocked with ac-complished musicians, singers and dancers for many years to come.

The troupe from Atkinson presented a variety of orchestral, band and chorus groups spreading more holiday cheer with each successive number. Highlights included the concert orchestra, directed by Mahendra Morales, playing Carrie Lane Gruselle’s “Saint Nick’s Canon on the Housetop”; the mariachi band, directed by Justin Friedman, per-forming Jose Feliciano’s “Feliz Navidad”; and the sixth-grade Atkinson chorus, directed by Dr. Talonda Thomas, closing the show with Stillman and Allen’s “Home for the Holidays.”

Dodd Middle School, not to be outdone, took the stage the following night with spirited perform-ances by its orchestra, mixed chorus, Vocal Tapestry and instrumental jazz ensembles, select chorale and concert band. The orchestra opened the show with three songs, including Lowell Mason’s “Titanic Theme.” The Vocal Tapestry Jazz Ensemble, di-

rected by Sherill Spruill, sang Michele Weir’s ar-rangement of “Jingle Bell Rock.” The concert band, under the direction of Adam Rubin, triumphantly finished the program with Sean O’Loughlin’s “Achilles’ Wrath.”



many suggest it puts the permit holders in danger because criminals have a guide to places they can steal guns. Others maintain it tells crimi-nals who does not have a gun and may be easier to victimize, or where to find law enforcement figures against whom they might hold a grudge. Some responded by publicizing the home addresses and phone numbers of the reporter who wrote the piece, along with other journalists at the paper and even senior executives of Gannett. Many echoed the idea that publicizing gun permit holders’ names is tantamount to accusing them of doing something wrong, comparing the move to publishing lists of regis-tered sex offenders. The Journal News is standing behind the project. It said in the story that

it published a similar list in 2006. “Frequently, the work of journalists is not popular. One of our roles is to report pub-licly available information on timely is-sues, even when unpopular,” Janet Has-son, president and publisher of The Jour-nal News Media Group, said in an emailed statement. “We knew publication of the database (as well as the accompa-nying article providing context) would be controversial, but we felt sharing infor-mation about gun permits in our area was important in the aftermath of the New-

town shootings.” Roy Clark, a senior scholar at the Poynter Institute, a Florida-based jour-nalism think tank, said publishing the data was “too indiscriminate.” He, too, compared the maps to similar efforts involving sex-offender registries or lists of those arrested for driving under the influence, noting that such a move is usually done to indicate a serious problem that re-quires a neighbor or parent to maintain vigilance. “You get the connotation that somehow there’s something essentially wrong with this behavior,” he said of the gun permit database. “My predisposition is to support the journalism,” Clark said. “I want to be persuaded that this story or this practice has some higher social pur-pose, but I can’t find it.” Also common among the comments on the lohud.com were suggestions about suing the paper for violating permit-holders’ privacy rights. Such a move would likely be unsuccessful.

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NY newspaper’s handgun permit map draws criticism

NEW YORK (AP) — A newspaper’s publication of the names and ad-dresses of handgun permit holders in two New York counties has sparked online discussions — and a healthy dose of outrage. The Journal News, a Gannett Co. newspaper covering three counties in the Hudson Valley north of New York City and operating the website lohud.com, posted a story Sunday detailing a public-records request it filed to obtain the information. The 1,800-word story headlined, “The gun owner next door: What you don’t know about the weapons in your neighborhood,” said the information was sought after the Dec. 14 school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, about 50 miles (80.46 kilometers) northeast of the paper’s headquarters in White Plains. A gunman killed his mother, drove to an ele-mentary school and massacred 20 first-graders and six adults, then shot himself. All the weapons used were legally owned by his mother. The Journal News story includes comments from both sides of the gun-rights debate and presents the data as answering concerns of those who would like to know whether there are guns in their neighborhood. It reports that about 44,000 people in Westchester, Putnam and Rockland counties are licensed to own a handgun and that rifles and shotguns can be purchased without a permit. It was accompanied online by maps of the results for Westchester and Rockland counties; similar details had not yet been provided by Putnam County. A reader clicking on the maps can see the name and address of each pistol or revolver permit holder. Accompanying text states that in-clusion does not necessarily mean that an individual owns a weapon, just who obtained a license. By Wednesday afternoon, the maps had been shared about 30,000 times on Facebook and other social media. Most online comments have criticized the publication of the data, and



Norman Schwarzkopf dead, retired general was 78

Originally published: December 27, 2012 7:24 PM U p d a t e d : D e c e m b e r 2 8 , 2 0 1 2 8 : 5 8 A M By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON - Truth is, retired Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf didn't care much for his popular "Stormin' Norman" nickname.

The seemingly no-nonsense Desert Storm commander's reputed temper with aides and subordinates supposedly earned him that rough-and-ready moniker. But others around the general, who died Thursday in Tampa, Fla., at age 78 of complications from pneumo-nia, knew him as a friendly, talkative and even jovial figure who pre-ferred the somewhat milder sobriquet given by his troops: "The Bear."

That one perhaps suited him better later in his life, when he supported various national causes and children's charities while eschewing the spotlight and resisting efforts to draft him to run for political office.

He lived out a quiet retire-ment in Tampa, where he'd served his last military assign-ment and where an elementary school bearing his name is testa-ment to his standing in the com-munity.

Schwarzkopf capped an il-lustrious military career by com-manding the U.S.-led interna-tional coalition that drove Sad-dam Hussein's forces out of Ku-wait in 1991 — but he'd managed to keep a low profile in the public debate over the second Gulf War against Iraq, saying at one point that he doubted victory would be as easy as the White House and the Pen-tagon predicted.

Schwarzkopf was named commander in chief of U.S. Central Command at Tampa's MacDill Air Force Base in 1988, overseeing the headquarters for U.S. military and security concerns in nearly two dozen countries stretching across the Middle East to Afghanistan and the rest of central Asia, plus Pakistan.

When Saddam invaded Kuwait two years later to punish it for allegedly stealing Iraqi oil reserves, Schwarzkopf commanded Opera-tion Desert Storm, the coalition of some 30 countries organized by President George H.W. Bush that succeeded in driving the Iraqis out.

At the peak of his postwar national celebrity, Schwarzkopf — a self-proclaimed political independent — rejected suggestions that he run for office, and remained far more private than other generals, al-though he did serve briefly as a military commentator for NBC.

While focused primarily on charitable enterprises in his later years, he campaigned for President George W. Bush in 2000, but was ambivalent about the 2003 invasion of Iraq. In early 2003 he told The Washington Post that the outcome was an unknown: "What is post-war Iraq going to look like, with the Kurds and the Sunnis and the Shiites? That's a huge question, to my mind. It really should be part of the overall campaign plan."

Initially Schwarzkopf had endorsed the invasion, saying he was convinced that Secretary of State Colin Powell had given the United Nations powerful evidence of Iraqi weapons of mass destruction. Af-ter that proved false, he said decisions to go to war should depend on what U.N. weapons inspectors found.

He seldom spoke up during the conflict, but in late 2004 he sharply criticized Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and the Pentagon for mistakes that included erroneous judgments about Iraq and inadequate training for Army reservists sent there.

"In the final analysis I think we are behind schedule. ... I don't think we counted on it turning into jihad (holy war)," he said in an NBC interview.

Schwarzkopf was born Aug. 24, 1934, in Trenton, N.J., where his

father, Col. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, founder and commander of the New Jersey State Police, was then leading the investigation of the Lindbergh kidnap case. That investigation ended with the arrest and 1936 execution of German-born carpenter Richard Hauptmann for murdering famed aviator Charles Lindbergh's infant son.

The elder Schwarzkopf was named Herbert, but when the son was asked what his "H'' stood for, he would reply, "H."

As a teenager Norman accompanied his father to Iran, where the elder Schwarzkopf trained the Iran's national police force and was an adviser to Reza Pahlavi, the young Shah of Iran.

Young Norman studied there and in Switzerland, Germany and Italy, then followed in his father's footsteps to West Point, graduating in 1956 with an engineering degree. After stints in the U.S. and abroad, he earned a master's degree in engineering at the University of Southern California and later taught missile engineering at West

Point. In 1966 he volunteered for Vietnam and served two tours, first as a U.S. adviser to South Vietnamese para-troops and later as a battalion com-mander in the U.S. Army's Americal Division. He earned three Silver Stars for valor — including one for saving troops from a minefield — plus a Bronze Star, a Purple Heart and three Distinguished Service Medals. While many career officers left mili-tary service embittered by Vietnam, Schwarzkopf was among those who opted to stay and help rebuild the tattered Army into a potent, modern-ized all-volunteer force. After Saddam invaded Kuwait in August 1990, Schwarzkopf played a

key diplomatic role by helping persuade Saudi Arabia's King Fahd to allow U.S. and other foreign troops to deploy on Saudi territory as a staging area for the war to come.

On Jan. 17, 1991, a five-month buildup called Desert Shield be-came Operation Desert Storm as allied aircraft attacked Iraqi bases and Baghdad government facilities. The six-week aerial campaign cli-maxed with a massive ground offensive on Feb. 24-28, routing the Iraqis from Kuwait in 100 hours before U.S. officials called a halt.

Schwarzkopf said afterward he agreed with Bush's decision to stop the war rather than drive to Baghdad to capture Saddam, as his mis-sion had been only to oust the Iraqis from Kuwait.

