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VILLAGE LIFE MAGAZINE FRIDAY AUGUST 10, 2012 Page 2

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LA names day in honor of reggae great Bob Marley

LOS ANGELES (AP) — It’s Bob Marley Day in Los Angeles.

The City Council on Tuesday proclaimed the day in honor of the Jamaican reggae legend, whose hits include “I Shot the Sheriff” and “No Woman, No Cry.”

Marley was 36 when he died of cancer in 1981, but his children, Ziggy and Karen, were on hand for the honor. They joined in singing a verse from Mar-ley’s “Redemption Song.”

Councilman Joe Buscaino says Marley’s music “brought people together in times of trouble.”

The proclamation coincides with the DVD re-lease of the documentary “Marley.”

Ziggy Marley also is a noted musician and has a home in Los Angeles.

Jamaican DJ Ranking Trevor dies in road crash

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Ranking Trevor, a pioneer of rap reggae during the 1970s, has died in a traffic accident in Jamaica. He was 60.

The musician’s brother, Robert Grant, says he was crushed by a car Tuesday after being knocked off his motorcycle. Police did not respond to calls about the fatality.

Born Maxwell Grant, Ranking Trevor was one of the leading “toasters” in Jamaica during the 1970s, recording mainly for the Channel One studio. Toasting is a form of Jamaican rapping that di-rectly inspired hip-hop.

Songs like “Caveman Skank” and “Three Piece Chicken and Chips” made the charts in England, where he lived more than 20 years.

His career declined in the 1980s and he returned to Jamaica a dec-ade later. He is survived by his mother, eight siblings and 15 chil-dren.





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RUSSELL BRAND .Russell Brand shot to fame in the U.S. in 2008 when he

was seen as rocker 'Aldous Snow' in the Judd Apatow-produced comedy FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL. Since then, the British star has become an international comedic success.

Recently Brand can currently be seen in FX Network’s “Brand X.” Russell’s six episode, half-hour, unscripted late night series, which he is also producing. The show is taped in front of a live studio audience and features Brand’s take on current events, pop culture and politics. The show was just picked up for a second season.

Brand recently wrapped production on Diablo Cody’s di-rectorial debut in Mandate Pictures’ untitled film, previously titled LAMB OF GOD. The film also stars Julianne Hough and Octavia Spencer and is slated for release in 2013.

Brand is currently in development to star in and pro-duce Warner Bros. THE PRESIDENT STOLE MY GIRL-FRIEND. Producing with Brand is his Branded Films partner Nik Linnen. This will be the first project by Branded Films.

Brand is in pre-production for Paramount Pictures’ THE HAUNTREPRENEUR produced by Michael Bay.

Past films include Warner Bros. ROCK OF AGES, AR-THUR, Universal’s HOP, GET HIM TO THE GREEK, FORGET-TING SARAH MARSHALL, Disney’s BEDTIME STORIES and Miramax’s THE TEMPEST. Also an acclaimed author, Brand has written two books, “My

Booky Wook: A Memoir of Sex, Drugs and Stand-Up,” which was on The New York Times best-seller list for five weeks in a row, and the follow up, “Booky Wook 2: This Time It’s Personal.” Brand hosted the 2012 MTV Movie Awards and the MTV Video Music Awards in 2008; he hosted the MTV VMA’s again in 2009 and garnered the biggest VMA audience since 2004, with nearly nine million viewers.

Beginning his career as a stand-up comedian, Brand rose to fame in the UK in 2003 for his “Big Brother” spin-off, “Big Brother’s Big Mouth.” He launched his first nationwide tour, Shame, in 2006; the show was released on DVD as Russell Brand: Live. Brand launched his second nationwide tour in 2007, Russell Brand: Only Joking; released on DVD as Russell Brand: Doin’ Life. He brought his stand-up com-edy tour to the United States in 2009 with his tour, Russell Brand: Scandalous. Russell Brand currently splits his time in New York and Los Angeles.

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Marvin Hamlisch LOS ANGELES (AP) - Marvin Hamlisch, who

composed the scores for dozens of movies including "The Sting" and won a Tony for "A Chorus Line," has died in Los Angeles at 68. Family spokesman Jason Lee said Hamlisch died Monday after a brief illness. Other details aren't be-ing released. Hamlisch's career included composing, conduct-ing and arranging music from Broadway to Holly-wood. The composer won every major award in his ca-reer, including three Academy Awards, four Emmys, a Tony and three Golden Globes. His music colored some of film and Broadway's most important works.



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B. B. KING Throughout the 1990's as well as the 1980's, 1970's,

1960's and 1950's, there has been only one King of the Blues - Riley B. King, affectionately known as B.B. King. Since B.B. started recording in the late 1940's, he has released over 60 albums many of them considered blues classics, like 1965's definitive live blues album "Live At The Regal", and 1976's collaboration with Bobby "Blue" Bland, "Together For The First Time".

