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SHERIF AWAD Ana Ana Page 5 Political PEGGY GODFREY Resolving to Help New Rochelle Youth Predictions Page 8 ROBERT SCOTT Looking at the Stars in Westchester for New Page 9 LUKE HAMILTON No Justice, Year No Peace Page 11 JOHN F. McMULLEN By Hon. RICHARD BRODSKY, The Odyssey Continues Page 3 (Concludes?) Page 12

JOHN SIMON Back From London COURTS PETITION Page 13 NYS Supreme Court Justice The Super Bowl Smith Favorably Ruled BOB MARRONE Weekend: Making It King Henry II, Jaba the for Yonkers Firefighters Hut, Gov. Chris Christie Local 628 with Respect Even Better Page 16 to General Municipal Law Creating the All-American LEE H. HAMILTON 207-a Procedure Holiday Weekend Trust… But Definitely By HEZI ARIS, Page 3 By GLENN SLABY, Page 4 Verify Page 17 WWW.WESTCHESTERGUARDIAN.COM Page 26 The WesTchesTer Guardian ThursdaY, FeBruarY 23, 2012

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FeaturePOLITICS Section reform. Will Cuomo stiff them, or will a deal 80 East Ridge, Ridgefield, CT Political Predictions for New Year be reached? (203) 438-5795 Watch for Syracuse Mayor Stephanie www.ridgefieldplayhouse.org By RICHARD BRODSKY try to broker a Democratic reconciliation, polar opposites on economic policy and in Miner to continue as the Democrats’ alter- /ridgefieldplayhouse @RPlayhouse or push for the regular Dems in primary their needs in 2014. DeBlasio needs cash native to Cuomo. She’s carved out sensible I always thought it remark- elections. for the city; Cuomo wants tax cuts. They will positions on the fiscal mess in local govern- able that journalists got to CUOMO-SILVER: Shelly Silver, the both try to negotiate a deal. Watch Howard ment, and has a winning way with the public. rip apart events after the great survivor, is recovering his strength. He Glaser for Cuomo and Dean Fuleihan for Cuomo will try to make her life miserable, fact. That’s too easy. The trick shines in the kind of budget negotiations that DeBlasio, both skilled deal-makers. But if it but she’s positioned as a leading, next-wave is to figure things out before are about to begin. His members and interest falls apart, it will not be pretty. statewide candidate. they occur. New Year political predictions are groups will see him as the best chance to stop CUOMO-EVERYONE ELSE: Cuomo, Schniederman and DiNapoli a perfect place to begin. or mitigate Cuomo’s estate and business tax Schneiderman, DiNapoli, the unions, the all win big in November. Unless the munici- Two caveats: First, events and therefore cuts that are so unpopular with most Dems. business community, interest groups and pal fiscal crisis comes as hard to New York as predictions will be dominated by Andrew Cuomo will see the same thing. Both men eventually voters will knuckle under to it has in Michigan. Then it gets interesting. Cuomo. Second, 50 percent accuracy counts ROCK SERIES need each other, so an accommodation is New York’s most effective political opera- Bloomberg buys a big NYC newspaper as a home run. I hope this is worth reading a likely. Shelly gets re-elected speaker, with tion since Nelson Rockefeller. Cuomo is a and returns to the scene. There’s no predict- year from now. Cuomo’s grudging OK. strong governor and no one — no one — ing what happens when a politician becomes Taylor Dayne CUOMO-KLEIN: The key dynamic CUOMO-RODHAM CLINTON: wants to get in his way. His vulnerability a journalist. in Albany will be how long the Cuomo- Cuomo has read the handwriting on the is on policy and fiscal matters, but his $30 Happy New Year. Fri, January 24 Jeff Klein relationship lasts. It’s served both wall, and has correctly figured out that he million war chest, take-no-prisoners style First published on Sunday, December Dance Pop Diva with hits “Tell It men well. But Cuomo, who is tacking to doesn’t win against Hillary, electorally or and the collapse of the Republican Party is 29, 2013 by the Times Union To My Heart”, “I’ll Be Your Shel- the right on economic issues to forestall the even PR-wise. An uneasy peace reigns. powerful stuff. http://www.timesunion.com/opinion/ Republican candidate, is under state and ter”, “Heart Of Stone”, “Love Will Neither one will do much to affect Cuomo’s SURPRISES: Watch the Conservative article/Brodsky-Political-predictions-for- national pressure to create a Democratic Lead You Back” and more! very likely re-election or her probable ascen- and Working Families parties. Both are new-year-5100499.php majority in the Senate. He’ll work with the sion to the presidency. But if you hear teeth likely to follow the lead of the Republican The Adventures Republicans and the Klein-led Independent grinding in both camps, don’t be surprised. and Democratic big boys. The Honorable Richard Brodsky is a fellow at Democratic Caucus through the budget. He the Demos think tank in New York City and at of Tom Sawyer CUOMO-DeBLASIO: The most But both will try to exact some kind needs them to push his tax cuts, something the Wagner School at New York University. Saturday, January 25 intriguing relationship of all. They need each of ideological victory. WFP will be pushing Presented by the Connecticut Ballet regular Dems don’t like. He’ll then pivot and other, and get along personally. But they’re against the tax cuts and for campaign finance The adventures of Tom, Huck, Becky and Injun Children’s Series COURTS Joe! Read the book – meet the characters! Classic Albums NYS Supreme Court Justice Smith Favorably Ruled for Yonkers Firefighters Live: Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon Local 628 with Respect to General Municipal Law 207-a Procedure Sat, January 25 By HEZI ARIS Background: Yonkers firefighters work appropriate for arbitration. Hear one of Rock’s ROCK SERIES pursuant to a collective bargaining agree- Justice Smith has ordered that the “... greatest albums LIVE – Justice Mary Smith, New note for note, cut for cut! ment which expired in June 30, 2009. The this Court necessarily finds that there is a York State Supreme Court, agreement includes a negotiated General reasonable relationship between the subject Arrival: The Westchester County Municipal Law section 207-a Procedure dispute as to whether a retired firefighter is Ultimate ABBA recently ruled favorably that, “the City and the Union agree that entitled to receive GML 207-a(2) benefits Tribute Band for Meyer, Suozzi, English they will not alter or revoke any benefits or and the general subject matter of the CBA, Sunday, January 26 & Klein client Yonkers Firefighters Local other provisions heretofore negotiated…” and thus arbitration of the subject grievance With hits “Dancing 628 regarding their collective bargaining ROCK SERIES In September 2013, the union filed a griev- is required.” Queen,” “Mamma Mia” agreement and health/retirement benefits ance on behalf of retired firefighter Kevin “S.O.S.” and many, more! pursuant to a negotiated General Municipal SOURCE: Meyer, Suozzi, English & McGrath that Mr. McGrath should NOT Klein Former Lead Law 207-a Procedure. have to file an application for GML 207a Singer of BOSTON - Fran Cosmo RADIO benefits based on the collective bargaining Friday, January 31 agreement. The City disagreed. Featuring Anton Cosmo The Union argued: the agreement ROCK SERIES Former Member of BOSTON Westchester On the Level states the Union is the exclusive bargain- Playing all of Boston’s hits More Than a Feeling, Peace with Narog and Aris ing agent for all firefighters and that does of Mind, Rock and Roll Band, Smokin'. not exclude those firefighters who retire Designated a “Featured” BlogTalk Radio during the life of the agreement; the col- "All You Need Is program, has been operating for over two Love" years via the Internet with Co-Hosts Richard lective bargaining agreement applies to all A Beatles Tribute Concert Narog and Hezi Aris every weekday, from 10 GML-207a benefits; and the Citys demand Friday, February 7 a.m. to 12 Noon. Listen to the show live or that the retired firefighter file a new appli- Celebrating the 50th Anniver- on demand. Share your perspective by calling cation for supplemental benefits under sary of band arriving at ROCK SERIES (347) 205-9201 or by clicking onto the following 207-a(2) is a change in practice; and lastly Idlewild Airport (now JFK) on the exact day! Hear the iconic hyperlinks: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/ whether the negotiated GML 207a benefits westchesteronthelevel album LOVE album live-all 26 tracks. clause applies to benefits under 207a(2) is Page 4 THE WESTCHESTER GUARDIAN Thursday, JANUARY 16, 2014

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money, profit –making and promotional Our Federal government has a petition The Super Bowl Weekend: Making It Even Better holiday weekend. Its meaning and value web site called We the People at https:// has been diminished. The unique All- petitions.whitehouse.gov . Anyone can Creating the All-American Holiday Weekend American Institution, the Office of the submit ideas in petition form. I submit- President, deserves to be with the unique ted a petition for the above and need 150 By GLENN SLABY most annoying thing on television, the Holiday, however, a few weeks later, American Super Bowl. people to sign in for this to be publically commercial(s), an event / “news” itself as always falling on the third Monday of Why not move Presidents’ Day to viewable. Come and sign, add you voice! It is the biggest annual small fortunes are spent by corporations February, Presidents Day honors the the day after the Super Bowl. It might Once it gets 100,000 hits, the govern- sporting event in our advertising their products. It’s widely Office of the President and all those rd be possible to make the change for 2015. ment will serious consider the proposal, country. Families and accepted that Monday, February 3 , will who obtained and excelled at this high Have an All-American weekend cel- reviewing its worthiness. So let’s get friends gather together, probably be one of the least productive office. This winter holiday is just another ebrating two purely, original American the ball rolling! I’m not that web savvy, millions are spent on food, work days of the calendar year. On Super paid holiday to some, to others a break institutions – Football and democracy via but save and Share this URL: https:// snacks, drinks, etc. Only on Thanksgiving Bowl Monday, the workplace displays from the routine, a time of sales and a the Office of the Presidency and the great petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/ is more food consumed. The game and all the signs of an overtired, sluggish, men who took it upon their shoulders to move-presidents-day-day-after- guests may last late into the night. The partied-out labor force. The American bear such enormous weight. By condens- super-bowl-creating-all-american- entire weekend is a football celebration. worker is the most productive force ing Presidents Day with the Super three-day-weekend/zbHsLFTp and It is truly a unique American institution, on the planet, but this is one of Bowl, the economic effects of sales set up an account. I’ll need your help. If occurring this February 2nd, 2014. the most unproductive workdays are magnified and the economics, this doesn’t work, contact me through this For some, a bonding between of the year where the absentee due to low productivity, is drasti- paper and let’s try and change something father (mother) and son (and daughter). rate and lateness are high and cally reduced. The sluggishness small into something more enjoyable. For some, also, an annual get-together low productivity abounds. To displayed by our school children Our families and friends can cel- meticulously planned. (For others, non- remedy this will add millions to is eliminated. Family bonds and ebrate comfortably together, late into the interested parties, a quiet day with empty the U.S. economy. But how? The friendships are strengthened and night. Work efficiency improves; family stores and maybe a movie.) However, game, its time slot, its commercialism retail sales are enhanced by three days of bonds are strengthened. Let’s push and there is that one constraint that places and consumerism adds millions to the highly focused sales and events. Creating get it done for 2015. Seriously, there are a burden on all attending, the one thing economy. It “deserves” to be on a Sunday, a new national holiday may be detrimen- many important issues we face as individ- that cannot be changed – the clock. Not but is there a simple remedy for the chance to recover from the still remain- th tal to the economy and cost more than uals and as a nation, but I hope my little the game clock, but the clock ruling and Monday’s Blahs? ing holiday stress. This February 17 , our warranting any change. Many powerful idea will make life a little more enjoyable. running our lives. The clock that tells us (There are and will be plenty of sta- nation closes, shuts down to celebrate, nd forces are not interested in changing So on a lighter note, spread the word and it’s time for bed for our children who tistics and data on work unproductivity originally the birth, February 22 , of the game date, so let’s adjust the holiday let’s create the All-American Holiday have school and classes. For ourselves, for Super Bowl Monday and plenty of our very first president. (Some states had and create the All-American Holiday Weekend. with that morning train to catch, with numbers on how much we eat and drink different dates, while others celebrated Weekend! meetings and appointments and quotas, on Super Bowl Sunday. How sad with so Lincoln’s birth as well.) Over time, the Glenn Slaby is married and has one son. With very partisan politics being the it’s time to rush home, get to bed and many people in the world malnourished states and federal government have come A former account with an MBA, he is a norm, this impartial legislative change, prepare for work. It is that one common and so many poorly nourished in this to an agreement about this date and its freelancer with The Westchester Guardian, although a minor one, will be a pleasant constraint that reigns over all us mortals country. How sad that every year it’s the placement. This three day weekend has writes part-time, and struggles with mental change of business. Now is the time for and cannot be manipulated – for now. same articles and stories over and over.) developed, commercialized, and possibly illness, yet works at the New Rochelle Public non-partisan ideas and measures. No one Considered a holiday, if not by law, There have been unsuccessful corrupted into just another minor holiday, Library and at St. Vincent’s Hospital in loses a holiday and everyone, parents, it’s huge audience, production effort attempts to make Monday a National like Veterans Day and Memorial Day: a Harrison, New York. and half-time show has even made the children, businesses gain something. CommunitySection CALENDAR