But in a desert tent meeting with vanquished Iraqi generals, he al-lowed a key concession on Iraq's use of helicopters, which later back-fired by enabling Saddam to crack down more easily on rebellious Shiites and Kurds.

While he later avoided the public second-guessing by academics and think tank experts over the ambiguous outcome of the first Gulf War and its impact on the second Gulf War, he told The Washington Post in 2003, "You can't help but ... with 20/20 hindsight, go back and say, 'Look, had we done something different, we probably wouldn't be facing what we are facing today.'"

After retiring from the Army in 1992, Schwarzkopf wrote a best-selling autobiography, "It Doesn't Take A Hero." Of his Gulf War role, he said: "I like to say I'm not a hero. I was lucky enough to lead a very successful war." He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II and honored with decorations from France, Britain, Belgium, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Bahrain.

Schwarzkopf was a national spokesman for prostate cancer aware-ness and for Recovery of the Grizzly Bear, served on the Nature Con-servancy board of governors and was active in various charities for chronically ill children.

"I may have made my reputation as a general in the Army and I'm very proud of that," he once told The Associated Press. "But I've al-ways felt that I was more than one-dimensional. I'd like to think I'm a caring human being. ... It's nice to feel that you have a purpose."

Schwarzkopf and his wife, Brenda, had three children: Cynthia, Jessica and Christian.



to lose 50 pounds,” try, “I intend to lose 1 pound a week for a year by exercising 25 minutes a day.”

Measure your pro‐gress regularly, at least once a month. If you get off track, refocus and reapply your solutions.

I wish you vibrant health, happiness and love. Expect the best life has to offer.

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This article is not an attempt to practice medi‐cine or provide specific medical advice, and should not be used to make a diagnosis or to replace or overrule a qualified health care provider's judg‐ment. Nor should readers rely upon my information if they might need emergency medical treatment. I strongly encourage readers to consult with a quali‐fied health care professional for answers to per‐sonal questions. By writing this article I do not es‐tablish a doctor‐patient relationship with the read‐ers.

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Evolve into a New Year’s

Most people give up on their New Year’s resolu‐tions by the third week of January. In the blink of an eye, the year is over and you have not achieved anything you had set out for the year. This year I propose we all start the New Year in a new way.

Instead of setting a resolution this January, I sug‐gest creating a New Year’s Solution. The word reso‐lution brings pressure and eventually guilt but creat‐ing a “solution” helps us get closer to our goals. Es‐sentially, we are creating a life friendly plan for suc‐cess. We know there are going to be challenges and pit falls so we plan ahead to get past them. This new outlook identifies you as a problem solver in your own life. No matter what, you are empowered with the answer.

Here is a recipe that has helped me follow through on new goals or solutions. All changes need a decision and all important decision must be made on paper, so get a paper and a pen to write your solutions down.

Identify the area in which you want to make a shift in your life, for example, shedding those extra pounds. Then list actions or solutions that will bring you closer to your goal.

Make a list of things that will motivate you when you are losing interest: a song that pumps you up, an inspirational book or a call to your best friend who achieved a similar goal. When you feel discouraged, turn to this list.

Describe your solutions in specific terms and use positive language. Instead of "I don't want to be lazy," opt for "I am willing to exercise regularly" or "I will cut down on my television watching." Using active language makes for a more proac‐tive person.

Break down large goals into smaller more attain‐able ones, this way you have the opportunity to celebrate success more often. Instead of, “I want



Holiday leftovers: Make sure they’re safe

Good food is a big part of holiday celebrations, a time when your whole family gathers for a mini family reunion. After you feast on the traditional family favorites you carefully prepared, you’ll sit around the table talking, laughing, reminiscing – and absentmindedly nibbling at leftovers. Time will fly by and you will have forgotten how long the food has been lingering on the table.

This common scenario can put your family and friends at risk for foodborne illnesses. Food sitting at room temperature for over two hours creates the perfect environment for food poisoning.

Bacteria thrive in a warm environment and spread fastest at tempera-tures between 40°F and 140°F.

Joan Salge Blake, registered dietitian and spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics says: “as you eat and visit with fam-ily and friends, keep in mind how long the food on the buffet table has been sitting out unrefrigerated. You can’t tell if a food is unsafe by taste, smell or appearance alone.”

Food safety is key to keeping your friends and family safe from food poisoning.

“Some of your guests may be at a higher risk for developing serious illness from food poisoning, including young children, pregnant women and older adults,” cautions Salge Blake.

But, you don’t have to let food poisoning spoil the party. With care-ful planning you can keep your friends and family safe during and after the holiday celebration. Follow these simple steps for planning, shop-ping, cooking and wrapping up the holiday feast.

Proper planning. Make sure your kitchen is equipped with what you need for safe food handling, including two cutting boards (one for raw meats and seafood and the other for ready-to-eat foods), a food ther-mometer, shallow containers for storage, paper towels and soap.

Store foods in the refrigerator at 40°F or below or in the freezer at 0°F or below. Check the temperature of both the refrigerator and freezer with a refrigerator thermometer.

Safe shopping. It’s important to keep food safety in mind as you

shop, according to Salge Blake. Whether in the shopping cart, reusable grocery tote or the car trunk, keep raw meat, poultry and seafood separate from ready-to-eat foods like fruit, vegetables and bread.

Don’t purchase bruised or damaged produce, or canned goods that are dented, leaking, bulging or rusted, as these may become a breeding ground for harmful bacteria.

Buy cold foods last and bring foods directly home from the grocery store. Remember to alwaysrefrigerate perishable foods, such as raw meat or poultry, within two hours.

Working in the kitchen “In a holiday kitchen filled with family and friends, all hands may be

on deck, but are those hands clean?” Salge Blake asks. “Make sure everyone washes their hands thoroughly with warm wa-

ter and soap for 20 seconds before and after handling food.” When baking delicious holiday treats, remember that no one should

eat raw cookie dough, brownie or cake batter containing raw eggs. Wrapping up leftovers

Having leftover turkey, ham and other holiday favorites means you can enjoy additional tasty meals days after your feast. But as good as they may taste – even when refrigerated properly, leftovers should be eaten, frozen or discarded within three to four days. Throw away all perishable foods, such as meat, poultry, eggs and casse-roles, left at room temperature longer than two hours. Refrigerate or freeze other leftovers in shallow, airtight containers and label with an expiration date. Use cooked leftover turkey, stuffing and gravy within three to four days. Cooked turkey will keep for three to four months in the freezer. Reheat cooked leftovers thoroughly to 165°F or until hot and steaming. Bring sauces, soups, and gravies to a boil before serving. When microwaving leftovers, make sure there are no cold spots in food – where bacteria can survive. Cover food, stir and rotate for even cook-ing. Get more great tips on food safety during the holidays and all year round with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics’ Keep It Cool: Food Storage Chart or download the free Is My Food Safe? app for Apple and Android devices.

Bon appétit and healthy holidays!



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Question: "What should be the order of priorities in our family?" Answer: The Bible does not lay out a step-by-step order for family relationship priorities. However, we can still look to the Scriptures and find general principles for priori-tizing our family relationships. God obviously comes first: Deuteronomy 6:5, “Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.” All of one’s heart, soul, and strength is to be committed to lov-ing God, making Him the first priority. If you are married, your spouse comes next. A married man is to love his wife as Christ loved the church (Ephesians 5:25). Christ’s first priority—after obeying and glorifying the Father—was the church. Here is an example a husband should follow: God first, then his wife. In the same way, wives are to submit to their husbands “as to the Lord” (Ephesians 5:22). The principle is that a woman’s husband is second only to God in her priorities. If husbands and wives are second only to God in our priori-ties, and since a husband and wife are one flesh (Ephesians 5:31), it stands to reason that the result of the marriage re-lationship—children—should be the next priority. Parents are to raise godly children who will be the next generation of those who love the Lord with all their hearts (Proverbs 22:6; Ephesians 6:4), showing once again that God comes first. All other family relationships should reflect that. Deuteronomy 5:16 tells us to honor our parents so that we may live long and so things will go well with us. No age limit is specified, which leads us to believe that as long as our parents are alive, we should honor them. Of course, once a child reaches adulthood, he is no longer obligated to obey them (“Children, obey your parents...”), but there is no age limit to honoring them. We can conclude from this that parents are next in the list of priorities after God, our spouses, and our children. After parents comes the rest of one's family (1 Timothy 5:8). Following one’s extended family in the list of priorities are fellow believers. Romans 14 tells us not to judge or look down upon our brothers (v. 10) or do anything to cause a fellow Christian to “stumble” or fall spiritually. Much of the book of 1 Corinthians is Paul’s instructions on how the church should live together in harmony, loving one an-other. Other exhortations referring to our brothers and sis-ters in Christ are “serve one another in love” (Galatians 5:13); “be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiv-ing each other, just as in Christ God forgave you” (Ephesians 4:32); “encourage one another and build each other up” (1 Thessalonians 5:11); and “consider how

we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds (Hebrews 10:24). Finally comes the rest of the world (Matthew 28:19), to whom we should bring the gospel, making disciples of Christ. In conclusion, the scriptural order of priorities is God, spouse, children, parents, extended family, brothers and sis-ters in Christ, and then the rest of the world. While some-times decisions must be made to focus on one person over another, the goal is to not be neglecting any of our relation-ships. The biblical balance is allowing God to empower us to meet all of our relationship priorities, inside and outside our families. Question: "What are the roles of the husband and wife in a family?" Answer: Although males and females are equal in relation-ship to Christ, the Scriptures give specific roles to each in marriage. The husband is to assume leadership in the home (1 Corinthians 11:3; Ephesians 5:23). This leadership should not be dictatorial, condescending, or patronizing to the wife, but should be in accordance with the example of Christ leading the church. “Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word” (Ephesians 5:25-26). Christ loved the church (His people) with compassion, mercy, forgiveness, respect, and selflessness. In this same way husbands are to love their wives. Wives are to submit to the authority of their husbands. “Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior. Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything” (Ephesians 5:22-24). Al-though women should submit to their husbands, the Bible also tells men several times how they are supposed to treat their wives. The husband is not to take on the role of the dictator, but should show respect for his wife and her opin-




Unrelated Business Income Tax (UBIT)

Net Income Subject to the UBIT

Churches and religious organizations, like other tax exempt organi-zations, may engage in income-producing activities unrelated to their tax-exempt purposes, as long as the unrelated activities are not a sub-stantial part of the organization’s activities. However, the net income from such activities will be subject to the UBIT if the following three conditions are met:

■ the activity constitutes a trade or business,

■ the trade or business is regularly carried on, and

■ the trade or business is not substantially related to the

organization’s exempt purpose. (The fact that the organization uses the income to further its charitable or religious purposes does not make the activity substantially related to its exempt purposes.)