Over the years, B.B. has had two number one R & B hits, 1951's "Three O'Clock Blues", and 1952's "You Don't Know Me", and four number two R & B hits, 1953's "Please Love

Me", and 1954's "You Upset Me Baby", 1960's "Sweet Six-teen, Part I", and 1966's "Don't Answer The Door, Part I". B.B.'s most popular crossover hit, 1970's "The Thrill Is Gone" went to #15 pop.

But B.B. King, as well as the entire blues genre, is not radio oriented. His classic songs such as "Payin' The Cost To Be The Boss", "Caldonia", " How Blue Can You Get", "Everyday I Have The Blues", and "Why I Sing The Blues", are concert (and fan) staples.

Riley B. King was born on September 16, 1925, on a cotton plantation in Itta Bene, Mississippi, just outside the Mississippi delta town of Indianola. He used to play on the corner of Church and Second Street for dimes and would sometimes play in as many as four towns on a Saturday

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Cuba Gooding Jr sought for arrest: What happened to this Academy Award winner?

1996 was Cuba Gooding Jr.’s year. He starred in the critically-acclaimed film Jerry Maguire and won an Oscar for it. His best sup-porting actor acceptance speech was so bombastically enthusiastic it catapulted him into a new echelon of fame and fortune. Unfortunately, the good times were short lived, and since then Gooding has suffered through weak acting roles and now legal troubles. A warrant has been issued for his arrest over the alleged assault of a female bartender in New Orleans. This once very promising actor is now struggling to maintain a decent reputation in the public eye. What happened?

After Gooding’s 1996 Academy Award win, he became one of the fastest rising black actors in Hollywood. He worked the talk show cir-cuit endlessly, granting interviews, appearing in commercials, and no doubt fielding numerous meetings and lunches from the Hollywood establish-ment, which was just dying to work with him.

Undoubtedly someone caught his ear with the golden aphorism “strike while the iron is hot.” What someone didn’t tell Gooding was to strike wisely, as once the iron cools, what’s done is done. Here is where Gooding perhaps didn’t take the wisest council, and fashioned the hot iron of his career into a deformed, family film laughing-stock, a modern-day jester shucking across the big screen and ruining his reputation with audiences and the film industry. Where once he was the promising young actor, ten years of box office flops and straight-to-DVD throwaway films have made Gooding somewhat of a Holly-wood leper.

Before Maguire, Gooding largely worked in serious dramas, with supporting roles in hit films like A Few Good Men and Outbreak – not to mention his breakout role in Boyz n the Hood. These strong, career-building roles helped him land his award-winning star turn in Jerry Maguire. However after his win and comically passionate acceptance speech, Gooding’s career choices took a turn for the worse.

Perhaps he gained an appetite for silly (and unsuccessful) comedy, or he just decided to cash any check offered him, as his next roles fea-tured Gooding in painfu,l eye-roll-inducing films like Boat Trip, The Fighting Temptations, Daddy Day Camp, Snow Dogs and Norbit. All of which flopped at the box office (except for Norbit, which, to most people’s chagrin, actually performed well).

Once it dawned on Gooding that his big screen choices were flop-ping horribly, it appeared he was retiring from the theater-release busi-ness as a whole, instead opting to perform in gritty straight-to-DVD fare like Hardwired and The Devil’s Tomb.

But it’s not over for Gooding — his career seems poised for a turn-around. Last year he appeared in George Lucas’ modest hit Red Tails, his first big-screen on-camera role since 2007. Gooding is currently in New Orleans to film The Butler, a Lee Daniels film with a star-studded cast about a black White House butler that served eight presidents over the course of 30 years. It’s unclear exactly what role Gooding will be playing, but the fact that there’s no goofy premise or straight-to-DVD distribution schedule bodes well for the actor’s future.

Which makes this current accusation all the more disappointing. Gooding is accused of getting into a confrontation with a bartender af-ter other bar patrons tried to take pictures of him. An unfortunate “angry celeb forsakes the fans who made him” story, though it’s also very possible that the supposed fans were being rude and Gooding got fed up with them.

As of press time, Gooding had yet to release a statement regarding the incident, so any accusations will be only subject to speculation. Here’s hoping there’s not much truth to these charges and the situation is resolved quickly. Cuba Gooding Jr. is a talented actor on the brink of a career comeback, and another blot on his reputation could spell a re-turn to career purgatory.

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night. With his guitar and $2.50, he hitchhiked north to Memphis, Tennessee, in 1947 to pursue his musical career. Memphis was the city where every important musician of the South gravitated and which supported a large, competi-tive musical community where virtually every black musi-cal style was heard. B.B. stayed with his cousin Bukka White, one of the most renowned rural blues performers of his time, who schooled B.B. further in the art of the blues.

B.B.'s first big break came in 1948 when he performed on Sonny Boy Williamson's radio program on KWEM out of West Memphis. This led to steady performance engage-ments at the Sixteenth Avenue Grill in West Memphis and later to a ten minute spot on black staffed and managed ra-dio station WDIA. "King's Spot", sponsored by Pepticon, a health tonic, became so popular that it was increased in length and became the "Sepia Swing Club". Soon, B.B. needed a catchy radio name. What started out as Beale Street Blues Boy was shortened to Blues Boy King, and eventually B.B. King. Incidentally, King's middle initial "B" is just that, it is not an abbreviation.