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hosting a hands-on workshop with studio River on January 25th for a Brisk Hike on out and support our local athletes…see you News & Notes from Northern Westchester artist and educator Anne Marie McIntrye a challenging trail to get our blood flowing. next week. The store will continue to focus on selling entitled “Drawing the Face Workshop” on Big Brothers, Big Sisters are collect- Continued from page 4 nd Mark Jeffers resides in Bedford Hills, New merchandise that is most sought after by Sunday, February 2 . ing coats, winter clothes, boots, gloves, etc., Luparello, the transition will be seamless th York, with his wife Sarah, and three daughters, its clientele: high quality clothing, shoes, Trying to keep your New Year’s resolu- in Westchester on January 17 ; for pickup with Hardy’s keen fashion sense and strong Kate, Amanda, and Claire. accessories and more for children, teens and tion of exercising? Aren’t we then all headed information please call 877-399-2570. community spirit reflecting the same attri- women. over to the Trailside Nature Museum at butes Luparello brought to the business. The winter high school sports season The Katonah Museum of Art is Ward Pound Ridge Reservation in Cross is in full swing, please bundle up and go CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES

The four main characters find creative Petr Lom first directed Back to the Square Ana Ana ways to express what is hidden within their (2012) about injustice in the revolution’s hearts; speaking of their dreams and desires aftermath. Van Egeraat set up The Self- By SHERIF AWAD in an extraordinarily open and intimate way, Portrait Video Project, a year-long workshop and using metaphors, and cinematic story- in autobiographical film for young Egyptian “Ana Ana,” which trans- telling to transform the every-day struggles artists producing twenty short films, one lates to “I am me” in Arabic of their lives into the sublime. of which premiered at the 2012 Berlinale means “I am who I am”. Set in the overwhelming chaos of Cairo, Film Festival. The filmmakers then decided “Ana Ana” is the title of an the documentary also vacillates between an to work together with four talented women unconventional documen- empty and abstract desert, which might be from this project, to make the collaborative tary co-directed by real-life couple Corinne real or unreal. The shifting landscapes are film Ana Ana. Van Egeraat and Lom break van Egeraat and Petr Lom who both came like the balance our characters try to find with the conventional distinction between and shot the film in its entirely in Egypt. between the freedom of their inner worlds, director and protagonist. Instead, they Their camera interviews Sarah Ibrahim, and the noise of the often threatening develop an innovative method in which the protagonists become the co-creators of the film. “The objective was not only the showing of the issues and concerns of the four characters, but also to reveal their respec- tive aspirations”, explained van Egeraat. “We Sarah escaping to the desert. were both deeply saddened that this young generation has seen a glimpse of freedom and were promised a better world but none of this was fulfilled till now. The film works as a tribute to the courage of these young women who opened up to tell stories about themselves, about Egyptian taboos, and the current position of women in the Egyptian The Westchester Community for society. We also discussed the complexities between women’s rights and Islam as the HUMANISTIC JUDAISM four girls show a deep spiritual connection in addition to their need for freedom and creative expression to eventually become a INVITES YOU TO A HUMANISTIC part of their personal integrity, fundamen- tal to their existence, and somehow connect JEWISH with their faith”. The filmmakers also made use of digital TU B’SHVAT media as the interviewees signed up for Ana EARTH DAY Ana via Facebook in collaboration with the leading Townhouse Gallery in Cairo . The SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 2 PM four young women have consciously chosen Community Unitarian Church-468 Rosedale Avenue, WP to participate in this autobiographical LIGHT VEGETARIAN REFRESHMENTS Corinne van Egeraat and Petr Lom. project; they were also looking for a podium A NATURE THEMED SERVICE BY RABBI TAMBURELLO to give expression to who they were. A HUMANIST KIDDUSH Nadine Salib, Wafaa Samir and Sondos outside world - stillness versus chaos, dream Sondos Shabayek is a theater director SHARED READINGS Shabayek. They are four young Egyptian versus reality. and activist. A former journalist, disillusioned MUSIC women who sit down and bravely talk about Their four intertwined voices tell a story by media manipulation and corruption their respective inner worlds in a poetic and about the universal desire for creativity and during the revolution, she turned to theatre… COST- NON MEMBERS $10 pp intimate style as they search for their unique freedom of every young person today. Set in as a vehicle for promoting social change in identity and voice in the aftermath of the Make checks payable to WCHJ an Egypt where the dreams of the revolution post-revolutionary Egypt. She directed the to I. Kleiman, 165 West End Ave,apt.12D New York 10023 Egyptian revolution. The interviewees them- have begun to unravel, and where women’s Tahrir Monologues, recounting stories from Please RSVP before 1/16 [email protected] selves filmed most of the material working rights are extremely vulnerable. the Egyptian revolution, and is co-director of with van Egeraat and Lom in a process of For more information see website www.wchj.org Filmmakers Corinne van Egeraat and the Bussy Monologues, a play about women’s collaboration and mentorship over a course Petr Lom have worked in Egypt since the rights in contemporary Egypt. She has of two years. beginning of the 2011 Egyptian revolution. Continued on page 6 Page 6 THE WESTCHESTER GUARDIAN Thursday, JANUARY 16, 2014

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family. Twenty-three years old Sarah Ibrahim studied video art at The American University Ana Ana of Cairo. For her graduation project, she Continued from page 5 filmed her naked, partially painted skin, up performed her work at festivals and confer- so close, it transforms the visual perception ences around the world (Berlin, Stockholm, of her skin into an abstract landscape. She Oslo, Amman, Providence, Rhode Island), was prohibited from exhibiting this work in and was featured in the New Yorker in 2011. public. She is currently following a perfor- Wafaa Samir is an Egyptian photog- mance art Masters program divided between rapher currently completing a degree in Finland, the United Kingdom, and Serbia. architecture. Self-taught in photography, she Nadine Salib works as an assistant film won the prestigious Nahr Al-bahr photog- director and producer. She makes her own raphy competition in Egypt this year. She autobiographical documentary films, in specializes in fine-art photography. She sees which she explores topics of religious faith, photography as a way to free herself from sexual harassment, her perceived physical the restrictions of her conservative religious unattractiveness, and her status as an unmar- ried working woman. Her short film Dawn,

Wafaa filming herself. produced within The Self-Portrait Video and the Bertha Foundation of IDFA. in the United States, and is the film critic of Project, won prizes at the 2012 Baghdad Born in Cairo, Egypt, Sherif Awad is Variety Arabia (http://varietyarabia.com/), Film Festival and the Goethe Film Festival a film / video critic and curator. He is the film in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the in Cairo. She is currently working on her first editor of Egypt Today Magazine (www. Al-Masry Al-Youm Website (http://www. feature documentary, Mother of the Unborn EgyptToday.com), and the artistic director almasryalyoum.com/en/node/198132) on women and fertility in Upper Egypt. for both the Alexandria Film Festival, in and The Westchester Guardian (www. The documentary is being developed with Egypt, and the Arab Rotterdam Festival, in WestchesterGuardian.com). support from the HotDocs Ice Blue Fund The Netherlands. He also contributes to Variety, Nadine by the Sea CURRENT COMMENTARY