Exceptions to UBIT

Even if an activity meets the above three criteria, the income may not be subject to tax if it meets one of the following exceptions: (a) substantially all of the work in operating the trade or business is per-formed by volunteers; (b) the activity is conducted by the organization primarily for the convenience of its members; or (c) the trade or busi-ness involves the selling of merchandise substantially all of which was donated.

In general, rents from real property, royalties, capital gains, and interest and dividends are not subject to the unrelated business income tax unless financed with borrowed money.

Examples of Unrelated Trade or Business Activities

Unrelated trade or business activities vary depending on types of activities, as shown below.

Advertising

Many tax-exempt organizations sell advertising in their publica-tions or other forms of public communication. Generally, income from the sale of advertising is unrelated trade or business income. This may include the sale of advertising space in weekly bulletins, magazines or journals, or on church or religious organization web sites.

Gaming

Most forms of gaming, if regularly carried on, may be considered the conduct of an unrelated trade or business. This can include the sale of pull-tabs and raffles. Income derived from bingo games may be eli-gible for a special tax exception (in addition to the exception regarding uncompensated volunteer labor covered above), if the following condi-tions are met: (a) the bingo game is the traditional type of bingo (as opposed to instant bingo, a variation of pull-tabs); (b) the conduct of the bingo game is not an activity carried out by for-profit organizations in the local area; and (c) the operation of the bingo game does not vio-late any state or local law.

Sale of merchandise and publications

The sale of merchandise and publications (including the actual publication of materials) can be considered the conduct of an unrelated trade or business if the items involved do not have a substantial rela-tionship to the exempt purposes of the organization.

Rental income

Generally, income derived from the rental of real property and inci-dental personal property is excluded from unrelated business income.

However, there are certain situations in which rental income may be unrelated business taxable income:

■ if a church rents out property on which there is debt outstanding (for example, a mortgage note), the rental income may constitute unre-lated debt-financed income subject to UBIT. (However, if a church or convention or association of churches acquires debt-financed land for use in its exempt purposes within 15 years of the time of acquisition, then income from the rental of the land may not constitute unrelated business income.)

■ if personal services are rendered in connection with the rental, then the income may be unrelated business taxable income, or

■ if a church charges for the use of the parking lot, the income may be unrelated business taxable income.

Parking lots

If a church owns a parking lot that is used by church members and visitors while attending church services, any parking fee paid to the church would not be subject to UBIT. However, if a church operates a parking lot that is used by members of the general pub-lic, parking fees would be taxable, as this activity would not be sub-stantially related to the church’s exempt purpose, and parking fees are not treated as rent from real property. If the church enters into a lease with a third party who operates the church’s parking lot and pays rent to the church, such payments would not be subject to tax, as they would constitute rent from real property.

Whether an income-producing activity is an unrelated trade or busi-ness activity depends on all the facts and circumstances. For more in-formation, see IRS Publication 598, Tax on Unrelated Business Income of Exempt Organizations.

Tax on Income-Producing Activities

If a church, or other exempt organization, has gross income of $1,000 or more for any taxable year from the conduct of any unrelated trade or business, it is required to file IRS Form 990-T, Exempt Organi-zation Business Income Tax Return, for that year. If the church is part of a larger entity (such as a diocese), it must file a separate Form 990-T if it has a separate EIN. Form 990-T is due the l5th day of the 5th month following the end of the church’s tax year. (IRC section 512(b)(12) provides a special rule for parishes and similar local units of a church. A specific deduction is provided, which is equal to the lower of $1,000 or the gross income derived from any unrelated trade or busi-ness regularly carried on by such parish or local unit of a church.) See Filing Requirements



Life Changing Words

“A Word to Light your Path”

(Psalms 119:105 KJV) “Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.”

In everyday life we sometimes forget that God is still on the throne. As we go about our daily rituals of working and planning for tomorrow often time’s things come along to discourage us and even de-press us. Many times we are overwhelmed and bur-den down and have no one or nowhere to turn to for help.

Not that life is always bad or we are always in a struggle but God has lead me to write words of healing and hope to those people who need it in this season. We must all realize that there is always hope for the hopeless. Jesus is our “Blessed Hope”. Our God is not a God of confusion, discord or hatred but He is a God of love, peace and joy. Be encouraged God is still in control no matter what it looks like. He is still in the healing, deliverance and miracle working business. His word is still the same today as it was yesterday and will be in the future.

However there is always a word from God that can and will shed Light on your very situation. See when they say His word is a lamp to your feet that means it can and will shed some light on which di-rections your feet are going. Thy word as the lighted path helps you to face those things ahead and allows you to see what God has for you as you go down your own personal path …

It is not that we, as Christians don’t go through our problems but when you go through them with Jesus He can make it alright. See we learned to Praise Him in the midst of our struggles (not be-cause they are any better) but because we already know that Jesus got the victory over 2000 years ago at Calvary… I’m writing to tell you be of good cheer for God has overcome the world meaning

everything that you are going through can and will get better. See there is nothing that satan can do to us to that Jesus has not already conquered…Even death no longer has a sting!!!!

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ions. In fact, Ephesians 5:28-29 exhorts men to love their wives in the same way that they love their own bodies, feeding and caring for them. A man’s love for his wife should be the same as Christ’s love for His body, the church. “Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them” (Colossians 3:18-19). “Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing will hinder your prayers” (1 Peter 3:7). From these verses we see that love and respect characterize the roles of both husbands and wives. If these are present, then authority, headship, love, and submission will be no problem for either partner. In regard to the division of responsibilities in the home, the Bible instructs husbands to provide for their families. This means he works and makes enough money to sufficiently provide all the necessities of life for his wife and children. To fail to do so has definite spiritual consequences. “If any-one does not provide for his relatives, and especially for his immediate family, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever” (1 Timothy 5:8). So, a man who makes no effort to provide for his family cannot rightly call himself a Christian. This does not mean that the wife cannot assist in supporting the family—Proverbs 31 demonstrates that a godly wife may surely do so—but providing for the family is not primarily her responsibility; it is her husband’s. While a husband should help with the children and with household chores (thereby fulfilling his duty to love his wife), Proverbs 31 also makes it clear that the home is to be the woman’s primary area of influence and responsibility. Even if she must stay up late and rise up early, her family is well cared for. This is not an easy lifestyle for many women—especially in affluent Western nations. However, far too many women are stressed out and stretched to the breaking point. To prevent such stress, both husband and wife should prayerfully reorder their priorities and follow the Bible’s instructions on their roles. Conflicts regarding the division of labor in a marriage are bound to occur, but if both partners are submitted to Christ, these conflicts will be minimal. If a couple finds arguments over this issue are frequent and vehement, or if arguments seem to characterize the marriage, the problem is a spiritual one. In such an instance, the partners should recommit themselves to prayer and submission to Christ first, then to one another in an attitude of love and respect.


Gabby Douglas wins AP female athlete of the

year honors When gymnast Gabby Douglas allowed herself to dream of being an Olympic champion, she imagined having a nice little dinner with family and friends to celebrate.

Maybe she’d make an appearance here and there.

She says it’s gotten far crazier than she ever thought it would.

And now the teenager who became the first African-American gymnast to claim gymnastics’ biggest prize — the all-around Olympic title — has a new honor. She is The Associated Press’ 2012 female athlete of the year, edging out swimmer Missy Franklin in a vote by U.S. editors and news directors.

She is the fourth gymnast to win the award, and first since Mary Lou Retton in 1984.



Top NBA prospect Jabari Parker chooses Duke

CHICAGO (AP) — Jabari Parker still had just about everyone guessing. Then, he pulled out that blue T-shirt with a white “D,” and, finally, it became clear.

The prized prospect from Chicago’s Simeon Career Academy, one of the most highly touted recruits in years, is headed to Duke to play for Mike Krzyzewski. Parker made the announcement in front of a national TV audience Thursday, in his high school gym, surely delighting Blue Devils fans.

A 6-foot-8 forward with the ability to nail jumpers from just about any spot when he’s not throwing down vicious dunks, Parker can’t sign his letter of intent until April 17. But he made his intentions clear with one highly anticipated oral commitment.