In the mid-1950's while B.B. was performing at a dance in Twist, Arkansas, a few fans became unruly. Two men got into a fight and knocked over a kerosene stove, setting fire to the hall. B.B. raced outdoors to safety with everyone else, but then realized that he left his $30 guitar inside, so he rushed back inside to retrieve it, narrowly escaping death. When he later found out that the fight had been over a woman named Lucille, he decided to give the name to his guitar. Each one of B.B.'s guitars since that time have been called Lucille.

Soon after his number one hit, "Three O'Clock Blues",

B.B. began touring nationally, and he has never stopped, performing an average of 125 concerts a year. In 1956 B.B. and his band played an astonishing 342 one night stands. From the chitlin circuit with its small town cafes, ghetto theaters, country dance halls, and roadside joints to jazz clubs, rock palaces, symphony concert halls, college concerts, resort hotels and prestigious concert halls nation-ally and internationally, B.B. has become the most re-nowned blues musician of the past 60 years.

B.B.'s technique is nonetheless complex, featuring deli-

cate filigrees of single string runs punctuated by loud chords, subtle vibratos, and "bent" notes. The technique of rock guitar playing is to a large degree derived from B.B.'s playing.

In the army, B.B. was introduced to the music of such

guitarists as Charlie Christian and T-Bone Walker. "I heard an electric guitar that wasn't playing spiritual", recalls B.B. "It was T-Bone Walker doing "Stormy Monday", and that was the prettiest sound I think I ever heard in my life. That's what really started me to play the blues".

Over the years, B.B. has developed one of the world's

most readily identified guitar styles. He borrowed from Lonnie Johnson, Blind Lemon Jefferson, T-Bone Walker and others, integrating his precise vocal like string bends and his left hand vibrato, both of which have become indis-pensable components of rock guitarist's vocabulary. His economy, his every note counts phrasing, has been a model for thousands of players including Eric Clapton, George Harrison and Jeff Beck.

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Mangano Announces Free Outdoor

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“Eisenhower Park is the place to be on Thursday nights,” said County Executive Mangano. “Grab a blanket, pack some snacks and come enjoy some family-friendly movies under the stars this sum-mer.”

Eisenhower Park Summer Movie Night Schedule: July 5th: Spy Kids: All the Time in the World – PG (89 min.) –

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This announcement of the formation of the Health

Initiative Campaign and an ongoing partnership of

New Life Magazine Inc., 100 Black Men of Long Island, Inc., the

Whitney Johnson Foundation, Urologist Doc-tor Erol Mallett & Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc. is to present a platform to improve the quality of health for Long Islanders and encourage early prevention, education, and health care initia-tives.

“The health disparity gap can be turn around through education, screening, mentoring, training, access, and leadership. Favorable health outcomes are possible utilizing best practices and the joint collaboration of health professionals as well as community resources. Together we can make this happen!” Gloria Gantt RN, BSN, MS

“It is important for organizations on Long Island to collaborate to raise awareness and combat at health issues that are prevalent on Long Island. This great milestone is for all organizations on Long Island that are con-cerned with health care issues”. Phil Andrews, President, 100 Black Men of Long Island, Inc.

“On November 7th, 2011 the 100 Black Men of Long Island, Inc. appointed me to serve as Health & Wellness Chairman to raise awareness of activities that citizens can pursue which lead to healthier lives and combat health disparities. “Health awareness poses a significant challenge for African Americans and all other ethnic cultures of Long Island. This appointment as Health & Wellness Chairman for the 100 is a significant step which is timely and needed to reverse the trends of lack of adequate information which leads to health disparities The 100 Black Men of Long Island is the 2nd oldest chapter of 100 Black Men of America, Inc., and was estab-lished in 1974). My advocacy will cover both Nassau & Suffolk Counties. The purpose of the 100 Black Men of Long Island is to im-prove the quality of life for all people on Long Island, particularly those of African-American heritage; achieve 100 percent equality in all aspects of community life, including the elimi-nation of bigotry and discrimination; defend human and civil rights; and give assistance to members in honorable endeavors". I would like to give special thanks to Phil Andrews the President of the 100 Black Men of Long Is-land, Award Winning Actor Kevin Byrd” Kevin Byrd 100 Black Men of Long Island, Inc. Chairman of Health & Wellness

“As an organization of registered profes-sional nurses and nursing students, whose mis-sion is grounded in public service, the Kappa Eta Chapter, Inc. of Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc. is excited to partner with the 100 Black Men of Long Island and other community groups in order to eliminate healthcare disparities and

improve the health outcomes of the citizens of Nassau and Suffolk Counties. Nurses are an invaluable asset with regards to commu-nity outreach because our practice includes giving people reliable, useful information about how to protect their health. In presen-tations at schools, community groups, senior centers, and other venues, we teach proper nutrition, demonstrate effective safety prac-tices, promote early detection of common diseases, provide education on how to care for disabled or ill family members, and in-form individuals about other important health issues. Our goal is to make health in-formation easy to understand, so people can take greater control over their well being. As a result of participating in this collaborative effort, Kappa Eta Chapter will continue its legacy of providing meaningful public ser-vice to develop healthy Long Island commu-nities”.