– but often this is not satisfactory for some.” via insects. If unchecked, such fruit may Spinning Yarns About Genetically Modified Crops Nuance and uncertainty are hard sells. revert to the luxury it was in medieval It is easier to demonize the process than to Europe. Agricultural threats spread at the By LARRY M. ELKIN actual existence is about as well documented available bioengineered foods.” A group of discuss the actual results of decades of GMO speed of jet planes, and this one is no excep- as Sasquatch. prominent scientists wrote an editorial for use. Moreover, objections to GMOs are a tion. Citrus greening disease now threatens A compelling narrative often But don’t take my word for it. Lest you Science Magazine last fall standing up for true “First World problem.” Wealthy people the $9 billion Florida citrus industry, and has makes a good engine to pull dismiss me as some sort of profit-loving, the benefits of GMOs. can afford to pay double for organically shown up in Brazil, an even bigger produc- public policy. Unfortunately, coldly logical Republican CPA (charges Yet the accepted wisdom on GMOs grown food and whatever is left over after ing region. California is at risk as well. this means we are some- to which I would mostly plead guilty), let’s among many of its opponents is that yields are reduced by a variety of diseases or Even if a team of scientists announced times unwilling to let facts look at a recent story in the eco-sensitive such crops are big agriculture’s attempt to pests. Yet for many in the developing world, tomorrow that they had engineered a blight- get in the way of the story we want to tell. columns of The New York Times. A story, maximize profits at the expense of public crops modified to grow in less than ideal cir- resistant orange, the demand would far Consider, for example, the science as it happens, that is about the investigative safety. When Ilagan and others trying to cumstances or to resist blight can mean the outpace the potential supply. Still, introduc- and pseudo-science behind the ginned-up activities of a councilman in the Democratic get at the truth of GMO research have difference between nourishment and hunger. ing a resistant strain could preserve a larger, opposition to genetically modified crops island paradise of Hawaii. pushed such claims, they have found that There are 7 billion people on the planet, heartier population than would be possible (“organisms” in the parlance of critics who The Times focused on Greggor Ilagan, the evidence is disputed, when it exists at all of whom need to be fed. We have finite without it – much as Hawaiian papaya want to skip past the detail that crops are a member of the County Council on Hawaii all. Though certain future GMOs, just like supplies of fertile land and usable water, and farmers said an engineered version of the useful for feeding people), or GMOs. Island (known as the Big Island). When the future non-engineered crop breeds, might these resources must be employed efficiently fruit saved their crops. It would be a travesty Out in the real world, genetically engi- Council considered a measure to ban most be dangerous, the evidence so far that genetic if we want to succeed at feeding our planet’s to ban or reject outright new citrus breeds neered crops are helping to boost yields, GMOs from the island last year, Ilagan set engineering is itself a dangerous process is population. Such efficiency is what GMOs that could resist this threat. reduce pesticide spraying and its associated out to try and verify or debunk the various vanishingly slim. are all about. It is what selective breeding has Invasive species are a fact of modern runoff, improve product quality and conserve claims the measure’s supporters used to Jon Suzuki, a molecular biologist at been about it for centuries, too. Genetic engi- life. They travel with us wherever we go. water and soil. Farmers, agronomists and argue for such a ban. To his initial surprise, the national agriculture research center in neering is not totally new, but rather a new Crops and other native species have had biologists know this. But their voices are the councilman found that most reputable Hawaii, told Ilagan that genetically engi- advance in an existing process. no chance to develop resistances against often drowned out by critics whose main scientists agree that genetically engineered neered food had so far proved safe. “With The consequences of rejecting this them at a natural pace. GMOs are a way objections appear to be economic and politi- crops are no riskier than others. The scientists, we never say anything is 100 progress are easy to imagine, and in some to fight back against an existing problem, cal (some people just don’t like it when other American Medical Association has stated percent certain one way or another,” he said, cases may have already arrived. Citrus and to use our resources efficiently. Banning people make money), but who wrap their that “there is currently no evidence that there according to The Times. “We weight conclu- crops, especially oranges, are threatened by a GMOs will not leave us in a natural state. agenda in claims of health problems, genetic are material differences or safety concerns in sions on accumulated knowledge or evidence greening blight spreading among producers It will simply leave us in a contaminated contamination and “superweeds” whose Continued on page 7 THE WESTCHESTER GUARDIAN Thursday, JANUARY 16, 2014 Page 7

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Spinning Yarns About Genetically Modified Crops bias, in which we accept only the facts and yet remain the targets of bans like the one sophisticated client base since 1986. After six arguments that support our pre-existing that passed in Hawaii, despite councilman years with Arthur Andersen, where he was a Continued from page 6 many people who accuse climate-change conclusions. Let’s grant that the psycholo- Ilagan’s efforts. senior manager for personal financial planning skeptics of being anti-science have jumped gists could be right. We all love a good story. It seems we and family wealth planning, he founded his state, complete with crop failures and dan- on the anti-GMO bandwagon, while many But it could also be the case that the hate to let facts ruin one for us. own firm in Hastings on Hudson, N.Y., in gerously unbalanced ecosystems. I only wish of those who fall into the climate-skeptical climate skeptics want hard evidence for 1992. That firm grew steadily and became the we had genetically engineered chestnuts and camp (and I consider myself a skeptic of con- their views. It’s difficult to point to specific Palisades Hudson organization, which moved to American elms in time to resist the blights jectural computer modeling and breathless weather and say it was caused by man-made Scarsdale, N.Y., in 2002. The firm expanded to that virtually wiped out these beautiful trees climate hype) tend to be more accepting of climate influence. But we can point to sci- ® Fort Lauderdale, Fla., in 2005 and to Atlanta Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP , has provided during the past century. genetically altered crops. Psychologists might entifically modified crops that grown for in 2008. personal financial and tax counseling to a On the surface, it seems odd that so say we are all just exhibiting confirmation decades all over the world without ill effects, CYNICISM AND MISOGYNY

clear that few women abused by abortion- The Fake Doctor Will Kill Your Baby Now - Part Two ists will sue, because they do not want it made public that they had abortions. By CHRIS ROSTENBERG because the child-killers had not steril- Davis explained that when one told her abortion was “a hot political issue” “Lime 5” has a chapter devoted to ized the vacuum aspiration cannulas used woman was bleeding profusely, she wanted and they really didn’t want to get involved. shocking abuses abortionists have com- “Meet the Abortion in abortions. When the inspectors came, to call an ambulance. According to Davis, Fortunately, the media learned of the mitted against women. “Dr. John Roe 74” Providers” and “Abortion Pendley explained that the child-killers Dr. Tucker said, “’We can’t send this matter, and, for a change, took a stand and knew “Katy” had a history of psychiatric the Inside Story” are committed fraud, pretending to steril- patient to the hospital; they’ll hang us.’” forced the medical board to pull Tucker’s hospitalization and had suffered severe companion documen- ize the equipment, then used the unclean The situation grew worse, so the abortion- medical license. All of Tommy Tucker’s depression and had been sexually abused taries available for free instruments on other women. ist said, “’Fine, call an ambulance, I have a clinics were shut down. as a child. Nevertheless, he had sex with on YouTube that I urge readers to view. Ms. Carol Everett explained an plane to catch,’” and he left the building. Ms. Pendley dealt with a similar situ- her in the abortion clinic with the door They portray women and men who once abortion she participated in, when the The woman died. The medical board ation when she was approached by her unlocked and staff nearby. He defended worked in the abortion holocaust industry patient was in the sixth month, with a subpoenaed Dr. Tucker’s records; but he abortionist with an emergency. He had having sex with another woman in the but have turned around to confess their normal healthy pregnancy, with the baby altered those records and ordered Davis perforated a fourteen-year-old girl’s uterus clinic in part because he did not charge for wrongdoings. perfectly in the uterus: “[The abortion- to burn the originals. Instead, she turned and pulled out her bowel. Ms. Pendley the visit. It would be a serious mistake to ist] went in one time and he pulled out herself in for practicing medicine without realized her employer was not asking her In 1992, more than 160 women believe the testimonies in these docu- placenta and he went in a second time and a license, along with all relevant informa- medical opinion, but how to cover up accused “John Roe 497” of sexually mentaries are anecdotal. By definition, he went through the back of her uterus tion. The district attorney told Ms. Davis the malpractice. She had hidden records assaulting them. He repeatedly raped his legal abortion cannot be strictly policed. and pulled her bowel out through her they had a clear-cut case of negligence, but under lock and key that nobody else could patient, “Ann” who was the abortionist’s It is possible that the only way to make vagina. And we put her in a car because encouraged her to stay at the killing clinic see, so that the authorities could not find own half-sister and a minor, and Dr. Roe the abortion argument is to misrepresent we didn’t want an ambulance in front of to gather more information. Time went them. These were the files on women they 497 was accused of aborting several of her abortion. Certainly, pro-choicers employ the abortion clinic and we took her to a on, and nothing was done, so Ms. Davis knew would have problems. In “Lime 5: pregnancies, some of which he may have many euphemisms, or they would have to hospital. Seven doctors worked on her and contacted the district attorney again, who Exploited by Choice”, Crutcher makes Continued on page 8 argue for a woman’s “right to kill her child,” they did a colostomy on her. And when or “a Constitutional right to promote the reports came back, they said that it a holocaust.” When people pretend was an abdominal pregnancy and that that prenatal homicide is reproductive [the baby] had not been in the uterus and rights, that killing children only prevents seven doctors and a pathologist concurred children, we get a society that is blind to with that … and there was no lawsuit. the reality of abortion. She was told that it had been a normal In such an environment, “doctors” complication; it had just been amazing who perform abortions will not be regu- she had made it that long. And she didn’t lated to the degree that is warranted. Legal know any better.” Ms. Everett mentioned abortion requires that many institutions a woman who had died at the hands of a become corrupt. These institutions include legal abortionist, but the story had never medicine, government, journalism and the made the papers. education system. Every time you watch Joy Davis said she was called to the the evening news and no mention is made Mississippi killing clinic she worked at of the thousands of abortions performed because the staff was very upset over an that day, you are witnessing the pro-choice unusual incident, and Ms. Davis had to pathology. The legal abortion industry is calm them down. Davis explained that the a train wreck, and everyone is negatively homicidal physician, Dr. Tommy Tucker, affected. had miscalculated the age of one unborn When child killers trick a woman into child, put the laminaria into the cervix, and Celebrate The Holidays at Ciao! getting an abortion, it is only one more step the baby was accidentally born. “What did to seriously jeopardizing her life or health. you do?” asked Ms. Davis. “’What could I ITALIAN CUISINE Helen Pendley explained that her killing do?” Dr. Tucker responded. “’I killed the Zagat Rated “Excellent” • Voted “Best Italian Restaurant ” Westchester Magazine, 2006 clinic had no life support or crash cart, and baby!’” The case went to the grand jury, and OPEN 7 DAYS: Mon.-Thurs. Noon - 10PM • Fri. Sat. & Sun. 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… because he’s burning.” Judith Fetrow, Anthony Levantino summed it up well: The Fake Doctor Will Kill Your Baby Now - Part Two formally from Planned Parenthood, “I began to feel like a paid assassin. That’s Continued from page 7 enormous iceberg …. the actual number of distressed by various killing techniques, explained, “The smell of blood permeates exactly what I was.” the clinic on killing days.” Luhra Tivis, a A wise woman could say, “I’m not caused. It was said that he inserted his women assaulted at abortion clinics must such as saline poisoning abortions. “The medical secretary at an abortion holocaust willing to have an abortion performed on tongue into the vagina of a woman who be staggering.” baby swallows this saline … and the baby But in the end, abortionists may be starts dying a slow, violent death. The clinic said, “I could smell those babies me by any doctor willing to perform one.” was in labor. In 1992, he surrendered his burning [in the incinerator].” Ms. Henry medical license at last. Crutcher explains, their own undoing, as they realize that mother feels everything and many times Chris Rostenberg is a freelance writer. true medicine saves lives rather than it is at this point she realizes … that she testified, “I can still to this very day hear “The instances contained in this chapter the crushing sound of that baby’s skull Correspondence may be directed to can be nothing more than the tip of an destroys them. Deborah Henry was deeply really has a live baby inside of her because [email protected]. the baby starts fighting violently for his life being crushed.” Former abortionist Dr. EDUCATION