Michigan State, Flor-ida, Stanford and Brigham Young also made his top five and caps from each school lined a table next to the podium. But he said it really came down to three schools, with the Gators and Spartans right there with the Blue Devils.

In the end, he chose to play for Krzyzewski for at least a year before making what many believe will ultimately be a jump to the NBA.

“Duke is always going to be a team in the tournament,” he said. “You can’t go wrong at the program and most importantly, the long-term investment. I feel like if I go there, I can get a good degree. I can also stay close to home where it’s easily accessible to my parents, my family. It’s not too far away. Coach K, that’s one of the best coaches ever, and I wanted to be able to experience the things that he has next year.”

Parker said he might play two or three seasons in college. Either way, he vowed to get a degree. He also said he didn’t decide on a school until about 1 p.m. Central, and he apparently kept his parents in the dark until just before he made his announcement.

His mom Lola said Jabari whispered his decision to her and her hus-band, Sonny, as they were walking into the gym. A few minutes later, he pulled out that Duke T-shirt, drawing a standing ovation from the crowd packing the bleachers behind the podium.

Parker committed to join a program next season will lose two key frontcourt players — seniors Mason Plumlee and Ryan Kelly — from a team that earlier this week rose to No. 1 for the first time since February 2011.

Parker figures to fit right in on a talented group of players that will include Quinn Cook, who’s expected to be in his second year as the starting point guard, and returns pure shooter Andre Dawkins, who’s expected back after redshirting this season.

Turning down the other programs, particularly Michigan State, was-n’t easy, particularly after coach Tom Izzo’s final pitch Wednesday.

Simeon coach Robert Smith was so impressed he said, “If he was recruiting me yesterday, I would have committed.”

Parker didn’t. He saw a potential for controversy with him and the Spartans’ Branden Dawson playing the same position. Instead, he’s headed to Duke even though he said that was his “worst” on-campus visit.

“I didn’t do what I wanted to do — that’s be a kid,” he said. “But I know being at college, it’s all business. That’s what they wanted to do, to show me. I know I didn’t have a good time, but they just wanted to tell me, prepare for me and give me a little bit of a taste of how it’s go-ing to be in college.”

Lola Parker said she was more interested in Krzyzewski the person than the Krzyzewski the coaching icon. She mentioned his character, his

discipline and his final home visit on Tuesday. “The first time Coach K came in, he stood up and showed Jabari

where his foot should be on an offensive or a defensive play,” she said. “He showed Jabari where his arms should be. This guy doesn’t sit down. We kind of laughed about it, and it was the same thing Tuesday. I moved my coffee table to the side to make sure he had room right there to get up.”

Given Jabari Parker’s skills, it’s easy to see why just about every major program was interested in him.

Parker just might be the greatest prospect to come out of Simeon, and that’s saying something considering Derrick Rose played there. All he did was go on to become the MVP with the hometown Bulls.

As for Parker, his credentials to this point sure are impressive. He received the Gatorade Boys Basketball Player of the Year award after lead-ing Simeon to its third straight state champion-ship while aver-aging 19.5 points and 8.9 rebounds as a junior. His father played six seasons with the Golden State Warriors in the NBA after star-ring at Chicago’s Farragut Career Academy. “He has a gift

and he has what’s called ‘It’,” Sonny Parker said. Religion also plays a big role in Jabari’s life. He is a devout Mor-

mon, just like his mom, and he has talked about going on a mission. He’s not sure if he will do that, but he did make one thing clear:

He plans to get his degree. Now that he’s made his college choice and assuming he doesn’t have

a change of heart, Jabari can focus on leading Simeon to another state title and getting his conditioning back after being slowed by a broken right foot.

The injury over the summer caused him to push back some recruit-ing trips and delay his decision rather than commit during the early sign-ing period last month. He’s also missed a game this week because he’s trying to work his way back from the injury, an obstacle for a player rarely stopped on the court, but this moment was years in the making.

Lola Parker recalled in an interview at the family’s house earlier this year that she could see it when Jabari, the youngest of seven children, was in the second grade going against the fourth and fifth-graders in a league run by Sonny, who established a foundation to help inner-city youth in Chicago after he retired. Scholarship offers started rolling in when Jabari was in the sixth grade, and now, it’s not uncommon for him to get mobbed by fans at games, even though they’re often not from Simeon. Usually, he’ll accommodate them, but sometimes, he needs an escape. He finds one in religion. That means rising several days a week at 5 a.m. for Bible study and heading from the family’s brick bungalow on the city’s South Side to worship a few miles away, near the University of Chicago. The day of the interview at the house earlier this year, there was a re-minder on Jabari’s door to “put the Lord first” along with several sheets of 8-by-10 white paper. One listed the Ten Commandments, the other personal rules such as “don’t be quick to judge” and “Think positive things.” For now, big things are happening for Parker. He’s headed to a storied program. And then?

“His potential, the sky’s the limit,” Sonny Parker said.

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‘Django Unchained’ sparks new controversy

over the n-word The n-word has been taunted, rebuked, dissected, com-mercialized, uttered under hushed breaths and shouted in public commons, and now, in Quentin Tarantino’s new movie, Django Unchained, it gets hyperbolized to the max. The film, opening in theaters December 25, takes on the era of slavery at its grimmest – violent and ruthless – through the tale of Django, a freed slave played by Jamie Foxx, on a mission to assert his ultimate re-venge. It’s a slap in America’s face; an upheaval of the coun-try’s skeletons; and it’s causing a stir amongst critics who have already begun debating the racial politics of the narrative. Not only is the n-word uttered over 110 times in the movie, but a black man commits acts of violence on a white man and gets away with it. Accordingly, the community at large has been aroused with concern, deeming it racist, over-the-top, and against history.

“Those things really depress me because they are usually talked about by people who’ve not actually seen the film, which is typical of where we are in our culture,” the film’s producer Reggie Hudlin tells theGrio. “We’re in a time period when there was ex-traordinary violence against people; verbal violence is the least of it. When you look at that time, there was institutionalized horror – legalized horror – people were denying the humanity of people to jus-tify white supremacy. That’s more significant than any use of the word ni**er. Let’s actually talk about the bigger themes in the movie.”

Nevertheless, it’s the n-word that’s taken the spotlight. Over the past couple weeks, it has been plastered across headlines on Drudge Report, analyzed and cri-tiqued by both conservative and liberal outlets, and scrutinized for its questionable purpose throughout the film. An article in the Hollywood Reporterreferenced Spike Lee’s former grievances with Tarantino’s use of the word, questioning whether Tarantino had the right to employ such dialogue as a white man, or whether he was a “bold filmmaker” willing to tackle race in ways others haven’t. In response, Tarantino, an apparent ri-val to Lee, defended himself saying he was “simply utilizing the English language in all its glory and ugly



MyNetwork TV. Arsenio appeared in a memorable cameo starring as “Tasty

Freeze” in the highly touted feature comedy “Black Dynamite,” an homage to classic blaxploitation films, which opened in theaters nationwide October 16, 2009 (Sony/Apparition), was released on DVD in February, 2010, and debuted as a new ani-mated series on Adult Swim in July, 2012.

In addition, Arsenio was featured in the HBO Sports Docu-mentary “Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals” which pre-miered in March, 2010, as well as the A&E two-hour docu-mentary special “The Battle For Late-Night,” which premiered in April, 2010.

He was also featured in the NBA Entertainment documen-tary “The Announcement,” which premiered in March, 2012 on ESPN, where he shares his insight and experience surrounding the day of Thursday, November 7, 1991, when Earvin “Magic” Johnson made people stop and watch at the Forum in Ingle-wood, California, announcing he was HIV-positive and would be retiring from basketball immediately. The documentary gets to the core of Magic’s incredible personal journey and explores how he continues to prosper and thrive two decades later.

Arsenio was featured as a “Guest Mentor” on the OWN Net-work’s “Your OWN Show,” as well as appearing as guest host on the daily talk show “Access Hollywood LIVE!,” CNN’s “Piers Morgan Tonight” and “The View.”

On May 20, 2012, Arsenio was crowned the “Celebrity Ap-prentice” for Season 5 of Donald Trump’s hit reality show on NBC, where he competed for his charity, The Magic Johnson Foundation.

Most recently, he announced his highly-anticipated upcom-ing return to late night television, with a new CBS Television Distribution syndicated late night talk show set to debut in the Fall of 2013.

First look: Arsenio Hall’s return to late night — the ‘Woofman’ is back We’re finally getting our first look at Arsenio Hall’s highly-

anticipated return to late night television, and it looks like he’s re-viving one of his signature bits from his early 90s heyday.

In a brief, horror film styled teaser trailer, a voiceover intones as a damsel in distress runs through city streets: “Some say he never existed at all. But others swear that when night grips the city, if you close your eyes and listen — really listen — you can still hear the pulse-pounding, hair-raising, spine-chilling sounds of… the Wolfman.”

The unidentified girl enters what appears to be an abandoned warehouse, where she is confronted by an ageless Hall and a bevy of cheering fans.

The comedian corrects the narrator, calling himself the “Woofman” in reference to the classic fist pumping and ‘woof’ sound his audience famously indulges in.

Hall made a big splash as the winner of Donald Trump’s Celeb-rity Apprentice this past summer, shortly after his stint on the NBC reality series he secured a second shot at a syndicated late night talk show.

From 1989 to 1994, Hall was a major player on the late night comedy scene. His new show is expected to debut in the fall of 2013.