Angela R. Jourdain MSN, RN, CCRN President, Kappa Eta Chapter of Chi Eta

Phi Sorority, Inc. About: New Life Magazine. New Life

Magazine is a holistic health magazine ca-tering to the total fulfillment of health from a biblical perspective. We endorse health initiatives that promote better health of one’s physical, spiritual, social, emotional and economic wellbeing to produce to favorable health outcomes. Our focus is to decrease the health disparity gap in underserved and at risk populations by providing information and community outreach venues such as Health and Wellness Conferences. The Founding Editor and Publisher Gloria Gantt is a Registered Nurse with 23 years experi-ence in community health.

About: 100 Black Men of Long Island, Inc. Our goal is improving the quality of life on Long Island, and focuses on the Future – Education, Mentoring, Health & Wellness & Economic Empowerment. Health & Well-ness is a part of our signature programs. “Adequate healthcare and access to critical information surrounding healthcare issues is an urgent matter and ensures an overall health benefit to the community” Phil An-drews, President – 100 Black Men of Long Island, Inc.

About: Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc. Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc. is an organization of regis-tered professional nurses was founded on October 16, 1932 by Aliene C. Ewell with the assistance of eleven registered nurses.

For further information on the Health and Wellness Conference and partnership with New Life Magazine Inc., 100 Black Men of Long Island, Inc., the Whitney John-son Foundation, Urologist Doctor Erol Mal-lett & Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc. call 646.243.7771 or by email at [email protected]. Join in collabo-ration of the Health Initiative Campaign to decrease the health disparity gap in at risk communities on Long Island.



Veteran Educator Proposes a Way for

Creating Smart Schools

New book offers a process for the creation of smart or effective schools through the development and implementation of the Educational Instructional

Coaching Model WESTBURY, N.Y. – According to John Dewey, education is not a

preparation for life, but is life itself. As a veteran educator committed to public education, Dr. Judith Kronin pens Creating Smart Schools, a book that pro-poses a model that makes it possible for every student to attain a quality edu-cation.

Ron Edmonds spoke in an uncompromising voice, “All children can learn.” Today, Kronin speaks with the same resounding spirit and says, “All educators can teach.” Creating Smart Schools is a book that offers a process for the creation of effective schools through the development and implementa-tion of the Educational Instructional Coaching Model. This model, (EICM), will enable American students to earn top scores on the Programme for Inter-national Students Assessment (PISA). EICM evolved from research and a set of core beliefs, which include the following:

The major goal of educators is to inspire students to become critical thinkers and independent learners.

Educators must create environments of small learning communities where a major portion of instruction is devoted to problem solving.

Educators must create lesson plans that inspire students to increase their enjoyment of good questions and help them work out their own under-standing of “static” knowledge like mathematics, science, and reading.

Teachers must design student-directed instructions. Educational reform is comprehensive and involves every member of

the educational community. Instructional coaching, which requires mutual respect between a coach

and teacher, is the cornerstone for improving classroom instruction. Made available through Xlibris, Creating Smart Schools is the guide-

book to what every school needs for every student to attain quality education. For more information on this book, interested parties may log on to

www.Xlibris.com. About the Author

Creating Smart Schools * by Dr. Judith Kronin The Education Instructional Coaching Model Publication Date: 2011

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As Publisher of the Community Journal I highly recommend reading this book, especially if you

have children living in Nassau County...

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I opened the store back in 2008 and it was my pride and joy. I worked very hard to grow my eBay business. In 2009, I expanded to selling books and audiobooks world-wide. In 2010, I became a Power Seller and an eBay Top Rated Seller. I felt good about my accomplishments at that time.

In 2011, eBay made several changes to the fee structure and seller requirements. During the entire time I've sold on eBay, they have continued to make policy changes. However, the most recent changes caused me to reconsider my eBay busi-ness. I decided to keep the store open through the busiest season of the year. After a slow holiday sea-son, I became discouraged. After reviewing my prof-its, I made the final decision to close the store in Feb-ruary. As the saying goes, "if it doesn't make dollars, it doesn't make sense."

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NYC can enjoy FREE mu-sic, entertainment, pop-corn and cotton candy,+ inflatable moon bounces games for the children. 5,000-10,000 people come to the Bronx Morrison Ave Family Festival – Morrison Ave will be closed to traffic from Westchester Ave to Watson Ave between Noon-6pm, August 18. Contact the office of Sena-tor Rev. Rubén Díaz 32nd Senatorial District, Tel. 718-991-3161

---Tell me which TWO Republican Presidential hopefuls received the most donated monies from SHELDON ADELSON, and I can probably predict the upcoming ticket!