when another bomb scare was made, school this concept due to begin in April 2014 to Resolving to Help New Rochelle Youth officials decided not to close the school or be an invasion of privacy. to evacuate the building. However bomb 78% of New York State Schools By PEGGY GODFREY they use the library. After asking for sugges- school’s safety plans. In January 2013 threats are not something to be treated boardmembers have gone on record to tions for new or additional services, policies, smoking wires on Clove Road caused an lightly. It has been stated that school offi- suggest parents should be able to opt out of The City of New Rochelle programs or special uses, or suggestions electric fire. One media source asserted cials wanted the New Rochelle Police these inBloom common core requirements. has various ways of address- for physical space use or improvements, an the high school was evacuated for approxi- Commissioner to make the decision over Privacy of students’ records in our local ing the needs of young open ended question asks for the patron’s mately 20 minutes. whether to evacuate schools when a threat schools should be a top priority. Timothy people. Governor Cuomo description of the New Rochelle Public Less than a month later, because is reported, but the Police Commissioner Kramer, Executive Director of the New in his State of the State Library. Is this questionnaire too little and/ of burning wires, New Rochelle High is unwilling. Bomb threats are a serious, York State School Boards Association, Address on January 8, 2014 wants to or too late? Will the frequently expressed School again had to be evacuated. This ongoing concern in the schools and in fasserts student privacy should be protected. expand full day pre-kindergarten and has complaints about the many troubling con- time the administration failed to remove 2014 every effort needs to be made to find There is also the real concern that there also asked for $2 billion to upgrade technol- ditions at the main library be addressed a student with cerebral palsy who was in reasonable ways to both stop the threat- can never be 100% security when computer ogy for the schools. These are both worthy after the results are tallied? a wheel chair. There were reports that the ening calls and especially to let students files are used. New York State Senator John objectives. At issue is do these objectives Noise transmission is built into this fire department had allowed the student to know what the consequences are if they Flanagan who chairs the Senate’s Education meet the needs of local schools? Certainly library design because it has open spaces remain in a holding room while the rest of are involved in a prank of this type. New Committee has stated he will submit a leg- Cuomo’s thrust for expanding computer from the first floor to the second floor. the school was evacuated. Paul Constiglio Rochelle School Boardmembers and city islative proposal creating “A Parent Bill of instruction has to be weighed carefully with Book sales and children’s program noises claimed that evacuation chairs which roll council members need to collaborate to Rights” which will allow parents/guardians current research on whether such changes on the first floor drift to the second floor. down stairs had been recently ordered, but finding solutions that work. to opt out of programs with which they do will quantitatively or qualitatively increase The library has tried with limited success apparently they were not used. The father of The third area needing attention of not agree. It was reported on January 10, student achievement. to stem the noisy, unruly public school the student in the wheel chair said he was many people in the community revolves 2014 that the New York State Education As the New Year begins, will the com- students who arrive after school by building not shown any safety plan by school offi- about the stress created by the forced Department is delaying the uploading of munity try to find pathways to help our them a specially designed area with com- cials. In August the parents of the students recording of student test scores. New identifiable student data through April youth find the roads leading toward suc- puters, soft chairs, tables, books, and who had not been evacuated were informed Rochelle is part of New York State’s Race 2014. cessful adulthood? magazines. Can the City Council or the by the United States Department of Justice to the Top program which mandates use Have we discerned the pressure The first area of concern is already Library Board of Trustees pinpoint more that “compensatory damages” should be of common core standards and testing. students undergo in New Rochelle as they under examination. The New Rochelle effective ways our public library can serve paid to these students. Here the pressure is on both teachers and travel toward an uncertain future? Is there Public Library is surveying all patrons. the public and at the same time serve the In November there was a phoned students. Computer programs and pre- a need for local agencies to be brought The questions posed include four choices youth of the community? bomb threat at New Rochelle High kindergarten classes advocated by Cuomo together so that young people can better of what people do before or after they The second area of concern for the School. Students and the police checked have some value, but research shows their explore solutions that best marry their abili- visit the main library. The four choices are new year reflects the casual attitude some the building but no bombs were found. On effect on student achievement is incon- ties and passion in facing their future armed optimistic: e.g. eat, shop, for a business or students, and particularly high schools December 2, 2013, there was another bomb clusive over the long run. Coupled with with fair and humane prospects? personal appointment (e.g. doctor. gym, or students, have. No one knows if they have threat and students were dismissed, but no this are demands that the “inBloom” data car repair), or to work in the downtown. Peggy Godfrey is a freelance writer and former found a chink in the armor of the public bomb was found. Yet on December 3, 2013, storage system of recording students’ test Another question asks for the “main ways” scores must be used. 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Lew Fields. Jan. 1, 1867-July 20, 1941. One half of the vaudeville comedy team of Looking at the Stars in Westchester Weber and Fields, a big success in Broadway musicals of the 1920s. His partner, Joe By ROBERT SCOTT Weber, is buried in Glendale in Queens. Cemeteries are one of the Betty Furness. Jan. 3, 1916-April 3, 1994. most popular destinations An actress and consumer advocate, she for tourists to Southern became TVs first advertising star as a spokes- California and especially for person for Westinghouse. Her cookbook, film fans who want to pay their respects to The Westinghouse Cookbook, was a bestseller. players who have passed-on. Every year millions of people from all over the world visit the graves of the legend- ary film stars interred in more than a dozen cemeteries in Hollywood and nearby com- munities. Interest in these sites grows with each passing year. Interestingly, not all film and theat- rical players choose California as a final Joan Crawford. resting place. For various reasons, many Joan Crawford. March 28, 1908-May 10, film and theatrical figures have selected 1977. the New York area--and particularly Born Lucille Fay LeSuer, this fiercely Westchester County--to receive their determined actress overcame poverty remains and display their monuments. Here and childhood abuse. She let nothing is one of the repositories they have chosen: stand in her way and remained a star in a film career that spanned 45 years. Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum, Hartsdale, N.Y. Lya De Putti. Jan. 10, 1896-Nov. 27, 1931. Judy Garland. Exotic star of silent films, she achieved Judy Garland. June 10, 1922-June 22, 1969. fame in the 1925 classic German film Born Frances Ethel Gumm, her short life Variety. Brought to Hollywoo, in 1926, the was one of Hollywood’s saddest stories. She arrival of sound ended her movie career. started performing as a child, rose to stardom She died in New York from pneumo- quickly, married five husbands and died of an nia following an operation to remove a Cab Calloway. Dec. 25, 1907-Nov. 18, 1994. accidental overdose of barbiturates at the age chicken bone lodged in her esophagus. of 47. The premier jazz singer, he brought a whole Judy Garland. Continued on page 10 new vocabulary along with his own brand of music. He was also much in demand as a - stage and film actor. FLEETWOOD RENOVATED APARTMENTS FOR RENT

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Looking at the Stars in Westchester Theolonious Monk Continued from page 9 Jerome Kern. Jan. 27, 1885-Nov. 11, 1945. Compose nearly 700 songs for 117 Broadway shows and films between 1905 and 1945—an unsurpassed record.

Theolonious Monk. Oct. 10, 1917-Feb. 17, 1982. Jazz composer, pianist and orchestra leader, he often wore dark glasses and a variety of curious headgear. Known as the High Priest of Bebop, his unique piano Preston Sturges. Kitty Carlisle Hart. style made him a controversial figure. Preston Sturges. Aug. 29, 1898-Aug. 6, Kitty Carlisle Hart. Sept. 3, 1910-April 17, Alan Jay Lerner. Aug. 31, 1918-June 14, 1959. 2007. 1986. Ona Munson]. June 16, 1910-Feb. 11, 1955. A brilliantly daring screenwriter of memo- Actress famous as a panelist on the TV game A lyricist and playwright, he was one of Born Owena Wolcott, she played Belle rable comedy films. He sold the screenplay show To Tell the Truth for 40 years. Married the top songwriters for Broadway and Watling, the madam in Gone With the Wind. of The Great McGinty to Paramount for one to Moss Hart. Hollywood a graduate of Harvard he was Committed suicide in New York City. dollar if they would allow him to direct the the son of the founder and owner of Lerner film. It won the Best Film Oscar. Shops clothing stores.

Moss Hart. Oct. 24, 1904-Dec. 20, 1961. American playwright who authored several hits with George S. Kaufman, including You Can’t Take It with You and The Man Who Came to Dinner.

Ed Sullivan. Basil Rathbone. Paul Robeson. Ed Sullivan. Sept. 28, 1901-Oct. 13, 1974. Basil Rathbone. June 3, 1892-July 21, 1967. Paul Robeson. April 9, 1898-Jan. 23, 1970. The legendary TV variety show host grew Born Philip St. John Rathbone in South A star athlete at Rutgers, after graduating up in Port Chester, N.Y. Starting out as a Africa, this actor is best remembered for from Columbia Law School he never prac- sportswriter and editor; he became a gossip playing Sherlock Holmes in seven movies, ticed law. Instead he became an actor, singer, Jackie “Moms” Mabley. columnist before finding his ultimate career an unfortunate choice that typecast him. As highly vocal social reformer and dedicated Jackie “Moms” Mabley. May 19, 1899-May in TV. a result, he never got an important part in Communist. 23, 1975. films after that. Robert Scott is a local historian and film buff. He Born Loretta Mary Aiken, she was one lives in Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y. of the highest paid comics, tackling topics other comedians were afraid to handle. She died in White Plains.

Hugh Marlowe. Jan. 30, 1911-May 2, 1992. Aaliyah Houghton. Actor who made more than 60 Aaliyah Houghton. Jan. 16, 1979-Aug. 25, films and was a regular on TV. 2001. This talented entertainer, dancer and actress died at the age of 21 in the crash of an over- Hugh Marlowe loaded light airplane in the Bahamas. THE WESTCHESTER GUARDIAN Thursday, JANUARY 16, 2014 Page 11