Biography Arsenio was featured as the comical “Carl Cristall” in Exo-

dus Films’ animated feature “Igor,” starring John Cusack, which was released in theaters nationwide in September, 2008, and on DVD in January, 2009. Arsenio returned to television in the fall of 2008, as host of the popular weekly series “World’s Funniest Moments,” a one-hour show capturing life’s most outrageous moments caught on tape, which premiered in October, 2008 on



Janet Jackson engaged to billionaire beau

Originally published: December 26, 2012 5:52 PM U p d a t e d : D e c e m b e r 2 6 , 2 0 1 2 8 : 3 8 P M By FRANK LOVECE. Special to Newsday

Singer-actress Janet Jackson reportedly has become engaged to her Qatari billionaire boyfriend, Wissam Al Mana.

Us Weekly, citing an unidentified source, says Al Mana -- one of the Middle East's richest investors, whose Al Mana Luxury Company represents A/X Armani Exchange and other high-end brands -- pro-posed to Jackson earlier this year. He is planning a spring wedding in Qatar, the magazine said, and is prepared to spend millions to fly in his bride-to-be's large family in private jets.

Al Mana, 37, and Jackson, 46, have been seeing each other since 2010. "She wants kids," according to Us's source. "If she can't have them, she will adopt." Jackson has been married twice before. She eloped with R&B singer JamesDeBarge, a childhood friend, in 1984, but divorced soon afterward and had the marriage annulled the follow-ing year. In 1991, she secretly married dancer, songwriter and director Rene Elizondo Jr. They divorced in 2000. It is the unseen Elizondo, standing behind her, cupping Jackson's otherwise naked breasts in pho-tographer Patrick Demarchelier's famous Sept. 16, 1993, cover of Roll-ing Stone magazine. After their divorce, Jackson began a long-term re-lationship with record-producer and rapper Jermaine Dupri in August 2001. The couple broke up in March 2009.

Jackson, who had four No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200 chart in the 1980s and 1990s, and two that reached No. 2 in 2004 and 2006, be-came a spokeswoman for the Nutrisystem weight-loss program in De-cember 2011.




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The top 9 black holiday movies

The holiday season is in full swing, and television and movie theaters are currently filling up with jolly films to get us into the spirit. However, it’s very rare to see holiday-themed movies starring black actors.

Here are a choice few holiday films with black charac-ters in leading roles that spread Christmas cheer.

The Preacher’s Wife

Whitney Houston, Denzel Washington and Courtney B. Vance play memorable roles in an updated version of The Bishop’s Wife. Dudley (Washington) is an angel who has come to save a struggling church and the marriage of its minister (Vance) and his wife (Houston). A Diva’s Christmas

In this sassy version of A Christmas Carol, Vanessa Wil-liams plays Ebony Scrooge, a wicked singer who gets a rude awakening just before her performance at a Christmas charity.

This Christmas

Loretta Devine plays the matriarch of a Los Angeles family coming together for their Christmas celebration. The movie is great for anyone looking for tons of family drama and eye candy (Idris Elba, Sharon Leal, Columbus Short, Lauren Lon-don etc)!

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Somebody would utter it 25 years ago, and it kind of hung in the air where everyone had to deal with it. Because it gets dealt with in popular culture like it does now, we’re desensi-tized to it. And I think that’s something that Tarantino knows. And I think part of what he was trying to do with the usage of the word is desensitize us to the use of the word, and sensitize us to the actual violence that’s happening in the context of slavery.”

Plus, says Hudlin, the film tackles slavery in a way no other film has been able to do in the past, when likely it would have been “a low budget blaxploitation film.”

Or, had it been big budget, he adds, Django would never have been the hero.

legacies.” Yet on closer look, the speech of Django Unchained may not be so transparent, as Tarantino is often eager to flip the switch on traditional film vernacular. Particularly given the fact that Django is successfully able to enact his vengeance, this film is getting viewed by some more as a “threat” to white people or reverse racism.

As Slate points out, Foxx’s recent appearance on Saturday Night Live sent conservative bloggers fuming when he joked about being excited to “kill all the white people in the movie.” This led to a subsequent discussion over the alleged proliferation of anti-white bigotry in America, even suggesting that European civilizations have been unfairly discriminated against for decades.

The major shift in political and cultural focus is misdirected however, Hudlin says, and it should turn back to significant issues addressed in the story.

“Forget racism, let’s talk about modern day slavery,” he com-ments. “There is a penal system in certain parts of this country where the war on drugs is used as rationalization to incarcer-ate the black population, and use it as unpaid labor sources. These things are destroying our community. If we don’t un-derstand our past, we won’t understand where we are at pre-sent, and won’t be able to fix things for the future…We’re giving the word in its proper historical context, and if people feel uncomfortable, they should be.”

Mark Anthony Neal, Professor of Black Popular Culture in the Department of African and African-American Studies at Duke University, also believes the argument over brazen use of the n-word is merely a diversion from more difficult topics people are unwilling to discuss.

“As a country we want to be post-race without ever fully en-gaging the dynamics of what race means to American soci-ety,” he says. “It’s much easier for us, at this moment, to gloss over historical realities and turn to what words we used and how they were used. Whether that’s getting rid of the n-word in books like Huckleberry Finn, so as not to offend young folks who are reading the book, or complaining about the use of the word in a film like Django Unchained.”

He adds, “When all is said and done, it’s a word, and I’m much more concerned by white supremacist actions that use of these terms….I think the fact that we’re having this conver-sation about the n-word is a way for us not to actually have the conversation about slavery, which the film talks about. If all that we’re talking about is the n-word, no one actually has to get to the depth and reality of talking about violence and slavery and racial relations in the historical context.”

Neal feels that anxiety over black on white violence in the film is due to an inherent fear in American culture that such depictions will actually “sanction” real life enactments, and that perhaps such loose use of the n-word might inspire some people to worry it will create tensions between races. How-ever, these narrow-minded conclusions don’t give audiences credit for properly interpreting the story.

Furthermore, repetitive use of the n-word could actually de-plete the slur of its power.

“The more it’s used, the less power it has,” Neal remarks. “Because of hip-hop, people have become desensitized to it.

Spike Lee calls ‘Django Unchained’ ‘disrespectful,’ even though he hasn’t

seen it Director Spike Lee’s decades-long feud with fellow filmmaker

Quentin Tarantino appears to be alive and well. The Inside Man auteur slammed Tarantino’s latest movie, the

slavery-themed revenge thriller Django Unchained, in a recent interview, even though he hasn’t see it. “I cant speak on it cause I’m not gonna see it,” Lee told VIBE TV. “All I’m going to say is that it’s disrespectful to my ancestors. That’s just me…I’m not speaking on behalf of anybody else.” Lee continued his criticism of the potential Oscar nominee on Twitter. “American Slavery Was Not A Sergio Leone Spaghetti Western. It Was A Holocaust. My Ancestors Are Slaves.Stolen From Africa. I Will Honor Them,” Lee tweeted.

Lee infamously lambasted Tarantino in 1997 during the release of his cult classic Jackie Brown, because of that film’s ubiquitous use of the n-word. “The problem with Jackie Brown,” Spike Lee reportedly said. “I will say it again and again. I have a definite problem with Quentin Tar-antino’s excessive use of the n-word. And let the record show that I never said that he can not use that word — I’ve used that word in many of my films — but I think something is wrong with him. You look at Pulp Fic-tion, Reservoir Dogs and even that thing with Christian Slater, True Ro-mance. It’s just the n-word, the n-word, the n-word. He says he grew up on Blaxploitation films and that they were his favorite films but he has to realize that those films do not speak to the breadth of the entire African-American experience. I mean the guy’s just stupid.”

In his defense, Tarantino argued in a Playboy interview: “I am working with The English language. I am not just a film director who shoots movies. I’m an artist, and good, bad, or indifferent, I’m coming from that place. All my choices, the way I live my life, are about that.”

Despite scoring rave reviews, the high volume of n-words in Django Unchained has also been a source of some controversy.



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The Temptations are an American vocal group known for their success in the 60s and 70s at Mo-town Records. The group's repertoire has included, during its five-decade career, R&B, doo-wop, funk, disco, soul, and adult contemporary music. Known for their recognizable choreography, distinct harmo-nies, and flashy onstage suits, the Temptations have been said to be as influential to soul as The Beatles are to pop and rock.[1]

Formed in De-troit, Michigan, in 1960 as The Elgins (not to be confused with an-other Motown group with the same name), the Temptations have always featured at least five male vocalists/dancers. Having sold tens of millions of al-bums,[2] the Temptations are one of the most successful groups in music history.[3][4] As of 2010[update], the Temptations con-tinue to perform and record for Universal Re-cords with its one living original member, Otis Williams, still in its lineup.

The original lineup included members of two lo-cal Detroit vocal groups: from The Distants, sec-ond tenor Otis Williams, first tenor Elbridge "Al" Bryant, and bass Melvin Franklin; and from The Primes, first tenor/falsetto Eddie Kendricks and second tenor/baritone Paul Williams (no relation to Otis). Among the most notable future Temptations

were lead singers David Ruffin and Dennis Edwards (both later solo artists), Ali-Ollie Woodson, Ron Ty-son, Glenn Leonard, Damon Harris, Richard Street, Theo Peoples, and G. C. Cameron. Like its "sister" female group, the Supremes, the Temptations' lineup has changed frequently over the years.