---State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli pre-vented $1.4 million in inap-propriate unemployment insurance payments or payment requests by the Department of Labor, in-cluding to recipients that were employed, deceased or unauthorized to work in the United States, accord-ing to a report released Tuesday. The Comptrol-ler’s Office also found nearly $1 million in im-proper payments which had already been paid.

---DiNapoli: Special Ed Contractor Bilked Taxpay-ers IncludED Educational Ser-vices, a Cedarhurst–based provider of special educa-tion services, inappropri-

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ing week for your reporter. Most significant, was the hot and humid weather, which is a “killer” for me. I don’t deal well with weather like this since it is so very draining. My days are long, because I like to be out in the community, working and helping people. One would think that if you could relax and sit at home, one would take advantage of it. Nope, not I, I need to be on the go. There is so very much to be done. One of the most perplex-ing items to rear its ugly head was the YOUTH BOARD issue due to budget considerations. I gladly paid my “red-light tick-ets” because the fines collected were earmarked to assist our agencies that assist the youth of Nassau County. Well, simi-lar to our State Lotto, those funds will be used for other purposes because of shortfalls in the system. The worst thing we can do is to give up on our youth when they are most vul-nerable and susceptible to the evils of this world. Let your voice be heard on this topic, please. Call the County Execu-tive’s office at 516-571-3131 to register your opinion. Thank You.

---Enjoy the FIRST Long island India Day Parade in Hicksville on Broadway/107, August 11th. The parade starts at Patel brothers located south of Old Country Road, heads north, and ends at the Asamai Temple on Barclay Street. Timing from 1pm to 7pm. Pa-rade, followed by cultural per-formances and a street fair.

---Sunday, August 12th, Noon-9:00pm, INDIAFEST celebrating India Independ-ence Day, it’s 66th anniversary, Hyatt Regency in Hauppauge (formerly Wind Watch), Free Parking, Free Entry, ethnic foods, clothing, jewelry, danc-ing, singing, other entertain-ment, in a most friendly atmos-phere. Families are encour-aged to attend and enjoy.

---If you can find it within your heart, please donate blood or platelets. There is a GREAT need. Thank You.

“REASONABLE THINKING” By Jim Reed

Call New York Blood Ser-vices.

---Nassau Girl Scout pro-gram is in need of: For our “edible campfire” we need: Pretzels in the following sizes: logs and thin sticks Mini Marshmallows, Gum Drops, Paper Napkins -and- For our “first aid kit” we need: Band-Aids, Hand Sanitizers, Q-tips, Alcohol wipes/preps, Ziploc bags (snack size) Contact Lori DiMaggio at Girl Scout Headquarters, 516-741-2550.

---FREEPORT ANIMAL SHELTER AWARENESS DAY "What are you doing from 2-6pm Sat, Aug 18th? Come to BOBBI & THE STRAYS ANIMAL RES-CUE, 2 Rider Pl, FREEPORT for National Homeless Animals Day. There will be a bouncy castle for kids, raffles, a dunk tank, food from Three Brother's (Vegan Friendly) and music from DJ John Trovato. Event open to the public and it's about spreading awareness, not making money for the rescue.

---Would NYS or Nassau County be interested in intercept-ing illegal carcinogenic gasoline coming in from New Jersey where 40 cents in NYS tax + 7 cents PER GALLON are not collected??? That’s a lot of tax money being lost, AND, all it would take is to wait for the gasoline trucks to cross the bridge during the re-stricted times, and nab them when they enter our State or County. It would be like shooting fish in a barrel!

---SCRAP COLLECTION is a growing business. More and more people are collecting metals, wires, etc., and turning it in for CASH. They don’t pay any taxes on the monies they collect, and, we’re the LOSERS!

---If every American spent just $64 more than normal on USA made items this year, it would cre-ate something like 200,000 new jobs! BUY AMERICAN, BUY LOCAL. www.americansworking.com. See what's MADE IN AMERICA!

---Roots in the BRONX? Mor-rison Avenue Family Festival. - Families from the Bronx and



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Back-to-School

Drive Helps Area Families

Sponsored by Family &

Children’s Association

(July 12, 2012/Mineola, NY) Beginning July 23th, Family & Children’s Association, Long Island’s human service agency, will be accepting donations of new back-to-school supplies and clothing.

This Back-to-School Drive is part of an annual effort by Family & Children’s to help financially struggling Nassau County fami-lies make ends meet and prepare area chil-dren for a successful school year. This year, the agency is asking everyone to consider donating sneakers, sweatshirts and jeans along with the pencils, backpacks and note-books they’ve given in the past.

Or, if you don’t have time to shop but w a n t t o h e l p , v i s i t www.familyandchildrens.org/donate.

Donations can be brought to: Family & Children’s

100 E. Old Country Rd. Suite 25, 2ndfloor, Mineola, NY

(516)746-0350 x336 According to Joyce Mullen, Family &

Children’s Communications Director, “Families are really struggling right now and we’d like to help them get their children and teenagers ready for school with adequate supplies and new school clothes. We’re asking our friends and neighbors to pick up extra notebooks, sneakers, markers or cal-culators while they’re out shopping for their own children and grandchildren. This is a concrete way to make a difference in our area.”