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arrested in August and charged with back to 2005, which includes a felony criminal sexual assault in the rape of a conviction for his role in a fatal car 24-year old Chicago woman. According accident. She should be removed from No Justice, No Peace to court records, Pantoja was accused of the bench and disbarred immediately; dragging the young woman into an alley yet Cook County, along with many The Fruits of Our Dilapidated Justice System and raping her. Judge Sullivan dismissed other counties and municipalities, lacks By LUKE HAMILTON the charge, finding no probable cause, a viable means of recalling a judge who as reported by the Chicago Tribune. is unfit for service. This nation is being “All the lofty talk about The victim spoke very little English and run into the ground by political hacks ‘root causes’ of crime fail her request for an interpreter during who have carved out their own fiefdoms to notice the obvious: her testimony was ignored and Pantoja under the guise of public service. Some People commit crimes released. Two years before that, was was wear black robes and some hold court in because they are people – because they arrested for fondling a young relative Washington DC, but our world is being are innately selfish and do not care and exposing her to pornography on his shaped by such as these. They shred the how their behavior affects other people, cell phone. Again, no charges were filed very fabric of our society in order to line unless they have been raised to behave and Pantoja walked free. their own nests and they wear the power otherwise or unless they fear the criminal Just 3 months after his release by granted to them by the people as if it justice system.” – Thomas Sowell Judge Sullivan, Pantoja has now been belonged to them. It will continue thus Many of the boils on the face charged in connection with a December until their yoke is broken from our necks of Lady Liberty are the result of the 17th assault on a 15-year old girl who was and Justice retrieves her blindfold. same two STDs (Socialist-Transmitted on her way to school. Authorities allege Luke Hamilton is classically-trained, Diseases): namely, the erosion of the that he hit her over the head with a blunt American family and the corruption Shakespearean actor from Eugene, Oregon object, dragged her into a backyard, who happens to be a liberty-loving, right- of our justice system. In any society, assaulted her, and left her in a pool of her the family has always been an irreduc- wing, Christian constitutionalist. When own blood to die. The victim is alive but not penning columns for ClashDaily. ible building block. Civilizations which remains in critical condition in a coma, have sought to redefine it or remove it com, Hamilton spends his time astride the having undergone multiple surgeries in Illinois-Wisconsin border, leading bands of have not lasted long. Modern examples the past 3 weeks. include Russia, Japan, and Eurozone liberty-starved citizens from the progres- This attack should never have taken sive gulags of Illinois to [relative] freedom. nations which are not even able to place. If the judicial system was operat- American families are crumbling. subsidized by the taxpayer, the deterrent Hamilton is the creative mind/voice behind accomplish the basic task of replen- ing properly, this animal would have According to FamilyFacts.org, fewer is removed and crime is encouraged. Pillar & Cloud Productions, a budding ishing their population thanks to been deterred by the threat of a syringe than 6 out of 10 American children live Further incentive is provided to the production company which resides at www. rampant abortion and anemic birthrates. of potassium chloride with his name on in a home with both of their married criminal when judges neglect to dispense PillarCloudProductions.com. He owes all Likewise, when a civilization allows the it, or he would be in jail, serving time biological parents or married adoptive justice at all, as was the case in September to his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, whose concept of Justice to atrophy, it begins or waiting for a trial. God only knows parents. Nearly 1 in 2 children, who 2013 when Cook County Circuit Court strength is perfected in his weakness. the inevitable slouch towards tyranny. why Sullivan dismissed his charge, given live in single-mother homes, live with Judge Laura Marie Sullivan dismissed The concept of Justice is so foundational that he has a long rap sheet stretching that its perversion becomes the objec- mothers who have never been married. all charges against Luis Pantoja. He was tive of anyone seeking to demolish the The breakdown of American families contributed directly to the breakdown underpinnings of society. 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folding keyboards for the Palm handheld the iPad, for me, was becoming similar The Odyssey Continues (Concludes?) computer, it looked like a great fit –and to the portables a few years before, a it was for a while. Good hardware, like machine better left at home. By JOHN F. McMULLEN Is What You Get”). I settled on the PC, connected to a modem and files could good software, is always greatly pleasing When Google announced its however, because I wanted some porta- be transferred over the telephone to the at the beginning because it is so much “Chromebook,” I was excited -- here was I’m writing this column bility and the Mac had none in those days copydesk for editing and filing. When better than what we had before – but, a very lightweight computer with a full on a Microsoft Surface while Compaq had announced the first MS-DOS portables became lighter, had as time goes by, we begin to focus on attached keyboard, configured without 2 using “Microsoft Word.” fully MS-DOS -compatible portable color screens, and battery power, the the difficulties with it, particularly as a DVD drive or large hard disk. It uses (Note – The Surface machine – and I had one of the first Model 100 faded into history. more advanced systems come along – Google’s “Chrome Operating System,” 2 is not to be confused with Microsoft’s two in the New York area. The “Compaq I was writing the “MacUniverse” and eventually the screens on the Palm using the “Cloud” for all programs “Surface Pro 2” which is a combined tablet Portable” had two drawbacks, however, column for Computer Shopper seemed less and less readable once the and files. Using Microsoft “Sky Drive” and laptop computer.) -- it was 26 lbs and the shape of a closed Magazine when Mac laptops finally Pocket PC units, such as the ones from cloud product, the user has access to I wrote my first article for publica- sewing Compaq Microsoft’s Web Office programs that tion on an Apple II using “Easywriter”… machine with color are “baby” (or, more accurately adoles- and, almost 1,800 articles columns, and it had screens cent) versions of the Office program articles, and news stories, and 5 books no battery and – and the various machines, made by later, I’m still looking for the perfect power. The “ Pocket Samsung and Asus cost around $200. device / software combination to let me weight Off ice” For a while, it was perfect. Then two write anywhere and then transfer my made an came things happened — the “not-quite work to my office computer for final “airline along. Yet, Office” features in Microsoft’s Sky Drive editing and transmission to my editor. cart” neces- these units product began to wear thin (the speller First, a little background – I can’t sary unless tended was more annoying than useful, for one type, unless we count one or two finger one wished to be too thing) and I saw Microsoft’s “Surface typing (over the last 35 years, my fingers a hernia bulky and Pro 2.” The system has a full (or almost have memorized to some extent the and no heavy for full) version of Office and with one of placement of keys – but it’s still one of computer a pocket the optional attachable keyboards (the two finger typing). When I wrote for my available at and the “Touch” a soft key Chiclet-type keyboard high school paper, I wrote in longhand that time pocket and the “Type,” a full tactile-feel keyboard), and someone typed the pieces to allow had battery versions of operates as if I were typing on my the “pasting and cutting” done in those power – Word and home MacBook Pro. It has a camera, days. In college, I had a mother, brother, so I just Excel were microphone & speaker, one USB port, and girlfriend who typed the papers that made do rather built-in WiFi, and Bluetooth capabil- required typing. and lugged clunky. ity (I’m using a Bluetooth mouse as I Once I reached the workplace, I the behemoth around. The use of the appeared – first third party units (whose The ability to use many stationary write). The screen is clear, the speed is always had a secretary who typed from Compaq locked me into the MS-DOS names have also faded into memory – computers – whether at home or college good, and the interface will be familiar my long hand, made all necessary copies, world as all those machines used 5 ¼” even though I had both) and, finally the where I taught or in offices became to anyone presently using Windows delivered the internal ones, and posted floppy disks and the Mac used 3 ½” disks “Macintosh Portable.” I have had various possible (easy to use) with the introduc- (particularly Windows 8) or a Mac. The the external. I wrote a lot of memos as – and the disk formats were different. iterations of that machine ever since, tion of “Dropbox,” a software product only drawback that I see is cost – with my responsibilities grew and the pro- Eventually peripheral 3 ½” disks were right up to my current “MacBook Pro.” that let you store files “in the cloud” the attachable keyboard (which is also a cedure was always the same — I spent available for the PC and DataViz, a Once the portables pushed the and access them from any system that case), the price is a good deal over twice an inordinate of time on the first page, Danbury company, came out with trans- desktop units off the desktops and had web access, This was a great benefit the price of the Chromebook. particularly on the first paragraph, and lation programs, “Documents To Go,” to became the prime home and office to me but did not let me write from Final note – If I weren’t sold before constantly filled the wastepaper basket allow the movement of Microsoft Word computer, I and others were reluctant to outdoors (as the Palm had) or in Barnes on the Surface, just writing this article with crunched up yellow pieces of and other files back and forth between move them the way we did when they and Noble bookstore when I hang out on it, sitting in Barnes & Noble, would paper. In today’s world, 90% of execu- the two platforms. were regarded as a peripheral machine (and am now). have closed the deal. I really like it and tives seem to type their own memos Once true portables, such as the and we began to look for small lighter Then, a few years later, along hope that this is the end of the odyssey (at least the first draft – they may then Data General One came out, I jumped portables. came the iPad and it was a whole that began over 30 years ago. send it to an Administrative Assistant right on them – they still had no battery new ballgame. I put Apple’s bluetooth I had an amazingly light “handheld” Creative Disruption is a continuing series for spell-checking and final editing). power but they were carryable in their keyboard on it and I could throw it in from Panasonic, the “Poquet,” but it examining the impact of constantly accel- In most cases, there are no secretaries shoulder strap bags. Even though they a backpack and write from anywhere. used PCMICA cards to transfer data erating technology on the world around us. anymore – they have been replaced by still lacked battery power, at least you I could download Word files stored in and when those devices fell by the These changers normally happen under our Administrative Assistants for top execu- didn’t have to hire a porter to carry your Dropbox into Apple’s word processing wayside, the machine did too. I used personal radar until we find that the world tives while lower level managers do their computer, program, “Pages,” do more writing and ‘XYWrite’ on it; the program output- as we knew it is no more own typing, spell-checking & editing, A real breakthrough hit right ted plain text files that could be read e-mail it to myself as a Word document printing and e-mailing of the document about that time with the introduc- in by any word processing program on (Pages made the conversions automati- Direct comments to johnmac13@ (and get their own coffee) – basic creative tion of Tandy’s “TRS-80 Model 100,” the PC – I then had to use DataViz to cally). This worked very nicely although gmail.com. Links to other writings, disruption! designed by Microsoft and manufac- write out Mac-compatible files. The use the backpack size (with the keyboard and Podcasts, & Radio Broadcasts at http:// Once I began to write for maga- tured by Tandy Radio Shack. The unit of the Panasonic unit, although short- mouse) meant that I only took it out when www.johnmac13.com; hear my zines and later as the east coast editor was very light, ran on batteries, had an lived, wet my appetite for something I knew I was definitely going to write. I interview of Westchester Guardian of an on-line news service, “Newsbytes,” 80 column screen and through a cable small enough to always be with me, that also became dependent on the iPad in editor Hezi Aris at www.blogtalkra- I progressed from the Apple II to PCs connection, could transfer text files to a I could use to write anywhere. the house for apps, access to my banking dio.com/rapidtalk/2013/10/13/ and Macs, preferring the Mac because it PC. Newspapers bought a lot of them When companies come out with accounts, and as a portable Television the-johnmac-show had true “WYSIWYG” (“What You See for their reporters – they could also be using Cablevision’s “Optimum” app. So, THE WESTCHESTER GUARDIAN Thursday, JANUARY 16, 2014 Page 13

EYE ON THEATRE

it, attains.” Certainly there is something cin- ematic about “From Morning to Midnight.” Back From London The new English version by Dennis By JOHN SIMON that usually precede a cataclysm, in this case Kelly follows the German text fairly faith- the terrible World War One. fully. The nameless cashier, here called Diana O’Neill Britain’s National Theatre It was meant to liberate the artist into the Clerk, working in a provincial bank, is presenting two famous Holistic Health Services expressing his innermost feelings, to give is maddened by the monotony of his job. German works written or form to inchoate emotion, but also to radi- When an elegant lady’s bank draft from adapted for the theatre. calize the masses into a fight for democracy. Florence is inexplicably rejected by the comic I could not get tickets to The critic Bernhard Diebold called Kaiser bank manager, the Clerk embezzles 60,000 “Emil and the Detectives” by the wonder- (1878-1945) a “Denkspieler,” a player with Marks and heads for the lady’s hotel, hoping ful Erich Kästner, the rare novel that works thoughts, because of the quasi-mathematical to seduce her with the money. equally for adults and children. But I could precision with which he drove an idea, a The lady has an art critic son who needs get comps for Georg Kaiser’s celebrated character, a plot element to its logical con- 3,000 Marks for a painting presumably Expressionist drama, “From Morning to clusion. Scenes were short, dialogue snappy, by Cranach he borrowed from a barkeep Midnight,” written somewhere between crowds not far away. Kaiser wrote upward of owner. When the lady rejects the Clerk, her son does not get the money for the painting, which the Clerk does not appreciate anyway. The world of art is not for him. In the next scene, he agonizes escaping