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THE FOUR TOPS Four Tops are an American vocal quartet, whose rep-

ertoire has included doo-wop, jazz, soul music, R&B, disco, adult contemporary, hard rock, and showtunes. Founded in Detroit, Michigan as The Four Aims, lead singer Levi Stubbs (born Levi Stubbles, a cousin of Jackie Wilson and brother of The Falcons' Joe Stubbs), and groupmates Abdul "Duke" Fakir, Renaldo "Obie" Benson and Lawrence Payton remained together for over four decades, having gone from 1953 until 1997 without a single change in personnel.

Among a number of groups who helped define the Motown Sound of the 1960s, including The Miracles, The Marvelettes, Martha and the Vandellas, The Temp-tations, and The Supremes, the Four Tops were notable for having Stubbs, a baritone, as their lead singer; most groups of the time were fronted by a tenor. The group was the main male vocal group for the songwriting and production team of Holland-Dozier-Holland, who crafted a stream of hit singles, including two Billboard Hot 100 number-one hits: "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" and "Reach Out I'll Be There". After Holland-Dozier-Holland left Motown in 1967, the Four Tops were assigned to a number of producers, primarily Frank Wilson. When Motown left Detroit in 1972 to move to Los Angeles, California, the Tops stayed in Detroit and moved over to ABC Records' Dunhill imprint, where they continued to have charting singles into the late-1970s. Since the 1980s, the Four Tops have recorded for, at various times, Motown, Casablanca Records and Arista Records. Today, save for Indestructible (owned by Sony Music Entertainment), Universal Music Group controls the rights to their entire post-1963 catalog (through various mergers and acquisitions), as well as their 1956 single, "Could It Be You".

A change of line-up was finally forced upon the group when Lawrence Payton died on June 20, 1997. The band initially continued as a three-piece under the name The Tops,[1] before Theo Peoples (formerly of The Temptations) was recruited as the new fourth mem-ber. Peoples eventually took over the role of lead singer when Stubbs suffered a stroke in 2000 with his position assumed by Ronnie McNeir. On July 1, 2005, Benson died of lung cancer with Payton's son Roquel Payton re-placing him. Levi Stubbs died on October 17, 2008. Fa-kir, McNeir, Payton, and Harold "Spike" Bonhart, who replaced Peoples in 2011, are still performing together as the Four Tops. Fakir is now the only surviving founding member of the original group.



ream of Christmas

In this 1973 classic, Beah Richards and Hari Rhodes leads an all-black cast in the story about a Los Angeles church on the verge of being demolished, but like any other Christmas movie, miracles do come true for the congregants.

Jingle All The Way

Sinbad and Arnold Schwarzenegger play frantic fathers on a mission to get the most popular toy for their kids this Christ-mas. What better way to get into the Christmas spirit than a film showing how consumerism rules the season.

The Kid Who Loved Christmas

In his last movie appearance, Sammy Davis Jr stars with Cicely Tyson and Michael Warren in this tale about a man and his newly-adopted son, struggling to be a family during the holiday season.



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to make sure we do what is right? I don’t know, but it must end!

We need to leave the worldly and mundane and turn to the spiritual and meaningful in life. Let us return to good values, meaningful lives, spiritual‐ity, prayer, and a greater belief in The Lord. Let us do something!

young innocents and first responders, and of the con‐stant reporting of suicides amongst our military and our police.

I read about the suicide and attempted suicide rate amongst high school and college students. We have armed conflicts, wars, in‐creasing bombings from within and without our military ranks, shootings by students, rumors of up‐coming militia attacks, and on and on and on.

Where and when will it end, and where will we be left at that point? How much grief and damage will be inflicted? What will be the long‐term effects of such displays, and, must all this happen? What are the causes of these activities?

I can tell you that there is entirely too much stress, disappointment and frus‐tration going on in this world? Too many pres‐sures, more than a human can withstand. Too much going on in our lives that is not healthy. Too much competition, greed and the need to be better than oth‐ers, at almost any cost.

The days of the single‐parent working and doing with what you can afford to pay cash for are gone. The loving, caring family atmosphere is missing from our society and the jackals of the world are preying on the weak and the defenseless. Where and when does this all end?

My fears, my friends, are many and we must respond NOW to address these issues. We cannot afford to ignore

“REASONABLE THINKING” By Jim Reed It is with great sadness that I’ve been reading or hearing about the senseless killing of

the obvious – there is something defi‐nitely wrong with society! We have too many poor peo‐ple, too many homeless, too many without health in‐surance, and, every‐thing is too expen‐sive.

The salaries of corporate execu‐tives are too high and our proverbial “rent” is too high to pay. Prices cannot continue to escalate without it affect‐ing all of us. Conspicuous con‐sumption must be checked. WE must pay attention to those making our laws, en‐forcing our laws, and those breaking our laws.

How much more legislation is going to be laid on our plate? Will we be able to turn to the left or the right without a law being present



The Perfect Holiday

In this romantic romp, Morris Chestnut plays a shopping mall Santa Claus who falls in love with a single mom (Gabrielle Union) who only asks to have a nice man delivered to her for Christmas. Charlie Murphy also plays Union’s hi-larious rapper ex-husband.

Santa and Pete

James Earl Jones narrates the story of how Santa Claus and his assistant Pete came to devote their lives to spreading the spirit of giving and fellowship.

Last Holiday

Queen Latifah plays Georgia Byrd, a woman who has led a modest life until she is told that she has a few weeks to live. Knowing that this might be her last Christmas, Georgia emp-ties her savings account, goes on the vacation of a lifetime and falls hard for her former co-worker (LL Cool J).



NYCB THEATRE AT WESTBURY SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

JERRY SEINFELD

SANDY STORM RELIEF BENEFIT Proceeds to Benefit The American Red Cross on Long Island

Special Guests Colin Quinn & George Wallace WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19 at 7 PM & 9:30 PM

Tickets are $89 and $76 Limited VIP Meet & Greet Tickets Available at $1500

STRAIGHT NO CHASER, #SNCLIVE TOUR

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20 at 8 PM Tickets are $49.50 and $39.50

THERESA CAPUTO

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21 at 8 PM Tickets are $124.50, $79.50 and $59.50

LINDA EDER HOLIDAY SHOW

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22 at 8 PM Tickets are $79.50, $39.50 and $29.50

KENNY ROGERS “CHRISTMAS & HITS”

With Special Guest BILLY DEAN SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23 at 7 PM

Tickets are $79.50, $49.50 and $39.50

JACK HANNA’S INTO THE WILD LIVE! SATURDAY, JANUARY 12 at 1 PM

Tickets are $29.50, 49.50 to $59.50 (Includes Meet & Greet)

THE LITTLE PRINCE SUNDAY, JANUARY 13 at 1 PM Tickets are $39.50 and $29.50

Family Four Pack tickets available at $19.50 each

LISA LAMPANELLI FRIDAY, JANUARY 18 at 8 PM

Tickets are $49.75

PAT BENATAR & NEIL GIRALDO REBUILD LONG ISLAND CONCERT – A Sandy Relief Benefit

A Portion of the Proceeds will benefit Habitat For Humanity’s ReSTORE, The Lindenhurst Fire Department

And The Village of Lindenhurst Sandy Relief Fund FRIDAY, JANUARY 25 at 8 PM

Tickets are $59.50, $49.50 and $39.50

SUPER DIAMOND A Neil Diamond Tribute Concert

SATURDAY, JANUARY 26 at 8 PM Tickets are $29.50

MASTERS OF ILLUSION

SUNDAY, JANUARY 27 at 3 PM Tickets are $69.50, $39.50 and $19.50

A Tribute to JOHN DENVER

A ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH CONCERT FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1 at 8 PM Tickets are $39.50 and $29.50

THE TEMPTATIONS & THE FOUR TOPS

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9 at 7 PM Tickets are $69.50 and $49.50

THE SPINNERS LITTLE ANTHONY and THE IMPERIALS

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16 at 8 PM Tickets are $69.50 and $49.50

CHRIS YOUNG

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17 at 8 PM Tickets are $29.50

ARTIE LANGE LIVE! SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23 at 8 PM

Tickets are $61.50 and $51.50

HOW I BECAME A PIRATE SATURDAY, MARCH 2 at 1 PM Tickets are $39.50 and $29.50

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FITINGO MUSIC presents An Evening of Sophisticated Soul

EN VOGUE, LILLO THOMAS & FRIENDS SATURDAY, MARCH 2 at 8 PM

MARTIN SHORT

SATURDAY, MARCH 9 at 8 PM Tickets are $79.50, $49.50 and $39.50

STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE

& DOODLEBOPS LIVE SUNDAY, MARCH 10 at 1 PM

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RON WHITE: A LITTLE UNPROFESSIONAL SATURDAY, MARCH 16 at 8 PM Tickets are $52.75

DOO WOP EXTRAVAGANZA

Starring BOBBY RYDELL LOU CHRISTIE

Willie Winfield & THE HARPTONES Vito Picone & THE ELEGANTS

THE KNOCKOUTS – THE TOYS and THE BROOKLYN REUNION

The Mystics - The Passions – The Classics SATURDAY, MARCH 23 at 7 PM

Tickets are $59.50, $49.50 and $39.50

THE BEACH BOYS (featuring Mike Love & Bruce Johnston)

THURSDAY, APRIL 4 at 8 PM Tickets are $69.50, $49.50 and $39.50

TNA WRESTLING

FRIDAY, APRIL 5 at 7:30 PM Tickets are $75, $54, $44, $24

JERRY LEWIS SATURDAY, APRIL 6

Tickets are $89.50 and $49.50

PAJANIMALS LIVE! PAJAMA PARTY SUNDAY, APRIL 7 at 1:30 PM and 4:30 PM

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TIME MAGAZINE’s #1 Musical of the Year "Porgy and Bess is a glowing tribute to a phenomenal stage production that transcends time and race: polished, respectful and packed with the

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The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess has triumphantly returned to Broadway, in an electrifying new staging as timeless as ever presenting themes that reflect the cultural landscape of America, featuring such leg-endary songs as "Summertime," "It Ain't Necessarily So" and "I Got Plenty of Nothing," plus a remarkable cast led by four-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald, Drama Desk nominee Norm Lewis, and two-time Tony nominee David Alan Grier. Experience the show TIME Magazine declares, "Exquisite, intimate and musically ravishing. A don't-miss theater event!" and The Associated Press calls,“A gor-geous version of The Gershwin Masterpiece!”