Museum Mission Statement The mission of the African American Museum of Nassau County [AAM] is

to provide programming and events that foster the intellectual development of community members and visitors with an interest in African-American art, history and culture. A primary goal is to disseminate the history of African-Americans on Long Island and the African-American contribution to the social and cultural development of American society through material and visual culture. The AAM, located in Hempstead, New York, opened in 1970, at the

height of the black power movement, as the Black History Exhibit Center. It is the only African American history museum on Long Island, and is located to serve Nassau County’s largest African-American population. The museum is a multi-disciplinary cultural institution that provides art installations, historical exhibitions, film pro-grams, community service events, and educational programming. This 6,000-square-foot facility, offers a rotating series of exhibits showcasing local and na-tional African American artists. The African Ameri-can Museum also houses the African Atlantic Geneal-ogy Society. This organization provides workshops and individual research instruction in family geneal-ogy. The museum has installed a new E-Learning Program that offers an innovative pedagogical ap-proach, using subject headings relative to Americans of African descent, for conducting research on the internet. The AAM is cur-rently working on methods to expand the community’s understanding of knowledge organization methods, literary warrant, and information retrieval and how these relate to African-American social history.

African American Museum and

Center of Education and Applied Arts

110 North Franklin Street

Hempstead, New York 11550

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

Mr. David Byer-Tyre, Museum Direc-tor/Curator

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.theaam.org

Hours of Operation

Monday: by appointment,

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

Museums in or near Long Island downtowns: Garvies Point Museum and Preserve

50 Barry Drive, Glen Cove The Museum is a center for research on Long Island geology and a valued resource in the study of the Is-land's Native American archaeology. To arrange a visit, call 516-571-8011 and for information and brochures, visit their website

Fine Arts Museums of Long Island 295 Fulton Ave, Hemp-stead The museum features many contemporary exhibits that have traveled internationally. For information, visit their website or call 516-481-5700

Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum Main Street, Cold Spring Harbor A history museum with a 30 ft. whaleboat, scrim-shaw, ship models, hands-on marine mammal bone display, and a permanent exhibit featuring the history of Long Island's whaling in-dustry. For information, visit their website or call 631-367-3418

East Hampton Historical Society 101 Main Street, East Hamp-ton Historic farm house with 18th century English style barn and several other historic outer buildings. For information, visit their website or call 631-324-6850

Heckscher Museum 2 Prime Avenue, Huntington Museum found in Heckscher Park with a permanent collections of European and American paintings and many other exhibitions that change bi-monthly. Programs for both children and adults can be found. For information, visit their website or call 631-351-3250

Hicksville-Gregory Museum Intersection of Heitz Place and Bay Avenue, Hicksville This museum includes history exhibits of Courthouse jail and also has an Earth Science collection of fossils, minerals, zeolite and fluorescent displays. For information, visit their website or call 516-822-7505

Islip Art Museum 50 Irish Lane, East Islip This museum is the leading exhibition space for contemporary art on Long Island. Exhi-bitions reflect issues and concerns in the current art world. For information, visit their website or call 631-224-5402

Museum of the Village of Rockville Centre-Phillips House 28 Hempstead Ave, Rockville Centre This museum features a parlor with furnishings, and a collection of original Victorian clothing worn in Rockville Centre in the 19th century. For information, visit their website or call 516-766-0300

Oyster Bay Historical Society 20 Summit Street, Oyster Bay



Connect with nature at long island children’s museum

Each week our Green Teens have lead visitors through an activity, craft or game with a different nature-related theme. If you haven’t taken part in their program this summer now is your last chance! Also this week, create a Zen Garden during our healthy kids club program.

Program and Performance Schedule – August 20-26

Green Teens Monday, August 20 through

Friday, August 24 from 2-4 p.m. Join us in Our Backyard as we

discover new ways to explore our natural world. Each week our Green Teens will lead visitors through an activity, craft or game with a different nature-related theme. Learn fun ways to help the environment, enjoy a vari-ety of outdoor experiences and try your hand at cooking, crafts and other science activities. This program is made possible by a generous grant from National Grid and is recognized as a Youth Inspired Program by the Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC). Green Teens is an environmental education program that trains high school students to become outdoor educators.

All ages. Free with museum ad-mission.

High Flying Fun Monday, August 20 through

Friday, August 24 from 1-4 p.m. Kites have been around for

thousands of years and they have been used as an educational tool around the world. Join us for some aerodynamic fun and a unique work-shop as you design your own kite us-ing bright paint and other exciting materials. Fly your kite and enjoy a high flying summer afternoon with your family.

Ages: 3 and up. Fee: $4 with museum admission ($3 LICM mem-bers)

National Circus Project Monday, August 20 and Friday,

August 24 at 1:30 p.m. Our good friends from the Na-

tional Circus Project are back for some of their final performances this summer and they’re bringing some of their best acts. Sit back and enjoy their hysterical acts then join in the fun and learn all the tricks of the trade! The whole family will enjoy this show.