Katherine Manners. through a snowy field, even climbing into a Adam Godley. tree to weather a storm. The tree—nature— lets him down. He next returns to his family, 70 plays of vastly differing quality. But, as he but mother, wife, and, two quite different 1912 and 1916, and premiered in Germany said: “Drama is to live a thought to its con- daughters, but all very bourgeois, equally let to great effect in 1917. clusion.” After seeing a production of “From him down. The next scene, “Society,” finds I will journey with you What is Expressionism, you might well Morning to Midnight,” Brecht noted in his him in a sports arena at a six-day bicycle ask? Easy to pinpoint in film, dance, and fine diary, “Kaiser, with his astonishing emphasis race, organized by identically overdressed during challenging times arts, it is somewhat less so in drama and litera- on the word as a means, represents without nonentities. He knows nothing about ture. It was first of all a reaction to realism and doubt the last and extreme effort of the cycling, nor cares, but he is impressed by the and help you find the psychic energy naturalism—and even to Impressionism— word to attain that which the film, without to cope with whatever arises. and had its origins in the thoughts, of Marx, Continued on page 14 Nietzsche and Schopenhauer. It was both a Counseling • Energy Healing • Hypnotism dive into the unconscious, and indulgence in those excesses in social and sexual activity Spiritual & Psychic Healing By Appointment, only

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EYE ON THEATRE Back From London Continued from page 13 somewhat short on poetry. Production photos of “From Morning to crowd that fills the three tiers of the bleach- Midnight” by and courtesy of Johan Persson. ers, even if they don’t represent, as he would have it, upper, middle and lower class. His offering large awards to the winning cyclists The huge London Palladium is the gets rejected after he picks a fight with the theater in which major stars confirm their management. reputation with a one-man-or-woman show, Next, in a cabaret or club where sex holding a large audience in the palm of the hand. Australia’s Barry Humphries does this Sandy Stone. thrives both onstage and off, none of the and not only tells her bizarre story (some of automata-like women provides satisfaction. with the greatest ease. In the first half of this “Dame Edna’s Farewell Tour,” he performs it on clever film) with consummate wit, but One of them keeps demanding Champagne, also plays mind games with members of her another one harps on caviar, and won’t even skits which he never does in New York. One about an inept Australian politician, Sir audience (possums, she calls them), usually dance. A Salvation Army lass appears on the toyed with pertly interrogated women. scene, who finally leads him to Salvation Les Patterson, another about his gay cleric Edna is wonderfully incorrect politically, Army headquarters. brother, Gerard, who sashays across a very funny food fair and tries to make out with but can get away with murder, such is her But even there, when he scatters money, the young male piano accompanist of the charm. She even brazenly flaunts her male The incomparable Dame Edna Everage. everyone scrambles to grab some of it. As for show. Finally, there is Sandy Stone, a dead voice, and teases with comic condescension pats on the sconce. John Simon has written for over 50 years on the girl, she is the one who betrays him to oldster who comes back from the grave and that somehow comes across as encouraging The oversized glasses, the purplish hair, theatre, film, literature, music and fine arts the police. In Kaiser’s text, he shoots himself. eventually floats up to heaven. the vaguely outlandish gown, and an eye for for the Hudson Review, New Leader, New In the Kelly version, he is killed by bumping None of these characters does he good lookers—a pair of handsome young Criterion, National Review, New York into a large electronic cross. All his death perform on Broadway, and I can men and a couple of pretty young women of Magazine, Opera News, Weekly Standard, achieves is a temporary short circuit. sort of see his point. the kind rarely seen on a London stage—and Broadway.com and Bloomberg News. Mr. The production designed by Soutra Act Two, however, is laughs galore are Edna’s gifts to the audience. Simon holds a PhD from Harvard University Gilmour is impressive and versatile, but no all Dame Edna Everage, an If I don’t append some samples, it is because in Comparative Literature and has taught at one other than the Clerk gets a chance for Australian society widow, a I couldn’t write down a gag without missing MIT, Harvard University, Bard College and much acting. He is suitably embodied by great comic character who, in thereby one or two others just as funny, and Marymount Manhattan College. Adam Godley; the others are either carica- another age, might have stepped that seemed too great a loss. In the end, tures or nonentities, which is pretty much To learn more, visit the JohnSimon-Uncensored. out of the pages of Cervantes Humphries comes out as himself, and is just what Kaiser wanted. Discreet music and com website. or Moliere. Dame Edna, whose as beguiling in his attire and parlance of an serviceable projections contribute modestly, last name suggests average, is in old-fashioned gentleman. If this is truly a but who can resist a lighting designer named equal measure shrewd and silly, farewell tour, you better catch it if you can, Bruno Poet? Otherwise the production is Cultural Attaché the Honorable Sir Les Patterson. even if it requires crossing an ocean. GovernmentSection LEGISLATION

Before speaking to the police...call Governor Cuomo Signs Legislation to Strengthen George Weinbaum Oversight of Pet Dealers in New York State ATTORNEY AT LAW ALBANY, NY -- Governor Andrew M. that want to ensure stronger safeguards Cuomo this signed legislation to help are in place to protect the animals in their protect the health and safety of dogs and communities.” FREE CONSULTATION: cats across New York State by authoriz- The new law authorizes municipal ing local municipalities to adopt more governments to enact more stringent laws Criminal, Medicaid/Medicare Fraud Matters stringent laws to regulate pet dealers. than those currently existing at the state White-Collar Crime & Healthcare Prosecutions “The legislation announced is a win level by removing the current preemption for those individuals and communities on municipalities to enact their own laws across the state that have fought for the regulating or licensing pet dealers. Any T. 914.948.0044 F.914.686.4873 health and safety of animals under the new local ordinance must be at least as care of pet dealers,” Governor Cuomo stringent as state law and must not result AIN T., UITE HITE LAINS, said. “While existing state law will be in the banning of the sale of dogs and cats 175 M S S 711-7 • W P NY 10601 upheld, today’s legislation will give raised in a safe and healthy manner. support to the many local municipalities Continued on page 15 THE WESTCHESTER GUARDIAN Thursday, JANUARY 16, 2014 Page 15 THE WESTCHESTER GUARDIAN Ad Proof Page 1 LEGISLATION

Governor Cuomo Signs Legislation to Strengthen Oversight of Pet Dealers in New York State profit and minimum accountability. But with this law, we’ll be able to keep a closer Continued from page 14 or e-mailed or shared information with in New York State now that my bill 100 dogs were left outside for days to eye on these operations, stop inhumane practices, and undoubtedly save many The New York State Department of me about how to better regulate animal A.740-A, also known as the ‘puppy mill freeze to death in arctic-like weather con- lives. For New Yorkers and animal lovers Agriculture and Markets will continue to breeders and pet store owners. Their bill,’ has become law. With this new ditions. This is a victory for animals, and – and animals themselves – this is a enforce existing state laws pertaining to experience and expertise helped us draft authority in hand, municipalities from for everyone who loves them and fought huge and important win, and we thank animal care by pet dealers. Under this leg- this legislation. I look forward to con- Buffalo to New York City, the North so long and hard to see this bill finally Governor Cuomo for his leadership in islation, if a municipality chooses to adopt tinuing to work to make New York one Country to Long Island will be able to become law. I cannot thank Governor signing this legislation to protect New a more stringent local law, enforcement of of the best states in the nation when it pass tough new laws to crack down on Cuomo enough for standing up for the York’s animals.” the new law will be the sole responsibility comes to identifying and fighting animal puppy mills and bad breeders who place helpless animals in New York State.” SOURCE: Office of New York of the municipality. cruelty.” profit above the health and safety of Matt Bershadker, President and State Governor Andrew Cuomo. Senator Mark J. Grisanti said, “I also Assemblymember Linda B. animals. They will also be able to prevent CEO of the ASPCA, said, “The puppy want to thank all of the animal rights Rosenthal said, “Today represents a situations like the one that recently mill industry wanted to keep the state law advocates and anyone else who called watershed moment for animal protection occurred in Sprakers, NY, where nearly unchanged because it allowed maximum

real estate LEGAL NOTICES (FILED: WESTCHESTER COUNTY CLERK 12/09/2013) INDEX NO. 54306}2013 Notice of Formation of R. Maffei Enterprises NYSCEF DOC. NO. 23 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 12/09/2013 LLC. Articles Of Organization filed with NY BRONX APARTMENTS Secretary of State on June 20, 2013. Office SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER Location: 340 Central Ave., White Plains, NY FOR RENT PennyMac Corp. Index No. 54306/2013 10606, County of Westchester. NY Secretary Newly renovated Bronx Apartments for Rent of State designated as agent of the LLC upon Plaintiff, Near public transportation & shopping. whom process against it may be served. NY -against- SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS Secretary of State shall mail process to: 84 Rent includes heat & hot water. Highview Avenue, Nanuet, NY 10954. Pur- Sybil Gordon, Executrix and specific devisee under The Last Plaintiff designates Westchester pose: any lawful purpose. $25 non-refundable credit check. Will & Testament of Rochelle Gordon, George Anthony Tyrrell, County as the place of trial. specific devisee under The Last Will & Testament of Rochelle Venue is based upon the County 1 BR Starting at $1150/Month Gordon, and Stephen Peter Gordon, specific devisee under in which the Mortgage premises NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Psychiatric NP 3Br. Starting at $1600/Month The Last Will & Testament of Rochelle Gordon, if living and if IS situated. Therapeutics, PLLC. Arts of Org filed with any be dead, any and all persons who are spouses, widows, Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/24/13. Of- No Broker Fee • 24Hr on-site Super grantees, mortgagees, lienor, heirs, devisees, distributees, or fice location: Westchester County. SSNY successors in interest of such of the above as may be dead, designated agent upon whom process may Call Maria: and their spouses, heirs, devisees, distributees and succes- be served and shall mail copy of process 914.632.1230 sors in interest, all of whom and whose names and places of against PLLC to principal business address: residences are unknown to Plaintiff, Sidney Thomas Gordon, 481 Main St., Ste. 303A, New Rochelle, NY specific devisee under The Last Will & Testament of Rochelle 10801. Purpose: Any lawful activity. Gordon, Pacific Security LLC, Security Pacific Financial Services, Inc., Household Finance Realty Corporation of New FLEETWOOD HOLDINGS II LLC Articles of York, New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 5/1/12. Of- United States of America fice in Westchester Co. SSNY design. Agent TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT(S): of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to The LLC YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your Answer P.O. Box 359 New Rochelle, NY 11021. Pur- or, if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a Notice of Appearance on the attorneys for pose: Any lawful activity. the plaintiff within twenty (20) days after service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within thirty (30) days after service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State PULASKI ST VENTURE, LLC Articles of Org. of New York). In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 10/8/13. Of- the relief demanded in the Complaint. fice in Westchester Co. SSNY design. Agent NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to The THE OBJECT of the above captioned action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure up to $121,000.00 and LLC 305 North Ave 1st Fl. New Rochelle, NY interest, recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the County of WESTCHESTER on September 21, 1988, in Liber 10801. Purpose: Any lawful activity. 12604, Page 59, covering premises known as 127 South 12th Avenue, Mount Vernon, NY 10550. The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. NOTICE: YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME WESTCHESTER GUARDIAN If you do not respond to this Summons and Complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the Mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the LEGAL ADVERTISING: court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. 914.576.1480 Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to 10:30AM-5PM answer the Summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your Mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Dated: Williamsville, New York October 22, 2013 /signed/ By: Stephen J. Wallace, Esq. Frenkel, Lambert, Weiss, Weisman & Gordon, LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff 53 Gibson Street Bay Shore, New York 11706 (631) 969-3100 Our File No.:01-057505-FOO Page 16 THE WESTCHESTER GUARDIAN Thursday, JANUARY 16, 2014