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Museum Mission Statement The mission of the African American Museum of Nassau County

[AAM] is to provide programming and events that foster the intellectual development of community members and visitors with an interest in Af-rican-American art, history and culture. A primary goal is to dissemi-nate the history of African-Americans on Long Island and the African-American contribution to the social and cultural development of Ameri-can society through material and visual culture. The AAM, located in

Hempstead, New York, opened in 1970, at the height of the black power movement, as the Black History Exhibit Center. It is the only African American history museum on Long Island, and is located to serve Nas-sau County’s largest African-American population. The museum is a multi-disciplinary cultural institution that provides art installations, historical exhibitions, film programs, commu-nity service events, and educational program-ming. This 6,000-square-foot facility, offers a rotating series of exhibits showcasing local and national African American artists. The Afri-can American Museum also houses the African Atlantic Genealogy Society. This organization provides workshops and individual research instruction in family genealogy. The museum has installed a new E-Learning Program that offers an innovative pedagogical approach, using subject headings relative to Americans of African descent, for con-ducting research on the internet. The AAM is currently working on methods to expand the community’s understanding of knowledge or-ganization methods, literary warrant, and information retrieval and how these relate to African-American social history.

African American Museum and

Center of Education and Applied Arts

110 North Franklin Street

Hempstead, New York 11550

516-572-0730 fax: 516-572-032

Mr. David Byer-Tyre, Museum Di-rector/Curator

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.theaam.org

Hours of Operation

Monday: by appointment,

Tuesday-Friday: 12-8, Saturday: 10-5, Sunday: Closed

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LICM BEGINS NEW YEAR WITH NEW EXHIBIT- “SOUND SHOWERS”

VISITORS SOAK UP SOUND IN IMMERSIVE EXHIBIT Visitors to the Long Island Children’s Museum will hear a whole lot

of new sounds when they next visit – and it’s all in connection with the newest permanent exhibit to take up residence. Sound Showers, opening January 5, offers visitors the chance to immerse themselves in sounds and music as they explore 3D soundscapes that take them on a fantastic journey.

Program & Performance Schedule – January 2-6, 2013 Open to a New Year Every Tuesday through Friday (January 2- 31) from 2:30-4 p.m. Come join us in the Inner Lobby to decorate your very own wooden

door hanger to welcome family and friends into your home (or room) during 2013!

All ages. Free with museum admission. Language Immersion at LICM Thursday, January 3 from 11:30 a.m. to noon Join us while we explore basic themes in French in a fun and re-

laxed atmosphere. Workshops are drop in and do not require advance sign up A class project and song will be used each week to reinforce learning. Take home activities will also be distributed at the end of each class.

Ages: 3-5. Fee: $3 with museum admission ($2 LICM members) New Exhibit - Sound Showers Opens Friday, January 4 Get ready to be immersed in sound and music when The exhibit in-

vites visitors into an immersive environment as they explore sound-scapes of the imagination, create rhythms using instruments from around the world and experience the fun of creating music using objects found all around us. The exhibit features three gallery experiences ex-ploring the broad range of sounds. The exhibit is funded by a generous grant from the Gertrude and Louis Feil Family.

Sounds like Music Saturday, January 5 and Sunday, January 6 from noon to 3 p.m. Join us for the opening weekend of our newest permanent exhibit

Sound Showers. Immerse yourself in a shower of sound and music as you step into barnyard, jungle and amusement park soundscapes. Par-ticipate in fun hand-on activities as you create fun sounds and play along with the rhythm of this exciting weekend!

All ages. Free with museum admission. Last Week - Building Boom with KEVA ® planks Through Sunday, January 6 Get ready to explore the simple and complex possibilities of con-

struction as you move from the drawing board to the construction crew. Building Boom with KEVA® planks encourages you to conceive, then build, the design project of your dreams -- bridges, skyscrapers, castles, airplanes, trestles, spirals and more. You’ll develop a first-hand under-standing of the physical forces at work in the design process as you ap-ply principles of balance, proportion and geometry to your design.

Building Boom with KEVA brings out the designer, architect and en-gineer in each of us as you problem solve and think in three dimension. Uniform in size, KEVA planks use only gravity – no glue or connectors. You'll dabble with physics to achieve balance, proportion and stability. Stumped for a design project? Draw inspiration from 50 permanent building models on display.

Local exhibit support for Building Boom with KEVA is provided by Astoria Federal Savings.

All ages. Free with museum admission. KaleidoZone Gallery - Chaos and Containment Through January 6 Chaos and Containment are two psychological states all human be-

ings experience in varying degrees and intensity. This exhibit intends to inspire and foster conversations pertaining to the differences and paral-lels between art made by artists with and without mental disabilities. Visitors will learn to appreciate the work produced, regardless of the background of the artists who created them. Chaos and Containment will feature a selection of work s submitted through a request for art-work, as well as pieces created in art therapy workshop conducted by Ed Regensburg, ATR-BC, LCAT at Family Residences & Essential En-terprises (FREE).



CHILDREN’S MUSEUM EXPLORES THE

“BEASTIES THAT BITE YOU”

Attack of the Bloodsuckers Exhibit Opens January 18

Visitors to the Long Island Children’s Museum this week will be able to explore the sci-ence of what’s eating you, when Attack of the Bloodsuckers opens on Friday, January 18. The traveling exhibit looks at the wonders of sanguinivores — creatures that eat blood, such as mosquitoes, leeches and ticks.

Special Note: The Museum will be open Monday, January 21 (Martin Luther King Jr holi-day)

Open to a New Year

Tuesday, January 15 through Friday, January 18 from 2:30 to 4 p.m.

Come join us in the Inner Lobby to decorate your very own wooden door hanger to welcome family and friends into your home (or room) during 2013!

All ages. Free with Museum admission.

Language Immersion at LICM

Tuesday, January 15 and Thursday, January 17 from 11:30 a.m. to noon

Children’s language skills develop rapidly, absorbing eve-rything they hear. Why not in-troduce another language to your child while they are young and receptive to new things? Join us while we explore basic themes in Spanish in a fun and relaxed atmosphere. Workshops are drop in and do not require advance sign up.

This five-week series will cover a different theme each week – from names and num-bers to colors and animal names. A class project and song will be used each week to reinforce learning. Take home activities

will also be distributed at the end of each class.

Ages: 3-5. Fee: $3 with Mu-seum admission ($2 LICM mem-bers)

Dreaming with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Monday, January 21 at 11a.m., 1:30 and 3 p.m.

Art has long been used to record historical events. Come join us as we explore the re-markable life of Dr. Martin Lu-ther King Jr. Draw inspiration

from his life, speeches and vi-sions as you produce an artwork of peace.

Ages: 5 and up. Fee: $3 with Museum admission ($2 LICM members)

New Exhibit - Sound Show-ers

Get ready to be immersed in sound and music as you enter an immersive environment to ex-plore soundscapes of the imagi-nation, create rhythms using in-struments from around the world and experience the fun of creat-ing music using objects found all around us. Sound Showers features three gallery experi-ences exploring the concept that “sound is music and music is sound” and encourages visitors to “look” with their ears to un-cover the unexpected rhythms

that are all around us. The ex-hibit is funded by a generous grant from the Gertrude and Louis Feil Family.

All ages. Free with Museum admission.

Traveling Exhibit: Attack of the Bloodsuckers!

Friday, January 18 through Sunday, May 5, 2013

Be the first to explore the science of what’s eating you in this skin-crawling exhibition! Examine the what, why, when and how of mosquitoes, fleas, ticks, leeches and other parasites known as sanguinivores (creatures that eat blood). Learn why bloodsuckers are important to the ecosystem -- and how to keep them out of your system!

Attack of the Bloodsuckers! offer visitors the chance to:

· Look a real leech in the mouth;

· Pull off your socks and test your bug-appealing foot odor;

· Receive a big hug from a giant, inflating tick;

· Get itchy and knotty with the life-size game of "Twitcher" — a buggy variation on Twister™!

Take a bite out of science during our exhibit preview as you take part in themed activi-ties and enjoy light refresh-ments.

Attack of the Bloodsuckers! is produced by EEC! -- the En-vironmental Exhibit Collabora-tive (ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center, Burlington, Vermont; EcoTarium, Worces-ter, Massachusetts; and the Children’s Museum of Maine, Portland, Maine) -- and made possible by grants from Jane's Trust, Cabot Family Charitable Trust, and the Institute for Mu-seum and Library Services.