Ages: 3 and up. Fee: $4 with museum admission ($3 LICM mem-

bers), $10 theater only Gustafer Yellowgold Wednesday, August 22 and

Monday, August 27 at 1:30 p.m. Join us as we welcome back our

friend Gustafer Yellowgold, an alien from the sun. Created from the mind of Morgan Taylor, Gustafer Yellow-gold will share stories about his friends and about living on earth. Bring an open imagination, because you will need it to keep up with Gustafer and Morgan in the multime-dia show of fun.

Ages: 3 and up. Fee: $4 with museum admission ($3 LICM mem-bers), $10 theater only

Zen Garden– Get up & Go Series

Saturday, August 25 from 2:30-4:30 p.m.

“He who plants a garden, plants happiness.”—Chinese Proverb

Did you have a rough day? Ex-perience the peace that comes with creating and caring for your own Zen rock garden. Zen gardens are an an-cient Buddhist tradition used for meditation and contemplation. Paint your own rocks to add to your “dry garden.” Construct a special rake to care for and arrange your landscape. Finish up by learning some basic yoga moves to continue the art of medita-tion.

The Get Up and Go! series is sponsored by a grant from the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Children’s Medi-cal Center of New York.

All ages. Free with museum ad-mission.

Plaza Theatrical Productions presents Pinkalicious

Saturday, August 25 and Sun-

day, August 26 at 11 a.m., 1 and 3 p.m.

Pinkalicious can't stop eating pink cupcakes despite warnings from her parents. Her pink indulgence lands her at the doctor's office with Pinkiti-tis, an affliction that turns her pink from head to toe - a dream come true for this pink-loving enthusiast. But when her hue goes too far, only Pinkalicious can figure out a way to get out of this predicament. To pur-chase tickets please call Plaza Theatri-cal Productions at (516)599-6870. Tickets are not available for purchase at LICM.

Ages: 3 and up. Fee: $12 ($10 LICM members)

Traveling Exhibit - Framed: Step into Art™

Through September 2 Enter the framework of famous

paintings, arrange works of art into your own art gallery, create a chalk wall mural, and experience art like never before in Framed: Step into Art™. This imaginative and interac-

tive exhibit is sure to bring out the inner artist in everyone!

Uncover your artistic side through a number of creative activi-ties, including:

· Explore Grant Wood's Dinner for Threshers first hand and sit down for some home cooking before head-ing to the barn to check on the farm animals.

· Travel back to the Canadian Rockies in 1916 and discovering camping gear like John Singer Sargent would have used.

· Ride Clementine Hunter's Big Chicken and helping complete Diego Rivera's mural Corn Festival.

· View original and famous parodies of “Mona Lisa”; create your own version of Mona Lisa's enigmatic expression

· Be the Artist by creating your own wall mural with chalk and Create Your Own Gallery by arranging works of art in frames.

· Embark on an “art hunt” and

record your responses to the art at a talk back computer station.

Framed: Step into Art™ was created by the Minnesota Children’s Museum.

This exhibit is made possible by Astoria Federal Savings.

All ages. Free with museum admission.

KaleidoZone Everybody Needs Someone, The

Aging-Out of Foster Care Project June 16 – September 2

Explore a collection of black and white and color photographs giv-ing an intimate look at struggles and triumphs of daily life for young peo-ple as they transition from foster care into independent lives. Through thought provoking questions and statements accompanying the photos, visitors will be introduced to life af-ter foster care.

Professional photographers, writers and reporters from the New York area team up with SalaamGa-rageNYC to present Everybody Needs Someone, The Aging-Out of Foster Care Project. This humanitar-ian media project shares the stories of 15 young adults who have recently aged out the foster care system in New York City, Nassau and Suffolk counties. For more information visit www.local.salaamgarage.com.

All ages. Free with museum admission.

Community Gallery July 9 – August 31

Stop by the Community Gallery and celebrate family! Visit a wall sized, multi-family photo album created from photographs taken during photo workshops held at LICM. All ages. Free with museum admis-sion.

Early Childhood Programs stART (Story + Art): Tuesday

to Friday from 1-1:30 p.m. † Music and Movement:

Wednesday and Friday from 11:30 a.m. -12:00 p.m. †

Messy Afternoons: Saturday,-Sunday, from 3:30-5 p.m.

†Fee: $3 with museum admis-sion ($2 LICM members).

All activities will be held at the Long Island Children’s Museum, 11 Davis Avenue, Garden City, NY. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Museum admission: $11 for adults and children over 1 year old, $10 seniors, FREE to museum mem-bers and children under 1 year old. Additional fees for theater and spe-cial programs may apply. For addi-tional information, contact 516-224-5800.





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ately charged New York City’s Dept of Ed and others more than $2.6 million over a two–year period, including more than $850,000 in salaries paid to the sons and other relatives of its exec director.

---HAD AN ACCIDENT in Nassau County? Get your acci-dent report online at: www.pdcn.org. No more trips to the pre-cinct in which it happened!