GOVERNMENT Board Chairman Announces Bipartisan Committee Structure For 2014-15 Term

WHITE PLAINS, NY –The newly- through her work on the Bronx River elected leadership team, delivered on their Advisory Board. The Federal and State promise to ensure that each of the 17 Affairs Committee, chaired by Legislator members of the county board will hold a Ken Jenkins is a new committee whose leadership position or committee chair. responsibility will be to advocate for the There are two committees that exist needs of Westchester County Residents by mandate of the Westchester County through representatives and agencies Charter; Budget and Appropriations and beyond Westchester County. Legislation. The remaining committees are In addition to the new commit- determined at the Chairman’s prerogative. tees, four new “Task Forces” have been For the 2014-2015 term, the BOL created to deal with specific constituen- will operate with eleven standing commit- cies and issues that require a more narrow tees, and four special task forces. focus of attention. These Task Forces will Board Chairman Kaplowitz said, be charged with addressing the needs “In consultation with colleagues, I have of minorities and families. Another given considerable time and attention to group is charged with the task of over- planning our committee structure. When seeing the review and adoption process I announced my intention to seek the for the Charter Revision Commission’s Chairmanship, I promised that on the recommendations. new, bipartisan WCBoL, every Legislator Vice Chairman Jim Maisano who will would occupy a leadership position or serve as Co-Chair of the Task Force on a committee chairmanship. I’m glad to Hispanic Affairs said, “I am really excited announce that we have delivered on that about the way we’ve approached the com- promise. More importantly, I believe we mittee structure this term and I think we Westchester County Board of Legislators (WCBoL) Chairman Michael Kaplowitz, (D) New Castle, Somers, Yorktown, and Vice Chairman James have created the appropriate framework will see a much more efficient and pro- Maisano, ( R ) New Rochelle, Pelham, Pelham Manor, on January 9, 2014 announced the committee structure and chairmanships for the 2014- matched to the right Legislator/chair ductive committee process as a result.” 2015 legislative term. to address the complex challenges and Maisano added, “Since we announced our unique opportunities that are before us in bipartisan coalition here at the Board, I’ve Croton-on-Hudson, Ossining, Peekskill governing.” The standing committees will begin this new term.” had a lot of people ask me, what ‘bipartisan’ who chaired the critical Government Majority Whip, Legislator Lyndon meeting within the coming days. Meeting Some examples of new commit- really means, how do we create a bipartisan Operations Committee for the last term Williams, (D) Mount Vernon said, “A schedules and agendas are posted online tees that will be meeting this year are the atmosphere…well this inclusive commit- said, “I am happy to see that each and robust committee system of members who at http://westchesterlegislators.com/com- Infrastructure Committee, chaired by tee plan is a perfect example of how we every Legislator will have a specific piece conduct the due diligence and oversight mittees.html. Video of the meetings can Legislator MaryJane Shimsky. Legislator create that atmosphere. We view each of of the responsibility in doing the people’s role of the legislature, with dedication and be streamed live or accessed ‘on demand’ Shimsky has been a strong advocate in our colleagues as collaborators toward business for the coming term. I believe intelligence, is essential to delivering the at http://westchestercountyny.iqm2.com/ highlighting the urgency of contend- a shared goal of serving the people of that this level of engagement will bring best policies and services to Westchester Citizens/default.aspx ing with an aging county infrastructure Westchester County.” forth the best ideas and most collaborative County residents. I look forward to SOURCE: WCBoL like the Ashford Avenue Bridge project Majority Leader, Catherine Borgia, process in order to best serve the people working with my colleagues in fulfilling and the remediation of chronic flooding (D) Briarcliff Manor, Cortlandt, of Westchester which is our shared goal in these objectives.” POLITICS King Henry II, or Jaba the Hut’s Salacious Crumb, the Sudden Fall of Governor Chris Christie

By BOB MARRONE Once again, we bring you the arro- reelection of Gov. Chris Christie last to another of the governor’s cronies political retribution. But history and gance of power and entitlement, the year. These actions snarled traffic in that ensconced at the top New Jersey post in art tell us a lot about how these things If you think this is a toxic malevolence of underlings gone city in the first day of school, and seri- the bi-state agency. The exchanges that happen. It was, after all, Shakespeare New Jersey story, you wild, and the blindness brought on by ously hampered the work of emergency followed made light of the difficulties of who warned us in his works that kings are not only mistaken, hubris. responders and likely contributing to the residents, including their children, are often brought down by their courts. you, perhaps, have not The scandal currently surrounding the death of at least one resident. These under the assumption that they were I like that. But I am fonder of two other paid enough attention the Garden State’s governor is now well are facts, not speculations, as revealed by likely democratic voters, and took a gra- works, one a near classic, the other pop to art or history. Stay your hand, Dear known. The thumbnail is that roadways emails among and between Christie’s tuitous stab at the mayor’s ethnicity. culture. Editor, and read on! Let yourself and leading to the George Washington staff and officials at the Metropolitan Chris Christie’s original response The most often quoted line in Jean our readers decide the relevance of this Bridge, America’s most traveled expanse, Transit Authority, MTA. They are was that the incident was “Not that big Anouilh’s great play, Becket, about the tale to their lives. For this is an ancient were deliberately closed over a four day damning: “Time for some traffic a deal.” I cannot help but think back to conflict between King Henry II and story repeated again and again, as past period as political retribution directed problems in Fort Lee.” That little missive the Nixon White House referring to the Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas becomes prologue and art imitates life. at the Democratic mayor of Fort Lee, was sent to one of Christie’s high school the Watergate break-in as a “Third rate Becket, makes entrance in the final act As such, it is also a narrative of gov- a borough in Bergen County, New buddies holding a patronage position at burglary.” We will likely never know if when the king, frustrated over Becket’s ernment and office life in modern day Jersey, because he did not support the the MTA, which was then passed along Christie knew or did not know of this placing god before him, utters, “So long America. Continued on page 17 THE WESTCHESTER GUARDIAN Thursday, JANUARY 16, 2014 Page 17

POLITICS King Henry II, or Jaba the Hut’s Salacious Crumb, the Sudden Don’t Waste Your Fall of Governor Chris Christie Time Anywhere Else Continued from page 16 college, who you know you cannot obsequious, mean spirited amplifier trust, and who would lie, hack your The New as he’s (Becket) alive, I’ll never be able of everything it thinks Jaba the Hut to do a thing… will no wants or thinks. It sits one rid me of him?” on his knee, revels in Nobles loyal to the the power, and delights Don’t Waste Your king proceed to murder in the meanness. Becket in his sanctuary. By the way, no pun Time Anywhere Else intended on the Jaba The New The debate here is, of course, whether King thing… well maybe a Henry II is culpable little. for giving an order; or Kings, presi- is it just understood dents, executives and based on the culture overweight movie and style of the king? characters have to take Some would say, in any more responsibility for case, the King bears what their staff ’s do, responsibility. and control what often The other relevant becomes a cult of per- bit of art is the movie sonality. They set the The Empire Strikes Back tone, outline the goals, ClubNew York II. I was amazed when and establish those I saw this movie at who are their friends how well the creators and enemies. Christie managed to capture must accept his role the essence of the in creating an atmo- NEW YORK’S malevolent second sphere in which this in command. You all scandal happened, and NEW YORK’S have experienced it. forget about running PREMIER You know; the psycho for president. We all itch from hell secre- get bullied enough at tary who has one fifth work. PREMIERGENTLEMEN’S the skill of your boss, Okay, okay, but but who wields her I can’t go there. This power more capriciously and unfairly email, tap your phone or stab you in paper has word limits. But I did think CABARET than her superior. And power she the back to please the boss. There are of Humpty Dumpty’s great fall, okay? has. She can break your career. Then even worse types in politics, for this is Bob Marrone is an author and freelance GENTLEMEN’S there is the young staff assistant, often their currency. Oh, did I not share the writer. Escape Reality… some macho guy out of an ivy league character with you? It is none other than Salacious Crumb, a diminutive, CABARETEscape to The VIP Club! GOVERNANCE First Class Adult Entertainment, of Americans trust one another. The Sushi Bar and Lounge. Trust ... But Definitely Verify poll’s message is clear: our society is in Escape Reality… the midst of a crisis in trust. HAPPY HOUR @ THE VIP! By LEE H. HAMILTON It’s a depressingly small number — This might seem like a touchy- especially compared to the 41 percent feely concern, but it’s not. Trust is 2-For-1 Drinks Of all the numbers who say they “hardly ever” trust the essential to our political system and Escape to The VIP Club! thrown at us over the Mon – Sat Before 9PM government. This meshes with recent our way of life. The belief that people course of last year, one polls that echo a bleak truth: trust and institutions will do what they stands out for me. I in government is at historically low say they will do is the coin of the COMPLIMENTARY ADMISSION hope we can avoid levels. realm in our society. It is what allows First Class Adult Entertainment, repeating it this year. FOR TWO WITH THIS PASS That’s not all, though. Americans people to work together — in their That number is 12. It’s the per- are feeling vulnerable and highly daily interactions with others and in Sushi Bar and Lounge. centage of Americans in a December distrustful of both government and their communities, legislatures and 20 W. 20th ST. (btwn 5th & 6th) Quinnipiac poll who said they trust private-sector prying. More wor- Congress. Negotiation, compromise, the government in Washington to do risome, a few months ago an AP collegiality, and the mechanisms our s what is right most or all of the time. HAPPY212-633-1199 HOUR @ THE VIP! thevipclubnyc.com poll found that fewer than a third Continued on page 18 2-For-1 Drinks Mon – Sat Before 9PM COMPLIMENTARY ADMISSION FOR TWO WITH THIS PASS 20 W. 20th ST. (btwn 5th & 6th) 212-633-1199 s thevipclubnyc.com Page 18 THE WESTCHESTER GUARDIAN Thursday, JANUARY 16, 2014