Early Childhood Pro-grams*

Spanish Language Im-mersion Class: Tuesday and Thursday (January 8 through February 7) from 11:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. †

stART (Story + Art): Tuesday to Friday from 12:30-1 p.m. †

Music and Movement: Wednesday and Friday from 11:30 a.m. -12 p.m. †

Messy Afternoons: Satur-day-Sunday, from 3:30-5 p.m. (Except Jan 12-13)

†Fee: $3 with Museum ad-mission

All activities will be held at the Long Island Children’s Mu-seum, 11 Davis Avenue, Gar-den City, NY. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Mu-seum Hours: Tuesday-Sunday from 10 am.-5 p.m. and most school holidays. Museum ad-mission: $12 for adults and children over 1 year old, $11 seniors, FREE to museum members and children under 1 year old. Additional fees for theater and special programs may apply. For additional infor-mation, contact 516-224-5800.

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Name of Church Telephone Number

1. Antioch Baptist Church of Hempstead (516) 485-1499

2. Antioch Citadel of Hope (516) 485-6071

3. Apostolic Faith Church (516) 538-6058

4. Assembly of God Church of Hempstead (516) 489-7337

5. Adonai Christian Center (516) 489-8105

6. Believing Gods Word Church (516) 505-3501

7. Calvary Tabernacle United Pentecostal Church (516) 292-3685

8. Cham Sarang Korean Methodist Church (516) 485-2103

9. Christ’s First Presbyterian Church (516) 292-1644

10. Church of Christ (516) 505-2160

11. Church of God of Prophecy (516) 486-7010

12. Church of the Four Leaf Clover (631) 588-6802

13. Congregation Beth Israel (Conservative) (516) 489-1818

14. Congregational Church of South Hempstead (516) 489-3610

15. Curtis Riley Ministries (516) 486-3026

16. Christian Fellowship Center (516) 280-3125

17. Church of God (516) 292-9348

18. Church of the Redeemer (718) 435-4914

19. Centro Espiritual Los Pastors (516) 538-0237

20. Changing Lives Church (516) 481-9371

21. DRC Christian Fellowship (516) 292-4008

22. Eglise Evangelique (516) 543-4380

23. Faith Baptist Church of Hempstead (516) 538-3335

24. Faith Fellowship Christian Center (516) 565-1480

25. Faith, Hope and Charity Church of God Inc. (516) 483-1063

Family Federation for World Peace and Unification Long Island Chapter (516) 481-7322

27. First Baptist Church of Hempstead (516) 483-6330

28. First Hempstead AME Church (516) 485-5550

29. Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Saint Paul (516) 483-5700

30. God’s Miracle Temple (516) 292-7647

31. Greater True Deliverance Evangelists Ministry (516) 292-1025

32. Gospel of Peace International (516) 414-6810

33. Good News Faith Tabernacle (516) 795-1985

34. Hempstead Seventh day Adventist Church (516) 481-3252

35. Hempstead Spanish Seventh Day Adventist Church (516) 292-8807

36. Iglesia Pentecostal Roca de Salvacion, Inc. (516) 489-4530

37. Iglesia La Luz Delmundo (516) 414-2594

38. Iglesia Apostoles Y Profetas (516) 485-1776

39. Iglesia Presbiterian Hispana (516) 564-0201

40. Iglesia de Dios Ministerial de

Jesus Cristo International (516) 292-1063

41. Jackson Memorial AME Zion Church (516) 483-2724

42. Joyful Heart Baptist Church (516) 485-1631

43. Judea United Baptist Church (516) 485-5770

44. Kings Chapel of Hempstead Holiness

Apostolic Church PAW (516) 483-2452

45. Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses (516) 292-0932

46. Korean Church of the World Crusade (516) 485-2102

47. Lutheran Church of the Epiphany (516) 481-9344

Lutheran Church of the Epiphany, 35 Fulton Avenue, Hempstead is interested in being included in the Village of Hempstead Church Directory. Please include the following information: Lutheran Church of the Epiphany, 35 Fulton Avenue (between Mead and Hilbert Streets), The Rev. Clifford A. Lewis, Interim Pastor, Phone: 516-481-9344 email: [email protected]. Sunday worship with Holy Communion 9:15am (English) and 11:00am (Spanish).

48. La Iglesia de Dios Monte Sion (516) 565-1190

49. Living Faith Church (516) 307-8803

50. Long Island Council of Churches (516) 565-0290

51. Long Island Family Church (516) 481-7322

52. Macedonia Church of the 7th Day Adventist (516) 483-8532

53. Mt Zion Beth-El Holiness Church Inc. (516) 538-7456

54. Miracle Christian Center (516) 505-2595

55. Mack World of Gospel (516) 565-4863

56. Ministries Holy Ghost (516) 481-5777

57. Ministry Escrito ESTA (516) 342-9077

58. Mt Calvary Church of God Christ (516) 465-8881

59. New Horizons Ministries Inc. (516) 481-5769

60. New Life Ministries (516) 414-0357

61. New Generation Church (516) 214-6358

62. Our lady of Loretto Roman Catholic Church (516) 489-3675

63. One Offering (516) 833-7473

64. Pilgrim Tabernacle Seventh Day Adventist Church (516) 481-0306

65. Progressive Holiness Church (Apostolic) (516) 486-9621

66. Perfecting Praise Ministries (516) 481-2250

67. Pentecostar Iglesia (516) 750-5392

68. Pentecostal Church of Hempstead (516) 292-1780

69. Pilgrim Tabernacle-Seventh (516) 481-0306

70. Rehoboth Fellowship (516) 505-0514

71. RCCG Chapel (516) 279-6280

72. St. George’s Episcopal Church (516) 483-2771

73. St. John’s Episcopal Church (516) 538-4750

74. St. Ladislaus Roman Catholic Church (516) 489-0368

75. St. Vladimir’s Ukranian Catholic Church of the Eastern Rite (516) 481-771

76. Salvation Army Church (516) 485-4900

77. South Hempstead Baptist Church (516) 481-7090

78. Stand Up Ministry (516) 564-0058

79. Seventh Day Adventist Church (516) 481-3252

80. SHRI Vishnu Sai Inc. (516) 833-5022

81. The Temple of the Living God Inc. Harvest Time (516) 485-4544

82. Union Baptist Church (516) 483-3088

83. United Methodist Church of Hempstead (516) 485-6363

84. Unity Church of Hempstead (516) 481-2300

85. Universal Tabernacle of Love, Peace & Joy (516) 481-2555

86. Union Baptist Church Parsonage (516) 483-1317

87. Union Christian Church (516) 489-2316

88. Victory Christian Tabernacle (516) 538-3604

89. Worldwide Revival Ministries (516) 486-4590

90. Whole Truth Prayer Tower (516) 483-0511



Monday

7:30-7:45 a.m. Life in The Word/Joyce Meyers

7:45-8:00 a.m. Sid Roth's Messianic Visions

8:00-8:30 a.m. Valley Stream Baptist Church

8:30-8:45 a.m. Miracle Revival Hour/Pastor David Paul

9:00-10:00 a.m. Invite Health Radio Show

10:00-11:00 a.m. Overcomer Ministries - Bro. Stair

2:00-2:15p.m. Life in The Word/Joyce Meyers

2:15-2:30 p.m. Sid Roth's Messianic Visions

3:00-3:05 p.m. Time to Laugh

Tuesday







11:30-12:00 p.m. Intimate Connection with Pastor Larry Davidson

2:00-2:15 p.m. Life in The Word/Joyce Meyers



Wednesday







2:00-2:15 p.m. Life in The Word/Joyce Meyers



3:30-4:00 p.m. Gospel Artist Spotlight

4:15-4:30 p.m. Hempstead Happenings

4:30-4:45 p.m. Inside Freeport

Thursday







11:30-12:00 p.m. Kingdom Cars Unlimited - Cynthia Boone

12:00-12:15 p.m. Gospel of Deliverance/ Rev. Ward

1:00-2:00 p.m. Pastors United/Dean, Thomas & Watson


Friday







12:00-12:15 p.m. Quest for Truth Elder. Eric Scott

1:00-2:00 p.m. W.A.M. Seretta Mcknight

2:00-2:15 p.m. Life in The Word/Joyce Meyer


2:30-3:00 p.m. Christian Car Connection - Bobby Banks


Saturday

7:30-8:00 a.m. Freewill Baptist Church

8:00 -8:30 a.m. The Glorious Word of Life/Greater Refuge Ministries

8:30 -9:30 a.m. Heavenly Communications/ Bishop Basil Anderson

9:30-10:30 a.m. Inspirational Soul Gospel Ministries - Deacon Wil-liam

Adams

10:30-11:00 am First Baptist Church of Westbury/Pastor Harvey

11:00-1:00 p.m. Genesis Productions/Cornelius Robinson

2:45-3:15 p.m. Holy Ghost Time/Rev. Foster

3:15-3:30 p.m. Wisdom, Power & Honesty -Charlene Ward

3:30-4:00 p.m. Glorious Gospel of JESUS CHRIST - Apostle E. Alston

Sunday

8:00-8:30 a.m. With God You Will Succeed/Tom Leding Ministries

9:00-9:30 a.m. Univ. Tab. Love, Peace, Joy/Pastor Dunbar

9:30-10:00 a.m. The Voice of Bethel/Pastor John Boyd

10:00-10:30 a.m. Merrick Park Baptist Church

11:30-12:00 p.m. Bible Church of Christ Bishop Roy Bryant

12:00-3:00 p.m. Overcomer Ministries - Bro. Stair

3:30-4:00 p.m. Front Page Jerusalem

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