--- My sincerest condolences to the family and the legion of friends of my friend, the Right Reverend Monsignor Frank Midura. He brought faith, hope and love to so many believers, and to those who needed to believe. Rest in Peace. Father Midura served at St. Christopher’s Church in Baldwin, and was very in-volved in the Baldwin and South Hempstead Fire Departments where he was Chaplain and Dispatcher.

---LABOR -- Each and every one of New York's 13 metropoli-tan areas registered higher unemployment year-over-year with the state rate at 9.1% and a New York City rate at 10.3%. New York State accounted for more than one-third of all the areas na-tionwide that reported higher unemployment rates.

---Interesting Fact -- Only 20% of Catholics are registered to vote! How many do you think actually vote? TEMPUS FUGIT, my friends. Let’s get as many of our friends and neighbors regis-tered to vote. Our future depends on it.

---West Nile Mosquito Spraying has begun in both Nassau and Suffolk Counties.

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT

One of our greatest rights in the United States is our right to VOTE. It is also a great privilege that is not en-joyed by all peoples across the world. An EDUCATED voter is a powerful one. Following is some very important information that will as-sist you with the process of voting. 2012 ELECTIONS IN NEW YORK STATE 2012 Election Dates: The major parties in New York State choose their candi-dates in primary elections, if more than one candidate meets the party's requirements to be on the ballot. State Election Primaries: Thursday, September 13, 2012. State and Federal General Election: Tuesday, November 6, 2012 Registration Deadlines: Before you can vote for the first time, it is necessary to reg-ister to vote. To vote in a primary election, you must be registered as a member of the party holding the primary prior to the pri-mary. A change of party enrollment received no later than 25 days before the general election shall be deposited in a sealed enrollment box and opened the first Tuesday follow-ing that general election and entered in the voter's registra-tion record. To vote in a general election, you must be registered to vote

(Continued from page 37) prior to the general election. See below for the current reg-istration timelines for voting in 2012 elections. Registration for General Elections • In Person: Friday, October 12, 2012 • By Mail: Postmarked by Friday, October 12, 2012; re-ceived by Wednesday, October 17. Absentee Ballot Deadlines Absentee Ballot for State and Local Primary: • To apply for ballot in person: Wednesday, September 12, 2012 • To apply for ballot by mail: postmarked by Thursday, September 6, 2012 • To deliver ballot in person: Thursday, September 13 • To deliver ballot by mail: postmarked by Thursday, Sep-tember 12 and received by Thursday, September 20, 2012 Absentee Ballot for General Election: • To apply for ballot in person: Monday, November 5, 2012 • To apply for ballot by mail: postmarked by Tuesday, Oc-tober 30 • To deliver ballot in person: Tuesday, November 6, 2012 • To deliver ballot by mail: postmarked by Monday, No-vember 5, 2012 and received by Tuesday, November 13, 2012. • Military ballots to be received by Monday, November 19, 2012.







Name of Church Telephone Number

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

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

3. Apostolic Faith Church (516) 538-6058

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

5. Adonai Christian Center (516) 489-8105

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

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

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

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

10. Church of Christ (516) 505-2160

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

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

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

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

15. Curtis Riley Ministries (516) 486-3026

16. Christian Fellowship Center (516) 280-3125

17. Church of God (516) 292-9348

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

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

20. Changing Lives Church (516) 481-9371

21. DRC Christian Fellowship (516) 292-4008

22. Eglise Evangelique (516) 543-4380

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

39. Iglesia Presbiterian Hispana (516) 564-0201

40. Iglesia de Dios Ministerial de

Jesus Cristo International (516) 292-1063

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

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

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

44. Kings Chapel of Hempstead Holiness

Apostolic Church PAW (516) 483-2452

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

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

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

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

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

49. Living Faith Church (516) 307-8803

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

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

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

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

54. Miracle Christian Center (516) 505-2595

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

56. Ministries Holy Ghost (516) 481-5777

57. Ministry Escrito ESTA (516) 342-9077

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

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

60. New Life Ministries (516) 414-0357

61. New Generation Church (516) 214-6358

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

63. One Offering (516) 833-7473

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

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

66. Perfecting Praise Ministries (516) 481-2250

67. Pentecostar Iglesia (516) 750-5392

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

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

70. Rehoboth Fellowship (516) 505-0514

71. RCCG Chapel (516) 279-6280

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

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

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

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

76. Salvation Army Church (516) 485-4900

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

78. Stand Up Ministry (516) 564-0058

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

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

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

82. Union Baptist Church (516) 483-3088

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

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

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

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

87. Union Christian Church (516) 489-2316

88. Victory Christian Tabernacle (516) 538-3604

89. Worldwide Revival Ministries (516) 486-4590

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



Monday

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tuesday







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

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



Wednesday







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



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

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

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

Thursday







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

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

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


Friday







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

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

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


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


Saturday

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

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

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

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

Adams

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

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

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

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

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

Sunday

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

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

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

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

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

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

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





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