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do not. Trust still figures in my dealings As idealistic or even naive as this may and preserving our institutions is our col- Trust ... But Definitely Verify with institutions and individuals, most sound, we need to work toward more trust lective will. of whom are good people trying to live among our people and between people Events in recent years have given Continued from page 17 extremely difficult: government becomes a decent life and to be helpful to others. and their government. Some new laws us plenty of reason to be distrustful. They deal with one another honorably might help, but the challenge is more complex and diverse society depends on more expensive because it requires more Clearly, healthy skepticism is warranted and with care. I’m convinced that this basic than law can address. Higher stan- are impossible without trust. Trust is one emphasis on regulations and enforcement. in the wake of the NSA revelations, is because, no matter what the polls say dards of conduct at all levels of American of the medley of virtues that have allowed In fact, you could argue that we see all the problems with the rollout of the at the moment, the habits instilled by life must become the norm. Trust may our institutions to develop and prosper, around us the results of our trust deficit. Affordable Care Act, and other evidence parents, schools, and a vast number of have weakened, but most of us do not see along with honesty, competence, respon- Government dysfunction, an economy of both government and corporate mis- public and private institutions do not just or experience a corrupt America. Even sibility, and civility. performing below its potential, public behavior. In the end, however, “trust but disappear. as we have become a larger, more diverse verify” is still the golden standard. Our A breakdown in trust between officials’ scandals and misdeeds, trusted These habits include the experience nation, a sense of community remains ability to function and move forward as a Congress and the executive branch institutions’ willingness to skirt the law of grappling with the challenges that crucially important to make this country society rests on trust. Think about it. invariably brings problems: the turmoil and standards of good conduct, our social representative democracy throws at us — safe and secure for ourselves and our of the Vietnam War era, Watergate, safety net under attack because people Lee Hamilton is Director of the Center on and they serve as a reminder that we need children. Iran-Contra, our current budget mistrust recipients — all of these speak Congress at Indiana University. He was a trust in one another to make our national We cannot take for granted our travails. A society-wide lack of trust to a society struggling as trust weakens. member of the U.S. House of Representatives experiment in representative government success at self-government over the cen- imposes real costs. It makes the drafting Yet here’s a question. Do the polls for 34 years. work. turies: the only invisible hand guiding of laws and their implementation match your experience? In my case, they

POLITICS Merry Go Round Politics at the Westchester County Board of Legislators By NANCY KING and had that sudden call to reality when it for the county, one would think that we vote coalition majority. However, this Legislation and will be sure to put forth was revealed to them that we, the taxpay- might just have a bi-partisan legislature, shell game gave Westchester County all of those new policies dreamed up by The Westchester County ers of Westchester are sick of the partisan but then you look carefully and you get Executive (CE) Rob Astorino an added her fellow Republican caucus members. Board of Legislators political game played here in Westchester. to see the “real” reveal. Mike Kaplowitz, bonus; he got rid of his arch-nemesis Ken Michael Smith will chair Economic (WCBoL) held their re- At issue, has the County Board really had along with Virginia Perez were the two Jenkins and all of those pesky lawsuits Development and Capital Projects. organization meeting last an epiphany or is it a carefully disguised Democratic defectors who moved over that Jenkins frequently filed. But don’t Since he did such a good job at broker- week and we see lots of game of three-card Monty. to the Republican side of the chambers worry, Ken filed one on his way off the ing and receiving money on the Mayfair changes in the leadership of the county’s With the election of Democrat Mike a year ago when they formed a coalition Chairman’s podium. Acres / Westhelp debacle years ago, it law-making body. The fact that they held Kaplowitz as the new Chairman of the to get the County Executive’s budget One can only imagine how the rest will certainly be interesting to see what their re-organizational meeting on the Board, and the election of Republican passed. With those two defections, the of the Democratic Legislators are feeling he’s got up his sleeve. David Gelfarb will Christian holiday of Epiphany made me Jim Maisano to the Vice-Chair seat, Republican side of the legislature get and thinking. Though they’ve named chair Rob Astorino’s favorite committee; chuckle as I wondered if the WCBoL taking the reins as the senior lawmakers what they’ve wanted all along; a nine Cathy Borgia as the new majority leader Law Enforcement. After all it’s always hadn’t undergone their own epiphany and Lyndon Williams as the majority good to get those unions behind you whip, and have retained their ten member when you’re planning on making a run majority with newly elected Catherine for the Governor’s chair. Finally, Bernice Parker of Rye and Ben Boykin of White Spreckman will be the chair of Senior A Cause For Paws Pet Adoptions Plains, Chairman Mike Kaplowitz and Constituents. No surprise there and Virginia Perez caucus with the except one has to wonder if she will be Republicans, and it is in caucus where representing all constituents or just those most of the ideas and plans get hatched. who are senior citizens? This fairy tale of bringing together the So there you have it, the newer, Board of Legislators as a happy bi-parti- kinder and gentler Westchester County san team will remain just that, a fairy tale. Board of Legislators. If we were to In an effort to perpetuate this fairy believe that this group has finally had an tale the new chairs also introduced the epiphany and is committed to working new committee chairs last week; for the together in a truly bi-partisan approach, first time ever, each one of the 17 legisla- then you’ll believe that they’re all on the th tors will chair a committee. That’s a neat 8 floor of the County Office Building concept but when you see who is chairing holding hands and singing Kumbayah. what, you’ve got to just shake your head. But if you listen really, really carefully to Whiskey is a very friendy cat who Siggy is an 8 yr. old, neutered male Solo is a friendly and energetic 2 yr. Republican Sheila Marcotte (who barely the music coming out of the non-coali- is looking for a loving home. He is orange tabby. He is very calm and old neutered male pit mix. He loves squeaked by to re-election) will chair tions’ office’s you’ll hear the strains of the good with dogs, cats & kids. Whiskey easy going, and is good with dogs, to play and go for runs. He is good Budgets and Appropriations under Who’s Won’t Get Fooled Again …Meet with dogs, cats & kids. is a neutered male and is 2 yrs old. cats & kids. which the all-important Acquisitions the new boss, same as the old boss…. and Contracts sit. It will surely be inter- To submit an adoption application or to inquire about other cats and dogs looking for homes, please contact Nancy King is a freelance reporter. esting to see who gets a contract this [email protected] time around. Virginia Perez will chair THE WESTCHESTER GUARDIAN Thursday, JANUARY 16, 2014 Page 19

POLITICS The Koch Brothers and the Super Rich Want Our Lives By RICH MONETTI the fate of 14,000 political prisoners. Once they had exhausted the mine Who are the Koch they were tapping in Siberia, sending brothers and what do a train to gather them was a waste of they and their ilk want? resources in pursuit of the socialist What drives the super dream. They simply marched all 14,000 rich for more? It’s a off a cliff. question that perplexes me. A little democracy is better than It’s safe to assume that they are Open 7 Days A Week none, but still, who is this ruling class trying to enrich themselves - as am I and what do they want? Having - and I don’t think that facet of human Utopian visions of their own – Atlas nature ever changes. But I think they David ad Charles Koch Shrugged serves as their Communist would also tell you that they wish to than just daily survival in mind. 2,000 Manifesto. create an atmosphere that is ripe with workers died each year and 30,000 were unfettered opportunity and uplifts all The only thing is the Russians left injured. The companies attributed obviously saw no reason for a leap of NYC’s #1 those eager to seize it. such tragedy to “acts of God,” accord- faith and accepted their doctrine with Of course, to this end, sacrifices ing to Zinn. the fanaticism of a suicide bomber. must be made. All one must do is look Obviously, workers had a more Maybe that’s why the Rand Paul’s are to John D. Rockefeller, J.P. Morgan, grounded take. “It comes down to this,” not nearly as dangerous. On the other and all those laid waste by the march reported Fireman’s Magazine. “While hand, the bible is more for the masses TOPlESS toward progress, which we now enjoy. railroad managers reduce their force who think the Koch brother’s riches Sorry, no more Howard Zinn after and require men to do double duty, will pave the way for theirs. this. In the transcontinental railroad involving the loss of rest and sleep… All they want is your vote. But I race, records from the Interstate the accidents are chargeable to the still haven’t answered what they want. Commerce Commission exact that toll greed of the corporation. Whatever degree they believe their SPORTS for just 1889. “22,000 railroad workers The situation reached its breaking efforts can shift the world with a shrug were killed or injured,” writes Zinn. point in 1894 when the Pullman – greed, power and ambition trump any That does not dismiss the burden strike began. Remarkably, the action notions of overcompensating for their the barons had to endure for our amounted to a nationwide strike. “All guilty consciences. benefit. Sullying themselves through traffic leading out of Chicago had come For Zinn’s part, he believes the BAR bribes and political intrigue, Union to a halt – workers derailed freight cars, ruling class seeks separation from the Pacific and Central Pacific secured 9 blocked tracks and pulled engineers off rest of us. Having my doubts about million acres of free land and tens of trains if they refused to cooperate.” that, maybe Andrew Carnegie’s father • Gentlemen’s Club millions in government funding. But Thus federal troops were sent in on told us all we need to know as the Civil the exorbitant one or two dollars a day legal grounds. “The mails weren’t being War hit its stride. “A man may be a paid to Chinese and Irish immigrants • sushi RestauRant delivered,” according to US Attorney patriot without risking his own life or had to have made up for all the baggage General Richard Olney. The troops sacrificing his health. There are plenty these magnets carried. descended on the yards, clubbing all of lives less valuable.” J.P. Morgan suffered a similar • Fine DininG they could see – 34 killed, 56 seriously But I do know this. Everything we fate. Purchasing Andrew Carnegie’s injured, and 700 arrested, including the have has been fought and died for – the steel empire in 1900 for half-a-billion organizer Eugene V. Debs. ruling class as the enemy. They would dollars, he bought Congress off to kill NYC’s oNlY BoDY SUSHI Of course, there are more stories likely exhibit no pause in bringing us foreign competition through tariffs and and more blood on the way to the back to their golden age. All you have monopolized the industry by keeping eight-hour work day and basic human to do is look to the sweatshops they’ve prices way down. Fortunately, the $12 dignity. Still, might there have been a replanted across the world. That is why a day paid 200,000 workers surely gave 252 West 43rd St. better way to get there? Well, there was we cannot be complacent, or the flying him the satisfaction that they barely definitely a worse way. cars our great grandchildren enjoy, will (Between 7th & 8th Ave.) survived. Just ask the 20 million or so that be paid for by us – with our lives. In response, the Homestead Action fell to the collective industrialization of 1892 was doomed of Pinkertons and of the Soviet Union. The 22,000 Irish Rich Monetti has been a freelance writer 212-819-9300 the full backing of the government. As that died on the railroad in 1889 nearly since 2003 and lives in Westchester. such, US Steel remained union free occurred in a single day. According to www.mycheetahsnyc.com th well into the 20 Century. Nikolai Tolstoy’s Stalin’s Secret War, the But the cost of living among the mindset of Russia’s ascent was encapsu- country’s railroad workers had more lated in the easy way the state resolved FREE ADMISSION WITH THIS PASS Page 20 THE WESTCHESTER GUARDIAN Thursday, JANUARY 16, 2014

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